tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66323735453842583232024-03-14T06:28:46.399-04:00Crafts and Math...and other things I loveMrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-27459747392834497052022-05-29T15:03:00.004-04:002022-05-29T15:03:43.430-04:00Hands2Help Quilts<p>I am joining the Hands2Help parade and am sneaking in under the wire. I just put the last stitches in the binding and took the pictures :).</p><p>One of my goals is to use up some of the fabric I have inherited from various sources. Some of it is definitely easier to use than others :D. For the Hands2Help challenge, I chose to use a panel that I had. It seems like it's an old one, but it's also timeless.</p><p>I started by stitching a serpentine stitch down the length of each line. I got the idea from other blogs that I read, and was really happy with how this came together. The only tricky part was when I got to the middle I would have to remember to switch to my regular stitch so I could follow the design along to the next line to go down (I didn't want to have to deal with all those loose ends).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu9G1gUtAfNpHsBvEZUtYTYaURzABQngtn2P-jk7MdYMlc0ivPcd-e0NlGOnJXPoL3OGF7uWoej4nBHlKTtZkldRpMXC3TiIH3OD7fD0pAEoZFFiNlPFryZ2Q0ROQwfK3WJR8K5oVTSPAr07T4QkyvZWm6pYdzN1OOW14E2XwClxnrAUdf-ABNMHj/s1440/Resized_20220523_191504.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu9G1gUtAfNpHsBvEZUtYTYaURzABQngtn2P-jk7MdYMlc0ivPcd-e0NlGOnJXPoL3OGF7uWoej4nBHlKTtZkldRpMXC3TiIH3OD7fD0pAEoZFFiNlPFryZ2Q0ROQwfK3WJR8K5oVTSPAr07T4QkyvZWm6pYdzN1OOW14E2XwClxnrAUdf-ABNMHj/s320/Resized_20220523_191504.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The next thing I did was trace around the scalloped border on the inside. I did this with my regular stitch because I didn't quite trust my ability to do it as free motion quilting.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNfjotMSX1EB4wUxDqkmElKK__ZCchbTIOvRi-N-F8gb_Xg74QiYB7GKZJchlOAmXlbwwSeeLUNJsoXUflHBwDO2NqJkBlZqi3MCr-3sOiw4tKfUeDUXTlKthXKaCN6hgGjdRb4Ft05ZP6KOoHU8q_VjaZPYx4ynktPdjb5Yla1nxeBiesUmhGPw/s1440/Resized_20220529_142217.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNfjotMSX1EB4wUxDqkmElKK__ZCchbTIOvRi-N-F8gb_Xg74QiYB7GKZJchlOAmXlbwwSeeLUNJsoXUflHBwDO2NqJkBlZqi3MCr-3sOiw4tKfUeDUXTlKthXKaCN6hgGjdRb4Ft05ZP6KOoHU8q_VjaZPYx4ynktPdjb5Yla1nxeBiesUmhGPw/s320/Resized_20220529_142217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that I switched to free motion quilting. I added some grass at the bottom. I'm not good at straight lines, so I drew lines straight across to help me know where I was going. I also didn't want lots of ends to tie in from this so I worked left to right the first row, then moved up and worked right to left. I found that direction harder when I was practicing, so I actually turned the quilt upside down and worked that was instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFUHCi0OLA3GjDnT6ewdRL4bWiaoebm7zKZ5A_9TXrOnRSHGsUBKVlBOepV7hF-CCDlnZazDmIG7O31_OEWKbBDVPpcWgZj39Qvh4xSCRs2aIrTHXnteGZzFV_FV7fpZEpIK2WmKLmcT08qL5PWcZNH4FehOW2MHnSSPv2mBLzo1pOPrc3MEzT2nJ/s1440/Resized_20220529_142228.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFUHCi0OLA3GjDnT6ewdRL4bWiaoebm7zKZ5A_9TXrOnRSHGsUBKVlBOepV7hF-CCDlnZazDmIG7O31_OEWKbBDVPpcWgZj39Qvh4xSCRs2aIrTHXnteGZzFV_FV7fpZEpIK2WmKLmcT08qL5PWcZNH4FehOW2MHnSSPv2mBLzo1pOPrc3MEzT2nJ/s320/Resized_20220529_142228.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also traced around all the animals and balloons, and added some clouds to the sky to help fill things in.</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/AVvXsEjqeSGieu2ZFOPrVm83sQ9c7vFRUOi6u0MPrOCpKN-XoDfX6lK_DB1gPyjprY046kUSw_bi6Q52BUYyX9SXbdtWoA4yUSQmWR3g7aCiZhxCbWOug-i7scL_aa0pNp06CJnFUBRDGuGtRpsXyw2sbhUO05QMcHZEGrRlGKLkd7KTTMRuW0rze-r3auR-/s1440/Resized_20220529_142331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeSGieu2ZFOPrVm83sQ9c7vFRUOi6u0MPrOCpKN-XoDfX6lK_DB1gPyjprY046kUSw_bi6Q52BUYyX9SXbdtWoA4yUSQmWR3g7aCiZhxCbWOug-i7scL_aa0pNp06CJnFUBRDGuGtRpsXyw2sbhUO05QMcHZEGrRlGKLkd7KTTMRuW0rze-r3auR-/s320/Resized_20220529_142331.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was really happy with the back I found to go with it (also an inherited fabric). Especially since the lines on the front were yellow, pink, green and blue, and the backing fabric was yellow with pink, green, and blue circles on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU8TOIqb7DzR38HUwj7aIwy0ghMnWjJjRVmzoYxruBLEEJZljdtXfrrX8CttZC2R6KsxcNbbPN0ssiB2H1ntWkIeX6tNfkCnJhE8iosoallNeBkd5R_9N5b1Db3LN6ghgaYT8I_z7D-XhMy-V03V2NU5DbRqC7s1d07_L7I9yWF5KUEpiIivfJZAe/s1440/Resized_20220529_142242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU8TOIqb7DzR38HUwj7aIwy0ghMnWjJjRVmzoYxruBLEEJZljdtXfrrX8CttZC2R6KsxcNbbPN0ssiB2H1ntWkIeX6tNfkCnJhE8iosoallNeBkd5R_9N5b1Db3LN6ghgaYT8I_z7D-XhMy-V03V2NU5DbRqC7s1d07_L7I9yWF5KUEpiIivfJZAe/s320/Resized_20220529_142242.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bound it with a yellow binding, which looks great. This was a bit of a tough one to square up (some of the dangers of inherited fabrics).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPhrB87wdeE4TyYBOT0tiabulKpklEM4p0DOVHFaX5kp0czbPW2TV-NrCGDti3fF6iFvBZfSsVIPsggYwKvXuJYL4D4s76Vq5Cu8WazrWpFfb8wx0IZDr5ubV2M5d8QKQ_2k76cMOijvAzjZMM0IguIJB4qhaHBByssF__oGW2zMvYhj8v4a3cTZ7/s1440/Resized_20220529_142202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPhrB87wdeE4TyYBOT0tiabulKpklEM4p0DOVHFaX5kp0czbPW2TV-NrCGDti3fF6iFvBZfSsVIPsggYwKvXuJYL4D4s76Vq5Cu8WazrWpFfb8wx0IZDr5ubV2M5d8QKQ_2k76cMOijvAzjZMM0IguIJB4qhaHBByssF__oGW2zMvYhj8v4a3cTZ7/s320/Resized_20220529_142202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quilt will be going to <a href="https://projectlinuscanada.org/" target="_blank">Project Linus</a> to hopefully make someone happy. I will also be donating two quilts I finished a number of years ago, but that just haven't found their way out of my house yet:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMFQLY6A_K_L1CKrz3I04EEhOLXTWTwdE1T9dkhm_Tbdu27KliPEvYL0AGJjIkxbh0cqLaYc90E5DeOFK2Aue8khDDqMsNEMMwgTmHq9xpHDMp6t0s1O4cUA9JdyuCaUjJRcYP9Cr87H1doVQo6a0bHoqAN6jMQ7tNbtIXV-Or1XbIBqpxlcCfR8Y/s1049/Resized_20220529_144529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMFQLY6A_K_L1CKrz3I04EEhOLXTWTwdE1T9dkhm_Tbdu27KliPEvYL0AGJjIkxbh0cqLaYc90E5DeOFK2Aue8khDDqMsNEMMwgTmHq9xpHDMp6t0s1O4cUA9JdyuCaUjJRcYP9Cr87H1doVQo6a0bHoqAN6jMQ7tNbtIXV-Or1XbIBqpxlcCfR8Y/s320/Resized_20220529_144529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3n3iFYH0KHMRhZr1HgauGRdUSWZ0HPXem0D0DxqnKvTiLluI_L12KZhG7jxXjC_g7n7C0dCFJCR6WnLk7PeN4PaEQqHg8EjzvtVRwjbOX-5BG9a9FrolKyiyPmFuqwhUw2-vaNv8ySsm9_Q_Ku5BGFyJEBMRleMu5kHf2Hojq1SOK1uf428wT3m8/s1080/Resized_20220529_144730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3n3iFYH0KHMRhZr1HgauGRdUSWZ0HPXem0D0DxqnKvTiLluI_L12KZhG7jxXjC_g7n7C0dCFJCR6WnLk7PeN4PaEQqHg8EjzvtVRwjbOX-5BG9a9FrolKyiyPmFuqwhUw2-vaNv8ySsm9_Q_Ku5BGFyJEBMRleMu5kHf2Hojq1SOK1uf428wT3m8/s320/Resized_20220529_144730.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIMZ5z5BHVClwMjL2f79RP9-hbfF7siL0Mh_ix_zk7oHidOBbtr1WUZTPYSKD8fMcPwrbTlVRxac_frPKl3FnuSH_oV1jQqng9KYoVHZKG0f2TI_e9FxDbMq6Ulb3OJM9mEvuXGMGAf3T661fVo47fghLFAvPhmkjh1EabumM_4eAVsOKDBx90-E8/s1049/Resized_20220529_144620.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIMZ5z5BHVClwMjL2f79RP9-hbfF7siL0Mh_ix_zk7oHidOBbtr1WUZTPYSKD8fMcPwrbTlVRxac_frPKl3FnuSH_oV1jQqng9KYoVHZKG0f2TI_e9FxDbMq6Ulb3OJM9mEvuXGMGAf3T661fVo47fghLFAvPhmkjh1EabumM_4eAVsOKDBx90-E8/s320/Resized_20220529_144620.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetNLFYDmSa1RGyMQWARoof8ABGcHJj323cjr5KxuEzmJrDwkJm4nBD-AZ8C9RC-cUtiJ8fTwy2VhZTqbV-UiLO51sJwlOFTtRCxjgsgU7L_lz1ukEFfJv5bbokcZdanpKjSlrM4I6zIARDAenuJzr0hYk3Wmfdbjb8kBNygCEHfEmMI175VLBnanS/s1440/Resized_20220529_144627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetNLFYDmSa1RGyMQWARoof8ABGcHJj323cjr5KxuEzmJrDwkJm4nBD-AZ8C9RC-cUtiJ8fTwy2VhZTqbV-UiLO51sJwlOFTtRCxjgsgU7L_lz1ukEFfJv5bbokcZdanpKjSlrM4I6zIARDAenuJzr0hYk3Wmfdbjb8kBNygCEHfEmMI175VLBnanS/s320/Resized_20220529_144627.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-1106365654885127792022-05-12T13:13:00.001-04:002022-05-12T13:13:41.218-04:00Catching Up on Christmas: Part 3<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYlNo02NrS_0kiEPYLicSfLhRz6RbKTawKkT_I9EaxoCMrMSgrzaTW47woTxbgcvmeFcQ0WkdinQCv6wSFZH0-a9tHFIQOZJgPhf9YuSA0J5q9-6Tcx2h7XXyjqXK02lviPcgtt4YxpcbWJKqKRPR0oNKtKRrNgZ-b0mMzEDDB8bN9tbeBVbekI-/s1440/Resized_20220215_173135.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYlNo02NrS_0kiEPYLicSfLhRz6RbKTawKkT_I9EaxoCMrMSgrzaTW47woTxbgcvmeFcQ0WkdinQCv6wSFZH0-a9tHFIQOZJgPhf9YuSA0J5q9-6Tcx2h7XXyjqXK02lviPcgtt4YxpcbWJKqKRPR0oNKtKRrNgZ-b0mMzEDDB8bN9tbeBVbekI-/s320/Resized_20220215_173135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator">The final thing left on my Christmas catch up are the gifts I made for my brother. Quite a while ago, I purchased a couple panels of Canadian cities, knowing that I wanted to make something for my brother out of them, but not knowing what. One thing that had crossed my mind was seat cushions, so when he asked me to make him a seat cushion in the fall, I knew it was time to dig out the panels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9jsIlPE8Xj76sJYyZH2xpB42Re-bqIyUCtY9yb9IReqziMSlR_F9u48gHFsb4DqjMp7-SOdcWruIBUEQqEXmOO1tMMEbE9LzmHk9BudCbxZUhuWZ2jvxk2hkHeVctxTm_K1EVNwFuxLxXPj-goQjMwVR14da_8zNkWhD8c-YecJtYsc5U3fb7-WZ/s1440/Resized_20220123_105109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9jsIlPE8Xj76sJYyZH2xpB42Re-bqIyUCtY9yb9IReqziMSlR_F9u48gHFsb4DqjMp7-SOdcWruIBUEQqEXmOO1tMMEbE9LzmHk9BudCbxZUhuWZ2jvxk2hkHeVctxTm_K1EVNwFuxLxXPj-goQjMwVR14da_8zNkWhD8c-YecJtYsc5U3fb7-WZ/s320/Resized_20220123_105109.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had also bought some fabric with the provinces listed on it to go with whatever I had decided to do with the panels. I don't have a close up shot of that to show here. I thought I only had a little, so I used it sparingly, and then it turned out I had more than I thought, so I could have used more (especially because I don't have another plan for it)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68XygPoV-sV1gPGc7eIl9ve9H9Q22LEMYIXH4QrTp0KpgBNzu10xSuX049PQ_mHlojPhNRuKrYlKtfjL9S0xfVyBqmVhKmkWYKAa8zyyJg4cA63jPZoEE4cgnt1XA4PTqHVJauumLk04vOqbI9-tblJu9svXa9tLaDzHrexdBzWRabgNnr1uJCYyS/s1296/Resized_20220123_105128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68XygPoV-sV1gPGc7eIl9ve9H9Q22LEMYIXH4QrTp0KpgBNzu10xSuX049PQ_mHlojPhNRuKrYlKtfjL9S0xfVyBqmVhKmkWYKAa8zyyJg4cA63jPZoEE4cgnt1XA4PTqHVJauumLk04vOqbI9-tblJu9svXa9tLaDzHrexdBzWRabgNnr1uJCYyS/s320/Resized_20220123_105128.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made an envelope-style cover, with ribbon ties coming out the two back corners. I then wrapped some foam in batting and stuffed it inside. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMzbCiAobLVJ_WW3hgh2nnY8k2DTrXEuK1aQzDWH13uc2GsbPPD1GpY6s85cYMU-pPz8nRP7oZAWE247LT7mdP3-yc63NkEOmUixYT8iVLYZPh7K1q_sj44sVkRCuaeObGEyZGGlxzYmXE6a07df7ExtPWy8kgaaIid4Kxx-llrDOq_osgLGiIRMC/s1440/Resized_20220215_172707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMzbCiAobLVJ_WW3hgh2nnY8k2DTrXEuK1aQzDWH13uc2GsbPPD1GpY6s85cYMU-pPz8nRP7oZAWE247LT7mdP3-yc63NkEOmUixYT8iVLYZPh7K1q_sj44sVkRCuaeObGEyZGGlxzYmXE6a07df7ExtPWy8kgaaIid4Kxx-llrDOq_osgLGiIRMC/s320/Resized_20220215_172707.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I put them together in a couple groups. Quebec (above)/Ontario(below) were one set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvBFtT_DMTvXOApMbQHfur3wQiHnigbHPskLeJDkHZusRJScbCaOQg_Cu2OfdCFMBJwyqUwTTgh-U04iPRHuDhMVdaoqbKP2awd7McCUk7lE3qf1ucbBeL9liwp2VVje79zgKy-8DxviGPOfHbrmBjVB55wvUbYT0_wBowLT8PzPEk4EkoakdjLjQ/s1049/Resized_20220215_172722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvBFtT_DMTvXOApMbQHfur3wQiHnigbHPskLeJDkHZusRJScbCaOQg_Cu2OfdCFMBJwyqUwTTgh-U04iPRHuDhMVdaoqbKP2awd7McCUk7lE3qf1ucbBeL9liwp2VVje79zgKy-8DxviGPOfHbrmBjVB55wvUbYT0_wBowLT8PzPEk4EkoakdjLjQ/s320/Resized_20220215_172722.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I did a set of four that contained western cities on one side...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPO10YdMJMchXvGcg1MnHAc7g-k5wH_ALZRNT-ll56cro9c8lxN6vIpZmIhe6dQni7bYV2e6FjXKEofNNmstNdM3vY1YVwVi03xUJ5aZDVIA4Qi4EQEnVYlDI8GKzX_aFSWGyMqb1yQfPe8ijYI7-2QAcFg1Zf5p4-aMmfzAd0qqip5ioU2Tp0KQ/s501/Resized_20220215_172928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuPO10YdMJMchXvGcg1MnHAc7g-k5wH_ALZRNT-ll56cro9c8lxN6vIpZmIhe6dQni7bYV2e6FjXKEofNNmstNdM3vY1YVwVi03xUJ5aZDVIA4Qi4EQEnVYlDI8GKzX_aFSWGyMqb1yQfPe8ijYI7-2QAcFg1Zf5p4-aMmfzAd0qqip5ioU2Tp0KQ/s320/Resized_20220215_172928.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And eastern cities on the other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1lu2ZrGDq8_Y8DC3DziTvQnpLP9PsrCLDiubapxgR2cmYJMhuH0fzP3de7Y6tj_SqggYWSnzoKqtI9TNN8KqMJw0P9iIRZ4Qt9Rg63JnRhIyVONWxANShwq0Bpp-SI2HvUr2zFA7W7DT4XGiUMNPLmKPM2ZpaiLzlhjOOIvMyT9f8w1KAkUtdVme/s1440/Resized_20220215_173021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1lu2ZrGDq8_Y8DC3DziTvQnpLP9PsrCLDiubapxgR2cmYJMhuH0fzP3de7Y6tj_SqggYWSnzoKqtI9TNN8KqMJw0P9iIRZ4Qt9Rg63JnRhIyVONWxANShwq0Bpp-SI2HvUr2zFA7W7DT4XGiUMNPLmKPM2ZpaiLzlhjOOIvMyT9f8w1KAkUtdVme/s320/Resized_20220215_173021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a few too many panels, so I saved the west-coast ones for another project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lipDC19fqd2qNPx2nKhp2IKxXvAhs5_ZeHWOWKSPkcpOUS9n8dRAiwAoMf91eetHbCi0QUn2IV6VfIpzyQBOfVl16eqiYTJdN-Wc3ddjo2Pk1U9uHeMe-55HEBRpbGWc-0GgdLb-6-phpWmyml0HfpU0bRFjR-7gu0Rxj0s8TauLkDAHDzQQvPXs/s501/Resized_20220215_173129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lipDC19fqd2qNPx2nKhp2IKxXvAhs5_ZeHWOWKSPkcpOUS9n8dRAiwAoMf91eetHbCi0QUn2IV6VfIpzyQBOfVl16eqiYTJdN-Wc3ddjo2Pk1U9uHeMe-55HEBRpbGWc-0GgdLb-6-phpWmyml0HfpU0bRFjR-7gu0Rxj0s8TauLkDAHDzQQvPXs/s320/Resized_20220215_173129.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He also needed a new mask (since the one I threw together 2 years ago for use for a few weeks had been well worn). This year, he got season's tickets to see the Kitchener Rangers play (when we could do things in person), so I made him a mask to wear to the games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6bevUVjcdGJxhrmrdmLcWhqZEB_kIjqAhKQsDHHmlxi9YUNVdXXHLGjzZGz9Y4wT8lPkNgBPKqjwJnWCGsnWKn8bqOet0yYf7tGwUGEtTZ4vuisyBNlOlLUeQ2ihtxWWNAAfmZqieL5e8pmDJhaqY-M5Jg4_5OVzSSSYRLqvOb1O2P-mQQaI6JBo/s321/Kitchener_Rangers_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="321" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6bevUVjcdGJxhrmrdmLcWhqZEB_kIjqAhKQsDHHmlxi9YUNVdXXHLGjzZGz9Y4wT8lPkNgBPKqjwJnWCGsnWKn8bqOet0yYf7tGwUGEtTZ4vuisyBNlOlLUeQ2ihtxWWNAAfmZqieL5e8pmDJhaqY-M5Jg4_5OVzSSSYRLqvOb1O2P-mQQaI6JBo/w200-h194/Kitchener_Rangers_logo.png" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV787PbxFEvKsIbZecsPOOiONnyu0na6VgXmgb0M0frbCo6j3eg9xrlpUDt6ElDzBK39bYzz2U28YcTJWEUNWtDI92a2Jf3LroROck4g6l4-WWVqaz2zF-xwdphe9ncGYFwTL40A3hRbyuXmJJbRbpy9YyEgz2Buru-BFfn84M0Tx48cjRj3hCrI2c/s1440/Resized_20211223_204740(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV787PbxFEvKsIbZecsPOOiONnyu0na6VgXmgb0M0frbCo6j3eg9xrlpUDt6ElDzBK39bYzz2U28YcTJWEUNWtDI92a2Jf3LroROck4g6l4-WWVqaz2zF-xwdphe9ncGYFwTL40A3hRbyuXmJJbRbpy9YyEgz2Buru-BFfn84M0Tx48cjRj3hCrI2c/s320/Resized_20211223_204740(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><br />I think I have now caught up on posting about last year's Christmas gifts. It's probably time to start working on this year's gifts :D.<p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-38647756929650960212022-05-10T20:10:00.000-04:002022-05-10T20:10:16.561-04:00Christmas Catch Up Part 2: Just What You've Been Weighting For<p>For Christmas, I gave my mother a box with some fabric, some weighted pellets, and a note that said "sewing included".</p><div>I knew she wanted a special size of weighted blanket, but I wasn't sure exactly how heavy she wanted it or what size she wanted, so I thought it was best to confirm these things <b>before </b>I put the work in.</div><div><br /></div><div>For anyone interested in making a weighted blanket, let me just say that, in my experience (as is the case with many homemade things), it certainly didn't save me any money to make it myself. I went back to Michael's on a regular basis to buy one bag of pellets at a time. Which was difficult because there were a number of bags that had ill-formed pellets that I didn't want. So I ended up with two very different colours and sizes of pellets.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bIQs_FCrvovByNhMTXzk99nOGx8Pddl3RguTTsWliW0odQVJYWmwHmcECNE6qw5Umqud_VxOIOZJcgvK8hoOH1v1zL93OWQlJDggJjAIjur6OByd3AfcMdvvhn0ecUNqAD3RmySGGqMhOrMbN2-PmwRgSh9Rb_vPZ9SS0Q-lIoWxmy__Rzo0Q6aH/s1440/Resized_20220122_154533.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bIQs_FCrvovByNhMTXzk99nOGx8Pddl3RguTTsWliW0odQVJYWmwHmcECNE6qw5Umqud_VxOIOZJcgvK8hoOH1v1zL93OWQlJDggJjAIjur6OByd3AfcMdvvhn0ecUNqAD3RmySGGqMhOrMbN2-PmwRgSh9Rb_vPZ9SS0Q-lIoWxmy__Rzo0Q6aH/s320/Resized_20220122_154533.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I also picked up what I think was a cloth shower curtain from the clearance section at Marshall's. It was a really fun print, and a bit bigger of a print than you would generally get on a quilting cotton. Plus, because my mom wanted a smaller blanket, I was able to use the curtain for both the front and the back. And even with all these cost savings, it was still over $60 to make basically a child-sized one and that doesn't include any of my time.</div><div><br /></div><div>After I had confirmed what size and weight she wanted, and collecting all my bags of pellets, I got to work. Step 1 was to decide on how many sections I was going to split the blanket into and then evenly divide the pellets across the blanket.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgnMS9JwuiJC8FCm9uoq5hn6WIudoPJKnaKLfJNikRZf7VvCgX8ogWinPWsHr9v4IFuikzK8gmWdL7F90NEFqay6HDJhdteFm4HXedG1HqFHa1U4egnrr3PMvn8Lhd66V2j6VRw-37zq3ZT_D0wXSPH6E7GGWQ3v9rDB7uKYz53qLOt8a-RfQ3NTN/s640/IMG_6222.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgnMS9JwuiJC8FCm9uoq5hn6WIudoPJKnaKLfJNikRZf7VvCgX8ogWinPWsHr9v4IFuikzK8gmWdL7F90NEFqay6HDJhdteFm4HXedG1HqFHa1U4egnrr3PMvn8Lhd66V2j6VRw-37zq3ZT_D0wXSPH6E7GGWQ3v9rDB7uKYz53qLOt8a-RfQ3NTN/s320/IMG_6222.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I borrowed my friend's kitchen scale and (after some quick math), measured out the pellets. I ended up having 70 squares in my blanket, which meant I needed 70 different containers to house everything. Good thing I had been saving sour cream containers over covid :D. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5vG9a1Syr2aoaLQtKioaqzdf0-HCod2TcipNenLM0cLjLuB3Ly7rOkeTsTL3AruGPWwg8BqEaQDZv2sOf1WSsq_AYWPhqC1IijjdGVYQ1DEcgf_rs2tIoFx7ETCcortxuYRT9SlTSK_022yVmOPEVaAjdYKHuytujyWpVfFAXa6_BjIvFmxGGe3D/s640/IMG_6223.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5vG9a1Syr2aoaLQtKioaqzdf0-HCod2TcipNenLM0cLjLuB3Ly7rOkeTsTL3AruGPWwg8BqEaQDZv2sOf1WSsq_AYWPhqC1IijjdGVYQ1DEcgf_rs2tIoFx7ETCcortxuYRT9SlTSK_022yVmOPEVaAjdYKHuytujyWpVfFAXa6_BjIvFmxGGe3D/s320/IMG_6223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was also a good thing I had borrowed my friend's scale and not just tried to do it by volume, since it turned out my pellets were very different sizes (even though they were all the same brand). This meant I had some squares that were far more full than others. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBrmTIEbgLHOmqO0IQLxB4Ebh7ozPOels6VTSJqSgzkMRo-jKN6J62W4CxfsbKCqlSWy-gjnUbfwzUeS6ZsqMfuAAgO7w1wt7H6xdJG9_1AgJvMpGui77ROkEtSNURYUgsv8pv0ldvC5edwvirUAQWHIXW-06HKjiu7l4uLIZJBLbU8MsWXQGHkgO/s1440/Resized_20220124_201726.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBrmTIEbgLHOmqO0IQLxB4Ebh7ozPOels6VTSJqSgzkMRo-jKN6J62W4CxfsbKCqlSWy-gjnUbfwzUeS6ZsqMfuAAgO7w1wt7H6xdJG9_1AgJvMpGui77ROkEtSNURYUgsv8pv0ldvC5edwvirUAQWHIXW-06HKjiu7l4uLIZJBLbU8MsWXQGHkgO/s320/Resized_20220124_201726.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I left an edge around the outside of the blanket by stitching about 2" in from the 2 sides and the bottom. I then marked and marked and marked - it was a lot of marking. I made my squares 4", and I didn't want to draw full lines because I wasn't sure about getting them out when I was done, so I had to put ticks frequently enough so I could know where to stitch.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0nhUcJg_kZKa4iGqQNljRT724hI-KU8t4r9R6OF7hMi1kTdaOLB-xsorIvURsKnwv7ZS6HgiBhPJ-Z0ef6jYa8h_OsNZH6-Jb1vICYvuxDLcFRO_y6Yal4C3Y103kQcc_Gv7Khh5ImGrXqqL7IrebCRh6-SsIkzn6_0V8xNxikS3TfVYwdIBCdmG/s1440/Resized_20220129_121938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0nhUcJg_kZKa4iGqQNljRT724hI-KU8t4r9R6OF7hMi1kTdaOLB-xsorIvURsKnwv7ZS6HgiBhPJ-Z0ef6jYa8h_OsNZH6-Jb1vICYvuxDLcFRO_y6Yal4C3Y103kQcc_Gv7Khh5ImGrXqqL7IrebCRh6-SsIkzn6_0V8xNxikS3TfVYwdIBCdmG/s320/Resized_20220129_121938.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I sewed channels down each column so that they were stitched all the way from the bottom to the top. Then I went along and dumped one container's worth of pellets into each channel. I used a paper rolled into a wrapping paper tube at first to help guide the pellets to the bottom. I also then pinned down the fabric above the pellets to help hold them in place once I moved it around to send it through the machine. This was especially important in the squares that had a higher volume of pellets in them. </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/AVvXsEiKd9nxz_C12nsUaaD2B7yF8BQf5WrdTdjrPd2M4zWl-U5Orhy7MABmX6pjKaU4QPKjH3ZtwnjR0JlCpyv6dYy7LodE4pOGzpfj9RLwcoz9cCJ4I4aFAb8oyKMFwYAZGQztSrBgqpzDiEBZ5RJElKnU54WtkgN1QJrB3nkVwbAM1sWmsDWlsAMxjs2R/s800/IMG_0087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd9nxz_C12nsUaaD2B7yF8BQf5WrdTdjrPd2M4zWl-U5Orhy7MABmX6pjKaU4QPKjH3ZtwnjR0JlCpyv6dYy7LodE4pOGzpfj9RLwcoz9cCJ4I4aFAb8oyKMFwYAZGQztSrBgqpzDiEBZ5RJElKnU54WtkgN1QJrB3nkVwbAM1sWmsDWlsAMxjs2R/s320/IMG_0087.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stitched straight from one side to the other to close off a row, and then would start all over again, shoving pellets down channels. It's certainly not a hard project, but I will say it got tougher the fuller the blanket got, since it was getting more and more heavy and pulling as I was sewing. Eventually everything was full and I closed off the top. Then it was time to pick a binding. I had decided to bind it so that I could just stitch straight from one side to the other every time and not worry about how the end was looking from doing some reverse stitching.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42U0T0UxA48qCQzigzOVNDZsGka-7Tdf8Cav2Y0iMSLRLW8fQFS687fKUKfPhhF113XFmbYpZ9Oil1gYshz2eFPC_HD3MFW4nh_3HmTF3OEwruBiCcp6C4pi9DUUjo7k8RB5jF21OV_hnw-XP15jZ318CcIJ5BnRRug7LpdU3yvNMVp0-x04Gir5a/s1024/IMG_0085.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42U0T0UxA48qCQzigzOVNDZsGka-7Tdf8Cav2Y0iMSLRLW8fQFS687fKUKfPhhF113XFmbYpZ9Oil1gYshz2eFPC_HD3MFW4nh_3HmTF3OEwruBiCcp6C4pi9DUUjo7k8RB5jF21OV_hnw-XP15jZ318CcIJ5BnRRug7LpdU3yvNMVp0-x04Gir5a/s320/IMG_0085.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the end, I decided on the grey binding. I was really happy with how it turned out, and my mom seems happy with the end result.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoipmLorjG1Drfl9BPZCWqrOomRQyccWR91iAO-MXObUhddu5aXbnC7n11W0HyqjGEaCVQkoF_mbA2huj0ZSLcwP3fV2u0LjwNIdx2F3AN8MwiAEb65Nb6XuyHs8l1KFOxlXLGvY2Woo9uGBiNvRD-SOYiwJ1F8GRTJgqPcA_6zU3eI-GPLQb5sBg/s1024/IMG_0086.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoipmLorjG1Drfl9BPZCWqrOomRQyccWR91iAO-MXObUhddu5aXbnC7n11W0HyqjGEaCVQkoF_mbA2huj0ZSLcwP3fV2u0LjwNIdx2F3AN8MwiAEb65Nb6XuyHs8l1KFOxlXLGvY2Woo9uGBiNvRD-SOYiwJ1F8GRTJgqPcA_6zU3eI-GPLQb5sBg/s320/IMG_0086.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On a side note, I had considered a weighted blanket for myself, and did try out the one I made my mother for a couple nights before I was able to give it to her, but hadn't thought more about it. Then the other night when I was at the store, they had one in clearance about the size and weight I probably would have made for myself for a lot cheaper than I could have made for myself, so I decided to go for it. However, I had walked to store, which meant I was walking my new 12 lb blanket home with me. It came in a box with a handle, so wasn't too bad to carry, but I sure would have preferred if I could have carried it as 6 lbs on either side :D.