tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25591157258506577242024-02-19T01:07:52.939-04:00OH OH STITCHERMertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-86715377044967584032014-03-25T12:44:00.001-03:002014-03-25T12:44:26.638-03:00Now, how does this blog thing work again?<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wow! I've been gone for so long, I think I forgot how this thing works!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The last few years have been incredibly exciting for me learning new things like crazy quilting, sumptuous embellishment, landscape art quilts, etc, etc. I really got heavily into books and blogs and online courses and last year found myself a bit overwhelmed by it all. Mostly because I wanted to do it all. And found it was impossible to do it all. So, I took what I thought was going to be a very short break, and ended up being gone almost a year. It was a good year though.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There must have been a few of us in the same position because I noticed that quite a few women from the blogs I followed took a break as well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I did finish some stitching UFO's. The Hedgerow Sampler was started by me a couple of years ago, and then when I got into other things, it got left by the wayside. Well, it is now finished.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I did press the sampler but I had a hard time photographing it so that the colours would be as true as possible. I enjoyed stitching this sampler more than just about any other piece I have worked on. There is a lot of work in it and almost every item on the sampler has a fair amount of back stitching in it. In either case, it is done! The sampler pattern is in the book "Cross Stitch - Antique Style Samplers" by Jane Greenoff. The book is just filled with various samplers and there are a few at the back of the book that I am dying to do. One is a backstitch or double running stitch sampler and at the moment, I can't remember the other one I wanted to do. If you click on the book below you can learn more about it at Amazon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Right now, I am just a few weeks into stitching <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Carriage-House-Samplings-Autumn-At-Hawk-Run-Hollow-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/10-1140" target="_blank">Autumn at Fox Run Hollow</a>. I loved that sampler the moment I saw it. I should have bought the fabric called for but I wanted to use some of the large stash of fabrics I had and as such, I needed to adjust some of the colours.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am into my 5th square now but these are the bottom 4 boxes complete:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will make this first post short, but will be back regularly now. I think blogging helps me stay on top of my work and as Martha would say, "That is a good thing". </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It has been a very long winter here with our cold spell starting in November and the snows starting in December and there is no end in sight! We are expecting a monster of a storm (as its being called by U.S. and Canadian media) tomorrow into Thursday. It should be interesting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A photo taken of a small bay off of the larger Malpeque Bay in Prince Edward Island, not too far from my home.</span></span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-88939793540676559332013-05-20T09:49:00.001-03:002013-05-20T09:49:09.631-03:00The Quilting Arts Book, Making Portraits from Fabric<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You mus<span style="font-size: large;">t have figured out by now that I <span style="font-size: large;">am by no means a young person<span style="font-size: large;"> by the size of the font! Wow! It<span style="font-size: large;">'s quite the little scar<span style="font-size: large;">e or heart <span style="font-size: large;">palpitation when you go to read something important, like the paper than comes in little tiny medicinal containers that you have to read <span style="font-size: large;">to make sure you can take <span style="font-size: large;">the medicine, and you can't read the print, even with <span style="font-size: large;">your glasses on <span style="font-size: large;">and a magnifying glass! Good LORD!! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, bad eyes or not, I got r<span style="font-size: large;">id of another project that has been cluttering up my desk for YEARS! Yup.<span style="font-size: large;"> I've said it before that <span style="font-size: large;">I learn best if someone can show me<span style="font-size: large;"> what I want to l<span style="font-size: large;">earn. I can learn from a book but wow, I have to read it so many times a<span style="font-size: large;">nd do it or try to do it as I go along. Well, I guess that's the way it is supposed to be done<span style="font-size: large;"> but I think I'm in too much of a hurry to l<span style="font-size: large;">earn slowly so I want someone to show me and then <span style="font-size: large;">I want to get on with it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">As usual, I build a <span style="font-size: large;">story instead of just getting to the point. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought this bo<span style="font-size: large;">ok a few years ago. Saw it in the library and had to have it so I could do some<span style="font-size: large;"> of the projects in it so I got it. I l<span style="font-size: large;">ove it!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a great book and I see that today it is on sale at Interweave! (just click on the book above)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the projects in the book is to make a <span style="font-size: large;">p<span style="font-size: large;">ortrait from a photograph out of fabric. Wow! I just HAD to try that!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It do<span style="font-size: large;">es help immensely that you have some sort of photo editing software. I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 7<span style="font-size: large;"> that <span style="font-size: large;">I found somewhere on a fantastic sale.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took this photo of my Mother, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I then converted the <span style="font-size: large;">pho<span style="font-size: large;">to into gr<span style="font-size: large;">ay<span style="font-size: large;">scale<span style="font-size: large;">. After this, you do somethi<span style="font-size: large;">ng called <span style="font-size: large;">"<span style="font-size: large;">Posterizing" which is picking how many shades of gray you want. <span style="font-size: large;">You can <span style="font-size: large;">keep chan<span style="font-size: large;">ging how many shades you want until you get the result you like. <span style="font-size: large;">The book suggests you go for 3 shades. </span>In<span style="font-size: large;"> hind site, <span style="font-size: large;">I wish I chose somethi<span style="font-size: large;">ng a bit simpl<span style="font-size: large;">er for my first project, or cropped the face closer <span style="font-size: large;">as I ended up with 4 shades and had to reverse the order than one would normally work in.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In any case, after grayscaling and posterizing, and then reversing my image because i was going to work on "Steam-a-Seam"<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">I ended up with this:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I have 4 shades in my grayscale, I chose 4 fabrics in the s<span style="font-size: large;">ame colour range<span style="font-size: large;"> and started buil<span style="font-size: large;">ding. In <span style="font-size: large;">the instructions, you were to start with your lightest <span style="font-size: large;">and keep adding the darkest, but I realized at this point, that I would have to reverse this process and layed my darkest fabric on the stabilizer and <span style="font-size: large;">progressively added the lighter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">What you do is, you print off one less copy of your <span style="font-size: large;">photo than the number of colour shades that you have, so in my case, <span style="font-size: large;">I ne<span style="font-size: large;">eded 3 copies of the <span style="font-size: large;">gray s<span style="font-size: large;">cale photo </span></span>as <span style="font-size: large;">I had 4 shades. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This photo shows the darkest fabr<span style="font-size: large;">ic on the bottom, with the first layer of the face <span style="font-size: large;">on top, fastened down with steam a seam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The process is quite easy. <span style="font-size: large;">I will show what I did with the final layer. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">You take your pho<span style="font-size: large;">tocopy and outline the co<span style="font-size: large;">lour you <span style="font-size: large;">are working on, and in this case, the lightest colour.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">After <span style="font-size: large;">outlining <span style="font-size: large;">the colour I want to use for my fabric in blue marker, I <span style="font-size: large;">use my sci<span style="font-size: large;">ssors to cut along the blue line and I ended up with 3 little templates, the lightest areas shown above.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I then<span style="font-size: large;"> took</span> my lightest colour fabric, ironed some <span style="font-size: large;">Steam-a-Seam t<span style="font-size: large;">o the back of it, and then, on the <span style="font-size: large;">back of the fabric, on the paper of the Steam-a-Seam I use my pap<span style="font-size: large;">er templates to trace out the outlines that <span style="font-size: large;">I have <span style="font-size: large;">just cut out. I then cut out the pieces of fabric, pull<span style="font-size: large;"> the paper gently off the Steam-a-Seam<span style="font-size: large;">, lay it in place on the face and iron it down.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the final result:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I might still go back and add some additional pi<span style="font-size: large;">eces of fabric to outline her face better around the chin area, but I am totally<span style="font-size: large;"> pleased with <span style="font-size: large;">my first project using this procedure. <span style="font-size: large;">I've wanted to do this for ages but tho<span style="font-size: large;">ught it was just too hard<span style="font-size: large;">. I confess it took<span style="font-size: large;"> me a long time (as in an hour or two) of sitting and figur<span style="font-size: large;">ing out my dilemma when I <span style="font-size: large;">realized that I couldn't do as the <span style="font-size: large;">book instructed and start with my lightest colour first, or didn't want to, bu<span style="font-size: large;">t things worked out slowly. I just needed to take <span style="font-size: large;">time to think about it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">So again, from here:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> To here:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">And on a different note<span style="font-size: large;">, spring is well on its way here, though judging by todays temperatures, you wouldn't know it! BRRRRRRR But, there is colour in the trees and it is totally the most amazing time of year! You don't see these greens often!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One day you will wake up & there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted to. Do it now! -Paulo Coelho</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span> Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-85340646589108386062013-05-16T13:58:00.003-03:002013-05-16T14:01:52.771-03:00Quilts, Spring, Pebble, Cavendish National Park<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Howdy!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can tell spring is here, because I have been outside! We've been having the most glorious weather <span style="font-size: large;">a</span>nd after being stuck indoors for m<span style="font-size: large;">onths over the winter, <span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't wait to get out into <span style="font-size: large;">garden<span style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span></span></span></span>! <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Raking, weeding, pruning, and on and on it went. It's raining now and I am thankful as I can really use the rest.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have been rearranging my sewing room, AGAIN! I am a fat quarter-aholic, with my cupboard is</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">overflowing <span style="font-size: large;">and ev</span>ery time I reached in to get one, I had a fat quarter <span style="font-size: large;">avalanche</span>! So a clean up and resorting was in order. This is the end result of that cupboard. Fabric sorted by colour in plastic bins and plastic bins labelled.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't look at that great big bin at the bottom of the cupboard as it contains<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>SOME of my stitching UFO's! </span>During my cleanup, I realized I had two unfinished quilts taking up ALOT of room while they waited to be finished. I put the blocks together for the two lap quilts about 4 years ago and then gave the quilt top,<span style="font-size: large;"> batting and bottom<span style="font-size: large;">s</span></span> to my sister to quilt<span style="font-size: large;">. What she did to them <span style="font-size: large;">far exce<span style="font-size: large;">eded my expectations as she had just gotten her Mega Quilter and said she would use my quilts for practice. W<span style="font-size: large;">OW</span></span></span></span></span></span>! <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They turned out beautifully!! All I had to do when I got them back, was just trim them up and sew on the binding. Well, after two years of laying around, I finally got them done. This is probably my favorite:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These little open triangles are in the quilt and my sister said they were NOT fun to quilt around! I don't doubt her for a second! LOL</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And a close up of her quilting:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The two quilts together. Can you see the mistakes?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, one corner in each quilt was put in wrong and don't match the other 3 corners. I guess it makes the quilts extra unique!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anoth<span style="font-size: large;">er thing I've been working on is another "Pebble" like the one I made last year. </span>If anyone has been following this blog for a while, you've seen the "<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbA2-_yKMGwabBcgolG5yWCrSU9Ucg8Y4x_ZaVP6w4U8O9EnQDajEzWwLGxI0rXbI6rZ1lcaih-4PrNS2W2zIVtKMVzchJ7BWDYUStv68l819w8RKEVdCU9-nvxdmqfrXSTIpz0WJ8nI/s320/front+pebble.jpg" target="_blank">Pebble</a>" that I made last year. I've been doing a little work shop over the winter with our stitching guild with anyone in<span style="font-size: large;">terest<span style="font-size: large;">ed in learn<span style="font-size: large;">ing some new stitches and making their own Pebble. </span></span></span>I was hoping to have my own done by now but I am a bit picky in the way the colours come together and if I've stitched something that I do<span style="font-size: large;">n't</span> like, I take out the stitching and redo it with something new. I have redone some areas more than 3 or 4 times so it's taking me longer than I thought. The photo is what I have up to this point.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are interest<span style="font-size: large;">ed in <span style="font-size: large;">making your own Pebble, <span style="font-size: large;">there are instructions on the U.K. Embroiderers Guild site<span style="font-size: large;"> th<span style="font-size: large;">at I've had bookmarked for quite some time. You might want to <span style="font-size: large;">print <span style="font-size: large;">off the instructions as <span style="font-size: large;">I believe they are updating their website and the instructions may soon disapp<span style="font-size: large;">ear. <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/projects/encrustingcalico/index.html" target="_blank">Instructions here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what my Pebble looks like at present.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this is a closeup of the bottom half of the Pebble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">If making a Pebble is something you might want to do, you may also like to check out<a href="http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/" target="_blank"> Stitchin' Fingers</a>. It is a super site that is full o<span style="font-size: large;">f ideas and <span style="font-size: large;">insp<span style="font-size: large;">iration a<span style="font-size: large;">nd <span style="font-size: large;">I lea<span style="font-size: large;">rn something every time <span style="font-size: large;">I go in. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, my husband and I were taking a walk in our favorite park recently. I was thinking of all the WIP's or UFO's I had on the go and that exact moment I saw this sign. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> And I laughed and laughed and thought, "That's awfully close to the number of UFO's that I h<span style="font-size: large;">ave on the go</span>!!" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And then of course I was wondering what a reasonable number of UFO's would be and saw this sign. I think someone was trying to tell me something.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time for a little photo or three. This one was taken about a week ago at the beach at Cavendish National Park Campground. From the campground, you can walk several miles of beach with the Gulf of St. Lawrence on one side and sand dunes on the other. To give you some perspective on the size of the dunes, there is a man in the photo below, almost right in the center, with white shorts and a blue shirt!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the fields are getting plowed, potatoes and wheat have been planted and it has been so nice out that we have new life already! A photo of wheat growing in a nearby field. And to think that what seems to be just <span style="font-size: large;">a few weeks ago, we still had snow!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"No one ever got blind by looking on the bright side."</span></span><br />
