tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77877691503651451442024-03-18T23:04:15.673-04:00Life in the ScrapatchScrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-32361525850723111282024-03-14T17:10:00.010-04:002024-03-14T17:16:16.849-04:00I Like Thursday ~ Spring in in the Air<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgFMZwcZUCvlV5om9u7JuZr5JsXgSGhWXzk3UpWrlDOGUNzVpexSu9F_WeNB5d6rpanVvtJB9R9o2Z7iuG66nNAGwBu3TWzXaBaRmuEttVYUfcdsUVlHo0y5RJ1dtHly7x9sKi1Fffp43IH8TNJPXxyrrZZx0JqyED1Y6C3J-pCyufjKFLZuIGSZjq4E/s1512/blue%20cobble%20crochet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1512" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgFMZwcZUCvlV5om9u7JuZr5JsXgSGhWXzk3UpWrlDOGUNzVpexSu9F_WeNB5d6rpanVvtJB9R9o2Z7iuG66nNAGwBu3TWzXaBaRmuEttVYUfcdsUVlHo0y5RJ1dtHly7x9sKi1Fffp43IH8TNJPXxyrrZZx0JqyED1Y6C3J-pCyufjKFLZuIGSZjq4E/w640-h626/blue%20cobble%20crochet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring in in the air!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today when I was sitting and working on my</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@anydaycrochet" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring Crochet Along with Any Day Crochet</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had the windows open on the south side of the house.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpIssZetyFokTw1_STNmXCWqJk-s3M06VY5Fi_CzZfTH4MZwGi51bXWyv-PLzHfjKZEigaX41gQUHBnLf_P4HeYPz66-da3m4sNIJBUYbkFea66SYqViKkRDAwZn7xQ9e1WkXqGxNAcuX6uIdmlyUlCBPsIuLrA7cGXH0_zJamETu1wA4oofKreHVhdk/s1512/new%20yarn%20bag%20addition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpIssZetyFokTw1_STNmXCWqJk-s3M06VY5Fi_CzZfTH4MZwGi51bXWyv-PLzHfjKZEigaX41gQUHBnLf_P4HeYPz66-da3m4sNIJBUYbkFea66SYqViKkRDAwZn7xQ9e1WkXqGxNAcuX6uIdmlyUlCBPsIuLrA7cGXH0_zJamETu1wA4oofKreHVhdk/w400-h400/new%20yarn%20bag%20addition.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">My </span><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/03/wordless-wednesday_13.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Wordless Wednesday</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> photo this week</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> was of this lovely spring looking zipper pouch </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">sent to me as a gift </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from my online Quilty Bestie,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://mtnmommy2.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-scrappy-new-year.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Dorian @ Ridge Top Quilts</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can see the sewing in progress on this zipper bag in the link above. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I love how Dorian takes her smallest scraps</span><span> and adds beautiful hand stitched touches </span><span>to make such beautiful and useful things. </span><span>I am sew blessed to be the recipient of this lovely. </span><span>I have tucked my crochet needs like small scissors, </span><span>yarn needles and markers </span><span>and extra hooks </span><span>into this pretty pouch</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> and tucked it in the top on my yarn bag.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, my dear friend, Dorian!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGuLSoptmPSGN2FKnoXaKmOTUWAtqKtxshlWeOl2k-HuzEdxPNAXxdssUzM9Bg2zngT0VP6LmlQI1YfTQvLOEiGC5LwyIdSHQRT2iCcM60JChc1LHAi2CdN1PyG23Aki7gNaHNxwXaOe_dhBxa5psvTta_f8Y_W9wJSneblF8BmZ2DyDksOi7sgxLJv8/s1512/day%2011%20crochet%20along.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGuLSoptmPSGN2FKnoXaKmOTUWAtqKtxshlWeOl2k-HuzEdxPNAXxdssUzM9Bg2zngT0VP6LmlQI1YfTQvLOEiGC5LwyIdSHQRT2iCcM60JChc1LHAi2CdN1PyG23Aki7gNaHNxwXaOe_dhBxa5psvTta_f8Y_W9wJSneblF8BmZ2DyDksOi7sgxLJv8/w400-h400/day%2011%20crochet%20along.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am up to date on Day 11 of the Spring Blanket Crochet Along</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with the cute blueberry bobbles on top of the orange basket stitch rows.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">See the adorable purple and blue iced cupcakes row?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tulips and Bunny Ears and Dragonflies, oh my!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think the Carrots row is my favorite. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe. They are all so cute!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, it is bright and sunny </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but there are no flowers outside my door yet.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-CoUba8YbzYxnViUsaaY7uj02eBwZMcqmZAde30dValczohIUw-KWSE_vdjN9LKY1w6sx63rcxeQSyChe_QyU1OU4L34hacTJWlztWurkCzA2LUjnX9i332eqMZnihnDvPu8z_ecTH3Y2gX5qXdxAak1x10Hti1Tf7vnR7D4DRG854V-0uN-GLoTkY4/s1982/week%20of%20tree%20blocks%20mar%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1982" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-CoUba8YbzYxnViUsaaY7uj02eBwZMcqmZAde30dValczohIUw-KWSE_vdjN9LKY1w6sx63rcxeQSyChe_QyU1OU4L34hacTJWlztWurkCzA2LUjnX9i332eqMZnihnDvPu8z_ecTH3Y2gX5qXdxAak1x10Hti1Tf7vnR7D4DRG854V-0uN-GLoTkY4/w400-h284/week%20of%20tree%20blocks%20mar%2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also up to date on my Temperature Quilt Tree Blocks.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, this week the trees are all pink,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which means the day temperatures </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">have been in the 40s and 50s, Fahrenheit.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The night has dipped into the 20's though and it has been windy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can also see, Nutmeg has approved these blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time to sew them into the row!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">~~~</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although it getting warmer is much too early in my corner of the world </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for spring flowers as each night it goes below freezing.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The I Like Thursday question of the week is what are my favorite</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">spring flowers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Though they are not blooming yet, I have two.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In my yard, I love the brave little crocuses </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which will be my first garden blooms.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also love to fill my window boxes and hanging planters</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with spring pansies.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are not available to purchase yet at the garden centers yet.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Soon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more Thursday fun, visit all my friends at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5blYNAErWINQ4KbncwKRh9RFDOXoxnjvDKVyUPkAQD2P8WBRmBgHDyHtJodCaWUpDDeqqgcS9WlfqGBeIQS1Et0CrDwEqkRDvsVXNnHR9rH11QiZZf6_bLhhFyNqLxh2Ar83Ohz9L4zX2MjbkjAEuJp3dJ0myTCZloGG1rN60khwK4dB9YtJx7_-ScYU/s1512/SPRING%20BLANKET%20DAY%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5blYNAErWINQ4KbncwKRh9RFDOXoxnjvDKVyUPkAQD2P8WBRmBgHDyHtJodCaWUpDDeqqgcS9WlfqGBeIQS1Et0CrDwEqkRDvsVXNnHR9rH11QiZZf6_bLhhFyNqLxh2Ar83Ohz9L4zX2MjbkjAEuJp3dJ0myTCZloGG1rN60khwK4dB9YtJx7_-ScYU/w640-h640/SPRING%20BLANKET%20DAY%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Day 7 is complete for my </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGsCiKViBitT_59aNHqj8eZQ9t8d-4shvdg6ZWbvGUXu_WMMuImSeSAyQKGdum4CLWNaiFmuB9n0zQLcrLZZfHp483oPk7z77C_qgNtCQZMcDBhAkrqe9vfDjpbTJA4miVyUogeTNk-LKkXnSjb2d2ceVI0ARVw2KT5z3nmIaSVR5I0U1Ze9EmoNSBYo/s1512/Spring%20yarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1512" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGsCiKViBitT_59aNHqj8eZQ9t8d-4shvdg6ZWbvGUXu_WMMuImSeSAyQKGdum4CLWNaiFmuB9n0zQLcrLZZfHp483oPk7z77C_qgNtCQZMcDBhAkrqe9vfDjpbTJA4miVyUogeTNk-LKkXnSjb2d2ceVI0ARVw2KT5z3nmIaSVR5I0U1Ze9EmoNSBYo/w400-h385/Spring%20yarn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/03/i-like-thursday-march-sttches.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring Crochet Blanket Started Here</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a free crochet along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All information, patterns and tips can be found at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@anydaycrochet" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Any Day Crochet @ TikTok</span></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKIwUjJiCEmt78uOB2eXRvJpVMIFOivvvC9UyRBXc2qUbVd3ot90Y-3S__XoxFttah6Lra_Hy1E6wgdBgdNrfhas3bzV_kqhUKmpqQI7MAlI5yqheeKKKzTVQcQSdKMxSPWpyRrLFJz1z4UVw5kp3nupQUXEua6jSigI91IK101pyzSrSC-k1yyo_ARg/s1643/nutmeg%20crochet%20cat%20spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKIwUjJiCEmt78uOB2eXRvJpVMIFOivvvC9UyRBXc2qUbVd3ot90Y-3S__XoxFttah6Lra_Hy1E6wgdBgdNrfhas3bzV_kqhUKmpqQI7MAlI5yqheeKKKzTVQcQSdKMxSPWpyRrLFJz1z4UVw5kp3nupQUXEua6jSigI91IK101pyzSrSC-k1yyo_ARg/w368-h400/nutmeg%20crochet%20cat%20spring.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nutmeg is my ever helpful crochet kitty.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun1ZTwpjKHr_elw1NYEpMGJr1D3fiZZgZHvi3TmoZpXoGS2wNVXhZbNKw7hHprYDjszOOQ7vlVDCcfA9Uxguo3pq_cZXEgN8D5j4j5Xnk2E_Z9fKqyp5aalSIVuniFBlxwV5faUNjp2Kcfo_pYAMycj-dXChj4zZo88tc5U77grt438yS5e0IUJ4tbI4/s1512/nutmeg%20crochet%20tester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjun1ZTwpjKHr_elw1NYEpMGJr1D3fiZZgZHvi3TmoZpXoGS2wNVXhZbNKw7hHprYDjszOOQ7vlVDCcfA9Uxguo3pq_cZXEgN8D5j4j5Xnk2E_Z9fKqyp5aalSIVuniFBlxwV5faUNjp2Kcfo_pYAMycj-dXChj4zZo88tc5U77grt438yS5e0IUJ4tbI4/w400-h400/nutmeg%20crochet%20tester.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Her favorite part of the job is testing our crochet blankets for comfort.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nutmeg and I are linking up today with all of the lovely creations at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-sunday-stitching_0494723281.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been a weekend of heavy rain and now clearing skies</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in my corner of the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The forecast is for more spring like weather.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were able to start a little yard cleanup and found </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our crocuses and tulips are sending up green shoots.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No spring flowers yet.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Soon ... very soon ... :) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope your weekend has been full of good times and happy stitches.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQxq4qOSwQKgLGsQA0B7ePq8Sa-GcnIgBjJX3JIr85leanxThGEweaCCL5M0nAf84ailmzk5Yk90-b0F3jLhU3rXeQdUSGj3CjLOHw1ETeumyiSB8l2iVaMPuKMr6jH7_X3sbOwWAJTLNz9xktQuYKZ3w1kq6wccX8U75ckaLzjP-kXsEO7ot88nsFGg/s217/Patnametag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="217" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQxq4qOSwQKgLGsQA0B7ePq8Sa-GcnIgBjJX3JIr85leanxThGEweaCCL5M0nAf84ailmzk5Yk90-b0F3jLhU3rXeQdUSGj3CjLOHw1ETeumyiSB8l2iVaMPuKMr6jH7_X3sbOwWAJTLNz9xktQuYKZ3w1kq6wccX8U75ckaLzjP-kXsEO7ot88nsFGg/w200-h129/Patnametag.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-90413168508038421962024-03-07T17:04:00.002-05:002024-03-07T17:08:04.075-05:00I Like Thursday ~ March Sttches<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkewfwATgaFensyRwobVhyphenhyphenkCki6JmIJCn6SbXgjRv3ClrXeACMpSH3zOYOzF9oK-Iq5wDGbTRhJi4Mkv1hftOdYhHDldRNXs_9PnWxQTjhWHKVKVVkk6cBGE_fe4FdcN4eaVQAxj8JOwazdg7nS7bM1F4uV_iJgTcFyOI-_kYU-R6b4m-CyqTu2jiZTng/s1459/March%20Stitches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkewfwATgaFensyRwobVhyphenhyphenkCki6JmIJCn6SbXgjRv3ClrXeACMpSH3zOYOzF9oK-Iq5wDGbTRhJi4Mkv1hftOdYhHDldRNXs_9PnWxQTjhWHKVKVVkk6cBGE_fe4FdcN4eaVQAxj8JOwazdg7nS7bM1F4uV_iJgTcFyOI-_kYU-R6b4m-CyqTu2jiZTng/w640-h640/March%20Stitches.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first week of March has been blustery, rainy and busy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There has been plenty of fun with fabric and threads stitched in.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6DPsfjOenpoefYwX1dC0_pCAW39tPzIPQjf7AJ331sdHyA7TmNYCUyoSaSmmUzxGJOZQVbyqcFSr6tqdap5ADwqpBOWMPTWGvGu-KiTCS2aw173lR9pCI4ZHIDfDg44_esqJi2rp6sAuVoYxnpgkRUnrIRYBbCbntSW2wFSco624tUk8fDQ191zytmM/s1508/march%20temperature%20block%20plan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1508" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6DPsfjOenpoefYwX1dC0_pCAW39tPzIPQjf7AJ331sdHyA7TmNYCUyoSaSmmUzxGJOZQVbyqcFSr6tqdap5ADwqpBOWMPTWGvGu-KiTCS2aw173lR9pCI4ZHIDfDg44_esqJi2rp6sAuVoYxnpgkRUnrIRYBbCbntSW2wFSco624tUk8fDQ191zytmM/w400-h285/march%20temperature%20block%20plan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sewed my new month block for my </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/i-like-thursday-julep-jubilee.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Temperature Quilt 2024</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pieces for the shamrock block are cut slightly oversized and</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">trimmed to size to make a 5.5" square </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with narrow border strips on top and bottom.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2KrXeMCnHJ4ACIPzAI4hUIMEVm-l2tteMEyMM-KPOo9t2ThReSgfEeLFeeYYEDT0T5zI0pHo31yOa2J3ajQ74Hhq5hlxerBTdtEVb-bes5vfswfw5kokPLN3GvrCGbJQnGneSK0foMGOwFkQsMwWpz35OdvtUdY9GxlGkjznz-C6k3R-W3_seeulXFM/s1958/1st%20blocks%20march%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1958" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2KrXeMCnHJ4ACIPzAI4hUIMEVm-l2tteMEyMM-KPOo9t2ThReSgfEeLFeeYYEDT0T5zI0pHo31yOa2J3ajQ74Hhq5hlxerBTdtEVb-bes5vfswfw5kokPLN3GvrCGbJQnGneSK0foMGOwFkQsMwWpz35OdvtUdY9GxlGkjznz-C6k3R-W3_seeulXFM/w400-h149/1st%20blocks%20march%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It fits nicely with the other blocks.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQizE24lInfrodsIasi85Wy4DI9qCBsJDLIDAmkKKgL0_1Vr2BStIApeqXuyaPuWxKBUjz4FMh8tuuZPxMsx24aOiNLKQ5Mn57_7Bk8pEHV7DC3qlB4Jx0f9m0SW6oxQjyqGrWNoTFzfDWR7eK8RpXQwDw7BaD1tQfRds3VOJ96IPS9-w5GbIHZYpPSDA/s2016/4%20rows%20temperature%20quilt%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1129" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQizE24lInfrodsIasi85Wy4DI9qCBsJDLIDAmkKKgL0_1Vr2BStIApeqXuyaPuWxKBUjz4FMh8tuuZPxMsx24aOiNLKQ5Mn57_7Bk8pEHV7DC3qlB4Jx0f9m0SW6oxQjyqGrWNoTFzfDWR7eK8RpXQwDw7BaD1tQfRds3VOJ96IPS9-w5GbIHZYpPSDA/w224-h400/4%20rows%20temperature%20quilt%202024.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I now have four rows done and the fifth begun. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlInpz0uZf6QjN5ViBdR6eylFA8vebYd47yHEGWnVPerioBRolsOL30XayOfnxKSibI-223-S1hJskRLRSbi5hkR1VpKEFdnvSzMrcF0pL-_rdBVbpZ51VlZvQl208TvSlZBgGRBp_1qaLcTjY6eEPhfpDnoCqRkNPq82yzlpjicRkr9QazmxXGKp89p4/s1403/maestro%20insprcts%20mar%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1403" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlInpz0uZf6QjN5ViBdR6eylFA8vebYd47yHEGWnVPerioBRolsOL30XayOfnxKSibI-223-S1hJskRLRSbi5hkR1VpKEFdnvSzMrcF0pL-_rdBVbpZ51VlZvQl208TvSlZBgGRBp_1qaLcTjY6eEPhfpDnoCqRkNPq82yzlpjicRkr9QazmxXGKp89p4/w400-h355/maestro%20insprcts%20mar%2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maestro has bene very helpful with the quality inspection of these blocks.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLkFkMAHXk9LS0OD52YLM0ed8HLTmq6nZDKLHGAipzGl85RgUI-Hap0LB2-mm5fwA6TfYn3jzQUrzZnEV7csCrbmjzXDzVmtLf_se43x3edsvlJCuuOHssXQBaIMn1_pBn4GjUoEOVvzbZblX2JPqCBALSSGTfYI1inkolQKr0_TVBVYfmg4rxt304EE/s1854/fabric%20n%20templates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1854" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLkFkMAHXk9LS0OD52YLM0ed8HLTmq6nZDKLHGAipzGl85RgUI-Hap0LB2-mm5fwA6TfYn3jzQUrzZnEV7csCrbmjzXDzVmtLf_se43x3edsvlJCuuOHssXQBaIMn1_pBn4GjUoEOVvzbZblX2JPqCBALSSGTfYI1inkolQKr0_TVBVYfmg4rxt304EE/w400-h296/fabric%20n%20templates.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have also been working on the next block for my </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/sunday-sewing-vintage-flower-sampler.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt</span></a><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCjLt4jjIX0uy2HQ2sHC0JdbwSUupeSag_A4oXuqoYpeLIhyphenhyphenCUXlk873nZy7VAKqeu1f40EfkYFZNaN7qW7_RWFiX4wpa4EkwG9IV2HiRzlv5GQXotSyQYAKHO7WIO0dGHwK50gK02vsitYkBnFRy225abr3k9f0LnwAI7Um3fxQAbnWJEpWeog4PX38/s1512/sugar%20plum%20center%20start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCjLt4jjIX0uy2HQ2sHC0JdbwSUupeSag_A4oXuqoYpeLIhyphenhyphenCUXlk873nZy7VAKqeu1f40EfkYFZNaN7qW7_RWFiX4wpa4EkwG9IV2HiRzlv5GQXotSyQYAKHO7WIO0dGHwK50gK02vsitYkBnFRy225abr3k9f0LnwAI7Um3fxQAbnWJEpWeog4PX38/w400-h400/sugar%20plum%20center%20start.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am working on this challenging Sugar Plum Block.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj2cEXuWO2Dt7gc1lU_lEsev_RxLPfd8w63tZaxVkoHPxVP7Ju0vI_KKErmNm0HTXbOiYjoSyhA4WbOKqbWN3rUz_16dmk58QVSdOxo7DkhziobKQjqZRVk1stAupk8qMWyH7ZYhLktKZxwtgEx6xSC6rkBjwkj7LyM6XYKFT4Cjt8D_RH6RMW2jAV54/s1494/sugar%20plum%20template%20set.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj2cEXuWO2Dt7gc1lU_lEsev_RxLPfd8w63tZaxVkoHPxVP7Ju0vI_KKErmNm0HTXbOiYjoSyhA4WbOKqbWN3rUz_16dmk58QVSdOxo7DkhziobKQjqZRVk1stAupk8qMWyH7ZYhLktKZxwtgEx6xSC6rkBjwkj7LyM6XYKFT4Cjt8D_RH6RMW2jAV54/w395-h400/sugar%20plum%20template%20set.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made plastic templates for this block last week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When it came time to cut, I extended the inner points</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as I had seen a block made this way on a website.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZWM1sw9VUU4Vb8YEqY5vCZ1extIDlKW4L8Z-jmI4MJooTXgHplFz2UrsQzY9iO_f6SBUfvH9clLCry7LXGVtos8D-B1qHQvzm7lOH-bEg8bcewOPQr3gGxKll5vgtbce61pAnbwCC4bizUyNv0ngErcoTB0P_eyuOh1YU3Diq-iySjorbPxZSctZ9pE/s1512/seam%20edge%20start%20sp%20curve%20center.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1512" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZWM1sw9VUU4Vb8YEqY5vCZ1extIDlKW4L8Z-jmI4MJooTXgHplFz2UrsQzY9iO_f6SBUfvH9clLCry7LXGVtos8D-B1qHQvzm7lOH-bEg8bcewOPQr3gGxKll5vgtbce61pAnbwCC4bizUyNv0ngErcoTB0P_eyuOh1YU3Diq-iySjorbPxZSctZ9pE/w400-h394/seam%20edge%20start%20sp%20curve%20center.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sewed these curves on my machine.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started on the outside edge leaving a quarter inch seam start.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko6t35fD5lfSB4vuwOA79beCXtw51NTlYUYmSg-FUwUbz7pwWh-aNLl4vFHDj-W190fHqs6FGWOAHxBjp4Anw6EcZWQ4rSY6oUPMLQoksxEv-xHSTlrkFRIxMKd9OxxFY-gIvoEFj3_XxmlS5u5LAMQeH8nHXzKQyImVcZ84U7ljdQtPCXZxODBGAGUo/s1493/sewing%20curves%203%20sp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1493" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko6t35fD5lfSB4vuwOA79beCXtw51NTlYUYmSg-FUwUbz7pwWh-aNLl4vFHDj-W190fHqs6FGWOAHxBjp4Anw6EcZWQ4rSY6oUPMLQoksxEv-xHSTlrkFRIxMKd9OxxFY-gIvoEFj3_XxmlS5u5LAMQeH8nHXzKQyImVcZ84U7ljdQtPCXZxODBGAGUo/w400-h385/sewing%20curves%203%20sp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am very comfortable sewing curved seams on my machine with no pins.