tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61041482999388566702024-02-18T23:14:54.657-05:00mangofeetgaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.comBlogger1085125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-3202380638258112162023-12-31T20:55:00.000-05:002023-12-31T20:55:39.682-05:00Happy New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnOSDeEDhUxWm4eBRrg43fvRzmb0uR5WyCEmZlNKLgiCx6gOAzbOr2-6Og4k8m1n389O4rwR7KSYBetcduXVKO2Gt-UdzkcGYuB6a6Ny_XQx_g4mOy1cON09MjTJvweJwOhlSVeAAcMimJjgEDNMx7exn12yR5hulQgRzKIAGbG4nK7BhMG-zPQCimck1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="626" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnOSDeEDhUxWm4eBRrg43fvRzmb0uR5WyCEmZlNKLgiCx6gOAzbOr2-6Og4k8m1n389O4rwR7KSYBetcduXVKO2Gt-UdzkcGYuB6a6Ny_XQx_g4mOy1cON09MjTJvweJwOhlSVeAAcMimJjgEDNMx7exn12yR5hulQgRzKIAGbG4nK7BhMG-zPQCimck1s" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And here's hoping 2024 is kinder than 2023.</p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-50319921095682337322023-11-22T22:58:00.005-05:002023-11-22T23:00:10.067-05:00Gobble gobble!<p> To all my readers who celebrate -</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Pj3gdCaJGfk7pDUXFBXrY5aczH8cgAxv-Y-0EP0rfhQ700ZEVU3NQPSMhUUweK-TPdhS0zdkxVcnWtDBGwg1YcOrNGyLSiTqZEopGwNe4RMarIdbzg60z_VZWzGoEQLx5tZ9sXFyw-A7NDWhKgQ5kFIrcyVm-P7W2fpBaUY-TOyqCE7VIWCrEs1YcJuF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1307" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Pj3gdCaJGfk7pDUXFBXrY5aczH8cgAxv-Y-0EP0rfhQ700ZEVU3NQPSMhUUweK-TPdhS0zdkxVcnWtDBGwg1YcOrNGyLSiTqZEopGwNe4RMarIdbzg60z_VZWzGoEQLx5tZ9sXFyw-A7NDWhKgQ5kFIrcyVm-P7W2fpBaUY-TOyqCE7VIWCrEs1YcJuF" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>To everyone else - have the best Thursday ever!<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(And trust me to be someone who would do an "I'm back" post just before wandering off for an extended visit with family. I swear I'll do better soon!)<br /><br /></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-32822849393401016862023-11-06T14:00:00.000-05:002023-11-06T14:00:07.054-05:00Okay, lets see if I can remember how to work this thing...<p> I didn't mean to wander off for quite so long. Stuff happens and then more stuff, and then I kept thinking "oh, I'll need to make a long blog post to catch up" and that seemed too exhausting to even start...</p><p>So.</p><p>I'm just going to pretend I've been here all along.</p><p>I've had a great yen to make Bonnie Hunter's <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Trips</a> quilts for a long time, and when<a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2023/05/its-finish-trip-around-world.html" target="_blank"> Cathy made hers</a> using 2" strips rather than 2.5" strips, I was sold!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8KK-9ZLGsOTQ7Iyp0IJmet991vhQk9-P-YAr7Uepl8l6u7eK2Pm7ZoFZzikZmKTheCr3bcABI7LM9dB-nlovQ30sjy9UrwlwWBCjZtyyWMoGjb09t9n230CGjW6XJMpNI8Og7cVCdoB4uKPBC4Btikr0gYpZlHbJWLHpwu2CDF0_CZlIxJJomCUKypPc/s4860/scrappytripswall2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="4860" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8KK-9ZLGsOTQ7Iyp0IJmet991vhQk9-P-YAr7Uepl8l6u7eK2Pm7ZoFZzikZmKTheCr3bcABI7LM9dB-nlovQ30sjy9UrwlwWBCjZtyyWMoGjb09t9n230CGjW6XJMpNI8Og7cVCdoB4uKPBC4Btikr0gYpZlHbJWLHpwu2CDF0_CZlIxJJomCUKypPc/s320/scrappytripswall2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I started cutting 2" strips at lengths of a smidgen more than 12", and then had a sudden inspiration. There's another quilt I want to make using a lot of 2" squares sewn in strips - <a href="https://www.quiltedtwins.com/free-patterns.htm" target="_blank">Quilted Twins Dots and Dashes.</a> Here's the picture from their website:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUqxW_JfwIA4_G0_z3G8UFzjInlxs8xict3K6QSZEPGkK7pwed31rqpIoMOK66cyFgVb-_8aSrGj95pbMkpwCge7-LFjEMZHsaC1HrgVFvU53cBA8jCgF7MyEAFkbe77k9WlIrOtKhZgbvftAqI2r8zqIOwcX5Q25fCMbdsCpNTIeUzgtp4i9mhl2B3fU/s357/QTdots&dashes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="357" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUqxW_JfwIA4_G0_z3G8UFzjInlxs8xict3K6QSZEPGkK7pwed31rqpIoMOK66cyFgVb-_8aSrGj95pbMkpwCge7-LFjEMZHsaC1HrgVFvU53cBA8jCgF7MyEAFkbe77k9WlIrOtKhZgbvftAqI2r8zqIOwcX5Q25fCMbdsCpNTIeUzgtp4i9mhl2B3fU/s320/QTdots&dashes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMeKBI0EWZtizhvhpnUiN0iPnU1M-BeihyphenhyphenMADwq73184P_BGyJzeVdXaVW01qR9nyQN92UPuwqT_53nsgUP6dGqdTlLqBLdEAbwKThit5Wqfp0IzXXryy57UPq24fhxiW_qq-ZhqrN4uQzg5WJxFs5O29h_6q_K0FhX4QQoiUfOXB9O3t2S6exXUIWLTA/s3845/dots-dashes1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="3730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMeKBI0EWZtizhvhpnUiN0iPnU1M-BeihyphenhyphenMADwq73184P_BGyJzeVdXaVW01qR9nyQN92UPuwqT_53nsgUP6dGqdTlLqBLdEAbwKThit5Wqfp0IzXXryy57UPq24fhxiW_qq-ZhqrN4uQzg5WJxFs5O29h_6q_K0FhX4QQoiUfOXB9O3t2S6exXUIWLTA/s320/dots-dashes1.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The block needs strips consisting of 5, 7, and 9 squares sewed together, and the 6-square strips I was already cutting for Scrappy Trips would give me a lovely jumpstart. <p></p><p> I started cutting longer strips for sewing into strata, cutting off the 6 units I needed for my scrappy trips block, and then cutting more 2" units to use toward Dots and Dashes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRIpervrmgtHwBuOfqsywFj8-je0Gz5BJbQ92eMsDNOwllpdPCXVp6zNfw8i8yOom6vtR3C9nHAUikzNwNmrJ91H9DnpgcuJPh0hq76yt-DTuS0Qd-LlxsJsQJjshEdaI7Ng0UJItxJX8alupYDISRjQjNtNo7VxzlyGnrED8oARxkzgaXiIKqAjT8M_G/s5113/2fercuts1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="5113" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRIpervrmgtHwBuOfqsywFj8-je0Gz5BJbQ92eMsDNOwllpdPCXVp6zNfw8i8yOom6vtR3C9nHAUikzNwNmrJ91H9DnpgcuJPh0hq76yt-DTuS0Qd-LlxsJsQJjshEdaI7Ng0UJItxJX8alupYDISRjQjNtNo7VxzlyGnrED8oARxkzgaXiIKqAjT8M_G/s320/2fercuts1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCDddhpse7wVznWmRiTrIkkpiWwZtK8gQh3N96mApgevgVGg3gl2Mn_D2rA_2txVgQCaqEL_qyDyW7-5voxawUigz4k4z3iEwys_ecGPM3RuatVhWDGAIHnIXy4PBWIHM3Hdt2ReEIqiMz5lO1L75ShRJfeH4czmdO0EHD43vWMFGRrK7aLSlxz2s3NyX/s4646/2fercuts2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4646" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCDddhpse7wVznWmRiTrIkkpiWwZtK8gQh3N96mApgevgVGg3gl2Mn_D2rA_2txVgQCaqEL_qyDyW7-5voxawUigz4k4z3iEwys_ecGPM3RuatVhWDGAIHnIXy4PBWIHM3Hdt2ReEIqiMz5lO1L75ShRJfeH4czmdO0EHD43vWMFGRrK7aLSlxz2s3NyX/s320/2fercuts2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Sometimes I even get a little bonus of 2 or 3 square offcuts.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Next thing I knew, I had 16 Dots and Dashes blocks assembled.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQTFoFVahtdR1wiv-WYpiwVSRfcl_EU1OlDVZe_AbBG1bkKnkzOKDRNMsoV4TkRLmn1Myz2yYrIEETNWDJKXQtBvvV3WiPXXtOZMYDNDsbl3e9DXhI7dYyWZ6T9hFH8up3ojG8q52qUUDD9vcu0sTxPD8y_Dm9zhvbEdX7j5ThpchY53zOhZ0TnWZt8wB/s4740/dots-dashes2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3685" data-original-width="4740" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQTFoFVahtdR1wiv-WYpiwVSRfcl_EU1OlDVZe_AbBG1bkKnkzOKDRNMsoV4TkRLmn1Myz2yYrIEETNWDJKXQtBvvV3WiPXXtOZMYDNDsbl3e9DXhI7dYyWZ6T9hFH8up3ojG8q52qUUDD9vcu0sTxPD8y_Dm9zhvbEdX7j5ThpchY53zOhZ0TnWZt8wB/s320/dots-dashes2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It's like leader/enders on steroids...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-7595905977480086322022-07-17T16:53:00.000-04:002022-07-17T16:53:07.647-04:00How did it get to be Sunday already?!?<p> I could have sworn that yesterday was Second Monday, and the day before that was Warbleday, but I'm being assured that today is indeed Sunday. </p><p>So. </p><p>Seems like I've got a photo or two of what I've been up to this week.</p><p>I've got a heart of cake stands,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dm1MND_9BV3DF8gR-28hJ88vBq9kKZlEKHBwwqJ_H5qso_d1kmrtPUKVyCdjFBn2tyIS7wtlykIq5nguWIOdwW3IFE6FAtrq3kyyhuHXKg51WbRMN-XUBtiYMD_kIXpbYXlrjShYNfZhyxsEcwbN893MXpJfoC6HzC_SUjvJ44QjBz4mllcoApodTw/s4401/julycakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="4401" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dm1MND_9BV3DF8gR-28hJ88vBq9kKZlEKHBwwqJ_H5qso_d1kmrtPUKVyCdjFBn2tyIS7wtlykIq5nguWIOdwW3IFE6FAtrq3kyyhuHXKg51WbRMN-XUBtiYMD_kIXpbYXlrjShYNfZhyxsEcwbN893MXpJfoC6HzC_SUjvJ44QjBz4mllcoApodTw/s320/julycakes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>and a handful of chips.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGY6UM4MrqjNw50pt4ktR8SuhAV6L84PiFwkHBlCnlj79mHXnT7KamLkcim3VKyQFvYH1FWEzxiYEIyne9kZdsRCUA3D0jLSOmUqRlwHL_0m-DI2uYYshADcewROKX0aQIdizbmxSzD1r5tctMQpz6EpMwbbWBFBtnEV4RZutT1YYo26f-qGu0ndrAjw/s2637/julychips.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="2637" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGY6UM4MrqjNw50pt4ktR8SuhAV6L84PiFwkHBlCnlj79mHXnT7KamLkcim3VKyQFvYH1FWEzxiYEIyne9kZdsRCUA3D0jLSOmUqRlwHL_0m-DI2uYYshADcewROKX0aQIdizbmxSzD1r5tctMQpz6EpMwbbWBFBtnEV4RZutT1YYo26f-qGu0ndrAjw/s320/julychips.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And two more Antique Tiles have joined the party.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6XuRORbCs3mlWvL_7NuEZ-xsyDlOzY6GkUDsZ8dcI5OL4z6wRQEeYL-j-tQVwbquu8XKstdxJz2iGj3j1d7-xchNZx2-i9bWfSsfHhxLWUf1_GebAakZQkziQRrt4vrDxEqjcd0lNAlfADP2h9hX-4ZKLP0EaKXCElNS1-ihu30AoupY7BUk882uPw/s3804/at-julypurple.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="3804" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6XuRORbCs3mlWvL_7NuEZ-xsyDlOzY6GkUDsZ8dcI5OL4z6wRQEeYL-j-tQVwbquu8XKstdxJz2iGj3j1d7-xchNZx2-i9bWfSsfHhxLWUf1_GebAakZQkziQRrt4vrDxEqjcd0lNAlfADP2h9hX-4ZKLP0EaKXCElNS1-ihu30AoupY7BUk882uPw/s320/at-julypurple.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's even a new PSP20-22 block done.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvj1bZMKhvmdYiier1NQMv_vC1ALPuwYfF-ze1S4DKRWL_bVSHAUdlAP9ZoSuiyUqjmKy9PUZGlxJbD7AfT8kn6efcXCKR9Qb-3uJsjIN7FBvLA8z2W80aT6hzB9qRAGhica8usE_ZOQWUnFBn2UkwU-f-SWR5tNi5U1rKhjU-FtWBZXOB8yBGMsfw4w/s3741/psp20-22purple.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="3741" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvj1bZMKhvmdYiier1NQMv_vC1ALPuwYfF-ze1S4DKRWL_bVSHAUdlAP9ZoSuiyUqjmKy9PUZGlxJbD7AfT8kn6efcXCKR9Qb-3uJsjIN7FBvLA8z2W80aT6hzB9qRAGhica8usE_ZOQWUnFBn2UkwU-f-SWR5tNi5U1rKhjU-FtWBZXOB8yBGMsfw4w/s320/psp20-22purple.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I counted up my Hawk's Nest blocks (which I type as Hawk's Next every. single. time. and have to go back and correct), thinking I had 10 or 11 done. It turns out I'd just finished number 20, so I'd better get moving and clear that design wall. Which means it's border audition time for my Jacks top.</div><div>I pulled out some likely candidates - two different stripes and a couple of batiks - and pinned them up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrUfCbWix0eAA7DD6zsuNfYNDL9pZwRw35q4h_iIgc9fxuHWqMWFeXesSvgSkGWg1C5JaHWGXdakuoCcTkkeNHTKq-A4qEJZKWWp8mnIP40EtRDmmSS3IeRpoVkGRbCVoppEqjLvhxJhuawwC_KU0NWERQu0lkLrP9YiNZsD-BlP6D78r74dUWKcYaw/s5001/jaxborderauds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3660" data-original-width="5001" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrUfCbWix0eAA7DD6zsuNfYNDL9pZwRw35q4h_iIgc9fxuHWqMWFeXesSvgSkGWg1C5JaHWGXdakuoCcTkkeNHTKq-A4qEJZKWWp8mnIP40EtRDmmSS3IeRpoVkGRbCVoppEqjLvhxJhuawwC_KU0NWERQu0lkLrP9YiNZsD-BlP6D78r74dUWKcYaw/s320/jaxborderauds.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp8XTDTYjtMoOWNep_SPm5MxvVYTBju1vFzwy3-49yRyNHCDVs1hHKUNJCOMFg9GyxvPTFAu0IQJaITc2lY1xR2ENCChZC9Pv02_fJFT5Y-MIaoIuoP0HGG00oCugZMrhIUI-OdMJX9ij0XuPiTSTC0jnwcvAfqE6n8o9l3RLlU0E_giJWmMzamFNMw/s4853/jaxborder1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4853" data-original-width="3641" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp8XTDTYjtMoOWNep_SPm5MxvVYTBju1vFzwy3-49yRyNHCDVs1hHKUNJCOMFg9GyxvPTFAu0IQJaITc2lY1xR2ENCChZC9Pv02_fJFT5Y-MIaoIuoP0HGG00oCugZMrhIUI-OdMJX9ij0XuPiTSTC0jnwcvAfqE6n8o9l3RLlU0E_giJWmMzamFNMw/s320/jaxborder1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFLRL44jITJ9kUrf4HM0kuz-mIKxJF2GZFOlbTnT_MV-Adr0GWA6WhyaAnPDI9fl1dDjNXfKlACrGcKldhWDhOqMJicO5pOqEYVoAv42-cSfxXk8NqKroW1KISxPe6Lla19UL6oSZQW-84GdoHSaAuo78Y4B7vV0RLTJiymhMkmkyKxhsIiKHCmESgA/s4719/jaxborder2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4719" data-original-width="3729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFLRL44jITJ9kUrf4HM0kuz-mIKxJF2GZFOlbTnT_MV-Adr0GWA6WhyaAnPDI9fl1dDjNXfKlACrGcKldhWDhOqMJicO5pOqEYVoAv42-cSfxXk8NqKroW1KISxPe6Lla19UL6oSZQW-84GdoHSaAuo78Y4B7vV0RLTJiymhMkmkyKxhsIiKHCmESgA/s320/jaxborder2.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><br />I really like the second batik (the one on the left), but sadly I've only got one yard and it won't be enough. I'll keep scrumbling and maybe an idea will pop out at me. In the meantime, I'll start making the alterate blocks for Hawk's Nest (nest not next. nest nest nest) (dammit) so I'll be ready when Jacks flies off the wall.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/scraphappy-saturday.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/07/oh-scrap-so-far-behind.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come join the fun!</div><div><br /></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-38946458098380750312022-07-09T20:26:00.002-04:002022-07-10T10:45:57.875-04:00Hey, look! Another post!<p> Already July is going better than the last six months. Well, slightly more productive, anyway.</p><p>I got a couple of purple cake stands done for RSC,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZl7TdiGfERpsMAoMIEi5kNdLFdPwq9KxuXFX9F3MjF6k9owsQOJNSn11wk3C2pr7qBouqmimbwNlfhNTseiNx0HX1FoN9KlpHeBL7C7qLdkgwaPGa64Yrv29zhL5iSvqNKgOi6mpTl5fZ-EP7-dpPi-uux7ydqWQVX_XLZ561QQcXj5g5F4tADje4A/s5063/cs-purp22.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="5063" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZl7TdiGfERpsMAoMIEi5kNdLFdPwq9KxuXFX9F3MjF6k9owsQOJNSn11wk3C2pr7qBouqmimbwNlfhNTseiNx0HX1FoN9KlpHeBL7C7qLdkgwaPGa64Yrv29zhL5iSvqNKgOi6mpTl5fZ-EP7-dpPi-uux7ydqWQVX_XLZ561QQcXj5g5F4tADje4A/s320/cs-purp22.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>as well as a couple of Antique Tiles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjXYjHAn8wzFg_rxOavFjvfWqR_BiZ-t5mJF-LPnFHhpPZNKVHci7x4jmVutQG7bk1-T7xBlQFgB2L0ZsP_km_d0BCtkO8v5g9VbXH7vP-mtOhp92yEK2BXfFg8JEWVFfOkxExRVtN9-n23_awsEMwsUcPtnJOGwK8_IRAwWVTiIQ54pesDwYwEMuFg/s5128/at-2purps.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="5128" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjXYjHAn8wzFg_rxOavFjvfWqR_BiZ-t5mJF-LPnFHhpPZNKVHci7x4jmVutQG7bk1-T7xBlQFgB2L0ZsP_km_d0BCtkO8v5g9VbXH7vP-mtOhp92yEK2BXfFg8JEWVFfOkxExRVtN9-n23_awsEMwsUcPtnJOGwK8_IRAwWVTiIQ54pesDwYwEMuFg/s320/at-2purps.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I've got more of both of those blocks cut and ready to sew, which is what I've been doing in between sewing more Hawk's Nest blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div>I lay out a block,</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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None of that "where will I start" nonsense!</p><p>Can a Hawk's Nest be considered a squirrel?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx2WexgqftR4tKenSkfWkPR-LOKi0wzGZruK-A9baFj4S5TezxAgZrVa2fDtCBRzqZAoLmHBTlqivkI4GUnJjirWFmpHmmdhYzSeXVQYCIkmW2FJOTLiw_c-x5az4kF36faP_PJbkASNo0MGFmye5ERDW5XXZMMn6YCvWB33HtljANbQ17HQztezPhaw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="3232" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx2WexgqftR4tKenSkfWkPR-LOKi0wzGZruK-A9baFj4S5TezxAgZrVa2fDtCBRzqZAoLmHBTlqivkI4GUnJjirWFmpHmmdhYzSeXVQYCIkmW2FJOTLiw_c-x5az4kF36faP_PJbkASNo0MGFmye5ERDW5XXZMMn6YCvWB33HtljANbQ17HQztezPhaw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/scraphappy-saturday-purple.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/07/oh-scrap-i-touched-lot-of-scraps.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a> Come see what pretty purples are in play!</p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-53444997288537675002022-07-02T19:23:00.001-04:002022-07-03T11:42:41.094-04:00well now, let's see - where was I?