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-65350421326187597092013-04-16T12:14:00.002-03:002013-04-17T08:49:33.849-03:00Making your own clay, make a nose out of bread, weather<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WOW!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was thinking about beads and embellishments and little stars and snowflakes and things that we like to put on our stitching and how expensive they can be, especially in Canada. There are cheaper alternatives though. You can go out and buy polymer clay with a bunch of forms or cutters and make your own. And if you think you can't do it or it's too hard, well, it's not. And if you have the cutters or forms, but no polymer clay, well, just make your own!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few years ago, I saw a "snow family" in a store in Ontario. I thought they were the cutest things and I really wanted to make them. So, I went home, took some plastic and cut out the template shapes I needed. This is what I came up with. I just couldn't remember how the noses were done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tallest snowman, is about 14 inches high, and the rest are progressively shorter. I cut out a front and a back, both the same, sewed them together at the sides and left a small opening at the bottom. I stuffed each one loosely with polyester filling and sewing up the small slit and then I joined them all together with just a few stitches in hidden places on the back or the sides. I used a black marker for the eyes, and if I was making them today, I would have used a French knot or used a black bead for the eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I needed a nose and I didn't want to just paint on a nose. But where on earth do you get a nose and if you find one, how much is it going to cost and is it going to be the size you need? I explained my dilemma to a good friend and she told me how I could make my clay to make my own noses. This is a close up of one of the faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It is so easy. Just cut the crusts off a slice or two or three pieces of WHITE bread, add a tsp or two of white glue, and mash it till it forms a clay. I added a bit or orange acrylic paint and there are my noses! I won't lie to you. It is a messy process and you may want to consider using painters plastic gloves but there is nothing like using your bare hands, acrylic paint and food colouring or whatever, and ending up with colourful fingers for a few days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I actually ended up with about 50 or 60 noses of all shapes and sizes, and you can see some of them in the photo above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After making my noses, I put them on wax paper to dry, flat side down. They were dry the next day. I put a dab of white glue on the end of the nose and stuck it onto the snow man! And just to let you know how long the noses last, my snow family and all the noses are about 15 to 17 years old! I kept my noses in a plastic container and you might want to store them that way as well in a dry place. They are made out of bread so may attract pests if your area is prone to them. So if you need some noses, this is a great way to make them! And then you can just "pick the nose you want"! (sorry, couldn't resist)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, you aren't limited to noses. You can make beads, snowflakes, stars and roses and tiles and all sorts of things. And yes, you can paint them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some websites with more information, and of course, they each make them just a tiny bit different. I just used the white bread, without crusts, and white glue and when the noses were formed, I put them flat side down on wax paper to dry.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/270794/bread-clay-beads" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Martha Stewart Makes Clay Beads</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically, if you Google or Bing white bread and glue clay, you will all sorts of links. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I plan on making more embellishments, I just need to get myself some small cutters (like cookie cutters) in the polymer clay section in the craft store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is one of the warmest we've had so far this spring at 7C right now. It is supposed to get to 10C but the wind is cold and so sure doesn't feel that warm. But, we are managing to get out in the garden and do some cleaning up. Some photos of spring!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And i found some fungus growing on an old elm tree in the back yard. It resembles the STEP gardens ones sees of rice paddies in Asia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And my favorite, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">some photos of lichens and moss growing on another elm tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't forget to stop by the musings at <a href="http://www.thesunshinedeli.com/" target="_blank">The Sunshine Deli</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If spring hasn't found you yet, I hope it's on its way!</span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-85152625343579221572013-03-28T12:25:00.002-03:002013-03-28T12:30:15.880-03:00Thread Painting, book review<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The sun has been scarce this month in our part of the world, today included, but at least its not snowing so I won't complain<span style="font-size: large;">. But I sure am looking forward to the spring sun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">s</span>pend two days this week driving to Charlottetown to take a needle painting course from <a href="http://www.kathytidswell.com/" target="_blank">Kathy Tidswell</a>. She is a lovely woman and a great teacher! She has obviously perfected her skills over <span style="font-size: large;"></span>many years and it shows. She passed along her knowledge of sewing machines, thread, needles, fabric, fabric dyeing and everything in between. When Kathy thread paints, she makes it look so easy and simple and creates amazing pieces of art. Learning to control the hand movements and the fabric takes alot of practice. <span style="font-size: large;">Y</span>ou can see from Kathy's web page what is achievable; just click on her name above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On a different note, I received a fair number of books recently. One set of purchases was made through <a href="http://www.texere-yarns.co.uk/texereshop/Non_EU_Customers.html" target="_blank">Texere Yarns</a> in the U.K.. I will admit that the only thing with Texere is that there are shipping fees and they aren't cheap if mailing from the U.K. to Canada but I found at the time of ordering, they were the only place that I could order some very hard to get books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn. I could not find the<span style="font-size: large;">m anyw<span style="font-size: large;">here </span></span>in North America.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I guess the second note is, the books do not appear to be originals but reprints. This is the link to Jan and <span style="font-size: large;">Jean's website,<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://doubletrouble-ent.com/books/double-trouble-publications/original-series/" target="_blank">Double Trouble,</a> which I found recen<span style="font-size: large;">tly </span>and you can check out their descriptions of each book and the cost of the books. In their book descriptions, they note that the books have 28 pages so perhaps they are originals? I might order one to see what I get. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was very much pleased with the reprint though. I bought a book from Amazon about a year ago that was a reprint and it was a bit too saturated and the photographs were not very clear or well copied. These books from Texere were excellent! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jan Beaney and/or Jean Littlejohn, printed a series of books a number of years ago on fibre art. <span style="font-size: large;">I purchased 7 of their books. Book</span> #1, "Vanishing Act", by Jan Beaney, is about Machine Embroidery on soluble Fabrics and various ways it can be used in your fabric art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Book #3, "Bonding and Beyond", by Jan and Jean<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>discusses what can be achieved using various bonding techniques.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#4, "Transfer to Transform", by Jan and Jean using transfer paints and other methods of 'painting' fabrics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#7, "Trees as a Theme", by Jan and Jean, which is basically all about trees. How to make the bark, the trunk, the leaves, the lichens, etc. us<span style="font-size: large;">ing fabrics, threads and similar items.</span> And I sure love trees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#16, "Over the Line", is 'couching rediscovered', by Jan and Jean. The cover of this book is wonderful with its photograph of texture, but the cover is so quiet compared to the inside which is full of colour and drama and movement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">#20, "Embellish & Enrich" by Jan and Jean. The photographs in this book took my breath away in their beauty and how clearly they captured the textures and colours of nature. My favorite photograph of all the books is in this book, of bright yellow gold lichens created out of threads and machine embroidered tiny little circles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally, #23, "Fragile Fabrics" by Jan and Jean, covers the use of fabrics that are "dainty, delicate, fine or flimsy but can also suggest weakness and frailty". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The books aren't very big, usually about 24 pages but contain alot of information. They are NOT a step by step procedural book, but show how through the manipulation of fabric, threads, and a multitude of various aids and methods, the most magnificent art can be created. There is just enough information to get you motivated, insp<span style="font-size: large;">ired and <span style="font-size: large;">want to try them out on your own. </span></span>They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I will count these books as my most treasured and will certainly be ordering more in this series of books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The blog people changed th<span style="font-size: large;">e format for blogs a short while ago and I just can't seem to find a format I am co<span style="font-size: large;">mfortable with, or that d<span style="font-size: large;">oes<span style="font-size: large;">n't take forever to <span style="font-size: large;">open up<span style="font-size: large;">. Hence, the different look whenever yo<span style="font-size: large;">u drop by for a visit.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed this project very much. I<span style="font-size: large;">t is from the book "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Quilted-Symphony-A-Fusion-Fabric-Texture/dp/1571206604" target="_blank">Quilted Symphony</a>" by Gloria Loughman. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The book was well <span style="font-size: large;">laid out and had many photographs of <span style="font-size: large;">inspirational quilts. The book teaches<span style="font-size: large;"> various <span style="font-size: large;">step<span style="font-size: large;">s in making wall hangings or quilts using paper piecing, invisible thread applique<span style="font-size: large;"> by sewing machine, using tear away stabilizer, by demonstra<span style="font-size: large;">ting </span></span>all those things<span style="font-size: large;">, and more, and then providing </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">exercises to en<span style="font-size: large;">force what you have learned</span>. With what you learned, you should be able to come up with your OWN wall<span style="font-size: large;">hanging designs and patterns and I do believe I can make my own patterns now!</span> I admit I had to refer to the early parts of the book many times <span style="font-size: large;">during the process of putting this quilt together, only because the<span style="font-size: large;">re was so much that was new to me. I considered myself <span style="font-size: large;">not too <span style="font-size: large;">much better than a beginner quilter<span style="font-size: large;"> when I started this <span style="font-size: large;">little wallhanging but feel like I have l<span style="font-size: large;">earned much</span></span></span>. I enjoyed this book so much, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to get her new book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Radiant-Landscapes-Transform-Textures-Dramatic/dp/1607056305/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364082065&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Radiant Landscapes"</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yo<span style="font-size: large;">u take large sq<span style="font-size: large;">uare </span>blocks, and <span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">think t<span style="font-size: large;">hey were about 8 inches square, and then sew <span style="font-size: large;">two blocks together following the<span style="font-size: large;">se steps</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">First<span style="font-size: large;">, you draw a diago<span style="font-size: large;">nal line <span style="font-size: large;">through the centre of the block from one corner to the other, then sew 1/4 inch on <span style="font-size: large;">both sides of this line. <span style="font-size: large;">C</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">ut <span style="font-size: large;">b<span style="font-size: large;">etween the two sewing <span style="font-size: large;">lines and you have two, two colour blocks<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">. You can find photos at <a href="http://delawarequilts.com/HelpfulHints/Two.html" target="_blank">Delaware Qu</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://delawarequilts.com/HelpfulHints/Two.html" target="_blank">ilt Supports</a> on this process<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> </span>Now, put two block together again, doing the same thing, butting the seams together <span style="font-size: large;">from <span style="font-size: large;">the two blocks</span></span>, running a line diagonally across one block, sewing a quarter inch seam on <span style="font-size: large;">either side of this line a<span style="font-size: large;">nd <span style="font-size: large;">then cut<span style="font-size: large;"> along the line, and yo<span style="font-size: large;">u end up with what <span style="font-size: large;">I have a<span style="font-size: large;">bove, one block with 4 triangle<span style="font-size: large;">s, all different colours</span>. <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">That triangular pile along the bottom of t<span style="font-size: large;">he above photo still has to be ironed open and then <span style="font-size: large;">I am ready to start sewing all the blocks together to make my quilt. It has taken ma<span style="font-size: large;">ny hours to get to this point. <span style="font-size: large;">But it is another <span style="font-size: large;">UFO</span> I am taking off my list of things to do.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not related to the qu<span style="font-size: large;">ilt I am making, but </span>I'm sure you'<span style="font-size: large;">ve all seen the followin<span style="font-size: large;">g </span>site, but just in case you ha<span style="font-size: large;">ven't, <span style="font-size: large;">"<a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/" target="_blank">The </a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/" target="_blank">Qui</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/" target="_blank">lter</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/" target="_blank">'s Cache</a>" is one of the best places for block patterns. It is totally awesome!