</div></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-23304105870074915092022-05-08T12:29:00.003-04:002022-05-08T12:29:58.387-04:00Catching Up on Christmas<p>Next up on my backlog is posting about projects I made for Christmas.</p><p>Don't let this post deceive you, they were done before Christmas, I just didn't post about them.</p><p>Some time last year, I hemmed a curtain for my friend to use across her under-the-stairs storage. When she wasn't looking, I snuck the cut-off home with me to use at a later date. I decided Christmas was that later date.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOzQo1FaP8jzApAe5MT_U75EJDslGYx_351jO-cLC7kMaSOSxpkjLWZy-k9ZPgq02vkvBPmEn6BRpDdHUAMXp-lkcASL7WBgLQ9m_tJAiY5tm3lYKevqTj_7S87eA3pIG2CdBqVSj99-Y2R_Mn6qIWoS3LVo9fII6ru_nxP8MKRKAvParyKvnmf2l/s1440/Resized_20211213_185315.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOzQo1FaP8jzApAe5MT_U75EJDslGYx_351jO-cLC7kMaSOSxpkjLWZy-k9ZPgq02vkvBPmEn6BRpDdHUAMXp-lkcASL7WBgLQ9m_tJAiY5tm3lYKevqTj_7S87eA3pIG2CdBqVSj99-Y2R_Mn6qIWoS3LVo9fII6ru_nxP8MKRKAvParyKvnmf2l/s320/Resized_20211213_185315.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>She just finished a basement upgrade (well her dad just finished it) and so I decided she could use some cushions for her new living area to match her curtain. The fabric sides were inverse of each other (dark with light branches and light with dark branches), so I decided to take advantage of that and utilize both sides.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wWpiXck7ekJ7zUAepQHRcg_dvnP7ELz8dgy6y8HO-bqLvk9U8Y3DbRoxS3gx1CLTPdQC_VRSf-tQLim9sXwn67ZzPO6Abnz5yyVQXuHBAm8wsLFykZTsxUBnPJ55m00jmbKFFYgNGAnkP86csw_ZMbFYbN0tHlbrp3tXS8WEwgjADrQKesSmM_NW/s1440/Resized_20211213_223206.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wWpiXck7ekJ7zUAepQHRcg_dvnP7ELz8dgy6y8HO-bqLvk9U8Y3DbRoxS3gx1CLTPdQC_VRSf-tQLim9sXwn67ZzPO6Abnz5yyVQXuHBAm8wsLFykZTsxUBnPJ55m00jmbKFFYgNGAnkP86csw_ZMbFYbN0tHlbrp3tXS8WEwgjADrQKesSmM_NW/s320/Resized_20211213_223206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also decided to add a ruched bit in the middle. (I originally saw this idea in a magazine I got for Christmas one year, though when I wanted to confirm the length of fabric I might want to use, I could not for the life of me find the magazine).</p><p>One thing I will say is that this fabric really had a life of its own - and staying square wasn't high on it's priority list. So to make my life a little easier, I used freezer paper on the back of the fabric until I was done attaching it to everything, and that really helped.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNiFPRsFASXC6Do0QJZxlT5oZvDxK6nFlnZcMgWOplWW-HnuMqyg8sbf-oaCx3-1h6vs2iBNurYFzdzmH5hpk_IiVE_aUiP-JeXFyF8SZmSKLxEva3nJiYNVJvQq05u2fNUAwqHD9BUEUcuOY43y9gp4z5VSzwW13_cHtuH_Sp37hYYv7RYNq5fMX/s1440/Resized_20211219_154101.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNiFPRsFASXC6Do0QJZxlT5oZvDxK6nFlnZcMgWOplWW-HnuMqyg8sbf-oaCx3-1h6vs2iBNurYFzdzmH5hpk_IiVE_aUiP-JeXFyF8SZmSKLxEva3nJiYNVJvQq05u2fNUAwqHD9BUEUcuOY43y9gp4z5VSzwW13_cHtuH_Sp37hYYv7RYNq5fMX/s320/Resized_20211219_154101.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Another thing I added was pipping. <a href="https://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/how-to-add-piping-to-envelope-pillow/" target="_blank">The Seasoned Homemaker</a> has my go-to pipping tutorial. I have used it a countless number of times.</p><p>I didn't have enough fabric for all of that out of what was left from the curtain, so I used some grey cotton from my stash for the ruching and pipping. I went with a darker pipping and lighter ruching on with the dark side of the fabric, and a lighter pipping and darker ruching for the lighter side of the fabric.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE__rqr0P9J8HXerlgOZUP4JnhBNSYtkJCymKWIRiEgvtxT_OXC_WuqesHR1aO-tUW7THoN3uLAdrv7psykBbfRMOUeIupsZrl7DfP2GAy0fqBQoqU3_0Szn36utzi6kqojudYwOtqNxaXSm9eTaOeH0g2UFk-kecbkubpP4GCucATrK5y8lciJX3/s1440/Resized_20211220_110018.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE__rqr0P9J8HXerlgOZUP4JnhBNSYtkJCymKWIRiEgvtxT_OXC_WuqesHR1aO-tUW7THoN3uLAdrv7psykBbfRMOUeIupsZrl7DfP2GAy0fqBQoqU3_0Szn36utzi6kqojudYwOtqNxaXSm9eTaOeH0g2UFk-kecbkubpP4GCucATrK5y8lciJX3/s320/Resized_20211220_110018.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the ruching, the pipping, and the curtain fabric, I think they came out looking very professional, and not at all like a homemade pillow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the same friend, I also utilized some new skills on my Cricut. I had bought some wooden coasters and wanted to jazz them up. She always has so many lovely plants in her home, so I decided I would go with that for a theme.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOla5gCHzpB7U7i93rohqjlxIUCjKHBymGkGdZjEFG5O4VRl-cdnGCeXGFrYB7wt6Uhav5ljSt-pkyZKRtiX3x9jCAv70OiIkFE7FFHRJ1F6Ni1gY4xYRIDxVcHAWZkwGNUJKbt7JaH9e56DNa9U4YYTfLFrEXnd5RJSSBz3fkwmKinmgVLItMsXs5/s1049/Resized_20211219_185157.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOla5gCHzpB7U7i93rohqjlxIUCjKHBymGkGdZjEFG5O4VRl-cdnGCeXGFrYB7wt6Uhav5ljSt-pkyZKRtiX3x9jCAv70OiIkFE7FFHRJ1F6Ni1gY4xYRIDxVcHAWZkwGNUJKbt7JaH9e56DNa9U4YYTfLFrEXnd5RJSSBz3fkwmKinmgVLItMsXs5/s320/Resized_20211219_185157.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test run in vinyl on paper</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I found some designs I liked, cut them out of iron-on vinyl, and attached them to the wooden coasters. That's the white-washed version of how things went (and how I planned it, because you know, I watched a 5 min youtube video). In reality, I started too late, didn't have everything planned, and was trying something completely new. So I was in my craft room at 10 PM the day before Christmas Eve (when I was leaving at lunch the next day and hadn't packed yet), freaking out because nothing was working.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A couple things I learned: First, not all wooden things are created equal. Part of the problem was that my surface wasn't smooth enough. Thankfully I had some sandpaper that I could take to it, and after sanding it down for a while, it went much better. Second, small pieces are trickier. Originally I was going to just do the outline, but there wasn't really enough there to stick down. Even as is, with the transfer tape on top of it some of those pieces just didn't want to stick and I had to go with the iron straight on it (but not for too long or that was also a problem).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmttnQELA01H0hLnU24JkiJWur7_U4D-jfu4yPJsGpj49p3v5EWDjWlqsLxMx9QQTakQwzPacfdhmxVe9z65xOZIV9Ql5FZ_m5zeaVLAJqsBE9xaocay213A1aP1uRKeu1k4ERniYGyvOte7OSiUXq18LPVJnm1ya7UqTj8uUBWAV3YWD6kkcD4u96/s1440/Resized_20211224_085209.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmttnQELA01H0hLnU24JkiJWur7_U4D-jfu4yPJsGpj49p3v5EWDjWlqsLxMx9QQTakQwzPacfdhmxVe9z65xOZIV9Ql5FZ_m5zeaVLAJqsBE9xaocay213A1aP1uRKeu1k4ERniYGyvOte7OSiUXq18LPVJnm1ya7UqTj8uUBWAV3YWD6kkcD4u96/w300-h400/Resized_20211224_085209.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Did I have to cut the first one out multiple times because I ruined it trying to attach it? Yes. Did I have to glue felt to the bottom because I ruined one side of one of them and had to turn it over and use the other side? Yes. But, overall am I happy with them? Yes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While we're talking Cricut projects, I'll also show you the card I printed for my Dad to tell him we helped kickstart a new season of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 on his behalf (it's a nerd thing).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgno6NynPKXgVrXo0IkQhpfiAUr9Cq7OVyfVCpgGAPH2MyRRbDVlmDdVEQOAyySWB9ZqBvTawiLlw0Qxjb6jWuic9xkCwqV3ef8ewRjpOeovdaHwFCBhG8CjA4byD6XbVsoCNDFKy9hQ9vsFTQga3VDJsSlOjy0VqHb7aTdE0o8RyqUyGEpP5SO5YUL/s1440/Resized_20211221_154104.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgno6NynPKXgVrXo0IkQhpfiAUr9Cq7OVyfVCpgGAPH2MyRRbDVlmDdVEQOAyySWB9ZqBvTawiLlw0Qxjb6jWuic9xkCwqV3ef8ewRjpOeovdaHwFCBhG8CjA4byD6XbVsoCNDFKy9hQ9vsFTQga3VDJsSlOjy0VqHb7aTdE0o8RyqUyGEpP5SO5YUL/s320/Resized_20211221_154104.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Apparently I didn't take a picture of the finished product, just the plan. The finished product basically looked like this :D. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tune in next time for more "Things I made at Christmas, but am only posting about now" :).</div><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-17412556586456513872022-04-22T00:01:00.008-04:002022-04-22T00:01:00.175-04:00Wonderful World of Colour<p class="MsoNormal">I had very different plans for the Wonderful World of Colour
blog hop. I was through one project and half way through the other when a new
idea struck me. Perhaps some of you can relate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On Friday night, April 15th, I was watching the Blue Jays
baseball game while working on my Wonderful World of Colour project. For those
who don't know, April 15th was Jackie Robinson Day: the 75th anniversary
of <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6632373545384258323/1741255658645651387">Jackie
Robinson</a> breaking the colour barrier in Major League Baseball by
becoming the first African-American player in the league. It was also just the
previous week that America confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black
woman on its Supreme Court. These events got me thinking about a piece that I
finished a few weeks ago but hadn't yet had the opportunity to post about.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Last year, I had an opportunity through work to participate
in an online course called Confronting Anti-Black Racism. I found it to be a
very powerful experience. One of the things we did each week was write a
reflection, but I am not really a words person so I had a hard time putting my
thoughts into words. So, I also reflected through fabric.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As I sat in my craft room late on a Friday night, throwing
around bright and fun and colourful rainbow scraps, and listening to baseball
and just having a good time in general, I thought about the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6632373545384258323/1741255658645651387">Blue
Jays home run jacket</a> meant to honour the diversity of the team (it's a
great story if you don't know about it), and I thought about Jackie Robinson
and the difficulty he went through trying to be a major leaguer, and I thought
about the words "Wonderful World of Colour" and I knew what this post
needed to be about. We live in a world that is full of so many wonderful people
of so many different backgrounds and skin colours. And so, in my Wonderful
World of Colour blog hop post, I want to share my reflection piece to celebrate
the wonderful world of colour that we live in and all the things that are
happening to help make it a better place for the future.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to add a couple of disclaimers about this post
before I continue:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal">I am a
white Canadian woman who comes from a settler background, and as such I
have had opportunities in life that have not been available equally to
everyone. (Not sure if you caught the Canadian through my spelling of
colour and my watching of the Toronto Blue Jays :D.)<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">This
is a personal reflection piece on a personal journey of reading and
learning, which I am still undertaking. I won't be able to adequately
explain all of my decisions and you may not agree with everything I've
said or done. That's okay.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is a view of the entire reflection piece. I mostly
worked in whites, browns and blacks. But I did add in some pink to represent
gender and some green to represent economic status, as those ideas also shape
identity and came up as additional themes in the books I was reading.<o:p></o:p></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65-UNn5nNECsxHk6NL9EiV23lAWQLYcKBU9Xdm0xPTrwjVZkYSThuNhZ2O1Tx1e405w_gcAfYFudsscAfrX6O4hfVpY9x7EX-JGJNegk75JuOOdGXbO-WcRyeAzHP0KYYgNJEwvSovelLQuWBBwJVTn7wbqcD97JFCrMwxBoICNoFT4vuT4lmkgKl/s1440/Resized_20220321_181310.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65-UNn5nNECsxHk6NL9EiV23lAWQLYcKBU9Xdm0xPTrwjVZkYSThuNhZ2O1Tx1e405w_gcAfYFudsscAfrX6O4hfVpY9x7EX-JGJNegk75JuOOdGXbO-WcRyeAzHP0KYYgNJEwvSovelLQuWBBwJVTn7wbqcD97JFCrMwxBoICNoFT4vuT4lmkgKl/w480-h640/Resized_20220321_181310.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There were a few main themes to the blocks I made that I
will discuss below.<o:p></o:p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Inequality</b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">These two blocks represent the fact that our society was
built on the backs of black people. The first one also shows the (hopefully)
historic hierarchy from darkest to lightest skin.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_26pSXfJr2j9DncBesDgc8S06hIUR5c35YNnel8iXqcpinp6zlJnUdJZWfhwgwLw4fEuG0_hR94ZHBfLL8RexGtnHm5--_ho0adtbmm5TIamrB5l7gLBbl2NpE73lduH6KWIgIYPkCohR7u-fs_QkJYyCMM6S_q_xaVGfagfWTITabrmVMUrLFgW/s1476/Resized_20220323_073337.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_26pSXfJr2j9DncBesDgc8S06hIUR5c35YNnel8iXqcpinp6zlJnUdJZWfhwgwLw4fEuG0_hR94ZHBfLL8RexGtnHm5--_ho0adtbmm5TIamrB5l7gLBbl2NpE73lduH6KWIgIYPkCohR7u-fs_QkJYyCMM6S_q_xaVGfagfWTITabrmVMUrLFgW/s320/Resized_20220323_073337.jpeg" width="216" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdLgOzwKh7h01QOyoortUiuj05ikru06cttWE_THAkLMVZQU9rVV1_sFZoFpODj8ndxMBgC14WkwhC1gKwtfWqqfieMU6ztQJV1dYsVi9xbHlCd93ouznPSE7UqqIkaPYsJVisms7a4yug-6QDo900wKCbXV67UZktYVbOL6e7vFstobClCl0S0nQ/s430/Resized_20220323_073309.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="430" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdLgOzwKh7h01QOyoortUiuj05ikru06cttWE_THAkLMVZQU9rVV1_sFZoFpODj8ndxMBgC14WkwhC1gKwtfWqqfieMU6ztQJV1dYsVi9xbHlCd93ouznPSE7UqqIkaPYsJVisms7a4yug-6QDo900wKCbXV67UZktYVbOL6e7vFstobClCl0S0nQ/s320/Resized_20220323_073309.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7c97887b-7fff-a90f-0445-652aaa45e4d8" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Diversity</b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">In these first two blocks I wanted to show the spectrum of
colours that people come in.</span></div></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVTGukrzejxbhBB1vUZMkN8vTXCOPknQK4DqW6xxCkJWOWDEHdoA7oQBUBqv5mxqbWQL0RLlQbRqcE5iwZTPUgkeKw65IfaZbhBWrY_CD776ZX9Lmj9pAqw_XXpUHsdcXY_gcNlJBdoF6fNCWNk0t1zpKwx0Kgi-UQUg8d7Z8ih9Etvon0N6TsO-h/s2094/Resized_20220323_072946.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="2094" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVTGukrzejxbhBB1vUZMkN8vTXCOPknQK4DqW6xxCkJWOWDEHdoA7oQBUBqv5mxqbWQL0RLlQbRqcE5iwZTPUgkeKw65IfaZbhBWrY_CD776ZX9Lmj9pAqw_XXpUHsdcXY_gcNlJBdoF6fNCWNk0t1zpKwx0Kgi-UQUg8d7Z8ih9Etvon0N6TsO-h/s320/Resized_20220323_072946.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTXuT7dTbP1fEf0-9kKB3wKXJYtTou55_cVgxERwZeYL3BIcuzG6LKsHaTsGMMam9Ma15041VdXf2Z_3zRyy0Xny6hY2qv1vwLVYh2JKDCbAeDDd29O9Mc-fCTL53-Jz6rMLeolB3AHy1ESASfNBVBxvWTHiNNMR-K6v7nkDadsF0U5lXbxb90TUh/s1622/Resized_20220323_073045.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="835" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTXuT7dTbP1fEf0-9kKB3wKXJYtTou55_cVgxERwZeYL3BIcuzG6LKsHaTsGMMam9Ma15041VdXf2Z_3zRyy0Xny6hY2qv1vwLVYh2JKDCbAeDDd29O9Mc-fCTL53-Jz6rMLeolB3AHy1ESASfNBVBxvWTHiNNMR-K6v7nkDadsF0U5lXbxb90TUh/s320/Resized_20220323_073045.jpeg" width="165" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">This third block was to represent the concepts of
segregation and integration.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGF8Q5skm_Yw7l3UetRQOk5ZGQ3SDNr6lXx5M7xGFME6Y2tq11aBK5FD-LLEGcWlm2yivjcZjGR0DFyPh9pC6vMLWhdfrBPghSNl7D4R4Q2-8F9Y9TAsCvyliVDU_i4IhENF1glsL4B93QeYB4OaVW3bnwPShZ61agfk_wNzRMXRW7EifVQRezC9y/s2094/Resized_20220323_073540.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="2094" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGF8Q5skm_Yw7l3UetRQOk5ZGQ3SDNr6lXx5M7xGFME6Y2tq11aBK5FD-LLEGcWlm2yivjcZjGR0DFyPh9pC6vMLWhdfrBPghSNl7D4R4Q2-8F9Y9TAsCvyliVDU_i4IhENF1glsL4B93QeYB4OaVW3bnwPShZ61agfk_wNzRMXRW7EifVQRezC9y/s320/Resized_20220323_073540.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">The last block in this section was my representation of the
idea of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. When we try to paint
certain groups of people with broad brush strokes and fit them into a single
identity, we miss the diversity and value that each individual brings.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8SvIF_vqkerbwaGTb1L1H56Ky2ym3SWalKf1AI121fwr2AwnrV4SobRDNIjT6DvO7tVuNFTIPQLl3gJQGMDCE8RPhKCKqmyOEBKM8rdOJ5lOYyDjfyFY-5IdqA782eCGidnYxA4i-TsoMjKsYWtDFsXDvJUmbPj5qC4SjpJvP8FUzMz6_8Jfta3f/s1096/Resized_20220323_073233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1096" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8SvIF_vqkerbwaGTb1L1H56Ky2ym3SWalKf1AI121fwr2AwnrV4SobRDNIjT6DvO7tVuNFTIPQLl3gJQGMDCE8RPhKCKqmyOEBKM8rdOJ5lOYyDjfyFY-5IdqA782eCGidnYxA4i-TsoMjKsYWtDFsXDvJUmbPj5qC4SjpJvP8FUzMz6_8Jfta3f/s320/Resized_20220323_073233.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7426c939-7fff-6f4c-29cd-e0dd3b280874" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Identity: Framing and Perspective</b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Identity is such a personal thing that is so influenced by
outside forces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">This first block is to represent how we frame our
identities. Sometimes we see our colour or culture or nationality as the core
of who we are with our gender and economic status radiating out from there.
Sometimes our gender or economic status is core with our race surrounding that.
It's different for every person and it's different for the same person at
different stages of life or in different interactions. Our background and our
experiences shape how we see ourselves and those around us. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCuyqHeqGvAT4C1lBWiM3sSC5iInCwwfudcGfvqVZaYN0lsjJoUUn1Re5ZAXQC0__AVnysHzgynjY3Ykas4yfolpoNz8B9rcv61Zux-cHvYzJXmXYxh9UEptve8OLHOTi2B39LuMH0w993kQ9r8AQepeWTU-_XXHgOiFcvM8kVoijUz29YKZQnbm5/s1080/Resized_20220323_073642.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1039" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCuyqHeqGvAT4C1lBWiM3sSC5iInCwwfudcGfvqVZaYN0lsjJoUUn1Re5ZAXQC0__AVnysHzgynjY3Ykas4yfolpoNz8B9rcv61Zux-cHvYzJXmXYxh9UEptve8OLHOTi2B39LuMH0w993kQ9r8AQepeWTU-_XXHgOiFcvM8kVoijUz29YKZQnbm5/s320/Resized_20220323_073642.jpeg" width="308" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">This second block shows that how something is framed or the
light that something is viewed in affects how we see it. Surrounded by the
white frame, the brown center is dark, but surrounded by the black frame it is
white. I think we quilters understand quite well that the fabrics we pair
something with affects the colour it appears to be or which pieces of it really
get pulled out/highlighted.</p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMohn5kLuejUInR54OI7h6c452s0_hg5QC2V1OZLX9AIdLHwp6Fxm9dx2NUWE8YTD1PKj4FQuAkEYCqE5FvsDeVN9HnK43v2XCURurs0LU-GWlCAUya4v2hy8uBRLooENd93U6wyBzfp9mbrZQBWXELe_FvYzUIRAD-TT69xfaiH-GcRRbDzOKu4gO/s1080/Resized_20220323_072829.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1055" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMohn5kLuejUInR54OI7h6c452s0_hg5QC2V1OZLX9AIdLHwp6Fxm9dx2NUWE8YTD1PKj4FQuAkEYCqE5FvsDeVN9HnK43v2XCURurs0LU-GWlCAUya4v2hy8uBRLooENd93U6wyBzfp9mbrZQBWXELe_FvYzUIRAD-TT69xfaiH-GcRRbDzOKu4gO/s320/Resized_20220323_072829.jpeg" width="313" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">The third block represents the intersection of the different
parts of our life: gender, status, colour, background, etc. They all swirl
together to make us who we are. They are distinct but joined together.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrviVWcRwRG2Sx_dCWQWx-hTACUdL_lWddDBNUBj5INlsH-HyLutMI3AMEe38xkxr2ruQzdofcH0KXdKs5l9HbZYrBLZ6dRSfBCFCKV7Aba4yFKplvVni5RN6QWR2Ob-tWQY1rcrFMP6JyVHg9uq5MBMHh_2VQpaprVAsne8cQ5MoyjIofuyqxhr48/s787/Resized_20220323_073512.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrviVWcRwRG2Sx_dCWQWx-hTACUdL_lWddDBNUBj5INlsH-HyLutMI3AMEe38xkxr2ruQzdofcH0KXdKs5l9HbZYrBLZ6dRSfBCFCKV7Aba4yFKplvVni5RN6QWR2Ob-tWQY1rcrFMP6JyVHg9uq5MBMHh_2VQpaprVAsne8cQ5MoyjIofuyqxhr48/s320/Resized_20220323_073512.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">These next two blocks really represent perspective. Although
they look to be spirals, they are quilted entirely with straight
lines. That's another reason I chose to use the snail's trail pattern in
the block above because of the perspective of all of these straight lines
coming together to create a swirling effect. Understanding that everyone is
coming to the table with different experiences and that people's perceptions
affect their understandings and their interpretations was a key idea that stood
out to me in my readings.</p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXemblbVKFhvvBwXnf2U8g8RVGok0L1-ZSQa9jzXUETpzx2XrQo-PPGZM2_WbuBu4f6gONtTidu6Pd-yfWYwf3Kp-W4UFFDmVoOSg8EJZh3qznnMPJ1Gxlw_rAsGE95rAZieK0vzCsOFEeUirerxov6a0gpy4Us40GDh6eW8LQUBhaXpMd6Oi8O83/s573/Resized_20220323_072850.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXemblbVKFhvvBwXnf2U8g8RVGok0L1-ZSQa9jzXUETpzx2XrQo-PPGZM2_WbuBu4f6gONtTidu6Pd-yfWYwf3Kp-W4UFFDmVoOSg8EJZh3qznnMPJ1Gxlw_rAsGE95rAZieK0vzCsOFEeUirerxov6a0gpy4Us40GDh6eW8LQUBhaXpMd6Oi8O83/s320/Resized_20220323_072850.jpeg" width="311" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9SplurN-N-CmCrikBSqJk1B6RAuNn358sa50JpRudRmkbiy3Stw2C3937KF4S-rtH6kvEE-JbpJ-dK-jWM5pwPwLSRJwERWdveWu7t-cr_GlRSZjm67iCZIQTD2toZ3w-Qx7jN2zqAaK3q8bKzSxnwhd9UU5uXeMK0k1eqwHZjW27xsTPcrfJSmX/s589/Resized_20220323_073125.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="589" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9SplurN-N-CmCrikBSqJk1B6RAuNn358sa50JpRudRmkbiy3Stw2C3937KF4S-rtH6kvEE-JbpJ-dK-jWM5pwPwLSRJwERWdveWu7t-cr_GlRSZjm67iCZIQTD2toZ3w-Qx7jN2zqAaK3q8bKzSxnwhd9UU5uXeMK0k1eqwHZjW27xsTPcrfJSmX/s320/Resized_20220323_073125.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">I won't have to explain to the quilter's in the room why I
also chose to use the tumbling block pattern. This pattern is all about
perspective and completely depends on how you look at it. It is a great
reminder that people can look at the same thing and see something completely
different, and neither one is wrong.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEg0Z9qgzIoHWE3e5t9PPumpf8W7IzvITQINqGL_DIZHQALzLkCW8-jd0oBUkF8SoLGkmXLLK-DmBvLElcux4tJHhMFl8t18EgSxz62JCK7yUmlEAeZQqUc4lz7dlMPelPEU0rT1wSaPZY0YwjDSmGhi0XxZZyyI14yKHQqHAzwNUf8WMpzG0tG8i/s1375/Resized_20220323_073612.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1375" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEg0Z9qgzIoHWE3e5t9PPumpf8W7IzvITQINqGL_DIZHQALzLkCW8-jd0oBUkF8SoLGkmXLLK-DmBvLElcux4tJHhMFl8t18EgSxz62JCK7yUmlEAeZQqUc4lz7dlMPelPEU0rT1wSaPZY0YwjDSmGhi0XxZZyyI14yKHQqHAzwNUf8WMpzG0tG8i/s320/Resized_20220323_073612.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-6aed1da2-7fff-223b-be04-d347ae087c41" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Hope</b></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">I was doing my reading and reflecting right around the 1
year anniversary of the George Floyd murder. I wanted to include something in
my piece to be representative of the hurt and the struggle and the injustices
that so many have gone through, but I also wanted to speak to the awareness and
the momentum that these events inspired, and so I chose to use the fist symbol.