<p> I seem to remember that I have a blog laying around here someplace. Let's just dust it off a bit and see what happens.</p><p>I don't think I got much done in the way of RSC sewing, or at least I didn't think to take many photos if I did. June's blue was a pretty abysmal showing - just these two sad little fellas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdh7Giqo6nk3thBmv_Oi2w2DdrjpAZFpAwj6rfhFr928elxz6GU5uoEwZDImG_54EKmTLxRkCEV1OKnq-z38BnsxPmw5ixszQI5cI-ryF_kTEkw5CKZKRUv4-aofHhhuX0LrlyykP-o9DkaAlZ6blC-vliPFm8HG8MBulwksQSIgad4DQwK9BeRyhkg/s3899/rscbluefail.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="3899" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdh7Giqo6nk3thBmv_Oi2w2DdrjpAZFpAwj6rfhFr928elxz6GU5uoEwZDImG_54EKmTLxRkCEV1OKnq-z38BnsxPmw5ixszQI5cI-ryF_kTEkw5CKZKRUv4-aofHhhuX0LrlyykP-o9DkaAlZ6blC-vliPFm8HG8MBulwksQSIgad4DQwK9BeRyhkg/s320/rscbluefail.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But there was quite a bit of faffing around with purple all spring. <div><br /></div><div>This - <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjhJqMEdXGy64oRdh9IW5u1XgbhjDmnppONDceCQWDkw7k3OZ36BDC3K2TaIbBOPrijGMfWraPhOswBgxTd4NbJfU6CjcD5IbwAAqxUXWYkdaBsZdrbF2aEUuNHnVJomZ1D32yRvF_4Ha2wuhxrhBGl3UIkklSM8Qi2o5b7rQC1NDQrP_pvDSsQsr7Q/s3429/IMG_1667%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3429" data-original-width="3163" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjhJqMEdXGy64oRdh9IW5u1XgbhjDmnppONDceCQWDkw7k3OZ36BDC3K2TaIbBOPrijGMfWraPhOswBgxTd4NbJfU6CjcD5IbwAAqxUXWYkdaBsZdrbF2aEUuNHnVJomZ1D32yRvF_4Ha2wuhxrhBGl3UIkklSM8Qi2o5b7rQC1NDQrP_pvDSsQsr7Q/s320/IMG_1667%20(2).JPG" width="295" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and this -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1BPFKvkem311nAOy6IMSQjqoYI0rpa_79Ks3itWGn8bYnnd__IGRYNOERfhYaQYwXOiD3Q_ZV9pLAktpAULIsfCLMaiX05wTj0j29aDMB4TL4u01lVqHbAx3p-UDHzSEzrFCpwWJ8gJVd87nMeWe41-r-SeyYW-LxUx_XK0X8_-7f8TESb5T5ARkMQ/s5051/IMG_1666%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3842" data-original-width="5051" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1BPFKvkem311nAOy6IMSQjqoYI0rpa_79Ks3itWGn8bYnnd__IGRYNOERfhYaQYwXOiD3Q_ZV9pLAktpAULIsfCLMaiX05wTj0j29aDMB4TL4u01lVqHbAx3p-UDHzSEzrFCpwWJ8gJVd87nMeWe41-r-SeyYW-LxUx_XK0X8_-7f8TESb5T5ARkMQ/s320/IMG_1666%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>became this -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkBeYatVSLnnwhoterf6oif0-N_O_NfJKepJQXvpKYznFFRGtIbIV8WfhLVVLwPfJjF49Gu7onG1knSyCoCU9AgKy2fKohTI1n2I33HYu1fTFXL-zLcbGrDUQ5vp04a0T5hXNeWqz2hYPzcP0qq1EoxpoDQ7mtht7lAIXGtFsqvVIiJ6LzIsFamSiEg/s4540/purp9p.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3774" data-original-width="4540" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkBeYatVSLnnwhoterf6oif0-N_O_NfJKepJQXvpKYznFFRGtIbIV8WfhLVVLwPfJjF49Gu7onG1knSyCoCU9AgKy2fKohTI1n2I33HYu1fTFXL-zLcbGrDUQ5vp04a0T5hXNeWqz2hYPzcP0qq1EoxpoDQ7mtht7lAIXGtFsqvVIiJ6LzIsFamSiEg/s320/purp9p.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div>and this.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZycpMtybXqmoCKW2dybRRgcoKdgWTyuIp5e-ZvJBbGr30Ag8v6CIXHgTHXukXbuk9cpJHgrbFMjMmLHwlTH56H1PfiRUoYYNTpyAYYdInuV_GETSjLhxVtBw7KCaqoz-X2wV7oUWR5qRbtThZzWjnRXckCskFtG7lAl9M5apts311BUpg_AFpHTDOQ/s4623/bigpurple.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4623" data-original-width="3709" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZycpMtybXqmoCKW2dybRRgcoKdgWTyuIp5e-ZvJBbGr30Ag8v6CIXHgTHXukXbuk9cpJHgrbFMjMmLHwlTH56H1PfiRUoYYNTpyAYYdInuV_GETSjLhxVtBw7KCaqoz-X2wV7oUWR5qRbtThZzWjnRXckCskFtG7lAl9M5apts311BUpg_AFpHTDOQ/s320/bigpurple.JPG" width="257" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The second one is a completed top, and the first one is awaiting borders. (I'm still dithering) (You know me, right?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, that makes this mess on my cutting mat a real treasure for July's RSC color - purple! (Thank you, Angela, for picking such a perfect and well-timed color!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bdWdVsLurgl0JFXnIXlZDsdtPMub39kvmQoU_Csn91Teg3mFaLSCp6-yrM_XBQyYo2iUadiwII2dNYQ8rzg9gRsA4WPjz0v2CmF6Pv9RByRMAuUaKdtpUUw8U7Ph8Jngd-A3BPyiOV1_IMSlpmZQMBZvEzkExzVuP6hkgb8Mz4Qrc63n8kh8Ji_5Kw/s5152/purpleorts.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bdWdVsLurgl0JFXnIXlZDsdtPMub39kvmQoU_Csn91Teg3mFaLSCp6-yrM_XBQyYo2iUadiwII2dNYQ8rzg9gRsA4WPjz0v2CmF6Pv9RByRMAuUaKdtpUUw8U7Ph8Jngd-A3BPyiOV1_IMSlpmZQMBZvEzkExzVuP6hkgb8Mz4Qrc63n8kh8Ji_5Kw/s320/purpleorts.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Speaking of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, anyone remember these blocks?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm50TA2PhHuDTG8iUZ00AFx_9azwQiMsXL2OVo9BR0y6jFizHfk0DvOGWyb7BcZ7HuGDpUByAewZNsGGE6tedFBRrN26uPxqcDXcWF33NwMSaknq6XOzld_ZcffaZ5anRIZ4VspqVw7iDexAsaL9dOqCXB4txc9v05q96jQ_h6iD-UYUv7vL1LFJvEA/s4810/jacks-setstart.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4810" data-original-width="3355" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm50TA2PhHuDTG8iUZ00AFx_9azwQiMsXL2OVo9BR0y6jFizHfk0DvOGWyb7BcZ7HuGDpUByAewZNsGGE6tedFBRrN26uPxqcDXcWF33NwMSaknq6XOzld_ZcffaZ5anRIZ4VspqVw7iDexAsaL9dOqCXB4txc9v05q96jQ_h6iD-UYUv7vL1LFJvEA/s320/jacks-setstart.JPG" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After making them for a couple of years for RSC, I decided that I had enough for a quilt, so I sashed and scrambled and got them to this stage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwICyiZq3adTSNi-XAnuDjJHsRasKTsmz-bDU0VVqbsE0P2b37AwsOn6eAUVJnbPlnZXJKV6FEJY8fsPkr6xvnjIOg8oRfzuoAmhTzxyxZo4Hh8DyZ33IjNRcoN-egKz73jHp9aVSMiMKcQhCBJ88cF5fm0DHwhjkSbfg0FATY0C6sRfL7Ic5fFcXyQ/s4918/jacks-allrows.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4918" data-original-width="3339" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwICyiZq3adTSNi-XAnuDjJHsRasKTsmz-bDU0VVqbsE0P2b37AwsOn6eAUVJnbPlnZXJKV6FEJY8fsPkr6xvnjIOg8oRfzuoAmhTzxyxZo4Hh8DyZ33IjNRcoN-egKz73jHp9aVSMiMKcQhCBJ88cF5fm0DHwhjkSbfg0FATY0C6sRfL7Ic5fFcXyQ/s320/jacks-allrows.JPG" width="217" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All the rows are sewn together, and some of them are sewn to each other. I've just got three or four more long seams and three corners to sew on and it'll be ready to go.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unless I go with some crazy kind of stripe for a border...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXlWFTGYXyoXg9mp8Z5kyeZYIwZVcrzWdyOxOgBoFh3nWxq7slDqbZyyvZTRbqYFWXai0MqyirKYGZMThlVfEgm7ze2vr6yKg0DQ4pzJ_Cr5gvvoQwAvW1SnePLTEO0IqJzUaGKL8fy2uVQMNVzwLyV6TjvlJpt_aJ2y9t3Tr9ZWIzjdEYOS4FMr8KQ/s4509/jacks-crazyborder.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4509" data-original-width="3507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXlWFTGYXyoXg9mp8Z5kyeZYIwZVcrzWdyOxOgBoFh3nWxq7slDqbZyyvZTRbqYFWXai0MqyirKYGZMThlVfEgm7ze2vr6yKg0DQ4pzJ_Cr5gvvoQwAvW1SnePLTEO0IqJzUaGKL8fy2uVQMNVzwLyV6TjvlJpt_aJ2y9t3Tr9ZWIzjdEYOS4FMr8KQ/s320/jacks-crazyborder.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p>I'll just dither for a bit, shall I?</p><p>While all that row-sewing was going on, I used these blocks for leader/enders.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_kIYqmD9vimpBASKePrJszQNf_v7KsiJ9_wURIujzOGF0CoQwEwSOnmB9XrrVWBwHHIM4DASTHjmP-ppLvXdOGUOB8n71rPXogPtsnc4loPF9skTTg3pjdPmQW3b548kvgZomX4xoR8a1jVpOruILJuMF_BRAOk-bkufYcgC4mC_lh9NEkaUds5Qvw/s4554/hawks5set.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="4554" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_kIYqmD9vimpBASKePrJszQNf_v7KsiJ9_wURIujzOGF0CoQwEwSOnmB9XrrVWBwHHIM4DASTHjmP-ppLvXdOGUOB8n71rPXogPtsnc4loPF9skTTg3pjdPmQW3b548kvgZomX4xoR8a1jVpOruILJuMF_BRAOk-bkufYcgC4mC_lh9NEkaUds5Qvw/s320/hawks5set.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixPLtJ9pV-Wiayl0AXM-UpxQn8ewOAg_KTxlrpS5DtpKwQqVlIENqh0zk0w4pwrTtTQUkp2sP77TKcLuZjeMu8AhbuKJQ-XmMgpMh102T0inRhVi8oSJokmyQGvHcZb3ncn9fC6OAvYfNgyJ1Y0Y6cJBfu8Ppgvs7ZYgKXYrPF-pauuQjGbg2MmvQog/s4134/hawks5tray.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="4134" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixPLtJ9pV-Wiayl0AXM-UpxQn8ewOAg_KTxlrpS5DtpKwQqVlIENqh0zk0w4pwrTtTQUkp2sP77TKcLuZjeMu8AhbuKJQ-XmMgpMh102T0inRhVi8oSJokmyQGvHcZb3ncn9fC6OAvYfNgyJ1Y0Y6cJBfu8Ppgvs7ZYgKXYrPF-pauuQjGbg2MmvQog/s320/hawks5tray.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's the first four blocks of Hawk's Nest (from <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/02/scraps-shirttails-ii-trunkshow.html" target="_blank">Bonnie Hunter's book "Scraps and Shirttails II"</a>)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOqz0j3P4ZU_DZSNtZoPeZnRAJbP7bl9Yrie2Q0bh84heR0fAo3gt7ly0sZJUkU59vCw5KLwB3__qUchCuFS3tIj3AdT2naQYtEQ4SsoNstI5XGkRnER-XGxyqsGF1tkrr8LXsNMOj4ciPzM5KobXNKTDE8jyTzICDEvwfziQ1OpznC6cNZUePkOAxQ/s3007/hawks4tog.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="3007" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOqz0j3P4ZU_DZSNtZoPeZnRAJbP7bl9Yrie2Q0bh84heR0fAo3gt7ly0sZJUkU59vCw5KLwB3__qUchCuFS3tIj3AdT2naQYtEQ4SsoNstI5XGkRnER-XGxyqsGF1tkrr8LXsNMOj4ciPzM5KobXNKTDE8jyTzICDEvwfziQ1OpznC6cNZUePkOAxQ/s320/hawks4tog.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Why, yes. I did start another quilt. Is anyone surprised?</p><p>And it wasn't all just piecing going on. There's been some quilting, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDOQW_aCFk-cPgKjK2TOLI0l7RXXL5kRoqc1DTtvWC8DweTeg8hGmc2hrezQScJG06O8vixlUeRWVhq-ztxihzTYd9KEaowuTI4OLQeoXcglu1VM0NA7IFyMrzFYRbd94LffiFZLnLBFkfmqUaa4FxJnctMzfXbsaaAAafUEDhzsyaDZeiqrDbNjewg/s5044/checkrails-quilted.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3736" data-original-width="5044" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDOQW_aCFk-cPgKjK2TOLI0l7RXXL5kRoqc1DTtvWC8DweTeg8hGmc2hrezQScJG06O8vixlUeRWVhq-ztxihzTYd9KEaowuTI4OLQeoXcglu1VM0NA7IFyMrzFYRbd94LffiFZLnLBFkfmqUaa4FxJnctMzfXbsaaAAafUEDhzsyaDZeiqrDbNjewg/s320/checkrails-quilted.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Notice what's in the extreme right of that picture?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigkjYRlOroBepmUrueFRGawIxiAo1N7l6rZkfdBSz373VDIMn2XetiqoFXKTodtlhl3S2Ai-P-LgDvZ2Sq7U6ufSdNTnQI4l0kHtAVnyCqWu4pdbcntcD-8XU90Z_uKhdq7qOQMRd3EocelWrBUrXtiFdbYHJaFi9G9NhyFTz9VBCDUE0UBfKJJFlFQ/s4796/checkrails-quilted2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="4796" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigkjYRlOroBepmUrueFRGawIxiAo1N7l6rZkfdBSz373VDIMn2XetiqoFXKTodtlhl3S2Ai-P-LgDvZ2Sq7U6ufSdNTnQI4l0kHtAVnyCqWu4pdbcntcD-8XU90Z_uKhdq7qOQMRd3EocelWrBUrXtiFdbYHJaFi9G9NhyFTz9VBCDUE0UBfKJJFlFQ/s320/checkrails-quilted2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yeah.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveyhWUy6L6HPtr7gHW0X83t502BsyJ2q-dBNfmnyY12xMYZ5QGm8h0FR6RVdjffIiSSfEjUo7cAFOENnM4S1FTf0YPDYEeNnO8awn06i10EnT-6GhZ5VyUcsv-Ci83tRJG8rHiiXLj-lTSRWKuC8lM_c9jGCOfadJ6QdGICU3KPxC7d5lzssHqdyq9w/s5007/quilting1sttry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="5007" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveyhWUy6L6HPtr7gHW0X83t502BsyJ2q-dBNfmnyY12xMYZ5QGm8h0FR6RVdjffIiSSfEjUo7cAFOENnM4S1FTf0YPDYEeNnO8awn06i10EnT-6GhZ5VyUcsv-Ci83tRJG8rHiiXLj-lTSRWKuC8lM_c9jGCOfadJ6QdGICU3KPxC7d5lzssHqdyq9w/s320/quilting1sttry.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I've got Moxie.</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/holiday-weekend-for-those-in-us.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a>. Come see where the RSC is leading us next!</p><p>Also linking with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/07/oh-scrap-donation-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap</a>! There's another fun crowd!</p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-2790984909640645472022-03-05T15:43:00.001-05:002022-03-06T12:25:12.548-05:00End of the (Rhododendron) Trail<p>So when I last checked in, I had wandered off the Rhododendron Trail this far: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidPTkjbg6tN3fGfZfXAqcGU06buQ_l_zyNqNtjJf90IJOA2FWI-jLR55frSD1yTMujtz4m80Rh7flyBrMEOQ0cQ9am41YUyrJPzIhj9c426BfZ3J58OWVtwUGNjstxGybir0GWUhK6JwGFXomKN5e6XH8vu8NzHGeb4cgdKEbTQg_Nf1u2VsbEg0r5Cw=s4049" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="4049" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidPTkjbg6tN3fGfZfXAqcGU06buQ_l_zyNqNtjJf90IJOA2FWI-jLR55frSD1yTMujtz4m80Rh7flyBrMEOQ0cQ9am41YUyrJPzIhj9c426BfZ3J58OWVtwUGNjstxGybir0GWUhK6JwGFXomKN5e6XH8vu8NzHGeb4cgdKEbTQg_Nf1u2VsbEg0r5Cw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>so I carried on a bit farther into the weeds and made a couple of test blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNo0sNCbndEUtUABKTudVU8WCSnnX-B6Ji1vHwBAwVwlCW6thkJYeNr87qAXliz30WCcPD6DGj3Y01-gOHRW0HMuyAbuyZ_RdaMVoAws4B9ttG7hTCXTLL4zBiX-pjG-zlQjj5YZJj2P32C7wbNe5yL9FqAsJ1iSGyrYqI-5mw1rrR3ocupgLfAEwjjg=s5046" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="5046" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNo0sNCbndEUtUABKTudVU8WCSnnX-B6Ji1vHwBAwVwlCW6thkJYeNr87qAXliz30WCcPD6DGj3Y01-gOHRW0HMuyAbuyZ_RdaMVoAws4B9ttG7hTCXTLL4zBiX-pjG-zlQjj5YZJj2P32C7wbNe5yL9FqAsJ1iSGyrYqI-5mw1rrR3ocupgLfAEwjjg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A bit of scrumbling around in the stash gave me that nifty blue border, and I decided that a touch of red wouldn't go amiss as a stop border.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqkjEh8An_6PCnGrBaSKQ815NLK524si_Sl6Oyg_OJDNDVkwh3m6j-HVhHlajsfJN5dZf3kBPW-LGsiFfJL31hI5oQM_YqllxRp6lbBO0c6Vo4PMGIuhqyMNCr2dP18ZYDp1OPWZlL4D2vYdtFrF033mdkcMwQ8sA2ke2PU9EjL9jVOtc31kvov_ETw=s4290" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="4290" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqkjEh8An_6PCnGrBaSKQ815NLK524si_Sl6Oyg_OJDNDVkwh3m6j-HVhHlajsfJN5dZf3kBPW-LGsiFfJL31hI5oQM_YqllxRp6lbBO0c6Vo4PMGIuhqyMNCr2dP18ZYDp1OPWZlL4D2vYdtFrF033mdkcMwQ8sA2ke2PU9EjL9jVOtc31kvov_ETw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point the sensible portion of my brain (you know, the bit that isn't mostly made up of gumballs and squirrels) whispered "Psst... If you were making a baby quilt, you'd be almost done already..." <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFcKF3Rh-iwVvXyUIBY9Uy1tzmtmQqjb-Yc3SrpSCABaV_VvXP3BRrY3aU2__OqZ542uB4AYAlWj413ee2hpupbUrgpv_XCMPBiG5uOoCGQPFCIzm0oaQPwO0Ir9E-IHw93ySyJYzeRoKcMaQ6-hLev6cM8gCfZNiDHnFjGXppbzk16Bjf-an-w2vxJA=s4487" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3687" data-original-width="4487" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFcKF3Rh-iwVvXyUIBY9Uy1tzmtmQqjb-Yc3SrpSCABaV_VvXP3BRrY3aU2__OqZ542uB4AYAlWj413ee2hpupbUrgpv_XCMPBiG5uOoCGQPFCIzm0oaQPwO0Ir9E-IHw93ySyJYzeRoKcMaQ6-hLev6cM8gCfZNiDHnFjGXppbzk16Bjf-an-w2vxJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and for a wonder, I actually listened.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7l1BUUixfQfW7WJPxXolUUmNJ1tgXG4MTZywYTncf4nWKEKXO9QGv6j9Uztz6KYlVyMzd7WseDJ_q4SyUVLpvWrwIszIvcc0DUYZ8q-GDHjSEgyAcEGzizIks0CTKWJlq_f5V_qQ7KGYiuF2XxEgn-QTz2CsluR5rsVWofolpQwrO_qD3z2_FP_D2Ow=s3756" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3756" data-original-width="3698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7l1BUUixfQfW7WJPxXolUUmNJ1tgXG4MTZywYTncf4nWKEKXO9QGv6j9Uztz6KYlVyMzd7WseDJ_q4SyUVLpvWrwIszIvcc0DUYZ8q-GDHjSEgyAcEGzizIks0CTKWJlq_f5V_qQ7KGYiuF2XxEgn-QTz2CsluR5rsVWofolpQwrO_qD3z2_FP_D2Ow=s320" width="315" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tada! I'm thinking a binding of either red or yellow (or possibly red AND yellow?) would finish this off nicely. Or maybe pink...</div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoy doing Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilts every year and will happily join in on the next one. It just cracks me up that I ended up with something SO different this year! You never know where the trail will lead you!