tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78180632739660259762024-03-17T20:03:56.029-07:00Art in searchLinda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1005125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-22873580540077111372024-03-13T16:23:00.000-07:002024-03-13T16:23:54.456-07:00Projects in the Pipeline<p><span style="font-size: large;"> When it was time for the retreat, I went into a cutting frenzy to get ready as I had no projects at a point to bring. Cutting is always easier for me when I have a bunch to cut- the mindset I need is better when totally engaged. After choosing/cutting the strip pairs for Maggie Pearl, I cut more quilts.<br /> One of the projects is <a href="https://cluckclucksewshop.com/products/jelly-twist-211-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Jelly Twist</a>, a pattern I bought from Cluck, cluck, sew. I had a few friends that had made it and I thought it would look good with a darkish jelly roll that a blog friend gifted me. I was able to sew 30 of the I think, 48 blocks. All pieces are cut, just sew, usually I do two blocks at a time.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNrPlR7hB-aS6ipf1tTecv9e8QRIXEufBe-im9Wnmru9wpAoyItPsRk6SxGeCXplg0422f2mvW7_eei1D0PKikWleKBYue_c3haRCc54Kd8x5QlXq_HoAD2RHxLbjav-y58oflHA-2671JCvSfU3zX0t3idSz6LDFuvkGZ3DUR6-eF_oPWh9zktotjtw/s4032/Jellytwistprog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNrPlR7hB-aS6ipf1tTecv9e8QRIXEufBe-im9Wnmru9wpAoyItPsRk6SxGeCXplg0422f2mvW7_eei1D0PKikWleKBYue_c3haRCc54Kd8x5QlXq_HoAD2RHxLbjav-y58oflHA-2671JCvSfU3zX0t3idSz6LDFuvkGZ3DUR6-eF_oPWh9zktotjtw/w640-h480/Jellytwistprog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Then I cut <a href="https://sewcanshe.com/fat-quarter-fancy-ii-a-new-free-fat-quarter-quilt-pattern/" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Frenzy II </a>from Sew Can She. I had a fat quarter bundle I had bought of Tula Pink fabric. Not my favorite fabric, but some girl will love it. I did some sample blocks and sewed all the HSTs. I did not do the lines drawn across the square and cut in the middle method. I never get the lines straight. I cut all the squares in half and sewed with the guide (credit card) on my machine. I can be much more accurate. I still have to sew the white triangles on.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt_q6xi0qDVDDLv2U8yTnJBWfYg4J0Ly1qeW4T-W2VVw-i8pUTOudcl1q0CkO5QYlcXiuOWa6hulo_9AQNaqBhcBZWapDds8v5_IWyk_z8pQjhfxA9PR_I8oLNdmRrVOpBXvofO12ZwljfRhTVQ-v1qyiBjEJ3r1h7tJ8-WO_Yc8pDrudmo_ZvPtQ3Rw/s4032/Ftquatfansample.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt_q6xi0qDVDDLv2U8yTnJBWfYg4J0Ly1qeW4T-W2VVw-i8pUTOudcl1q0CkO5QYlcXiuOWa6hulo_9AQNaqBhcBZWapDds8v5_IWyk_z8pQjhfxA9PR_I8oLNdmRrVOpBXvofO12ZwljfRhTVQ-v1qyiBjEJ3r1h7tJ8-WO_Yc8pDrudmo_ZvPtQ3Rw/w480-h640/Ftquatfansample.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA0S_yOP112qAcKmdvInN7sAMcEXD-RUToqMBoQS3W-kGkVn0eQuZuiKhkqVT-YR6jYAbJ9OtKufK05Xf5rogqg7CLRqSwCOOOkW9nW_fN3AoJaMV2i5VKr4rugd4pePsQSUbRKsJGo2x83d3UjTeJFIAVyWqMcpW1A4D5RePXoJbVcnZkTrCdph9Sx4/s4032/FtquatfanHSTs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA0S_yOP112qAcKmdvInN7sAMcEXD-RUToqMBoQS3W-kGkVn0eQuZuiKhkqVT-YR6jYAbJ9OtKufK05Xf5rogqg7CLRqSwCOOOkW9nW_fN3AoJaMV2i5VKr4rugd4pePsQSUbRKsJGo2x83d3UjTeJFIAVyWqMcpW1A4D5RePXoJbVcnZkTrCdph9Sx4/w640-h480/FtquatfanHSTs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I also mostly cut an octagon One Block Wonder, but did not sew any blocks. Photos at a later time.<br /> Other cut quilts, I did not get to at retreat. But, I have plenty of stuff to work on now as well as leader/enders for my <a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Sugar-Grove-PDF-Pattern/p/546363619/category=13038426" target="_blank">Sugar Grove</a> quilt.</span><br /><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-74879662541725270272024-03-13T06:48:00.000-07:002024-03-13T06:48:59.282-07:00Sort of spring<p><span style="font-size: large;"> It is a bit early here in Buffalo, NY to see outdoor flowers, but I had some Snow irises, crocus and the beginning of the Hellebores start to open.</span><br /></p><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/AVvXsEgO8SoWGJWpwLm_ZKzO7BLYy7GD_I4CTySjDdbyVnzL0x70Mw6ls1Z71JYPQka9OBqMNd1KuBDuKg8rc1Tcm82RiC3wv9Hqt0Cu1dnpkn5SQAbNZ3DN-HrotlmIcrnpeGvBpoi-gHLnHG_GYrvupgfiVRnCucILfy78XW8vCe-W_R0xpmk_a7o6Bj1lFtY/s4032/Ylwhellebore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8SoWGJWpwLm_ZKzO7BLYy7GD_I4CTySjDdbyVnzL0x70Mw6ls1Z71JYPQka9OBqMNd1KuBDuKg8rc1Tcm82RiC3wv9Hqt0Cu1dnpkn5SQAbNZ3DN-HrotlmIcrnpeGvBpoi-gHLnHG_GYrvupgfiVRnCucILfy78XW8vCe-W_R0xpmk_a7o6Bj1lFtY/w640-h480/Ylwhellebore.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yellow Hellebores</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi543H2OVHxuuJHX4x_cvHeHnhL0j9-H2JQc6n15vK7YepTmn9HfVMNPbD3G49oktAyznMpLVXWxiLPNsKZaiAOMWXRxd_sTXk4h6uedjEg-r3RjeA4XMUdn954wu2JEHlujZlfwCiNbvAV9KZIBv3eGCHjr8Npl9-BL9UwQLDVcIlfYIGy08_SCqQQYKw/s2776/yellowcroc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2001" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi543H2OVHxuuJHX4x_cvHeHnhL0j9-H2JQc6n15vK7YepTmn9HfVMNPbD3G49oktAyznMpLVXWxiLPNsKZaiAOMWXRxd_sTXk4h6uedjEg-r3RjeA4XMUdn954wu2JEHlujZlfwCiNbvAV9KZIBv3eGCHjr8Npl9-BL9UwQLDVcIlfYIGy08_SCqQQYKw/w289-h400/yellowcroc.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lucky me!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGb9UWtzyPF1T09cpd9nLC7ijjMquGIela8sdV-ymlSuW6DwSjVmNSt-xciKTXaNJNCxfuSjDfytrvqTT0WjwC-WIgq-6n84KcWjMXxt2ZwdJsu9g-lhpZ4jdWlAAgxXS8siHgn14cuWHobLXvwxLycLNc1En0uCwFx5YdkkkqMoE7gINw1UhhbxBiFv4/s4032/Marcactus.jpg" 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/AVvXsEiGb9UWtzyPF1T09cpd9nLC7ijjMquGIela8sdV-ymlSuW6DwSjVmNSt-xciKTXaNJNCxfuSjDfytrvqTT0WjwC-WIgq-6n84KcWjMXxt2ZwdJsu9g-lhpZ4jdWlAAgxXS8siHgn14cuWHobLXvwxLycLNc1En0uCwFx5YdkkkqMoE7gINw1UhhbxBiFv4/w400-h300/Marcactus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7gCDfim9sr2Y0-4jyPkawXPJaSNls34Q8b-OJbtg9tlBPNXpoAlS_tT0I_bj5KMpnXoA5hI61gdYGY5X3Kvsw0O8H7XfmGORUCEKThIYUbVBHT3mLMlOxp3j2YSPX6mGuYTQAkeUDroj1KTXt7DCBBiyrQhK80mP_Iushl-zp_krrEGiqnVmQHkRtTk/s4032/Marchblushcact.jpg" 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/AVvXsEgL7gCDfim9sr2Y0-4jyPkawXPJaSNls34Q8b-OJbtg9tlBPNXpoAlS_tT0I_bj5KMpnXoA5hI61gdYGY5X3Kvsw0O8H7XfmGORUCEKThIYUbVBHT3mLMlOxp3j2YSPX6mGuYTQAkeUDroj1KTXt7DCBBiyrQhK80mP_Iushl-zp_krrEGiqnVmQHkRtTk/w400-h300/Marchblushcact.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> And two orchids are blooming although one has to open yet!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2I59GB3CfJBayLhW1ByHAPo-ENrpLgmZLPPxJt1L17tPJJpmBZmpGAYe1A3Tg7buSBmIs-lM_miMOGJDmBUkJrEuJeLjuhTz6JR0Dv6vuhV0yNC7GHyDroRIcCd9K5CA-kcISmDPMjpO0JY4ShnN6BMFA9oq-8iHms6Q4Zjb_czx-rBGus3antsC7kc/s4032/Purporchfull.jpg" 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-2I59GB3CfJBayLhW1ByHAPo-ENrpLgmZLPPxJt1L17tPJJpmBZmpGAYe1A3Tg7buSBmIs-lM_miMOGJDmBUkJrEuJeLjuhTz6JR0Dv6vuhV0yNC7GHyDroRIcCd9K5CA-kcISmDPMjpO0JY4ShnN6BMFA9oq-8iHms6Q4Zjb_czx-rBGus3antsC7kc/w400-h300/Purporchfull.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTxqWsKmMoOw9otLFAENR402b3gyUMBOCiW93OInrUyhgIDjNyz9BfBtS12dSJC2g8bSYIELkz_bHvzNuh9p8U39mql8JpuRfhnBMGq-HUF_Nv4QugMKM9jPVdU1BDqnUizw5kKcxHwvZcJKcc5viH0tkaFLQk2HVSH8Lsrje8hkXDmJGJVdzTvjlnyY/s4032/Rosieorchbuds.jpg" 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/AVvXsEgMTxqWsKmMoOw9otLFAENR402b3gyUMBOCiW93OInrUyhgIDjNyz9BfBtS12dSJC2g8bSYIELkz_bHvzNuh9p8U39mql8JpuRfhnBMGq-HUF_Nv4QugMKM9jPVdU1BDqnUizw5kKcxHwvZcJKcc5viH0tkaFLQk2HVSH8Lsrje8hkXDmJGJVdzTvjlnyY/w400-h300/Rosieorchbuds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-90146127771912878752024-03-11T04:51:00.000-07:002024-03-11T04:51:09.222-07:00Maggie Pearl progress<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I took strip pairs to the retreat that were pulled from my stash to make the <a href="https://www.penelopehandmade.com/products/maggie-pearl-pattern" target="_blank">Maggie Pearl free pattern</a> I saw other blog friends make. Each set of strips makes one block. I sewed all the strips and subcut them, sewing again, and then tried to arrange them in a coherent way.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB23Eitv5liuF-jttLTB90F6rVVdyVRd9vsYhxDR7wUkHEORd5IPAhJyRPdW1X9iXt7kpELW9uTUWyZ2bhfqmSwfdh4LKnBX9ndy41da0u1USNM5ALIdqqHqJg7qyJr5C5VifFDZfz1xvjpe-tUTsylmUn7NmqHs0MiUWrWZOOfkK8OK8iVASo6RkuC1k/s2922/magpearllyt5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="2922" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB23Eitv5liuF-jttLTB90F6rVVdyVRd9vsYhxDR7wUkHEORd5IPAhJyRPdW1X9iXt7kpELW9uTUWyZ2bhfqmSwfdh4LKnBX9ndy41da0u1USNM5ALIdqqHqJg7qyJr5C5VifFDZfz1xvjpe-tUTsylmUn7NmqHs0MiUWrWZOOfkK8OK8iVASo6RkuC1k/s320/magpearllyt5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3ZkQSCXcKTxHgxEeA5hhPkqaEgkTKSiYFZhTLX8HshnUFwC_rHhB6NngJYYqQTQv2mPjzFjyj5FQGU95v2r5ZG2FfAv5W3kJlcUKcmgjCN3Igb5pSlmVAR9TOKx_yanujQZEEzNLgw_teAUGyk4RDE5yKCLyUgszsh43G-6f42O7ZFNvFCLWdNCqQOk/s3005/magpearllyt3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3005" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3ZkQSCXcKTxHgxEeA5hhPkqaEgkTKSiYFZhTLX8HshnUFwC_rHhB6NngJYYqQTQv2mPjzFjyj5FQGU95v2r5ZG2FfAv5W3kJlcUKcmgjCN3Igb5pSlmVAR9TOKx_yanujQZEEzNLgw_teAUGyk4RDE5yKCLyUgszsh43G-6f42O7ZFNvFCLWdNCqQOk/s320/magpearllyt3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxTUoBVPx7gdETmBwz0Zr1SrMcXHpS5p6tRmfhN4ZGoFKBovD19KgnVfXkvSDcRxUibMn3HZHPL63MNz_sMjhsjMyCNqxzB_tcGbipRSXMWa5Mrou6Q-KLxBY3zHCRYMqT50nF6KlXn20MR320EAHafXc6GF6cxGRND2jhFP3VVPG4YkIohr6ApTKbrw/s2993/magpearllyt2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="2993" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxTUoBVPx7gdETmBwz0Zr1SrMcXHpS5p6tRmfhN4ZGoFKBovD19KgnVfXkvSDcRxUibMn3HZHPL63MNz_sMjhsjMyCNqxzB_tcGbipRSXMWa5Mrou6Q-KLxBY3zHCRYMqT50nF6KlXn20MR320EAHafXc6GF6cxGRND2jhFP3VVPG4YkIohr6ApTKbrw/s320/magpearllyt2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Finally, I found a layout and sewed the entire quilt using the webbing technique. </span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZIKKvWIVP1v5x2PBp3RtwwPrKJHGQi7nTNfHDxHignH3pEiV_JUTeMtoDE39O6Z2zgoskfq-loNBeBRnFmTBEm8MuA8hz8p_RrzyFMHlgapCKhpoW5LkbyDPcdvJOZc_rKOuWHVAlXRvLCfn1wbO32FsZ0Bh4wBCKGkDL2w1kFcOwASTiT15xpYgAEg/s4030/magpearl1stswn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="4030" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZIKKvWIVP1v5x2PBp3RtwwPrKJHGQi7nTNfHDxHignH3pEiV_JUTeMtoDE39O6Z2zgoskfq-loNBeBRnFmTBEm8MuA8hz8p_RrzyFMHlgapCKhpoW5LkbyDPcdvJOZc_rKOuWHVAlXRvLCfn1wbO32FsZ0Bh4wBCKGkDL2w1kFcOwASTiT15xpYgAEg/w640-h446/magpearl1stswn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> However, when I got home, I realized that the quilt was too narrow. I dug around and found 5 more sets to sew after auditioning them to the left side.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQS2cUEdHxIaVs2-nZGw5YB17MQc3P4djazoFDN-RQ58502-A31lW9oUBrZQDHiRHFpdQPMthuqWFuWxe7FRVfGhJKtMzKkRPByCeXwjJkC9UNP1-IRjoQxTs9Tfg5DjsEKmOHo64R466aCCLjsswqDcOjLgwK0k82UeA2YsnADGddH9JYnMgOyqGjM/s3024/magpearlexstrips.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQS2cUEdHxIaVs2-nZGw5YB17MQc3P4djazoFDN-RQ58502-A31lW9oUBrZQDHiRHFpdQPMthuqWFuWxe7FRVfGhJKtMzKkRPByCeXwjJkC9UNP1-IRjoQxTs9Tfg5DjsEKmOHo64R466aCCLjsswqDcOjLgwK0k82UeA2YsnADGddH9JYnMgOyqGjM/w303-h400/magpearlexstrips.