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just ease the seam as feed the fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QLkJ84deRYVnSXLghiHh0Iz1HjhOWRUadQKrFSAqdVbm4y6otjwSXW3biytLxD7EeqdABd_htsIuzVmf8km-FiBzU-aIyFWy2wkaUqsuY-s2ZIHmYhc7Yr77qpedQZAv8v796idtP3WiNUsoP0jruO_BWw4BPPtDhQ9NbDNsWkWiju4anTQAIKEoSFM/s1484/Sugar%20Plum%20Center%20sewn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1484" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QLkJ84deRYVnSXLghiHh0Iz1HjhOWRUadQKrFSAqdVbm4y6otjwSXW3biytLxD7EeqdABd_htsIuzVmf8km-FiBzU-aIyFWy2wkaUqsuY-s2ZIHmYhc7Yr77qpedQZAv8v796idtP3WiNUsoP0jruO_BWw4BPPtDhQ9NbDNsWkWiju4anTQAIKEoSFM/w400-h400/Sugar%20Plum%20Center%20sewn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the end, I trimmed the center back to what is shown </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in the template in the book and it came together well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The center appilque circle cover the center of the Sugar Plum swirl.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am now working on the outer pieced circle of triangles</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and preparing to sew it to this center.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiindZPZnprLdn_T0MSsGLWpHSH-hcKKkJewSyqxiitT_J_ondckz0VkPm3D6eOV4BJlJ6cdv99zTFh8Q8Ieri5esprDOFw8G_V_wJeebjLnIqepPHZ9LmEZM-fn8zWLAP9BxHn7YLw6k49DZIBAwHrpJkxVJwETYZSPZu8l3yTpz7nKFCcXfurq8NXX6w/s1512/Spring%20yarn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1512" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiindZPZnprLdn_T0MSsGLWpHSH-hcKKkJewSyqxiitT_J_ondckz0VkPm3D6eOV4BJlJ6cdv99zTFh8Q8Ieri5esprDOFw8G_V_wJeebjLnIqepPHZ9LmEZM-fn8zWLAP9BxHn7YLw6k49DZIBAwHrpJkxVJwETYZSPZu8l3yTpz7nKFCcXfurq8NXX6w/w400-h385/Spring%20yarn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Monday evening I went on an adventure to a Hobby Lobby</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> which opened near me in New Hampshire. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not sure how long this one has been there.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have not been to a Hobby Lobby in many years.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have actually not been to a large box craft store since before Covid</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">closed us in our houses. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been buying all of my crafty stuff online</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">except for a few stops at my small local quilt shop.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I felt lovely and new to go to a store and look at all the pretty </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">yarns and fabric and craft supplies and spring decor.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The reason for my adventure was to purchase the same yarn and colors</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for a this fun</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5zTp2pS_OsWUlsoyDeFGGB3x60sra8zndr6JMrmRiA9NILuD9JZUU1-IiK_BKHkBVNR9FRRHXGo6VLih0Am3q3LL0TUR9kY2gCsy9h0b6yHBfOL9u31xyANNwYczn0UKq9F7jgCFQgO18i6dTlqZY-rJYOPFY5J9F6aZUvQOEodBRiFoqXjEm-Mj_m8/s100/any%20day%20crochet.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="100" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5zTp2pS_OsWUlsoyDeFGGB3x60sra8zndr6JMrmRiA9NILuD9JZUU1-IiK_BKHkBVNR9FRRHXGo6VLih0Am3q3LL0TUR9kY2gCsy9h0b6yHBfOL9u31xyANNwYczn0UKq9F7jgCFQgO18i6dTlqZY-rJYOPFY5J9F6aZUvQOEodBRiFoqXjEm-Mj_m8/w200-h200/any%20day%20crochet.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Spring Blanket Crochet Along @</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@anydaycrochet" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Any Day Crochet on Tik Tok</span></a></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The videos are colorful and give all information needed to </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">stitch by stitch and row by row make a lovely spring blanket. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The hosts are two very creative sisters.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is free and there is nothing to buy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My idea of a fun creative endeavor.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FTi32Woco2M7jP7g0_srEEmx2HWrM0oZDxw0xq_zpIYjlqui0cDxx4zfFc7nCpMjQpvqhuvOphV4vVUPR4_pSBpNMVaystpU-NEOYoj-fb-77_sZoX1lvb4O7MJVGR5CglgF2DR-fkhD_buJ0l7LctCQxLQ9N5xNHw08Ap5H4e416_YMe1wlRHcCq_4/s1512/crochet%20any%20day%20today.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1512" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FTi32Woco2M7jP7g0_srEEmx2HWrM0oZDxw0xq_zpIYjlqui0cDxx4zfFc7nCpMjQpvqhuvOphV4vVUPR4_pSBpNMVaystpU-NEOYoj-fb-77_sZoX1lvb4O7MJVGR5CglgF2DR-fkhD_buJ0l7LctCQxLQ9N5xNHw08Ap5H4e416_YMe1wlRHcCq_4/w400-h391/crochet%20any%20day%20today.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I set up my iPad on my lap desk and watch as I stitch.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rUAcu6e9zLOUEKOu8MSJmXgNr00uV-A8MRr37h9ZSA9B5Ku1iMR_rj2Q13_HG1nduYKUd8HRmp5kQVceOUP76YEjDe2ODGZzVbpI6P2I01Yp1gxI3kpjWGZsHLRlw5ZWXGYR8Pw8D-EBpAreVbfMuHTOUkxtDRuW6PSaExkXmN5-IQ53t0iISxiN1Kw/s1512/maestro%20helps%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1512" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rUAcu6e9zLOUEKOu8MSJmXgNr00uV-A8MRr37h9ZSA9B5Ku1iMR_rj2Q13_HG1nduYKUd8HRmp5kQVceOUP76YEjDe2ODGZzVbpI6P2I01Yp1gxI3kpjWGZsHLRlw5ZWXGYR8Pw8D-EBpAreVbfMuHTOUkxtDRuW6PSaExkXmN5-IQ53t0iISxiN1Kw/s320/maestro%20helps%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This started with a green foundation row and </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then a pretty pink tulip field under a blue sky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maestro helped.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF5sLj_mE1Vi5gJAaQpAkMNOFtn08awQOurrgZjOOEFgVYabQENevB6gOa4q_w79fNB7WBcZESmIQoz88mP-2wtzmMxnaayFrTcPNoVtJfToby5bHz6CYO_XOLB99R-ZuNhEacrnklyKlMuyO6nXwV98Qnnl-JF4aoU8u3kTzNeOZFN0-7Uj8OQv-Qxc/s1531/nutmeg%20helps%20crochet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF5sLj_mE1Vi5gJAaQpAkMNOFtn08awQOurrgZjOOEFgVYabQENevB6gOa4q_w79fNB7WBcZESmIQoz88mP-2wtzmMxnaayFrTcPNoVtJfToby5bHz6CYO_XOLB99R-ZuNhEacrnklyKlMuyO6nXwV98Qnnl-JF4aoU8u3kTzNeOZFN0-7Uj8OQv-Qxc/w395-h400/nutmeg%20helps%20crochet.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the next rows were an orange dragon fly filet crochet section.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nutmeg helped.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj538fH2SrQu2XTTHSkt-ivpcZnc2YC6hmSCqvAg7yVxccOFEHcjUN-yM-NvcDVQBaj3ihD0SzrKF7xB1NuZm9RHiVX-ge9eJmdZjx4ODov3s3wO77KZkRo6Kv-HamUqsXUf0gfEotYPc5-DmjH4nZOeR5n50wLOH3OH17X-W8FhGEzGCh89KeQNekc07Y/s1385/dragon%20fly%20row%20in%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1385" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj538fH2SrQu2XTTHSkt-ivpcZnc2YC6hmSCqvAg7yVxccOFEHcjUN-yM-NvcDVQBaj3ihD0SzrKF7xB1NuZm9RHiVX-ge9eJmdZjx4ODov3s3wO77KZkRo6Kv-HamUqsXUf0gfEotYPc5-DmjH4nZOeR5n50wLOH3OH17X-W8FhGEzGCh89KeQNekc07Y/w400-h341/dragon%20fly%20row%20in%20progress.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a section a day of 2-5 rows.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am a day behind because I had to find my yarn</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and hope to catch up by the weekend.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This yarn is made for Hobby Lobby,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My "I Love This Yarn" is acrylic </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">although there is a cotton version of the yarn, too. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCyUuPIAOe3XaEUGFap-vGRWVGs15pQamxN_6ms0XGW1Fq0RghreVqj_mqg_Z8vIOmzU4nq0tUqv9JJ6ZK2YFKJSX2eqehipBr0F8p4bB_g8UMmXOOTKNO8cYPPTA0Z6ZOU1L5eVyNltI0LyLaXfFzT3SO81qpctujxY-Xwh82WMBAzsypiB4egzE_jo/s1434/Yarnology%20Crochet%20Hook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCyUuPIAOe3XaEUGFap-vGRWVGs15pQamxN_6ms0XGW1Fq0RghreVqj_mqg_Z8vIOmzU4nq0tUqv9JJ6ZK2YFKJSX2eqehipBr0F8p4bB_g8UMmXOOTKNO8cYPPTA0Z6ZOU1L5eVyNltI0LyLaXfFzT3SO81qpctujxY-Xwh82WMBAzsypiB4egzE_jo/w400-h400/Yarnology%20Crochet%20Hook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: center;">While I was at Hobby Lobby, I looked at the notions</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and saw this new-to-me Yarnology Crochet Hook.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Normally I do not like plastic crochet hooks,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but this looked interesting so I thought I would give it a try.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa2z1sQmjZlBKwPD7ysZs2DKw2Gcv7ScN3mr_SdrpxqXF3j8xPVikA4QT5PB3SROLWIADzG149eciC7hg-HlSNyJ4Kpg9ZKup4_sdSIevkUimIHGVYBUOQJGa2gwysxu4daneUcqfq4wP9bokXN2t1KkaAioMwzcYaXsvfZ-sIDTPM38iRdDev3qS2vk/s1497/arthritis%20hands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1497" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa2z1sQmjZlBKwPD7ysZs2DKw2Gcv7ScN3mr_SdrpxqXF3j8xPVikA4QT5PB3SROLWIADzG149eciC7hg-HlSNyJ4Kpg9ZKup4_sdSIevkUimIHGVYBUOQJGa2gwysxu4daneUcqfq4wP9bokXN2t1KkaAioMwzcYaXsvfZ-sIDTPM38iRdDev3qS2vk/w400-h296/arthritis%20hands.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do have a lot of arthritis in my hands these days.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can see how bent by this is my pinky,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which can be quite painful at times.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZLGlRIiikP8Ioo4d0xmk7FneaLapDd5q_P0PLkaOUu7ieYca6mosdQBQ-D_jFHb_Y9_J4GP2AqxFq7TT1BL8uBmI36uUZOSOVHKrDJtVQb78byAlYfsmv6X9WkJ4yQNBGV3K66m-sFnLwq8X9w4kaKaoIZCad1-bGufYcCCSiWgVBpwtYNf0ZHFyXeg/s1306/Yarnology%20Hook%20Shape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1306" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZLGlRIiikP8Ioo4d0xmk7FneaLapDd5q_P0PLkaOUu7ieYca6mosdQBQ-D_jFHb_Y9_J4GP2AqxFq7TT1BL8uBmI36uUZOSOVHKrDJtVQb78byAlYfsmv6X9WkJ4yQNBGV3K66m-sFnLwq8X9w4kaKaoIZCad1-bGufYcCCSiWgVBpwtYNf0ZHFyXeg/w400-h369/Yarnology%20Hook%20Shape.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This Yarnology hook is very lightweight </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the shape of the ergonomic handle fits well in my hand. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The hook is tapered and round and it has a deep hook to hold the yarn.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like this in a hook.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did a few rows with my favorite old aluminum Boye crochet hook</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and quickly switched back to this one.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is much gentler on my hands.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will likely be purchasing more of these in different sizes, as needed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had not crocheted in over a year in part because of the pain in my hands.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My trip to the store and coming home with the yarn and new hook</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for under $30 to start this new spring crochet adventure</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has brightened this gray and rainy week considerably.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope your week has been filled with happy stitches.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more Thursday fun, visit all my friends at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/03/i-like-thursday-392-sensing-spring-some.html" target="_blank">I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thursday!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mfHZBlRWc-cs7lNFui5THI9s945FuprvrR3Nt7mExNcHpbPMBw3ZPP35jk-1rBZpRqFE2rw43tzWH82in01isnFLNHlt4mTiUysWS1H6XOZDRm_EVbzJbU6TDGjTVsZG87WmnbWr_VQiq56uMRc5d0KZKQvUZCGAjtwe_WdUWpNWy5XD79fWy38gMTQ/s1512/Spring%20yarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1512" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mfHZBlRWc-cs7lNFui5THI9s945FuprvrR3Nt7mExNcHpbPMBw3ZPP35jk-1rBZpRqFE2rw43tzWH82in01isnFLNHlt4mTiUysWS1H6XOZDRm_EVbzJbU6TDGjTVsZG87WmnbWr_VQiq56uMRc5d0KZKQvUZCGAjtwe_WdUWpNWy5XD79fWy38gMTQ/w640-h616/Spring%20yarn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-35511192423009808072024-03-01T21:59:00.003-05:002024-03-01T22:06:57.751-05:00Free Pattern Fun Friday<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0GZYXTd72BO1bxr4jDP6i2NcoDTI4MODdqTXCOmyN0prJetJTOMuba2Bi5A5hb15ybFGRfpUWUuqkjByREfR1_KEjeGxP3EWCItnRSdJLWkRGOTuRWnyWB4oX5MVw12yVI7j52jcr2QiQcYbbGp94SPCs4KDhaFfJH9OufH0sAlPL8SCj7ibal2fuq0/s1512/made%20found%20block%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0GZYXTd72BO1bxr4jDP6i2NcoDTI4MODdqTXCOmyN0prJetJTOMuba2Bi5A5hb15ybFGRfpUWUuqkjByREfR1_KEjeGxP3EWCItnRSdJLWkRGOTuRWnyWB4oX5MVw12yVI7j52jcr2QiQcYbbGp94SPCs4KDhaFfJH9OufH0sAlPL8SCj7ibal2fuq0/w640-h640/made%20found%20block%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday has become my day to make this week's block for the</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://alisonglass.com/made-found/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Made & Found QAL @ Alison Glass</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Free Block Designs are emailed weekly after sign-up.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There will be 36 blocks from the Andover Fabrics Designers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Zc3Fr6bY1fpKl9nYj3RXnX8bsdqXxqcbypK8RSAM9q4Ng5Fqk5b7I3dPM5CPhUvbAlSFBJyLJdrb5iPp-qDvgfYJvF1Wghu67RXF8Np1HFnCDb610dVs_UfIGOOFMH413oB-i4yqMmDevTyZEqw8fpfxMe_9uhyy40-gUDhgwVTOBUpm7VAujEH8jU/s1512/made%20block%203%20plan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1512" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Zc3Fr6bY1fpKl9nYj3RXnX8bsdqXxqcbypK8RSAM9q4Ng5Fqk5b7I3dPM5CPhUvbAlSFBJyLJdrb5iPp-qDvgfYJvF1Wghu67RXF8Np1HFnCDb610dVs_UfIGOOFMH413oB-i4yqMmDevTyZEqw8fpfxMe_9uhyy40-gUDhgwVTOBUpm7VAujEH8jU/w400-h376/made%20block%203%20plan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my block story board for this week's block.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I played with the colors a little and decided to add a fourth fabric to the mix.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been using some white in each block for contrast. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF5gbLiY7SJp7eIF2pYyIzDTiYUji_7qzD1zU2hWKc7Vs2fiv776N_dg6iQGewZOPRAUWMO4h6piG5uunweYmOevDf5Q3sPzilbASxjPcvWMOgJZlqIDHWFeJJTRXvpChdB6sxbjuDYXEMihYMl_XNkC8ByJoW7eoSe4HQE53rhn4c84Cyc-6ad3eO8/s1563/made%203%20sewing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF5gbLiY7SJp7eIF2pYyIzDTiYUji_7qzD1zU2hWKc7Vs2fiv776N_dg6iQGewZOPRAUWMO4h6piG5uunweYmOevDf5Q3sPzilbASxjPcvWMOgJZlqIDHWFeJJTRXvpChdB6sxbjuDYXEMihYMl_XNkC8ByJoW7eoSe4HQE53rhn4c84Cyc-6ad3eO8/w388-h400/made%203%20sewing.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is one of those instruction sheets that has you drawing and sewing lines.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just pair my squares, cut in half and chain sew.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFwHrApfIPP3BYO-gJ1otPt1vP1y2q2LJ2cNNJqxL3y4lmDCtVqQFI42_l7Xz2dULgpDaSDq23-TpQYkQ9I6fslKbDBbqX5erbNM1x0ys0WwB3rfEXeYRhQsvNv5dFI1fOn6phg0UHWBhgnXWDKSlcXCvE4BbYBgrPFlW0ve9WZL-Yi2H2nTWaFtqqlI/s1478/made%20found%203%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1478" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFwHrApfIPP3BYO-gJ1otPt1vP1y2q2LJ2cNNJqxL3y4lmDCtVqQFI42_l7Xz2dULgpDaSDq23-TpQYkQ9I6fslKbDBbqX5erbNM1x0ys0WwB3rfEXeYRhQsvNv5dFI1fOn6phg0UHWBhgnXWDKSlcXCvE4BbYBgrPFlW0ve9WZL-Yi2H2nTWaFtqqlI/w400-h400/made%20found%203%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I have three blocks done!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These are 9.5" unfinished blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quick and easy and an hour of sewing fun</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that is using up some of my scrap and stash.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have no idea what collection the print fabric may be from.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I bought it a few years along in a fat eight bundle from </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alison Glass for her Ventana pattern.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is no selvage.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you know what it is. please tell.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am happy I decided to sew along with this one. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today is also time to decide on whether I will sew along</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> on one of my favorite free quilt-along of the year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTJ9UsBvsUUD-VZeTTAmSpSDlKzPIRn7uk25takSnHI1SuTFndeNzeeBedvdEZvT805H9DBrAmj0kZpSfMkF_rT_4Q3PsR84lrLXxCA1oCtHovaw5yH79veR0XLx6miR8FqMej7cGAEImpczwYszdnQnts1-ww-TCfiFQE_EJ8cjjN35eABdcqz7mfCU/s1201/Moonbeams-QAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="1201" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTJ9UsBvsUUD-VZeTTAmSpSDlKzPIRn7uk25takSnHI1SuTFndeNzeeBedvdEZvT805H9DBrAmj0kZpSfMkF_rT_4Q3PsR84lrLXxCA1oCtHovaw5yH79veR0XLx6miR8FqMej7cGAEImpczwYszdnQnts1-ww-TCfiFQE_EJ8cjjN35eABdcqz7mfCU/w400-h200/Moonbeams-QAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blog.fatquartershop.com/announcing-the-moonbeams-charity-quilt-along/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The 2024 Make A Wish Quilt & Cross Stitch Along @ FQS</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">released the first instalments today!</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A small donation for Make A Wish is requested,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> if you wish to say thank you.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmKV_eeyu15S-Es0ATQfUE7IWra0EmpvgLIfRjqic80xy7VNHicHOW8cqYoE_e-I-O99HX9goeATsBUs_xKyUzO1NDAP3pUUb4ejGyYQhgqJMgevXwl5wF3zXi-oMoaUkXuqojK3KDHHvRkEmMEERxZ6Xi9g_vhtqV-bluwTCtltRjTSZ9HQTMdm0Ajs/s1081/Quilt-IMage-and-Logo-1080x1080-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmKV_eeyu15S-Es0ATQfUE7IWra0EmpvgLIfRjqic80xy7VNHicHOW8cqYoE_e-I-O99HX9goeATsBUs_xKyUzO1NDAP3pUUb4ejGyYQhgqJMgevXwl5wF3zXi-oMoaUkXuqojK3KDHHvRkEmMEERxZ6Xi9g_vhtqV-bluwTCtltRjTSZ9HQTMdm0Ajs/w400-h400/Quilt-IMage-and-Logo-1080x1080-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">This is so pretty!</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first block is it beautiful bird ... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://blog.fatquartershop.com/2024-moonbeams-quilt-along-release-1-dove-blocks/" target="_blank">Dove Block ~ Free Download ~ Here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fabric requirements for the quilt </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the Cross Stitch Border Design</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">may also be downloaded in the links. <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am saving the patterns for now.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am very tempted to sew that beautiful dove block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will you sew or stitch along?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-69974405204005969242024-02-29T22:51:00.007-05:002024-02-29T22:54:53.564-05:00I Like Thursday ~ Fabric, Friends and Fun<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vXVwf8YD4uTd4AAjCKXypIard-uwwPaXWZ3rqBLBq0ScGo6lo8RPjiPZCFp9GFINy-euzlIfWAicUntdO6ZWlPtN-0Wp96TeOyTgt99eCThC6LKIe_d4d7YPxNeT_GAWqJqbf5WQ_zxhEhmvyxS2Ek5_oXALTR7QrTqbL1qbtUpREqWzjIx7njHOctA/s1462/1st%20flag%20block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1462" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vXVwf8YD4uTd4AAjCKXypIard-uwwPaXWZ3rqBLBq0ScGo6lo8RPjiPZCFp9GFINy-euzlIfWAicUntdO6ZWlPtN-0Wp96TeOyTgt99eCThC6LKIe_d4d7YPxNeT_GAWqJqbf5WQ_zxhEhmvyxS2Ek5_oXALTR7QrTqbL1qbtUpREqWzjIx7njHOctA/w640-h498/1st%20flag%20block.