</div><div><br /></div><div>My RSC Chips blocks made dandy leader/enders while all that rhododendroning was going on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisnjYPYIbFdjDTPT7nRb1Y11YsQ4Gs14hIG0bqhkU13p3tBS23SV89f7SQqgB25BeLO55xCSAIuSTeGEKlnOZa-QMdeu5dx6G5vOKleKa7JZAP75V4uQJsJdLl0IcwOph-Dqaklt79rbUqN6nWDhtN5Dmvk7XWa9pH5DFZtvjXYjFaNbpHoC_H9_TBeg=s3725" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="3725" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisnjYPYIbFdjDTPT7nRb1Y11YsQ4Gs14hIG0bqhkU13p3tBS23SV89f7SQqgB25BeLO55xCSAIuSTeGEKlnOZa-QMdeu5dx6G5vOKleKa7JZAP75V4uQJsJdLl0IcwOph-Dqaklt79rbUqN6nWDhtN5Dmvk7XWa9pH5DFZtvjXYjFaNbpHoC_H9_TBeg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Now I'm be marching on to March's yellows and golds. </p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/03/scraphappy-yellow-begins.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/03/oh-scrap-playing-with-more-orphans.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come join the fun!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-85109267188710500852022-02-11T22:56:00.004-05:002022-02-13T12:06:20.481-05:00Off the Trail and into the Weeds<p> I've never been very good at sticking to the path, but I've really gone way off into the wild this time. Bonnie Hunter released the final reveal for Rhododendron trail and I basically tripped and face-planted.</p><p>I'd always planned to substitute another color for the aqua in her vision (I am so over the whole pink/red/aqua/teal thing), so I tried a few other ideas for the narrow sashing she called for. </p><p>A couple of browns...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAIAlFN1AIoprUoSIHc8SznsmulyRO2e8-2jjRTJUKSpfqcGmeM2cKPrnmTgpg6siAhFWJHNHtqsJz3kYpEF9xtkDaINLUXVw8YX6W_aAaP8VXzd0zHweldTupv7H4P-jV0qmCPJzoixQfeZPfUwaxXLRD1NrtgzHtvVZBplwGJ34SwGZScZVGcrJc5Q=s3168" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="3128" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAIAlFN1AIoprUoSIHc8SznsmulyRO2e8-2jjRTJUKSpfqcGmeM2cKPrnmTgpg6siAhFWJHNHtqsJz3kYpEF9xtkDaINLUXVw8YX6W_aAaP8VXzd0zHweldTupv7H4P-jV0qmCPJzoixQfeZPfUwaxXLRD1NrtgzHtvVZBplwGJ34SwGZScZVGcrJc5Q=s320" width="316" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDYZKgof4yDH7WmM0uquxy_0S3HFBKD7XWMm2oU7LRP0Eq_ADqLluEZQDXzqbVW5XYF2UjRnNvUHkJ6YwlWgZcHvZb7CMMlseIjFJCOQTAVD-aLRjJyBB6ugnRsV2r0bdI0qI1eEWMtsl4wEMIs_NtqxC-Y4c99S0nSOuYAkPMuqK2VxWQ9kZPC-Dz-A=s2880" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="2880" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDYZKgof4yDH7WmM0uquxy_0S3HFBKD7XWMm2oU7LRP0Eq_ADqLluEZQDXzqbVW5XYF2UjRnNvUHkJ6YwlWgZcHvZb7CMMlseIjFJCOQTAVD-aLRjJyBB6ugnRsV2r0bdI0qI1eEWMtsl4wEMIs_NtqxC-Y4c99S0nSOuYAkPMuqK2VxWQ9kZPC-Dz-A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />That was a couple of nopes.<br /><p>This soft green? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicuGaB_MLdI19HjC769X0RH-5l4eP53-15OIvZW3FwaPBkjpp4-PuDZH-r6wpZAcnfRzWMdto1BnyUyO63gfedM5LrFojT0iP53jKzH-WA-bBV6KAsrDPyqLzRolmf_9L0d0mPUGsdeWQwzPE8XkhaIdyZgM1klvTLVjaDGQonTDHS4seltSkDwyU2MA=s5031" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="5031" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicuGaB_MLdI19HjC769X0RH-5l4eP53-15OIvZW3FwaPBkjpp4-PuDZH-r6wpZAcnfRzWMdto1BnyUyO63gfedM5LrFojT0iP53jKzH-WA-bBV6KAsrDPyqLzRolmf_9L0d0mPUGsdeWQwzPE8XkhaIdyZgM1klvTLVjaDGQonTDHS4seltSkDwyU2MA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div>Maybe...</div><div><br /></div><div>And then I didn't go up to my sewing room for days. And days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, I am a World Class Procrastinator, but when I'm ignoring something this hard it's a sure sign of it being something I just flat don't want to do. I love the basic block, I love the hourglasses, but the two together just weren't doing it for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to drop back and have a think.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I thunk and I thunk and decided that I'd just go off the Trail and into the woods in a completely new direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Grab your canteen and a couple of sandwiches and I'll lead you along to where my fizzy brain took me. Mind you don't step in whatever that is. And watch for bears.</div><div><br /></div><div>My first thought was to try putting the blocks together with sashing. I had a (not-so) brilliant thought to repurpose some of the bits I'd already sewn. The pink flying geese blocks were my first victims.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5vtpHeoJFn544Gyop0QRObJpA25u5_F6LGhy1VGUq4cQdy08g80bTnijjgxP5c16vSMeT6r5QLYbApcrPjuDbC2Ob22bEUypcQ9XbnGs4jmm4MysAkduviQY1GFakrSoysDbGcOd63EcqDPboI3-UUvgC5oJmB6HsqWcgFuzNQ_NwlHK4twzPNf9hZg=s3407" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3381" data-original-width="3407" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5vtpHeoJFn544Gyop0QRObJpA25u5_F6LGhy1VGUq4cQdy08g80bTnijjgxP5c16vSMeT6r5QLYbApcrPjuDbC2Ob22bEUypcQ9XbnGs4jmm4MysAkduviQY1GFakrSoysDbGcOd63EcqDPboI3-UUvgC5oJmB6HsqWcgFuzNQ_NwlHK4twzPNf9hZg=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Oh no. Way too much pink.<div>Try again.</div><div>The yellow triangles making friendship stars at the crossroads looked interesting, so I left them in.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1eCHu4irSgt190KVaVotX09irMbR0qRj0VdMjHo2WmJSeS2JuyQRIVjPJ8i-rSig-Hesc7Dj9hzErN5MWzHUrozo2KrljSsZJZoyBUypP3KmU4ZnXYd4opZYyld9_Wv_zCoad5YWkTod0XP9fIOHOf7FIQupWj1axPcQuqvyqKceOTEcbk_BRgrZh6Q=s4029" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="4029" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1eCHu4irSgt190KVaVotX09irMbR0qRj0VdMjHo2WmJSeS2JuyQRIVjPJ8i-rSig-Hesc7Dj9hzErN5MWzHUrozo2KrljSsZJZoyBUypP3KmU4ZnXYd4opZYyld9_Wv_zCoad5YWkTod0XP9fIOHOf7FIQupWj1axPcQuqvyqKceOTEcbk_BRgrZh6Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe if I made some flying geese like the pink ones, but used green instead?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcVaZk_iP31YeMUpfjz8ronwKehfqYo7l6HM06KgWrXjQMiy41ms97c3XKVZNa-DkAj7gaPsRVszQSTlL3j7GfJprj79xr8kwnRgBsLrPEMz_cqoGF_qc3EZ6nDnwC_WrR_a_Yqm-sTr10-eZr_Y-J9yn2MVIpr7VxpOYkNxtdt9-pdgpch8kUXANN4A=s4358" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3773" data-original-width="4358" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcVaZk_iP31YeMUpfjz8ronwKehfqYo7l6HM06KgWrXjQMiy41ms97c3XKVZNa-DkAj7gaPsRVszQSTlL3j7GfJprj79xr8kwnRgBsLrPEMz_cqoGF_qc3EZ6nDnwC_WrR_a_Yqm-sTr10-eZr_Y-J9yn2MVIpr7VxpOYkNxtdt9-pdgpch8kUXANN4A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And throw in some of those vast stacks of red hourglasses?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlSTl7IKyVXT0O-xPLAI-bnfCUu5OctqDDa0XGD3_pm7gjUIfCQNeToBDX7-V5afqOHko0tDsnpElffJQe6OWWDQgAQeW_MOvYsDZEySobCZIeVpPn6apfOnS-b5zTDz394AeaRYKXBo4fK94p6uBiuaihYEP1zhoxYtQdiw_Cq9T7wf0vLQT1wBY-1Q=s4772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="4772" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlSTl7IKyVXT0O-xPLAI-bnfCUu5OctqDDa0XGD3_pm7gjUIfCQNeToBDX7-V5afqOHko0tDsnpElffJQe6OWWDQgAQeW_MOvYsDZEySobCZIeVpPn6apfOnS-b5zTDz394AeaRYKXBo4fK94p6uBiuaihYEP1zhoxYtQdiw_Cq9T7wf0vLQT1wBY-1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>A slight adjustment to the hourglasses in the middle of the sashing unit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW_n67KNtZX7xl8q5orQSNYw__yPjc5c_OveSlEUvlkIiKxzmiRtezLkvc7GeKjlmw6KkUyhNlWiw4mWWpQS3dEPsfGnMGWvMSrzPfCkOBiqFzbDxhtTDb8rEX1TUqZbqxYHpGnL3iNx4i7y1WbImHr6uAfrkXRJcRUxsaHNiL5vDmkNMt9Ou3aB2E9A=s4380" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3831" data-original-width="4380" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW_n67KNtZX7xl8q5orQSNYw__yPjc5c_OveSlEUvlkIiKxzmiRtezLkvc7GeKjlmw6KkUyhNlWiw4mWWpQS3dEPsfGnMGWvMSrzPfCkOBiqFzbDxhtTDb8rEX1TUqZbqxYHpGnL3iNx4i7y1WbImHr6uAfrkXRJcRUxsaHNiL5vDmkNMt9Ou3aB2E9A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And some red squares for the cornerstones instead of hourglasses?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYI37uAe8c72I4dfJd5QaeyH7ffiwHE0OJB7R24UEws-B6i86YzgiaNBvjjR2nbyEd8ffxhBS36kTiiF5pxTcSswBdFq0OeLtpJji5jYRKDpneLi8vuvDBS1I3mU0KxKIPV1xdOdPMDrpwXdcqCIcwsY4LZwlyYwsdtAZv5IxN9gb2gbtlvTIjYMMTVQ=s4275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="4275" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYI37uAe8c72I4dfJd5QaeyH7ffiwHE0OJB7R24UEws-B6i86YzgiaNBvjjR2nbyEd8ffxhBS36kTiiF5pxTcSswBdFq0OeLtpJji5jYRKDpneLi8vuvDBS1I3mU0KxKIPV1xdOdPMDrpwXdcqCIcwsY4LZwlyYwsdtAZv5IxN9gb2gbtlvTIjYMMTVQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Busy busy busy... Hmm...</p><p>I pulled out the two hourglass blocks I'd made and tried them as alternate blocks with this sashing,</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixatfPlD6yOUMBgd4vKPQPVMovPktQ9PlO_XK-m-ZjKIfz7mPA4y3BTTfXYp0Mh7M5B-tZRHkWX1PrNjDe9wj-crIt8jNZ_IcVolC79DvZmk5qQfBSCSUpDTPJGtuH_5rLngxTEVOiNfNVSUTMJ8IyR504IPnBhs7BJFEJqKhnKgITa8cvyJQwLAOKwA=s4883" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3659" data-original-width="4883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixatfPlD6yOUMBgd4vKPQPVMovPktQ9PlO_XK-m-ZjKIfz7mPA4y3BTTfXYp0Mh7M5B-tZRHkWX1PrNjDe9wj-crIt8jNZ_IcVolC79DvZmk5qQfBSCSUpDTPJGtuH_5rLngxTEVOiNfNVSUTMJ8IyR504IPnBhs7BJFEJqKhnKgITa8cvyJQwLAOKwA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>but it wasn't any better.</p><p>At this point I pulled everything off the design wall and put it all in a plastic bin and sent it to time out.</p><p>And I stewed. And I spent a ridiculous amount of time on the internet looking at quilt blocks, hoping an idea would spark.</p><p>Maybe a different alternate block? I made a couple of test blocks,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsrbV7o6WfTbHgDWU73pu3HZkoz3BDT6YbElZqNiIxbmpb4Zxwtl-_ruzQnq379mvLOAFbtaiN8scQdaPP8B4OBpOmzmHgtmQegA_1Fuz22YP84_BS6dFOMm4ezZfnQGExITNTnKhPQoq2DyyAYIQHTWfg89l6kOtS3zzl9qrD4kD5142h6dX87Bhlcg=s3671" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3478" data-original-width="3671" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsrbV7o6WfTbHgDWU73pu3HZkoz3BDT6YbElZqNiIxbmpb4Zxwtl-_ruzQnq379mvLOAFbtaiN8scQdaPP8B4OBpOmzmHgtmQegA_1Fuz22YP84_BS6dFOMm4ezZfnQGExITNTnKhPQoq2DyyAYIQHTWfg89l6kOtS3zzl9qrD4kD5142h6dX87Bhlcg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRRXMDm3Us7eTts4smRAbqNou7ZnpCyECYZYRdEajdLoxlFCnSMlKL2fWJPZsL2kVmu0fxvnHYYcJLRVx4UfMEYW8BeHDktvL4NrRdDrdTYRGhzvuBYwgOJOlanEkY5uVbc_NOYxitvG_BGnrBs7uucyh0qdL5X3A6Lul-Va5kNFl7WUanKnvh2kzvCA=s3582" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="3517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRRXMDm3Us7eTts4smRAbqNou7ZnpCyECYZYRdEajdLoxlFCnSMlKL2fWJPZsL2kVmu0fxvnHYYcJLRVx4UfMEYW8BeHDktvL4NrRdDrdTYRGhzvuBYwgOJOlanEkY5uVbc_NOYxitvG_BGnrBs7uucyh0qdL5X3A6Lul-Va5kNFl7WUanKnvh2kzvCA=s320" width="314" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and pulled stuff out of the bin again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpsQ_5pz0DbF-uI54X6FL91fv9EvhMYVvpY3gTvae-25mAwHv9fTZslOSyEm2SE9sfFDJFfZy54lf-ZTwKh0RwpUDTIp-vvpsI9xxDrthyZjCI1XU7ip0PyGkr2qu-jWLxwT3i6pPAr4beqYXjSGnAJ8g8KAWAO8P_QfDGbmoiaWuSQhtalhVk6GlGTg=s3971" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="3971" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpsQ_5pz0DbF-uI54X6FL91fv9EvhMYVvpY3gTvae-25mAwHv9fTZslOSyEm2SE9sfFDJFfZy54lf-ZTwKh0RwpUDTIp-vvpsI9xxDrthyZjCI1XU7ip0PyGkr2qu-jWLxwT3i6pPAr4beqYXjSGnAJ8g8KAWAO8P_QfDGbmoiaWuSQhtalhVk6GlGTg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nope. Not even if I set it straight rather than on point.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3BsNNgmrOxe089xfvgzrhDWIYeLI2QT_hQXGhjvKKQCQCky5cIH4mO_P1AmcnDo8__taGtrLdvXfgDWl5GC9rSJNxetx_XIH-4J_crkRpVHq6e9oycq-aG8XAZUx9O_O0sdwq1Wv7nN5riLE3wzkeJtv0fKDiVVhLhoJV2b8sR0Q_9huyUggAvOqFFQ=s5037" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3688" data-original-width="5037" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3BsNNgmrOxe089xfvgzrhDWIYeLI2QT_hQXGhjvKKQCQCky5cIH4mO_P1AmcnDo8__taGtrLdvXfgDWl5GC9rSJNxetx_XIH-4J_crkRpVHq6e9oycq-aG8XAZUx9O_O0sdwq1Wv7nN5riLE3wzkeJtv0fKDiVVhLhoJV2b8sR0Q_9huyUggAvOqFFQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Back into the bin.</div><div><br /></div><div>I kept looking at the Rhododendron Trail logo on <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie's website</a> -</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzBQFQq2EGvAYJVCvhO6e-YleiEtx-N3q3Ks9hs4xgyLVU8wS4pthNYAZu9W6TQJK7QU8eSQfYAWviTYxn8wcfJ0ydpZNPxY61ZXiotwBJa5HTBQrlW0mrzPCpawnlrI5MdlNoXTxYtFfBjPMYW2AT85nBcNRuxZMGhMDkQwQWfWHvcOiyfYr00Viynw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzBQFQq2EGvAYJVCvhO6e-YleiEtx-N3q3Ks9hs4xgyLVU8wS4pthNYAZu9W6TQJK7QU8eSQfYAWviTYxn8wcfJ0ydpZNPxY61ZXiotwBJa5HTBQrlW0mrzPCpawnlrI5MdlNoXTxYtFfBjPMYW2AT85nBcNRuxZMGhMDkQwQWfWHvcOiyfYr00Viynw" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and trying to figure out why I really liked this image but didn't like my version of it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then a lightbulb went off in my head.</div><br />What if I just recreated the framed corner effect, but using HSTs instead of hourglasses?</div><div>I did a quick mockup of corner units,</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9szeVxCqfilE8009F76TMvELnQnNHBHxGTVGXBcBu24rwZhgAOnCBg6-2lyqZNj64NlEzeMHB5FMcLN5pSmLFDDx_0CgIhzwKKsBMVPq8p415To9By0cUVVq6ckVJDzpAmYlFXOLXSxGjsZ0Z251_1dJj5dNKhLKkOCW-fWySZWnObmDCXQaGyTwhyA=s3757" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="3757" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9szeVxCqfilE8009F76TMvELnQnNHBHxGTVGXBcBu24rwZhgAOnCBg6-2lyqZNj64NlEzeMHB5FMcLN5pSmLFDDx_0CgIhzwKKsBMVPq8p415To9By0cUVVq6ckVJDzpAmYlFXOLXSxGjsZ0Z251_1dJj5dNKhLKkOCW-fWySZWnObmDCXQaGyTwhyA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and decided I was onto something.</div><div>(So of course I had to try out a sashing idea too because my brain wasn't overloaded enough)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpQyNmbuyysZZQ8641ZPlpOMmmuRtxsnhey9uNMqMGdyYJYZ3OuXdBxCa913M4RH2Lm7cjfqaZBd6xMGPbPr7NIixdPlTcV8fAo9R5cO9SGfQr64bFM2amJkXk-hUx45kPXbfMr1ihG6HUSy8pyMtTMwFeIE2QT65qr0mivOq64Id-J3VYD5JKAmBASw=s3693" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3693" data-original-width="3316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpQyNmbuyysZZQ8641ZPlpOMmmuRtxsnhey9uNMqMGdyYJYZ3OuXdBxCa913M4RH2Lm7cjfqaZBd6xMGPbPr7NIixdPlTcV8fAo9R5cO9SGfQr64bFM2amJkXk-hUx45kPXbfMr1ihG6HUSy8pyMtTMwFeIE2QT65qr0mivOq64Id-J3VYD5JKAmBASw=s320" width="287" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But I wasn't totally happy with that green.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe try a blue?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLonZJwMznebB6QEZdBC1A_6glsNqn0zcYsXDS8GvL65WuPFOvOV2-QEvQfYSOJNv69PkFbKgK6kyGk4K_4rQcoYLgTzN0_zBLicYfMvR__TxpfhV2pI6UAviHViEy81fWyuJMH_-PBlNH3O0rTREyBXeXlTzZhxwEHZN9PmFxdRL6vn7v1_f0i0Ok6g=s4811" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3609" data-original-width="4811" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLonZJwMznebB6QEZdBC1A_6glsNqn0zcYsXDS8GvL65WuPFOvOV2-QEvQfYSOJNv69PkFbKgK6kyGk4K_4rQcoYLgTzN0_zBLicYfMvR__TxpfhV2pI6UAviHViEy81fWyuJMH_-PBlNH3O0rTREyBXeXlTzZhxwEHZN9PmFxdRL6vn7v1_f0i0Ok6g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh my. Blue is better.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSU3Vwq_WS1G2i7MzsOBUfk6Y5eo6Xoyoauoo1xSG4OuWAbsczeaE3UcujlXAi7rjMp45HbWERgjVj36Iqjyg4BBvjkBqxduaG95F03LjpUNppA7sFJpSPOjXG8XOI9rzLhznr5b50yZDMRGqon1386lL-VAFPiaIQv07Yi1iilpZns6OY1YnODY3EAg=s4069" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3627" data-original-width="4069" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSU3Vwq_WS1G2i7MzsOBUfk6Y5eo6Xoyoauoo1xSG4OuWAbsczeaE3UcujlXAi7rjMp45HbWERgjVj36Iqjyg4BBvjkBqxduaG95F03LjpUNppA7sFJpSPOjXG8XOI9rzLhznr5b50yZDMRGqon1386lL-VAFPiaIQv07Yi1iilpZns6OY1YnODY3EAg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTLV7P3QSxpTYac58g4Lt3U3Mak8fX1gkjKMddgbPpv3zcp2c83nEH15inh2xyEAR1eOSky9N3IXcvgIpzZg93DLFBsi_UjQ1fdNVN67on_9JkOkZm518f_wzioAINisL45tp_KwHLlyAM2cfMIypKREpO9dtdSCBXQXfomabLRcYPrdhzjBdXlZ6d6g=s4138" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3638" data-original-width="4138" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTLV7P3QSxpTYac58g4Lt3U3Mak8fX1gkjKMddgbPpv3zcp2c83nEH15inh2xyEAR1eOSky9N3IXcvgIpzZg93DLFBsi_UjQ1fdNVN67on_9JkOkZm518f_wzioAINisL45tp_KwHLlyAM2cfMIypKREpO9dtdSCBXQXfomabLRcYPrdhzjBdXlZ6d6g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I quickly tried out some of the closest blues and I'm all in.