It was used before and it will be used in the future, but in my lifetime and my
experiences, this really resonates with the murder of George Floyd and the
protests that stemmed from this (and so many years of too many similar events).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM42acaD5vrXmkgBGwYlPcpwhZN8a1AxgieZblnGFPUib7nuv6I4SlT5SXVHv0KZt7oe_aAxNIdTio1AN4HfH5ki_GriBCws1UpZlv9Qg15mcgGeJuXjZsaXmhQV9Nb3tjjsW7fNG1wQIfjSLKmRIdgNeSByCX47FIIaLQXJsQu5acDh7fjgplb2b-/s972/Resized_20220323_073709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM42acaD5vrXmkgBGwYlPcpwhZN8a1AxgieZblnGFPUib7nuv6I4SlT5SXVHv0KZt7oe_aAxNIdTio1AN4HfH5ki_GriBCws1UpZlv9Qg15mcgGeJuXjZsaXmhQV9Nb3tjjsW7fNG1wQIfjSLKmRIdgNeSByCX47FIIaLQXJsQu5acDh7fjgplb2b-/s320/Resized_20220323_073709.jpeg" width="235" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWm60CgrHsfT_ySTg-kTjGCUFjKx_7QMPO4EWf_wcWbkq6JC7d6iBxdkTsBCTVOjYK4fi4M8ccbju4Ghv0dvJLsiZUeLklCvDU5Rzaq6Q7UtGv27hF-LPyZugYkEoDm5aDNgXZR4y7jGJxnxJni7rSej2uVdG4e0D6VJBLoBcAYBN3DcW46yfMS7S/s1511/Resized_20220323_073416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1051" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWm60CgrHsfT_ySTg-kTjGCUFjKx_7QMPO4EWf_wcWbkq6JC7d6iBxdkTsBCTVOjYK4fi4M8ccbju4Ghv0dvJLsiZUeLklCvDU5Rzaq6Q7UtGv27hF-LPyZugYkEoDm5aDNgXZR4y7jGJxnxJni7rSej2uVdG4e0D6VJBLoBcAYBN3DcW46yfMS7S/s320/Resized_20220323_073416.jpg" width="223" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Conclusion</b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know this was probably not what you were expecting when
you came to my blog today for the Wonderful World of Colour blog hop, but it
was on my heart as being entirely appropriate for this blog hop and needing to
be posted, and I hope it gave you some food for thought.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;">I will end with a few more quilty shots and also say that I
know that you are encouraged to post comments to encourage the quilters on the
hop, and you are welcome to do so, but that was not the point of me posting
this piece as part of the hop. I want the focus of this to be about awareness
and reflection and not about my sewing abilities or products. I also know that
this can be an intricate and complicated and heavy topic (I know I have felt
some heaviness writing this post), so please feel free to just sit with your thoughts instead of commenting if that's what makes sense for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVhd43BD7joHLX_Bh2jYm62xOXpQXwlLvRiMbE4AJ4WUy56btorainNrTZ31kInP3Niyrxaw6hM6ilr0bhWr7ZVk6NH9OkrkwfUVxhPckQTutFdq5FF-VpVE-LUUcYjj11QFtpxxV8dOS9SW2dA9toD-UnEQCHtYhsScvIr4VFU3uCdZY1Qthf91a/s1296/Resized_20220321_181659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVhd43BD7joHLX_Bh2jYm62xOXpQXwlLvRiMbE4AJ4WUy56btorainNrTZ31kInP3Niyrxaw6hM6ilr0bhWr7ZVk6NH9OkrkwfUVxhPckQTutFdq5FF-VpVE-LUUcYjj11QFtpxxV8dOS9SW2dA9toD-UnEQCHtYhsScvIr4VFU3uCdZY1Qthf91a/s320/Resized_20220321_181659.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9HI38mG_TU6HM3bud6wcMCqHG1qeEnjKgqmWsshYM3x4PhtqgJtmfJeQrRKMSw0Q95Xji_BDE9rAWPAzDZidC-0Qf7LZTjXsdnbt1xSvX-lJzDyccx48k86BFINJEtObmR2_w-GdR5rzsih59tFDkzj0YQPuihR_y2KZPujD6w9qBvJt9QXxqrsh/s1298/Resized_20220421_203717.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="1063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9HI38mG_TU6HM3bud6wcMCqHG1qeEnjKgqmWsshYM3x4PhtqgJtmfJeQrRKMSw0Q95Xji_BDE9rAWPAzDZidC-0Qf7LZTjXsdnbt1xSvX-lJzDyccx48k86BFINJEtObmR2_w-GdR5rzsih59tFDkzj0YQPuihR_y2KZPujD6w9qBvJt9QXxqrsh/w525-h640/Resized_20220421_203717.jpeg" width="525" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I took it out for a glamour shot in the snow the other day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to checkout the other quilters and their work:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Friday April 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/">Kathys Kwilts and More</a><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/">Pieceful Thoughts</a><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pksmokey11.blogspot.com/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Karen's Korner</span></a><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://inflorescencedesigns.com/"><span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/inflorescencedesigns\.com\/\0022 ";">Inflorescence</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Crafts and Math</span></a> (you are here)<span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/">MooseStashQuilting</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">And Joan has made a lovely <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/moosestashq/wonderful-world-of-color-blog-hop/" target="_blank">pinterest board</a> of everyone's post that's a great summary.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by and going on this journey with me :). And you can check back in at a later date to see the other projects I had originally planned for this hop.</p></div><br /><p></p></div>
MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-60588001549068926152022-04-18T20:54:00.001-04:002022-04-18T20:54:44.914-04:00Favourite Furry Friends<p>At Christmas time my friend, K, who moved away to England, was able to visit for the first time in two years. Last time we saw her it was Christmas of 2019 and she had a 4 month old baby. This time she was coming back into the country with a 2 year old.</p><p>My friend, B, and I knew we wanted to make her son something, but weren't quite sure what. We knew it couldn't be too big, as she had to be able to fly home with whatever it was. And we wanted it to be appealing to a 2 year old :).</p><p>We landed on finger puppets as something not too hard for us to make, small enough to pack into a suitcase, and even possible entertainment for the flight home.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeWDAlBJ4uR2iA87W7E3iZa80o3If_ggYCLog7z291x7vV6ewe2-aKKOVklh0jtWkBaj5TWHvytZ_Oh5pLLHvj2DoWkPvCfZkqoWCgP8E4aEGWF_C022Dd6HDpZ91ZQWxh2S2xKZB9EZ5XvbOVvJ1r4CxMyDRlP16mQ6QFSedE1VGj9U1gpL2T98w/s1024/IMG_5715.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeWDAlBJ4uR2iA87W7E3iZa80o3If_ggYCLog7z291x7vV6ewe2-aKKOVklh0jtWkBaj5TWHvytZ_Oh5pLLHvj2DoWkPvCfZkqoWCgP8E4aEGWF_C022Dd6HDpZ91ZQWxh2S2xKZB9EZ5XvbOVvJ1r4CxMyDRlP16mQ6QFSedE1VGj9U1gpL2T98w/s320/IMG_5715.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We started by looking around online for ideas and then drawing out our samples. We definitely liked different elements from different things we saw online so there was a lot of "well we like the nose from this one, but the teeth on this one".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had narrowed down our list of animals to Canadian animals so we could remind our friend's son of his heritage :D. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjGFhRpiq4dLEXkYed-u3nCehbQd8s11xwl_gKmSg2ok4bmgOZ9b8m0ySJhTxtyAbEKKXm3gWt4zZ7v4MofLIIiJy_Ufg60YM4ewXYfTdptMYuLjuIFlsSQv5Tcb16asv-0SCEkzcAOyUB8COviM99g-fybg0ZiYJN74uRTwPUc85xroCbsf7v2n_/s1440/Resized_20211203_220729.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjGFhRpiq4dLEXkYed-u3nCehbQd8s11xwl_gKmSg2ok4bmgOZ9b8m0ySJhTxtyAbEKKXm3gWt4zZ7v4MofLIIiJy_Ufg60YM4ewXYfTdptMYuLjuIFlsSQv5Tcb16asv-0SCEkzcAOyUB8COviM99g-fybg0ZiYJN74uRTwPUc85xroCbsf7v2n_/s320/Resized_20211203_220729.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We pulled out the felt we already owned, but also had to buy some. I have a lovely assortment of rainbow colours of felt. Do you know what doesn't involve a lot of rainbow colours...Canadian animals. In fact, we had to carefully pick and plan our browns so that we didn't end up with a bunch of finger puppets that basically looked identical.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1njurC2aVrzYZ_QKVDnI5CbW1KPlIRRLNx3Ey3ksGidME9gB2QJr7GrH8N7oXHJtnd1jEKZVbDHsprJmA-Xv6MuDtq3o8HUwwumogFW8dRZ30k23FzL6EU1Z9RiI2GI5N9A_rB46lnt_tlgEwmh3Zp4wR6jWasTsyoDJASKR0XR7glmZf9o2avgX9/s1440/Resized_20211204_094614.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1njurC2aVrzYZ_QKVDnI5CbW1KPlIRRLNx3Ey3ksGidME9gB2QJr7GrH8N7oXHJtnd1jEKZVbDHsprJmA-Xv6MuDtq3o8HUwwumogFW8dRZ30k23FzL6EU1Z9RiI2GI5N9A_rB46lnt_tlgEwmh3Zp4wR6jWasTsyoDJASKR0XR7glmZf9o2avgX9/s320/Resized_20211204_094614.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also hand stitched all of the pieces - with pieces that small it was just easier. Plus the embroidery floss for stitching was a really cute look. We seemed to have the uncanny ability to run out of thread about an inch before the end, no matter how long the thread we started with was.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_IOMlOajIsMuo-9oA5i70jHrQE3Z4ehzZjH53r7ojFKiDIk1k0nb6nF0yfo0P_-78H5ldS0KoWMOlof5shY3O8CzkTuSCtZJU2lC3tm2eHG3313iyPhcRQt7TyrshGQoj3xUv3inwMIZIiMfXj7glWWDKvXnB0Y65tuek1_OTdTFs3twMuER1U9U/s1049/Resized_20211204_220204.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_IOMlOajIsMuo-9oA5i70jHrQE3Z4ehzZjH53r7ojFKiDIk1k0nb6nF0yfo0P_-78H5ldS0KoWMOlof5shY3O8CzkTuSCtZJU2lC3tm2eHG3313iyPhcRQt7TyrshGQoj3xUv3inwMIZIiMfXj7glWWDKvXnB0Y65tuek1_OTdTFs3twMuER1U9U/s320/Resized_20211204_220204.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Top left to bottom right we made an orca, a moose, a bear (I don't know if we ever decided whether it was a grizzly or a black bear), a beaver, a polar bear, and a raccoon.</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/AVvXsEg840QxJXwUcgEhUas-A05AKHcxQBK6lwJ7QwGQ-8FIYm7JOpVp_GLDTlt809bCVpEwPlBfLIygRQGiXnDH-LW4Pah74RIISPiXrPxHdMz6PAmVibJH16LXUbKwWxnrw2Ska9XwhxOi9E2-tbg83h2STitRZsInCG8ko2T3XfoDksDP3g00afZGxmA6/s1440/Resized_20211217_193828.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg840QxJXwUcgEhUas-A05AKHcxQBK6lwJ7QwGQ-8FIYm7JOpVp_GLDTlt809bCVpEwPlBfLIygRQGiXnDH-LW4Pah74RIISPiXrPxHdMz6PAmVibJH16LXUbKwWxnrw2Ska9XwhxOi9E2-tbg83h2STitRZsInCG8ko2T3XfoDksDP3g00afZGxmA6/s320/Resized_20211217_193828.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also made a bag for them that was a Canadian flag. We made a cotton pouch for the interior, so the puppets won't stick to it, and then surrounded it by felt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTU3904O4O6BYazE5cSLKqVFKbML7za5mIFRKDbgs8JzOo1f8ghjB1z5e_u9v_oz1-D5eJbpN27eOUz4mDgmBGxXGd_yRmlYJ7GLC_hVi4jsq1licaccapcotxRb9DjwE8DjjTrHTzyWx8So9WQlM5OiUp_iXaQI2Ty-qUXx_Sl747Y1OlwvQiHBV/s1024/IMG_5788.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTU3904O4O6BYazE5cSLKqVFKbML7za5mIFRKDbgs8JzOo1f8ghjB1z5e_u9v_oz1-D5eJbpN27eOUz4mDgmBGxXGd_yRmlYJ7GLC_hVi4jsq1licaccapcotxRb9DjwE8DjjTrHTzyWx8So9WQlM5OiUp_iXaQI2Ty-qUXx_Sl747Y1OlwvQiHBV/s320/IMG_5788.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>We didn't do a great job of documenting, so I don't have pictures of the back of the beaver or the raccoon. The tails on the beaver and the racoon definitely took the longest. We stitched a crosshatch onto the beavers tail, but also planned it out so that enough of the design was sticking out the side. The pieces of the raccoon tail were small enough that having things to stitch through, and not shifting their shape, was difficult.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMUH901dU4q4kZIFicgcXdyYkNfaUHaPhdm4u-HNlpWCge91uBDHfg60aPDr73oLwMSTNA_bTWJW6KxYggPZv9EFuZBVgviR5bPk-EGxcsfm6cx4fqFZ7LZEiEVqemrmSVr9SMBKWdFlnUiZQz4doObO8em8wC3-hKlojY4VBkQbpJr9HXjp6um9b/s1024/IMG_5791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMUH901dU4q4kZIFicgcXdyYkNfaUHaPhdm4u-HNlpWCge91uBDHfg60aPDr73oLwMSTNA_bTWJW6KxYggPZv9EFuZBVgviR5bPk-EGxcsfm6cx4fqFZ7LZEiEVqemrmSVr9SMBKWdFlnUiZQz4doObO8em8wC3-hKlojY4VBkQbpJr9HXjp6um9b/s320/IMG_5791.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The orca was definitely my friend B's favourite one. She worked very hard on the design and construction of it. We did it in profile and so made it double-sided. We also stitched it so the flipper isn't stuck down - definitely our most intricate one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall we were very happy with how they came together, and they seemed well received by the recipient. We might have to start thinking about whether there are other Canadian animals that could be added to the collection at a later date.</div><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-6754476626985016602022-04-09T20:53:00.000-04:002022-04-09T20:53:39.676-04:00Bird Quilt: Part 2<p>Continuing the quilting journey (from the <a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2022/04/teamwork-makes-dream-work-bird-quilt.html">first part</a>)...</p><p>We came home from Christmas break with a quilted quilt.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxNj7NFwQyfFEsn8NsC1Ztqdw-OFYF0LwiPr2wvZHnO83ZR2y59hpqgssSnpxJYcsZ4Y2_JexER7YGz_awxSeSPrLibkiSx9WsILDwgeWlLU9_T7i1VAF8ySPLtq9DrcATb1mtTB7kvm87JNGUAjz-pWjPSwaxsTBu74Vh-FOpJ-3VFGhOqqkFnex/s800/662841291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxNj7NFwQyfFEsn8NsC1Ztqdw-OFYF0LwiPr2wvZHnO83ZR2y59hpqgssSnpxJYcsZ4Y2_JexER7YGz_awxSeSPrLibkiSx9WsILDwgeWlLU9_T7i1VAF8ySPLtq9DrcATb1mtTB7kvm87JNGUAjz-pWjPSwaxsTBu74Vh-FOpJ-3VFGhOqqkFnex/s320/662841291.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>However, once we got the quilt home, we decided it needed a bit more quilting. We added more circles to the outer Eric Carle fabric (which can really only be seen from the back).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0u1hYatdNXUXOeAow8cyBv9NF-yaEUR71K7MA6N08it8uzXlEGdxboI610ADK4yo1WlQncAVUg2olOVFJFQQ2KoVDGnjtWttDWKR9cLbA43G0OWQFQu4Mk-P9OszNzJdxlkC-S6-mkgUuaiu09_eWhENrSmvrJYAHFNeieuHqB0tUup-Z4sG8W69/s1440/Resized_20220201_205346.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0u1hYatdNXUXOeAow8cyBv9NF-yaEUR71K7MA6N08it8uzXlEGdxboI610ADK4yo1WlQncAVUg2olOVFJFQQ2KoVDGnjtWttDWKR9cLbA43G0OWQFQu4Mk-P9OszNzJdxlkC-S6-mkgUuaiu09_eWhENrSmvrJYAHFNeieuHqB0tUup-Z4sG8W69/s320/Resized_20220201_205346.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also drew in some wind lines across the sky, and doubled the quilting around the clouds.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-jFL9N6kdNpHmSw5_MQA0_IpqzBo10D5sUHf7h0_qCLtD3tdD_18ixnJfIhKP3Db_Ggeb0nqUFn_xmCk6Y87xZidc6FH7q_JAFg8R1z-jXTZgG7HUw2JgwnbTPLfP9NtTCkGfC8BeqT5hRvUi6d2k7SyJauCdk_Aphp6WMQGSyDh_4zHElEl7XQF/s1440/Resized_20220203_163041.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-jFL9N6kdNpHmSw5_MQA0_IpqzBo10D5sUHf7h0_qCLtD3tdD_18ixnJfIhKP3Db_Ggeb0nqUFn_xmCk6Y87xZidc6FH7q_JAFg8R1z-jXTZgG7HUw2JgwnbTPLfP9NtTCkGfC8BeqT5hRvUi6d2k7SyJauCdk_Aphp6WMQGSyDh_4zHElEl7XQF/s320/Resized_20220203_163041.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I was fabric shopping and found the Eric Carle fabric, I also found the perfect backing fabric.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EvSu-sTLQkD3qMChkZ0rbMDAF5Bbw-eBIePEM_0k_REelTgi9z1kyOFoTLSXusl_M5yqTSiz2f28W6vP5NeZ1-Xs5wIykk6lNQFPfGhXKDMbqF-Bm5z_UGrNM11cLGUPSM7_awSM--ArJhZpIo3KlMbRaVbEofrp1C0lsk6slFDMrnEJU2Wxkzoc/s1440/Resized_20211015_165223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EvSu-sTLQkD3qMChkZ0rbMDAF5Bbw-eBIePEM_0k_REelTgi9z1kyOFoTLSXusl_M5yqTSiz2f28W6vP5NeZ1-Xs5wIykk6lNQFPfGhXKDMbqF-Bm5z_UGrNM11cLGUPSM7_awSM--ArJhZpIo3KlMbRaVbEofrp1C0lsk6slFDMrnEJU2Wxkzoc/s320/Resized_20211015_165223.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While it wasn't the exact same style of birds, it was still fun, colourful, whimsical birds, and I think it was as close as you can get without having custom designed fabric.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAYaD3I0r94uB7TycJfYqm3bKm2uCYMojt2XcYTpqG8wg44PfHt4oq6kvpkmW3cXMiVwcLNM181ELjBhSl0HN7TbKXqtRogI0archGpt4CGfIAgiUBdS-tPbxbQRdXQnmMhMtsCqijce-tpuk7T0T6qpf3ZiEmWGvQeQKW-ti5qN2Jj1eNRciiOhE/s764/Resized_20220203_163048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAYaD3I0r94uB7TycJfYqm3bKm2uCYMojt2XcYTpqG8wg44PfHt4oq6kvpkmW3cXMiVwcLNM181ELjBhSl0HN7TbKXqtRogI0archGpt4CGfIAgiUBdS-tPbxbQRdXQnmMhMtsCqijce-tpuk7T0T6qpf3ZiEmWGvQeQKW-ti5qN2Jj1eNRciiOhE/s320/Resized_20220203_163048.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A better view of the quilted circles.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We finished it off with a yellow binding.</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/AVvXsEgli-zdYyYiWFFwIPP7Xnt3AED0cS7EQCg2tZX1hiKO6369lmzetU6bnGu7q7vY9ntqSMPU9LrZCcAIlGniZ1YS661ri2_lciHpiYRJAVmuJ23WRfoJHFLKeIG0uJ3it86MYxolLNtRyAVrFZj1WB8k_bnaZJtaskATXN1a-Gy8GNP1kVDd4GS1RAtn/s1080/Resized_20220206_111120.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli-zdYyYiWFFwIPP7Xnt3AED0cS7EQCg2tZX1hiKO6369lmzetU6bnGu7q7vY9ntqSMPU9LrZCcAIlGniZ1YS661ri2_lciHpiYRJAVmuJ23WRfoJHFLKeIG0uJ3it86MYxolLNtRyAVrFZj1WB8k_bnaZJtaskATXN1a-Gy8GNP1kVDd4GS1RAtn/s320/Resized_20220206_111120.jpeg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we packaged it up for delivery at a drive-thru baby shower. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsKMiJqUAbynzrWip_rJ2xX1J5TOAlt00Er3skCh49b0cGqMhjJwjkiAcstCPWI9fLvsRC8fTbJpb_DCk_yBO4SwK30__9oX4q7Ckwzf5auF08AjdLoHNjU4eAN9SdiiB9XhsbH-VjwCpiZlNpkIHWlDyCFcC4BRL0pPo_Avgmh8ew67dgTGPrwJy/s1440/Resized_20220206_144150.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsKMiJqUAbynzrWip_rJ2xX1J5TOAlt00Er3skCh49b0cGqMhjJwjkiAcstCPWI9fLvsRC8fTbJpb_DCk_yBO4SwK30__9oX4q7Ckwzf5auF08AjdLoHNjU4eAN9SdiiB9XhsbH-VjwCpiZlNpkIHWlDyCFcC4BRL0pPo_Avgmh8ew67dgTGPrwJy/s320/Resized_20220206_144150.jpeg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYFgm5DIGeUHU-0X6Jhb3LfGybxNtooezbBsr4vYHkzRqzQJghyM_NZKdV0Alu4ebAn3GRj7DuKuz7EzRncaArsgij-P28dsL_GgkNuP_ZwXdkbcSndzC0CogWSPhQy5HyUpwJ7-UnLnuCBnoWH11wRERtgIbSjU_DzGr_Zvv9WdiBuAnD2NxsWql/s1440/Resized_20220206_144143(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYFgm5DIGeUHU-0X6Jhb3LfGybxNtooezbBsr4vYHkzRqzQJghyM_NZKdV0Alu4ebAn3GRj7DuKuz7EzRncaArsgij-P28dsL_GgkNuP_ZwXdkbcSndzC0CogWSPhQy5HyUpwJ7-UnLnuCBnoWH11wRERtgIbSjU_DzGr_Zvv9WdiBuAnD2NxsWql/s320/Resized_20220206_144143(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the way a quilt looks when I wrap it up this way. However, I find that when I do, it doesn't get untied and unrolled without explicit instructions. What do you do when you gift a quilt?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_Jt3h32APv_Z42isMeDZ4L1xpx5Og1p0lqG72y6EeM8Vjt9Dbgp5AXS1rnExQ9-b0P5T7QFjdJof5uQpavjmrBJUv0za_OhYPPKRUyk4d8ElDRNcWxUc6yOiHjsEvIecAAl4hFXRa3pin-PH3rnVKZsfv2A0v25DmORFaUaEEXVFapKlIvhVAjop/s501/Resized_20220206_144123.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_Jt3h32APv_Z42isMeDZ4L1xpx5Og1p0lqG72y6EeM8Vjt9Dbgp5AXS1rnExQ9-b0P5T7QFjdJof5uQpavjmrBJUv0za_OhYPPKRUyk4d8ElDRNcWxUc6yOiHjsEvIecAAl4hFXRa3pin-PH3rnVKZsfv2A0v25DmORFaUaEEXVFapKlIvhVAjop/s320/Resized_20220206_144123.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To go with the Eric Carle fabric, we also gifted a board book copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and I made a card to match the theme (with the help of my cricut).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaQ14FrTb7gjcXcWpirrmGBSx20IQwA7XJTSxuN1LrwXmwqVVUqQ1QHoKl7WibB8fnTd3IqceHilcQ1V0IyBFd2gHV_JvLO-Z3BFGePhfL6gB73Neyf-I6TVPpCpI-PszgeuM8nZoDv0AJMK6gDdkN3XCh7ZArxP2L_DFs56FPlcuQErmJTnQB11y/s1049/Resized_20220203_192123.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaQ14FrTb7gjcXcWpirrmGBSx20IQwA7XJTSxuN1LrwXmwqVVUqQ1QHoKl7WibB8fnTd3IqceHilcQ1V0IyBFd2gHV_JvLO-Z3BFGePhfL6gB73Neyf-I6TVPpCpI-PszgeuM8nZoDv0AJMK6gDdkN3XCh7ZArxP2L_DFs56FPlcuQErmJTnQB11y/s320/Resized_20220203_192123.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlOOlyT30V4IblaOHEagqPJwhSPxItPD1gyBjSoKnRIAcGAXkw5wN9NbmjZaRlx_hhauFEcVB1fCn7jZWHmLADBzoAFREFYO4ih51Dfo4hXimEyK_7smUuYwyLgEiaveR583cKIn4mNW1O5lru4XLnuHTDaHshPLBC9RqJC3Bsy58hmu1fKBgnmrn/s1440/Resized_20220203_192130.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlOOlyT30V4IblaOHEagqPJwhSPxItPD1gyBjSoKnRIAcGAXkw5wN9NbmjZaRlx_hhauFEcVB1fCn7jZWHmLADBzoAFREFYO4ih51Dfo4hXimEyK_7smUuYwyLgEiaveR583cKIn4mNW1O5lru4XLnuHTDaHshPLBC9RqJC3Bsy58hmu1fKBgnmrn/s320/Resized_20220203_192130.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was very pleased with this project and how it came together. I hope the new baby is getting lots of nice snuggles in it.</div></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-4271180324089299072022-04-07T21:45:00.003-04:002022-04-07T21:46:55.172-04:00Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Bird Quilt Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the earliest posts on this blog were about a <a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2011/11/finished-fish-quilt.html">fish quilt</a> that my mom and I made for family friends. Well, when we heard that the brother of the recipient of the first quilt was also having a baby, we knew we needed to get to work again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we looked around for inspiration, we found this quilt that we really liked by <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/35289170@N06/" target="_blank">Carol</a>. It wasn't until after I designed a quilt around it that I realized that hers was only 15"x20".