tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18760486270962840712024-03-18T17:22:54.833-04:00Flourishing PalmsFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-74106196691687093972024-03-17T11:59:00.002-04:002024-03-17T18:05:59.838-04:00Cutting and Piecing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy mail this week was this Hobbs cotton wool batting which was my prize for being among eight winners in the Modern Quilt Guild's "Use It: Quilt Back Challenge." <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/2023/12/18/mqg-use-it-quilt-back-challenge-winners/" target="_blank">Winner's list including pictures of backings.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRjREHeRYFQyQfq4Xt8FHAxxetvPrHy17QaBcac5skg32pKxyV7LMfgM1SdgKhhZQMrUCqcVv_MR1ny3dRGfD8s_vl9hbC9aFTryd3yGR3nC601olU-p16mUo4LNX34XFLnv6jwQpjZ3WNcPlYaHRinS0d1hyphenhyphenyHf8mAOapnIgWvnZGibmG0ByPmfonuKU/s4032/IMG_7351.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRjREHeRYFQyQfq4Xt8FHAxxetvPrHy17QaBcac5skg32pKxyV7LMfgM1SdgKhhZQMrUCqcVv_MR1ny3dRGfD8s_vl9hbC9aFTryd3yGR3nC601olU-p16mUo4LNX34XFLnv6jwQpjZ3WNcPlYaHRinS0d1hyphenhyphenyHf8mAOapnIgWvnZGibmG0ByPmfonuKU/w320-h240/IMG_7351.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Winners were told we'd receive our batts in February, so while at QuiltCon, I thought to stop in the Hobbs Batting vendor booth, say thank you, and offer to take the batt home with me - saving their shipping cost, I thought. However, I was told that because there had been an <a href="https://www.kwtx.com/2023/10/04/multiple-units-respond-warehouse-fire/" target="_blank">October 2023 fire at the Hobbs facility in Waco</a>, they were behind in order fulfillment. They had to scrounge to come up with sample batting packages to display in their booth! So, I feel extra grateful that they sent me this batting. </div><div><br /></div>With only 27 more blocks to make for my <i>Glitter </i>quilt, I've been motivated to cut out and machine piece all the remaining blocks, in readiness for hand-piecing. (I'm hand-piecing the four outside corner pieces for accuracy of the Y-seam.) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzejYfjK25ALzylmJ4wGMnz_PUTwxfmRR9pGvMC3S6vuqbc-qrQe9zA9DUbkfqygDAeRQiIOzLGNx_sZ0HX7xNvXiceN9DeNjjiDjTsD5wIdHlYnDojuJfipduOw170Qlf00Snfz_RDKsvarLRso-y9EhAJ7gud03Jmfsv41WqL8_RjiH1jMFjhZ3SCKFt/s4032/IMG_7359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzejYfjK25ALzylmJ4wGMnz_PUTwxfmRR9pGvMC3S6vuqbc-qrQe9zA9DUbkfqygDAeRQiIOzLGNx_sZ0HX7xNvXiceN9DeNjjiDjTsD5wIdHlYnDojuJfipduOw170Qlf00Snfz_RDKsvarLRso-y9EhAJ7gud03Jmfsv41WqL8_RjiH1jMFjhZ3SCKFt/w300-h400/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've also begun making a quilt for a special friend. The design involves pulling out each of my color-sorted shoeboxes of solid scraps, improv-cutting and piecing bits together, and then using a Hex N More ruler to cut 60-degree triangles.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u3Dck3EfPoCLJySMGABpT63_c7ttaY-sgSqA_YxW_Abq4UCcuAx8n2TJt2Akyu2VT-hr21dyz4o9DYuSDWhJdItdYxgKN8CfxCPDdgNvMjMa1fLthmmfSLkRpe8jHsTJGxRE9EqKeEnhPnHxk-tXsGvwnc7Lt_Q1KWFv3ude3K0utpeYVVwo2K-xdgEn/s4032/IMG_7360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u3Dck3EfPoCLJySMGABpT63_c7ttaY-sgSqA_YxW_Abq4UCcuAx8n2TJt2Akyu2VT-hr21dyz4o9DYuSDWhJdItdYxgKN8CfxCPDdgNvMjMa1fLthmmfSLkRpe8jHsTJGxRE9EqKeEnhPnHxk-tXsGvwnc7Lt_Q1KWFv3ude3K0utpeYVVwo2K-xdgEn/w300-h400/IMG_7360.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The quilt pattern is called <i>Floating Pyramid. </i>I'm delighted I can use scraps to piece these shapes. The finished quilt will be cute!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr6G_f7PcmQK_LJRSnbiCVbCuIEbExPddsOwrbm4LRgZEqMSmny4zyhG48a-FTnPwrrw0yc49IPtI8FeGLirC8JpPgwKygB7WViRiXf4mTqtA7ZdGj6AlL2_tefGCytYPb15_jBAXQRsdVtaaiW-D6NCVUjkvcoc015o9LksLY-IJsMxFBbMKC_qEltDs/s3317/IMG_7362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="3317" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr6G_f7PcmQK_LJRSnbiCVbCuIEbExPddsOwrbm4LRgZEqMSmny4zyhG48a-FTnPwrrw0yc49IPtI8FeGLirC8JpPgwKygB7WViRiXf4mTqtA7ZdGj6AlL2_tefGCytYPb15_jBAXQRsdVtaaiW-D6NCVUjkvcoc015o9LksLY-IJsMxFBbMKC_qEltDs/w400-h316/IMG_7362.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy59Hw2NIw38cJBxLFTlS5j1KoOEueAFua0W6vF12zYIjb2s9fm4ORuDJFyEGgmEf0IhaTsiqKIgpxgnaFpoRyejuqgqyINdAVnhpaCaXQjAA47AgJ2NELYLi0_v_uzHrxXIaHrvMrv6xb3HbCMfgD3eN2dfoXVbyoDN8XhfJfnKX4ueAF7aRhoDlknr2/s644/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%209.51.56%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy59Hw2NIw38cJBxLFTlS5j1KoOEueAFua0W6vF12zYIjb2s9fm4ORuDJFyEGgmEf0IhaTsiqKIgpxgnaFpoRyejuqgqyINdAVnhpaCaXQjAA47AgJ2NELYLi0_v_uzHrxXIaHrvMrv6xb3HbCMfgD3eN2dfoXVbyoDN8XhfJfnKX4ueAF7aRhoDlknr2/w130-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%209.51.56%20PM.png" width="130" /></a></div><div><i style="font-style: italic;">The Irish Boarding House</i> by Sandy Taylor is about Mary Kate, a young woman in Ireland who's destitute. Her mother abandoned her at birth, and she was raised by her loving grandparents. After their passing, she's forced out of her tenant row home where happy memories were made, and into a world not meant for single women. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Ready to end her misery, Mary Kate is saved by an unexpected inheritance that allows her to fulfill her dreams. She restores an old house, and fills it with women and girls in need. She creates her own family, finding the good in others, and in a life that can be happy in spite of trials. </div><div><br /></div><div>This was a refreshing book to listen to. I appreciated Mary Kate's genuinely generous nature, and the fact that a story can be told without swearing, brutality, and murder. A charming story with a touch of faith... just the sort of book I like.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.5/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYvykJIivZEFYhFobJK97gQTVV7XPTSNGAT2nDdrkZtCOJynEdhlu6QQa5n3tYrzb5KFd501A0zTjqccpf4pOTKYTE_U1QKOMpgXJEVah3wg-zP2SF5l-kEbhUpG4f5pXZHpAUHs2bvPSkUnQK5d6hBQHB4gvRBW8K2oZekPfxYOpr1ynASqh62KHIypw/s628/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%208.39.27%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYvykJIivZEFYhFobJK97gQTVV7XPTSNGAT2nDdrkZtCOJynEdhlu6QQa5n3tYrzb5KFd501A0zTjqccpf4pOTKYTE_U1QKOMpgXJEVah3wg-zP2SF5l-kEbhUpG4f5pXZHpAUHs2bvPSkUnQK5d6hBQHB4gvRBW8K2oZekPfxYOpr1ynASqh62KHIypw/w132-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-17%20at%208.39.27%20AM.png" width="132" /></a></div>Only the Beautiful</i> by Susan Meissner takes place shortly before and during WWII. Part one focuses on Roseanne whose parents and brother have died in an accident. The family has lived on the property of a California vineyard, where her dad was employed. With no other family, Roseanne is taken in as a ward of the owners, and employed as domestic for the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>Roseanne is taken against her will to a facility for the mentally insane. She has a condition, later identified as synesthesia, that deems her unfit. Not only does she have no family, but she's unwed, and pregnant. During five difficult years, her life is unalterably changed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Part two focuses on Helen, the sister of the man who owned the vineyard. Helen has never been married, but has lived a fulfilled life in Europe as a nanny to several families. While in Nazi-occupied Vienna, she and the family she cares for face a new, unbelievable reality - children with disabilities are being medically tortured and killed in a program called Operation T4. Helen goes to Switzerland to help disabled children escape Austria. Following the war, she returns to California to her brother's vineyard. </div><div><br /></div><div>The author makes an excellent correlation between these two stories - comparing US eugenics laws in the 1930s to 1970s, to Nazi race purification crimes that euthanize children with mental and physical disabilities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Travel Insurance</u></div><div>As some of you know, in late January I was to have traveled to the Holy Land. My sister and I had planned to go to Israel and Egypt for two weeks with a group led by a bishop from the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America). What happened on October 7, 2023 changed all that. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Atlanta tour company we planned to travel with returned 100 percent of the monies each person had paid to that point, and provided a letter indicating that the tour company itself had cancelled our trip. The letter was given so we could each obtain a refund for travel insurance. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last July, through IMG Insurance I purchased travel insurance for $438. In November, by email I requested a refund and provided proof of trip cancellation and my refund check. When I didn't receive a response from IMG, I called and spoke with a representative who told me <i>I could not get a refund</i>. Instead, I have two years in which to use the insurance; and I cannot transfer the insurance to someone else. I was promised (in December) a phone call from an IMG supervisor to discuss it. I haven't heard anything since.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, my sister has received a full refund from <a href="https://www.travelexinsurance.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">TravelEx</span></a> for her travel insurance purchase.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm cautioning every travel insurance buyer... <strike>beware</strike> be aware of who you select to do business with. </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div></div></div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-84287489438225636452024-03-11T14:32:00.004-04:002024-03-11T14:32:25.335-04:00Other Things<div>Back to a few more things in my sewing room... </div><div><br /></div><div>I continue to pick up <i>Glitter </i>blocks (a pattern in Jen Kingwell's book <i>Quilt Lovely)</i> to hand stitch whenever I have a few moments to sit. I can be especially productive while talking on the phone! I've now pieced 108 blocks of the 152 blocks needed to make a quilt that's 67" X 73". I'm getting my hopes up about this being a possible 2024 finish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0wyw7uD5-8URvzwIZO8Qvcj6km-3-gkjNnmo_kw5LdoJ0Lw14bszDVT1CtFeDD4RZ4be4m5WDr9Ae8rvm1pTuBQjlTa_XiHdRxYx7ECDNeywyaaZNStDdYsB76ky00wc6xswE0xT3GLQI1EVJ6HhMTRl3QynJGE1xbuPwZ9pOl2AAF_6tJFKelNBvhNY/s4032/IMG_7341.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0wyw7uD5-8URvzwIZO8Qvcj6km-3-gkjNnmo_kw5LdoJ0Lw14bszDVT1CtFeDD4RZ4be4m5WDr9Ae8rvm1pTuBQjlTa_XiHdRxYx7ECDNeywyaaZNStDdYsB76ky00wc6xswE0xT3GLQI1EVJ6HhMTRl3QynJGE1xbuPwZ9pOl2AAF_6tJFKelNBvhNY/w400-h300/IMG_7341.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In June 2023, I finished embroidering this "Milky Way" Dropcloth Sampler. The unfinished sampler is not only printed with the embroidery design, but it also has a color washed background. I embroidered with Wonderfil size 8 perle cotton. It wasn't until last week, when a Big Cypress Quilters member came to our weekly meeting with a few embroidery hoops to give away, that I was motivated to finish it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmCImPt5SlTnB206gP306V9ehxw1lalQddd1a28Kdd5QnHrtxc5Y_5k20zgnuXJKslsWrf5MTNFQYIObCl0653tGwUcUZS5mxyj7PuoJQmCW73RI6LR9KcUzsG8vEm3X-6UEMmftXnvmCf_HK-8KJDW-hjcSCHpvvlxgns-gltuwerxXE-4vTp5_Tzp5e/s3044/IMG_7333.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3044" data-original-width="2810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmCImPt5SlTnB206gP306V9ehxw1lalQddd1a28Kdd5QnHrtxc5Y_5k20zgnuXJKslsWrf5MTNFQYIObCl0653tGwUcUZS5mxyj7PuoJQmCW73RI6LR9KcUzsG8vEm3X-6UEMmftXnvmCf_HK-8KJDW-hjcSCHpvvlxgns-gltuwerxXE-4vTp5_Tzp5e/s320/IMG_7333.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I cut the selvage off yardage of Painter's Palette Pale Aqua, and used it to wrap the outside ring of the 6" wooden embroidery hoop. Then I hand basted around the stitchery to draw it into a ring, and trimmed the fabric edges with pinking shears. <div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwyhu_SU1MQFK8gFEmjOLFZjXDInGAp4QQ_10qPEiMsxZEIiZN8PNTmxnzBelRbZkSeeiORld0okpNnOWpnvTrbTncYeYjM2ERL-rDbWs6MP6d14rXKINykjf8WV1L-_sFK6ZxmJPPZJeiFq20nljNPvQNEKVVrmOD5X_TNpnD8W2tNP0WbEJmONftVW9/s3024/IMG_7331.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwyhu_SU1MQFK8gFEmjOLFZjXDInGAp4QQ_10qPEiMsxZEIiZN8PNTmxnzBelRbZkSeeiORld0okpNnOWpnvTrbTncYeYjM2ERL-rDbWs6MP6d14rXKINykjf8WV1L-_sFK6ZxmJPPZJeiFq20nljNPvQNEKVVrmOD5X_TNpnD8W2tNP0WbEJmONftVW9/s320/IMG_7331.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the same manner, I cut a 6" circle of cardboard and a circle of fabric, hand-basted and drew-up the fabric around the cardboard. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgn16M3JLOkvbvX5cEwGDq8OaznfV8i0taDLgYnZQOaA6zBb0aC9t-nGUBo1-vcbf33jNgxk80SRdtWA0gAaKwLYFMlCVxjGq1VZ7rTdTk7XQEuiT2onc9wJ2xVOauRKnuqMzmgEar3U2rWEw2CjkH2KW_cpETF_YtldDLrZcGXZQzAcAQvVyl-vw-9Oa/s4032/IMG_7332.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgn16M3JLOkvbvX5cEwGDq8OaznfV8i0taDLgYnZQOaA6zBb0aC9t-nGUBo1-vcbf33jNgxk80SRdtWA0gAaKwLYFMlCVxjGq1VZ7rTdTk7XQEuiT2onc9wJ2xVOauRKnuqMzmgEar3U2rWEw2CjkH2KW_cpETF_YtldDLrZcGXZQzAcAQvVyl-vw-9Oa/w300-h400/IMG_7332.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The fabric-covered cardboard is glued to the back of the hoop, It dried good and flat under a heavy fabric bin. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJZ1VPFSlEqt79l9fhtW7r5Wzio3KS4EoFqi6uzfaaYvU6MMmR7XctEggjvOQVsSMh5TA51UymvZVluGGH7xPUfE5iLJmLN0kdnPtjjEQ5lf4GNINgXHN3J6IM4EbNaquASA2LZbz5WqU3O_btAoIzYFR5x27LXflblS0aMnkXNyXZ__nko36QR-Rd7rw/s3079/IMG_7334.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3079" data-original-width="2946" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJZ1VPFSlEqt79l9fhtW7r5Wzio3KS4EoFqi6uzfaaYvU6MMmR7XctEggjvOQVsSMh5TA51UymvZVluGGH7xPUfE5iLJmLN0kdnPtjjEQ5lf4GNINgXHN3J6IM4EbNaquASA2LZbz5WqU3O_btAoIzYFR5x27LXflblS0aMnkXNyXZ__nko36QR-Rd7rw/s320/IMG_7334.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I already had the <a href="https://www.crafttableorlando.com/embroidery/hoop-props-by-modern-hoopla" target="_blank">hoop prop </a>which came from <a href="https://www.crafttableorlando.com" target="_blank">The Craft Table Orlando</a>, so it wasn't long until the finished piece was set on top of my fabric bin cabinet, alongside my Lego sewing machines. I like it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4Mj7mLUqdZJ9vSM2KeKiXHKNGm2Z5CuZ-2yEUExtN1SaCEGlakUevmokhJZbIxUREO_w-UUsftWyxV4TkH2VHx_2Tzh80uNUTUCoRl2CvC5xTX4qlFCjBZcMQmlyQMQ4ivB9JwlMa7d4_hzBo_mr9zNT50ZHf-WNrZ-wKokb6s9GoITQ_1rA9a4xNX3W/s4032/IMG_7335.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4Mj7mLUqdZJ9vSM2KeKiXHKNGm2Z5CuZ-2yEUExtN1SaCEGlakUevmokhJZbIxUREO_w-UUsftWyxV4TkH2VHx_2Tzh80uNUTUCoRl2CvC5xTX4qlFCjBZcMQmlyQMQ4ivB9JwlMa7d4_hzBo_mr9zNT50ZHf-WNrZ-wKokb6s9GoITQ_1rA9a4xNX3W/w400-h300/IMG_7335.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For much too long, posting about QuiltCon instead, I put off reviewing audiobooks I've been listening to. So, here's a catch-up of the last four books I read.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo992UrX7Z_uPRjeJfMtR7L6l-uX19n6ZMhp9F-HW8v0gc9giGnqy4xdRpAapEZffPMeVg6lHSQvkUjuPFJptUBmRac9d_7xMrPCyH6IzFxiFf7rj6UPiBEazApfh-SX7Omo0CoN0nSxAdT6iiMZGvhUwpsUKxSG0kDjEcSCXL2WK8VWD7JVFvt5ouqltY/s626/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.10.56%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo992UrX7Z_uPRjeJfMtR7L6l-uX19n6ZMhp9F-HW8v0gc9giGnqy4xdRpAapEZffPMeVg6lHSQvkUjuPFJptUBmRac9d_7xMrPCyH6IzFxiFf7rj6UPiBEazApfh-SX7Omo0CoN0nSxAdT6iiMZGvhUwpsUKxSG0kDjEcSCXL2WK8VWD7JVFvt5ouqltY/w133-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.10.56%20AM.png" width="133" /></a></div>The September House</i> by Carissa Orlando is about a retired couple who finally find the Victorian home of their dreams. It's up-to-date and at an affordable price that's difficult to believe. Hal and Margaret soon begin to understand why no one lives in the house for long. It's haunted.<br /><br />Margaret comes to anticipate blood flowing down the walls from the bedrooms and down the stairs. She expects the former inhabitants to not only keep house, but show up in other ways - trying to strike a match to burn down the house; to bite her; and to keep both Margaret and Hal out of the basement.<br /><br />Having had enough, Hal leaves. Months later, Margaret doesn't know where he is, and their daughter, Katherine, is determined to come for a visit (for the first time), and find him. Now Margaret has to get the ghosts to behave, and not reveal the house's secrets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This story is entirely unbelievable. It sort of wanted to be light-hearted, yet it also wanted to spew blood and gore like a horror story. Neither effort settled well with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linda's score: 3.4/5.0</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHWPe8JaCP5DQ1pycOT5rf3uXj4cVNzSjkES2IbrMeWcWJ0MflXviQXItLFNqLUx-MllZVeNWUM7Hla4Lvo68Cafnq82wMyYwCmzn2q-NhtW9GCmrWsnxtofhjwxUOPNx3A_xJVIq1u5f-4m1N4TJn424PB1vhFZmF-z_9VpZFO1qmopRW7xWSZVjzO2f/s638/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.20.48%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHWPe8JaCP5DQ1pycOT5rf3uXj4cVNzSjkES2IbrMeWcWJ0MflXviQXItLFNqLUx-MllZVeNWUM7Hla4Lvo68Cafnq82wMyYwCmzn2q-NhtW9GCmrWsnxtofhjwxUOPNx3A_xJVIq1u5f-4m1N4TJn424PB1vhFZmF-z_9VpZFO1qmopRW7xWSZVjzO2f/w131-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.20.48%20AM.png" width="131" /></a></div>After <i>The September House, </i>I thought I was listening to another haunted house book when I started <i>The Housekeeper</i> by Valerie Keogh.<br /><br />This story focuses on a large vacant estate home in England that has been neglected for years. For Cassie, recently of London, it's the perfect place to invest a recent influx of money. She plans to update the home with ensuite bathrooms in each bedroom, open the kitchen by removing tiny storage rooms that block the light, tame the overgrown grounds, and end up with a lovely countryside bed and breakfast.<br /><br />Yet even though the electrical system has been replaced, and Cassie has verified that everything is in working order, the lights strangely go out when she's alone in the house at night. Accidents happen - she trips on a rock and realizes she's fallen on a gravestone; a floorboard has been intentionally sawed, and Cassie falls through. And there's the sudden eerie feeling she gets when she's in the dark kitchen, and thinks about those little storage rooms in the back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yet Cassie is determined that nothing will chase her from the house. She befriends an elderly woman who shares some of the house's history with her. And the man she's hired to overhaul the house is more than friendly and accommodating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.0/5.0</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KOsYVlnxCOgs7QFKVKFG1LQXAUOAtZIzzaOsNg6kjKYqf_8UjXJmyAZAXzN57xCKRGxfPTY9wpnF9Qk4bNQPcXUe3DbIJ2khot5qQZYqnSB8JOMLB6qOAUZvS5OIU0QRr-ion2oQuprf6FGxG7a3COWxPx2lFXXTRLUUjjwugTzkE2qsjVh7sGcIS1E4/s620/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.33.27%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="412" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KOsYVlnxCOgs7QFKVKFG1LQXAUOAtZIzzaOsNg6kjKYqf_8UjXJmyAZAXzN57xCKRGxfPTY9wpnF9Qk4bNQPcXUe3DbIJ2khot5qQZYqnSB8JOMLB6qOAUZvS5OIU0QRr-ion2oQuprf6FGxG7a3COWxPx2lFXXTRLUUjjwugTzkE2qsjVh7sGcIS1E4/w133-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.33.27%20AM.png" width="133" /></a></div>The Librarian of Burned Books</i> by Breanna LaBuskes is a story that spans two World Wars, taking place in Germany in 1933 at the beginning of Hitler's chancellorship; in Paris in 1936; and in New York City in 1944 as WWII has begun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Three women each have a key role in the telling: 1) Althea, an author who's invited to Germany by Goebbels. She changes her opinions about Hitler after experiencing the harshness of the Reich, discovering herself in the process; 2) Hannah, a beautiful, wealthy woman who, with her brother, follow their beliefs. She ends up in New York City, maintaining a library of banned books; and 3) Vivian who, since the death of her husband in the war, is instrumental in provide paperback books to servicemen, in spite of political intervention by her senate nemesis, Howard Taft.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">No doubt, much of the history around this fictional story is true, but that's it's only redeeming quality.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 3.5/4.0</div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ERqc1DChO4mt5hcvCHLTnR2wP6JiH8RRysAImetg97PqyByEfI60846_weZFCV5RnZ3nEZcQ64GS4fABSVv_MLY3K3oM4mYJ2ClS1GuUJRkQ_oqJHn4occs5kSopCSGbGIkQ4tQKhoQG3TOibat76b2vN93BJZ5b04WBx4CkwAsoLOS8J2XBtr0aWa6i/s666/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.56.50%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ERqc1DChO4mt5hcvCHLTnR2wP6JiH8RRysAImetg97PqyByEfI60846_weZFCV5RnZ3nEZcQ64GS4fABSVv_MLY3K3oM4mYJ2ClS1GuUJRkQ_oqJHn4occs5kSopCSGbGIkQ4tQKhoQG3TOibat76b2vN93BJZ5b04WBx4CkwAsoLOS8J2XBtr0aWa6i/w124-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2011.56.50%20AM.png" width="124" /></a></div>The Teacher</i> by Frieda McFadden, is another of her engaging stories, this time about a married couple who are high school teachers. Nate is drop-dead handsome, a charismatic English teacher whose female students are in love with him. Eve is a plain no-nonsense math teacher with a fetish for four-inch stiletto shoes. </div><div><br /></div><div>This school year, 11th-grader Addie in each of their classes. She's the girl who, the previous school year, spent alone time with a well-meaning, affable teacher who was forced to leave his position because of Addie. Eve resents that this teacher, who was her friend and mentor. is gone because of Addie. Nate just wants to help Addie, and sees a special talent in the poetry she writes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Eve is trying to keep their marriage alive, in spite of Nate's increasing neglect. She finds solace in her shoes, and a shoe salesman. Nate is trying to help Addie who went through the death of her alcoholic dad, and is now alone and friendless.</div><div><br /></div><div>I like Ms. McFadden's skill in weaving a story. I didn't see what was coming, and especially the "gotcha" in the last chapter. What I learned when I listened to the author's note (at the end) was that her own mother never "gets" those "gotcha" bits!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I know I said in my last post that I was done sharing QuiltCon stuff, but then I came across another on-line review of QuiltCon quilts. These are <a href="https://auribuzz.com/2024/03/05/threads-of-inspiration-2024-quiltcon-quilts-featuring-aurifil/" target="_blank">quilts made with Aurifil threads</a>.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtZycdAN8y6VH4X30-bN_sQMGVIUG618EtHYuud8hjBXwpyy3pAgyP3eirSW0GGqj3iNoJpSocFjt_YEgxvW-qQZOzev2RKQAFYB_ViwxBOsT7f8fyh6_8RXhx_rqpxaANMpozpqaFNlmtxs_UCy2hRZBC0ugyYI_BQ-vgjTHnNAJorH4TuinAD2R0zx57" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtZycdAN8y6VH4X30-bN_sQMGVIUG618EtHYuud8hjBXwpyy3pAgyP3eirSW0GGqj3iNoJpSocFjt_YEgxvW-qQZOzev2RKQAFYB_ViwxBOsT7f8fyh6_8RXhx_rqpxaANMpozpqaFNlmtxs_UCy2hRZBC0ugyYI_BQ-vgjTHnNAJorH4TuinAD2R0zx57=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div>My <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> maximalism quilt is included!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh270f9jKXBVz5-n7bsWzSuBPnHti7hmkv8QP0C3dplYSKsZ8auISgX06rVrtgwqzRVEMFTnPLGxkzwzqIsFYo-nEpTppwTytiMYlqRQ0CrdSCcBtXOJnMb-2MjN62IlmJHBVH1UuOegXrjZjCPqtGC3xL6iE1CTuTtesGhYXpBjaxAFW-18etqsJcFvG1W/s1530/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.56.16%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1530" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh270f9jKXBVz5-n7bsWzSuBPnHti7hmkv8QP0C3dplYSKsZ8auISgX06rVrtgwqzRVEMFTnPLGxkzwzqIsFYo-nEpTppwTytiMYlqRQ0CrdSCcBtXOJnMb-2MjN62IlmJHBVH1UuOegXrjZjCPqtGC3xL6iE1CTuTtesGhYXpBjaxAFW-18etqsJcFvG1W/w400-h398/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.56.16%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As is my <i>Polka Dots and Moonbeams, </i>in the Super Scrappy Challenge category. It's heart-warming knowing others enjoy seeing the quilts I make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxRLs6LbaEjP_LBuy-m6IgBaAos4PVng-w5CUNsqjfHInS9NCRopFkx1cvQ8hWALmEt1xhVSH3JL0Oh07FG_5cxfUhU3PByVa_x21M8c7aJDzNLwZiOEuHDpCAU2yeHr6YQRsvNmp4DJk_kaizBIK7F7j2RkLGO9CAnmtn2VPnybT6Z8JB1E2GbdGSJjd/s1566/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.57.44%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1566" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxRLs6LbaEjP_LBuy-m6IgBaAos4PVng-w5CUNsqjfHInS9NCRopFkx1cvQ8hWALmEt1xhVSH3JL0Oh07FG_5cxfUhU3PByVa_x21M8c7aJDzNLwZiOEuHDpCAU2yeHr6YQRsvNmp4DJk_kaizBIK7F7j2RkLGO9CAnmtn2VPnybT6Z8JB1E2GbdGSJjd/w400-h266/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.57.44%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div></div>Linda</div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-62848804668532951772024-03-07T09:28:00.004-05:002024-03-07T10:13:09.773-05:00QuiltCon Raleigh - Part 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeSAas00bhhvQCqPnR3hRDAqUG8FT5ebNwYdWoU10su5Pow7lVjUQcuwAf7NnwD-9Z5XPjxIKEdUNx-rAzofC9TcDdrxduGsjfZJofJm0Scng1_hvUP5qsjLXtgFAtNitna4dDaKZ8qlpWDWTwMegG5ofiLWajri4AAVJ9Kij8bUH5_CC47UayHSlTMUN/s1170/IMG_7025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1170" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeSAas00bhhvQCqPnR3hRDAqUG8FT5ebNwYdWoU10su5Pow7lVjUQcuwAf7NnwD-9Z5XPjxIKEdUNx-rAzofC9TcDdrxduGsjfZJofJm0Scng1_hvUP5qsjLXtgFAtNitna4dDaKZ8qlpWDWTwMegG5ofiLWajri4AAVJ9Kij8bUH5_CC47UayHSlTMUN/w320-h294/IMG_7025.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>I hope I'm not beating a dead horse, so to speak, by posting more photos from QuiltCon. 😄</div><div>But in fact, I have a few more to share. Most of these aren't award-winning quilts, which I often prefer to quilts that QuiltCon judges like.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you expected to see <i>your </i>QuiltCon quilt in one of my posts, and you didn't, it's likely because I missed seeing it at the show! While I was certain I had walked through every aisle, I apparently did not. The show this year was <i>that</i> big. So, in random order... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the Super Scrappy Challenge was <i>Nightlife </i>made by Laurice Earl @allaboutcolorquilter. It's 82" X 66" and was longarm quilted with wavy lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8Jwb5-R6jQ_MXgOwH24WVP2I1a7TWKpGdZKOLS-14c2ttV_Ru-UJ4A4Ub1s1gawW7IsZ1nYRjXUN6VQVJ3aS8WYqSxIbgS4PXrsTnmIvxKWSM3aNzodqJMp_-pVsZUm7aKD4B_h2D2JTC9G3FbhpzQfTo4n8hE1yIcV5ygihT3dvESZvJSPMApVBiypa/s2895/IMG_7068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="2895" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8Jwb5-R6jQ_MXgOwH24WVP2I1a7TWKpGdZKOLS-14c2ttV_Ru-UJ4A4Ub1s1gawW7IsZ1nYRjXUN6VQVJ3aS8WYqSxIbgS4PXrsTnmIvxKWSM3aNzodqJMp_-pVsZUm7aKD4B_h2D2JTC9G3FbhpzQfTo4n8hE1yIcV5ygihT3dvESZvJSPMApVBiypa/w400-h329/IMG_7068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Linearity: Points and Counterpoints</i> is 16" X 16" (Small Quilts category) and was made by Karla Miley @mileykkm. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoReGO8cQfj5jXOIdgTGZwM8mpmvYxp8HZEXrrqnL0oSZgDUhSU2yJSU8fEhqA6K_zpWN5M3naf7fKsOuYtIADzEbHn7CtMWes0TKFCOC9ySmEp6o4RBfMtSG0a1OzZEda2L4FGHCUP0_crFLc0h30pFCR7TNlZUd56Aar3ORzdO3NJgFwBcStk5m3Qmv/s4032/IMG_7098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoReGO8cQfj5jXOIdgTGZwM8mpmvYxp8HZEXrrqnL0oSZgDUhSU2yJSU8fEhqA6K_zpWN5M3naf7fKsOuYtIADzEbHn7CtMWes0TKFCOC9ySmEp6o4RBfMtSG0a1OzZEda2L4FGHCUP0_crFLc0h30pFCR7TNlZUd56Aar3ORzdO3NJgFwBcStk5m3Qmv/w400-h300/IMG_7098.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhfsQf0OGXQ1l6uImjAj6Tz9XJmGgkTj5MttVs0KHmbqJ_86lHFqSgaCAnVRERjJLGWRJVbBpmgPdXQ9h7WM7nmWJMyKuD52h4xX7QRs4vX9e9l31JRmALEXVxuEfzafBl3ZEyKkwduh68NZuGtxJXDTaaQb7xLn_f4QgSuu3i-L-_EvD9KCHn1Wb8JXd/s4032/IMG_7099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhfsQf0OGXQ1l6uImjAj6Tz9XJmGgkTj5MttVs0KHmbqJ_86lHFqSgaCAnVRERjJLGWRJVbBpmgPdXQ9h7WM7nmWJMyKuD52h4xX7QRs4vX9e9l31JRmALEXVxuEfzafBl3ZEyKkwduh68NZuGtxJXDTaaQb7xLn_f4QgSuu3i-L-_EvD9KCHn1Wb8JXd/w400-h300/IMG_7099.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also a Small Quilt<i> </i>is <i>Don't Take the Straight and Narrow</i> by Bridget Pasternak. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZceTmdU_Cfqr-RSfpXqF9brnpa1YlhVUJkAxNkL7yX9F-jt-dBAi-WDQbj8Bh0Y6NyPPagw2byeax69vcLkZVxswu6QIF9GvDr_HvyK-stS-AUcN6wJAH-D450tRg_4oQfJVKD7lK3JqoPQAbcjcXd0vq6ETXWrCQu4HLwiVKKRD61C7HJR8Jf7h499Lq/s4015/IMG_7101.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4015" data-original-width="2777" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZceTmdU_Cfqr-RSfpXqF9brnpa1YlhVUJkAxNkL7yX9F-jt-dBAi-WDQbj8Bh0Y6NyPPagw2byeax69vcLkZVxswu6QIF9GvDr_HvyK-stS-AUcN6wJAH-D450tRg_4oQfJVKD7lK3JqoPQAbcjcXd0vq6ETXWrCQu4HLwiVKKRD61C7HJR8Jf7h499Lq/w276-h400/IMG_7101.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's 23" X 35" and was domestic machine quilted. Obviously. 😊<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XqjkLRjAWmBqHf5xN0UQdXfGzVB7gjJ4BKk-g2qCWuJ5Abepn1PZ3m3cEDbhpsif6wFCpt_dmTQLrIaMgnaLnDFYBnS7n4GZbWI0sP1EFw_PvcBN4l9JaM7Ne9RgVvhgu5G-VTPY5IQPhtD7A_9Est6YnKb8hXmnZYN3wvc1uQj35imh6tqz4Yf6pi-z/s4032/IMG_7102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XqjkLRjAWmBqHf5xN0UQdXfGzVB7gjJ4BKk-g2qCWuJ5Abepn1PZ3m3cEDbhpsif6wFCpt_dmTQLrIaMgnaLnDFYBnS7n4GZbWI0sP1EFw_PvcBN4l9JaM7Ne9RgVvhgu5G-VTPY5IQPhtD7A_9Est6YnKb8hXmnZYN3wvc1uQj35imh6tqz4Yf6pi-z/w400-h300/IMG_7102.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My South Florida MQG friend, Sarah Muslim Lefebvre @sidestitchesdesign had three quilts in the show. <i>Triangular Waves</i> is 26" X 36". It was foundation paper pieced and domestic machine quilted. No surprise; it sold. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSxJmR9_IGTsJQScwnBHRbvYZKP5A1jauTKXecHYlRQJfq5kTC4_yy4Imz2V9OTtz0ag2k8VjIgwIi2VC2UwInWTDorhd_WIbmgOw_GEpwVDkgZ-1j7UK-ktx-eCMouj4sYCfsN4YVvamaCUTdD0_qbXjjgI-QcjzmrF8kGFWifGoeYpagYxOSzQbvAVs/s3265/IMG_7117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="3005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSxJmR9_IGTsJQScwnBHRbvYZKP5A1jauTKXecHYlRQJfq5kTC4_yy4Imz2V9OTtz0ag2k8VjIgwIi2VC2UwInWTDorhd_WIbmgOw_GEpwVDkgZ-1j7UK-ktx-eCMouj4sYCfsN4YVvamaCUTdD0_qbXjjgI-QcjzmrF8kGFWifGoeYpagYxOSzQbvAVs/w369-h400/IMG_7117.jpeg" width="369" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Speaking of quilts sold... none of mine sold this year, perhaps because I valued my quilts more highly this year than last. I made the decision to up prices after attending a lecture on just that topic - valuing your work.<div><br /></div><div>Still, overall, I don't think quilts sold as well this year in Raleigh as they did last year in Atlanta. I tracked the 176 QuiltCon quilts that were for sale in Raleigh, and at my last look (in the QuiltCon app) before the "Buy a Quilt!" section was taken down, only 28 quilts had sold. Most of them were in the $500 or less price range.<div><br /></div><div>In Handwork was <i>U-Turn, </i>a 42" X 50" quilt made by Debbie Shives. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoPusm29T-daeXpcW3vF-p1iEv6VCAb7tsF0H4Vn-Za51ury1Dwhhj3xBlgA4BNUixu_I9-HVh5QIeT4ObHUBdtg-_O237M6jYXNNybmXpuaHiIca-1L10BCm848FQvEYKQIYo1EV8IQw8j0c0gGVC1iY-3-jQpLvI14AHYCOz2mrskLSOuVFzdpBZRTl/s3534/IMG_7156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3534" data-original-width="2916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoPusm29T-daeXpcW3vF-p1iEv6VCAb7tsF0H4Vn-Za51ury1Dwhhj3xBlgA4BNUixu_I9-HVh5QIeT4ObHUBdtg-_O237M6jYXNNybmXpuaHiIca-1L10BCm848FQvEYKQIYo1EV8IQw8j0c0gGVC1iY-3-jQpLvI14AHYCOz2mrskLSOuVFzdpBZRTl/w330-h400/IMG_7156.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Debbie said she longarm quilted wavy lines and then filled in between with hand stitching using wool thread. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyeT8ebzod6Xeoi5Wxc0ZIol5yRwNFC0a9uK9LpxO7yR6pzKPYhgr64EvkbHn0gZqu0F2OpDz05Fnt-qNTx3EmuB3PSnKD4i5eFESLNr5RLF4-Gr-1B1rirRKcBBjwZ4hShoOs_-1PwPGMVfDLYQgPn4Gbyc3h4FIvPOYjKuWhkckx2FzP3fFtO5YBYJH/s4032/IMG_7157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyeT8ebzod6Xeoi5Wxc0ZIol5yRwNFC0a9uK9LpxO7yR6pzKPYhgr64EvkbHn0gZqu0F2OpDz05Fnt-qNTx3EmuB3PSnKD4i5eFESLNr5RLF4-Gr-1B1rirRKcBBjwZ4hShoOs_-1PwPGMVfDLYQgPn4Gbyc3h4FIvPOYjKuWhkckx2FzP3fFtO5YBYJH/w400-h300/IMG_7157.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I showed this 23" X 53" <i>Scrappy Manhattan</i> quilt in an earlier post, but I'm sharing it again because Clara Stoikow @bimbambuki_blog was creativity ingenious with how she made it. One of the judge's noticed it too because Clara won judge Stacey A. Watson's "Judge's Choice." </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF0MJLMf72BBUDbKY7IT5tW1zb9KhXXq5UjrTOI6ysUtoSUnmgeMdZJy4TN4cWcvhqiX-yhyphenhyphenJBxfZJfvN-DcObuSGcwbXvdviIKufcqf6QydKRfDROrFqYj7IYjgZ1gfwOtN8Kr3KJQDDCMu-VnW_oorIQI_rGwiuMKmgPQpni7whSf1IHh3stIT26Ug6/s3906/IMG_7159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF0MJLMf72BBUDbKY7IT5tW1zb9KhXXq5UjrTOI6ysUtoSUnmgeMdZJy4TN4cWcvhqiX-yhyphenhyphenJBxfZJfvN-DcObuSGcwbXvdviIKufcqf6QydKRfDROrFqYj7IYjgZ1gfwOtN8Kr3KJQDDCMu-VnW_oorIQI_rGwiuMKmgPQpni7whSf1IHh3stIT26Ug6/w181-h400/IMG_7159.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Clara hand appliquéd cording as main roads, and curved roads and tunnels are made with elastic. It's domestic machine and hand quilted. Clara does amazing work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NLiJMGUG78AJZonJNs54SQOlI6_s1VtPVzIxuQYvIvg9tmEdtUmR9icvw9x4Dea5oQvtRI84V-ORl2a34ouHyzSBl_G0GBCoa5f3_TAtuM6_f6RJZSaLGrbdUPSLO3WiD7jjy_UtZNqVxXE1iQ91Ohb1-aO2QOiTve5m9Q5UoPwIb3t7zMweQhEecSLe/s4032/IMG_7160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NLiJMGUG78AJZonJNs54SQOlI6_s1VtPVzIxuQYvIvg9tmEdtUmR9icvw9x4Dea5oQvtRI84V-ORl2a34ouHyzSBl_G0GBCoa5f3_TAtuM6_f6RJZSaLGrbdUPSLO3WiD7jjy_UtZNqVxXE1iQ91Ohb1-aO2QOiTve5m9Q5UoPwIb3t7zMweQhEecSLe/w400-h300/IMG_7160.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This quilt was easily recognizable as the work of Emilie Trahan @mili.tra whose quilt <i>Blooming</i> won Best in Show at QuiltCon Together in 2021. This is <i>Live Stream (what lies beyond the physical world) </i>in the Piecing category.<i> </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhAYHIsKVTtgD4dIWUYdrdk0JnST992kPd9uF8eZ022wVYqwei3ocUR7tW8e3EDxZ1ajValtabPRT5NxGXU7S49flomdTdtkpOONMY4v83Ppl7CdOB2iyFZhZQ1gL4a3gjcRRuJzwsIsH-SPUGQiXgrnXuPJou2kv7UnXW39SsbaIPTG8GIcv_6mprsrB/s3489/IMG_7174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="2857" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhAYHIsKVTtgD4dIWUYdrdk0JnST992kPd9uF8eZ022wVYqwei3ocUR7tW8e3EDxZ1ajValtabPRT5NxGXU7S49flomdTdtkpOONMY4v83Ppl7CdOB2iyFZhZQ1gL4a3gjcRRuJzwsIsH-SPUGQiXgrnXuPJou2kv7UnXW39SsbaIPTG8GIcv_6mprsrB/w328-h400/IMG_7174.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's 69" X 80" and was line-quilted on a domestic machine. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJffPwK-PPZfnD2CN7S08w5qHkqLQS7X50PnXnsSMfTVZVrb-n4iVoFjOghlaxj1_UpcZfxCIfVT-dq3EaGiaEU2ZLaKaS435bvbbna7rwyq0djgGTzUzlWpUSuKA8ToNUuzaYLZJuUNnJ2U2n7Jeb5br1AeTykFjma5sfqy_4Ygvk8HwHfoPBbZzVJhyphenhyphen/s4032/IMG_7175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJffPwK-PPZfnD2CN7S08w5qHkqLQS7X50PnXnsSMfTVZVrb-n4iVoFjOghlaxj1_UpcZfxCIfVT-dq3EaGiaEU2ZLaKaS435bvbbna7rwyq0djgGTzUzlWpUSuKA8ToNUuzaYLZJuUNnJ2U2n7Jeb5br1AeTykFjma5sfqy_4Ygvk8HwHfoPBbZzVJhyphenhyphen/w400-h300/IMG_7175.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the Maximalism Exhibit was <i>United Stripes</i> by Karen Duling @karenbduling. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_B5pU8R1U2Empj-rOg6Ii5q4B-qZuYMNOpPZcYYpGu0gAucLAzUAgI_4PB7T1bO7HyoGfCtEdp1H-2_SXhLSiEemAtRpCzCOn2GqboSU6ehdz1heaKtycB96lhnS3QTmPnd0YkVuYWQovZukXor8LMxcD_dWjjKw1eQx-RnINDYaF7yGginjjtOy5Y7n/s3728/IMG_7185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="2923" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_B5pU8R1U2Empj-rOg6Ii5q4B-qZuYMNOpPZcYYpGu0gAucLAzUAgI_4PB7T1bO7HyoGfCtEdp1H-2_SXhLSiEemAtRpCzCOn2GqboSU6ehdz1heaKtycB96lhnS3QTmPnd0YkVuYWQovZukXor8LMxcD_dWjjKw1eQx-RnINDYaF7yGginjjtOy5Y7n/w314-h400/IMG_7185.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's 36" X 46" and was straight line domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C1DhGjLw5aykTzycSImCB_nCv_tDYWbR_BKVNY-iWWVHijhT_BczA7MVsQo4CWofKe817rq0zQKrG6Opb8RmUa1b6c-mLVpP695jXZef3kCe4sKZ_yC7XbNBKN-Og-QJRyMFI3Hc14nbgOuDoTDQPEfHIqVQmE5tth0G661IdvPC_VVLLVpJ6PSGNjGU/s4032/IMG_7186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C1DhGjLw5aykTzycSImCB_nCv_tDYWbR_BKVNY-iWWVHijhT_BczA7MVsQo4CWofKe817rq0zQKrG6Opb8RmUa1b6c-mLVpP695jXZef3kCe4sKZ_yC7XbNBKN-Og-QJRyMFI3Hc14nbgOuDoTDQPEfHIqVQmE5tth0G661IdvPC_VVLLVpJ6PSGNjGU/w400-h300/IMG_7186.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've been a long-time fan of Sophie Zaugg @lunalovequilts designs because they're always colorful, and very graphic. This is <i>Positive. </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea8AsNaip5fFXURqW4caxIhRLx5bDHCzpMNFehKpmzBefB9QPeWCr7WYlwm6kPVUci_jRQmE3YZPguKOcFiaFck71PIlb_gjd9OmJ4j7u6JCeh2FJORHnRP3FksBu0jC9gm1qSSzJWGqXFuS-RHBHo6tTeWMOY0r_bIFS5X0ORE69_h85cdxoWC2hr2FX/s2957/IMG_7197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2957" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea8AsNaip5fFXURqW4caxIhRLx5bDHCzpMNFehKpmzBefB9QPeWCr7WYlwm6kPVUci_jRQmE3YZPguKOcFiaFck71PIlb_gjd9OmJ4j7u6JCeh2FJORHnRP3FksBu0jC9gm1qSSzJWGqXFuS-RHBHo6tTeWMOY0r_bIFS5X0ORE69_h85cdxoWC2hr2FX/w400-h391/IMG_7197.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the Modern Traditionalism category, <i>Positive </i>is 39" X 39" and was domestic machine straight line quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcohbHU6MuGOtUMm7EqcNIkaZlSgzmtGsagNDT3ib794WA6gEZfdC-UVQGfVAtm90CWopzbktwTF7iAksJz99SQWRItBejuGJ_TYc-Y6GIlv67sYfL9RTBfmAmBd9l-mKnsolgOxpMlYapbabmCxLDJdidEu5Yyw4XZQHK9B0hAtMsZNOi5Ngds0InXZT/s4032/IMG_7198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcohbHU6MuGOtUMm7EqcNIkaZlSgzmtGsagNDT3ib794WA6gEZfdC-UVQGfVAtm90CWopzbktwTF7iAksJz99SQWRItBejuGJ_TYc-Y6GIlv67sYfL9RTBfmAmBd9l-mKnsolgOxpMlYapbabmCxLDJdidEu5Yyw4XZQHK9B0hAtMsZNOi5Ngds0InXZT/w400-h300/IMG_7198.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also in Modern Traditionalism is <i>Colosseum, </i>a 60" X 60" quilt by Michelle Wilke @ml_wilke<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCr-kvnHgAuFdzmle6nmGzDlgnHNEorva6ND0PQ42C-L9vplyDi6pv9RdKzT3ru1nXy2rqpoKtPuDn2Y2XSXdOuSP9j15NWAo70nDsiSDyRGHHVL3qsbHZ5Hp1KTTKg9pOvgqDU2tz5wM77cenDFMgqswWm0d2t5hW0sLLERhpov8zpQHGR0v_fRg109u/s2812/IMG_7200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2769" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCr-kvnHgAuFdzmle6nmGzDlgnHNEorva6ND0PQ42C-L9vplyDi6pv9RdKzT3ru1nXy2rqpoKtPuDn2Y2XSXdOuSP9j15NWAo70nDsiSDyRGHHVL3qsbHZ5Hp1KTTKg9pOvgqDU2tz5wM77cenDFMgqswWm0d2t5hW0sLLERhpov8zpQHGR0v_fRg109u/w394-h400/IMG_7200.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's another quilt that was straight line domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQV1Z_Wx7eViSAMjPEBjpHZwOwrXWJAsSNg9uWu7OjHi20ARE4SQUCZQa3BSikIuMw1CVTDe7Dj0yXciYLMkdoUs0jZvLikXYayYkxg6MlGGUgjfHaa9yNhBKJQM0fGrhjWzgaUxXKspBK1E2QTl7lrPJniIk2_McF-b_xgX3bPo9hhaV4ARP4FdS7N4I/s4032/IMG_7201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQV1Z_Wx7eViSAMjPEBjpHZwOwrXWJAsSNg9uWu7OjHi20ARE4SQUCZQa3BSikIuMw1CVTDe7Dj0yXciYLMkdoUs0jZvLikXYayYkxg6MlGGUgjfHaa9yNhBKJQM0fGrhjWzgaUxXKspBK1E2QTl7lrPJniIk2_McF-b_xgX3bPo9hhaV4ARP4FdS7N4I/w400-h300/IMG_7201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My friend Patty Dudek @elmstreetquilts<i> </i>had three quilts in the show, and this one, <i>The Twist,</i> was in the Small Quilts category. It's 22" X 22" and was creatively assembled by making two identical quilts, cutting a circle from one, and appliquéing it to the other. Patty domestic machine quilted it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zoT93C0V16a6oovLNPldQNQKbq8MR1z-JFof52_c_k3gHT0ec_544yAO0fxJJeC_rvCMsYi9_X6g9k4Rn4OpKEGTqnOrU88-Y8qcSSXStPVel2NrioobHwU7L2i5zYOVJCHEYrXwTlxB7EaBcfbh0sf2lxAZZulQR6n6dguPmqYJ5EtjGaWtE3WirdUH/s2294/IMG_9638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2294" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zoT93C0V16a6oovLNPldQNQKbq8MR1z-JFof52_c_k3gHT0ec_544yAO0fxJJeC_rvCMsYi9_X6g9k4Rn4OpKEGTqnOrU88-Y8qcSSXStPVel2NrioobHwU7L2i5zYOVJCHEYrXwTlxB7EaBcfbh0sf2lxAZZulQR6n6dguPmqYJ5EtjGaWtE3WirdUH/w400-h396/IMG_9638.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Pop!</i> by Nikki Woolsey @nikkidwoolsey is a 60" X 60" quilt that was in the Windham Fabric Challenge. It was straight line longarm quilted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT1gwXuEUX6gsZNPdARnENA6Iuqmvm9zF8XbPobJKiu-tYvzKZmQLkLExLXJ45VpY8hOTxqmFikRRC4vVi9JzQXGO2jeusJkoe1QahQUogC7XOahb1guAbsx9ozmpRg5HmpJ9HXXGLtmM27h8jT_EBHHZNIVjp4-xXn1bLKuZR3kWi2tS9o9PiQSpuWfH/s2766/image_67505921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="2766" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT1gwXuEUX6gsZNPdARnENA6Iuqmvm9zF8XbPobJKiu-tYvzKZmQLkLExLXJ45VpY8hOTxqmFikRRC4vVi9JzQXGO2jeusJkoe1QahQUogC7XOahb1guAbsx9ozmpRg5HmpJ9HXXGLtmM27h8jT_EBHHZNIVjp4-xXn1bLKuZR3kWi2tS9o9PiQSpuWfH/w400-h399/image_67505921.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You might recognize this distinctive piecing style as that of Maria Shell @talesofastitcher and you'd be right! <i>Hulabaloo</i> was in the Modern Traditionalism category, and features lots of her patterned improv piecing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnUfxWAoEFYMZYi5XwtKLTEbT3mHxGd7nNMEng24U0LWVl6_ykFzOKngFqaibhNk3SE5IPR1KFBbHJPP-Es8yXpcgtXbF4yy3HmDStdi9BJllmeCIrx8RYxSpNmsXidEA_w29fzfZkl_saO2AP5BW_gartBs7LJR5aAAAoINR0mZqN4qjdqzVw0_-fGSF/s2967/IMG_7203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="2967" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnUfxWAoEFYMZYi5XwtKLTEbT3mHxGd7nNMEng24U0LWVl6_ykFzOKngFqaibhNk3SE5IPR1KFBbHJPP-Es8yXpcgtXbF4yy3HmDStdi9BJllmeCIrx8RYxSpNmsXidEA_w29fzfZkl_saO2AP5BW_gartBs7LJR5aAAAoINR0mZqN4qjdqzVw0_-fGSF/w400-h395/IMG_7203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Hulabaloo </i>is 55" X 57" and was one of three quilts Maria had in the show. It was longarm quilted with straight lines. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiplR6ozf6dkw0m09XF0lFDVRjO5q0D5JRBYTxMpBTTvA9TrEHBfwviBDlTIzryL11eKhIyDTSrVkIWgoOmA7N4CO7gIQUBbT4RIJyReQ6sE__vGsG4kpCxgooaqWac8dHfJjOeJKPhuG3mBytESIYeIlOXT5mkaFo8OioEns9wCEAvDca0hwClNV1jdBY/s4032/IMG_7204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiplR6ozf6dkw0m09XF0lFDVRjO5q0D5JRBYTxMpBTTvA9TrEHBfwviBDlTIzryL11eKhIyDTSrVkIWgoOmA7N4CO7gIQUBbT4RIJyReQ6sE__vGsG4kpCxgooaqWac8dHfJjOeJKPhuG3mBytESIYeIlOXT5mkaFo8OioEns9wCEAvDca0hwClNV1jdBY/w400-h300/IMG_7204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The CatBird Quilts tagged me on Instagram to let me know they included my Maximalism Quilt, <i>Feelin' Groovy</i>, in their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_ZI2STVno" target="_blank">YouTube review of QuiltCon 2024 Maximalism and Improv Quilts</a>, if you'd like to take a look.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And so... I will leave QuiltCon Raleigh behind for now, and look ahead to projects of my own. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As much as I admonished myself to NOT participate in any BOMs or Alongs in 2024, I find myself making blocks with the Seattle MQG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seattlemqg/" target="_blank">@seattlemqg</a>. Their member, Louise Wackerman <a href="https://www.instagram.com/imfeelincrafty/" target="_blank">@imfeelincrafty</a> designed <i><a href="https://www.seattlemqg.com/2024-BOM" target="_blank">Like, Totally Quilt</a></i> and have invited others to join. It's free.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWibvaDjmsh04VbqwyW2j81RTUzhtxob_LamGqBs-2mqNJ4aIFemHbw-PwKcu1EpUIgBb0uIo3M0U8kpT5Kec89xUpHNMOEhN8Xyem6JEEOtNgOgLdU3pUTALu7TpnGzF0oyyBeu7hRKa1Ohclucur9DkXlADUepHfVRUPpt-zHfd16vKhNWODuUv1zPqn/s4032/IMG_7327.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgWibvaDjmsh04VbqwyW2j81RTUzhtxob_LamGqBs-2mqNJ4aIFemHbw-PwKcu1EpUIgBb0uIo3M0U8kpT5Kec89xUpHNMOEhN8Xyem6JEEOtNgOgLdU3pUTALu7TpnGzF0oyyBeu7hRKa1Ohclucur9DkXlADUepHfVRUPpt-zHfd16vKhNWODuUv1zPqn/s320/IMG_7327.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Though I'm using five solids, all my background pieces are low volume and neutrals from my stash. These are the five February blocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6wsMJ5fPAGL5Cmd4EiVKRtCY9vCopqv7OtyAasuQdg7hqQSqVjtG-Zw-vrW69u6wDbjnlymwGcixwt6Zt_53P_JStY-TVpIaxgzkDdSvgsczBYeuG6kpVJxm3LgMEadRGPOmlI0I_WwUmxyEAljgvQmjPRE5KqGdtaRt8BR1xFtFRiZhQd8XxbtB9-D/s4032/IMG_7318.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6wsMJ5fPAGL5Cmd4EiVKRtCY9vCopqv7OtyAasuQdg7hqQSqVjtG-Zw-vrW69u6wDbjnlymwGcixwt6Zt_53P_JStY-TVpIaxgzkDdSvgsczBYeuG6kpVJxm3LgMEadRGPOmlI0I_WwUmxyEAljgvQmjPRE5KqGdtaRt8BR1xFtFRiZhQd8XxbtB9-D/w400-h300/IMG_7318.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And here are the eight March blocks. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6gDCNsNGkYC5Tl5xbVynyu3JBpHTJZ6buGZTn-k3U4S8f6wwVfw6cZtiEkuM_jjVQvUVF06bcMJTuI1E3-RYp5pGwRT87rffaoENKzTvpAfK28Gq8m366FCKA24c6renLogkg3ubdaWz9fs4gr56yzf_mug3RTt3gillC_NwyP2WsMv61xgXxJQGFmjr/s4032/IMG_7320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6gDCNsNGkYC5Tl5xbVynyu3JBpHTJZ6buGZTn-k3U4S8f6wwVfw6cZtiEkuM_jjVQvUVF06bcMJTuI1E3-RYp5pGwRT87rffaoENKzTvpAfK28Gq8m366FCKA24c6renLogkg3ubdaWz9fs4gr56yzf_mug3RTt3gillC_NwyP2WsMv61xgXxJQGFmjr/w300-h400/IMG_7320.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm also moving along with domestic machine quilting (Bernina 770QE) <i>Prudence, </i>my long-term EPP project. The quilt center has been walking foot and ruler quilted - concentric circles were ruler-quilted. What remains to quilt are borders. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSTeTDsfgPo4U_-O5g6fsa_8Liva-93oEIRO6kCCxwZd-IgKxfaQcCWG8Sfm7Rve8Ev5HuUEAle8WZ1JC04MJYWD2wKFMO0sdpJA9Vka8UcreogzclQ_vOdAx_5fGnOyvUBbzJMfu5vPsrCcvjRjLCgMNlBgVtb2rot-Qz1Q4qQ45l35LPcm8uXpOXd5w/s4032/IMG_7321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSTeTDsfgPo4U_-O5g6fsa_8Liva-93oEIRO6kCCxwZd-IgKxfaQcCWG8Sfm7Rve8Ev5HuUEAle8WZ1JC04MJYWD2wKFMO0sdpJA9Vka8UcreogzclQ_vOdAx_5fGnOyvUBbzJMfu5vPsrCcvjRjLCgMNlBgVtb2rot-Qz1Q4qQ45l35LPcm8uXpOXd5w/w400-h300/IMG_7321.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWbz-ru7gPlrpAQIk0V4XvLQ1BLhCWihsKzBLIDu2KDquIdV7qqG7pbXcRLgTsWcKPjWZ2FzSexWAaDcNOuw_7ICzWQSU7XCZig2024xFkaVQaJl_o1gsuu5TAD-Xo35ZP-U_T8PFXxVstBHooyd8p7aQMly7s-vqRuLdPle7ntuLa_nD8rD_35mbov8O/s4032/IMG_7324.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWbz-ru7gPlrpAQIk0V4XvLQ1BLhCWihsKzBLIDu2KDquIdV7qqG7pbXcRLgTsWcKPjWZ2FzSexWAaDcNOuw_7ICzWQSU7XCZig2024xFkaVQaJl_o1gsuu5TAD-Xo35ZP-U_T8PFXxVstBHooyd8p7aQMly7s-vqRuLdPle7ntuLa_nD8rD_35mbov8O/s320/IMG_7324.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br />On Wednesday, my friend Jody and I went to the movie theater to see the last two episodes - numbers 7 and 8 - of Season 4 of <i>The Chosen </i>(not yet released for free to the general public). I shed tears at least four times.<br /><br />In the last scene, two disciples have just brought to Jesus the unridden donkey colt that He mounted and began riding into Jerusalem as Passover was being celebrated. His disciples and followers trailed after Him. Very poignant.<br /><br /><i>The Chosen </i>series will conclude with Season 7, so many more poignant scenes are to come. Linda</div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-72430751413991678312024-03-05T17:04:00.003-05:002024-03-05T17:04:24.150-05:00QuiltCon Raleigh - Part 4<div>Improvisation is a QuiltCon category of quilt that I enjoy viewing, and that I've had ZERO success in having a quilt accepted into. Improv continues to be my most challenging, and success-elusive quiltmaking method. </div><div><strike><br /></strike></div><div>These are a few of the QuiltCon Improv quilts, many of which are simply straight-line quilted, as we saw a lot of at QuiltCon this year. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Project 8</i> is a 56" X 64" quilt made by Laura Lowen @quiltfortco It's straight line domestic machine quilted in a grid pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rMsqLbtlsTt683IrJypJItdEwnQXv5ccjif4SuC4KRfRpmu9GN_4oOVolruRX56lo_Uq0721BWo3GzEU-4CSaZlZOPvT2QyGlS3P1K_zq2OrxhJEcUawkQ-pWLNveaK9Vs3Zy7YSaZYMQ643OYcb2vnkdjfCCqjtkwbfGWX-Oqoi-vqlFavrMXkUO-uV/s3594/IMG_7058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="3007" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rMsqLbtlsTt683IrJypJItdEwnQXv5ccjif4SuC4KRfRpmu9GN_4oOVolruRX56lo_Uq0721BWo3GzEU-4CSaZlZOPvT2QyGlS3P1K_zq2OrxhJEcUawkQ-pWLNveaK9Vs3Zy7YSaZYMQ643OYcb2vnkdjfCCqjtkwbfGWX-Oqoi-vqlFavrMXkUO-uV/w335-h400/IMG_7058.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Lido</i> is 56" X 56" and was made by Patricia Heath @mysterypoppy and straight line longarm quilted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRamGV0q90Hr5RgBgsG-t_WNzuwpFieiQakSZ6HkJ-kh6sLXw3u_FEn06GycRhX6YJDZnOH2Zd-I9B61gfymgUujM07vPD9hmCO5vQ5GM5ZrdK51Ra_8c7rmZ95lbRJUB5lMXBzAfLvWaRbs-NVVCuN4EswpJqWuIBWzbL5-OFIADTyI7ZyEduX8Mp5hV/s2978/IMG_7062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="2944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRamGV0q90Hr5RgBgsG-t_WNzuwpFieiQakSZ6HkJ-kh6sLXw3u_FEn06GycRhX6YJDZnOH2Zd-I9B61gfymgUujM07vPD9hmCO5vQ5GM5ZrdK51Ra_8c7rmZ95lbRJUB5lMXBzAfLvWaRbs-NVVCuN4EswpJqWuIBWzbL5-OFIADTyI7ZyEduX8Mp5hV/w395-h400/IMG_7062.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Ode to Yellow</i> was made by Carolina Oneto @carolina.oneto and is 51" X 41". It's straight-line domestic machine quilted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzc8Jvs5neHcfNxCRfqElavmJWmPrhIrtYz0MiTPWbUbdkaJfZnd4TeIIfYw6ZnUVma39zHkuWFtTcZvmpmledQztZ9-TERrZS4mfYCnTLguHW8QqS1ldXs1RIcmvduzZJX1HPkqWOQs0JNlFv0bqRNcZFCA-OgPj9hdmK9sZis3gfJLItarAEGf8wJVV/s2943/IMG_7064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="2943" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzc8Jvs5neHcfNxCRfqElavmJWmPrhIrtYz0MiTPWbUbdkaJfZnd4TeIIfYw6ZnUVma39zHkuWFtTcZvmpmledQztZ9-TERrZS4mfYCnTLguHW8QqS1ldXs1RIcmvduzZJX1HPkqWOQs0JNlFv0bqRNcZFCA-OgPj9hdmK9sZis3gfJLItarAEGf8wJVV/w400-h321/IMG_7064.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Oquirrh </i>is a 90" X 90" quilt designed by Ashelyn Downs @urbandwellstudio and longarm quilted in a straight line diagonal grid by Jen Ostler. I took a picture of this one because I was interested in Ashelyn's work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRS3JzPZdWuPxh1mdASbM3HwASYROuhZjclalpegt7BxMBOZBR_5PfeW4Jk_7OrGJ2Quxb9g7fjErS84h4rJFv3G0DpFfG6u3KphA9-Hha44ssnC6yB8QtdbTlZZaGR-LQAjfLN4DoDsMRGXbtMjS-boWq6G1tUcLznVW3tCww4ioeuoyxA9zCY5DIvE/s2648/IMG_7060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="2565" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRS3JzPZdWuPxh1mdASbM3HwASYROuhZjclalpegt7BxMBOZBR_5PfeW4Jk_7OrGJ2Quxb9g7fjErS84h4rJFv3G0DpFfG6u3KphA9-Hha44ssnC6yB8QtdbTlZZaGR-LQAjfLN4DoDsMRGXbtMjS-boWq6G1tUcLznVW3tCww4ioeuoyxA9zCY5DIvE/w388-h400/IMG_7060.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnynwED58kGn2fExGLxD6uaPKsBNmQcXgQFu7Aq8yqW34SyqgEU0DrJfoMP9zLg53n5bQ2dan9gHDpu0_5i_laxFYbsoyZuMWScglqxaVe_UdwT1S2-FpT-btWnWUq-c_Aqcdd1gEApnK2xH-UTcNpbAujV2hoxAkF5UfyGy9GKYpVWslbjOvm1fBOqs4r/s3736/IMG_7314.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3736" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnynwED58kGn2fExGLxD6uaPKsBNmQcXgQFu7Aq8yqW34SyqgEU0DrJfoMP9zLg53n5bQ2dan9gHDpu0_5i_laxFYbsoyZuMWScglqxaVe_UdwT1S2-FpT-btWnWUq-c_Aqcdd1gEApnK2xH-UTcNpbAujV2hoxAkF5UfyGy9GKYpVWslbjOvm1fBOqs4r/s320/IMG_7314.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>That's because I took Ashelyn's <i>Large Scale Minimal Improv </i>workshop at QuiltCon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I learned after registering for the workshop, that she's been quilt making for about two years. Since I've been making quilts for 45 years, it probably isn't surprising that I didn't learn anything new to me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Except for 15 minutes of instruction, and a review of this lovely booklet/handout she prepared, students spent 2¾ hours pressing fabrics, rotary cutting, and piecing components at a Brother sewing machine. </div><br />These are the fabrics I'm using in my quilt - eight linens (on the right); nine quilting cottons (on the left); and a few denim scraps (at the top). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rYWEV3ZFg0-5NBG3TQ6qJylSy_gcc3L4JZQPjnCu82niScEhgbJKBGLh5bnwER0Ym27m9BZ6ga4cVtuazxq9bEuuUvBawRdL919-1SU41lCestArfMNUJGUa97OckeFVS57rpfHoWY2u4m0UHEeE63qcyziSK9OHwHeEbwoy3m1MSABSwXG5IbKXKOdW/s4032/IMG_7316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rYWEV3ZFg0-5NBG3TQ6qJylSy_gcc3L4JZQPjnCu82niScEhgbJKBGLh5bnwER0Ym27m9BZ6ga4cVtuazxq9bEuuUvBawRdL919-1SU41lCestArfMNUJGUa97OckeFVS57rpfHoWY2u4m0UHEeE63qcyziSK9OHwHeEbwoy3m1MSABSwXG5IbKXKOdW/s320/IMG_7316.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These three components are what I accomplished during the workshop. I have quite a way to go to make a quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrmwX4l_XhKm0Ubi-kuDrQTVYmMa6iuZMsaE1ihvbHJxWbUYh21H6bWZG47YTy-CGiFSrABaHRxr2-LxtK3rMCruNjZvQ6NjT4CDl2yLIYXmkYeuLuhMfdsdWubeo4Rosz18N5eKaXrti6RKV0bKH-0H3uk5bvRftalxmawGHUrEYcWvDFPFRuAUvRp-E/s3991/IMG_7317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="3991" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrmwX4l_XhKm0Ubi-kuDrQTVYmMa6iuZMsaE1ihvbHJxWbUYh21H6bWZG47YTy-CGiFSrABaHRxr2-LxtK3rMCruNjZvQ6NjT4CDl2yLIYXmkYeuLuhMfdsdWubeo4Rosz18N5eKaXrti6RKV0bKH-0H3uk5bvRftalxmawGHUrEYcWvDFPFRuAUvRp-E/w400-h220/IMG_7317.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These are some of the QuiltCon quilts in the Piecing Category.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Escape Room</i> by Hillary Goodwin @entrophyalwayswins is a 56" X 67" quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRXErHOhChbof9zPJ4EXWY_kcOnRSzFHykrFYjotiM21WqCXn5mX1NFbSu0yG9kt3iyzDU5s7jjE_D_xJlhGHdUPgHwAN2wcSC77-POgzxzrEPzq39cmAt5e63ulbArIpa3wf0_0_nzaUeRPzalGmcAQ58tCMaQ19M4Z6niu7e1aIjzYz5uCECwOqAG-o/s3457/IMG_7162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3457" data-original-width="2888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRXErHOhChbof9zPJ4EXWY_kcOnRSzFHykrFYjotiM21WqCXn5mX1NFbSu0yG9kt3iyzDU5s7jjE_D_xJlhGHdUPgHwAN2wcSC77-POgzxzrEPzq39cmAt5e63ulbArIpa3wf0_0_nzaUeRPzalGmcAQ58tCMaQ19M4Z6niu7e1aIjzYz5uCECwOqAG-o/w334-h400/IMG_7162.jpeg" width="334" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was densely straight line domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wP7-mjRl-RYzA5pWZ9xl6KUwrkVsOadeixh5Hm11rayyXlzFFqIM1vsdP32lJfvBCMGZfMvyjKUodKJV4XBFrYWfNKbmED1Gcj_ecwxBHFOvCSVaixjoYEg2WExP40RhpeEx91lPVLoBhHvUG3Gtv-9SBWiO3HArOkV5V6bauTnBXE6E3XXsMwD06uB5/s4032/IMG_7163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wP7-mjRl-RYzA5pWZ9xl6KUwrkVsOadeixh5Hm11rayyXlzFFqIM1vsdP32lJfvBCMGZfMvyjKUodKJV4XBFrYWfNKbmED1Gcj_ecwxBHFOvCSVaixjoYEg2WExP40RhpeEx91lPVLoBhHvUG3Gtv-9SBWiO3HArOkV5V6bauTnBXE6E3XXsMwD06uB5/w400-h300/IMG_7163.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Sock Hop, </i>a 42" X 42" quilt was made by Lee Zuk @vernerific. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOutkKDLr124EQ6vp7LLAKiVNsui_PpN2aBVg1bXm9bK_ALMI-NvvUuLtVfoBaeT3_n0BeeFVn95PvvRmRgzdERu5Ng-0Fa06NLr2C0LTu51PINoDKb-_qZppHhw0jbDxo3SZtB6DQV_ciGLS0frffocKwYeVxE8juLugB_IKRS59-BCVHoQ3d2gWvrKYE/s2949/IMG_7165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="2816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOutkKDLr124EQ6vp7LLAKiVNsui_PpN2aBVg1bXm9bK_ALMI-NvvUuLtVfoBaeT3_n0BeeFVn95PvvRmRgzdERu5Ng-0Fa06NLr2C0LTu51PINoDKb-_qZppHhw0jbDxo3SZtB6DQV_ciGLS0frffocKwYeVxE8juLugB_IKRS59-BCVHoQ3d2gWvrKYE/w383-h400/IMG_7165.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Ju2OlZjVWIzMdVb5TmHXo48QGf2PPDY7IRvqPnBEYoiial-2mhi0b806Jd5b0tPQFFW7bZdWB1RQ29VLdRzzty0RcZPpvQr1nyw4bEh1r_sFfJEY0OgYSu2sCGBW7YksbFl59j9nc4W1bYvsu0hcqbwKKthRcnKqSvb81GxwCw6CjhmY7wsLeMWqU6Q/s4032/IMG_7166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Ju2OlZjVWIzMdVb5TmHXo48QGf2PPDY7IRvqPnBEYoiial-2mhi0b806Jd5b0tPQFFW7bZdWB1RQ29VLdRzzty0RcZPpvQr1nyw4bEh1r_sFfJEY0OgYSu2sCGBW7YksbFl59j9nc4W1bYvsu0hcqbwKKthRcnKqSvb81GxwCw6CjhmY7wsLeMWqU6Q/w400-h300/IMG_7166.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An excellent example of transparency, <i>Notes to Self</i> is 56" X 64" was made by Sarah Ruiz @bysarahruiz<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p3pZG_M0bg6Vr17Fp7W9vQerDaqNbV0PCx32ragGPS7aSlcYJwo2-9A4JTCUKa9PVxptbUwHms2H0D_c1W0wVxOKLpr0hQ3RegpA_vOCdw6r569Q-VLsxToDr35d77zrYf1WvVcVjvoFfgA8k0Ifm-UdQdHHvTYts7WVc3NzL1k5EfYyPKR1U7zYmyU7/s3224/IMG_7168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2757" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p3pZG_M0bg6Vr17Fp7W9vQerDaqNbV0PCx32ragGPS7aSlcYJwo2-9A4JTCUKa9PVxptbUwHms2H0D_c1W0wVxOKLpr0hQ3RegpA_vOCdw6r569Q-VLsxToDr35d77zrYf1WvVcVjvoFfgA8k0Ifm-UdQdHHvTYts7WVc3NzL1k5EfYyPKR1U7zYmyU7/w343-h400/IMG_7168.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was straight-line quilted on a longarm. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj016HdLPtjHI6NIc1nW-6LKaJohUGIgzko0t3QMxpmdN2R13lTmmuOujP9wiRvijNw3WVmOyRZJw-c3ke0uUPTuYnUmPsbF2p3Df24sLNAbwLS4lZvAFqry6kDASbc2kLnJy_YIwk1BlfnLaH-NBuQ2_lbLVaCDxi3kdjJhWK_bUKqZh8vkBZq8yM131wN/s4032/IMG_7169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj016HdLPtjHI6NIc1nW-6LKaJohUGIgzko0t3QMxpmdN2R13lTmmuOujP9wiRvijNw3WVmOyRZJw-c3ke0uUPTuYnUmPsbF2p3Df24sLNAbwLS4lZvAFqry6kDASbc2kLnJy_YIwk1BlfnLaH-NBuQ2_lbLVaCDxi3kdjJhWK_bUKqZh8vkBZq8yM131wN/w400-h300/IMG_7169.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I'm generally not a fan of T-shirt quilts, I appreciate the way Mac Barnes @macbarnes.art creatively pieced this 72" X 52" <i>YMCA T-Shirt</i> quilt. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-n2I0jPZD2POyJxCUzLs0QITLeNiR2c1sTf0ZCoPQKujvodc4MdUHvdum5n1mEBRPmDjjlhBQZJLqPJ2-LUNtmLNL-QrBkEjp3FKkI0jhj1KeOducxQgK6tENcwzWuUPdfA21F0MXIPHoGgNaw_AQV_QZOTMrzGo8II1I8DrJzZ4RrEZ0iOlPt_fzXYdH/s3648/IMG_7171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="3648" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-n2I0jPZD2POyJxCUzLs0QITLeNiR2c1sTf0ZCoPQKujvodc4MdUHvdum5n1mEBRPmDjjlhBQZJLqPJ2-LUNtmLNL-QrBkEjp3FKkI0jhj1KeOducxQgK6tENcwzWuUPdfA21F0MXIPHoGgNaw_AQV_QZOTMrzGo8II1I8DrJzZ4RrEZ0iOlPt_fzXYdH/w400-h296/IMG_7171.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was straight line quilted on a longarm. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoO7FljZ0M8ODy-Urs1yaRjoozLrbwEA7UTG02ZoI-skVuagcIb3eGhhjLChQXTiVb0t89oPtSkYV_gMw6s3xubD3w88-sqjICE9s4-nG6YTzLTxWHnampQiOozthHFmlOJRZjXPZMPIXElMshalit0JnL827KU4AeIAcJb-oNmXZF94LobRaPLD3wkbw/s4032/IMG_7172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoO7FljZ0M8ODy-Urs1yaRjoozLrbwEA7UTG02ZoI-skVuagcIb3eGhhjLChQXTiVb0t89oPtSkYV_gMw6s3xubD3w88-sqjICE9s4-nG6YTzLTxWHnampQiOozthHFmlOJRZjXPZMPIXElMshalit0JnL827KU4AeIAcJb-oNmXZF94LobRaPLD3wkbw/w400-h300/IMG_7172.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Intersectionality</i> is a 53" X 63" quilt made by Heather Ackerberg @gladhand_sews. It was straight line grid quilted on a longarm. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJSyK2fnvB60R7Au-rvvlQQNcdOx_TbuVwcFaHu2zoLBvlpSx0DRFS4J4YrfGCK40SW_Ff1T6ClS41_TUW9KTLrpiL0g89-snLqFmpKQ5YX2VHvLzbWLVuWBpZK0k0_PqZNaDd4wzhW5aHnAc0kJhso0SterefQ91icDnBoNSyds4qErGd2biVoS8cPoO/s2796/IMG_7073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJSyK2fnvB60R7Au-rvvlQQNcdOx_TbuVwcFaHu2zoLBvlpSx0DRFS4J4YrfGCK40SW_Ff1T6ClS41_TUW9KTLrpiL0g89-snLqFmpKQ5YX2VHvLzbWLVuWBpZK0k0_PqZNaDd4wzhW5aHnAc0kJhso0SterefQ91icDnBoNSyds4qErGd2biVoS8cPoO/w379-h400/IMG_7073.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Forthcoming Quilt</i> was made by Holly Clarke @holdmyseamripper. It's 63" X 63" and was straight line domestic machine quilted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIuOYVGTUHiqURID5dEuJbyf0iurFhH-0g0gYNFD2yR8OBNS3P0C0rTrD58DCFF6kfxCDe09L9s75OvqiDHbuoGBcKnJaQLPTPQRimAYSsEi2bEvIeudXxJHWcHGmnsgdHzYSonfFFNG50wihvR8Fb0WZQllhCqkYlW79dwA1rogZPYkv2QGsKxdL79CQ/s2939/IMG_7075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="2904" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIuOYVGTUHiqURID5dEuJbyf0iurFhH-0g0gYNFD2yR8OBNS3P0C0rTrD58DCFF6kfxCDe09L9s75OvqiDHbuoGBcKnJaQLPTPQRimAYSsEi2bEvIeudXxJHWcHGmnsgdHzYSonfFFNG50wihvR8Fb0WZQllhCqkYlW79dwA1rogZPYkv2QGsKxdL79CQ/w395-h400/IMG_7075.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Broken Trellis</i> was made by Michelle Wilke @ml_wilke whose lecture - <i>Idea. Design. Create. Quilt. - </i>was very informative. For the first time I heard it said that "Improv means designing as you go." I always thought it was <i>only</i> creatively rotary cutting (without a ruler) and piecing. But improv is also figuring out a design as you go! That was my biggest take-away from Michelle's lecture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoZ6eThn15W0axFvhRUtqFHCSqbg0eKHy6TNC2EwMpnOqGjfBDs6FrTIAjaLtKwRQlyWfsmjqeJL9QSLSBNHNv-9JytDvcgksl5ryahYOXwWB4b3CdRswykO_H3liAq9cokfjMEnoSnWDySV7a77PbxDR2lMYpKjPd92R_HjB_qP-f3Nwb4q_8M8KOTV-/s3587/IMG_7177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="2861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoZ6eThn15W0axFvhRUtqFHCSqbg0eKHy6TNC2EwMpnOqGjfBDs6FrTIAjaLtKwRQlyWfsmjqeJL9QSLSBNHNv-9JytDvcgksl5ryahYOXwWB4b3CdRswykO_H3liAq9cokfjMEnoSnWDySV7a77PbxDR2lMYpKjPd92R_HjB_qP-f3Nwb4q_8M8KOTV-/w319-h400/IMG_7177.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, <i>Broken Trellis </i>is 48" X 60" and was straight line longarm quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9EMydxGVz5sBA9n4iWwvgsB2hFWdn4KMN-7Rkj3_bTBGGhgYUkvFhHmDhOMA8gasq3nM8a2Z91z9qAA6cusFtTx5jCUjCe-H7E0SjrC_HrpfAZ4gPf8ftdYEpD2xD32TTe617-bdQ-gL9OWqZR-ahFJxx_sGsvFc5U3i584VmxpYuzevGNneUqvTz4TT/s4032/IMG_7178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9EMydxGVz5sBA9n4iWwvgsB2hFWdn4KMN-7Rkj3_bTBGGhgYUkvFhHmDhOMA8gasq3nM8a2Z91z9qAA6cusFtTx5jCUjCe-H7E0SjrC_HrpfAZ4gPf8ftdYEpD2xD32TTe617-bdQ-gL9OWqZR-ahFJxx_sGsvFc5U3i584VmxpYuzevGNneUqvTz4TT/w400-h300/IMG_7178.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think by now you've worked out that straight line quilting seemed to be predominant at this year's show. So when I saw <i>Cosmic Curves</i> by Ben Darby @huntspatchquilts, I appreciated seeing his creative domestic machine quilting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg_4PJ35zMnEUZEbH_IIU33PeMtvoQWmdT0Nwh-8EgDowl-a88GpGpKvhDsDMjFc6sj3OE7r24xql3b68x3BfduzBfA2Kn5cGONKorqs59eqfOKPPrhnN1P7XqDVSff5GDeIcGZhSz8xV6GH4ynPaWzhQpEqg_920I5IMp1xk3FxKdQMDkpzV9XV8-7sA/s3620/IMG_7180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="2887" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg_4PJ35zMnEUZEbH_IIU33PeMtvoQWmdT0Nwh-8EgDowl-a88GpGpKvhDsDMjFc6sj3OE7r24xql3b68x3BfduzBfA2Kn5cGONKorqs59eqfOKPPrhnN1P7XqDVSff5GDeIcGZhSz8xV6GH4ynPaWzhQpEqg_920I5IMp1xk3FxKdQMDkpzV9XV8-7sA/w319-h400/IMG_7180.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Cosmic Curves </i>is 58" X 75". Look at that quilting!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlqQfDm3xtoo-fgpme2KxwlvNAco-Q6KisUGQna83mk6O6f6K8BnGuhDmAaoW5Xb2_iV5XQ9OsBc2zwhZZJo4qB1YzlTpHfd9sALo6qgYR3QZA1llwIKuFElYnO-P07rvoE525d8WiMJF60iMpvde8sQc0DEisrt0vVrqjdm7K_4hJyBdQJcdvD0QT8r1/s4032/IMG_7181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlqQfDm3xtoo-fgpme2KxwlvNAco-Q6KisUGQna83mk6O6f6K8BnGuhDmAaoW5Xb2_iV5XQ9OsBc2zwhZZJo4qB1YzlTpHfd9sALo6qgYR3QZA1llwIKuFElYnO-P07rvoE525d8WiMJF60iMpvde8sQc0DEisrt0vVrqjdm7K_4hJyBdQJcdvD0QT8r1/w400-h300/IMG_7181.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As long as we're looking at creative quilting, how about this quilt? <i>On the Verge </i>was in the Minimalism category and made by Tara Evans @taraleequiltery It's 70" X 76". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJha_7rbh1EplpByYxc5VZEB_6ar4PJ20fScIzklT49vfkIIXKp3anlm96eCYAkeMvwIldcjsDoMiIbcRuV_lHej5132WDcCG10rfBCjXvJiTCTKp00V33ZGxPFg_eCjbMMl9NcmXzHsw4bqkEbrsjkLi_TBL-7G7QYDpUzH-Noy1ywqrDqrB9unTDZKi/s3283/IMG_7209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3283" data-original-width="3012" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJha_7rbh1EplpByYxc5VZEB_6ar4PJ20fScIzklT49vfkIIXKp3anlm96eCYAkeMvwIldcjsDoMiIbcRuV_lHej5132WDcCG10rfBCjXvJiTCTKp00V33ZGxPFg_eCjbMMl9NcmXzHsw4bqkEbrsjkLi_TBL-7G7QYDpUzH-Noy1ywqrDqrB9unTDZKi/w368-h400/IMG_7209.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>On the Verge</i> was longarm quilted. Check out those little "inchworm" satin stitches in the quilting. Very creative. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4B-plQZVapQUcasYRC5YDibmMxBjPXgwaPsFPzNG7iq8xl_mO0YC7j-UGf7fh654AdihgV0IMC_iXXzVdbOEe82Er7K98pF3NZDbF2V3ydnXPklilqS320svC4xF_Vg_ornZuKRcMOqqcj1Ub3BaV_-IGkidIOBSVqOsaPiEi-Jz-cOCJT_IqsKueqKX/s4032/IMG_7210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4B-plQZVapQUcasYRC5YDibmMxBjPXgwaPsFPzNG7iq8xl_mO0YC7j-UGf7fh654AdihgV0IMC_iXXzVdbOEe82Er7K98pF3NZDbF2V3ydnXPklilqS320svC4xF_Vg_ornZuKRcMOqqcj1Ub3BaV_-IGkidIOBSVqOsaPiEi-Jz-cOCJT_IqsKueqKX/w400-h300/IMG_7210.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could go on and on, but I'll save more QuiltCon pics for another post which will likely be my last on the topic of QuiltCon. In the meantime, if you'd like to see some fantastic pictures of QuiltCon quilts, check out this <a href="https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/modern-quilts-from-the-2024-quiltcon" target="_blank">blog post by Leila Gardunia.</a> She's a Missouri quilter I first met when we both lived in Iowa. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/modern-quilts-from-the-2024-quiltcon" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="458" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7CvcSomhhzKpJaV9Bqs28CF7MdOsVNYo2jCTrZSzuijvG4qnldCE0ngKJIxIArmc7sU-rekQjvhiIwiH0AR2Xrf3QdpOfy-A_WKATdP0d_eQ7vvycSXyyF6v-16QV46Fv4aQQaudKd1DmAIsaHAVaIIPZgdK-QE-xL6FMmmCkzjBxON8S1HaKLEJkCrw/w152-h200/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2012.18.25%20PM.png" width="152" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Leila has a lovely <a href="https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/modern-quilts-from-the-2024-quiltcon">online review of 52 quilts</a> she liked at the show. My <i>Feelin' Groovy </i>quilt is first among them, though I'm sure that doesn't mean anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>I recommend taking a look. Her excellent quality photos really show off the quilting.<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/AVvXsEiSnGf2iJv1fV11lH2otvhQ5kZ2rZU1JzTakSrabVfzbZlEHTt4D0faeAVjEGEbntka0BtjIYS8A3GWp6EPf00H2QCPOnLZ-oaQSVFfi_PYfuTGX5HkjNMTHmloFGa3gNjFI2a-QtUZ0Of34ju-75W8nxOzHeuxuUfHHhbhwzeRZQgesf3elVrn6ebPgzCg/s1967/IMG_7313.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnGf2iJv1fV11lH2otvhQ5kZ2rZU1JzTakSrabVfzbZlEHTt4D0faeAVjEGEbntka0BtjIYS8A3GWp6EPf00H2QCPOnLZ-oaQSVFfi_PYfuTGX5HkjNMTHmloFGa3gNjFI2a-QtUZ0Of34ju-75W8nxOzHeuxuUfHHhbhwzeRZQgesf3elVrn6ebPgzCg/w238-h400/IMG_7313.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Instagram is still popping up lots of QuiltCon pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was surprise when this picture came up. Love seeing my <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> maximalism quilt being perused by someone who is obviously a quilter herself!</div><div><br /></div><div>There were dozens and dozens of quilted jackets being worn at this year's show. Linda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-60208552579267460532024-03-03T11:52:00.001-05:002024-03-03T11:52:09.650-05:00QuiltCon Raleigh - Part 3A week ago today I was riding home from Raleigh with my friend, Courtney. Among other conversations, we talked about QuiltCon - our impressions, and favorite quilts. <div><br /></div><div>Most of you know that I'm a fan of Paola Machetta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecultofquilt/" target="_blank">@cultofquilts</a> improv quilts, but I'm also interested in quilts entered in the Handwork category, and those with an abundance of hand-stitching.</div><div><br /></div><div>Through seven in-person QuiltCons, I've been watching several hand-stitchers. A couple of them re-appear each year.</div><div><br /></div><div>One is Jennifer Broemel @jen.broemel. On first glance, <i>Borrowed Blue</i> looks pretty enough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M0ZyKkRr1sxuraqG6rik4cJ2jeiuz5aD_vNOMeMb3JrpVJA-AKOKBLF2Js_B0LQYS_iQZjfNIkyCoQemf1pkD_Uj5am5Mz6kdRSSAgONQsv5_4zMxCe5wq5dXPyyemupDWNNIjQgBM0Z_k3eolQw2-hUn8E_NFk_apRDpPc5J0ODvYyxNGxB7xVlsrIH/s3188/IMG_7146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="3004" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M0ZyKkRr1sxuraqG6rik4cJ2jeiuz5aD_vNOMeMb3JrpVJA-AKOKBLF2Js_B0LQYS_iQZjfNIkyCoQemf1pkD_Uj5am5Mz6kdRSSAgONQsv5_4zMxCe5wq5dXPyyemupDWNNIjQgBM0Z_k3eolQw2-hUn8E_NFk_apRDpPc5J0ODvYyxNGxB7xVlsrIH/w378-h400/IMG_7146.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On closer inspection, you realize that this 45" X 45" packs a whole lot of stitching! It seems that she pieces a quilt top, covers it with netting/tulle, machine grid quilts it, and then fills each gridded square with a hand stitch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3jX2DBiyBpRZjHwzez4Iuh754k6wyhKaKGRn_LOYQ_UAG1FZBTUcDllXYuGMF5pADoQPc0dTLow4DCCuQaIsNEShzPbMgSCCRX1TNKVdzfRgq5kPsn4CJjtOH7aZvyHXqqU41Mw-pLDC4KtLJVp0UIdBk2aoFW9JtUJlxrLBWN-GM_tlZF6xDmBlakmD/s4032/IMG_7147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3jX2DBiyBpRZjHwzez4Iuh754k6wyhKaKGRn_LOYQ_UAG1FZBTUcDllXYuGMF5pADoQPc0dTLow4DCCuQaIsNEShzPbMgSCCRX1TNKVdzfRgq5kPsn4CJjtOH7aZvyHXqqU41Mw-pLDC4KtLJVp0UIdBk2aoFW9JtUJlxrLBWN-GM_tlZF6xDmBlakmD/w400-h300/IMG_7147.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's pretty amazing. I asked a volunteer to show me the back, and wasn't too surprised to see that Jen leaves thread tails hanging too. Such an interesting way to create a hand-made quilt... err, work of art (who would EVER use this as a quilt?!) wouldn't you agree? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5IDXcA2q5HMv0P7gy2vAhGrSdq5mOWPpiagR24nl8BZBZl1xxPESQ_RWRDgDBfhypsUbfhR7r7CRAPU8srLjVv5whp_lq5ZbOXlQW4o8bn8ZZ59JuIJD2qQGQoGvnhVOxmXH9oPR53X-zbC2YXN9_qRoITiAhsHxQ32Vwu-p3X06IoJrr5Ssp29H2tOY/s4032/IMG_7149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5IDXcA2q5HMv0P7gy2vAhGrSdq5mOWPpiagR24nl8BZBZl1xxPESQ_RWRDgDBfhypsUbfhR7r7CRAPU8srLjVv5whp_lq5ZbOXlQW4o8bn8ZZ59JuIJD2qQGQoGvnhVOxmXH9oPR53X-zbC2YXN9_qRoITiAhsHxQ32Vwu-p3X06IoJrr5Ssp29H2tOY/w400-h300/IMG_7149.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Beginnings to See</i> is 30" X 30" and also made by Jen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGK1nArM1eEPRhc3R0hBN4w-c_FaXSWRHWwmjOmdq0dUTCgZr7oqEA9B_KVLbBLa9CTVpyn_JihLJpBi9dQc1XLOs582Cd6733bIOTt5nFjr1kDy3snJ28CgMJE0kkhJl8v_XrzVlxLgDAjFCdTerSN0yLdOqga3jNymJhg9bTVFGZHyZMNTB66F6G8CYV/s3076/IMG_7140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="2987" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGK1nArM1eEPRhc3R0hBN4w-c_FaXSWRHWwmjOmdq0dUTCgZr7oqEA9B_KVLbBLa9CTVpyn_JihLJpBi9dQc1XLOs582Cd6733bIOTt5nFjr1kDy3snJ28CgMJE0kkhJl8v_XrzVlxLgDAjFCdTerSN0yLdOqga3jNymJhg9bTVFGZHyZMNTB66F6G8CYV/w389-h400/IMG_7140.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Again, you can see how she likes to hand stitch on a grid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhDpgbKAhuw8sQE-tzQF7caDhAtXFGt0P0mEIqEDw_3ApNH-lwkOQwkJjlA52N_wOKwIELDsK-qsHW9X_C_6xQMXvhIW2jHrY1lYItoLNXWJBiPOGmDWlSuyV517vDura4XDy9bM_y2zGuh4AYZvfBc9Qc4vLk_Xm7TziYu3e0VVxdYaMzuE9TeJE6Q4t/s4032/IMG_7141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhDpgbKAhuw8sQE-tzQF7caDhAtXFGt0P0mEIqEDw_3ApNH-lwkOQwkJjlA52N_wOKwIELDsK-qsHW9X_C_6xQMXvhIW2jHrY1lYItoLNXWJBiPOGmDWlSuyV517vDura4XDy9bM_y2zGuh4AYZvfBc9Qc4vLk_Xm7TziYu3e0VVxdYaMzuE9TeJE6Q4t/w400-h300/IMG_7141.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also in the Handwork category was this 65" X 65" quilt called <i>Why Knot 2</i> by Simone Symonds @salty.plum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwCeS6Q6G0XO3HHi2fEDi47LRwAHc1PnUReidAJWmj1Npx8cMd4P-byy16dw93nbsznrgvHyMHpY-Jm6Exaf-kwbE3cbzmGAME1HS5oPqtsSiYy10sdMfFRop9JOQ6V-AE-tIMds60c3tNJrrJjXH_IiWosMniEobNvuDEJqcY0MnV0Gy5JdvQgIvoqfC/s2899/IMG_7150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="2899" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwCeS6Q6G0XO3HHi2fEDi47LRwAHc1PnUReidAJWmj1Npx8cMd4P-byy16dw93nbsznrgvHyMHpY-Jm6Exaf-kwbE3cbzmGAME1HS5oPqtsSiYy10sdMfFRop9JOQ6V-AE-tIMds60c3tNJrrJjXH_IiWosMniEobNvuDEJqcY0MnV0Gy5JdvQgIvoqfC/w400-h394/IMG_7150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's 12,800 ties and 25,600 knots! Basically a shag rug! This might be a nice one to snuggle under.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHwPozb3pGWamG8x7dz8PL8SRDm0KiVgBqETIHuIEaIF8dJZclDnWtHg8Lc0y8y6aFZvkYeo1E6vc5IiVFHNTjPRsYiUZVVAayghLFAYXtIXdnhV48Z36869qbYE0sGgU7TBk5GeFu7cCZRWhgp2qTeUbaeBU0ClI81_eXl5wt-JB69zkEvLi3EUNyC2D/s4032/IMG_7151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHwPozb3pGWamG8x7dz8PL8SRDm0KiVgBqETIHuIEaIF8dJZclDnWtHg8Lc0y8y6aFZvkYeo1E6vc5IiVFHNTjPRsYiUZVVAayghLFAYXtIXdnhV48Z36869qbYE0sGgU7TBk5GeFu7cCZRWhgp2qTeUbaeBU0ClI81_eXl5wt-JB69zkEvLi3EUNyC2D/w400-h300/IMG_7151.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Julie Reuben <a href="https://www.instagram.com/b_plus_q/" target="_blank">@b_plus_q</a> is another maker whose handwork I admire. This 42" X 30" <i>Shine on Me</i> quilt is three pieced fabrics that have been densely hand stitched. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqYjRwjEi7fppZm0Y5vToU5MnFNTKSaP4TKqqsDfebkDFIZf9Gq_dPDHXenhY9-MsoTstitvI5DdQa4jjyi99z2QVBQgFcyx_b59zIfnTCm356CUghn1t95b9LUyCofzdaOH33VuBDuif46kVWysWw1bFHGp1wAw9zz_27lgKvMP1p5yBc90n96HBSf8I/s3854/IMG_7143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3854" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqYjRwjEi7fppZm0Y5vToU5MnFNTKSaP4TKqqsDfebkDFIZf9Gq_dPDHXenhY9-MsoTstitvI5DdQa4jjyi99z2QVBQgFcyx_b59zIfnTCm356CUghn1t95b9LUyCofzdaOH33VuBDuif46kVWysWw1bFHGp1wAw9zz_27lgKvMP1p5yBc90n96HBSf8I/w400-h286/IMG_7143.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She used many perle cotton colors very effectively. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hTdBt04JdA4ZW7ijmrvZQRbyxSjL6BRjEfxxTJx4iifL7IA7T9Bvt20gK5Qw0mKno_TFueTSYzvR-LkvpBAypr-Qy8jYC3AahAghetMUQEmcS9B-8IKVRA4Brxe4EmSy-1hG8Kwqg-dSWUIHXN0lQS1IsP-hI23U_KGMPGeYyZ9nWqsKnXuDu-sfIoIw/s3728/IMG_7144.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="3728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hTdBt04JdA4ZW7ijmrvZQRbyxSjL6BRjEfxxTJx4iifL7IA7T9Bvt20gK5Qw0mKno_TFueTSYzvR-LkvpBAypr-Qy8jYC3AahAghetMUQEmcS9B-8IKVRA4Brxe4EmSy-1hG8Kwqg-dSWUIHXN0lQS1IsP-hI23U_KGMPGeYyZ9nWqsKnXuDu-sfIoIw/w400-h320/IMG_7144.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Choosing Calm</i> is another of Julie's beauties measuring 39" X 40". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qMEZCE6fDTKb6Oj5M1gO55o3TQcCM6kpi4XZNXk-qrlnElsIW8EJDjrFi861twpCtKv5oNz6wAn5zjQhH8rRxlfKD4QhQdyCtYeEoAedZ_WBbzsMaZ321zCPyoExSr_jIHEUu33wPdG0sztrYw-wmINCVAVa0VknbUx_1zAtUrP7nzoFH1xEvh9iU4zS/s2992/IMG_7215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2969" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qMEZCE6fDTKb6Oj5M1gO55o3TQcCM6kpi4XZNXk-qrlnElsIW8EJDjrFi861twpCtKv5oNz6wAn5zjQhH8rRxlfKD4QhQdyCtYeEoAedZ_WBbzsMaZ321zCPyoExSr_jIHEUu33wPdG0sztrYw-wmINCVAVa0VknbUx_1zAtUrP7nzoFH1xEvh9iU4zS/w398-h400/IMG_7215.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's a whole cloth quilt that's entirely fly-stitched! Color gradations appear because Julie used seven shades of perle cotton. I asked Julie how much thread she used: "<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">14 full balls, and several partial balls." Wow! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e6hgtRZLjodzHh5HwATI1JtsRasg_78XEG0rbQCjgg7HDBDGyS3Q8yGl3-kEqko3rp99C79AqPlK7rFka0Rn7_d6Gnee5WvLSQ76T31wM9VcZJooLrWULTMyEKmJiah6AhKAZESBti6HShJsBl_iu5e6Ol8o8Qmrj1WXXBu1fSo_4k_fgCxCvJLwpsbZ/s4032/IMG_7216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e6hgtRZLjodzHh5HwATI1JtsRasg_78XEG0rbQCjgg7HDBDGyS3Q8yGl3-kEqko3rp99C79AqPlK7rFka0Rn7_d6Gnee5WvLSQ76T31wM9VcZJooLrWULTMyEKmJiah6AhKAZESBti6HShJsBl_iu5e6Ol8o8Qmrj1WXXBu1fSo_4k_fgCxCvJLwpsbZ/w400-h300/IMG_7216.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">I had to tease Julie when she posted an Instagram picture of her handwork as she was flying back home. "Fly-stitching while flying." Seems appropriate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjW0rn_a5BXDfxMS5GXcDXjVzGqr-iqgkFNzZTfI_sR09zXNI39J0CvmU9kiTNGtsls5HWcF9tHy8WSWWeDj3MZOvItdXsmatvEZrDq0IbDOfSUWhRsZdYxghKOFVqoamgzlsnBE_wNb27gbAUZeVIiNT1f4bISrax-1x5jTek4F4kTno77mIFYyaJiQyF/s1090/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2010.55.32%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1090" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjW0rn_a5BXDfxMS5GXcDXjVzGqr-iqgkFNzZTfI_sR09zXNI39J0CvmU9kiTNGtsls5HWcF9tHy8WSWWeDj3MZOvItdXsmatvEZrDq0IbDOfSUWhRsZdYxghKOFVqoamgzlsnBE_wNb27gbAUZeVIiNT1f4bISrax-1x5jTek4F4kTno77mIFYyaJiQyF/w400-h344/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2010.55.32%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Julie also made <i>Iridescence </i>that was in the Modern Traditionalism category. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22dQFiHPHNlqF9vvch5AgHxYd7uQd2pWujDdZydiO5e2mauQwC24Toqb78m_kd9_f6gXPltOZlTavo0g5yaLx401N7Q7f5RKKbWCKBpxnIhQFpmXYjVqX5hFSPN2fjCgMH0YCbG985FHBo55VPjo_yCu-ACfZOGyf0lN5wfAx55nvVXVH7Q4hyphenhyphen9WAN5xc/s3001/IMG_7206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="2928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22dQFiHPHNlqF9vvch5AgHxYd7uQd2pWujDdZydiO5e2mauQwC24Toqb78m_kd9_f6gXPltOZlTavo0g5yaLx401N7Q7f5RKKbWCKBpxnIhQFpmXYjVqX5hFSPN2fjCgMH0YCbG985FHBo55VPjo_yCu-ACfZOGyf0lN5wfAx55nvVXVH7Q4hyphenhyphen9WAN5xc/w390-h400/IMG_7206.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's not until you see the quilt close-up that you can appreciate all the handwork in this 42" x 42" quilt. It's something else, isn't it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFz_HcUW-EXeqA9ksYFygvNVLK4JzKhmdaZ-XyGP1E5CQHbkYPVYd5wpsZHMrflOSlCbveILMSljs2ipnAQT25odGJZE3HKBPxoQB9FxZMg8hr_0DWPrMS5o9Z1V9yFnogcqPcWXW2Nza3TOhyphenhyphen2dJTJFcUTwkC_OE5_tFhhLM0LlHpgQJ-LZz5yRCtUp_/s4032/IMG_7207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFz_HcUW-EXeqA9ksYFygvNVLK4JzKhmdaZ-XyGP1E5CQHbkYPVYd5wpsZHMrflOSlCbveILMSljs2ipnAQT25odGJZE3HKBPxoQB9FxZMg8hr_0DWPrMS5o9Z1V9yFnogcqPcWXW2Nza3TOhyphenhyphen2dJTJFcUTwkC_OE5_tFhhLM0LlHpgQJ-LZz5yRCtUp_/w400-h300/IMG_7207.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the Small Quilts category was <i>36 Days of Quilt Type,</i> a 24" X 24" quilt made by Kaitlin Rim @freetime fibers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM6S5-XjIPs5K398fk5zBeQmevDCWcwzG6u-vpYSBuM5nGYORsYGG8S2XOpjCRLFRVzOY0w00JqPAAlaxjUW8dUaImBy9vVBrjHkfSjLGCUr6he9bz40bDbqPFvwKhG4lkSLtkgrcfr8rfP_P2Y-mPszgY-PxKkSexiyI7C17ivUdXNE4AMr152pV1jOO/s3057/IMG_7119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2971" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM6S5-XjIPs5K398fk5zBeQmevDCWcwzG6u-vpYSBuM5nGYORsYGG8S2XOpjCRLFRVzOY0w00JqPAAlaxjUW8dUaImBy9vVBrjHkfSjLGCUr6he9bz40bDbqPFvwKhG4lkSLtkgrcfr8rfP_P2Y-mPszgY-PxKkSexiyI7C17ivUdXNE4AMr152pV1jOO/w389-h400/IMG_7119.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was domestic machine quilted, and then hand-stitched. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK9oub8mOME48kkZlNGBhKSIzlSAVBLK59PyGc7kCNwkFohWdevaXcvLdRBfvIBFyQXoaGIGONyyG2mf9A-0IBQDsPoYZcgJ4rhZwUIBZIua1vWikRiMSl7uMXwG8qlU1CE8sjkoN42PBVCrjNODZvWet1xg9CxAPY8k_5-R0FYOd0Yz5s3sxA0zDX8GK/s4032/IMG_7121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK9oub8mOME48kkZlNGBhKSIzlSAVBLK59PyGc7kCNwkFohWdevaXcvLdRBfvIBFyQXoaGIGONyyG2mf9A-0IBQDsPoYZcgJ4rhZwUIBZIua1vWikRiMSl7uMXwG8qlU1CE8sjkoN42PBVCrjNODZvWet1xg9CxAPY8k_5-R0FYOd0Yz5s3sxA0zDX8GK/w400-h300/IMG_7121.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Likewise, <i>Stardust, </i>a 30" X 21" Small Quilt by Betsy Balog @b_log was domestic machine quilted. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMA_C5Ln3Yv41oulmuwK8F8rA07gQi0sxP5J_0n0KbjbJP09KvfGmG_ewvCNtnGv_v-J7KV3_rvtv-Td8607uo2aiwleXFxhE_8u9Z8I7j09r-hOrApk-PwrZtYa4YoQZEvqbSeBH37vHFUy_P0pHL3td9j03DOGNt40UC4WYRa-y6fhlr1gqoUPAroAR/s3977/IMG_7104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="3977" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMA_C5Ln3Yv41oulmuwK8F8rA07gQi0sxP5J_0n0KbjbJP09KvfGmG_ewvCNtnGv_v-J7KV3_rvtv-Td8607uo2aiwleXFxhE_8u9Z8I7j09r-hOrApk-PwrZtYa4YoQZEvqbSeBH37vHFUy_P0pHL3td9j03DOGNt40UC4WYRa-y6fhlr1gqoUPAroAR/w400-h288/IMG_7104.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But look how she enhanced machine quilting with chain stitches! Love it! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBq7dCitTUrVWCxNxcfSgpcRZvWewc62LlzVo1yPMdtdSP0Usci3jILT4WqTgLgiXGh0ZnSaeVavnhLIrt8rTiN-m2v5A-B8yOGlMKeiHCVBQOFHRZB9tSwK9NoU8iVFytydcknh6y1Z1Y9tqms15TxZV2-Ab9UeVL9uomgon90smg0hZ7CNtTga5SGXk/s4032/IMG_7105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBq7dCitTUrVWCxNxcfSgpcRZvWewc62LlzVo1yPMdtdSP0Usci3jILT4WqTgLgiXGh0ZnSaeVavnhLIrt8rTiN-m2v5A-B8yOGlMKeiHCVBQOFHRZB9tSwK9NoU8iVFytydcknh6y1Z1Y9tqms15TxZV2-Ab9UeVL9uomgon90smg0hZ7CNtTga5SGXk/w400-h300/IMG_7105.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Rainy Heliconia </i>was domestic machine quilted too. In the Small Quilts category, it's 17" X 25" and was made by Eva Saunders @gingerlyquiltco </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguENk1BNc3ZFV6Vcxxozg1lwzDGEsFARJGprQrdEZbmAQ7X23XHbfErypGrAAFhk7SVhZWixr2rNGygr_aFZsaTA0GnAVhvZi9DzbVamR2lmNxelbwnd8Tnho2-UloSsTAXJWzVgklpyHzL_NRIUcYzjFx9QrLX6tjW63JCn0CJBeFrWJDxe07tDdP2irf/s3947/IMG_7107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3947" data-original-width="2849" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguENk1BNc3ZFV6Vcxxozg1lwzDGEsFARJGprQrdEZbmAQ7X23XHbfErypGrAAFhk7SVhZWixr2rNGygr_aFZsaTA0GnAVhvZi9DzbVamR2lmNxelbwnd8Tnho2-UloSsTAXJWzVgklpyHzL_NRIUcYzjFx9QrLX6tjW63JCn0CJBeFrWJDxe07tDdP2irf/w289-h400/IMG_7107.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Her addition of long stitches really gives the impression that of rain falling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeJdjFHypIpoz46Ci-ymP8xM_E8k1-5zcQDji4jnDY164h5fEql_T8GoA90B7nUsQv20jumtEYf-ljHWSrNPQ1nx9qvNLoZnstFeUIPPDYVBFpIH9QrZbaYW6efL7dCbTVFkri02QW1s-nQyS8blbLDz3a3J0s0Jmx3pGacKpjJ3MFzv5j3zdaKWdJaUv/s4032/IMG_7108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeJdjFHypIpoz46Ci-ymP8xM_E8k1-5zcQDji4jnDY164h5fEql_T8GoA90B7nUsQv20jumtEYf-ljHWSrNPQ1nx9qvNLoZnstFeUIPPDYVBFpIH9QrZbaYW6efL7dCbTVFkri02QW1s-nQyS8blbLDz3a3J0s0Jmx3pGacKpjJ3MFzv5j3zdaKWdJaUv/w400-h300/IMG_7108.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This Small Quilt is <i>Walter, </i>a 13" X 13" Bauhaus-inspired "concrete landscape" made by Sarah Hibbert @quiltscornerstone. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBgQ9kJLiCZt9iv77tMRVfvLCNEPHHCMZJcsfPojohi2rXmQm19Vcxdwamj3p_-qKqHNXb_D5MVkjZXR7VdLXSsR0yFW30ulbWflp896vMf4-jE-rbWT9XyjuaSGGrxLAU83Vhmr4OOzkYmVq0wjrOwAGP9aLz2gnRNfU5z-Abwv_5cDeH9Y_4zkymLF8/s1600/IMG_7311.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBgQ9kJLiCZt9iv77tMRVfvLCNEPHHCMZJcsfPojohi2rXmQm19Vcxdwamj3p_-qKqHNXb_D5MVkjZXR7VdLXSsR0yFW30ulbWflp896vMf4-jE-rbWT9XyjuaSGGrxLAU83Vhmr4OOzkYmVq0wjrOwAGP9aLz2gnRNfU5z-Abwv_5cDeH9Y_4zkymLF8/w400-h400/IMG_7311.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lotsa linene in this one, and it was entirely hand quilted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgZI_ksa7gb0KQORCTtDheY6YWj5CAWRRDkIs4gyYG3vi73sAuO9jL-vc7_R66Azf8reG2PcihMjgYKgs6M_sJfja6J4oeCvCwyOHxwknUrZAXxLrK-qk_12GyrDy8axzNTVt888xqlwtZxzAWzuZ2-nAbL3_OmW9OnEkmQgJYwPC-fX6SwLaWR0GD2sP/s4032/IMG_7094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgZI_ksa7gb0KQORCTtDheY6YWj5CAWRRDkIs4gyYG3vi73sAuO9jL-vc7_R66Azf8reG2PcihMjgYKgs6M_sJfja6J4oeCvCwyOHxwknUrZAXxLrK-qk_12GyrDy8axzNTVt888xqlwtZxzAWzuZ2-nAbL3_OmW9OnEkmQgJYwPC-fX6SwLaWR0GD2sP/w400-h300/IMG_7094.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I can guarantee you that more quilts than these included hand-stitching, but these were some of the stand-out ones to me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Quite honestly, when I left QuiltCon I was sure I had seen all 600 quilts in the show, yet I was shocked to see the quilt that won the "People's Choice" award. I never saw it! This is the picture I took from an Instagram screen-shot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ZvC-7Wfskohg6-cL23jDgw5x8hs95BBTwP4_aQDK0lnLdL2Y2LKGfOx0U10w6dz7jRwT4bC75fqXUT8HKziD8ARsDTGseQo0l4vshxCx2IjPQsnngfDZq8ljbaO_kaEmtxq1BZt5swGQucH7E51Ncp-e26axAopAskKzDQJ5y0Vq_3KI2Xf3ARPa0fz/s1025/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.21.36%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="955" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ZvC-7Wfskohg6-cL23jDgw5x8hs95BBTwP4_aQDK0lnLdL2Y2LKGfOx0U10w6dz7jRwT4bC75fqXUT8HKziD8ARsDTGseQo0l4vshxCx2IjPQsnngfDZq8ljbaO_kaEmtxq1BZt5swGQucH7E51Ncp-e26axAopAskKzDQJ5y0Vq_3KI2Xf3ARPa0fz/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.21.36%20AM.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>White Bubbles</i> is a 74" X 81" quilt made by Irina Timofeeva @irinatimofeeva_quilts. It was in the Piecing category. The artist's statement indicates it was machine pieced - made entirely of circles - and longarm quilted. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since coming home, I've been in a muddle about which project to work on next! I already had several things going, including domestic machine quilting my Prudence EPP quilt, but came home with two new WIPs from the workshops I attended. </div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzvYTqaOWwvEO2dgBxCmO2y8XdRF94QupYHANW7sBomi6KHARu3pdISXWCxV-atfcBkMoDwaN7Gk043A9Y3CVv8hAlwS4PkizFrn24tCHdeoHc-hQ3HuocCxDwr78zFtBswxcU2y0h7cVhmSLuCv9cny8m33SXCb3NmNj417s7SRNNcpcUzwRTKygTCWn/s3893/IMG_7230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2967" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzvYTqaOWwvEO2dgBxCmO2y8XdRF94QupYHANW7sBomi6KHARu3pdISXWCxV-atfcBkMoDwaN7Gk043A9Y3CVv8hAlwS4PkizFrn24tCHdeoHc-hQ3HuocCxDwr78zFtBswxcU2y0h7cVhmSLuCv9cny8m33SXCb3NmNj417s7SRNNcpcUzwRTKygTCWn/s320/IMG_7230.jpeg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jo Avery's <i>Improv Tiny Piecing </i>quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jo's workshop called <i>Improv Tiny Piecing</i> was delightful. No doubt it's because Jo and I have a nice friendship. We were on the <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/the-highs-and-lows-of-temperature-quilts-webinar/" target="_blank">MQG's Temperature Quilt webinar</a> panel together, and she's the designer of the <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/search?q=patchwork+ponies" target="_blank">Patchwork Pony pattern that Big Cypress Quilters made</a> for the Children's Home Society of Florida.</div><div><br /></div><div>In any case, her workshop was fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgP1Iy8WspqJxL_CoCzJdtBbm695iw9fE9PjOTTVgvV5qD1UBny15D7QWIl0Pf00oV69Bb1dmpQSW8gcns-w8gD_G77IwysgU-x5IIiFQ_5eR5d2qnArMmWXyBhId_JSOOOSOlfaA8pAROy_ymK2UMir1vfgzghVJjeZ_A9ViuhBjlYOvfmm4ygh8SmS7S7/s2692/IMG_6245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2692" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1Iy8WspqJxL_CoCzJdtBbm695iw9fE9PjOTTVgvV5qD1UBny15D7QWIl0Pf00oV69Bb1dmpQSW8gcns-w8gD_G77IwysgU-x5IIiFQ_5eR5d2qnArMmWXyBhId_JSOOOSOlfaA8pAROy_ymK2UMir1vfgzghVJjeZ_A9ViuhBjlYOvfmm4ygh8SmS7S7/w400-h286/IMG_6245.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are all the pieces students made during the workshop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s4vC7Rl3p2KgMnl1qS9Kkhr-Bmlc6Jl5HTXD39KpjQu0sNOfVdcnUpkgmYSrNtC-t-v9x7BywT7Uwtx1tLD4pmp9mXlDPardYfQR7lfPEB6FQoSFAiN5k2-B_f-ifETzLcIlstw27D_ntnrDATvUDUW_oI6zG0YZl6lWMSSo6Wo6QvSn_adpssN9eLX-/s3280/IMG_7233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3280" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s4vC7Rl3p2KgMnl1qS9Kkhr-Bmlc6Jl5HTXD39KpjQu0sNOfVdcnUpkgmYSrNtC-t-v9x7BywT7Uwtx1tLD4pmp9mXlDPardYfQR7lfPEB6FQoSFAiN5k2-B_f-ifETzLcIlstw27D_ntnrDATvUDUW_oI6zG0YZl6lWMSSo6Wo6QvSn_adpssN9eLX-/w400-h295/IMG_7233.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had made these by the end of the three-hour workhop.</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/AVvXsEgPWWiz5A_HGaTn-oj5nC_AetTE35664UBgkEn2MyDBSieOqhgzmK9VeZW-jCK8J22OoboQpi6pcAnn7FT6nqEbzcqdkfxhwug4xRDWhr-NHodx-iJz2u4Z44Nev8TiP_fvTdcfSjwaKF8L9O9uTb2Q6uSICtHJ6fvv2mMBsc3eLLairpiiuj-0p6RU8eWw/s1889/IMG_7234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1889" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWWiz5A_HGaTn-oj5nC_AetTE35664UBgkEn2MyDBSieOqhgzmK9VeZW-jCK8J22OoboQpi6pcAnn7FT6nqEbzcqdkfxhwug4xRDWhr-NHodx-iJz2u4Z44Nev8TiP_fvTdcfSjwaKF8L9O9uTb2Q6uSICtHJ6fvv2mMBsc3eLLairpiiuj-0p6RU8eWw/w400-h246/IMG_7234.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This 8" X 27" row is what I've put together since coming home. The orange print door was made with one of Jo's scraps. I've designated it as "Jo's Door." Her private entrance into a quilt studio? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiPuU4yqxloKOhQUWGeN2KLSG-tKSIh6xNI75Zb2bWEYWU_UXJIgBMDuOYb6kLyuMKWAHe8vFzeNpyIslFd5CHq9ui64BOrCUE3fwk4mJk8nNr6TSSALYY6_DQpOL1oXTeXUDaumfudvv2KP4Kkc0zUqhIl3mc-59FxmSBoYGb7byDVS7HJPGmXyqP-WI/s4032/IMG_7302.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="4032" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiPuU4yqxloKOhQUWGeN2KLSG-tKSIh6xNI75Zb2bWEYWU_UXJIgBMDuOYb6kLyuMKWAHe8vFzeNpyIslFd5CHq9ui64BOrCUE3fwk4mJk8nNr6TSSALYY6_DQpOL1oXTeXUDaumfudvv2KP4Kkc0zUqhIl3mc-59FxmSBoYGb7byDVS7HJPGmXyqP-WI/w640-h224/IMG_7302.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But for now, I'm finishing ruler-quilting <i>Prudence, </i>though I can't wait to work on something else. </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/AVvXsEjI3hM3_SwJXYTxA5jx_Qhbs_0qhNfh17R664FSTaK__Vn2f5qOIiCZGZ7w2PR90XdXboZrNuqvy5sR-A8BUGUp1WNtrUvJ5VMj3qGfu78Uwz98cHw_8U0iNn8u9u4T3bJVgrWE0LPZcE5QVMPf0RHX7pQHv_kXA8ng9OO9eZgr9bvY8FrfRhzGWcZu7uLe/s4032/IMG_7307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hM3_SwJXYTxA5jx_Qhbs_0qhNfh17R664FSTaK__Vn2f5qOIiCZGZ7w2PR90XdXboZrNuqvy5sR-A8BUGUp1WNtrUvJ5VMj3qGfu78Uwz98cHw_8U0iNn8u9u4T3bJVgrWE0LPZcE5QVMPf0RHX7pQHv_kXA8ng9OO9eZgr9bvY8FrfRhzGWcZu7uLe/w400-h300/IMG_7307.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">QuiltCon was inspiring and motivational! Linda</div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-1593347710107995372024-03-01T12:45:00.009-05:002024-03-02T07:27:57.439-05:00QuiltCon Raleigh - Part 2, and End of February<div>As I continue to dwell on QuiltCon, I've also given great consideration how to share pictures of quilts I saw and appreciated. You might guess that I have hundreds of pictures - and you'd be right - so it's challenging to hone-in on a few that were favorites.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Use of Negative Space category</u></div><div><br /></div><div>I really enjoy the quilts made by Susan Braverman @wildpoppyquilts, whose designs are always clear, fresh, and colorful. <i>Simple Luxury 2</i> is one of four quilts Susan had in the show - four is the most any maker could have juried into the show. Susan is a longarm quilter. </div><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/AVvXsEiMEhzSqautt9sZYVgXErw9WxGsbvAUs_u4plliDYnwJiJYMaukENCr_Ka-MEzM099MybS7qAu13_Ri71QY1a4IlNdIuRbbHod8Nj_luhcDEYSXHh1ljji8zkhKpnic-l4bSVR41YyzUX2Nlg-fgIoXhSWNxp7KVkFyNRKQ8QUPWrDCm5aTyt5v7FUHFOZR/s2696/IMG_7122.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="2696" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEhzSqautt9sZYVgXErw9WxGsbvAUs_u4plliDYnwJiJYMaukENCr_Ka-MEzM099MybS7qAu13_Ri71QY1a4IlNdIuRbbHod8Nj_luhcDEYSXHh1ljji8zkhKpnic-l4bSVR41YyzUX2Nlg-fgIoXhSWNxp7KVkFyNRKQ8QUPWrDCm5aTyt5v7FUHFOZR/w400-h399/IMG_7122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Simple Luxury 2, </i>60" X 60"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While I love her designs - she's a circle-lover, as am I - while at QuiltCon I tend to gravitate toward quilts and close-up pictures of quilts that have been domestic machine quilted. I can spot them fairly easily because they have "quilting personality" and often are quilted with more than straight line quilting alone. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Hangover</i> by Claire Victor @cvquilts is a good example.</div><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/AVvXsEi28y81ltGRw3ulAcqVxKpm0LWYaWXe3TrW3UZvvv1M3RFNKnJ9QNq7Sent3gT26UK1VigpaNaPJmptnokItanMKdjopAnLs4m5F1Epun9-K4Hj0zY_TM3eo_drg_snv9dbAyaqToknvqY5pWi6UbOaFpoRxfEnLzmuIRXZxK5SAeQL4JKAL-r8IcmgdJjx/s3496/IMG_7124.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28y81ltGRw3ulAcqVxKpm0LWYaWXe3TrW3UZvvv1M3RFNKnJ9QNq7Sent3gT26UK1VigpaNaPJmptnokItanMKdjopAnLs4m5F1Epun9-K4Hj0zY_TM3eo_drg_snv9dbAyaqToknvqY5pWi6UbOaFpoRxfEnLzmuIRXZxK5SAeQL4JKAL-r8IcmgdJjx/w313-h400/IMG_7124.jpeg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hangover, </i>40" X 55"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See the personality in her quilting?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8Xovw5wnX94Y7N4sI6JkbwP2elhquwK4AKa7_NhUJTvdoJ5MapqdDFQLktg11o_y5baXr0jrL9SJzlYUCjv6FYn2537e9RENw6nOcQILyC-JGn1kz6bGUtO0wEpdNrW4si85sT4YasqiQEiSnucNU8n8yxgnhvrSMfXw8wwO1FSo8tA6oEBhwVSbF89x/s4032/IMG_7125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8Xovw5wnX94Y7N4sI6JkbwP2elhquwK4AKa7_NhUJTvdoJ5MapqdDFQLktg11o_y5baXr0jrL9SJzlYUCjv6FYn2537e9RENw6nOcQILyC-JGn1kz6bGUtO0wEpdNrW4si85sT4YasqiQEiSnucNU8n8yxgnhvrSMfXw8wwO1FSo8tA6oEBhwVSbF89x/w400-h300/IMG_7125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Cosmic Blossom </i>by Jeanne Garcia @jeanne.garcia has also been domestic machine quilted.</div><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/AVvXsEivHy3kUhrB7DiqlbztQZ6h1qWR976hpxJZ1GTp9nOp_3u-s85sVgSehYdEqf7DHjAvjJTVYpGXvINtVKaO1HBCKnTD8_VfwedlGzlRq-vBDnJ6MGUSExbHlSDW2HB_PgyzDNrIQSVxEzQ3tJ1ytWVyJYDDah5rEfLO5B9vGesbqTl352V9dhOMc5oVRzJZ/s2974/IMG_7129.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2966" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHy3kUhrB7DiqlbztQZ6h1qWR976hpxJZ1GTp9nOp_3u-s85sVgSehYdEqf7DHjAvjJTVYpGXvINtVKaO1HBCKnTD8_VfwedlGzlRq-vBDnJ6MGUSExbHlSDW2HB_PgyzDNrIQSVxEzQ3tJ1ytWVyJYDDah5rEfLO5B9vGesbqTl352V9dhOMc5oVRzJZ/w399-h400/IMG_7129.jpeg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cosmic Blossom, </i>36" X 36"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQYA4UOglyB-O2dh7SXhKUC8BPtiQNxZoZgJ3rZLnRuTx3WWz6GnvqEgIE2wHBdNwLkiXkMmCYriLmnIrJFYVQrNOX56TlbUINDov7UIWKVKGnYx95zNA32h2h6mdE36z6gDhSN941Gq6ppYlfzAq9UHohcCpB7wWuSDIzVZAa6e_L8CHq-3vE2TjTQfM/s4032/IMG_7130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQYA4UOglyB-O2dh7SXhKUC8BPtiQNxZoZgJ3rZLnRuTx3WWz6GnvqEgIE2wHBdNwLkiXkMmCYriLmnIrJFYVQrNOX56TlbUINDov7UIWKVKGnYx95zNA32h2h6mdE36z6gDhSN941Gq6ppYlfzAq9UHohcCpB7wWuSDIzVZAa6e_L8CHq-3vE2TjTQfM/w400-h300/IMG_7130.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Most Noble Sorceress </i>by Melanie Tuazon @melanie.tuazon, was entirely hand-quilted. <br /><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/AVvXsEiVcRYIBRpm-WL8mAZJ5Z3DkveHUun1NCecWX8T5o8Er2Vy_HoINRtKYMOWKyrTkYPoe_-XAmlXug02iHrpeLj-wGU4e9Ke5mnvEPf6UuALVdh0KfaGpd-H2oU_N45uubokgF9Jg1kXNglnfq3wHLwJUFTjeZVMk4K_VlVb9xWMX_OGNrarf6o1i4ENRiRR/s3304/IMG_7136.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="2960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcRYIBRpm-WL8mAZJ5Z3DkveHUun1NCecWX8T5o8Er2Vy_HoINRtKYMOWKyrTkYPoe_-XAmlXug02iHrpeLj-wGU4e9Ke5mnvEPf6UuALVdh0KfaGpd-H2oU_N45uubokgF9Jg1kXNglnfq3wHLwJUFTjeZVMk4K_VlVb9xWMX_OGNrarf6o1i4ENRiRR/w359-h400/IMG_7136.jpeg" width="359" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Most Noble Sorceress, </i>57" X 66"</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>This is the kind of hand stitching I aspire to. Isn't it a bit bold to leave thread tails hanging?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K2UZ-DWTcLOcS-QtN24fugl9A3B4PRXw3TWP2AxkRRUX7oFeuE9EfK7WBSMiidG19HzfwL-r5eu8qrr-QXDCFjEcgQf2LRk-luYYVw7emfQ0GYLk8WwQgzM3J4md8WtebD1T4ovz2Ar3qu3i6AFO-T4bcojRCsYtjnICav-YrKJm2uP3PRrp4oA2KF29/s4032/IMG_7138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K2UZ-DWTcLOcS-QtN24fugl9A3B4PRXw3TWP2AxkRRUX7oFeuE9EfK7WBSMiidG19HzfwL-r5eu8qrr-QXDCFjEcgQf2LRk-luYYVw7emfQ0GYLk8WwQgzM3J4md8WtebD1T4ovz2Ar3qu3i6AFO-T4bcojRCsYtjnICav-YrKJm2uP3PRrp4oA2KF29/w400-h300/IMG_7138.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The last quilt I'm sharing in "Use of Negative Space" is <i>Head Adjustment</i> by Tania Tanti @tania_tanti_artist</div><div style="text-align: left;"><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/AVvXsEjb3iSYPaCuqm85ntz6oTB855Kuuxza4IHDE3bUR3r1dHV6cORhXftUpjr0tbli9R6b0fKTnRsUO1WgvsvuoVevdbODRCgZv9J5bvVLwNlhD1hoZQY8BmDz5zMhwP2IEPfMJO9XT3gayBblBtWoDFvUyvyT90i7VHDxpQDE9txk_MUOulTCHw9f-TpyP1TX/s3346/IMG_7132.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="3346" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3iSYPaCuqm85ntz6oTB855Kuuxza4IHDE3bUR3r1dHV6cORhXftUpjr0tbli9R6b0fKTnRsUO1WgvsvuoVevdbODRCgZv9J5bvVLwNlhD1hoZQY8BmDz5zMhwP2IEPfMJO9XT3gayBblBtWoDFvUyvyT90i7VHDxpQDE9txk_MUOulTCHw9f-TpyP1TX/w400-h351/IMG_7132.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Head Adjustment</i>, 64" X 60"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's no indication on her artist's statement how it was quilted, but don't you agree that it looks like domestic machine quilting? </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42lnIH_0KhOJIuZ1rYOaQGRzJvyvd-FvEEFqrrQeYFbGzPAAIBsxRTDhOKW5MLqakQFtIGp6s8ypwg8WWJD4yYxFslgPKO-8Ia2R3MM7zbLbHEbhi2KQ-lCi2hTExciil2KOI4j0hlRnD3DWcbnxF3AVU8RU1-YORk8MKmTQe2ZGkNRgPr8MvBemccTLY/s4032/IMG_7133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42lnIH_0KhOJIuZ1rYOaQGRzJvyvd-FvEEFqrrQeYFbGzPAAIBsxRTDhOKW5MLqakQFtIGp6s8ypwg8WWJD4yYxFslgPKO-8Ia2R3MM7zbLbHEbhi2KQ-lCi2hTExciil2KOI4j0hlRnD3DWcbnxF3AVU8RU1-YORk8MKmTQe2ZGkNRgPr8MvBemccTLY/w400-h300/IMG_7133.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The Modern Quilt Guild staff is sure prompt about taking down quilts and shipping them back to owners! I received my box of two quilts on Wednesday!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBc9TCKBGNm-s-9mBghSo71lUA19xVtHUonizR4ItsSZ36Jk-HhfLZkz2IuCJm5wtHU4d86EsBdA4xc8XDaOOQxOdPofEO8Ad7yU42wkRDFZowm5vGqkQPR4ua5GAZwUgzESiQYKF4gJsEzYrdohzyI7B8h-DmU3CXovwd5q5gpGbUNQaNYpF3gX8xOGP/s4032/IMG_7293.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBc9TCKBGNm-s-9mBghSo71lUA19xVtHUonizR4ItsSZ36Jk-HhfLZkz2IuCJm5wtHU4d86EsBdA4xc8XDaOOQxOdPofEO8Ad7yU42wkRDFZowm5vGqkQPR4ua5GAZwUgzESiQYKF4gJsEzYrdohzyI7B8h-DmU3CXovwd5q5gpGbUNQaNYpF3gX8xOGP/w300-h400/IMG_7293.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />With my quilts was this feedback sheet - info about my only judged quilt, <i>Polka Dots and Moonbeams, </i>in the Super Scrappy Challenge.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Feelin' Groovy</i> didn't get any feedback because it was in the un-judged Maximalism Exhibit.</div><div><br /></div><div>I sure like the QuiltCon labels they sent! This is the first time such a label has been given. Since there's sort of a rubbery-coated backing, I wonder if they're meant to be hot-fused to the quilt back. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Below are my QuiltCon vendor purchases. Buying <i>QuiltCon</i> magazine each year is a must. Also you'll see:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span>2 black and white stripe prints - The bias-printed stripe on top came from Craft South, Anna Maria Horner's business where she and her daughter were both working.</span></li><li><span>3 balls of size 8 Eleganza perle cotton colors (refilling needed) from the Wonderfil booth</span></li><li><span>1 package of size 3 Milliner's needles by Sue Spargo - love for big stitch hand quilting</span></li><li><span>3 pieces of linen - grid pattern; and two shades of denim blue</span></li><li><span>1 Bernina #52D Teflon foot, 25% off, for sewing faux leather and vinyl</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7S3dNM6Gba7FUbn4uyzTPp5zXTQVcm_0tQhJOdR7KeL2mhFY1MKvBWIPuBZLSWL2E3D-IcvHUjpdk9RM1yEvym1Dtf1WzbZ5rfZbDLwGtQNBBZclD-c7fsfALKJ0XPSJPSx7HHlVd4wCN2OnYGONbGXoKMPlfvafkIDBNbQ6MlSu82ODhxBLu8prZNUN0/s4032/IMG_7279.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7S3dNM6Gba7FUbn4uyzTPp5zXTQVcm_0tQhJOdR7KeL2mhFY1MKvBWIPuBZLSWL2E3D-IcvHUjpdk9RM1yEvym1Dtf1WzbZ5rfZbDLwGtQNBBZclD-c7fsfALKJ0XPSJPSx7HHlVd4wCN2OnYGONbGXoKMPlfvafkIDBNbQ6MlSu82ODhxBLu8prZNUN0/w400-h300/IMG_7279.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Fabric totaled six yards; I don't think I overindulged.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>With yesterday being the last day of February, it's tally time! How much fabric came in, and how much fabric went out in those 29 days? This is my second year of tracking, and last year I learned a lesson about the importance of </span><span>using-up <i>before</i></span><span> February vendor-shopping at QuiltCon!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span><u>Incoming Fabric</u></span></div><div><span>With QuiltCon fabric purchases of 6 yards, and an additional .76 gifted to me from Debbie at <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com" target="_blank">A Quilters Table</a> to put into our Modern Potholder Group quilt, total incoming yardages was 6.76 yards. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><u>Outgoing Fabric</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Fabrics to finish the Prudence Quilt top; make eyeglass cases and fabric shopping bags to give away; a gift of a fat quarter bundle; and scraps bagged for a pet bed meant I used-up 14.22 yards of fabric. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8XaPPXqj26k9sLEJPk6hyxIPKMzyZ5ZYwOlzBNUH5on2mA8xczBgiU2AzZ9pTcb2tMdks75_xdR4PBbHtEevxkC5siWoGkW3ApV0N0dcVY_kNu66XVGUBev4U0bQI_g0Q_7-BbA3N9t4vwWk4lai88_iMWtcxyUO6sU8LMdNho-ep2p6zqWTDlYmZmE2/s708/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20at%208.46.28%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="708" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8XaPPXqj26k9sLEJPk6hyxIPKMzyZ5ZYwOlzBNUH5on2mA8xczBgiU2AzZ9pTcb2tMdks75_xdR4PBbHtEevxkC5siWoGkW3ApV0N0dcVY_kNu66XVGUBev4U0bQI_g0Q_7-BbA3N9t4vwWk4lai88_iMWtcxyUO6sU8LMdNho-ep2p6zqWTDlYmZmE2/w400-h201/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20at%208.46.28%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>A net stash reduction of 7.46 yards for the month of February is pretty good. I'll take it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span><u>Quilting Influencers on Instagram</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was fascinated to see that there's a list of "Instagram Quilting Influencers." Do you know about this list? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked through <a href="https://influencers.feedspot.com/quilting_instagram_influencers/" target="_blank">the list</a> of the top 100 influencers, and was surprised to see how few of these makers I've heard of, or follow. </span>They all look so young!<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Linda</div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-90919410623885611692024-02-27T15:07:00.002-05:002024-02-27T15:07:26.344-05:00QuiltCon Raleigh - Part 1<div>I've been home from QuiltCon, in Raleigh, North Carolina, for two days now. I continue to mentally process everything I saw there. From the opening of the event - the Awards Ceremony (which MQG members could watch via livestream) to my last workshop that ended at 9 PM Saturday evening, it was another incredible QuiltCon.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few interesting statistics about the MQG and QuiltCon. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa4bcsDRHUsWAculJbzl0eryMCojSMR2DqJMbeSGA4EWWG-5TNz3wO8R5aDZYbsKYs8y4CSgoiI7-L1H1uPqdjNzyIyzFMqGvB07A5Hhquyxnbf3Fu285P1PuKoRzOIgAVAN58-itGKxsu1tUEm31V_nY0a0WHjgX2wQXczrMlFqawsWMJ4ZWfzQ_3FY3/s2768/IMG_7028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2768" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa4bcsDRHUsWAculJbzl0eryMCojSMR2DqJMbeSGA4EWWG-5TNz3wO8R5aDZYbsKYs8y4CSgoiI7-L1H1uPqdjNzyIyzFMqGvB07A5Hhquyxnbf3Fu285P1PuKoRzOIgAVAN58-itGKxsu1tUEm31V_nY0a0WHjgX2wQXczrMlFqawsWMJ4ZWfzQ_3FY3/w400-h251/IMG_7028.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9CEM1jRWNm6y8Hav1tF7ju8xgcZhPCQb4itYWEqjGEsawhH9mlWeLVbIiTR6MRpsRGAcrfJI6-K2Nt2piPanpSDy7YP_-9PctoCU-cZA__7AZPCDhn-37GAiUmiD6JRb-Cd7eXPdMbLj2fmZJIOC-vFgmVfxbhYZ4fQqv3O_Tcmh-m-YW_ynaapv19Bu/s4032/IMG_7041.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 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/AVvXsEjI9CEM1jRWNm6y8Hav1tF7ju8xgcZhPCQb4itYWEqjGEsawhH9mlWeLVbIiTR6MRpsRGAcrfJI6-K2Nt2piPanpSDy7YP_-9PctoCU-cZA__7AZPCDhn-37GAiUmiD6JRb-Cd7eXPdMbLj2fmZJIOC-vFgmVfxbhYZ4fQqv3O_Tcmh-m-YW_ynaapv19Bu/s320/IMG_7041.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, at the Awards Ceremony it was announced that more than 10,000 attendees were expected during the four days of the show. </div><div><br /></div><div>After seeing long lines - like a quarter-mile? - every morning before the show opened at 10 AM, my guess is that QuiltCon attendance surpassed 10,000. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Once inside the Exhibit Hall, before descending on the escalator (or stairs), there was a panoramic view of the whole floor. Vendors were on the right; quilts were on the left. </div><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/AVvXsEjgsrAVsMHLoO91Xb_4Cnv3sxG349S5pQYlKiSMWhyI3RemgmNxGavtIKDEoiA27cxVGDLsuvVsNx9LYJeOIE4mcHXmS0VW5AOIgegw_agxttUvZZtKlhk7fTzCrk0SmSNr2_TuifwitBIVchaUuv4GcbXqZYDbnzVec7zXmUmK26Sd4nWlSPQIanRSRGTn/s4032/IMG_7042.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsrAVsMHLoO91Xb_4Cnv3sxG349S5pQYlKiSMWhyI3RemgmNxGavtIKDEoiA27cxVGDLsuvVsNx9LYJeOIE4mcHXmS0VW5AOIgegw_agxttUvZZtKlhk7fTzCrk0SmSNr2_TuifwitBIVchaUuv4GcbXqZYDbnzVec7zXmUmK26Sd4nWlSPQIanRSRGTn/w400-h300/IMG_7042.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vendors on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgGdKfwSv8nMBH2-_iCNRErBJ8rc1ofmpi5tVUbgA_xE-WZvphu1qOyqAZ3vfTNC4SGG_7YuMAYe1lFgbBh3PooG18TVn2Cz4IliXjArlOenv-dGHcQt5xIoHsd2tTaMcBZU1D3NFWzfgEBmoPY8SH9HFeJCYV0dsuEojm2j0JuCOXXArcCEd4jrFXR5CSc/s4032/IMG_7043.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKfwSv8nMBH2-_iCNRErBJ8rc1ofmpi5tVUbgA_xE-WZvphu1qOyqAZ3vfTNC4SGG_7YuMAYe1lFgbBh3PooG18TVn2Cz4IliXjArlOenv-dGHcQt5xIoHsd2tTaMcBZU1D3NFWzfgEBmoPY8SH9HFeJCYV0dsuEojm2j0JuCOXXArcCEd4jrFXR5CSc/w400-h300/IMG_7043.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilts on the left</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>One of the most exciting moments was being present when the award for first place in the "American Patchwork and Quilting Super Scrappy Challenge" was announced. Our own Central Florida MQG member, Beth Shutty <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blue_dragonfly5/" target="_blank">@blue_dragonfly5</a> won! We're so proud and happy for her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5JCMnk7ONs-llKZWPyy-aqTYJ_bsd2tbaHVcUtZyb-221-x98-JZh5CSKaAQJ5FhlMYaaBtlLzn-M-2m0XOQqjSlmj8KtWLcdgqsoqXe4WWGGnS2EgpDqygHd9CAIeuYqZ2GPM_m2ZuhHN579gauOcmTOOSIr9i8V1k9-RSZcFI5qJe93_-01q73Xefu/s4032/IMG_0232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5JCMnk7ONs-llKZWPyy-aqTYJ_bsd2tbaHVcUtZyb-221-x98-JZh5CSKaAQJ5FhlMYaaBtlLzn-M-2m0XOQqjSlmj8KtWLcdgqsoqXe4WWGGnS2EgpDqygHd9CAIeuYqZ2GPM_m2ZuhHN579gauOcmTOOSIr9i8V1k9-RSZcFI5qJe93_-01q73Xefu/w400-h300/IMG_0232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Those members who were available (21 of our 56 members attended QuiltCon) met at Beth's quilt for pictures. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWhBhw6S6egaHB8RuKD7dzc0I0I4FIQ0lA8wkIxYl7SG3yVuSChUVGt4LtEH2T9gfWPXquTLN4nTLOA9Q5lheYLbktIiHtIFIUesK1c_i6uXoZZjapJY4IdCs3PNcQ4AErvfN1s7yk9X6shUuTgSBzfsXs0R_EZjR7AT4J-dXVHsshEbGvom0W8RUhzWy/s4032/IMG_7246.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2422" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWhBhw6S6egaHB8RuKD7dzc0I0I4FIQ0lA8wkIxYl7SG3yVuSChUVGt4LtEH2T9gfWPXquTLN4nTLOA9Q5lheYLbktIiHtIFIUesK1c_i6uXoZZjapJY4IdCs3PNcQ4AErvfN1s7yk9X6shUuTgSBzfsXs0R_EZjR7AT4J-dXVHsshEbGvom0W8RUhzWy/w400-h240/IMG_7246.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And in case you don't know which person Beth is, we're pointing her out to you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZrVN2gldmP_CL7k_VH4dFwILrloY-802zs6SXGp3e87EEzqCdwg_5il65L4Y-2nZKhSPNpyUx1_5uwG2rAfd9wiyBaRG0HKmp4PkCy9Wr500NIAscCBpK_RLyMvGBW6dNE2U5BFbfuGh7B2cMJAzqXKo44443ukg_-ClUNgFDwWN5HNP51FI6qqMEkp-/s3024/IMG_7250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="3024" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZrVN2gldmP_CL7k_VH4dFwILrloY-802zs6SXGp3e87EEzqCdwg_5il65L4Y-2nZKhSPNpyUx1_5uwG2rAfd9wiyBaRG0HKmp4PkCy9Wr500NIAscCBpK_RLyMvGBW6dNE2U5BFbfuGh7B2cMJAzqXKo44443ukg_-ClUNgFDwWN5HNP51FI6qqMEkp-/w400-h258/IMG_7250.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknq8TS2m8sH9YCCq_V2SgXz8VGhksidWRU6tN61sd50rK39H-0bjQFqk9D2IgAo6ktLEAZmuMcM3lL6xK0u6__APR0silv_6TZBfMb4zWVYZ58orU331aunCNl5Qye6qIalyYbSSzRpmJc15mPUPOQgD4ZfJBwEjq5srmR9X7U1RsDQ0x3rkmLhMfOeMp/s1266/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%202.26.22%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="950" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknq8TS2m8sH9YCCq_V2SgXz8VGhksidWRU6tN61sd50rK39H-0bjQFqk9D2IgAo6ktLEAZmuMcM3lL6xK0u6__APR0silv_6TZBfMb4zWVYZ58orU331aunCNl5Qye6qIalyYbSSzRpmJc15mPUPOQgD4ZfJBwEjq5srmR9X7U1RsDQ0x3rkmLhMfOeMp/w150-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%202.26.22%20PM.png" width="150" /></a></div><span style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><br />If you see </span><i style="text-align: right;">QuiltCon</i><span style="text-align: right;"> magazine on the newsstand, you'll see Beth's quilt inside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In upcoming blog posts I'm planning to share quilt pictures of <i>non-award-winning </i>quilts, so if you'd like to <a href="https://quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2024-winners/" target="_blank">see the winners</a>, go to the QuiltCon website <a href="https://quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2024-winners/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">People</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides quilts, it's the people that QuiltCon is about - those I enjoyed seeing again, and for the first time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was delightful to reconnect with dear friend Di <a href="https://www.instagram.com/darlingdi/" target="_blank">@darlingdi</a> from Sydney, Australia who was here in 2017 when we attended QuiltCon Savannah together. <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2017/03/quiltcon-east-2017-part-1.html" target="_blank">This is one of a half-dozen blog posts about her time here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP46GLpzZJuc0c8xMZjBMUmEFacS7pA3SMiP6nAKrqioFgPx5ejbabyGEP7rlPj7g_VekmPbLelIMxelxlKcyCLbNMZ2lZoKpQNiZDRXL9RqLGv0DRqfP1KWoJ_U8tHhItNz9TC7-V07Wud1GEJKs4hs50v2O668LwaI4NTkH0ovGzwqT1BuMqnTN24A__/s3026/IMG_7084.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="2457" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP46GLpzZJuc0c8xMZjBMUmEFacS7pA3SMiP6nAKrqioFgPx5ejbabyGEP7rlPj7g_VekmPbLelIMxelxlKcyCLbNMZ2lZoKpQNiZDRXL9RqLGv0DRqfP1KWoJ_U8tHhItNz9TC7-V07Wud1GEJKs4hs50v2O668LwaI4NTkH0ovGzwqT1BuMqnTN24A__/w325-h400/IMG_7084.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the second time I've met-up with Clara Stoikow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bimbambuki_blog/" target="_blank">@bimbambuki_blog</a>, a lovely lady originally from Germany who currently lives in Manhattan. She made this quilt <i>Scrappy Manhattan</i> that won "Judge's Choice" from Stacey A. Watson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaz4nJDTUoh9TcX41pWPIElt_fxTpdVHLae4r317MyjmSPU3ewgjv6klPNjm0DYIaogQ0mHyV73eTx0y1wWM6J4F1Pgh_BEcRrNbwlu5sCeq2fuuiTQr4yVuUpuMbrBaV2eNTphd73DeZRWZyOwW4vBaUfNXhcQd4BjpE_D6ExEaOuMewc0p7neyWjzYF/s2819/IMG_7252.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="2671" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaz4nJDTUoh9TcX41pWPIElt_fxTpdVHLae4r317MyjmSPU3ewgjv6klPNjm0DYIaogQ0mHyV73eTx0y1wWM6J4F1Pgh_BEcRrNbwlu5sCeq2fuuiTQr4yVuUpuMbrBaV2eNTphd73DeZRWZyOwW4vBaUfNXhcQd4BjpE_D6ExEaOuMewc0p7neyWjzYF/w379-h400/IMG_7252.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Left) Jo Avery <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joaverystitch/" target="_blank">@joaverystitch</a> from Scotland was at QC again. I took her <i>Improv Tiny Piecing </i>workshop on Friday evening (more on that later). She and I swapped gifts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Right) For the first time, I met Paola Machetta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecultofquilt/" target="_blank">@cultofquilt</a> of Italy, whose improv work I have admired since first seeing her <i>Sealights </i>quilt at QuiltCon Phoenix in 2022. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtAM5PV_lqvfmRMew9gEV35_PIe8Go64nedCeQpjCsPwecmsI91EY9Vg6eiJBlNZEzg-i_YlF6_bS1XTfK1nYAMzjaffnX-fKr0KQnj21NpVeo-nAMcigaWUpFqNDJiKJWlwDrvTYGVMh4s8Zcr1RAWVSG20P9CdYdMOh1tVOE5Ur7wp-rJK8W0vCBzu/s3088/IMG_7081.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqtAM5PV_lqvfmRMew9gEV35_PIe8Go64nedCeQpjCsPwecmsI91EY9Vg6eiJBlNZEzg-i_YlF6_bS1XTfK1nYAMzjaffnX-fKr0KQnj21NpVeo-nAMcigaWUpFqNDJiKJWlwDrvTYGVMh4s8Zcr1RAWVSG20P9CdYdMOh1tVOE5Ur7wp-rJK8W0vCBzu/s320/IMG_7081.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHzPL9JMYf6abbKZ3WnsGDbVV5V3mIapICtLDigrHQftaMOJ4vgU4FW28ovsIjci9R-6Pd_hEZWf_ca_uigkGatt7SbK4beVNXm2Mm0cqKGZQwP_dmfsz-FQbL2H1VDyoaFkrQ6iZs2teW1p-o5h_a8cC6GJutBFt_32nC3t9kT450LgOs0aLouoMI01B/s4032/IMG_7038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjhHzPL9JMYf6abbKZ3WnsGDbVV5V3mIapICtLDigrHQftaMOJ4vgU4FW28ovsIjci9R-6Pd_hEZWf_ca_uigkGatt7SbK4beVNXm2Mm0cqKGZQwP_dmfsz-FQbL2H1VDyoaFkrQ6iZs2teW1p-o5h_a8cC6GJutBFt_32nC3t9kT450LgOs0aLouoMI01B/s320/IMG_7038.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While in a QuiltCon lecture by David Owen Hastings, I learned the <i>he</i> bought Paola's <i>Sealights</i> quilt!</div><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/AVvXsEgBZ9If-DcoasCpQFGvlLfwNDo1cafJPVkseID2PADGJNPE0n_mPnDE2T-8AcbBkZQqJDbHeJCtWxCyWNHr5lxqGDLr_ruiiZBR3CN-0BkqH5RJH-UMJcvGf_irbOL2w8ORhyphenhyphenDyd30BpGbOk81tUBmGGWajYIlucF5RGzVRYJkU9YRRVik-AMf-_8O88Lsr/s966/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%2012.26.42%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ9If-DcoasCpQFGvlLfwNDo1cafJPVkseID2PADGJNPE0n_mPnDE2T-8AcbBkZQqJDbHeJCtWxCyWNHr5lxqGDLr_ruiiZBR3CN-0BkqH5RJH-UMJcvGf_irbOL2w8ORhyphenhyphenDyd30BpGbOk81tUBmGGWajYIlucF5RGzVRYJkU9YRRVik-AMf-_8O88Lsr/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%2012.26.42%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sealights </i>by Paola Machete</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's Paola with this year's <i>Nightlights</i> quilt. Doesn't it just glow?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAgk3FX0T5te6I9DCWP1ojdGFU1cCnzJoeKWo94pVGf1PxCMfhVBgPRiOgs6eCHZFy6QD5nAAc2GW0UAXJDDE4g0Izoo5Tg5ETCnz8w8KJtTmVONwg6WpuPtIzK0k8y1d1mMCQcF4UhPdLSbOQjbyg8NW5cIAq_RfdrqnvSS7zKXxYn0MFh7qqUeIBlTN/s2852/IMG_7259.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="2852" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAgk3FX0T5te6I9DCWP1ojdGFU1cCnzJoeKWo94pVGf1PxCMfhVBgPRiOgs6eCHZFy6QD5nAAc2GW0UAXJDDE4g0Izoo5Tg5ETCnz8w8KJtTmVONwg6WpuPtIzK0k8y1d1mMCQcF4UhPdLSbOQjbyg8NW5cIAq_RfdrqnvSS7zKXxYn0MFh7qqUeIBlTN/w400-h370/IMG_7259.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paola wanted a picture of us with my quilt, <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> made for the Maximalism Exhibit. I'm honored that she asked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSR27jg2A-iDb41Io0-KSRN1IG3Ow_WAYl48LOybnNqt9QbtyNEda-vwKHBvh03tMYHFulNg_aJv46z-eQ70HN2BNlx3QsRRVcM21_B2KLH2lrJcXjNkgeMguAhVSD8whc4yvvmyliDV0bj2KJvD3hT5Ef3EAYii4ZmV-J-yD8T5gFeCy651P1QBNQMGC/s2906/IMG_7256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="2906" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSR27jg2A-iDb41Io0-KSRN1IG3Ow_WAYl48LOybnNqt9QbtyNEda-vwKHBvh03tMYHFulNg_aJv46z-eQ70HN2BNlx3QsRRVcM21_B2KLH2lrJcXjNkgeMguAhVSD8whc4yvvmyliDV0bj2KJvD3hT5Ef3EAYii4ZmV-J-yD8T5gFeCy651P1QBNQMGC/w400-h365/IMG_7256.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was also fun to watch people as they looked at <i>Feelin' Groovy</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4w1DLr8Lt5sYRxw0Z7-7IzIyp-TIbCM7o77dZcGIcEjXCTbiKx_cdfq_jVPu_BFZK-lHjLPWvLNt8qlYsqncgMqlGaXXY4_vx-cRM7mLh4C3uZAy5Z82HoBSsV7zRxOwbU69wg4EeCfi_Ccdn2bhP5I8KXuHbsyLAqen03ucKj2CfZmG7MPrc5V1pmEC/s4032/IMG_7189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4w1DLr8Lt5sYRxw0Z7-7IzIyp-TIbCM7o77dZcGIcEjXCTbiKx_cdfq_jVPu_BFZK-lHjLPWvLNt8qlYsqncgMqlGaXXY4_vx-cRM7mLh4C3uZAy5Z82HoBSsV7zRxOwbU69wg4EeCfi_Ccdn2bhP5I8KXuHbsyLAqen03ucKj2CfZmG7MPrc5V1pmEC/w400-h300/IMG_7189.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of these sweet friend brought gifts for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From Di I received the key fob; from Jo I received the cute little stitchery; from Clara I received the adorable hand-stitched hexagon necklace fob; and the "I (heart) EPP" is from Tina Craig <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasidestitches/" target="_blank">@seasidestitches</a> (no picture). Gosh, it's difficult to remember to take pictures with friends! When you're in the moment, you're just enjoying their company, and not paying attention to making photo keepsakes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4bQK5PpAMJcEtOWyTx3X8zmHF66rT0nSaGgWABXWC2R-4CN5O36xRSIVkxjgtClN-y_gzpQyzzVx0iPtNI11hnm3VoS1wTnLF2orNnzCuR-1QWpPFnMPzdBHJRRJwqOy-hrgavoGJKKc0mUoVZ_l55Tzo-AlEa9gwzpLn1KvUAOOTRCNfWPPeoMPHWHT/s3536/IMG_7270.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="3536" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4bQK5PpAMJcEtOWyTx3X8zmHF66rT0nSaGgWABXWC2R-4CN5O36xRSIVkxjgtClN-y_gzpQyzzVx0iPtNI11hnm3VoS1wTnLF2orNnzCuR-1QWpPFnMPzdBHJRRJwqOy-hrgavoGJKKc0mUoVZ_l55Tzo-AlEa9gwzpLn1KvUAOOTRCNfWPPeoMPHWHT/w400-h339/IMG_7270.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such is the case with Candi Lennox <a href="https://www.instagram.com/candipursuits/" target="_blank">@candipursuits</a> of St. Augustine, Florida. Here's she's with a group quilt she made, inspired by a piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU6IXzjYuGyKT6yy-0OnN9eQ_qc5gFbNdX-1k2XQCRIrEsdpBdlBm43FOCl0XQ9vCMBZIiFtIyN3VhCRt0lGoF-amtubuqZVM2hR4OVvIZRUDelcrjJ9YUp5vs4tcoBNRjvtbheUtVWL4vLo_9NgRhXW-L9SzeuWF4yQ52PADDkatDxt6wwgjKApKgMeo/s3641/IMG_7047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3641" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQU6IXzjYuGyKT6yy-0OnN9eQ_qc5gFbNdX-1k2XQCRIrEsdpBdlBm43FOCl0XQ9vCMBZIiFtIyN3VhCRt0lGoF-amtubuqZVM2hR4OVvIZRUDelcrjJ9YUp5vs4tcoBNRjvtbheUtVWL4vLo_9NgRhXW-L9SzeuWF4yQ52PADDkatDxt6wwgjKApKgMeo/w400-h291/IMG_7047.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Candi and I hung out together looking at quilts and vendor-shopping, and had lunch together... and never thought to take a picture of us together. Sheesh. I'm happy to say she has an eyeglass case and a fold-up shopping bag I gifted her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Debra Jalbert <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madeofhonorquilts/" target="_blank">@madeofhonorquilts</a> formerly of Clermont, Florida, who now lives in Tennessee. Debra made <i>Big Stitch </i>which hung in the Minimalist Category. I wish I had a close-up of this quilt so you could see that she pieced tiny blue and orange strips that she inset as skinny pieces. Impressive work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyIIMbtU4Z_0e9a-nnRfk16UpFARyp__zNPZxdgVk7XXWDqHJjIRkWXHjtar_mP5rVVe4SVjxrZemYwjANRS2MwuG4Vu6wZ1rP_O15X9eE-Q2e5VCXBhioMK0GhIShuKlDnUjV7BaX6yk48xV-a2RDIWZ9dgPKN3iIa3VJI-gsDwkST2B7UjaiY_Xrgr_/s3689/IMG_7048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3689" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyIIMbtU4Z_0e9a-nnRfk16UpFARyp__zNPZxdgVk7XXWDqHJjIRkWXHjtar_mP5rVVe4SVjxrZemYwjANRS2MwuG4Vu6wZ1rP_O15X9eE-Q2e5VCXBhioMK0GhIShuKlDnUjV7BaX6yk48xV-a2RDIWZ9dgPKN3iIa3VJI-gsDwkST2B7UjaiY_Xrgr_/w400-h253/IMG_7048.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally got to meet Tara Glastonbury <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stitchandyarn/" target="_blank">@stitchandyarn </a>who lives in Australia. At QuiltCon 2020, Tara bought my quilt <i>L Cabin</i>, which is now hanging in her Sydney studio. Tara recently wrote a great <a href="https://www.stitchandyarn.com/blog/modvcontemporary" target="_blank">blog post <i>Modern V Contemporary</i> </a>that I highly recommend reading. She makes a great case for understanding what modern is, and is not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is Tara with <i>Multifarious Me</i>, her entry in the "American Patchwork and Quilting Super Scrappy Challenge." Tara's quilt came in second place behind Beth's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XLE0C0BNvDh-yAlcOXg5dcExciKl7TTYN85fR8hcKUBsITVvftFJYB6e7fP6btuMt6NlFN-Mo-xEE7QbGpasXWlKrUf-CTuqztv1Y-Ue3bGX-SeNzCoUzOrNoxXBWadzFiUIYDLQq6fpPpfovRpEtLGRFsW8B5zfNNifW6rRKVDUiAYi8TcyshA3ReIo/s3024/IMG_7053.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="3024" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XLE0C0BNvDh-yAlcOXg5dcExciKl7TTYN85fR8hcKUBsITVvftFJYB6e7fP6btuMt6NlFN-Mo-xEE7QbGpasXWlKrUf-CTuqztv1Y-Ue3bGX-SeNzCoUzOrNoxXBWadzFiUIYDLQq6fpPpfovRpEtLGRFsW8B5zfNNifW6rRKVDUiAYi8TcyshA3ReIo/w400-h369/IMG_7053.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After several Zoom workshops/meetings last year with Irene Roderick <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hixsonir/" target="_blank">@hixsonir</a> I finally got to meet her in person... and tell her exactly what I thought! That she's a very special instructor whose ability to educate me about how to do improv afforded me a big leap toward success. She's the person who helped me finally accept that I <i>can</i> do improv - albeit carefully, and not always successfully. I owe her a lot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4YtdWc2RA9CjXgTlnkMicWtO7cz47OG9T3RBkNHczH-eTVgWXgaOkHnDQgyiJtsdkC92h2s7XoDva9Pg5XAG6LKEeidkjl9Phyphenhyphenyo2HALT4qY2vTtkUY1LTG66kPxVgeZa-icFBz4acDF8Z-nZ45ThIMVmxHPRp6uJAaYhLi5Qj3MsoR6t6ZAvAknoUUi/s1881/IMG_7078.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="1881" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4YtdWc2RA9CjXgTlnkMicWtO7cz47OG9T3RBkNHczH-eTVgWXgaOkHnDQgyiJtsdkC92h2s7XoDva9Pg5XAG6LKEeidkjl9Phyphenhyphenyo2HALT4qY2vTtkUY1LTG66kPxVgeZa-icFBz4acDF8Z-nZ45ThIMVmxHPRp6uJAaYhLi5Qj3MsoR6t6ZAvAknoUUi/w400-h374/IMG_7078.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also along improv lines, I met (L) Lenny van Eijk <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modernstitchwitch/" target="_blank">@modernstitchwitch</a>, and (R) Annie Hudnut <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anniehudnut/" target="_blank">@anniehudnut</a>, both of whom had multiple quilts in the show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImSpMSalGU4nQKjtViJxtM3UJZN5Lds3pr5mjYZZCEVNa7EwpX1Mux5Nd035TFyVpK85TeSUAh1oyqOhM0ChXaZKo2A_DJNj4uFI6TULjxttRgv3egV4BlQpbBKIC-c0z1-9H9eIbTaMWlwqWDbBhYAHFUNNoWlCYguMeAZRABesb3ZJjfA_Ro8hUnIjP/s2100/IMG_7196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2100" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImSpMSalGU4nQKjtViJxtM3UJZN5Lds3pr5mjYZZCEVNa7EwpX1Mux5Nd035TFyVpK85TeSUAh1oyqOhM0ChXaZKo2A_DJNj4uFI6TULjxttRgv3egV4BlQpbBKIC-c0z1-9H9eIbTaMWlwqWDbBhYAHFUNNoWlCYguMeAZRABesb3ZJjfA_Ro8hUnIjP/w400-h300/IMG_7196.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lenny van Eijk made <i>Alien Jungle</i> (63" X 79") for the Piecing category.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa4SrX6S6N2B3s1yS8kY4p-RXFBLbQ0B4QfBwlM__h6cBoTjIwaQeWkLkX4W8nedvItCkbNeuHo_h-rId7WKO6lhTaznI7sDatxBp2uIQhLBEKy4oY97p1FuR1De84mcV_UA2QFiNvlVSxLq0wWBAwRxTkr0I8m2RMdwrXtI1MUSR2jUo_UWCIWmcMF5F/s2012/IMG_7275.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa4SrX6S6N2B3s1yS8kY4p-RXFBLbQ0B4QfBwlM__h6cBoTjIwaQeWkLkX4W8nedvItCkbNeuHo_h-rId7WKO6lhTaznI7sDatxBp2uIQhLBEKy4oY97p1FuR1De84mcV_UA2QFiNvlVSxLq0wWBAwRxTkr0I8m2RMdwrXtI1MUSR2jUo_UWCIWmcMF5F/w318-h400/IMG_7275.png" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lenny made <i>Summer Journey #1</i> (39" X 39") for the Use of Negative Space category. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyeR_Sr4HwXijtshJSZOCZGT92RwifTKX0fnkOWgayx9N3hwu64ElJJoAEHCfIZH-wEPSxULO2cDwzYB6HteEzC25CNt-hpaTFs-0cIXjZdV5k2U3mz8s1k7YR-SR8RXyhSpt3Y0JMCUbRDS1eGYGBzJX0D0XMnIcLQp41YbxyUaG-9SVgCEi8gInXtCv/s1600/IMG_7274.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyeR_Sr4HwXijtshJSZOCZGT92RwifTKX0fnkOWgayx9N3hwu64ElJJoAEHCfIZH-wEPSxULO2cDwzYB6HteEzC25CNt-hpaTFs-0cIXjZdV5k2U3mz8s1k7YR-SR8RXyhSpt3Y0JMCUbRDS1eGYGBzJX0D0XMnIcLQp41YbxyUaG-9SVgCEi8gInXtCv/w400-h400/IMG_7274.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Lenny made <i>Summer Journey #3 </i>(39" X 39") for the Use of Negative Space category.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix55iHFeUnIWHOednVAWHdExWxh_875E01yTwk7d8eJHshRpWC1_a9eIJGESlFFMOUj9lhnWAsT_iijIsIwlqH2uRZNs7F7XlBXjOMNMSvPz1ddoqyEuLLhFVyXEd3zCjrNy8upT4Z-QnHzAGffcgc1zi49wabYHAi7oKNKe9uSFjE_WscV0VcTZQkUx5t/s1600/IMG_7273.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix55iHFeUnIWHOednVAWHdExWxh_875E01yTwk7d8eJHshRpWC1_a9eIJGESlFFMOUj9lhnWAsT_iijIsIwlqH2uRZNs7F7XlBXjOMNMSvPz1ddoqyEuLLhFVyXEd3zCjrNy8upT4Z-QnHzAGffcgc1zi49wabYHAi7oKNKe9uSFjE_WscV0VcTZQkUx5t/w400-h400/IMG_7273.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Annie Hudnut made <i>Spin </i>(74" X 75") for the Modern Traditionalism category. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGnVmsOpKPsShrE7uT38eV5DJCKrA5kW1eaSVmNftEVkmUG2dHNs7M85GFO7iCBCfOJNlh7As31sCtJ8OnzYr2bGh3HUthuplDbI2WYZzmw3ZzkbG5GXUAX2IS4I1ePomjgGSZcQKrRhVZfznvMz70VvEcNcJJBEdd6FtxvLs8ppliz5t_XRX3I6Jr-VW/s1620/IMG_7271.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGnVmsOpKPsShrE7uT38eV5DJCKrA5kW1eaSVmNftEVkmUG2dHNs7M85GFO7iCBCfOJNlh7As31sCtJ8OnzYr2bGh3HUthuplDbI2WYZzmw3ZzkbG5GXUAX2IS4I1ePomjgGSZcQKrRhVZfznvMz70VvEcNcJJBEdd6FtxvLs8ppliz5t_XRX3I6Jr-VW/s320/IMG_7271.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, <i>Summer Cherries </i>(64" X 57') in the Use of Negative Space category.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIzcIGA7rF91sg38_AilVSHd-kStPZI83actQKyrcAC8oCmMnWCxz7_hMdEsT7XYMzDtM-UJSLaUxhKcGMpUDP9EgDiDSDc69KyABWEPhqGEbl3l4guRBlB5bXz9By9cKoUU3MvHwvKhVh0RoRzqi4K0Do5k78U1YGv3Howwipu-GtX1cPZOHVKQTLW0L/s1663/IMG_7272.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIzcIGA7rF91sg38_AilVSHd-kStPZI83actQKyrcAC8oCmMnWCxz7_hMdEsT7XYMzDtM-UJSLaUxhKcGMpUDP9EgDiDSDc69KyABWEPhqGEbl3l4guRBlB5bXz9By9cKoUU3MvHwvKhVh0RoRzqi4K0Do5k78U1YGv3Howwipu-GtX1cPZOHVKQTLW0L/s320/IMG_7272.png" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could certainly keep going, but will share more in a future post. Linda</div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-78190020376677301282024-02-20T13:11:00.002-05:002024-02-20T13:11:30.325-05:00QuiltCon Ahead!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been a bit of a whirlwind for the past five days, as I've scrambled to fulfill commitments and prepare for QuiltCon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a "Squirrel!" moment last Friday when I saw on Instagram that Sewingtimes Nancy had posted a new, free YouTube tutorial: <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp_gQnJzNcQ" target="_blank">DIY Reusable Shopping Bag.</a> </i>It seemed like the perfect thing to tuck in my purse, for <i>possible (</i>HA!) QuiltCon vendor shopping. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in 2016 I won an Instagram giveaway of a Kona Kaufman fabric panel, and this was the perfect way to use the whole piece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr0f17S5ZKINgWwEqfK3ZBXPpy6pyZns2BaTM-q0y0QexUzST4ih1ooFteEAXqbJOycxB23pXgvrpcp8UjFs9sFmpxR1fL_0sRrW4xTENG8F-91Fb-wUB7ZIERSTRczposax7Ht5xOolVxdD4FMexmt63buRUXCuV0bbLU5pfMbr8oguMp7TjfeobOW28/s4032/IMG_6995.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhkr0f17S5ZKINgWwEqfK3ZBXPpy6pyZns2BaTM-q0y0QexUzST4ih1ooFteEAXqbJOycxB23pXgvrpcp8UjFs9sFmpxR1fL_0sRrW4xTENG8F-91Fb-wUB7ZIERSTRczposax7Ht5xOolVxdD4FMexmt63buRUXCuV0bbLU5pfMbr8oguMp7TjfeobOW28/s320/IMG_6995.