</div><div><br /></div><div>And there goes that test sashing again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVrspr3QvMvVKd08dDJVSMzyCDRWTp2pltb_szjmKPOJ1t9ggt96ynfHzQpV9lK_cd-MqrQOC3Jsmr471GwnH-Dsr9VrCs-YGHpm4ZaQ5n55Rryfti6CCC6klbZoBqsa7UgxCs60yimorDOM7y_bCK2x0UUgmb0bEIwpIsk2NBZvbas1gRwAdtTtLrXA=s4049" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="4049" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVrspr3QvMvVKd08dDJVSMzyCDRWTp2pltb_szjmKPOJ1t9ggt96ynfHzQpV9lK_cd-MqrQOC3Jsmr471GwnH-Dsr9VrCs-YGHpm4ZaQ5n55Rryfti6CCC6klbZoBqsa7UgxCs60yimorDOM7y_bCK2x0UUgmb0bEIwpIsk2NBZvbas1gRwAdtTtLrXA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now I just need to decide whether to use one constant blue or if each block should have a different one. (More test blocks?)</p><p>I think I'm done procrastinating for awhile.</p><p>Oh and those test dummy alternate blocks I made way up there? Before I knew what I was doing, I'd made a few more in this month's RSC color since they're ridiculously easy to make.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiQA80NQ8gRVVMs0aefh0r7EU7ncUWbER3VlCvtGsxh2nPN7Hu7DxQPNKAxjNZfZQQ3RnwNilWDN2weVkSs_TtuKuh4azvLAMCH5rvEm5Z-zuLmiE-6Qwo5whf-2PgMZoybLy6kHI09tB02hjRvvYlWxumV2MRCG7F6IszX4xfVSidecEqBGHfiiwVnw=s4595" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4595" data-original-width="2805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiQA80NQ8gRVVMs0aefh0r7EU7ncUWbER3VlCvtGsxh2nPN7Hu7DxQPNKAxjNZfZQQ3RnwNilWDN2weVkSs_TtuKuh4azvLAMCH5rvEm5Z-zuLmiE-6Qwo5whf-2PgMZoybLy6kHI09tB02hjRvvYlWxumV2MRCG7F6IszX4xfVSidecEqBGHfiiwVnw=s320" width="195" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfifSib71rNV03b5mGsk2W-csWxgLNEAUgy7EGI4voPmyBXqQPwpqK4Osh7rCzTMAEgM7FtbkRDN53ixiRJAiwUorlyzXZXdCoRJu8fVtr8kQey2mm45ilAac5escZfzFflGJgmhCmzECAeKZUW26uFmKYHF7Ev_VhODvIN1UMBTSYjU_3SMtA4vWNOg=s4565" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4565" data-original-width="3730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfifSib71rNV03b5mGsk2W-csWxgLNEAUgy7EGI4voPmyBXqQPwpqK4Osh7rCzTMAEgM7FtbkRDN53ixiRJAiwUorlyzXZXdCoRJu8fVtr8kQey2mm45ilAac5escZfzFflGJgmhCmzECAeKZUW26uFmKYHF7Ev_VhODvIN1UMBTSYjU_3SMtA4vWNOg=s320" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p>Dammit. Did I just start another quilt?</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/02/scraphappy-saturday-heart-of-ocean.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/02/oh-scrap-letter-i.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a> Come see what goodies everyone's building!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-5726516544790045362022-01-13T17:00:00.000-05:002022-01-13T17:00:12.403-05:00How I spent my summer vacation... err... my lazy fall<p> I was going to do a catch-up post, but it started looming on me like one of those elementary back-to-school assignments. (The teachers never accepted "I sat on the couch and watched cartoons all summer.") (Even when it was true.) The only way to make myself stop procrastinating was to just gather a few random pictures, throw them onto the blank screen, and say a word or two.</p><p>So here goes.</p><p>I seem to have come unstuck from time somewhere in August - my last pictures show a few teal/aqua blocks. Some Antique Tiles -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9cmWmGeniDWOABUlzNXkfgLAYphG-JfC7tHUas3OLirUVrjw0tSYL48_QVNtDPqVlK3jLhrf2gjmlAZ5oJEQHK5vmBlDYwxPNxu-kn6YYz5pIrX0G5PtiIjugFvc0320eaEX4dOHSYfW3IC4uVFhdrpBOqmWKIbyzm1-_X17bGVQhcCbK-lgKvlNhpA=s5001" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="5001" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9cmWmGeniDWOABUlzNXkfgLAYphG-JfC7tHUas3OLirUVrjw0tSYL48_QVNtDPqVlK3jLhrf2gjmlAZ5oJEQHK5vmBlDYwxPNxu-kn6YYz5pIrX0G5PtiIjugFvc0320eaEX4dOHSYfW3IC4uVFhdrpBOqmWKIbyzm1-_X17bGVQhcCbK-lgKvlNhpA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and a couple of cake stands.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiIzQJrnSqHPzSInGIe-CoLxD9OIeMXDfOtarf-6x1rJsWvctvWv5WT7gZncqKlNswPcrtUoiL3EFHEzjs07XRANXYcQdINoQVxASe4CJHpyoCkaLoKRHLTtzPmjbvJyPjwro2XcceiuPG7e1ilcbDIMC8DY4LGKXXTSThqNSJjSOm5uvCgYAemj5Cdg=s5018" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="5018" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiIzQJrnSqHPzSInGIe-CoLxD9OIeMXDfOtarf-6x1rJsWvctvWv5WT7gZncqKlNswPcrtUoiL3EFHEzjs07XRANXYcQdINoQVxASe4CJHpyoCkaLoKRHLTtzPmjbvJyPjwro2XcceiuPG7e1ilcbDIMC8DY4LGKXXTSThqNSJjSOm5uvCgYAemj5Cdg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Around that time someone seems to have stolen my batteries, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYhl6ALSKdpAGwxsnd6Zy367a-PHH9rLlhYaO2V_vm2CiXy20NLmWht9BtMoYz19lInT_TCCaunNAY028YwL0ySUZWhCQd_WAjnl4bsmjbYUwZS2WEUTtOUznpY9-Dx7uZIcj8VM85IrnCQw6IXIAMjm42on7TIA4PvrXrOJ2hAH1X7gpoPxJM8J0lqw=s1235" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1235" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYhl6ALSKdpAGwxsnd6Zy367a-PHH9rLlhYaO2V_vm2CiXy20NLmWht9BtMoYz19lInT_TCCaunNAY028YwL0ySUZWhCQd_WAjnl4bsmjbYUwZS2WEUTtOUznpY9-Dx7uZIcj8VM85IrnCQw6IXIAMjm42on7TIA4PvrXrOJ2hAH1X7gpoPxJM8J0lqw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>because I don't have any orange blocks for September to show - which is a surprise since orange is always my favorite RSC month! </div><div><br /></div><div>I lined up my framed stars at some point,</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI8GRrrq6USDJfoXZkzEK6RPaPRpdYdJauRB1LeRqAXkaoecqzloWFvnxF_OgN0iOGuaLc-r8Mwuar4x7jHwawbYkerjQlEuEHPh_YuBmd92oMwNl2azFUWjZIfo3CXo-5eCot1xlXsy8Vh6VjlMOLcMDUym44-JTGijrKPlBTIC8J7FRwH1jUZjyAiQ=s4760" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="4760" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI8GRrrq6USDJfoXZkzEK6RPaPRpdYdJauRB1LeRqAXkaoecqzloWFvnxF_OgN0iOGuaLc-r8Mwuar4x7jHwawbYkerjQlEuEHPh_YuBmd92oMwNl2azFUWjZIfo3CXo-5eCot1xlXsy8Vh6VjlMOLcMDUym44-JTGijrKPlBTIC8J7FRwH1jUZjyAiQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and cut out at least one more.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDwYmlhP1P3WjC2FN32g02Ak5kVvGu_wZMyhV8dlfcRxtWqG3pGg1t_v3hHp_OPvH5nQUqgZg3U4MsVP1rWQcbeSGP1NPUD0B6D4JDdeZarRJJxQKvBbo1WiURcXTCPzTF65yCbQjsOhddNl4HZMdRE6oeFYQ7xOjOuVrUF11k4aT8vYQclV24zKesPg=s4217" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="4217" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDwYmlhP1P3WjC2FN32g02Ak5kVvGu_wZMyhV8dlfcRxtWqG3pGg1t_v3hHp_OPvH5nQUqgZg3U4MsVP1rWQcbeSGP1NPUD0B6D4JDdeZarRJJxQKvBbo1WiURcXTCPzTF65yCbQjsOhddNl4HZMdRE6oeFYQ7xOjOuVrUF11k4aT8vYQclV24zKesPg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>(And does anyone know what this star is really called? I've been calling it framed star for lack of anything better. The newsletter I got the pattern from just called it block 5 or something...)</div><div><br /></div><div>I started sewing some of my La Passacaglia blocks together. This is a hand-piecing project that is going pretty slowly. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuGdJoltfoqyHekPiogoNnHJRbt16i4aebqx7oLCjwAffAlWeM0q2uetrjX82KrAtidQ9caNsrXV98OxQnav6N_2ejh-bPnMP81JWCrk-5TvRIDygZbQcBq7cxL77fEWFX3CS80vd2CjZRaaY0ksI_MmqbNKzYTVBhlS_dqotD1DLq-_cN2gBnXFIHA=s4855" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="4855" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuGdJoltfoqyHekPiogoNnHJRbt16i4aebqx7oLCjwAffAlWeM0q2uetrjX82KrAtidQ9caNsrXV98OxQnav6N_2ejh-bPnMP81JWCrk-5TvRIDygZbQcBq7cxL77fEWFX3CS80vd2CjZRaaY0ksI_MmqbNKzYTVBhlS_dqotD1DLq-_cN2gBnXFIHA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I crocheted yet another afghan, but I haven't gifted it yet, so no pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to cut quite a few pieces for Bonnie Hunter's newest Mystery Quilt - Rhododendron Trail -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYnOAMF_6FYzV2TdUn99oKMsT4lEYd0aI-GKm6xs6HhbbaIcPa-zgqwiEmkEEzElzqtipHsmU34eZOC46N8Jwset30bgVKZl7EU1JNVvRmG9PASCqqlkHaCRb_TdwmNrq_qIs7tEmMBv2yDv6mt62QEnrqBuN88i929tSd-4GDXivOW28838te2vCV_Q=s4450" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="4450" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYnOAMF_6FYzV2TdUn99oKMsT4lEYd0aI-GKm6xs6HhbbaIcPa-zgqwiEmkEEzElzqtipHsmU34eZOC46N8Jwset30bgVKZl7EU1JNVvRmG9PASCqqlkHaCRb_TdwmNrq_qIs7tEmMBv2yDv6mt62QEnrqBuN88i929tSd-4GDXivOW28838te2vCV_Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and got a start on sewing them together.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwUlJLA_iALDUR176kBPARMAOHu2y8KhMe-a9eWVi0ZwXQa68ivawvK26WTOUD_cn1Oia8gZqKIl3Ux70vhYF-Rgvzeb-N6yrhN6IQtV_jvROoxgVWrfR_w7QP0Gdeva_1EXcDPyq3UaBbeaL6k05pqzkrZG24Flnxqd6erD9QT-8llTJqN10puMc_Tw=s4749" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3493" data-original-width="4749" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwUlJLA_iALDUR176kBPARMAOHu2y8KhMe-a9eWVi0ZwXQa68ivawvK26WTOUD_cn1Oia8gZqKIl3Ux70vhYF-Rgvzeb-N6yrhN6IQtV_jvROoxgVWrfR_w7QP0Gdeva_1EXcDPyq3UaBbeaL6k05pqzkrZG24Flnxqd6erD9QT-8llTJqN10puMc_Tw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I was glad that I'd held off on sewing all those neutral triangles to the HSTs when <a href="https://theobjectsofdesign.blogspot.com/2021/12/kaleidoscopes-for-klowns.html" target="_blank">Sally pointed out the easier way</a>. And then I remembered when <a href="https://hillsidequilter12.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Libby</a> taught me a magic way of ending up with a large triangle sewn to the little winged triangle units without actually sewing any triangles, and I got a start with that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6fplFl4VtwzrilP75WMFGe7c4Z2Nn2E3DVnlcOyK51ffRtmKrPGxv46zs5ZvamoOt0DUJfavSoPzS65kjW8WTtDplnXLrXzzcE1OaaY9f2osN4z9gbCnGr5HfaPrNECm3hVsvl0BerUVPzNHGX5r27LufiYFXL6wTe-O_vCGP1eePMaKkpPK9wlBK1g=s4079" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="4079" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6fplFl4VtwzrilP75WMFGe7c4Z2Nn2E3DVnlcOyK51ffRtmKrPGxv46zs5ZvamoOt0DUJfavSoPzS65kjW8WTtDplnXLrXzzcE1OaaY9f2osN4z9gbCnGr5HfaPrNECm3hVsvl0BerUVPzNHGX5r27LufiYFXL6wTe-O_vCGP1eePMaKkpPK9wlBK1g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've only finished two of these Bonnie blocks so far, but it's a beginning.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4BFG7jEkjqrIOXdFMyUsoaCx_BfFH0sF2E3G_mzpuQLcvx8LBb4QuWb0f8fYtmM1THpQXPIyZ3YYKLHlodvSSwfWB0fSeghh__8GlHexK7h1Ypf92NY_etxjdQDSIIxiw68mChaZCLaRve290K5Ip2LtvaOAaFEpPm8MFUbrCQ900BkYkAVfoqiv8w=s3755" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="3755" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc4BFG7jEkjqrIOXdFMyUsoaCx_BfFH0sF2E3G_mzpuQLcvx8LBb4QuWb0f8fYtmM1THpQXPIyZ3YYKLHlodvSSwfWB0fSeghh__8GlHexK7h1Ypf92NY_etxjdQDSIIxiw68mChaZCLaRve290K5Ip2LtvaOAaFEpPm8MFUbrCQ900BkYkAVfoqiv8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and squaring up the little hourglasses is a nice end of the day activity while I'm watching a movie or listening to an audiobook.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIFyP54iYDo1hgBxa0Axj6AX5Q1qni2uMsfrJDxP7FjCTTRfBnPpAxXcG9vJRH6sXqy4ajTk46TgR6Q31Cbjhyv6JVM3qoyIo6tZ9lkXFyCNwgAn5otlq6dfmfy8gpGrEgjrngVMfTtde/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="3759" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIFyP54iYDo1hgBxa0Axj6AX5Q1qni2uMsfrJDxP7FjCTTRfBnPpAxXcG9vJRH6sXqy4ajTk46TgR6Q31Cbjhyv6JVM3qoyIo6tZ9lkXFyCNwgAn5otlq6dfmfy8gpGrEgjrngVMfTtde/" width="290" /></a></div><p>There'll be another mystery clue tomorrow. I'm ready to keep plodding on my Rhododendron Trail.</p><br /><p></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-10629650693647364092021-12-31T20:56:00.001-05:002021-12-31T20:56:27.639-05:002021 is at an end at last<p> Happy New Year! </p><p>And here's hoping that 2022 really is a happy new year.</p><p>When the confetti settles a bit I'll have a post on what little I've been up to in the last few months. Meanwhile, here's my first block in Bonnie Hunter's 2021 Mystery, Rhododendron Trail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpMVhkm7WXI39fxEaqjyN728Mo1TkWw_sK6TsiB9ny-nfqIpweMvmSfX0UCETlmDPARTVWLv21xhgshZZWgpRGFPKI11AA1bmcWws7E0jqxJD-wk9_nsXgwAKMNFpwUGqP_LwZCr5ChQ2n5hlt5iwKmAboCPX_r43MOu4sJSvcqDIZfo06Qh0B-R7OeQ=s3755" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="3755" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpMVhkm7WXI39fxEaqjyN728Mo1TkWw_sK6TsiB9ny-nfqIpweMvmSfX0UCETlmDPARTVWLv21xhgshZZWgpRGFPKI11AA1bmcWws7E0jqxJD-wk9_nsXgwAKMNFpwUGqP_LwZCr5ChQ2n5hlt5iwKmAboCPX_r43MOu4sJSvcqDIZfo06Qh0B-R7OeQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-12929620211292807472021-12-24T16:08:00.002-05:002021-12-24T16:08:49.324-05:00Wishing you the happiest of happies!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVlgYt1H6lKFuQEjL9mRZOBYErVXJgNZ-iXiC6ANMK7uE5vyneFNuXWk9jO1M9_nTJKUEsqUyRkyFyF7eGFNEB7hJdPIxhT7JzN-KMyY2jgrX1KrlEKszc9cJTbyB4-0yqvXYFKH2ZgLaei8g9Zk5uP0NpSY2FhzucQXlTHZs19EyvKQbtkIAp0aeL1A=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="800" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVlgYt1H6lKFuQEjL9mRZOBYErVXJgNZ-iXiC6ANMK7uE5vyneFNuXWk9jO1M9_nTJKUEsqUyRkyFyF7eGFNEB7hJdPIxhT7JzN-KMyY2jgrX1KrlEKszc9cJTbyB4-0yqvXYFKH2ZgLaei8g9Zk5uP0NpSY2FhzucQXlTHZs19EyvKQbtkIAp0aeL1A=w398-h291" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-44615137148905496242021-08-13T18:40:00.002-04:002021-08-15T14:04:38.397-04:00A new star and a plan for Jack<p>So there I was, minding my own business, with no plans of starting any new projects, when one of my weekly newsletters featured a cute little framed star. One look and I was a goner. </p><div>One block, I said to myself. Just one to test the pattern and the construction method they suggest.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32tssuphKkbTd3IOsUmT5MITA7UXS7zWSbQc4VFnQk2FVkJYhOKlVNFNtAYzsPAaEA6kV8j6BW7EzifWrUAk7BKVKcfOji9fZCLkMP0HxTtLQ2gXHXIJUkUCPDT9WFmtH1mBOXfUVUiH1/s3559/framestar1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="3559" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32tssuphKkbTd3IOsUmT5MITA7UXS7zWSbQc4VFnQk2FVkJYhOKlVNFNtAYzsPAaEA6kV8j6BW7EzifWrUAk7BKVKcfOji9fZCLkMP0HxTtLQ2gXHXIJUkUCPDT9WFmtH1mBOXfUVUiH1/s320/framestar1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I followed the instructions (except that I used two different backgrounds instead of only one like they did) (because why would I use 3 fabrics when I could use 4?) (and I'm thinking about trying a 5th color for the star center because you know how I like to complicate things) and was quite pleased with it.</div><div>So then I made another one, using the construction I'd visualized when I first laid eyes on the block - I saw it as a basic nine-patch grid and proceeded accordingly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK7f-MapDBNgouyzFCPW4lYI-uaasVEx-Wdok5zAVU78ANVvcUP-NS0liWVRcjt22G_KjXVYPXtzZVDgaFxTWYR9jmdUb0tttbHLtoZc0Z0rZ9metzcxvMXvOTI2QdnIDBNNygx7Gesk0/s2865/framestar2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="2865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK7f-MapDBNgouyzFCPW4lYI-uaasVEx-Wdok5zAVU78ANVvcUP-NS0liWVRcjt22G_KjXVYPXtzZVDgaFxTWYR9jmdUb0tttbHLtoZc0Z0rZ9metzcxvMXvOTI2QdnIDBNNygx7Gesk0/s320/framestar2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>(And notice how I oh so cleverly used turquoise in each block so I could justify them as RSC blocks. Bonus points for me!)</div><div><br /></div><div>But those little flying geese were making me grumpy. The pattern used the squares/rectangle stitch-and-flip method for the little devils and my machine kept wanting to just chew them up. The air was getting a bit blue what with the swearing and all.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided if ever a block cried out for the <a href="https://www.modernlymorgan.com/four-at-a-time-flying-geese-tutorial/" target="_blank">4-geese-at-a-time method</a>, this one was it. I checked the chart for the sizes of the squares I would need. </div><div>Hmm... the chart said one big square 3 1/4" and four smaller squares 1 7/8". I thought about those measurements for about 3/16 of a second and said "Oh,<i> hell</i> no."