tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35410482284796202822024-03-07T04:58:08.242-05:00Its 2020 New Year New DecadeTrying new things... revisiting old things...using up... finishing up
The image was a free 18" block by Corey Yoder... so much fun to do
Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-9621525985137873672020-01-06T18:19:00.004-05:002020-01-06T18:19:45.446-05:00ummmm what happened to 2019ok so my last post appears to be april of 2018.... its now January of 2020 wth??? <br />
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I know I don't keep up on here like I should... but really?? A whole year and three quarters?? yikes! I really gotta write this down so I remember to get out here on occasion..........<br />
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Well over the past howeverlong I've been sewing... and been knitting.... and trying this and trying that... I koolaid dyed some yarn and knit it into a pair of fingerless mitts.... that was fun... I did another skein and started a pair of bootie socks... I have one sock almost done... (sigh) <br />
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My major ufo list did get completed in 2018... i've been pretty good a completeing a whole project... I do have a couple of things... less than 10 that need to be quilted and or bound......... so that's not bad at all...........<br />
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I have a couple of knitting ufo's... 2 or 3 scarves on needles at various stages of completion and a pair of mitts barely started.......... <br />
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I"ve been doing mini challenges on facebook.... each month a project from a book or a theme... I like miniature stuff..........<br />
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little by little I'm emptying bags and boxes andtrying to organize a bit.... definitely NOT my strong point.......... but its getting there.......... I can see a spot on one of my tables and there's a bit of carpet showing at the other end of the room lol<br />
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yeah... that's gonna be a definite work in progress...........<br />
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I need to figure out how to change the cover page on this thing.............<br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-78280350305126530872018-04-17T07:55:00.000-05:002018-04-17T07:55:02.971-05:00It Sprinter In IndianaActually its April... but you wouldn't guess it from outside! Last friday is was 78... today its 32 and yesterday we had snow and sleet! I really think someone needs to get some meds to Mother Nature! lol<br />
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So on the UFO front.... for January 10 UFO's were completed.......... For february there were only 5 but I was busy! lol I was at quilt camp and hubby and I were spending our weekends on the road here and there.... looking for Sugar Camps that were operational.... there weren't many this year... the torrential rains pretty much flooded out all of the Maple festivals that were usually go to... but i made up for it and finished up 12 UFO's for march.......... I have most of the smaller projects done.... they were quick to finish up and I really don't know why I stopped with only 20 minutes work left on them.... (SMH) the next list is the small project list.... I have several wall hangings that have to be backed..batted and quilted and bound... I think there are maybe 6 or so of those... I know of at least two large table covers.... and I'm sure of 3 quilts ... one is ready for quilting.. one needs borders and then backed and batted and the other one just needs to be backed batted and quilted and bound....... I'm thinking if I go thru the pile and get everything that I can ready to quilt... that will be a great timesaver...and once I have a machine and space set up for the quilting I can just keep on going til its done....<br />
I know there is much more in the pile.... and I unfolded one project only to find two more hidden inside... geeeeze!!!<br />
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I'm also starting a binding pile again.... so I have projects to do while watching tv or traveling on the road.........<br />
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I need to go thru my knitting UFO's and get those listed too... there aren't many of those.... at least I don't think so.... maybe 5ish?? I'd like to get all of them finished up by years end also.... but we'll see........... knitting always takes longer than I think it does lol<br />
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I made a quilts of valor top that will go to the charity person at guild this month as well as a top for the TSC homeless kids project........ I still need to make 2 small quilts for charity as well as about 12 more place mats ( I have four done) for the Meals on Wheels project.... Our guild is also doing Port Pillows.... they go on the seatbelt to protect the port of cancer patients......... I have 10 of those done and ready to turn in this month also......... once this stuff is done my charity committments for this year should be complete.... until something else comes up....... <br />
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I think next blog i'll try adding some pics of my completed projects here.... oh... I did take a short trip down the "modern" quilt path.... I made a small wall quilt.... it was called RoadWork I think and was a crosswalk.... yep.... that's right... a crosswalk... apparently this is an intersection that the designer has to go thru on her commute that always is congested.... i'll be sure to get that pic posted..... its... well..... "modern" ... not sure that's a path I want to spend a lot of time on.... but we'll see<br />
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Ok... time to get some work done........... later<br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-53560725592679517432018-01-07T09:25:00.003-05:002018-01-07T09:25:42.036-05:00January 2018,,, The beginning of a new yearSo far this year has been pretty good... of course it's only January 7th.... but one week down and 51 weeks to go! lol<br />
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I've been working on Bonnie Hunters mystery quilt... have I ever mentioned that I hate mystery quilts??? Well this one confirms that.... I just don't like piles of pieces that I have no clue what they will become.... its BH so it involves scraps...which is ok... but in involves LOTS of little pieces... and LOTS of parts.. This mystery has now been revealed and is called Ringo Lake.... not at my house... I'm doing Ringo Pond.... I don't have time to make 200 flying geese of one color set and then another set of 200 FG of a second color set.... so I just cut it all in half.... it will still be a nice throw size quilt... and that's the size I prefer.... I am in the middle of finishing up Clue 8... putting the blocks together... I have to add one more row to my 25 blocks... then Clue nine which is more cutting and piecing.......... I think there are only 9 clues.... Clue 4 was a bit tricky.... I had a "run-in" with my rotary cutter....I'm down to small bandages now.. but it still can't go without protection...twice yesterday I pinned a block to my bandage lol<br />
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On the knitting side of things I've restarted my 2016 Project Peace Cowl... it had one row on it...(guess I wasn't very peaceful in december of 2016) now it has 4 rows... the rows are over 300 stitches and take me about 30 minutes to do the pattern stitch... they are a 4 row set and there are 20 sets total... my goal is to do one set minimum per week...........<br />
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I also tried dyeing a sock blank with koolaid... its pretty neat... the first one I did was by sprinkling the koolaid on to the wet sock blank.... that got a little weird but now that its dry it looks kinda neat... the other one I dissovled the koolaid in a bit of water... maybe two ounces....and painted it onto the sock blank... that got kinda bold...and I think I might like it.... we'll see when I start to knit them up. Sock blanks are 9x33 knit pieces.... and you can knit right from the blank without having to roll it into a ball first........ we'll see how that works...........i'll get some pics posted here at some point of what it looks like before I start knitting on it..........<br />