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see the pocket into which the bag is folded. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6TqOCzK2yWrmsw-O430TRVqlzUFZzWsnCcPMmWm1aeo1jiNlvU2unQ7UCaxfE_QTbMaGJMWA9azdtdeC4QRxwWdv0ixmyQnGgGboPY75Nq-p0erzJsfbyMEgctNiO3A_zmq1dsCU5i5m4Z_VozeewFDNrByAc-WtAPZohtJGq0lIDdt9XcFGVCVsNRZF/s4032/IMG_6996.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 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/AVvXsEgJ6TqOCzK2yWrmsw-O430TRVqlzUFZzWsnCcPMmWm1aeo1jiNlvU2unQ7UCaxfE_QTbMaGJMWA9azdtdeC4QRxwWdv0ixmyQnGgGboPY75Nq-p0erzJsfbyMEgctNiO3A_zmq1dsCU5i5m4Z_VozeewFDNrByAc-WtAPZohtJGq0lIDdt9XcFGVCVsNRZF/s320/IMG_6996.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoX9wrkJ8NMjvaW2FysYFo3104ximWR9EPaxvas3JpK5LwgBATTUGAmTNTkmpv9oUKCHNovMkyhV6994CHGwTTYbQz8F-hURRKzmWn8uQorGSh2AvJSuMaJ5GL_iEy1_qsJ7RGsNI1uf0mgInmZnwqvz9G29wH2l79dfJZymnIJt23-GDPQPqpCQCYEuC/s320/IMG_6997.jpeg" /><br /><br /></div><div>It's about 5" square when all tucked-up - a nice, portable size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC2olAGn8uY5UYHmfGhL0azm5IDXuZwz8VuMlpWu8bGiOqVaOjoJnxxARs2vBu4wRi6hvsGHqEhvxhhuyk0nNXzWzO4kZT2VXplw0lF4ocGtcCxKuBsif6a3JlRBF4tLw4VN0CJkQHvuaG-0fLvJ_ZQQ4WYJKABueW4nYsys9-aHGDoW6KXchAUQuE5vF/s3751/IMG_7019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="3751" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC2olAGn8uY5UYHmfGhL0azm5IDXuZwz8VuMlpWu8bGiOqVaOjoJnxxARs2vBu4wRi6hvsGHqEhvxhhuyk0nNXzWzO4kZT2VXplw0lF4ocGtcCxKuBsif6a3JlRBF4tLw4VN0CJkQHvuaG-0fLvJ_ZQQ4WYJKABueW4nYsys9-aHGDoW6KXchAUQuE5vF/w400-h233/IMG_7019.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday brought a delivery... another Instagram giveaway. I know, I know... I'm fortunate! 😇</div>For linking @magicfabriccare to my <i>Unallocated </i>scrap quilt IG post, I won these seven items from <a href="https://store.faultlessbrands.com/collections/clothes-care" target="_blank">Magic Fabric Care</a>, a division of Faultless, in Kansas City.<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. (front) iron cleaner, in a tube</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. (L-R) <span style="background-color: white;">Quilting & Crafting Spray (mist, 16 ozs.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">3. Quilting & Crafting Fabric Fresh</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">4. Quilting & Crafting Spray (aerosol)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">5. Quilting & Crafting Steamer Boost</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">6. Quilting & Crafting Fine Mist Sprayer </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">7. Quilting & Crafting Spray (mist, 3 ozs.)</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyx7iM_PewU-l1dBPNYXCybpVXe2K2ZNv9FM5B_gF7j45qldkpcg1j2r49CmxKyZix0uEsE5DheHDbpHuhDIkbUwOOFT5CSGc39BkTih0fesVOba0F3PVHtv5ubLf_G48Mf_tFBZcJqct4OXyawSBvSpQQQLLS7VHIiqz2cROHw8S7CJjislK234EdXTw/s4032/IMG_7004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyx7iM_PewU-l1dBPNYXCybpVXe2K2ZNv9FM5B_gF7j45qldkpcg1j2r49CmxKyZix0uEsE5DheHDbpHuhDIkbUwOOFT5CSGc39BkTih0fesVOba0F3PVHtv5ubLf_G48Mf_tFBZcJqct4OXyawSBvSpQQQLLS7VHIiqz2cROHw8S7CJjislK234EdXTw/w300-h400/IMG_7004.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already tried Quilting & Crafting Fabric Fresh, so I <i>know</i> it works beautifully to remove wrinkles from even the most-wrinkled quilting cotton. It will be a real treat to use the other products too! Thank you, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/magicfabriccare/?img_index=1" target="_blank">@MagicFabricCare</a>! </div><div><br /></div>A Saturday trip two hours south took me to Sarasota where I gave a <i>Big Stitch Quilting and More </i>program and trunk show to about 40 members of the Sarasota MQG. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONABqjtPHVrm_LnKqzTKs58ZSeZorWMPleHSxA2c8LHnep3LGyv9xldbdS52AyQ3ket1ejl_bsitGZr-A2u-kKRmLL5KQPUk2JjaqaGVgyeVGRnUgwVMdnAOGFeOEjb5B8IvAkDiFiHF4Ve1n12aj7zeaQAd51QV8nWzrn_u4wCpDA5rTdml1ITOj8zWB/s4032/IMG_7006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONABqjtPHVrm_LnKqzTKs58ZSeZorWMPleHSxA2c8LHnep3LGyv9xldbdS52AyQ3ket1ejl_bsitGZr-A2u-kKRmLL5KQPUk2JjaqaGVgyeVGRnUgwVMdnAOGFeOEjb5B8IvAkDiFiHF4Ve1n12aj7zeaQAd51QV8nWzrn_u4wCpDA5rTdml1ITOj8zWB/w400-h240/IMG_7006.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After lunch, most of them stayed for the stitching demo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeK_fxs6w1jKB5i4Fnl6md1q1l45fATYrobSB3Lio6Y6R_Oa2vKpDJxMo609HNJ6GgcUBdOZS6Zk_Bux9F203nu2kL26nQIUw5t9J2CwGPn3YbrDwArJu8IDL5r2Fz6vUR71Lg32sKIIE2BA6YNcVvTS2xPXbb_AW0XcZauic5GE8aMACazlK5m0ppkQl/s4032/IMG_7008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeK_fxs6w1jKB5i4Fnl6md1q1l45fATYrobSB3Lio6Y6R_Oa2vKpDJxMo609HNJ6GgcUBdOZS6Zk_Bux9F203nu2kL26nQIUw5t9J2CwGPn3YbrDwArJu8IDL5r2Fz6vUR71Lg32sKIIE2BA6YNcVvTS2xPXbb_AW0XcZauic5GE8aMACazlK5m0ppkQl/w400-h300/IMG_7008.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The program coordinator, Lois, prepared kits so everyone could try big stitch quilting with perle cotton on a quilt sandwich made with linen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pEcXB30aExImslQ4zhsui0YIYiNkbxiKqjNiYOCITrA2wS3Uz5MLGLrr_EqN5mLlLr7TmefGFbJGwgWjtmQsUtCGLex8NsyboMRu12PyrCD3ssoFf55gagS8UCo0iymG0bEnriHj522WLQG5fBnCkrWZDUl1YbeMSFnmXpVCXsErqNVPioTWZ3Luxy-j/s4032/IMG_7009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pEcXB30aExImslQ4zhsui0YIYiNkbxiKqjNiYOCITrA2wS3Uz5MLGLrr_EqN5mLlLr7TmefGFbJGwgWjtmQsUtCGLex8NsyboMRu12PyrCD3ssoFf55gagS8UCo0iymG0bEnriHj522WLQG5fBnCkrWZDUl1YbeMSFnmXpVCXsErqNVPioTWZ3Luxy-j/w300-h400/IMG_7009.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you notice lots of pink linen, that's because Lois found an inexpensive pink linen tablecloth to cut up and make kits. Great idea!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JI36vPyJubYtzALIefadF_R6NRbA9RMOPf01lmVsXe0v4tPN8i_Qtb1Ts6I-ZfXYWFDYbZfafzUzPqS8d-IuoxOBnNVYGaIV9dnXkwfj5RYlTAAJ5f0XJ6_9i5wSo5GppW_-HynXVwreNh4WAh9VTCSJP5swYZ9o9t3mFApmXV4HOS3jiaGKrXhew5R_/s4032/IMG_7010.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JI36vPyJubYtzALIefadF_R6NRbA9RMOPf01lmVsXe0v4tPN8i_Qtb1Ts6I-ZfXYWFDYbZfafzUzPqS8d-IuoxOBnNVYGaIV9dnXkwfj5RYlTAAJ5f0XJ6_9i5wSo5GppW_-HynXVwreNh4WAh9VTCSJP5swYZ9o9t3mFApmXV4HOS3jiaGKrXhew5R_/s320/IMG_7010.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7CimeUomaUpnbjsFGKYIujB9QQXg3ISrsNFnUDmYtJY65Ht9GlFFcKnnTCOcBKhMtJUNm_uN1fERlmoN5GEcZ2jTpjlSZl-dNWbjwNOvNFmWTIQlbhQ91eJJo43bcBC8T23dtz2Xtp5JkcLv__9fPPLVYY0xYeW6VW_VtkZ75U8Eu3c1FQ9X2m9xJnfP/s4032/IMG_7014.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 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/AVvXsEgU7CimeUomaUpnbjsFGKYIujB9QQXg3ISrsNFnUDmYtJY65Ht9GlFFcKnnTCOcBKhMtJUNm_uN1fERlmoN5GEcZ2jTpjlSZl-dNWbjwNOvNFmWTIQlbhQ91eJJo43bcBC8T23dtz2Xtp5JkcLv__9fPPLVYY0xYeW6VW_VtkZ75U8Eu3c1FQ9X2m9xJnfP/s320/IMG_7014.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How's this for a little connection? Lois, the Sarasota MQG program coordinator took my domestic machine quilting workshop when I taught in Rock Hill, South Carolina in August 2017 (during the eclipse!)! When she became program coordinator in Sarasota, she remembered that I teach! Thank you for inviting me, Lois! I had a wonderful time with your chapter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7y52Bn-vi6ILFHLrpQfPc-7kidO_2Q6bOZ4MdbsV-BNTWqjKZmpOXgWSJHeFTC8QioS-b9P2cJXAeyt_BDKHcn5hOfSstQUn9-lifwq-iGjENY9S84k7u3usevAgBcwbytSDqEhs0JVwZtq4AZiU-sv7Bjc2ZoTFrBudP8AJEDMvG5SoYz7eMohZGi_s/s4032/IMG_7016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 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/AVvXsEiZ7y52Bn-vi6ILFHLrpQfPc-7kidO_2Q6bOZ4MdbsV-BNTWqjKZmpOXgWSJHeFTC8QioS-b9P2cJXAeyt_BDKHcn5hOfSstQUn9-lifwq-iGjENY9S84k7u3usevAgBcwbytSDqEhs0JVwZtq4AZiU-sv7Bjc2ZoTFrBudP8AJEDMvG5SoYz7eMohZGi_s/s320/IMG_7016.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />On Sunday, with my best Bible study friend, Jody, I had the privilege to again go to the movie theater to see episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Season 4 of <i>The Chosen.<br /><br /></i>Every episode continues to be thought-provoking, and (for me) very emotional. So many things that were portrayed - for example, the <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A38-42&version=NIV" target="_blank">Mary and Martha story (Luke 10: 38-42)</a> - that provide vivid and profound moments of understanding that move me, and have enlighten my thoughts and the reality that Jesus lived on earth!<br /><br />I pray for Dallas Jenkins, writer and director of this series. He's taking on a great responsibility to portray Jesus in a manner that's Biblical, authentic, and plausible. For his efforts he's answering to some criticisms, and I admire the thoughtful and caring way he responds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww_yMnj8ybpEgxz1p48syL-JgAzRGL4dTRnpwdcECrm5MnaN1EDYKepk64LiE3Y6_efGrQIL6AxXK1unkCL3_A4HbJzrL8pOTSs-JppKfyqy8KnJwhLiY31wtQspD9RKUCs32q609cSLJ_7PhzU9bUg23g0XDNG-wPwISLX-uag-d9DlJ5JwrqKhjybi-/s1104/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20at%201.57.43%20PM.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww_yMnj8ybpEgxz1p48syL-JgAzRGL4dTRnpwdcECrm5MnaN1EDYKepk64LiE3Y6_efGrQIL6AxXK1unkCL3_A4HbJzrL8pOTSs-JppKfyqy8KnJwhLiY31wtQspD9RKUCs32q609cSLJ_7PhzU9bUg23g0XDNG-wPwISLX-uag-d9DlJ5JwrqKhjybi-/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20at%201.57.43%20PM.png" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">made by Ashelyn Downs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />Now I'm attending to last-minute QuiltCon preparations. Packing. And prepping supplies for two workshops.<br /><br />I've pulled fabrics for <i>Large Scale Minimal Improv</i> that's Friday evening from 6 to 9 PM.<br /><br />This quilt sample was made by the instructor, Ashelyn Downs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/urbandwellstudio/" target="_blank">@urbandwellstudio</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are to bring one or two inspiration fabrics. The Dutch-made African print along the bottom is my color inspiration. I purchased that piece at the October 2021 Broward Quilt Expo in Pembroke Pines, Florida. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MepF_DV3JUEt8aQUDLO4hBfVBrGfE2K2TI_AOvrHCQ6Wf7vJXQwJPlAlctVyoVNpHEzU21sHyqto9ZTa9WV7nO5dKO7Qwqcd6dslz-NpaxZ_mLNax-tqy2DZGSk0ZTIT_XQhwArnb_CD6YjB0TNulGVWEEQ7iHR8LdNvuN-ofEiJOWgyveJpfKnFSCEB/s4026/IMG_7001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="4026" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MepF_DV3JUEt8aQUDLO4hBfVBrGfE2K2TI_AOvrHCQ6Wf7vJXQwJPlAlctVyoVNpHEzU21sHyqto9ZTa9WV7nO5dKO7Qwqcd6dslz-NpaxZ_mLNax-tqy2DZGSk0ZTIT_XQhwArnb_CD6YjB0TNulGVWEEQ7iHR8LdNvuN-ofEiJOWgyveJpfKnFSCEB/w400-h213/IMG_7001.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fabrics along the top are (L-R) accent colors; five neutral linens; three solids; two neutral prints; and three pieces of denim. It remains to be seen whether I use them all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm also taking Jo Avery's <i>Improv Tiny Piecing</i> workshop which requires a much less extensive fabric pull. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendation</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwxtyx67PWKb9FfzISYpPhNKy4GFfRLF3yWJKVI4HBCl1gwcWJDHxSjNX5au0JnzBYYXC3wOjIPFRsOcMyw_wuOf-Eu8XIycTHR9vzMnCWsGbQS3h8LvTLbSQlBK9ECw-F_qDQaNlEws0UR9f5XkXjfDeHNUzwQi1qd8QP3VgovOSMupF5Qb8T7lf5lHz/s642/Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%207.51.44%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwxtyx67PWKb9FfzISYpPhNKy4GFfRLF3yWJKVI4HBCl1gwcWJDHxSjNX5au0JnzBYYXC3wOjIPFRsOcMyw_wuOf-Eu8XIycTHR9vzMnCWsGbQS3h8LvTLbSQlBK9ECw-F_qDQaNlEws0UR9f5XkXjfDeHNUzwQi1qd8QP3VgovOSMupF5Qb8T7lf5lHz/w129-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-19%20at%207.51.44%20PM.png" width="129" /></a></div>Such Kindness</i> by Andre Dubus III is the story of Tom Lowe, a happily married man with a young son, who works too hard in his construction business. He's always worked long hours to get ahead - to give his family everything they want and deserve. Then, one fateful day while roofing without a safety harness, he falls off a roof. Overnight he's thrown into a pain-filled world - with burning hip pins - that lead to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and the ruin of his marriage and relationship with his son.<br /><br />Now Tom is getting by, day by day, living from one disability check to the next in subsidized housing where he's neighbors with others like himself who are struggling to get by. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As he lays the blame for his problems at others feet Tom's situation goes from bad to worse. It's the fault of the banker who loaned money at an adjustable rate for the home Tom build. It's the fault of his wife who left him for an attorney who could provide a better life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Such Kindness</i> would be great for a book club discussion! I would be interested to know others' views on Tom's character as he evolved from being frustrated and blaming, to sincere gratefulness and appreciation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <i>only</i> thing I didn't care for was the narration. Believe it or not, the author himself, Andre Dubus III reads the book. I found his droning monotone voice less than compelling, and without distinction among different characters. If it weren't for the narrator, I would have scored it higher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.0/5.0 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>QuiltCon Ahead!</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't know this fella, but his name is Larrie, and he's going to QuiltCon. My friend Candi, tagged me when she saw this Instagram picture and spotted my<i> Log Jam </i>quilt behind Larrie. It's my quilt that was displayed at QuiltCon Atlanta (2023) in the "Log Cabin Challenge" category. Apparently Larrie liked it! Though Larrie was not the buyer of <i>Log Jam</i> which sold at last year's QuiltCon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPjqUKU9TKR86Bo4HX2QTTmiSXqP5LKH7mphUVrQWhOs5Z2FPd488NJFUjCj5A9pG-naIJ9sio9W2T2DyGtlnvwnMTozdD2j_ZWpDPCD-EoQXWtVXEfb_rmRRXV_isyu1Goe79h_i1Uxup41KUrnSQyEPblEVejA_bbt6m9C7GJdPTei2LPmkmutc9CCQ/s2484/IMG_7018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPjqUKU9TKR86Bo4HX2QTTmiSXqP5LKH7mphUVrQWhOs5Z2FPd488NJFUjCj5A9pG-naIJ9sio9W2T2DyGtlnvwnMTozdD2j_ZWpDPCD-EoQXWtVXEfb_rmRRXV_isyu1Goe79h_i1Uxup41KUrnSQyEPblEVejA_bbt6m9C7GJdPTei2LPmkmutc9CCQ/w189-h400/IMG_7018.jpeg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So indeed... Raleigh, here I come! I'm riding there with two quilty friends. We plan to arrive in time for the QuiltCon awards ceremony. If you're a member of The Modern Quilt Guild, you too can watch the award ceremony! <a href="https://quiltcon.com/awards-ceremony/" target="_blank">Clink the link</a> to watch, Wednesday, February 21, 7 PM Eastern time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next week, when I'll have lots of QuiltCon pictures and blogging to do, happy making my friends! Linda</div></div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-20294113325173348092024-02-14T16:45:00.003-05:002024-02-14T16:45:27.692-05:00Wading Through WIPs<div>With two quilt events coming up, my attentions have been somewhat distracted. I've made slight progress on projects, dilly-dallying on WIPs. I'm not in the right head space to think about starting something new.</div><div><br /></div><div>With my Prudence quilt top finished at 58" X 58", it was time to piece a backing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyBKHAFzclztBpkO2RVAUmcC1aZrL55oOe4TTAGe9JiTR0DGqCJmSUg-Qf7JsmC5vyEhyphenhyphenT8vcH5KslceMmZquvlTWngUtk8BzT09KgBGV8T3ghOdgE2l3fHnkF9ykIMIaXrJHU-iUvQ3azmSnNnxY9FFlHZ9RO1U0sfv2yHRgaFvABRZAukHp3iKcBsew/s3042/IMG_6959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyBKHAFzclztBpkO2RVAUmcC1aZrL55oOe4TTAGe9JiTR0DGqCJmSUg-Qf7JsmC5vyEhyphenhyphenT8vcH5KslceMmZquvlTWngUtk8BzT09KgBGV8T3ghOdgE2l3fHnkF9ykIMIaXrJHU-iUvQ3azmSnNnxY9FFlHZ9RO1U0sfv2yHRgaFvABRZAukHp3iKcBsew/s320/IMG_6959.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlCijCo5uKy9dZ3qlf8ySNcDZoWdpx0sUxpmrBaCrsq3ZYzwo2unrfIq3lw0TYv2IEVfdB-Rn9l_Bubw0f1Ah9uuYbukpI8olaoq6oduCacKJNTw1erLy7hZLB_iuW40psTpud5oHWrfiPZN0pGs4x0HCgNEFHyLyd3Mz2RjQFHM_df0Rh-jlH-1nILB8/s4032/IMG_6976.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlCijCo5uKy9dZ3qlf8ySNcDZoWdpx0sUxpmrBaCrsq3ZYzwo2unrfIq3lw0TYv2IEVfdB-Rn9l_Bubw0f1Ah9uuYbukpI8olaoq6oduCacKJNTw1erLy7hZLB_iuW40psTpud5oHWrfiPZN0pGs4x0HCgNEFHyLyd3Mz2RjQFHM_df0Rh-jlH-1nILB8/s320/IMG_6976.jpeg" width="240" /></a>During last week's South Florida MQG's "Sip 'n Sew" Zoom get-together, Jessica suggested I make a backing using black and white stripes, cut and pieced like an hourglass block. Since I don't have enough black and white stripe to do that (yes, my stash is dwindling!), her idea triggered something different. </div><div><br /></div><div>I cut a 24" X 24" square - the largest cut I could get - from a Freespirit, Anna Maria Horner print called "Fluent, Passport." </div><div><br /></div><div>Then I searched for anything in my stash that coordinated with it. I turned up a 2007 orange tone-on-tone RJR print. I used nearly all of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Lastly, I cut striped setting triangles from a diagonally-printed black and white stripe from Blank Quilting Corp., called "Paradox." The backing measures 60" X 60" so I don't have much wiggle room for quilting. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_ncoMkDu_mphM2xuHitXm9fs-jirKSwwNybDtl7CP1gYA78yijFGClI5S-nD6dwt-RTepysOHgzbqU2UYMnmm3Tugpyzzj-avNvSx4RrPqYFE5rGn5FDwF7J6mwXAhfYIthSeW6EeDPdY7DHOKdxCpGEat7xFcrvVRLWv6eYmnh6IsGX0MlRsFDn8QCg/s2847/IMG_6979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_ncoMkDu_mphM2xuHitXm9fs-jirKSwwNybDtl7CP1gYA78yijFGClI5S-nD6dwt-RTepysOHgzbqU2UYMnmm3Tugpyzzj-avNvSx4RrPqYFE5rGn5FDwF7J6mwXAhfYIthSeW6EeDPdY7DHOKdxCpGEat7xFcrvVRLWv6eYmnh6IsGX0MlRsFDn8QCg/w395-h400/IMG_6979.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the first time, I used Hobbs Tuscany Cotton Wool Blend for the quilt sandwich. Christa Watson said in a lecture (last year) that it's her favorite batting because it's light weight, breathable (cotton), and doesn't hold a fold (wool). We'll see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuk9ZeqVJfNTUwT5ndejYxB1N4By60TE_7CWvoWGDPMpadCfDnY3x8VOy0zJpa8N2CGt3rDva4-yV7dJ4XXtLHouaxoBxSyRunNYnHU8VadA1hsObQiCHmllnthhb5KayLi-C52PTT6p3sG-Ie9lSvSiEVvUQ_QbMjG7adiMwS5x7X0hCdBYjQ3MwpRiT/s4032/IMG_6989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuk9ZeqVJfNTUwT5ndejYxB1N4By60TE_7CWvoWGDPMpadCfDnY3x8VOy0zJpa8N2CGt3rDva4-yV7dJ4XXtLHouaxoBxSyRunNYnHU8VadA1hsObQiCHmllnthhb5KayLi-C52PTT6p3sG-Ie9lSvSiEVvUQ_QbMjG7adiMwS5x7X0hCdBYjQ3MwpRiT/s320/IMG_6989.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">So far, it's quilting great! Maybe credit is due to my wonderful Bernina 770QE. 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I set my Bernina to a 3.10 stitch length, and reduce the tension to 4.5 because I'm using 100-weight thread, ivory-colored Wonderfil Invisifil on top. In the bobbin is orange-colored Aurifil 50-weight thread. I've walking foot quilted diagonally across the quilt, through the striped fabric pieces. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once the quilt has been stabilized with walking foot quilting, I'll switch to ruler quilting. I want to quilt concentric circles in each small medallion block.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy9VVe2v4n3RCc7aktYheY6biWWX8G2IHQ_PDgp1r7CP5WZwHVFFs733le7GnZs5sCFtl1aan3XunqtKJLykVM1StDnZIDWFKecvE3bKU7tn4sKsHruweWO4TUZruBHZB3jhNpy49pbVx06jxVYcZgGVhwqnbRAzngBL2oRFopylO1f9E3F24JUO8Zhf9/w400-h300/IMG_6988.jpeg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGxBN0YTBSe2wbZcbHCdY5mdnu8J7JxP3-HKPJx6Tv-HV7_jh5VWmDPeBHbCfcAV9xr51wTNbHAMo92UhRBPygj8o8lyqZlzQOzD9QWwwq43jb78aCgcxZEpc0kqPq_sQ8ZFNNYx9cpVU8bnu-phEANfxCnJMPyOkY548Lb9rQDkY2ZmCP2t9_AAX-rdX/w121-h200/IMG_6968.jpeg" style="text-align: left;" /></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also, I dug out blocks made for a <i>Glitter</i> quilt, designed by Jen Kingwell in her book <i>Quilt Lovely</i>. I haven't touched these blocks for a year! I know this because I write notes to myself. I have made 92 blocks and need 152 for the quilt.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Using a set of <i>Glitter</i> templates, I cut out more shapes. Then on the diagonal, I arranged nine-patch looking portion to machine-piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYpvrzCx5Hs5NP_ubtoCEf7LCwAzhyphenhyphenq0NDco17DuO4H22j55m3q2TkIsCbLeWnFky5qo0CItYB70c92jaPn9J_c-ucIwHEGh_oAFr8WEu7pq1lcTkvLMF1lhMvVkuBj8oy5dmP1qNsLrT25RTYzh43nE6J5ick3rW4FWmxGURd8rvImPwwa0usCkI-cWX/w400-h300/IMG_6964.jpeg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">After I pressed seams, I stacked the four inset corners for each block with its machine-sewn section (pile on the left), They're ready for hand-piecing to set-in that "bent" seam. I learned early-on that my attempts to machine-sew those seams was less than satisfactory. So hand-piecing it is (far right)! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX4Do5uj5ylsCBRd5Gi812GcHx4OJ441RVkeqHRa8WEylTEhPE8-X21n01ivZgxwl7rGKg-VHcJYwAdmLwtBcLdFjgQYeocLaKjxCiCizIJefMA4e5Zv08zNPbPZrhuo9PW2XEJfw_asfZK7ZJOFhW0NYfukU3-fOtB2yt1pKj0FFR1uWP8XTfIUZg_eD/s4032/IMG_6966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX4Do5uj5ylsCBRd5Gi812GcHx4OJ441RVkeqHRa8WEylTEhPE8-X21n01ivZgxwl7rGKg-VHcJYwAdmLwtBcLdFjgQYeocLaKjxCiCizIJefMA4e5Zv08zNPbPZrhuo9PW2XEJfw_asfZK7ZJOFhW0NYfukU3-fOtB2yt1pKj0FFR1uWP8XTfIUZg_eD/w400-h300/IMG_6966.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Since I'm riding with two friends to QuiltCon, the stack of prepared-to-handpiece blocks will go with me, </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, I continue to stitch this hand embroidery piece started in June 2023. It's an enlarged design from Sarah Thomas's book <i>Color Your Own Sariditty Sketchbook, </i>embroidered with Wonderfil size 8 pearl cotton. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRukYh8YXHeyP9MoJAubp9ybXlp9RdUh_FhGBb6p1crjGyOtjoxk8a_QwiVqGSHzupcQgzoNY8TlftS6XYFBoCb7MOAFvrVRgyLsjNl7felep4jrQzT2hdXFXbYFmsmygPE6easy4J7GBUNEMY8lXwFmQ4JR8AfQLEkPbtPUkv7RctgRKD_ZBVGwPPDaa1/s3672/IMG_6986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="3672" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRukYh8YXHeyP9MoJAubp9ybXlp9RdUh_FhGBb6p1crjGyOtjoxk8a_QwiVqGSHzupcQgzoNY8TlftS6XYFBoCb7MOAFvrVRgyLsjNl7felep4jrQzT2hdXFXbYFmsmygPE6easy4J7GBUNEMY8lXwFmQ4JR8AfQLEkPbtPUkv7RctgRKD_ZBVGwPPDaa1/w400-h323/IMG_6986.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm trying to create interest with a variety of stitches. This looks better in person than it does in these pictures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyOQlwBJMsDlv3-7Perk_54UdR27CKBCwAjEE26G3bTu6oK2O1wjJ1KGAyee3TUp4K8xYa2yL5c7U52hiSw9t-6_4IQc-N9Tx74vGdlKf98I2jjZ-GoyQshfPqK53R3vR_-dJ_OYvaNu4zBY2o9yRKuZM5k6sVZzQT5FmG6f8Q3EI2gvycjYfs9pG2U6P/s4032/IMG_6987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyOQlwBJMsDlv3-7Perk_54UdR27CKBCwAjEE26G3bTu6oK2O1wjJ1KGAyee3TUp4K8xYa2yL5c7U52hiSw9t-6_4IQc-N9Tx74vGdlKf98I2jjZ-GoyQshfPqK53R3vR_-dJ_OYvaNu4zBY2o9yRKuZM5k6sVZzQT5FmG6f8Q3EI2gvycjYfs9pG2U6P/w400-h300/IMG_6987.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendations</u></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoMYJrUYggcsohavoePlTeKwJPIjJpkTVxZHbkXFDNU6nOXFRSRiEw9QhQfkBDarXzR0HvnVQCXDX96p7MM0q1V_jxiKPP5e10vU3q2pAYRSB3F8ll1-x9dFjNu3VabQyJw8Zt2A-jQA24AmJfp-UiDSzvNkJWCAUT4qkxjjPQxo4ZruxMK6cENt-8NXy/s680/Screenshot%202024-02-14%20at%2012.35.10%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="406" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoMYJrUYggcsohavoePlTeKwJPIjJpkTVxZHbkXFDNU6nOXFRSRiEw9QhQfkBDarXzR0HvnVQCXDX96p7MM0q1V_jxiKPP5e10vU3q2pAYRSB3F8ll1-x9dFjNu3VabQyJw8Zt2A-jQA24AmJfp-UiDSzvNkJWCAUT4qkxjjPQxo4ZruxMK6cENt-8NXy/w119-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-14%20at%2012.35.10%20PM.png" width="119" /></a></div>Mine Till Midnight</i> by Lisa Kleypas is the first book in the Hathaway series that takes place in London and rural England in the 1800s. The story focuses on Amelia, the "responsible sister" who, because their parents have died, looks after her two younger sisters, and her older, irresponsible brother who has inherited a title and a deteriorating manor house and lands. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Amelia meets a handsome man, "a Rom" (gypsy) by the name of Cam who has a reputation for managing and making money, and seducing with women. Being a respectable English lady, albeit a poor one, Amelia tries to resist a physical attraction to Cam. But when they find themselves in neighboring estates and in social situations that keep them in contact, their attraction grows. All the while, Amelia is despairing over her brother, a fragile sister who's recovering from scarlet fever, and keeping the secret of her youngest sister whose kleptomania must be the result of stress. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In comes Cam to sweep Amelia off her feet (literally) and give her the emotional support she insists she doesn't need. I kept wanting to say to Amelia, "For being a fine English woman, you sure are willing to risk scandal by falling into bed... again and again." </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 3.6/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G1OP40Yiw63vTeCzXdtRuMa6dp8B1RJck3OOD0AjFNnDAxeSKfgX5Y2JsPToevf1YsIHiI7kbU92ESJ8Ou0D4FO18lOVwrUGiA1SIgaNmWlcODcpZ1Qijt92Hc8Y680jEmja16yk58j2GR11H_cl2eYG3h1oK-wsvIiVAvpgkVgGOdtwqpIu_RU6gBjk/s636/Screenshot%202024-02-14%20at%2012.46.58%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="408" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1G1OP40Yiw63vTeCzXdtRuMa6dp8B1RJck3OOD0AjFNnDAxeSKfgX5Y2JsPToevf1YsIHiI7kbU92ESJ8Ou0D4FO18lOVwrUGiA1SIgaNmWlcODcpZ1Qijt92Hc8Y680jEmja16yk58j2GR11H_cl2eYG3h1oK-wsvIiVAvpgkVgGOdtwqpIu_RU6gBjk/w128-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-14%20at%2012.46.58%20PM.png" width="128" /></a></div>Scrublands</i> by Chris Hammer is the first book in the Martin Scarsden series. This won't be the last time I look for this author. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Martin Scarsden is a reporter with the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> whose past experiences, hidden from the Taliban for three days in the trunk of a vehicle, has scarred him. His editor thinks Martin needs a change of scenery, so he's is assigned to write a "one year later" story about the citizens of a nearly abandoned (fictional) town, Riversend located near Bellington (also fictional), in the Outback.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The story Martin must write begins with the aftereffects of a Sunday morning, a year ago, when everyone's favorite priest, Bryon Swift, unexpectedly goes postal and shoots five men outside the church. Byron himself is then killed by a local policeman, so no one knows why Byron did the unthinkable.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At the Oasis bookstore/coffee shop, one of the few Riversend businesses that's open daily, Martin meets the beautiful owner, Mandalay Blonde. Then he meets the town's former mayor, drawing lagers at a local bar. The longer Martin stays in Riversend the more people he gets to know, and the more unanswered questions he uncovers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mr. Hammer does a good job describing the environs. So much so that I could feel the 40C (104F) heat and dust in the air; could hear the quiet of the town except for rumbling bikies motoring through; and could see the red sunset due to smoke from bush fires. Hammer is an excellent writer! Though a couple scenes were pretty graphic - Codger lives in a ramshackle house in the scrubland and often doesn't wear clothes because of the heat - the locale, people, and interconnected storylines held my interest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">No surprise, Aussie narrator Rupert Degas, was fantastic! A couple characters spoke with full-blown Australian accents - the kind I describe as full of low, guttural "oi" sounds - that were so believable as to almost be difficult to understand. So, all in all, I highly recommend this one!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.4/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-2656496686107919022024-02-08T16:48:00.003-05:002024-02-08T16:48:20.111-05:00Gearing Up<div>Days are passing fast and furiously, and I'm trying to keep activities and preparations in order.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be leading our <a href="https://centralfloridamqg.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Central Florida MQG</a> meeting this Saturday morning. The following week I'm giving a <i>Big Stitch Quilting and More</i> program to members of the <a href="https://www.sarasotamodernquiltguild1.com/p/programs_25.html" target="_blank">Sarasota MQG</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then there's QuiltCon, with supplies to pull together for two workshops: <i>Improv Tiny Piecing</i> with Jo Avery <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joaverystitch/" target="_blank">@joaverystitch </a>and <i>Large Scale Minimal Improv</i> with Ashelyn Downs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/urbandwellstudio/" target="_blank">@urbamdwellstudio</a> While I have lots of small fabric bits for Jo's workshop, I have a limited stash of "woven fabrics" needed for Ashelyn's workshop. I'll fill in the gaps at QuiltCon vendor booths.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've prepped gifts for friends I'll see at QuiltCon. I had fun choosing fabrics to make 15 eyeglass cases using <a href="https://quilterscandy.com/sew-your-own-sunglass-case/" target="_blank">this tutorial by Quilters Candy</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfjNLhlxZOEGAITZ6v4vCq__jc612Xo6B93DQPi_cKsc6aTdlFyj2SFzsiANmnqzZQ9LKgzXGKF4VXXcdHeOgEWyVVI_7QVLxY1ySecTGT3ol50p3Ecxn59hIn7N_uWBgFT2YCoLL3d4fBJqkCEI_kxr3Cavje7RYdJsB71M3Bix-lDuPt0nUNLjHMJt6/s2803/IMG_6950.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="2781" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfjNLhlxZOEGAITZ6v4vCq__jc612Xo6B93DQPi_cKsc6aTdlFyj2SFzsiANmnqzZQ9LKgzXGKF4VXXcdHeOgEWyVVI_7QVLxY1ySecTGT3ol50p3Ecxn59hIn7N_uWBgFT2YCoLL3d4fBJqkCEI_kxr3Cavje7RYdJsB71M3Bix-lDuPt0nUNLjHMJt6/w396-h400/IMG_6950.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5ia3_Ni3x0ckakT0gTDj_OK4mIWx2-MW3Z2aFszNdzSqF7SYK4JJoYBZ-oL0jLH1xZq_2rxSl0xvSg1x89tFVC2f_h1xbQF5wzeZfnmxwx7OdCBU2-W-XV3tzljyA1TCrL2RusLnpSt0ZYoBOZEKrDOORNP2hbThV1bhF2D4iLlO_a0q7V0auyJEUkEC/s4032/IMG_6952.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5ia3_Ni3x0ckakT0gTDj_OK4mIWx2-MW3Z2aFszNdzSqF7SYK4JJoYBZ-oL0jLH1xZq_2rxSl0xvSg1x89tFVC2f_h1xbQF5wzeZfnmxwx7OdCBU2-W-XV3tzljyA1TCrL2RusLnpSt0ZYoBOZEKrDOORNP2hbThV1bhF2D4iLlO_a0q7V0auyJEUkEC/w300-h400/IMG_6952.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Progressing on my Prudence quilt, I hand-appliqued the quilt center onto four borders. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuYD24Zk-1qt8-LMshQZCW4lvezxIl4G29Wz8Vc8DaENxMlp5yO97ROZ8FRdMWYfm5VZJNsdWO3PtyLdgFFE5Stqcj2HLDwLegFUmLSKQT5QRDvKNuxitymIujE-liXUQT08_v_n-yiIH_0P-dzNFWoxanUM329xFLdyOUEpJMAYJ7DX1EmFPmdieqEw7/s4032/IMG_6954.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuYD24Zk-1qt8-LMshQZCW4lvezxIl4G29Wz8Vc8DaENxMlp5yO97ROZ8FRdMWYfm5VZJNsdWO3PtyLdgFFE5Stqcj2HLDwLegFUmLSKQT5QRDvKNuxitymIujE-liXUQT08_v_n-yiIH_0P-dzNFWoxanUM329xFLdyOUEpJMAYJ7DX1EmFPmdieqEw7/w300-h400/IMG_6954.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After much angst, consulting with friends, and a FaceTime with Candi @candipursuits for final input, I settled on this tone-on-tone black print for borders. Though some quiltmakers suggested I go with another color - most were fond of a solid deep burgundy/merlot color - I would have had to buy fabric, which is something I really don't want to do. So, I went with what I had. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEv6a1rO0em4ZPQZn4eixAB0l3KcvhicQndAWTTpLZ_r-bTfgRLJ4E4YCn6M2zgKT9zfgb5mVTf1aUksQKVirsWz-yrUuYPevBlIzVish67TLsFJSLCfqYxxxNKJlqZjFUAKSfr6i1pQFMQdn4i5-8Q82IL4PZP1Hmp_Pv3QlEtE8Zn0_KKkSFoM8m7MM/s4032/IMG_6961.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEv6a1rO0em4ZPQZn4eixAB0l3KcvhicQndAWTTpLZ_r-bTfgRLJ4E4YCn6M2zgKT9zfgb5mVTf1aUksQKVirsWz-yrUuYPevBlIzVish67TLsFJSLCfqYxxxNKJlqZjFUAKSfr6i1pQFMQdn4i5-8Q82IL4PZP1Hmp_Pv3QlEtE8Zn0_KKkSFoM8m7MM/w400-h300/IMG_6961.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Prudence quilt top measures 58" X 58", and I'm satisfied with it. Coming up with a backing from stash will be my next challenge! I'll definitely need to cobble together different prints.</div><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/AVvXsEjgzNZMDkg9Jv2w5PHEXmKeSqfIUPKjfTdtuBzcFOxu79ndv12CBkKd2k4ikadNmXM7AxKX6lNJUHwx8D7Wy44kyYFTa1JNPQ7vA7XT3TVwBAVUVFkBjH8Cn8iJ3lmwEiYnQ4RGwSmlh3QFbWhMP-Z-aw5K1ntc1X5C6raBdrdfIj8Z0fDMljVTveEzMVWN/s3042/IMG_6959.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzNZMDkg9Jv2w5PHEXmKeSqfIUPKjfTdtuBzcFOxu79ndv12CBkKd2k4ikadNmXM7AxKX6lNJUHwx8D7Wy44kyYFTa1JNPQ7vA7XT3TVwBAVUVFkBjH8Cn8iJ3lmwEiYnQ4RGwSmlh3QFbWhMP-Z-aw5K1ntc1X5C6raBdrdfIj8Z0fDMljVTveEzMVWN/w398-h400/IMG_6959.jpeg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Prudence</i> quilt top, 58" x 58"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzFAJzP5t73ezqh56SCIeIhaWEZQX1CIcKam3W-kbYArD2C0jrHEB76H9wt_7a3iY4zoIWclaMEaJ0a4ahA-HnjeMscpE6vQFLUBM-M6USJFJHdM5e5fdBkW92yy5zBM6Ho41CtYmv_wBvKtjxcHl4fezv-RlT-4sjnMxWprM-K0XXQbTwgRFMh23Sm6O/s638/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.47.09%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzFAJzP5t73ezqh56SCIeIhaWEZQX1CIcKam3W-kbYArD2C0jrHEB76H9wt_7a3iY4zoIWclaMEaJ0a4ahA-HnjeMscpE6vQFLUBM-M6USJFJHdM5e5fdBkW92yy5zBM6Ho41CtYmv_wBvKtjxcHl4fezv-RlT-4sjnMxWprM-K0XXQbTwgRFMh23Sm6O/w131-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.47.09%20PM.png" width="131" /></a></div><div><i style="font-style: italic;">Matrix </i>by Lauren Groff was recommended by author Ann Patchett in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parnassusbooks/" target="_blank">@parnassusbooks</a> Instagram video.</div><div><br /></div><div>The story spans the late 1100 to early 1200s, relating the life of Marie, the product of rape by a nobleman. Marie is physically a giantess among her peers, and has no prospects for a match, so Eleanor, queen of the royal court, sends Marie to an impoverished abbey in England. There, Marie is forced to accept her circumstances. She rises to challenges, embraces the faith, and documents visions sent by the Holy Mother. She turns the abbey from impoverished to flourishing.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a disappointing listen. Some references to events and documents were obscure, and I didn't care for explicit descriptions of relationships among some of the nuns. </div><div>Linda's score: 3.4/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKvZ3aEnuyxFOOk6DvwVFs2gwwXcqPst4TiVTJZ_g-D1L9Ax2EZeeZqFEL29z11trb3k3_cTKWM1PTyT2hU1_SFB2cDcwaEsJUmhC66vGRHgauOh9All7YlRc6XhfbmpK9IYjhyM6z0clInHrbHSWGax76t6F1wlOPdO1Gpp_7vqVEKRPeg_WP0L3aM9r/s646/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.48.06%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="422" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKvZ3aEnuyxFOOk6DvwVFs2gwwXcqPst4TiVTJZ_g-D1L9Ax2EZeeZqFEL29z11trb3k3_cTKWM1PTyT2hU1_SFB2cDcwaEsJUmhC66vGRHgauOh9All7YlRc6XhfbmpK9IYjhyM6z0clInHrbHSWGax76t6F1wlOPdO1Gpp_7vqVEKRPeg_WP0L3aM9r/w131-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.48.06%20PM.png" width="131" /></a></div><i>The Things We Keep</i> by Sally Hepworth is an older title about a 38 year old woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Anne knows she will succumb to it because it's the same disease her mother had. Though Anne is a skilled paramedic, a number of signs indicate she's beginning to lose thoughts, and she doesn't want to endanger people in her care.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her brother and his family take her in, but soon Anne reluctantly agrees that moving into a 12-person private residence called Rosalind House, will provide the reliable care she needs. There she meets Luke, another young person with a similar diagnosis.</div><div><br /></div><div>Due to her husband's public Ponzi scheme, Eve and her seven year-old daughter must find a new place to live. Though Eve is a trained culinary chef, she takes the job of cook and housekeeper at Rosalind house because it's in her daughter's school district. Eve and her daughter makes friends, and Eve observes a special relationship between Anne and Luke - one that their families want to stop. Yet Eve recognizes that as their conditions progress, Anne and Luke increasingly need each other. </div><div><br /></div><div>I appreciated listening to this book because of its relevance to people I've met or know who have dementia/Alzheimer's disease. It gave me insight into how the disease progresses, and its ramifications on families and the patient.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcB0Otx66zNSnwedtLII3iS6Mr8oU6Z6_x8EoWBfESdQuKhk3SAwu1k52zzOQQaA7JBh28Dw0aZCvfCVDZvj9nhITLuRzld5UdtC4r9rkuOKLe3jihHadamhJJT5vTNgo1cT_5_qn1b59-0bL6LeW6A70V0dUTIpIwnebEW94h-yEa_l9LIlOXmJXMK8b/s630/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.48.52%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="420" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcB0Otx66zNSnwedtLII3iS6Mr8oU6Z6_x8EoWBfESdQuKhk3SAwu1k52zzOQQaA7JBh28Dw0aZCvfCVDZvj9nhITLuRzld5UdtC4r9rkuOKLe3jihHadamhJJT5vTNgo1cT_5_qn1b59-0bL6LeW6A70V0dUTIpIwnebEW94h-yEa_l9LIlOXmJXMK8b/w133-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-07%20at%201.48.52%20PM.png" width="133" /></a></div>First Lie Wins</i> by Ashley Elston is a fast-paced story that begins with Evie's relationship with her boyfriend Jake, and the fact that she's is living a lie. While she's fallen for Jake, he's also her mark - she's supposed to find out more about a business he's running, one other than his public position as a financial investor. </div><div><br /></div><div>As Evie looks back on her career of stealing items and secrets, her story is revealed through several aliases she's used, and places she's lived. Since her mother's death, no one knows she's really Lucca Marino. So when Evie meets another woman who introduces herself as Lucca Marino, Evie is shocked and scared. Could her boss, Mr. Smith, be communicating something to her? It's time for Evie to find out who Mr. Smith really is, and why he's insistent that she has information she's keeping from him - vital information that he wants. As Evie is keeping her true identity secret, she's also wondering how much Jake knows and isn't admitting. </div><div> </div><div>This story was engaging, and kept me wondering. When it was over, I continued to think about the interconnections. How in the world did the author put together such a story? It had to have been "assembled backward" to make it work! </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQHyPDzRLchSn-UOe8xzhtU8eSsijhyPAVjcYi-G2Uy92Z1umKcXdyApTRSd_HjNmYPAtx9GDVtj0tJN0_hA9yp5RaL8pN8uWuZlgRjRhQwxfzVdfVOjtlGW35rQfbGMem8Da1Y_73wbDowEh9FoFfYYPtKfU_WMNiDrviaB9HnsrxMS1yD58-3tI17AY/s700/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20at%204.38.44%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQHyPDzRLchSn-UOe8xzhtU8eSsijhyPAVjcYi-G2Uy92Z1umKcXdyApTRSd_HjNmYPAtx9GDVtj0tJN0_hA9yp5RaL8pN8uWuZlgRjRhQwxfzVdfVOjtlGW35rQfbGMem8Da1Y_73wbDowEh9FoFfYYPtKfU_WMNiDrviaB9HnsrxMS1yD58-3tI17AY/w221-h320/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20at%204.38.44%20PM.png" width="221" /></a></div>Wednesday evening a friend and I went to the local movie theater to see the first three episodes of <a href="https://watch.thechosen.tv/video/184683594696" target="_blank">Season Four of </a><i><a href="https://watch.thechosen.tv/video/184683594696" target="_blank">The Chosen</a>. </i>Except for a five minute intermission, we were in our seats from 3 to 6:50 PM. </div><div><br /></div><div>My goodness! The episodes were incredible, with really thought-provoking lessons for believers in Jesus. I especially appreciated how each episode begins with a short Old Testament incident (like David and Bathsheba, just as their infant son has died), and related it to the New Testament story. It was extremely impactful.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you can't get to a movie theater to watch <i>The Chosen</i> now, be sure to look for it when it's released!</div><div><br /></div><div>Simply download the free <i>The Chosen</i> app. Then start watching the first three seasons for free! I highly recommend them! Last year I was in a virtual three session Bible study about them and can't recommend them highly enough. Season four will soon be available on the app too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today I power-walked four miles, and <i>really</i> enjoyed the weather. February in Florida - 70F with 52% humidity. Perfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV7iY4zEc8MVqfHW4sM5curdGOIjCNGap9jU-LBBn0wSdZwMW5wLHr6_vRBY6qafkYWcxH-Px8t6x_PxOCWCEfjzFImJGXKGf1g6M8q9hRbyw0iD9V7DLjd0SNOEhCA0hKacrq8Sa_In6MQMFexD_JqS2gpeu5H6hMVFYQcQOmOVu0c6uY6pPPkTZTdmm/s4032/IMG_6963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV7iY4zEc8MVqfHW4sM5curdGOIjCNGap9jU-LBBn0wSdZwMW5wLHr6_vRBY6qafkYWcxH-Px8t6x_PxOCWCEfjzFImJGXKGf1g6M8q9hRbyw0iD9V7DLjd0SNOEhCA0hKacrq8Sa_In6MQMFexD_JqS2gpeu5H6hMVFYQcQOmOVu0c6uY6pPPkTZTdmm/w400-h300/IMG_6963.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-65815483405818790052024-02-01T10:32:00.000-05:002024-02-01T10:32:53.345-05:00End of January<div>I am continuing to track fabric usage in 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>As my "Fearless Curved Piecing" improv quilt remains stagnant on the design wall, January became a month of only a few finishes, and even those finishes were small. I used not quite five yards of fabric, and made no fabric purchases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCwrSG52UVMqgqzLQZDbkfwtaQq8ZlJFUjL2EI5oYPXbDazhKFph1J6d28szwGtVniqwIX2wTjTjuK6ktTyoX8wsxdzsF9okJdvhmxnYuf2vOErg2JBem2opxtSdlxWEo1KoY76MuOHzvDmAkvcJRfyRQGakHs8XstZd8d5A4rtzJA9cgBv_RTWEXWLh9/s714/Screenshot%202024-02-01%20at%209.45.45%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="714" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCwrSG52UVMqgqzLQZDbkfwtaQq8ZlJFUjL2EI5oYPXbDazhKFph1J6d28szwGtVniqwIX2wTjTjuK6ktTyoX8wsxdzsF9okJdvhmxnYuf2vOErg2JBem2opxtSdlxWEo1KoY76MuOHzvDmAkvcJRfyRQGakHs8XstZd8d5A4rtzJA9cgBv_RTWEXWLh9/w400-h175/Screenshot%202024-02-01%20at%209.45.45%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Recent finishes are... a <a href="https://www.bagstockdesigns.com/collections/pdf-sewing-patterns/free-sewing-patterns" target="_blank">Pelican Tote Bag, a free pattern</a> from Bagstock Designs. I've made the free Sunshine Crossbody bag too, and have found Bagstock patterns to be well-written. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fabrics are Anna Maria Horner's "Echinacea" print, purchased a couple years ago from <a href="https://sewmodernchicky.com" target="_blank">Sew Modern Chicky</a>; and an aqua faux leather purchased at last year's QuiltCon from the Sallie Tomato booth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G-iDEdKWVeTKLpRcERNSscvZ-rnrT8RQpAfET6IllJ3PSkq812WJ4X30MLiGKhsA7Z-ciJY3OjaDYv7b1Xw4HhIuSh39AqG2wT6yf2G6sApEmt8_XentUp_DNr2hN6cy9knEnu3h6bkdBLyhgBGgPMP6S8HoRViV2CsogwgyW7GHlOJgPs6f1v075sME/s4032/IMG_6906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G-iDEdKWVeTKLpRcERNSscvZ-rnrT8RQpAfET6IllJ3PSkq812WJ4X30MLiGKhsA7Z-ciJY3OjaDYv7b1Xw4HhIuSh39AqG2wT6yf2G6sApEmt8_XentUp_DNr2hN6cy9knEnu3h6bkdBLyhgBGgPMP6S8HoRViV2CsogwgyW7GHlOJgPs6f1v075sME/w300-h400/IMG_6906.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my Pelican Tote, I used add-on instructions to install a recessed zipper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2IzNS6zyGTwoYdtoBK4hslUoU02Cfk1MRUB1H66gcBRCGapmKQccFLcUr5aJERdwCkcke6zlVkFgJIB-gCBOOkKLuBORu9Xxi0eFWoBqiZ7ebaFlGDg4ug3vvKVZeLAy8WMB6dgkSTcoOfD2cWGXdUKt0T-14Nq_S1mFRiScRPDuTz1SuGbZB5yNesgY/s4032/IMG_6925.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2IzNS6zyGTwoYdtoBK4hslUoU02Cfk1MRUB1H66gcBRCGapmKQccFLcUr5aJERdwCkcke6zlVkFgJIB-gCBOOkKLuBORu9Xxi0eFWoBqiZ7ebaFlGDg4ug3vvKVZeLAy8WMB6dgkSTcoOfD2cWGXdUKt0T-14Nq_S1mFRiScRPDuTz1SuGbZB5yNesgY/w400-h300/IMG_6925.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to an exterior pocket, the pattern calls for an interior zipper pocket (I can't live without that). I also added to the opposite lining side, a sectioned slip pocket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurj8u1piV8YWB5eVnr1tzbpDYYO5RHZnedTqdoGKOn4g18lc2gbH843t0LiEz2FAdx7kcQ2J6xoWaSPhXzhqa5p1MJ4NoUtlQyaMHbST6CPxBSHQkWpMJEiid4a8zGnxNRz790Um91zN20l7S4IwkyOmNco0irE47nvnpIiMv2JWW8lCQaXJL9v7srttd/s4032/IMG_6908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurj8u1piV8YWB5eVnr1tzbpDYYO5RHZnedTqdoGKOn4g18lc2gbH843t0LiEz2FAdx7kcQ2J6xoWaSPhXzhqa5p1MJ4NoUtlQyaMHbST6CPxBSHQkWpMJEiid4a8zGnxNRz790Um91zN20l7S4IwkyOmNco0irE47nvnpIiMv2JWW8lCQaXJL9v7srttd/w400-h300/IMG_6908.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In January, after taking Timna Tarr's <i>Map Making </i>workshop, I finished a 19½" X 24½" map quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Vu9FpP7Lt2KxAS2lQx7S5T8_kGL1lFJUaDt1D7sEjJKmHqspW7N1gkna2PJH1raSeFVRPbhXOohtrqz_dmQfI_oU6R14ZD1_6o5l4DUuApONP7Aw-4r8-f3XHJ3wJnw0A4uZH-3Hk-OM_WjH68OsKf7JuHvsdkBSrnnbinQ-cdnfZL1-FEp7nKNnI2rV/s3906/IMG_6916.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3906" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Vu9FpP7Lt2KxAS2lQx7S5T8_kGL1lFJUaDt1D7sEjJKmHqspW7N1gkna2PJH1raSeFVRPbhXOohtrqz_dmQfI_oU6R14ZD1_6o5l4DUuApONP7Aw-4r8-f3XHJ3wJnw0A4uZH-3Hk-OM_WjH68OsKf7JuHvsdkBSrnnbinQ-cdnfZL1-FEp7nKNnI2rV/w400-h259/IMG_6916.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since learning how to make such a quilt, I am itching to start another one that's been brewing in my mind for more than a year. It involves my four different, four-mile power walking routes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyIcLFkQVZZrLzDkKh_362AM8jZBz4xNDEsGHhQ4sOSdc3nAppHszPEc3tQzpWXn208IsJeW-7rRaqmM4xeg7jeN6czBP-5doE9FBNEJstGWNqnucfIOxJMSS837XEUOcwILZEk7XyMn7fDcLZvVD0m-iCvsKHThzBJ_SYs_I6VcDZ1Pt-RP-uMW6w3nd/s3243/IMG_6912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="3243" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyIcLFkQVZZrLzDkKh_362AM8jZBz4xNDEsGHhQ4sOSdc3nAppHszPEc3tQzpWXn208IsJeW-7rRaqmM4xeg7jeN6czBP-5doE9FBNEJstGWNqnucfIOxJMSS837XEUOcwILZEk7XyMn7fDcLZvVD0m-iCvsKHThzBJ_SYs_I6VcDZ1Pt-RP-uMW6w3nd/w400-h336/IMG_6912.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This fun 2005 "Beach Babes" print is the map quilt backing and facing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE5ZIWADQQRwcyOtq_6n5ymL40Znax4_r86ZQzhft-3SfscSDwclGsXjlN9Y4KBWrXCxecC2-0T1OmJrc0h1VF1TWfaN01WLcl8312-jAYpCBtkdQXGuXtLzWbjzAaJGHRFTKcvndSCJ5HbzjoKVhMxQ4VPiYu8EIuOwgtBCBK_JiYr__UK62IvQ3YZw9/s3542/IMG_6917.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="3542" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE5ZIWADQQRwcyOtq_6n5ymL40Znax4_r86ZQzhft-3SfscSDwclGsXjlN9Y4KBWrXCxecC2-0T1OmJrc0h1VF1TWfaN01WLcl8312-jAYpCBtkdQXGuXtLzWbjzAaJGHRFTKcvndSCJ5HbzjoKVhMxQ4VPiYu8EIuOwgtBCBK_JiYr__UK62IvQ3YZw9/w400-h321/IMG_6917.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A line dancing friend to whom I gifted a bowl buddy for Christmas, asked for two more. These also came from my sewing room in January. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosPIg2VfeGs6DT6UmgZ_ByiIN3f7vk37I6_Gsvd4MbSaOVJdSfhJd9cbezfztCWnjUyavJ-Y0e5U1wonDb5BboPUU52ttFzmyuu3aNNcAZdN-RBhsBvU08AmNLanZpvtSFFyb_aI1U5PaXO4ev3H0TnfrzTUcvG-wStsFkRM6Pv4U5CbFzFih9pF4cr8n/s4032/IMG_6926.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosPIg2VfeGs6DT6UmgZ_ByiIN3f7vk37I6_Gsvd4MbSaOVJdSfhJd9cbezfztCWnjUyavJ-Y0e5U1wonDb5BboPUU52ttFzmyuu3aNNcAZdN-RBhsBvU08AmNLanZpvtSFFyb_aI1U5PaXO4ev3H0TnfrzTUcvG-wStsFkRM6Pv4U5CbFzFih9pF4cr8n/w400-h300/IMG_6926.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure how much sewing will happen in February due to me giving a program to the Sarasota MQG, and attending QuiltCon. Actually, I'm facing the real possibility that fabric may be purchased at QuiltCon! I'm only hoping I can remind myself to keep purchases to a minimum - out of necessity.</div><div style="text-align: center;">😀</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdQatW8aNEGnDwLhg6Wslp2FSMbbRXa08VfVS3NV6ZWg88IpJMDqHVPMhZm0NuNzTsOo-APOwYnyIkHCga63VTZpzTrSdeI0Yn3VKbmcHL3j1avkN52Cqm25YQ0VZjnrfVx_mYElJmHq0ubi3hkPBE-R0PjQbkcZ9ZyMQ49rUfIUOVoPaGCJ6SuFPSomW/s632/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20at%203.58.00%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdQatW8aNEGnDwLhg6Wslp2FSMbbRXa08VfVS3NV6ZWg88IpJMDqHVPMhZm0NuNzTsOo-APOwYnyIkHCga63VTZpzTrSdeI0Yn3VKbmcHL3j1avkN52Cqm25YQ0VZjnrfVx_mYElJmHq0ubi3hkPBE-R0PjQbkcZ9ZyMQ49rUfIUOVoPaGCJ6SuFPSomW/w131-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20at%203.58.00%20PM.png" width="131" /></a></div>Happiness Falls </i>by Angie Kim was an unexpected surprise, primarily because it was about something I know little about - a type of autism called Angelman syndrome. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Parks family lives in Virginia, near a large parkland. They'r Korean-American. with three kids - 20 year-old twins, Mia and John; and 14 year-old Eugene who has Angelman syndrome, that leaves him unable to speak.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dad and Eugene go for their daily walk. Eugene returns home covered in mud, and runs to his room to jump on the bed, a sure sign that Eugene's emotions are running high. Mia thinks he's had a disagreement with their dad. However, as time passes and dad doesn't return home, the police become involved and a search begins. They need to find and speak to a particular person, but everyone is challenges further because of COVID - places that have needed information are closed, and hospitals aren't allowing visitors. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ms. Kim has written an engaging story - a sort of mystery - and woven it into a beautiful story with insights into the frustrating perspective of a person who's unable to communicate. Even with incredible patience and perseverance is understanding possible? </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.4/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div>Of the eight books I listened to in January, these six title earned my score of 4.0 or better. You can find reviews of each title in January blog posts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMr58bRzDtJl9TIVVQR9p5E_JnJM9dZRlZX8wMfIFVGWSrSMf1DbtPKR0S3L-m7N_rgGFd0xtvwbZiWoLAgZr1Nr1b3NGTRV_qB67UiKawEPyUIMXx3cqb3LPZygWzxRTJ6WFdgXYI3WafOD492oms9wXRat_jyQRHQQQfgTX00CxcLOklF-WKhyphenhyphenhnKNSQ/s890/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20at%204.02.22%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMr58bRzDtJl9TIVVQR9p5E_JnJM9dZRlZX8wMfIFVGWSrSMf1DbtPKR0S3L-m7N_rgGFd0xtvwbZiWoLAgZr1Nr1b3NGTRV_qB67UiKawEPyUIMXx3cqb3LPZygWzxRTJ6WFdgXYI3WafOD492oms9wXRat_jyQRHQQQfgTX00CxcLOklF-WKhyphenhyphenhnKNSQ/w395-h400/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20at%204.02.22%20PM.png" width="395" /></a></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-86811099107469262802024-01-30T20:53:00.000-05:002024-01-30T20:53:10.240-05:00Modern Potholder Group Quilt<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in October 2023, I first heard the term "potholder quilt" when I saw someone on Instagram who was making such a quilt. Are you familiar with a potholder quilt? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I definitely was not, so I did what all curious quilters do - I searched on Google.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This 2019 <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2019/01/potholder-quilts-101.html" target="_blank">potholder quilt blog tutorial</a> by Wendy Caton Reed, The Constant Quilter (also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconstantquilter/?img_index=1" target="_blank">on Instagram here</a>), provided good information. I learned that basically you make quilt-as-you-go blocks that are bound and <i>then</i> hand-sewn together, in the manner of English paper piecing. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It got me to thinking... Have I ever seen a <i>modern</i> quilt made this way? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Definitely not.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What might a potholder quilt made by a group of modern makers look like? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I've always enjoyed being invited to participate in a group quilt, and I like planning the details to make a group quilt, I decided to organize and make a Modern Potholder Group Quilt.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1) First, I selected a color palette of Painter's Palette solids by Paintbrush Studios. A shop called <a href="https://www.kcmakerstudio.com" target="_blank">KC Maker Studio</a>, in Kansas City (where Paintbrush Studios is headquartered) stocks all the colors. </span></div><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/AVvXsEh-ccC1Of2fZbd8Cy5v9gc8jS3P7ZH7YC8kihjFC8eP11btDZiQAL8_XboF2bBQ6ae5WzkGFv3fb49p_AhH5Kxyg2UlSnb2QPARTLdbxDef70DQBWc7PB4mkPMEh9xQ1Qg8ao8B0_-jtNL4lQKFabY-71dPNhf8Tu3Q8p-3rdOuDHZnYZ7V7rskN64vBKRQ/s4032/IMG_6561.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ccC1Of2fZbd8Cy5v9gc8jS3P7ZH7YC8kihjFC8eP11btDZiQAL8_XboF2bBQ6ae5WzkGFv3fb49p_AhH5Kxyg2UlSnb2QPARTLdbxDef70DQBWc7PB4mkPMEh9xQ1Qg8ao8B0_-jtNL4lQKFabY-71dPNhf8Tu3Q8p-3rdOuDHZnYZ7V7rskN64vBKRQ/w300-h400/IMG_6561.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Top to bottom colors are: Pewter, Banana, Sulphur, Aruba, Bright Aqua, and Agave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2) I made samples of two blocks in two sizes. One block is improv-pieced.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4HmZrU5nT_n373CmKtOm26jqsEbblIcvl9ZifZUnEA10AW7J0wGxNlGZB9jKeBOR9hEH-tSBLPbdVjW26Z9Ltj_uLYgSWPNQoE6gAviMNvC7o576VujGDrSBw1e4gcpkHJU-ZPwKtTlFzn4XG29cW5XBUQKoTwNQs35iY3KfyLw0AXbrj16TA0mYVnJF/s2981/IMG_6564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2981" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4HmZrU5nT_n373CmKtOm26jqsEbblIcvl9ZifZUnEA10AW7J0wGxNlGZB9jKeBOR9hEH-tSBLPbdVjW26Z9Ltj_uLYgSWPNQoE6gAviMNvC7o576VujGDrSBw1e4gcpkHJU-ZPwKtTlFzn4XG29cW5XBUQKoTwNQs35iY3KfyLw0AXbrj16TA0mYVnJF/w400-h191/IMG_6564.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, both blocks are layered and hand-quilted with white thread, either size 8 perle cotton, embroidery floss, or Sashiko thread.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiCTJUnmFW62embSqIZdqfsmsADv2OD_kxBovkAY3BhPUnaGTn2RBFKwP8gRq66p40XcyyzPLlR8mZt4pBZ0HtjqvbndZxqqTYyazfmqIcHsu7Uxa-dsPme5BXrWxbEAQDYESd57MVLy6l5T7fFYcdlwmkA6Ee2pnG6Wi2l6srUZiAWDEMyQP4L8vzSzO/s3024/IMG_6566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="3024" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiCTJUnmFW62embSqIZdqfsmsADv2OD_kxBovkAY3BhPUnaGTn2RBFKwP8gRq66p40XcyyzPLlR8mZt4pBZ0HtjqvbndZxqqTYyazfmqIcHsu7Uxa-dsPme5BXrWxbEAQDYESd57MVLy6l5T7fFYcdlwmkA6Ee2pnG6Wi2l6srUZiAWDEMyQP4L8vzSzO/s320/IMG_6566.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've asked makers to <i>not</i> bind their blocks. That's because my plan is to choose binding colors that will enhance the overall design. </span></div><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/AVvXsEgx2aACiOa1UttO-JdvNA3q3-bl9nimUaJEAfbp64tvZiqe2Vtv8VeW02rFTwECUud_xCUeZ_nkCzG2oqKcil5wm577iWkZ_hTbkp3iaYH9sFm6Kro0MMJloIpPlJH1bnNERxDqYmePTUnd_gtwkY4n4SWcMMuYqdIe0Xfoep4xB4KJp2C1FhnnbIsJx8uc/s2886/IMG_6742.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="2886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2aACiOa1UttO-JdvNA3q3-bl9nimUaJEAfbp64tvZiqe2Vtv8VeW02rFTwECUud_xCUeZ_nkCzG2oqKcil5wm577iWkZ_hTbkp3iaYH9sFm6Kro0MMJloIpPlJH1bnNERxDqYmePTUnd_gtwkY4n4SWcMMuYqdIe0Xfoep4xB4KJp2C1FhnnbIsJx8uc/w400-h400/IMG_6742.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bound blocks made by me</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3) After working out <i>what</i> the blocks would be, I wrote instructions, and set an April deadline.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">4) In late December 2023 I emailed instructions to 15 modern-makers, selected because they piece improvisationally, and big stitch hand quilt. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I've already received a set of blocks from Betty.</span></div><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/AVvXsEiBJSpdPUJ2a2PLv_lL15cx-qHU65LyQJLd9ZLgZam9H-fkETO-2kYXZNm3hrSOhfJQrOAIyCdkB7rCsSiHU-LJp7iSwDqx4TD4P0LnYYnfqXwoFgBUiFUPhDwUhmu049tHChXwnoE0VClb5Z_cKN4HrA4KQMZBQbLIxKvw82s9-dcwvMvJ5hmbOxL8vqHh/s2966/IMG_6853.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJSpdPUJ2a2PLv_lL15cx-qHU65LyQJLd9ZLgZam9H-fkETO-2kYXZNm3hrSOhfJQrOAIyCdkB7rCsSiHU-LJp7iSwDqx4TD4P0LnYYnfqXwoFgBUiFUPhDwUhmu049tHChXwnoE0VClb5Z_cKN4HrA4KQMZBQbLIxKvw82s9-dcwvMvJ5hmbOxL8vqHh/w356-h400/IMG_6853.jpeg" width="356" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Made by Betty</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And another set of blocks made by JoElla.</span></div><div 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/AVvXsEj4xZs5lHvHcOb1KPSW947k4FhkkXkkFffqEqmbtiIm_RAtbvkcZcCPUJUGt9gnyGQirVrRUG0oBuQ_xofRPtKq2eYRWJ2g6Q_W0DC9ux39huEfxRBIq9NCDK5kCFLkny0EmTGHucFSCv-Hfll9okcguzsR3msQ8DheHdCcSXaRYcC0tgsFW_lNDQjjr8xl/s3611/IMG_6895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xZs5lHvHcOb1KPSW947k4FhkkXkkFffqEqmbtiIm_RAtbvkcZcCPUJUGt9gnyGQirVrRUG0oBuQ_xofRPtKq2eYRWJ2g6Q_W0DC9ux39huEfxRBIq9NCDK5kCFLkny0EmTGHucFSCv-Hfll9okcguzsR3msQ8DheHdCcSXaRYcC0tgsFW_lNDQjjr8xl/w335-h400/IMG_6895.jpeg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Made by JoElla</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I anticipate being given more blocks from long-distance quilters who will attend QuiltCon. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A lot more work is ahead - though it's "work" I love! When I have all the blocks, I'll:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">create an arrangement</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">sew binding to each block</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">hand-stitch to join blocks</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">and enter our finished group quilt in QuiltCon 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona.</span></li></ol><span style="font-size: medium;">A project like this needed long-term planning, and I'm up for what lies ahead. Watch this space for updates! Linda</span></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-70834878812190453842024-01-26T07:53:00.005-05:002024-01-26T13:23:36.966-05:0015th Blog-iversary!<div><span>It was 15 years ago today, January 26, 2009 that I wrote <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2009/01/australia-day.html" target="_blank">my first blog post</a>.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>And today is Australia Day! Even though it's been a decade since I last visited Australia, the country (particularly Sydney) will always have a special place in my heart. Pavlova, a lovely meringue dessert, will forever make me think of Australia. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>In the past 15 years I've published 1,277 blog posts; this post is number 1,278. That's an average of 85 blog posts a year, or 1½ blog posts a week. </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/AVvXsEgx_j2sQz5aDmPmob2v_PIK6nPNgdueKk6JROEiFf3ixT3lJfjtg7qFFjH44xf_gCiygf-3whC5ZQOJKe3J06WsVrHTmA8DMJAvNFZ8ogtqQRK-68ud97SpQLh_A-mflA4Y2_OrY5B9H67clnG4Qy_XuOIS5PCWgm35CzTTRNum0beaWb2hjBkalAY_p4XJ/s1076/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.32.07%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="1076" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_j2sQz5aDmPmob2v_PIK6nPNgdueKk6JROEiFf3ixT3lJfjtg7qFFjH44xf_gCiygf-3whC5ZQOJKe3J06WsVrHTmA8DMJAvNFZ8ogtqQRK-68ud97SpQLh_A-mflA4Y2_OrY5B9H67clnG4Qy_XuOIS5PCWgm35CzTTRNum0beaWb2hjBkalAY_p4XJ/w640-h96/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.32.07%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span>14,583 comments have been published and - if I were to guess - I've responded to 99.9% of them. Even if a commentor has been "noreply" or "anonymous" or "unknown," I respond to each ON that blog post. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>A few other statistics fascinate me.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Like how many times my blog has been viewed - 2,567,917 times! Wow! Who <i>are</i> all these people?! Are they quilters?</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/AVvXsEglns2AMwUEnqHFx3EFxbUT_30QcxcCw5JYZsPcom_ExkpADVaCod0byqE3L3mPTHWgXvQVp7MSypAMWs0tUHorsqvsYl5k9q7WXzkiQYsY91ykHCFBR0ch8GTanZeE4egTwM0pP0L7orkbyJZyf6c_y5tIWcm4EBMl84k8rfjdHItqQdIXVQ9hJlqVvioi/s2004/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.31.43%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="2004" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglns2AMwUEnqHFx3EFxbUT_30QcxcCw5JYZsPcom_ExkpADVaCod0byqE3L3mPTHWgXvQVp7MSypAMWs0tUHorsqvsYl5k9q7WXzkiQYsY91ykHCFBR0ch8GTanZeE4egTwM0pP0L7orkbyJZyf6c_y5tIWcm4EBMl84k8rfjdHItqQdIXVQ9hJlqVvioi/w640-h62/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.31.43%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Apparently my most-viewed blog posts are about peg-loom weaving, which I explored during the pandemic. </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/AVvXsEhKsZxZOJhjgOgZpsZYT9hZtAGDjEhWZ3YIT0fszYtoKxLCtsaD-QdZ-_hZj4QpqEVr3enNqwOupqEHlo0GQnlMxNxmBXjEBnGkgVuCgQRbqOUAoVKaEU4RZ5SEKinhKaVn8DwfmfAR8ICOLfxNFDlL9Gkb-3NFDqK47HG_6SFTjChE-24uyDRVflW4PeYp/s586/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.32.46%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="586" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsZxZOJhjgOgZpsZYT9hZtAGDjEhWZ3YIT0fszYtoKxLCtsaD-QdZ-_hZj4QpqEVr3enNqwOupqEHlo0GQnlMxNxmBXjEBnGkgVuCgQRbqOUAoVKaEU4RZ5SEKinhKaVn8DwfmfAR8ICOLfxNFDlL9Gkb-3NFDqK47HG_6SFTjChE-24uyDRVflW4PeYp/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.32.46%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If I was truly celebrating properly, I'd host a giveaway, which I frequently did (as did other bloggers) for many years. However, knowing that I have as many international blog-readers as US blog-readers, the high cost of international shipping has me reluctant to give away something that could very well be less expensive (like fabric) than shipping costs. Call me cheap; call me frugal, but it just doesn't seem right.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>If you're reading this, thank you! I appreciate blog-readers, and even more, I <i>adore </i>blog-commenters.</span><span>I'm grateful that you sometimes hang out with me here, and let me know what you think.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I'm even more thankful that many of you have become friends through your comments and our emails back and forth. I can't imagine how different my life would be without you being part of it. </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/AVvXsEiAExA7WHDUonmgC0Lr19t86WdP74GvXcgmYBWOnM-6JektBXUXUX6eU0uCUsvljD-W8CN5scSxMoulE3mP1edlcNtzBccxcGNXwZoGx9q0oBAM7dLUxYYhtljjZ8pSeRa16HDMpWdV2ETyD-yoIewKigGiM_-7GEOfCZOQmz2SVQ_oy79inPwDgxIxuoFy/s596/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.52.17%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="596" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAExA7WHDUonmgC0Lr19t86WdP74GvXcgmYBWOnM-6JektBXUXUX6eU0uCUsvljD-W8CN5scSxMoulE3mP1edlcNtzBccxcGNXwZoGx9q0oBAM7dLUxYYhtljjZ8pSeRa16HDMpWdV2ETyD-yoIewKigGiM_-7GEOfCZOQmz2SVQ_oy79inPwDgxIxuoFy/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20at%207.52.17%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span>Happy blog-iverary! Fifteen years, and more to come!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hugs, Linda</span></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-19247619758642143992024-01-25T11:55:00.001-05:002024-01-25T11:55:15.745-05:00Prudence and More<div>A milestone happened Tuesday. While stitching-away during Big Cypress Quilters' business meeting, I finished the Prudence quilt center, my long-term (since June 2019) English paper piecing project. It measures 51" X 51".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC2CDGWQWTjaLKF0nR6e8E_rWn3XHllCeMaszTI1FJxq3XGxsytniViY9vplyG1LOBLcToBfj6GxLHbtw6woBeqB9ae-lHPxBVGlKS4dcRdRXFe2XgseB_RJoKP8VUQJ5hW6RXAHk9r-3Ti3K03ITUW4tMAMG_CF5Gq4SLF2f3xncJSUpnS_YDeQezPHh/s2777/IMG_6880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="2777" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC2CDGWQWTjaLKF0nR6e8E_rWn3XHllCeMaszTI1FJxq3XGxsytniViY9vplyG1LOBLcToBfj6GxLHbtw6woBeqB9ae-lHPxBVGlKS4dcRdRXFe2XgseB_RJoKP8VUQJ5hW6RXAHk9r-3Ti3K03ITUW4tMAMG_CF5Gq4SLF2f3xncJSUpnS_YDeQezPHh/w400-h398/IMG_6880.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Rather than EPP more blocks to fill in scallops around the perimeter (to make the quilt borderless), I've decided to border it. I've been auditioning what I might use. Black seems to best contrast with the quilt center, though I'm not much of a black fabric-lover. I'd prefer to use a different color, but black sure makes it pop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp7hMDpphOOPAlyxUKFTMKOI8LuK_UXrtb8_E4i3nGbiadvIJhBq1k6rqZ28zImfS-aA_Te7YtZ1O65ivSjPdXH5Wcm95OY6lSRrOA7INhWg6daw1kNF1egqDBzII0CDh1yoSfiu7cx3_WKM4SFMpDZw4Vu9E5Y2Tcg4fdNIl8y_TGj0wYxhQZ5oa6pNn/s4032/IMG_6881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp7hMDpphOOPAlyxUKFTMKOI8LuK_UXrtb8_E4i3nGbiadvIJhBq1k6rqZ28zImfS-aA_Te7YtZ1O65ivSjPdXH5Wcm95OY6lSRrOA7INhWg6daw1kNF1egqDBzII0CDh1yoSfiu7cx3_WKM4SFMpDZw4Vu9E5Y2Tcg4fdNIl8y_TGj0wYxhQZ5oa6pNn/w400-h300/IMG_6881.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Another idea I came up with is to piece two fabrics to make a combo border of black and a wider black and white stripe, to contrast with the narrower stripe in the cross blocks. Thoughts? When I've settled on what I want to do, I'll hand-appliqué the EPP edges to borders.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuhDHrWUVgZpuYFkDwnuJqpg42WeFdoiKGkJVI03efjRjlLPd-ZMEs3z5s-7FL_RF7wRh9ba4z4-fZ1HlPYv0Mxmc_AzhK9IvdzhCvJAR9m_-3Wk0neBFqvyYT3KTkBRMbPG-fpcyDRdVL35WaTB-uItaCn0B8MEA9-Oa4flrT6bST18uydiDG7Cdhp9j/s4032/IMG_6882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuhDHrWUVgZpuYFkDwnuJqpg42WeFdoiKGkJVI03efjRjlLPd-ZMEs3z5s-7FL_RF7wRh9ba4z4-fZ1HlPYv0Mxmc_AzhK9IvdzhCvJAR9m_-3Wk0neBFqvyYT3KTkBRMbPG-fpcyDRdVL35WaTB-uItaCn0B8MEA9-Oa4flrT6bST18uydiDG7Cdhp9j/w400-h300/IMG_6882.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Last Saturday's virtual "Map Making" workshop with Timna Tarr @timnatarr was great! I'd been thinking that sometime I wanted to try making a map quilt, and this workshop was the perfect opportunity. </div><div><br /></div><div>For privacy sake, I'm intentionally not sharing the map I used, but my locale was inspiration. Wanting to make a quilt larger than the 8" X 8" design suggested by Timna, I learned a new-to-me way to enlarge a design. </div><div><br /></div><div>I took a picture of the map, and uploaded the photo to a website called <a href="http://www.blockposter.com">www.blockposter.com</a> where it was resized. Then, almost immediately I downloaded the upsized-photo, and printed it - 9 pages! I taped it together, and selected and outlined the section I wanted to use in my quilt. In fabric, I interpreted it entirely with prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1aMdCdH5LTHQcU9JgK10qzbQPtWmL1tK2MFRpuh8vST1Hb337-VzrP5Z0lT2iNOrD5galQcRo0g-rp5hjkQ6QYDXfCiop8Y05h9eFmNjzcVqccEcpNFBowbz58DpmJArhrV2dnRtf2cwa2fs96f-sgwPqGAnds_HUxhbf8ZlS5ZJL3RAG2lowqVbtmez/s4032/IMG_6869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1aMdCdH5LTHQcU9JgK10qzbQPtWmL1tK2MFRpuh8vST1Hb337-VzrP5Z0lT2iNOrD5galQcRo0g-rp5hjkQ6QYDXfCiop8Y05h9eFmNjzcVqccEcpNFBowbz58DpmJArhrV2dnRtf2cwa2fs96f-sgwPqGAnds_HUxhbf8ZlS5ZJL3RAG2lowqVbtmez/w400-h300/IMG_6869.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After fusing large sections of fabric to a backing, I made quarter-inch bias tape "roads" that I glued into place. The unsewn quilt top is layered on batting and a backing that's a 2005 Lorilee print. This seemed like a good representation of us Florida senior girls.</div><div style="text-align: left;">😀 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L_mClFgFRZquddutPeQf0lk6Brz-LWJ4_NRwR7Z1RuACj_CSsbGcRwBTke5Mx95te7GGs5azLlHSGFJgtemp6Rr-Nul-XIFGyG3IdUIZiD5DL-QPPKKRMZEQLwnlkC3gIGOsf0r3XLSJApjNjJhufnJDt0SnqhVLXmc1kXckeAPmdJgE74WLkHWN7v2z/s4032/IMG_6878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L_mClFgFRZquddutPeQf0lk6Brz-LWJ4_NRwR7Z1RuACj_CSsbGcRwBTke5Mx95te7GGs5azLlHSGFJgtemp6Rr-Nul-XIFGyG3IdUIZiD5DL-QPPKKRMZEQLwnlkC3gIGOsf0r3XLSJApjNjJhufnJDt0SnqhVLXmc1kXckeAPmdJgE74WLkHWN7v2z/w400-h300/IMG_6878.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Using either 50-weight Aurifil or 100-weight Invisifil by Wonderfil, I free motion quilted. Neighborhoods have angular quilting, to sorta represent houses; ponds are spiral quilted; and green spaces are "topography-quilted." Some roads are indicated with quarter-inch bias tape, made with a Clover bias tape-maker, and then edge-stitched into place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj-qO7LyV-cV-9-aeAlrllyMEdtf0wmy-R7gv5QthYJT4jadzIeHxsI4OZl_iNjBqz_09abxT4KWaFkBNT31rOCQdNSnPiiRtMqMwNJwF99nY_TIRySvrNc1p5kUcEHi_TveRablVMrrhwjCjSBKxVVyJwvDB_txm0CIm_BInRzqAnhYy_70dUXf4UB9H/s4032/IMG_6886.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguj-qO7LyV-cV-9-aeAlrllyMEdtf0wmy-R7gv5QthYJT4jadzIeHxsI4OZl_iNjBqz_09abxT4KWaFkBNT31rOCQdNSnPiiRtMqMwNJwF99nY_TIRySvrNc1p5kUcEHi_TveRablVMrrhwjCjSBKxVVyJwvDB_txm0CIm_BInRzqAnhYy_70dUXf4UB9H/w400-h300/IMG_6886.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I faced the 19½" H" X 24½" W" piece, and Wonder-clipped, ready for hand-stitching to the back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnVweuBQCpSmn7xyNazVJS1LwbFfgn5VJNLmC6gdaR5lEmU0rCQvRzO2JobKHEXgrkj_-n076DrgSQ2i8_IJb8ewYXgjAUxIY6KHZG6bBV1hsq2LcWblrAHaAj4DidIa-yyvEK35WZGPksvEVYuRc6Zdzw9iW0KJtqWUL_Pi35h3a3-4aSweNgPAUKUkK/s3700/IMG_6890.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="3700" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnVweuBQCpSmn7xyNazVJS1LwbFfgn5VJNLmC6gdaR5lEmU0rCQvRzO2JobKHEXgrkj_-n076DrgSQ2i8_IJb8ewYXgjAUxIY6KHZG6bBV1hsq2LcWblrAHaAj4DidIa-yyvEK35WZGPksvEVYuRc6Zdzw9iW0KJtqWUL_Pi35h3a3-4aSweNgPAUKUkK/w400-h314/IMG_6890.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE3ezRmQIQ8GeSYSzZBgfO8bUFd4bMB7MtQ93RakCqHRVufBfg8RPo-9SPL2fufb4KoNu_jX9ijhvLJ8o1Adkz47e5URySK8yz5KZLfShtUCb2vMZYWdjC3POGMj1YE38so-mibBoR0L1cPSqnZnGG3IfEkvKruDZfYLNlHcwke_SmyFw02R-nYI58JD2/s664/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.07%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="416" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE3ezRmQIQ8GeSYSzZBgfO8bUFd4bMB7MtQ93RakCqHRVufBfg8RPo-9SPL2fufb4KoNu_jX9ijhvLJ8o1Adkz47e5URySK8yz5KZLfShtUCb2vMZYWdjC3POGMj1YE38so-mibBoR0L1cPSqnZnGG3IfEkvKruDZfYLNlHcwke_SmyFw02R-nYI58JD2/w125-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.07%20AM.png" width="125" /></a></div>Do Not Disturb</i> by Frieda McFadden is a psychological thriller that begins with a murder. Quinn has done the unthinkable, but only in self-defense. She has marks on her neck to prove it. But she knows that no one will believe that her handsome, charismatic, charming, successful husband could have done that to her. She runs.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, a winter snowstorm impedes her progress. That, and a broken tail light force her to look for an out-of-the-way place to stop. She finds the Baxter Motel and learns she's one of only two occupants. The other is an elderly woman, once a fortune teller. Quinn discovers the dark past of the motel, and the significance of the "do not disturb" sign on the door of the room next to hers. As much as she wants to leave, the weather, and other sinister forces conspire to prevent it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.1/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp3sLDgKQBBg1worALm_I1KC6kRe6pEeT2iI-aAg9cRNxMmeHK4M-KKQxYzkcQtnbuHh3zRXB3SjIAwHPNZPZ3otSpcoaxLHV6uBUVhTjoivIQln0Pgxoe_tYsMQkpynS7T6LQZbiSCYTJSTqaxZABMHptYdVZjiMnIDqf9n5J5Njad1vPA0yRVKGYAbV/s660/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.33%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp3sLDgKQBBg1worALm_I1KC6kRe6pEeT2iI-aAg9cRNxMmeHK4M-KKQxYzkcQtnbuHh3zRXB3SjIAwHPNZPZ3otSpcoaxLHV6uBUVhTjoivIQln0Pgxoe_tYsMQkpynS7T6LQZbiSCYTJSTqaxZABMHptYdVZjiMnIDqf9n5J5Njad1vPA0yRVKGYAbV/w127-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.33%20AM.png" width="127" /></a></div>Typically I don't sequentially read books by the same author, however, I was on a waitlist for <i>The CoWorker, </i>also written by Frieda McFadden and didn't want to let it pass me by. </div><div><br />Natalie is the top-sales agent at Vixed, a nutritional supplement company. Dawn Schiff is a new employee who's filling the accountant position vacated by a retiree. </div><div>Natalie is out-going, confident and beautiful. Dawn is rigid, fastidious, friendless, and awkward (think Sheldon Cooper of <i>The Big Bang Theory).</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>When Dawn doesn't show up for work, no one except Natalie notices. It's not like Dawn to <i>not</i> be in her cubicle at 8:45 am sharp, but Natalie seems to be the only person who has attempted to befriend Dawn. She takes it upon herself to find Dawn and goes to her house. Natalie sees that it neat. Orderly. And jam-packed with bookshelves full of books and turtle figures - Dawn is obsessed with turtles. And there's lots of blood. </div><div><br /></div><div>As detectives investigate Dawn's disappearance, and later find a body, Natalie receives anonymous phone calls that have her more involved than she wants to be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ms. McFadden is the perfect example of an author who's a master at creating a last-moment, unexpected twist. I liked this one too!</div><div>Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuB4Nw0TnrCxBtT0bEegxbnhN86lDOm7x0qKAbV6dbCq1lrq6cKkhBA4qw7zFVCd5ltZu7pHenP0BCXGsi30wEXpvy_RWtTCjeqEmDJZaS3TVHh2jdFaRDw4QU4ktU2B6cBfnjsCuGLub1IYsaka1fbzMzWNhib__BYfeFeckAXQslRsZgDeT3A5ifQKt/s642/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.54%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="416" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuB4Nw0TnrCxBtT0bEegxbnhN86lDOm7x0qKAbV6dbCq1lrq6cKkhBA4qw7zFVCd5ltZu7pHenP0BCXGsi30wEXpvy_RWtTCjeqEmDJZaS3TVHh2jdFaRDw4QU4ktU2B6cBfnjsCuGLub1IYsaka1fbzMzWNhib__BYfeFeckAXQslRsZgDeT3A5ifQKt/w129-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2010.58.54%20AM.png" width="129" /></a></div>29 Seconds</i> by T. M. Logan is a "what if?" sort of book. What if you didn't like someone? What if that someone was making your life miserable? What if you were given 72 hours to decide whether or not to make that person disappear - forever? If there was no going back, could you make that 29 second phone call?</div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah is a contract professor in a prestigious department of a London university. Her husband has left her for a younger woman, but she's trying to maintain normalcy - working and taking care of her two children. </div><div><br /></div><div>While running late to pick up her children from school, Sarah takes a shortcut, and witnesses what appears to be a kidnapping. She intervenes by driving into the abductor. Later, Sarah herself is abducted only to learn that her abductor is the father of the girl Sarah saved. He wants to repay her but she has only 72 hour in which to make her decision.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a good one... and didn't see the end coming! Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div>Whew! Three psychological thrillers in a row is a bit much for me. Time to switch genres. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>I really wanted to share a video, but the best I can do is link you to it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GC4wzRlAv/" target="_blank">on Instagram, HERE</a>. This is a screen shot of a moment in the video.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5hkmqFe1qsZXCXmXm2XJ8749HZ9xoRFOvbo4W85NrczIheZC1lcWzdcYx_xRUaku8R9svid6TnUzKuRIoCFTIQYLGiSFglVUEGLqSaJ-1Zx0TfycRgFTro98MjcxPCroSxMdVcPULJVXmJslPnU6HuaxwDtgifmzcErBK6FTHoP3WIZhusSK7_wo5xa2/s1052/Screenshot%202024-01-25%20at%2011.28.50%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5hkmqFe1qsZXCXmXm2XJ8749HZ9xoRFOvbo4W85NrczIheZC1lcWzdcYx_xRUaku8R9svid6TnUzKuRIoCFTIQYLGiSFglVUEGLqSaJ-1Zx0TfycRgFTro98MjcxPCroSxMdVcPULJVXmJslPnU6HuaxwDtgifmzcErBK6FTHoP3WIZhusSK7_wo5xa2/w275-h400/Screenshot%202024-01-25%20at%2011.28.50%20AM.png" width="275" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Hilarious! Dee @pixelquilt shows off a quilt that she immersed in water and took outdoors into Oklahoma's 5F temperature. The quilt froze into a stiff board that she carried flat over her head, twirled around, and stood upright in the snow.</div><div><br /></div><div>If the cold could be avoided, wouldn't that be a great way to photograph all our quilts?</div><div><br /></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-469165689931692172024-01-19T13:54:00.006-05:002024-01-19T13:56:36.841-05:00Movin' Slowly<div>I don't know if it's from the colder temperatures here in Central Florida (37F Wednesday morning), or the fact that we haven't yet turned on our furnace so I'm wearing more clothes than usual, but I haven't had a lot of urge to <i>do</i>. Yet I'm plodding away on a couple things. </div><div><br /></div><div>One side of the improv quilt now has those "tentacles" pieced into it. I can't say it was either easy nor fun to put them all together. That's also why I haven't made more progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RtNpzGvWf039eklPQbXm7zBWz1Tw60pNpkk8POhQ42z35mOSSw1aDNZM4b3gb6Qnom9bYrCSdj5FjIRNtZ34TKzyVUo0B9Ct01raBync2ydgDoUh08E0MD1pCJz9NviraHgrxSe6iizRAPvb-AVjMlOepxlIvjec_MoYQOZQeoWTx4W0N0TOpodwQ8oI/s4032/IMG_6861.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RtNpzGvWf039eklPQbXm7zBWz1Tw60pNpkk8POhQ42z35mOSSw1aDNZM4b3gb6Qnom9bYrCSdj5FjIRNtZ34TKzyVUo0B9Ct01raBync2ydgDoUh08E0MD1pCJz9NviraHgrxSe6iizRAPvb-AVjMlOepxlIvjec_MoYQOZQeoWTx4W0N0TOpodwQ8oI/w300-h400/IMG_6861.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>It's been a much easier to sit in my favorite aqua chair, and listen to a book or watch <i>Suits</i> while I EPP toward a finish on my Prudence quilt. Such progress there! Most papers have been removed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3neBMr9eiR5J8YOtjIE3kkIg5xjfob0A7MbaCkb0IQLMvSxhEz-KUNIYcGxARvfnA1fTTyNagrpFmSRsifsEfzj2BTQyHJyBI5CpLdw8I5h8c0Nn_KOydGqZbga9JMzgxdxkG0y9FIUxAJ5Zi5x1xbWnk6la0UEoIGv7jdrJeoPTZmeFN0Yyw5rCEB2S/s4032/IMG_6862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3neBMr9eiR5J8YOtjIE3kkIg5xjfob0A7MbaCkb0IQLMvSxhEz-KUNIYcGxARvfnA1fTTyNagrpFmSRsifsEfzj2BTQyHJyBI5CpLdw8I5h8c0Nn_KOydGqZbga9JMzgxdxkG0y9FIUxAJ5Zi5x1xbWnk6la0UEoIGv7jdrJeoPTZmeFN0Yyw5rCEB2S/w400-h300/IMG_6862.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It will take only one more trip across the quilt center to join the last two sections. Then it's a quilt center!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxYsb9hm7KzEBZ71FVs1r1IVmHeShOXpPH2HxAQLLOtni8a91MLKFmYhUAQ8h-t-4HeDq5GX4SoXkxd01Dft1DWmybltpIfcHsEXESA8aziJmONYQr7x9FysXHTCqvV7PN7oJOhRwCfOCtL8hBQOQLRljpfPTgC36v1UseDuu2ppS5_vLMSp0jRXmFISg/s4032/IMG_6865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxYsb9hm7KzEBZ71FVs1r1IVmHeShOXpPH2HxAQLLOtni8a91MLKFmYhUAQ8h-t-4HeDq5GX4SoXkxd01Dft1DWmybltpIfcHsEXESA8aziJmONYQr7x9FysXHTCqvV7PN7oJOhRwCfOCtL8hBQOQLRljpfPTgC36v1UseDuu2ppS5_vLMSp0jRXmFISg/w400-h300/IMG_6865.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next comes choosing fabric for a background, and then hand appliquéing each side of the EPP quilt center to that background. The pattern says the quilt will finish at 65" X 65", but that depends on the width of the border I choose to add.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>In Other News</u></div><div>An Instagrammer tagged me after finishing her 2023 temperature quilt top. Claire <a href="https://www.instagram.com/claire.hall.9634340/">@claire.hall.9634340</a> lives in the UK, and said she saw my temperature quilt on my blog <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2020/05/temperature-quilt-finish.html" target="_blank">here,</a> and using Wrights Quarter Circle Block Template she made her quilt similar to mine. Those cooler colors look great, don't they? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzciM1HwcE0-mTmGT4yatmULbwLOf20L0v36aiPwx9IHJyn1p3IwO8CrkcQfChubGAgG1MHdEnYJ2W90KDdmIlbV-tFFHQn_hcUJcOBKe0jcRG5E-uy9yGsArplXixQAfaKA-C9eyAi2BCIiHy7TMB0JQprXYkWnlf12zrJ7XpPLk3XoCvWY5XLikM3b0C/s1464/IMG_6858.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzciM1HwcE0-mTmGT4yatmULbwLOf20L0v36aiPwx9IHJyn1p3IwO8CrkcQfChubGAgG1MHdEnYJ2W90KDdmIlbV-tFFHQn_hcUJcOBKe0jcRG5E-uy9yGsArplXixQAfaKA-C9eyAi2BCIiHy7TMB0JQprXYkWnlf12zrJ7XpPLk3XoCvWY5XLikM3b0C/w320-h400/IMG_6858.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Needing a few more filler blocks to complete the quilt top, Claire even made color key blocks (on the far right) as I did with mine. Thanks, Claire, for letting me share this picture of your beautiful quilt top! </div><div><br /></div><div>If you're inclined to make your own temperature quilt, and you're a member of the Modern Quilt Guild, you can watch a <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/the-highs-and-lows-of-temperature-quilts-webinar/" target="_blank">webinar about it - </a><i><a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/the-highs-and-lows-of-temperature-quilts-webinar/" target="_blank">The Highs and Lows of Temperature Quilts</a>. </i>It's presented with lots of pictures in a panel format by Jo Avery, Karen Foster, and me. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDKk6vVeID3CZlMrEP3uEs3Qv1k_X_eMb_fwpHnSh6_7lfIb8iOjkneBBLIdyy2qR24FvwhuMUxHiZBfS-wRIxMyUNA9Qpx_tp2HQGf_rdphC0dKQs0KfiiYovyeN3ePYDgAVHaSKmkYOLYRAmr18D45BdNU6KqTc6JZ2gLvXEkEyIT7pqjOHYDtNNEx_/s676/Screenshot%202024-01-18%20at%209.49.46%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="420" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDKk6vVeID3CZlMrEP3uEs3Qv1k_X_eMb_fwpHnSh6_7lfIb8iOjkneBBLIdyy2qR24FvwhuMUxHiZBfS-wRIxMyUNA9Qpx_tp2HQGf_rdphC0dKQs0KfiiYovyeN3ePYDgAVHaSKmkYOLYRAmr18D45BdNU6KqTc6JZ2gLvXEkEyIT7pqjOHYDtNNEx_/w124-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-18%20at%209.49.46%20AM.png" width="124" /></a></div><i>Hemlock</i> by Kiersten Modglin is about Maggie who has just bought her dream home at 40 Hemlock Drive, in her old hometown. Though the house doesn't look like much - it needs lots of TLC - she's happy about a new beginning since losing her job and breaking-up with long-time boyfriend, Nick.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just as Maggie is trying to unlock the front door, a man steps onto her porch to offer help. She's shocked to see Tucker again after 13 years, and even more surprised to learn he lives next door. She's also maintaining a distant relationship with her lifelong friend, Clayton, even though he's broken her heart. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mysterious occurrences happen in Maggie's house - lights flickering, doors open - and she begins to wonder about the history of the house. She doesn't want to be alone, and she doesn't believe in ghosts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though I liked the story, and some of it was unexpected, the plot moved at a slow pace until the last third of the book. By then I had figured out who-done-it. Still, the storyline is different than I've encountered before.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 3.9/4.0</div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>I'm excited that on Saturday I'll be in a virtual workshop with members of the Jacksonville MQG. Due to a last-minute cancellation, and my name first on a waiting list of "outsiders," (I'm a member of the Central Florida MQG) I get to take Timna Tarr's four hour <i>Map Making</i> workshop. Here's Timna's map.</div><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/AVvXsEggFktde5sp_utMOdWbrW1gWLOE0KLaZdrUbBG_dWPKSResxkLlNbzEDcpvhjGcT52D4H2pGnCjKaKKGGjMKpC7wDTKT339n7QO5eXudnS7t8TaD5BOXAwpbMQ2XXXk6zbLHM2Mf1R6uMKiaNrp43p0JNXuK2ja-ILttEm7AAJPKgUxKdBSC5B-5xVDk-ve/s1538/Screenshot%202024-01-18%20at%209.45.18%20AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1538" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFktde5sp_utMOdWbrW1gWLOE0KLaZdrUbBG_dWPKSResxkLlNbzEDcpvhjGcT52D4H2pGnCjKaKKGGjMKpC7wDTKT339n7QO5eXudnS7t8TaD5BOXAwpbMQ2XXXk6zbLHM2Mf1R6uMKiaNrp43p0JNXuK2ja-ILttEm7AAJPKgUxKdBSC5B-5xVDk-ve/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-18%20at%209.45.18%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map quilt made by Timna Tarr</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Though the map-making project is meant to be only 8" X 8", those who know me won't be surprise that I want to make something larger. I've got my map selected, fabric scraps ready, and I'm looking forward to participating. Linda</div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-73216503450188368032024-01-13T08:30:00.002-05:002024-01-13T08:30:32.609-05:00Working on WIPs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The past week found me picking up a few WIPs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First was piecing more Diamond in the Sky 3½" X 3½" foundation paper pieced blocks. This was one of the free FPP blocks in Cassandra Beaver's 2023 Quilt Concert series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I printed a stack of this design onto freezer paper, and now I've got about 40 blocks pieced. Each one has a scrappy center with a solid or solid-looking background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see in the bottom row, I tried putting a few blocks together using 1½" X 1½" patches from my leaders-enders basket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcclD0yAerF6HVD38byEOXIMmrbnpc3ViplBIEKVqS24_Ue_e38SccvHuzQK6P4AjWw2Be-dkPRnQS8I_mtNt2uqY7sCOTe9NyVmk9xk1REvyvVBCEY0tj9fH9MjJjhMlGEQGc_uV2vOcXB4QY8IHcP89uB2iidOjigkQ3RGw6YSPdVDk9lH-xOzRzVpj/s4032/IMG_6843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcclD0yAerF6HVD38byEOXIMmrbnpc3ViplBIEKVqS24_Ue_e38SccvHuzQK6P4AjWw2Be-dkPRnQS8I_mtNt2uqY7sCOTe9NyVmk9xk1REvyvVBCEY0tj9fH9MjJjhMlGEQGc_uV2vOcXB4QY8IHcP89uB2iidOjigkQ3RGw6YSPdVDk9lH-xOzRzVpj/w400-h300/IMG_6843.