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35289170@N06/5533151780/in/album-72157622298147270/" title="A client's wall hanging"><img alt="A client's wall hanging" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5133/5533151780_78f55a7ad6_k.jpg" width="50%" /></a></div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35289170@N06/5533151780/in/album-72157622298147270/" title="A client's wall hanging"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got to work with my pencil and my graph paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogNjy2UfQyDQ3dyiU6-Kmc8k-rIDy6jnql0_xCfk6PjXa_PISpUQEwqvOl6T4LxNGIKTy0at_d8p8zFmKqkgokCzgxxE6kCwLV2okDa8KSJmRTeErtLG6KT7TU-EZYlqqkuqXUCKXertEhK5Y9vUXHkkdlDTJskd-aFIIt7H2T94ne8mp-R1UCi-w/s1440/Resized_20211014_200934.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogNjy2UfQyDQ3dyiU6-Kmc8k-rIDy6jnql0_xCfk6PjXa_PISpUQEwqvOl6T4LxNGIKTy0at_d8p8zFmKqkgokCzgxxE6kCwLV2okDa8KSJmRTeErtLG6KT7TU-EZYlqqkuqXUCKXertEhK5Y9vUXHkkdlDTJskd-aFIIt7H2T94ne8mp-R1UCi-w/s320/Resized_20211014_200934.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And once I had an idea I was fairly happy with, it was time to draw it larger. I drew out all the branches on a single piece of paper that was the size I wanted for our quilt. Then I drew each bird on their own pages so I could cut them out and play around with placement, size, etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkBtGutO1XBrIGzSz24tCtpGWsm20AJ9l1Hu0qJzsMVfUk9m2hxfOtWrwZScP6h8toBZm4EMJWgh0u9XNse_Qru2ye6mXhAqhJxQuHgH6EELor7htUalcVKPeLrvkkvk8-_-qhML0KiBNMe5qvCFPscDysDeQ4_cxpz0l_bP7-5V6GAYxxCCEms7x/s1440/Resized_20211016_211446.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkBtGutO1XBrIGzSz24tCtpGWsm20AJ9l1Hu0qJzsMVfUk9m2hxfOtWrwZScP6h8toBZm4EMJWgh0u9XNse_Qru2ye6mXhAqhJxQuHgH6EELor7htUalcVKPeLrvkkvk8-_-qhML0KiBNMe5qvCFPscDysDeQ4_cxpz0l_bP7-5V6GAYxxCCEms7x/s320/Resized_20211016_211446.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also headed to the fabric store while they were having a sale and looked for inspiration. I found this colourful Eric Carle fabric that was fantastic, so I snapped that up. And I was able to find a green in my stash that went really well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-ox7W9J2Qf6ZZid5mgg0_-pkWZDRphQPAwWbbDcJtfU2R0ETAcgcUhvlTVAw6dU0rN1Pr2oz2h5fPPmAwH1cOAemyrZ2IVMueV-gM1I86aBL70h5losTexLrb4-_V_M4rRkt2lwnrWZ4Ewlx6d4CamnbgpW5mCpvxuGdtl8RkPrLmsXI8Ig-Do8H/s1440/Resized_20211016_082610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-ox7W9J2Qf6ZZid5mgg0_-pkWZDRphQPAwWbbDcJtfU2R0ETAcgcUhvlTVAw6dU0rN1Pr2oz2h5fPPmAwH1cOAemyrZ2IVMueV-gM1I86aBL70h5losTexLrb4-_V_M4rRkt2lwnrWZ4Ewlx6d4CamnbgpW5mCpvxuGdtl8RkPrLmsXI8Ig-Do8H/s320/Resized_20211016_082610.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next thing was to pull out our stashes and pick fabric for the various bird while balancing colour and colour placement.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlxKwQRya05yMFHEkwIS67Bs9hwW2B6kenDHSbhTCDhVNVU92sgqWa3xH9TSJyjsIFMXXiVh4cb_ECpi2CRRQg2V7mDPYH4g4j_3uv6ok_TeLmc4nGwU_asu54VkvP9bDVPTeFAWdhodpJwF8TxnvcBHTsTEq6kZWxAMQoYCNVbKtgdVDgSWG93WZ/s764/Resized_20211030_180805.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlxKwQRya05yMFHEkwIS67Bs9hwW2B6kenDHSbhTCDhVNVU92sgqWa3xH9TSJyjsIFMXXiVh4cb_ECpi2CRRQg2V7mDPYH4g4j_3uv6ok_TeLmc4nGwU_asu54VkvP9bDVPTeFAWdhodpJwF8TxnvcBHTsTEq6kZWxAMQoYCNVbKtgdVDgSWG93WZ/s320/Resized_20211030_180805.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Can you see our vision yet? :D</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We decide to do the branches using raw edge applique and stitching it down by machine, which my mom took the lead on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg572VpmAFoK_FH4_ZxhuFMs-AcsUhBNzDV0QM5BnT2aoBSEtdhLcnybdrIo_ZCQzcRr7__MDrXoMEi0JCQU_PW5JsZkrINbCz4-C-GkanLlmi2dkC0x8OAIKnH_rKUdsucq-RLTedQDTUeJuT9Bss9WQ5eLO1QAN5YQomD3aMe2ok8rfIBG_czMeXn/s2592/image000000(18).jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg572VpmAFoK_FH4_ZxhuFMs-AcsUhBNzDV0QM5BnT2aoBSEtdhLcnybdrIo_ZCQzcRr7__MDrXoMEi0JCQU_PW5JsZkrINbCz4-C-GkanLlmi2dkC0x8OAIKnH_rKUdsucq-RLTedQDTUeJuT9Bss9WQ5eLO1QAN5YQomD3aMe2ok8rfIBG_czMeXn/s320/image000000(18).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The leaves and birds we decided to hand applique, which my mom also took the lead on. (This is what happens when two people in two different cities work on a quilt during a pandemic.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1OkNQI4dqsOZgRnGd9kocAp1ScDByuTefmuFXQbhnQ4O3iJC7ojTGeANOXmACaJOGAkVQkxxKTn1p9XAxKXfVbN9MjF7VWENj6JLmqsORwJ8Y5bZeV_vHbkOctihXoBniK0sXLk8mzqZTXNVM0Z7xb_8cdM7uU2hosLz_MyrSVSOAHGLRbWifjqM/s2592/IMG_20211113_091731_01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1OkNQI4dqsOZgRnGd9kocAp1ScDByuTefmuFXQbhnQ4O3iJC7ojTGeANOXmACaJOGAkVQkxxKTn1p9XAxKXfVbN9MjF7VWENj6JLmqsORwJ8Y5bZeV_vHbkOctihXoBniK0sXLk8mzqZTXNVM0Z7xb_8cdM7uU2hosLz_MyrSVSOAHGLRbWifjqM/s320/IMG_20211113_091731_01.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confirming placement from a distance</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The bits of the birds (legs, tails, head pieces), we decided to do by machine as well. (We wanted to make sure the baby quilt was durable for using and washing.) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dmuArFEp8OYYrf0tlmUlg-RVHQYshMb36BqbM9NlP549fxJHuJKeKQaCjbi2OkSGBp67QI2Iwni69kdowNqpplDY0PPMsLwnX6q9Fvvb7VhpAy2XZ1quIKM24y_FJcflU0KH9QOaf-3WglTzHC0TVPtXJ4DSFuumXgVqvwVEeBXoL2YIW2OmtlWZ/s2592/IMG_20211113_164551_01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dmuArFEp8OYYrf0tlmUlg-RVHQYshMb36BqbM9NlP549fxJHuJKeKQaCjbi2OkSGBp67QI2Iwni69kdowNqpplDY0PPMsLwnX6q9Fvvb7VhpAy2XZ1quIKM24y_FJcflU0KH9QOaf-3WglTzHC0TVPtXJ4DSFuumXgVqvwVEeBXoL2YIW2OmtlWZ/s320/IMG_20211113_164551_01.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a gap for the legs to be added.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because of this, my mom left parts of the birds open so that I could come in later and do the machine parts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ge5McwX9DVWCFKAkmPpW10VXIQnsEr8sfpzo3ircMzJEnW-XhYqKfEwwRaATaN1H7A3GQBTa-wMCl67HbANWUSuHj9dWrfB6Ubc_lCmsrrC9ApxYvC8zxRkX8lrRXz8Wkg0Sh3AsVL9BEu5t6l3TzrVwWJJbgr6kqVO5ShxRQJTUQQDAdeD6YI1/s1440/Resized_20211127_115312.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ge5McwX9DVWCFKAkmPpW10VXIQnsEr8sfpzo3ircMzJEnW-XhYqKfEwwRaATaN1H7A3GQBTa-wMCl67HbANWUSuHj9dWrfB6Ubc_lCmsrrC9ApxYvC8zxRkX8lrRXz8Wkg0Sh3AsVL9BEu5t6l3TzrVwWJJbgr6kqVO5ShxRQJTUQQDAdeD6YI1/s320/Resized_20211127_115312.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the pair of orphaned legs in the middle there?<br />It was easier to not hand stitch anything yet for that bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />You might have noticed these birds don't have any eyes yet. We struggled with what to do for the eyes - especially given that we were trying to make a durable baby quilt that also wasn't an insane amount of work. In the end, we decided to use a fabric marker to draw the black parts of the eyes onto white paper. It was set with the iron and then hand appliqued on to the birds. I did this on boxing day while my parents abandoned my brother and I to have Christmas with others :P (Covid restrictions limited who could be there and we had gotten to do Christmas with my parents the day before.) Apparently I didn't document this part of the process.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bx894HkELfluoldRI7ZMHElG1X2LwoR4R_21nZp3YnrlAlitGIPtsd-EaJc6tdtQj2eLFg7XUxY5FyfzvXQTGGRQvP9R5mzEtS8-0N9ke05iZYDSniDq1U6Lbjw0qNV4JR4Z9uJ_djR78Tb6qc9Mn4wdtMd1XPUr9AnbL1guiX4UUr2zDIpsiiiz/s1440/Resized_20211229_201204.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bx894HkELfluoldRI7ZMHElG1X2LwoR4R_21nZp3YnrlAlitGIPtsd-EaJc6tdtQj2eLFg7XUxY5FyfzvXQTGGRQvP9R5mzEtS8-0N9ke05iZYDSniDq1U6Lbjw0qNV4JR4Z9uJ_djR78Tb6qc9Mn4wdtMd1XPUr9AnbL1guiX4UUr2zDIpsiiiz/s320/Resized_20211229_201204.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Over Christmas break we took the quilt up to my grandparents house with us to put in the frames so we could baste it and then quilt it in the hoop later. But as is the case with taking project to gramma's, there's lots of encouragement to keep quilting :). </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXWU9KThpPSDpWMp9tmYbT6XqJMCCJ2aqCD9IUHSbcuEmcB9jKfGVU9IPm1PvaToj2bDviH8AgjD8gDJDo3Sl8Lv-Fkxa4J1DsB0yIx4ZFqHRKtGf1vA1DJ6S26OjuY_iEZgppdcUUgW3K0P9nVQSsh8V7vm7p9X40fb9qrf_uE9TS3O8nVcIs4J8/s1024/IMG_0764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXWU9KThpPSDpWMp9tmYbT6XqJMCCJ2aqCD9IUHSbcuEmcB9jKfGVU9IPm1PvaToj2bDviH8AgjD8gDJDo3Sl8Lv-Fkxa4J1DsB0yIx4ZFqHRKtGf1vA1DJ6S26OjuY_iEZgppdcUUgW3K0P9nVQSsh8V7vm7p9X40fb9qrf_uE9TS3O8nVcIs4J8/s320/IMG_0764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got to do some three-generational quilting on the top and managed to get it quilted and rolled for all the markings we had done.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGW5Ooe_ujF5jvkl59Yt29eNzLn1cJTQkB56SLavq6fkJHbnReFCFdezSzUiVNuPmMJ7CKwYLDXgdBWJQQRqzqPnrKyWuoOeq9RQScYECC59pX49iba4BRerFpKmGHxkSBlggiXeMqxvqA3IjpF7eyJp_7CSfP3e-xtElZ48vzFMqtWPPH4Vrrt20/s1024/IMG_0768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGW5Ooe_ujF5jvkl59Yt29eNzLn1cJTQkB56SLavq6fkJHbnReFCFdezSzUiVNuPmMJ7CKwYLDXgdBWJQQRqzqPnrKyWuoOeq9RQScYECC59pX49iba4BRerFpKmGHxkSBlggiXeMqxvqA3IjpF7eyJp_7CSfP3e-xtElZ48vzFMqtWPPH4Vrrt20/s320/IMG_0768.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's always great to quilt with others (that's often the point of quilting :)), and it was especially nice to have some family time around the quilt after having 2 years of limited interactions. (This was the first time my parents and my brother and I were seeing my grandparents at the same time since Christmas 2019.)</div><p></p></div></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-30027720130877895362022-04-06T13:17:00.001-04:002022-04-06T13:17:11.290-04:00Wonderful World of Colour Blog Hop<p>I have signed up for another blog hop. This one is hosted by Joan of <a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/" target="_blank">MooseStashQuilting</a>. It's always good to have a little motivation to get some projects done and also to be pushed to be creative. So make sure to return in a couple weeks and see what great things have been created by everyone.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpiMSS7OlEDGzRfx3yU2xxsJxJ3KTwDqujjQjEa8MERP4DYvLwhS7Ce2YgyANBOQ1rZ3xtK77yA3S3QRB4COtpJCkcERlMR2FK99Vo5-PPe0Xo3xx9FJKTWFsGvDpUmesVSjsd_hQOE8cfPwSdHQ9ZLFPP8gLvt8AhsLfosXTBFTEMUXr0D0-RSy_g" width="240" /></div><br /><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Monday April 18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scrapdash.com/">Scrapdash</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tuesday April 19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/">Just Let Me Quilt</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Coughlin Designs</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wednesday April 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Patchouli Moon
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.moosestashquilting.com/">MooseStashQuilting</a><o:p></o:p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-66715072737501792192022-03-30T17:22:00.000-04:002022-03-30T17:22:57.312-04:00Postcards from Muskoka<p>Many moons ago (2014) I posted about a shop hop I went on with my friend (<a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2014/10/shop-hop-in-muskoka.html">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2014/10/shop-hop-continued.html">Part 2</a> posts). Well, I finally finished all of the blocks.</p><p><span style="text-align: center;">The quilt pattern, called Postcards from Muskoka, was designed by Joni Newman of </span><a href="https://www.quirksandquilts.com/" target="_blank">Quirks and Quilts</a><span style="text-align: center;">. Here is what her original version looked like:</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCAEdetPpC-5aMxtwUvdpKYWBDODX11Ov0zTwSLDRXzzbagu7sETcb7EEgvPH9RKj0NnCTHV0HmNCQZ41yj4Nsbwu4ZGaACxOpqKpQk1c64RGjdwioS6SF60TTDcLqSdrSLicM09nNrw/s1600/Postcards-From-Muskoka1.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCAEdetPpC-5aMxtwUvdpKYWBDODX11Ov0zTwSLDRXzzbagu7sETcb7EEgvPH9RKj0NnCTHV0HmNCQZ41yj4Nsbwu4ZGaACxOpqKpQk1c64RGjdwioS6SF60TTDcLqSdrSLicM09nNrw/s1600/Postcards-From-Muskoka1.gif" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Image taken from Quirks and Quilts blog<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I love the look of stained glass and have done a number of stained glass projects now, but this is one of the ones that got me started. Joni has a tutorial on her website for how she does the <a href="https://www.quirksandquilts.com/stained-glass-technique/" target="_blank">stained glass technique</a> that is very helpful.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sctJJa9txRe8OY9lfx9qoQQl_wTly7fjKn7jJwGbYCiLN-pqkly89uyJUR4S6ULCcAyhMeNsA6oh8MM7rWxomSyXGuVUO358Qzil9OUB-Y8tcWeMByS-_VZQDjj6yDpacGp-Ahlt9-vJrqJae2wFep3avk-CU8F0sM6frIaa1VopEDKBK9LS0IRF/s1440/Resized_20220327_161906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sctJJa9txRe8OY9lfx9qoQQl_wTly7fjKn7jJwGbYCiLN-pqkly89uyJUR4S6ULCcAyhMeNsA6oh8MM7rWxomSyXGuVUO358Qzil9OUB-Y8tcWeMByS-_VZQDjj6yDpacGp-Ahlt9-vJrqJae2wFep3avk-CU8F0sM6frIaa1VopEDKBK9LS0IRF/s320/Resized_20220327_161906.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach umbrella</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I decided to complete each block separately instead of finishing them as a single wall hanging.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1A7PXKo1lLG8nFkvSUpOLx3tCOH1b-ho_yd0zP3OJTh1LutqLdSyY-DKh2ERPSt7FJLQSc7FQFCQZ0QztvnMvkQ_zTZFoGIDyxTM3jOj3LlwERAW5muptNXmorMbOZR0Gwhqu20Uyw_1rFd-mGgG10FmpMCZEzTaO-j0Q3xfRkE_qZ4tzbsdzFKXY/s1440/Resized_20220327_161835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1A7PXKo1lLG8nFkvSUpOLx3tCOH1b-ho_yd0zP3OJTh1LutqLdSyY-DKh2ERPSt7FJLQSc7FQFCQZ0QztvnMvkQ_zTZFoGIDyxTM3jOj3LlwERAW5muptNXmorMbOZR0Gwhqu20Uyw_1rFd-mGgG10FmpMCZEzTaO-j0Q3xfRkE_qZ4tzbsdzFKXY/s320/Resized_20220327_161835.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muskoka chairs</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also decided to do a little experimenting about how I finished the quits.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s03tmzNzkfBusrrDV4RFgjp21cFnwMKwNa6LDJPnvccU2GbfnCd2OKpKv6Yl9wAh9o38oLIO8mDZcN-Bd8CKbLOExZkeAOpyrtaEG279dn8QYkixsRwwQi_KUNu4KAGqU0RcsLqkBl25r1G4pMgmFvCokLc8idj4odPCMNLR0MDxtwQ6PKFr-Cbl/s1440/Resized_20220327_161925.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s03tmzNzkfBusrrDV4RFgjp21cFnwMKwNa6LDJPnvccU2GbfnCd2OKpKv6Yl9wAh9o38oLIO8mDZcN-Bd8CKbLOExZkeAOpyrtaEG279dn8QYkixsRwwQi_KUNu4KAGqU0RcsLqkBl25r1G4pMgmFvCokLc8idj4odPCMNLR0MDxtwQ6PKFr-Cbl/s320/Resized_20220327_161925.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I tried a blanket stitch as well as a zig-zag stitch (both in black and in a thread colour that matched).<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTQVSXDaksbwUf2bVBWb2jWkD3-KCflHv5mxgm-lhNyrQ2VbYOXwQcsBxE0BIXgOSZKdmtN8XeqSTNfx7x-IPbFtzEYmMUuknLC7wUBAgRJr862iToC7Vmr7_9faDv8T_hQLB-9GLNo7kQFSnvnQLb00tzbYLnX4e82Fl6AwGpSE6yROi1MzcmGHq/s1049/Resized_20220327_162620.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTQVSXDaksbwUf2bVBWb2jWkD3-KCflHv5mxgm-lhNyrQ2VbYOXwQcsBxE0BIXgOSZKdmtN8XeqSTNfx7x-IPbFtzEYmMUuknLC7wUBAgRJr862iToC7Vmr7_9faDv8T_hQLB-9GLNo7kQFSnvnQLb00tzbYLnX4e82Fl6AwGpSE6yROi1MzcmGHq/s320/Resized_20220327_162620.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also experimented with whether I stitched just through the top and then quilted separately or not.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwbSdimFSN7mFMp3XqjYIU6fOzKSyHhyy6SccEItl9Q823G3triKsfeKGCoLnzkZT4kvZPi7PlIeaoc-cEMWApOPzLihfiSSol4S1cLZyYfyVkrogSlPeH1PGVmAzReQAWAysADiSVStTkpnijTPKhAcmXsG8T1_PlkIH8gGhTODfjTIy4qoHyvNG/s1080/Resized_20220327_162416.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="525" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwbSdimFSN7mFMp3XqjYIU6fOzKSyHhyy6SccEItl9Q823G3triKsfeKGCoLnzkZT4kvZPi7PlIeaoc-cEMWApOPzLihfiSSol4S1cLZyYfyVkrogSlPeH1PGVmAzReQAWAysADiSVStTkpnijTPKhAcmXsG8T1_PlkIH8gGhTODfjTIy4qoHyvNG/s320/Resized_20220327_162416.jpeg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the end, I decided that my preferred method was a straight stitch in a matching colour that went through all 3 layers to both stitch down the pieces and provide the quilting.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqIhrcGEy5WXPywubDBl84N4fwM8hVViQQz4jNjAfdgVL9LllOBbt3_RcSGw2etvnomkzF18-DvN8Ede_X_048119e6gGyStihnqGyjXI06M6Apm0THDkDA01z3-QG4lsx1Q1HpPyo7QL7f0bxCtWOtF65JRP-702Q9vzIxjnxSR5gG6oKQK7kr4J/s501/Resized_20220327_161951.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqIhrcGEy5WXPywubDBl84N4fwM8hVViQQz4jNjAfdgVL9LllOBbt3_RcSGw2etvnomkzF18-DvN8Ede_X_048119e6gGyStihnqGyjXI06M6Apm0THDkDA01z3-QG4lsx1Q1HpPyo7QL7f0bxCtWOtF65JRP-702Q9vzIxjnxSR5gG6oKQK7kr4J/s320/Resized_20220327_161951.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /><div>I did a few of these - enough to get my feet underneath me, and then I moved on to a few other ones that had purposes and timelines.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rW4ZlkwkVYHEWo7P0QnpHLPDJSgaq6OVBICHYQefOCIJyetlGpxrQkJUiJGZcgkhsXaGePoQfbFGOo3vb5xUvsCfOCr5uQfXCa7xtcWXNVJdFKa1TZFx8pIjKsvPUgvCDYiFgxUl9svJKvS6AvszHmIVL3kP1QMEfEIRsDp-4f3Wbct29PP9Gq4V/s1440/Resized_20220327_161955.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rW4ZlkwkVYHEWo7P0QnpHLPDJSgaq6OVBICHYQefOCIJyetlGpxrQkJUiJGZcgkhsXaGePoQfbFGOo3vb5xUvsCfOCr5uQfXCa7xtcWXNVJdFKa1TZFx8pIjKsvPUgvCDYiFgxUl9svJKvS6AvszHmIVL3kP1QMEfEIRsDp-4f3Wbct29PP9Gq4V/s320/Resized_20220327_161955.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heart-shaped in the sky.<br />Fabric just worked out that way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I dusted them back off during covid and continued to work on the ones I hadn't done yet.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEJUnPZ0GmTv_mGXCrb13l5Qu7e98bM7sRMnS1GrqPKgy-l4LZoWEatL3igAUl_t8A-dxb13F2pVOUgO0_B2y65VrqwsAW5FpB3gM1GG0kGo6k91Ry_Tevm7CO-UOqVT4sejs9e9angMSDLfslUnCQs-YpEyyWlXcH9hP2C2AO1cMAAr59dxjGBRZ/s1440/Resized_20220327_162640.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEJUnPZ0GmTv_mGXCrb13l5Qu7e98bM7sRMnS1GrqPKgy-l4LZoWEatL3igAUl_t8A-dxb13F2pVOUgO0_B2y65VrqwsAW5FpB3gM1GG0kGo6k91Ry_Tevm7CO-UOqVT4sejs9e9angMSDLfslUnCQs-YpEyyWlXcH9hP2C2AO1cMAAr59dxjGBRZ/s320/Resized_20220327_162640.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern lights</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br />Speaking of covid, when we were set home over 2 years ago, for what seemed like it was going to be a short amount of time, I decided that I didn't need the shoes I kept at my desk (and my winter boots), but I did take these wall hangings that I had completed off the wall at work and brought them home (priorities :D). <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX94lJogyn6TXTTCdr0RpduRPSiN8WnMOK2B_y2KEIlvYGVOFteVfjuGXF5HZXDa6qI3ipjSHAaFeIL09X24IWoCwCAAp47UkYNQf_khZtzqucURr0oIj4EFhas7kEihBUSGkIhAFDtOxYeQu4MQAhxcSkMSVyjesszHzYoKoT4QWRiWW0qDbRC9tL/s1440/Resized_20220327_162057.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX94lJogyn6TXTTCdr0RpduRPSiN8WnMOK2B_y2KEIlvYGVOFteVfjuGXF5HZXDa6qI3ipjSHAaFeIL09X24IWoCwCAAp47UkYNQf_khZtzqucURr0oIj4EFhas7kEihBUSGkIhAFDtOxYeQu4MQAhxcSkMSVyjesszHzYoKoT4QWRiWW0qDbRC9tL/s320/Resized_20220327_162057.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabin<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>They're a great project because they don't require a lot of planning (just picking fabric) and are a fairly quick finish (if you own the right thread).</div><div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BwjIUmPJDG5JP_f4JyFgHHdQeohkwUHO_3z1tWRXRnaQq2cGq8TmQ0dMVQKIpkZgl63Ak01PCoeGmZp4d_pTWDsP69mVZG3mr5OA64qGx_m659e8rtj8D4U1B0kiMBpi2oWmkHsAlNFB-bzacMrtecoqTPLc86LcXiMQaO-PXKzvLyKL-UFps3Eo/s764/Resized_20220327_162120.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BwjIUmPJDG5JP_f4JyFgHHdQeohkwUHO_3z1tWRXRnaQq2cGq8TmQ0dMVQKIpkZgl63Ak01PCoeGmZp4d_pTWDsP69mVZG3mr5OA64qGx_m659e8rtj8D4U1B0kiMBpi2oWmkHsAlNFB-bzacMrtecoqTPLc86LcXiMQaO-PXKzvLyKL-UFps3Eo/s320/Resized_20220327_162120.