</div><div>There had to be an easier way. </div><div>I wondered if I could use 3.5" squares and 2" squares instead, and then just trim them down a bit. My only concern was that the seam allowance at the apex of the "goose" might come up short, but it turned out not to be a problem at all. It was perfect, in fact.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8ug18GA7yFniJogIg7E_z4s5AInrecNHG3uXe4DRQYf854Oee-Vn2xNLieFQWSl3-ysU5EGCBzqa5nUKXfN90KbwdoVdiWOYqVTUvA76ZvbwS2UNysm_X5JDeU0A_TYetSjEAvHoGXJA/s3308/fs-geese1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="3308" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8ug18GA7yFniJogIg7E_z4s5AInrecNHG3uXe4DRQYf854Oee-Vn2xNLieFQWSl3-ysU5EGCBzqa5nUKXfN90KbwdoVdiWOYqVTUvA76ZvbwS2UNysm_X5JDeU0A_TYetSjEAvHoGXJA/s320/fs-geese1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the untrimmed geese on the left and the trimmed on the right. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcciSMMgNThFfqXHb172tvGpQDcKPptKx4AKKHIVbamahxJbv5O6lsnOE1X8tg5Tavjep8AqZTZCdsQwrn3k21PhPgSsUs9yyBI6EsHlXWzyNYaYcaTMDb5cdFILdNQOec0Uhjwk8RSC3u/s3686/fs-geese2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="3686" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcciSMMgNThFfqXHb172tvGpQDcKPptKx4AKKHIVbamahxJbv5O6lsnOE1X8tg5Tavjep8AqZTZCdsQwrn3k21PhPgSsUs9yyBI6EsHlXWzyNYaYcaTMDb5cdFILdNQOec0Uhjwk8RSC3u/s320/fs-geese2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm normally not a fan of go big and trim back, but in the case of these littlie-bits I'm willing to make an exception. Since I always have 3.5" and 2" strips and squares on hand, those measurements are going to be a whole lot easier to work with.</div><div>So, yeah, looks like I've started another project. (It's for the RSC! Honest!)<br /><p><br /></p><p>That left me with my languishing Jack's Chain still on the design wall. I adore this pattern and really want to get it made, but the amount of time it would spend on the wall while I sewed it together was daunting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo0G-AGCK_1tleegJi5YYH0hLBrZDN-Cg4e09QzgQHun2po1Kq8IpsrRvP6vIgNIcrHl91I1AEDgfQ7P0D7V9uzc00XGc2hiVE40RscIDsqlfJzOABE73JQ7-Ll6BVYZZzj2uTZ4rfd1L/s4784/jackchainwall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3027" data-original-width="4784" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo0G-AGCK_1tleegJi5YYH0hLBrZDN-Cg4e09QzgQHun2po1Kq8IpsrRvP6vIgNIcrHl91I1AEDgfQ7P0D7V9uzc00XGc2hiVE40RscIDsqlfJzOABE73JQ7-Ll6BVYZZzj2uTZ4rfd1L/s320/jackchainwall.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It wants to be worked on and isn't afraid of making me feel guilty for sewing something else. (You should have <strike>seen</strike> <strike>heard</strike> felt how<i> fiercely</i> it stared at me while I was making those little framed stars...)</div><div><br /></div><div>So I've developed a plan. The rows are basically a chain of this 5-nine-patch C-shaped unit</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_iFKE79yyO6p_KczO4LuZppjpcI3Jn9PQAnUcl1dHpSibXx6phe1gBLhEd6J_ulD0Yjr6_midwr1_EhzlEGdqryiO6ayFSmXefMPiFfYTdBl8qJkIlAEFcegyOgkb44lSJEaqQILupUZ/s4772/jackplan1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="4772" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_iFKE79yyO6p_KczO4LuZppjpcI3Jn9PQAnUcl1dHpSibXx6phe1gBLhEd6J_ulD0Yjr6_midwr1_EhzlEGdqryiO6ayFSmXefMPiFfYTdBl8qJkIlAEFcegyOgkb44lSJEaqQILupUZ/s320/jackplan1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>joined across. I've been sewing triangles to individual nine patches, sort of as a leader/ender, which I'll start assembling into a bunch of those C-shapes and then later on add the hexagon centers.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wsd3_Npyw-BfmonzezclQhm7wFVhO2GPJdHis_puoAbXHgbj0p_Jct5KbfNmFS-YzFDO3i30A3-8G5D_UV9HAIxBP_OoWir6M8pPPtHoGrUYS8XStFAUvB6cRk1zZYew_12hmjsermtu/s3863/jackplan2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="3863" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wsd3_Npyw-BfmonzezclQhm7wFVhO2GPJdHis_puoAbXHgbj0p_Jct5KbfNmFS-YzFDO3i30A3-8G5D_UV9HAIxBP_OoWir6M8pPPtHoGrUYS8XStFAUvB6cRk1zZYew_12hmjsermtu/s320/jackplan2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not all of the nine-patches will be handled that way, though. Some will be set aside for the in-between rows which just consist of hexagons and nine-patches alternating across.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1R_SbaJfrR4vQlyqs1cCA2ouzhomRu7a-ef9uVO2Qt_jDjlMwmETHJWlCGB-j_FLHx2tswiuEYSjmB-kefm37blbQB0f4Q6NosmP6aH50QWaIGS_L28ub6Rd7lbHT1m5Rv7KZDLFeR3p/s5152/jackplan3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1R_SbaJfrR4vQlyqs1cCA2ouzhomRu7a-ef9uVO2Qt_jDjlMwmETHJWlCGB-j_FLHx2tswiuEYSjmB-kefm37blbQB0f4Q6NosmP6aH50QWaIGS_L28ub6Rd7lbHT1m5Rv7KZDLFeR3p/s320/jackplan3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>This approach lets me take it down off the design wall (and put it where it can't stare at me) while I accumulate all these bigger components.</p><p>There. That's taken care of. </p><p>I have a plan.</p><p>I'm almost sure it will work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/08/scraphappy-aturday.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/08/oh-scrap-turquoise-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come join the fun!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-58078255321821819902021-07-31T20:06:00.002-04:002021-08-01T18:20:42.837-04:00How can the year be 4378 days long and yet July has swooshed by?<p> I've been lost in the doldrums most of the summer, it seems. I'm getting some reading done, but little else to show for my days. It hasn't helped that today is <a href="https://whatdayofmarch2020.com/" target="_blank">March 518th, 2020</a>...</p><p>A measly bit of sewing got done - here's an Antique Tiles block in dark blues,</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8r17Fnlc8Vm1EMhWT6eNzXaOMzExnGdJb3jn6KUm0jVIAVvCPc7Q84W1xWi_Gqd4DZYQtcAKfjCE5-MxPUsxIc27BHZsZ6TYYejU32Py6HYc4MXwArhdAGFf24amN7DlhvCcc2KZIxAba/s3566/AT-dkblue.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="3566" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8r17Fnlc8Vm1EMhWT6eNzXaOMzExnGdJb3jn6KUm0jVIAVvCPc7Q84W1xWi_Gqd4DZYQtcAKfjCE5-MxPUsxIc27BHZsZ6TYYejU32Py6HYc4MXwArhdAGFf24amN7DlhvCcc2KZIxAba/s320/AT-dkblue.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>and an assortment of Cake Stands in dark blue and various neutrals.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKNmSn6fIqc-rPPQC09uyJaHECDMjbqhxIod6yme9XxRHY-_yhMmF2Znvq6C8cy4YOfc9WnGzgjjVV9fteEb9HkhcP6fSlEZK1O2TbcH0MZZqOPTcyi5RhsjEfuCHGDz8BMpw9sEi6Bvs/s4721/cake-julyend3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="4721" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKNmSn6fIqc-rPPQC09uyJaHECDMjbqhxIod6yme9XxRHY-_yhMmF2Znvq6C8cy4YOfc9WnGzgjjVV9fteEb9HkhcP6fSlEZK1O2TbcH0MZZqOPTcyi5RhsjEfuCHGDz8BMpw9sEi6Bvs/s320/cake-julyend3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I did a bunch of dark blue sewing back when we were supposed to be doing light and bright blues, so I didn't push too hard this month.<div><br /></div><div>If you would have asked me what quilt I'm currently working on, I would have replied, "My Jack's Chain" but the fact is that I seem to have hit a snag with it. I got this far earlier in the month -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7Cwft_AWpkLHaDDR3lUcNduVN44pl317ZGWo_oXUei_yW7hVRNGESKzRw0PrYjIfyv1tAHVI0rUMGNrSVOlapB9QTdk18ZDTUkhCnBjM9Qfag-z97DlqyUgFTXVMtocLeVRdn97uv6A1/s4784/jackchainwall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3027" data-original-width="4784" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7Cwft_AWpkLHaDDR3lUcNduVN44pl317ZGWo_oXUei_yW7hVRNGESKzRw0PrYjIfyv1tAHVI0rUMGNrSVOlapB9QTdk18ZDTUkhCnBjM9Qfag-z97DlqyUgFTXVMtocLeVRdn97uv6A1/s320/jackchainwall.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and stuck, because it still looks exactly the same. I only thought I was working on it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9vH5fi0IXyYNjCnsmW5_G0vGEjAr1yWjLqlf4SHxqrjd1dO8HdIKC5B2HXa3oB68r6XMJIgPw5fKSyFKCDEaXti3wFQ6iai2Dra08NxgNxWvlr0vGDBdvlAHcx_OKbIUMay2gogwi2uM/s4143/jacksch-still.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3436" data-original-width="4143" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9vH5fi0IXyYNjCnsmW5_G0vGEjAr1yWjLqlf4SHxqrjd1dO8HdIKC5B2HXa3oB68r6XMJIgPw5fKSyFKCDEaXti3wFQ6iai2Dra08NxgNxWvlr0vGDBdvlAHcx_OKbIUMay2gogwi2uM/s320/jacksch-still.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When a project stops moving like this, I've learned to take it as a sign that this is not the quilt I want to work on. I thought back to the last time I'd been excited about a project and realized it was Flutterby, so I grabbed some leftover flutter-bits and a couple of yards of a really fun batik and made a back for it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6i7TVGwEifUXhxq6Ku79lQn4bcFZlty8w2G7xWIuU8b5SDpwDlatigbVwJax-wwp3uyegL6rSfgL3GECcqqTbn9tGvrNDB2Ae_FqpA8J-K_t_ph59Bmrc_GS5mA28aijKlDiN19Wum1d/s3558/flutterback.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="3558" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6i7TVGwEifUXhxq6Ku79lQn4bcFZlty8w2G7xWIuU8b5SDpwDlatigbVwJax-wwp3uyegL6rSfgL3GECcqqTbn9tGvrNDB2Ae_FqpA8J-K_t_ph59Bmrc_GS5mA28aijKlDiN19Wum1d/s320/flutterback.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL63dIxV6LAz_A6XE6EXN2L___NYBaD-giCE_laOMnzM5OLK423O-OsaqQVkE3Rk5-A0jrGIqJ6dTbKfYqsmVzyEOgVZ1HHDielONEHihfL17YaEPeE5XfBioFkjrTVGTbY_wU56npcO4/s4655/flutterback2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="4655" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL63dIxV6LAz_A6XE6EXN2L___NYBaD-giCE_laOMnzM5OLK423O-OsaqQVkE3Rk5-A0jrGIqJ6dTbKfYqsmVzyEOgVZ1HHDielONEHihfL17YaEPeE5XfBioFkjrTVGTbY_wU56npcO4/s320/flutterback2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was having such fun planning the back that I finally had to reign myself in a bit before I ended up making a whole 'nother quilt to put on the back of the first one. (Not that it would be a bad thing, but I'm really trying to prevent myself from Making Things Harder for Myself, which is a true character flaw)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to be having a good think about Jack's Chain. For now I'll continue making 9-patches for it, since you can never have too many 9-patches, and work up a good plan that will let me carry it forward without dragging my feet. </div><div><br /></div><div>And I think I'm going to baste Flutterby for quilting because that's the one that is making my heart sing right now. Gotta follow the tune!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/07/scraphappy-saturday-last-day-of-july.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/08/oh-scrap-scrappy-flimsy.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come see what the last days of July are bringing!</div><div> </div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-5707504847080637542021-07-10T22:34:00.002-04:002021-07-11T10:28:33.306-04:00A flimsy excuse<p> Huzzah! Flutterby is a flimsy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANdJ82Aq3CXiIgwj64Z9F67ZoSB6rfqVKOTxdcK4m-d_AJIQ8ted8_7Wm_Vc_KRjXnumgtvTHGPhpIiNN3S7bU3wbz1xtLSVaP-MWHmvD9nLJ9PvtVwjO7oAUjbcZUZIXLuwtgdiwaTlM/s3925/flutterflimsy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3925" data-original-width="3841" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANdJ82Aq3CXiIgwj64Z9F67ZoSB6rfqVKOTxdcK4m-d_AJIQ8ted8_7Wm_Vc_KRjXnumgtvTHGPhpIiNN3S7bU3wbz1xtLSVaP-MWHmvD9nLJ9PvtVwjO7oAUjbcZUZIXLuwtgdiwaTlM/s320/flutterflimsy.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It measures about 52" square, so a small lap quilt or a large baby quilt. What with the <a href="https://mangofeet.blogspot.com/2021/06/i-keep-losing-track-of-time.html" target="_blank">Glitter flimsy last month</a>, that's two Jen Kingwell designs in a row. Time to file away her book and give another designer a chance, eh? </div><div>Now to decide between finishing a project I've already started or going with one of the umpteen new ideas that are squirreling around in my brain. What to do, what to do...</div><div><br /></div><div>In between all the fluttering I got a couple more Cake Stands done. Our RSC color for July is dark blue or dark neutrals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYQapL_gzrQmxue1g-oktdxcCU1IP8w1Q4nR8cqOJ7_ZTel1zi4-p0O38G53yxeC9R6FyUi8ODxMkWgEBhyphenhyphenGeLGaCMWQYOcbIiK7Z9bBzntO8Eg6ONZeQ2iVQz15XbYjNf1X4F1RwcneM/s3764/cake-dkblue.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="3764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYQapL_gzrQmxue1g-oktdxcCU1IP8w1Q4nR8cqOJ7_ZTel1zi4-p0O38G53yxeC9R6FyUi8ODxMkWgEBhyphenhyphenGeLGaCMWQYOcbIiK7Z9bBzntO8Eg6ONZeQ2iVQz15XbYjNf1X4F1RwcneM/s320/cake-dkblue.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3dHOgpmWkxKa3iLBAlQEYiX4ftnH9xQ6kbYbnBFbrocCDgBsUKwxGbxQk98anX5BbXL5FTQg0L9BVY6sMllNYXgBPkbWBjAOa2IbTP7GkY4HQ6UkbkgmC7r4C5DEFwrgamIkDMDYRu5u/s2969/cake-red%2526gray.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2969" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3dHOgpmWkxKa3iLBAlQEYiX4ftnH9xQ6kbYbnBFbrocCDgBsUKwxGbxQk98anX5BbXL5FTQg0L9BVY6sMllNYXgBPkbWBjAOa2IbTP7GkY4HQ6UkbkgmC7r4C5DEFwrgamIkDMDYRu5u/s320/cake-red%2526gray.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I admit the gray above isn't actually "dark", but it's neutral so I'm calling close enough. I love that feather print. Since I did a bunch of darkish blues back when light/bright blue was the color, I should probably use this month to scrumble around in my browns, blacks, and grays. I've got a lovely (though dreary) hoard of those just waiting for a chance to come out and play - maybe it will cheer them up!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/07/scraphappy-saturday-dark-and-dreary.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/07/oh-scrap-keeping-options-open.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a> Come join the fun!</div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-11012831909483032372021-06-26T17:37:00.001-04:002021-06-27T09:38:20.240-04:00Wrapping up the purple<p> June is starting to dwindle away, taking purple with it. Here's the last of my RSC blocks for the month -</p><p>One last Antique Tiles block,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrabs7Dq1oLmLuL8CuTWTgme7kpxIwBLlAaystR0IUVWP1lpW-koHBOlez4g7n80F8hpyC4Az95u7-h-2qpjziGSuO69amJArHsI6nGrkz79qQ3gjgFB6ZyKe0QkZKrNkZP3dKL-K8Ryb/s3921/AT-lastpurp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3921" data-original-width="3822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrabs7Dq1oLmLuL8CuTWTgme7kpxIwBLlAaystR0IUVWP1lpW-koHBOlez4g7n80F8hpyC4Az95u7-h-2qpjziGSuO69amJArHsI6nGrkz79qQ3gjgFB6ZyKe0QkZKrNkZP3dKL-K8Ryb/s320/AT-lastpurp.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>a purple PSP20-21,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTzCNR9Zbbb7JJvpayDMh2eaP7bhcGy8-vFiEE1FxkxN1eYUL6dtx8vQZDmH82MJoej0nQVSGdy58N08SAe6p2KBzmqG_0349jvC7yUzPyavrrblOcHAvqZOugD7sWabYl1WCSCc8nlZK/s3548/postage-21purp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3438" data-original-width="3548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTzCNR9Zbbb7JJvpayDMh2eaP7bhcGy8-vFiEE1FxkxN1eYUL6dtx8vQZDmH82MJoej0nQVSGdy58N08SAe6p2KBzmqG_0349jvC7yUzPyavrrblOcHAvqZOugD7sWabYl1WCSCc8nlZK/s320/postage-21purp.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>and a nice little batch of chips.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSZ0iQouG2n_gmvvZZ2zDEZ7PdpOdUKly1ckP30iAMj1EMVtMoh1TjzZwbZGJX0otBNdGzIbSaK0zCDjA9pVVupmjclHWw752-EFJxqTJixsGKydVqgQ3exU0DCPlvND9mPRe6-Njlmpq/s4817/chips-purple.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="4817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSZ0iQouG2n_gmvvZZ2zDEZ7PdpOdUKly1ckP30iAMj1EMVtMoh1TjzZwbZGJX0otBNdGzIbSaK0zCDjA9pVVupmjclHWw752-EFJxqTJixsGKydVqgQ3exU0DCPlvND9mPRe6-Njlmpq/s320/chips-purple.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>As usual, I'm startled by how many of these little gems I end up with by month's end. I thought I'd only gotten 8 or 10 of them done, so I was surprised that there are really 18!