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> After completing those blocks, I finished the top and like it much better for a comfort quilt.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1c3BHVkhwfKsm0X7UDH6fs__cnvnPQUPpsVF8tQODMYoQo4gDbmd2I2GvqXzScmtV3tdHwOHMNi2a8UdjiCpXcSSaFeVpqVBKrxgupNX9SzYPHOll3qE66G2Pbns_dWJKTP7y4yFWMBWLvNHQmUdZEU3Ql3BwiHRP5iCeEICCqg8kOexWKPP9vQrPPA/s2969/magpearlextswn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="2373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1c3BHVkhwfKsm0X7UDH6fs__cnvnPQUPpsVF8tQODMYoQo4gDbmd2I2GvqXzScmtV3tdHwOHMNi2a8UdjiCpXcSSaFeVpqVBKrxgupNX9SzYPHOll3qE66G2Pbns_dWJKTP7y4yFWMBWLvNHQmUdZEU3Ql3BwiHRP5iCeEICCqg8kOexWKPP9vQrPPA/w512-h640/magpearlextswn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-57575659127732472612024-03-09T14:46:00.000-08:002024-03-09T14:46:18.789-08:00Birthday retreat and lots of quilts!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> My quilt guild had a retreat at Stella Niagara, an old Catholic school and convent complex in Lewiston, NY the first weekend of March. March 3rd is my birthday and this was a great way to celebrate it. It is a terrific place. The view is atop the slope of the Niagara River and you can see Canada across the river. There is actually a path down to the River that is flat enough to walk and stand as most of the river from the Falls to Lake Ontario is a gorge. During the War of 1812, the British crossed from Canada at that spot and marched the miles to Fort Niagara and burned/captured it. </span><br /></p><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/AVvXsEhZyDsk8hm0B-d5uDYvjLfquqM10OLW-Z1kJmwU2lHVtMm69f9QFc3qXgMNg10psiP7bkV4WaeSBldkPAUW5pQTm_w9t6o1yD87ywwhLR9pcN6Qqt4URNCX6yB84KbHqfw6AarpN9GsnfbsYUmTm73QLh4mTlvKHxJbnlE-7qfUQBUVuYTUQKIRgge1z8I/s2576/stella4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyDsk8hm0B-d5uDYvjLfquqM10OLW-Z1kJmwU2lHVtMm69f9QFc3qXgMNg10psiP7bkV4WaeSBldkPAUW5pQTm_w9t6o1yD87ywwhLR9pcN6Qqt4URNCX6yB84KbHqfw6AarpN9GsnfbsYUmTm73QLh4mTlvKHxJbnlE-7qfUQBUVuYTUQKIRgge1z8I/w400-h300/stella4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Building complex behind trees, meadow in front between buildings and river. Taken in November, too rainy to take on this March.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwQphbw_2Nt66_RqtxFDH-kMUGLTyHoN7H5p7qQ8pCYQX42bQVVg3RD6HvxFS3J0MiVJXwzUT1f0pUUtXzzAq6ZfzPtC1fwsMT43HhaAJ1ghyTQhSfBOEwoS1rXdK5-tOoGSKpfrd_mcmNNaYWjzRP2UU9UdWxcArIYlswYvZqBPIWIRojv_sJNe1db0/s4608/Stellameadow7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwQphbw_2Nt66_RqtxFDH-kMUGLTyHoN7H5p7qQ8pCYQX42bQVVg3RD6HvxFS3J0MiVJXwzUT1f0pUUtXzzAq6ZfzPtC1fwsMT43HhaAJ1ghyTQhSfBOEwoS1rXdK5-tOoGSKpfrd_mcmNNaYWjzRP2UU9UdWxcArIYlswYvZqBPIWIRojv_sJNe1db0/w640-h480/Stellameadow7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Meadow down from buildings to Niagara River, Canada across River, tiny chapel at edge of shore. Photo taken in November, weather was uncooperative for photos this March.</span><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;"> We have a large room in the basement where we leave
all our sewing set up. We go upstairs and they feed us. We all have a
single bedroom and share bathroom facilities. Everything is clean and
nice. One of the things we do is, as we finish projects, we hang them
over the railing to the ramp in the room. At the end of the retreat, we
do a show and share. I finished one quilt top as I had a lot of quilt
kits I had cut up to bring.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcieHY4hg1DJRYzR7uT8xlF_G4pfYUuLGqB50qwybYVAzFtnZiSwfx0OSrf_R2hjn-vqqen3V8qiwB_nnB3W9pCsS2jC6EvR-KxtzdnYgKxn62iD1RRnRQLFdirM9ym7atwwCkHAb2qAMv1q_8uLKBsv0wrJ-pmtlZQx2MjpQJvJ8LtzVhnkBFBCihUEg/s4030/Retreatrailing7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="4030" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcieHY4hg1DJRYzR7uT8xlF_G4pfYUuLGqB50qwybYVAzFtnZiSwfx0OSrf_R2hjn-vqqen3V8qiwB_nnB3W9pCsS2jC6EvR-KxtzdnYgKxn62iD1RRnRQLFdirM9ym7atwwCkHAb2qAMv1q_8uLKBsv0wrJ-pmtlZQx2MjpQJvJ8LtzVhnkBFBCihUEg/w400-h223/Retreatrailing7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgbcZIKccCYsC7kfmPggx0mVqgH5KpQO8edGIntZIGKeXVJqqlWAlcH1ls06UUAscEY9fq-RFgcrX1mODruSAujkr8N1GyX6KvQVZ4dL__ouLi3_FKQIg9W4H4SI3SHHhVuPMOGw9Zlt19DxTHr_LjCNbIoSYipXhUfgfST0zepgQGWXTdVJ6yKLjxno/s4030/Retreatrailing6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was just beautiful.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmErpIm0-nolAJywaNxovO314prf6D06UkYZijwgM6VAXBeSkaXtd1MTa2o5i4FmSMcVXmjNNrZucn9KRVSRUMO5T_Igwl4MvjpMTZNHeyees6lddZcxlM-ERAyKpzK0sjtrJEKN1Tzlo_bcGfjpVeosZpCKDho_8Nk32kO0sTd9pMyKs7XXoqIV4DAT8/s3022/Elizabethmemory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmErpIm0-nolAJywaNxovO314prf6D06UkYZijwgM6VAXBeSkaXtd1MTa2o5i4FmSMcVXmjNNrZucn9KRVSRUMO5T_Igwl4MvjpMTZNHeyees6lddZcxlM-ERAyKpzK0sjtrJEKN1Tzlo_bcGfjpVeosZpCKDho_8Nk32kO0sTd9pMyKs7XXoqIV4DAT8/w570-h640/Elizabethmemory.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-89744868748494426752024-02-22T14:46:00.000-08:002024-02-22T14:46:17.770-08:00Flowers and Fabric, oh my!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Two things I just love, fabric and flowers, have made an appearance around here lately. Two friends sent me fabric to help with making comfort quilts. Julie sent me some large pieces to help with backing and a whole load of 2 1/2" strips- some colors and a lot of low volume (yum) ones. I am trying to determine what quilts to make with them, paging through my collection of printed out ideas. Of course, then I had to rearrange two massive folders of printed out/purchased patterns. I arranged the strips by color and style for the photo. I usually put strips in a drawer by color.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLDU4M9C_GRhOg-wQjjbEjnD3bzZQPLr-VyL6WHHTjTwaPW1bbFXtqGTCOYOnvvLAtTZO3ZrPCp3kqf81OKoIiNo4ekSidhwYX-pd9ojoGWIEUFG5x7JTO7nIeE8KmZODmjtXsicDISpPyYMxYIUhyphenhyphencAaqqDJe-XiaLFm-netbTzUwuWqxQWHqDyabbw/s3018/QDstrips.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3018" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLDU4M9C_GRhOg-wQjjbEjnD3bzZQPLr-VyL6WHHTjTwaPW1bbFXtqGTCOYOnvvLAtTZO3ZrPCp3kqf81OKoIiNo4ekSidhwYX-pd9ojoGWIEUFG5x7JTO7nIeE8KmZODmjtXsicDISpPyYMxYIUhyphenhyphencAaqqDJe-XiaLFm-netbTzUwuWqxQWHqDyabbw/w640-h506/QDstrips.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvqjl5IjGaEcdWIyFHdaisRjJX9HkT6j0dq8Ni4Jl52hwfYm_0FrL8nGmModyszKS9n_roQAmeeUFkaRE1W_6Yehxl2HQh-N0J8mPlAVN_xluiFXN_DD5XL1ZqeWIWaXxQP2kXPg9gJhX7zhyiTjfemNtZrT9uJycx789s7iZt0Yf0FE8fOl4cWskaZk/s2906/QDbackings.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="2906" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvqjl5IjGaEcdWIyFHdaisRjJX9HkT6j0dq8Ni4Jl52hwfYm_0FrL8nGmModyszKS9n_roQAmeeUFkaRE1W_6Yehxl2HQh-N0J8mPlAVN_xluiFXN_DD5XL1ZqeWIWaXxQP2kXPg9gJhX7zhyiTjfemNtZrT9uJycx789s7iZt0Yf0FE8fOl4cWskaZk/w400-h328/QDbackings.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Also, I had a box of gorgeous fabrics from Gwen, who has supplied me over the years with big backing pieces in addition. I arranged the piles by type of fabrics (batik, florals, novel, kids) to figure out how to store these away. Lots of wonderful batik pieces to help augment the batik collections.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9hqE7Hia4u78g6-qkD5_D-TfkdMgT4N27rUi3XE9cHxdphrC_LDwFO_PVH1bKoeYGlvZR2eSZBVRSl0iWo1cnhi-PZRSHYy4MaaiI8qIMk9F6CvtbkwvOzRBp6-7HXNYuOBLwmYKyfzQ8luN_ne0IPJma8jTzgTYxZ6Sc-7iCF0hhDKZ_bXvc9bcW_Q/s4032/Gwenpieces2.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/AVvXsEit9hqE7Hia4u78g6-qkD5_D-TfkdMgT4N27rUi3XE9cHxdphrC_LDwFO_PVH1bKoeYGlvZR2eSZBVRSl0iWo1cnhi-PZRSHYy4MaaiI8qIMk9F6CvtbkwvOzRBp6-7HXNYuOBLwmYKyfzQ8luN_ne0IPJma8jTzgTYxZ6Sc-7iCF0hhDKZ_bXvc9bcW_Q/w400-h300/Gwenpieces2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6knvR2Cj9lXsNYJDS_vAcZ8vXKdcuOXx7BQb4fl1bnQcxyPrrBDNihM2ikIG9SO2U9ocAPDF6JwSFOAgKCDKV05QWeb8BV-0sEEF0e-Ixw0z6mqru5t-IWqjHtEMowGu5IsShFHCgzCCafdnrGn0Al3_7mzW3HXkbl3TOauMsCX8zyZauU2j4Atzz3ZI/s4032/Gwenpieces1.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/AVvXsEj6knvR2Cj9lXsNYJDS_vAcZ8vXKdcuOXx7BQb4fl1bnQcxyPrrBDNihM2ikIG9SO2U9ocAPDF6JwSFOAgKCDKV05QWeb8BV-0sEEF0e-Ixw0z6mqru5t-IWqjHtEMowGu5IsShFHCgzCCafdnrGn0Al3_7mzW3HXkbl3TOauMsCX8zyZauU2j4Atzz3ZI/w400-h300/Gwenpieces1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> One of my orchids is blooming. Every year for 5 years, it has sent out a shoot of blooms. They last so long and I am so happy to have some color around on these gray days.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm5TDZplRGd7u-yXY01BG_b5jdzadoGRDZiU1ly15IW6XdkX9_bRnGKlsXeKyI-PjvVpjJwo0Lqu3TRq_wEkpMyIAgu8GQFuL8TzLZkhccqVDvZSjU0OnKMMBd2mIAmPs8AEzUXArrzdpSBaK8UyBNAJkvTG4deTG3nI-2LP2klxCkoxTYh7y4Mi8R28/s4032/orchids2.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/AVvXsEgpm5TDZplRGd7u-yXY01BG_b5jdzadoGRDZiU1ly15IW6XdkX9_bRnGKlsXeKyI-PjvVpjJwo0Lqu3TRq_wEkpMyIAgu8GQFuL8TzLZkhccqVDvZSjU0OnKMMBd2mIAmPs8AEzUXArrzdpSBaK8UyBNAJkvTG4deTG3nI-2LP2klxCkoxTYh7y4Mi8R28/w400-h300/orchids2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwZk6tVrB8Xz_K1Wn2gPg7VqC8teNC1CJENPDqrz6oGqeC3ZQwI8OYC25SYqHkboC_XNXsxlv6O3AhUJ99-rPqmhsqtEcBw1Yh5h36bWOYptInmQ25QBxK9vXbRGc_XUkjQgwAQc8c_44ud1bF4uUXMyZR3VICrZlF853U4vDzYMX98g3RxF0dO4W-G0/s4032/orchid1.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/AVvXsEguwZk6tVrB8Xz_K1Wn2gPg7VqC8teNC1CJENPDqrz6oGqeC3ZQwI8OYC25SYqHkboC_XNXsxlv6O3AhUJ99-rPqmhsqtEcBw1Yh5h36bWOYptInmQ25QBxK9vXbRGc_XUkjQgwAQc8c_44ud1bF4uUXMyZR3VICrZlF853U4vDzYMX98g3RxF0dO4W-G0/w400-h300/orchid1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> And, some of the Christmas cactus have shot out some wonderful blooms!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPByL6yKNi6lhnzaq-qTX9T5RYNTAM4b8w3QXUn1uSAxjvUUK27Bpaq8JWlSElDJ27pbkdFPfBnYQAVh_22CcRp6fcNTUqtqWf1abvmgFzOiXrbeEL-nB3Ed2a0m2bEEbMj5rdwsPrqdLclBMosptaie8xxhtvWY85QwoVBUqY9OKCWhcHTvtN7SJM4A/s4032/brpkcactus.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/AVvXsEhrPByL6yKNi6lhnzaq-qTX9T5RYNTAM4b8w3QXUn1uSAxjvUUK27Bpaq8JWlSElDJ27pbkdFPfBnYQAVh_22CcRp6fcNTUqtqWf1abvmgFzOiXrbeEL-nB3Ed2a0m2bEEbMj5rdwsPrqdLclBMosptaie8xxhtvWY85QwoVBUqY9OKCWhcHTvtN7SJM4A/w400-h300/brpkcactus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ0knRpwwxUIQI3b_6Er3Sd37i6_plNtyVxxGUjRBgbvxV-JH8LFJrXlEKq712bt2xrjsepTyCeVRD3gf5mEIB5J_4nZdAdqk2PFJ6TnmgsmQxkJwuJFHAiQtrBtYgFdOtGLmG-uKtAhzfbDim6E6b7Xlk9ovoBk-GXbn6zqkqShsoQ6k-Hz8Ky5c-PM/s3963/CcactusFeb2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="3963" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ0knRpwwxUIQI3b_6Er3Sd37i6_plNtyVxxGUjRBgbvxV-JH8LFJrXlEKq712bt2xrjsepTyCeVRD3gf5mEIB5J_4nZdAdqk2PFJ6TnmgsmQxkJwuJFHAiQtrBtYgFdOtGLmG-uKtAhzfbDim6E6b7Xlk9ovoBk-GXbn6zqkqShsoQ6k-Hz8Ky5c-PM/w400-h285/CcactusFeb2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOdNBUR7L6zn698zj29myDQjXFTidJTyYrFtprZcr9bUUxpkomq33RHmxxNRgB-npWgNHT-NOdj5nZfjkcOyExJvqgULX8q1YVG0HI9majhYhs4p3x4U63rteRa3P3OLvkpiARJlJCBsO1F2PBhNo-e7vojkf0H6Q4pM23RT1c-6eWFmBkYd27SftJns/s4032/CcactusFeb24.