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My first flag block for the </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQVDa9oPDUy5jtr5_AziI7my7NMu_hMW2rLRRNu_NwGoYmZ4_g2W37PuGCsfnXtA9fZv0rLbWCli21voSOUa7rx4YRr3O-U771wCZVG7qwsC-5kkRAT8loiw-oSp_xyj9e6uHOCzdvcLmSQ78Kgwu7fnOGQ2Ef9RKmHMVKzIzt_u4uLeSqg9ct0efW6A/s1080/United_Social_Media.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQVDa9oPDUy5jtr5_AziI7my7NMu_hMW2rLRRNu_NwGoYmZ4_g2W37PuGCsfnXtA9fZv0rLbWCli21voSOUa7rx4YRr3O-U771wCZVG7qwsC-5kkRAT8loiw-oSp_xyj9e6uHOCzdvcLmSQ78Kgwu7fnOGQ2Ef9RKmHMVKzIzt_u4uLeSqg9ct0efW6A/w320-h320/United_Social_Media.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/02/i-like-thursday-united-in-sewing.html"><span style="font-size: large;">United Block Exchange 2024 @ Olie & Evie</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> is sewn and ready.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The swap closes tonight at midnight, Mountain Time, I think.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvym-8qLLjBYc0icGRIXgtTjUhMW_wimWjDWZsaf8k55W6k9GaPh90g6ONLE0Ck2CxKoiIEjX6ftU-BkVJuDxFeJ6avUspYGM-_bEPWSuRfw-ttwRmCbz3GJd6WdoN7iiChRcjD7MRHTSemJwWq72sJwDrcNtXNCqec-6W3vQ2Cb6vT43IIQNydXmAko/s1975/starched%20flag%20yardage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvym-8qLLjBYc0icGRIXgtTjUhMW_wimWjDWZsaf8k55W6k9GaPh90g6ONLE0Ck2CxKoiIEjX6ftU-BkVJuDxFeJ6avUspYGM-_bEPWSuRfw-ttwRmCbz3GJd6WdoN7iiChRcjD7MRHTSemJwWq72sJwDrcNtXNCqec-6W3vQ2Cb6vT43IIQNydXmAko/s320/starched%20flag%20yardage.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Never have I ever starched fabrics,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but I did now to follow the guidelines for this swap.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I washed, dried, then soaked my fabrics in a 50/50% solution</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> of Best Press and water and hung them to dry again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday was warm enough to hang them outside that day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWVqpwqTUTQzZ96BtsEDflf9zDlUeHS8rdhFXFL5S8hOCjLU7tI1qydgbCQMnLV6TK0qIxMyMrgLCcgAzZMIufanKEqOV0mNUgbkSC7nNAmzBlqlFG5u_I6apLplzNJG_B1VT1Uda572JfzwctnTLn9gHNQ9PpN7Cda_QUK_-r2NZ7klZcoZ17_Wk16U/s1972/starched%20and%20dried.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1082" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWVqpwqTUTQzZ96BtsEDflf9zDlUeHS8rdhFXFL5S8hOCjLU7tI1qydgbCQMnLV6TK0qIxMyMrgLCcgAzZMIufanKEqOV0mNUgbkSC7nNAmzBlqlFG5u_I6apLplzNJG_B1VT1Uda572JfzwctnTLn9gHNQ9PpN7Cda_QUK_-r2NZ7klZcoZ17_Wk16U/w220-h400/starched%20and%20dried.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it got very breezy, so I had to finish drying inside.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo0lxZKYjg44L8FJu6UQJ2OqfkWAk0-5fTXpG9JQLXvGvPpCltBc6RTBZqTzajo1kONTdUU_GXXJxnv6PQghvvCH4q9KJnU65kXTb6G6UmE1D45Ic3-ZF5qD_Yyf4v32B7cF7SAXwj48UVqpLzouwPE6PgSZjTiRsXEiXFGjq8BSBXrFgVFi514S_8OI/s1683/flag%20cutting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1683" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo0lxZKYjg44L8FJu6UQJ2OqfkWAk0-5fTXpG9JQLXvGvPpCltBc6RTBZqTzajo1kONTdUU_GXXJxnv6PQghvvCH4q9KJnU65kXTb6G6UmE1D45Ic3-ZF5qD_Yyf4v32B7cF7SAXwj48UVqpLzouwPE6PgSZjTiRsXEiXFGjq8BSBXrFgVFi514S_8OI/w400-h334/flag%20cutting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I pressed and started to cut and sew.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsMF3LpkFMjxcWAaTIM99l_jby9MEZt-U583L0jHJoFmwUAxIaGCByp1Njd5PnPqv-Ol4YfyoFJkKFsEgrN-O6hXY4PLwTwqAICZQ9kW0taxXGn6HHLmzRSgn-2aFxF3AI3mUzYCLAAlYpG__dpg6gd9aLC5KBNteUDetTP4GIZE4cNKiODfCI902G64/s1443/flag%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsMF3LpkFMjxcWAaTIM99l_jby9MEZt-U583L0jHJoFmwUAxIaGCByp1Njd5PnPqv-Ol4YfyoFJkKFsEgrN-O6hXY4PLwTwqAICZQ9kW0taxXGn6HHLmzRSgn-2aFxF3AI3mUzYCLAAlYpG__dpg6gd9aLC5KBNteUDetTP4GIZE4cNKiODfCI902G64/w385-h400/flag%20blocks.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I must admit that this method does make the fabrics very flat,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">eliminates the normal stretch distortion,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and is very nice to the touch to work.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That said, I think I will never, ever go to this extent</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to prepare fabrics for making my quilts again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCJP7expSaLdjNuxZfJGv-Pp2gpBQmK31EfteTObzuIRCDc6LlpQo2ruTkJhVYhyphenhyphenWLRZA2dE8K2NhIRhzGsk8aG1yQEYygc4KoevzAtMAnd50VSi3SPySew4OSNEF0PbU7039TspEKvoOrordqABacpyvsuYd66HmjRIrvC8PlgSjeunC54R7mj_SbEs/s1480/tree%20block%20dates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1480" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCJP7expSaLdjNuxZfJGv-Pp2gpBQmK31EfteTObzuIRCDc6LlpQo2ruTkJhVYhyphenhyphenWLRZA2dE8K2NhIRhzGsk8aG1yQEYygc4KoevzAtMAnd50VSi3SPySew4OSNEF0PbU7039TspEKvoOrordqABacpyvsuYd66HmjRIrvC8PlgSjeunC54R7mj_SbEs/w400-h384/tree%20block%20dates.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have also been sewing my daily temperature quilt tree blocks.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I write the date on the seam on the back with a permanent fabric marker.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT_rpQtAv9sRWl9lzK8n_T1M7hC3CF7ueTCyZ4bTHPtfaFd0uZWHtgWiD30GwhskfFAL7etGHzJcaFVe185mvrpgG-VhtX3_97DRCfwHzj6lmJz43KVm6H4a6rziQlVWVUAIBdzJkZWs9rqy5FKKXrmeTl8RVVfX8ckBzsP7GOlThujZz76lg0y036Pc/s1512/row%204%20plus%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1512" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT_rpQtAv9sRWl9lzK8n_T1M7hC3CF7ueTCyZ4bTHPtfaFd0uZWHtgWiD30GwhskfFAL7etGHzJcaFVe185mvrpgG-VhtX3_97DRCfwHzj6lmJz43KVm6H4a6rziQlVWVUAIBdzJkZWs9rqy5FKKXrmeTl8RVVfX8ckBzsP7GOlThujZz76lg0y036Pc/w400-h364/row%204%20plus%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I now have the fourth row done and the fifth begun.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our temperatures have been changing rapidly of late.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I discovered two days ago that I made an error on my </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">color chart for this quilt and left off the 60 degrees Fahrenheit. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD_lPZqdfEkSY1ieqLnPDTHS_N6gmcawH-F9GNioVW6bfmhiEp3wA4btzfZcVYYx3Q3FyCLayOnfaMUM6JYeyd1OEzshN5wBQpTCjF7RiJ76XBosvtaPvO6GNl7J25Ik7nNFl7MZecIYqWcq9YJI_UeNWxbstR-mGakNg7XbMeymT7ElK7zzawzqXi6g/s1472/2024%20temp%20quilt%20update.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD_lPZqdfEkSY1ieqLnPDTHS_N6gmcawH-F9GNioVW6bfmhiEp3wA4btzfZcVYYx3Q3FyCLayOnfaMUM6JYeyd1OEzshN5wBQpTCjF7RiJ76XBosvtaPvO6GNl7J25Ik7nNFl7MZecIYqWcq9YJI_UeNWxbstR-mGakNg7XbMeymT7ElK7zzawzqXi6g/w400-h400/2024%20temp%20quilt%20update.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I updated my chart to make 60F to 69F yellow.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I changed up the upper temperature colors.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last night it was cold with a biting wind.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today it barely went above freezing,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but the wind chill made it feel much colder.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good weather to stay in and sew I did.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Progress has also been appliqueing my Dresden Plates.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a slow process as I slow down my machine and use a smaller stitch </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I only do about one block a day. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ksx7J-KS6eOaFvqbvUqzm9SPHmRPeVYEpfAOydCpiesT1e2HiWdOcv6W49A2nrg6QsPFDzb2tN38-TQp5MyaYq1zagBRCdBzWgYAPBam4SgYErnixDHvqOslWDQDg2Wjp4OeG8o1U28l6NQAjnCKrb7rSJy89pj6lZWjtZL4RVmdOja6PREXqd5_asY/s1487/homemade%20chocolates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1487" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ksx7J-KS6eOaFvqbvUqzm9SPHmRPeVYEpfAOydCpiesT1e2HiWdOcv6W49A2nrg6QsPFDzb2tN38-TQp5MyaYq1zagBRCdBzWgYAPBam4SgYErnixDHvqOslWDQDg2Wjp4OeG8o1U28l6NQAjnCKrb7rSJy89pj6lZWjtZL4RVmdOja6PREXqd5_asY/w400-h391/homemade%20chocolates.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday was monthly lunch day with my friends.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am usually asked to bring dessert and February</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is Homemade Chocolates for dessert.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I blend my own milk chocolate.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbiRHi5D-tvXhHUcMZie4dgutk8JOywTphAc7DMssLQieP0D0Q9wlPgkCftEPRBsMTudVNbOylovDJsYOsmZTQtoyPR41iZAiWaYuriytUbJUxMluWZufIjxD2xjkUHc091NK8sunClMrEh7gaxarw0iWWjVN8NzpJbYSSXNnTbRLQ-nLfvYCSyDECBg/s1512/orange%20cream.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbiRHi5D-tvXhHUcMZie4dgutk8JOywTphAc7DMssLQieP0D0Q9wlPgkCftEPRBsMTudVNbOylovDJsYOsmZTQtoyPR41iZAiWaYuriytUbJUxMluWZufIjxD2xjkUHc091NK8sunClMrEh7gaxarw0iWWjVN8NzpJbYSSXNnTbRLQ-nLfvYCSyDECBg/w400-h400/orange%20cream.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This year I made Milk Chocolate Nonpariels,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cashew Caramel Clusters, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Orange Creams</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and, as always requested, Raspberry Creams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I only make these when I am going to give most of them away</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as they are yummy, but they are oh, so sweet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking up today with my friends at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/02/i-like-thursday-391-fave-dinner-quotes.html" target="_blank">I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope you are having a Happy Thursday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-55351423392169253412024-02-24T22:56:00.002-05:002024-02-24T22:58:52.562-05:00Scrappy Saturday Sewing ~ Scrappy Dresden Plates<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-axW_Fh7XwLDQqzpZfFIJJb0QH12Rb0xwAdj6jko6ZPqVLi0L1MKEtgG9wK9vHDzUQjM5jjyNYiwIEranovhuhA1d0U-Rwof2_FiKztRX8AlxNkCGH83nYDauXAe0agnAoigc1zUnUk7-64ued5Ki-xvjMOXCc9zjTa3JXmR5iCHevw8vvEbl1RxfnY/s1471/sewing%20dresden%20again.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1471" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-axW_Fh7XwLDQqzpZfFIJJb0QH12Rb0xwAdj6jko6ZPqVLi0L1MKEtgG9wK9vHDzUQjM5jjyNYiwIEranovhuhA1d0U-Rwof2_FiKztRX8AlxNkCGH83nYDauXAe0agnAoigc1zUnUk7-64ued5Ki-xvjMOXCc9zjTa3JXmR5iCHevw8vvEbl1RxfnY/w640-h638/sewing%20dresden%20again.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sewing the Scrappy Irish Chain Dresden Plate Quilt Again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As my readers know, I started this quilt a s part of the </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2023/01/free-pattern-friday-scrappy-irish-chain.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Irish Chain Sew Along @ Coriander Quilts</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and was making good progress in January and February.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeg3q1rOwqvrzlq3vrRs6CMSbu9Io-p11p6wHKickzPYyQlqsaIIgq1skR88DtiCdl9jZsswZ0atzEVwk5o_nGPLU5hszIoWK7vqiZhmOC49seJY-7GZdFgz11nQO4eC2-ngPuuxTXJN2e7uUgQbVmKosZadUqSW5Yst2yqBbOjdg1ugGMJmgi_EV1nQ/s1992/first%20two%20blocks%20scrappy%20Iirish%20chain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1992" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeg3q1rOwqvrzlq3vrRs6CMSbu9Io-p11p6wHKickzPYyQlqsaIIgq1skR88DtiCdl9jZsswZ0atzEVwk5o_nGPLU5hszIoWK7vqiZhmOC49seJY-7GZdFgz11nQO4eC2-ngPuuxTXJN2e7uUgQbVmKosZadUqSW5Yst2yqBbOjdg1ugGMJmgi_EV1nQ/w400-h234/first%20two%20blocks%20scrappy%20Iirish%20chain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was at the point where my blocks were complete </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I was sewing the blocks together into rows.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb5oxW6QKzO42-lBq2hdRhuxkTutLOIpgO-dd7XVTrTWg1PuoBATZch600JRXV8lv5yqzVlu3Z1n1nEX7aC4YK67ORwVnpsWoh8D3Y888Q0wv-3vb5PqLVQOtwL0cUpgZLgkKZfd5tDTa0I3B6KD1VgLJCx2teZrHNDI3rUREY7HFSskJTLCGQjmEWmU/s1443/dresden%201%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1443" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb5oxW6QKzO42-lBq2hdRhuxkTutLOIpgO-dd7XVTrTWg1PuoBATZch600JRXV8lv5yqzVlu3Z1n1nEX7aC4YK67ORwVnpsWoh8D3Y888Q0wv-3vb5PqLVQOtwL0cUpgZLgkKZfd5tDTa0I3B6KD1VgLJCx2teZrHNDI3rUREY7HFSskJTLCGQjmEWmU/w400-h390/dresden%201%20done.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then in early March I decided to add </span><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2023/03/scrappy-saturday-sewing.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Scrappy Dresden Plates</a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to the center of my alternate blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then the great dining room renovation happened.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid62g3A6oh9auHvaAIPZ_3b-KlzbaxUN6zF6kQzVn_FBCRwh4t0tVPzPAkdSUJI4HsvYSd_PlMFO0AskjTxl-x3wdLVhf6zxPwTaooAF_mSmQg6Y850K4x-GdyzAQvAx-ONUHoIp_jKrGMQpyO8MorUb9ONht1AHGsH0q1kfNRRD3uVCW2PmFtcvwiNao/s1341/quilty%20kitty%20corner%208%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1341" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid62g3A6oh9auHvaAIPZ_3b-KlzbaxUN6zF6kQzVn_FBCRwh4t0tVPzPAkdSUJI4HsvYSd_PlMFO0AskjTxl-x3wdLVhf6zxPwTaooAF_mSmQg6Y850K4x-GdyzAQvAx-ONUHoIp_jKrGMQpyO8MorUb9ONht1AHGsH0q1kfNRRD3uVCW2PmFtcvwiNao/w400-h349/quilty%20kitty%20corner%208%2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">At the end of August, my qulty kitties and I were at last able to set up </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our sewing corner again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA7iV5pnswnswTCZbRbSklsxxWmyk5Eg978En9QHsLmg6qZtmoy3D2veIYYnjacIVSW3KbmTPH-8oVpOISdrGVnTDrRcyJRMqR4N0Jdx-T1Xa-ozAdqkFBgfmKeQ5xsoa14BSyCfnNgHkenOm8MpbjCFRoTTkZSx8kJfcq4CBLgyqgJM0ZG7qBHfrQg8/s1983/Scrappy%20Jelly%20Roll%20Dresden%20Plates%20Nutmeg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1983" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA7iV5pnswnswTCZbRbSklsxxWmyk5Eg978En9QHsLmg6qZtmoy3D2veIYYnjacIVSW3KbmTPH-8oVpOISdrGVnTDrRcyJRMqR4N0Jdx-T1Xa-ozAdqkFBgfmKeQ5xsoa14BSyCfnNgHkenOm8MpbjCFRoTTkZSx8kJfcq4CBLgyqgJM0ZG7qBHfrQg8/w400-h301/Scrappy%20Jelly%20Roll%20Dresden%20Plates%20Nutmeg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In September, my quilty kitties and I </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2023/09/scrappy-chains-plates.html" target="_blank">Finished Piecing the Dresden Plates</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and we were ready to applique.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and it looked like we were back on track.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then life happened and then holidays happened</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and this project was tucked into a box.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4IXSukzU4ZMdzu-09F2Gm0wrdkeBBXUqZP_m1jOw0WopfZvw1sJs38c2xhsmPMuwBvnhSRVuLAjvnOmKcZ3N7MTqx7RNeC5O1NWITK4z7iSuYgyszzbGXF0Vt-KPer9LQGcTaRl9zuRFvPW8kogMpbIefUWazfeGDl8JlXKG2zdtDI2Gwn1MJ3Pw_E/s1931/maestro%20helps%20again.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1931" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4IXSukzU4ZMdzu-09F2Gm0wrdkeBBXUqZP_m1jOw0WopfZvw1sJs38c2xhsmPMuwBvnhSRVuLAjvnOmKcZ3N7MTqx7RNeC5O1NWITK4z7iSuYgyszzbGXF0Vt-KPer9LQGcTaRl9zuRFvPW8kogMpbIefUWazfeGDl8JlXKG2zdtDI2Gwn1MJ3Pw_E/w400-h288/maestro%20helps%20again.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until now.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My kitties and I are playing with these pretty fabrics again</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFcQo-jdiJbsEvv3hBYn-IL3Qiw34CIJnyPAHnEvRBOcmsgW85oFTf15IfSAjcLwAB0HOryYDKOSnitskT7SK46KRo_Iyn8lSgRd-CM3uC-JXi98_lICS3rufhgOJQh514Q-XpXvMLdxMe00J06DKEJCgypsE8aLeWweScSUmZIvVxZlxse3zt5EgQCg/s1327/sewing%20dresden%20center.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1327" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFcQo-jdiJbsEvv3hBYn-IL3Qiw34CIJnyPAHnEvRBOcmsgW85oFTf15IfSAjcLwAB0HOryYDKOSnitskT7SK46KRo_Iyn8lSgRd-CM3uC-JXi98_lICS3rufhgOJQh514Q-XpXvMLdxMe00J06DKEJCgypsE8aLeWweScSUmZIvVxZlxse3zt5EgQCg/w400-h386/sewing%20dresden%20center.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finishing up the 12 circles needed for the center of the plates.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM4_TLgQOvk6v_1_nCCdKH1hFENLC_sqODEXXS0804MRLfyuw-QYbVtxMTmjAk0W4kmdfHHhIW0KYaTL6LOGA3rXlaH2qThu7pS2Z8AslgygI7h_tZdvuon-w6qMdZzEhwS_JK_7iPs4s-rWA98b9brJWaGX7Tr26ERs-mpPrg8ZuAOAvpOb-9GS2PZw/s1436/dresden%20centers%20for%20applique.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1436" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM4_TLgQOvk6v_1_nCCdKH1hFENLC_sqODEXXS0804MRLfyuw-QYbVtxMTmjAk0W4kmdfHHhIW0KYaTL6LOGA3rXlaH2qThu7pS2Z8AslgygI7h_tZdvuon-w6qMdZzEhwS_JK_7iPs4s-rWA98b9brJWaGX7Tr26ERs-mpPrg8ZuAOAvpOb-9GS2PZw/w400-h326/dresden%20centers%20for%20applique.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am using the non-fusible interfacing method to sew,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">turn and make rounded centers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhj4srEBES0jAOfUj6iwvE0mLNUcqfDT8sBaaoMIHspeeiZCTnrnWJPwrDBUuTDDXTVoWQHfw3W5DoR5oH1500sD0utrHdVDHFJhdkVcrbs5HM6xNH1VhETGrp5s6e4fz4IpkOKNEIWwUWf9UBhhvCPnTtRPT61e8ypkKJjV2rbuj_al9aiIcE7mkCco/s1357/sewing%20machine%20queen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1348" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhj4srEBES0jAOfUj6iwvE0mLNUcqfDT8sBaaoMIHspeeiZCTnrnWJPwrDBUuTDDXTVoWQHfw3W5DoR5oH1500sD0utrHdVDHFJhdkVcrbs5HM6xNH1VhETGrp5s6e4fz4IpkOKNEIWwUWf9UBhhvCPnTtRPT61e8ypkKJjV2rbuj_al9aiIcE7mkCco/w398-h400/sewing%20machine%20queen.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sewing machine boss kitty has been very helpful today.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pLeLzC1bQOPERkV_k_5eN9caCBKWi1oFYiCp8JTSndZTwqgXGsvNx21xiqesX4acI7gzM4sU5B8ty8xIvt7PxO91-RvmP2Gnb71cHsorBgP7HYgGWGTrOg41K4i8MSP3TwsBzC6fAd1uGsKmACvTAKx41eMU-k1SdYRe_dCVNc4Y06JdSQ9WAvDpx5Y/s1490/dresdens%20ready%20to%20applique.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1490" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pLeLzC1bQOPERkV_k_5eN9caCBKWi1oFYiCp8JTSndZTwqgXGsvNx21xiqesX4acI7gzM4sU5B8ty8xIvt7PxO91-RvmP2Gnb71cHsorBgP7HYgGWGTrOg41K4i8MSP3TwsBzC6fAd1uGsKmACvTAKx41eMU-k1SdYRe_dCVNc4Y06JdSQ9WAvDpx5Y/w400-h356/dresdens%20ready%20to%20applique.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are ready to applique the remaining 11 Dresden Plates.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sewing them onto the blocks that are sewn into rows will be a challenge.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope to have this done soon!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Quilty Weekend!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-85654526834439906122024-02-23T21:29:00.001-05:002024-02-23T21:30:22.087-05:00Made & Found Free Quilt Along ~ Block 2 ~ Free Pattern Friday<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yPM2omfEfTI8bMvqG7l2mUUcGqf3kEi4G9J5LkSy8leYsGeEYKpDJIl2JBW12eldEe_80Xlh3pnIwIdnv2M7d4T4mqQCCkTb5_pgQZUPcK7Maq6Qp_RZR6AfM3n_JDWVbWvYslNEroCVPBeKKCYLerkYnUOL9jSgfIstJHTigZXND11ox8-IUMLJIcA/s1512/made%20n%20found%20block%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1512" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yPM2omfEfTI8bMvqG7l2mUUcGqf3kEi4G9J5LkSy8leYsGeEYKpDJIl2JBW12eldEe_80Xlh3pnIwIdnv2M7d4T4mqQCCkTb5_pgQZUPcK7Maq6Qp_RZR6AfM3n_JDWVbWvYslNEroCVPBeKKCYLerkYnUOL9jSgfIstJHTigZXND11ox8-IUMLJIcA/w640-h606/made%20n%20found%20block%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Here is my Block @ for the Made & Found Quilt. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a free quilt along from the</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.andoverfabrics.com/OurDesigners.php" target="_blank">Andover Fabric Designers</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgUFoTu9ssFRBUF0oAh8C-g_ccOi-NXOo-22GiO_OpAH3HBGkhtgLuAhnLUNDvu5nb1IJce_4RIXhelCfDl3ErchLK28wN21fy00AQuXvjORGB630fMgMgewLhbLkXzdlXvVUq3k2wFiX2qllvWMkdsBXA-avJiXZGJC9GbCkoW0mEYRY72Pj0UcrbUU/s1640/made-and-found-facebook-cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgUFoTu9ssFRBUF0oAh8C-g_ccOi-NXOo-22GiO_OpAH3HBGkhtgLuAhnLUNDvu5nb1IJce_4RIXhelCfDl3ErchLK28wN21fy00AQuXvjORGB630fMgMgewLhbLkXzdlXvVUq3k2wFiX2qllvWMkdsBXA-avJiXZGJC9GbCkoW0mEYRY72Pj0UcrbUU/w400-h225/made-and-found-facebook-cover.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am receiving these blocks in my email.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://alisonglass.com/made-found/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sign-Up Here for Made & Found</span></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpTswfLIc-sW1eq1axlVix2MMVnW_B2Rj638tTu1gpO6ivSF9pXOmYoH18fv_1yp9aVrhyphenhyphenMCVhE-h3XFnKQYLEUWKb4eRxricv7ybWTGXXl9DT93K28TmmvVrD32oYqNfEHj-Tf0tvC6fapQx492TVbzXXWPC61XGY_waf-WygaCUmFmgJUd70_g1GbY/s1506/made%20n%20found%20fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpTswfLIc-sW1eq1axlVix2MMVnW_B2Rj638tTu1gpO6ivSF9pXOmYoH18fv_1yp9aVrhyphenhyphenMCVhE-h3XFnKQYLEUWKb4eRxricv7ybWTGXXl9DT93K28TmmvVrD32oYqNfEHj-Tf0tvC6fapQx492TVbzXXWPC61XGY_waf-WygaCUmFmgJUd70_g1GbY/w400-h400/made%20n%20found%20fabrics.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For this quilt I am using my Alison Glass fabrics and solids from my stash</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and Thatched Blizzard for my background fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL3Q-Zgfj_iNf5icaV36X_2O1Oaz3liCtKACASV1hmzcG1_LaMD5W34tHB5z8qNyQOIADmu5A16aP4hmnSrDHrlZO_jAMWOv1SIXbCzRAyRPUJeltDUE4AwmzYtuact2E1Of_PqRmH8QXB0gd5CyRVZoegLEC1zW5fzzbsyNOugbi0vbaSzi30vwllPA/s1498/made%20n%20found%202%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1498" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL3Q-Zgfj_iNf5icaV36X_2O1Oaz3liCtKACASV1hmzcG1_LaMD5W34tHB5z8qNyQOIADmu5A16aP4hmnSrDHrlZO_jAMWOv1SIXbCzRAyRPUJeltDUE4AwmzYtuact2E1Of_PqRmH8QXB0gd5CyRVZoegLEC1zW5fzzbsyNOugbi0vbaSzi30vwllPA/w400-h321/made%20n%20found%202%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are my first two blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is looking like a very warm colored quilt right now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0KMk5V3VtRRiir5y1hHucyonLO5Gd0P_X9dmqd9A_ACWxzK4ehHNHcXVh1WwDbWaYmreGktRB6fKrmxiG6qWyna2Ca_La8D2Qc1iZRQbxd2U_D8H2wBHUlZUfdjkC8_pkf_2FBi5-vGZrUIcR6I_21AQbs7zyZMW7DT7DfMQqGMptLTT1TVkTbl4YOI/s1492/Made%20&%20Found%20Start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1492" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0KMk5V3VtRRiir5y1hHucyonLO5Gd0P_X9dmqd9A_ACWxzK4ehHNHcXVh1WwDbWaYmreGktRB6fKrmxiG6qWyna2Ca_La8D2Qc1iZRQbxd2U_D8H2wBHUlZUfdjkC8_pkf_2FBi5-vGZrUIcR6I_21AQbs7zyZMW7DT7DfMQqGMptLTT1TVkTbl4YOI/w400-h393/Made%20&%20Found%20Start.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since this Kona Solids bundle was my starting point for this quilt,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it looks like there will be some blues and cool lavenders, too,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in the future blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time will tell.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since on Friday, I like to talk about free pattern finds,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also posting this link: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ibByIa6J7OWTUhlr6rMW5ZiECrsyWDEkgD_WTzO05IRyyv-ryYmhI81lZcDfpYwUtzwXcZVar3-hb4-nk7q1t2lLPOqH2VzdJdfrosKQKROcP8EWqYdUfIAbIVnVoNr-wFAZlPXLVICQK1pvRq0HxyWZ4hMDtZ-d08_Q1LF3nYLbRFN6wcA2wbF_NGE/s263/andover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="263" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ibByIa6J7OWTUhlr6rMW5ZiECrsyWDEkgD_WTzO05IRyyv-ryYmhI81lZcDfpYwUtzwXcZVar3-hb4-nk7q1t2lLPOqH2VzdJdfrosKQKROcP8EWqYdUfIAbIVnVoNr-wFAZlPXLVICQK1pvRq0HxyWZ4hMDtZ-d08_Q1LF3nYLbRFN6wcA2wbF_NGE/w320-h98/andover.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.andoverfabrics.com/FreeQuiltPatterns.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Andover Fabrics ~ Free Patterns Here</span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The patterns are fabric collection specific,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so if you are looking for a particular designer's free patterns,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">use the "Collection" search box in the upper right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For traditional fabrics, one of my favorite designers is</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3VgHUjIIoi8VkFO4lLZoB56gLG84LPUGz3WqKK10A3FyvTCKxa-bYIOc5ziCUZIYz96TB9Zfoo82NUF0LrySAX4DyNQ8vFaQagauwz-ZrUOjCmBR958YTeRJ_cTpF6CbvLWSJfyikbNYyBuT-wRBOoHskE1uYUg_Yeg3XMb_cuy4ErCYE85lNcRzrmQ/s757/LBQ%20Banner%20Constant%20Contact.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="757" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3VgHUjIIoi8VkFO4lLZoB56gLG84LPUGz3WqKK10A3FyvTCKxa-bYIOc5ziCUZIYz96TB9Zfoo82NUF0LrySAX4DyNQ8vFaQagauwz-ZrUOjCmBR958YTeRJ_cTpF6CbvLWSJfyikbNYyBuT-wRBOoHskE1uYUg_Yeg3XMb_cuy4ErCYE85lNcRzrmQ/w400-h96/LBQ%20Banner%20Constant%20Contact.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Edyta Sitar is hosting another free mystery quilt.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Click on the link below for her </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/blog/categories/birthday-quilt-2024" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Birthday Quilt 2024 ~ Free Mystery Here</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Block 8 has just been released.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scroll downward to find all the blocks in reverse order.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not sure if I will sew along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The blocks are looking very interesting</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and her mystery quilts are always very beautiful.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today was very cool and rainy and I was feeling very achy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No hand sewing for my arthritic fingers today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The weekend is forecast to be sunny but temperatures will be dropping again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Winter is still very much here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">May you have a happy stitching and sewing weekend!.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-76403593514420920622024-02-22T07:30:00.015-05:002024-02-22T09:55:27.497-05:00I Like Thursday ~ Quilty Challenges<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTNqimcz7sGBILUhyphenhyphenAtMkwvKFWGpy3eUEgLFhLT_VMSAzBpujxPclQyDmcyql0h8_uOMllfR1HVdtF7_WEDfcEBJA8VZVo-_PWlgULXqj4xuFdINkPMUupq3S28MLt3CVL3qrR8MATzCaET7b4rYxUldZi0tgC7ZC_QbtiRd1jduObDeBziq8Tl_ZSok/s1512/applique%20block%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTNqimcz7sGBILUhyphenhyphenAtMkwvKFWGpy3eUEgLFhLT_VMSAzBpujxPclQyDmcyql0h8_uOMllfR1HVdtF7_WEDfcEBJA8VZVo-_PWlgULXqj4xuFdINkPMUupq3S28MLt3CVL3qrR8MATzCaET7b4rYxUldZi0tgC7ZC_QbtiRd1jduObDeBziq8Tl_ZSok/w640-h640/applique%20block%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">I like learning something new. </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is my first ever hand appliqued block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cvxu8DT_4AnEAGsIKz9yxNUIJttY_y1S85HLnjLjdKnKhcI-9y9o7BQHVA9Gz2lQt_0zKT0iQzLMAMNkRKBbxkS27pM1vA-AnpW15povLcbolR_0igbyJGy3lHQqi_G7oIUz1NT2YGfybSnutsXzUndnjG2XgE6Ed01HnT-WDuftosWwU34yGfBA_Uo/s1479/Strawberry%20Applique%20Block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cvxu8DT_4AnEAGsIKz9yxNUIJttY_y1S85HLnjLjdKnKhcI-9y9o7BQHVA9Gz2lQt_0zKT0iQzLMAMNkRKBbxkS27pM1vA-AnpW15povLcbolR_0igbyJGy3lHQqi_G7oIUz1NT2YGfybSnutsXzUndnjG2XgE6Ed01HnT-WDuftosWwU34yGfBA_Uo/w396-h400/Strawberry%20Applique%20Block.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is not perfect, but I like it!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I learned a lot making this first block and think my work improved</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by the end of making this block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuuJpy9FdEl3u82BJi1dfNGFgsv6YWFx9XMrbJymQy5U9dNj4POuUliEQ9LnQj7Se_MR01E35tCDjqd9jWK1wv1RorfqV407HfE-feI3dwI49VaEjfeH9rw2vU7TtVy7-STGXSDqqhWiOY2lGYRMzp9TCPxcSi6tG54FxJO_JQs4ZV7QMJqz85JAp8Rs/s1464/Vintage%20Flower%20Sanpler%20Book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuuJpy9FdEl3u82BJi1dfNGFgsv6YWFx9XMrbJymQy5U9dNj4POuUliEQ9LnQj7Se_MR01E35tCDjqd9jWK1wv1RorfqV407HfE-feI3dwI49VaEjfeH9rw2vU7TtVy7-STGXSDqqhWiOY2lGYRMzp9TCPxcSi6tG54FxJO_JQs4ZV7QMJqz85JAp8Rs/w373-h400/Vintage%20Flower%20Sanpler%20Book.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the Strawberries Block </span><span style="font-size: medium;">from the</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVU14IM26CM" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt Book by Atsuko Matsuyama</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCbqtEoEFJEhkyGulgbB1uTPItAGj2LXGWlcxeLBShgN9n8yzIwqiTb14rtolZH_2TK8yDc1KnI0r5c4gjzHcGFjQvSvZQKUfh3xxwgplA63fxjFd0W28AAzLWiRWclzXZ1tD1E-vbjMFJjn2mWe4rSepPOgFpZMrXbBcHJHo6R8-km4YDmuUl_fBrd4/s400/Matsuyama%20Fabric.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="400" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCbqtEoEFJEhkyGulgbB1uTPItAGj2LXGWlcxeLBShgN9n8yzIwqiTb14rtolZH_2TK8yDc1KnI0r5c4gjzHcGFjQvSvZQKUfh3xxwgplA63fxjFd0W28AAzLWiRWclzXZ1tD1E-vbjMFJjn2mWe4rSepPOgFpZMrXbBcHJHo6R8-km4YDmuUl_fBrd4/w400-h393/Matsuyama%20Fabric.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For my</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/sunday-sewing-vintage-flower-sampler.html" target="_blank">Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt ~ Started Here</a></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am using prints from her pretty 30's fabric lines for this quilt. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskD5uGRJezhuu-ui2vGLDmQ1VUKotkkHYT63zgcX_GcfNvS7o7OvXU3r63eXji49O7KwDrBejV0EJpTA-9-fPfUN7XzBgiMhehwqBSRtCV5iZJeWC8QVfPACMG5-JRsKBiw7D2wawfnUpiPFAFFW54b7KtTpvikSDFgyKUzIGaGTmHzeEnL2wRWRwP_o/s1494/sugar%20plum%20template%20set.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskD5uGRJezhuu-ui2vGLDmQ1VUKotkkHYT63zgcX_GcfNvS7o7OvXU3r63eXji49O7KwDrBejV0EJpTA-9-fPfUN7XzBgiMhehwqBSRtCV5iZJeWC8QVfPACMG5-JRsKBiw7D2wawfnUpiPFAFFW54b7KtTpvikSDFgyKUzIGaGTmHzeEnL2wRWRwP_o/w395-h400/sugar%20plum%20template%20set.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my next block I made this set of templates.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I actually made two sets of templates, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">one for me and one for a quilty friend.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7D4qNJGaDIWkAi4dIoOoNbXSZjR-ppfQDNe22f24MPsegZTBTC8nJytyAXtqUDm8HIbYSz2a0CsxppjP5zQJBBjCIXPnDgaX0h5MtSHi4ERc52eKAiCMYJqEgR-6vOTfuZvtdVylUipj2McDwipWwvV8h0CSOxSstz2zlarcv8uk7oXRa6SsuTHZMLQ/s1512/sugar%20plum%20templates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7D4qNJGaDIWkAi4dIoOoNbXSZjR-ppfQDNe22f24MPsegZTBTC8nJytyAXtqUDm8HIbYSz2a0CsxppjP5zQJBBjCIXPnDgaX0h5MtSHi4ERc52eKAiCMYJqEgR-6vOTfuZvtdVylUipj2McDwipWwvV8h0CSOxSstz2zlarcv8uk7oXRa6SsuTHZMLQ/w386-h400/sugar%20plum%20templates.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These templates are for the Sugar Plum quilt block from the book.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Hand-piecing is recommended for this block </span>but I like to sew curves </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on my machine so I may try using that method to piece my block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This block will be a challenge.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like quilty challenges.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTF7mFJtvRruk2l2uMZsVMiHfJ3tpc6AyYl-8El3uuu0nuEnGKe8OAo19INqvpsbSkumacP4nKVhon1Pd7SG2wzPxmaJy_o_BVhjQjjhpZsM3GLINCmlOqBBoxmVqxP76DRxwiiLaMHvsM-BofpsoyoKPd2L4KBtyyDVL-syvHyo3KQ1a-znyMTd66Rhc/s480/sunny%20day%20sugar%20plum%20schedule.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTF7mFJtvRruk2l2uMZsVMiHfJ3tpc6AyYl-8El3uuu0nuEnGKe8OAo19INqvpsbSkumacP4nKVhon1Pd7SG2wzPxmaJy_o_BVhjQjjhpZsM3GLINCmlOqBBoxmVqxP76DRxwiiLaMHvsM-BofpsoyoKPd2L4KBtyyDVL-syvHyo3KQ1a-znyMTd66Rhc/w400-h400/sunny%20day%20sugar%20plum%20schedule.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you like quilty challenges, too, and are interested in making this block,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">there is currently a sew along happening for this block pattern</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sunny-day-supply.myshopify.com/blogs/blog/sugar-plum-quilt-sew-along-week-1-supplies-and-cutting" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sugar Plum Quilt Along @ Sunny Day Supply</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jVVHMyfaGU-CyWHlXp8bIkJWoUjyUzYK5dLNTiKXSAkpqJKB6-XPQ28_3HvDqTq4palD0xlGUavizoCApPfcNa6pBEKHkZRBmEv16hPVr9jJWhXfVGhMG5vWgerUory2Z2X0WRNNwlq6IP4jdpaimZdoclskq2PjDLqxtGIAahq_NKm6zf8QtdvMiXE/s480/Sugar%20Plum%20Judy%20Newman.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jVVHMyfaGU-CyWHlXp8bIkJWoUjyUzYK5dLNTiKXSAkpqJKB6-XPQ28_3HvDqTq4palD0xlGUavizoCApPfcNa6pBEKHkZRBmEv16hPVr9jJWhXfVGhMG5vWgerUory2Z2X0WRNNwlq6IP4jdpaimZdoclskq2PjDLqxtGIAahq_NKm6zf8QtdvMiXE/w400-h400/Sugar%20Plum%20Judy%20Newman.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the pattern, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sugar Plum by Judy Newman,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for the quilt along in their shop.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I believe from what I have read that this pattern</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and the templates from Paper Pieces</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are for 14 inch finished blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The block I made from the Atsuko Matsuyama book will be 12" finished,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as are all the block sizes in this book. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I may someday make a quilt like this,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but for now I will be happy to finish one block for my sampler.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So you could also purchase the book to make this block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l_B9zlpt601IWbLj-gJ48M8kFxz920uVGenhxzOAvoF033s7SDW9P0LXvhcDglFcYDuxKMfWPoK3EKvJ8TmhUR-D2R67n5ggDKn77sgU2v9ynI4SGpB6_d7rlCKiiHsD9GxSEbE8woQLUimv0Zt8bgvdD3wYzPZ3xhzjirvB6swHqptOy2YdkZg21p4/s1414/wordless%20wed%20feb%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1414" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l_B9zlpt601IWbLj-gJ48M8kFxz920uVGenhxzOAvoF033s7SDW9P0LXvhcDglFcYDuxKMfWPoK3EKvJ8TmhUR-D2R67n5ggDKn77sgU2v9ynI4SGpB6_d7rlCKiiHsD9GxSEbE8woQLUimv0Zt8bgvdD3wYzPZ3xhzjirvB6swHqptOy2YdkZg21p4/w400-h366/wordless%20wed%20feb%2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Wordless Wednesday photo shows my useful thimble for </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">stitching my applique block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like this </span><a href="https://clover-usa.com/products/ring-thimble-with-plate" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Clover Adjustable Ring Thimble with Plate</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for sashiko, embroidery, hand applique and piecing</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and any other hand sewing.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like to wear it on my right ring finger with the plate against my palm.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What finger do you like to use for your thimble</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and what is your favorite kind of thimble? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to my online quilty friends </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for answering my applique questions</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and encouraging me along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks also to the lovely group of bloggers at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for filling my Thursdays with bright photos and thoughts.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thursday! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-33588876321532347562024-02-21T15:43:00.002-05:002024-02-21T15:43:16.130-05:00Wordless Wednesday<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl27tNECuTxlQvQGTSFOI75yj-IuYOBVxAaN-qlK6TAXCcE209RemoeqscIb6XTKMKuCl3UyPUjmfYksY_bUCWLYEVWO3OkGC5JsSQkBm1d9qaF7o4GfFV2fK79Pzc_99bHRV89C56XhfOUi8I_YHWgobsFTjarPx_FlQZs5F-fguKDa7h9Lji9y4kdE/s1414/wordless%20wed%20feb%2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1414" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl27tNECuTxlQvQGTSFOI75yj-IuYOBVxAaN-qlK6TAXCcE209RemoeqscIb6XTKMKuCl3UyPUjmfYksY_bUCWLYEVWO3OkGC5JsSQkBm1d9qaF7o4GfFV2fK79Pzc_99bHRV89C56XhfOUi8I_YHWgobsFTjarPx_FlQZs5F-fguKDa7h9Lji9y4kdE/w640-h586/wordless%20wed%20feb%2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-59463296895077826342024-02-19T20:45:00.009-05:002024-02-19T20:47:24.794-05:00Temperature Quilt 2024 Update<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxozn8fKyzj-FlkzkMsHdaz9dckIiMbJvjm_mFeUx1QH4UFr-q938DKRJq52SanWDuMBpXBFkig2rjKt4YwYerjrYLFQIdu6EMedqaG5lAx_q83ymMVGoAF8GYy8T_5GZ4NqLn-IS7PSNaKE01svTvyvZTY09Bobo5QcX6IpMO-t_ZVjxqhRlLLsWmhBE/s2016/temperature%20quilt%20block%20feb%2018%20n%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2016" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxozn8fKyzj-FlkzkMsHdaz9dckIiMbJvjm_mFeUx1QH4UFr-q938DKRJq52SanWDuMBpXBFkig2rjKt4YwYerjrYLFQIdu6EMedqaG5lAx_q83ymMVGoAF8GYy8T_5GZ4NqLn-IS7PSNaKE01svTvyvZTY09Bobo5QcX6IpMO-t_ZVjxqhRlLLsWmhBE/w640-h410/temperature%20quilt%20block%20feb%2018%20n%2019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am happy to say that I am up to date on my </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-temperature-tree-block-free-block.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Temperature Quilt 2024 Tree Blocks</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been below freezing at night here</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and in some cases not getting above the freezing point</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the daytime the past week.</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mostly it has been sunny but it has also been very windy</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">adding a wind chill factor to the cold.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Occasionally we have bits of snow flurries blowing around,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but we have little new snow on the ground</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">except for piles along the streets and walks that are not melting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All in all though, it has been a mild February so far here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPOczfHEk0uF_HLehb2y6kYpnHiYk2w7W57_8_lG8py0cyhYPHZazDObk0eqj-jb9jpI5ch1reLdxz9_G8ezNMmz58WIu5R3l_6gkTVEk6yNJ6JszJRuSZXaD5wW2zr0NR6PF0FVQwzcYMElULwSs_xgrEFZZR_nhVY3Uxh8ccsYIgjQgmsMjzYXSLd4/s1317/tilda%20temperature%20tree%20blocks%20feb%2019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPOczfHEk0uF_HLehb2y6kYpnHiYk2w7W57_8_lG8py0cyhYPHZazDObk0eqj-jb9jpI5ch1reLdxz9_G8ezNMmz58WIu5R3l_6gkTVEk6yNJ6JszJRuSZXaD5wW2zr0NR6PF0FVQwzcYMElULwSs_xgrEFZZR_nhVY3Uxh8ccsYIgjQgmsMjzYXSLd4/w386-h400/tilda%20temperature%20tree%20blocks%20feb%2019.