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So that's where it is right now... i'm working on UFO lists... I finished up 26 total quilting last year... empty binding bucket...so I don't have too many left to go for this year.......... I finished up two knit ufo's... and have about 4 or 5 started that need finishing or undoing...........<br />
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Keep it safe..............<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-80494868744697013782017-07-22T06:41:00.001-05:002017-07-22T06:41:24.529-05:00Time flies when you're having funIts been a busy few months.... I have a total of 22 UFO's completed. The binding bucket is empty.... my list for Christmas is ready and my knitting is still where it was in march... lol.<br />
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I've been working on a Crocheted Owl Blankie for a friends great grandchild back home in PA.... I have all of the pieces crochetd now ( about 18million pieces I think) and now its ready to be put together. I'll be sure to post pics of this when it's complete... it was fun... a bit challenging...and something i've not done before... <br />
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Inbetween I've been working on some fun swaps with my Flickr friends, roadtripping with the hubster and working. Work is getting busy again as school starts in a month from today.... It amazes me how some kids know so much and are so worldly and others don't even know how to write a check......... <br />
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I took my first trip to the National Quilt Museum in Kentucky a few weeks ago.... I came out of there feeling quite inadequate as a quilter... geeeze.... I can't even imagine how they come up with some of these ideas! wow! I'm not an art quilter...so there's that... and I felt right at home in the mini quilt section. Some of the art stuff was political to say the least... and one that I remember the most was a simple pedestal... with a large glass laying on its side with assorted greens and browns fabric coming out of it... simply titled Flint Michigan.......... geeze.............<br />
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I also went to Hancocks of Paducah....huge place.... massive inventory....very friendly people.... and made a trip to the Quilt in a day Store....no eleanor wasn't there lol.... My very first quilt was a QIAD Block Sampler.... I still have it... its a bit worn now... as this was done over 30 years ago I would guess... I have most of her books and have made dozens of her projects.<br />
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We also made a stop in Effingham Illinois... I visited a shop called the Wooden Spool which was really a fun place! Lots of fresh variety and friendly staff.......... I also went to an Amish shop in Arthur IL... things were fine until I asked about Halloween fabric.... geeze.... don't ever ask an amish person about Halloween.... well now I know!!!<br />
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Off to Ohio in a bit to check plots with the hubster and probably visit a shop or two on the way (BSG)<br />
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I hope to have pictures of the blankie and some other projects the next time we meet!<br />
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Happy Sewing and if you are keeping track.... you only have about 24 weeks til Christmas!!Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-76321262103867153472017-03-07T16:33:00.001-05:002017-03-07T16:33:23.017-05:00Been a Busy Few WeeksOver the last 6 or 7 weeks I've completed 5 ufo's... made 25 little goodie bags for the ladies in my Bitty Swap at guild...went to Quilt Camp for the first time...completed a small Fancy Forest Quilt, 2 small Atkinson table toppers and a group project Trash Bag for the car! I also did two mini mania challenges and started a third as well as worked on a Tryptich for a mini swap........... whew!!<br />
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The top photo is the Elizabeth Hartman Fancy Forest Small Quilt... It was so much fun to do! The middle photo is the car trash bag and the bottom photo is the Atkinson Small Happy Holidays's table mats</div>
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January UFO's were a 30's Row by Row Quilt from about 4 years ago and a pair of placemats called Carved in Stone made with Stonehenge fabrics....</div>
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February UFO's are a very old and very ugly hunters star large mat... a bath mat and another set of placemats ( still have 2 more sets of placemats to finish)</div>
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over christmas I finished up the bindings on 41 assorted projects ranging from small challenges to a large 30's quilt....</div>
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I'm hoping to keep up the UFO work and finally get them ALL done!! </div>
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Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-17929652328263251442017-01-09T13:37:00.001-05:002017-01-09T13:37:14.409-05:00Archeological DigOne of the things I did over winter break was go on a "dig" through the sewing pit.... oh goodness.... so many wondrous things were found.... and quite a few not so wondrous things........... I have some things separated to give away and some to go to GoodWill and some that I just haven't a clue yet what to do with! It was fun though.... a trip down memory lane lol<br />
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My binding bucket is empty!! totally and completely empty! I finished up all the bindings by new years eve... a total of 41 ( yes! fourty one) projects are now bound and complete.... they ranged from a couple of mug mats to lots of place mats, table mats and table runners... some wall hangings and a quilt! <br />
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During the dig I found 3 of 4 25" blocks...........plus the charm pack to make the fourth... of course finding the pattern involved an even deeper dig... but I found it and did the fouth block and joined them together.... so I now have a 50 x 50 square to go on the ufo pile.... good thing there are a couple of UFO challenges going on.......... the block was made using up one entire charm pack.... truly... all that's left are a few slivers from trimming.. it's called Big Star Little Star and as soon as I take some pics I'll get it posted..... it was a fun block to make............<br />
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I have several UFO's now that need quilting and binding........... I have two lists... one for the on line challenge and one for our guild challenge........ with any luck I'll have all of them complete by the end of the year.... this group has a couple of mat size quilts, couple of throw quilts... one full quilt and two turning 12 quilts... it's actually supposed to be turning 20... but I make them with just 12 fats instead of twenty for a throw size quilt......... hmmmmm guess I need to lay in a supply of quilt batting!! lol I think i'll put the quilts on one list and the smaller stuff on the other list so I'm not trying to do two full quilts in the same month......... that might work!!!<br />
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Nuff for now......... i'll get more pics posted on flickr.com for those who like to see the pics of what's been accomplished<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-36094910792731053612016-12-31T08:15:00.001-05:002017-01-09T13:26:59.706-05:00Moving into 2017Well I've reduced that mountain of binding down to a molehill! I finished up 25 assorted place mats and table mats.... I have 14 assorted table toppers, mugmats and small wall hangings pinned and ready leaving one 30's quilt left in the binding bucket! Wow! I'm hoping to finish up the last 14 today...<br />
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I've been going thru baskets, bags and buckets and trying to clean up the pit a bit... I have two tables cleared off ( OMG flat surfaces to work on!) and it seems the more I dig into the more things I find!<br />