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/AVvXsEiGOdNBUR7L6zn698zj29myDQjXFTidJTyYrFtprZcr9bUUxpkomq33RHmxxNRgB-npWgNHT-NOdj5nZfjkcOyExJvqgULX8q1YVG0HI9majhYhs4p3x4U63rteRa3P3OLvkpiARJlJCBsO1F2PBhNo-e7vojkf0H6Q4pM23RT1c-6eWFmBkYd27SftJns/w400-h300/CcactusFeb24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-42197606137397759602024-02-20T09:38:00.000-08:002024-02-20T09:38:18.916-08:00Completed Mission<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Since I came back from teaching the watercolor workshop, I went full tilt making the Valentine cards that I make every year. I make about 75 and I try to have each one a litttle different because I am not a factory and every recipient is a different individual. As of this morning, all are in the mail. I consider this a win as my Valentine bouquet is still holding up so I am not too late.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDTherXOcif518_RTL-ossH8XYw1G6IRr31YxD-E-ojvgr-6DDttv01qQhD2q90IkJGmNyyhovwjcbMfRipff6cO-6BLZjBPtniprrdUC0EIIIDMu00y1WQDx_1dZL1AXqD72UcFsKG0vJ2TXMQJv5-C2YKLCvBDP_PEAZumcYyMLiaRoLYd0rBLZVac/s4032/Valflwr24.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/AVvXsEgoDTherXOcif518_RTL-ossH8XYw1G6IRr31YxD-E-ojvgr-6DDttv01qQhD2q90IkJGmNyyhovwjcbMfRipff6cO-6BLZjBPtniprrdUC0EIIIDMu00y1WQDx_1dZL1AXqD72UcFsKG0vJ2TXMQJv5-C2YKLCvBDP_PEAZumcYyMLiaRoLYd0rBLZVac/w400-h300/Valflwr24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> The cards started with widths of heavy weight interfacting cut a 3 1//2" and soaked in the sink. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw5El0Q5jL_JrBueAblgquuuEwfLhaaRdsEnAhADdDCcg6CWjGR8PNAQFO8csIpZK6QAfFo2Ko0ZQCE9dHiLodoFj8phAGVM1j7HaPrQURsLKuq7xTEYO4EpF8sQlEkiw7N6IBoSwZIGz5K55DeWt7zzrC_2rrpojzc82CCOUmHb4PUxVyNccT1jfCnU/s3366/Vcardssink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3366" data-original-width="3021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw5El0Q5jL_JrBueAblgquuuEwfLhaaRdsEnAhADdDCcg6CWjGR8PNAQFO8csIpZK6QAfFo2Ko0ZQCE9dHiLodoFj8phAGVM1j7HaPrQURsLKuq7xTEYO4EpF8sQlEkiw7N6IBoSwZIGz5K55DeWt7zzrC_2rrpojzc82CCOUmHb4PUxVyNccT1jfCnU/w359-h400/Vcardssink.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Then I drew a bizzillion hearts with soft pastels which melt into the interfacing and kind of fix themselves in the interfacing. All those strips had to dry, so I put them near the gas fireplace but even so, they took longer to dry than I thought.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisGvdgOVNV9oVeO1eygGpj9XyMOeg6zia2kX0U73EG-9nOqHUGroCylhke8UEhBVp-6fsmtCqRGqGd8H_Uc1envmP7tFv7PR_CyfQS4Prrz5SKofj7QRIznnYIG0a-b7yH5yMSb15ufT6947zbTCdpcGxqKGDJ5sV-nRhagIpV7pUUW017e6oqMh1lWA/s4028/Vcardsdrwn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="2662" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisGvdgOVNV9oVeO1eygGpj9XyMOeg6zia2kX0U73EG-9nOqHUGroCylhke8UEhBVp-6fsmtCqRGqGd8H_Uc1envmP7tFv7PR_CyfQS4Prrz5SKofj7QRIznnYIG0a-b7yH5yMSb15ufT6947zbTCdpcGxqKGDJ5sV-nRhagIpV7pUUW017e6oqMh1lWA/w264-h400/Vcardsdrwn.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINIBGG2ITwCE12x4PkeEw5ctoxg9clWKE8g-2sulz9W7tPfqT3OSO9pt6WrhqhZ4J0o_c1TaiohEr4GF6rwz41VTaxpz63o_Ybsu299MmOXIvG9knQLXsGPh6DOS4DvozRheC44U4qY06-jpJWdTdfMwkY6lBTQxKIOQCuknikSiMhTszz-LvRbIDtGI/s4032/Vcardsdrying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINIBGG2ITwCE12x4PkeEw5ctoxg9clWKE8g-2sulz9W7tPfqT3OSO9pt6WrhqhZ4J0o_c1TaiohEr4GF6rwz41VTaxpz63o_Ybsu299MmOXIvG9knQLXsGPh6DOS4DvozRheC44U4qY06-jpJWdTdfMwkY6lBTQxKIOQCuknikSiMhTszz-LvRbIDtGI/w640-h480/Vcardsdrying.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> When dry, I cut them about 4" long and added felt and foil hearts that I found at the Dollar Store with some sale trim from Joann's. I used quick dry tacky glue. I had a little angelina fluff I was able to tuck into some hearts.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0VYSJNtv78YRVEsaagBpLgXE1uZm-NvUOC5DglTLYiUA94gyETEldWcPU-TU9Xc0bNWuCuXay8Z4gvx6ZOvfxeBP7ogAhsA96FmqMeXz_lL0rRCL1NxxEhxTtYRIse-kbV2rGI1HPb5js4k_7HUslnu2Rlzvy4mFP4Boje2wQChoEIdNzeZVZz6D94w/s3714/Vcardsfr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3714" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0VYSJNtv78YRVEsaagBpLgXE1uZm-NvUOC5DglTLYiUA94gyETEldWcPU-TU9Xc0bNWuCuXay8Z4gvx6ZOvfxeBP7ogAhsA96FmqMeXz_lL0rRCL1NxxEhxTtYRIse-kbV2rGI1HPb5js4k_7HUslnu2Rlzvy4mFP4Boje2wQChoEIdNzeZVZz6D94w/s320/Vcardsfr.jpg" width="260" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> When I completed all that, I sewed the trims on in parallel lines with Superior gold Metallic thread on my beloved Singer 301. Lots of dust I still have to clean up from that but the sewing was easy and flawless.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8v5_kKzVUjike11NoAIPahRYm1ydQhJgCP188TVjA08_ph1nFbjBNTrjq5A48hhAIJ-QomxOpn9Vo7Rsc-WrD9iUyB5xbcvgEFFDNv5djqgqAORGy1Rq8nw5UE4OkjGuCInzE4W_oNkdh2MwEoBdS4gADAevubycXpy118Sq0jiIEoHXm7mr3dwR9IU/s4032/Vcardswn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8v5_kKzVUjike11NoAIPahRYm1ydQhJgCP188TVjA08_ph1nFbjBNTrjq5A48hhAIJ-QomxOpn9Vo7Rsc-WrD9iUyB5xbcvgEFFDNv5djqgqAORGy1Rq8nw5UE4OkjGuCInzE4W_oNkdh2MwEoBdS4gADAevubycXpy118Sq0jiIEoHXm7mr3dwR9IU/w480-h640/Vcardswn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I was able to find some red and pink cardstock, but not enough, so most cards just had the decorated interfacing glued right to the cardstock. I buy the prefolded cards with envelopes when they are on sale at Joann's or Michaels, the 50 packs. All the fronts were glued on the cards. Then the insides were stamped with Happy Valetines, handwritten greeting, put in envelopes with address stickers and then postage stamps. One had to get a New Zealand stamp from the post office (Maureen). Finally, all were mailed out this morning and it is up to the USPS now! Valentine Day 2024 is a wrap!!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu34WsN3S4QIElBVtZlPzIcCiXvNUdZ-aiUtIAH-dQwRnVc0w1qKAc2p4bfJjiIagT6cn5yGWa5XOxS8pwtioLmxR4a1fKUQ-2jiTnTX5sP5Q3Q1cWTD-XlD6am4U98dBiyXxlQ7fIGVlayfOV2MG0r5OpPfHCHK4Xbh6HdEuDg8WqEl5vpa1z1xkBDos/s4032/Vcardsglue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu34WsN3S4QIElBVtZlPzIcCiXvNUdZ-aiUtIAH-dQwRnVc0w1qKAc2p4bfJjiIagT6cn5yGWa5XOxS8pwtioLmxR4a1fKUQ-2jiTnTX5sP5Q3Q1cWTD-XlD6am4U98dBiyXxlQ7fIGVlayfOV2MG0r5OpPfHCHK4Xbh6HdEuDg8WqEl5vpa1z1xkBDos/w480-h640/Vcardsglue.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CeHkPNWpwc8tp3eWLKUOq8mjwIwHM6svfjfe7K76J5qmIXgL2UUjASPpj6aLl5G0UQJE2DphAGg8dSwOP7kOsNMVf0WMRbWV1i4I0OBsHPOaFSOwt_9Tu4v92eRJ7_7LvSNyhr_Qzd1-3HuTPyjTvHocbmwzWvOG5KI2GB8AZgQ2jUNVp4P7aciEnMU/s4032/Vcardspile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CeHkPNWpwc8tp3eWLKUOq8mjwIwHM6svfjfe7K76J5qmIXgL2UUjASPpj6aLl5G0UQJE2DphAGg8dSwOP7kOsNMVf0WMRbWV1i4I0OBsHPOaFSOwt_9Tu4v92eRJ7_7LvSNyhr_Qzd1-3HuTPyjTvHocbmwzWvOG5KI2GB8AZgQ2jUNVp4P7aciEnMU/w480-h640/Vcardspile.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-17834685418389415512024-02-14T08:38:00.000-08:002024-02-14T08:38:53.410-08:00Valentines- They're late but coming...<p><span style="font-size: large;"> This past weekend, I taught a watercolor workshop in Old Forge, NY. I had nine very interested students who worked real hard and made loads of progress. Because of this, my annual Valentine card creation and mailing did not happen. I do not multi-task well. I had to plan, prep and pack for the trip and have everything the beginning students needed. I wrote a handout and made kits for each one. <br /> I could not even think about making cards. I started Tuesday and will have them done by tomorrow morning. I make about 75. So if you normally receive one from me, you will get one. February is heart month and Feb. 7th is the 6th anniversary of surviving a heart attack that stopped it. So, I look at it like this- I get grace by getting the cards out in February celebrating heart month and six bonus years.<br /><br /></span><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/AVvXsEi6tDhEh1NijOiAi33-al-ELKAyc4obUH09qrGdPTvdjpXBotw28itWcm7kpZCBp7-sSZnWzVvZqCr8RoVm-WE6a8CSy-3nLdEN6YrW3R9dwm7WznrF5m_ZzS5Y-TYrkEkTSPa22c_H24GneTfPYhrqvMzzoGdLABOLOGet2d7Le4nMplAQ-2VQgLBeBUw/s3244/classpacking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3244" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tDhEh1NijOiAi33-al-ELKAyc4obUH09qrGdPTvdjpXBotw28itWcm7kpZCBp7-sSZnWzVvZqCr8RoVm-WE6a8CSy-3nLdEN6YrW3R9dwm7WznrF5m_ZzS5Y-TYrkEkTSPa22c_H24GneTfPYhrqvMzzoGdLABOLOGet2d7Le4nMplAQ-2VQgLBeBUw/w400-h373/classpacking.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gathering stuff</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><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;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtgOEzwXwivCRwh0V6WRMXmEFYDg1LFcM2w34uJhWeFoPeTV2D71CFp-FpPUcOb6b0eI3O0BfI2yE04sgGERKtu7-haqboVMwhwql2IOpkjZGxHYkPBJXSq-qPurWLZ_JRrNxCOas72XDiMHeXEbXJaAwRcXjwuSLudta8XjVet3i4soJtLGf56oEoc0/w400-h300/WCcarpack.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Packing van<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtgOEzwXwivCRwh0V6WRMXmEFYDg1LFcM2w34uJhWeFoPeTV2D71CFp-FpPUcOb6b0eI3O0BfI2yE04sgGERKtu7-haqboVMwhwql2IOpkjZGxHYkPBJXSq-qPurWLZ_JRrNxCOas72XDiMHeXEbXJaAwRcXjwuSLudta8XjVet3i4soJtLGf56oEoc0/s4032/WCcarpack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpdEXQuVBlCZK7TIirbeorg2Bnq7bHFReJj8EXRdBQglIcWx0-KUmXv0650yOJWG4Vx-zz1ZY78XnensKzXG2tWoDrbYH9UC0Xkh6Ndb7I5WtqPCscP4Ug6hExgbUfWqkbt2Z1znKjg07rYqXCCd5H16l948fq7ycMniEyI5t1VFIyK3dMK87o12VYlk/s4032/WCclassrm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpdEXQuVBlCZK7TIirbeorg2Bnq7bHFReJj8EXRdBQglIcWx0-KUmXv0650yOJWG4Vx-zz1ZY78XnensKzXG2tWoDrbYH9UC0Xkh6Ndb7I5WtqPCscP4Ug6hExgbUfWqkbt2Z1znKjg07rYqXCCd5H16l948fq7ycMniEyI5t1VFIyK3dMK87o12VYlk/w640-h480/WCclassrm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kurt's gallery as painting studio for the weekend<br /></span></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/AVvXsEgmyXRAQSE4ajPNzF-_ADRB6XbkerstdUqg_lzcFlZS25foB6wXgshJ2OpLWhA2iV3VMyEoX4OGKIB_L9-HsKKyYVRkeoxd603x7e4wbgOCUbUm8x-FTuvcoTIT3HsWeVt9x9-SsLcBg9eN6TZCsWSyn9RGlTwtS5fo7kP6BMSkb506QiIZzsjr1uciy2g/s4032/Kurtwptg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyXRAQSE4ajPNzF-_ADRB6XbkerstdUqg_lzcFlZS25foB6wXgshJ2OpLWhA2iV3VMyEoX4OGKIB_L9-HsKKyYVRkeoxd603x7e4wbgOCUbUm8x-FTuvcoTIT3HsWeVt9x9-SsLcBg9eN6TZCsWSyn9RGlTwtS5fo7kP6BMSkb506QiIZzsjr1uciy2g/w480-h640/Kurtwptg.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;"> All possible because Kurt, with his first painting, opened his gallery to the workshop and handled all the promotion and logistics. Please check out his excellent work. <a href="https://www.kurtgardnerphotography.com/">https://www.kurtgardnerphotography.com/</a> He ships his work packed very well. I have lots of his photos in my home and most were shipped. What makes his work unique, is that the photos are printed on aluminum sheets which makes them vivid with no frame needed, hook built into aluminum.