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loon</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used batiks for most of the panels, but I did find on the loon that I wanted a few black and white fabrics and didn't have a batik that fit the bill. Instead I picked a couple fabrics out of my gramma's stash when I was up there :) (that's starting to be a theme of my blog :D)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWdYvWrIiNdWNNsqN-ZLvIlIN5CvyvtJhc5PhA5ux5LqccNpoQbV3pQ56seaFI0P58iYIWpAfJCdse_Qb0zrWDCvQCFkKaCpfxSfI1ftZcfpBp3B4-BGg7cRQSteySj6XBRw_urp9RSjEGfvOZGiMmFGorPsek6-5HHAVE-PG_QxhAElzKX2zlI2t/s501/Resized_20220327_162040.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWdYvWrIiNdWNNsqN-ZLvIlIN5CvyvtJhc5PhA5ux5LqccNpoQbV3pQ56seaFI0P58iYIWpAfJCdse_Qb0zrWDCvQCFkKaCpfxSfI1ftZcfpBp3B4-BGg7cRQSteySj6XBRw_urp9RSjEGfvOZGiMmFGorPsek6-5HHAVE-PG_QxhAElzKX2zlI2t/s320/Resized_20220327_162040.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campfire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like all of the blocks, but I think the campfire and canoe are two of my favourites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwJ1oLUmkcyQZ0Frr3rMrSU78kLUJyma-Kpk5-r4lI3wxZzBvBtlMWp3XR7KhHxOa_yJ2seoSuWLEjMkDAUWuZbq-XwlQvWzOK7bgAx3LeDY60fI-UdX4v5p2T6FrONvj92f21euB3sLxAuaa7OkTCVE58SXrG-CB5d3xvBOahl-WpgN6otylQBYf/s1440/Resized_20220327_162017.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwJ1oLUmkcyQZ0Frr3rMrSU78kLUJyma-Kpk5-r4lI3wxZzBvBtlMWp3XR7KhHxOa_yJ2seoSuWLEjMkDAUWuZbq-XwlQvWzOK7bgAx3LeDY60fI-UdX4v5p2T6FrONvj92f21euB3sLxAuaa7OkTCVE58SXrG-CB5d3xvBOahl-WpgN6otylQBYf/s320/Resized_20220327_162017.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canoe<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used some of my more plentiful batiks for the backs of the projects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-3-xOI3jjGm0KfBHReZmpLkqqXkT8EUtOL1lXmDHM8y-RHKtaSSeKmZlJp0jBa_PjSv1WNTPWygmoAFHKWypVgN4zP_KEAPi9hIHZAysifInEAg_g8fp1DV7ivDuhWnPV70nZhB2RcN0512LifeMOiZT10Q22lw5g9c08ErM8Y6K2fggS9EM5Mkq/s1440/Resized_20220327_162213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-3-xOI3jjGm0KfBHReZmpLkqqXkT8EUtOL1lXmDHM8y-RHKtaSSeKmZlJp0jBa_PjSv1WNTPWygmoAFHKWypVgN4zP_KEAPi9hIHZAysifInEAg_g8fp1DV7ivDuhWnPV70nZhB2RcN0512LifeMOiZT10Q22lw5g9c08ErM8Y6K2fggS9EM5Mkq/s320/Resized_20220327_162213.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I haven't decided how exactly I'm going to hang them (especially since I no longer have a wall at work to put them on). But here is the whole set.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx8XP5MdDWNHls6Ps4ti3KiQtym8gx515EyCCMFuuJLCTaTM_F9dMeiSZ8KrPxxrtMVmMWGtIdfYzY2nl93zwdHnqYvaU-pqhSRMPmru-i2Sz_ehqUwrO72zx-sWRaixhqibUkAMalyR92qDp_5S_ECFsU9GtBdN7GfmAMIASeki5f0syyis9Xxs3/s1440/Resized_20220327_161818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx8XP5MdDWNHls6Ps4ti3KiQtym8gx515EyCCMFuuJLCTaTM_F9dMeiSZ8KrPxxrtMVmMWGtIdfYzY2nl93zwdHnqYvaU-pqhSRMPmru-i2Sz_ehqUwrO72zx-sWRaixhqibUkAMalyR92qDp_5S_ECFsU9GtBdN7GfmAMIASeki5f0syyis9Xxs3/s320/Resized_20220327_161818.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-82734228824882657692022-03-27T22:05:00.000-04:002022-03-27T22:05:08.211-04:00Covid Quilt Challenge Round-Up: Part 2<p>It's been a while since we stop, but I wanted to make sure I was up to date on my record keeping, so here is the round up of the other half of the covid challenge quilts.</p><p>The <a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/01/covid-quilt-challenge-round-up.html" target="">first round up</a> happened a while ago :). </p><div><div><b><a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/01/bobbin-work-covid-quilt-challenge-11.html">Challenge #11</a>: Bobbin work</b></div><div><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIVq3-H0sketbSXCQS3z5M-L8qLkGToHyWFHjEb9RuYGqifwLskfzdFaFt-otvAaw1LkDvT9UfvgXjy2oxVHBSqqYn0Qu5ddUlBTODKGIi0FdSyC6hoecg1D6l9K3FbhWHYwfXgIAmfo/s800/IMG_2069.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIVq3-H0sketbSXCQS3z5M-L8qLkGToHyWFHjEb9RuYGqifwLskfzdFaFt-otvAaw1LkDvT9UfvgXjy2oxVHBSqqYn0Qu5ddUlBTODKGIi0FdSyC6hoecg1D6l9K3FbhWHYwfXgIAmfo/s320/IMG_2069.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1DUXCSUiYe92PYiQrqOiLIm6jKOGn0zmcQFwNby-dJ_cB8Qo-8Zw6wiGfZ6j-IM40mPcsJPpdB23NKT6bgCDtMxf_HuZzIC1O44Nw2lDCCSvcTn075B0gxquiTzfSp5WDP6M3yTi5Jo/s1440/Resized_20201109_170536.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1DUXCSUiYe92PYiQrqOiLIm6jKOGn0zmcQFwNby-dJ_cB8Qo-8Zw6wiGfZ6j-IM40mPcsJPpdB23NKT6bgCDtMxf_HuZzIC1O44Nw2lDCCSvcTn075B0gxquiTzfSp5WDP6M3yTi5Jo/s320/Resized_20201109_170536.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/01/into-blue-covid-quilt-challenge-12.html"><b>Challenge #12</b></a>: <b>HSTs</b></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipvu8pKbfNZdteDupleVyHqXb64D_HYf1Pm5ArhB1-5Zj6mPBvLeLeLjwm8XWuGIXAhjhJKDjT79IJWpopys6jK64cZAk77lgmaVJl7oxr9GApzcSd1IXZrULwHmeGloxFYIybdLfCzQ/s800/IMG_3437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipvu8pKbfNZdteDupleVyHqXb64D_HYf1Pm5ArhB1-5Zj6mPBvLeLeLjwm8XWuGIXAhjhJKDjT79IJWpopys6jK64cZAk77lgmaVJl7oxr9GApzcSd1IXZrULwHmeGloxFYIybdLfCzQ/s320/IMG_3437.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_9C8bWpSKufqgH2bQlEQ08x5yOTyCIawPx4AXjt33EYVEfjvAY_f7iWgs6l4S_2hwcZffOR6dk4-DnWq7rshRSk2wB42sfwA4ihxsj_uSYL0rbRyzStJs9u-2MeVcv91cnTxiqnDfZw/s1440/Resized_20210126_101246.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_9C8bWpSKufqgH2bQlEQ08x5yOTyCIawPx4AXjt33EYVEfjvAY_f7iWgs6l4S_2hwcZffOR6dk4-DnWq7rshRSk2wB42sfwA4ihxsj_uSYL0rbRyzStJs9u-2MeVcv91cnTxiqnDfZw/s320/Resized_20210126_101246.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/02/covid-quilt-challenge-13-bluework.html"><b>Challenge #13</b></a>: <b>Bluework</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXNZq3LnLQ9GAbmW_17B-jkoQWneFhnPw6tU7bYJztDPfiLc3_WGb8QBAQw8LCsfzH3IIwF4RzQuAjQqR3CD5XTDg7XUO3MtTMAAH2K7c22PP1_0bz5XjxlO-8YVMUOirIFbIzm8I8Ec/s800/IMG_3552.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXNZq3LnLQ9GAbmW_17B-jkoQWneFhnPw6tU7bYJztDPfiLc3_WGb8QBAQw8LCsfzH3IIwF4RzQuAjQqR3CD5XTDg7XUO3MtTMAAH2K7c22PP1_0bz5XjxlO-8YVMUOirIFbIzm8I8Ec/s320/IMG_3552.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPEb00lNdr6RxoEry_q3fb5jdiXf1kkUsW_uCPuZjxfjMSz03-H6bwWOIER5mNiIC5J4KIkhUzYpF83h2zMj-ZBdvUB2-JeQQVuguFvCUgZTbyfslsgN9i-WOAeglLObAqBjSl89-2oA/s1440/Resized_20210221_113913.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPEb00lNdr6RxoEry_q3fb5jdiXf1kkUsW_uCPuZjxfjMSz03-H6bwWOIER5mNiIC5J4KIkhUzYpF83h2zMj-ZBdvUB2-JeQQVuguFvCUgZTbyfslsgN9i-WOAeglLObAqBjSl89-2oA/s320/Resized_20210221_113913.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/04/whats-word-covid-quilt-challenge-14.html" target=""><b>Challenge #14</b></a>: <b>Improv lettering</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUHjGJiXfjpBIzoYCRkiRzrLlrtUzgxopxJtOhPs3CJGP_gflJqWaAaFq-3FcFww4kmzKkk234W9IP7RQly-XdTYQe51UOG0VkmwCZgm2jl0OiyD9tEYYghEB3N5llnhl4RdycK--3-B4-0BlcZtkr72QJgukCQAI26TI9kMJz53f3FjiS-B7VCkg/s800/IMG_3873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUHjGJiXfjpBIzoYCRkiRzrLlrtUzgxopxJtOhPs3CJGP_gflJqWaAaFq-3FcFww4kmzKkk234W9IP7RQly-XdTYQe51UOG0VkmwCZgm2jl0OiyD9tEYYghEB3N5llnhl4RdycK--3-B4-0BlcZtkr72QJgukCQAI26TI9kMJz53f3FjiS-B7VCkg/s320/IMG_3873.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5imWbrETN437cv9tGAr6OZ4NjdoMkbwsDoWsOfxZ5z5ec4USO01H130tAcQLcJkVW9PFhX7PNVnR5tbL4IUQVaCaU2QQa-jUGUGjaabw2WGhKrYoCylbzc62ouNDfDRgKo9Q-zQ7XnsLSAzKo73Bd2XzQWT_UDPu7AxHXqANYL1jD6ZrXJY5LuZc/s1667/Resized_20210403_202159.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1667" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5imWbrETN437cv9tGAr6OZ4NjdoMkbwsDoWsOfxZ5z5ec4USO01H130tAcQLcJkVW9PFhX7PNVnR5tbL4IUQVaCaU2QQa-jUGUGjaabw2WGhKrYoCylbzc62ouNDfDRgKo9Q-zQ7XnsLSAzKo73Bd2XzQWT_UDPu7AxHXqANYL1jD6ZrXJY5LuZc/s320/Resized_20210403_202159.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/04/sewing-spectacular-part-1-covid-quilt.html" target=""><b>Challenge #15</b></a>: <b>Fancy stitches</b></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSvO5DqF8J45N5rM9nS5f3Bf-gPg3biARCDDfpfAyIVGM5VnloxKkEufu1EW9XTGki2SjA0Dccr1XMTUyqBYGgq76Vk8_xN47-0gGt08BL9sZ3vGndM1l22UibsqqZELM3ymXP4_QSyVlw3G8_TOgbsuBZZhrCCU88Onpb3m45CBRM_fyGYdC9lp0/s800/IMG_4080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSvO5DqF8J45N5rM9nS5f3Bf-gPg3biARCDDfpfAyIVGM5VnloxKkEufu1EW9XTGki2SjA0Dccr1XMTUyqBYGgq76Vk8_xN47-0gGt08BL9sZ3vGndM1l22UibsqqZELM3ymXP4_QSyVlw3G8_TOgbsuBZZhrCCU88Onpb3m45CBRM_fyGYdC9lp0/s320/IMG_4080.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5c7xHmgpsfmxB16UFazdy9zH5SRGOp1F1XF9aWaxZT8Tuh8_YglaQXnGtw-t79BRkouuEp4MdYV3tB3siAP4QRN4wyIHXo1khatLEYXMorAV02KSuBKOV_w3fJEjOSUmkKTLVCXqMU-Fog_K_AzdXiXtvb1hmFB-KnEcfkAeM7hdLMWgQ5xi_4ww/s800/IMG_4082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5c7xHmgpsfmxB16UFazdy9zH5SRGOp1F1XF9aWaxZT8Tuh8_YglaQXnGtw-t79BRkouuEp4MdYV3tB3siAP4QRN4wyIHXo1khatLEYXMorAV02KSuBKOV_w3fJEjOSUmkKTLVCXqMU-Fog_K_AzdXiXtvb1hmFB-KnEcfkAeM7hdLMWgQ5xi_4ww/s320/IMG_4082.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UboQR4-Kq9s_e4tDrgDthsDT91BoGokccEXMTl9yMlJsOKISeWQ4riLEMz-0D4ZnaLYKnYeeq71zbqptxZxAn06OBdf7Txwod67VBU0TidIuufZPn3XODaV3y_Mhew6mxEAzBMqLe0VShmPD2dm9X9uQMD15ydb05y6sfTwSqxiWApUgm6CN92L-/s1440/Resized_20210425_111914.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UboQR4-Kq9s_e4tDrgDthsDT91BoGokccEXMTl9yMlJsOKISeWQ4riLEMz-0D4ZnaLYKnYeeq71zbqptxZxAn06OBdf7Txwod67VBU0TidIuufZPn3XODaV3y_Mhew6mxEAzBMqLe0VShmPD2dm9X9uQMD15ydb05y6sfTwSqxiWApUgm6CN92L-/s320/Resized_20210425_111914.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNrzo7FZBUc_9B81GjN6Zg8Zq7gyJyXP5EiSeZH0yBCr3DHM8IUpEMCXVNtO9yTFRTn-j5JSlSuUIjS44Nnnna5heL3AVH8jDM8rFUQpQFtVq0c6ngnVBiEZvYrb_YIEg1zXqgRs6QpbDzaES-IBNBUIultJe2KKaUAMCq6uB_yur6TGAiyJ9HP28/s764/Resized_20210429_173323.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNrzo7FZBUc_9B81GjN6Zg8Zq7gyJyXP5EiSeZH0yBCr3DHM8IUpEMCXVNtO9yTFRTn-j5JSlSuUIjS44Nnnna5heL3AVH8jDM8rFUQpQFtVq0c6ngnVBiEZvYrb_YIEg1zXqgRs6QpbDzaES-IBNBUIultJe2KKaUAMCq6uB_yur6TGAiyJ9HP28/s320/Resized_20210429_173323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMXXfN16zc0u9gh-659kNggAFb7GXMM_59won2GAQ9QOHXq9P1OiYQ-AjQIEW_eDgniCi2Dnl6YcN0BJ8j8rziVTlRHLPb63-UUa7B-glNyTsnEFrQqYdkHz5EKSP1sdIZFTu1bHkVgDz2Lil0Xv_8ZfzooqS0OlYj0lgSqcGCUej5n75FL2lp3AI/s1440/Resized_20210429_173229.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMXXfN16zc0u9gh-659kNggAFb7GXMM_59won2GAQ9QOHXq9P1OiYQ-AjQIEW_eDgniCi2Dnl6YcN0BJ8j8rziVTlRHLPb63-UUa7B-glNyTsnEFrQqYdkHz5EKSP1sdIZFTu1bHkVgDz2Lil0Xv_8ZfzooqS0OlYj0lgSqcGCUej5n75FL2lp3AI/s320/Resized_20210429_173229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/05/sewing-spectacular-part-2-covid-quilt.html" target=""><b>Challenge #16</b></a>: <b>Big stitch quilting</b><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbicoja6798Xb1ehXyKFjVp58DsEw1aKx6-yv_ei6lo2yI02gldxqQK4pB6Nb-P6gZ3S4M5vducQ0aRJZbR8pub8Zu_AOLzMuyCfTFMp_cVoBJYOZbolFSn1N6lFXQ-4shE2-49PuNkHbyDSmksL2YipwhoxO--8hP52X30uizQ5pnv4Ir9owSbd9/s800/IMG_4188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbicoja6798Xb1ehXyKFjVp58DsEw1aKx6-yv_ei6lo2yI02gldxqQK4pB6Nb-P6gZ3S4M5vducQ0aRJZbR8pub8Zu_AOLzMuyCfTFMp_cVoBJYOZbolFSn1N6lFXQ-4shE2-49PuNkHbyDSmksL2YipwhoxO--8hP52X30uizQ5pnv4Ir9owSbd9/s320/IMG_4188.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7W_q-kHMcRu3TLJ_iuMGtHRf_O1A7rH1XMNscesqf6uN0RNwnko2yb7slcP548yw0FCPEk2AlIflu8YC3uAxnSbPsE3HIPMc0gKAjWs-D9BunBiQqMSG1X1R1tAbdEy6bUjcSiO-U7UAU3YrAINhBx6za-ZgsXqD2pmp3Uvld5o00T_yr8rOiWCxx/s800/IMG_4087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7W_q-kHMcRu3TLJ_iuMGtHRf_O1A7rH1XMNscesqf6uN0RNwnko2yb7slcP548yw0FCPEk2AlIflu8YC3uAxnSbPsE3HIPMc0gKAjWs-D9BunBiQqMSG1X1R1tAbdEy6bUjcSiO-U7UAU3YrAINhBx6za-ZgsXqD2pmp3Uvld5o00T_yr8rOiWCxx/s320/IMG_4087.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdaIt8OXzE1kfmysOotTlWoTues4bfZ3nIF1L7Vd-J3pusTiAC21cgSSkY0ZeInvqL9KxxRhySzrklXZN7VWjtWF7ApAhS-dJNHePIRpXCZYRhWl9zIL_rpaC4e4JaA3nCiS6S80i8fhtFTBdn0T3IETQT6dr9eb9oq2p9cVLtNZoCpV_79HfXjwY/s800/IMG_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdaIt8OXzE1kfmysOotTlWoTues4bfZ3nIF1L7Vd-J3pusTiAC21cgSSkY0ZeInvqL9KxxRhySzrklXZN7VWjtWF7ApAhS-dJNHePIRpXCZYRhWl9zIL_rpaC4e4JaA3nCiS6S80i8fhtFTBdn0T3IETQT6dr9eb9oq2p9cVLtNZoCpV_79HfXjwY/s320/IMG_4190.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3Vqll3vNZVAQrTMFfLb3m8T4SZPOiuD1WHy8CDrF4eU9Zen0jkMCsIm8css_n4BooKFbXBGPMWV5qMzbxcCcHtE_Dz5YGKa44KQLOoh7iOP2CftPUEzXzPMOn-xKp11a4b7LYMQnmChQaibTSX3SWX7SQ3Zni7m6zWCQsQj0sZXHVzCVTBptFqnU/s501/Resized_20210507_171016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3Vqll3vNZVAQrTMFfLb3m8T4SZPOiuD1WHy8CDrF4eU9Zen0jkMCsIm8css_n4BooKFbXBGPMWV5qMzbxcCcHtE_Dz5YGKa44KQLOoh7iOP2CftPUEzXzPMOn-xKp11a4b7LYMQnmChQaibTSX3SWX7SQ3Zni7m6zWCQsQj0sZXHVzCVTBptFqnU/s320/Resized_20210507_171016.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEqV3z43mCYcsSaKH63Kq11Mbib-vSNjxTWzUHhXujNiFMbkRbrM2X3-mTGXhd3IeluvpBwPnQzCBul5X8omAXUK6UrBbDkaQYwt-h3VegMD2_aN_wR74FVeaFVo7QNIl-1ugau5rfpHh0smhYKSjalbCVEOkGgCMmFGjawyfGcjfihACs2tIGFUZ/s1440/Resized_20210507_171056.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEqV3z43mCYcsSaKH63Kq11Mbib-vSNjxTWzUHhXujNiFMbkRbrM2X3-mTGXhd3IeluvpBwPnQzCBul5X8omAXUK6UrBbDkaQYwt-h3VegMD2_aN_wR74FVeaFVo7QNIl-1ugau5rfpHh0smhYKSjalbCVEOkGgCMmFGjawyfGcjfihACs2tIGFUZ/s320/Resized_20210507_171056.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><b><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/05/covid-quilt-challenge-17-whole-cloth.html">Challenge #17</a>:</b> <b>Whole cloth</b><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR40odp-8zA8d8-EXm37409xgDg7GbaUEX5i4skTdLUygH8qGJt9NhWqMq9k8sk9D5fhpfBKH5GOcHOKjHMraD_3UGoVdpEPc72RSDyzevM1BmERp9q9bFGHDJZDOdnmsPKHi12WGWYy4SqLs6-Cw9eS9kVSPy7Vj4B63-htUOQQBf5RuHTIaodvEH/s800/IMG_4325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR40odp-8zA8d8-EXm37409xgDg7GbaUEX5i4skTdLUygH8qGJt9NhWqMq9k8sk9D5fhpfBKH5GOcHOKjHMraD_3UGoVdpEPc72RSDyzevM1BmERp9q9bFGHDJZDOdnmsPKHi12WGWYy4SqLs6-Cw9eS9kVSPy7Vj4B63-htUOQQBf5RuHTIaodvEH/s320/IMG_4325.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend (machine)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNO1aCk9ozECVR7tAyRL-JykrjTAplCATrCWlb3mxLYoRMe2TVGifqId8D1MyITSJSM7OxhpcMnJMgkyRRzhC7kXLMxE-jzL0aGZalw0FwtImDDMsYNbwSDpbuvtpm0xpDZoRxroL1vcUIyi8jTzT-4FgSMBVi46pfFfYELkVyjQpHn0zLsNZvAuF/s800/IMG_4341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNO1aCk9ozECVR7tAyRL-JykrjTAplCATrCWlb3mxLYoRMe2TVGifqId8D1MyITSJSM7OxhpcMnJMgkyRRzhC7kXLMxE-jzL0aGZalw0FwtImDDMsYNbwSDpbuvtpm0xpDZoRxroL1vcUIyi8jTzT-4FgSMBVi46pfFfYELkVyjQpHn0zLsNZvAuF/s320/IMG_4341.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend (hand)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzXhZC6Ykmr7ZnkRwfwmia0UXlGSNNYRRQtciiPp82L4P-suevsMw3grrEU8g4Vw3uninTpLyKDxcZO3vzWPIo8QLTQ-CE99PD062UlNdCb-o2dH1RD5kS-tGbQjwkvP_SWeNtYmfJ4m-qtVi9KnFnvrPCKk3pjPEILZ_JIr52YO82l3073AdErKe/s1440/Resized_20210526_201408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzXhZC6Ykmr7ZnkRwfwmia0UXlGSNNYRRQtciiPp82L4P-suevsMw3grrEU8g4Vw3uninTpLyKDxcZO3vzWPIo8QLTQ-CE99PD062UlNdCb-o2dH1RD5kS-tGbQjwkvP_SWeNtYmfJ4m-qtVi9KnFnvrPCKk3pjPEILZ_JIr52YO82l3073AdErKe/s320/Resized_20210526_201408.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me (hand)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b><a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2022/02/covid-quilt-challenge-18-improv.html">Challenge #18</a>: Improv piecing</b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApAOoCKeZvnyt10syXYjVO4ma5sCnCZVgsTjCz8wrbgqPvNhVBWvFOfP5EwQy7AhENU-5uWpr1m0lLqfHxKfIBZOoHAsW_d_IbI7RUOjCZR-1u-PKTd_ZoxzJ6IqqRmooUvnOwzg_WgJ5CZpRIQpOQjVigZIQVk5_KajDpG_y0XVJN_s7xl2s8hnE/s800/IMG_4652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApAOoCKeZvnyt10syXYjVO4ma5sCnCZVgsTjCz8wrbgqPvNhVBWvFOfP5EwQy7AhENU-5uWpr1m0lLqfHxKfIBZOoHAsW_d_IbI7RUOjCZR-1u-PKTd_ZoxzJ6IqqRmooUvnOwzg_WgJ5CZpRIQpOQjVigZIQVk5_KajDpG_y0XVJN_s7xl2s8hnE/s320/IMG_4652.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufe5c4hSaYWssgJReOBT2HMWnnzdb2PlQAoSsgLgYyriheOVTuXqQVTNkSXc6_vpjcdlL_nT3uQcZtZwt6vCv0tpGTwhv2uEF29R2vKP-Dho0By8-ac0gdfrWu6GqLp1f2yQyXkkEKKCY_TMIfvwLOvKgnI5Bv7I6OmcC_evGwtoqjHrsmJJIVLZ7/s800/IMG_4654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufe5c4hSaYWssgJReOBT2HMWnnzdb2PlQAoSsgLgYyriheOVTuXqQVTNkSXc6_vpjcdlL_nT3uQcZtZwt6vCv0tpGTwhv2uEF29R2vKP-Dho0By8-ac0gdfrWu6GqLp1f2yQyXkkEKKCY_TMIfvwLOvKgnI5Bv7I6OmcC_evGwtoqjHrsmJJIVLZ7/s320/IMG_4654.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReDc4hhYSGsRk-zE9Ypw9LLG2E2LvY0ejnWukosvatOsk4pYIr7tfVGORwzBq8pSx3Yr594AFSkqtUXV2sFbRhOLgcyAHT9CQy01ElT1nw4tOdizDmkYPsbUnmszLiMPtCQc39FwqswLJT28h4rMC2RN-CtVy-gA-URzCQknAPLJIJcN1y3C9girt/s1440/Resized_20210717_174245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReDc4hhYSGsRk-zE9Ypw9LLG2E2LvY0ejnWukosvatOsk4pYIr7tfVGORwzBq8pSx3Yr594AFSkqtUXV2sFbRhOLgcyAHT9CQy01ElT1nw4tOdizDmkYPsbUnmszLiMPtCQc39FwqswLJT28h4rMC2RN-CtVy-gA-URzCQknAPLJIJcN1y3C9girt/s320/Resized_20210717_174245.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJy_y4yGg_NsWy-K8laFQjVr14dFXonNhDogXk2k-uh7uDo3G7FMKbibYf_zIb4kOvVGf_DT59PvUG9hYrM7s7R2JLyVA3a5qd-vUa2N74SBCV0sYrYei8wmh1CGWwgcYFPzwbguA1wnXFaJtIPE43YBnLxbxCu7JQY4-Cio45LoKUGOtjdSbXVaEH/s1440/Resized_20210717_174322(0).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJy_y4yGg_NsWy-K8laFQjVr14dFXonNhDogXk2k-uh7uDo3G7FMKbibYf_zIb4kOvVGf_DT59PvUG9hYrM7s7R2JLyVA3a5qd-vUa2N74SBCV0sYrYei8wmh1CGWwgcYFPzwbguA1wnXFaJtIPE43YBnLxbxCu7JQY4-Cio45LoKUGOtjdSbXVaEH/s320/Resized_20210717_174322(0).jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFeC3B9Be4DXB7FCuZRrGX1ahIrkF5Wg4f26DuDPDIRS0Au9lqTbmS6Emd9b3nMtQNrKXiz6su97F4JOku_JHuZKuy5wPMguJZaLPMUdt_6wI99nlZyZDJabdxP0Qf4o7Frezl8wJ3_Yuf8xbxz4_UHOwaXb9NSXc_M-pNjrdyXDEQO94lvMduwX9/s1440/Resized_20210717_174407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFeC3B9Be4DXB7FCuZRrGX1ahIrkF5Wg4f26DuDPDIRS0Au9lqTbmS6Emd9b3nMtQNrKXiz6su97F4JOku_JHuZKuy5wPMguJZaLPMUdt_6wI99nlZyZDJabdxP0Qf4o7Frezl8wJ3_Yuf8xbxz4_UHOwaXb9NSXc_M-pNjrdyXDEQO94lvMduwX9/s320/Resized_20210717_174407.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me</td></tr></tbody></table></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-32420033063631370392022-03-22T22:11:00.003-04:002022-03-22T22:11:24.344-04:00Another One Bites the Dust: HST Quilt finish<p>Many moons ago, my friend and I did a shop hop that took us to <a href="https://quilt-junction.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Quilt Junction</a>, a lovely quilt shop located in a former train station. They had many very nice things, but there was one kit I decided needed to come home with me.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwASFeC27zXSlMgV10ifOySr7xGRGsND0Q48Cfjma-kqIgdNKP5p6kCvlpsKZTooK2jaCpgygpDXX0YFl0zcGjzL20TClSXw1cfXWXFb9nMDY37r96cbbbmg0PqBFDlZjB1kih5TuT6ZLShDiQKHWeh6S_qte2kuulz4KZFhUJKLrT-Vc0u7thTWC=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwASFeC27zXSlMgV10ifOySr7xGRGsND0Q48Cfjma-kqIgdNKP5p6kCvlpsKZTooK2jaCpgygpDXX0YFl0zcGjzL20TClSXw1cfXWXFb9nMDY37r96cbbbmg0PqBFDlZjB1kih5TuT6ZLShDiQKHWeh6S_qte2kuulz4KZFhUJKLrT-Vc0u7thTWC=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I don't normally buy kits (I'm too cheap), but this one seemed like a good deal (it even came with backing), so I bought it without a purpose :).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1eOBA4VudVButapFV9G2cF2xd-V5-7v7Vtyu0IHPm0NaiRPzR7CI-GXKF-LnwP5b10oxT44jJTnX7eCk2VsoIctlrPHYW7rf7QODBbTAuirmshN16VzAQhp1MkU0nUCSqFZcuGxamnxJv_qV59jYY3CI_0HCREPDYWr13iMVvLspHfULyTdXXSam=s501" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1eOBA4VudVButapFV9G2cF2xd-V5-7v7Vtyu0IHPm0NaiRPzR7CI-GXKF-LnwP5b10oxT44jJTnX7eCk2VsoIctlrPHYW7rf7QODBbTAuirmshN16VzAQhp1MkU0nUCSqFZcuGxamnxJv_qV59jYY3CI_0HCREPDYWr13iMVvLspHfULyTdXXSam=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>It was half-square triangles, with a border. And it came as a charm pack, so it was easy to put together. I was about to say fast, but given that the shop hop was in 2016, I don't think I can say fast :D.