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I found a pretty blue bag.......... inside that pretty blue bag I found a thimbleberries wallhanging from 2008...a 30's quilt ( yes... I like 30's) and an assortment of other small wallhangings that now need to be quilted......... not sure what I want to do with that thimbleberries thing... it's a huge wall hanging 60x60 and its a giant house with flowers........ that was the only year I was in the TB club... somewhere I have some fabric that I can probably piece into a backing for it if I decide to keep it........ I'll thnk about it more when I get back to it<br />
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Also made two ties.........and a small little change purse type wallet.... really cute and used up a tiny bit of scraps..........<br />
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On the knitting front I've been trying to work on my Cascade 220 paint scarf... it's just about half way... that's about the only knitting i've been doing...<br />
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and..................... I got a new sewing/embroidery machine... her name is Emily Grace and she's a Janome MC9900. She has a bit of a learning curve as my embroidery machine for the last 15 years has been a brother ULT.......... but she's wonderful and she's fun and I'm sure we will get along just fine!!<br />
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That's it for now....... I'm going to venture back into the archeological dig that's going on in my sewing pit...... have a mini mania challenge to work on... more bout that another time<br />
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Have a safe and wonderful 2017<br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-35283554992294538872016-11-07T10:28:00.000-05:002016-11-07T10:28:39.079-05:00Christmas 2016 is moving right along!!I can now report that 90% of my christmas 2016 is complete! YES!!!!! everything that I need to take back to PA with me over thanksgiving is done............. one more package coming in the mail for the hubster and he is done........... just a few trinkets to make for work... mugrugs and such.... and a couple of little giftie trinkets.......... that won't be needed til december!!<br />
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I've had a good couple weeks............ (beaming proudly) Pics on flickr..........<br />
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I've added another goal to my list........ for the sewing pit.... I have massive amounts of scraps....... to me scraps are anything less than 1/2 a fat quarter.......... i'm going to go thru them all and the largers scraps will go on a pile to be used for things like change purses, name tags, scrappy table runners etc.... smaller scraps will be cut into 3 3/4" squares and 2 1/2" squares for the two scrappy quilts i'm planning............ anything less than 2 1/2" will go in a large bag and given to someone who does crumb quilts........<br />
I'm pretty sure someone at my guild will give them a good home.... I also have a large pile of selvedges too........... need to decide on keeping or giving those too.......<br />
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I started knitting something different.......... yoga socks... they don't have toes and they don't have a heel :-) easy peasy to make!<br />
one sock is almost done and the next one will go quickly...... this is a gift for a friend............ I also finished up a pair of fingerless mitts for another friend gift....... just need to add the buttons to it to bling it up a bit...........<br />
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So all in all....things are moving right along!<br />
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Hope your Christmas season is going well too!!Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-78600907192581567002016-10-23T09:13:00.001-05:002016-10-23T09:29:26.402-05:00Where oh where has all the time gone???My last post was June of 2015! What????? It's now October of 2016... I think I fell into a time warp and just now emerged...... I even have a weekly reminder on my calendar that tells me to come here and post!<br />
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Well I'm going to try to get this thing going again......... I did much better when I was more accountable. I have done quite a bit over the missing year.... so that was good............ I have 5 remaining UFO's to complete... that's all.... and they are all at the stage where they need to be backed and batted and quilted and bound......... I have a very large pile of binding that needs to be done.... now that winter is here I will work more on that pile... it's mostly table toppers.... placemats... runners and I think there is just one quilt in the bottom of the pile...... I enjoy binding... for me it's very relaxing.........<br />
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I will admit that alot of my spare time has been taken up by various forms of Candy Crush..... perhaps the binding will replace that........... (we'll see) <br />
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I've been working on my knitting also... right now I'm down to 3 in progress and one on the back burner.. I have a diamond kerchief about half way done.... I have a zig zag scarf about 1/4 of the way done and boot cuffs 3/4 of the way done.... actually there are two on the back burner... one is a beaded scarf.... and one is silk yarn kerchief.......... not bad considering.....................<br />
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2016 is almost over but I hope to have the three started projects completed and then 2017 will be to complete the silk kerchief and the beaded scarf......... I need new socks too!!!<br />
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As always most pictures will be put on flickr.... i will do some here.... but the majority of stuff will go on flickr... in fact.... why not hop on over there and check it out now? <br />
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I'm going to update this blog and start it for 2017......... I am going to do my best to keep up with things too.......... we'll see how that goes............. but at least for today... I'm back!!!Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-67840787975614793252015-06-18T10:55:00.001-05:002015-06-18T10:55:25.026-05:00OK.....so this is just getting out of hand! lolIt's been a rough winter.......... too much stuff going on.... too much medical stuff...........too much work stuff.... too much stress in general!<br />
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Its time now to get back into the swing of things.... find my mojo and get moving!!!<br />
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I did a few things over the winter.... not a lot really... only things that I had a committment for.... I've been doing a lot of knitting.... again.... things I have a committment for.......... I have two or three UFO's that I need to finish knitting......and a few quilt ufo's to be done........<br />
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I did get some comic book boards and organized my tall fabric cabinet......... it looks really cool now and I found a lot of stuff I forgot I had.......... geeze.............. that tells me that there is way too much stuff in the pit!<br />
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My first goal is to do a major declutter........i'm talking serious dehoarding!!! I'm going to use it up.... or give it up........... gift some.... sell some.......... it's just a matter of where to start! I think I'll just pick a spot and start ...... we'll see how that goes...........<br />
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My quilt guild has a quilt show coming up in October.... I might make a couple of mini's for it.... I enjoy making those.... and I think it would be fun to have a few new ones to show.............<br />
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that will also help use up stuff!!!<br />
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ok.... time to start making a list.... plan the work and work the plan............<br />
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I promise to keep you posted on how all this is going.....and post some pics too! There are a few things on the flickr site www.flickr.com/sewwunderful <br />