<br /></span></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/AVvXsEgAXWCDyywk8s-dB6t3p5vwWt2KHMben-i9-k2Jk4zbZphhyphenhyphenynZoZwLpMBEDRSml_ojI_dHoMVGU3orymPG56M97UN7VJyLf9PZmb5xAjjI5PLJpJLtIMnf0k7o0BK4D4vjuqviHQP1BIT1PjnC-IifatYnKCoEuKsYpP4y64P_69P3vITgQve4W_EOO2k/s4032/easelptg2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXWCDyywk8s-dB6t3p5vwWt2KHMben-i9-k2Jk4zbZphhyphenhyphenynZoZwLpMBEDRSml_ojI_dHoMVGU3orymPG56M97UN7VJyLf9PZmb5xAjjI5PLJpJLtIMnf0k7o0BK4D4vjuqviHQP1BIT1PjnC-IifatYnKCoEuKsYpP4y64P_69P3vITgQve4W_EOO2k/w640-h480/easelptg2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My easel with demo</span><br /></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/AVvXsEjaIWii0leCtcMZJZKVCyY5vj4ROGi6qCEZ1afgSC_MUQ8VLrt4UPGHsQsnsyc18NXMDJP25QxSjT4YwanA4O1PD4tkNoBADJP4e5cZjd2Gq2weFn7lpQbY3EG0vjb2qmFCW2ETwbUypE3A2ulckXx5DQV7eQYUL8bNLP-Q9f9ESjjd6fdODRtzT-ZvW8s/s4032/ADKpondhse..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIWii0leCtcMZJZKVCyY5vj4ROGi6qCEZ1afgSC_MUQ8VLrt4UPGHsQsnsyc18NXMDJP25QxSjT4YwanA4O1PD4tkNoBADJP4e5cZjd2Gq2weFn7lpQbY3EG0vjb2qmFCW2ETwbUypE3A2ulckXx5DQV7eQYUL8bNLP-Q9f9ESjjd6fdODRtzT-ZvW8s/w640-h480/ADKpondhse..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;"> Iconic view of The Pond in Old Forge- the yellow boathouse. Unfortunately the warm weather is killing the Old Forge economy as it is the snowmobile capitol of NYS and no one can do it with no snow and melted lakes. </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-64615951989370573382024-02-01T18:05:00.000-08:002024-02-01T18:05:00.764-08:00Confetti Time<p><span style="font-size: large;"> This a wonderful pattern from Wilmington Prints, although I can't find it online at the moment, called <b>Confetti</b>. It used one 40 strip jelly roll and one 40 strip blues jelly roll (I cut different blues to make mine). It took time to arrange the strip sets in colors that would value grade and move the eye.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVMC-3SrlZ4-HjdFq-BIhmunpX5_DXygmHQ7xkIrmJdilZO-g9i13oXyUHBzJETa0opwS_WKkHi_8ODwHmQ6EG14nj0gmptgaRZ1lD3Ufax-AUqRaJbsiXxjWCTMk1-Ie21gVtQ1exC6us4A9fOXSgI7DLuPmckwcUT8-nQa13C6hSVyh0pg4vOxGWOs/s2392/Confettipatt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="2037" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVMC-3SrlZ4-HjdFq-BIhmunpX5_DXygmHQ7xkIrmJdilZO-g9i13oXyUHBzJETa0opwS_WKkHi_8ODwHmQ6EG14nj0gmptgaRZ1lD3Ufax-AUqRaJbsiXxjWCTMk1-Ie21gVtQ1exC6us4A9fOXSgI7DLuPmckwcUT8-nQa13C6hSVyh0pg4vOxGWOs/s320/Confettipatt.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><p></p><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/AVvXsEjeTM6txFpCDroWYviR9kOvOdwILUs62I2u_JVwkc64lX5uF4uRePGbCvW_z0G9rEb9DwVUdufgNiKwefwa9rlykqwkExcRyqwreqFBdKrackdyW9hXFP1CelO52Stx2Xjn37wrxY78ooUo0IRGoLWp95_nnIH81okYKBIZY4GePoScjoR9HH-bYu0HWHA/s2945/JazzConfetti3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="2826" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTM6txFpCDroWYviR9kOvOdwILUs62I2u_JVwkc64lX5uF4uRePGbCvW_z0G9rEb9DwVUdufgNiKwefwa9rlykqwkExcRyqwreqFBdKrackdyW9hXFP1CelO52Stx2Xjn37wrxY78ooUo0IRGoLWp95_nnIH81okYKBIZY4GePoScjoR9HH-bYu0HWHA/s320/JazzConfetti3.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tried a bunch of strip set layouts, did not like a couple of the strips, especially the two toothy looking ones.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj3SnMjk2s1K8iItPO5-DK5yfFvvduWX_OuZ-vUfb_0e83WT6OeKG5GZg3KUbuE0RvAeAx8ELBSt8KrsGBHkw0YRtzUjxcHmKVL3qPQ6DrcxKKtNrFGLjWPVVOZ7cNvTv8qcXqQOQInHUwd5twDzsJ7iI-kducFR7O7CuPonMLbpVReEKtfME46HW780js/s2913/JazzConfetti2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SnMjk2s1K8iItPO5-DK5yfFvvduWX_OuZ-vUfb_0e83WT6OeKG5GZg3KUbuE0RvAeAx8ELBSt8KrsGBHkw0YRtzUjxcHmKVL3qPQ6DrcxKKtNrFGLjWPVVOZ7cNvTv8qcXqQOQInHUwd5twDzsJ7iI-kducFR7O7CuPonMLbpVReEKtfME46HW780js/s320/JazzConfetti2.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looked through my batiks to see what I could substitute</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImmPhiQZFjsCRwI2p6Or-DhrwC2uWLX4Uy5tEVInM8-4_YlzrqlLWD8WBllZVpokLQDJFI2JVDCsK29QeJFh1M2A-983Jfj0KVg9-AIqXzCNs1KQNwRGgrx2oFP8G66rbYqP9FE_5BSMepXLH4UqOnJJSZlejTf3MNPNsj2iaKRla91ORXCXrGQ_obwA/s2856/JazzConfetti6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></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;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="2856" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImmPhiQZFjsCRwI2p6Or-DhrwC2uWLX4Uy5tEVInM8-4_YlzrqlLWD8WBllZVpokLQDJFI2JVDCsK29QeJFh1M2A-983Jfj0KVg9-AIqXzCNs1KQNwRGgrx2oFP8G66rbYqP9FE_5BSMepXLH4UqOnJJSZlejTf3MNPNsj2iaKRla91ORXCXrGQ_obwA/w400-h386/JazzConfetti6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Settled on this layout and strips</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><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/AVvXsEh5UaUQccMuMTiQ53jer4wfrlD7bXBJYZZmlBnb9509QZckCGhTCaw7SwDBlGR12jitmVO6myfjI6zsU9nGXg59L40gwSrXQOkaQk5MAtozhxtOzUoiJc6NKal5H1k6xwNTDDFxRwyMqHfTlPINJYOVIcMNOfAfX8aPLkcEX1Gr6unIOnhf5T6r6ffBzAI/s2882/Confettipairs2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="2882" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UaUQccMuMTiQ53jer4wfrlD7bXBJYZZmlBnb9509QZckCGhTCaw7SwDBlGR12jitmVO6myfjI6zsU9nGXg59L40gwSrXQOkaQk5MAtozhxtOzUoiJc6NKal5H1k6xwNTDDFxRwyMqHfTlPINJYOVIcMNOfAfX8aPLkcEX1Gr6unIOnhf5T6r6ffBzAI/w400-h323/Confettipairs2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sewing pairs, then pairs to pairs careful to alternate starting to stitch from top, then from bottom to avoid those nasty bowing strips</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqugxDUySDBlb_9JOruW4OWt0MN_IZof7BNBwBcCYeowTFxKamBL6fbvLAWAvUE6OK1bdTskpQplXR7oit0bEMMLRfBkeIiOLGG7lmIvPIsO6AIlZ1i9KIsqAx89jfoNSxzPl2oHgBOZu6q_sZ5hl8liqvmC50Zoi_lFCsb6Y4fjoNoEWJZqaW-ercFUM/s3163/Confettipairs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYx8VQZKRDTe1izpMzDQlZiZXG6uqHFU0_IcWVZC66lGbJu0ujnKHnINFO5TE_oyyVQqL_EIDXaCc61_QbE1-FNTmiX2JZ01DTXeTJvrCNWMNebxuEqCIAQkn5YYetVRsscMlG10A1tmll8Kie9UWpBJ_X7qHyt4UWh99_J0G-ZBs0kDdQy5rhiymnVk/s3022/confettiswn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYx8VQZKRDTe1izpMzDQlZiZXG6uqHFU0_IcWVZC66lGbJu0ujnKHnINFO5TE_oyyVQqL_EIDXaCc61_QbE1-FNTmiX2JZ01DTXeTJvrCNWMNebxuEqCIAQkn5YYetVRsscMlG10A1tmll8Kie9UWpBJ_X7qHyt4UWh99_J0G-ZBs0kDdQy5rhiymnVk/w522-h640/confettiswn.jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I am going to put a blue strip border all around because I don't want all those seams in the binding. And take off the numbers.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-19943666458339955692024-01-31T16:49:00.000-08:002024-01-31T16:49:33.331-08:00The green and gold!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Another done quilt, this time the pieces and fabric from <a href="https://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quiltdiva Julie</a>. This was part of a boxed set of goodies/quilt pieces from Julie to put together. My husband's high school colors were green and gold, so he really liked to see this one finished. It is a comfort quilt waiting for a referral to recipient who needs the comfort contained within. <br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEh9WqIryjNqQjiZeKTQAaDiJrL7S47jY_JDSP801E_hyphenhyphenmjSDhUgbaa9_t63lia_wuIXjYIN_w611Z9q-JvDCIDOR_D-CI0IT2b6GONwN03L8gAQerJJjO8CV-B6zqrXoGu_XL8IgmBzAEF64VDvr3Q2_oJeiouf_vpGjNEjlde7LzVwNSWIXIcYZiXKlJw/s2398/QDgrgoldbdrs.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WqIryjNqQjiZeKTQAaDiJrL7S47jY_JDSP801E_hyphenhyphenmjSDhUgbaa9_t63lia_wuIXjYIN_w611Z9q-JvDCIDOR_D-CI0IT2b6GONwN03L8gAQerJJjO8CV-B6zqrXoGu_XL8IgmBzAEF64VDvr3Q2_oJeiouf_vpGjNEjlde7LzVwNSWIXIcYZiXKlJw/w379-h400/QDgrgoldbdrs.JPG" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Choosing Borders</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It is pretty unique and beautiful. She staystitched all the edges so it was a dream to longarm. I did outlining in the butterfly blocks, stitched the shape of the log cabin in that block and did a locking curved motif in the light print blocks. Mocha Glide top and bottom. I think it came out terrific. I auditioned a dark blue and a gold dotted dark red fabric for the binding and chose the dotted one. I usually don't use gold printed fabric, but it looked perfect with the mood of the quilt. So now it is waiting for a referral to make a special person extra comforted. It was such a treat to quilt such a wonderfully sewn and pressed quilt top! 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFR4-ntByJItdzbAcIP5SpMsGE6qXr3BchdvcSAg9Kbuapt2aawTWny9es_GeYRUR6gNpYfQ1RcW6nhtHbkgx2d0H-ASwi_yBloQQRPaje4UoW94aGY2mxMeBOviY0BsbaOdzcpKetPdrzARr8RlRSY7D5BgGKEPXHeMdOEpKPV0MqpRQ8KX3-UurkSi0/w400-h300/wandalogbkstitch.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back detail<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-60900712214672523862024-01-29T15:09:00.000-08:002024-01-29T15:09:54.612-08:00Taking a big chance out of the comfort zone<p><span style="font-size: large;"> It is no secret that my favorite place on earth is the Adirondacks, especially the Old Forge-Fulton Lakes area. We rent a place for a week in August with all the family, and 4 days in October for just the two of us. I shot many photos of the landscape for painting reference. Over the years, we bought photos and made friends with an extraordinary photographer, Kurt Gardner <a href="https://www.kurtgardnerphotography.com/">https://www.kurtgardnerphotography.com/</a>. He has a gallery in Old Forge and I have taken a few photography classes with him shooting early morning landscapes. In October, he asked me if I would teach a beginner watercolor class in his gallery as it is closed in February. I have never been to the ADK in winter. I live in Buffalo, NY which can have scary snow enough. Old Forge is looked at as the snowmobile capital of NYS, which is a reason I never went in winter. I did not really think people would want to go to Old Forge in February to take a watercolor class from some unknown artist. However, Kurt posted the class on his Facebook page, and what do you know, people have signed up. I am not on Facebook, so here is the link to see what I will be up to in Feb.:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/808432141293827/?ref=newsfeed" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/events/808432141293827/?ref=newsfeed </a> <br /> I have been pretty busy trying to prep the class, gather/buy supplies, and pull it together. I still think it is pretty funny some people are willing to go to the ADK in winter to learn watercolor painting. There are some sturdy people out there I guess. <br /> This is the painting we will do all together that I have sketched out for them. This photo does not show the colors as well as I hoped. The original photo we will work from is Kurt's that I cannot reproduce as it is his. All the paintings are quarter sheet Arches Cold Press 140 lb.which is about 10.5" x 14".</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcADH0nmAu2CVLqyVov6BcB77O5s2Sy7JZ2VHMLZEJm_jLhn9ZYZy925NqRLIBLHvM0fk2tp6Q1wue74vOPM97tTRyOEay9w-kz7-zYJ-jsYq4Ruvr9X0z0JRdZye-MiGfQcZgmIaeAr0FFZDLb7px2V7P7QyR6WztgAyoAduQlEXm0nVIHSH_c1a28E/s3131/Mountainvw.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="3131" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcADH0nmAu2CVLqyVov6BcB77O5s2Sy7JZ2VHMLZEJm_jLhn9ZYZy925NqRLIBLHvM0fk2tp6Q1wue74vOPM97tTRyOEay9w-kz7-zYJ-jsYq4Ruvr9X0z0JRdZye-MiGfQcZgmIaeAr0FFZDLb7px2V7P7QyR6WztgAyoAduQlEXm0nVIHSH_c1a28E/w640-h474/Mountainvw.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> Then after we work all together, they get to choose one of these three. The three paintings are mine from Kurt's photos.