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Going in a different direction now, a week or so ago, some friends and I made a trip off the Island to go to <a href="http://www.moncton.ca/Home.htm" target="_blank">Moncton</a>, <a href="http://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/" target="_blank">New Brunswick</a> to visit some of our favourite shops. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">First stop had to be <a href="http://thewoolworks.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">London Wul</a> for me. I<span style="font-size: large;">f you have never been, you have to stop by. It is ever<span style="font-size: large;">y bit as wonderful inside as it looks on <span style="font-size: large;">its web site and you can check out their website by <span style="font-size: large;">click<span style="font-size: large;">ing on their name above</span></span>. Heidi, from London <span style="font-size: large;">Wul</span> is so incredibly talented and knowledgeable<span style="font-size: large;"> and inspirational and a lovely person to talk to. These are some of <span style="font-size: large;">the</span> treasures th<span style="font-size: large;">at I came home with from her store.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Included above, i<span style="font-size: large;">s all sorts of wool for <span style="font-size: large;">felting, a Kaffe Fasset bundle of fabric, and this lovely little bundle (pi<span style="font-size: large;">ctured below) </span>that fascinated me to no end<span style="font-size: large;">. I have no idea where and how <span style="font-size: large;">I am going to use it, but <span style="font-size: large;">I get all excited <span style="font-size: large;">each time <span style="font-size: large;">I look at it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">There<span style="font-size: large;"> is a lovely hand dyed strip of autu<span style="font-size: large;">mn coloured wool and <span style="font-size: large;">with a dyed <span style="font-size: large;">"</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">wool lock" <span style="font-size: large;">on top</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our next stop, after a coffee and a treat, was a lovely little <span style="font-size: large;">needle<span style="font-size: large;">work shop<span style="font-size: large;">, <a href="http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/New-Brunswick/Moncton/Because-You-Count/2117723.html" target="_blank">Because </a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/New-Brunswick/Moncton/Because-You-Count/2117723.html" target="_blank">You Count</a>. All I can do is give you the yellow pages link as they don't have a web pa<span style="font-size: large;">ge. They have all kin<span style="font-size: large;">ds of <span style="font-size: large;">patterns, fabric, floss and silks<span style="font-size: large;">. <span style="font-size: large;">They have tons of insp<span style="font-size: large;">iring completed framed<span style="font-size: large;"> s</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">titching on the wall which is wonderful as <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">many times, <span style="font-size: large;">the picture on the outside of </span>a patt<span style="font-size: large;">ern just d<span style="font-size: large;">oesn't do justice to the real stitc<span style="font-size: large;">hing piece so it really does help to see the finished pieces. A really great shop<span style="font-size: large;">! And my treas<span style="font-size: large;">ures from there:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I need more stitching patterns like <span style="font-size: large;">I ne<span style="font-size: large;">ed ANOTHER hole in the head but I couldn't resis<span style="font-size: large;">t these two. One is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Prayer-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/dp/B0036ZWFG8" target="_blank">The Serenity Prayer </a>by My Big Toe and <span style="font-size: large;">the other,</span> <a href="http://lilastudio.net/" target="_blank">With the Needle</a> by Lila's Studio. It is found almost near the bottom of the link if you click on the pattern name. "With the Needle<span style="font-size: large;">" asks for Belfast Linen, Smokey White and the shop didn't have that colo<span style="font-size: large;">ur but had Vintage Belfast, Stormy Clouds that loo<span style="font-size: large;">ks wonderful! <span style="font-size: large;">You can see in the photo above th<span style="font-size: large;">e bit of gr<span style="font-size: large;">ey sprinkled through the fabric. </span></span>The floss colours look so bright against it and I can't wait to get it started!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Next it was <span style="font-size: large;">"<a href="http://thefabriccupboard.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">The Fabric Cu</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://thefabriccupboard.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">pboard</a>" for our quilt thrills! Drats!! I see on their web site they have the<span style="font-size: large;">rmal thi<span style="font-size: large;">mbles for close up ironing an<span style="font-size: large;">d I must have missed them when w<span style="font-size: large;">e were there!</span></span> The thermal th<span style="font-size: large;">imbles are way down at the bottom of their website and sure wou<span style="font-size: large;">ld come in handy when ironing<span style="font-size: large;"> quil</span>t borders or bindings!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">And what treats did I get there?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I am a batikaholic <span style="font-size: large;">so always adding to my stash.</span> I <span style="font-size: large;">am not sur<span style="font-size: large;">e how I feel about red work, but there was the cutest little wall<span style="font-size: large;">hanging with some redwork in it that I decided to try. Also, I bought a pattern to do some <a href="http://www.somethingsewfine.com/store-detail.php?cat=1&ID=4" target="_blank">placem</a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.somethingsewfine.com/store-detail.php?cat=1&ID=4" target="_blank">ats, "Take Four"</a>, the blue and beige ones you see above. It is a really neat pattern becau<span style="font-size: large;">se you take 4 different fat quarter<span style="font-size: large;">s, pile them up on top of each other, and then cut all the pieces you see above, through all 4 fabrics AT ONCE. You then switch up the fabrics to give yo<span style="font-size: large;">u the 4 differ<span style="font-size: large;">ent </span>designs. <span style="font-size: large;">I con<span style="font-size: large;">fess I ha<span style="font-size: large;">ven't taken it out <span style="font-size: large;">of the package yet, but I am sure that is what it is. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lovely leisurely early supper at Montana's<span style="font-size: large;">, s<span style="font-size: large;">ome shopping at Costco (neither of which can be found on our Island)<span style="font-size: large;">, </span>and then we<span style="font-size: large;"> went home w<span style="font-size: large;">ith the trunk of the car full, and we were </span>tired but happy. It was a wonderful day with <span style="font-size: large;">some lovely friends, with lots of laughs and conversation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Totally off t<span style="font-size: large;">opic but <span style="font-size: large;">I</span></span> was looking in my fat quarter cupb<span style="font-size: large;">oard and came across this piece of fabric. WOW! I don't remember buying it but I am dying to use it somehow! I fol<span style="font-size: large;">ded it up a bit to take the photo.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will finish this off with some photos <span style="font-size: large;">taken from the <a href="http://confederationbridge.com/" target="_blank">Confederation Bridge</a>. In the win<span style="font-size: large;">ter, the Bridge is the only way to get onto, or off<span style="font-size: large;"> of the Island (other than by plane). In the summer, there <span style="font-size: large;">is a ferry yo<span style="font-size: large;">u can take <span style="font-size: large;">at the easter<span style="font-size: large;">n part o<span style="font-size: large;">f the Island.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The Bridge is 1<span style="font-size: large;">2.9 km or 8 miles long and at its highest p<span style="font-size: large;">oint, it is about 180 feet above the water, the Northumberland Strait</span>. Each time we LEAVE the Island, it costs us $44.50 Cdn for a regular car or truck to cross the bridge. Getting on the Island is free. </span></span><br />
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Brunswick.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I know the ice above looks like <span style="font-size: large;">no<span style="font-size: large;">thing, but<span style="font-size: large;"> if you look at the ri<span style="font-size: large;">ght sunny edge of that centre piece of ice, it looks to be perhaps a fo<span style="font-size: large;">ot or two thick but </span>it is at least 6 feet thick and that is <span style="font-size: large;">only the part sticking out of the wate<span style="font-size: 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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-77336245792697645682013-03-20T14:22:00.002-03:002013-03-20T15:56:34.537-03:00Quilted Symphony update, <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy first day of Spring! NOT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just about fell out of my chair when I saw that more than a month had passed since my last post! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In between getting some house repairs, moving furniture, cleaning and such, I've been busy, honest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was going to wait till it was finished, but I can't wait. This is my quilted symphony to date. I just finished working on it about an hour or so ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have it all quilted and ready to have the border sewn on. I won't show you the borders colours I finally chose, but that was way more work than I thought it would be. In the end, I took my camera and all the fabrics I thought might work in the border and just set them all up, one by one, and took photos of them. All you need to photograph is the wall hanging, as above, and then various borders placed on one side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have no idea how many combinations I came up with, but I took photographs of them all. I then downloaded them onto my laptop and rather than chose what I liked the best, it was easier to start eliminating what I didn't like. When I was down to three close contenders and found it hard to chose, I printed them off. It was really easy at this point, to lay out the three fabric patterns in person again, and from those three, I chose one I liked the best. I really thought I would have the dark brown as the outer border, but it just didn't look right in any of the fabric combinations. Hopefully, I will have the borders done in a day or two so you can see it done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Quilting was a real challenge for me. I confess I have hand quilted but have not done very much machine quilting. I have done even less free motion quilting, and if you've been keeping up with the blog, you know I really suck at free motion quilting. So, just about all the quilting was done by machine using a walking foot. That meant that for the little circles, I had to take a stitch or two, stop, lift up the foot, turn the fabric slightly, take another stitch or two, lift up the foot, turn fabric, and on and on, till done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a close up of some of the quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I did try my hand at free motion quilting, when doing large circles in blue. They turned out so uneven, in both the smoothness of the circle, and the length of the stitches that I went back to using my walking foot. Check out the inside blue circles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was trying to use what I had instead of buying something, so for this piece, as batting, I used the first thing I came across which was bamboo batting. Lovely stuff, horrible for this project. Wow. Do I have ALOT of fluff to get rid of. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I picked one fabric for the back, and you can see some of the quilting come through in the next photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've got umpteen different things to show you but will keep this somewhat short since I haven't been on in a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Always time for photos though! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had a wonderfully deep hoar frost a week or two ago. It left the most amazing white world. I had to take a walk along a nearby river and took only about 400 photographs. I will only show you a few, I promise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One last one that is just too pretty.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, I lied. This is the last one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Someone told me blog readers like small pixel size photos better as they load up faster but in looking at the blog before posting, the photos of the quilt are a bit small or fuzzy. I did leave the frost photos in larger format. I'm not sure what to do now. Maybe you can let me know which you prefer?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some interesting goings on in the next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you live near Moncton, New Brunswick, Heidi at <a href="http://workshopsatlondonwul.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">London Wul</a> is hosting a needle felting class this saturday called <a href="http://workshopsatlondonwul.blogspot.ca/p/felting.html" target="_blank">"Felted Sculpture- Wire Structure"</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Monday and Tuesday of next week,<a href="http://quiltingb.ca/" target="_blank"> Quilting B and More</a> in Charlottetown is hosting a workshop on <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=67b8ca8f9a243425261109281&id=01ee37ec79" target="_blank">"Painting with Thread"</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Both sound exciting! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As I drink coffee # 9 for today, storm or no storm, I think I better go for a walk to shake off some of this energy!</span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-37649492272861917862013-02-16T20:56:00.002-04:002013-02-16T20:59:33.648-04:00Quilted Symphony, almost finished<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Really? It has only been 2 days since my last post? I feel like its been a week or more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where did I leave off two days ago? A reminder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> To proceed, I had to chose colours to fill in the entire upper right section and part of the lower left section. According to directions, both of these pieces were the same colour. Well, this is what I originally decided on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The two blue and orangy pieces, upper right and lower left, are the pieces to be added. I was just auditioning another piece for the lower left corner, and that is why the darker brown piece was there. I liked this but there was something missing that I just couldn't put my finger on. The whole piece just lacked something, so I made another two pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead of blue with bright orange additions, I decided to try something a bit darker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The above sample just took the drama right out of the wall hanging completely; the whole wall hanging just lost something. So then I wondered what it would look like if I made a third set, using the blue and a green, not making it but just putting some green fabric on my bright orange fabric in the corners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nope. Green didn't work either. I kept switching fabrics over and over and finally I just put it away. I showed the two sets to to some friends, (blue and bright orange and blue and the sort of browny orange fabric), both above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got to talking about both fabric and why neither seemed to do the job and then something hit me. I loved the brightness that the blue and bright orange brought to the wall hanging, but, there was no movement in the piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look at this photo again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we first look at the piece, our eyes are naturally drawn to the darkest area first which is down near the bottom and then our eyes stops there. There is no trail of brown leading us up to the top of the wall hanging. We are stuck at the bottom with the dark browns until slowly, our eyes are drawn to the bright orange colours. But, there is no fluidity or movement in the piece. It is sort of a jagged staccato movement. And our brains don't like that. It likes movement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will notice that on either side of my centre blue and green piece, there are narrow bands that transition from a dark brown at the bottom to a pale green/yellow at the top. Had I had them transition from a very dark brown to a medium dark brown, I might have gotten the movement I wanted. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When looking at the front cover of<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Quilted-Symphony-A-Fusion-Fabric-Texture/dp/1571206604" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2559115725850657724" target="_blank">Gloria Loughman's book</a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2559115725850657724" target="_blank"> </a><span style="color: black;">you can see how the dark shapes travel all over the piece, taking your eyes with them. Movement.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My dilemma? If you look at the photos again, the blue fabric and darker fabric, it does create movement, but it really dulls down the wall hanging and just doesn't make it exciting enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I really liked the blue and bright orange pieces but how can I get movement from the bottom to the top? Well, I tried adding little swirls here and there, little nobs of dark colour here and there, and finally, I just I tried something that I could live with, and this is the end result. So, this</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A bit much with the dots but it looks pretty good. I can live with it<span style="color: #0000ee;"> and it does look much nicer in person</span>. I just need to add the final lower left corner, and two borders, a bit of quilting, and I am done. I learned so much from this one piece! I am ever so glad that I decided to do it. This will forever be a huge learning piece for me. I learn best by doing, and I learned alot about movement and how to create it in what I am trying to do. Enough for now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somewhere in all of this, I decided it was necessary to make some quiches. Ham, cheese, onion and red pepper. They were great! Still some in the freezer! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And of course, another walk in our most favourite, Cavendish National Park where we came across another visitor, or more likely, an inhabitant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And yes, another weekend, another large 2 day storm. This one sounds quite nasty as it might contain alot of freezing rain. Sounds like it might be good stitching weather!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I should also have time to finish up a little experiment I've been working on. Making my own "beads" for lack of better description. So come back to see if I have them done! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span> Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-56892451437886249002013-02-14T15:35:00.001-04:002013-02-14T15:35:02.256-04:00Quilted Symphony continued<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, how is my Quilted Symphony going? This is where I am now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you haven't noticed it, there is an odd piece of paper on the wall hanging saying "Do NOT Iron". I don't want to give out too much information from the book, but you attach each new piece of the wall hanging to the previous piece by doing invisible stitching with clear monofilament. I used YLI brand. When using the clear monofilament, you need to use a smaller sewing machine needle and also a light weight thread for the bobbin. I used a 40 weight beige thread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will attach a photo of a section being added. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can above, the brown section is being added over the blue section. I've pinned a half inch hem on the brown fabric, and then attached it with pins over the blue section. I then run my sewing machine needle along the blue section, as close to the brown as possible using the hem stitch needle setting of my machine. This is the result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The straight stitching above appears on the blue fabric and the little zigzag to the left, is what hooks onto the brown and attaches it to the blue fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since the invisible or clear monofilament is made of plastic or similar material, if a hot iron is applied to it, the monofilament may melt or dissolve and with my very short attention span these days, I felt it was best to put a note to myself to not iron the wall hanging before I forgot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next I have to make two pieces to go on either side of what I have now. What a dilemma! I made the two pieces but wasn't sure I liked the colours I chose, so I did another set, using different colours. I felt one was better than the other. My husband felt differently, so I took the whole thing to some friends for their opinions. Well, after much discussion we took a vote and the decision is in, so I hope to finish up the wall hanging tomorrow. Oops, long walk in the park tomorrow on what is supposed to be a sunny day, with lunch afterwards. Lots of photos too! So maybe it will be finished Saturday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And I hear that Sunday is bringing us another Nor'eastern again! I love a good snow storm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-39350002288447672013-02-10T15:03:00.000-04:002013-02-10T15:03:08.719-04:00Quilted Symphony continued<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">February is going crazy! We've had nothing but storms and we are in day 2 of a real whopper of a storm, one that has crippled most of the U.S.. In our case, we didn't get as much snow as the U.S. did, but the winds are horrible and we are in day 2 of the winds, so about 35 hours worth now, at about 70 to 80 + kmph or 45 to 55 mph. The snow is starting to drift bad. Pretty much everyone has been confined to their homes as the roads are too bad to drive on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weather has left me lots of time to work on Quilted Symphony. And time was certainly spent on it. I'm sure I've said before that I learn easier and faster when I can learn by seeing rather than just by reading and doing. Though I admit I also learn by making lots of mistakes doing it the slow way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In any case, I showed what I had done in my last post but here it is again as a refresher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The green is added to the blue using a light weight fusible web. After attaching the green, you had to stitch close to the edge to make sure it didn't fray or detach. Here is a close up of my stitching. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always get a little nervous when posting about something I am doing from a pattern or book. When are you stepping on toes and giving too much information? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book isn't just an instructional book on how to make 4 different wall hangings. It basically teaches you various methods of piecing together fabric, but most importantly, it teaches you how you can very easily make your own patterns and designs. It offers 4 project, each one requiring a bit more detail than the previous pattern and I love them all! I admit I did ALOT of page flipping in reading what I had to do, how to do it and then how to continue. The patterns are exciting though and I just love the pattern for the wall hanging with leaves shown in her book. You can go here to see the book "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Quilted-Symphony-A-Fusion-Fabric-Texture/dp/1571206604" target="_blank">Quilted Symphony</a>" and also the leaf wall hanging I mentioned previously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After making the main blue piece, I had to make a small piece on one side. This is what it looks like with the smaller piece made and attached, completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just grabbed up a batch of fat quarters and kept auditioning them next to the blue piece until I found something I liked. I had to stitch around the blue circles ironed onto the orange fabric using free motion stitching! HAHAHAHAHA... you've seen my free motion stitching... This is what I ended up with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, it's a mess! So I carefully took the stitching out to see if the piece could be salvaged and thought I would try to do regular stitching around the circles and if worse came to worse, I was prepared to make another orange/yellow piece. And it came out looking great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And yes, all thread ends were pulled to the back and tied off before snipping them off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OMG!! Then I had to make these side panels with a whole slew of fabrics that blended from dark to light. If you only knew how many HOURS I spent on this part. HOURS and DAYS I might add. </span><br />
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use fabric that I had and hopefully just buy a few more fabrics ONLY if I needed
them. I was seriously lacking in the gradations needed to make this
project work properly. I want to make one of the more complex exercises in the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did this first, using the paper piecing method using parchment paper and guess what?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I forgot to reverse my paper and didn't fit. I'm not sure why, but when I realized that I did it wrong and I had t redo it, I decided to change the colours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so I ended up with this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I totally hated the way the colours transitioned so out it went and thought I would try again. Since there were two curves to be done, one on each side of the center blue piece, I decided I would carefully make them both at the same time. I slowly marked them out on the stabilizer, and clearly marked them and then started. I got them both done, and yup, realized I did one the correct way, and the other one, I should have reversed it and didn't. So I had to redo one side again. WOW. Learned alot of lessons on this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never worked with tear away stabilizer before and wasn't too crazy about the idea at all. My big fear was that when I went to tear it away, it would drastically distort the fabric. As you can see, it isn't the easiest of processes to remove the stabilizer but it wasn't at all a negative thing and it did not distort the fabric.</span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-19916746881916356382013-02-03T18:25:00.001-04:002013-02-03T18:47:57.815-04:00Snow Storm and links and nothing in particular<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">howdy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, another day, another snow storm. We had the strangest weather all week. We luckily had a gorgeous day Tuesday when I had to drive to Charlottetown to get my knees done. I sure wish I had thought of bringing my camera with me. We finished up in Charlottetown just as the sun rose and the morning shadows in the fields were breathtaking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wednesday brought snow, then freezing rain and then rain and then dreadfully strong winds so most of the snow was gone. And then I went window shopping for a new sewing machine. (why are they so expensive???????) Then today's snow storm happens... and it ain't over yet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In any case, I got very little done this week. Long story short, we needed a new electrical breaker panel and some wiring repairs so it was kind of nice sitting and relaxing and looking through old magazines that day since we had no electricity for about 3 or 4 hours. Generator came in handy a few times so thank God that is over and done with! (Can't flush the toilet when you need electricity to power the motor that brings water from your well!) I know... TMI</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since I don't have anything remarkable or even boring to show you, I thought at the very least, you might like this link on very old stitching patterns from the "<a href="http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm" target="_blank">Antique Pattern Library</a>". I love the Dillmont DMC books (books are in alphabetical order 2nd column from left I believe). My Mother brought some of those books with her when she came to Canada in 1950.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This isn't stitching but I came across this blog and really want to try to make one of these roses. Don't know where I will use it but it just looks so easy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The blog is<a href="http://heidibearscreative.blogspot.ca/2011/04/knitting-and-crochet-blog-week-day-5.html?m=1" target="_blank"> Heidi Bears</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And here is <a href="http://kirstensfabricart.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kirsten Chursinoff</a> who shares her stitching art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This was at 8 this morning looking out the front window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> We then headed for a little drive west of Summerside and saw this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally, sunrise yesterday morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saw this on twitter.. a thought provoking video:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span class="userContent">When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't.<br /> <br /> ~ Thomas Edison</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span> Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-12647297452138787032013-01-27T23:43:00.001-04:002013-01-27T23:43:41.487-04:00Quilted Symphony started, ice in Gulf of St. Lawrence<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello again! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am so excited! I finally started the "Quilted Symphony" project I mentioned in my post of January 9th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am not a big fan of buying metres (yards) of quilting fabric if I don't have a particular project in mind. But, I do love fat quarters! And I have a large cupboard full of fat quarters to prove it! When I decided to make the first exercise in the book above, I did not want to go out and buy more fabrics. I had a pretty good stash of batiks and hoped I could get enough for the project. I wasn't sure where to go with the colours with the fabrics I had though. I had a very limited selection of colours and variations of those colours so did I have enough to do the exercise?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, unfortunately, or fortunately, when stumped, the best thing for me to do is take a break rather than make a quick decision I will later regret. Today, I looked at what fabric I had and did alot of sorting and it came down to two choices: this one:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I looked at them, and moved the fabric around and looked at them and moved fabric around and finally took photographs. It was no contest... I chose the set with the blues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, I started the first piece to the exercise and just LOVE how it is turning out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can see that this forms one of the main pieces if you scroll up to look at the book cover above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have alot to do tomorrow so not sure when I can get back at this but I sure am excited to continue!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our stitch guild has asked me to do a bit of a workshop on the "<a href="http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/projects/encrustingcalico/" target="_blank">Pebble</a>". I took Sharon Boggons "<a href="http://pintangle.com/classes-online/sumptuous-surface-embroidery/" target="_blank">Sumptuous Surface Embroidery</a>" class and after completing the class project, felt comfortable to do the "Pebble" on my own after admiring it for quite a few months. This is my completed project from Sharon's class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, I have been working on gathering the materials needed for the Pebble workshop and still have alot to do. Our guild has a meeting the first monday of the month and I will present a bit of a lesson on making the Pebble at each meeting. Most of the work will be in showing the various stitches that can be used in making the Pebble. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday morning I go for my second set of cortisone injections in both knees. I have arthritis in both knees and got the first set of injections almost exactly 4 months ago, in September. I went from pretty much almost needing a cane before the injections, to climbing Wentworth Mountain in Nova Scotia in a 5 mile hike one way, a week after the injections. WOW! I have been quite sore the last couple of weeks when the temperatures were in the -30C range or colder so am looking forward to Tuesday and hope I get the same relief. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you've been contemplating it, talk to your orthopedic surgeon. Mine is great! My right knee is 90% gone and the left if about 65% gone so I will continue with the cortisone treatments until they just aren't working anymore and then it will be time for knee replacements. One thing the ortho surgeon said to me was that no matter how bad my knees were, to get out and walk. He said the benefits of walking far out weigh the cons. And of course, everyone's situation is different, but this is what applies to me. So, even though I walk with great difficulty right now, I try to get in 1 to 2 km every two days. Everyones situation is different and everyone reacts differently to the injections. I am told they also don't work for everyone. In my case, immediately after the injections, there is a bit of swelling and pain and a fair amount of stiffness in the knees for a day, maybe two, but two bags of frozen peas will help with that! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Anyways, I am super excited for tuesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, as you can see below, there is a fair amount of ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence but it isn't very thick. I don't think the ice extends all the way to Quebec though. I think when the wind blows from the north, the ice lands on our shores and when it is from the south, the ice is pushed towards Quebec.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We were out for a walk in the Cavendish Park Campground the other day and I noticed a real change in the beach there. This is what it normally looks like.</span><br />