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ick. Not happy with how they look. Much too busy! I'll try alternating a Diamond in the Sky block with a single 3½" X 3½" patch - a print? a solid? I'll keep experimenting. <div><br /></div><div>I've gotten hooked on <i>Suits</i> on Netflix. As I watch I've been EPPing my <i>Prudence Quilt.</i> This is the pattern, templates, and papers that were an Instagram giveaway win in June 2019 - yep, almost five years ago! - from <a href="https://www.lilabellelanecreations.com/patterns/prudence/default.html" target="_blank">Lilabelle Lane Creations</a>. I used stashed fabrics to make medallions, fussy-cutting many of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>These seven rows are joined...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDzjJewkZZhcndT3veCA49Gm-bc7bCnaERg_zhpIjovwCacvy9cQBpCgFVx5lbbiKVZhgubuQnXk0MXg9CU4JPBnZM_lKihvKta2JMCANmRrQS9b64k5IixxHlj3J_-XDtsFL_k3k2qCEQupDISfDvq6Y2DxXNACM5fY04fU0rNpZxpOzZwYUowOh7dC0/s4032/IMG_6846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDzjJewkZZhcndT3veCA49Gm-bc7bCnaERg_zhpIjovwCacvy9cQBpCgFVx5lbbiKVZhgubuQnXk0MXg9CU4JPBnZM_lKihvKta2JMCANmRrQS9b64k5IixxHlj3J_-XDtsFL_k3k2qCEQupDISfDvq6Y2DxXNACM5fY04fU0rNpZxpOzZwYUowOh7dC0/w400-h300/IMG_6846.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>...and papers have been removed, except for those around the perimeter. Progress! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFSPaaXlACEhXq9lORgVaWJ44mfi1g2BUWrHNHBo-GUUVtKXrkyg4MEw4Zl8W3mfqzbrjm9uwsO7cOZ6IM4dxhs_EjwyPrTW8o7dyup_TVJ54bTdhyphenhyphenWOItgatNXgdP17lTg-ceSXiUjbbLd2rpHlKk2Y5mKrh5t3t2HTCVL1X_7DeoA2KfxpzE3MW6Gs1/s4032/IMG_6847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFSPaaXlACEhXq9lORgVaWJ44mfi1g2BUWrHNHBo-GUUVtKXrkyg4MEw4Zl8W3mfqzbrjm9uwsO7cOZ6IM4dxhs_EjwyPrTW8o7dyup_TVJ54bTdhyphenhyphenWOItgatNXgdP17lTg-ceSXiUjbbLd2rpHlKk2Y5mKrh5t3t2HTCVL1X_7DeoA2KfxpzE3MW6Gs1/w400-h300/IMG_6847.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have four more rows to join to the seven, and the quilt center will be done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qb8nq_8vtiUnmANy5bt-BXo6U8jteIF8fdiledkIWTQUJDQFA6TpEOfw5M-bKlp7Lu2_9dk-iX4AGfP9ll6vI-e2VJw2gmdHISNNk9iZAJJFFGFvN2Irdmn8oUcIx2x6Tb3VwcsQesBd0iVHw25KwlIpycTEdWnpFx0wgsZ0j_HhQ4joby75QIw56Vl6/s4032/IMG_6851.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qb8nq_8vtiUnmANy5bt-BXo6U8jteIF8fdiledkIWTQUJDQFA6TpEOfw5M-bKlp7Lu2_9dk-iX4AGfP9ll6vI-e2VJw2gmdHISNNk9iZAJJFFGFvN2Irdmn8oUcIx2x6Tb3VwcsQesBd0iVHw25KwlIpycTEdWnpFx0wgsZ0j_HhQ4joby75QIw56Vl6/w300-h400/IMG_6851.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, I've been working on my latest improv quilt, one that was started in a December 6 "Fearless Curved Piecing" workshop with Cindy Grisdella. She invited us to experiment as we wished, so rather than make square blocks in a symmetrical layout, I cut and pieced curves into rectangles. Sort of. As I ran out of fabric colors, the design morphed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Except for the littlest bits, I've used up all the colors except Painter's Palette Oyster, and Kona Crush, the latter of which was gifted to me by Candi @candipursuits. As you can see, I'm trying to work out how to use the last pieces of Crush to pull color into the outside perimeter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuifWoqvLUx6IsZyv-gTJDXMOxiPFle2fyYleSwEDQt9D1jQ07aS6R6GOfGB4hEVx7evCG7tcudYZobRkllpZII4GxuDOHE09KWn123UkCnZR1b21tFHHPOCR4NiZyUZg2ONhih04sfb5cw4fqqQ-6Bm_1HX8yPD1ohRQzhMYtgnzNEiOjGrPY6mcnVwDs/s3163/IMG_6844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3163" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuifWoqvLUx6IsZyv-gTJDXMOxiPFle2fyYleSwEDQt9D1jQ07aS6R6GOfGB4hEVx7evCG7tcudYZobRkllpZII4GxuDOHE09KWn123UkCnZR1b21tFHHPOCR4NiZyUZg2ONhih04sfb5cw4fqqQ-6Bm_1HX8yPD1ohRQzhMYtgnzNEiOjGrPY6mcnVwDs/w383-h400/IMG_6844.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A friend suggested that I maintain the piecing in the center, and join various hues and values of Oyster into a low volume background. With that in mind, I've been "making fabric" with offcuts and scraps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Oy8E0caxMcXo6xpyWX8TpQH8jtwW8GKpft3z0e6dURhfD1lLqB0cFyKIoX_zO9Vb7qPNuO2k_iabm7YfMK8Z9k00uWMcMeVLW-p1XjQY7baB46O_Q11WfEoGcerZ2jMkjQFaXySPx2PtTOM6p2g8eksibrafMzjFBhY4XvorHmxbFx48vqB5gYqKY_5K/s4032/IMG_6852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Oy8E0caxMcXo6xpyWX8TpQH8jtwW8GKpft3z0e6dURhfD1lLqB0cFyKIoX_zO9Vb7qPNuO2k_iabm7YfMK8Z9k00uWMcMeVLW-p1XjQY7baB46O_Q11WfEoGcerZ2jMkjQFaXySPx2PtTOM6p2g8eksibrafMzjFBhY4XvorHmxbFx48vqB5gYqKY_5K/w400-h300/IMG_6852.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll try to cut and piece the dashed "tentacles" into an improv border - a technical piecing challenge that I hope I can work out! I'm even dreaming about how to do it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to say that these past couple weeks have been pleasant with no challenges or specific must-do projects to work on. Choosing to play with whatever I wish - with an eye on WIPs - I expect to see a few of these finished in 2024. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEZKewfs3cvSPTGTFxDxSmXN2BmgmqFxta7pr7TSKVH1yY3oXeknWz46koapNAqhP_y8Im9ROAhGzPrP2rgIXR-iCbQFbvU1Xgd9fGNFXYZCZGf0G6IrS218JG31KWmmBtTA1cXxm3rwHVEjTUK6R3TgLUrVeXl3SdynaUwrTebw13EkNiYB-m_TKRfDP/s590/Screenshot%202024-01-12%20at%202.23.25%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="386" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEZKewfs3cvSPTGTFxDxSmXN2BmgmqFxta7pr7TSKVH1yY3oXeknWz46koapNAqhP_y8Im9ROAhGzPrP2rgIXR-iCbQFbvU1Xgd9fGNFXYZCZGf0G6IrS218JG31KWmmBtTA1cXxm3rwHVEjTUK6R3TgLUrVeXl3SdynaUwrTebw13EkNiYB-m_TKRfDP/w131-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-12%20at%202.23.25%20PM.png" width="131" /></a></div><i>The Girl in the Picture</i> by Melissa Wiesner is the story of Tegan, a young woman who's alone. She and her brother have shared a tough life, but now she's left him behind to go on a long-planned-for trip to find the perfect small town where the two of them can put down roots and belong to a community. </div><div><br /></div><div>But Tegan's journey hits a rough patch when she encounters problems with her vehicle, and deals with a lecherous truck driver. When she's in a diner reassessing her situation, she meets a man who's unable to pay his restaurant tab. She steps in to help, and then finds herself on the road again, with Jack. He's obviously well-off, but very close-mouthed. Tegan tries to learn more about him, but his gruffness is off-putting. Nor does she want to share anything about herself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Their trip begins out of desperation, but the more they get to know one another, the more they find in common, and that their feelings are changing. The problem is that they come from disparate backgrounds, and each of them have personal situations they need to face</div><div><br /></div><div>This story is sweet enough, but I think I could have written it. Think "Hallmark movie," and you've got the picture. Linda's score: 3.8/5.0</div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkNKWbCEUJeYYGyp2rv5pl6rBVouCQq8AwZcO3ftgAPY-lMZtUQWvUUAJsYY3u2XFciFnolsgZ8ZmjCb8vtM3WyM2npYGnH7hWFQ6D9p4rAvJLB1rIT8XX_c3GoWcXxCV8HEerdsM5RB5CObFSJHJqoxduZ4lcyasKp3bpr47XO5HR0J_pOeN8Q086WQ1/s594/Screenshot%202024-01-12%20at%201.41.48%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="386" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkNKWbCEUJeYYGyp2rv5pl6rBVouCQq8AwZcO3ftgAPY-lMZtUQWvUUAJsYY3u2XFciFnolsgZ8ZmjCb8vtM3WyM2npYGnH7hWFQ6D9p4rAvJLB1rIT8XX_c3GoWcXxCV8HEerdsM5RB5CObFSJHJqoxduZ4lcyasKp3bpr47XO5HR0J_pOeN8Q086WQ1/w130-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-12%20at%201.41.48%20PM.png" width="130" /></a></div>Taking place in 1813 along the rocky Southwest coast of England, <i>A Castaway in Cornwall</i> by Julie Klassen follows the life of Laura Callaway. Because ships frequently wreck in the area, she often walks the seashore looking for treasures the tide brings in. </div><div><br /></div><div>One night, a ship is dashed to pieces in front of a crowd. They watch, helpless, as nearly everyone drowns. Laura rushes to help a man on the beach who has been given up for dead. With the help of her neighbor, and a new doctor in the area, she brings the man back to health. He tells Laura he's Alexander Lucas, however when word goes around that two escaped French prisoners were on board the ship, and are missing, Laura is drawn into Alexander's confidences. He's Captain Alexander Carnell and wants to escape before he brings unwanted attention to Laura and her family. Laura comes to recognize that she too wants to get away, though for different reasons. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like historical fiction that's based on a particular locale. Such is the case with <i>A Castaway in Cornwall. </i>The epigraph of each chapter is a bit of historical information - a newspaper quote or fact - relevant to the story. Ms. Klassen gives Laura and Alexander faith too, so Scripture and prayers are woven into the story. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I listened to names of villages and sites, I paused the book to look them up on Google Maps. I learned so much, and appreciate what that part of England is like. The church at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Enodoc+Church/@50.55814,-4.92152,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPPcVtjPOg1c9FxAJryAOatq9qoimyr0_peYzpI!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPPcVtjPOg1c9FxAJryAOatq9qoimyr0_peYzpI%3Dw114-h86-k-no!7i12000!8i9000!4m7!3m6!1s0x486b75724ff275bb:0xf67aa39b2757ae13!8m2!3d50.55814!4d-4.92152!10e5!16zL20vMGdsMmRu?authuser=0&entry=ttu" target="_blank">St. Enoduc in Trebethwith</a> was especially interesting - a church that through decades was literally buried in sand (has now been restored). The author's note includes information about her Cornwall research during the pandemic, and what parts are real (Tom Parson was a real wrecker). I thoroughly enjoyed learning about French prisoners in Britain, shipwrecks, the geography of Cornwall, and a little about the channel island of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency. This was a good one!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><div><br /></div>Linda</div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-19373536604259226022024-01-10T13:30:00.002-05:002024-01-10T13:30:17.197-05:00Confetti Pouch Exterior Tutorial<div>Recently I watched a sped-up Instagram reel showing (no verbal explaination) an unusual way to make the exterior of a pouch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgIo9vt-NuhkcZZ2nBn37T9GAa7VfuShKFfdPe3xDsfenbSw-NEMCq-2osNr52bZd8nkwNB3o6K7KfxckSLHWNSCijMBgzmZdnTbi3R-7t7KuNBPspFCuv3Upl3eJ5uX8TmR2_Ql0y1Hlz4chSexPipmF7oGktvK-4DmH8SQPvlDUuJpVVMp_b8NiYNib/s3812/IMG_6836.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="3812" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgIo9vt-NuhkcZZ2nBn37T9GAa7VfuShKFfdPe3xDsfenbSw-NEMCq-2osNr52bZd8nkwNB3o6K7KfxckSLHWNSCijMBgzmZdnTbi3R-7t7KuNBPspFCuv3Upl3eJ5uX8TmR2_Ql0y1Hlz4chSexPipmF7oGktvK-4DmH8SQPvlDUuJpVVMp_b8NiYNib/w400-h297/IMG_6836.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not claiming this concept as my own, but after making several pouches, I've learned a few things that I'm sharing here. Let's make a Confetti Pouch Exterior!</div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest reading through the entire tutorial, as I've suggested two different methods for putting together the sandwich, and for quilting it. You can choose which is best for you.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Supplies Needed for a Confetti Zipper Pouch</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Fabric snippets </b>- all the tiny offcuts from block-trimming, squaring-up, and such, that otherwise is dropped into a bag of bits to later use for stuffing a pet bed</li><ul><li>I specifically sorted through scraps to select snippets that made pretty color combos, making sure that black and white stripes, and/or black and white prints were among the snippets</li><li>I suggest choosing your zipper tape print or color <i>first. </i>Then choose fabric snippets to color-coordinate with the zipper</li><li>I do not recommend using thread snippets - they sneak out of the tiny holes of the netting</li></ul><li><b>10½" X 13½" foundation fabric</b> such as muslin, or an old sheet</li><li><b>11" X 14" white netting or mesh or tulle - </b>inexpensive at JoAnn's</li><ul><li>Consider using a netting color other than white. It may better suit your fabric snippets</li><li>bridal veil is also an option, though slightly more expensive</li></ul><li><b>11" X 14" fusible interfacing</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> - </i>I like Pellon SF101, but fusible fleece works too</li><li><b>lining fabric</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> - </i>Cut 2 pieces 6½" X 10"</li><li><b>zipper tabs - </b>Cut 2 pieces 2" X 2" </li><li><b>12" zipper</b> - I used <a href="https://sewhungryhippie.com/search?q=striped+zipper+tape&options%5Bprefix%5D=last" target="_blank">black and white striped zipper tape purchased from Sew Hungry Hippie,</a> though many other fun options are available!</li><li>Thread - choose your favorite thread for quilting. It can be 50-weight or 40-weight; and whatever color matches the netting or compliments fabric snippets</li><li>Sewing machine with a walking foot</li></ul><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/AVvXsEgW6n77TS-lprrGLPt_LEtAEU6XLWjDdXnHKNVd-nCBAReSCnm7we0Mc_Y8hX1-1ArWvTQIDDTi7fJrT0l3JY0LRNWlSiz1dlCK9ELPj0pyC-Qk7tBBaZcYf6MJ91w6pcc6vaG4oCe86oc0-iPpia7ikJ59YlJmqk7Us-Ki7Xtr8utVEB-QS0g0qHAURqj1/s1440/E8E3FE12-D663-41C7-B6D1-951E992ED7C4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1440" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6n77TS-lprrGLPt_LEtAEU6XLWjDdXnHKNVd-nCBAReSCnm7we0Mc_Y8hX1-1ArWvTQIDDTi7fJrT0l3JY0LRNWlSiz1dlCK9ELPj0pyC-Qk7tBBaZcYf6MJ91w6pcc6vaG4oCe86oc0-iPpia7ikJ59YlJmqk7Us-Ki7Xtr8utVEB-QS0g0qHAURqj1/s320/E8E3FE12-D663-41C7-B6D1-951E992ED7C4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inexpensive netting from JoAnn's<br />With a 50%n off coupon, I paid .99-cents for a 22"-wide, <span style="text-align: left;">½ yard piece</span>! (Oct. 2023) </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Optional </b>- <b>Misty Fuse - </b>A 10½" X 13½" piece<b> </b>can be used to fuse confetti fabric in place before quilting.</div><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/AVvXsEj5bckkfCDw4nNzfsBPIgOCl_xdaSH-jclixQQ-MOaTER9Gqt5H1MxpNQtaLLPZuLwolovo-sOU5cd3YRkEkoylvWZcVlqoZ4JVww7AT6OBtVb0oJTZuR5cfORFR1RXvDkbBe9-jykW375El1ed8kLj5vHh23kz6fKN7SE0N_5SFJVgsPpzecyQWhORdtsF/s4032/IMG_6825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bckkfCDw4nNzfsBPIgOCl_xdaSH-jclixQQ-MOaTER9Gqt5H1MxpNQtaLLPZuLwolovo-sOU5cd3YRkEkoylvWZcVlqoZ4JVww7AT6OBtVb0oJTZuR5cfORFR1RXvDkbBe9-jykW375El1ed8kLj5vHh23kz6fKN7SE0N_5SFJVgsPpzecyQWhORdtsF/w300-h400/IMG_6825.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lay <span style="text-align: left;">10½" X 13½" </span>Misty Fuse on top of <span style="text-align: left;">10½" X 13½"</span> foundation fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>IMPORTANT NOTE:</b> If you are not using Misty Fuse to secure fabric snippets, it's critical to <u>have a large flat sewing machine bed</u> to support your piece as you quilt. It <i>will not work</i> to use only the free arm of a sewing machine. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The most fun part!</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Lay the 10½" X 13½" foundation fabric on a flat surface near your sewing machine.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you don't have a flat surface near your machine, consider placing the foundation on a large acrylic ruler, or a small rotary cutting mat</li><li><i>Misty Fuse Users:</i> Do NOT use a ruler or rotary cutting mat! Instead, place your foundation on an ironing board. Lay Misty Fuse on top of the foundation fabric.</li></ul>2. Sprinkle fabric snippets on the foundation, distributing them liberally and evenly across the 10½" X 13½" foundation fabric until you're satisfied with the arrangement</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajyBFGOKrbBrUIE2yqgiulbD9jwAwm_0aHeecBZK-LZ4aZiDhOpQv59P0pSJOdgrg6MlsWQTdS1_EwpZae-BgM8MizbxnhTXVf5EXpfnUCAhZtrQnQ6lfVU2hiTNsnAG4nnfVlSFoQA7XkuQAJgWGuwJyFGzEe12rP5ZqnkofY0f35rmIZRXumRSiNhwb/s4032/IMG_6816.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajyBFGOKrbBrUIE2yqgiulbD9jwAwm_0aHeecBZK-LZ4aZiDhOpQv59P0pSJOdgrg6MlsWQTdS1_EwpZae-BgM8MizbxnhTXVf5EXpfnUCAhZtrQnQ6lfVU2hiTNsnAG4nnfVlSFoQA7XkuQAJgWGuwJyFGzEe12rP5ZqnkofY0f35rmIZRXumRSiNhwb/w400-h300/IMG_6816.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Being particular, I use sewing machine tweezers to move pieces around, and turn them right-side up</li><li><i>Misty Fuse Users</i>: When you're satisfied with the arrangement, place an appliqué pressing sheet, or a piece of parchment paper over the confetti fabric. Press and fuse confetti pieces to the foundation</li></ul><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/AVvXsEg4CBdHM3kSm9lmMULmDhaJ3ymcQtlxXmvABLH-NhvIB-S3fBNoC-aJT7kBGsmkuBkVxEU_cwVg3Vdk49AuLI8_EQ_jHX4bWNxdoaEK5JRlsjXmkLaIL7ql1gs-kFGopJ200ghlhwOAapEx8q61XjduwJAmoxTnJ8z4I2OZ15K3cu6Nmo19cSVfE9ckQNhl/s4032/IMG_6827.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CBdHM3kSm9lmMULmDhaJ3ymcQtlxXmvABLH-NhvIB-S3fBNoC-aJT7kBGsmkuBkVxEU_cwVg3Vdk49AuLI8_EQ_jHX4bWNxdoaEK5JRlsjXmkLaIL7ql1gs-kFGopJ200ghlhwOAapEx8q61XjduwJAmoxTnJ8z4I2OZ15K3cu6Nmo19cSVfE9ckQNhl/w400-h300/IMG_6827.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuse Misty Fuse: lay an appliqué pressing sheet or parchment paper on top, before pressing</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">.</div></div><div><div>3. Carefully position 11" X 14" netting over the snippet foundation. While keeping the netting smooth, straight pin the perimeter of the foundation. No need to pin if you're a <i>Misty Fuse User.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GOeLgHVJ2V6jlDs9jvSsJ6VbX8Q_sNTzgXMPw0cs0DSwNs3IPoF9D_-BVYRlpGSr2ZCPcgc_5b7aI_cmKMypYpO7FN6T41MF3oq-3W6p1nDB0Qy-1Z8M3OpFWB0DQ9snaGBA725juRxTQmG78JBeosopL7g5oXZmk1XfG1R9ONsgQkv9JLsAnV7TxC0u/s4032/IMG_6818.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GOeLgHVJ2V6jlDs9jvSsJ6VbX8Q_sNTzgXMPw0cs0DSwNs3IPoF9D_-BVYRlpGSr2ZCPcgc_5b7aI_cmKMypYpO7FN6T41MF3oq-3W6p1nDB0Qy-1Z8M3OpFWB0DQ9snaGBA725juRxTQmG78JBeosopL7g5oXZmk1XfG1R9ONsgQkv9JLsAnV7TxC0u/w400-h300/IMG_6818.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>4. Draw a 10½" at the center of the 13½" side of the confetti sandwich (6¾" from each end)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I marked with a Clover white <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clover-469-Chaco-Liner-White/dp/B001K56TR2/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3U4TG6YSSMPAB&keywords=chaco%2Bliner%2Bwhite&qid=1704910955&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=chaco%2Bliner%2Bwhit%2Carts-crafts%2C93&sr=1-4&th=1" target="_blank">Chaco Liner</a> on the line shown in black</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi2yY89hk6jcpUqzaqa-W1pyD86H7A0EuIupIJxvxK2vu2mDrk_ie5eGZ3NPZuaNRFnwF68Zg5YlJv97C1zTZ_neldGPQm7nVUvW92pynp0z64uguudpRcHX3amKPukyIp5IPMfmxRqg6QMRUDhKYXh4A4DcHMuXmqZhJ-Nzpslclw7FateZSjDBWp1nZ/s1494/Screenshot%202024-01-10%20at%2012.54.13%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1494" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi2yY89hk6jcpUqzaqa-W1pyD86H7A0EuIupIJxvxK2vu2mDrk_ie5eGZ3NPZuaNRFnwF68Zg5YlJv97C1zTZ_neldGPQm7nVUvW92pynp0z64uguudpRcHX3amKPukyIp5IPMfmxRqg6QMRUDhKYXh4A4DcHMuXmqZhJ-Nzpslclw7FateZSjDBWp1nZ/w400-h310/Screenshot%202024-01-10%20at%2012.54.13%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div>5. Gently move the sandwich to your sewing machine bed </div><div><br /></div><div>6. Set your sewing machine stitch length to 3.0 or higher (3.10 to 3.15 on my Bernina 770QE). Or set your machine for a Serpentine stitch (Photo further down, shown in pink.)</div><div><ul><li>Use a walking foot to quilt through the marked line. Then, with the side of the walking foot as a guide, continue quilting at ½" intervals until 13½" is quilted</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqr8b4RPA8ZgYupaLMBcSvd6P_McuLLJMPW07OgCQ-qTUbUW59nqtQ18E7t07BnFf8KWmODQ2D2QDAWI9q25ZKTcnb3Ul4FS9EcpIGbL1pIWaNm8gKPdx3Tq6ZjrDS0EBnAjHzv8q1PoqFxgyTHFUVl5QqbdIq2mfL3bnsmE2ypTJBjfxefhqFfxuhR2W1/w400-h300/IMG_6820.jpeg" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I quilt, I use my sewing machine tweezers to make sure each snippet is flat and in a good position. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDPBJSZfCEnqlxWLq_91zmXoXdCNsHSX_Ts2HeIn6gSHntNBFs-Vd0Npt8N9ijc9H546aFIhsvBghKmUkilneipQctgbm5KZmQUrdM_vGUktr6eiyj_Xum6VBD2zaoHoWk4zVCm30FEXk_1fPkxRtAq9Id_22X0Q2HY8ac-u1-TgtIj-gIdJyKGYHJjdP/s4032/IMG_6821.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDPBJSZfCEnqlxWLq_91zmXoXdCNsHSX_Ts2HeIn6gSHntNBFs-Vd0Npt8N9ijc9H546aFIhsvBghKmUkilneipQctgbm5KZmQUrdM_vGUktr6eiyj_Xum6VBD2zaoHoWk4zVCm30FEXk_1fPkxRtAq9Id_22X0Q2HY8ac-u1-TgtIj-gIdJyKGYHJjdP/w400-h300/IMG_6821.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqr8b4RPA8ZgYupaLMBcSvd6P_McuLLJMPW07OgCQ-qTUbUW59nqtQ18E7t07BnFf8KWmODQ2D2QDAWI9q25ZKTcnb3Ul4FS9EcpIGbL1pIWaNm8gKPdx3Tq6ZjrDS0EBnAjHzv8q1PoqFxgyTHFUVl5QqbdIq2mfL3bnsmE2ypTJBjfxefhqFfxuhR2W1/s4032/IMG_6820.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Turn the confetti quilt sandwich and mark a line at the center of the 10½" side </li><li>Quilt at ½" intervals until 10½" is covered</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9d3yMZF0ZTMSaSbAHDVXW2cOCB3IdVmU8RXjSHZD39YQqXD5NypVVWccU2R3bTZiZpyxO4LelGwv7w6uki_EoFtPWDW-VEgTurUPDWBDcybe6W4bkTUeFuvvNV-BY_hOKoR44LeML9BoBkIB5wxwA__M1TKAFzo_P1Cze2z_DLK-vmDShsOcutZKLlpu/s4032/IMG_6823.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9d3yMZF0ZTMSaSbAHDVXW2cOCB3IdVmU8RXjSHZD39YQqXD5NypVVWccU2R3bTZiZpyxO4LelGwv7w6uki_EoFtPWDW-VEgTurUPDWBDcybe6W4bkTUeFuvvNV-BY_hOKoR44LeML9BoBkIB5wxwA__M1TKAFzo_P1Cze2z_DLK-vmDShsOcutZKLlpu/w300-h400/IMG_6823.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Quilting will look like this. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1NNdMro6QBX4vACQ3YcpOmGY5LImeIRo_dKAsiCNCpBXiZEgyqMj7kuvAvF5x62dWWXR1au9LJa6sP7rP85zbRm1qShQpo4k220rm9ea4MEJsymd1kobEEpBe3tZK8BoOssIqRt59YIQzohKv4LIaWnCzgpaikLhhxbdbttCW2Jz_R_r2p4NldfjX_Mk/s4032/IMG_6824.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1NNdMro6QBX4vACQ3YcpOmGY5LImeIRo_dKAsiCNCpBXiZEgyqMj7kuvAvF5x62dWWXR1au9LJa6sP7rP85zbRm1qShQpo4k220rm9ea4MEJsymd1kobEEpBe3tZK8BoOssIqRt59YIQzohKv4LIaWnCzgpaikLhhxbdbttCW2Jz_R_r2p4NldfjX_Mk/w300-h400/IMG_6824.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or, if you've used a Serpetine stitch, quilting will look like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkPK25OBCUeGWIdMtLshRD_zIJnlqdKDk5NhTuvQZn9jyI3y47h6Pwb-4BsaxAcDXTiw3QkFMpq-d3nyfF5E3tnsFm1YdSjwcN-qAKTQloQRMVu4pR2yA0SgTj0NjB-eAs14AgIsOQlC7uGRzH4KhL0myQM5e7HNo_fN5PGdx2LN8hs1JEXjUYD_j6UKb/s4032/IMG_6833.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkPK25OBCUeGWIdMtLshRD_zIJnlqdKDk5NhTuvQZn9jyI3y47h6Pwb-4BsaxAcDXTiw3QkFMpq-d3nyfF5E3tnsFm1YdSjwcN-qAKTQloQRMVu4pR2yA0SgTj0NjB-eAs14AgIsOQlC7uGRzH4KhL0myQM5e7HNo_fN5PGdx2LN8hs1JEXjUYD_j6UKb/w400-h300/IMG_6833.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>6. When quilting is complete, fuse 11" X 14" SF101 interfacing or fusible fleece to the back of the quilted confetti sandwich. </div><div><br /></div><div>7. Trim the piece to 10" X 13"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCWh5DurYZmJJYzWxY2BfEJxZi0_KsDWFUFaLhoR8-P3MIbqTB4mCbbZ7JTlo0eegPXlih5QIGTbDbaD153TfLNi_WK3W6Wo3TEKUNgknyxxmsREVkEmVNA3dS3k8BzpixxbFjP16NjtdLpxhPwYIi1LUTMWM-PxybQzYzLHxbpRM4skp742kIl7_vGMa/s4032/IMG_6826.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCWh5DurYZmJJYzWxY2BfEJxZi0_KsDWFUFaLhoR8-P3MIbqTB4mCbbZ7JTlo0eegPXlih5QIGTbDbaD153TfLNi_WK3W6Wo3TEKUNgknyxxmsREVkEmVNA3dS3k8BzpixxbFjP16NjtdLpxhPwYIi1LUTMWM-PxybQzYzLHxbpRM4skp742kIl7_vGMa/w400-h300/IMG_6826.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>8. Cut the quilted piece in half on the 13" side (6½" from each end), to make two pieces 6½" X 10". </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Now you're ready to turn your Confetti Pouch Exterior into a finished pouch.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6Fb4oqjsqq5DXFtmumE-cdSVUlc4tnETS6V3BRdGm1pKRXOOjrSlBQOi8skTRUePSwmdZGCq0MJUrvZr2E37SE1yhyXriv8Yxw6KUdXuREPbD6Jbo2SRvAhc0JZysDklgR4pHfXrgYTkOtO_FhzPXZOj-3G09xo0hi6CgOwWPAVfiYmLXSdwPFtIktki/s3772/IMG_6831.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="3772" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6Fb4oqjsqq5DXFtmumE-cdSVUlc4tnETS6V3BRdGm1pKRXOOjrSlBQOi8skTRUePSwmdZGCq0MJUrvZr2E37SE1yhyXriv8Yxw6KUdXuREPbD6Jbo2SRvAhc0JZysDklgR4pHfXrgYTkOtO_FhzPXZOj-3G09xo0hi6CgOwWPAVfiYmLXSdwPFtIktki/w400-h194/IMG_6831.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFOSlgWkU70" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">YouTube Video to Make a Flat-Bottom Zipper Pouch </span></a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Rather than re-create what's been done dozens of times before, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFOSlgWkU70" target="_blank">go to this YouTube video</a> by Dandelion Stitches to turn your Confetti Pouch Exterior into a finished piece. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>The video uses pouch pieces that are 8" X 11½", but the method for assembly is exactly the same. With your pouch exterior made, when you start at 8:30 minutes into the video, you'll be able to keep going. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFOSlgWkU70" target="_blank">Go to this YouTube tutorial</a>. Start at 8:30 minutes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>If you make a Confetti Zipper Pouch, or you just make the confetti exterior and don't go any further 😀 I'd love to see what you create! Comment to let me know. </span>Linda</div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-48753786066984723762024-01-07T11:46:00.000-05:002024-01-07T11:46:48.257-05:00Small ThingsTime spent in the sewing room this week has been leisurely and therapeutic. It's been worthwhile to take time and assess the six... seven... eight WIPs lying about, and ask myself, "Which one do you want to play with?" and "Which one should be my first 2024 finish?" <div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at the 19 yards of fabric twine I made in December, I wondered how much I would use to make a small bowl. Since I've never made a rope bowl, this was new territory for me. Happily, it was an easy thing to sew. Just zig-zag stitch. I used gray thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrCnSng7I3yqpADVF2CJlLk1revGpPcZ_1h7iKvJuTJg6sgciu7FfgSBY1FKsL14BaVQ03Zsotth5JoMsMvq1mOulask8MMZCpcEP5yLBqCk8gXqSKZidIP5ALKqx9_7VAYgeyz2XUelcdMK-Tq9U218wV0CBKwUJ9bkqlTDJ5gOALyxLvGC_sNAkZrGJ/s4032/IMG_6811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrCnSng7I3yqpADVF2CJlLk1revGpPcZ_1h7iKvJuTJg6sgciu7FfgSBY1FKsL14BaVQ03Zsotth5JoMsMvq1mOulask8MMZCpcEP5yLBqCk8gXqSKZidIP5ALKqx9_7VAYgeyz2XUelcdMK-Tq9U218wV0CBKwUJ9bkqlTDJ5gOALyxLvGC_sNAkZrGJ/w400-h300/IMG_6811.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH6yrkI27khw1I-NvKK1i-ijz_yvk9QeUM1WHhDr9iPCFPa67Hd0MWxZdlMNhXS_o56UVLqFnw1MN2-rjCnXbGu-KC8ibnK0r41GGZAH37SHzbMLQ9DEt2Qpj3wElQd9hfdyJtSCj4hawyUnoZ8IwZcuL3gGraHZkS4K_lMRtQATeHqdDz7tudiYM1Fg7/s4032/IMG_6813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH6yrkI27khw1I-NvKK1i-ijz_yvk9QeUM1WHhDr9iPCFPa67Hd0MWxZdlMNhXS_o56UVLqFnw1MN2-rjCnXbGu-KC8ibnK0r41GGZAH37SHzbMLQ9DEt2Qpj3wElQd9hfdyJtSCj4hawyUnoZ8IwZcuL3gGraHZkS4K_lMRtQATeHqdDz7tudiYM1Fg7/w400-h300/IMG_6813.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It took eight yards of twine (twisted from 2" fabric strips) to make, so from the 19 yards I twined in December, I have leftover for another project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EjhaB9cMhmOTBbNK8vgtLmadPymt0cUzPPqoMT-voOJuOSQ4bYTwyrAv61UR3hd9O7wk4TpeMDnpjAYQgg-oyhV-AJSHcTM4vyZqJ5ybJDLgBpgsiLFxJN5akWc5FPaoH8sd5-oaYgpMD0huYKFtqGR4K-Ha18-8Z1cnJ7QGzFPZyMT1Ej_QOnlDSjfR/s4032/IMG_6815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EjhaB9cMhmOTBbNK8vgtLmadPymt0cUzPPqoMT-voOJuOSQ4bYTwyrAv61UR3hd9O7wk4TpeMDnpjAYQgg-oyhV-AJSHcTM4vyZqJ5ybJDLgBpgsiLFxJN5akWc5FPaoH8sd5-oaYgpMD0huYKFtqGR4K-Ha18-8Z1cnJ7QGzFPZyMT1Ej_QOnlDSjfR/w400-h300/IMG_6815.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last September, after watching a sped-up Instagram reel about using scrap bag snippets to make a pouch, I made this. I call it a Confetti Zipper Pouch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPycRTQxpFx4fCNjR77IJLDcp0b8WLnWvTx5jI6CLxFiBBrudvn0R7jmf5w__yHyHsxauqlTFArXwsm70pKg6VzSaayan9879GbOYHw1PeWECN5JO3VhSZjfGQPh1xe3X3fAtKd6vA2UIjVi9dmkoBybqlEQZr0RkAZijWlWsO50avMAMl2WEgEA2YXQV/s1440/6A27C0EE-1F82-4184-A6B6-8112C04A4120.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1440" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPycRTQxpFx4fCNjR77IJLDcp0b8WLnWvTx5jI6CLxFiBBrudvn0R7jmf5w__yHyHsxauqlTFArXwsm70pKg6VzSaayan9879GbOYHw1PeWECN5JO3VhSZjfGQPh1xe3X3fAtKd6vA2UIjVi9dmkoBybqlEQZr0RkAZijWlWsO50avMAMl2WEgEA2YXQV/w400-h369/6A27C0EE-1F82-4184-A6B6-8112C04A4120.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You sprinkle tiny fabric scraps - confetti - onto a background, cover it with inexpensive bridal veil...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgB6U08YnDF-D6LJ01oJrJwrXymnj-SQu4p1cwW1Vs5GlvzWL8wReK7CEotXUHhFQOf9AH6grBtqQQh4aEfhn-y95lOLW_WIjxWhjK67zjEABe1B7FjMDuu6oEEoiFMbHKYaPNV7f_hZOPzLWavuH849JDIW4fXICKGOOKP8Ga7GgY_oAXKw4cOVpNHtf/s4032/IMG_6293.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgAgB6U08YnDF-D6LJ01oJrJwrXymnj-SQu4p1cwW1Vs5GlvzWL8wReK7CEotXUHhFQOf9AH6grBtqQQh4aEfhn-y95lOLW_WIjxWhjK67zjEABe1B7FjMDuu6oEEoiFMbHKYaPNV7f_hZOPzLWavuH849JDIW4fXICKGOOKP8Ga7GgY_oAXKw4cOVpNHtf/s320/IMG_6293.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>quilt it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdYHDQgPaLPs2I7NypjgkmKsxmn4E6SuuQeNJrVzUK3JXVheGLS-GNelso79PfZHhLxD-gaXgkcurV0Qw7de9iT-1LHXbVUaUAteBHHr40Jx1ZIZtQg4HbrOfMAXCSE11UY496Xqv-PUhyHqrQrPy-42w8LH4t3L-oSgUPbw4OAIbqVGdlAvbs16Jlr0B/s4032/IMG_6291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdYHDQgPaLPs2I7NypjgkmKsxmn4E6SuuQeNJrVzUK3JXVheGLS-GNelso79PfZHhLxD-gaXgkcurV0Qw7de9iT-1LHXbVUaUAteBHHr40Jx1ZIZtQg4HbrOfMAXCSE11UY496Xqv-PUhyHqrQrPy-42w8LH4t3L-oSgUPbw4OAIbqVGdlAvbs16Jlr0B/w400-h300/IMG_6291.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">and sew it into a pouch. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-aByAExBG9gfRspNRn9KtdihxLAN3vTX0DQXC877uZqUiXR59BBz_BBJQxZKO00GtPVsiyX-U2Ul3yn4Qk3381nXvQzLI6reEzrTFKA-FM3pkqMU10LgwY7XbybTh-AUVtp8ugQ81-QUh5oQlfjsUWaNJXDwI1lcZsSP1W3PqP4oXHFi5cK-mAwxIEUH/s4032/IMG_6296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-aByAExBG9gfRspNRn9KtdihxLAN3vTX0DQXC877uZqUiXR59BBz_BBJQxZKO00GtPVsiyX-U2Ul3yn4Qk3381nXvQzLI6reEzrTFKA-FM3pkqMU10LgwY7XbybTh-AUVtp8ugQ81-QUh5oQlfjsUWaNJXDwI1lcZsSP1W3PqP4oXHFi5cK-mAwxIEUH/s320/IMG_6296.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This week I made a couple more with boxy bottoms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJkADHZw7qs9t6LSDLdNgOZdTAxUahVd4TEx4tcr95jCAT9ZkZ8Qt1EDdvpfAXymbUjs9_E75ulGoINQz_c3h6nLEtN5mnHg4rZP57yd1OUnqnoFTLtwfieiLgRdoiwTJyxsImzPH8d2wjaYKOYGaVGwxwV9pddpxCDcsz1k1WWTZ1l9XaTGSBOA4rG7m/s3772/IMG_6831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="3772" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJkADHZw7qs9t6LSDLdNgOZdTAxUahVd4TEx4tcr95jCAT9ZkZ8Qt1EDdvpfAXymbUjs9_E75ulGoINQz_c3h6nLEtN5mnHg4rZP57yd1OUnqnoFTLtwfieiLgRdoiwTJyxsImzPH8d2wjaYKOYGaVGwxwV9pddpxCDcsz1k1WWTZ1l9XaTGSBOA4rG7m/w400-h194/IMG_6831.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9NgJhQPFZrLL_EaiHOE3pPdPyOuDMfElsxn-yB37xGIQPgEfJJZHTQ8YyD4GMsZs-xq2C7AnPM_2vDGJBY2N1Am1VqwmKgcEnO00x5UGRUitEpvBgKBPOjmv-3iuRSGqQr-rYfh2VzKK2w7PilP_dw2exPVkeW7AWfZECp41K1P6_y3HKK5hduSs-fU0/s4032/IMG_6832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9NgJhQPFZrLL_EaiHOE3pPdPyOuDMfElsxn-yB37xGIQPgEfJJZHTQ8YyD4GMsZs-xq2C7AnPM_2vDGJBY2N1Am1VqwmKgcEnO00x5UGRUitEpvBgKBPOjmv-3iuRSGqQr-rYfh2VzKK2w7PilP_dw2exPVkeW7AWfZECp41K1P6_y3HKK5hduSs-fU0/w400-h300/IMG_6832.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In this up-close picture, you can see that after straight-line quilting the piece on the right, the next one (on the left) I quilted with a serpentine stitch. I like them both. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c5A6puSk16A2f-3h_EzR71xBWcW5byzNOw4pFYVKm5xf020eSz2BamQogcu0TVITHkW09_2dUki_X9edPqhMo3sv4gLi0NQtBnh-8JVlgHvUFX8_dC6k9bZIx7rGVn9ZqbKeOU8EdvVd4j9swcS29ASx1U7HWxAgspAZXcjjcanvHHdhRpYqUUQk8Epu/s4032/IMG_6834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c5A6puSk16A2f-3h_EzR71xBWcW5byzNOw4pFYVKm5xf020eSz2BamQogcu0TVITHkW09_2dUki_X9edPqhMo3sv4gLi0NQtBnh-8JVlgHvUFX8_dC6k9bZIx7rGVn9ZqbKeOU8EdvVd4j9swcS29ASx1U7HWxAgspAZXcjjcanvHHdhRpYqUUQk8Epu/w400-h300/IMG_6834.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think the secret to making these look good is using bits of black and white prints alongside the black and white striped <a href="https://sewhungryhippie.com/search?q=striped+zipper&options%5Bprefix%5D=last">zipper tape yardage from Sew Hungry Hippie</a><a href="https://sewhungryhippie.com/search?q=striped+zipper&options%5Bprefix%5D=last" target="_blank">.</a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendation</u> It's time to start another year of audiobook listening, reviewing and scoring.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs36yXZmM-UyaQx-bPwAMqbCXPEqud6JSHS22IdaLMTPtzzRp1pS3xHRyvFjJEhYwL8ZqLxh0cz7pqR-aRc821eFtR64SVxUukw8ptBC77WJX1Bnysf2ffOsMvlJouevB0h8ZRHls5yjkZsgkLtGobdBBOJRJP1WYB0KIPJkArJ19YFpPhEjjJu0sfj5O/s588/Screenshot%202024-01-06%20at%203.41.45%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="382" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs36yXZmM-UyaQx-bPwAMqbCXPEqud6JSHS22IdaLMTPtzzRp1pS3xHRyvFjJEhYwL8ZqLxh0cz7pqR-aRc821eFtR64SVxUukw8ptBC77WJX1Bnysf2ffOsMvlJouevB0h8ZRHls5yjkZsgkLtGobdBBOJRJP1WYB0KIPJkArJ19YFpPhEjjJu0sfj5O/w130-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-06%20at%203.41.45%20PM.png" width="130" /></a></div>My first Hoopla checkout (our library allows us only five Hoopla checkouts a month) was book #6 in the <a href="https://www.orderofbooks.com/characters/chet-and-bernie/" target="_blank">Chet and Bernie series</a> by Spencer Quinn: <i>The Sound and the Furry</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once again, Bernie and Chet are on a missing person case. This time they're off to small-town Louisiana to find Ralph Boutette, the smarter, scientist brother of two other brothers, French, Lord, and Baron who are often on the wrong side of the law. In Louisiana, riding shotgun in Bernie's Porsche, Chet is surprised to see so much green, and water - the "Miss" - and an odd smell that's part snake, part pepper, and part poop. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bernie learns about a family feud between the Boutettes and Robideaus; hears about a stolen load of shrimp; meets the local vet who's concerned about oil-covered birds; and handling the beautiful wife of the imprisoned Frenchie Boutette. Chet is experiencing first-hand what it's like to meet Iko, the alligator. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one seemed a little bit better than previous stories, probably because I sympathized with Chet and what he was dealing with. Bernie never has any idea of what Chet's been through. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><span><!--more--></span><div style="text-align: left;">Are any of you having problems commenting on other blogs?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I use Google Chrome to comment on the blogs because my profile can be seen/read by the blog-writer (It doesn't work to use Google.) Everything has been working fine until about a month ago. Fairly regularly now, I get this notification when I hit the blue "publish" button.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWyI0M612ktMW1vX51s8rKqwh2jrwGWW7n0Zyoc_i0KqhqIh7L6T0bZzFSYIxjeUSOXCFwpZrK1UgHBUgkEBAEovOzDHxbiF6tClB1VmPlkfLzYYd1oASzVzMTFFOo2idIvZHgcNGUqit76oldtJZ9rpwPM5KTxnskWpw4aJff05gGAZbQ1nBHscghHFM/s1130/Screenshot%202024-01-07%20at%208.56.50%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="1130" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWyI0M612ktMW1vX51s8rKqwh2jrwGWW7n0Zyoc_i0KqhqIh7L6T0bZzFSYIxjeUSOXCFwpZrK1UgHBUgkEBAEovOzDHxbiF6tClB1VmPlkfLzYYd1oASzVzMTFFOo2idIvZHgcNGUqit76oldtJZ9rpwPM5KTxnskWpw4aJff05gGAZbQ1nBHscghHFM/w400-h122/Screenshot%202024-01-07%20at%208.56.50%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've learned to play it safe, and now copy a comment I've just written. That's because I find it <i>sometimes</i> works to close Blogger, reopen it, and go to the blog post again to paste and hit "publish." Yet, it occasionally <i>still</i> doesn't work! So I wait. And wait. And wait longer. Then hit "publish" one more time. Comments are still sometimes not publishing. Ergh! Do you have this problem too?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Linda</div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-37608413653806171622024-01-02T12:03:00.007-05:002024-01-03T10:43:48.308-05:002023 by the Numbers<div><div>It's been fun to think of different numbers I tallied in 2023. especially discovering and counting things that I wouldn't otherwise note. Here are a few of my</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2023 Numbers</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2,489 people viewed my March 21 blog post: <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/03/scarp-my-scraps.html" target="_blank">Scarp My Scraps</a> Thank you <a href="https://clothstitched.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Char at Clothstitched</a> for that fun term!</li><li>562 people viewed my Sept 24 blog post" <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/09/unallocated-quilt-finish.html" target="_blank">Unallocated Quilt Finish</a> (second-most viewed)</li><li>523 people viewed my Oct 8 blog post: <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/10/crumby-finished-quilt.html" target="_blank">Crumby Finished Quilt</a> (third-most viewed)</li><li>417.15 miles power-walked - the same distance as from my house to Charleston, South Carolina! </li><li>126 hours spent line dancing</li><li>107 audiobooks listened-to - See entire list and book scores on blog tab <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/p/2021-books-list.html" target="_blank">Books Read</a> or view <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/106E5yzZHRSCmXNZMhhskiuY1XD_L-Xph/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">on Google Drive</a></li><li>105 power walks</li><li>98.08 yards of stashed fabric used</li><li>79.69 yards of fabric purchased</li><li>79 line dancing classes attended</li><li>73 blog posts written</li><li>70 years old in March</li><li>55 hours spent playing ukulele in <a href="https://www.peaceloveandukuleleclub.com" target="_blank">Peace, Love, and Ukulele Club</a></li><li>34 hours attending virtual Bible study</li><li>34 hours attending in-person Bible study</li><li>18.39 yards <i>total </i>less fabric in my stash</li><li>18 comments on a blog post (most comments) on Feb 27: <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/02/quiltcon-gifts-friends-and-shopping.html" target="_blank">QuiltCon: Gifts, Friends and Shopping</a></li><li>11 Central Florida MQG meetings attended</li><li>8 Central Florida MQG Sew-Ins attended</li><li>8 large quilts made: See blog tab <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/p/2023-quilts.html" target="_blank">2023 Quilts</a></li><li>6 quilts given away: 4 gifts; 2 charity</li><li>5 wallhangings and small quilts made</li><li>4 quilt workshops attended: 3 virtual; 1 in-person</li><li>4 quilts entered in QuiltCon 2024 Raleigh</li><li>3 quilts displayed at QuiltCon Atlanta</li><li>3 quilts sold: 2 at QuiltCon; 1 locally</li><li>2 quilts accepted into QuiltCon 2024 Raleigh</li><li>2 alongs participated-in and completed: <i>Summer Camp Modern Mystery, </i>and <i>Satisfaction</i></li><li>2 programs given: Kawandi; Big Stitch Quilting and More</li><li>1 trip-of-a-lifetime planned to the Holyland and Egypt, for January 2024</li><li>1 trip-of-a-lifetime cancelled</li></ul></div><div><div>My Fabric Tracker's final 2023 numbers: I <i>did</i> use more than I took in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLItKyipwVJiwLMtLp3NWWjG4-RTEjP6zFB4k0ytsuaTu937kmI6EzaAsuEaruY0GQd2A11Sd0mHBD_ekInJKj5-2eIU-rnnz88U3v_xLV4iHbbu3rK0J9WjYYIIfR-gR71wfoaU17aqeK-SKcXqZnGLENDMyjw-yGAvxgQR1HS4it3caoHS0sYiQGOvQR/s700/Screenshot%202024-01-01%20at%205.01.48%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="700" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLItKyipwVJiwLMtLp3NWWjG4-RTEjP6zFB4k0ytsuaTu937kmI6EzaAsuEaruY0GQd2A11Sd0mHBD_ekInJKj5-2eIU-rnnz88U3v_xLV4iHbbu3rK0J9WjYYIIfR-gR71wfoaU17aqeK-SKcXqZnGLENDMyjw-yGAvxgQR1HS4it3caoHS0sYiQGOvQR/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-01%20at%205.01.48%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In 2024 I'm aiming for 0 yards in, and 100 yards out.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I can't think of a word worth adopting in 2024, so I'll just keep doing more of the same. I will continue to: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol><li>blog</li><li>use stashed fabric</li><li>make quilts, especially <i><strike>scrap</strike> scarp</i> quilts, and scrap backings</li><li>listen to audiobooks, and write book reviews</li><li>exercise</li><li>play the ukulele</li><li>spend time with friends</li><li>deepen my faith through Bible studies</li><li>pray</li></ol><div>One of the many things that's nice about living in Florida is how there's still color, even through the winter months. No doubt, some plants thrive on the cooler temps. Here are a couple front yard perennial blooms I am admiring right now. <strike>I've misplaced the name of this one.