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-lp8DYN7BSAAlnM5YBLP2ZO3RwxtLlEADNa66V6pTlwz1LC0sfOeWvqpuv1x7hQW7a_vQdTNyilQ4XMi_xiDGBoE0hSbcBJlkLXrSM0SmRPHyRtA1piIQa6NHC0gPe2pQq1HvQxvDfPgW2TBqc-3nx0I4AnWXjI6y10OcE-R8ZEj3WzWLmFSfkvI3Pw/s3684/tamaracks2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="3684" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-lp8DYN7BSAAlnM5YBLP2ZO3RwxtLlEADNa66V6pTlwz1LC0sfOeWvqpuv1x7hQW7a_vQdTNyilQ4XMi_xiDGBoE0hSbcBJlkLXrSM0SmRPHyRtA1piIQa6NHC0gPe2pQq1HvQxvDfPgW2TBqc-3nx0I4AnWXjI6y10OcE-R8ZEj3WzWLmFSfkvI3Pw/w640-h470/tamaracks2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoakixmO5SPeOjWp2nknURAzMHAChMEQ6ceUnqCb2Zsn_rlav61tpPQD8Xv8QPzpTaPJStAy3A99NWt1vIXMXU-d0NPisNXOdOLNnMzM5R5I7O1kmf73YHUUzWllE0KfDHWjl_XWyj1YRwUSobZE46ScKiFS8qryoOJH9E2TQhrLp0hgTSAqlWH2CRGU/s2968/P1241079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="2968" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoakixmO5SPeOjWp2nknURAzMHAChMEQ6ceUnqCb2Zsn_rlav61tpPQD8Xv8QPzpTaPJStAy3A99NWt1vIXMXU-d0NPisNXOdOLNnMzM5R5I7O1kmf73YHUUzWllE0KfDHWjl_XWyj1YRwUSobZE46ScKiFS8qryoOJH9E2TQhrLp0hgTSAqlWH2CRGU/w640-h470/P1241079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6y1jYcbyAsE0-TizcRe3rge1pXx-LV4C082_9W5O1HE-ZVC3HFGWcgy5g5-eEhZHAzGBZ8uaTYqLcT6KDAOdqIQDUxWBS6ENszSerDm6H7_jr9J_PnMXNMKTX5a7SqLwjXNGxjPlQWIaG79KxKolmf9NBocnYixzQniH5vHUoTTVO2GAuk13WidAJeo/s2322/Islandsunrise.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="1729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6y1jYcbyAsE0-TizcRe3rge1pXx-LV4C082_9W5O1HE-ZVC3HFGWcgy5g5-eEhZHAzGBZ8uaTYqLcT6KDAOdqIQDUxWBS6ENszSerDm6H7_jr9J_PnMXNMKTX5a7SqLwjXNGxjPlQWIaG79KxKolmf9NBocnYixzQniH5vHUoTTVO2GAuk13WidAJeo/w476-h640/Islandsunrise.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-702043975899393342024-01-28T04:27:00.000-08:002024-01-28T04:27:32.347-08:00Wrestled to the finish<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I can't believe all the trouble I had with quilting Pixel Chain (Cluck Cluck Sew). Finally after a lot of trials, consults with the dealer, changes, prayer and tears, got it finished and bound. Now it is ready for a quilt referral to a recipient. <br /></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcygseFEK4n6Zf9XFQttXOrVvTKhcTPHx2yealTmVLC_juHmpzihvSP8BTvWYdYjpp2kxZ9cZoAIwGwc1280Hc_71gY0cwLESpArBR6PVWc-U1QMaPe9f63BehkPomlTVOGa09zbmDtX5rNPkFXlszAtfgvxKrc9W-H8NyfpTdtHrcBbs-7RwCqFI8Z0/s2361/PixelChainqltd.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2045" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcygseFEK4n6Zf9XFQttXOrVvTKhcTPHx2yealTmVLC_juHmpzihvSP8BTvWYdYjpp2kxZ9cZoAIwGwc1280Hc_71gY0cwLESpArBR6PVWc-U1QMaPe9f63BehkPomlTVOGa09zbmDtX5rNPkFXlszAtfgvxKrc9W-H8NyfpTdtHrcBbs-7RwCqFI8Z0/w554-h640/PixelChainqltd.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcLGTbqYKGkfZdgkTH9vOz_WazasARo5sC6VudeQhVxUwwkatEssLiQEo_HecxO4SpJALuPcnRuo_LOqdpa9cP8STuw7immqdLNq6-34NqBRkEYf0lCFjSl4utn8z3Ada2zbqw3LvR0-kJLUoKuFmp5-UI-It9SYNes7NrLCIKm7kFfpvgzUNpNf8bTM/s3200/PixelChaindet2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcLGTbqYKGkfZdgkTH9vOz_WazasARo5sC6VudeQhVxUwwkatEssLiQEo_HecxO4SpJALuPcnRuo_LOqdpa9cP8STuw7immqdLNq6-34NqBRkEYf0lCFjSl4utn8z3Ada2zbqw3LvR0-kJLUoKuFmp5-UI-It9SYNes7NrLCIKm7kFfpvgzUNpNf8bTM/s320/PixelChaindet2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Y64-qfshghz7Nrys8H3KjU-cv-wTEQc9a5BuuoDtIpw0OgvoGfbWsmkeLDjnLtJ7t7U14V8Ac40-IZLsem93kbZOI2J77T3QlFKqvghZEbiBGnBZzwVqRBmh9ch9DJM05EpVU0z2ureew8na-Hb7qDoZC6RycOyiSFhZ_50MuUSf1tmkD4UGKOEP2Y/s2798/PixelChaindet.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="2798" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Y64-qfshghz7Nrys8H3KjU-cv-wTEQc9a5BuuoDtIpw0OgvoGfbWsmkeLDjnLtJ7t7U14V8Ac40-IZLsem93kbZOI2J77T3QlFKqvghZEbiBGnBZzwVqRBmh9ch9DJM05EpVU0z2ureew8na-Hb7qDoZC6RycOyiSFhZ_50MuUSf1tmkD4UGKOEP2Y/s320/PixelChaindet.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEjWrFD1QHANoQy7dinX-53TNJCpsOB4yEmXNgX-8792S5D0ERcyXtR0CagmC4l9UQgsNh_nIBu51UQdPZp9y6GlpNNhvA6eMmuBbXW_I12JYW-Kodto6SGfWU-34-b8k-fybl3RXkQwQGX9VX14PRod48vxIfpsmhMN_0aLQD1jvr63E-mhfnafjkm4AVw/s2378/PixelChainbk.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="2029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrFD1QHANoQy7dinX-53TNJCpsOB4yEmXNgX-8792S5D0ERcyXtR0CagmC4l9UQgsNh_nIBu51UQdPZp9y6GlpNNhvA6eMmuBbXW_I12JYW-Kodto6SGfWU-34-b8k-fybl3RXkQwQGX9VX14PRod48vxIfpsmhMN_0aLQD1jvr63E-mhfnafjkm4AVw/w546-h640/PixelChainbk.JPG" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back</span></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/AVvXsEjV1K_rHy8Oph8sKkLQLkTuW6XK3rP0jO8Yfw6ihxavFkp5OZlkhvUAR8zwzZuXagkbwEgXC0HagKA6DNy5dphcFBTkjMbTJxI7aNd3G5H93qOcWDm0CbqVX2drFwV8J-Sz9Lbjsq9t68LAQgKSk229FnbGeIXkezkgLxQ72lcar8tnE7QKC2LC5pCEiK4/s3063/PixelChainroll2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="3063" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1K_rHy8Oph8sKkLQLkTuW6XK3rP0jO8Yfw6ihxavFkp5OZlkhvUAR8zwzZuXagkbwEgXC0HagKA6DNy5dphcFBTkjMbTJxI7aNd3G5H93qOcWDm0CbqVX2drFwV8J-Sz9Lbjsq9t68LAQgKSk229FnbGeIXkezkgLxQ72lcar8tnE7QKC2LC5pCEiK4/w400-h289/PixelChainroll2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The quilted roll up</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-41375087146552075292024-01-24T14:30:00.000-08:002024-01-24T14:30:09.710-08:00Not just quilts...<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I love to make quilts, sew quilts, cut quilts, dream quilts. However, I spend time and energy watercolor painting. It is a different thinking kind of art than quilting. You may have an idea, and sketches, but you don't know how it will go or where it go. All kinds of surprises and accidents of timing. I don't show my work, but just keep painting. I decided this year, I will put more paintings on this blog because the thought of making a second blog gives me the heebie jeebies. I paint because of color, value and texture. I quilt for the same reason. They are just different mindsets and processes. Hard to switch up the same day, so I work on one or the other in a day.<br /> I finished a small quilt, made from some orphans reworked for my granddaughter for Christmas. She loves it!<br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEjjfFHI_pvG1mbKx4gNhhS7GK1N_aGH96TPHl4Jjov7zi9FmjmExfcqg6vmWgA_LJ9vwFpPuvS1Nn54I06bop557EiTfrlzlDAxFB86fQbR6gsOHBpuBC9hSChrTdtfx4sFNbN10fvtefp9w5PxaZQLeh_iL_x1TfSpFVdq2pPURfu5h0cWBFfJJd6GQWQ/s3022/ViDollquilt2.jg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfFHI_pvG1mbKx4gNhhS7GK1N_aGH96TPHl4Jjov7zi9FmjmExfcqg6vmWgA_LJ9vwFpPuvS1Nn54I06bop557EiTfrlzlDAxFB86fQbR6gsOHBpuBC9hSChrTdtfx4sFNbN10fvtefp9w5PxaZQLeh_iL_x1TfSpFVdq2pPURfu5h0cWBFfJJd6GQWQ/w376-h400/ViDollquilt2.jg.jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doll quilt and pillow for Violet</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3553" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONG0ZMZy3862pg7VqpHs2KW6mdhiHhN5TWiGNb-zCUaLwNAklyWsL44sYGfdDB0B8dmlIV-O7lnqn4hYBcwr9hQpwcsDHZ8owRyzOOnBOL-rr5l-DI8TduUtBqBx_gMTB6mmdX-xA9QCSrYWYfn8f2OpeRrnTVvS1LYh33f0rR4jQCeBXBcrIZhJXbmw/w640-h544/btrflygroup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> They were FMQ quilted on the Singer 301 with a backing and then assembled. They are double sided, big ones on one side, lots of butterflies the other. Changed up the border fabrics. The old ones were really pitiful. I am not a great Home Dec sewing maker. I like quilts. I could have sewn a decent size quilt in the time it took me to do these pillows.<br /></span>Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-77910467858128203992024-01-23T17:21:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:21:06.115-08:00Trying to get back to it<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Well the "it" is blog posting. I read all my favs and comment, but I don't seem to have to mental fortitude to write my own. I have taken plenty of photos and get them on the computer, but stall at writing the post. I have a nice list of posts to do on my to do list, but I just stare at it. It is hard for me to write what I do and getting those photos off the camera, named and in the right folders takes longer than it should for me. Too bad I couldn't just take the photos and they would be right there on my hard drive presto!<br /> Since my last post, Christmas passed and it was days of card making and getting them out. I think the only one that was late was to Maureen in NZ. I did them with watercolor and no tricks, just flat out brush painting. <br /></span><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/AVvXsEjbLgNk8mwxpFCeusNQI_g5LjPwygspARkAQVbnp_3sMAQ9BhZmtCi8GZR7jJFuQSnBBMBa_4M81oo8e0IpixdTx0lmZ5c8dt5hbi8Cl24rSzfqqn9Eozq1oOWIkisPhusVU9BbXncBE4HNwzQtNoyedVHNjL2Vz6m2rv-OfoCJZdpWFey81uJRwlu3uBo/s4019/Rosiepaint2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="4019" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLgNk8mwxpFCeusNQI_g5LjPwygspARkAQVbnp_3sMAQ9BhZmtCi8GZR7jJFuQSnBBMBa_4M81oo8e0IpixdTx0lmZ5c8dt5hbi8Cl24rSzfqqn9Eozq1oOWIkisPhusVU9BbXncBE4HNwzQtNoyedVHNjL2Vz6m2rv-OfoCJZdpWFey81uJRwlu3uBo/w400-h280/Rosiepaint2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rosie, for the second year, inspected all supplies throughly for use</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0z494oiDxmlmnZLARdj6lf4w1HWfidIZsn8tZSwlioxTsaVBHbKAdLJUPYfmv71aduFA30fU3itBcYajrQV8kA1F8PlYoUjvBOuUejlR7lxkE1_tviQT5PKQQ0YFND90zXTgMVhfsInpfCsjPCWk3JT6SRQzbFsiC3i5bXA0h8Y3IW2RwJO9rI6-QXA/s3185/CCardstrip2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="3185" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0z494oiDxmlmnZLARdj6lf4w1HWfidIZsn8tZSwlioxTsaVBHbKAdLJUPYfmv71aduFA30fU3itBcYajrQV8kA1F8PlYoUjvBOuUejlR7lxkE1_tviQT5PKQQ0YFND90zXTgMVhfsInpfCsjPCWk3JT6SRQzbFsiC3i5bXA0h8Y3IW2RwJO9rI6-QXA/w640-h282/CCardstrip2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkw0f60rN4aT6w2HXeh6vvKcGnmkQncMYt-ZN4XKdet7OAzKwu-uVUtvWTpLSulKoE3rvbQX5XlIgIg3HVbwOTyN7C9qZmIDWN4DehznouxZ02Fx3V9tncsPuIEf-WKgZnWZH14cDxhBS0o-1r_SPmTQZzy9w020_D6YLwd4tc5Mw1lIJ00WW5vytxyc/s3200/CCardsstrip1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkw0f60rN4aT6w2HXeh6vvKcGnmkQncMYt-ZN4XKdet7OAzKwu-uVUtvWTpLSulKoE3rvbQX5XlIgIg3HVbwOTyN7C9qZmIDWN4DehznouxZ02Fx3V9tncsPuIEf-WKgZnWZH14cDxhBS0o-1r_SPmTQZzy9w020_D6YLwd4tc5Mw1lIJ00WW5vytxyc/w640-h480/CCardsstrip1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> The card process is in steps. I cut a strip of watercolor paper (Arches 140 CP). First the yellows/oranges in the sky. When dry, the blues/darks of the sky. Then a light tree line. Then the darker tree line. Then the individual trees. Each step has to be totally dry before I paint the next. I get about 7 cards out of each strip. Last, I add tree shadows and white dots of snow (gel pen). After it is all dry, I cut them, mount them on background paper, and glue them to pre-folded cardstock. I glue a verse inside. Then address and stamp them. A long process. I did not take photos of the finished cards, but a few blog friends posted them. If you are just hankering after one of these, I have a few left, just send me your address and eventually, I will send one. <br /> One of my favorite things is cutting down the Christmas tree which my husband and I still do. Neither of my grown children do. And the grandkids no longer want to go with us, but we go and we love it. The tree farm is a 45 minute ride into the next county, but the scenery is breathtaking and the tree hunt is great fun.