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-61696672392434610212013-01-26T14:25:00.001-04:002013-01-26T14:25:53.709-04:00Learning Free Motion Machine Quilting, Hedgerow Sampler, Setting Goals<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Love that glorious sun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When looking at other blogs, I admit I do enjoy the briefer blogs, unless of course there is lots of instruction on how to do something. I have come here many times with the intentions of being brief but I have come to learn it is a physical impossibility for me to be brief. So, for the over 7,200 of you who have stopped by my blog, or the 12 of you who have stopped by 500 times each, my apologies! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On to free motion quilting. In my last post, hmmm two posts ago? I said I would go from trying free motion "<a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-1-shadow-waves.html" target="_blank">Shadow Waves</a>" to "<a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.ca/2009/08/day-2-etch-n-sketch.html" target="_blank">Etch n'Sketch</a>" from Leah Days wonderful site: <a href="http://www.daystyledesigns.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Day Style Designs</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I saw the video for Etch n'Sketch, I thought to myself, "I am so nuts for thinking I can do this!!" I can barely free motion quilt slight curves, how can I do the Etch n'Sketch design? I went back to square one. I thought, why am I trying to make wavy and designer lines when I don't even know if I can do a straight line! So, out came my 8 1/2 X 11 inch piece of broadcloth with stabilizer backing, with 4 squares. I think I even stitched the 4 squares with a free motion stitch a I didn't want to take the time to change feet on my machine and lose the urge to stitch. So, here is my straight line, effort #1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can clearly see I started at the top and worked my way down and improved a bit. Biggest lesson learned, and if you watch Leah in her video doing the "Etch n'Sketch" quilting, you will notice her doing it too. Biggest lesson? When you need to move your hands on the fabric, STOP STITCHING! Every time you see a big zigzag in the stitches above, I trying moving one of my hands on the fabric as the other hand continued to feed the fabric under the needle. I did not stop my machine. Result, lots of zigzags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The other thing I found was, my fabric kept catching on the feed dog plate and the little attachment drawer of my sewing machine. So, I need to invest in one of those<a href="http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/supreme-slider.html" target="_blank"> sliders </a>for my sewing machine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I completed this first block on my sheet, I have to be honest. I really hated free motion quilting and was wondering if it was going to be "my thing" or if I should just forget it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I decided at the very least, I would finish off the 4 blocks I prepared on my sheet. This is my second attempt, block 2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This was a bit challenging because I had to stitch the length of the block instead of the width, so again, hand movement became an issue, and I really hated to stop stitching, just to move my hands on the fabric. But, when I didn't stop, its clear to see the zigzag in the lines. Another thing I was trying to do in this block, was sew a little it faster. I was stitching very slowly and feeding the fabric through the machine slowly and the stitches were very small and close together. Not sure if the photo below is clear enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since my machine does not have a stitch regulator, my stitches were very very irregular in length. Some stitches were very small and some stitches were very long. So I tried to move my 3rd and 4th squares through the machine at a slow steady pace to get strait lines with fairly even stitch length. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To get a more even stitch length, I had to move the fabric steadily under the needle. And as you can see, I am not used to needing to stop the machine to move my hands, and so really wavy stitches!! But I have to admit, by this time, I was actually enjoying the machine quilting. I decided I wanted to have some fun and so made another fabric square and tried some half weird stippling which morfed into just stitching for the fun of it! (I know, you are looking at the photo below and asking which is which?!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, after all this, I decided to go back to "Shadow Waves", the stitch design I was trying to learn two posts ago and see what I could do with it. Result?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am trying to finish up some old WIP's, of which I have many. One of them is Jane Greenoff's Hedgerow Sampler. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have the fabric attached to my stitching frame with two sided tape so did not want to remove the sampler from the frame as the tape would need to be replaced and I don't have any! I am about 2/3's of the way through the sampler. I found the sampler in Jane's book "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Cross-Stitch-Antique-Style-Samplers/dp/0715326600" target="_blank">Cross Stitch Antique Style Samplers</a>". The book is really excellent and there are a few samplers at the back of the book I want to try as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was trying to find Jane's book in my "stash" and well, you will understand why I can't find it from these. I am a book and magazine addict!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And this does not include the pile of books and magazines that are beside my chair in the living room or near my husbands chair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And this leads me to Sharon Baggon's blog and her comments about <a href="http://pintangle.com/2012/12/14/tips-on-setting-and-meeting-goals/" target="_blank">setting goals and then reaching them</a>. I agree with her totally. In one sense, I am feeling a bit lost or overwhelmed. I want to try EVERYTHING! But I am increasingly aware that it might just not be possible to try EVERYTHING. For whatever reason, I am a little bit of a late bloomer when it comes to pursuing my interest in all things stitching, sewing, quilting, art. One thing I am finding for sure is, it can cost a small fortune to want to "try" everything. It is difficult to try crazy quilting with magical stitching if you don't have a good supply of fabrics and threads, needles and embellishments. It is difficult to try art quilting without a good supply of "hand dyed" appropriate-for-art-quilting fabrics. And I really really want to try what Monika at "<a href="http://mysweetprairie.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">My Sweet Prairie</a>" is doing with sewing machine thread and hand stitching. But it takes alot of sewing machine thread to do what she does. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you have the money to buy it all, to try it all, great! But I don't. I do know though that I want to try as much as I can, and I will use what I have right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I worked for almost 40 years, and between a regimented work and home life, for many years, I am not prepared to become too regimented right now in attaining goals. But, if goals aren't set, then I think I might find myself, at the ripe age of 92, still "trying new things" and doing no one thing well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All that to say I am glad that Sharon wrote her little note. I really needed it. I do need to spend some time making a list of things I want to try, and devoting a certain amount of time to learning to what I want to learn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, perhaps I am not the only one that needs to take stock and do some goal setting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have always had a very strong desire to do "something" but was just not sure what that "something" was. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I admit I always wondered if because I was never able to "produce a child", if you know what I mean, I then developed a need to "produce" something else, but I don't have the time or interest in seeing a Psychologist over that one! </span>I stitched because I LOVED stitching but always felt there should be more. When I saw my first issue of Quilting Arts Magazine, with the most exciting stitching and quilting I have ever seen, I was never so awe struck in my whole life. I knew that somewhere in the folds of that magazine, was what I was MEANT to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I saw Sharon Boggon's Pintangle site for the first time, I got the same heart pounding excitement. Somewhere between Quilting Arts and Sharon Boggon, and now My Sweet Prairie, I am finding my place. So, set goals, I need a list of what I want to learn, and I need to do it, and I need to continue to enjoy myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will leave you with the most amazing photograph. My husband and I went for a drive to Cavendish National Park. And yes, we love this park and visit it often. This is what flew by, right in front of our car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had a mere half a second to get my camera up to photograph it, so unfortunately, it isn't the best focused shot. And yes, it is a bald eagle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">by DR. WAYNE W. DYER</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> There is a voice in the Universe
urging us to remember our purpose for being on this great Earth. This is
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-67079833791644255422013-01-20T11:23:00.002-04:002013-01-20T12:50:10.258-04:00Biscornu, Weather<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Life doesn't always go along like you plan it to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had lots of plans for quilting and stitching these past couple of weeks but our weather has been horrible. One day it could be as low as almost -30 C with the wind chill and then the next day +5 C and then the day after that, - 25C! With weather like that, one is always left feeling like you're fighting the "flu of doom"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So there is no quilting in this blog (refer to my last posts enticement! lol), but I did manage to finish my biscornu fairly quickly and really like it alot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I usually stuff my biscornu's quite full so they are almost hard. It usually makes for a nicer looking biscornu. In this instance, even though I stuffed this biscornu much lighter, or less full, it still looks a bit too full for me. What I found was, that the more you stuffed it, the less the lacy edge stuck out and as you can see in the photo above, the edge sort of tends to hang down almost. If you look at the biscornu in the magazine photo from my last post, the edge lays flatter and nicer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Okay, now that I look at the magazine article, maybe mine is better! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a very easy biscornu to do, but I do admit there was ALOT of counting to do in it. There were never any really easy places to start counting from so you pretty much had to start counting from somewhere quite far away which meant you had to do alot of two and three recounts to make sure you are in the right spot. In any case, the biscornu is beautiful and I thank "Stitch" magazine for the wonderful pattern!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I might not have been in the mood for anything but stitching the biscornu and laying in my recliner napping, but to keep the flu at bay, which most people seem to be fighting, I did force myself to get out for fresh air no matter what the weather conditions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Salt marsh off Malpeque Bay Jan 9, 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">St. Mary's Church same day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lobster traps waiting in the snow for lobster season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Foggy fields Jan. 13, 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And fields in sun and shadow, same day, Jan. 13, 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a final note, Sharon Boggon of <a href="http://pintangle.com/" target="_blank">Pin Tangle</a>, had a wonderful commentary in December about <a href="http://pintangle.com/2012/12/14/tips-on-setting-and-meeting-goals/" target="_blank">setting and meeting goals</a>. It's really had me thinking and I might have some musings on my own goals in my next post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have time, don't forget to visit <a href="http://judycooper.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Judy Cooper's</a> site. She has so much interesting information to pass along!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One site that I have not been able to keep away from, is "<a href="http://mysweetprairie.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">My Sweet Prairie</a>". Monika's work is thrilling to see and absolutely stunning beyond belief. I think machine "painting" is going to be put on the top of my list of things to try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the girls at <a href="http://www.thesunshinedeli.com/" target="_blank">The Sunshine Deli</a> are always fun and colourful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">May you find passion in all that you do. </span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-8438610768000902302013-01-09T15:00:00.000-04:002013-01-09T15:03:56.757-04:00Free Motion Quilting <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This<span style="font-size: large;"> past year has really been a learning year for me. I've taken all of <a href="http://pintangle.com/classes-online/" target="_blank">Sharon's courses</a>, though<span style="font-size: large;"> I haven't completed the GIMP course as I had computer pro<span style="font-size: large;">blems. I've also been tr<span style="font-size: large;">ying to figure out <span style="font-size: large;">if I just want to do one specific thing, or if <span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">am <span style="font-size: large;">just meant to forge alo<span style="font-size: large;">ng doing anything that strikes my fancy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, while <span style="font-size: large;">I am deciding what it is I want to do, I will just keep learning and <span style="font-size: large;">the next item on my list of things to l<span style="font-size: large;">earn, is free motion quilting<span style="font-size: large;">, which is now my </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">mo<span style="font-size: large;">nday project. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I decided that I <span style="font-size: large;">was going to practice fre<span style="font-size: large;">e motion q<span style="font-size: large;">uilting, I t<span style="font-size: large;">hought I would just do a very simple stipple<span style="font-size: large;">. Well<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">guess what? <span style="font-size: large;">It isn't so simple!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a mess!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I started with an 8 1/2 X 11 inch piece of fabric and the same size of fabric stabili<span style="font-size: large;">zer. I sewed them together all around the outside using a straight stitch on the sewing machine. I th<span style="font-size: large;">en sewed <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span>down the centre from top to bottom and across the centre from side to side. This gave me 4 sections.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both sites a<span style="font-size: large;">re from the same person. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After looking at the <span style="font-size: large;">web site above, <span style="font-size: large;">I found <span style="font-size: large;">a list where the stitches a<span style="font-size: large;">re ranked from easi<span style="font-size: large;">est or beginn<span style="font-size: large;">er to the more experienced<span style="font-size: large;"> stitcher.