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See you soon!<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-60853086970444493742014-11-20T07:29:00.000-05:002014-11-20T07:29:45.298-05:00Bonnie Hunter OMG!!!!I had supper at Arnies last nite with Bonnie Hunter! YES!!!!!!!! BONNIE HUNTER!! We have been waiting THREE years for our time with her and last nite was her nite!!! <br />
What an awesomely creative person! She is sooooooooooooooooo friendly and soooooooooooooo unassuming.... this is the flipping Queen of the Scrap and she is just like the rest of us!!<br />
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She brought many of her quilts to show us and each one was more impressive than the previous one. She gave us a talk on how to store our scraps and what sizes to cut the leftovers into for future use. Anything less than a 1/2 fat quarter should be cut up while you have the cutter and ruler in your hand and stored.... colors and neutrals.......... lights and darks.... no mediums......... neutrals should not be darker than a brown paper bag............. my head was exploding by the time I left..........<br />
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I do believe my scrap piles are going to be cut and pressed and stacked and stored.......... no more crates and boxes of colors......... nope..... gonna get it organized and get it used!! so many beautiful quilts to be made without harming any yardage!! wow!<br />
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ok.... i'm going to start plotting and planning now........... guess what next years theme is gonna be....<br />
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lol<br />
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visit Bonnie at www.quiltville.com grab a cuppa and settle in..............<br />
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and just as an aside.............. I am now 99.9% done with christmas 2014!!! yup a bit of knitting and a bit of hand sewing... some snaps and some buttons.........!! woooo hoooooo<br />
<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-43741900204935316282014-09-29T13:33:00.001-05:002014-09-29T13:33:58.347-05:00Ok.... I surrender!Seems to me that time is just getting away from me! It's almost OCTOBER!! 88 days left til christmas... yikes!<br />
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I haven't been much into sewing or quilting these days... doing only what I have to....and nothing more. My MO and JO haven't been meshing........... i've been knitting............. easy peasy simple stuff... a shawl.... a sweater.........a ton of scarves and fingerless mitts............ got a couple things on the needles right now that need to get finished up.... a cream/brown shawl.... entrelac scarf... another scarf.... taking an online craftsy class to learn cables...so that scarf is still on the needles.... I have one slipper sock done.......... and 1/2 a baby hat......... lol<br />
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I did get my whole cloth hand quilted bitty blocks done and off in the mail........... and i'm going to be doing winter snowglobes for october and november.............. the creative brain seems to be coming out of the fog...........so maybe.... just maybe....<br />
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I spent friday and saturday at day camp sewing and chatting and learning so i think that helped also....... ya just never know! lol<br />
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Maybe soon I'll have some fun stuff to tell you all about............and pictures too! I plan to make snowballs for the little ones for christmas... .that way they can have indoor snowball fights when it's too cold and snowy to go out... of course for that to happen I need to get my butt in gear! lol<br />
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I have been sticking to the Scraps only promise for this year.......... so that's a good thing........... i've also been culling the herd so to speak and getting rid of stuff that won't ever be used.... stuff I didn't even know I had and stuff I have no idea why I have.......... It's going to a couple of charities so that's a good thing too........<br />
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so I will be back................ soon I hope..........with pictures of stuff...........snowballs and table mats and placemats and scarves and socks and stuff!<br />
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whew!!!<br />
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LishyLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-56737671889880406582014-07-02T14:59:00.001-05:002014-07-02T14:59:33.000-05:00July?? Really?? Again?Where does the time go?? I just don't understand.........one minute its may and then it's July.... hmmmmm maybe there is a rip in the space-time continummm??<br />
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A few things have been completed.... the black and gold wall hanging is up on my office wall... the icecream quiltlet got done in time for the ice cream party......... my mittens now have thumbs and the sparkly scarf is finished..........<br />
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My sweater is ready to have the sides sewn up and the front band added and a shawl is almost at the halfway point........... it seems I haven't been doing as much sewing/quilting as I had in the past and not sure why....... I've been doing my guild committments... name tags and row by row.... not much going on in swapland.........but I have been doing my bitty blocks............the baby quilts are still in the same stage as they were in May..........I really need to get them done since babies will be coming soon!!!<br />
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I did knit two of the cutest little sweaters for babies! One is very tiny and just so darn cute! The other is a bit bigger and yellow with little duck buttons and adorable......... hmmmmmmmm wait a minute.... seems my knitting projects are outnumbering my quilting and sewing projects.......hmmmmmm perhaps that's the thing?? Guess I need to assess the time spent on knitting vs the time sewing and maybe even them out a bit more............. hmmmmmmmmmmm<br />
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I'm still sticking to the scrap project goal and what I have done has been done with scraps.... I'm wanting to make another GPS quilt.... I love mine and would like to make another one......... I know I can use up a ton of scraps in that!! My sewing pit really needs a good going over......... it seems to have gone down hill pretty much during this past winter and maybe that's another reason i'm not sewing........... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm<br />
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Have a long holiday weekend coming up so maybe I can get in there and do something.... like find the top of my cutting table............ I think its time to donate some of the stash to Quilts for Kids or somewhere........ the Vet Home also takes craft stuff........ so it's time to load up the trunk with stuff I know I'm never ever gonna use!! <sigh> I'll let you know how that goes next time!</sigh><br />
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There are some pics out on flickr if you are so inclined..........i hope to have the sweater done by mid July and then decide on some blingy embellishments maybe............. and the shawl by the end of July..... I will be sooooooooooooooooooo ready for winter! lol<br />
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Ok ... till next time.... whenever that may be!<br />
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Happy whatever makes you happy!Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-32186595695506934882014-05-15T15:42:00.003-05:002014-05-15T15:42:27.571-05:00Really?? Two months have flown by!Yep.... well actually only 6 weeks lol Winter is finally over and things are returning slowly to normal. Hubby is up and about... the wheel chair is gone... the boot is gone and all that remains is an occasional use of the cane....... <br />
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He's back to doing some of the things he did before the ** event ** in January and his office is now moved back downstairs to where it was.........<br />