</strike> Found it! It's phlox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSiFYWxfFApnvrVZjXZgMogrWnomLvoTj_yMbHZHx1a3T_Ri_xdPix7m-GvDEzAkuM5G1wyvn1P_ub3EKOPVjD_qVksdfSXt2x3HTZCwP01hzRW6SklQ4dnV7vSZQ31CWUk462-0mCt7AXLPijTM6EGrC40j1VRzgETe-o01J4mqfX3G8pUTiFEi-rZTU/s4032/IMG_6809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSiFYWxfFApnvrVZjXZgMogrWnomLvoTj_yMbHZHx1a3T_Ri_xdPix7m-GvDEzAkuM5G1wyvn1P_ub3EKOPVjD_qVksdfSXt2x3HTZCwP01hzRW6SklQ4dnV7vSZQ31CWUk462-0mCt7AXLPijTM6EGrC40j1VRzgETe-o01J4mqfX3G8pUTiFEi-rZTU/w400-h300/IMG_6809.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>This one's a Princess Plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht32W4MOhBzKWkz4w21sLu2wft_wlXBH7tqX5ZB-_vMvNmHz-7gbGPvqxGuShBbPFGE6gHtWW22aA3d_Wcvxs5HdzbrOS-sQsBEi0Vi3rDyoQD-T8qx8t8DC2abj1V70POOKRxzQ-7SBNUFRomh2fDaLCbfL4PzWc8onMLtJen-Hx4SUS9GrgrbFMtFSS/s4032/IMG_6810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht32W4MOhBzKWkz4w21sLu2wft_wlXBH7tqX5ZB-_vMvNmHz-7gbGPvqxGuShBbPFGE6gHtWW22aA3d_Wcvxs5HdzbrOS-sQsBEi0Vi3rDyoQD-T8qx8t8DC2abj1V70POOKRxzQ-7SBNUFRomh2fDaLCbfL4PzWc8onMLtJen-Hx4SUS9GrgrbFMtFSS/w400-h300/IMG_6810.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we haven't yet turned on our furnace, baking is encouraged, and suffices to warm-up the house. On New Year's Day and at hub's request, I made my first ever coconut pie (the homemade pie crust needed baking first). It turned out pretty good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr2of7lHtQ8avoyqV7hx5yP0-ZAUWEpEwU-zCWyUvz2KebKY6MBomTJI6cDSX6_deWoUzWBp5-ZB51v7tWzbrh1pYncR5HjP8EcCxwhk6und4lXKe7Li0cIkRapTFo6t1Jik9hCOySa5_4gOJkdr_k47uO-BBs4PTmSFpa_WQ7Q3mHFahZHdpkUsGNp7o/s4032/IMG_6808.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr2of7lHtQ8avoyqV7hx5yP0-ZAUWEpEwU-zCWyUvz2KebKY6MBomTJI6cDSX6_deWoUzWBp5-ZB51v7tWzbrh1pYncR5HjP8EcCxwhk6und4lXKe7Li0cIkRapTFo6t1Jik9hCOySa5_4gOJkdr_k47uO-BBs4PTmSFpa_WQ7Q3mHFahZHdpkUsGNp7o/w400-h300/IMG_6808.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-63488922966586918782023-12-31T17:45:00.003-05:002023-12-31T17:45:23.551-05:00End of DecemberI'm beginning my end-of-December post with a pretty picture of fabric! This stack of Painter's Palette (PP) solids, all of which are among the newest colors, are from <a href="https://www.kcmakerstudio.com/shop.htm" target="_blank">KC Maker Studio</a>, a Kansas City brick-and-mortar and online quilt shop that stocks every color of PP solids. Likely the shop stocks all 210 colors of PP solids because Paintbrush Studios, the company that produces PP solids, is headquartered in Kansas City.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple weeks ago, I succumbed to a one-day sale. Regularly priced at $8.99 a yard, I snagged 25½ yards at $6.30 a yard, a price that includes shipping. While this added greatly to my monthly "In Yardage", I <i>know </i>I'm set with solids for a while! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2TFt8A8Yvsd-9B_6T16QP3REXsvjPXlBVBcrYfuVctpDtOV3ve5r8Jc0CsRvCGYeF6neYfDXXuZ2gtaou-TUVgNenZ8gzyRil3bSunRtAtWERe1T8Y6LGRBYfze-TGgG7kKQex6R3eAnXTlT3u-ssUefr-z_Yl5_R_U-YNvNOcuRKjSwBQ1qnIhcQheO/s4032/IMG_6732.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2TFt8A8Yvsd-9B_6T16QP3REXsvjPXlBVBcrYfuVctpDtOV3ve5r8Jc0CsRvCGYeF6neYfDXXuZ2gtaou-TUVgNenZ8gzyRil3bSunRtAtWERe1T8Y6LGRBYfze-TGgG7kKQex6R3eAnXTlT3u-ssUefr-z_Yl5_R_U-YNvNOcuRKjSwBQ1qnIhcQheO/w300-h400/IMG_6732.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Though I managed to use-up nearly 10 yards of fabric in December, that big PP purchase set me back, leaving me with a gain of 15.59 yards for the month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNECa7wrOPjJGXT5__aTaaBwlDXaXFjl-qVqYDLQKuwo3aoMkTKMcS7Cn5zmPj-PnM7FfrTzevD09DuWU7TETGYa33u-2AaRQdSYEr85WiX_Cnf-TIeuNsZ46s3ENzQc0mEqIg7d8haq0c9OQI0uyQDdFAd_KX2cU85xJSX6zP0sJWnxpfzWTkuC_-lYo/s708/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%208.21.46%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="708" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNECa7wrOPjJGXT5__aTaaBwlDXaXFjl-qVqYDLQKuwo3aoMkTKMcS7Cn5zmPj-PnM7FfrTzevD09DuWU7TETGYa33u-2AaRQdSYEr85WiX_Cnf-TIeuNsZ46s3ENzQc0mEqIg7d8haq0c9OQI0uyQDdFAd_KX2cU85xJSX6zP0sJWnxpfzWTkuC_-lYo/s320/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%208.21.46%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Much of what I <i>did </i>use was put into my <i>Satisfaction</i> quilt, made during 12 weeks of the <i>Satisfaction </i>quiltalong with @duringquiettime Amy Friend. The quilt along began October 2, I'm delighted to share that just today I put in the last binding hand stitches. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw14nMPjHV70VqmJls0DxuNNkF2ne4iSaO7BIyX1tZyXnMLf4MsfXlvPXeezKlRO_iCAVz25mr7o84pb2OAPYlRdJ8TASSRJfNU87z8QIuobNNs4Dt_zwJj1nfui4ExxE5lLM3ajIKziWGiSoSVD3vSUmY1nnQ8mTMZWrC6pgr1INf6Qtmuu2eWOjrFj3/s4032/IMG_6789.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw14nMPjHV70VqmJls0DxuNNkF2ne4iSaO7BIyX1tZyXnMLf4MsfXlvPXeezKlRO_iCAVz25mr7o84pb2OAPYlRdJ8TASSRJfNU87z8QIuobNNs4Dt_zwJj1nfui4ExxE5lLM3ajIKziWGiSoSVD3vSUmY1nnQ8mTMZWrC6pgr1INf6Qtmuu2eWOjrFj3/w400-h300/IMG_6789.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Satisfaction </i>finished at 54" X 72" and was made entirely from stashed fabrics. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLBdMVb0FkZj9zgg2mnBBNtvnKZg0UsiyxSe1YWZqSM7CLEsVfZImWT2ABfV2lFUrjcyqRyUDXhfFgAZR2JvdBsyEMTvdyfdCjK0VmQ9P9QRYV4H_kN5FiYgrRoksACcCBbDvRnanqU3zbOFev_j4EGAreRXgZj5Bor-M43-tjP4ER2ez8u3986nw4ygg/s3869/IMG_6795.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2902" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLBdMVb0FkZj9zgg2mnBBNtvnKZg0UsiyxSe1YWZqSM7CLEsVfZImWT2ABfV2lFUrjcyqRyUDXhfFgAZR2JvdBsyEMTvdyfdCjK0VmQ9P9QRYV4H_kN5FiYgrRoksACcCBbDvRnanqU3zbOFev_j4EGAreRXgZj5Bor-M43-tjP4ER2ez8u3986nw4ygg/w300-h400/IMG_6795.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Batting is Hobbs 100% cotton, an accidental, mis-ordered purchase. It seems nice enough. I quilted with 40-weight Aurifil thread, in #2110 pale yellow, and used a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sariditty/" target="_blank">@Sariditty</a> "Rolling Waves" ruler to quilt an on-the-diagonal 1" grid across the whole quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg7Tcud8SU-o34m5ugamHlR3_Z27OZYNu4opfH8nwXrLU39_ZNgw30PdyhSlIAPUtWNQnNXq7Es-CRsL17-Er3xGw4PxPz7hbSdlcvek-4ND-u0lx8rBAsweutpSM76DZVrKBTFA7PUsz8iN_two_pVK19xbGixz_GDmDViy3hW4zB3IB1oY93tEhDrQG/s4032/IMG_6803.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="4032" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg7Tcud8SU-o34m5ugamHlR3_Z27OZYNu4opfH8nwXrLU39_ZNgw30PdyhSlIAPUtWNQnNXq7Es-CRsL17-Er3xGw4PxPz7hbSdlcvek-4ND-u0lx8rBAsweutpSM76DZVrKBTFA7PUsz8iN_two_pVK19xbGixz_GDmDViy3hW4zB3IB1oY93tEhDrQG/w400-h226/IMG_6803.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a first for me to quilt an all-over ruler design like that, across the whole of a quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3cmJkTbjt098xtvBm1rlqjWzA06P-IHFnZpoPOKnC1pshvPuK1Oo3JXpf52LgSxFCgTTRuda1qEmeWmY7a8SK_Wi_UnJiFaJcWMujglP3uh6wvm1jFe6cE2rneBACIHs1F5Pz31M-exoaqGI1a0UPbEAUQ0UQfyL1UqcJwtm_PcmpICoiuu8L3G0I4bw/s4032/IMG_6798.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3cmJkTbjt098xtvBm1rlqjWzA06P-IHFnZpoPOKnC1pshvPuK1Oo3JXpf52LgSxFCgTTRuda1qEmeWmY7a8SK_Wi_UnJiFaJcWMujglP3uh6wvm1jFe6cE2rneBACIHs1F5Pz31M-exoaqGI1a0UPbEAUQ0UQfyL1UqcJwtm_PcmpICoiuu8L3G0I4bw/w400-h300/IMG_6798.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5amACd02-PIBSDO0GkCVG-BmUxHmC-UPUL1UBcobd_r38s8DdVczdFiUeDOCAsuAz-Mwfp0sHd4U0mpyWG93I7mpGMi2lftxDZ_n7KXJJHSTq5NtK4ePYERRTCT8sn4ujWq_IsNzsaC7eHhdthnJhxOQ555huEh0qMMBdhWM2LGqNyFupSo2JFAb7Inr/s4032/IMG_6801.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5amACd02-PIBSDO0GkCVG-BmUxHmC-UPUL1UBcobd_r38s8DdVczdFiUeDOCAsuAz-Mwfp0sHd4U0mpyWG93I7mpGMi2lftxDZ_n7KXJJHSTq5NtK4ePYERRTCT8sn4ujWq_IsNzsaC7eHhdthnJhxOQ555huEh0qMMBdhWM2LGqNyFupSo2JFAb7Inr/w400-h300/IMG_6801.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I like the texture it created. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIAs4J_Y31NvChZUo_DbKfqnxIlWlW6LnkdJfycj3YGVXH2w4zs7hTd-qz_7XK_tj-iH63LyyJX0rx8_U8a-FmULxyMWSimYrUPt3u390nJ-Wup_0SrIg4w6Hq9Cax9LwRu_bYT-9tU-Zj3xdI6X9dN-3ogv7Wx4OHPV7nZ8b1KYhpgUJIDXlodzm0iE5/s4032/IMG_6802.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIAs4J_Y31NvChZUo_DbKfqnxIlWlW6LnkdJfycj3YGVXH2w4zs7hTd-qz_7XK_tj-iH63LyyJX0rx8_U8a-FmULxyMWSimYrUPt3u390nJ-Wup_0SrIg4w6Hq9Cax9LwRu_bYT-9tU-Zj3xdI6X9dN-3ogv7Wx4OHPV7nZ8b1KYhpgUJIDXlodzm0iE5/w400-h300/IMG_6802.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had as much fun piecing a backing as I did making the quilt front! Now that I've discovered how nice it is to use orphan blocks and a 2.08 yard piece of fabric (an Alexander Henry piece from 2015) to piece a backing, I plan to continue that practice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzzA7k9Jh2a8OX0K4v6yQrJmZobuQ6tsfYflQgMboQx1mwilTRq8Egt4-2FkCWjmHBFE5qLSy5J8_6cCQ1GHqLrv0_yAFzze6GUiOOdL7zcv6c_cpb6k1QoRd2RDWlqfG85Yurcq76LI1isktVYovIdtqNZMsIfCvCeFRennI4w3xLR3lO90SJYgBMbab/s3653/IMG_6793.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3653" data-original-width="2847" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzzA7k9Jh2a8OX0K4v6yQrJmZobuQ6tsfYflQgMboQx1mwilTRq8Egt4-2FkCWjmHBFE5qLSy5J8_6cCQ1GHqLrv0_yAFzze6GUiOOdL7zcv6c_cpb6k1QoRd2RDWlqfG85Yurcq76LI1isktVYovIdtqNZMsIfCvCeFRennI4w3xLR3lO90SJYgBMbab/w311-h400/IMG_6793.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28lHgDvDF3sSVtOdz0ZzSQH2GTTDV1jhGzcdWC_G-1irWc4lgeIR-eTF0bTOBEGKlBJ92TbJcYaTVH3rNZl0xUwYxbY8tvZgtJYDFqlfZMuYN1HUVLPXvh_CEBmqGDnv13Xr7FKOrFsarA3fLm-4SeexDIk_DNeKZc5BBXLt1QbXOvipY4SC1_HsOkpwu/s588/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%208.51.20%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="394" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28lHgDvDF3sSVtOdz0ZzSQH2GTTDV1jhGzcdWC_G-1irWc4lgeIR-eTF0bTOBEGKlBJ92TbJcYaTVH3rNZl0xUwYxbY8tvZgtJYDFqlfZMuYN1HUVLPXvh_CEBmqGDnv13Xr7FKOrFsarA3fLm-4SeexDIk_DNeKZc5BBXLt1QbXOvipY4SC1_HsOkpwu/w134-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%208.51.20%20AM.png" width="134" /></a></div><i>Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</i> by Gabrielle Zevin was a trending 2023 title, so I thought I should know about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet in a hospital. Sam is there because he's been an a car accident and has a broken foot. They connect by playing video games together, sharing the controller with one another as they became friends. </div><div><br /></div><div>In young adulthood, they reconnect in Cambridge where each is attending college. Sadie falls into depression after a difficult break-up with her married, college professor, and it's Sam who draws her into the challenge of developing a video game they call <i>Ichigo.</i> It becomes a huge success and is the basis for their new company. </div><div><br /></div><div>The story follows them to California where they set-up an office, hire staff, and have more success. Then there's a tragic death, all the while as they each have an inability to fully understand one another. Personally, I thought Sadie was self-absorbed, and too-often rushed to unfair judgements about Sam. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe this story didn't resonate with me because I'm not from the video game era. Admittedly, some of the language and imagery went over my head. To me, the only redeeming feature of this book was learning new vocabulary words! Numerous times I stopped the recording, replayed a bit, and looked up the word. A few new-to-me words are: ersatz, emesis, bloviate, palimpsest, verisimilitude, tautology, and kenophobia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 3.4/5.0</div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTZADOzO3epDF3vlWBrydDyV70mP5wCAWXmCkYKUbnO2kNOIHMb4ac6GfPMHBgjyljSfnXrfL7Y7tOhpBsPk_kT7x7lic76kCUcGl2ks-mo3j0GRkagOggrtx1YIG0nPiLEKtmexvLlyClzSjvKS2zqb-qW5Kj7UpcZSNUzwOcGGNxegBk6pgTDMUIEDH/s576/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%209.01.49%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="378" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTZADOzO3epDF3vlWBrydDyV70mP5wCAWXmCkYKUbnO2kNOIHMb4ac6GfPMHBgjyljSfnXrfL7Y7tOhpBsPk_kT7x7lic76kCUcGl2ks-mo3j0GRkagOggrtx1YIG0nPiLEKtmexvLlyClzSjvKS2zqb-qW5Kj7UpcZSNUzwOcGGNxegBk6pgTDMUIEDH/w132-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%209.01.49%20AM.png" width="132" /></a></div>Block Party</i> by Jamie Day takes place in an upscale neighborhood, on an Alton Street cut de sac where neighbors are friends; they involve themselves in one another's lives. Every Memorial Day they have an outdoor party, in the cul de sac island. </div><div><br /></div><div>Alex and Nick have a teenaged daughter, Lettie, who's in her senior year of high school. A new family moves in next door, and though Jay is a college drop-out, Lettie wants to get to know him better. She engages him in seeking revenge on another teenager in the neighborhood, Riley, who was once Lettie's best friend. Meanwhile, Alex, who drinks too much wine, runs a successful divorce mediation business, and knows things the other women have shared in confidence. The men have secrets too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 3.9/5.0</div><div><br /></div>With time on my hands in December, while quilting and power-walking, I listened to 12 audiobooks. Here's a recap for the month - the top eight titles I gave a score of 4.0 or better.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDpcmY3k2O1SIE-mS2WO9lGxQnXRpg6f05_c50X0CeVChaIvNLfrwS12Wn8etUR-NVX__NoYgMnQBD_2PT2NbnWLTHiO0dHG-EoSNhbMye1k4M6OoOfrGiob83GiCPf9TfferalMT9EY798uJyIdc8MVa-czbiBSivy99BwwvFNrMUbJRFBmfvkSQOwfL/s1632/Screenshot%202023-12-30%20at%2011.28.57%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDpcmY3k2O1SIE-mS2WO9lGxQnXRpg6f05_c50X0CeVChaIvNLfrwS12Wn8etUR-NVX__NoYgMnQBD_2PT2NbnWLTHiO0dHG-EoSNhbMye1k4M6OoOfrGiob83GiCPf9TfferalMT9EY798uJyIdc8MVa-czbiBSivy99BwwvFNrMUbJRFBmfvkSQOwfL/w400-h320/Screenshot%202023-12-30%20at%2011.28.57%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1) <i>The Last Remains</i> by Elly Griffiths, 15th and last title in the "Ruth Galloway" series 4.4/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) <i>The Wife Upstairs</i> by Frieda McFadden 4.3/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) <i>Keep Quiet </i>by Lisa Scottoline, 4.3/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) <i>Catching the Wind</i> by Melanie Dobson, 4.2/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">5) <i>The Push </i>by Ashley Audrain, 4.2/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">6) <i>What Alice Forgot</i> by Liane Moriarty, 4.1/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">7) <i>The Engine House</i> by Rhys Dylan, 1st book in the "DCI Evan Warlow" series, 4.1/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;">8) <i>A Fistful of Collars</i> by Spencer Quinn, 5th book in the "Chet and Bernie" series, 4.0/5.0</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past Thursday evening, at around 8 pm, SpaceX launched another Falcon rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Sometimes the trajectory doesn't allow us to see much, so it was wonderful to view this one so clearly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLd3Lk4kjAKzXd8MlWPS3Rjfj25mPtKG1KENp3-8IJf47-D7eMX_oz-8yubDbLFrKZbhWXgyundOalPkMsh7kcPj5t-0tuvMQieXpu2ZOhz71XSJkxsLLIoxABnhR12UbAvWceoImPLj-JVkobfZ1iHLPqfmMprxOdltuVFfApKdC3nrD5XLjZDlWlXWb/s3739/IMG_6780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3739" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLd3Lk4kjAKzXd8MlWPS3Rjfj25mPtKG1KENp3-8IJf47-D7eMX_oz-8yubDbLFrKZbhWXgyundOalPkMsh7kcPj5t-0tuvMQieXpu2ZOhz71XSJkxsLLIoxABnhR12UbAvWceoImPLj-JVkobfZ1iHLPqfmMprxOdltuVFfApKdC3nrD5XLjZDlWlXWb/w325-h400/IMG_6780.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>At first, I didn't think I'd see much - after all, we're more than 80 miles away from the launch site, and we've had a lot of cloud cover lately. But it was a happy surprise to see it shoot above the cloud bank. When we moved here 10½ years ago, I never would have guessed we'd get to witness this. And so frequently!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0h2SMy30dm2nZ_YoOj03-AzMQYVia7un0Q_KSOZe9U2hqPpBcBxuVix47CG-XG3hQLKBkHdtTLXs5x05ei4kEFEn2BwkdiW6v15cntyO-nJa8jUm4Rgy8zRaDgmdvGQo5SKv7vJwIboiVM6z61TI5WGLPCjjssFS_T7WzbT1Pe9P1l3Xxh8dGe3Ie9TM/s3759/IMG_6782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0h2SMy30dm2nZ_YoOj03-AzMQYVia7un0Q_KSOZe9U2hqPpBcBxuVix47CG-XG3hQLKBkHdtTLXs5x05ei4kEFEn2BwkdiW6v15cntyO-nJa8jUm4Rgy8zRaDgmdvGQo5SKv7vJwIboiVM6z61TI5WGLPCjjssFS_T7WzbT1Pe9P1l3Xxh8dGe3Ie9TM/w323-h400/IMG_6782.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm concluding 2023 on a pleasant, relatively quiet note. We enjoy a delicious homemade meal of shrimp and cheesy grits, and a little champagne bubbly. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0Y-BAByZTj1pLa1tFvgx9lNkiDaVYigmEujF96OhyytVAO_cJaMvDrvgAHEPx7dtFzGtTo5D6E6RHX3cbLtQxeDuUHGGXIyr4_k-lO2_FqS6fFO9HVlRED6_PrzkqUHYq1xSzdz67iXuoiGB26EcY_7yvK_FYgE2HtikVt15WniDznUI2ykw0L3XDRV4/s4032/IMG_6807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0Y-BAByZTj1pLa1tFvgx9lNkiDaVYigmEujF96OhyytVAO_cJaMvDrvgAHEPx7dtFzGtTo5D6E6RHX3cbLtQxeDuUHGGXIyr4_k-lO2_FqS6fFO9HVlRED6_PrzkqUHYq1xSzdz67iXuoiGB26EcY_7yvK_FYgE2HtikVt15WniDznUI2ykw0L3XDRV4/s320/IMG_6807.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I'm wishing all my blog-readers and friends a very happy New Year! Linda</div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-58718133264091032662023-12-27T08:51:00.001-05:002023-12-27T08:51:50.257-05:00Modern Mystery Quilt Finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hoped to complete my <i>Summer Camp Modern Mystery Quiltalong</i> quilt before the end of 2023, and I did. Whoo-hoo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We didn't have a family Christmas gathering. I immersed myself in quilting and sewing. In about two-and-a-half days I quilted this 54" X 86½" quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsioZ07Hx01B2nSEtNwMyQ6v9ZuiyC9UcUVfZalolVZ_GSd1Pxp3nT-E62CGgrhyIgZTTZ7jWmhEGCbI3EnxEG_ZXXKYk98inyco49DWI8qcX7jOPI6RfwUTTGbWGC7xJFyXCDQC9_wwgyIu66S2XX3GC6ii_GMWTTWHxwEMTdsUwpTKth07Y-S2Gbnm_R/s4032/IMG_6748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsioZ07Hx01B2nSEtNwMyQ6v9ZuiyC9UcUVfZalolVZ_GSd1Pxp3nT-E62CGgrhyIgZTTZ7jWmhEGCbI3EnxEG_ZXXKYk98inyco49DWI8qcX7jOPI6RfwUTTGbWGC7xJFyXCDQC9_wwgyIu66S2XX3GC6ii_GMWTTWHxwEMTdsUwpTKth07Y-S2Gbnm_R/w400-h300/IMG_6748.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I often do, I walking foot quilted first, to stabilize the solid Poseidon blue-colored spaces. Then I free motion quilted different designs in each. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcohRt-eJlActdYrC8RKdCwLOt-MUPz59H9t5RpXBwtMnmni1C6f2n1JcVzxaHt41WtU3dDDKaIqoMlt3zhzdivqSLyzvYdBIEJqV2E7s4jKlsDSJJw1TolMsOacDKxMUM4gfiTN7LEKZMzFuJz48z3uFwFa16MDuAgQtvpjKqhQo8ctr45VLEJL8KNxR8/s4032/IMG_6770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcohRt-eJlActdYrC8RKdCwLOt-MUPz59H9t5RpXBwtMnmni1C6f2n1JcVzxaHt41WtU3dDDKaIqoMlt3zhzdivqSLyzvYdBIEJqV2E7s4jKlsDSJJw1TolMsOacDKxMUM4gfiTN7LEKZMzFuJz48z3uFwFa16MDuAgQtvpjKqhQo8ctr45VLEJL8KNxR8/w400-h300/IMG_6770.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The top is quilted with Aurifil 50-weight, color #4093, in the blue areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SPkwwJKS62fANugaXY26WY9h59WzFxvlbrq9-fnymY1yQzMNOck8nOcEKbu47JUiFwm30X4JfSgtp8JCatdZXF6WBJCeauCUUQl_n6NlGFXhsGF-1PKD3NM7N7Ze4_bGgTznId7HbsMIpZcEausmJ6AZSfhgJWhtAqRyIL0OHzOSYc1uYJwuTRpOayVs/s4032/IMG_6768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SPkwwJKS62fANugaXY26WY9h59WzFxvlbrq9-fnymY1yQzMNOck8nOcEKbu47JUiFwm30X4JfSgtp8JCatdZXF6WBJCeauCUUQl_n6NlGFXhsGF-1PKD3NM7N7Ze4_bGgTznId7HbsMIpZcEausmJ6AZSfhgJWhtAqRyIL0OHzOSYc1uYJwuTRpOayVs/w400-h300/IMG_6768.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, I walking foot quilted a plaid design over all the pieced blocks using a pale gray thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQF8t9C5zkN2UrEgo8WjxkH6VkWFobVVixtcpFSsV9a1ReEuakB6oLLiV2qgg-kPtAZXbciRnPeM5gVa2-vDMzh0hTd3Xrq5sv5Btz3zURn0nSqlafCSiFkUVt1KWVfJRyDQpxNh8AdA1U_yotN_2KDSqUXRrjVT7afh4lZImCMNWHCBssG0yECL3585x/s4032/IMG_6767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQF8t9C5zkN2UrEgo8WjxkH6VkWFobVVixtcpFSsV9a1ReEuakB6oLLiV2qgg-kPtAZXbciRnPeM5gVa2-vDMzh0hTd3Xrq5sv5Btz3zURn0nSqlafCSiFkUVt1KWVfJRyDQpxNh8AdA1U_yotN_2KDSqUXRrjVT7afh4lZImCMNWHCBssG0yECL3585x/w400-h300/IMG_6767.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The quilt finished at 54" X 86½" which is much taller and skinnier than any quilt I've ever made. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScdCnJDV3uF4wfEVEcTRKXpH70C-xe_xcFJS-Cc0pEAWEgPQ2ioUEzUI8IfOo4-Raw0RzBPoN4OPYExAUjTK_NJZ7ZolbiZAlz1lgIwNpaI5HX0UGYQVLtdCcjOJVzE2A2YqLoMtKcVUkvXqOgbPaKIITlvLahE_oYL_WrOJ5RepEhwXtIIfwDc2jeeL_/s3920/IMG_6766.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScdCnJDV3uF4wfEVEcTRKXpH70C-xe_xcFJS-Cc0pEAWEgPQ2ioUEzUI8IfOo4-Raw0RzBPoN4OPYExAUjTK_NJZ7ZolbiZAlz1lgIwNpaI5HX0UGYQVLtdCcjOJVzE2A2YqLoMtKcVUkvXqOgbPaKIITlvLahE_oYL_WrOJ5RepEhwXtIIfwDc2jeeL_/w259-h400/IMG_6766.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The most exciting part of this quilt is the back! It came out so well that I will likely admire the quilt from this side. This is the backing that was a winner in the recent "Use It: Quilt Back Challenge" sponsored by the MQG. <a href="https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/news/" target="_blank">See winning quilt backs here.</a> In February I'll receive a Hobbs queen-sized batting as my prize. But to get this quilt done now, I batted it with Quilter's Dream Request (lowest loft), 100% cotton. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmX11fTP4eUdO8rbiV7fvLx8GvN5cGPG1cqAAl-WrmvMDIMF2gsTWZ-zcWRGdqY90bfwLIc2JzAEQdlmakXQiS8H0DNWSUUJxCOXeSbZxS0lMD_qPcq-G5K-WTgR_dqLCmXk9owzeU8Ay0fYCFGkQvErgGq26FZrj1ujQRNExqyE83IQ4FRLspUCfRipn/s3886/IMG_6759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="2497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmX11fTP4eUdO8rbiV7fvLx8GvN5cGPG1cqAAl-WrmvMDIMF2gsTWZ-zcWRGdqY90bfwLIc2JzAEQdlmakXQiS8H0DNWSUUJxCOXeSbZxS0lMD_qPcq-G5K-WTgR_dqLCmXk9owzeU8Ay0fYCFGkQvErgGq26FZrj1ujQRNExqyE83IQ4FRLspUCfRipn/w259-h400/IMG_6759.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I consistently used a 40-weight gray-colored thread in the bobbin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSubmbilo2xh1DxvnYSvDM5yM4L9kc_bFSbfS60uOhCdvBA98q5WiHfNIalF_1a5hzMGbRAGcyzRpJkk31smNVEcTDPPBYHdaLBO38FlG624BxhyphenhyphenLsMLDGvQNdDSAuwKI1zoAnFsdKtRIEm7veyiAHK3xLTJGhyphenhyphenz_rVq8hyMXSzkU65KD00b7M1kFCtsS/s4032/IMG_6761.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiSSubmbilo2xh1DxvnYSvDM5yM4L9kc_bFSbfS60uOhCdvBA98q5WiHfNIalF_1a5hzMGbRAGcyzRpJkk31smNVEcTDPPBYHdaLBO38FlG624BxhyphenhyphenLsMLDGvQNdDSAuwKI1zoAnFsdKtRIEm7veyiAHK3xLTJGhyphenhyphenz_rVq8hyMXSzkU65KD00b7M1kFCtsS/s320/IMG_6761.jpeg" width="240" /></a></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/AVvXsEg9Kzz1WAjAfEEvIp_CfLCPTwnpseh4Og4IqFIxPr2W94WTFRYnH764fQcVMTzsTmhVN-TiDp0g8r1QN4jHZYrns4mJpoHIYNvGaWFPkxx3HEgClc4gjkmfrLR1Hvi-71h9sPnuyxHN0c5XUD7qm9WYL9ykCHdTZM7XvJ6deZQ5DEZLLG1o3tuUK91q6ZlB/s4032/IMG_6762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kzz1WAjAfEEvIp_CfLCPTwnpseh4Og4IqFIxPr2W94WTFRYnH764fQcVMTzsTmhVN-TiDp0g8r1QN4jHZYrns4mJpoHIYNvGaWFPkxx3HEgClc4gjkmfrLR1Hvi-71h9sPnuyxHN0c5XUD7qm9WYL9ykCHdTZM7XvJ6deZQ5DEZLLG1o3tuUK91q6ZlB/w400-h300/IMG_6762.jpeg" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEg6QQGfuWYs7aQ_VemVcmycK3Yg4K_KFWAWZFUyC9bNRaPezN_GUyjdu_JsgcbXZ06h5gnVLBKblRfKfMRq4N2KpPSH9ExnZR8Hrdlr4dTPXFoFqFzgCXdo8_9lz-ZXDSNE_6Gh1xwEGI2A4ZMzwixXxoxoH3HckYxhh8HgAkAwMwx7cBu7j9VCG5v9cTX6/s4032/IMG_6763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QQGfuWYs7aQ_VemVcmycK3Yg4K_KFWAWZFUyC9bNRaPezN_GUyjdu_JsgcbXZ06h5gnVLBKblRfKfMRq4N2KpPSH9ExnZR8Hrdlr4dTPXFoFqFzgCXdo8_9lz-ZXDSNE_6Gh1xwEGI2A4ZMzwixXxoxoH3HckYxhh8HgAkAwMwx7cBu7j9VCG5v9cTX6/w400-h300/IMG_6763.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our special Christmas dinner was pizza! Hubs always makes the best pizza, and this one is my absolute favorite. Compared to a regular pizza, this one has no meat, and is a little more expensive to make because of pricey ingredients: Brie; Monterey Jack; pesto (my homemade); green onion; zucchini; fresh mushrooms; and red bell pepper. It also takes more time to prepare, which is why we probably won't eat it again until there's another special occasion. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxeKG1seMdxgGBrogztudkLSZsDiZazAVz_JOHhrdVfKJnd9ucdYUGt1MkCzaQScz7xeCmxMA4U8LsKXlcB8iLBgiNxt_Xet4Ou2dnxjigTLWbM4v6a-rQeQWSm4h7H6Pmt0pH00RUuxxHY33hn3yZK8kYwpyd9qETfOZvd8iLwOnYECVPKnVy-j0FGiX/s4032/IMG_6771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxeKG1seMdxgGBrogztudkLSZsDiZazAVz_JOHhrdVfKJnd9ucdYUGt1MkCzaQScz7xeCmxMA4U8LsKXlcB8iLBgiNxt_Xet4Ou2dnxjigTLWbM4v6a-rQeQWSm4h7H6Pmt0pH00RUuxxHY33hn3yZK8kYwpyd9qETfOZvd8iLwOnYECVPKnVy-j0FGiX/w400-h300/IMG_6771.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">With time on my hands, I've been listening to books while I make. Here are two more excellent titles to recommend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIu4l_wmUfEJXDp_CFlmbUDDjVSFRxra0zd837awacGXlgsLmvXbnxztfe9M2LHSs_Eo79caJDGHzgGZXFGvYCVqVjMby9JfjQiOGK2zxHB03pmUh8AIwZJLUnYNs9ZVpLqOtSNk9PlI1OoXxfNFaWOmai5gtJ4IzgutLIMQMe37iqyb-Jd5ksVLiZOi6/s772/Screenshot%202023-12-27%20at%208.36.56%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="504" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIu4l_wmUfEJXDp_CFlmbUDDjVSFRxra0zd837awacGXlgsLmvXbnxztfe9M2LHSs_Eo79caJDGHzgGZXFGvYCVqVjMby9JfjQiOGK2zxHB03pmUh8AIwZJLUnYNs9ZVpLqOtSNk9PlI1OoXxfNFaWOmai5gtJ4IzgutLIMQMe37iqyb-Jd5ksVLiZOi6/w131-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-27%20at%208.36.56%20AM.png" width="131" /></a></div>What Alice Forgot </i>by Liane Moriarty begins with Alice returning to consciousness after falling during a spin class. She thinks she's pregnant with her first baby - hers and Nick's little "sultana" - and they're the throes of fixing up their first home. Alice doesn't remember what's happened over the past ten years. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The thrust of the story is that Alice is trying to come to grips with the fact that her mum looks strange, and is remarried; her sister has gained weight and is stand-offish; her next door neighbor won't speak to her; her house looks fantastic - and there's a pool?!; Dominic is sending her flowers; and Nick isn't speaking to her. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the story is improbable, it does take an in-depth look at the emotional aspects of infertility, and the challenges of raising children.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since Ms. Moriarty is Australian, the book is narrated by an Australian... and you know how much I enjoy listening to <i>that</i> accent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.1/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5owbYLOgkPmn0Y9gK4x-RnGMj7dvEK-rMuzZ49r34k7BR9sIf6cZuwMDMsKBJxBHSH9pp_HfRI9o4lE9YkreTW6QsLgyrCINZYkRJXOBFUAN044IS_778Jfw7x3Sz7jVbrYsecSUBnSE_zWkSZbLqlhLUpKepuLERW4JEyZjSG9Kbv_i7PPOdStvaYx1H/s612/Screenshot%202023-12-27%20at%208.37.50%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="408" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5owbYLOgkPmn0Y9gK4x-RnGMj7dvEK-rMuzZ49r34k7BR9sIf6cZuwMDMsKBJxBHSH9pp_HfRI9o4lE9YkreTW6QsLgyrCINZYkRJXOBFUAN044IS_778Jfw7x3Sz7jVbrYsecSUBnSE_zWkSZbLqlhLUpKepuLERW4JEyZjSG9Kbv_i7PPOdStvaYx1H/w133-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-27%20at%208.37.50%20AM.png" width="133" /></a></div>Keep Quiet</i> by Lisa Scottoline begins with a dad, Jake, wanting to make a connection with his teenaged son, Ryan. Jake is the parent who drives to pick up Ryan after seeing a movie. When Ryan asks if he can drive them home at the wheel of Jake's Audi, Jake agrees, even though Ryan has only a learner's permit. That was the first of several impossible split-second decisions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The story unfolds as Jake and Ryan pile lie upon lie. The burden becomes too much for Ryan who breaks down and confesses everything to his mom, a Pennsylvania judge. As always (in these stories), things are not what they seem. After being blackmailed, Jake plays detective to figure out why. When the blackmailer is murdered and detectives come calling, it's apparent that the whole event is much more than it seems.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I could not stop listening to this story! It really captured my imagination as I tried to work out what was really going on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-35711765520444571392023-12-23T07:54:00.001-05:002023-12-23T07:54:18.078-05:00Christmas Presents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After seeing my friend Debbie's (A Quilter's Table) version of an "On-the-Go Project Bag," (<a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2019/06/on-go-project-bag.html" target="_blank">Debbie's blog posts here</a> and another <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2023/06/on-go-project-bag.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) I had to make a couple of them too. From an online store selling used books, I bought Svetlana Sotak's, <i>That Handmade Touch </i>which has these instructions. My book came from a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used denim, and a canvas-weight print for each. Handles are ¾"-wide leather from <a href="https://sewhungryhippie.com" target="_blank">Sew Hungry Hippie</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJ-na_OHSxLHdPhS852_ZiW_IiCCmOgJI7OKsje6nznmAYKpIjDAND1tRv32vetnWp-tNOLGnu3GGKyvT2aF_ZeOQwgYnlrqQvqdGlKCYqkmCUlONGKe9eX_XV2giIiLRA3lzV07hwci5Bcj45ANBt9DXsdXojapVEg8nLumpY8f8S1uwlieNUpMb-QfX/s4032/IMG_6370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJ-na_OHSxLHdPhS852_ZiW_IiCCmOgJI7OKsje6nznmAYKpIjDAND1tRv32vetnWp-tNOLGnu3GGKyvT2aF_ZeOQwgYnlrqQvqdGlKCYqkmCUlONGKe9eX_XV2giIiLRA3lzV07hwci5Bcj45ANBt9DXsdXojapVEg8nLumpY8f8S1uwlieNUpMb-QfX/w400-h300/IMG_6370.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The denim on the bottom was made that way - embellished with tiny metal studs. I bought the denim in November, 2006, when we went to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fabric there was very inexpensive... at that time, anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-1fZYHO_yQSsJcnfFzbMKkD_xigbf5VZfWuYCayEZ0ITq63Sc113s3KEi1bVLacKg-i-uGeIeXdHEcOhlVzIW_tDUmNNP28EEouiEoH_ECvKeFe-xrJUmaEOCcD7W2px3PRUtga2NhyphenhyphenOlXzTTOT2FIChie_VOWhQiBTUiFojr6qYUojMCm2cHs5PmdAe/s4032/IMG_6371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-1fZYHO_yQSsJcnfFzbMKkD_xigbf5VZfWuYCayEZ0ITq63Sc113s3KEi1bVLacKg-i-uGeIeXdHEcOhlVzIW_tDUmNNP28EEouiEoH_ECvKeFe-xrJUmaEOCcD7W2px3PRUtga2NhyphenhyphenOlXzTTOT2FIChie_VOWhQiBTUiFojr6qYUojMCm2cHs5PmdAe/w300-h400/IMG_6371.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hopefully, my line dance instructor, and my hair stylist will make good use of these. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjVYEKTLyjxCp28OCLOhSiLlniDTddtj6XwXnPr55PPAmfhXCcD75Gsx5Oi4FIN0LXiAQadaz5f5VLNHJP-Uae5FxLBcmJxhgpJPNjiD6Q8qF8aBwqyaFwiYGxtoMhelwnOPpR1B7EeqaofdHTyrpVtUmT7ZkaaxyB4uuvye0fpra5XX0tRgZqeYf1-si/s4032/IMG_6372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjVYEKTLyjxCp28OCLOhSiLlniDTddtj6XwXnPr55PPAmfhXCcD75Gsx5Oi4FIN0LXiAQadaz5f5VLNHJP-Uae5FxLBcmJxhgpJPNjiD6Q8qF8aBwqyaFwiYGxtoMhelwnOPpR1B7EeqaofdHTyrpVtUmT7ZkaaxyB4uuvye0fpra5XX0tRgZqeYf1-si/w400-h300/IMG_6372.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next, I sewed these Half Zip Fabric Wallets, following a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U55ylAzHDM&t=323s" target="_blank">YouTube tutorial</a> by Sewing Times. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJDWdLg5lYk7RJltAENUd45Q5B_zICMmyjd_pVU1KNKEp5t-mD_WwEoCZsX9-9fMe4DeocOX1iYAS0vBZ9Xs3zPYno7hnoGkTaVRPLnkXAPOxe1Zy-5ukT61yETJfkvE8WIQ9_ADfU7L-XMwIDF8xPjFzVMCiEJRVmhS2a1m15KT_TBzilzssfDkFO78z/s4032/IMG_6618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJDWdLg5lYk7RJltAENUd45Q5B_zICMmyjd_pVU1KNKEp5t-mD_WwEoCZsX9-9fMe4DeocOX1iYAS0vBZ9Xs3zPYno7hnoGkTaVRPLnkXAPOxe1Zy-5ukT61yETJfkvE8WIQ9_ADfU7L-XMwIDF8xPjFzVMCiEJRVmhS2a1m15KT_TBzilzssfDkFO78z/w400-h300/IMG_6618.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Instructions are free, and the video is nicely-done, but no where could I find which measurement was vertical and which was horizontal - essential information when making this wallet from a directional print like those Tula Pink elephants. I had to stop the video and use a ruler against the computer screen to determine which measurement was which. I also asked the question in the comments, and though Nancy (of Sewing Times) replied, at that point I had already finished making the wallets. So, if you make a wallet, check comments to verify measurements! You can thank me later. 😁<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpasFn2QfCMDIUwKvufOXKTZPar5l4K5vXE_wDNCHD-0kkpEqsUqAjuWgAO0lhFc-hGmK5se3HK1Ll0WxMBsOmtibB4l9dnd5VEnBBqWIe71HhJ7puTWr5NtxNWsp_DbUmZPiihMJBlyFN5MPtwJXUrUuCqbWyHRKnoaRuhNFObvCwoJUP6FzjGlscnquf/s4032/IMG_6617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpasFn2QfCMDIUwKvufOXKTZPar5l4K5vXE_wDNCHD-0kkpEqsUqAjuWgAO0lhFc-hGmK5se3HK1Ll0WxMBsOmtibB4l9dnd5VEnBBqWIe71HhJ7puTWr5NtxNWsp_DbUmZPiihMJBlyFN5MPtwJXUrUuCqbWyHRKnoaRuhNFObvCwoJUP6FzjGlscnquf/w400-h300/IMG_6617.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was happy to finish each wallet with a little charm, found at Hobby Lobby. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3zzq-scXEIr7sbI3pFrWP0RzmnlxjIVLJfcvMmcPUxCcD8DninAzdnCjNa-uVhIduw-xzMuTAF0Lt4-XCkW13iGS45ur8mOhfDHnon8re5FCwJT6z36sclnkd5Y9tHjAEzmVDAVIpCQXm-ywoEXrpEXQZJeAGIChWJFjaGDYrIjrgSdXjEvjG3hVJ7Ua/s4032/IMG_6616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3zzq-scXEIr7sbI3pFrWP0RzmnlxjIVLJfcvMmcPUxCcD8DninAzdnCjNa-uVhIduw-xzMuTAF0Lt4-XCkW13iGS45ur8mOhfDHnon8re5FCwJT6z36sclnkd5Y9tHjAEzmVDAVIpCQXm-ywoEXrpEXQZJeAGIChWJFjaGDYrIjrgSdXjEvjG3hVJ7Ua/w400-h300/IMG_6616.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After making wallets, I made a 10½" W X 8" H purse organizer to coordinate with the elephant print wallet. This <a href="https://payhip.com/b/NBbG" target="_blank"><i>Purse Organizer </i>pattern</a> is also by Sotak Patterns. The mesh pockets are sized to hold a cell phone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojZAiSh9Q7EnBCX2cvtjYNZo4dFq6I0CBo86U041gmXgs5FN7___hZUNlMSX85bcOlQppTcUs1sKFI8H9LXOH74WB23lWWuXFCG8L60xE9VaCIm67ZEvHs_jSGoQ9OKfLfIUmwGWTh69FvM-vvGYW6SAziOdQvMEuM6WtmV0qTMyzb5qZZ0TD4fHZ_nNi/s3496/IMG_6642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3496" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojZAiSh9Q7EnBCX2cvtjYNZo4dFq6I0CBo86U041gmXgs5FN7___hZUNlMSX85bcOlQppTcUs1sKFI8H9LXOH74WB23lWWuXFCG8L60xE9VaCIm67ZEvHs_jSGoQ9OKfLfIUmwGWTh69FvM-vvGYW6SAziOdQvMEuM6WtmV0qTMyzb5qZZ0TD4fHZ_nNi/w400-h333/IMG_6642.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Since I didn't have a snap the pattern called for, I made a buttonhole and sewed a clear button in that spot. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jsDdwAPT0A0SsUyHnqBzPqVUcGeEM9f2wWVnAQa2hqYvjAOvkVtPNBGMrJbeyU-GYgZVZlCyX8eyhGgFxzT6qEa1y6KseAYR8coFER7_bcTiQfDQjQuSTJJmr_Y9yzbURULhc7E4meQrB_RFiz_IMWKGonhfFP1lCrz-rZZ5VhqmJ7X7sCcXSpMmoK0a/s3514/IMG_6644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="3514" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jsDdwAPT0A0SsUyHnqBzPqVUcGeEM9f2wWVnAQa2hqYvjAOvkVtPNBGMrJbeyU-GYgZVZlCyX8eyhGgFxzT6qEa1y6KseAYR8coFER7_bcTiQfDQjQuSTJJmr_Y9yzbURULhc7E4meQrB_RFiz_IMWKGonhfFP1lCrz-rZZ5VhqmJ7X7sCcXSpMmoK0a/w400-h318/IMG_6644.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The organizer and wallet makes a useable combo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgjqex-QBYCR0ttN591KWhhTxUvXHmxXJ28G2m4-iXl-vEY6cD6Ovg4F7ufm41AiGC4CLn7ryz_BSkcpYpNCn7gJFhj7eYsOg6C-S-Hapq3SnrfoYJKkUxWIMwl328-szNX6rJTDXH1Ka-JERWJTdmAhU2qQ-5kfY-4i1R3WiSZcJ48sCHPM-a-FR2nEF/s4032/IMG_6645.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgjqex-QBYCR0ttN591KWhhTxUvXHmxXJ28G2m4-iXl-vEY6cD6Ovg4F7ufm41AiGC4CLn7ryz_BSkcpYpNCn7gJFhj7eYsOg6C-S-Hapq3SnrfoYJKkUxWIMwl328-szNX6rJTDXH1Ka-JERWJTdmAhU2qQ-5kfY-4i1R3WiSZcJ48sCHPM-a-FR2nEF/w400-h300/IMG_6645.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lastly, I made six Bowl Buddies - AKA Bowl Cozies. I couldn't find the original pattern I followed when first making these in 2013. So I made a version that's a combo of YouTube videos. I also wrote-up a little description of what a bowl buddy is and how to use it... so people who opened the gift when I wasn't around, would know what to do with it! </div><div><br /></div><div>I thought it was appropriate to send the Florida fabric bowl buddy to my virtual Bible study leader in Iowa. The bowl buddy made with peace symbol print fabric went to my "Peace, Love and Ukulele Club" leader, Mary. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsaIJ1Is1KeYyEOnv708c8O150sRpyZKZAx91hBMFtzfF-uj9i2zq-nvWj9gwDKDtqJ7WAEKPy6BQfO2d7SzIjdfGg92JOl_PS_SZqZhPDSuCPlWWOHTDlyjuziuyr1EcNWAMOtZMs_yG-4R7K8JFowk6EKVDfUsi5vqRZXbauyzzHmBkLinAlGt8JvBi/s4032/IMG_6588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsaIJ1Is1KeYyEOnv708c8O150sRpyZKZAx91hBMFtzfF-uj9i2zq-nvWj9gwDKDtqJ7WAEKPy6BQfO2d7SzIjdfGg92JOl_PS_SZqZhPDSuCPlWWOHTDlyjuziuyr1EcNWAMOtZMs_yG-4R7K8JFowk6EKVDfUsi5vqRZXbauyzzHmBkLinAlGt8JvBi/w400-h300/IMG_6588.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2021, I made Mary a ukulele pillow. <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2021/12/fun-stuff-and-ig-wins.html" target="_blank">Blogged here</a>. Mary recently sent me a picture of ukuleles she and her husband have hanging in their music room, and I love seeing how they've displayed the ukulele pillow - the colorful one in the middle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy74a4bofA7jB54tYN0s28m5uWFajdmJrGhHCV7Knr98i13WWdUWnOPWjH7QCjqQXNgxaH3FeeZvMxPdonfyfZ_-vxP3QPGT4ftqKeFTngcxOchcbjaacK7xVsTPyq31DapITV3bxpQQsxTE01ePGOOQtEstXvW_liKPiko0l4kf8I207kWvIz03QOGjzG/s640/iWQNHwc4RQaQ5Mg8FE_v1Q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy74a4bofA7jB54tYN0s28m5uWFajdmJrGhHCV7Knr98i13WWdUWnOPWjH7QCjqQXNgxaH3FeeZvMxPdonfyfZ_-vxP3QPGT4ftqKeFTngcxOchcbjaacK7xVsTPyq31DapITV3bxpQQsxTE01ePGOOQtEstXvW_liKPiko0l4kf8I207kWvIz03QOGjzG/w400-h300/iWQNHwc4RQaQ5Mg8FE_v1Q.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My favorite part of giving presents, especially quilts, is seeing gifted items in action, used - and hopefully loved - by the recipient.</div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslPZmbzZqaT48JuVSHIvb7boKe6_zpawiJK2t6KaSIu-GgnA2BiPSsmHgOekNxgpAFLgISc9TdiJ7mkTRCnDby9G-z9MDqet4SN-zwDZY_iMm_rvAfwRTLxsXvF4QMjkuCnZPy-bkH1Zm8Bg709whDzS0m5LdlqqA1z5LbrLT2dPWRhR_AuzHm9ZYFH6V/s620/Screenshot%202023-12-22%20at%2012.17.52%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="406" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslPZmbzZqaT48JuVSHIvb7boKe6_zpawiJK2t6KaSIu-GgnA2BiPSsmHgOekNxgpAFLgISc9TdiJ7mkTRCnDby9G-z9MDqet4SN-zwDZY_iMm_rvAfwRTLxsXvF4QMjkuCnZPy-bkH1Zm8Bg709whDzS0m5LdlqqA1z5LbrLT2dPWRhR_AuzHm9ZYFH6V/w132-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-22%20at%2012.17.52%20PM.png" width="132" /></a></div><i>The Bodyguard </i>by Katherine Center, is a story about a female bodyguard, Hannah, who has just been, unexpectedly, dumped by her boyfriend/co-worker. She wants to prove herself worthy of a new, overseas job assignment. Her boss makes is clear that he'll be watching her on the next assignment, to see if she's capable. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That assignment is more than she expected. She's taking the lead on a job to safeguard a famous actor, Jack. He's handsome, and rugged-looking, and has been stalked by an overzealous fan who wants to have his baby. Jack's back in Texas to be with his mom who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Though Jack's brother doesn't want him back on the family ranch, Jack wants to do what his parents want. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hannah, after overcoming her awkwardness in the presence of such a handsome celebrity, reluctantly gets takes her assignment a step further when she agrees to pose as Jack's girlfriend so neither of his parents know that Jack needs a bodyguard.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This book is sweetly charming, and infused with light-hearted humor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 3.9/5.0<br /><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/AVvXsEjunPDw_4899cw9mPMzYujvtMuairQ86zZ4Lmw2OSFeV-DjIrtB4BGWnskokjorpxKfxrvRr3z5-oyorM-e47bEEYHP2uHAZLOM_aJh_FL1npOqIcqNf1AQGzcbdzZYv95L5vlcvX31sdKgXJYP3QSsjGuYrLqV-Y2p9UHGljLJGqPj_7J5PW4Zyu47X1H4/s612/Screenshot%202023-12-22%20at%2012.17.38%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="410" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunPDw_4899cw9mPMzYujvtMuairQ86zZ4Lmw2OSFeV-DjIrtB4BGWnskokjorpxKfxrvRr3z5-oyorM-e47bEEYHP2uHAZLOM_aJh_FL1npOqIcqNf1AQGzcbdzZYv95L5vlcvX31sdKgXJYP3QSsjGuYrLqV-Y2p9UHGljLJGqPj_7J5PW4Zyu47X1H4/w134-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-22%20at%2012.17.38%20PM.png" width="134" /></a></div>Heather Gudenkauf is an Iowa author I totally admire, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heathergudenkauf/" target="_blank">follow on Instagram @heathergudenkauf</a>. When Heather posts about a book recommendation, I usually follow through. <i>The Push,</i> by Ashley Audrain is one of those titles.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This psychological thriller is about Blythe. She's the third generation daughter of women with mental/psychological problems, particularly no understanding of how to be a loving mother. So when Blythe meets Fox, falls in love, and marries, she wonders how <i>she</i> will be as a mother. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Their firstborn is Violet, who even as a newborn, tests Blythe's mothering capabilities. Blythe questions herself, but tries her best. Does Violet hate her? When baby Sam comes along, their lives settle into a more comfortable routine, the four of them a happy family. And yet, Blythe continues to detect something unusual in Violet. But then, isn't it Blythe who has difficulties being a mother? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Though it took me a little bit to get into this story - I couldn't understand why I was witness to Blythe watching a house and the Christmas activities of a family of four that included her daughter. Then the story seemed to be all about pregnancy, giving birth, and having a newborn. But as I continued, I began to see what Blythe saw, and couldn't stop listening. This author reeled me in! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><div><br /></div><span><!--more--></span><div>Recently my Texas friend, Patty, sent me a link to an article called <i><a href="https://www.boundless.org/blog/your-artistic-passion-has-purpose/" target="_blank">Your Artistic Passion Has Purpose</a>. </i>The author states that human creativity takes many forms, and it's all God-given. When we create, we exemplify the character of Christ. I've never thought that way about what I make, and that the quality I put into my creations is a reflection of Christ in me. This has me thinking a little differently about making, and wanting to make the best I can.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkhk-I4H85bxvKSinMA5g-1ibrF1Gr6gQgAV6MACJCZM5QFl6X0-WhPyQ18-4W6BWREcaa0NU9IFQ_8Ei7zmRsdSGTTVLUCJqdN1wUV9qv6FnJJM17XkCleX1EwkSKEl_ZwcPb0XgSqg42KRHpHp24Qm4Xhkj1VpxVO5oQBiaq5fSzK487CkprsddC9UO/s1428/IMG_6746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkhk-I4H85bxvKSinMA5g-1ibrF1Gr6gQgAV6MACJCZM5QFl6X0-WhPyQ18-4W6BWREcaa0NU9IFQ_8Ei7zmRsdSGTTVLUCJqdN1wUV9qv6FnJJM17XkCleX1EwkSKEl_ZwcPb0XgSqg42KRHpHp24Qm4Xhkj1VpxVO5oQBiaq5fSzK487CkprsddC9UO/w311-h400/IMG_6746.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Remembering <i>why</i> we celebrate Christmas, I wish you each a blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. May God's love-gift of Jesus change your heart. Linda</div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-55917888877453737692023-12-18T17:05:00.003-05:002023-12-18T17:05:30.968-05:00Red Letter Day<div>I must say! Today is a <span style="color: red;">red-letter day</span>. I learned I am one of eight winners in the recent quilt back challenge, sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild and Hobbs (batting). In February, I'll receive a queen-sized batt from Hobbs. </div><div><br /></div><div>In October, MQG members were invited to register, and then over a four-week period respond to suggestions and prompts to piece a quilt back from blocks, parts and bits already in our sewing stash. It was the "Use It: Quilt Back Challenge."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0SQfHcdUX7-WwzIP-Ffzt_etLhZ-ycSCMeFUC7oAX03ap3B-mxyNSeFhW1U3CHIPigfhwYgFYNAtZV79cYu0uCwcOWOuqP8FDMkRRnTjC6LHJTZ_H_202zlM1eSOBSaGKRPT4IkKhHmx5bmALx24YJoXJNyyO4DG5VwBWvgjRKzKjjZrgrhDd4hl9dZk/s3820/IMG_6590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3820" data-original-width="2724" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0SQfHcdUX7-WwzIP-Ffzt_etLhZ-ycSCMeFUC7oAX03ap3B-mxyNSeFhW1U3CHIPigfhwYgFYNAtZV79cYu0uCwcOWOuqP8FDMkRRnTjC6LHJTZ_H_202zlM1eSOBSaGKRPT4IkKhHmx5bmALx24YJoXJNyyO4DG5VwBWvgjRKzKjjZrgrhDd4hl9dZk/w285-h400/IMG_6590.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My 60" X 92½" backing used:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>blocks begun in a workshop or an along - See pieced strips from making a few <i>Dreamlines</i> shapes?</li><li>discarded ideas for a new quilt design - See three pieces that are shades of blue with a curved end? </li><li>leftovers from other quilts - See the middle-right, white background with pairs of navy blue "sticks?" Those were leftover from making <i>Polka Dots and Moonbeams</i>, a quilt accepted into the QC 2024 Scrap Challenge. A row of 6" blocks (lower middle) remained from the Summer Modern Mystery QAL.</li><li>and, all manner of leftover parts of solid fat quarters. I intentionally tried to keep the largest fabric chunks along the outside edges. </li></ol></div><div>Anyway, the whole challenge made me pull out long-forgotten orphan blocks and parts. And now that I <i>know</i> how many more of these I have left, you can be sure I will be piecing more backings. "Use" is sort of my mantra these days. </div><div><br /></div><div>In today's weekly email about the <i>Satisfaction </i>QAL, Amy Friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duringquiettime/" target="_blank">@duringquiettime</a> mentioned my quilt back.<i> </i>She's also encouraging quilters to piece their backings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd6TPGphn1oT8Ye_Td7xym5SnkSemJ4Wwe0LrYr3QWZ0FRGj_wrl7Myp6zeAa8DosPwgBJ2kb-wpNaZ9HEnZ8kO4fkgIJ9hqnLBZh0zd7vrYAxUAkiPRV-anMAHaXViIvgmcmS8krJO3-7lYWrJFSFw426n5yUa-m-NR02t3lbpRVveBtren4pXeKHR5Y/s1256/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.47.23%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="1256" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd6TPGphn1oT8Ye_Td7xym5SnkSemJ4Wwe0LrYr3QWZ0FRGj_wrl7Myp6zeAa8DosPwgBJ2kb-wpNaZ9HEnZ8kO4fkgIJ9hqnLBZh0zd7vrYAxUAkiPRV-anMAHaXViIvgmcmS8krJO3-7lYWrJFSFw426n5yUa-m-NR02t3lbpRVveBtren4pXeKHR5Y/w640-h170/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.47.23%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of <i>Satisfaction,</i> this is week 12 of the along, to make the last 18" block. I've completed mine. This is "Rosette." Both prints are by Alison Glass, and I'll just say this made a bright block!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gAlfKZObN1qXDnTOaWWEkXA_Z8vTe9R1zy6Np-I1Eh6K8kC7swnUll0el4sO0ebQCSysIjiX05_PQPO4naxyqGZh3zhXF5LQdZR74NRdwy7rysyEmm3gSSSubuxXYEqbUev_GkBX420xr1AEMiP8tZ4p-Dtp7JWdMGit9oyQME9GWSMkWPuL4B1TiKSi/s2902/IMG_6716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="2886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gAlfKZObN1qXDnTOaWWEkXA_Z8vTe9R1zy6Np-I1Eh6K8kC7swnUll0el4sO0ebQCSysIjiX05_PQPO4naxyqGZh3zhXF5LQdZR74NRdwy7rysyEmm3gSSSubuxXYEqbUev_GkBX420xr1AEMiP8tZ4p-Dtp7JWdMGit9oyQME9GWSMkWPuL4B1TiKSi/s320/IMG_6716.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Choosing fabrics for this along was challenging, as I often found that fabric combos I liked weren't do-able because I didn't have enough of one the fabrics. Nonetheless, I'm glad I participated. I couldn't wait to arrange and piece the top, so here it is at 55" X 73." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7jzPQJ4IQ_91n9xQ5rdRxG8WldCImIHgrkjGGA-kTVVASXpL8g-990sw0zhuRzsheIA_ZaVm51dqm-ln6NfDHmC_y5_A0qc2R5Y2FD781Dgh2u1hNWwL1cMxAgiaJ93aoujWQJ4hPA4BXHKRpWzeY9TiLAGiF4MJ7ktMB_BaWoeg1GI9vw8U0-9s80eW/s4032/IMG_6724.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7jzPQJ4IQ_91n9xQ5rdRxG8WldCImIHgrkjGGA-kTVVASXpL8g-990sw0zhuRzsheIA_ZaVm51dqm-ln6NfDHmC_y5_A0qc2R5Y2FD781Dgh2u1hNWwL1cMxAgiaJ93aoujWQJ4hPA4BXHKRpWzeY9TiLAGiF4MJ7ktMB_BaWoeg1GI9vw8U0-9s80eW/w300-h400/IMG_6724.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Putting my money where my mouth is, I'll be digging into my orphan block bins to see what kind of quilt back I can piece. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, now that the along is over, if you like the pattern you can buy it from Amy <a href="https://duringquiettime.com/product/satisfaction-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I mentioned in my last blog post, I watched a Youtube video to learn how to twine - a finger-twirling thing you do with scrap strips to make twine. I followed the Handmade Home video that suggested cutting and twining ¾"-wide strips. I made 3⅓ yards of twine and wound it onto an empty Aurifil cone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikM-9611-nP6OaAxVRkMaDqZm8eGabtET5xDZUrOZN_Uo3WluBZvw7Tmup2X6LEtuMho5HMNHNYpIoowL320H_lruUHvvJSDvnNeun9oBByNYTsOZUAexuXOpvLjp2cX2-zggeXdoM-u1t3YaT3YjZ8k9h04ripwiV3JnzYY3AKMeVyum2H9Mrmqm8RFIw/s4032/IMG_6733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEikM-9611-nP6OaAxVRkMaDqZm8eGabtET5xDZUrOZN_Uo3WluBZvw7Tmup2X6LEtuMho5HMNHNYpIoowL320H_lruUHvvJSDvnNeun9oBByNYTsOZUAexuXOpvLjp2cX2-zggeXdoM-u1t3YaT3YjZ8k9h04ripwiV3JnzYY3AKMeVyum2H9Mrmqm8RFIw/s320/IMG_6733.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then, I cut 2"-wide strips from my scrap bins, and turned out 12 yards of twine! It's colorful and pretty! And I must tell you, twining is a quick thing to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOkDRNH4Ke5DFFspMicWty75kUby3kEnzWUVLzQPPMpxcu6TDM9qJ9FyZcUURQCrOFHngaYLTtnfdgJfhgi_dpKPlsdZZDmb1jNsDosMb0ORv2amOOTkmNqqbOTMsHZDnMLzd3-zakuw80KDc-W6f5HGhLZ8Yr07AXjrl4gSYqaiPT9USXSnNUyONhVt2/s3582/IMG_6735.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="3021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOkDRNH4Ke5DFFspMicWty75kUby3kEnzWUVLzQPPMpxcu6TDM9qJ9FyZcUURQCrOFHngaYLTtnfdgJfhgi_dpKPlsdZZDmb1jNsDosMb0ORv2amOOTkmNqqbOTMsHZDnMLzd3-zakuw80KDc-W6f5HGhLZ8Yr07AXjrl4gSYqaiPT9USXSnNUyONhVt2/w339-h400/IMG_6735.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To use it, I'm considering whether to: 1) try zig-zag stitching this together flat, so as to create two rectangles for a bag; 2) try zig-zag stitching to make a bowl (and what would I do with a bowl?); 3) or, weave it on my peg loom to make a table runner. That would look nice with my multi-colored Fiestaware.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since setting aside twining, I've been working on the improv curves design begun in Cindy Grisdela's workshop. I am really pleased with the addition of "cogs" (those gear-looking bits) and skinny insert strips that give the quarter curves more interest. However, I am not pleased with the mushiness of the overall design. This needs more work! I've happily used up almost a whole yard of Kona Crush that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/candipursuits/" target="_blank">Candi</a>, in St. Augustine, gifted to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8__o8XJmtB0fXsR5GXiNSUkQERK1pDN1OXkIpDThaZQ9Uh8zpdDv-Jqc410BeISH4r_Om8JU6v6ChGAVxbZeo_-8URjZsNXyINETm7gjokIbMI4AhD2EMOZe_n0ChdmOKXw_z_Y3OUyjryJutVgEIrs86AmUQ5qWQXyLIfJ9lQx0I2BE-qEa5iGiEZmIb/s4032/IMG_6736.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8__o8XJmtB0fXsR5GXiNSUkQERK1pDN1OXkIpDThaZQ9Uh8zpdDv-Jqc410BeISH4r_Om8JU6v6ChGAVxbZeo_-8URjZsNXyINETm7gjokIbMI4AhD2EMOZe_n0ChdmOKXw_z_Y3OUyjryJutVgEIrs86AmUQ5qWQXyLIfJ9lQx0I2BE-qEa5iGiEZmIb/w400-h300/IMG_6736.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Still chugging along listening to audiobooks while I'm in the sewing room, power walking, and doing housework (turning up the volume to hear over the vacuum cleaner!), I hit 100 books read in 2023 when I finished <i>A Fistful of Collars, </i>book #5 in the Chet (the dog) and Bernie series by Spencer Quinn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWo-OsH3ErvsUDQr7KFGksEvqeiftdhyDJpPOTuvpAjVKosBMf5fNyieBHeloMVrO3ywdKqGBAr88Kbspj3kagtliV79Y-71IJvSm1qBOszhBSGJ5c0BsNMBarlAr_i-s1HYNriE0JylAewJAcpyMi0GYMQ5hfbGUQObDSgF3fX9ung2HEU4a8OcDkBgB/s628/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.26.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="410" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWo-OsH3ErvsUDQr7KFGksEvqeiftdhyDJpPOTuvpAjVKosBMf5fNyieBHeloMVrO3ywdKqGBAr88Kbspj3kagtliV79Y-71IJvSm1qBOszhBSGJ5c0BsNMBarlAr_i-s1HYNriE0JylAewJAcpyMi0GYMQ5hfbGUQObDSgF3fX9ung2HEU4a8OcDkBgB/w131-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.26.05%20PM.png" width="131" /></a></div>In this <strike>tail</strike> tale, a famous movie star, Thad, has come to town to make a Western film. Bernie's been hired, for big bucks, to make sure the star doesn't get into trouble (drugs, booze). As Bernie's on the set, watching and listening he learns that no one wants to talk about the time Thad lived in the area. As Bernie pursues information, the people he wants to talk with turn up dead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the meantime, Suzy, Bernie's girlfriend has relocated; Chet and Bernie are driving another new-to-them Porsche (their third); and Chet has to figure out how to interact with Thad's cat, Brando. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.0/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDn_gonGwxJw7U_St1TyocInuKmxtApgHzltKT7ve2l_VNfZ3AqM-Ya2rKFB35lN0bNCDgBF78u1e_3FgKKDH8KRWqzVDmRQUAr9-9o1Xid1JWUu8A2cAy_LYWRCB7hxkAeUFqIrpAL5W6qqY75bMRYLl3CdoA86iEMRq0-wzZqK6cWofEhhxtkP0oHMI/s608/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.33.52%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDn_gonGwxJw7U_St1TyocInuKmxtApgHzltKT7ve2l_VNfZ3AqM-Ya2rKFB35lN0bNCDgBF78u1e_3FgKKDH8KRWqzVDmRQUAr9-9o1Xid1JWUu8A2cAy_LYWRCB7hxkAeUFqIrpAL5W6qqY75bMRYLl3CdoA86iEMRq0-wzZqK6cWofEhhxtkP0oHMI/w133-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-18%20at%204.33.52%20PM.png" width="133" /></a></div>Reading <i>Gilded Girl</i> by Pamela Kelley, was like watching a Hallmark movie. Too sweet. And very predictable. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like her mother who has recently passed away, Eliza has spent her life in service, as a lady's maid, to a titled English family. One day a letter arrives. Eliza learns she's the illegitimate daughter of an extremely weathly New York businessman. He's just learned about her and wants her to come to New York, meet her grandmother, sisters, and him. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From the moment she leaves England, she's awed by her new-found entitlement. The family home on Fifth Avenue rivals those of the Astors and Rockefellers. And though her father and grandmother are warm and welcoming, her two sisters are not. During a season of socials, dinners, and balls, where Eliza is in demand, the sisters contrive to ignore Eliza, and ultimately take her out of the picture. But Eliza is resilient, and due to her interest in business and a certain carriage driver, she will manage. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can you say, "Cinderella?" </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 3.8/5.0</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>LindaFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-52272136459421574142023-12-14T10:59:00.004-05:002023-12-15T12:14:32.070-05:00Middlin' Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Christmas presents made, wrapped, and ready to be delivered, I'm catching up on my last 2023 obligations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Foundation paper-piecing the last two blocks in the FPP <i>Satisfaction </i>QAL with Amy Friend @duringquiettime, "Compass Rose" is block 11 of 12. I wanted purple in this quilt. Though I have a <i>very</i> limited purple print stash, I came across this piece purchased after being in Australia. I remember buying it because it reminds me of the first time I saw blooming Jacaranda trees, in Sydney. The pink print is an old Blueberry Park leftover. If I do say so myself, I think this is a striking block.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_bCKixRhZ7AeDKJMNi9WahiGpGxuAmEVgycUvIdoi84I5tq5SoZdqtH2-BLY3duHhMCVHsFZ7hGlPlhEa2LYMMogu1RneLxZgR-1OTZ0xLCun9vYO_Omh_gvhfOKnSL8uOXwGoCO-Vios-lC4v6Vj55PHGK2GPq_xSvL7eU6tpCX0LmQpP0y6g8CPD2m/s3100/IMG_6714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_bCKixRhZ7AeDKJMNi9WahiGpGxuAmEVgycUvIdoi84I5tq5SoZdqtH2-BLY3duHhMCVHsFZ7hGlPlhEa2LYMMogu1RneLxZgR-1OTZ0xLCun9vYO_Omh_gvhfOKnSL8uOXwGoCO-Vios-lC4v6Vj55PHGK2GPq_xSvL7eU6tpCX0LmQpP0y6g8CPD2m/w391-h400/IMG_6714.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm also preparing QuiltCon quilts to ship. That means making labels, and making and hand-sewing sleeves for hanging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> maximalist quilt, I decided that a plain 'ole muslin sleeve wouldn't cut it. So, I picked a print that's more in keeping with the maximalist style... and hoping <i>Feelin' Groovy </i>attracts a buyer at QuiltCon who will want to hang it in their home or office. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNUF8OdKnlevYOWLmzZHR2NdLoOqUXeqJpjE3B3gRmLX996lmauFE2Cs7Z9fYRGG2y-ngtW4c9TWfrJtlBHzcFg3UGnyPDwuDfBJ-5ANrncnWk0A5eznmeYz_DVbVMVyQhsDlUR2T-_U3XPc_vvXFY0Ng2QECA16wSwgRMyeAD4iJutsizMofrARIjWmi/s4032/IMG_6707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNUF8OdKnlevYOWLmzZHR2NdLoOqUXeqJpjE3B3gRmLX996lmauFE2Cs7Z9fYRGG2y-ngtW4c9TWfrJtlBHzcFg3UGnyPDwuDfBJ-5ANrncnWk0A5eznmeYz_DVbVMVyQhsDlUR2T-_U3XPc_vvXFY0Ng2QECA16wSwgRMyeAD4iJutsizMofrARIjWmi/w400-h300/IMG_6707.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At our Central Florida MQG annual holiday party last Saturday, December 9, those of us who wanted could participate in a $15-$18 gift swap. My gift was an 8-piece fat quarter bundle of Painter's Palette solids that was snagged by my friend Donna. As we open gifts and/or "stole" each other's presents, I was the last to have a chance to steal this plastic case for storing fabric strips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig286iUImhgqAK3TnmyuGL2ktGjzNyck4QbC1Jkx96L-YVY3ZBH6U8jB0RqRR3K0m3ZIWC_OEotv_HJqlvYKs0nM1aYjUdrgSpFZBD0_C1euYU-oilR_EPHI_iqSNT15P12HQxN23DVNjp3pWAm8PFK0wAJ3-pNrA4dZcCJ_U_srvJbz4ItEJsalz53XBZ/s4032/IMG_6710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="4032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig286iUImhgqAK3TnmyuGL2ktGjzNyck4QbC1Jkx96L-YVY3ZBH6U8jB0RqRR3K0m3ZIWC_OEotv_HJqlvYKs0nM1aYjUdrgSpFZBD0_C1euYU-oilR_EPHI_iqSNT15P12HQxN23DVNjp3pWAm8PFK0wAJ3-pNrA4dZcCJ_U_srvJbz4ItEJsalz53XBZ/w400-h200/IMG_6710.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I moved my strips (I've never bought a jelly roll, so my strips are leftover from other projects) from this rectangle bin... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhTUMOXez-8dMypGASyWKfj3BmXyMycJfs6mqKMPGWStd0Cdilcv57htKykezulsARWlJwAyg1jdOOFAVCTjvikLS-iKYc5_sbjRqBRCTHZdKeVdVT9-kySKOguoTN5kESlncK0MAFEbMWp9veN60_7KYS8N92vIoasdqeRJfDd_xpYfYkm4Im1Icc3P8/s4032/IMG_6709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhTUMOXez-8dMypGASyWKfj3BmXyMycJfs6mqKMPGWStd0Cdilcv57htKykezulsARWlJwAyg1jdOOFAVCTjvikLS-iKYc5_sbjRqBRCTHZdKeVdVT9-kySKOguoTN5kESlncK0MAFEbMWp9veN60_7KYS8N92vIoasdqeRJfDd_xpYfYkm4Im1Icc3P8/w300-h400/IMG_6709.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>... to the new, long bin. I love it! Notice the two "bars" on top that hold down the strips? Genius.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM5_FnLZ-_93i9kik3AvxdgkHW__JZWMhrY6sPG6_saa-ZrlFT8AhLamjGOTiek4wvepQHxlZj-AV6dAQHLpVhOpH4htX1Tbfcyuz75uPxPpn7yGN4Dg3ORAj4MHPFYst11Epf6e6Jb1XSTiqA448DoWKkC9BUTp69Vfjp51r_89Ecghur-1n6otC8KVT/s4029/IMG_6711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="4029" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM5_FnLZ-_93i9kik3AvxdgkHW__JZWMhrY6sPG6_saa-ZrlFT8AhLamjGOTiek4wvepQHxlZj-AV6dAQHLpVhOpH4htX1Tbfcyuz75uPxPpn7yGN4Dg3ORAj4MHPFYst11Epf6e6Jb1XSTiqA448DoWKkC9BUTp69Vfjp51r_89Ecghur-1n6otC8KVT/w400-h233/IMG_6711.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having gotten these strips organized, I thought to <i>do </i>something with them. My latest <strike>squirrel</strike> interest was prompted by an email/newsletter from Denyse Schmidt. In it, Denise mentions traveling with Amy Butler to Morocco, and teaching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QiBZIcLkNo" target="_blank">fabric twining</a>. Denyse uses jelly rolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I promptly cut some of my strips into ¾"-wide pieces and began to make skinny twine. Next I'll try twining with wider fabric strips. Not sure yet what I'll do with it, but I'm thinking "purse." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrXFggfjh-lpM72s-IIRnFIuDLj_XX5wesjKPDgU840RPlEcxGVkoVTvrEZde_4VUgCzUFerp1uzQtvfkn8IfeNp3p6Xqn0DlYd4bKBWZYtd0cqPnVBgskgJKMacfuokofiMFFqKBq93W267WiiTdT6UM3g-jmJqhvoeSFQdmAj0N2-M4i54sTNru7JaX/s4032/IMG_6725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrXFggfjh-lpM72s-IIRnFIuDLj_XX5wesjKPDgU840RPlEcxGVkoVTvrEZde_4VUgCzUFerp1uzQtvfkn8IfeNp3p6Xqn0DlYd4bKBWZYtd0cqPnVBgskgJKMacfuokofiMFFqKBq93W267WiiTdT6UM3g-jmJqhvoeSFQdmAj0N2-M4i54sTNru7JaX/w400-h300/IMG_6725.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, I'm fabric-tracking this too! I figured out that after it's been twined, a length shortens to about 60% of the original length.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR3qsp2QZzO-6hnTOOp0J-WPtNHnXiqDy0fcDT4GIvtWzML6Kr-HJmNYQzK4IEWopwjo5kv8OmXZkko_RPfXPIYeF9Ob700YFEQ1T6ZW5MmqIQtwMcCzPLmenqUggnDKX04BHN7lzMY7LSJ2D2VXAdP6QWi5iy2EZre5SKzUXeSsXbWdomUCHggrUwXzE/s654/Screenshot%202023-12-10%20at%2012.53.28%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="406" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR3qsp2QZzO-6hnTOOp0J-WPtNHnXiqDy0fcDT4GIvtWzML6Kr-HJmNYQzK4IEWopwjo5kv8OmXZkko_RPfXPIYeF9Ob700YFEQ1T6ZW5MmqIQtwMcCzPLmenqUggnDKX04BHN7lzMY7LSJ2D2VXAdP6QWi5iy2EZre5SKzUXeSsXbWdomUCHggrUwXzE/w125-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-10%20at%2012.53.28%20PM.png" width="125" /></a></div>The Wife Upstairs</i> by Frieda McFadden is the third title I've read by this author, and it's a good one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The premise is that an extremely handsome, and popular NYT best-selling author, Adam Barnett, meets Sylvia as she's preparing for a job interview. When he learns that she's looking for work, he offers her a lucrative position, including board, as a companion to his invalid wife, Victoria, in their remote Montauk home. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When Sylvia takes the position, she does so with apprehension. The huge, gorgeous house gives her the creeps, yet she's determined to offer her best to Victoria who's partially paralyzed and capable of speaking only one or two words. Victoria leads Sylvia to her journal. In its pages, Sylvia reads how Adam and Victoria met, their idyllic romance, and how the hidden side of Adam began to emerge at their wedding shower. Sylvia comes to understand that her apprehensions were justified, though she's not sure who she should trust.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Very engaging! This was an I-can't-put-it-down read. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.3/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGb3eoAoqyKDvkv9_JkpyaBGVcljWvpFALtaZXy0mG_xzfC4Fp6Wy1L2joP7oU1imeP0z5yRlxQ_ZrfvZAPg-T4ChPsn5X2rCy4iXmZZ2eCoBXUYd6yQha78nEYf-sLighzI31doM7CRGaahha8pziOOlnoh0lRuVanIYLeuyeci0Sh_taMdzUTprBx-bC/s606/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%209.20.49%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGb3eoAoqyKDvkv9_JkpyaBGVcljWvpFALtaZXy0mG_xzfC4Fp6Wy1L2joP7oU1imeP0z5yRlxQ_ZrfvZAPg-T4ChPsn5X2rCy4iXmZZ2eCoBXUYd6yQha78nEYf-sLighzI31doM7CRGaahha8pziOOlnoh0lRuVanIYLeuyeci0Sh_taMdzUTprBx-bC/w138-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%209.20.49%20AM.png" width="138" /></a></div>Catching the Wind</i> by Melanie Dobson is another WWII story. While I most often decline reading WWII stories - I have to be in the mood to become sad about a refugee's plight - this one took a different approach. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two young German children have escaped the Gestapo, walking and hiding for months through Germany and Belgium, aiming for London. When they're separated, each promises the other that they will find them, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In present-day London, Quenby Vaughn is a journalist, looking for the next story that will let her keep her job. She's pursuing a lead about a wealthy British family that may have hidden their support for Nazi activities during the war. As she's beginning to chase the story, she's unexpectedly contacted by Daniel Knight, an elderly man whose story intrigues Quenby. He wants her to locate his childhood friend, Brigitte, the young girl he escaped with from Germany more than 70 years ago. In spite of many reasons she believes she should not take on the job, for reasons of her own she wants to help him understand what happened. As she investigates, everything she's ever wanted to know about Mr. Knight's story, and her own, are revealed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I enjoyed following Quenby's efforts to uncover the truth, and the unexpected twists the author wrote into the story. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linda's score: 4.2/5.0</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've gifted two quilts for Christmas presents.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/10/crumby-finished-quilt.html" target="_blank">Crumb-y</a>,</i> the 71" X 85" quilt I pieced into Harvest Moon blocks after making fabric from scraps, now belongs to my excellent and dedicated line dance instructor Helen. I've been dancing with her for ten years now. She said she loves the quilt. 😀</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3thNKQlVz4u2GM5dU-UFbGSO3BbiUN2xUQqY7WM4mH835YmxmH3yn5SogGs0UtqaoJsau1elJ7z-EOgr6cUl-E3noM75mQGMMNh5lhUVtqeStTsPYaSyLT84qr0CZo2YNhTNcGqgUNU-32MBe58F3ftVLdcvkzg5JVeKPs47sWHcQLkgJ_Wm07LQ5Rwb/s3632/IMG_6715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="2661" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3thNKQlVz4u2GM5dU-UFbGSO3BbiUN2xUQqY7WM4mH835YmxmH3yn5SogGs0UtqaoJsau1elJ7z-EOgr6cUl-E3noM75mQGMMNh5lhUVtqeStTsPYaSyLT84qr0CZo2YNhTNcGqgUNU-32MBe58F3ftVLdcvkzg5JVeKPs47sWHcQLkgJ_Wm07LQ5Rwb/w293-h400/IMG_6715.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAXYfG77VwcBhW26jeSBestUeRb8qX2dLX_FQxwYGFvw-yGZXE6T0_FuIy2ItSod0ElDipg2Ka3C1OKvBxf1csElOKmN6sqj99-DU-LnjZtbI-MPPpaMj9MR9prhrgzQmah3ZnT4C91AgxnSe9D-yMVxutxdI91xYwuKmxrMUvC7nybdLTMGQUxu8qMoI/s806/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%2010.39.28%20AM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="806" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAXYfG77VwcBhW26jeSBestUeRb8qX2dLX_FQxwYGFvw-yGZXE6T0_FuIy2ItSod0ElDipg2Ka3C1OKvBxf1csElOKmN6sqj99-DU-LnjZtbI-MPPpaMj9MR9prhrgzQmah3ZnT4C91AgxnSe9D-yMVxutxdI91xYwuKmxrMUvC7nybdLTMGQUxu8qMoI/s320/Screenshot%202023-12-14%20at%2010.39.28%20AM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you're interested, this is the quilt label I created for Helen's quilt, using my MacBook Pages software.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I typically note as much information as possible, including the recipient's full name, and my name with maiden name. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Labels are printed on EQ Printables, a paper-backed fabric cut into 8½" X 11" sheets. I print them on my Canon G6020 inkjet print, a wireless printer with refillable liquid ink tanks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Separately, I fold into the quilt a print-out of instructions for quilt care. Here's my <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I96pdAVzV7Sk5lwDVggNyzAA9aATvbPT/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Quilt Care PDF</a>, in case you'd like to use it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope your holiday preparations are coming along smoothly. Linda</div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-36462053846055105552023-12-07T18:21:00.002-05:002023-12-07T18:21:49.970-05:00'Tis the Season<div>It's that time of year! Quilt-y stuff, QuiltCon emails, and things to do. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Tuesday evening <a href="https://qgotv.org" target="_blank">Quilting Guild of The Villages</a> hosted a modern maker, Cindy Grisdella, from Reston, Virginia. She gave a program about her quiltmaking journey. I found several similarities in our quiltmaking stories, including that she too began making traditional quilts 40+ years ago. Unlike me, she has evolved into a renown art/contemporary quilter whose style is improvisational. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oQAe0FXLHF1kDtg78yxj66Ey6c1OwWMJIu524xtBwu3PctZWfGjvHvfMEPnIlH0qmIbXiHhAfgaSzhgxbI2q5er90BPxqURgWq6Cbhi8l0o8I9HBrA992rifr9ffZu0Ezz2Sq1CZGk97TGSAaZR09P1gFyKNwsBc9wm8xfvOgVD56fB2UMuHvAzMZ5dK/s3822/IMG_6625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="3822" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oQAe0FXLHF1kDtg78yxj66Ey6c1OwWMJIu524xtBwu3PctZWfGjvHvfMEPnIlH0qmIbXiHhAfgaSzhgxbI2q5er90BPxqURgWq6Cbhi8l0o8I9HBrA992rifr9ffZu0Ezz2Sq1CZGk97TGSAaZR09P1gFyKNwsBc9wm8xfvOgVD56fB2UMuHvAzMZ5dK/w400-h300/IMG_6625.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday I was fortunate to take Cindy's "Fearless Curved Piecing" workshop, in person! Locally! Haven't done that since September 2019. And yes, I've already made many quilts with improv-cut curves, but it's good to get reinforcement, and there's always a tidbit to pick up. While Cindy's project was squared blocks on a grid, she allowed us to do what we wanted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP8hp1R2PqQO83AUcN-CBgEPpwaTyALeuphqmM4zQUY4p6Zy65TJjgWF2fK_uuYhhQW0noH1L3nsJUKAljuWGo2ez8BlL-oItSpmk5IAXtGv8bZl7-zSrVzqemVyMdcZKTKWn9hJJv2FtGqLLJLjdo7UcEdkc0sodjwSPgoPvFVD5tBnJlnyC3SKBt9ye/s4030/IMG_6629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="4030" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP8hp1R2PqQO83AUcN-CBgEPpwaTyALeuphqmM4zQUY4p6Zy65TJjgWF2fK_uuYhhQW0noH1L3nsJUKAljuWGo2ez8BlL-oItSpmk5IAXtGv8bZl7-zSrVzqemVyMdcZKTKWn9hJJv2FtGqLLJLjdo7UcEdkc0sodjwSPgoPvFVD5tBnJlnyC3SKBt9ye/w400-h178/IMG_6629.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My quilt shapes are rectangles that I plan to puzzle together, rather than set in a grid. My color palette was driven by the yard of Kona Crush recently gifted to me by my friend, Candi <a href="https://www.instagram.com/candipursuits/" target="_blank">@candipursuits</a>. Then I went into my bin of (dwindling) fat quarters, choosing several odd colors that seem to work. Most of these fat quarters are what remain from a box of 100 Benartex Superior Solid fat quarters I won in an Instagram giveaway in 2021. It's nice to again have improv on the design wall. Those darks are charcoal gray, and a deep grape purple. Skinny inserts are aqua.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGp4D3DZwvxbWn2Sjo6qpuYY0q4aaLF2h1eh-8J2onttjNqRSyQIgUq8eBqbcLVHxSvIxlgW0v7sXADrz4G5XmjTNld3dkAGRe2qdwaGsQOzGzGOFco6yx8csZqrzapVtIEXiO2dE3eoW15Zw25lw0qBjSq1dfampDOxfHYwHlDqwJhhaCboAhVHZ74sR/s4032/IMG_6633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGp4D3DZwvxbWn2Sjo6qpuYY0q4aaLF2h1eh-8J2onttjNqRSyQIgUq8eBqbcLVHxSvIxlgW0v7sXADrz4G5XmjTNld3dkAGRe2qdwaGsQOzGzGOFco6yx8csZqrzapVtIEXiO2dE3eoW15Zw25lw0qBjSq1dfampDOxfHYwHlDqwJhhaCboAhVHZ74sR/w400-h300/IMG_6633.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a sad-happy Monday, December 4, when four emails arrived from the MQG. Two emails informed that quilts were NOT accepted into QuiltCon 2024 (Raleigh, NC), and two emails congratulated me on quilts that WERE accepted!</div><div><br /></div><div>Compare:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>QuiltCon 2024 had 2,342 entries; 470 quilts were accepted (20% acceptance)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>QuiltCon 2023 had 2,089 entries; 444 quilts were accepted (21%) acceptance)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>My two <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quiltconrejects/" target="_blank">#QuiltConRejects</a> (that Instagram hashtag is a great one to browse!) are <i>Alternate Route</i> and <i>Balance Beam.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Alternate Route </i>was NOT accepted.</div><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/AVvXsEh7Tft4ReXNPxZyYszOXCtywodbmP_DxLXtRbSwo6gyMo7Q5Qb1vKtkdhvvFnvaHWjL5E_8VH4oMGB3GgqKYAG9lHfEKtpW-LM2ToA9RJrhfJ6SGhlT4_6fUFApIKoLmMIc-4mTKn9yErPOlDj4WAlZkB8JSGQCmtyTS914zFuq_aO9Rwka6utOyormXEOc/s3451/IMG_6037.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tft4ReXNPxZyYszOXCtywodbmP_DxLXtRbSwo6gyMo7Q5Qb1vKtkdhvvFnvaHWjL5E_8VH4oMGB3GgqKYAG9lHfEKtpW-LM2ToA9RJrhfJ6SGhlT4_6fUFApIKoLmMIc-4mTKn9yErPOlDj4WAlZkB8JSGQCmtyTS914zFuq_aO9Rwka6utOyormXEOc/w349-h400/IMG_6037.jpeg" width="349" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Alternate Route, </i>57" X 67"</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I've felt a little disappointed about this one because this quilt marks the first time that making an improv quilt "felt right." It was begun in April in a virtual "Dancing With the Wall" workshop with Irene Roderick who I credit for finally getting through my thick head (my words; not hers!) that to make improv I need to trust my instincts. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm guessing <i>Alternate Route</i> wasn't accepted because: 1) there were too many entries in the Improv category, so competition was extra-stiff; and 2) it was identifiable as a two-color "Dancing With the Wall" workshop project, several of which have appeared at previous QuiltCons. In any case, I still love it. It's the only quilt I stated on my entry form as "Not for Sale."</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Balance Beam </i>was NOT accepted. I entered it in Modern Traditionalism.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEjKSuCnL-iTe9kjYL0GuEGM6WSSzOqtFrsXWwqSy1ODJJ6V9tNg8pMjr961LSxrK1gL5Wi3cqWPbMJ4MPpuDb-uHECzh6NyWwmI2dz9OgEdEUj4B8oDYSpTdPlMaJ1OwXZjxPD5364j4kNGn86nCIN49bh3V5ZQTt_gp-q7yCCFqfJp9u1b4khhl1gi7ZVc/s4835/IMG_0924.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4835" data-original-width="3804" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSuCnL-iTe9kjYL0GuEGM6WSSzOqtFrsXWwqSy1ODJJ6V9tNg8pMjr961LSxrK1gL5Wi3cqWPbMJ4MPpuDb-uHECzh6NyWwmI2dz9OgEdEUj4B8oDYSpTdPlMaJ1OwXZjxPD5364j4kNGn86nCIN49bh3V5ZQTt_gp-q7yCCFqfJp9u1b4khhl1gi7ZVc/w316-h400/IMG_0924.jpeg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Balance Beam,</i> 65½" X 83"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A shock - because it was an, "Aw, what the heck" entry - was having <i>Polka Dots and Moonbeams </i>accepted in the Scrap Challenge category. It's a quilt I finished in 2021 for our Central Florida MQG "Chips and Charms" Challenge, using charm packs, mini charm packs, and yardage. I hand-appliqued those 98 circles (traced from a prescription bottle lid!) onto machine pieced blocks. <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/search?q=chips+and+charms" target="_blank">Blog post about it here</a> and <a href="https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2022/10/tenor-ukulele-case-and-life-lesson.html" target="_blank">here</a> (The latter post includes a life lesson learned when submitting a quilt for magazine publication).</div><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/AVvXsEhyX0RJl3oukRmpzsBLv33SHhFO65ouRV_PyTZgPlMfebypzRteX-i-gecPpPvHTrP3yxW7eWx3cHpb-5sfuWD3O0zjHH6_OLsBC3KXXRQyjIeo07UBLotDOxNueduk19mUBKXWlJ2R0521sure7wvK7yV8QCJPwDglwXKTBaptMrB2pEP39OvkzJuT5Qs8/s2048/IMG_9095.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1788" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX0RJl3oukRmpzsBLv33SHhFO65ouRV_PyTZgPlMfebypzRteX-i-gecPpPvHTrP3yxW7eWx3cHpb-5sfuWD3O0zjHH6_OLsBC3KXXRQyjIeo07UBLotDOxNueduk19mUBKXWlJ2R0521sure7wvK7yV8QCJPwDglwXKTBaptMrB2pEP39OvkzJuT5Qs8/w350-h400/IMG_9095.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Polka Dots and Moonbeams, </i> 52½" X 60½"<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My elation ran high when I learned <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> was accepted for display in the Maximalism Exhibit. It won't be judged, and since I will never win a QuiltCon award anyway, that's fine by me. <i>Feelin' Groovy</i> <i>does</i> have a "For Sale" price. 😀</div><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/AVvXsEgsYiAN26axUTOnjSnGeXaV8RfrDgWNfsrbDgUUJHpDWqWNDH7pCKqnfcmX6eS8YeCeHiQcIJD_EN4fVJGsKJDmfG8gQVkzGta-UYj9K04LVyPnayJJwdnzp9VRwBmUuSEZ-U7tPChLKT-Pf7hjzxMPMoeBaViz1-NwzpHndMz0noZSy0HmTANDfbe2XiAJ/s4686/IMG_0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4686" data-original-width="3772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYiAN26axUTOnjSnGeXaV8RfrDgWNfsrbDgUUJHpDWqWNDH7pCKqnfcmX6eS8YeCeHiQcIJD_EN4fVJGsKJDmfG8gQVkzGta-UYj9K04LVyPnayJJwdnzp9VRwBmUuSEZ-U7tPChLKT-Pf7hjzxMPMoeBaViz1-NwzpHndMz0noZSy0HmTANDfbe2XiAJ/w324-h400/IMG_0406.jpeg" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Feelin' Groovy, </i>67½" X 84"</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I'm already super-excited for QuiltCon which is February 22-25, 2024. But I mustn't get ahead of myself! I still have hanging sleeves to make and hand-stitch to the back of these quilts before packing and sending them to Austin, Texas by January 10!</div><div><br /></div><div>While in Cindy Grisdela's workshop, she shared a quilt that she too just learned was accepted into the Maximalism Exhibit at QuiltCon 2024! It's fun knowing whose quilts will be shown alongside mine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVfOpnZBPqaQMUcSkhGxyCjzMv2Oi6EA7zuqJDQB8AeMR2n4FT2QXMpPUecAeUOdFu3HsA8GQ90AVZ3uKUwIRUmJE_0I-saDOpXoh59l4qglPIQlJ7PpjyzMWT7OUeTg3lusw9bEvU9c8MGqedOQPJJGr2BkjVEMXCH0sx9CB3ouPO_yCilI5C6RQ7o3c/s3427/IMG_6632.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3427" data-original-width="2617" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVfOpnZBPqaQMUcSkhGxyCjzMv2Oi6EA7zuqJDQB8AeMR2n4FT2QXMpPUecAeUOdFu3HsA8GQ90AVZ3uKUwIRUmJE_0I-saDOpXoh59l4qglPIQlJ7PpjyzMWT7OUeTg3lusw9bEvU9c8MGqedOQPJJGr2BkjVEMXCH0sx9CB3ouPO_yCilI5C6RQ7o3c/w306-h400/IMG_6632.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><u>Book Recommendations</u></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3UEH10iSy8TV69zpB3hEL6zf9Guagi72mFw-fX2wYUf2KDgDTES-UnJQdQmIgCHgT5DdztmZsJRWjV4nEVqUK6WwDc_U_wEgB94ggenzWthmqtwrjwp4S-2ydTYB-k0k4lfOg4SaXyI7lUkL_jSY08V1WYw6XOrref8twp2AsE54MT9sWmPejDyDbq__/s614/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%201.44.55%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3UEH10iSy8TV69zpB3hEL6zf9Guagi72mFw-fX2wYUf2KDgDTES-UnJQdQmIgCHgT5DdztmZsJRWjV4nEVqUK6WwDc_U_wEgB94ggenzWthmqtwrjwp4S-2ydTYB-k0k4lfOg4SaXyI7lUkL_jSY08V1WYw6XOrref8twp2AsE54MT9sWmPejDyDbq__/w133-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%201.44.55%20PM.png" width="133" /></a></div>The Last Remains </i>is the latest book, published in February 2023, in the "Ruth Galloway" series by Elly Griffiths. It's also the <i>last</i> of 15 books - the final episode about Ruth's career as an archeologist, professor, and police liaison that began in 2009 with <i>The Crossing Places.</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>Working with DCI Harry Nelson, Ruth is called in on a case that turns out to be more recent; a missing college student. People who knew the missing girl are reinterviewed, including Ruth's druid friend, Cathbad, who is still recovering from a severe case of COVID. When Cathbad unexpectedly goes missing, and his partner Judy comes across his hand-written will, all of his friends and the police search for him. Even Ruth and 12 year-old Katie become involved. </div><div><br /></div><div>Elly Griffiths is an entertaining author whose writing I admire, and in this book, does an excellent job of wrapping up character storylines for this series. While I'm sad to leave behind these interesting people and their quaint villages and ancient histories, I'm happy with the outcomes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score, for the entire series: 4.4/5.0</div><div><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxcDnn8M6uKbXvi4cYJ1oE7FDivsjn31NXIckPZaehwvqG53k5btzEgt5EkjkGxob_QWnWJMBAUhu2bMCYLGJt34ElFZGaCj8C5oWoGYd0QplVZgczKqQv54ck7FZGhk19PXhIdjCWLBEd_TvHi8_wiIOBZVJ60vlyRM7JiX1_LgY7IHQywIITueLTWwq/s628/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%201.46.29%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxcDnn8M6uKbXvi4cYJ1oE7FDivsjn31NXIckPZaehwvqG53k5btzEgt5EkjkGxob_QWnWJMBAUhu2bMCYLGJt34ElFZGaCj8C5oWoGYd0QplVZgczKqQv54ck7FZGhk19PXhIdjCWLBEd_TvHi8_wiIOBZVJ60vlyRM7JiX1_LgY7IHQywIITueLTWwq/w128-h200/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%201.46.29%20PM.png" width="128" /></a></div>Author Rhys Dylan was recommended to me by a British friend, so I decided to begin with <i>The Engine House, </i>the first book in the "DCI Evan Warlow Crime" series.<div><br /></div><div>The story takes place on the west side of the UK, in Wales in the rugged landscape along the cliffs of the Irish Sea. Cliffside paths run through several villages, like Cardiff. I looked them up on Google maps, and was delight to find they're real places!</div><div><br /></div><div>At the age of 50, and for unrevealed reasons, Evan Barlow has left a vibrant career as a DCI. Since inheriting his uncle's ramshackle fishing shack, he's spent the last 18 months doing home reno to turn the place into a charming, habitable home for himself and his black lab, Cadi. </div><div><br /></div><div>When two bodies are literally unearthed along a cliff path in Cardiff, Evan's eight year-old missing persons case is resurrected. He's is asked to return as a consultant, joining a team of four with newcomer DI Jess Allenby in the lead. Evan is reluctant to return, but remembers his promise to the daughter of the missing couple - that he'll find her parents. Now that their bodies have been identified, it's time to reopen the case. That means returning to the cliffside home of the deceased couple, where a young couple now lives; and revisit the Gower family who farm next door.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda's score: 4.1/5.0 <br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>As I was golf-carting home from ukulele club, I noticed I was following a UPS delivery vehicle. Yep, that's a golf cart pulling a wagon full of parcels! It's a local "sign of the season." </div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQ_Beh1UMvVRAy26UfdRpNWrr4ICcHtRu0TzkUVBEBO6gFg7ZskC9gDl4FbrWlApzcQrRXMUoSBx7t9GID1gHa8mdJJchEiPpPQm7pwySdHepCu9qCerpeHlKG59zejIXvQppBiXGnn5l9stFupaqLwenAV3cEILt32ZeKTynTyuEraeMyMq-OiWNJ8Z/s4032/IMG_6624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQ_Beh1UMvVRAy26UfdRpNWrr4ICcHtRu0TzkUVBEBO6gFg7ZskC9gDl4FbrWlApzcQrRXMUoSBx7t9GID1gHa8mdJJchEiPpPQm7pwySdHepCu9qCerpeHlKG59zejIXvQppBiXGnn5l9stFupaqLwenAV3cEILt32ZeKTynTyuEraeMyMq-OiWNJ8Z/w300-h400/IMG_6624.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not a sign of the season, but typical for our area, are frequent sandhill crane sightings. Once again, as I was power-walking and concentrating on an audiobook, they caught me unawares. Goodness, it's a shock to have these big fellas seem to pop up right in front of me! They act like they own the ground they're on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDueRMznYJI-VivHNPHjtiXJr9f2Z0TgxyL5es92VcbIbZZnUmfZIpWZx6-zOlG2s4Z1nyct7J3k8JHcvIQYE5YgVr9p5r8f66yN8LhHHZMnPNykysKOAQV8QSRE_KN479Fj4zuP2giJQD3tR9oHZqKOs4FjM8iRD6t44fUzcAixJH6QMhyXLjD5LXmtdT/s4032/IMG_6613.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="4032" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDueRMznYJI-VivHNPHjtiXJr9f2Z0TgxyL5es92VcbIbZZnUmfZIpWZx6-zOlG2s4Z1nyct7J3k8JHcvIQYE5YgVr9p5r8f66yN8LhHHZMnPNykysKOAQV8QSRE_KN479Fj4zuP2giJQD3tR9oHZqKOs4FjM8iRD6t44fUzcAixJH6QMhyXLjD5LXmtdT/w400-h231/IMG_6613.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gift-wrapping has been in full swing. Is anyone else being naughty like me, and using their rotary cutter to cut wrapping paper? 😬</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-iWMCG0oEtb2NWfFbvC3kiadL6c54_I1oGS9V9exUc9uqYNR4NDP4Pa29JzFs3bHmLD3rCLUBF06jqjcuhQ1wCOjz80FVCHp2yZfueS628318pAtFUFgxDIKAzICWIxTf4DrK1Q55bW8Ra7jxfN-E5rD9APBKu7X7SgXjXxmNyR98KGQPowu6tb8CTTF/s4032/IMG_6647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-iWMCG0oEtb2NWfFbvC3kiadL6c54_I1oGS9V9exUc9uqYNR4NDP4Pa29JzFs3bHmLD3rCLUBF06jqjcuhQ1wCOjz80FVCHp2yZfueS628318pAtFUFgxDIKAzICWIxTf4DrK1Q55bW8Ra7jxfN-E5rD9APBKu7X7SgXjXxmNyR98KGQPowu6tb8CTTF/w300-h400/IMG_6647.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Linda</div></div></div></div>FlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.com11