<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the one I am using, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">for <a href="http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365difficultymain.htm" target="_blank">beginners</a>. <span style="font-size: large;">My 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I did the remaining 3 squares on my fabric practicing this <span style="font-size: large;">design. I had trouble keeping the <span style="font-size: large;">wave </span>design up<span style="font-size: large;">. You can see <span style="font-size: large;">I got slightly be<span style="font-size: large;">tter by the time I <span style="font-size: large;">got <span style="font-size: large;">to square #3 but I kept havin<span style="font-size: large;">g to stop and reform my wave.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Its well written, very well diagram<span style="font-size: large;">med and the best part, there are 4 exercises or workshops in the book to <span style="font-size: large;">practice what is 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And before you have heart fa<span style="font-size: large;">ilure thinking you need this many fabrics, I just can't de<span style="font-size: large;">cide exactly which one<span style="font-size: large;">s I want to <span style="font-size: large;">use yet! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 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harder</span>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In it was the <span style="font-size: large;">cutest biscornu. 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So, it is started and on m<span style="font-size: large;">y stitching table!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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We went for a walk this morning a<span style="font-size: large;">fter breakfast and it is still bitterly cold out<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">I got a bit of a chill and need to <span style="font-size: large;">bundle</span> up a<span style="font-size: large;">nd warm up. <span style="font-size: large;">Think a bit of cherry brandy might be in order!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-12904029110505161272013-01-06T13:23:00.000-04:002013-01-06T13:23:47.186-04:00It's a New Year!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and holiday! I <span style="font-size: large;">did much relaxing a<span style="font-size: large;">nd enjoyed every bit of it.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The felted popp<span style="font-size: large;">y bag mentioned in my last blog was finished and sent off to my Mother with the <span style="font-size: large;">felted wild rose needle<span style="font-size: large;"> keep<span style="font-size: large;"> along with a<span style="font-size: large;"> few other items. Tried linking up the photos for you to make it easier to see but I can't seem to be able to do that. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In any case, I decided to make a little somet<span style="font-size: large;">hing for my sis<span style="font-size: large;">ter as well. She is a stitch<span style="font-size: large;">er, quilter, and <span style="font-size: large;">knitter, and now a painter and excels a<span style="font-size: large;">t all! I got her some hand made knitting needles and hope they are b<span style="font-size: large;">etter than the metal ones. <span style="font-size: large;">I got the needles from <a href="http://www.lismoresheepfarmwoolshop.com/needles/index.htm" target="_blank">The Lismore Sheep Farm</a> in Nova Scotia when we visited that area in October. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">There is a lovely little store on the farm with a host of things to buy. I would have loved a few sheep hide mattress pads, especially on a super cold and windy day like today! I especially liked that they had really small skeins of the more expensive yarns that they sold. These small skeins were around $3.50 and are great for us who like to experiment and hate spending $15 and $20 or more for a huge skein when a small bit is all we really need. They also had dryer balls and dusters and needle felting wool. I confess I'm not a fan of their needle felting wool. Its not merino wool and for what I do, it isn't quite fine enough. Great little shop though and their hand made knitting needles are wonderful!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyways, back to "making a little something" for my sister. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the December 2012 issue of Quilter's World", there was an article on making a "Holly Bowl" using Inn-Spire Plus". I guess its best if I just show you the finished product.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Normally, when making fabric bowls, you had to cut out various pieces and sew them together to get the bowl effect. But with the Inn-Spire Plus, its so much easier! You cut out a rectangle from the ISP (Inn-Spire Plus) the size of your leaf pattern, and a rectangle in each of the two fabrics used for the top and the bottom of your bowl. Iron your top fabric to one side of the ISP then the bottom fabric on the other side of the ISP. Trace out the leaf pattern onto freezer paper, iron the freezer paper onto the top fabric of the 3 layers and then cut out your leaf pattern. I also traced the stem and side lines and did a zigzag stitch on the lines. <span style="font-size: large;">So at this point, you have a flat holly leaf shape.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I then got a little plastic dish that I wanted to use to mold the leaf so that it would have a flat bottom. Obviously, it should be a good size for the size of the leaf. My plastic bowl is a<span style="font-size: large;">ctually a clean dog food container.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> In the above photo, I wanted the holly leaf pattern to be the top of the fabric bowl so I had to keep this in mind when making my bowl. I took my fabric layers to the ironing board and heated up the leaf with the iron. I then placed the green holly print fabric side<span style="font-size: large;"> down</span> over the upside down bottom of my bowl<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>centering the leaf over the bowl. <span style="font-size: large;">I used</span> my hands to gently fold the leaf over the bowl. <span style="font-size: large;">The setting on my iron was a bit too hot so when I went to hol<span style="font-size: large;">d the fabric over the bowl, it was q<span style="font-size: large;">uite hot so i needed to find something to cover <span style="font-size: large;">my <span style="font-size: large;">hands so be careful! </span></span></span></span></span> I held my hands there for a short time, until I could feel the Inn-Spire Plus hardening again, about half a minute or more. And voila, a fabic bowl!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I tried quite a few different angle shots with the camera but none showed that the inside of the fabric bowl is like the plastic container I used to mold it. But, the bottom of it is now flat and you can fill it with candies or goodies!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The only slightly negative thing I will say about the Inn-Spire Plus is really more of a concern that anything negative. The ISP is very very firm and sewing through it and the two layers of fabric made my machine a bit noisy. Sewing on the ISP is almost like sewing through two or three layers of bristol board or a layer of foam core board or somet<span style="font-size: large;">hing heavier</span>. I<span style="font-size: large;"> used a <span style="font-size: large;">de<span style="font-size: large;">nim needle on my sew<span style="font-size: large;">ing machine but may use the scraps left over after cutting o<span style="font-size: large;">ut the leaf shape to see if a smaller needle is <span style="font-size: large;">be<span style="font-size: large;">tter. I will have to watch out for breakage though.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The instructions that come with the Inn-Spire Plus are easy to follow. As well, the Quilter's World article is very detailed in the steps they provide to make the Holly Bowls. </span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Though I don't have alot of photos to share, I have been busy. I rearranged my sewing room again as it just wasn't working the way I had it initially set up. Things are looking good now. </span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The two photos below a<span style="font-size: large;">re from<span style="font-size: large;"> yes<span style="font-size: large;">terday. <span style="font-size: large;">It snowed a bit in the morning and then the winds kicked up. This is what it looked like with the winds. <span style="font-size: large;">And yes, this is when I chose to go for a wal<span style="font-size: large;">k up this road, when it was -20 C with the windchill.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-6246348015747745792012-12-22T15:24:00.001-04:002013-01-05T13:43:03.438-04:00Stitching, Needle Felting, and tea dying fabric, stuff<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm back! I just spent about 2 hours going through photos to post here. While at it, I decided I better change the photo that appears under the title "ohohstitcher" above as it was way too big and took too long to open up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, I picked a lovely photo of a bee/wasp/some stingy bugs nest and just now realize that it looks like a skull. sigh... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are here for stitching, I will post that first. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I finally finished the Mary Wigham sampler in October while on holidays. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I liked it but it was just a bit too stark looking. It was too new and didn't have the look of an old sampler, which is what it was. While I was deciding that I wasn't too crazy about this finished sampler, a friend asked me if I had ever tea dyed a completed piece of stitching, and I hadn't. That got me thinking. So yes, bravely, I got my tea dye all set up in the kitchen sink and into it went Mary Wigham. I even threw the tea bags on it for some extra "aging".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And I admit the lighting isn't the best in this next photo but this is the tea dyed Mary Wigham. I find it really weird that the white DMC floss did not turn colour? I find that really really weird actually.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The tea dying didn't change the fabric colour too much but I do believe that it toned the thread colours down a bit. I like the few darker spots, which to me, gives the sampler some age.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have this next photo to show the difference between the original fabric and the tea dyed fabric. Again, not the best lighting conditions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As well as finishing the Mary Wigham sampler while on holidays, I also finished, Fine China. What a pleasure it was to stitch! There was just enough variety to make it really interesting to stitch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fine China is truly one of the nicest pieces I have ever stitched. I've had the pattern for years and years and was just too intimidated by it to start it but it turned out to be so easy and the instructions were great! I love it! Now, to get it framed!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One other piece I finished while on vacation, is this one. <span style="font-size: large;">It is "The Crowsline" by Cedar Hill.</span> It was a very easy and quick stitch<span style="font-size: large;"> and I just loved the crows!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That is almost the end of my stitching. I have gone back to Jane Greenoff's <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-Off-Jane-Greenoff-Counted-Cross-Stitch-Kit-Hedgerow-Sampler-/370701055711" target="_blank">Hedgerow Sampler</a> which I started about 2 years ago and hope to finish that in the New Year. I am about 2/3rd's or more through the sampler. I am stitching the sampler from <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Cross-Stitch-Antique-Style-Samplers/dp/0715326600/ref=sr_1_35?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356203082&sr=1-35" target="_blank">this book</a> of hers, but don't know if the pattern is available separately.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stitching isn't all I have been doing. Though perhaps, with the luck I have been having, maybe it's what I should stick to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I decided to make my Mother something needle felted for Christmas. I thought that maybe I could make her some poppies in a field, that I would frame for her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took some stabilizer, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and after much hand needle felting, came up with something I was totally not pleased with. I disliked it so much, I was going to throw it out. At the last minute, I decided to sew it onto a bag and give it to my Mom. I added a few black beads for the centre of the poppies and some stitching near the bottom half. This is how it looks on the bag:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The handles aren't complete. My Mom is 88 years old and gets around with a rollator/walker. I was trying to figure out how to make the handles so she could put them around her walker handles but I really should have thought of that before I sewed the felting on the bag. Anything I try with do to try to make detachable handles will interfere with the felted poppies. So live and learn.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, because the poppies did not turn out, I decided to try something else. I went through my photos and found some pictures of wild roses taken in the yard. Again, I started with a small piece of stabilizer, about 4 inches by 5 inches and added wool and hand needle felted till I felt it was complete. I learned something valuable here. I suck at needle felting flowers!!! LOL</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I made a needle keep out of the wild rose. My Mother has degenerative eye disease and can't see very well. I am sending her some threaded needles so that she can repair any loose buttons or any small tears, etc. This is how it turned out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And finally...... with a very very deep sigh.... Do I post this or not??? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was looking through blogs, and one that I follow showed a little demonstration on how to make felted Christmas trees for Christmas cards. Well, I thought to myself, how difficult can that be? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Please keep in mind that this project was done between the poppies and the wild roses above. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Click on <a href="http://judycooper.blogspot.ca/2012/11/felted-ornaments.html" target="_blank">Christmas Trees</a> to see what they were supposed to look like.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And<a href="http://judycooper.blogspot.ca/2009/10/machine-felting.html" target="_blank"> this is where Judy shows you</a> how she made them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And when I cut it up to look like Christmas Trees, did it look any better?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And all during this, I have been trying to take <a href="http://pintangle.com/classes-online/gimp-for-textile-designers/" target="_blank">Sharon's GIMP class</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It just finished. I was able to get almost half way through it when my new laptop encountered some problems with the mother board so back to the manufacturer it went. I did have the use of a loaner from my great local computer shop, <a href="http://www.sitesandbytes.ca/" target="_blank">Sites and Bytes</a>, but I no sooner went through my photos (a second time) to find photos for the class, when my laptop was returned to me. I will have to finish the course on my own in the New Year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://yukonquilter.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">The Wilderness City Quilter</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://kitchenerquilter.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kitchener Quilter</a> (for my sister) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.artquiltpublishing.com/" target="_blank">Laurie Swim</a> Whose workshops I hope to be able to attend one day</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you made it down this far, I wish you the most Merry of Christmas's. May your New Year bring you and your family a host of Blessings and all things good.</span></span><br />
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-23530275925960028892012-10-14T11:39:00.001-03:002012-10-14T11:39:06.466-03:00On vacation!Howdy!<br />
Well, I thought it would have been easier to get online to do some regular posts while away on vacation. but it is quite difficult. The cottage we are staying at does not have Wifi but does have an outdated computer that is just barely good enough to an email or two out to family. Even then, I get messages saying that many functions in gmail are not supported by the computer! LOL<br />
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Anyways, we are gone for a month and it doesn't appear that I will get back on here until I get home. I am at the<a href="http://masstownmarket.com/" target="_blank"> Masstown Market</a> right now in Nova Scotia. We are having some lovely weather. We are getting out enough on those glorious sunny fall days that when the fall rains come, we need the rest!<br />