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I'm finally able to get some time in the sewing pit.... and it has become a HUGE pit over the winter.... I have a few things that need finishing up........... a pillow for a graduation present...........a pink baby quilt.........a scrappy baby quilt for an unknown gender........ and several months of Farmers Wife Sampler Blocks.........along with a wall hanging for my office at work. Our guild is having an ice cream social in june and we are to make a small quilt .... no smaller than 8" and no larger than 24" .... ice cream related... I have an idea in my head and half of it on paper........ I even have a pile of fabrics that would work nicely.........<br />
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Right now the pillow top is done..........the squares are waiting to be sewn together for the pink baby quilt...... the plan is in place for the unknown baby quilt......... the FWS blocks have been put under the other stuff.... the strips have been sewn together for the wall hanging.... ready for triangles to be cut and sewn together. On the needles is the gray blingy scarf.... about 8" left and that will be done.... two thumbs need to be put on the pink flap mitts......... and the sweater is about 1/2 way complete... I need to finish the back and right front.... then the right sleeve and the wide band that goes around the front and neck............. I'm really not stressing over any of this.......... the pink quilt should be done by june 15th to go back east with us.... but if not.... I'll mail it............ the unknown should be done by July 15th... but if not... I'll mail it! the scarf and sweater and mitts should be done very soon but since I can't wear them anyway right now they will get done when they get done! The graduation present should be done this weekend, but she's going on a SA trip to Japan and then she'll be back for grad school so I'll get it to her this summer sometime............ the FWS blocks... hmmmm well the January blocks are done......... 1/2 of the february blocks are done............ the rest of february will get done when they get done and when they are done March will be worked on............the ice cream quilt will be done if there is time........but if it's not done.... then it's not........<br />
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i think i'm liking this new attitude of mine............ we'll see what the end of May brings............<br />
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pics are going on flickr as things are finished... so you can always check there for progress... I take pics of the sweater at various times and you can see it growing.... it's made cuff to cuff..... and as I said... I'm on the down hill side now........... <br />
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I have my christmas gift list done........and a few kits made up............ my list has gotton smaller over the last year or so and starting in July gives me lots of time to get that stuff finished up........<br />
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so all in all............ things are good.......... <br />
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see you in a few weeks... hopefully with lots of progress completed... and if not.... well then I'll just see ya in a few weeks<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-82524681826896758772014-03-30T14:11:00.002-05:002014-03-30T14:12:37.067-05:00March has somehow disappeared from my calendarIt's march! Actually it's only march for one more day... Time is flying by way too quickly. Hubby is progressing...slowly. He's doing much better and becoming a bit more mobile. April he gets the screws out and will work on using just the walker. After that heals we will work on using just the boot and by the middle of May we should be walking pretty much normal again. Yay<br />
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I've been getting about two hours or so a week in the sewing pit. Not much time for sure but I try to make the most of it. I'm pretty far behind on my farmers wife blocks but once I get my April guild row by row done I can concentrate on getting those all caught up. I have bitty blocks due the end of May so I'm in pretty good shape right now. I'll have the entire month of April to get caught up<br />
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I have two projects for work that need done also. A wall hanging for a very large blank wall and a curtain for a cabinet to hide our cooking supplies....<br />
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On the needles right now is a sweater. That's coming along ok right now. I try to do two rows each nite...and hope to be at the next step by April 20th. It's a cuff to cuff sweater. I also have to finish my flap mitts. I Hal<br />
Be one flap and two thumbs to complete on those and That's<br />
the first of what I plan to have for next winter. I need some boot cuffs and leg warmers if next winter is anything like this past winter was<br />
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I'll be posting some pics tonite on flickr so check it out if you get a chance<br />
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Til next time<br />
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Happy scrapping<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-21942509724165378212014-02-09T13:16:00.000-05:002014-02-09T13:16:08.384-05:00The best laid plans.................Ok so I had a plan! Beginning in January I would post weekly..... I would show the scrap projects that are the focus of this year............. I would be productive............<br />
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and then..............<br />
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the Hubster fell on the ice at work............... broken leg and shattered ankle...........<br />
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so my plans fell to the wayside while I play nurse........... and you need to understand... I'm emergency services... not long term care.... so this has been an adventure for sure!! He's finally to the point where he can do a few things on his own..........so that gives me a bit of time to sew and and catchup on computer stuff.......<br />
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I am, however, getting some knitting done...... I made a new pair of fingerless mitts for myself and finished a UFO pair of fingerless mitts that will be going off to my mom this week........... there are pictures on flickr........ I finished a pair of socks........... and I have a dishcloth ufo to finish and a scarf to finish.... the scarf isn't quite a UFO yet... but I need to get working on it so it stays as a WIP... plus when that's done... I want to try to make some of those fingerless mitts with a flap that look like mittens....... <br />
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After this horrid winter.... I'm planning on lots of scarves and mitts and a pair of leg warmers for next winter....... we've had something like 40 inches of snow in January......and horribly cold below zero temps... so with hubster being laid up... the snow removal also falls to me.......... I'm getting pretty good at weilding the snow blower and making it do things it was probably never meant to do! lol The weather guy says one more snow storm..........and then warmer temps... .like the 50's..........which means lots of melting and flooding..........I already have a plan on how to shovel little pathways to take the melting snow out to the drain.......... we'll see how that goes.........<br />
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I'll be doing the Row by Row again this year for guild... our group is doing a miniature version.... 4 1/2" blocks... so that's gonna be lots of fun.............Once I get my sewing time back again I'll also be doing the Quilts for Kids tops........... and I'm still doing the Peace Love Quilt charity blocks on flickr........ I need to put the top together with the blocks that were sent to me.... hmmmm better write that on the list!!<br />
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I'm also doing a Farmer Wife Sampler sew along on Craftsy. Each month there are 10 blocks to do....and there are simpler ways to cut and sew the blocks so this should be fun. I've wanted to do this for about 3 years now and just didn't have the time to fiddle with some of the blocks... this should help me stay on track.......... plus it will be a scrappy quilt... so i'll be using scraps for each block. The plan is to try to use the same color families that the book uses....but just in scrappy form......... I have most of my January blocks done.... 4 more I think to go.... then on to february...so hopefully by the end of february i'll be back on track with those also........ <br />