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxM11PIBDbqLEeDTi4nNKDMAgGj15JDeeu-Muu9AMjxNexkvkF9tlPVK7zuljwbU3PGh73liMs43Ctkarj4A7oGUBkS_bkKcP42u9kxVQSoIOBnY_WSKpXeyUUmLyhT9i_030wqWdaUBM3SZGsp4VuEkHSj4kMDjAbg0i2imEqyZNmE4puF4V2PMhA=s501" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxM11PIBDbqLEeDTi4nNKDMAgGj15JDeeu-Muu9AMjxNexkvkF9tlPVK7zuljwbU3PGh73liMs43Ctkarj4A7oGUBkS_bkKcP42u9kxVQSoIOBnY_WSKpXeyUUmLyhT9i_030wqWdaUBM3SZGsp4VuEkHSj4kMDjAbg0i2imEqyZNmE4puF4V2PMhA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I ended up changing the layout a little bit by switching the corners to go the opposite direction and highlight the inner diamonds a bit more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgKG0u2f4462kDlfBYaOo-QW3xO-B0PDcf-T1C1FEmxxuyzLf5l3ioQsXT4KUGlMl6RQhhlPCAHLnPbT-iB2GOfc5Db2DdiVeP-PKMLbm_C5w8qK0nAK6ZlngWVsZobdFtH6TKlbR49PWgjIxeyZM4kqnzYclZlw-qOAWgdZWKtBTuLlDvnOEvPJYp=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgKG0u2f4462kDlfBYaOo-QW3xO-B0PDcf-T1C1FEmxxuyzLf5l3ioQsXT4KUGlMl6RQhhlPCAHLnPbT-iB2GOfc5Db2DdiVeP-PKMLbm_C5w8qK0nAK6ZlngWVsZobdFtH6TKlbR49PWgjIxeyZM4kqnzYclZlw-qOAWgdZWKtBTuLlDvnOEvPJYp=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It did sit around for a while waiting for me to decide how to quilt it, and then it sat around waiting for me to actually mark it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfTxxD13VNYQs-Pyjuna8bJqPhMfFgrLWOIIKVZstYwZ8OA_58HWrJJHfic8STiYLy9wV3_eJzl3iwSURpO1zM8NfgWzqk5HQ5HMljOtxxf453KnE-XDVvFSrqpG6gzWWPAUFSI15PGxy4uMFyW5adk6HYYw2aYfYQOsMhWPW7rHKl9_rq2EpDywqm=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfTxxD13VNYQs-Pyjuna8bJqPhMfFgrLWOIIKVZstYwZ8OA_58HWrJJHfic8STiYLy9wV3_eJzl3iwSURpO1zM8NfgWzqk5HQ5HMljOtxxf453KnE-XDVvFSrqpG6gzWWPAUFSI15PGxy4uMFyW5adk6HYYw2aYfYQOsMhWPW7rHKl9_rq2EpDywqm=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a great putter project to have during covid. It hung out in the frames, and I would work on it as I had time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK8tivQNPKHfz4gNfB8XgqGCaZNUQMibkqvVrZ_AT3_VhvMynNG4YAT8CNiNszN874Z3xG-JPfKpuETTaJ2kE8fbh8aoxLAbM52p1xUBYAxSMQAZzgJfxFPDzom5lYRmFh63Sla6YzcRC-mj3tYZ4Verny6hWsovdPButUh4pR24pOGOKMFS7d-5uk=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK8tivQNPKHfz4gNfB8XgqGCaZNUQMibkqvVrZ_AT3_VhvMynNG4YAT8CNiNszN874Z3xG-JPfKpuETTaJ2kE8fbh8aoxLAbM52p1xUBYAxSMQAZzgJfxFPDzom5lYRmFh63Sla6YzcRC-mj3tYZ4Verny6hWsovdPButUh4pR24pOGOKMFS7d-5uk=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the things I'm really going to miss about working from home is the opportunity to stitch my way through informational meetings. I found it really helpful having things for my hands to do, so that I didn't distract myself by checking my email or chatting with friends while I was supposed to be listening to the meeting. Plus, it was helpful for my progress :D.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5CII7taxpnEC9gLcPITPve10aCcqFoJw8bE7qtbqh-PMWnfa_6Lr-viHiupksaaJtkkvXtHkWNpeo739ubHye3YFszjqgVnLSrdGelDrOb6CVzRagIEWP4uSh8YuEqe_gt93xrBE9BPEiwk5zaDo45wg8blOX2g9tRlNTs-z7aoV8xcEF01GFKGal=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5CII7taxpnEC9gLcPITPve10aCcqFoJw8bE7qtbqh-PMWnfa_6Lr-viHiupksaaJtkkvXtHkWNpeo739ubHye3YFszjqgVnLSrdGelDrOb6CVzRagIEWP4uSh8YuEqe_gt93xrBE9BPEiwk5zaDo45wg8blOX2g9tRlNTs-z7aoV8xcEF01GFKGal=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was quite happy to let it sit around for a while not finishing it, as I didn't have a purpose for it, and I didn't have another thing I was waiting to put in the frame. However, that changed when I heard that friends were having a baby. That meant I had to get my butt in gear.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggd2WgOgMKk3yd-JJtAqiDwMRS0646GTsOJOLWCL2Ka31dqvPzFDh0RuvijL9hH30sXgHhv-_XlCylEG2cI4uJhwIq0LQFXi9050MEBE1XtmBQ-l2DP7ZYOQ1fBLmE6EeJz58ceMHHSJKHeeWDJWAoW043KRXXGooFLxepOaBptasLfzOKYXRzSMe8=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggd2WgOgMKk3yd-JJtAqiDwMRS0646GTsOJOLWCL2Ka31dqvPzFDh0RuvijL9hH30sXgHhv-_XlCylEG2cI4uJhwIq0LQFXi9050MEBE1XtmBQ-l2DP7ZYOQ1fBLmE6EeJz58ceMHHSJKHeeWDJWAoW043KRXXGooFLxepOaBptasLfzOKYXRzSMe8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was able to finish and get it in the mail not long after the baby came into the world, which I consider a win.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig4RqGH4uv74v6a5wMpyHKaMacVSQMuFq51Z7E5Ez0KRzNA1IJQdwX5CzZahBYnPGNBDWX8YMyZ1x7nM2nlmC2ocj-PCfDOIIGcw3XVAf-xU9ixeZ-B0mo7eUuYABZegCdPYqYQ0BgD8tT_AtRO15VRcNxXOKLrXM55ieg5KxRqU0RMWyw39B35LtE=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig4RqGH4uv74v6a5wMpyHKaMacVSQMuFq51Z7E5Ez0KRzNA1IJQdwX5CzZahBYnPGNBDWX8YMyZ1x7nM2nlmC2ocj-PCfDOIIGcw3XVAf-xU9ixeZ-B0mo7eUuYABZegCdPYqYQ0BgD8tT_AtRO15VRcNxXOKLrXM55ieg5KxRqU0RMWyw39B35LtE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It also in time for me to take it to my grandparents to work on the binding - always a good place to get things done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPcxSIlxFt6R-MrjnGMpHcP0K7bZo8se1KYmtr8a405pOrScz6hmkeZY4c8YAkYGylK0k09l3J7kRitde1wER7Ii0JQQBQcjOV6Fs2J09r1D5B0Ot38P0ReXo0-zLRmARS28aAstqnSYBvZv4K392LkwZjKQeSrufpXUEXyiIF-sC61UKbX5SUE44j=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPcxSIlxFt6R-MrjnGMpHcP0K7bZo8se1KYmtr8a405pOrScz6hmkeZY4c8YAkYGylK0k09l3J7kRitde1wER7Ii0JQQBQcjOV6Fs2J09r1D5B0Ot38P0ReXo0-zLRmARS28aAstqnSYBvZv4K392LkwZjKQeSrufpXUEXyiIF-sC61UKbX5SUE44j=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was my first quilt to send through the mail, so I was a little nervous, but it did arrive okay, so that was good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoiSYrLZWu6ZOTQUG6kGCoO18j84-UTMaiWDsFgOgoDReZyuoVmF4-_YFNvQTGr7Y7YwKbPW2bwTq-CkH1EDWNjxtt9wckdvA_2mv2IQm3QXVeXgs0jwJwBrxX9eJVOxmQgrMBHx9gz8jBqF3MJWD-EWlJLwts_O_kpdYSGcq6sbNOrqVq_3Cd0p_b=s1296" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoiSYrLZWu6ZOTQUG6kGCoO18j84-UTMaiWDsFgOgoDReZyuoVmF4-_YFNvQTGr7Y7YwKbPW2bwTq-CkH1EDWNjxtt9wckdvA_2mv2IQm3QXVeXgs0jwJwBrxX9eJVOxmQgrMBHx9gz8jBqF3MJWD-EWlJLwts_O_kpdYSGcq6sbNOrqVq_3Cd0p_b=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I even tried to vacuum pack it a bit to be able to put it in a smaller package, but it didn't actually hold long enough to get it to the post office :D.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJbTdxhAfQtQbPtw8OZDcKg67sjYVUZ8o2FcGIoNEumzJmWE62Ahm9_1yfbsyQGQgLjr2yCNpYU5rTf_07kf10nrloAvZHlWyuPAJiUAeOMrIt1mhYOQI0X-TsEsSOEOGJAQcGQ-3n8KnjNraTuDaj1_atvJTR81rpCfBrPReLpbxphrAL0HCA40u=s764" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzJbTdxhAfQtQbPtw8OZDcKg67sjYVUZ8o2FcGIoNEumzJmWE62Ahm9_1yfbsyQGQgLjr2yCNpYU5rTf_07kf10nrloAvZHlWyuPAJiUAeOMrIt1mhYOQI0X-TsEsSOEOGJAQcGQ-3n8KnjNraTuDaj1_atvJTR81rpCfBrPReLpbxphrAL0HCA40u=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-30560376509629351732022-03-19T20:58:00.000-04:002022-03-19T20:59:23.141-04:00Pi day<p>This past Monday was pi day. So of course I had to make pie. I didn't have a whole lot of time, so I used premade shells. I did a pecan pie (of course) and a lemon meringue pie (first time).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJx8Lc4IBKPVvBZeTI4C5_qtzgB00fnoXektxtffW_yKant57lqzHQDpTgj7hJ7QqI3bl4iz4Ht6ToOX9uTowWewScxwAjttSEuU4K2PWdg0HQRbdxyPM78aRqZfghOjVNE5MWeNfaZhuAsXCh-rDPwy14kh0XiOrA5WFLqxWSimGzZLELTV9YuEz=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJx8Lc4IBKPVvBZeTI4C5_qtzgB00fnoXektxtffW_yKant57lqzHQDpTgj7hJ7QqI3bl4iz4Ht6ToOX9uTowWewScxwAjttSEuU4K2PWdg0HQRbdxyPM78aRqZfghOjVNE5MWeNfaZhuAsXCh-rDPwy14kh0XiOrA5WFLqxWSimGzZLELTV9YuEz=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They both turned out very nicely, and I was able to share with friends. I even went and worked at the office for the first time in 2 years so I could share there too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was delicious (if I do say so myself)!</div><br /><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-42554349303150299632022-03-16T21:13:00.002-04:002022-03-16T21:13:49.366-04:00Gifts for a Friend: UK Edition<p>I have a friend who likes all things London/UK. So when I find fabric that fits the bill, I grab it and then (try to) come up with something to make her.</p><p>Thankfully she's the kind of friend who asks for things she wants, so a while ago when she asked me to make her a grocery bag holder, I knew exactly what fabric to dig out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifv-QwQ4Yg038xekUA3pJfhjLjDp3Qq_PnYXOja9vguffF62Esisj-vMuVkvWn4W-CcR7BZUjJYEb68iasYSKm5DIa1pQqb1dJBZLoxX9yAXhDW23IPfSVGNYd9HwhjCJbS0uDGbd9bUjPEiBVXpQk5dqcnJcsvpGf0pTAZxxgzdKPA2g-7iHLYsNI=s1632" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="817" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifv-QwQ4Yg038xekUA3pJfhjLjDp3Qq_PnYXOja9vguffF62Esisj-vMuVkvWn4W-CcR7BZUjJYEb68iasYSKm5DIa1pQqb1dJBZLoxX9yAXhDW23IPfSVGNYd9HwhjCJbS0uDGbd9bUjPEiBVXpQk5dqcnJcsvpGf0pTAZxxgzdKPA2g-7iHLYsNI=s320" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought this fabric when I was visiting another friend in the UK, and I hadn't yet come up with what I wanted to make for her out of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqXcqub-ah3A972JnuJ9nW3XUU0FxuLwCEuShIlXxkndwyyjWw80F_z_yu0ofYrk0_fZq652rU0qmynQl4MsQg5fbeFaU0OA4Du5NtPVst7NksghnZfbEfcJhi4gmXvc3OTYukA4-sWLNrwsQtYvMT7aamZnVYZScZB5AwiMkG52YE4g6CV0_ct5eC=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqXcqub-ah3A972JnuJ9nW3XUU0FxuLwCEuShIlXxkndwyyjWw80F_z_yu0ofYrk0_fZq652rU0qmynQl4MsQg5fbeFaU0OA4Du5NtPVst7NksghnZfbEfcJhi4gmXvc3OTYukA4-sWLNrwsQtYvMT7aamZnVYZScZB5AwiMkG52YE4g6CV0_ct5eC=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A grocery bag holder is a very practical thing, and also super easy to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Her next request was for a double oven mitt. I had just enough fabric left to fulfill this request. I used a <a href="https://craftygeminicreates.com/double-oven-mitt/" target="_blank">tutorial provided by the Crafty Gemini</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf9dorhj3JyYQd4OtpTtvdqng2FfVDL4SVIrXR-JHUR83Ru0uE16WItB5Poq03vBFgI4BJ-puKzSfjYPS5KCxPbnvOkr9BrYdHYYNbFcAHmOdROKTmzGuphaBXE3Msz4LQp9XHwAp29kV-z6qf0VPzmSCc4fhR2JbbAaIZ9itsBy8L_bSNic_gCYHV=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf9dorhj3JyYQd4OtpTtvdqng2FfVDL4SVIrXR-JHUR83Ru0uE16WItB5Poq03vBFgI4BJ-puKzSfjYPS5KCxPbnvOkr9BrYdHYYNbFcAHmOdROKTmzGuphaBXE3Msz4LQp9XHwAp29kV-z6qf0VPzmSCc4fhR2JbbAaIZ9itsBy8L_bSNic_gCYHV=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First I auditioned fabrics for the ends and the binding.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9K8jnXNpeSJvV8kF8vXGyG3QV7olXZw0gMfrjnC8mUKyitBGh-5OPzpgpljieeI2wcv5NbHcsyargnJfEPzlrbP3ptadIkTehjw3I3FqEE0vT4U4sMQ3rNpxt84aqaJX3p54NREZD1Q-rjZk5ybQBPiDqovLs2akGY4rtANHPAb_jHZNOJe_CcooJ=s501" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9K8jnXNpeSJvV8kF8vXGyG3QV7olXZw0gMfrjnC8mUKyitBGh-5OPzpgpljieeI2wcv5NbHcsyargnJfEPzlrbP3ptadIkTehjw3I3FqEE0vT4U4sMQ3rNpxt84aqaJX3p54NREZD1Q-rjZk5ybQBPiDqovLs2akGY4rtANHPAb_jHZNOJe_CcooJ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I ended up deciding to keep it uniform - it showed off the fabric better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMI0pS9a13G3F2E7Id-fyp3XAgIR97kOBuxwy9IqNd9uNwkjnigX47TfPTmii9hHoy5mXAV2k1XCe8ehPjmFPe-46IxzIh5Os49DXowikS_iWi_wzqZkenz72Auur23IvyicVrw48tlpTJwrcJcHPC6oB_WmH7EX9h4Rse-7QNTtkdeDse8dL1ZFwT=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMI0pS9a13G3F2E7Id-fyp3XAgIR97kOBuxwy9IqNd9uNwkjnigX47TfPTmii9hHoy5mXAV2k1XCe8ehPjmFPe-46IxzIh5Os49DXowikS_iWi_wzqZkenz72Auur23IvyicVrw48tlpTJwrcJcHPC6oB_WmH7EX9h4Rse-7QNTtkdeDse8dL1ZFwT=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also ended up using some biased binding that I had bought a few years ago at the thrift store. I also had basically exactly the right amount of thermal insulation for this project.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Nv92b6lEWNv_Ff9we7eWylx23jrNzK1o3wlrAUBdsvqjpgDFkRKs6uHP06Ay55ff7TE7P-hWju-UhLyMiUM_Mb5wdFs2d80gN8ItB2oFasrX7SE3cG59p3JHalMXG7ZAs1a0lsBs05rJYdt41g96PPaIYa7L9_u3PAtvixqyIrEAdethhQFG5TEa=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Nv92b6lEWNv_Ff9we7eWylx23jrNzK1o3wlrAUBdsvqjpgDFkRKs6uHP06Ay55ff7TE7P-hWju-UhLyMiUM_Mb5wdFs2d80gN8ItB2oFasrX7SE3cG59p3JHalMXG7ZAs1a0lsBs05rJYdt41g96PPaIYa7L9_u3PAtvixqyIrEAdethhQFG5TEa=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, I found this panel in the clearance section at the fabric store this past year, and knew I needed to get it for her. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAbtL644eceMmEncfMg1IWb79TLMGjabeeY0HaXLuVsHM8HOgaRomYaIIfGb7CmgXhzmADYGPeCC28fYU2xyfd_d7qtqFpmpnqAQ8oQM1aw-3eQVxwpGy2jzzokcoVBJe1_kvQ83DWUsq-2qk0J5OTJVXaZ1ubtanHvnkcBJe1z7Sqp8Pd9mShE6d4=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAbtL644eceMmEncfMg1IWb79TLMGjabeeY0HaXLuVsHM8HOgaRomYaIIfGb7CmgXhzmADYGPeCC28fYU2xyfd_d7qtqFpmpnqAQ8oQM1aw-3eQVxwpGy2jzzokcoVBJe1_kvQ83DWUsq-2qk0J5OTJVXaZ1ubtanHvnkcBJe1z7Sqp8Pd9mShE6d4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I spent some time thinking about what I might do with it, but I wasn't coming up with any great ideas, plus the sashing didn't seem to lend itself to being cut apart and sewn back together.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvnyrsiipVzzrdJ4kiGgiQ1cd-F-jZTh5wLl_sw8u2jRpDTR8S_sNBY5gTdqdDt1G-jqBvNEwICjDAQAdUFWXM65q3xauzK-dKrzFPygRSeT8LxCuRwtzpKREDiyZuzCp4c1utg_mDEOhoNAAFZyGxXAEdun7UoUdwRIL8HmzSe36TyOL9tWTQ6H7=s1296" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWvnyrsiipVzzrdJ4kiGgiQ1cd-F-jZTh5wLl_sw8u2jRpDTR8S_sNBY5gTdqdDt1G-jqBvNEwICjDAQAdUFWXM65q3xauzK-dKrzFPygRSeT8LxCuRwtzpKREDiyZuzCp4c1utg_mDEOhoNAAFZyGxXAEdun7UoUdwRIL8HmzSe36TyOL9tWTQ6H7=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Instead, I kept it together as a single panel and just quilted it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbTa2eRFRPUcOXdfKNWmyGLIBXa6pWIZv2UcskQP-BcrV1l1EB9iJI8vSuwId0qvj2pcUMwR6bbLfS3QnGm9MatreAh-u64dGyMn7r7LKK0RZ2GuNXhSJ6_XNEiNzHvFfxlQSoLmgHuddGG9ow9AcUp6yBo8OaFSQzhbaoGqmtHvwzEvAfIZVzJxBK=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbTa2eRFRPUcOXdfKNWmyGLIBXa6pWIZv2UcskQP-BcrV1l1EB9iJI8vSuwId0qvj2pcUMwR6bbLfS3QnGm9MatreAh-u64dGyMn7r7LKK0RZ2GuNXhSJ6_XNEiNzHvFfxlQSoLmgHuddGG9ow9AcUp6yBo8OaFSQzhbaoGqmtHvwzEvAfIZVzJxBK=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I machine quilted it with my walking foot, following the diagonal lines in the Union Jacks, but switching direction in the middle. This made v-shapes along the edges and a diamond in the middle</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNwSGteHTeNVSLlKXTEMNRY0OyENTYwGhnM_yH-Igq1PjIB5NuhaaoxZPGIA8YNDEyphCV1nXRpbSH4zsUHL4oGbH0HknZB91fZ7I9SiCyhb12D3OZkEpM-_x-l-xz1ZzI4KTLBa7rqzmi5_MdhlsAt1bqzxxYPADBsKgHPTkGlZLnqqxFEBeJmb-0=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNwSGteHTeNVSLlKXTEMNRY0OyENTYwGhnM_yH-Igq1PjIB5NuhaaoxZPGIA8YNDEyphCV1nXRpbSH4zsUHL4oGbH0HknZB91fZ7I9SiCyhb12D3OZkEpM-_x-l-xz1ZzI4KTLBa7rqzmi5_MdhlsAt1bqzxxYPADBsKgHPTkGlZLnqqxFEBeJmb-0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I varied the width between the lines, which were fairly close together and it ended up being a lot of quilting (went through a couple small spools - thankfully the store had 1 spool of the colour I needed when I got there, though it took a while to find).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2m7DvLa-QaXTAnRD_zqvWg4lqURO5TzTO4wj7MsuZ610UcY1lKAvGdVuqvR86-Da36thgi6yJrK8AK2p0WnTcHJb-CYYofZORD84cEI63yGjz3dAb760TzK28G9FL_I560Tb11tEIAcx7U9ZYYAYefLtD-0qu3SsVCpJL9lS5VsMVkqf6A8iWRNd=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2m7DvLa-QaXTAnRD_zqvWg4lqURO5TzTO4wj7MsuZ610UcY1lKAvGdVuqvR86-Da36thgi6yJrK8AK2p0WnTcHJb-CYYofZORD84cEI63yGjz3dAb760TzK28G9FL_I560Tb11tEIAcx7U9ZYYAYefLtD-0qu3SsVCpJL9lS5VsMVkqf6A8iWRNd=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I thought she could use it as a table runner, a couch runner, or a lap blanket, depending on how she was feeling.<div><br /></div><div>And so ends the recap of some of the UK-themed gifts I've made for my friend over the last few years (there have been more gifts, but I didn't have easily accessed photos of them).<p></p></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-42853327794673723712022-03-05T17:11:00.002-05:002022-03-05T17:11:56.114-05:00A Quilt of My Very Own<p>Next up on the list of "projects I'm getting caught up blogging about" is one of my favourites.</p><p>A few years ago I decided it was time to make a project just for me :).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQOCsFsXfbhZ2JC7sKKC-DO0mZxcrmh5XX-g9NJ_-RFauZBpz0jsFaHr_NCrQjdXw0m1d1XkfT08s5cih1EbPnjXaMF08ut9rC_ZM-naJ05Q5kcRU365xWm_WdcpgntBcTznpppefdTDswqxLcniGrDRRMls9VZdyJQ2PvenGOcoGPcxIUwnoecqW=s764" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQOCsFsXfbhZ2JC7sKKC-DO0mZxcrmh5XX-g9NJ_-RFauZBpz0jsFaHr_NCrQjdXw0m1d1XkfT08s5cih1EbPnjXaMF08ut9rC_ZM-naJ05Q5kcRU365xWm_WdcpgntBcTznpppefdTDswqxLcniGrDRRMls9VZdyJQ2PvenGOcoGPcxIUwnoecqW=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>I had seen the <a href="https://highway10designs.com/collections/pdf-quilt-patterns/products/copy-of-city-slicker-paper-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">City Slicker</a> pattern from Highway 10 Designs a number of times and really enjoyed every version of it I had seen (probably because it was usually made with batiks, which are my absolutely favourite kind of fabrics). I also liked it's simplicity.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit59X_mrlat2_LGoJkzAlOd2JfH2Lj6qUaNcVn8r7O6fUTMpJOZSSwgShXTw6zGTA6Y5-ZIXKbsKxLrCNxomrhXJN85q7MK4e9uzJN1QuaKGwHr1hEPHFPa7IzV_DimspQkLLLE7p85bhc7FAKRdWFiVUcPHaBsc8aQhU7OXHj5XmdsBym8DqklyyR=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit59X_mrlat2_LGoJkzAlOd2JfH2Lj6qUaNcVn8r7O6fUTMpJOZSSwgShXTw6zGTA6Y5-ZIXKbsKxLrCNxomrhXJN85q7MK4e9uzJN1QuaKGwHr1hEPHFPa7IzV_DimspQkLLLE7p85bhc7FAKRdWFiVUcPHaBsc8aQhU7OXHj5XmdsBym8DqklyyR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>A number of years ago at Christmas, I took my supplies up to my grandparents house to get started on the project. It's a great place to get things done - partially because one has lots of time and few responsibilities while there, but also because Gramma is <strike>a taskmaster</strike> an encourager of completion :D. I cut out all the pieces, and possibly began stitching them, I can't fully remember.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs_B5cKN5jOp-K6Prd-CUJpe4EGuRcFO9gR-b45zuSt2o4LtpgeIntRvg0BHJ-dKxhRl3i61UwMa2e4mWyIwiIayHh06zQQoEVgQtlVBNbP1s6FnrK_WWO04LHJK2Ts6bJrL0xoAXnfteyueMuRkbmCPYz33ZDJfVafsB7vmLhwJgUHwkYq-Q8ycfl=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs_B5cKN5jOp-K6Prd-CUJpe4EGuRcFO9gR-b45zuSt2o4LtpgeIntRvg0BHJ-dKxhRl3i61UwMa2e4mWyIwiIayHh06zQQoEVgQtlVBNbP1s6FnrK_WWO04LHJK2Ts6bJrL0xoAXnfteyueMuRkbmCPYz33ZDJfVafsB7vmLhwJgUHwkYq-Q8ycfl=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once the top was put together, I was then in search of a back. I had previously seen a number of mathematically inspired fabrics, and I decided that since this was a project for me and I love math, that I would treat myself to one. However, I seemed to have missed that train, as all the nerdy fabrics had seemed to switch to be chemistry themed. Eventually I found the perfect fabric. It was bright and colourful and fun and covered in math: symbols, equations, and visual representations, oh my! </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVCYH3BYZYex6mGuSASLSS0_pNGDtS2FAu_t-_Rf2zfkOhPZ1lreOsKAjGKeLyqnFyteo7fToSrQhouzVIMeQOYW5p0kzPi6x8LnnuRddz2RyO6zs7bxJb71UPCzhCfeK0MEgr2mCY7FfeN_pjlojb9o2QJi1zQlQ-Aq90kbYF4tJbncJbyXprL8qg=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVCYH3BYZYex6mGuSASLSS0_pNGDtS2FAu_t-_Rf2zfkOhPZ1lreOsKAjGKeLyqnFyteo7fToSrQhouzVIMeQOYW5p0kzPi6x8LnnuRddz2RyO6zs7bxJb71UPCzhCfeK0MEgr2mCY7FfeN_pjlojb9o2QJi1zQlQ-Aq90kbYF4tJbncJbyXprL8qg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>I started by hand quilting the top. I did stitch in the ditch for all the seams. I also quilted around the interiors of each of the white rectangles. I used a brightly coloured variegated thread and sometimes quilted a single line, sometimes a double line, of varying sizes/widths.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQxiuDts6_kpAId4wMUjzxt-kG-Hc_ZzdAKs96iFLvmRMKzzFwzTMvF-DyYUIcMlMx3XTZ8T3UDxaqXarKuYav9dhtcZD4ebC6bJmtV1VhRRX5_lG9wmdEPL_h3dMI9U-6L3VyRQUAmBcTNP7JIeg0ZSlQFFMlbnfNMtRQtjL8xMwV4MBxjptGEi10=s1036" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1036" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQxiuDts6_kpAId4wMUjzxt-kG-Hc_ZzdAKs96iFLvmRMKzzFwzTMvF-DyYUIcMlMx3XTZ8T3UDxaqXarKuYav9dhtcZD4ebC6bJmtV1VhRRX5_lG9wmdEPL_h3dMI9U-6L3VyRQUAmBcTNP7JIeg0ZSlQFFMlbnfNMtRQtjL8xMwV4MBxjptGEi10=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Apparently the only pictures I took of the quilting process was when I kept majorly bending my needle. (I lost a lot of needles to this quilt.). It was in the frames 2018 into 2019, which leads me to believe I probably took it up to my grandparents in 2016 to get started (I'd like to think it was actually Christmas of 2017 that I began it, but realistically it was probably 2016).