</p><p>I thought I'd cut out another purple cake stand or two, but apparently I've buried them somewhere on my cutting table. While looking for them, I found the parts for this Jacks 'n Sixes that I'd cut out for last month and then misplaced, so I sewed it right up. Maybe the cake stands will turn up when I'm searching for whatever blocks I manage to lose <i>next</i> month...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILkh30nnQ2-Ea2ocmagb4VVp6_vR98MCK4oew379Ov9rkiODThPB1rSpkmZSzEpQtUaYpRT0i_YVq41RvJQBiEmo6MX2y8mn0ZPDh0RMyZcZEjYXo9oSXpQ4k1owNkIUIV4_N2iuMNJJM/s2581/jax-redpops.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="2535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILkh30nnQ2-Ea2ocmagb4VVp6_vR98MCK4oew379Ov9rkiODThPB1rSpkmZSzEpQtUaYpRT0i_YVq41RvJQBiEmo6MX2y8mn0ZPDh0RMyZcZEjYXo9oSXpQ4k1owNkIUIV4_N2iuMNJJM/s320/jax-redpops.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p>And in big happy news, I've got all my Flutterby blocks done and thrown up on the design wall.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryrzMM12cYz74MPbVYwx4iP2Dob_hIOi9EmEgUnMUa5TcoeG7ixnUZPS2KtME3R1dU2qZPYSSHScGNz4jGZJ4__9pPtFjuXOuRZfKAAzqX1ACRCUplqhDh0cSMerA79MOWE74XIS0BkBx/s3670/flutterblocksdone.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3590" data-original-width="3670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryrzMM12cYz74MPbVYwx4iP2Dob_hIOi9EmEgUnMUa5TcoeG7ixnUZPS2KtME3R1dU2qZPYSSHScGNz4jGZJ4__9pPtFjuXOuRZfKAAzqX1ACRCUplqhDh0cSMerA79MOWE74XIS0BkBx/s320/flutterblocksdone.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>After the successful use of <a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathy's Random Method</a> for my <a href="https://mangofeet.blogspot.com/2021/05/perserverence-now-with-more-glitter.html" target="_blank">Glitter top</a>, I went random again while laying out these blocks. I'll leave them up to look at for a day or two, but I don't see much that I'd want to rearrange. Given the size of the pieces and the general busyness of the pattern, I don't think moving blocks around would even be noticeable. I've already got the borders half assembled (More spikes! Yay!), so I'm well on the way to a completed top.<p></p><p>And I can hear those squirrels starting to rustle around behind me. Uh oh....</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/06/scraphappy-last-purple-saturday.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/06/oh-scrap-under-needle.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a> Come enjoy some scrappy goodness!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-80711477598098103612021-06-19T18:38:00.003-04:002021-06-20T09:28:20.393-04:00It's not all Glitter and Flutter around here<p>Though I'll admit that those two have pretty much sucked up all the energy lately.</p><p>A little bit of RSC piecing has been sneaking in here and there. My Antique Tile blocks have happily multiplied, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mXrDZBLuTMQ4rtdIODqhdfeXXE-VXDl1bOcZM55lrKsMecQ-elLlXMoukPFgEjmidd27XgCBewdiD7tZ9_ixCjbkbl_o6cpZdWG58khSMylGPSJDEuTehRSjRZKbqBYtDgWX1qtIH6Sd/s3571/AT-purp1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="3571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mXrDZBLuTMQ4rtdIODqhdfeXXE-VXDl1bOcZM55lrKsMecQ-elLlXMoukPFgEjmidd27XgCBewdiD7tZ9_ixCjbkbl_o6cpZdWG58khSMylGPSJDEuTehRSjRZKbqBYtDgWX1qtIH6Sd/s320/AT-purp1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHKAOBiNSB3KNgf1GPRbSUZk9Y2PwBrT76_Pylapc092Sm3VCAcEXe_U_7vUy-pRxac-zruDluK6y2vZjbIz461rxg7-r4eqMLypVAgF_46MVrPHRb0CTZdoHNajCjrXQ2XN0FOvgj2h3/s3474/AT-purp2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHKAOBiNSB3KNgf1GPRbSUZk9Y2PwBrT76_Pylapc092Sm3VCAcEXe_U_7vUy-pRxac-zruDluK6y2vZjbIz461rxg7-r4eqMLypVAgF_46MVrPHRb0CTZdoHNajCjrXQ2XN0FOvgj2h3/s320/AT-purp2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW8d-aQuJdnpBsvZuIIdAPhtjHmhxvHp-ndqgPT-qq-2L3VxQsXfXkOywDvYWm7ix6E8t8oEBxbvcuZv5qV8QA6iyktwJGNwVdbhYwretIgbjx7aMid52GyjQS3rTapdCwDolADolUMyc/s2670/AT-purp3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="2653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW8d-aQuJdnpBsvZuIIdAPhtjHmhxvHp-ndqgPT-qq-2L3VxQsXfXkOywDvYWm7ix6E8t8oEBxbvcuZv5qV8QA6iyktwJGNwVdbhYwretIgbjx7aMid52GyjQS3rTapdCwDolADolUMyc/s320/AT-purp3.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK7GGDnJZ8vbE1Aem1AGzUheKxXSEO6c9AN36X5NCHHGHDO6zPHP4mYUdjOMpxhWoTFWRVCkT1tsGQ8tXBdvZsQHU5T3FZhrm5U-iOCnoKnGJ5QH3CsSHkJSeeoyJonV5aZ0QaegWjDuf/s3071/AT-purp4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="3071" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK7GGDnJZ8vbE1Aem1AGzUheKxXSEO6c9AN36X5NCHHGHDO6zPHP4mYUdjOMpxhWoTFWRVCkT1tsGQ8tXBdvZsQHU5T3FZhrm5U-iOCnoKnGJ5QH3CsSHkJSeeoyJonV5aZ0QaegWjDuf/s320/AT-purp4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>though as usual, I have a hard time getting purple to photograph true-to-color. At least these look purple-ish, even if the color is a bit off.<div><br /></div><div>I made a couple of Cake Stands, too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm8t9YbqAJZWATVPR1ZygfFjtrwzZ5pSFcxbGd8RD5CpozjWLvycRwvgYoNVV69opqIWLE8wup4Eu3wyQSHYuGh7OCwud9K3NgFpZI-eWwdobSxezyacuOP7G6yw0V9m5tywbL-AXqvo2/s3256/cake-purp1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="3256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm8t9YbqAJZWATVPR1ZygfFjtrwzZ5pSFcxbGd8RD5CpozjWLvycRwvgYoNVV69opqIWLE8wup4Eu3wyQSHYuGh7OCwud9K3NgFpZI-eWwdobSxezyacuOP7G6yw0V9m5tywbL-AXqvo2/s320/cake-purp1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZBm7455SqHDs8ftP9I86-brP7Ucnja8zCP1Jmw-eL2YbZ3wr7ixTO2XEsg-ZNCVzRKSqoERPLiKvU3COVj4bDx67Uo6QdVv4bLDERRhcOrIPa2YRoSyKw50DK2d9-x6Q9fxyeTmnIIOR/s3618/cake-purp2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3618" data-original-width="3547" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZBm7455SqHDs8ftP9I86-brP7Ucnja8zCP1Jmw-eL2YbZ3wr7ixTO2XEsg-ZNCVzRKSqoERPLiKvU3COVj4bDx67Uo6QdVv4bLDERRhcOrIPa2YRoSyKw50DK2d9-x6Q9fxyeTmnIIOR/s320/cake-purp2.JPG" /></a></div><p>There are parts for a couple more of these cut out and stacked near my sewing machine. I should be able to get to them in the coming week.</p><p>Also squeezing through the cracks were a small stack of Chips, some nine-patches for my Jack's Chain, and a few more Easy Breezy Peasy blocks as leader/enders. </p><p>Little by little by little, these blocks keep adding up. They might even end up as quilts someday, if the squirrels don't get me first...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VDbsplkos43vXoPvornjBJX11FtQwz87rLIcpYW2UzFgOCCXStw10O0JJewlAAbME3DuUZ6pPzLKL-JDc4BotH1nW_fLMipEXwg2Ikud-4RuX6CpoNIlGxqj9mDst327Bhi56i4frcQo/s275/squirrely.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VDbsplkos43vXoPvornjBJX11FtQwz87rLIcpYW2UzFgOCCXStw10O0JJewlAAbME3DuUZ6pPzLKL-JDc4BotH1nW_fLMipEXwg2Ikud-4RuX6CpoNIlGxqj9mDst327Bhi56i4frcQo/s0/squirrely.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Linking with SoScrappy for<a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/06/scraphappy-saturday-purple-pursuits.html" target="_blank"> ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/06/oh-scrap-more-plus-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come join the fun!</p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-78062823664034962342021-06-14T15:15:00.000-04:002021-06-14T15:15:18.537-04:00I keep losing track of time<p> I can't decide if I'm living in fast-forward or extreme-slow-motion... Either way, time keeps getting away from me.</p><p>When last we met, I'd hung up Glitter and was testing a border idea. To me, the edges of the top looked like they were just frittering off into nothingness, so I wanted a bit of a frame to contain them and hold them into the quilt.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMjctNjBtl83Fh3mN-5PlbRq_UqV4zMnl5xFUeQ5RhLrLaNufZ8KG7CI0v6sk_veNlI_R-Dga71bFNPDb5JKSl4WIAg7J-IMDVdL_fp6Kx1UIWyoBuJi-jlazZDyES1V9aqRf7yaYxc-f/s5096/glitter-border.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5096" data-original-width="3781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMjctNjBtl83Fh3mN-5PlbRq_UqV4zMnl5xFUeQ5RhLrLaNufZ8KG7CI0v6sk_veNlI_R-Dga71bFNPDb5JKSl4WIAg7J-IMDVdL_fp6Kx1UIWyoBuJi-jlazZDyES1V9aqRf7yaYxc-f/s320/glitter-border.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC-Ueo8Fl_JUx9Z9fw9P4t9C8pgK7s51oPAM2mAwLdcDiZjlJoOfI9IAsezQSt1q1h0xPk2vofdsZhxUlhr3MGYr0uiDtDSAlP8nu1iN0tcqKDyoDds3FYPmMeO81f69A_LbqI_VkVZ9u/s5010/glitter-borderdet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5010" data-original-width="3846" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC-Ueo8Fl_JUx9Z9fw9P4t9C8pgK7s51oPAM2mAwLdcDiZjlJoOfI9IAsezQSt1q1h0xPk2vofdsZhxUlhr3MGYr0uiDtDSAlP8nu1iN0tcqKDyoDds3FYPmMeO81f69A_LbqI_VkVZ9u/s320/glitter-borderdet.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p>I realize borders don't float everyone's boat, but I'm happy with the way it's turned out. It's only an inch wide so it won't be screaming for attention, plus there's the added benefit of pushing all those points away from the binding.</p><p>So, off went Glitter to join the mountain of tops that are awaiting quilting. (I'll get to them someday. I have A Plan.) (Don't laugh. Sometimes my plans work out okay.) (Well, sort of...)</p><p>That left me free to start a new Main Project, right? I reached for those HRTs that I've been cutting for the last couple of months for Jen Kingwell's Flutterby, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnvKuxcac_PCw3brM72BF3zsIf4lWX67tLxH7E5rsR0CippMoCIRtJBiUlfRcidBtkUoq724AqSpncvD631-dtL97SCCclLtVOleB7oQl3h_tsOL4x3tesN4c4_7CnC6nOao5QgZjHGX9/s3223/flutter-start.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="3223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnvKuxcac_PCw3brM72BF3zsIf4lWX67tLxH7E5rsR0CippMoCIRtJBiUlfRcidBtkUoq724AqSpncvD631-dtL97SCCclLtVOleB7oQl3h_tsOL4x3tesN4c4_7CnC6nOao5QgZjHGX9/s320/flutter-start.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and used them for leader/enders while sewing together all those Glitterbits. <div><br /><div>Once Glitter was fully assembled, I could really buckle up and go.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSQwX_Aj4S7tm8RcTRarxp7SV3Xb8ZpXILZq1en3SMRn-cELSp9S9-bPCdxKwiDW2Llge89s_Jzd1SM8B1bByHYSghN3zcDzT10kr9uerSgqGBXehZedhFlYAyUZKEH4unOX4gXdgmf0n/s5106/flutterfactory.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="5106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSQwX_Aj4S7tm8RcTRarxp7SV3Xb8ZpXILZq1en3SMRn-cELSp9S9-bPCdxKwiDW2Llge89s_Jzd1SM8B1bByHYSghN3zcDzT10kr9uerSgqGBXehZedhFlYAyUZKEH4unOX4gXdgmf0n/s320/flutterfactory.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeHIyMhlzzzbqD8JgbHL_SynO3Tl2wakFav1ryePSp-EeeR7hijRl_2NzfS8uktK0P-ZWPc_q9QFlDW637b-sfZSAL-fKdUlQQUhYNKTxuhMhW95ycxfidUfEa8E7rhaxzoCP_uJ0LOeW/s4776/flutters.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="4776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeHIyMhlzzzbqD8JgbHL_SynO3Tl2wakFav1ryePSp-EeeR7hijRl_2NzfS8uktK0P-ZWPc_q9QFlDW637b-sfZSAL-fKdUlQQUhYNKTxuhMhW95ycxfidUfEa8E7rhaxzoCP_uJ0LOeW/s320/flutters.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I think I'm going to like it!</p><p>Now if I can just do something about that runaway time issue...</p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-10634209229022716892021-05-29T14:22:00.002-04:002021-05-29T14:22:58.014-04:00What?!? It's the end of May already?<p>It's the last Saturday in May, so time to trot out the last of my red blocks for the RSC.</p><p>Three more Antique Tiles were stitched up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD7XkH5ploQPeWZttUhy4zIuGyvHMvwkMaxuSqOS38LWWV6OXora2Jw3yQoLX64fU6g5re4lgJ_MTpqWqFY8THJVWeOtvb4QvG41YVvOzFYGdrMv5fRPz3eVNFegIdkQ_DHeismFD0nGO/s3430/AT-redlast1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="3378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD7XkH5ploQPeWZttUhy4zIuGyvHMvwkMaxuSqOS38LWWV6OXora2Jw3yQoLX64fU6g5re4lgJ_MTpqWqFY8THJVWeOtvb4QvG41YVvOzFYGdrMv5fRPz3eVNFegIdkQ_DHeismFD0nGO/s320/AT-redlast1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtmKYPGxtq5RzBMtPqrTTxlTEZMrrue7uKEO5ZEGVitkY3DC2ck9Q6P3_ue4mHll1_H6v1jUqbE5mc8sCxjm-6ZDtZmu4NjfJfqOnPh3-T9goGe34r-igUXiQsjJr8JDsepcjB0pAJN4F/s4215/AT-redlast2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4215" data-original-width="3864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtmKYPGxtq5RzBMtPqrTTxlTEZMrrue7uKEO5ZEGVitkY3DC2ck9Q6P3_ue4mHll1_H6v1jUqbE5mc8sCxjm-6ZDtZmu4NjfJfqOnPh3-T9goGe34r-igUXiQsjJr8JDsepcjB0pAJN4F/s320/AT-redlast2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ogdfVZe0z6EciNO5FpBQAsqNX3Bo71p1DR2xqCy5RbfUAqSfss6TadKy5POZEFGp378NLfbdUSSFjpq7v4Af9meiD37WRT24sYaGE7sbnHIJs0nPjeOIyHBapX6UqaDKuP717mO4pjDK/s3718/AT-redlast3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3616" data-original-width="3718" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ogdfVZe0z6EciNO5FpBQAsqNX3Bo71p1DR2xqCy5RbfUAqSfss6TadKy5POZEFGp378NLfbdUSSFjpq7v4Af9meiD37WRT24sYaGE7sbnHIJs0nPjeOIyHBapX6UqaDKuP717mO4pjDK/s320/AT-redlast3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've been enjoying making these blocks. With all those simple seams, they also make a dandy leader/ender. (Special thanks to <a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathy</a> for <a href="https://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2021/01/pink-35-plus-2.html" target="_blank">throwing her blocks out as bait</a> and sending me off down this path!)</p><p>And I gathered all my Chips for May, and was happy to find I'd made 16.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5-xgbvyyrsGMu3I_N7LkcP1h8nIdt7elug9v8N2HITyBEJ8x45lK9i-jayrXgBdnhXk3c3275vQOgJfx8M2em-Pwu-eMNKcWOjxus1IQ6-MwVhv-CM_6vb4UPsls3pwWZo1Y5P0H2eRN/s4850/chips-mayred.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="4850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5-xgbvyyrsGMu3I_N7LkcP1h8nIdt7elug9v8N2HITyBEJ8x45lK9i-jayrXgBdnhXk3c3275vQOgJfx8M2em-Pwu-eMNKcWOjxus1IQ6-MwVhv-CM_6vb4UPsls3pwWZo1Y5P0H2eRN/s320/chips-mayred.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>(I always let myself be surprised with the total at the end of the month. It's a lot more fun that way!) (By the way, Cathy started me off on these blocks, too. I'm such a copycat...)</p><p>And that wraps up red for May. Angela just announced that June will be purple, and I can hardly wait!</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/05/scraphappy-saturday-end-of-red.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! Come join the fun!</p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-16645223177710350002021-05-28T17:11:00.001-04:002021-05-28T17:13:06.675-04:00Perserverence - now with more Glitter<p>If you cut up little bits of fabric and sew them together, and then cut up more and sew them together too, and you keep that up for years, you eventually end up with a quilt top. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVXsh9AbYGeK9ei1k1MQs5PmNOHS8tR0Lb71RWZzzicG4tLca3UVfA-0vZLePeyY76GZAnm-LN4bPyWRcyFPnEiAPY5d_XCYKpaGHh2LjxJ4DE54juwg0slVH9iScPIVNpz41k59tYPsN/s4165/glittertop1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4165" data-original-width="3839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVXsh9AbYGeK9ei1k1MQs5PmNOHS8tR0Lb71RWZzzicG4tLca3UVfA-0vZLePeyY76GZAnm-LN4bPyWRcyFPnEiAPY5d_XCYKpaGHh2LjxJ4DE54juwg0slVH9iScPIVNpz41k59tYPsN/s320/glittertop1.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>(In real life, it actually is square and everything, but I can't get a good pic. There's no good place to stand to fit the whole wall into camera frame without a shelf unit trying to photobomb the picture from the right)<div><br /></div><div>Here's a peek at some of the chaos going on in this quilt. I went with just randomly grabbing blocks and sewing them together, rather than dithering for a month about color placement. And then dithering for another month...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUvx3bBnTGUN_fgzeU4PENpOznJBoQ8nhqQNDugi9pZC7_FNd80Lj6Dboc-tRlXU908rNJPq9tHJJ_Sx8_kgW1m9v5jdPjtM5NUXFh9sjYtpCkJfwOT5PNM7fPOhyyPUabTltGoId0ufy/s5152/glittertop2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUvx3bBnTGUN_fgzeU4PENpOznJBoQ8nhqQNDugi9pZC7_FNd80Lj6Dboc-tRlXU908rNJPq9tHJJ_Sx8_kgW1m9v5jdPjtM5NUXFh9sjYtpCkJfwOT5PNM7fPOhyyPUabTltGoId0ufy/s320/glittertop2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've been worrying about the finishing of this quilt and whether to add a border or not, and if so, what kind of border it should be. The idea of quilting and binding all the wonkity bits around the edges was making me twitch.