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The hubster should be back to being mobile and functional by the end of March............. <br />
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Oh... the picture on the blog this time is the Tokoyo Subway Quilt I did in 2011 or 2012.... I don't remember but it got finished as a UFO in 2013............... that also was all done with scraps....even the whites were scraps and leftovers.........that's just there to help keep me on track.........<br />
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As usual pics will be out on www.flickr.com/sewwunderful and hopefully at some point I'll be putting some on here too.........<br />
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So til the next time.... whenever that might be.............<br />
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Happy Scrapping<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-72595760022146871992013-12-11T07:30:00.003-05:002013-12-11T07:30:46.044-05:00Give Away and final UFO updateFirst... there's a giveaway at <br />
http://ihaveanotion.blogspot.com/2013/12/simply-sensational-square-agonals.html?showComment=1386764774575#c2010109792047226408<br />
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fun stuff and soooooooooooo easy to enter! go there............... now! enter and if you win.... you can share it with me! lol<br />
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UFO# 23 and #24 are now complete...... a back to school wall hanging and a summer watermelon wall hanging.... I believe these are from A Quilters Dozen....... I have one more somewhere.... then all 12 will be complete<br />
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24 UFO's!!! yay me! I have two more Must finish ones to go.... I doubt they will be done this year... but they will be done soon!<br />
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2014 is the Year of the Scrap........ time to tackle that huge pile of scraps that have been accumulating.... Bonnie Hunter will be coming to our guild next november so I'd really like to have one or two of her scrap quilts done to show her!!<br />
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Happy Holly-daze and Merry Christmas to allLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-50320404555038203292013-12-05T15:50:00.000-05:002013-12-05T15:50:47.740-05:00Ok.... I repeat......... what the heck happened???It's now December............ last post was August??? seriously??? ok so my resolve for 2014 is to post on a regular basis!<br />
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I currently have 22 UFO finishes for this year......... the last one was that white knit lace scarf.... it is now done... fringed...and packaged up to send to my mom as a surprise for christmas...........<br />
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I have two more small ufo's that I want to finish yet to bring my total to 24 for the year.... that will leave me with about 6 ufo's unfinished ......... at least two of them are going in the box for the guild auction........... and the others.... well... I've not decided yet about them......... but by the 31st a decision will be made.... they will either be finished......... or gone!<br />
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2014 will be my Scrapmaster Tour ........... My huge accumlation of scraps and selvedges will be reduced to nothing! I plan on doing a couple of Bonnie Hunters Scrap Quilts.... Geese on the Line is one of the first to be done......... I will make scrappy geese.......however, I'll be using Eleanor Burns way of making geese.......... that's the plan! Bonnie is coming to our Guild in November of 2014 and I would really like to have a couple of her quilts done to show to her........... <br />
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Christmas 2013 is pretty much in the bag! I have two ties to complete this weekend. They will be given to hubby early......... he needs them for his ASTA conference next week. Since it seems that no one prints soybeans on fabric.... I headed off to Spoonflower and designed my own! Thats what I'll be using for his ties........ there will be pics when the ties are done............he has two soybean committee meetings so one new tie for each meeting!!<br />
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I'll make the cats some new toys right before christmas... just to keep the spirit going........... and then after a bit of house cleaning......... The scrapmaster tour 2014 will commence!<br />
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I will post here often.............. I'll even put pictures here for those who don't go to flickr........ I resolve to do better for 2014<br />
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Whatever your reason for the season............... maybe it be all that you want it to be....<br />
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Be safe........... Be well............ Be Merry!<br />
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Lish <br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-40187237434422900492013-08-18T14:30:00.000-05:002013-08-18T14:30:03.605-05:00what the heck happened???It seems I've totally lost july and we're halfway thru august!!! I have been productive though.... I have now finished my GPS quilt!! It's going along to guild with me on wednesday for show and tell too!<br />
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I've done 9 quilt tops for Indiana Quilts for Kids....... trying to do 3 a month for them.... I've taken a toe up sock class and have 1 and 1/2 socks completed... just the heel and leg on the second sock to go.....I think I like this toe up thing.......... I've done blocks for the Peace Love Quilt charity group on flicker and a couple of swaps.... all done and in the mail!! everything I needed to do for August is DONE!!!<br />
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today I did a couple of burpers...and 3 campus clutches... which are small zippered pouches with a pocket on the front for your ID............ I'm going to try one out and see if I like it and maybe replace the one I've been using like forever!! <br />
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Read a couple of books.... NO Impact Man..... Under the dome and ummmmm can't remember the third one...........something large............<br />
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played a bunch of Papa Pear saga and more Candy Crush than I care to admit........... lol<br />
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School is back in session now... so the next two or three weeks will be super busy..... then it should settle and I can get back into my usual routine......... sewing.... and POSTING!! I'm also starting an Accelerated Clerical Excellence Program at Purdue but I don't think that will be too much of an impact on my routine.........<br />
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Pics of everything are on flickr www.flickr.com/sewwunderful <br />
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Have a great rest of the summer!!<br />
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Lish<br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-67376595299496974752013-06-28T09:51:00.001-05:002013-06-28T10:05:39.892-05:00And another one bites the dust!!!Another month has just flown on by!!! Half of 2013 is gone........but I have completed 16 UFO's so far!! So that's a good thing.<br />
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the ufo pile is dwindling...and the wob pile is growing........although some of the UFO's have their bindings done also.....<br />
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The Glitter Card Trick table topper is done............the turning twenty and GPS are backed and batted and on the to be quilted stack......... a couple more skinny mini runners have been quilted and bound but that darn white scarf just doesn't seem to want to be finished! lol I'll be heading out next week on a mini vacay and it's going with me.... it's the only thing going with me so I will have to work on it and I WILL FINISH IT!!!! I want it done! <br />