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My blocks have been shades of blue and purple to reflect the cold.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The green tree shows it actually went a few degrees above freezing that day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I added some Tilda Gardenlife </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to my Windy Days and Hibernation fabrics, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">though i</span><span style="font-size: medium;">t is still very much winter in my garden.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am staying snug and warm inside sewing</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and dreaming of spring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">May you stay well and safe an warm in your own happy quilty place. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-75865451915554895582024-02-18T23:34:00.007-05:002024-02-18T23:40:23.113-05:00Slow Sunday Stitching ~ Hand Applique<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J0lRXPjoUnzerAKiHLiBba9BAu4BHv1RhhFz6Lxu1RrkYr8o1Vks3C3PSEKI0v2TUOxxo5fnk08goJ_NixlQhiHTq_hpECKCI61VjNWRkFHmzlBH6twx-OUzIaifDiE-Lhf5z-hW9_8H9hyphenhyphenlla4sqkgJh2Fh53uX_ccztVNp6sUmUfNA2buuBkeP6SE/s1387/hand%20applique.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J0lRXPjoUnzerAKiHLiBba9BAu4BHv1RhhFz6Lxu1RrkYr8o1Vks3C3PSEKI0v2TUOxxo5fnk08goJ_NixlQhiHTq_hpECKCI61VjNWRkFHmzlBH6twx-OUzIaifDiE-Lhf5z-hW9_8H9hyphenhyphenlla4sqkgJh2Fh53uX_ccztVNp6sUmUfNA2buuBkeP6SE/w620-h640/hand%20applique.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my current slow stitching project.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am learning how to do hand-applique my way,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which means after watching many videos and reading many how-to methods,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am figuring out what actually works for my many thumbs</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by trial and error.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHm-8VzHvLNb-3S_Le9SnW_8EfabLyfW9UKIc6G1kUVhjGejKyLy6YrR9uci-QltSyNC4b4CzPQD-O57wdxduQSBE6tA7ApHAfUAadY6Lh2Dv9vRjCWbsh-HH3bnRZV3Lxx9dWmUPyowGjZCS0bB1iqpJCvtayoNN1u04ALXn6pHRHLLxx1YqRG3FomU/s2016/matsuyama%20fabric%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHm-8VzHvLNb-3S_Le9SnW_8EfabLyfW9UKIc6G1kUVhjGejKyLy6YrR9uci-QltSyNC4b4CzPQD-O57wdxduQSBE6tA7ApHAfUAadY6Lh2Dv9vRjCWbsh-HH3bnRZV3Lxx9dWmUPyowGjZCS0bB1iqpJCvtayoNN1u04ALXn6pHRHLLxx1YqRG3FomU/w400-h300/matsuyama%20fabric%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/sunday-sewing-vintage-flower-sampler.html" target="_blank">My Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt in January</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with my Atsuko Matsuyama fabric stash. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYk7Cefsz62JrHCA_Tt6fbJlTuKMLjJ8UTP-Ff9WblAOzr2f25d0scTafhKONA6MSk3TgmQtZo6ggCi-HVdLQFpzsh1T-TVvFe8-t4nkLLAO05YqtJih1fxewcyEh9k1f9a7Yo3PxKpYqOA5ZJI-r-tg-L7NR8WoZTTBIVO9lRmKhHVy8pbeIUy_3OdQ/s1929/vintage%20flower%20fisrt%202%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1929" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYk7Cefsz62JrHCA_Tt6fbJlTuKMLjJ8UTP-Ff9WblAOzr2f25d0scTafhKONA6MSk3TgmQtZo6ggCi-HVdLQFpzsh1T-TVvFe8-t4nkLLAO05YqtJih1fxewcyEh9k1f9a7Yo3PxKpYqOA5ZJI-r-tg-L7NR8WoZTTBIVO9lRmKhHVy8pbeIUy_3OdQ/w400-h266/vintage%20flower%20fisrt%202%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After completing</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/vintage-flower-sampler-quilt-block-2.html" target="_blank">My 2nd Vintage Flower Pieced Block Here</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to try one of the applique blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I can manage an adequate raw-edge machine applique block,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but for this quilt I decided to try my hand again at hand-applique.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I attempted to learn needle turn applique many years ago, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but put it aside feeling all thumbs and not completing a block. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have always wanted to try again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started 2024 deciding this would be my quilty challenge for the year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Qg0xnuhwToM6NlNQL7DIde8FF-m5hdHeE8bPYuuwlbYOn0LW4aM8cEUPfNTSNss6oBtqk-95UJiAEZ-CcDz33ImKqyuLH29PX7Q8fAfIgvOVsyowkBInDm5edJ4pa5gxm7OokgEanzCE4CLNEJG0rr2-jnSRYaoAN2Ys-UastojUtMx53CwRqUFD6E/s1491/applique%20project.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1491" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Qg0xnuhwToM6NlNQL7DIde8FF-m5hdHeE8bPYuuwlbYOn0LW4aM8cEUPfNTSNss6oBtqk-95UJiAEZ-CcDz33ImKqyuLH29PX7Q8fAfIgvOVsyowkBInDm5edJ4pa5gxm7OokgEanzCE4CLNEJG0rr2-jnSRYaoAN2Ys-UastojUtMx53CwRqUFD6E/w400-h400/applique%20project.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the block lay-out and my threads.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This photo was taken when my pieces were cut and not yet prepped.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At that point I had planned a white tone-on-tone background </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">before I decided a softer looking background was needed for these fabrics.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I bought the package of 30s colored applique threads at a quilt show</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> many years ago and they have been waiting and waiting, still wrapped, in my stash.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then recently I purchased the creamy white and a few more colors.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWv5YUbMv3J5fczvP66y_MA1UVB2z2-oB3T2Reov5U3rGKmrUlq2ApKk13OoO33iRAL7pcMujOWCrh2YJ52Cif3YOQm50zgr3bEU75C2lUuEZxAcZ6zys1n69h-3BFIw9c8MwAxg0xdBfGqypKY7hDmIvJasiyO0VE1PAFH3PxKNvgD6StsPmu4LpQw0/s1215/needle%20and%20thread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWv5YUbMv3J5fczvP66y_MA1UVB2z2-oB3T2Reov5U3rGKmrUlq2ApKk13OoO33iRAL7pcMujOWCrh2YJ52Cif3YOQm50zgr3bEU75C2lUuEZxAcZ6zys1n69h-3BFIw9c8MwAxg0xdBfGqypKY7hDmIvJasiyO0VE1PAFH3PxKNvgD6StsPmu4LpQw0/w383-h400/needle%20and%20thread.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is </span><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-80wt" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Aurifil 80 weight cotton thread</a> <span style="font-size: large;">which is new to me. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This thread is so much nicer than any of the many others that I have tried before</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think I will never use any other thread again for invisible stitching again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw3viWVoKYMRo-2Kv9HBQKsOrQbh_RfYJNfx1xSZMYsqHlbuhk1bMHFMtK0M1HiL1PhQciBd2-vBW2rsRLB63V62FU6nsZKgrjbIdsR8JpEFb5t8ncEcqcCdh4o2Tg5dbzyr6X8OAoputrotdooc1-6O81IQ9C1PmBDXw-vfM5Wpf09Kfufmp9_c7294/s1512/cassian%20and%20katniss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw3viWVoKYMRo-2Kv9HBQKsOrQbh_RfYJNfx1xSZMYsqHlbuhk1bMHFMtK0M1HiL1PhQciBd2-vBW2rsRLB63V62FU6nsZKgrjbIdsR8JpEFb5t8ncEcqcCdh4o2Tg5dbzyr6X8OAoputrotdooc1-6O81IQ9C1PmBDXw-vfM5Wpf09Kfufmp9_c7294/w400-h400/cassian%20and%20katniss.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a surprise kitty helper today!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the first time Cassian, who was a stray we took in at the end of 2022,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has taken any interest in any of my sewing or stitching endeavors.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katniss sits with me everyday on my sewing table</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> so I put one of her favorite furry cat beds there for her.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuKzlmUaJoSx26guM_mTL7xgvmLrY3vTO6MFwixx3smXIdIvTU_copQhcWHyHBgCHcZOM97h_nNKeuuqQYpNDQZumObywKQMKMXWRHYs31w6Yiy34C3PWoZBuLVQv64rhLIjRGoRh0zoxDutAV28ccdAms_02TpKt4JPyy7vzNGNBU_h1Usf9A0DL17w/s1512/cassian%20helps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1512" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuKzlmUaJoSx26guM_mTL7xgvmLrY3vTO6MFwixx3smXIdIvTU_copQhcWHyHBgCHcZOM97h_nNKeuuqQYpNDQZumObywKQMKMXWRHYs31w6Yiy34C3PWoZBuLVQv64rhLIjRGoRh0zoxDutAV28ccdAms_02TpKt4JPyy7vzNGNBU_h1Usf9A0DL17w/w400-h393/cassian%20helps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Cassian very quickly started settled as my kitty supervisor and inspector. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrFy078Jk8VXaBPN-dYzbNV1nVOGMq10G7YDU4LWkac5SBTiMz597YUNnxlliJbjW7JvhBczYXcy2HYb6ASeTpDkskcdsvYQthQjCWEvlJjRYhp5a-EDvsBepDJEKuAZxlYGQRVjNSNVcavOdOXOfBhksLmox4eEBC9eU-TwJo1KjQjckW3pH8T0pwqs/s1509/cassian%20quilty%20kitty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1509" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrFy078Jk8VXaBPN-dYzbNV1nVOGMq10G7YDU4LWkac5SBTiMz597YUNnxlliJbjW7JvhBczYXcy2HYb6ASeTpDkskcdsvYQthQjCWEvlJjRYhp5a-EDvsBepDJEKuAZxlYGQRVjNSNVcavOdOXOfBhksLmox4eEBC9eU-TwJo1KjQjckW3pH8T0pwqs/w400-h356/cassian%20quilty%20kitty.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was purrrfectly wonderful to have him sitting with me while I stitched.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My boys came over for a nice visit this afternoon and my needle was idle.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I only have a few more pieces to stitch though so</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope to have a finished applique block very soon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking up tonight with the lovely stitchers at</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching_0752385471.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoy the links! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-59675491993319188632024-02-16T14:07:00.006-05:002024-02-16T14:18:18.384-05:00Free Pattern Friday ~ Made & Found Sew Along <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2Vj0obhX_c5sxJbkwYcz08e3vUs72uG4M2DxEdrjeLaZzQ3Oe9XdDUX12CtC9zMdWxnadWK0jiCsBc_QT6zXsHGdpEID9OKM488jTArkY9EmVNoccSz3jRMNfVgS06Q3lcFOZEGGgkaZ9G_3f85IxQDuPdrvlwUIs_jfx7bJkUt0J0-oxVb0aohoU-4/s1499/Made%20&%20Found%20Week%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1499" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2Vj0obhX_c5sxJbkwYcz08e3vUs72uG4M2DxEdrjeLaZzQ3Oe9XdDUX12CtC9zMdWxnadWK0jiCsBc_QT6zXsHGdpEID9OKM488jTArkY9EmVNoccSz3jRMNfVgS06Q3lcFOZEGGgkaZ9G_3f85IxQDuPdrvlwUIs_jfx7bJkUt0J0-oxVb0aohoU-4/w640-h622/Made%20&%20Found%20Week%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I Made & Found Block One.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was very much a spontaneous quilty happening.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4Efy_YosH6Pu1nSnRv17eqK6UFCYrZqRimJfIKdyCX68LkBCbOrvPWnSrC3-2n6ZvyRQv4U2ccWR4s9Fq_PfKw1dKW4ujnQy0KkGlyZjdWo3cUTM8m_bQpq0d3cQm71xmvZg50dQx34lpXowX5fMIS3g9a3S3GRWoAyZo16cSM5OI_X6MbklYi8U2HE/s1080/Made%20and%20Found%20QAL%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4Efy_YosH6Pu1nSnRv17eqK6UFCYrZqRimJfIKdyCX68LkBCbOrvPWnSrC3-2n6ZvyRQv4U2ccWR4s9Fq_PfKw1dKW4ujnQy0KkGlyZjdWo3cUTM8m_bQpq0d3cQm71xmvZg50dQx34lpXowX5fMIS3g9a3S3GRWoAyZo16cSM5OI_X6MbklYi8U2HE/s320/Made%20and%20Found%20QAL%202024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I saw an announcement for this new free sew along on my IG feed </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">during my morning coffee break and signed up,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> found some fabric, cut and sewed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Usually I dither when I see a new sew along.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tell myself I do not have time,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that I have too many projects in the works,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that I have too many UFOs in my closets.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe I will think about fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I will dither over fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe start to pull out a few fabrics,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">soon to be too many choices.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I will maybe take a photo or two of my possible choices.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I will dither some more.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I will talk myself out of it or put it aside to haunt me awhile</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">before it sinks to the back of my consciousness </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and to the bottom of my fabric piles around my sewing corner</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and eventually gets put away when I clean up. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB9gXrwOdjTWaNJ8-2LgzKlWmGHFduKS2mKHuEO-dgZVjL4NzlT9GxRB0wCVquMQEiJIA_eu8cPc00FNhyphenhyphenpe56fi7TJ4HnWchWckk9TFMroYYE_teuWOCwJs_5DKyUObeIR_vBVYMl2XwQVTjIIWR1EyIXrgZxRDVrp_VPmq0djJPijTv-pshIxVJm7E/s1492/Made%20&%20Found%20Start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1492" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB9gXrwOdjTWaNJ8-2LgzKlWmGHFduKS2mKHuEO-dgZVjL4NzlT9GxRB0wCVquMQEiJIA_eu8cPc00FNhyphenhyphenpe56fi7TJ4HnWchWckk9TFMroYYE_teuWOCwJs_5DKyUObeIR_vBVYMl2XwQVTjIIWR1EyIXrgZxRDVrp_VPmq0djJPijTv-pshIxVJm7E/w400-h393/Made%20&%20Found%20Start.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I pulled together this fabric plan in a matter of minutes.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It did help that I have started my spring cleaning and the basket </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with the Kona Solids precuts surfaced.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It did help that the Alison Glass Sunprints 2023 charm pack </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">was near my pressing board for some unknown reason. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It did help that when I thought ... hmmm ... background? ... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that I walked directly to a fabric storage cube, opened it</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and my hand landed on this good sized cut of</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thatched Blizzard,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which every time I see it I fall in love with the bright textural tones,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and every time touch it I am in love with the thick feel of the fabric again.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is just my most favorite bright white background fabric, ever.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It felt like quilty magic happening.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbY-zzI0w2VViAdlXZ9EZWJ3oCnMi-pGmqjymCNgIbfpjY094rqO_TuoAtAYaqpZnEbwBa6y2ZlDTSXyJg2X15VzUBY_US-WTVydvfP8Tt7YPzCg82IAkPxH_ZFyjwl-D0nHHsP_1rIwohfDusz_d79Va-JUMc0IE2TWvdnFAOcZjL7zi_y_S49FQx34/s1421/hungry%20helper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbY-zzI0w2VViAdlXZ9EZWJ3oCnMi-pGmqjymCNgIbfpjY094rqO_TuoAtAYaqpZnEbwBa6y2ZlDTSXyJg2X15VzUBY_US-WTVydvfP8Tt7YPzCg82IAkPxH_ZFyjwl-D0nHHsP_1rIwohfDusz_d79Va-JUMc0IE2TWvdnFAOcZjL7zi_y_S49FQx34/w400-h400/hungry%20helper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My kitty quilty helpers did not agree</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> because it was only a few minutes until their lunch time</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and my hungry kitties do not like to wait.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maestro expressed her displeasure to my getting ready to cut and sew</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by attacking the fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I promised my kitties I would be quick.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was 37 minutes from "thinking about fabric" to "finishing the block."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But, I was 9 minutes late to feeding the hungry horde of cats</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">meowling around my feet and jumping on my sewing space.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zf_kGtM9kDzstTNGQStdO72XBEMvFfxckmVSvQtuJ7b3DLkAy4zY78P591FAsM4wqlZ6xj8EVXuJOwWyYLiqYTk7KV8JV91ABd72ajYLbrf-9kf2fHidcLOckUqTn-mtCS2ST65ChpzxPsi-I_rNOEHauJL8i98vXwJJv0IG8hq6HN1SKhaR1HDp2to/s1494/hungry%20cat%20attack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1494" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zf_kGtM9kDzstTNGQStdO72XBEMvFfxckmVSvQtuJ7b3DLkAy4zY78P591FAsM4wqlZ6xj8EVXuJOwWyYLiqYTk7KV8JV91ABd72ajYLbrf-9kf2fHidcLOckUqTn-mtCS2ST65ChpzxPsi-I_rNOEHauJL8i98vXwJJv0IG8hq6HN1SKhaR1HDp2to/w400-h395/hungry%20cat%20attack.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maestro expressed her displeasure by attacking the block</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> when I went to </span><span>snap a photo.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfNpwAq1GidDoCBeca5CHNXlWxicJny9dh-pLtesxJA0mPJKgNx747id1DeOyzNu8HDnVSndisa43cauRYH3uaq5uIWXnFQcFrAZwEkHtgQaLQ3hbh7g0bvIsIErP-3arJV4o3MBXptLDb1Zu9eaEh5Ob6mJDvd7QLH5Qs2jo3fMjOeCKtkMcvr2wzo4/s1462/tail%20of%20the%20block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfNpwAq1GidDoCBeca5CHNXlWxicJny9dh-pLtesxJA0mPJKgNx747id1DeOyzNu8HDnVSndisa43cauRYH3uaq5uIWXnFQcFrAZwEkHtgQaLQ3hbh7g0bvIsIErP-3arJV4o3MBXptLDb1Zu9eaEh5Ob6mJDvd7QLH5Qs2jo3fMjOeCKtkMcvr2wzo4/w400-h400/tail%20of%20the%20block.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I smoothed it out and snapped.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the tail ... er, tale ... of my block</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and my new quilty start.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you wish to sew along ... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVP8uoH1Q1BRd4BUqEwGXDaBGwaqTbTIBcODdD4lds-P0729Sr-KB65ix2_aE1QwFEguRmpZ13LOrc-myUS9B3cdp_1Q27vXUZk9pEmC7_P5xlkoSh5uVoiGtFBtP8iEPmNroWA5mWUTwhBlwQmT7PlVA2SjZ2UowxIKzlEhQp4VMgdiap2YzUWwmUlU/s1920/made-and-found-banner-cover-shop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1920" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVP8uoH1Q1BRd4BUqEwGXDaBGwaqTbTIBcODdD4lds-P0729Sr-KB65ix2_aE1QwFEguRmpZ13LOrc-myUS9B3cdp_1Q27vXUZk9pEmC7_P5xlkoSh5uVoiGtFBtP8iEPmNroWA5mWUTwhBlwQmT7PlVA2SjZ2UowxIKzlEhQp4VMgdiap2YzUWwmUlU/w640-h150/made-and-found-banner-cover-shop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">... here is the link to join in this free quilt along:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://alisonglass.com/made-found/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Made & Found @ Alison Glass</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blocks are sent directly to your email after you sign up.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am looking forward to next week's block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNkzGiHFpPYBGw41XWSWKxhRqfZAcnJxWb4g557sj19LdMmnHpVcw2qoiQvtqhsdcoUU-2_rdolO8s1yRFXM55Osxt3nlVdqUmVLKVutLb6HM3FRKg-mfoJtY0-oj7Ogq5haMyZTYZFLKHffMsRuLmzZCjVlIPQiwsvzaZLinsiou1ZfmLqz43i10Uow/s1425/temp%20blcoks%20today.