</div><div>After discarding the notion of just running a plain narrow border around it because I couldn't make up my mind what color to use, I had a brainstorm -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1W1SouXWGKo7dk8ZbCGlNFzfMbbpU6NPPoYV8BUAbAjnUVureqFRlhkdTLvkxLHiRzldJzqAKYRrZOSkJeYp2RqwXU7cmxmLIgvAmEpWldpkkN8PAsS0FOK-6VE2k4NEsFBVB74td4xJ/s5106/glittertop-border.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5106" data-original-width="3724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1W1SouXWGKo7dk8ZbCGlNFzfMbbpU6NPPoYV8BUAbAjnUVureqFRlhkdTLvkxLHiRzldJzqAKYRrZOSkJeYp2RqwXU7cmxmLIgvAmEpWldpkkN8PAsS0FOK-6VE2k4NEsFBVB74td4xJ/s320/glittertop-border.JPG" /></a></div><p>and ran up a quick mock-up. Still thinking about the top and bottom - pieces that each span two blocks, like in that pic, or matching them to the widths of the blocks?</p><p>I'm going to let that percolate in my brain for a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-30043541594241535332021-05-23T16:46:00.001-04:002021-05-23T16:46:57.878-04:00Cherry cakes and fist bumps<p> Well, despite an interesting week (I got my second dose! I fevered up and had sludge for brains! I got better!), I managed to get a bit of sewing done.</p><p>Another Antique Tile for my collection,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeYh7iMGxQgpBNEqqUSHTN1QEfCXqVdhoHP09mXJVcfLf0I2GMr_4fItc6wCYAwWsw4fJjAK8T0jlnjGHRpCLCFQ2OvdIsaKHiCNGA4DxmuhusxnNi1fXcxMZnWruLhqiJlu8qOeoEQ_M/s3810/AT-anotherred.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3465" data-original-width="3810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeYh7iMGxQgpBNEqqUSHTN1QEfCXqVdhoHP09mXJVcfLf0I2GMr_4fItc6wCYAwWsw4fJjAK8T0jlnjGHRpCLCFQ2OvdIsaKHiCNGA4DxmuhusxnNi1fXcxMZnWruLhqiJlu8qOeoEQ_M/s320/AT-anotherred.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and more cake stands (polka dots!)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iHABKyu9a659eGgHESFoyc1q1TXXJVFjBz4v1yDE9guZ2Fb9T1gpbW6D8AU4574nvmPDxIB-3FsTRB0ZskhymMfbrRVlSGyZq3Lw7b7l0sCeYT4Xeym3dixJzleQDCTPnWIeRJJkuFdh/s5108/cakestands-reddots.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="5108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iHABKyu9a659eGgHESFoyc1q1TXXJVFjBz4v1yDE9guZ2Fb9T1gpbW6D8AU4574nvmPDxIB-3FsTRB0ZskhymMfbrRVlSGyZq3Lw7b7l0sCeYT4Xeym3dixJzleQDCTPnWIeRJJkuFdh/s320/cakestands-reddots.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and even more cake stands!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwXSWH5MGiqZ1EYstPMlr5PIFPRblo2OdHNnlnCohdcwYidia1HheQOkadtpkElKEcM4z1cL38bu_EbchA3mD5ssA-NDgiqMwEo1ZM2ngA-tNHgN8wEp_upGg6nCqLk9xvSbTc5TugaR2/s5133/cakestand-cherries.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="5133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwXSWH5MGiqZ1EYstPMlr5PIFPRblo2OdHNnlnCohdcwYidia1HheQOkadtpkElKEcM4z1cL38bu_EbchA3mD5ssA-NDgiqMwEo1ZM2ngA-tNHgN8wEp_upGg6nCqLk9xvSbTc5TugaR2/s320/cakestand-cherries.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love that cherry print for the background on the right. (You thought from the post title that I was talking about real cherry cake, right? Nah. Just cherry cake stands.)</div><div><br /></div><div>And I got rows and rows of Glitter put together.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the halfway point -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiozybcABEYxe5WqGec4HdMnvOO9VOh_AYGsfpHHZPJiaXYITJ1y2IUnkVTxYz2UiVm_ABAtmotdfvuGGL7mNgpjmpaRkykfo_TN70bXOOFZ42BGRFBOl1TPcKeuNutR5PlgR-jpwF7tZ6/s5152/glitter-half.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3208" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiozybcABEYxe5WqGec4HdMnvOO9VOh_AYGsfpHHZPJiaXYITJ1y2IUnkVTxYz2UiVm_ABAtmotdfvuGGL7mNgpjmpaRkykfo_TN70bXOOFZ42BGRFBOl1TPcKeuNutR5PlgR-jpwF7tZ6/s320/glitter-half.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and here's all of the rows, absolutely overwhelming my design wall. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoIvAokBaxdRzlaUnR7fSeeKZVYwvR1SyY-TMWL6LVrtO3EsRkBxi05b-Z13iC0KMoNUPwQ3cmV8RA7teTbyCjLLmFefkN6NGX8i_bdn8Ltn0s1Mr4w7BGvAXyMHVlKSVsvBwkoMaXRHq/s4509/glitter-overload.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4509" data-original-width="3711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoIvAokBaxdRzlaUnR7fSeeKZVYwvR1SyY-TMWL6LVrtO3EsRkBxi05b-Z13iC0KMoNUPwQ3cmV8RA7teTbyCjLLmFefkN6NGX8i_bdn8Ltn0s1Mr4w7BGvAXyMHVlKSVsvBwkoMaXRHq/s320/glitter-overload.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had a moment's <strike>panic</strike> concern when I was sewing pairs of pairs together (after making the eight trios that I'd need for the ends of the rows) when I had this pair left over. This meant that I'd counted wrong by two, but was it two up or two down?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ48h-yTvUz929bDzJx0n-NDP7i7f-5Y2g9QtnHbO4cM-4KiqBMSd2UwFM1bevHvZWDRKGiS-PhFA-lFTIU-utgY5LszICy_0Lf0i0f-73UNHiToCm6e3d6wGImSgQFQkyu6gwtGDH76jm/s3380/glitter-leftovers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="3334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ48h-yTvUz929bDzJx0n-NDP7i7f-5Y2g9QtnHbO4cM-4KiqBMSd2UwFM1bevHvZWDRKGiS-PhFA-lFTIU-utgY5LszICy_0Lf0i0f-73UNHiToCm6e3d6wGImSgQFQkyu6gwtGDH76jm/s320/glitter-leftovers.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a real relief when I got the sets of fours sewn together and they came out even. While I freely admit I could easily be off by 2, I was pretty sure I wasn't off by 6. Sure enough, the rest of the rows went together just fine, and I have two little blocks that will probably end up on the back. (No, I'm not going to save them for seed for another Glitter. Much as I love these blocks, I am SO done with making them!)</div><div><br /></div><div>I sewed the top two rows together before quitting for the day. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkVwA58CI0I0o_FQq3AWMW_5VMfDjCDyEpBC5h4iLB6E4He4SGfpSccqKUzpYY780NJGivCpREDO2_hAcJ8ZwmFfDZ3s2xX8aiGcApGtv1x_6840KI2AdgC2MPT5OrZV-wbj5iWKglmNw/s4854/glitter-herewego.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="4854" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkVwA58CI0I0o_FQq3AWMW_5VMfDjCDyEpBC5h4iLB6E4He4SGfpSccqKUzpYY780NJGivCpREDO2_hAcJ8ZwmFfDZ3s2xX8aiGcApGtv1x_6840KI2AdgC2MPT5OrZV-wbj5iWKglmNw/s320/glitter-herewego.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I was sewing blocks into rows, I decided that I was going to settle for "close enough" when trying to match those points on the edges. We're talking a bunch of weird angles, y-seams, and some really funky bias here. These blocks absolutely refuse to square up politely. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was even wonkier when it came to stitching together the rows. For those top and bottom very pointy points, I realized kiss-me-on-the-mouth accuracy was never gonna happen - let's just go for fist bump vicinity.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OLKubujh11aVeYIghgv5Ue1uR1ZnLqWuzoz_2dIgC0XFiGpUoXj9-EPSOTMEJrpqMj5pBbrsj0w1cG4fx2vl9pe-C6e2QXkHdsEB1qioIwRXxJqzezkSyn0IsSfNG9-Pt7ilG1faxEy8/s5152/glitter-bumps.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OLKubujh11aVeYIghgv5Ue1uR1ZnLqWuzoz_2dIgC0XFiGpUoXj9-EPSOTMEJrpqMj5pBbrsj0w1cG4fx2vl9pe-C6e2QXkHdsEB1qioIwRXxJqzezkSyn0IsSfNG9-Pt7ilG1faxEy8/s320/glitter-bumps.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm pretty sure that's the only way I won't end up gibbering in the corner by the time this thing is put together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/05/sraphappy-saturday-red-rebel.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/05/oh-scrap-baskets.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come see what all us little scrappers have been up to!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-65078582105266226272021-05-15T16:59:00.003-04:002021-05-16T10:23:27.782-04:00The merry month of May<p>Mid-month edition... (Seriously, how did it get to the middle already?)</p><p>I made great strides with my Cake Stands for the RSC. I was scrumbling around in my reds when I had a vague memory of cutting some red blocks ahead, back when I was cutting pieces for my Sand Castles 2. A quick shuffle through my pile of foam plates (thanks, <a href="https://basketfullofscraps.blogspot.com/2019/06/optic-strings-another-u-project.html" target="_blank">Julie</a>!) revealed the fact that I had cut at least eight backgrounds and set them aside. These got matched up with solids and whooshed together -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1kEt-nyFyWvTZJ2fP7tLVSHuiQdPP4NmSk26z_KPNKSYLuuP7Hjf0RP8g4e6_pMh29V2Kxv_0-0Fy81TZncn3VfK1aLtroobyoLuiVoTi1s-m04It_dkKaBO1qPlJMzV8SKI6OPq6r54/s5151/cs-may2red.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="5151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1kEt-nyFyWvTZJ2fP7tLVSHuiQdPP4NmSk26z_KPNKSYLuuP7Hjf0RP8g4e6_pMh29V2Kxv_0-0Fy81TZncn3VfK1aLtroobyoLuiVoTi1s-m04It_dkKaBO1qPlJMzV8SKI6OPq6r54/s320/cs-may2red.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVKr7fzG8jUDmGr_ChIK2ixBZUHRIJ8g9sUR_uVozogleEtCgAEb1Koab1tEGPSEEx1W49_5u_NA5-R48DeH990vDRC4AA3SPxJ93Wd4d4dUzbYhclBraRz-81vUi_mwu5J1EfPVquv_E/s5071/cake-may2reds.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3078" data-original-width="5071" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVKr7fzG8jUDmGr_ChIK2ixBZUHRIJ8g9sUR_uVozogleEtCgAEb1Koab1tEGPSEEx1W49_5u_NA5-R48DeH990vDRC4AA3SPxJ93Wd4d4dUzbYhclBraRz-81vUi_mwu5J1EfPVquv_E/s320/cake-may2reds.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and I've got two more in ready position by the machine.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-L1lQN322i5zQ0oBrbODH9fbGKdKtLJB_u7-t6N8EU_fZRtmjcJfoozrrxDBFJEWfmboQY2HAmSeW6RSnpCHIkCZgOptJ6vltUSzkUVMxnbNLxhPXHLiBxGuNBydkvrH5UzeZLQvSJCW/s4620/cakeforfuture.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="4620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-L1lQN322i5zQ0oBrbODH9fbGKdKtLJB_u7-t6N8EU_fZRtmjcJfoozrrxDBFJEWfmboQY2HAmSeW6RSnpCHIkCZgOptJ6vltUSzkUVMxnbNLxhPXHLiBxGuNBydkvrH5UzeZLQvSJCW/s320/cakeforfuture.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Two Antique Tiles were next,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(I know myself too well. My brain gets carried away with that whole "there, that's done" bit...)</div><div> </div><div>I'm sewing them into pairs and tacking them to the design wall.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy44xv7bLEdLI_TPRR9yRFysDZLp_qL9BaZ_fPxjUdicfROadoQTwxHPbndnXh-eRieV5idjJ1u5fxZRSg6wn4LHWw-h2rVML0RfuaFRsaNZ4NlpL_bbNGMLoorGEpx6l7dI2Jzcub36Nb/s4583/glitter-pairs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3641" data-original-width="4583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy44xv7bLEdLI_TPRR9yRFysDZLp_qL9BaZ_fPxjUdicfROadoQTwxHPbndnXh-eRieV5idjJ1u5fxZRSg6wn4LHWw-h2rVML0RfuaFRsaNZ4NlpL_bbNGMLoorGEpx6l7dI2Jzcub36Nb/s320/glitter-pairs.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's where I left off today.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUVt8XyR1H4n4omx1Ra4cE9SZ0Ek_7duNDADIhJn7rITA926MkA81fWHWL2cOiASCREC_g0OL-ToTwndFBq1F0NxzoKDxfsGvNksvWuODbpxnmO802Fer2XoWL4RMHdx98em5vR-M6yqm/s4913/glitteringwall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="4913" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUVt8XyR1H4n4omx1Ra4cE9SZ0Ek_7duNDADIhJn7rITA926MkA81fWHWL2cOiASCREC_g0OL-ToTwndFBq1F0NxzoKDxfsGvNksvWuODbpxnmO802Fer2XoWL4RMHdx98em5vR-M6yqm/s320/glitteringwall.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These are not in any kind of final arrangement - I'm just throwing them up there as I go. You know me - I'll be dithering for a ridiculous amount of time when it comes down to the end.</p><p>Or maybe I should just go for random. Random sounds really good, doesn't it?</p><p>Hmmm... random...</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/05/scraphappy-saturday-red-y-for-summer.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/05/oh-scrap-little-of-everything.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap. </a> Come enjoy all the rosy fun!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-17869603844878536792021-05-02T14:33:00.000-04:002021-05-02T14:33:53.628-04:00I've run fresh out of April<p>Apparently May has crept up on me and flipped the page on the calendar, so I'll have to wrap up the April blues and get onto the next RSC color.</p><p>Half a dozen Antique Tiles came into being in the second half of the month,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVzALXdqEY-FefeBSUnXUwYIgWbrV7Byk_tGGkuGyiUufbv-yDqHMEJZyJ5cjx0uHDXEtJaP3ERUFtlRKXbltGvUVOUzBFB38w-1Pt2m2DOVH4Y2G2NF_ZLrZ1XDGnq4KwKYBqj6178L3/s2920/cake-blue21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="2901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVzALXdqEY-FefeBSUnXUwYIgWbrV7Byk_tGGkuGyiUufbv-yDqHMEJZyJ5cjx0uHDXEtJaP3ERUFtlRKXbltGvUVOUzBFB38w-1Pt2m2DOVH4Y2G2NF_ZLrZ1XDGnq4KwKYBqj6178L3/s320/cake-blue21.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I gathered April's Chips together for their class photo.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkKA0OX894P2SKowKxi-QATRco8i5a8kZNOi3qk8LC5ofrzJnyb9IVJIPJDTjhKPn7zieioglmCdTbZWRDTrBzUl4kQ4w7OPihmvAulyD5FbEy8CEL0XmVSfDkLky6290qhnhbtajwAfO/s5073/chips-aprilblues.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3143" data-original-width="5073" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkKA0OX894P2SKowKxi-QATRco8i5a8kZNOi3qk8LC5ofrzJnyb9IVJIPJDTjhKPn7zieioglmCdTbZWRDTrBzUl4kQ4w7OPihmvAulyD5FbEy8CEL0XmVSfDkLky6290qhnhbtajwAfO/s320/chips-aprilblues.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm trying to decide if I'm superstitious or not about there being 13 of the little gems...</p><p>And then there were the Glitters. Lots and lots of Glitters.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTh0EdYzW-ULTgLwCtdBG0j5Bb3gIECpQzYeNb39kO543ON5wQ5NagwAHIGY-8cLGArXmHDDYyrHtHNDtTBIY374xI7dxU74k52-MUUvbwiZxcAkkQWY53I-2YQb4yU1vGhMSPleVDL6X/s4014/glitters-3moreaprils.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3282" data-original-width="4014" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTh0EdYzW-ULTgLwCtdBG0j5Bb3gIECpQzYeNb39kO543ON5wQ5NagwAHIGY-8cLGArXmHDDYyrHtHNDtTBIY374xI7dxU74k52-MUUvbwiZxcAkkQWY53I-2YQb4yU1vGhMSPleVDL6X/s320/glitters-3moreaprils.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvwP6pHzdC_mPvQbRquSTu0HC-hf1Z8_PnVr-v-TCKbX-ComV4CaJEEDWbfR44KGTHpYkHrUfAvLR82z0JC_1kQ86Q8lIOmgaiuJxmsA5UZh3MwjlHMjBvDzz432WCiQAKUHasBDVrcsL/s4650/glitters-5oranges.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="4650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvwP6pHzdC_mPvQbRquSTu0HC-hf1Z8_PnVr-v-TCKbX-ComV4CaJEEDWbfR44KGTHpYkHrUfAvLR82z0JC_1kQ86Q8lIOmgaiuJxmsA5UZh3MwjlHMjBvDzz432WCiQAKUHasBDVrcsL/s320/glitters-5oranges.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNJT9lDZmEfgkKwSeJX9RkVVBVc_w9mu6fP2UfyB6kK8tIkDQZwQzAzIZkNrY2v2kucS750PEHjJY8YZ8r3f6gCTTNvnWqyReLK737cicWojtqqBiI3MmLoYb45nwZpsl7yDf3mXiho9f/s4597/glittersaprilagain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3522" data-original-width="4597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNJT9lDZmEfgkKwSeJX9RkVVBVc_w9mu6fP2UfyB6kK8tIkDQZwQzAzIZkNrY2v2kucS750PEHjJY8YZ8r3f6gCTTNvnWqyReLK737cicWojtqqBiI3MmLoYb45nwZpsl7yDf3mXiho9f/s320/glittersaprilagain.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaE__3AOeVRf-zuoDvOf6TaX_vO-LB9K8aAS8y4je6OXTmQs_JjZrwRPk72YLnqmCmn8SFq2EQCS7zdUph4FlQkzWRegmhHyFVwJXE6p8ttOUhlUjf-e8YNu6kvCvFry3yRn-zWs5So2P/s4652/glitters-moreaprils.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="4652" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaE__3AOeVRf-zuoDvOf6TaX_vO-LB9K8aAS8y4je6OXTmQs_JjZrwRPk72YLnqmCmn8SFq2EQCS7zdUph4FlQkzWRegmhHyFVwJXE6p8ttOUhlUjf-e8YNu6kvCvFry3yRn-zWs5So2P/s320/glitters-moreaprils.