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Not much else has been going on........... there are a few new projects out on Flickr... practice bags for a triple zip swap and a few other pretties to look at..........<br />
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another week and the 25Weeks til Christmas project starts........ that will be fun for sure and I have my list all made up and I know how much I have to do each week to get it all done before Thanksgiving... which will be here before I know it!!<br />
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I've started doing Hexies again.... as an I'm Bored.... project and I've gathered some embroidery floss and patterns together and hope to do some hand embroidery work also........ its been while since I've done more than just a bit... so I got a book to remind me of how to do some of the more complex stitches too....... so we'll see how that goes!!! I think the main thing is I need to stay away from the Candy Crush game and work on this stuff while I watch tv instead of playing that infernal game! I swear its more addicting than crack! lol<br />
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I've also decided that next year will be the year of the scrap. Those things breed!!! and I have enough scraps to probably do 6 king size quilts with no problem! I plan on doing Bonnie Hunters Geese on a String... and probably a scrappy Trips quilt. What ever I do next year will be scrap before cutting anything whole! yep...it's gotta be a scrappy year! The year of the UFO is working well and i'm sure I will have at least another 12 more completed before the end of the year...........so I have great hopes for the Year of the Scrap too!<br />
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ok.. till next time<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-74645246180360402562013-05-27T07:52:00.000-05:002013-05-27T07:52:01.655-05:00Ok Ok....so I'm late again!I really can't explain where the time went............ I certainly wasn't outside enjoying the sunshine...since we don't have any!!! We've had rain and cold and more rain and flooding..the more cold and a few days of warm yummy weather and now cold and rain again! I realize Indiana is weird... but this is screwed up even for Indiana! lol<br />
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I have been productive though......... UFO's are being completed and new projects are completed and not put on the ufo stack.... I think I've done 13 ufo's now so far this year.......... a batik wall hanging is the latest one.........and next up are two christmas table mats.<br />
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Im all caught up on my swaps........ I did my mug rug swap yesterday....and it'll be mailed out in June....... the row by row for guild is at number 6 now.... at June's meeting we'll get the last switch before our quilts come home.... I'm anxious to see what mine looks like... I haven't seen it for a few months now.......... I do have some ideas on how I want to put it together...........but we'll see<br />
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If you go to flickr to look at stuff you'll notice a big change... flickr made some MAJOR changes and not all of them are good........ they did fix the mobile upload problems so that's a good thing.....it will just take some getting used to<br />
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Among some of the things I've recently done are burpers....a cute bath mat made from scraps and an old terry towel....a tote bag and sewing caddy that went to a swap partner...a kitchenaid mixer cover.... which I need to make another one as soon as I figure out what I did with the pattern.......a couple skinny mini runners.... i've made progress on that darn white scarf and hopefully soon it will be done.... I'm forcing myself to do 5 rows on it at least 3 times during the week to get it finished!! I have a big stack of quilts ready for quilting also! I think all of the large quilts are backed and batted and ready to be quilted........and the UFO box is definitely dwindling...... I'm still shooting to have it completely empty by the end of the year... but as I move things and cleanup things I keep finding things! grrrrrr lol.... I have enough scrap blocks and orphan blocks to probably make 3 or 4 quilts.... that might be next years projects............ for now the focus is on the UFO"s!!!<br />
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well it's time now to head off to the sewing room........... need to work on an embroidery project for club next week............<br />
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Have a safe holiday........... and see you soon!<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-49741259801833043262013-04-01T16:29:00.001-05:002013-04-01T16:31:00.431-05:00All my UFO's are DONE!!!!Ok.... april fools!! lol Not all are done but UFO's #9 10 and 11 are! UFO 9 is a set of zakka nesting boxes.... these were started last year during the zakka sew along.......... UFO 10 are the water bottle carriers from the same sew along... I became very disenchanted with the amount of errors in the book we were using and never finshed these projects nor the few remaining ones in the book........... UFO 11 is my Neon Goose wall hanging.... it's 40 x 40 and very bright! Its an Eleanor Burns pattern... Fox and geese or something like that<br />
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I currently have the GPS quilt on my tables ready to be pinned.... I'll be working on that UFO tonite... the turning twenty quilt and the Glitter Card Trick are also backed and batted.... ready for quilting when their turn on the list arrives!<br />
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I want to mention a blog hop for you paper piecers out there.... throughout the month of april there will be free paper piecing patterns..........and give aways! What a great way to spend spring time!!!<br />
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You can see the blog here <a href="http://www.whimsandfancies.com/">Spring Fling Blog Hop for Paper Piecers</a> Hop on over and at least get your name in for the give aways.... even if you don't Paper Piece..... yikes? why wouldn't you want to do that??<br />
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Precise angles... perfect lines.... sharp corners.... oh yes..... it's a wonderful technique!!<br />
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My pileated woodie was on the feeder two nites this week.... she spent about 20 minutes each nite eating.... I wonder if she's preggie and I'll have little woodies this spring?? That would be awesome.... I haven't seen the male yet... but he's kinda shy...........<br />
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Hop on over to flickr to take a peek at the completed UFO's.... and i'll keep you updated on the next couple UFO's on the list............<br />
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Have a wonderful springy week<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-34352574114584158372013-03-11T10:49:00.000-05:002013-03-11T10:49:32.301-05:00March MadnessI've been moving right along on the UFO front........ ufo 6..7..and 8 are now done. Six was a candy cane dishcloth that's been on the needles since last july when I decided to get a head start on christmas dishcloths........ ufo 7 is the tokyo subway quilt...DONE!!!! i'm on the last side of stitching down the binding and ufo8 is a mini braid batik wall hanging......... wooohoooo!<br />
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This past weekend I backed and batted the Turning Twelve... ready for quilting<br />
I also made backings for the GPS quilt...The kansas troubles quilt.... the jumbo geese lap quilt...and the glitter card trick table mat.... they are now ready to be backed and batted! I have my tables set up and hope to get them all ready for quilting by the weekend........<br />
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I think I have just one big quilt left..... it's a thimbleberries from several years ago..... and a flannel star throw quilt........ the rest of the UFO's are table mats and toppers............. I think.... not sure what I'll find when I dig deeper into the UFO box....... I've been making a concentrated effort to finish each project this year so as not to create any more UFO's and so far.... so good! I WILL empty that box by the end of 2013!!!<br />