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3c_jQqxwaC_WRbZviUYIO5MDh8uZLCN_fYqB5du8isilp-QvcCOyeDTOjXd1m70SCWO3iVLCEhGOyvKSmovrsCc3CgOt2HLvjaU9Zda-MJipE_hMI0TRspcnY7RVHLstDaN1BXEOZEE0uaoNiz-PSQRV1JWxLBsukG6wa3ukFBXXjTqjU46iBNFch=s1152" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3c_jQqxwaC_WRbZviUYIO5MDh8uZLCN_fYqB5du8isilp-QvcCOyeDTOjXd1m70SCWO3iVLCEhGOyvKSmovrsCc3CgOt2HLvjaU9Zda-MJipE_hMI0TRspcnY7RVHLstDaN1BXEOZEE0uaoNiz-PSQRV1JWxLBsukG6wa3ukFBXXjTqjU46iBNFch=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I began with hand quilting because I am more familiar and comfortable with it. I knew that I also wanted to do some machine quilting on it, so I figured that the hand quilting first would help to stabilize it while I shoved it back and forth through the machine. The big question was, how (and where) did I want to machine quilt it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGJ2vKutZ_HeQkISjZ2axWuLyZ15_Wxw725Kjcn6b0M66zoOESY5dqytsmgI9VOEh6Siqos6Si-YcFOY3f2E5M29aSdxjf3ettqPcnAROCyZJ2bX9CfE6-KFFLbxnU_CaPctCIgAc3yvxbkxNvAgK7Kd2aupRZumd_qHj8HaMX_8WO2S6Te0BrfwQE=s1152" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGJ2vKutZ_HeQkISjZ2axWuLyZ15_Wxw725Kjcn6b0M66zoOESY5dqytsmgI9VOEh6Siqos6Si-YcFOY3f2E5M29aSdxjf3ettqPcnAROCyZJ2bX9CfE6-KFFLbxnU_CaPctCIgAc3yvxbkxNvAgK7Kd2aupRZumd_qHj8HaMX_8WO2S6Te0BrfwQE=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was originally taken to show my Xmas<br />decorations, but it also gives you a sense of what it's<br />like to live with a quit in the frames<br />(and then when it's at its smallest)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So into the closet it went. I wanted to contemplate how I wanted to quilt it, but I also wanted to improve my machine quilting skills before I started on it - I had already put the fabrics I love into it and put a lot of work into the hand quilting, so I didn't want to ruin it on the last step. And in the closet it sat for a couple years. I had gotten an idea of what I wanted to do, but I didn't have the confidence or the brain power to start on it. Then last summer I decided it was finally time - all those quilt challenges (as small as they were) had finally given me the confidence - it was time to seize the day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicnu7Yf2YO2cnK640WIx6U4A4s19i2ojULPiTNs-5MH4dJY7ekZ1Bu1yHhAEI5D8KSUgTqYvl_e8SOmuNxqmnxwqpWDYwcDkBVEKE-dcvO6DemYgHvdAIh8GP0s0BDjForNGZduPNYzIW_K-ItrUq7PuN1bf3FeHN2aFLPTzOAuhmbFf5RbIix8PGv=s1152" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicnu7Yf2YO2cnK640WIx6U4A4s19i2ojULPiTNs-5MH4dJY7ekZ1Bu1yHhAEI5D8KSUgTqYvl_e8SOmuNxqmnxwqpWDYwcDkBVEKE-dcvO6DemYgHvdAIh8GP0s0BDjForNGZduPNYzIW_K-ItrUq7PuN1bf3FeHN2aFLPTzOAuhmbFf5RbIix8PGv=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of the frame (hand quilting done)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I put together a sample version so that I could test out my idea and my skills. Here's the problem: I tried the design that I had been thinking I'd do for probably a year plus, and it didn't work. It didn't look good, it wasn't the right scale for the project, it was going to be much to hard to implement with the full bulk of a quilt. Back to the drawing board.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib-JlanEW7480WIYabjOZDazVQ_uSAUJQnzCfoOX_nog5kfZoYr_JIfCIEWgp_yOPc6dye53YrqSCydz8kj_6YW7F-FqPfIXb6m1U3roLt_fNkXILn9Jo4Ew7uWCm6783qau7Ygx8E2VjulBz58CjBrlPVzJ0m4T4k7SU9l-Kg82fzN4dwGyn1Ijqm=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib-JlanEW7480WIYabjOZDazVQ_uSAUJQnzCfoOX_nog5kfZoYr_JIfCIEWgp_yOPc6dye53YrqSCydz8kj_6YW7F-FqPfIXb6m1U3roLt_fNkXILn9Jo4Ew7uWCm6783qau7Ygx8E2VjulBz58CjBrlPVzJ0m4T4k7SU9l-Kg82fzN4dwGyn1Ijqm=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was also time for another trip to my grandparents - the perfect place to get work done. I took up my sample and my half-formed ideas. I also brought the real thing with me. I was thinking that I would get started on it and then it would be easy for me to bring it home and just pick it up and work on it in an evening or a weekend (once I had a plan in place and just had to implement it).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHs-w4iqCUUe56rnd0KABkuqz3EyIxDdk0fk9uF9zP9-W8_IrxEGifYnkf4K5Dn7LNgAN2IzZCMeA7JVcmQaNVKVcxWrB6h2wbgAgL5rI_CFGPtmJvsvaon_G-dSFVzDglcoQ8mbFGmAQxXEo-1qwFHbeooxao8qb3FXnHkVl0eyEB9tBQyNozhZQO=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHs-w4iqCUUe56rnd0KABkuqz3EyIxDdk0fk9uF9zP9-W8_IrxEGifYnkf4K5Dn7LNgAN2IzZCMeA7JVcmQaNVKVcxWrB6h2wbgAgL5rI_CFGPtmJvsvaon_G-dSFVzDglcoQ8mbFGmAQxXEo-1qwFHbeooxao8qb3FXnHkVl0eyEB9tBQyNozhZQO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started out slowly. Trying out a few ideas. Still debating how much I wanted to switch things up or do things the same. I decided to draw a diamond shape inside each rectangle. In some of the rectangles I quilted inside the diamond shape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq8gt8_Img4BegR0JJSlb9F4zAvZDNEbyG9DE-FZMKy_lmQNUy1o91qS1t1Ev2C7Ev75VbcG2ufqbINMeloQSQ4l1tIjHlTtDhjyOJIec8Tz9vVdY6s3Wl5QoqjUh9tJk5gdjlpebWQ2HjiiLaZD72ZVK0dhPAmrPhKI9e2jZ8hwa75FZQKHyyriWG=s501" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq8gt8_Img4BegR0JJSlb9F4zAvZDNEbyG9DE-FZMKy_lmQNUy1o91qS1t1Ev2C7Ev75VbcG2ufqbINMeloQSQ4l1tIjHlTtDhjyOJIec8Tz9vVdY6s3Wl5QoqjUh9tJk5gdjlpebWQ2HjiiLaZD72ZVK0dhPAmrPhKI9e2jZ8hwa75FZQKHyyriWG=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In some of the rectangles I quilted outside of the diamond shape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoFrRa7w7nukKdBR_KnQy5_3s2XrxHsRv-1ANI6YBpcYAkJfNt_FpLJLsa76VEXbHrr4fXLUe3R1koa-FYMo9VEM-giom3mlhDqUWVSRw4rEp_O0MpImkbtDn9z7fx8MXGVZ1zAjfQdeJ-QfEW6n1E6Qr175oCayge9VcfQhsJHYJd7N32jK110OdQ=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoFrRa7w7nukKdBR_KnQy5_3s2XrxHsRv-1ANI6YBpcYAkJfNt_FpLJLsa76VEXbHrr4fXLUe3R1koa-FYMo9VEM-giom3mlhDqUWVSRw4rEp_O0MpImkbtDn9z7fx8MXGVZ1zAjfQdeJ-QfEW6n1E6Qr175oCayge9VcfQhsJHYJd7N32jK110OdQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>I also decided to do some of the diamonds so they met at the same outer corner instead of being an echo of each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB0PuAVZ3nLI5NQ0du3rNjiR0Whqye_4MyM1GZmaTajcS6XaqrUDW5nip5-uOL8byzAIpI8ZEBW54vqw_OHS0USQPkfmx2iNTV7ue6PK8gkcGD0XPm37GKX4eZ9JKvQJS6gEhi0DU5dv2E2kynjxXdnHa7y01WhcVfTpqs0xy9G_pVKzhPMEwnyrfb=s1049" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB0PuAVZ3nLI5NQ0du3rNjiR0Whqye_4MyM1GZmaTajcS6XaqrUDW5nip5-uOL8byzAIpI8ZEBW54vqw_OHS0USQPkfmx2iNTV7ue6PK8gkcGD0XPm37GKX4eZ9JKvQJS6gEhi0DU5dv2E2kynjxXdnHa7y01WhcVfTpqs0xy9G_pVKzhPMEwnyrfb=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I quilted swirls, and loops, and pebbles (oh my). I was starting to feel good about my plans and my work and how far I was going to get before I went home (which was mostly getting over the brain power hurdle so that at home I could just do the work). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9CmwEPoMfXOIeM_YOF599erGWG8SeA7-MMkdiRXSUoRzanZSCWDkJatRjbUPFDbFJBEykIAN2GN6MtMB8AdfGy4YGyCRmWyoBQfEx35utkkz7KfBhW7pNF_j7jT1f7n4FAvmSmFQPUGA-YVI82Xq2_jC1jS1PJ13nzj_PaOTuVHkqePi7rQNdXjpt=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9CmwEPoMfXOIeM_YOF599erGWG8SeA7-MMkdiRXSUoRzanZSCWDkJatRjbUPFDbFJBEykIAN2GN6MtMB8AdfGy4YGyCRmWyoBQfEx35utkkz7KfBhW7pNF_j7jT1f7n4FAvmSmFQPUGA-YVI82Xq2_jC1jS1PJ13nzj_PaOTuVHkqePi7rQNdXjpt=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I as having fun and feeling successful. However, partway through the week, there was a major change of plans. We discovered that we had brought bed bugs up to my grandparents with us 😱. This meant two things: 1. Most of my time was spent spraying and moving and checking and cleaning and washing <strike>and crying</strike>. And 2. There was no way I was bringing home a quilt that could contain bed bugs and there was no way I was washing a quilt that wasn't done being quilted and bound yet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy1zGg3MVNKs4uCvsiQKP656m1aVm40Y116bhBim-OVy2kpAhIpgzYkE7YsBhqdc0f0xYsosSaXXElhfNxvnYKijtKF131mWUfQOtJIito8RlLDY4rpaVvVoeh6U9j7jMq7LyKzKGmCXhI0bUHnUNB-fRaaH9MJtiTcBb4V9UjdtaoxprZk5EQohiT=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy1zGg3MVNKs4uCvsiQKP656m1aVm40Y116bhBim-OVy2kpAhIpgzYkE7YsBhqdc0f0xYsosSaXXElhfNxvnYKijtKF131mWUfQOtJIito8RlLDY4rpaVvVoeh6U9j7jMq7LyKzKGmCXhI0bUHnUNB-fRaaH9MJtiTcBb4V9UjdtaoxprZk5EQohiT=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That left one option: finish the quilt. So, after more than 2 years of it sitting in a closet because I wanted it to be perfect, I had 3 days to finish quilting it. I got busy and quilted every waking hour that I wasn't working or cleaning (and a few where I was working - hooray for camera-off meetings where I don't need to take notes).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP17qaZQs-tIUdrpAGJLjOp0rjCKvWd18PZjOhuGhG59eZcYu0SgO4CTWtdp935nkDiCZQWqXQgnchKn9XEwQ5U7j77CQBRqPIIJL1KtWKfNQwjK8CJiOvX32-491ZFuRwGhJCVAgGJNHwAavtV38CI6duu2a9OHys625VPuE8w94905egfKA9zZfl=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP17qaZQs-tIUdrpAGJLjOp0rjCKvWd18PZjOhuGhG59eZcYu0SgO4CTWtdp935nkDiCZQWqXQgnchKn9XEwQ5U7j77CQBRqPIIJL1KtWKfNQwjK8CJiOvX32-491ZFuRwGhJCVAgGJNHwAavtV38CI6duu2a9OHys625VPuE8w94905egfKA9zZfl=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And just like that I was able to finish it, get it in the wash, and even take it out for a photoshoot before we left for our long drive home. Special shout out to my mother who took it to an afternoon meeting with her and got most of the binding finished (good thing I had taken up a couple binding options just to see how they looked).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv3b-EkxeYyUtobCz1ArCTq7DfAejAzfMZt-Yf0HoAKygGDmWdgjr2SU8XHPgAaB7F8wtr8t2TohI0AiGZheWnKGjJ9X7gkx64BH2ogjvmZ827ukZxUXjJrooMwEqZ2sxAStfyNxEypJnMlGqFuEhR3kgKI3EUQTnWTG00-gBVj1Jd_Cb4l4S9IbIV=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv3b-EkxeYyUtobCz1ArCTq7DfAejAzfMZt-Yf0HoAKygGDmWdgjr2SU8XHPgAaB7F8wtr8t2TohI0AiGZheWnKGjJ9X7gkx64BH2ogjvmZ827ukZxUXjJrooMwEqZ2sxAStfyNxEypJnMlGqFuEhR3kgKI3EUQTnWTG00-gBVj1Jd_Cb4l4S9IbIV=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what a quilt looks like when you finish it late at night,<br />you are about to wash it and you're afraidyou might ruin it <br />in the wash - you get one terribly lit picture just in case <br />and put it in the washing machine on a wing and a prayer.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Is it perfect? No.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Would I have done things differently with a little more time? Probably.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Would I still not be finished it yet? Probably.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB-WXsBXGqQzTmSBl-1y0omUXI8irp5soTopj4WVuz4kJBL1OTL8eiubviFuY7Nz_CyDhhN25LJBpHwsABhCKlotH7zTczuXzxYKkOT8Z4PWVEpy-fP4TgZx08KP1oP075alZtcmlDHihAyZ8CLj9NUgtC2bsMZQ3WyDIdzhQyUIN8wq2sc-iRVgge=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB-WXsBXGqQzTmSBl-1y0omUXI8irp5soTopj4WVuz4kJBL1OTL8eiubviFuY7Nz_CyDhhN25LJBpHwsABhCKlotH7zTczuXzxYKkOT8Z4PWVEpy-fP4TgZx08KP1oP075alZtcmlDHihAyZ8CLj9NUgtC2bsMZQ3WyDIdzhQyUIN8wq2sc-iRVgge=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, while it was nice to get it done, I would have preferred less stressful circumstances around its completion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEItX0hZw9kMSZS3bDKATA245IP-Ebp-No_wpVOKO_qUbXyv3o-X13tPugpfB4shA8H_oDkchVFJDBTnptz4iWUEv3C_9Mh5TQr4paoFa76tXwCUrNgNo-0wlw3SJv9nbfV8gDcXqzAl5cBdkLutnonMckknQf42U-SauejvwzMAy5XIfifHKrzeX6=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEItX0hZw9kMSZS3bDKATA245IP-Ebp-No_wpVOKO_qUbXyv3o-X13tPugpfB4shA8H_oDkchVFJDBTnptz4iWUEv3C_9Mh5TQr4paoFa76tXwCUrNgNo-0wlw3SJv9nbfV8gDcXqzAl5cBdkLutnonMckknQf42U-SauejvwzMAy5XIfifHKrzeX6=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now it lives on my bed, or the couch, or wherever I am, and just makes me happy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz-VPp8kvKgTgHiuWcJZJKe1QmpcB6saI2GA7lzt-2S8F1t0OXO8pRgekCUKqXvoexTRnJyOKHHhthAfpUYtnBFs1rngJCwS3f1YxKdsC1ZzAqhcQfR-Pnj_J8hUc7vciGJukA2qLJ8p19xgyWuiCybZtRuhB1L952KeO1mrheci9FTmftI9Yw4u5D=s1182" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz-VPp8kvKgTgHiuWcJZJKe1QmpcB6saI2GA7lzt-2S8F1t0OXO8pRgekCUKqXvoexTRnJyOKHHhthAfpUYtnBFs1rngJCwS3f1YxKdsC1ZzAqhcQfR-Pnj_J8hUc7vciGJukA2qLJ8p19xgyWuiCybZtRuhB1L952KeO1mrheci9FTmftI9Yw4u5D=s320" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As does the view from <br />my grandparents yard</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-59249560877600070642022-02-27T09:25:00.004-05:002022-02-27T09:25:47.458-05:00Paper Crafting with Cricut<p>About a year ago, I decided to use my Christmas money and treat myself to a Cricut machine. I had been considering one for a number of years, but always considered it a pipe-dream. However, I found myself with a little extra cash and decided it was time :).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5xfuHLUPcGL18RZ1ljbJN97-H0xBCCZl1lxWPa3MkXpNhvPsT4OvDliHR_IefpsOzff1p9kg_6UTam6bE2OCfJFC-PYUPIEhOoe6NaoZj_aucXsyYRPY1_jBf0keSY3zC8J8m5Mg69Df4I0Av58tmshxK4amlEtDPoUsO0ubODmRi3U-zMD2Ctfs=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5xfuHLUPcGL18RZ1ljbJN97-H0xBCCZl1lxWPa3MkXpNhvPsT4OvDliHR_IefpsOzff1p9kg_6UTam6bE2OCfJFC-PYUPIEhOoe6NaoZj_aucXsyYRPY1_jBf0keSY3zC8J8m5Mg69Df4I0Av58tmshxK4amlEtDPoUsO0ubODmRi3U-zMD2Ctfs=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First project they have you make.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I decided to go with an Explore Air 2. The maker was significantly more and I decided the features it included weren't ones I would really take advantage of.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyx_1el1PFTbyt8I4fRoz5u1z8tW8p8npmhCxXbElYE8SCbR09pzNN72HBadrDzLRqkx-k5mcHaAMOmrmVWjEdmkrSW2YzeuXn4KhG1PLR4FHZ7QlYJQ8rxN4roN7UN_fIAVOf_I93WQ8_65k2LCI69qfkHwpfCxuGJMvu5OKuIGhrM0oD5skftLru=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyx_1el1PFTbyt8I4fRoz5u1z8tW8p8npmhCxXbElYE8SCbR09pzNN72HBadrDzLRqkx-k5mcHaAMOmrmVWjEdmkrSW2YzeuXn4KhG1PLR4FHZ7QlYJQ8rxN4roN7UN_fIAVOf_I93WQ8_65k2LCI69qfkHwpfCxuGJMvu5OKuIGhrM0oD5skftLru=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-designed card with beautiful water colour<br />background painted by my friend</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So far, I have focused mostly on paper crafting - mostly cards. I already had a lot of paper from my years of scrapbooking (that I will probably never get back to) and card-making.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxtjEDZ6yf1XFI3sYEfhG1pT05OK-ozSVC7-SDhrhjaq-M72T3F1JFnfzRenXz1moUuueAZIqsvKXnetY-I346-ifVsOt_k9mQoXJ84CWUQToBLS9mwBFgF9x79futhBFiMzO82EvGSMGE_g5_eIUJoWAZt0YdDG7lTY2VR2XxtGa5dYjkzVOipDEG=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxtjEDZ6yf1XFI3sYEfhG1pT05OK-ozSVC7-SDhrhjaq-M72T3F1JFnfzRenXz1moUuueAZIqsvKXnetY-I346-ifVsOt_k9mQoXJ84CWUQToBLS9mwBFgF9x79futhBFiMzO82EvGSMGE_g5_eIUJoWAZt0YdDG7lTY2VR2XxtGa5dYjkzVOipDEG=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pre-designed card</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I had Cricut Access for the first month, so I cut out a number of cards and things while I could, and set them aside for gluing later. If I'm being honest, there's still some I cut a year ago that I still haven't glued, but I've also put a number of them together and given them out :).<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV16cpSZ5SMQkqfeXfDua0B1jMPxkzYgy3DlQulFi6jfO_A5QoRiCaQ6tn4Dt0vxI1qpl-xzbv4nAWKoQIQUonUjaDRqpCU9-1TOmgRllzBMuUw5laK3ovskauNvP_UJET-QGNBzZMlM42eHdz4IOE0BGWUJJ4TmOQ7yIRngF0ZX_kkFmW4GHQKWOC=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV16cpSZ5SMQkqfeXfDua0B1jMPxkzYgy3DlQulFi6jfO_A5QoRiCaQ6tn4Dt0vxI1qpl-xzbv4nAWKoQIQUonUjaDRqpCU9-1TOmgRllzBMuUw5laK3ovskauNvP_UJET-QGNBzZMlM42eHdz4IOE0BGWUJJ4TmOQ7yIRngF0ZX_kkFmW4GHQKWOC=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was made using the foil tool <br />I got for my birthday.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc_PQITUSf9kZKMVl5FhuIgBDzeeW4XG1j7fl93pVU2-KakEhJNezCMCmGxE445hre5K7cyZxuBVqnEnvh-8_Lnuj74iPUlJhA7gQJFoaS9DEVMoj-at9eHwlYDhy3TBf6rl3P5HQ9vfIWVg60sBtM2Rb_u9fNGxlQzTaGG1Sis9lKKPGwfZs0f7jz=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc_PQITUSf9kZKMVl5FhuIgBDzeeW4XG1j7fl93pVU2-KakEhJNezCMCmGxE445hre5K7cyZxuBVqnEnvh-8_Lnuj74iPUlJhA7gQJFoaS9DEVMoj-at9eHwlYDhy3TBf6rl3P5HQ9vfIWVg60sBtM2Rb_u9fNGxlQzTaGG1Sis9lKKPGwfZs0f7jz=s320" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to tell, but I used my <br />glitter gel pens here.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that first month, I've been on my own in terms of designing, which has worked out fairly well, but can be difficult. Sometimes I'm able to mostly use something from the free library, such as some of the ones below (and the thank yous above).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiPC_Q4LAh520xCJylp21eQ9gboXgVFVRgdz2grKbz0KkscXEMbvnX_7bBgxEkykoZdJgaiP0BhkUV6Qp4LeG8BC_G0LEGxUCKta-1PG0Y8v3RE2z8YnlXjFqD2lqizYsCS8jdut_4QkIp2yz1jnAtcICaiD_GtqbmkYwdnpzT9VpmSBSnzno5xk0o=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiPC_Q4LAh520xCJylp21eQ9gboXgVFVRgdz2grKbz0KkscXEMbvnX_7bBgxEkykoZdJgaiP0BhkUV6Qp4LeG8BC_G0LEGxUCKta-1PG0Y8v3RE2z8YnlXjFqD2lqizYsCS8jdut_4QkIp2yz1jnAtcICaiD_GtqbmkYwdnpzT9VpmSBSnzno5xk0o=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a card I've been able <br />to make too many times.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVX6u3Miq8gqlbXpeBlX3Qme6SNw2AHUoPDUmFCQtV430lSLb4Xx1jzmLdBqLJqnpybj72HkEpBCVfJ4JOAk3WXCfFGO8DNa8JcOiC2mBkukE-ZBU6M8w6iqPXf-zqciTk2Od6z1s0fWNsr7gfjidd8W1P_cSVvMQ69XJH_qNByDvQK3FKmV1p76gn=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVX6u3Miq8gqlbXpeBlX3Qme6SNw2AHUoPDUmFCQtV430lSLb4Xx1jzmLdBqLJqnpybj72HkEpBCVfJ4JOAk3WXCfFGO8DNa8JcOiC2mBkukE-ZBU6M8w6iqPXf-zqciTk2Od6z1s0fWNsr7gfjidd8W1P_cSVvMQ69XJH_qNByDvQK3FKmV1p76gn=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I find it easy enough to write <br />on the outside of the card</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhfXUY8-MuwxAgJkr-0Q8TjzWAQHgUQdT8ABiLHVme9aWg4KOnX5CHNbP0-ZLGInYrvPyAoR302ubzqO5y1iFSZxwbVVA1eGnTCJ3Ue-kFVAfvkZlngDWFsjMyOeOUkbzYu69RkCM4dbGgMETZoGiMXR7h6P3BSJWAZDhPUrbpSn5FQFJnz0idIi0U=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhfXUY8-MuwxAgJkr-0Q8TjzWAQHgUQdT8ABiLHVme9aWg4KOnX5CHNbP0-ZLGInYrvPyAoR302ubzqO5y1iFSZxwbVVA1eGnTCJ3Ue-kFVAfvkZlngDWFsjMyOeOUkbzYu69RkCM4dbGgMETZoGiMXR7h6P3BSJWAZDhPUrbpSn5FQFJnz0idIi0U=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But I often stick to gluing <br />an extra paper on the inside</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8fWTj73a6lp67ycv4t4jJ3aTq2jRhGgPkfMTw_HnP2vEFYYl2Yp8bDBvrMMnV2dVIgM2ClN1itocGQ7wEHRqnIhA8XgFLc22a4u1rEAYBi1BGFaOInDPq0LaYR4hR8saYAwAsLyMGDolCmfZc7VmcW1Vc1IdJVS80YLYe78v7rpBajm1lb14vG7P1=s764" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8fWTj73a6lp67ycv4t4jJ3aTq2jRhGgPkfMTw_HnP2vEFYYl2Yp8bDBvrMMnV2dVIgM2ClN1itocGQ7wEHRqnIhA8XgFLc22a4u1rEAYBi1BGFaOInDPq0LaYR4hR8saYAwAsLyMGDolCmfZc7VmcW1Vc1IdJVS80YLYe78v7rpBajm1lb14vG7P1=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-designed outside</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHQORz3iswxcpvuYrL5CTeEzT9Ru0MBtUua9CxF4pWXtspBoF3zusxbeYAc0sAmKb7BoSEg8xHMlFmKQtTtaH-m_pufF7EX6DaHIrkknCSzZ7MJ6-bw-mnQCb90Fbwjd5-dNiX5L7RndaYDUCqpXnRTjBlrX7kF4zy0v528TsuJCphOhTSR4ZqeT-Z=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHQORz3iswxcpvuYrL5CTeEzT9Ru0MBtUua9CxF4pWXtspBoF3zusxbeYAc0sAmKb7BoSEg8xHMlFmKQtTtaH-m_pufF7EX6DaHIrkknCSzZ7MJ6-bw-mnQCb90Fbwjd5-dNiX5L7RndaYDUCqpXnRTjBlrX7kF4zy0v528TsuJCphOhTSR4ZqeT-Z=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With custom-designed inside <br />based on the invitations<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWL5SrGH5MvO1WJgml0OKLjuu9b_shTgZL44Wf3s4TtG7XoLf2a1bIHBdMvSPOqO3YtcdR0HstB_lLtvKhfr9xdZBbTWQLIpi5QZKb-daRmtHX0yoWFCaS45LosRoqoImZbszxe3CL_5VXYtFrpGZYus8mj6k8mdZDPvXpDv7BD183CXEweVmcJEhQ=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWL5SrGH5MvO1WJgml0OKLjuu9b_shTgZL44Wf3s4TtG7XoLf2a1bIHBdMvSPOqO3YtcdR0HstB_lLtvKhfr9xdZBbTWQLIpi5QZKb-daRmtHX0yoWFCaS45LosRoqoImZbszxe3CL_5VXYtFrpGZYus8mj6k8mdZDPvXpDv7BD183CXEweVmcJEhQ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favourites.<br />Foil background design.<br />A little custom work for the <br />two colour butterfly.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div>But sometimes I'm completely on my own. I have done some digital visual design work as part of my job, but this has definitely stretched me out of my comfort zone. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW0xskTDReD6oYdMDEGCbU6TreH4aOaQEyQR6Tqf0J62z6VYCiVFowmNG_sCUb-XVpMm_Cctc3WwJCuqXuAMkUW5uqEhl3T6H6_UgQxp7tZHxmDNgxNt_QQ2w3UEN-0aFiCqluN9qf-LaJMK-JdiI9qcBCfzsya81dVcEBSC2gFnz5WuCrzZWQCh_C=s501" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW0xskTDReD6oYdMDEGCbU6TreH4aOaQEyQR6Tqf0J62z6VYCiVFowmNG_sCUb-XVpMm_Cctc3WwJCuqXuAMkUW5uqEhl3T6H6_UgQxp7tZHxmDNgxNt_QQ2w3UEN-0aFiCqluN9qf-LaJMK-JdiI9qcBCfzsya81dVcEBSC2gFnz5WuCrzZWQCh_C=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my first solo designs.