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNkzGiHFpPYBGw41XWSWKxhRqfZAcnJxWb4g557sj19LdMmnHpVcw2qoiQvtqhsdcoUU-2_rdolO8s1yRFXM55Osxt3nlVdqUmVLKVutLb6HM3FRKg-mfoJtY0-oj7Ogq5haMyZTYZFLKHffMsRuLmzZCjVlIPQiwsvzaZLinsiou1ZfmLqz43i10Uow/w395-h400/temp%20blcoks%20today.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to regularly scheduled quilty plans for the day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is still cold and windy here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Scrapatch had to clean snow off the car and steps and walk again today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not much, but it flurried heavily overnight.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Scrapatch has a long weekend and Monday off. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully, we will get some more spring cleaning done inside.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The yard is another matter, covered in leaves from last fall </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and fallen debris from winter storms.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Major yard clean up commencing soon, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">if it does not blizzard in March.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I shall be staying in this weekend and stitching </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a Happy Quilty Weekend! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-52538348393166166112024-02-15T15:04:00.007-05:002024-02-16T14:13:29.765-05:00I Like Thursday ~ United In Sewing<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieufPQlf-IgvlcNDjPJSV1FIuFIYEIJv8tcXUffhyfM7orMMhpUZRTUm-sBU8cDvYV-Oq1brucCofwH78Aq6tWiu7sD3QIVMqDRCVzavA4I8rEbVPfsa5r2g-Lx864P4GihZe25TSIqNCKpmMZL38xJkm-_z_C8AIsfrqkgNqgaHvwj8pa1bVRyP5oldo/s1486/United%20Heart%20Block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1486" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieufPQlf-IgvlcNDjPJSV1FIuFIYEIJv8tcXUffhyfM7orMMhpUZRTUm-sBU8cDvYV-Oq1brucCofwH78Aq6tWiu7sD3QIVMqDRCVzavA4I8rEbVPfsa5r2g-Lx864P4GihZe25TSIqNCKpmMZL38xJkm-_z_C8AIsfrqkgNqgaHvwj8pa1bVRyP5oldo/w640-h600/United%20Heart%20Block.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">United.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I saw this quilt and a block exchange on Instagram yesterday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have not done a block exchange in many years.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I still have many lovely blocks from many fun block swaps over the years</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> that are waiting to become finished quilts, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I had thought I was retired from swapping.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I saw this ... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZXY8TV8xxIyTM691eBhGNEbG8dFC2KZXCSeLcHJSjrfUh7S8jhE2K-Cxv1I3honEA4jmtglTDrXVWDO3Tv4hQRrbLqc415WyCBqwe92yFblaMghzi4GF9HuSxGol7H8kZKgRdaEfmshCeqyC1I1iWc0tU2F7gLLCL46DWS3AUxEikRZlSIzLC-X7yoQ/s1080/United_Social_Media.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZXY8TV8xxIyTM691eBhGNEbG8dFC2KZXCSeLcHJSjrfUh7S8jhE2K-Cxv1I3honEA4jmtglTDrXVWDO3Tv4hQRrbLqc415WyCBqwe92yFblaMghzi4GF9HuSxGol7H8kZKgRdaEfmshCeqyC1I1iWc0tU2F7gLLCL46DWS3AUxEikRZlSIzLC-X7yoQ/w400-h400/United_Social_Media.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For all the information to sign-up and participate click on the link below: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.olieandevie.com/shop/c/p/United-Block-Exchange-PDF-Details-x79714914.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">United Block Exchange 2024 @ OlieandEvie</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Contact Person:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.olieandevie.com/" target="_blank">Rhonda @ OlieandEvie</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE6bGAJmVeO4UxN2LZfuGnV7NsLi8NnMtunzk6njkZ2N3QjNWnluzYBcjq6Z33sj4QAWUI0GFMR_D03k-mxzGM_7kJRPhF534lcxeiSefGiZsIv5XObtChQO2my62h8z8PGcLZeybAK9f_cYmgFM7SxkqD77_VrmajgJy241hj13kbARoB-zFbi6aKVg/s350/olieandevie%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="350" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE6bGAJmVeO4UxN2LZfuGnV7NsLi8NnMtunzk6njkZ2N3QjNWnluzYBcjq6Z33sj4QAWUI0GFMR_D03k-mxzGM_7kJRPhF534lcxeiSefGiZsIv5XObtChQO2my62h8z8PGcLZeybAK9f_cYmgFM7SxkqD77_VrmajgJy241hj13kbARoB-zFbi6aKVg/s320/olieandevie%20logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I follow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/olieandevie/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">OlieandEvie on Instagram</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which is where I heard of this fun block exchange.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Participants must make 50 small flag blocks for the swap. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unity is something very near and dear to my heart,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I knew I wanted to participate.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I downloaded the information sheets, emailed Rhonda</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and found my flag block fabrics in her shop.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You do not have to purchase fabrics there, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but you have to have sufficient yardage to use the same fabrics for all your blocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and would have to send photos of your fabrics for approval,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> so I just ordered mine there to speed the process</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and as a way of saying thank you for hosting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ7XGUc0Rj6Of5mT8Xg2BNVcKadMvYcqf-W1NG57d5qAicnjFizOwQYl5vAWyLeotcqzTVrHm5RUY5k6tCLj_xQJwUckSsrxhMJArgxfRNa7R7YH2prIxKSKp7bu6GCkX_0MAH22Zm4aLBsqYco1QNBWACcitYZwXoEvASHuPO7oc-CkoYaIU9bqKrxc/s1512/united%20sew%20along%20fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1512" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ7XGUc0Rj6Of5mT8Xg2BNVcKadMvYcqf-W1NG57d5qAicnjFizOwQYl5vAWyLeotcqzTVrHm5RUY5k6tCLj_xQJwUckSsrxhMJArgxfRNa7R7YH2prIxKSKp7bu6GCkX_0MAH22Zm4aLBsqYco1QNBWACcitYZwXoEvASHuPO7oc-CkoYaIU9bqKrxc/w400-h386/united%20sew%20along%20fabrics.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pattern may be purchased here: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/gigisthimble?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">United by Gigi's Thimble</span></a><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExxewn5LgcY24RVU0-eDOfa7OieihX-mGaZGjiLsR193nJgG-xh0qUmAwuB1X1n4DVMAdZZah6InXnUSG3CsdMN9cNoCmxG3hTX1-zkUX-dJVrT3mo9u24WAdAJjbMgJOeff7hY0KDqkMXY1oPYq1c-mKqiDa9aLk5tUUi80qPHQ04A-a5FpGba4HVz8/s1512/united%20background%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1512" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExxewn5LgcY24RVU0-eDOfa7OieihX-mGaZGjiLsR193nJgG-xh0qUmAwuB1X1n4DVMAdZZah6InXnUSG3CsdMN9cNoCmxG3hTX1-zkUX-dJVrT3mo9u24WAdAJjbMgJOeff7hY0KDqkMXY1oPYq1c-mKqiDa9aLk5tUUi80qPHQ04A-a5FpGba4HVz8/w400-h396/united%20background%20fabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have plenty of fabric in my stash to sew the heart and star blocks</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I found this background fabric that is a lovely shade of light blue gray</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that should work well for all the fabrics </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that will be in the swap flag blocks that I receive. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I looked at the all the pretty blocks and quilts <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unitedquilt/" target="_blank">#unitedquilt</a> on IG </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to decide what I might want to use for my background fabric.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I stashed many yards of this Free Spirit Dakari light blue grid fabric</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when it went of deep clearance four years ago.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like to buy my background and backing fabrics </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when I see something I like for the right price. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_bBwiAQ3LfryNNkOT9HCUrj59YuSoSoBerUGZ320je4IHnE55pM54-9usE1_OJkra5XeLdgbfUJBGMXHhcaMU-BUnhS5T1GIWkXoz9xS-8Il2p8b9MmyWkjCwibHFCgXzfDoxhoqOQNJ3lYSsXsBisNP198qCVNuqvMCE_ftiKoBrN5YFLrTzVTEmBg/s1357/winter%20return.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_bBwiAQ3LfryNNkOT9HCUrj59YuSoSoBerUGZ320je4IHnE55pM54-9usE1_OJkra5XeLdgbfUJBGMXHhcaMU-BUnhS5T1GIWkXoz9xS-8Il2p8b9MmyWkjCwibHFCgXzfDoxhoqOQNJ3lYSsXsBisNP198qCVNuqvMCE_ftiKoBrN5YFLrTzVTEmBg/w383-h400/winter%20return.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After almost all our snow had melted, it returned to winter this week.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been very cold, even in the sun and nothing has melted.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScmIuokCPI3hWATELrNexcGJkZuqmDZumGxHIwRKKapiEyjGKQ8wRw9Re-eeA93RXzCawt8U0O6bZ0TVvzFSL2Z9TapX9rcNC2YNVVGpYXFSQPVm_lrqdqCApgg90W_Hy70642fYJMv2yYvhPghoVqoMoFX_gkAnbLpy1NTqDX14ZJN5v83MPoJbg-KM/s649/Luka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScmIuokCPI3hWATELrNexcGJkZuqmDZumGxHIwRKKapiEyjGKQ8wRw9Re-eeA93RXzCawt8U0O6bZ0TVvzFSL2Z9TapX9rcNC2YNVVGpYXFSQPVm_lrqdqCApgg90W_Hy70642fYJMv2yYvhPghoVqoMoFX_gkAnbLpy1NTqDX14ZJN5v83MPoJbg-KM/w400-h320/Luka.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This little guy, whom we have not seen at our door since January's big storm</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">returned yesterday in the cold and wind for a handout.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On warm days he sleeps on our porch in the sun and visits with my indoor kitties.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He is quite the fighting tomcat and chases all intruders out of our yard.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, we fed him,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but we do not let him in as he fights though the door with our Nutmeg.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Luka who has been a stray cat on our street for many years.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know he sleeps in our neighbor's heated garage and they feed him.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we did not see him for a couple of weeks, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr Scrapatch asked our neighbor </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">if they had seen him.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j73gZtF6pxGiMTwpkcvLA04sAlPtNpbCx9a3MN5LGf42js1xLZmYzjO52GPUswaNfWEtl3DlRa_o0pe-4z3oa05U4Ypvir_CLavaCY98sdcG03anC-lEkQfGbwP-upFJippciragjC8tvF_3E4CoKFjyU97fam7LxLl4pCRIW2mpFnF7x07a4AY8YiQ/s822/Luka%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j73gZtF6pxGiMTwpkcvLA04sAlPtNpbCx9a3MN5LGf42js1xLZmYzjO52GPUswaNfWEtl3DlRa_o0pe-4z3oa05U4Ypvir_CLavaCY98sdcG03anC-lEkQfGbwP-upFJippciragjC8tvF_3E4CoKFjyU97fam7LxLl4pCRIW2mpFnF7x07a4AY8YiQ/s320/Luka%20side.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: center;">Turns out he was bitten by a dog or something </p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and they had to take him to the vet,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">give him meds and keep him locked in.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fortunately, he has healed well under their care.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can see the fur growing back in on the patch on his side. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lucky Luka. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The life of a stray cat is never easy, but Luka is loved.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL_tMWxqmYJZvEfdz9hvRJwOIPo5BpwAbRFferc5as1vuhyheonoMjAIeDEuaEUXKznTcNBb_OyRCsmZYSakO5ufpfraPvlzCV84JVFJfMopfISgdl_dXA6OCtB809DYxPnbUS4B49fJMF3oDJcKv1VrWV8Y7Absxt8Wvae77V5bxTesYGf4_YcDJySA/s1512/winter%20tree%20block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL_tMWxqmYJZvEfdz9hvRJwOIPo5BpwAbRFferc5as1vuhyheonoMjAIeDEuaEUXKznTcNBb_OyRCsmZYSakO5ufpfraPvlzCV84JVFJfMopfISgdl_dXA6OCtB809DYxPnbUS4B49fJMF3oDJcKv1VrWV8Y7Absxt8Wvae77V5bxTesYGf4_YcDJySA/w400-h400/winter%20tree%20block.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday's temperature tree block shows it did not get above freezing.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today is not much warmer, but the wind has calmed down.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is clouding up now for snow flurries tonight.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1cedJtRgSeMbTdMalAh7kAVseqBs148gfgeUvGVpG_0C9RB8FnmSLFJIwtn06YLCQ5PCy-CsNBk2mVQRLSxmwApDNBp51PUM8wQ-Ta7kgUpdrgh9QYsHYVFy61lCQ7tbfZV5cBvdUN89oDVeSiWS2EFjpIGf9oT2xxCtLcynh1xXaBQSoEvHo-oazZQ/s1973/Temperature%20Quilt%202024%203%20rows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1973" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1cedJtRgSeMbTdMalAh7kAVseqBs148gfgeUvGVpG_0C9RB8FnmSLFJIwtn06YLCQ5PCy-CsNBk2mVQRLSxmwApDNBp51PUM8wQ-Ta7kgUpdrgh9QYsHYVFy61lCQ7tbfZV5cBvdUN89oDVeSiWS2EFjpIGf9oT2xxCtLcynh1xXaBQSoEvHo-oazZQ/w400-h300/Temperature%20Quilt%202024%203%20rows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have 3 rows now complete for my </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/i-like-thursday-julep-jubilee.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Temperature Tree Quilt 2024</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The rows have 15 units each and measure 71" across. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdWktl7UAECyKv-Umsdb1iAsFFDvguK9mNloOQe-NQFk0-G6wJsbNs4HR4mECL3p2xo_JXO9uQ-fRawud39IDHbABrNXL2B8zWc6jsrl0-JGG2xY2eC75UaOK-RnHHwE4pz90t9YEPGhUR3mAzg8HsLZQwdUFhdF2rhS-ptHP3vmx6ndKPkXQfJgAhG4/s1996/maestro%20helps%20cut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1996" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdWktl7UAECyKv-Umsdb1iAsFFDvguK9mNloOQe-NQFk0-G6wJsbNs4HR4mECL3p2xo_JXO9uQ-fRawud39IDHbABrNXL2B8zWc6jsrl0-JGG2xY2eC75UaOK-RnHHwE4pz90t9YEPGhUR3mAzg8HsLZQwdUFhdF2rhS-ptHP3vmx6ndKPkXQfJgAhG4/w400-h264/maestro%20helps%20cut.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maestro has been very helpful cutting the fabrics. </span></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My kitties and I hope you are happy and well today,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more Thursday fun, visit my friends </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">@ </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/02/i-like-thursday-389-good-food-good-art.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Thursday! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-67507574985721383402024-02-14T09:49:00.006-05:002024-02-14T09:49:41.512-05:00Wordless Wednesday ~ Feb 14, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaeea4aigA2Q3mEH2ism0NS_x0O-iDvPgKBZK62WJ4JEamtqesdhmhWpsZc8mYE3S_3EEy3Rdl8tLEEqBR7GzybBjSTESuyKoW3mSA6qR7SrQW06A2j0DD6kzEpLFjl7BlrR4XSUQvSbtuqIMKMD4nIpsMAc_luFYGrrdUJeDIZ9IdWl0xDyfOAZ5j74/s1512/roses%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1512" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaeea4aigA2Q3mEH2ism0NS_x0O-iDvPgKBZK62WJ4JEamtqesdhmhWpsZc8mYE3S_3EEy3Rdl8tLEEqBR7GzybBjSTESuyKoW3mSA6qR7SrQW06A2j0DD6kzEpLFjl7BlrR4XSUQvSbtuqIMKMD4nIpsMAc_luFYGrrdUJeDIZ9IdWl0xDyfOAZ5j74/w640-h612/roses%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-70379160388834524332024-02-12T21:50:00.008-05:002024-02-12T22:01:29.417-05:00Finding My Way With Applique <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_eLBnqdQ_fE77-bCqHT4VfLlXKOeg_lq_oS4zYjS8QM-HmIvkvynIEYh5Anr0PdkLpKjCoVMvBwf7uVcVNyz_drFOqF84sCBZVoCQllf22ZYMwECcdLU9IZfM7nkSd1x_WbzMbuEU2J5a4z1-eF60z9zu8M77kRkd4UgVJYknMndsROFYL4pIK-1FOU/s1504/applique%20block%20prepped%20and%20ready.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1504" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_eLBnqdQ_fE77-bCqHT4VfLlXKOeg_lq_oS4zYjS8QM-HmIvkvynIEYh5Anr0PdkLpKjCoVMvBwf7uVcVNyz_drFOqF84sCBZVoCQllf22ZYMwECcdLU9IZfM7nkSd1x_WbzMbuEU2J5a4z1-eF60z9zu8M77kRkd4UgVJYknMndsROFYL4pIK-1FOU/w640-h626/applique%20block%20prepped%20and%20ready.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pieces for my first <a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/sunday-sewing-vintage-flower-sampler.html" target="_blank">Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt</a> hand applique block </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are finally prepped and ready to set in final places and sew.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been quite a trial and error process trying to find my way </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with this effort to actually do hand applique.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_izI9B77PlcwJuI6wmNA5sQ7CFNKgWfW_OQOCuHCyc3Xg4S-L0GnAonbMmiOURMocF2B_SHAKc5QIZ4r1lJ69GQ6FpqWDrG3tBkCBG7o4kAfC1AVXrHcdCNlAcuWmGc1W3Vdg5UhhWMpNGGs2NRN3kOtKJSZPVyNM0f5DmuYw6iLgozWuCRgWL9LIo0/s1451/prepping%20applique.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1451" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_izI9B77PlcwJuI6wmNA5sQ7CFNKgWfW_OQOCuHCyc3Xg4S-L0GnAonbMmiOURMocF2B_SHAKc5QIZ4r1lJ69GQ6FpqWDrG3tBkCBG7o4kAfC1AVXrHcdCNlAcuWmGc1W3Vdg5UhhWMpNGGs2NRN3kOtKJSZPVyNM0f5DmuYw6iLgozWuCRgWL9LIo0/w400-h285/prepping%20applique.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The large strawberry pieces that I started <a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/01/learning-hand-stitch-applique-one-day.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were done using the freezer paper</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">method that so many of my online quilty friends use.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This still does not seem to be working for me</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> despite watching many video tutorials. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I am exploring alter ways for me to prep the pieces.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since it has been two weeks since I last posted this</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">you can deduce it has been a struggle. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am persevering.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see in the above photo, I also am switching</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to a red on off-white</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Fig Tree Quilts eyelet print</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for my background fabric for my applique blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The bright white looked too stark with the soft colors</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> of the Japanese 30's reproduction fabrics. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckW-GCJ1MRDl1MudRIYMIG_h_nZMQER41e_Q6dsRZQnhM7Z-ZKzeYQvdvP5fD6O4fFvzWWrI84YP2IXvgPjTXNlE-cMd7eX1X8TjrsEQXnkE1Knugs-Qg6zA6kF5TRlRjgCkbV0k135sN0M3eCQ_Hj5AXHy28i-PIHlzLKdp_v8CUoWfqPq8vQYWdQKI/s1502/fusible%20fleece%20gathered%20circles%20applique.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1502" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckW-GCJ1MRDl1MudRIYMIG_h_nZMQER41e_Q6dsRZQnhM7Z-ZKzeYQvdvP5fD6O4fFvzWWrI84YP2IXvgPjTXNlE-cMd7eX1X8TjrsEQXnkE1Knugs-Qg6zA6kF5TRlRjgCkbV0k135sN0M3eCQ_Hj5AXHy28i-PIHlzLKdp_v8CUoWfqPq8vQYWdQKI/w400-h356/fusible%20fleece%20gathered%20circles%20applique.