<br /> Hope this post is not too Christmasy for you, but inspiring you with the natural beauty of trees!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgXiY4lx5RzzxHSLMk5tSEbMOwSVAMNDfvff-9g1kEvWqNnX-0ACLQR0AbfV7N9c2c1Vx67qAdHAGGVzPDH9D12kF3qBDk-G10-PEkcTUrPrKRwxEvKJn6S1f7KCP-ME5PPxclCV9GgShD7dqEcHeOqct_tE2sKJai1Y0S2yFPWwiSBN0t5HtbWiAg5o/s3200/Evergrntreerows4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgXiY4lx5RzzxHSLMk5tSEbMOwSVAMNDfvff-9g1kEvWqNnX-0ACLQR0AbfV7N9c2c1Vx67qAdHAGGVzPDH9D12kF3qBDk-G10-PEkcTUrPrKRwxEvKJn6S1f7KCP-ME5PPxclCV9GgShD7dqEcHeOqct_tE2sKJai1Y0S2yFPWwiSBN0t5HtbWiAg5o/w400-h300/Evergrntreerows4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It called for a bit of magic. I went back to <a href="https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2023/08/magic-stars-sewn-up.html" target="_blank">Magic Stars</a> for inspiration and had a happy cutting and piecing time. What a delightful quilt this is to sew.<br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEg0aEfaMycvIKM4OhFeB9A7ETMQEfTEobDY2dXIJYLj7eqrE8Hnl2rW2tHikeGDD8RKlsDYSMJeMbww88ju_Vn7MnDoW6C25Rz-tVlrG-8O6AH1gYjGfnjebEaLK5vmIAugrdzbKthutb9VS6VZ_ExQlsbfPkVmnlOjjq8pWDBP0lSqlVIVj6YTrW-1YNE/s3407/MagicCircleRose.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="2961" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aEfaMycvIKM4OhFeB9A7ETMQEfTEobDY2dXIJYLj7eqrE8Hnl2rW2tHikeGDD8RKlsDYSMJeMbww88ju_Vn7MnDoW6C25Rz-tVlrG-8O6AH1gYjGfnjebEaLK5vmIAugrdzbKthutb9VS6VZ_ExQlsbfPkVmnlOjjq8pWDBP0lSqlVIVj6YTrW-1YNE/w348-h400/MagicCircleRose.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Laid out at retreat</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><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/AVvXsEhwOh5xNV2DGus1r6DU70t6R9016mJkrFaxKJyixNPijcqusDJc84h_Y81Z4sSZhszC7-Pa9_lz3eL2uIQ_fDSvh5e7URyEuoUa228V9XEwT1_T1MsbcCOyYHi6eexekzag67NF6xFNuO5VM0hFMmLDIf28UVyCbUD0ChNL88uVTRSdcyJcChsjr1bxqGA/s1677/magicircleswn2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOh5xNV2DGus1r6DU70t6R9016mJkrFaxKJyixNPijcqusDJc84h_Y81Z4sSZhszC7-Pa9_lz3eL2uIQ_fDSvh5e7URyEuoUa228V9XEwT1_T1MsbcCOyYHi6eexekzag67NF6xFNuO5VM0hFMmLDIf28UVyCbUD0ChNL88uVTRSdcyJcChsjr1bxqGA/w348-h400/magicircleswn2.JPG" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sewn up at retreat<br /></span></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/AVvXsEibbKg41Hwb73PKoL3-Jhm9agSmGoVvzx85uFrsI4mmHl69PBWFN-dZiTgDeXDwBYXSPCYIjDJvUijKuG-Datbon7tVr-PbxpsdiV-EIA0AJjDkZzXRMl8TfLB7puIFNPwqRH_Hrbq1jQ5sA5vYkCLVR3wnz0KAp8eurivdNzHy2s0Uxf-s6qm5QTqLMcU/s2306/MagicStarsbdr1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbKg41Hwb73PKoL3-Jhm9agSmGoVvzx85uFrsI4mmHl69PBWFN-dZiTgDeXDwBYXSPCYIjDJvUijKuG-Datbon7tVr-PbxpsdiV-EIA0AJjDkZzXRMl8TfLB7puIFNPwqRH_Hrbq1jQ5sA5vYkCLVR3wnz0KAp8eurivdNzHy2s0Uxf-s6qm5QTqLMcU/w590-h640/MagicStarsbdr1.JPG" width="590" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Border on at home to make it big enough<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-49434445258267291182023-12-08T13:34:00.000-08:002023-12-08T13:34:27.933-08:00Sunflower Delight!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Finally, after years, I quilted the <a href="https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2019/02/figuring-it-out-finally.html" target="_blank">One block wonder sunflowers</a> quilt. It was a lot of fun to do. This was before the tension woes. Thank you to everyone who left helpful comments including ones that were anonymous ones.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQXh_NedAdQGY6Et9JS5iB3BVGu0s3JlmGlELam3bEyBiaj0-a5tq4m_lVZl6FkLFLEB4F4vXqJNVZLRNOSMBJVHa-ecbf1CxrTxzH1c8QiRC1u-rDFGX1phVaNOOKPc6JfQquUOCIVjx3ggw01pP3qRcYaRiijbS08_msnKkZY8qnbsy1nykvXx-7B4/s1937/OBWsunflwrdn.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1547" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQXh_NedAdQGY6Et9JS5iB3BVGu0s3JlmGlELam3bEyBiaj0-a5tq4m_lVZl6FkLFLEB4F4vXqJNVZLRNOSMBJVHa-ecbf1CxrTxzH1c8QiRC1u-rDFGX1phVaNOOKPc6JfQquUOCIVjx3ggw01pP3qRcYaRiijbS08_msnKkZY8qnbsy1nykvXx-7B4/w512-h640/OBWsunflwrdn.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI47cyVz0G1_IJvPraH9uywVMT-prZRxa3EhRaPp8sbUZ67ibk62TCH_GuHFztFs-i2WC6YeEJiKThyYOP4PIhEAmB8DfLoK0DP1FFCRdkpmZM49mM0rG_K0oq4jSXkD3KaajuujGQKVgSQDTj2-n3kc-8RBLqpVL3AzFg343KXo7LRFwjgXKLu443TUI/s1963/OBWsunflwrbk2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1578" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI47cyVz0G1_IJvPraH9uywVMT-prZRxa3EhRaPp8sbUZ67ibk62TCH_GuHFztFs-i2WC6YeEJiKThyYOP4PIhEAmB8DfLoK0DP1FFCRdkpmZM49mM0rG_K0oq4jSXkD3KaajuujGQKVgSQDTj2-n3kc-8RBLqpVL3AzFg343KXo7LRFwjgXKLu443TUI/w514-h640/OBWsunflwrbk2.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The back, kind of fun.</span><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-17542826238403557192023-12-07T06:11:00.000-08:002023-12-07T06:11:14.265-08:00Tension woes<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I don't mean global or economic tensions, but longarm tension issues. For the past month I have been plagued by tension issues on my longarm. I have tried everthing I could think of, but the thread keeps shredding making progress slow and painful. I have had Pixel Chain on the machine for over a month and it is not done. The tension seems inconsistent and wandering. I have tried new needles, pre wound bobbins, self wound bobbins, Glide, Masterquilter top threads, PremoSoft, Glide 60, Decobob in the bobbin. Clean, polish and clean some more. I may have to ante up and have my dealer come in from a distance to give some assistance. I love to quilt, but it is not going well. It is very wearying.<br /> I have gone back and forth with emails from my dealer and the last suggestions from her greatly minimized the shredding (using the same thread top and bottom and changing the tension setting on the bobbin case to 225- Towa Gauge), but I got the quilt off the longarm. I loaded another on and will start over again hoping that it is resolved.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmS_VmI_UMZmdtNCpo3LJ0d2moNofQ3uV90caAmzphBlSDB6vNuuHYxgQTeDGztEjifr8swDDznuLuJP-jlLTL-L20Lk3-M2I5hyphenhyphenPAI1zV9j3D9cve4qVDqi2ge5zyNQ_y4PgzCSJr-oKAFn9UsLRNCT8zcQ69CGxkKyghl4NwZ7xrIoJZHly6qzkf5U/s4032/Pixelchainlongarm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmS_VmI_UMZmdtNCpo3LJ0d2moNofQ3uV90caAmzphBlSDB6vNuuHYxgQTeDGztEjifr8swDDznuLuJP-jlLTL-L20Lk3-M2I5hyphenhyphenPAI1zV9j3D9cve4qVDqi2ge5zyNQ_y4PgzCSJr-oKAFn9UsLRNCT8zcQ69CGxkKyghl4NwZ7xrIoJZHly6qzkf5U/w640-h480/Pixelchainlongarm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-74835766602848288012023-12-06T07:53:00.000-08:002023-12-06T07:53:48.057-08:00Fabrics and Finish<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I did finish the 3 Dudes quilt with a border. Rosie is inspecting and wrecking the design wall, multi tasking. I think it came out great, thanks <a href="https://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julie</a> for curating and cutting all that fabric.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9ixCpRtu8IwUGT-4T7KfySNjpJDn2y9UJ02-DiQ31_fwmCgh0LoD32tiFD1hBPFqcWkM63a4C21oJ7L-cRikOeE9P5dQTN_c1mKKb5lj9aLHipiPTLNsP1HT6GnBrDo9fkvhE6i_PpIdUovfWQYjwrflAz_s1SCHLOBrr5QwJ5RJVe-bkDHRmceyR6E/s2386/QD3dudesbdr1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="1818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9ixCpRtu8IwUGT-4T7KfySNjpJDn2y9UJ02-DiQ31_fwmCgh0LoD32tiFD1hBPFqcWkM63a4C21oJ7L-cRikOeE9P5dQTN_c1mKKb5lj9aLHipiPTLNsP1HT6GnBrDo9fkvhE6i_PpIdUovfWQYjwrflAz_s1SCHLOBrr5QwJ5RJVe-bkDHRmceyR6E/w488-h640/QD3dudesbdr1.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Also, I made sure I visited Fox's Sew and Vac
in Meadville, PA when visiting my daughter the Saturday after
Thanksgiving as their email showed great sales. I got 20 fat quarters
for $20, I chose. I got 5 yards of fabric for $5 each. And I bought some
funky Benartex fabrics 20% off- 10 fat quarters and three- 1 yard pieces. Now
to what quilt to make with it. Something star like maybe. Hmm.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYbL4QuxH1Elrgb2lpJS4MXMRsMhSTYAjaD7uMRzDKVADG_NzVKvCawfPJPGFJpWkpciis3UgdpARaAnfITD2XcuTKZv6JxtBbDaqR11XCuh-hWATgnPjyIHVo2M_xNAS7K_Ch5TnHjmzg33O6uhG7lIbYGh0GtJ0u-FkWaTCCBedqAoDviZ_fxkw-Gs/s2962/Fatqtrsbuck.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="2962" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYbL4QuxH1Elrgb2lpJS4MXMRsMhSTYAjaD7uMRzDKVADG_NzVKvCawfPJPGFJpWkpciis3UgdpARaAnfITD2XcuTKZv6JxtBbDaqR11XCuh-hWATgnPjyIHVo2M_xNAS7K_Ch5TnHjmzg33O6uhG7lIbYGh0GtJ0u-FkWaTCCBedqAoDviZ_fxkw-Gs/w400-h299/Fatqtrsbuck.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger5jA__QAiC2JIqZwKvVKJDwDiFLwu8PEzcqwSAq3ohQc3EshBI7Pyveki85SXCJGZm88gchO7KavUo5okim8rRNoseeZRBrOmDi4E1bvECGAG-EqJ-AIGbNDVy4ubtcqU5FB32pQIovZvQVkAnP6ZQ6ShQFTRXVLnB028q9pSx7_IQBtfUZkudE33XQ/s3176/5yards5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="3176" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger5jA__QAiC2JIqZwKvVKJDwDiFLwu8PEzcqwSAq3ohQc3EshBI7Pyveki85SXCJGZm88gchO7KavUo5okim8rRNoseeZRBrOmDi4E1bvECGAG-EqJ-AIGbNDVy4ubtcqU5FB32pQIovZvQVkAnP6ZQ6ShQFTRXVLnB028q9pSx7_IQBtfUZkudE33XQ/w400-h234/5yards5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS45P0tMdSZj_fww8XcapnBmQU7alsGfQrOjRyvUZNPN3G5T8T0wTcS8m1CM173mWdeXndAlhImtVY5B2pgRgcY7184GLw3AcxUH6TxuNtbKdxI1TukeHNV_t2qyYDyMwl00FioFx82xxcrZT9Fh4HNUKPYw8NtK4PzUi2uLic-1m3IV44RUnk6683nBQ/s2924/Benartextures2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2924" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS45P0tMdSZj_fww8XcapnBmQU7alsGfQrOjRyvUZNPN3G5T8T0wTcS8m1CM173mWdeXndAlhImtVY5B2pgRgcY7184GLw3AcxUH6TxuNtbKdxI1TukeHNV_t2qyYDyMwl00FioFx82xxcrZT9Fh4HNUKPYw8NtK4PzUi2uLic-1m3IV44RUnk6683nBQ/w400-h324/Benartextures2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-46942499507192644972023-12-05T15:46:00.000-08:002023-12-05T15:46:06.568-08:00Star of the Season<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I adore Christmas cactus plants especially the blooms. This year, I got an extra special plant from a man in my cardiac rehab who moved from our area to Madison, Wisconsin. He had to give away all his plants as he moved in this weather. I got two of the plants, but I am showing the prize one in this post. Oh my, it is a star show.<br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEgmcXD8mIHHXZtKvx4wPkoDr7-BkUy2nQa8wji53yt-Cy7eKxgDJVXwVYb0CxjJF0uSSoj4ZPPicXoL0dHEW6oMOQAUh8uHX5ZcCPa8R_VjRlUKYH4wOo55wFtXZYA4k5VpkIsUkgNwtRue30qoneoY9u9OUYzU9fVspLVXAWLORp2fL3vgsAnL_rqHlPc/s3200/ccactusRon2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcXD8mIHHXZtKvx4wPkoDr7-BkUy2nQa8wji53yt-Cy7eKxgDJVXwVYb0CxjJF0uSSoj4ZPPicXoL0dHEW6oMOQAUh8uHX5ZcCPa8R_VjRlUKYH4wOo55wFtXZYA4k5VpkIsUkgNwtRue30qoneoY9u9OUYzU9fVspLVXAWLORp2fL3vgsAnL_rqHlPc/w400-h300/ccactusRon2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The start</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9YOHPrUjFpPQY906DCYVBcIjnhWHUvc0TgYiOhYd4QvcyvmdWGkhHAa4_aEIaG_fKVNdXFY-HCpjqKuc3DlhaYFaZNUktJQjLRGoQEqC0YU3YT3To56jUaFAyzz1M_cs6_gEm1SAPa6XhdEiyoB78ichJutU6Ns9rFyHiUW2BRR3YvI1geXUh8m86U8/s3200/ccactusRon19.