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<br />We have been gone for 2 weeks now and I don't know if I should say this or not, but I have taken over 5,000 pictures... Good grief! But there is so much to take photos of! The fall colours are just beyond belief. Beyond glorious! We managed to make a 5 mile walk up Wentworth Mountain to ascend almost 1,000 feet our first week here. We walked all of Five Island Provincial Park Beach, we drove to Cap d'Or and Cape Chignecto Provincial park. Its been wonderful!<br />
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The view from the top of Wentworth Mountain <br />
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At Wentworth Provincial Park<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-70507552043705200292012-09-22T20:54:00.001-03:002012-09-22T20:54:18.652-03:00Walker/Rollator bag for my MomHowdy! Still here! But am not very busy. We got hit by another bit of tropical weather from way down south the last week or so and its been so humid its hard to get anything done. We've had alot of rain and today, yikes! It is around 20C out there right now, at almost 9 pm with a humidex of 30C. I am NOT amused!<br />
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I still haven't put away my summer clothes and dug out my fall clothes which I will need to pack for our trip.<br />
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When my Mom was here a few weeks ago, she was complaining about this bag that she has clipped to her walker to hold things like shopping bags, comb, bus pass, etc. You can see the bag <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJhZS8Q9qlivsia6SOYJjk9NG4g_X0jecsOISl5A8gsafi_SNHqJpirkLceAyuH0AtUhE3RJSEoS8OIJakU7sKWRwbcqx7iAzBhTrfe5uVqKype246V1FOqHK72tBAFgkuQ5Mu9b9oow/s1600/at+the+5+sisters+of+lavender+lane.jpg" target="_blank">here </a>on my previous post. I think she took the bag from her old walker or my Dads walker and it didn't fit properly so I took some measurements and said I would try to make her one. Well, on top of trying to make her bag, I went through approximately 1000 photos I took when I was visiting with her earlier this summer, and then her visit here shortly afterwards, and picked 170 to put into two albums for her. All this took me more time that I thought I would. <br />
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This is the front of the bag I made for her walker.<br />
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I do not have any software downloaded yet that will decrease the pixels size of the photos and I can't see where I an do that in Picasa so I hate to think about how large that photo was.<br />
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In any case, this is the back. It has three folded over flaps that are joined together by what we commonly call "Velco" but should be called "hook and loop". <br />
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I used an Extra Strong "Heat and Bond" to fuse the blue floral fabric to the blue demin fabric. It made the whole thing nice and still but I hope not too stiff. I used a lightly flowered beige fabric for the inside. I had no pattern and so there are alot of mistakes or issues with the bag. In any case, I feel good that it is done and it and the photos have been packaged up and are on their way by purolator to Mom.<br />
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With the summer being extra hot and humid this year, our gardens and trees and bushes have grown in this tropical weather. Another thing that has grown is our spiders! Good grief! And there are so many!<br />
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The farmer is in the field across the road baling hay. Most grain fields have been harvested and the farmers are now digging their potatoes. The rain we've had lately is putting a damper on that but as soon as the sun comes out, they will be back at it!<br />
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Well, here it is near the end of September and it is going to be a long uncomfortably hot and humid night for sleeping. But the cold will be here soon enough and I LOVE autumn!<br />
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Talk to you soon and have fun!<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-16166245095053762212012-09-16T18:14:00.002-03:002012-09-16T18:14:40.560-03:00Mary Wigham, vacationI'm back!<br />
I haven't really been gone, but the computer is gone! I have had a PC or tower computer since 1994. I have also used a tower computer at work from 1979 till about 6 or 7 years ago. I decided to try a laptop. HATE THE KEYBOARD! Would have said the same thing for the mouse, but luckily, the place I got the computer at, <a href="http://www.sitesandbytes.ca/" target="_blank">Sites and Bytes</a>, supplies a wireless mouse with the laptop.<br />
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So what has happened in the few weeks since I wrote last? Well, Husband ran some races in Sydney, NS at the Canada National 55+ games and came home with 1 gold medal and 3 silver medals! Yeah!<br />
He also brought home a whopper of a flu! He ended up really really sick and was not pleasant to be near. i managed to live through the whole thing without catching the flu but ended up with pink eye in both eyes, a sore throat and left ear ache.<br />
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So needless to say, I got hardly any stitching done. I will save this and take a photo of the Mary Wigham sampler which is the only thing that I was able to stitch. <br />
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The sampler was on the Q-snap so I had to take it off to photograph it. Sorry, but to get this blog done it is not pressed which in the blogging world I'm sure is gross! This is my progress so far: <br />
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This is a close up of the upper right section:<br />
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As I've said previously, I am doing this with one thread of floss over one thread of fabric. I am using 22 count fabric which is actually hardanger fabric. I LOVE IT! It is wonderful for stitching over one.<br />
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I have been using my Camedia software from my old digital Olympus camera to edit all of my photos. With the new computer, it is no longer available to me so I have had to find other options. I came across the site <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">Picmonkey</a> and I didn't find it difficult to use. <br />
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Here are a few photos taken earlier today.<br />
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This is a field that has had the wheat harvested a week or two ago and the grass is already growing up in its place.<br />
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We stopped at Cavendish Grove, part of the Cavendish National Parks and took a little walk. I was able to catch some reflection in a nearby pond.<br />
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We haven't had any frost yet. Last night was the coldest so far at about 9 C. I guess it was cold enough to get the trees motivated to start turning colour.<br />
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Well, I would love to tell you that I will be posting regularly and posting tons of new and exciting things from now on. But, and always the big but, my husband and I are taking a vacation for the whole month of October! That is one reason for the laptop instead of the PC. It is portable and can come with us. We don't have WiFi where we are going, which is a good thing, but WiFi is available about 15 to 20 miles down the road so I'm hoping to get some posts in. Just not sure how often.<br />
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I have followed Lyric Kinard's blog since seeing her on the tv program "Quilting Arts". She has proposed a daily reminder to take baby steps towards getting to our goal of achieving whatever it is we wish to achieve. <a href="http://lyrickinard.blogspot.ca/2012/09/creative-wisdom-where-to-begin-and-how.html" target="_blank"></a>She is calling it taking "Baby Steps" and you can read about it<a href="http://lyrickinard.blogspot.ca/2012/09/creative-wisdom-where-to-begin-and-how.html" target="_blank"> here</a> . I LOVE IT!!! I need to get off my duff. One of the big things I want to do is my art journaling. I took Sharon B's online course "<a href="http://pintangle.com/classes-online/artists-studio-journal-a-designers-workhorse/" target="_blank">Artists Studio Journal</a>" and admit I haven't done too much with it. We will be away at our favorite hide away and my goal to to make an entry in my art journal EVERY DAY. I will have my camera with me so hope to post what I am doing. I had a number of stitching projects lined up to take with me but this Mary Wigham is taking longer than I had hoped so I will take it and complete it. I have a bottomless UFO pile so there is no shortage of what else I might be bringing with me. No iron tho so don't expect miracles! LOL<br />
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The girls in the<a href="http://www.thesunshinedeli.com/" target="_blank"> Sunshine Deli</a> have been busy so stop by for a visit! If you want some really great fabulous stories to read,<a href="http://thegrumpygoatgallery.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> The Grumpy Goat Gallery</a> is an absolute treat to visit! <br />
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And of course, <a href="http://judycooper.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Judy Cooper</a> and the <a href="http://anaslua2.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Stitching Lady </a>never disappoint!<br />
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Talk to you soon! Happy anything!<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-24951283234859497882012-08-29T10:37:00.000-03:002012-08-29T10:37:00.842-03:00Mary Wigham, Stitching Hello!<br />
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I have been working a little more diligently on the Mary Wigham sampler. First I have a few comments to say on the sampler itself. I got the chart free from <a href="http://needleprint.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Needleprint</a>. I thank Needleprint as I really liked the sampler the moment I saw it. The only photo of it though was just a small photo on the web site. You did not get a photo of the completed sampler when you downloaded the chart.<br />
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I found what appeared to be errors in alot of the motifs on the chart. After correcting 2 or 3 errors and coming across more, I realized that the errors may just be how Mary Wigham stitched her sampler so I did not make any more corrections. It would be nice though to have a full photo of the sampler to see how it was stitched but I guess there are fears that someone else may copy out the chart from the photo and sell it.<br />
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In any case, there are errors but I left them in. I think I am about two-thirds done.<br />
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Before I took it off the Q-snaps to photograph it, I had to laugh. I start a new motif, or a motif within the motif, with a "waste-knot". There are a ton of examples on how to do a waste knot if you "Bing" it or "Google" "waste knot". I think the proper way to do a waste knot is to put it in so that it lays in the direction you will be stitching so that as you stitch, you stitch over the waste knot thread, if that makes sense. In any case, I make my waste knots away from my stitching, allowing for lots of thread to thread my needle when I am ready to stitch it in and when I am in the mood for tucking them all in, I do a bunch at once. If I take care of the waste knot while stitching each motif, I am in a hurry and make a mess of them.<br />
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A photo of my waste knots on my stitching.<br />
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The stand I use to hold my Q-snap, is something the husband of a friend of mine made for me. It works wonderfully and holds the stitching very well. I can use the stand as a table topper, and yes, it does swivel backwards and forwards. The wooden part that sits on the table top can also be put under your leg so that you can stitch while sitting in a chair or recliner. The side bar extends upwards a fair amount to bring the stitching up. To hold the extra fabric at the top and sides, I purchased some inexpensive hair clips from the dollar store. The hair clip also holds my pattern as I stitch. The <a href="http://ohohstitcher.blogspot.ca/2011/09/needle-minder-and-soup_21.html" target="_blank">needle minder</a> in the upper right sits on my fabric and was something I made following instructions in a Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine.<br />
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And I don't mind at all showing what the back looked like before I hid the waste knots.<br />
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One thing I noticed though is how I end my thread. I believe "they" say to just stitch it under a few threads on the back of your work and that's it! Well, I have a real phobia about the "few threads" part. I tend to weave the end of my thread almost through the entire motif to make sure it is securely fastened! I'm sure that in a gazillion years from now, future Archeologists will be unearthing these strange things from the ground. Fabric long disintegrated, but these masses of woven threads all bundled together! What a puzzle that will create for them!<br />
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I am really looking forward to completing the Mary Wigham sampler though. It is becoming not so fun, though I admit when sitting with it every day, now that the weather has cooled, it is going quickly. Even though I have a million projects on the go, I am thinking of seriously started the <a href="http://gittas-kathrin.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">16 Square Pulled Thread Sampler</a> from Kathrin's Blog (from Gitta). And yes, I am only behind about 30 stitches in Sharon's TAST. Oh dear! Anyone have anymore lifetime's out there!!!???<br />
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In the meantime, some of my stitching and felting has won a few ribbons at our yearly fair.<br />
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I forgot to post how I finished off "The Pebble". The instructions said to do a ladder stitch to join the front with the back. Having never done this stitch before, I knew it needed a bit of practicing when I saw the instructions for it. First of all, it is a horrible stitch!!! LOL... secondly, it just didn't work for this piece. I had to take such small stitches, and it was not easy working around the bulk of the front and the back. The needle just didn't get to where it needed to be to do the stitch, so I did a very basic "I can't remember at the moment what it is called" stitch!<br />
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And also, my first piece every completed in Sharon's online "<a href="http://pintangle.com/classes-online/sumptuous-surface-embroidery/" target="_blank">Sumptuous Surfaces Embroidery" class</a>.<br />
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Finally, the Three Sheep won as well.<br />
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Well, that's it for me! Blueberries are well on their way here on the island. I am going into town to see if my 10 pound box is in yet!<br />
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Don't forget the ladies at the "Deli" above right! Judy Cooper is back from vacation and has shared an amazing list of blogs with us! <br />
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams<br />
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Off to make mistakes!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-69347211055232547352012-08-16T20:57:00.001-03:002012-08-16T20:57:14.315-03:00Life resumes, photos<br />
Well, it's been a few weeks... Where do I start?<br />
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What a difference a year makes! Last few years, our summers have been horrible. We never really had a summer quite honestly as it was just a long cold wet spring that became fall. Last summer my sister arrived from a 2,000 km drive with her two daughters in the middle of July and our temperatures had not hit above 15C yet! And it just rained and rained and rained prior to her arrival. Though it got somewhat better after she got here, not by a whole lot. The summer continued like that but I admit we had the most glorious fall.<br />
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This year has more than made up for the last few summers. To the extreme really. It has been a very hot dry summer to start off with and then about 3 weeks ago it turned humid. Today, we have our first serious rainfall in a few months and conditions will be much more comfortable after that. Temperatures with the humidex were in the mid 30's almost every day, not cooling off much during the night as there was little or no wind. This long spell of hot humid weather is unusual for us as we usually get cooled off by ocean breezes so needless to say, very very few houses on the island have central air or air conditioning!<br />