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>At last count (which I think is accurate) (well, which I hope is accurate) (or if it is inaccurate, at least let it be in my favor) I have 132 blocks done out of 152 needed. There are a dozen more blocks kitted out next to my sewing machine, so I only have eight more to cut out. (If, etc, etc, see above) This project has officially moved from the Endless category into the End Is In Sight category. Huzzah!</p><p>Of course, now I have to just buckle down and finish - and hope I don't suffer any sneak attacks by squirrels...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa76Kp51NziV7amfxc7Ijq5-Ah99RdlWbBMYvi6pH60dVLk2nos9Kl9xaSauiOx8NI4IQ0wgTC_-1758QvCsYn-Vq7zxepSlua_YlQJrzXCcKK8PwDulx_gdXoy2FZprLvPP6LRCcigNi/s1024/squirrelattack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa76Kp51NziV7amfxc7Ijq5-Ah99RdlWbBMYvi6pH60dVLk2nos9Kl9xaSauiOx8NI4IQ0wgTC_-1758QvCsYn-Vq7zxepSlua_YlQJrzXCcKK8PwDulx_gdXoy2FZprLvPP6LRCcigNi/s320/squirrelattack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/05/scraphappy-saturday-red-rebel.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/05/oh-scrap-already-may.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a>Come see what fun everyone is up to!</p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-8866285317368334722021-04-18T14:47:00.000-04:002021-04-18T14:47:19.724-04:00If I get any further behind I'm going to lap myself...<p> As usual, I'm playing catch-up here. (How did it get to be this far into April already?!?)</p><p>First I'll share the paltry bits I got done for the RSC's April color - blue in lights and brights.</p><p>One cake stand -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislIf5iIvRpUJv_xuBFJOWFybG8jzswfdSL49PcUdFRozSJdBgKkJ8Ng0pDY_o82fJfrf4dAyo1fab1ZgpaX6FGKU2O8-FmrQ6pCEUf2CnRURJ6rTEPhKpckH27Nd0HfeIwnc39MZ49X3s/s3653/cake-blueapr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3415" data-original-width="3653" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislIf5iIvRpUJv_xuBFJOWFybG8jzswfdSL49PcUdFRozSJdBgKkJ8Ng0pDY_o82fJfrf4dAyo1fab1ZgpaX6FGKU2O8-FmrQ6pCEUf2CnRURJ6rTEPhKpckH27Nd0HfeIwnc39MZ49X3s/s320/cake-blueapr.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and a PSP2020-21 block.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPQfqlkWaGWIYU76pYnR8Uy2kQu4tHIkHqyZl32Mx5LAS7Fb_2ZmIPXVfjyfyjkj6PBR4tLHlk0gH2KJc4TV390LA-u-8_-GRSGkVINzO0pThM0bmx1dhk8Vh4bQhsrZe8OJhglJYbDO2/s2750/psp-4-21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="2750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPQfqlkWaGWIYU76pYnR8Uy2kQu4tHIkHqyZl32Mx5LAS7Fb_2ZmIPXVfjyfyjkj6PBR4tLHlk0gH2KJc4TV390LA-u-8_-GRSGkVINzO0pThM0bmx1dhk8Vh4bQhsrZe8OJhglJYbDO2/s320/psp-4-21.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pretty underwhelming, right? I've got several Antique Tile blocks cut out but not sewn together yet, so hopefully I'll be able to have some to show off before the end of the month.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only real production has been in the Glitter department. I finished these eight in late March,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDluYd60X02h-WkFP4LERCWFWFNFVjlmhnAzbTl1ewiMeDOKKZ-eIitBC0yGOgd4njkW0JaSU9fpqpHmqfWKSDVMAw766b0C82Z_Z6fKrWM0CkOpXB24PUXMACqrU-45p-lv7tejV7I6U/s4268/glitter-3-28.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="4268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDluYd60X02h-WkFP4LERCWFWFNFVjlmhnAzbTl1ewiMeDOKKZ-eIitBC0yGOgd4njkW0JaSU9fpqpHmqfWKSDVMAw766b0C82Z_Z6fKrWM0CkOpXB24PUXMACqrU-45p-lv7tejV7I6U/s320/glitter-3-28.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1hW_eNobPfgQdPC1ZTmMH-tp4ybbsPwVtlGUfGpZAzVZ-myBGO-rENWza6V6_fECf-Ye5glEHSfTtu5xGwjc3YXDntghC2BMSrsdabizh_Vlt4EPPBqNgq3hysRP41dDNvzt8bSaux-Y/s4540/glitter-3-29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="4540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1hW_eNobPfgQdPC1ZTmMH-tp4ybbsPwVtlGUfGpZAzVZ-myBGO-rENWza6V6_fECf-Ye5glEHSfTtu5xGwjc3YXDntghC2BMSrsdabizh_Vlt4EPPBqNgq3hysRP41dDNvzt8bSaux-Y/s320/glitter-3-29.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>and did these in the first half of April.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QNIpQepVC_4A8UviDbz84tI9Xh_v1TPq_zTSjlsCI_7RM4bGBMAyEjPjCEKs_Ax_AEu76kpWIKvP5tdMHrhgUuK74kg1Nxr5BaFIRqhUSgdEy3OS6VobaXNPQ2s4ZArG1Lskj7wEm-cz/s4108/glitter-1stapril.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3420" data-original-width="4108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QNIpQepVC_4A8UviDbz84tI9Xh_v1TPq_zTSjlsCI_7RM4bGBMAyEjPjCEKs_Ax_AEu76kpWIKvP5tdMHrhgUuK74kg1Nxr5BaFIRqhUSgdEy3OS6VobaXNPQ2s4ZArG1Lskj7wEm-cz/s320/glitter-1stapril.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunMb_mxylHzYQb4s8VaLglnEPtMBfSQfcnRSAJBK0_HC-nRawGdeuvgfPBaj9Vb7o0oyczk2hSU_2iXT6e40kyN1WuIaJvOtVJFLzCi_G_muWunqRimg9A1jJDA1hlPu6CK9KMoT8Urr1/s4866/glitter-2ndapr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="4866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunMb_mxylHzYQb4s8VaLglnEPtMBfSQfcnRSAJBK0_HC-nRawGdeuvgfPBaj9Vb7o0oyczk2hSU_2iXT6e40kyN1WuIaJvOtVJFLzCi_G_muWunqRimg9A1jJDA1hlPu6CK9KMoT8Urr1/s320/glitter-2ndapr.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>(The pictures are definitely better when I don't try to squeeze so many blocks into one photo...)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUy2cOTyWNO2OonEiGJENJihgqwLGC1vizDnih7HfvTEVROy3CY7QM5EQlxqXpQbjZ8b2h4EiJ8wb8sUvzV9Xy13_6xl-KLjKWOxtnCV6QXy8YdtTizubFAX_7r42AiiNyhzTThNbX2En/s3482/glitter-3rdapr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkMpI92P_M2oBwpKCf69bD0WMHJQufrHmLHzs5KOv5QT1PKQJmYYnXmQYgycItCrFeLJvq_hng05ON5dKtc5GR9mTITKGNdYZt1sW3XJQoU5GylcCZWodrjiYyoMQqgV70b6euF2hynKM/s3258/glitter-5thapr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="3218" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkMpI92P_M2oBwpKCf69bD0WMHJQufrHmLHzs5KOv5QT1PKQJmYYnXmQYgycItCrFeLJvq_hng05ON5dKtc5GR9mTITKGNdYZt1sW3XJQoU5GylcCZWodrjiYyoMQqgV70b6euF2hynKM/s320/glitter-5thapr.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Whew! I think (I <i>think!</i>) I have 120 done out of the 152 I need. (I get a different total every time I count, so I'm just going to keep making blocks and counting once in a while until I get a count of 152 or over) (at least twice) There are about a dozen or so blocks kitted up next to the sewing machine, so the end of cutting is close on the horizon. If I can stay on task, I'll get this quilt top done in no time.<div><br /></div><div>But all work and no play, and all that...</div><div>Somehow, this happened -</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUlVEGYqcEv6bIzP_Q1WuniHWNqCEQ_eLoQAX-qqd4CSvcfwpPWiRNXjdJFx58RPUUQUdKLgV3FQC4EpAebtH5G_sEEIC11kxlHnoV0d9AWTGvGPMrLwtMcbMuDN3CVntUkxwYAXSHUHh/s3831/tree-test.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3475" data-original-width="3831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUlVEGYqcEv6bIzP_Q1WuniHWNqCEQ_eLoQAX-qqd4CSvcfwpPWiRNXjdJFx58RPUUQUdKLgV3FQC4EpAebtH5G_sEEIC11kxlHnoV0d9AWTGvGPMrLwtMcbMuDN3CVntUkxwYAXSHUHh/s320/tree-test.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>It's just a test block. No harm ever came from making a test block, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/04/scraphappy-saturday-blowing-thru-blue.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday </a>(late as usual!) and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/04/oh-scrap-more-rsc-mixology-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! </a> Come see all the fun!</p><p><br /></p></div></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-16447884085916889472021-04-16T13:20:00.002-04:002021-04-16T13:20:35.161-04:00One down, one to go<p> I even got a sticker!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2MLXjKL1Pjc01xf8vtmB4vyuNrAphCcdsgCGU7sxEUNYduETFgnWdhyphenhyphensO_3ebcxX_9nCO0jiiQWQcVRn7FY5dKXtUvGSOcA3XJuWisFGLbRcOiXyiCvQ1y96er13r1BV-EX2_sVcdC9S/s1458/woohoo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2MLXjKL1Pjc01xf8vtmB4vyuNrAphCcdsgCGU7sxEUNYduETFgnWdhyphenhyphensO_3ebcxX_9nCO0jiiQWQcVRn7FY5dKXtUvGSOcA3XJuWisFGLbRcOiXyiCvQ1y96er13r1BV-EX2_sVcdC9S/s320/woohoo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104148299938856670.post-60369174263227348212021-03-27T21:13:00.002-04:002021-03-28T09:47:45.561-04:00Marching to the end of March<p> Well March certainly seemed to whoosh by - at least it did for me. And while we don't have spring flowers yet, I'm hopeful for them soon since all the snow has melted off this week. Bring on the daffodils! (I'm so ready for daffodils...)</p><p>Since it's the last Saturday in March, here's the wrap-up of green sewing for the RSC. (I don't plan to make any more green blocks, but I'm not exactly famous for following my plan)</p><p>A few Antique Tiles got made,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uiqk596-zuHVw5OgJoCitGAnF3rFukrpDPkHdUZ-o4c2T3hwgGvDmX9yBfwSxOXfVE6Hs4ldzkIJZZOWtPihHXn-d6pXlyDM09jj5DqBHvvUz3J81r5vSKX1XfqcdvbZ0Pp24hEHbIrr/s4628/tiles-green2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="4628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uiqk596-zuHVw5OgJoCitGAnF3rFukrpDPkHdUZ-o4c2T3hwgGvDmX9yBfwSxOXfVE6Hs4ldzkIJZZOWtPihHXn-d6pXlyDM09jj5DqBHvvUz3J81r5vSKX1XfqcdvbZ0Pp24hEHbIrr/s320/tiles-green2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and then a few more, because it's really hard to stop cutting squares and rectangles for these.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6N9PcJiW_rgiDWdD1hRPJDJI0ZdbNEByOb6Ig1YA84fC3-bJ1nwxWjIhe7h7Z9HIdWnbx1GHaENkNZv-3QqpfGKSCsz0RulTBE2wH79f_MLdxTGvtLif-kEzPChX5M6tey1vhIN0R1sJ/s4542/tiles-3green.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="4542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6N9PcJiW_rgiDWdD1hRPJDJI0ZdbNEByOb6Ig1YA84fC3-bJ1nwxWjIhe7h7Z9HIdWnbx1GHaENkNZv-3QqpfGKSCsz0RulTBE2wH79f_MLdxTGvtLif-kEzPChX5M6tey1vhIN0R1sJ/s320/tiles-3green.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At least when I have parts left over, they can always go in a block in another month down the line.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Cake Stands continue to bounce onto my ironing board.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ki8zAbvxIypZXMUFwt1I7Ha4-JiwA3dpvVxqoVgiccsgM3KBSxoNRCqoNP6LcgR2zNgWznDZMJn64zBaJO46X29MlNPGJiN_z3S6tSJs8gD-W3aIVNH1NKoADzOZWxtN8kb9w5Ck14NM/s4950/cake-green3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="4950" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ki8zAbvxIypZXMUFwt1I7Ha4-JiwA3dpvVxqoVgiccsgM3KBSxoNRCqoNP6LcgR2zNgWznDZMJn64zBaJO46X29MlNPGJiN_z3S6tSJs8gD-W3aIVNH1NKoADzOZWxtN8kb9w5Ck14NM/s320/cake-green3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even when I was absolutely sure I'd made enough green ones - here's just one more.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QVqrT2Un-vocDzKCXEc9JLo_RTXpjxTWix5slWM2YsgLEyPPAYENgeU06aclAa76cUYbHDcAKz_9IeMrcFLH4RUHJojWcMCwGphPytezHeYs-oQWPi8XL96QXdwJXA0q0awdj4EPvxYc/s3489/cake-1moregreen.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="3489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QVqrT2Un-vocDzKCXEc9JLo_RTXpjxTWix5slWM2YsgLEyPPAYENgeU06aclAa76cUYbHDcAKz_9IeMrcFLH4RUHJojWcMCwGphPytezHeYs-oQWPi8XL96QXdwJXA0q0awdj4EPvxYc/s320/cake-1moregreen.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then I gathered up all the green Chips blocks and got a big surprise. I had thought I'd made eight or so, maybe nine at the outside.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4vz1ROwJ2YxEuWyl3-7izdeLGfcjByMZmB1ZHO1GnqHC7CAflkgJ0WbYDxioVXURRaAzmQ7aikwzBAcIf4LRyIy548GMiRnG5y0-E2QIH3EHG4OrsqClFsOv3OHHTHTFz18XXCzZPIp5/s4336/chips-greens.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="4336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4vz1ROwJ2YxEuWyl3-7izdeLGfcjByMZmB1ZHO1GnqHC7CAflkgJ0WbYDxioVXURRaAzmQ7aikwzBAcIf4LRyIy548GMiRnG5y0-E2QIH3EHG4OrsqClFsOv3OHHTHTFz18XXCzZPIp5/s320/chips-greens.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Imagine my surprise to find that I'd actually made 18! I've been making them as leader/enders all month and they really added up!</div><div><br /></div><div>Is everyone tired of looking at Glitter blocks yet?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdQft56Sap9CzPMoIzUzCy8nOUbXjUWZPaCqc3LYItYUL4rJNeiZsrdVMMHF0LjsvxupThit3oU90jdISVNstxvaAcrJeWW91dtdZvRIf5IHa9wrtwMDnUuZOqWzzfCO7GpoA4RASZa4B/s3184/glitter-mar21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3184" data-original-width="2730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdQft56Sap9CzPMoIzUzCy8nOUbXjUWZPaCqc3LYItYUL4rJNeiZsrdVMMHF0LjsvxupThit3oU90jdISVNstxvaAcrJeWW91dtdZvRIf5IHa9wrtwMDnUuZOqWzzfCO7GpoA4RASZa4B/s320/glitter-mar21.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbKjGrWOjgphgYuqeNddU3nRWz_-gTCVDr_TCybcVKS09h4Q4siHC02JrsLd19n0KIqqUg3jhgDfSl3OFwz3wsY4yxOan8P7D3-XH4Wh_Artm1sEcxXUYUiYjTVBBY_IUwsBWecFK2q90/s3490/glitter-mar22.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="3099" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbKjGrWOjgphgYuqeNddU3nRWz_-gTCVDr_TCybcVKS09h4Q4siHC02JrsLd19n0KIqqUg3jhgDfSl3OFwz3wsY4yxOan8P7D3-XH4Wh_Artm1sEcxXUYUiYjTVBBY_IUwsBWecFK2q90/s320/glitter-mar22.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedp759A0A_Wvm12Uw68sq4OOkLsmXUHgEB0-0mYBWnsx_DJnjtHVabHUB7BRC1dw0Cp5mtkY13uGQaL7hlfnCA6h6LmBZ39h31wOo6K43hGtHfzWLsRcFGkCuHLErv_6wIReNoXnONkP3/s4304/glitter-mar25.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="4304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedp759A0A_Wvm12Uw68sq4OOkLsmXUHgEB0-0mYBWnsx_DJnjtHVabHUB7BRC1dw0Cp5mtkY13uGQaL7hlfnCA6h6LmBZ39h31wOo6K43hGtHfzWLsRcFGkCuHLErv_6wIReNoXnONkP3/s320/glitter-mar25.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYFSPaZO_BGapB5Gj055qIA1z68uT1kcF5BjIDILVp17dFpdqp3nY4mMpCcUkzprL1tqZFq1rthoFaPGC1wZ3V_36dEKRhyphenhyphenrJdL2Jn7EBLtIeB0RNopnX_epPBxN8VUvo_ALnopA4w1F1/s3585/glitter-mar27.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="3585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYFSPaZO_BGapB5Gj055qIA1z68uT1kcF5BjIDILVp17dFpdqp3nY4mMpCcUkzprL1tqZFq1rthoFaPGC1wZ3V_36dEKRhyphenhyphenrJdL2Jn7EBLtIeB0RNopnX_epPBxN8VUvo_ALnopA4w1F1/s320/glitter-mar27.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>That was this week's production. I've been trying to make at least two of them every time I sit down at the sewing machine, and as many more as I can squeeze in. At least I've got enough experience with them that I no longer tear out my hair while I'm trying to sew all those y-seams. At this point, I think it's taking me longer to pick out colors for the blocks than it is to sew them together!</p><p>I'm somewhere between the halfway point and 2/3s done with these. I had thought I was further along when I most recently pulled this project out of time out, but either I've misplaced some blocks or I was just being hopelessly optimistic. Either way, I'm going to try to just keep going and going.</p><p>I've got about 20 more blocks all kitted up and stacked by the sewing machine, with one already in progress. And there are all kinds of glitter bits on my cutting mat, just waiting to be thrown into the mix.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yWL_zt0wZxxbOBj_2Og4-BUjIO0ZNMZvR3uvTQCYNxjHz0Okn-RkoxOd1QVzmFQ7xcx1L-nfc6ifqmNVtHoFog9Nhy8i_rK3_iKuqcpH2Yra9JJ87IEhtlmmeQmOkUStDRjonLNwdP7G/s5114/glitterkits3-27.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="5114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yWL_zt0wZxxbOBj_2Og4-BUjIO0ZNMZvR3uvTQCYNxjHz0Okn-RkoxOd1QVzmFQ7xcx1L-nfc6ifqmNVtHoFog9Nhy8i_rK3_iKuqcpH2Yra9JJ87IEhtlmmeQmOkUStDRjonLNwdP7G/s320/glitterkits3-27.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Isn't that the way with any art project - you just end up with Glitter absolutely everywhere?</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with SoScrappy for<a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2021/03/scraphappy-saturday-last-green-weekend.html" target="_blank"> ScrapHappy Saturday</a> and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2021/03/oh-scrap-postage-stamp-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a> Come join the fun!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09208168224439515489noreply@blogger.com16