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9YOHPrUjFpPQY906DCYVBcIjnhWHUvc0TgYiOhYd4QvcyvmdWGkhHAa4_aEIaG_fKVNdXFY-HCpjqKuc3DlhaYFaZNUktJQjLRGoQEqC0YU3YT3To56jUaFAyzz1M_cs6_gEm1SAPa6XhdEiyoB78ichJutU6Ns9rFyHiUW2BRR3YvI1geXUh8m86U8/w640-h480/ccactusRon19.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1CAB0R_lVdWQyMnPV7gsa2aZoI0_QWedRWp8wYOaeE_oauedzuCWoebvolucwa5cqf05TUdrWNCSjK3kJKeTT4mmiEUmKkPfl4gxjP1aT3gmMebUSb2ZqWGiWMjkeDS7IiFCpGH1d5_Guz_SplRm51sykqeF8v8IPklCLKzbtxQud1R2uwmWvMeKXGM/s3200/ccactusRon18.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1CAB0R_lVdWQyMnPV7gsa2aZoI0_QWedRWp8wYOaeE_oauedzuCWoebvolucwa5cqf05TUdrWNCSjK3kJKeTT4mmiEUmKkPfl4gxjP1aT3gmMebUSb2ZqWGiWMjkeDS7IiFCpGH1d5_Guz_SplRm51sykqeF8v8IPklCLKzbtxQud1R2uwmWvMeKXGM/w400-h300/ccactusRon18.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzSz_QDKZ7ABbon0A_Jf9TrYe5emmijmsp95_mI6L29ax9Vc9txXWRwpVg93-GwIennK5_oyXIm6omfusJOwlk5w-Pd-RtrBK8aLg6n57URdsmfFqfHljp_IjC54N2rRtF4_616i7Vc27XyP2US9pTEcqSS15crKgoJIYMs40cVQC6zNVsmSGRZgpRys/s3200/ccactusRon16.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzSz_QDKZ7ABbon0A_Jf9TrYe5emmijmsp95_mI6L29ax9Vc9txXWRwpVg93-GwIennK5_oyXIm6omfusJOwlk5w-Pd-RtrBK8aLg6n57URdsmfFqfHljp_IjC54N2rRtF4_616i7Vc27XyP2US9pTEcqSS15crKgoJIYMs40cVQC6zNVsmSGRZgpRys/w400-h300/ccactusRon16.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmAb5Kb1B2QdYbayHSmf_gA_jkqPvta0NDKWjGuE_oQm89nTFmekP_LkM6vMmbFJC39cfuagyNWAZ1X5GfFFHOX3cbGyJLEK025AEBFwdWRCy3VCwL9pXb5T600nUd7-4aWcrtJmk24jT-lCXh9HEkXAxUnQVXezgltCSY5CPKhXyAzinpyJM7W-hO5k/s2652/ccactusRon13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="2652" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmAb5Kb1B2QdYbayHSmf_gA_jkqPvta0NDKWjGuE_oQm89nTFmekP_LkM6vMmbFJC39cfuagyNWAZ1X5GfFFHOX3cbGyJLEK025AEBFwdWRCy3VCwL9pXb5T600nUd7-4aWcrtJmk24jT-lCXh9HEkXAxUnQVXezgltCSY5CPKhXyAzinpyJM7W-hO5k/w640-h578/ccactusRon13.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-34595491484641283182023-12-04T13:43:00.000-08:002023-12-04T13:43:58.397-08:00Presto Change O, different quilt<p><span style="font-size: large;"> One of the quilts I worked on the retreat was one from QuiltDiva Julie. She gave me two that used the same rail fence type pattern. I did make the <a href="https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2023/04/leafing-out.html" target="_blank">first one according to plan</a>, but when I started sewing the second one, I got fidgety. I looked and thought and rembered the 3 Dudes quilt from MSQC I made long ago. It would lend itself perfectly with no waste. <br /> I started with the same rail fence blocks, Light Dark Light Dark Light and Dark Light Dark Light Dark, but then I placed them right sides together and sewed all around them. Then I cut them diagonally from corner to corner twice.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LmxkDcBQHv23kSemoJ1vBWt1_2XkGrbB6QasvzC5iznoZ-Fi83KbUlQqmZe0Zjs2f0sm_OugQs-pbCkMwm5UG-c8nkfJe-EoavJNexPGWtruWOJ5i7BlqfnGno8fmw_5t1v_nqy14RJTrsAzBbUKjn1xKm305lMmJvxnAJtVS3cWbJ4c0mgZDeQqrEo/s2436/QD3dudes4sides.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="2436" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LmxkDcBQHv23kSemoJ1vBWt1_2XkGrbB6QasvzC5iznoZ-Fi83KbUlQqmZe0Zjs2f0sm_OugQs-pbCkMwm5UG-c8nkfJe-EoavJNexPGWtruWOJ5i7BlqfnGno8fmw_5t1v_nqy14RJTrsAzBbUKjn1xKm305lMmJvxnAJtVS3cWbJ4c0mgZDeQqrEo/w200-h193/QD3dudes4sides.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBjxa863hjitabODtU-eFiHLujKnZXIPPbaQYYbtBJgPfdzN7YmYS5VsbCdqMBVdMBEOKJr2P5Ickl9ucqqxYh1L-lOVepk3UgzbfgVNHl3uIa8G25pXJh6Aj9JNQURswfwml0ZF5aUSM4gWOvE-6viVKk_xeOhJL3vdf6-mRq91UGIQi7jf7c2ykn0g/s2765/QD3dudeslayer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="2765" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBjxa863hjitabODtU-eFiHLujKnZXIPPbaQYYbtBJgPfdzN7YmYS5VsbCdqMBVdMBEOKJr2P5Ickl9ucqqxYh1L-lOVepk3UgzbfgVNHl3uIa8G25pXJh6Aj9JNQURswfwml0ZF5aUSM4gWOvE-6viVKk_xeOhJL3vdf6-mRq91UGIQi7jf7c2ykn0g/s320/QD3dudeslayer.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lf5r-Gi9_CZ2JEGDQKetTXtdbgZ6jjIziDQKZoE_RZVeADmjAZTdZ7m1n02sisXZEsolo7S-PSsVlEd_TMsfcqB73_Eli2BTzr5-wPL45avzo63-5GMAPRaWvyuHTt5RhA_5xNKbQ6gUUbMkUCuD83ho8KvRM2-pttLS16g1-quWG6hNkpFmDFfVAKU/s2449/QD3dudescutdiag.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="2449" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lf5r-Gi9_CZ2JEGDQKetTXtdbgZ6jjIziDQKZoE_RZVeADmjAZTdZ7m1n02sisXZEsolo7S-PSsVlEd_TMsfcqB73_Eli2BTzr5-wPL45avzo63-5GMAPRaWvyuHTt5RhA_5xNKbQ6gUUbMkUCuD83ho8KvRM2-pttLS16g1-quWG6hNkpFmDFfVAKU/s320/QD3dudescutdiag.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ISPd9dRGBZbOz6_oUoAoGGaj67rH1Nn2MtjESqQkh-bwpKiR7yyWug7IgWPP2MK_ycXRnPRbueiYVSAJ76lnsv1CRFnnbOZscdZHhjWwrkwUn8ijdecKBHtliMhWNY36sPPNLk8LutOLN6YXhgEign_6htS7Ho24Np7VLXL7DIgpMIwuCWZyx4lVkts/s2741/QD3dudestrips.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2741" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ISPd9dRGBZbOz6_oUoAoGGaj67rH1Nn2MtjESqQkh-bwpKiR7yyWug7IgWPP2MK_ycXRnPRbueiYVSAJ76lnsv1CRFnnbOZscdZHhjWwrkwUn8ijdecKBHtliMhWNY36sPPNLk8LutOLN6YXhgEign_6htS7Ho24Np7VLXL7DIgpMIwuCWZyx4lVkts/s320/QD3dudestrips.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9Ozqu02O9y5beCID1ErLzGMZAlKY37f4tCGwE04mPDng13yPjqQt1JKsgyKcJ6dLx-KZo1rrCF-TQK5C0_4e4Wlf8IorB_k3VvRHHP0Rd12AfxKt0lS3qpH84gI_dSFotBWtthad1DboPzfYvgWwMF8pbEhlH_ZDRIDtQB4l8R3vJvQp6wzON8vOX8g/s2572/QD3dudes4squares.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="2572" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9Ozqu02O9y5beCID1ErLzGMZAlKY37f4tCGwE04mPDng13yPjqQt1JKsgyKcJ6dLx-KZo1rrCF-TQK5C0_4e4Wlf8IorB_k3VvRHHP0Rd12AfxKt0lS3qpH84gI_dSFotBWtthad1DboPzfYvgWwMF8pbEhlH_ZDRIDtQB4l8R3vJvQp6wzON8vOX8g/s320/QD3dudes4squares.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Pretty dynamic for some brown and neutral stips, huh? It excited me.</span><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/AVvXsEgbK1kyx3RPIQ-RwL0zICE0xSXM6o2poO4mStMMSc2snVxsbbfk6c477Q9DJzVrYx5H1euhuIQmqaYjfIBFUsL4WuoQxjQsnL9GwIjkbyMed8aTvmcRvMD_pIIhyphenhyphenkHkOJ8W7-5b4U6IFe5PWPsjuJM5PkKuKtbol-NZFGm9BqeKSEMgbyOYV9O_WMFhzh8/s2114/QD3dudesswn1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK1kyx3RPIQ-RwL0zICE0xSXM6o2poO4mStMMSc2snVxsbbfk6c477Q9DJzVrYx5H1euhuIQmqaYjfIBFUsL4WuoQxjQsnL9GwIjkbyMed8aTvmcRvMD_pIIhyphenhyphenkHkOJ8W7-5b4U6IFe5PWPsjuJM5PkKuKtbol-NZFGm9BqeKSEMgbyOYV9O_WMFhzh8/w430-h640/QD3dudesswn1.JPG" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sewn quilt, it did get a border to make it wider (shown another day)- no fabric wasted from what Julie sent me!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-56548420411892169482023-12-03T16:06:00.000-08:002023-12-03T16:06:49.397-08:00Trying to catch up<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I have no idea why I cannot keep up here. Why is it so hard to post on a regular basis? I take the photos and get them off the camera into folders and then I cannot sit and write the posts. It is frustrating. I read everyone else's everyday, but not write my own. I lost a whole month. <br /> At the beginning of November, my quilt guild had its fall retreat. It was bigger than the six it had dwindled down due to covid fears. We were up to 14! It was a great time of sharing and working with others, seeing how others do things and asking each other for suggestions/critiques. Just wonderful. As we work, we put the done work on the railing into the room down the ramp. It gets exciting seeing the work build up. We have the retreat at Stella Niagara, which is a facility that used to be headquarters for a certain group of nuns and a school. There still is a little school there. It sits on a perch above the Niagara River just north of Lewiston, NY (Artpark) and south of Youngstown, NY (Fort Niagara and Lake Ontario). Gorgeous walks when you need a break.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6t4gKwRFkq3Uy7-7uGNJXaiFuOfWuSEKHO3tGbLT-tv2ZOub2WqD175_LUQHhr2vzi0ByaoV6H5hrQ3C51GJNcZST1odx3RsOu3LMSryyDrnnDDvWybjoscDmJ2IsEMUvopu8alxnmfFXkOpe7o2vGhgV7pYj_0vIg-vpAHHS4kZReCIlUir50DvxoU/s4007/quiltdisplay4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="4007" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6t4gKwRFkq3Uy7-7uGNJXaiFuOfWuSEKHO3tGbLT-tv2ZOub2WqD175_LUQHhr2vzi0ByaoV6H5hrQ3C51GJNcZST1odx3RsOu3LMSryyDrnnDDvWybjoscDmJ2IsEMUvopu8alxnmfFXkOpe7o2vGhgV7pYj_0vIg-vpAHHS4kZReCIlUir50DvxoU/w640-h277/quiltdisplay4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1DrvkGh6Pn7whllHjSPtZ9irXIsP_SU9_whEtGbQTK8kA_GLlxngtwioqaxNIAj16eLwLsj-aDYafyTJxlyevt4kLDw5N1YTZ3cPJaUgFNxu8z37hcgn1V75SqehcGWGScID5THcPRPHk_de8xwEUfsDMAi41TTPlxV7KNohVAjJlfrbebBcTC9HTqo/s3991/quiltdisplay3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="3991" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1DrvkGh6Pn7whllHjSPtZ9irXIsP_SU9_whEtGbQTK8kA_GLlxngtwioqaxNIAj16eLwLsj-aDYafyTJxlyevt4kLDw5N1YTZ3cPJaUgFNxu8z37hcgn1V75SqehcGWGScID5THcPRPHk_de8xwEUfsDMAi41TTPlxV7KNohVAjJlfrbebBcTC9HTqo/w640-h210/quiltdisplay3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7fpPjVmnyu36zMVhc8qPRTMZqKHnnBcoiAo3dJY9ntmphsQNur7QqDSMIrB8YyS7yqtukDnaRNb9uRcu-ToaVihMkAkYQfmJBb3zMGveFtEnWcoXvY0mQOs4rYg868bUdM2FaLGkq0docJ5BZ0BBaSZ-sIiR2vdRF5xXwQ32l1xOjezlSuxYdOiF49Y/s3961/quiltdisplay2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="3961" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7fpPjVmnyu36zMVhc8qPRTMZqKHnnBcoiAo3dJY9ntmphsQNur7QqDSMIrB8YyS7yqtukDnaRNb9uRcu-ToaVihMkAkYQfmJBb3zMGveFtEnWcoXvY0mQOs4rYg868bUdM2FaLGkq0docJ5BZ0BBaSZ-sIiR2vdRF5xXwQ32l1xOjezlSuxYdOiF49Y/w640-h266/quiltdisplay2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9v26CoPZo2rhOITDr-V8Pz0_M_n4cBq1QdWb8S4pC1LNTge98U42pUxrEo5sQE4nvj7EECGfDVHWLelsHfMiX-h6A2UYf87pSeV5uo0Hz-UKIWQtccK3Q-J30ksl2i6ku0LyGc8Ew1HfYhnBBzkw6DGnaSPtVFugNROS_AuBwdP6nj8fe0OLCIdXWqs/s3954/quiltdisplay1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3954" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9v26CoPZo2rhOITDr-V8Pz0_M_n4cBq1QdWb8S4pC1LNTge98U42pUxrEo5sQE4nvj7EECGfDVHWLelsHfMiX-h6A2UYf87pSeV5uo0Hz-UKIWQtccK3Q-J30ksl2i6ku0LyGc8Ew1HfYhnBBzkw6DGnaSPtVFugNROS_AuBwdP6nj8fe0OLCIdXWqs/w400-h248/quiltdisplay1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> At the end of the retreat (Sunday morning), we do a show and tell of all our work before we take it all down and leave. We can be there from Thursday to Sunday. The next one is at the end of February. Just a sample of what was done there.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyLJ3DzS6NnyxPYbI20PB3iT118lYcsY25Uy0AviFjwZpqYs16YH8tQ59DU-G422KL7qKNw3ynb8VaslEaF64MT50HhSQb2Jt0ocfVSScgUkIE6Bzbjv19pUpriiMnx8mPqrcKLuRWVh5bGzG92mPJi0IDKPuMnwJYpYRTYRhe4-rC4teSFoWZvEbNAo/s2690/Marleybright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="2089" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyLJ3DzS6NnyxPYbI20PB3iT118lYcsY25Uy0AviFjwZpqYs16YH8tQ59DU-G422KL7qKNw3ynb8VaslEaF64MT50HhSQb2Jt0ocfVSScgUkIE6Bzbjv19pUpriiMnx8mPqrcKLuRWVh5bGzG92mPJi0IDKPuMnwJYpYRTYRhe4-rC4teSFoWZvEbNAo/s320/Marleybright.