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Anyways, Mom has been and gone and we had a lovely time. She is getting on in years and needs the help of a walker or rollator to walk. She managed to get around quite well on her own, leaving me to remain splayed out in my recliner numb with the heat and humidity while she sat in the back yard listening to the birds and enjoying our "cool" temperatures. You see, she comes from Southern Ontario, where the summer has seen temps in the high 40 's C with the humidity! <br />
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I have done absolutely no stitching whatsoever! I did pick up the Mary Wigham sampler the other day in the hopes of stitching while a small fan was blowing on me, but, the fabric was dampish and almost swollen in the humidity and the floss struggled to get through it so I left it for a drier and cooler day.<br />
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So what to talk about? Well, I thought I might think on something I've noticed lately. My husband and I like to go for drives and walks and so there is alot of opportunity for picture taking. What I've noticed for about the last year or so is that when I have taken a photo that I especially like, I take a big breath and expel air when I have finished taking the photo, as if something quite extraordinary has happened. I'm not sure I can explain what this breath is all about, but know it feels very satisfying and it is a good thing.<br />
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It usually comes when taking a photo like this.....<br />
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It was taken on the Homestead Trail at Cavendish National Park. It's hard to explain what I feel at a scene like this. The colour of the grasses are glorious and are made even more spectacular against the blue of the water and the sky. It was such a lovely afternoon, not a soul in sight, nothing to hear except seagulls calling over the water and singing birds in the trees. When I look at the photo, I can remember the smell of the grasses and seaweed in the water, and the salt in the water. Taking the photo was like trying to capture a moment in time and keeping it forever. <br />
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One of my favorite things to try to photograph is light and shadow. There is something about the light and the dark that fascinates me. These are two examples.<br />
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If I am not taking photos of the leaves, dark and light, in the summer, then it's tree trunks in the fall and winter.<br />
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The most satisfying photos are the one that come from a dramatic scene, the light and the dark. The dark sky behind the light lighthouse, the sun shining in the distance through the trees, as seen below.<br />
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I have to admit that I haven't attached the best examples of my photo works. I don't even know how many I have but I will admit to owning 3 external drives to hold them all!<br />
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When I sit as a passenger in the car, as my husband drives, or as I walk trails, the cliffs of our island, I am attracted by the colours around me. If the scene before me is not dramatic because of light and dark, then it may be dramatic because of the colours, usually complimentary colours on the colour wheel. <br />
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I hope to capture that same excitement in my stitching and sewing. I keep my colour wheel with me always and hope to create something dramatic and moving. I am always turning my colour wheel back and forth to see what might be the best colour to use for what I want to do next. But, sometimes, you just have to go with your gut.<br />
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I sit here now, the sun having gone down, listening to the rain gently falling to the parched ground. Our grass has long since dried up and I'm sure I hear it joyfully laughing, lifting its arms up to capture as much of the rain as it can.. Perhaps a little melodramatic on my part but it has been a long hot summer and I am feeling a bit melodramatic and out of sorts! <br />
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I hope to get back to stitching soon and perhaps bring a bit of sanity to my next post! <br />
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Hope you are all well.<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-67975295428005134072012-07-29T11:35:00.003-03:002012-07-29T11:35:46.115-03:00Lavender on VacationHowdy!<br />
Just stopped in to say "hay!". <br />
Have been busy with my Mom. She has more spunk and energy than I think I ever did! I'm having a hard time keeping up to her with her walker even tho she is almost 88 and I am a young but geezerly "almost 59".<br />
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A short while ago I saw in a Nova Scotia tour book that there was a lavender farm a couple of hours away from the cottage we usually stay at. Unfortunately, its just a little too far away. It is called <a href="http://lavendercanada.com/" target="_blank">Seafoam Lavender Farm</a>. It looks like a wonderful place to spend some time at. <br />
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In the meantime, I found out there is a Lavender Farm on PEI. It is quite charmingly called <a href="http://www.fivesistersoflavenderlane.com/" target="_blank">"The Five Sisters of Lavender Lane".</a> <br />
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It may not be as large of an operation as the Seafoam Farm, but they have a lovely assortment of Lavender teas, Splashes, linen sprays, scents, sachets, soaps and jelly's and a few other things I can't remember! Their little store is lovely as you can see:<br />
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The farm is situated at the top of the hill and has about 3 or 4 plots of lavender plants. This is one of the plots.<br />
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And a view of another plot:<br />
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My Mom is the one with the walker and the shop is the white building to the right.<br />
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Hope you are enjoying your summer as much as I am.... <br />
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Talk to you soon.<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-17849116584777106102012-07-20T13:46:00.002-03:002012-07-20T13:46:31.259-03:00Sheep Felting project finished and yardHowdy!<br />
Well, I am done with my Moy Mackay sheep project. I am extremely pleased with it. <br />
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I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to complete it or mount it. I was originally thinking of just fusing some steam a seam to the back and then ironing on some cotton that I had prepared first to hold a dowel so the piece could be hung easily. I tried Seam a Seam and I didn't think it would work well because the wool is so fuzzy. And I was right. It left holes or air pockets. I then tried another iron on fusing product and same thing. I was left with a mess.<br />
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I've put the end of a paint brush into the iron on fusible stuff above to show you it isn't attached at all in some places. So, I had to rip out all the non attached bits and it looked downright horrible after that.<br />
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I decided that the only thing that might work is 2 sided carpet tape. My dear husband was ever so sweet and bought me some that was a good 2 inches wide. I forgot to take a photo of it but I put the tape all around the outside and then a few smaller strips across the middle to make sure it wouldn't buckle or poof out in the centre. <br />
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I didn't like the foam core board idea and didn't want to frame it in the regular way with matting and a frame so searched around the house and found a canvas prepared for painting.<br />
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I grabbed some acrylic paints that were in colours similar to the sky and the grass colours of the felted piece and starting brushing it on. I found if I tried to paint it smoothly, you could see the brush strokes and so I did sort of a mottled kind of painting. My husband said he liked the mottled the best so that is what I did.<br />
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I then took my felted piece and carefully applied it to the painted canvas trying to make it even on all sides. I pressed it down all the way around and I can tell you it is as firm as it can be and there is no way it is coming off! So I love it!<br />
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The end product:<br />
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Well, probably like most people, I am going to take a bit of a break from blogging. My Mom is coming next week. She is almost 88 years old and gets around by herself with her walker or rollator as they are officially called. She lives on her own in a very large city in Ontario in an apartment and wants to spend some time in our yard. She is still sharp as a tack but her knees are very bad and she knows her travelling days are numbered so is very much looking forward to her visit here. We have alot of gardens and plants and trees and bushes and she really enjoys just sitting in the yard. Always something to look at.<br />
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When my husband and I met and I moved in with him over 11 years ago, there was little more on this almost 1 acre plot of land other than a few large sweeping elm trees. There are now numerous flower gardens, a very large rhubarb patch, a vegetable garden and more than 50 and perhaps as many as 70 or 80 bushes and trees, in addition to the elms. There are rhododendrums, various lilac bushes, butterfly bushes, smoke trees, blue spruces, regular spruces, crab apple, various plum and apple trees, burning bushes, etc. etc. etc.<br />
I have not been able to get to weeding the final flower bed and still have a wheel barrow of plants that need planting but need to weed the final garden to plant them!<br />
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I need to get the house ready for my mom as she does need some physical aids to get around. When she is here she will need help getting into and out of the house and perhaps moving her walker around on the grass. <br />
As she relaxes in the yard listening to the birds sing and the wind in the trees, I might get some stitching done, but mostly, we will just enjoy each others company. When she leaves, I will be preparing for my felting demonstrating at the Fair in Charlottetown mid August and then it is a bit of relaxing after that. <br />
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Some of my gardens.<br />
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The L shaped "under the kitchen window garden". That black thing in the back is a <a href="http://www.cansolair.com/" target="_blank">solar heater</a>.<br />
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Front of the house garden. Some of the trees and bushes can be seen in the background.<br />
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Side yard garden.<br />
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Back of the above side yard garden. And yes, there are two kinds of clematis growing against the side of the house.<br />
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And the vegetable garden below.<br />
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And the "U" shaped garden at the back patio that is in bad need of weeding.<br />
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Well, enough for today.<br />
I may pop in again soon if I get a few minutes, otherwise, see you in a few weeks! Enjoy your summer!<br />
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Happy stitching!<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559115725850657724.post-68106692647372789092012-07-17T16:36:00.001-03:002012-07-17T16:36:27.630-03:00Moy Mackay felt piece still not finished, okay, maybe nowHello!<br />
It's hot! I guess it's hot just about everywhere! Wow! And I think I need to add that it's also DRY! And that is probably the worse thing. Wow, do we need rain!<br />
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Well, last week, we had this wonderfully coolish day with the most wonderfully strong wind blowing through the house, and I had a brain fart. I have now learned. Never listen to brain farts! <br />
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My brain fart told me it would be a great time to paint the bathroom. Well, I finished yesterday. I had to patch little things here and there with Polyfiller, and you have to wait for that to dry, and then sand it, clean it and apply a sealer and wait for that to dry and then two coats of paints and wait for that to dry and then caulk it all. OMG but that one glorious day of coolish weather with strong lovely winds lasted a whole ONE day! Which meant that most of the work I was doing was in temperatures close to 30 C with humidex above 30 C. I sweat buckets! Good reason to go for ice cream afterwards tho!<br />
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It really is weird though because in painting and stuff, I got time to think and I kept going into the room where I had the Moy Mackay felted piece and I didn't think it looked finished so I found some time to look through Moy's book again. It inspired me to go back to the piece when I had a few minutes and add some sitching and it has made a world of difference.<br />
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Anyways, it looked fine to me until I just photographed it a few minutes ago out in the yard. Good idea to do that as I found there is a line of stitching sort of in the middle of the piece just below the sheep and it just doesn't seem to make sense of the contour of the land so I will take it out and redo it.<br />
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In any case, this is what it has evolved to.<br />
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I have also decided to change the name to "Sheep in the Sun" as I didn't think that what I did to it came close to looking like it was in moonlight. I am really super big time having a problem though in knowing how to finish it. I don't want to make a bag out of it. I want to hang it on the wall but do I sew something around the edges? I was thinking of just applying a thick type of Pellon type thing to it and then ironing on some fabric so the back looks finished and then putting in a hanger of some sort. I have no idea. If you know of anything, all suggestion welcome!<br />
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I also meant to take a ruler and show you how thick the piece was now. In my last post, I showed that once I applied all the wool to it, before needle felting, it was about 2 inches thick. Now that it is felted with my needles, it is down to a little more than half an inch or so. The worst of it all for me, was trying to do the eyes on the sheep. I must have tried about 5 or 6 different ways of doing the eyes. I ended up taking some crochet cotton and just stitching them in. When I tried to felt anything around the eyes, as Moy did in her felt work, it just didn't look right in mine, so I am lacking in some felting skills for sure.<br />
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I thought I better explain why so many felted projects all of a sudden. On the island, we have a fair mid August called "<a href="http://www.oldhomeweekpei.com/index.php" target="_blank">Old Home Week</a>". Alot of Islanders who have gone away to work, come back to the island that week to visit family and enjoy the fair. If you check the schedule for the 12th, I have been asked to do a needle felting demonstration by the Women's Institute who run some of the events at the fair. We show off to the Public, our needlework, our knitting, crochet work, sewing skills, and cooking skills, gardening skills and art work, all run by the Women's Institute. Even though I am a beginner at needle felting, they have asked me to do a bit of a demonstration, so I thought I better have some pieces ready to show what can be done with wool and a needle and a bit of thread. <br />
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I haven't done any other stitching. I have just been too hot or too tired. <br />
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In the heat though, the grain fields are ripening very quickly. Also very dry looking.<br />
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And the blossoms are blooming on the potato plants. These blossoms that we drove by had purple flowers on them! Amazing to see the field of purple!<br />
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One of the most amazing things to drive by though, is a field of blooming canola plants! WOW!!!!<br />
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If you have a weak stomach, you may not want to look at the next photo. I had driven to Orby Head at Cavendish National Park last week and just as I got out of the car with the camera in my hands, an eagle flew by with a Cormorant (a sea bird) in its talons. Amazing!<br />
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I better leave on a positive note. Flowers from one of my pots at the front of the house.<br />
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Well, hubby has put the supper tea on and is heating up the BBQ so I better get a run on.<br />
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Enjoy life and see you soon!<br />
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<br />Mertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359377730197191356noreply@blogger.com0