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the circles, I used a method I have employed in the past</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for making nicely rounded circles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I cut and pressed a small fusible fleece circle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the center of the back and gathered my edge and pressed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyc4-lzm2F1NxelsDsuj1QhMmy58hMOEpxv0w7U3rNf5HTpd_GnB0dFDDStgzhMCV18wUqv5KX73vXd8-MS2sq63WuHrPXurCmIDF9swIriKENFXUdkJRTYv8nX4CCCbiCfLn3gWm0CYoLBnsUBJiKRV5Hkkpodae7Ja3TqJLaA2AHDxfUZ73C9zbGh0/s1476/applique%20placement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1476" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyc4-lzm2F1NxelsDsuj1QhMmy58hMOEpxv0w7U3rNf5HTpd_GnB0dFDDStgzhMCV18wUqv5KX73vXd8-MS2sq63WuHrPXurCmIDF9swIriKENFXUdkJRTYv8nX4CCCbiCfLn3gWm0CYoLBnsUBJiKRV5Hkkpodae7Ja3TqJLaA2AHDxfUZ73C9zbGh0/w400-h395/applique%20placement.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I found the center of my new background square</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and used a few drops of applique glue to hold</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the first pieces in place.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the pieces on the first strawberry were done with the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">freezer paper and starch method.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My thumbs are still multiplying when I try this technique.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZRQXscZloiCGybUL3JOZCWnp5pq1UiPg9X6PRUYewhMBVrH2pomOgljlfSBeceRH7CZW84TrooLRQg3ZymKtCkin4sJ47HWFaggWbh35SHciimB8Ce4oV20wUwYBk2dy6Mp7UcQhPUMC3vvxSMqpy5FC2iaXHJJk0Fkp_UnJXu95qpPiH6E5JGdIXGg/s2016/fusible%20fleece%20applique%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2016" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZRQXscZloiCGybUL3JOZCWnp5pq1UiPg9X6PRUYewhMBVrH2pomOgljlfSBeceRH7CZW84TrooLRQg3ZymKtCkin4sJ47HWFaggWbh35SHciimB8Ce4oV20wUwYBk2dy6Mp7UcQhPUMC3vvxSMqpy5FC2iaXHJJk0Fkp_UnJXu95qpPiH6E5JGdIXGg/w400-h285/fusible%20fleece%20applique%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I decided to try using a piece of fusible fleece instead of the freezer paper.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxEvENFFM6-LS4yb06SjnkEz1beNZN5-1sK61Hk-RL4j9XznRN1ytX_cx7B7Y5YhGkYyEuPes5EBX12556ZB8pjhxlT3b3_AaVlTJ3cNCf-OQnl8sfdSRUy_udjQfJwiGO5aUP8-EkWPa-oIAObsYPQ6ttkNcPXZHN-TgOoY9QnINn5Kqj1oLkp3gaN8/s1512/fusible%20fleece%20applique%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1512" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxEvENFFM6-LS4yb06SjnkEz1beNZN5-1sK61Hk-RL4j9XznRN1ytX_cx7B7Y5YhGkYyEuPes5EBX12556ZB8pjhxlT3b3_AaVlTJ3cNCf-OQnl8sfdSRUy_udjQfJwiGO5aUP8-EkWPa-oIAObsYPQ6ttkNcPXZHN-TgOoY9QnINn5Kqj1oLkp3gaN8/w400-h360/fusible%20fleece%20applique%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I did use the brush and starch to turn the seam allowance on the back.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This felt better to my many thumbs so I may switch to this in the future</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for all top pieces.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimfLc2luuYda7h7MFXf23W9Jf0tVc0DSLYZkBOq8hTCbAcYhnsSgbSPKqnIjOi3nGKnpvy3LPbRiNraqUpvOcr4OoPBhKygZwApm2q9x-zRnqL7Glrra8sH2fkRxZa3rJLX73epmvTnljxI6o911XV_HECJQGyrW9wRrXpeg0JSegnk-1YrCuYHvTtSU/s1889/no%20adhesive%20interfacing%20machine%20prepped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1889" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimfLc2luuYda7h7MFXf23W9Jf0tVc0DSLYZkBOq8hTCbAcYhnsSgbSPKqnIjOi3nGKnpvy3LPbRiNraqUpvOcr4OoPBhKygZwApm2q9x-zRnqL7Glrra8sH2fkRxZa3rJLX73epmvTnljxI6o911XV_HECJQGyrW9wRrXpeg0JSegnk-1YrCuYHvTtSU/w400-h300/no%20adhesive%20interfacing%20machine%20prepped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the leaves which tuck behind the berry, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to try using non-adhesive interfacing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and machine sewing to the front around the edges,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">leaving an opening on the seam that will be covered by a top piece</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and then turning and shaping and pressing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This works well for me for medium to large applique pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the past, for large pieces, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have closed the stitching around the edge </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and cut an opening in the center of the interfacing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to turn right side out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the smallest ones, I think I am going to have to use </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the fusible fleece and glue method. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I completed all these pieces in since yesterday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am feeling better about my efforts,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">imperfect as they may be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So now I am ready to start the actual applique tomorrow,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which is forecast to ne a another winter storm day </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with possibly several inches of snow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wish me luck with the sewing. I will need it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The storm will probably be just a small bit of winter in New England.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-24513610297897701502024-02-10T09:40:00.006-05:002024-02-10T17:23:03.056-05:00Scrappy Saturday ~ Calling All Scraps <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CFpos4P6IhJRW4XTEemcv8Nl-O1_PbajtBf5D1e8cZwH9yAX_x7MyuHZ9405pFEZHUAz68SAaighc8ZTZ2LDwCxWa35jQC3dDSP-u3ZP9XztRKQxPYW3YZ8w92jWJRAEKkpY4dgMC-Ef7CXqzVjWFF1NAm19D5u9CdUB7BWJf9nxw_ADKOo0y9-1mYU/s1460/sewing%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1460" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CFpos4P6IhJRW4XTEemcv8Nl-O1_PbajtBf5D1e8cZwH9yAX_x7MyuHZ9405pFEZHUAz68SAaighc8ZTZ2LDwCxWa35jQC3dDSP-u3ZP9XztRKQxPYW3YZ8w92jWJRAEKkpY4dgMC-Ef7CXqzVjWFF1NAm19D5u9CdUB7BWJf9nxw_ADKOo0y9-1mYU/w640-h566/sewing%20scraps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scrappy Quilters, do you do this, too?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I am sewing, I take odd bits of fabric from my scrap basket </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by my machine and and sew them together to make a usable piece. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the temperature quilt Pine Tree blocks, I get these triangle </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">scraps I do not like to toss them in the trash.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5eBHXhZ-jcN0H6PeCIeCkVQmhjCSDMgvvksoSBYK2_ZQZ-WVDh_g4ZUxn8IYfrsT-Ijo8BCFRL42GtnEjeDnFAUqWSvSD6Szn-qUXwPqLPTQkj9e5lClZCAD0Zu_QdFrimDzzSW8i0A5JngDXDY3zvDiFHDJj3tWplO83JlMhF7v7JHMNFyA8iLnzF4/s1512/leaders%20and%20enders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1512" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5eBHXhZ-jcN0H6PeCIeCkVQmhjCSDMgvvksoSBYK2_ZQZ-WVDh_g4ZUxn8IYfrsT-Ijo8BCFRL42GtnEjeDnFAUqWSvSD6Szn-qUXwPqLPTQkj9e5lClZCAD0Zu_QdFrimDzzSW8i0A5JngDXDY3zvDiFHDJj3tWplO83JlMhF7v7JHMNFyA8iLnzF4/w400-h373/leaders%20and%20enders.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I use them as leaders and enders while I sew.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5oCGFvfhMwdb5hoO5lLfeB2FuQtqyycVA9jx6NWxONPvXlbRfLD5RBx2tvJtawYS6WN__NU7wbJpBCqRLXolq9RzgsUSjoasHjQxXD07mz904QzHuH6nlqSFmusOj6OpmFiW7N2NL2cZQdpXERLOiBFHGTS5fXF7n-zclF21xR2wKFkKihG-51rKFVA/s1512/scrap%20love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5oCGFvfhMwdb5hoO5lLfeB2FuQtqyycVA9jx6NWxONPvXlbRfLD5RBx2tvJtawYS6WN__NU7wbJpBCqRLXolq9RzgsUSjoasHjQxXD07mz904QzHuH6nlqSFmusOj6OpmFiW7N2NL2cZQdpXERLOiBFHGTS5fXF7n-zclF21xR2wKFkKihG-51rKFVA/w400-h400/scrap%20love.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can cut these down to the 2" by 1.5" pieces</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> that I need for the trunks of my trees. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vvu6wZE9_Ck9c0hoEKd2BjbKLqT19Vfq-wnouA5sJ8UsUdajIKT43BGNj4xaXZJarRaXUgBvPI_IH0tuOT1HBVEf02BZdfoKYoBRCPe4XWQzeeS_hitY5Kkp6G-1zOAUYKJVNgTutD_2ZSdHXarYv18oeG2vjdBqLbdCspP17qw_rakNCZIgIIkc8XA/s1482/old%20rose%20tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1482" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vvu6wZE9_Ck9c0hoEKd2BjbKLqT19Vfq-wnouA5sJ8UsUdajIKT43BGNj4xaXZJarRaXUgBvPI_IH0tuOT1HBVEf02BZdfoKYoBRCPe4XWQzeeS_hitY5Kkp6G-1zOAUYKJVNgTutD_2ZSdHXarYv18oeG2vjdBqLbdCspP17qw_rakNCZIgIIkc8XA/w400-h399/old%20rose%20tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adding some Old Rose to my scrappy tree quilt. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbbvqeNGNl2BJmoAx9Tjr7h2Xj8_JSHpW3JjzWa1Tl-LQuHBJI0RShzhtEzXeaaBU5IDAsHqZSQkqw49B_bwWyxzqGJGLp9P-RHLcXOI9KgO58CYGpkjiwgchaRsm1FUMaASNVZy2QEdNdwkz1fH_xGP5iXzB0dxm27WWh7g-SCkctT0D-71bPGJzwQc/s1512/feb%2010%20tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1512" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbbvqeNGNl2BJmoAx9Tjr7h2Xj8_JSHpW3JjzWa1Tl-LQuHBJI0RShzhtEzXeaaBU5IDAsHqZSQkqw49B_bwWyxzqGJGLp9P-RHLcXOI9KgO58CYGpkjiwgchaRsm1FUMaASNVZy2QEdNdwkz1fH_xGP5iXzB0dxm27WWh7g-SCkctT0D-71bPGJzwQc/w400-h383/feb%2010%20tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It reached 49 degrees F today, barely missing the predicted 60 mark.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a winter snow storm in the forecast for next week</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and temperatures dropping well below freezing again.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sewed two more tree trunks pieced from scraps. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I figure it is a scrappy quilt anyway, so why not use all my scraps.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do not mind the slightly off look and extra seams.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you do this, too? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-35603876636592921802024-02-09T20:44:00.003-05:002024-02-10T09:27:44.493-05:00Fabulous Fabric Friday ~ Free Pattern Friday <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58X6QswuxJH4PGCbnqxe-l2mh-GHGcQoR9zwH7F7hlbPYW6Sa423E2KgFOtnemDXXWR50HbRgUaYpUh-ZC29en_MhlQBwIpo-0rPraeisIAurf0nEHOI3zU8LeZrIWHJDXsEYTDbsSr0-UesDwFMAM_aMaqmI5P_te-xebaZTlOJTculbgjf6kIZJVjA/s1512/TildaFabircs%20Maple%20Fram%20Plus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1512" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58X6QswuxJH4PGCbnqxe-l2mh-GHGcQoR9zwH7F7hlbPYW6Sa423E2KgFOtnemDXXWR50HbRgUaYpUh-ZC29en_MhlQBwIpo-0rPraeisIAurf0nEHOI3zU8LeZrIWHJDXsEYTDbsSr0-UesDwFMAM_aMaqmI5P_te-xebaZTlOJTculbgjf6kIZJVjA/w640-h626/TildaFabircs%20Maple%20Fram%20Plus.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I enjoyed these special Tilda Fabrics from my stash:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Windy Day ... have only charm pack and one fat quarter,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gardenlife ... charm pack ( do I really not have more?),</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cotton Beach ... two small fat quarter bundles, charm pack and two half yards,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Farm ... small fat quarter bundle and three one-yard prints.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have never cut into these fabrics before but today I snipped</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a few small pieces of these treasures</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to add some Maple Farm to my 2024 Temperature Quilt</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM-6nKS2aNDt5RF8D_-gTVqIhwDXmRvIwtsWVp1D4TzggHyybyz1tZADWJJAGZBvyRCpiX4I6ibm57zCJDaDAHUJsU-atdCyl67asc-nDWjXGb__CM2W2KNtP6N_KxGtB5HxCA0TPzqzXw9B8jtO8UO1BXPWiwdwM2xeXTGk3t9M_jtlzFjwjrsC5WO4/s1512/feb%209%20maple%20farm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM-6nKS2aNDt5RF8D_-gTVqIhwDXmRvIwtsWVp1D4TzggHyybyz1tZADWJJAGZBvyRCpiX4I6ibm57zCJDaDAHUJsU-atdCyl67asc-nDWjXGb__CM2W2KNtP6N_KxGtB5HxCA0TPzqzXw9B8jtO8UO1BXPWiwdwM2xeXTGk3t9M_jtlzFjwjrsC5WO4/w400-h400/feb%209%20maple%20farm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This little tree combines this lovely pink print with one of the light blues.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a gray afternoon today so difficult to show the true colors,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but I really do not think that Tilda Fabrics colors photograph well. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The colors are soft but they look a bit washed out here.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tilda Fabrics are best enjoyed in hand.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope to add a little bit of every Tilda Collection that I have to this quilt. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope to someday make a small quilt with each of these collections</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when I quilty muse decides I must sew them. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkfLvlwqGYho-SR4TKb3rOrYu6J5v1NsBfoI8tHJ5H5OcSXYwjzpD0drueLYVOKZZQBRgNa6tn49ixVHHWFIM-DimdAIAg15p68fSztrjO8FGP1sHxq_j4nQLK9sQ8lIOPjhNf5gNErRawOZ5Qlw0lu7_pXWmZaZcNjxOnxW7ciEtPFhi20jVhUdWVig/s593/WindflowerPillow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkfLvlwqGYho-SR4TKb3rOrYu6J5v1NsBfoI8tHJ5H5OcSXYwjzpD0drueLYVOKZZQBRgNa6tn49ixVHHWFIM-DimdAIAg15p68fSztrjO8FGP1sHxq_j4nQLK9sQ8lIOPjhNf5gNErRawOZ5Qlw0lu7_pXWmZaZcNjxOnxW7ciEtPFhi20jVhUdWVig/w399-h400/WindflowerPillow.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have always loved this free pattern for Maple Farm:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Windflower-Pillow-r-A4-USl.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Farm Windflower Pillow</span></a><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">and this lovely ... </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f3gvjbdYmI24BETb5VIWumy4toYjiLRfAe3w8EjvCB3mrgH6Lz7u2bEHwGrw6swjR9b5CKX5w_YlQcuWuOkYjkPTS5yt-RB084pquNefXGNLhto0z6HcmeYPrslbZ6VN9y7F1uqtdBYWkAiG_fN1EzgOpJJu-4rMAfotfh5z5dmxjNUPH7R0P-mXSpU/s593/WindflowerQuilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f3gvjbdYmI24BETb5VIWumy4toYjiLRfAe3w8EjvCB3mrgH6Lz7u2bEHwGrw6swjR9b5CKX5w_YlQcuWuOkYjkPTS5yt-RB084pquNefXGNLhto0z6HcmeYPrslbZ6VN9y7F1uqtdBYWkAiG_fN1EzgOpJJu-4rMAfotfh5z5dmxjNUPH7R0P-mXSpU/w399-h400/WindflowerQuilt.jpg" width="399" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Windflower-Quilt-A4-US-letter-web4.pdf" target="_blank">Free Tilda Windflower Quilt Pattern</a><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe someday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It would be hard to find the fabrics now and they would be quite expensive,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but I could use what I have and add other fabrics from my stash.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have some fabrics in your stash </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that you are just not sure you want to cut?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-66893357286519326432024-02-08T20:30:00.002-05:002024-02-09T11:57:53.532-05:00I Like Thursday ~ My Happy Place<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakUVEW2dDpPt2P5NFmU5WX1IcdnMgQJamqoECXYUv85XVEC5aSVQSTWP4FXuCjDhcH1wUBlKqKpXI8zsbUN4Zk-Rjc5d69vyiK_W6Xp5mT8uwanHyE9e5ug59_Yk8Kgu2uuvcbJBfOPiFl3PouGBbtz2-FUn3amCmaZ6pL6a_xTYQ3NUeOc55iBg70OE/s1507/heart%20embroidery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1507" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakUVEW2dDpPt2P5NFmU5WX1IcdnMgQJamqoECXYUv85XVEC5aSVQSTWP4FXuCjDhcH1wUBlKqKpXI8zsbUN4Zk-Rjc5d69vyiK_W6Xp5mT8uwanHyE9e5ug59_Yk8Kgu2uuvcbJBfOPiFl3PouGBbtz2-FUn3amCmaZ6pL6a_xTYQ3NUeOc55iBg70OE/w640-h612/heart%20embroidery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like adding little hand stitches to my projects.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMptVSED8yZHnJP_sOQYgMtIubenDPCpbHKqVB2MCiJLoXgzG_ncVbQOLcwylYbJ-_KHgAZVvtU9BGu2eFoxnwh68_Vb3PtjWAcANdl7GkEJoAf166wlSyDWcXcf6TI6hbOa6ZGGIRWkO1zcT330BSxI5ZEAdsw6W8EkcP6uwByYSe7EAAzZn0JFBtbk/s1512/feathered%20chain%20wip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMptVSED8yZHnJP_sOQYgMtIubenDPCpbHKqVB2MCiJLoXgzG_ncVbQOLcwylYbJ-_KHgAZVvtU9BGu2eFoxnwh68_Vb3PtjWAcANdl7GkEJoAf166wlSyDWcXcf6TI6hbOa6ZGGIRWkO1zcT330BSxI5ZEAdsw6W8EkcP6uwByYSe7EAAzZn0JFBtbk/w400-h400/feathered%20chain%20wip.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My stitches may not be perfect but they make me happy</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is my </span><a href="https://scrapatches.blogspot.com/2024/02/play-with-some-scraps.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Scrappy Heart Block</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with the Chained Feather embroidered edge </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that I found on the video in the above link.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Sp5IJemI1hhrV6rYEbq4Kke58uUN7aXsuD9HGvro2DZp_MZ5vHryavjreUryrAUBIhItL-W2EMhYAL5vi5Fxntt7TiFRQ1iehkVgkoiPglE8jkmVzzgHqShrcaguK3s36MmZE0Ry8Z2GS3hqZcKjoSfAf_2q1_xH4ZAiux7TUQApZel3nCnE47fu0eU/s1838/chair%20view%20feb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1447" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Sp5IJemI1hhrV6rYEbq4Kke58uUN7aXsuD9HGvro2DZp_MZ5vHryavjreUryrAUBIhItL-W2EMhYAL5vi5Fxntt7TiFRQ1iehkVgkoiPglE8jkmVzzgHqShrcaguK3s36MmZE0Ry8Z2GS3hqZcKjoSfAf_2q1_xH4ZAiux7TUQApZel3nCnE47fu0eU/w315-h400/chair%20view%20feb.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">My Wordless Wednesday photo this week</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> showed the view from my favorite stitching chair</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in my living room.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I shows some of my favorite quilty things.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcT28b5iGRNwTCUMHKtkrw8xdB4Nya1YjnkyYTrKeRLoM-aBU9NmAV8v371cxESpnOBXahUxkbE0vMfjjEQ8uV4rLBJut5Tplg2ijalTfK7JAFYutXVtIVfmtRVzWU6gp3UkqTu7LZT_hmDYePUID8DyYYf5ieWmTiGz5V9ZbR3MBItoN9rqWAM5-RHM/s1474/Scrappy%20Heart%20Quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1474" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcT28b5iGRNwTCUMHKtkrw8xdB4Nya1YjnkyYTrKeRLoM-aBU9NmAV8v371cxESpnOBXahUxkbE0vMfjjEQ8uV4rLBJut5Tplg2ijalTfK7JAFYutXVtIVfmtRVzWU6gp3UkqTu7LZT_hmDYePUID8DyYYf5ieWmTiGz5V9ZbR3MBItoN9rqWAM5-RHM/w400-h389/Scrappy%20Heart%20Quilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of them is this scrappy heart quilt which I made prior to my blogging dates.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is one of the first seasonal wall quilts that I remember making to warm my home.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This quilt has been in my quilt closet for the last few years,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoyed taking it out and seeing it again like an old friend.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a free pattern ... somewhere.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is probably circa 2012, because it has scraps of the</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tapestry Collection by Fig Tree Quilts </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and is one of my favorite quilt fabric lines. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I remember that I only had a yard of the border floral </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I had to figure the exact width to cut so I had </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">used all of it and had an even border. It was a very odd sized cut. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The coffee bar under it is a new winter addition to my dining room.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr, Scrapatch loves the being close to his coffeemaker.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0bRx-DwCf4N3oDDzcfcUfDhz8i4S7y_g2Sl4xcnw-qbCLQug6MZTq_GoVHMHW4llNMyD3yxumSpbf-2kgnxAzE8Y6i3g7ac4LjuxWE_jGXKNHjnRvT55MUY9EVMYxuxeSKjyMfm5936s3AGaTflOEcwuY1LHdhon0oKApLKxrXFT4E-A6h3HXWbaIRo/s1418/2024%20tenp%20quilt%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1403" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0bRx-DwCf4N3oDDzcfcUfDhz8i4S7y_g2Sl4xcnw-qbCLQug6MZTq_GoVHMHW4llNMyD3yxumSpbf-2kgnxAzE8Y6i3g7ac4LjuxWE_jGXKNHjnRvT55MUY9EVMYxuxeSKjyMfm5936s3AGaTflOEcwuY1LHdhon0oKApLKxrXFT4E-A6h3HXWbaIRo/w396-h400/2024%20tenp%20quilt%20blocks.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also in the photo is the first two rows of my 2024 Temperature Quilt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and my snowman cookie jar so we can enjoy a cookie with our coffee or tea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoyed visiting me this Thursday in my cozy quilty place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has turned gray again here, but our temperatures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> are still above freezing in the daytime. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you are safe and warm and well in your own happy place today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Visit my friends today at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/02/i-like-thursday-388-chocolate-or.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for more Thursday fun. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Thursday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-68615517510617215282024-02-07T10:40:00.001-05:002024-02-07T10:40:09.929-05:00Wordless Wednesday <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePsV-amLMzA0guIcWK9xx54Y1wQiuhaCFwfq6polFYU8ThAj2VT19Co7yDVdHsLEZzSHrbdPQpnJ_dDDy9mHueSEHPnNbVfuVdwcaed55fWqsIpb-Zyk7CbccsLso1703j6S52_Sd9x4TY41e8UKt0T0aXa-7A3b0QCcIdEJ8cpuDzfbTa0zBW4B9ZXQ/s1969/wed%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePsV-amLMzA0guIcWK9xx54Y1wQiuhaCFwfq6polFYU8ThAj2VT19Co7yDVdHsLEZzSHrbdPQpnJ_dDDy9mHueSEHPnNbVfuVdwcaed55fWqsIpb-Zyk7CbccsLso1703j6S52_Sd9x4TY41e8UKt0T0aXa-7A3b0QCcIdEJ8cpuDzfbTa0zBW4B9ZXQ/w492-h640/wed%201.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-79082509630021230842024-02-06T20:30:00.001-05:002024-02-07T10:38:17.481-05:00Hugs & Stitches Linky Party ~ February 2024<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-21488926679768239302024-02-05T22:12:00.004-05:002024-02-05T22:16:03.226-05:00"Play With Some Scraps"<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-h7RQ1zfjIjyBe2WXOUYshIvd2BUFTCHNXaRTCqcNfOcGKSchn9l2vXoUeCAFOjf-7CI4hfCEgDYbSv887Xd-X2vSieyPWSdrmJnqdzYOmiMCIREC2qPmd8yB_CukV3X_utCgJNvXW_97lXmVUkXYSaDWqj8zbSsV7uqBErKrOp4W1XUcmW_etcs4TA/s1474/scrap%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1474" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-h7RQ1zfjIjyBe2WXOUYshIvd2BUFTCHNXaRTCqcNfOcGKSchn9l2vXoUeCAFOjf-7CI4hfCEgDYbSv887Xd-X2vSieyPWSdrmJnqdzYOmiMCIREC2qPmd8yB_CukV3X_utCgJNvXW_97lXmVUkXYSaDWqj8zbSsV7uqBErKrOp4W1XUcmW_etcs4TA/w640-h596/scrap%20basket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A quilty friend wrote today, "Play with some scraps."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I sewed scraps today.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OYm0DxEw68rrtRj0jptTCzxxRAUBzwhZA2KE7GYVxD9cJ3IhDsVGDIUH8NcaWhg-F5RmmNkWoHzLA4p1z-AVAwUAndezQP6N5xHfX97IZRsDdmD4AyNfgTIicIy5kHGSMQQgv1TDVpNyYfaiQYrG25GHuZzzN1stYPwElrMZdaK0emxFllCBipkexw8/s1512/scrap%20hsts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1512" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OYm0DxEw68rrtRj0jptTCzxxRAUBzwhZA2KE7GYVxD9cJ3IhDsVGDIUH8NcaWhg-F5RmmNkWoHzLA4p1z-AVAwUAndezQP6N5xHfX97IZRsDdmD4AyNfgTIicIy5kHGSMQQgv1TDVpNyYfaiQYrG25GHuZzzN1stYPwElrMZdaK0emxFllCBipkexw8/w400-h389/scrap%20hsts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started with these small HSTs that were cutoffs </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from a Vintage Flower Sampler Block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhjg7Q1LkTB06gm608J55Mq_eUV5vf5J9nM-7VVscM1yO1LfrsdfrDQ0-6CY9tXagQN89yPgZHfHgbJpzxY0Mb7K2HMB0WP8X3-dtN1lN0Fo_XdWc7MlH_gdUDrYB0sgFiCbv8kePGbdlL0q-374qXJrcRpacKo8ZNUMm0tTDUB-_Ubl_8EhLhDzqVgs/s1622/scrap%20heart%20plan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhjg7Q1LkTB06gm608J55Mq_eUV5vf5J9nM-7VVscM1yO1LfrsdfrDQ0-6CY9tXagQN89yPgZHfHgbJpzxY0Mb7K2HMB0WP8X3-dtN1lN0Fo_XdWc7MlH_gdUDrYB0sgFiCbv8kePGbdlL0q-374qXJrcRpacKo8ZNUMm0tTDUB-_Ubl_8EhLhDzqVgs/w365-h400/scrap%20heart%20plan.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since February is heart month, I decided to make a heart.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOz3UlTkVZAytVnOm4g7bRKY6OSOmCBSDfkucR3nFel52bgxmR9EXMVLCfqnzyJnoUPBa8syBpO33fSMmwCTI-piUgcwODsAaJ75T0LS3l0jMjCMQGcpZhAZRj_9k3IMV5Ei4F4aorOhhQJzPhu7AyU_phTap4lRS1oxXzA6nVYWnpjJuoK8aPWceUeY/s1377/scrap%20improv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1377" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOz3UlTkVZAytVnOm4g7bRKY6OSOmCBSDfkucR3nFel52bgxmR9EXMVLCfqnzyJnoUPBa8syBpO33fSMmwCTI-piUgcwODsAaJ75T0LS3l0jMjCMQGcpZhAZRj_9k3IMV5Ei4F4aorOhhQJzPhu7AyU_phTap4lRS1oxXzA6nVYWnpjJuoK8aPWceUeY/w400-h354/scrap%20improv.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I added some more small scraps.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMnYfCOuwysv26cpHDGXRnwZ-E-mQrBsOGFAj8oKP2ZDLcBLn4ARGLeLv0nVwDN3c7ABDHSvckuaN-GmuxhRkp-H1EI2x-c2tFQ8WBg13Tom15qlxnsujXy0RzhbVGvehzMKWTeaYZ4iitv3ESpZsooR2vS1gm3csAbKKdHJOs1Mnrdn-LljWnIBuJJU/s1410/selvage%20love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1410" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMnYfCOuwysv26cpHDGXRnwZ-E-mQrBsOGFAj8oKP2ZDLcBLn4ARGLeLv0nVwDN3c7ABDHSvckuaN-GmuxhRkp-H1EI2x-c2tFQ8WBg13Tom15qlxnsujXy0RzhbVGvehzMKWTeaYZ4iitv3ESpZsooR2vS1gm3csAbKKdHJOs1Mnrdn-LljWnIBuJJU/w400-h396/selvage%20love.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided that I really wanted to add this selvage</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Love at first sight" by Yuma</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I cut a 2.5" strip for the top and bottom.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBiM5ZaJJq-mfwc1590tdea77Yy9LgPPn8WPwvBnM1__1Ij2uE_Bal_QY_wdzHLB25PlMFyexeNoNpXndrcpbtLCXTWUwaACD3qnUSu0G4LGk8MXUpfBfRx57nn0lqQiz7-NRl-DRqpWE-DPLWo6cFsybhYOWFmAzC5FwG4d22Z_Q7KADsiyNUv5wmTU/s1479/scrap%20play%20today.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBiM5ZaJJq-mfwc1590tdea77Yy9LgPPn8WPwvBnM1__1Ij2uE_Bal_QY_wdzHLB25PlMFyexeNoNpXndrcpbtLCXTWUwaACD3qnUSu0G4LGk8MXUpfBfRx57nn0lqQiz7-NRl-DRqpWE-DPLWo6cFsybhYOWFmAzC5FwG4d22Z_Q7KADsiyNUv5wmTU/w356-h400/scrap%20play%20today.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love this little block.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not sure what I will do with it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe add use it for a label for my Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe make a mug rug.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was so much fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was nice to be reminded to just take some time to play with my fabric scraps.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ehU59mfsK2lrdMw3BDopdtbpFj5CuXf66eiUHRa4KG4gjRfbaJmRywb-1z6hcSoHlVcUxHzTKyImeZNQjO7Sgy1B9OmZ0-Vvx7iennZ9YMiiM27BW7bmJW3DPXPBrnBfAX65xI8L2QxJ2oBeWZmiOl91TOdMxiQwwDDHKcaejJy3mHk7Nn6FllETP-M/s1512/feathered%20chain%20embroidery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1512" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ehU59mfsK2lrdMw3BDopdtbpFj5CuXf66eiUHRa4KG4gjRfbaJmRywb-1z6hcSoHlVcUxHzTKyImeZNQjO7Sgy1B9OmZ0-Vvx7iennZ9YMiiM27BW7bmJW3DPXPBrnBfAX65xI8L2QxJ2oBeWZmiOl91TOdMxiQwwDDHKcaejJy3mHk7Nn6FllETP-M/w400-h360/feathered%20chain%20embroidery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I saw a lovely stitchy project on Instagram,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C295VYRpLCl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chained Feather Video by Larissa @ Sticthingnote</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I decided that I had to find some thread </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and add this edging around my scrappy heart.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have done this stitch many years ago, but not on a quilty project</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so this is new to me. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the video ... </span></p>
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font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0px;"></div> <div style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); width: 12.5px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12.5px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 14px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); width: 12.5px;"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-top: 2px solid transparent; 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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C295VYRpLCl/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Larisa 🌸 (@stitchingnotes)</a></p></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I find watching hand work like this is so pleasant and inspiring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlp2JVTplLVBo8c_2glntbBQPFDVxxIWLuRxP66S26k3iRq_Q9CrVp1ecIj3pADvdb_Q6e9DYVhHnN6POMaiegbKI3WZH6KQB2XCKBI4cdFQ53BajKfKNrqrqcpwhn_Hw7UR0kzzCVHdJpMWfMe96ykkL-j4-4AimngR3E5Q89kOOZBcztjJGj1gnSh8/s1463/temperature%20blocks%20feb%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1463" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlp2JVTplLVBo8c_2glntbBQPFDVxxIWLuRxP66S26k3iRq_Q9CrVp1ecIj3pADvdb_Q6e9DYVhHnN6POMaiegbKI3WZH6KQB2XCKBI4cdFQ53BajKfKNrqrqcpwhn_Hw7UR0kzzCVHdJpMWfMe96ykkL-j4-4AimngR3E5Q89kOOZBcztjJGj1gnSh8/w400-h398/temperature%20blocks%20feb%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also sewed my temperature tree block for today.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The temperatures are the same as yesterday's tree</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and tomorrow's may be the same.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is just above freezing and sunny in the daytime</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and it drops about 10 degrees at night.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is mild weather for winter in New England.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you had a happy day and found time to play, my friends!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-13246832662679372682024-02-03T20:15:00.004-05:002024-02-03T20:15:59.070-05:00Saturday Sewing<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rhbMo3oLSPaJy0nIRlx3aCQQkxus0D0pm_m6UKwU3hI2R_sIDPA_eEvQs2WyqjSTv_4Sl1OHzCdfPv8nTttBtqBfAoD21k1GSMXz69JbgXtJ7fO7zeZNLNCACRcxojCLACINwW41KnYdp8c6cNHQF06Du9uA0-Em_8gW00KQg_U7q_aLiIsSdfHY8gM/s1512/week%20tree%20blocks%20feb%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rhbMo3oLSPaJy0nIRlx3aCQQkxus0D0pm_m6UKwU3hI2R_sIDPA_eEvQs2WyqjSTv_4Sl1OHzCdfPv8nTttBtqBfAoD21k1GSMXz69JbgXtJ7fO7zeZNLNCACRcxojCLACINwW41KnYdp8c6cNHQF06Du9uA0-Em_8gW00KQg_U7q_aLiIsSdfHY8gM/w640-h640/week%20tree%20blocks%20feb%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Catching up with my Temperature Quilt Tree Blocks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last weekend and much of the week, I felt under the weather,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which started snowy, got wet and wild and then turned to ice.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After that is was cloudy and gray all week </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the temperatures went up and down.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was not really ill but very blah </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and mostly stayed tucked under the quilts and read</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and dreamed of better days.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So here is my week's worth of blocks sewed yesterday and today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The heart block is a spacer block to mark the beginning of February.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0y3JTRTVFr9-kepOxSuZGFX7T-BrMRkqzh6Vzqn1Ln0seIsTDEy3xofPKb94EARK8ZGW47ql4yW_rJpWIC7P7scG-PTO_wgnMyVpCree7KFFJKDGK-HtOWBhcRN5OLzxTlnHxYfHZbcSfMqsVkjQc7xYqTLJSSEjSrNbq1__7p9Tor1F0iDGKd6e-ag/s1428/tree%20sat%20feb%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0y3JTRTVFr9-kepOxSuZGFX7T-BrMRkqzh6Vzqn1Ln0seIsTDEy3xofPKb94EARK8ZGW47ql4yW_rJpWIC7P7scG-PTO_wgnMyVpCree7KFFJKDGK-HtOWBhcRN5OLzxTlnHxYfHZbcSfMqsVkjQc7xYqTLJSSEjSrNbq1__7p9Tor1F0iDGKd6e-ag/w396-h400/tree%20sat%20feb%203.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is today's block,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">low temperature in the 20s and high in the mid 30s Fahrenheit.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next few days are forecast to zig-zag above and below the freezing mark.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have also been working on sewing the rows </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and will have more photos of what the quilt may look like soon. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you are having and happy quilty weekend.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Scrapatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922866916373027618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787769150365145144.post-6522874472197259282024-02-02T12:30:00.009-05:002024-02-02T12:33:14.420-05:00Fabric Love and Free Pattern Friday <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6fdaNwRMdnPKe5uZoRgpYHbKgphImY_OsL3oFscctKjr1OMQUExND6Fb1VWwpbFr7UjCo_P8IxMFN6RMuYb3ge8zTfkVhzrRQjxtWsGoDS3yqASF9evmJsJvMKoUrm9__W9dhKS5-qJJ5ecGtZnqdQMrL8t2EZNV0ph2TNxrFKn6iMxBSTKaDJ1SpaQ/s1512/Jubilee%20Plus%20Green.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1512" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6fdaNwRMdnPKe5uZoRgpYHbKgphImY_OsL3oFscctKjr1OMQUExND6Fb1VWwpbFr7UjCo_P8IxMFN6RMuYb3ge8zTfkVhzrRQjxtWsGoDS3yqASF9evmJsJvMKoUrm9__W9dhKS5-qJJ5ecGtZnqdQMrL8t2EZNV0ph2TNxrFKn6iMxBSTKaDJ1SpaQ/w640-h604/Jubilee%20Plus%20Green.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Wordless Wednesday photo </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">showed my recent quilty indulgence purchase</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of the Tilda Jubilee Fat Quarter Bundles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I bought mine at Handcock of Paducah on pre-order </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to add to my Tilda Collection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The small print bundle has a print with a green background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The main collection only has green in the leaf details.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I love green, I went stash spelunking deep in my closet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and pulled out some of my older Tilda Collection gems.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These greens are from the Apple Butter Collection </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and are a nice addition to the Jubilee colors, I think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love the way almost all Tilda Collections play well together.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jubilee is their 25th Collection and Tilda is celebrating. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0Ca5gEnIzUGgGB9VsOKBsxDvhWs0FDsunLoWz1yT2wNsg81b9rX4p2KabwLNgyCLDqXeXcCQnFRwvbfYPAHZRohib8u8oFzBMBJDwUOUi9DC9T_WbUKXNh-NemueA1_xv3uzs1mDaJvFotCgkmj4vqdoFGQlAeCFuw9-dFeN4v4SptpXwTYWHnbbxFY/s1462/Jubilee-slides-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1028" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0Ca5gEnIzUGgGB9VsOKBsxDvhWs0FDsunLoWz1yT2wNsg81b9rX4p2KabwLNgyCLDqXeXcCQnFRwvbfYPAHZRohib8u8oFzBMBJDwUOUi9DC9T_WbUKXNh-NemueA1_xv3uzs1mDaJvFotCgkmj4vqdoFGQlAeCFuw9-dFeN4v4SptpXwTYWHnbbxFY/w281-h400/Jubilee-slides-1.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/catalogues/jubilee-catalogue/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Jubilee Collection Catalogue Here</span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are, of course, some lovely new free patterns. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmChyOt-kpYL8zhW_QFwyvrFzmFAa5O05gATWx_1udA7R5G_V8nPc1oofvS1POdSJioA-dhiO1QVjBKZuDXoYuCwCvWikYrYITlDJVG78fmU2EXppdXzoUdD3A0Fx2lk6D9cGUhl27alaJGlbG_zRVf5hvyTLkRXq6f2hjohlDIXhbuokNOKI5bCwFOs/s400/FreePattern%20Tilda.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="400" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmChyOt-kpYL8zhW_QFwyvrFzmFAa5O05gATWx_1udA7R5G_V8nPc1oofvS1POdSJioA-dhiO1QVjBKZuDXoYuCwCvWikYrYITlDJVG78fmU2EXppdXzoUdD3A0Fx2lk6D9cGUhl27alaJGlbG_zRVf5hvyTLkRXq6f2hjohlDIXhbuokNOKI5bCwFOs/w200-h134/FreePattern%20Tilda.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/free-patterns-collections/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Click Here for Tild's World Free Pattern Page</span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWo8JjGU_qTM-2G4-1ZR-1EfwIjw_GFpzra_HkiVUJ60OGIRyk7m9VwKL8na6apTBCB6SHY0cToDPCzMRzVqa88kfz7O1RTNaegBMO9HrB_qmFERf05lzDN2taPuE2lf8VLlXyGA162TjIk4QhTz-T-Pp7DCLVETL92G-WH6D-g2ua8r8fGHuTb5dHuQ/s595/Patterns-sma%CC%8Abilder-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="595" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWo8JjGU_qTM-2G4-1ZR-1EfwIjw_GFpzra_HkiVUJ60OGIRyk7m9VwKL8na6apTBCB6SHY0cToDPCzMRzVqa88kfz7O1RTNaegBMO9HrB_qmFERf05lzDN2taPuE2lf8VLlXyGA162TjIk4QhTz-T-Pp7DCLVETL92G-WH6D-g2ua8r8fGHuTb5dHuQ/w400-h400/Patterns-sma%CC%8Abilder-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This lovely applique quilt is my favorite.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is much too challenging for my skills at this time ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">maybe forever.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Patterns-Birthday-Quilt-US-Letter.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the link to just the pattern templates. </span></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I love to save the patterns and look.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The applique pillow might be within my possibility.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKw1tfapkByvmVZhyphenhyphenKeMli-3yXIn0u9Q4tEPlA60p5PfgQ5fWHWHSEjWRB0z40_vIJZknOeE0VkbROXuKcFqksXlO_Jz3VtDLgT2l3TiBNGtkKcUguHrlT_g7i4SR57C_Cj3JI-dvw4Ussd2HuCyMU_M1hTP5F-AMi3imAsaknSYmT4ce4P_IJKx2tlY/s595/Patterns-sma%CC%8Abilder-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKw1tfapkByvmVZhyphenhyphenKeMli-3yXIn0u9Q4tEPlA60p5PfgQ5fWHWHSEjWRB0z40_vIJZknOeE0VkbROXuKcFqksXlO_Jz3VtDLgT2l3TiBNGtkKcUguHrlT_g7i4SR57C_Cj3JI-dvw4Ussd2HuCyMU_M1hTP5F-AMi3imAsaknSYmT4ce4P_IJKx2tlY/s320/Patterns-sma%CC%8Abilder-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This pieced pillow is much more of a possibility for my capabilities. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lollyflower-Pillows.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Lollyflower Pillow Pattern Here</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been added to my very long list of "Things To Sew."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time will tell. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will you celebrate their Jubilee and sew?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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