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEiwhU1z_NihABapRdMt23qElrrqV0tFPN9AulLSe1bm5DdFISFk_d6rDAXmpw3oiKBMfZszgC1xwQwojA1h18RZdSSrva0qr5ejZeq-XRVuMv0xG3zOjwudpQgFN2XNBr2drc1mYb7rLHxj7NMJsNY3ubAlUUZoRXVyfpAdhK2RYT_5IBUYW1PljeuZViU/s3000/Kathytiepieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhU1z_NihABapRdMt23qElrrqV0tFPN9AulLSe1bm5DdFISFk_d6rDAXmpw3oiKBMfZszgC1xwQwojA1h18RZdSSrva0qr5ejZeq-XRVuMv0xG3zOjwudpQgFN2XNBr2drc1mYb7rLHxj7NMJsNY3ubAlUUZoRXVyfpAdhK2RYT_5IBUYW1PljeuZViU/s320/Kathytiepieces.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Made from old tie pieces left over from a larger quilt</span><br /></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/AVvXsEgLeu9VaY4eERU37N4T4OQPrja34O7dk04I3AXK8sMcZ0zpLbnp5vhC3tm8lYe7Hfp6wTlncKxsppQzQAagcfEiM1zVXG62x4rBUZMHZ4UrNHoZ8vgmIpy1xcpltzmUr48ctkw5zE5QXXtsKRRglOkc_MXGPpVmEKjHE_MuRIZ1j9Axqso3tiNDP-OQLe8/s2792/Jenifersquares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="1810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSlhnfstbp0Ssuc2a-27qczOGlRNELvr03fArEwQ7lK3lwKybjYbK06-m7WzZEzLLDdA85pyWTAUDpMzOqHlwtfoUraew7Y9O5Ig3Rfd_mnoOGraHr-nvEjYF1G1kTsqBzjYnEq5ftoJzgBj2jG0xjkz-qU6Mvjd-FSar7GRYng7O46DbaJQ4Wsf0iuU/s320/boxes.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Plus, we always work on a small project. I always try to find something we can do together. I found this <a href="https://sewcanshe.com/how-to-sew-mini-baskets-that-fold-together/" target="_blank">great folding box</a> on She Can Sew.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5qYig5YDGf94MMxvxxG32HlVIYp6tK2SG5CU5dUE30PqVpcV1Luj2HtnoAfH-BpupgEpDe6h20j1i_9qKWiQRGP6FWZBggmu0J14ERyDLFr2wQwwO-dy_Bln-khEDd966BV063U6XBXrgvj6wayIFTZsfpLwjAc0wNVcfDmAlJl4GVkQCcA24FdddWY/s3884/boxes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="3884" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5qYig5YDGf94MMxvxxG32HlVIYp6tK2SG5CU5dUE30PqVpcV1Luj2HtnoAfH-BpupgEpDe6h20j1i_9qKWiQRGP6FWZBggmu0J14ERyDLFr2wQwwO-dy_Bln-khEDd966BV063U6XBXrgvj6wayIFTZsfpLwjAc0wNVcfDmAlJl4GVkQCcA24FdddWY/w640-h220/boxes2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-6016620145379713972023-11-12T19:11:00.000-08:002023-11-12T19:11:58.762-08:00Building the Stash<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I am reporting proudly that I am building my stash as an ongoing process. I never know what fabric I will need to use and I build most of my quilts shopping in my own studio. There is only 1 local quilt shop left in the Buffalo area and they concentrate on novelty fabrics. I know it is not the popular thing to do, but I enjoy building the collection for quilt usage </span><span style="font-size: large;">and I use fabric every week </span><span style="font-size: large;">. People do give me quality scraps and send me fabric that I am grateful for also. <br /> Autumn fabric was almost half off and I needed to replenish what I used.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32XXzqWB2UWVyEAxR5gLa1xeSzPPQHM5EXEBwJLzz9DxDf2xTuSU9THJfQHXbWqb6dCQayhV7iY7vLSjDxX7jPLnjxgC2ENG-jUbb-9ghFkehrEb6gwa9WrUMLKyRenErdEN04U77y8g3VT4Q8XVcTS91JBKYpObdGRIi8sG4_JffMW-agKqGAlrs8uc/s3200/sewwhatautfab.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32XXzqWB2UWVyEAxR5gLa1xeSzPPQHM5EXEBwJLzz9DxDf2xTuSU9THJfQHXbWqb6dCQayhV7iY7vLSjDxX7jPLnjxgC2ENG-jUbb-9ghFkehrEb6gwa9WrUMLKyRenErdEN04U77y8g3VT4Q8XVcTS91JBKYpObdGRIi8sG4_JffMW-agKqGAlrs8uc/w400-h300/sewwhatautfab.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> After working on those Kindred Pinwheels, I fell in love with Tilda fabrics, and after seeing the Hibernation series on Maureen's blog, I bought a fat quarter bundle and another small one of the blenders which I did not photo.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X7LR1ZN-rDHmdvm3rDERTLNTLhs_dUvp8RQWt54UUcFC0GV6ZPNsa4cvS0cIxwpfuu2DyTiELrigF413M7iklYsgoR6PLoJ6i-mMNZfhkJrAa9W3mVenAeufPwrEra2CP-FJBesY_CIqDgmEitWUSELMidhnOEcfKbP4mm3dXV4lWpzcTbhW5YtlwCA/s3022/TildaHiber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3022" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X7LR1ZN-rDHmdvm3rDERTLNTLhs_dUvp8RQWt54UUcFC0GV6ZPNsa4cvS0cIxwpfuu2DyTiELrigF413M7iklYsgoR6PLoJ6i-mMNZfhkJrAa9W3mVenAeufPwrEra2CP-FJBesY_CIqDgmEitWUSELMidhnOEcfKbP4mm3dXV4lWpzcTbhW5YtlwCA/w400-h338/TildaHiber.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> To keep me going in making comfort quilts, Vicki augmented my stash by gifting me some awesome hand dyes. Yes!!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-l-nKGQ0gOqvLdB6RLxiOE28G9QMyWd68Shhr8hFJ9U0Zd0VyvzgZHYUWxVhoytbvbqr8vYro-dUjDWGc_mpZVm0Ez2JekG8gnRe6mctIOjsfc9GbPhBUT0CpCRXwGuC2Q0xy-Q0cnEkxzi-NwiX7CVLFQctvbHy_7_Soxh3NOmKBLlMMBsA6ug8lkQc/s3200/Vickidon1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-l-nKGQ0gOqvLdB6RLxiOE28G9QMyWd68Shhr8hFJ9U0Zd0VyvzgZHYUWxVhoytbvbqr8vYro-dUjDWGc_mpZVm0Ez2JekG8gnRe6mctIOjsfc9GbPhBUT0CpCRXwGuC2Q0xy-Q0cnEkxzi-NwiX7CVLFQctvbHy_7_Soxh3NOmKBLlMMBsA6ug8lkQc/w400-h300/Vickidon1.JPG" width="400" /><br /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I forgot to photo some lovely blenders that I picked up at Hobby Lobby to go with the Hibernation fabrics. All of these just get my creative juices on high alert which is good because it gets dark so early now and we are entering grey sky season here.<br /> Let the cutting begin!<br /></span><br /><br /><p></p>Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-7746343965532444872023-11-09T03:18:00.001-08:002023-11-09T03:18:56.882-08:00Progress with pinwheels<p><span style="font-size: large;"> It has been very satisfying sewing the Kindred Pinwheels blocks with the <a href="https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/2023/06/chipping-away.html" target="_blank">Tilda triangles</a> Maureen sent me. In fact, I have so many blocks that I think they are too much for one quilt and will split them into 2 comfort quilts, 4 by 5 blocks each with lattice and borders.<br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEjdo7stBdpE48TAQ9pLktAzUt8-6ESnN0u_2eupkRaLOlT6YwttDEPoaHq5dYd5M8NW8Ux78BQSh0VKhC9rom0Zw9pwxMqTCiItzYXpIFPpedOwO84gNo_XrUTAxXUbPVstX8nDAG5Lc0T8_0vEH2snT6_pkBioRwK7IKN6oQOH_6rtluFyggES3jSSrXU/s3022/Kindpwhlall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo7stBdpE48TAQ9pLktAzUt8-6ESnN0u_2eupkRaLOlT6YwttDEPoaHq5dYd5M8NW8Ux78BQSh0VKhC9rom0Zw9pwxMqTCiItzYXpIFPpedOwO84gNo_XrUTAxXUbPVstX8nDAG5Lc0T8_0vEH2snT6_pkBioRwK7IKN6oQOH_6rtluFyggES3jSSrXU/w570-h640/Kindpwhlall.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rosie's inspection looking for imperfections and stray threads</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><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/AVvXsEi9QvcnsRUOGkZYpIPxpwvel1wwxUxlKu2Dwx1fS_fw3blxu2eD9z3aPW5e9Do34LtYEycbg1pAuZFdjEsnivP3Y6kOO72L3J5nTjms9HJ58i74-DARszBQgquvbryBH0p9i0zgwxFZjzGlJXwzccjgk3aRcmTh4l2jECHUrFOnv33HG6QoCE1iYeC9lEI/s4032/Kindpwhlattbl.jpg" 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/AVvXsEi9QvcnsRUOGkZYpIPxpwvel1wwxUxlKu2Dwx1fS_fw3blxu2eD9z3aPW5e9Do34LtYEycbg1pAuZFdjEsnivP3Y6kOO72L3J5nTjms9HJ58i74-DARszBQgquvbryBH0p9i0zgwxFZjzGlJXwzccjgk3aRcmTh4l2jECHUrFOnv33HG6QoCE1iYeC9lEI/w300-h400/Kindpwhlattbl.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Figuring out lattice and cornerstones</span><br /></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/AVvXsEj_xl1vJK9bMNeKyylTNVVS_GYon1f6uAM3S_yU36rppAoATF7P89TgVT5G5qOmQHdfnAUVcsWmLd-AVxxOrcZbWHcjfhjq8l1UYSiXWMjOp0dnerbDpd2ei9WBBFxcrm-ugqSk_F2bTKPxsNLzO4A1rzFvdmx2kxnC5UGqjhHKx-c-vA1Rqjh5JzBg9LE/s2276/Kindpwhlsgrlatt2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2276" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xl1vJK9bMNeKyylTNVVS_GYon1f6uAM3S_yU36rppAoATF7P89TgVT5G5qOmQHdfnAUVcsWmLd-AVxxOrcZbWHcjfhjq8l1UYSiXWMjOp0dnerbDpd2ei9WBBFxcrm-ugqSk_F2bTKPxsNLzO4A1rzFvdmx2kxnC5UGqjhHKx-c-vA1Rqjh5JzBg9LE/w400-h394/Kindpwhlsgrlatt2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will make the second quilt with darker lattice and then light cornerstones, so I am just testing the idea with a few greens. Not sure if these are the lattice fabrics yet.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2tuOkppzOrym_XqoeA0EcnjYR7_yz7DUi-HjbKcPmKNvXky-tZhHn7UVkidDYMZbCqCuWU435G5x8Qvv4LMbUWkafe98fC9lA1ZEXe2Ym093Q3Zt8RV3zb1ib5Xw0IpysgeiuMkE1Fh2OF06F0QOcKBfMcKOfanRhTU2YCsMF0BD4TpmVVoXCZb0L40/s2188/Kindpwhlsgrlatt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="2096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2tuOkppzOrym_XqoeA0EcnjYR7_yz7DUi-HjbKcPmKNvXky-tZhHn7UVkidDYMZbCqCuWU435G5x8Qvv4LMbUWkafe98fC9lA1ZEXe2Ym093Q3Zt8RV3zb1ib5Xw0IpysgeiuMkE1Fh2OF06F0QOcKBfMcKOfanRhTU2YCsMF0BD4TpmVVoXCZb0L40/w384-h400/Kindpwhlsgrlatt.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-62838010260303231832023-11-06T07:57:00.002-08:002023-11-06T07:57:44.476-08:00Last blooms standing<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Well, Oct. 31st, I saw snow. On Halloween. Fortunately, I took photos before of the remnants of my garden because it still had lovely flowers. I can't take apart the garden or boxes if there are still blooms on the plants, so I will be prying them out once the weather turns ugly probably. We just have too many months without flowers, so I hang on to them for all its worth.<br /></span></p><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/AVvXsEix4rziXyB04DHvw_AJ5NHxFCmDqkjq-CocUJNJsVKHSrc7YTHO-Apo50DTx6npi-1Axy4k16dWG_WVX-XkwjPeZgGQ_bsm4ndtcMnInQ9LCIZh5UEumeKhJN1HZ6Esx7JEkuzvWBafBGwra_MJrqo7XMrVE1x-g1Gkzr7cyrORz7KebdlgpSIkNfMCeWw/s3200/zinniaor2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4rziXyB04DHvw_AJ5NHxFCmDqkjq-CocUJNJsVKHSrc7YTHO-Apo50DTx6npi-1Axy4k16dWG_WVX-XkwjPeZgGQ_bsm4ndtcMnInQ9LCIZh5UEumeKhJN1HZ6Esx7JEkuzvWBafBGwra_MJrqo7XMrVE1x-g1Gkzr7cyrORz7KebdlgpSIkNfMCeWw/w400-h300/zinniaor2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I do not like to have many seams in the binding, so a border will help alleviate that. I varied a lot from Bonnie Hunter's pattern, but I really like the way it turned out. I also premade the binding so it will vary from green to brown to orange like the quilt.</span><br /></p><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/AVvXsEjpnlY_xzw1ySgV2T9L7EzQf70TJ0-rgkgjbzv5g4eCKjUmtvS9mYy80Y9BuNt82e6WJUzq7PdnNfkMPSr5KzKQOpalVi18aM7zMU25YyrHPl1FlMAiFC_-vER_Ptb548fFu_VCNOwRW7AjbVIYXLLSrs6nf9dtwvYL142VmFIdRY0ENSA9_ZpCIJChV6k/s2274/Appautswnnobdr.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="1877" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnlY_xzw1ySgV2T9L7EzQf70TJ0-rgkgjbzv5g4eCKjUmtvS9mYy80Y9BuNt82e6WJUzq7PdnNfkMPSr5KzKQOpalVi18aM7zMU25YyrHPl1FlMAiFC_-vER_Ptb548fFu_VCNOwRW7AjbVIYXLLSrs6nf9dtwvYL142VmFIdRY0ENSA9_ZpCIJChV6k/w330-h400/Appautswnnobdr.JPG" width="330" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Too many seams to put a binding on for me</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMLM5AfAfMDxd0nNRJzdn5HRqc8FeaBBLk3jxMcUZGJTIobCTL4LToPpXLVOVCPLB7Jjc2Kpt2ZFzEk7xJDBiBlkLE4qYdixSAhondJb0rYMuB1RY6hetorP3fdnb0hNGtdDR8wsBMsb1I6erpIz2fmxz_DScFkxZW-bOwBLL07UyHznZJvtUO7laADo/s2984/Appautbdrs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMLM5AfAfMDxd0nNRJzdn5HRqc8FeaBBLk3jxMcUZGJTIobCTL4LToPpXLVOVCPLB7Jjc2Kpt2ZFzEk7xJDBiBlkLE4qYdixSAhondJb0rYMuB1RY6hetorP3fdnb0hNGtdDR8wsBMsb1I6erpIz2fmxz_DScFkxZW-bOwBLL07UyHznZJvtUO7laADo/w524-h640/Appautbdrs.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><br />Linda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.com8