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I found three small wall hangings that need their applique stitched down..........and then quilted... it's a pilgrim couple resembling american gothic.... with a dinner fork instead of a pitchfork........lol started those about 4 years ago.......... there are 2 small christmas mats......... one large batik crazy 8 mat... a patriotic quilt in a day runner........and who knows what else! we'll see I'm sure!<br />
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The weather is finally turning spring like......... and that's good!! Haven't decided on a garden yet this year... didn't do one last year......so I'll have to think about it........ I have several farm stands close to me and we have a weekly one at the University from april thru october so I can get decent produce there.... I have some time to decide...........<br />
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I have the white scarf still on the needles......... and my handsewing pile is growing......... i'm working on the stitching on a set of Zaaka fabric boxes......... the large is done... the medium is 3/4 together and then the small one.......... should go quickly once I have time to just sit and sew!<br />
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first up though is to finish the binding on the subway quilt.... it was my ufo finish for guild and we have guild this wednesday so between comedy's tonite and NCIS tomorrow nite I'll have it finished up for sure!<br />
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Not much else is going on......... been busy and productive but really not much to show for it til I get some handwork done......... guess I'd better get on that!!!<br />
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I'll update again soon.............<br />
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pics are up at Flickr if you are interested........<br />
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LishLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-92149555733343728092013-02-14T18:23:00.001-05:002013-02-14T18:23:18.234-05:00February CheckinWe're to the middle of February now and it appears springtime is hanging around central Indiana... of course the southern portions are still having quilt a nasty winter...and the north is also up to it's armpits in snow and cold.. .but here the middle we're nice and cozy............... but shhhhhhhh don't tell mother nature! lol<br />
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My guild challenge was number 6 on the UFO list... I had to make bindings for the first 5 quilts on my UFO list.... I managed to find suitable fabric and got all of my binding done... they are rolled on tissue tubes and ready for the quilts to be quilted......... I made bindings for the Tokyo Subway... Giant Postage Stamp.... Neon Geese... Batik Mini Braid and Glitter Card Trick.......and my Turning 12. <br />
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I finished my black and gold wall runner and it's now hanging on the wall in my office........... it looks wonderful!!! I found my state of indiana pattern and i'm contemplating doing that also..... it's a series actually for the Big Ten teams...so there is a state for each... done in the team colors with a gold square marking the city of the team......... it's pretty cool and doens't look to daunting.... appears to be a lot of strata's....<br />
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My goal for Weekerville this month is zipper pouches. I have 5 or 6 cut and started... need to do the zippers now... its a free pattern from Thimbleanna and I just love it! I have one for quite awhile now that holds all I need for a day trip and it fits in my back pocket! I've even put a tube of lip balm in it and there's a small emery board as well as drivers license... ID... debit card... credit card...and a host of those little keyring size rewards cards......... there's a bit of cash in there too... it also has an elasticized pocket on the back for cell phone... or receipts etc......... i hope to complete those this weekend.... also up on the list are sock sacks... I need more of those for my stash.........as well as microwave bowl potholders... those two things just seems to fly out of the gift box rather quickly!<br />
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My swaps are all done for february and in the mail............ so I'm really all set for this month! Perhaps I"ll work on an extra UFO or two..........I have 4 finishes so far this month... not counting the bindings.....<br />
I'd like to sneak at least one more in there before the end of the month<br />
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I'm off friday afternoon and the hubster is gone til saturday nite... so who knows what I can get accomplished. My february UFO for Weekerville is to finish the christmas dishcloth I started.... I think it's a candy cane... but I don't remember... I'm hoping the instructions are still with the yarn and needles! lol... it shouldn't take too long to finish that up... if I remember it's got about 20 rows or so done and I think there are maybe 60? not sure.... first I have to find it!<br />
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The link to the bindings is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8458845583/in/photostream<br />
The link to the christmas mat is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8420147497/in/set-72157632563012200 and you can get to the halloween mat by just clicking on the small pic of it to the left<br />
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Here's the link to the wall runner http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8454520700/in/photostream<br />
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and the knitting case http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8431747449/in/photostream/<br />
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Have a great Valentines day!!!<br />
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Lish <br />
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<br />Lishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541048228479620282.post-8174191780379811542013-01-31T07:55:00.000-05:002013-01-31T08:00:12.734-05:00January Wrap UpHard to believe January is just about gone.... it's also hard to believe that two days ago the temperature was 60 and this morning.... just 48 hours later it's 16!! What's with that? .... gotta love Indiana weather lol
Two more UFO's bit the dust last week.... my Halloween Table mat is now on the WOB pile and a small christmas mat that was folded up inside the halloween mat is on the WOB pile also......... so that's 4 UFO's for January!!
I dug out my white scarf knitting project UFO.....it's about 1/2 way done so the plan is to get it finished in february.... I also need to make bindings for 4 quilts that are on the UFO pile.... I'm trying to make the bindings as I finish the quilt top so I have it when I need it........... that will also prevent me from using that fabric for something else!
I saw a tiny little case for the interchangeable knitting needles.... 25.00?? I think not....... so with a picture and some dimensions I whipped one up last nite... it's perfect! lol Pics are on flickr.........
Both of my swaps that are for february/march mailing are done!!! I'll get them boxed up and off to the post office next week. One is just two states away so that will go quickly..the other is going to the UK........so I'm guessing about a week or so for that one... but who knows these days with the postal system!
Pics of both the fabric bucket and the friendship bag are on flickr..........
The hubster and I are going away for a short weekend vacay so I won't see the sewing pit much this weekend.... but since everything is pretty much under control.... it's ok!! When I get back I'll pull out two UFO's to work on for February...and cut some pieces for my office wall runner... I've finally decided on a block pattern! I think it will be really nice!
There really isn't much else going on right now......... I'm sure things will pick up as the months go by and I find more things that I just have to make! lol I plan on keeping with the ** finish it up** goal this year to eliminate more ufo's being added to the pile......... so hopefully that will work out just fine.......
So til next time!!
Happy SewingLishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117979906220907374noreply@blogger.com0