<br />Had better visions for it, but you have<br />to start somewhere <br />in the learning process :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWlPRnlCknhnB4zMqNt3rWnjh3vKMMGQ010mPqq0hRJJI6pEJdtgUdQYDNdNuMx3oUa8kLFbrxifAwtur7ux0eSVFaPfEx5PHcIxY0tMuMD7k_Vedt2ZgAurWLaPoZrMGv5X7wxTIJfMV8zu0em7QiUvQ231GNwtYR9qHRUXJuDQMuHGnkMAE3uZ_z=s1049" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWlPRnlCknhnB4zMqNt3rWnjh3vKMMGQ010mPqq0hRJJI6pEJdtgUdQYDNdNuMx3oUa8kLFbrxifAwtur7ux0eSVFaPfEx5PHcIxY0tMuMD7k_Vedt2ZgAurWLaPoZrMGv5X7wxTIJfMV8zu0em7QiUvQ231GNwtYR9qHRUXJuDQMuHGnkMAE3uZ_z=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby card for an Eric Carle and bird<br />themed baby gift</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5sHB1fkyrU3MJkkFyNxMfDL1ynTvK8waSY2Cb3eRBtQ46Qbnjn2IH5JMakc7Zej8sREN66QWMX0_TMVWB5KlNEofKKq9YH-954Gjjv0LKDKF6vrzVrhFPATmiHAYSaUO3xxTFOGM1jLypX7XaQ2W47FjTLLr4U6_JrV7i6__szvfX4kLGzs_KKl7=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5sHB1fkyrU3MJkkFyNxMfDL1ynTvK8waSY2Cb3eRBtQ46Qbnjn2IH5JMakc7Zej8sREN66QWMX0_TMVWB5KlNEofKKq9YH-954Gjjv0LKDKF6vrzVrhFPATmiHAYSaUO3xxTFOGM1jLypX7XaQ2W47FjTLLr4U6_JrV7i6__szvfX4kLGzs_KKl7=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also took some time to make myself a sign for my laundry room as it saw a lot more outside use over covid :D.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1mDYsQJoRmy2mS2dPAGyYD-bd-YR9B8kfBd7Vs_irLlYfepTW5RBpv2Xlm_YeoP1Kj9LkrWdnCzDr8IIvKVF5XgH2N5tEJNQDrj3ZQEKKG4kFiJjXcZWACH4kVExdpdzcKoQ85bzwGWkktomVgLCnSgdf-SZD0IVzxzIRe1PVITXtugVECc2YbwM9=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1mDYsQJoRmy2mS2dPAGyYD-bd-YR9B8kfBd7Vs_irLlYfepTW5RBpv2Xlm_YeoP1Kj9LkrWdnCzDr8IIvKVF5XgH2N5tEJNQDrj3ZQEKKG4kFiJjXcZWACH4kVExdpdzcKoQ85bzwGWkktomVgLCnSgdf-SZD0IVzxzIRe1PVITXtugVECc2YbwM9=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also have a number of cards I've made but have forgotten to photograph. I still have lots to learn, but I'm also very happy with what I've been able to do with it so far.<p></p></div></div></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-1507600683727509252022-02-21T21:39:00.002-05:002022-02-21T21:39:45.485-05:00Reemergence (Napkins)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Catching up some more on things I've missed posting about, this is a birthday gift I made for my friend this past summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had bought some linen napkins quite a while ago with the intention of doing something with them for my friend, but I hadn't quite figured out what. This year I decided that I would make her some Harry Potter themed napkins. The next trick was to figure out what to do for a design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided that since I had four napkins, I would do the four houses. It was tricky to find a design that was simple enough to embroider in the time frame I had (I mean I would never leave a project until the last minute 😄).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKJ2OkcnDZJ7QxqHLif3WxJ6_idSs8XmYLC1VEW8LIfwcpb5m7iAFQ4RE_ohCP5bCUpF14B0LaCC2B_IEDJXHq6252R89rsmLEZDlgaAtvi0rGk0Z1tb5t5uFtmZEzCucoLTXiS5X73LVlCNgl0CJxgzv_9iHV17TpcpsiM0U8ziqUe6f7O_rhJ01D=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKJ2OkcnDZJ7QxqHLif3WxJ6_idSs8XmYLC1VEW8LIfwcpb5m7iAFQ4RE_ohCP5bCUpF14B0LaCC2B_IEDJXHq6252R89rsmLEZDlgaAtvi0rGk0Z1tb5t5uFtmZEzCucoLTXiS5X73LVlCNgl0CJxgzv_9iHV17TpcpsiM0U8ziqUe6f7O_rhJ01D=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found a design I liked, that I traced from my computer. I looked tonight to try to find them again so I could credit where they came from, but I wasn't able to. I found them in use other places, but not the original that I used. I also changed the design a bit. I didn't love the design for of the lion, so I ended up changing that out for a different one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up was to pick out the house colours. I have some embroidery floss, but not a whole lot. I ended up needing to borrow embroidery floss from my friend in order to make her gift 😂.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfYGjrUTGkFHOc4Fv2RlBT1uGkJhjXTMsBWKuibL4zw01A_bx9v3Yx63Gd5p0buMBoyIk3dsNgYQQqpdQJjz00cb9aGmQGUuUp51qrux5z9F1CvFfIzLDKlBfI2JWSE3yHY8HVq25TOegRm_j958tVs3vkmUFxle0-73gLdY3F_VyHsQpTCxjwxmD=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfYGjrUTGkFHOc4Fv2RlBT1uGkJhjXTMsBWKuibL4zw01A_bx9v3Yx63Gd5p0buMBoyIk3dsNgYQQqpdQJjz00cb9aGmQGUuUp51qrux5z9F1CvFfIzLDKlBfI2JWSE3yHY8HVq25TOegRm_j958tVs3vkmUFxle0-73gLdY3F_VyHsQpTCxjwxmD=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a simple running stitch around the design and then back the other way. I believe I used two strands of thread for the stitching. Here you can see some of my work and some of the designs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT43g36JjTBmU3mCyKk6VLV8EwN8Lvmgs6MPNBKUrk9jngxiilu4KzNE_NZuqd4JpG1zr2LFQOA_DAwLNNNP0bbNsbp8Wde8qB54cR1vW0UySzVWMM-kSmFPoBuiJMMANcwUPm9CVvbd4w90QESfPeUN_xn3R8EfEJjU6vO5Aja2drnVsTQiJRvDRo=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT43g36JjTBmU3mCyKk6VLV8EwN8Lvmgs6MPNBKUrk9jngxiilu4KzNE_NZuqd4JpG1zr2LFQOA_DAwLNNNP0bbNsbp8Wde8qB54cR1vW0UySzVWMM-kSmFPoBuiJMMANcwUPm9CVvbd4w90QESfPeUN_xn3R8EfEJjU6vO5Aja2drnVsTQiJRvDRo=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaRnC6JK16Vb8k14FXz7Rra3sXeaaOZwg8Ha1nhSxCMhr_HdR4ff6y3KZch1pmU_C4LyowGZmEt4lCqDB56iITaeuM5KSKS3FOTsXuvlfFyRyRuT-TdsTy5HXBof2PxblOlAXcLfDmM6-e2iabJsQR9jtxfWx3agF81GVeZ8DMkvP1WpB8m5fyYNR4=s1049" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaRnC6JK16Vb8k14FXz7Rra3sXeaaOZwg8Ha1nhSxCMhr_HdR4ff6y3KZch1pmU_C4LyowGZmEt4lCqDB56iITaeuM5KSKS3FOTsXuvlfFyRyRuT-TdsTy5HXBof2PxblOlAXcLfDmM6-e2iabJsQR9jtxfWx3agF81GVeZ8DMkvP1WpB8m5fyYNR4=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8G-vLnwVCtGnpACM1kOoTuPZDblWYg_21rj2WQAcD9azIrAdtBnneJ5mMpRSZalLQoofXjdXNLTG6Yno9FUwWTWs9rPZZ1CfSRUZ3P4obUBJPddbYTxVxj0kzyEfWCj9ocmB01_mXZa1WpMXbuJbyzKMHCNRWx0q4MZgyW8Xkwrum02Ir4s-vOfQ-=s764" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8G-vLnwVCtGnpACM1kOoTuPZDblWYg_21rj2WQAcD9azIrAdtBnneJ5mMpRSZalLQoofXjdXNLTG6Yno9FUwWTWs9rPZZ1CfSRUZ3P4obUBJPddbYTxVxj0kzyEfWCj9ocmB01_mXZa1WpMXbuJbyzKMHCNRWx0q4MZgyW8Xkwrum02Ir4s-vOfQ-=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRgP6gpRFd-aiMX5NxOLl9tqC22IWC-ow9ZeztDtOo8WLpOdcHiSUsobP2Ving3sdmI4zMVTntOaeb9kUbR7b8C51c4Z3BjwHrDK8NZipdV_AGqBE3VZAg4Wr3RFxlpEA76PDfygJ-7xa-XWvie_5gLwpqPy2U29KX1IvkM_xk1KLjAv94FB33X8E2=s764" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRgP6gpRFd-aiMX5NxOLl9tqC22IWC-ow9ZeztDtOo8WLpOdcHiSUsobP2Ving3sdmI4zMVTntOaeb9kUbR7b8C51c4Z3BjwHrDK8NZipdV_AGqBE3VZAg4Wr3RFxlpEA76PDfygJ-7xa-XWvie_5gLwpqPy2U29KX1IvkM_xk1KLjAv94FB33X8E2=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaDFZ--ItuFGjI6jUGIf3695AMs4L3dnsKxZqtIkhX-F4-BY_W-mHtHa-EVf16Z4BVfUenrY1FHtVt3yXbZf_412jRMIIRZ6_GYQwS0Vu8rfxDW5j6QvTzH0xkQNryi0kE5ZHTJUbypaA3SOC8Z_bF5rqLA00ihmxDCY8UTJWLV5bPoFe8_-DZWq6G=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaDFZ--ItuFGjI6jUGIf3695AMs4L3dnsKxZqtIkhX-F4-BY_W-mHtHa-EVf16Z4BVfUenrY1FHtVt3yXbZf_412jRMIIRZ6_GYQwS0Vu8rfxDW5j6QvTzH0xkQNryi0kE5ZHTJUbypaA3SOC8Z_bF5rqLA00ihmxDCY8UTJWLV5bPoFe8_-DZWq6G=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Originally I was planning on doing the four napkins as one for each house, but then as I got thinking I decided that if I did it that way then people using the napkins would have to pick a house and might not get the one they wanted. Instead, I chose to do the houses one in each corner of each napkin, so each person could decide which one they wanted independent of everyone else.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXJpWtoHDhcRX7Fx8lUYVP13yIBw_NockNOCQ0UAEHWZiqqrq6URuO4YwzmfnmrL0c6-akcWCO3ByT0ENlw1G3VAZdfCT2ldjH39_dDXTm4e0jmuv0aW6uMn8DWoNokCXqbchd4xHh81vSdfuXzzyB0c7s6kyoW6wSfr1ejIL8hViNDoxq7jmiWxoZ=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXJpWtoHDhcRX7Fx8lUYVP13yIBw_NockNOCQ0UAEHWZiqqrq6URuO4YwzmfnmrL0c6-akcWCO3ByT0ENlw1G3VAZdfCT2ldjH39_dDXTm4e0jmuv0aW6uMn8DWoNokCXqbchd4xHh81vSdfuXzzyB0c7s6kyoW6wSfr1ejIL8hViNDoxq7jmiWxoZ=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsJAQFOrTtyOEB2IDHXKoo101Qj-9PIYcIlaAcAkssBmrAbSTKwZ91Iz1G4Do-yLkEP6WZ54z8Phf5DO7WBx8ZIcFTT_-9P4FIPswynLhgRAhM0Gavm2-L4dvuOzta17L0ZCxKhHgNPsbeHnP0lp5EgMJ78e_dMDY4OKiYXJH-COm-OWrfowb_DvfL=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsJAQFOrTtyOEB2IDHXKoo101Qj-9PIYcIlaAcAkssBmrAbSTKwZ91Iz1G4Do-yLkEP6WZ54z8Phf5DO7WBx8ZIcFTT_-9P4FIPswynLhgRAhM0Gavm2-L4dvuOzta17L0ZCxKhHgNPsbeHnP0lp5EgMJ78e_dMDY4OKiYXJH-COm-OWrfowb_DvfL=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also wasn't sure which way I wanted to stitch the two colours into each house design, so I decided to do two of the napkins one way, and then invert the colours for the other two napkins. You might be able to see that if you zoom in really closely on the picture with all four napkins in it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw3SWsXR4OptxuROG5yCGDccbBLFLwGaL-gFz2tBQhTsy5zHjIF24aM-hLhp-iL4MuO5JKM_X-J4JhefO2IyeI-_rQ1psMnTAdKScHbbkTIk4gjCsit1772gMs311qCS-ZuhReK0gi78uI6Gcb-MfTWKLIHE-9iHaRCa5q01x1JqCAZa_LcLWIh1bG=s1296" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw3SWsXR4OptxuROG5yCGDccbBLFLwGaL-gFz2tBQhTsy5zHjIF24aM-hLhp-iL4MuO5JKM_X-J4JhefO2IyeI-_rQ1psMnTAdKScHbbkTIk4gjCsit1772gMs311qCS-ZuhReK0gi78uI6Gcb-MfTWKLIHE-9iHaRCa5q01x1JqCAZa_LcLWIh1bG=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the tricky things about working on the napkins was that you can see the back of the project, so I had to be careful as I worked that I didn't make things too messy.</div><div><br /></div>So now you know a little more of what I was working on last summer :).<br /> <p></p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-27215812567289224232022-02-19T22:01:00.002-05:002022-02-19T22:01:51.464-05:00Covid Quilt Challenge #18: Improv Piecing—Lines<p style="text-align: left;">Well, it's been a long time, and we actually created these a long time ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting—better late than never, right?</p><p style="text-align: left;">We completed our last covid quilt challenge pieces in July of 2021. The technique we drew was "improv piecing", but since we had already done <a href="https://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/04/whats-word-covid-quilt-challenge-14.html" target="_blank">improv piecing with letters</a>, we decided that we needed a bit more focus. We didn't want anything too limiting, so we ended up picking "lines". We both ended up doing a couple of projects.</p><p style="text-align: left;">My first one was inspired by our trip to the strawberry patch that weekend. As we were leaving, we could see the heavens opening up and rain pouring down on countryside ahead of us. There was a big patch of rain, and then a gap and a then another small patch that looked like it was directly raining on two people :D. As we drove back to town there was a clear line of where it had rained and where it hadn't. It was quite fascinating.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As soon as I heard lines, I thought about the rows of strawberries at the strawberry patch, and also about the lines of rain coming down. I dug out my green scraps, and worked some red bits in to them. However, because improv piecing is less planned, and I was working with really small pieces, I ended up either cutting out or losing most of my red bits to seams.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMv7vdmVpBj8XTclRUcoFrkMA59HPXzOq8N6JDey_sl7akTGN8l7-jsaGxho41V-OgQlDgEGsxsuF2E8cmm6P2vZ0UPjgPJz9pwagKNbhsVYMkGH1EVmxXNrZn_PYxpXWlptBOHJkww5M5vYQArkRovfM7uQyhkhbohmuhvCmNu19pmSSongAlVVoj=s1440"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMv7vdmVpBj8XTclRUcoFrkMA59HPXzOq8N6JDey_sl7akTGN8l7-jsaGxho41V-OgQlDgEGsxsuF2E8cmm6P2vZ0UPjgPJz9pwagKNbhsVYMkGH1EVmxXNrZn_PYxpXWlptBOHJkww5M5vYQArkRovfM7uQyhkhbohmuhvCmNu19pmSSongAlVVoj=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I dug out my blue and grey scraps for the sky, along with the rain clouds and the rain. I wanted to give the illusion of movement, so I alternated the light and dark greys for the rain.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRcyDewC1XgGa6Xh1rVZ1lcJMSWY0rp92sgapQdvrQIZ3-3LokUSLEbLH56VQmxYiwnWQvZ1bmo3YM-iX5r1smfgapaxHHFhOx9KUi80GjNfE_TTFoMHrZr2-YsdgewoxB2fug14cesJI1tFy4NeLIAxC_LKE0ftLLeXbBraZbz9emmfuCJmEbp3xQ=s764" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRcyDewC1XgGa6Xh1rVZ1lcJMSWY0rp92sgapQdvrQIZ3-3LokUSLEbLH56VQmxYiwnWQvZ1bmo3YM-iX5r1smfgapaxHHFhOx9KUi80GjNfE_TTFoMHrZr2-YsdgewoxB2fug14cesJI1tFy4NeLIAxC_LKE0ftLLeXbBraZbz9emmfuCJmEbp3xQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Figuring out how to quilt it was another story. I wanted to do more than just stitch in the ditch with the lines, but also add to the piece rather than take away from it. I ended up doing matchstick quilting in the light parts of the rain—again to help create movement.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ve-DNb93VP8LnhGaIpba0ItxurPeErss5RaJP3VE_X-CTzPSm7qI4qaw2hRJtHr-W_WFkNBQqN6LmhcbY-cL-0WkWiG9xTJV3nTT-AVNXWWueUTEpKdtiMZ32IsIHcf4IAzu144cTGb7Go0LLwLpdtW9DfML7DDsx8OKYSBhKZAoz7Dm8wYdxu9d=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-ve-DNb93VP8LnhGaIpba0ItxurPeErss5RaJP3VE_X-CTzPSm7qI4qaw2hRJtHr-W_WFkNBQqN6LmhcbY-cL-0WkWiG9xTJV3nTT-AVNXWWueUTEpKdtiMZ32IsIHcf4IAzu144cTGb7Go0LLwLpdtW9DfML7DDsx8OKYSBhKZAoz7Dm8wYdxu9d=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I quilted the cloud with loop-de-loops, and the strawberry rows with leaf motifs. I also added in some more strawberries with thread, since most of mine had disappeared. Plus I had the perfect fabric for the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYod46L3BQiVEasYqRFbMLn1H5klM5gVdTCPLRPIZkcw8WnmRAvh4by8WiTEhPLHHgTYgcb7EPPt8Izdfp_3qKNCT-t27-q_VuPPdfmB0lFvPRzkvbTNBr_CxumkNmha3jjOhymmhorkWSr4LOLIo26VlvF3lvsw-63RmQ_bbbqVvzQAXdEQKInKBd=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYod46L3BQiVEasYqRFbMLn1H5klM5gVdTCPLRPIZkcw8WnmRAvh4by8WiTEhPLHHgTYgcb7EPPt8Izdfp_3qKNCT-t27-q_VuPPdfmB0lFvPRzkvbTNBr_CxumkNmha3jjOhymmhorkWSr4LOLIo26VlvF3lvsw-63RmQ_bbbqVvzQAXdEQKInKBd=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't quite have enough of it, so I had to piece it together with some other fabric as well, but I was happy to dig it out of my stash and give it a good home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For my second piece, I dug out my solids and went for something colourful. I also decided to add some curves into my line—give it some interest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilaxA7sG3vhBdcVMJt9bpddC1_jF8MuHUrjun_Jx7OJAGTl6WpwkNVmVJCo2Y2pf5JRSYwQywn5BRbf5YMHrXen6ixYW16Wi57ZP_OjQRUY6EVdu_a3sGjU1ytBrw6KNODlovRGISilrB9-OBr3ZXfniRD_bd9ENjp5ItEAAJGnG16G8Zxna1zMGiZ=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilaxA7sG3vhBdcVMJt9bpddC1_jF8MuHUrjun_Jx7OJAGTl6WpwkNVmVJCo2Y2pf5JRSYwQywn5BRbf5YMHrXen6ixYW16Wi57ZP_OjQRUY6EVdu_a3sGjU1ytBrw6KNODlovRGISilrB9-OBr3ZXfniRD_bd9ENjp5ItEAAJGnG16G8Zxna1zMGiZ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, yet again, my eyes were bigger than my stomach, or whatever the sewing equivalent of that is. Because of the size restrictions on the covid quilt challenge quilts, and my non-wasteful nature, I decided to turn it into two projects. I cut it into two distinct dimensions and decide to treat them slightly differently, but as part of a series.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhREgHqalTxCJ821sR09S-U28iSOm25fbObtzidrC_1vyznZ5zMyoCh1ceOfRRfmp6lXzt011n8A1RWX15gB8UAHXFHvS96kQ12oty-mRHY4_vgBkFhoxt6O3sXy2aRg6huMyybSZPvxB6vDQFeg2pdeAGgMMyhPkDm3JZK-XU9xUiHRlNpQ0GDl6gj=s1049" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhREgHqalTxCJ821sR09S-U28iSOm25fbObtzidrC_1vyznZ5zMyoCh1ceOfRRfmp6lXzt011n8A1RWX15gB8UAHXFHvS96kQ12oty-mRHY4_vgBkFhoxt6O3sXy2aRg6huMyybSZPvxB6vDQFeg2pdeAGgMMyhPkDm3JZK-XU9xUiHRlNpQ0GDl6gj=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the first one, I decided to keep it simple. I got out all my fun, colourful threads (and a few of my friends) to go with the fun, colourful fabrics I had. I did simple curved lines to go with the curves of the design. I really like how it turned out. I think it it complements the piece really nicely and adds some more fun. I had decided not to do the left side of the piece because there really wasn't much fabric and I didn't think it needed it. If I had it to do it over, I would have probably put a bit more fabric on the other side so I could do some lines on the other side as well. But the point of these challenges was to get us outside of our comfort-zones and our over thinking, so it is what it is.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmqCFJxYjLVecq11ll2AqE6j6dUuibSO5s2TYXBKLNyK79dm1S5iiiAm_SRKNCo4ds-beONDQPX3-h1P83U9wPXrs8oTisi1kBbmLZ15hV50L9f7iuKEEi1kQb5g2EZ9KORyuqiZXxPOW23Za9jQI7u2Lzouy63Z0tx3kCtGBgMnc2crshZdIXxPnR=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmqCFJxYjLVecq11ll2AqE6j6dUuibSO5s2TYXBKLNyK79dm1S5iiiAm_SRKNCo4ds-beONDQPX3-h1P83U9wPXrs8oTisi1kBbmLZ15hV50L9f7iuKEEi1kQb5g2EZ9KORyuqiZXxPOW23Za9jQI7u2Lzouy63Z0tx3kCtGBgMnc2crshZdIXxPnR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the second piece, I decided to get fancier with the quilting. I split the piece into sections and then decided how I would quilt each section. The quilting was very tiny and required a lot of precision. I did the checkerboard pattern in the middle with small lines back and forth. It was tricky to not go too far. It was not a design I had tried before, but I enjoyed doing it and the look it gave. On the outside of that, I did pebbling. That was something I had experience with, and I enjoyed doing something familiar. In the last slots I did stippling. Stippling is a design that scares me—there's so little planning and I feel like I would back myself into a corner a million times. I decided I could conquer it in that small of a space where I also had an edge to go off of and come back in if I needed to. And I did survive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the downsides of the covid quilt challenges, is that I got used to working on such small pieces. Nothing I tried took too much fabric. It was easy to start over or back up if needed. I didn't have to drag a whole quilt through my machine. And I only had to fill a small area with quilting. As much as I loved these designs and feel like they really added to this piece, they took a million years to do just on this tiny piece. I can't imagine trying to do this on any bigger of a piece, and I'm not sure I would be good at scaling them up. For now, I will keep them in my tool belt for smaller projects.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQpcyMuDcHFN1nBYRSbDcHYsmhnnjyVkfxkvpJVTbMMXeXvBvhiLfmauPSOi3FQLcdL96OJepvtNn9IiNrkHqV8NQa9R-WjQvdgYgre5Kz4rgpoTDY0ZGQqvCxK_QjmxsrVIm6UVvPzqfJYhj3_YDTQmiXYcOQOIYzHmFKIy6MNOsBBVpSTmWu7Hl=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQpcyMuDcHFN1nBYRSbDcHYsmhnnjyVkfxkvpJVTbMMXeXvBvhiLfmauPSOi3FQLcdL96OJepvtNn9IiNrkHqV8NQa9R-WjQvdgYgre5Kz4rgpoTDY0ZGQqvCxK_QjmxsrVIm6UVvPzqfJYhj3_YDTQmiXYcOQOIYzHmFKIy6MNOsBBVpSTmWu7Hl=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I chose to finish this one off with a blue binding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA8urEB2DT24JZdjxa2bc1JfEoBcsi_GOa9HmOqPDlDQh9fmUSXjFnbmO_zcAChE9zkb4z5i7vENiQDeHQXQWVR0CjB-SBxWEfwSrKhKvBgzwF_oLmkJpRmurpUWkp8nZNgJnbDYuJEe4bP90FqduzaQigQqqEMNBNsKABhXa7gdS0_t6Q3yfaKo3q=s1440" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA8urEB2DT24JZdjxa2bc1JfEoBcsi_GOa9HmOqPDlDQh9fmUSXjFnbmO_zcAChE9zkb4z5i7vENiQDeHQXQWVR0CjB-SBxWEfwSrKhKvBgzwF_oLmkJpRmurpUWkp8nZNgJnbDYuJEe4bP90FqduzaQigQqqEMNBNsKABhXa7gdS0_t6Q3yfaKo3q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The view from the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCF_5qp-Au_xBEmJDPYWcOJapqmMQYr0Q0WjPniV-DFSRXCe9Wf7yBnOnHB3ReF_zpP5nFVBox0ppF6nD6aJklui9cwJRp4Hy6yRq0XXGGQ5iZ_U78CBCPCXWrvMAyfhiHU5JKpRzEp8ISbCWqpazNuyMo2MgOFOxdM49oQjNoxvNHHiQCxFgSzils=s501" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCF_5qp-Au_xBEmJDPYWcOJapqmMQYr0Q0WjPniV-DFSRXCe9Wf7yBnOnHB3ReF_zpP5nFVBox0ppF6nD6aJklui9cwJRp4Hy6yRq0XXGGQ5iZ_U78CBCPCXWrvMAyfhiHU5JKpRzEp8ISbCWqpazNuyMo2MgOFOxdM49oQjNoxvNHHiQCxFgSzils=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjylA9I0jyF9It655_PtMywog5rczIdTifq1c5s99e-i58WxAC3rmQ8lmehUnHekj0CsC529N2VFOaoWUXaEmjMKdLwA_GRbAfPBNymD3KDtjxkOZgIhZr_zvL2iB2VNWQK9RZcAjpv7jGyYGFAdszMYK2M4KUZK-1BoygrBaBwgebeIIElEh-0_XIP=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjylA9I0jyF9It655_PtMywog5rczIdTifq1c5s99e-i58WxAC3rmQ8lmehUnHekj0CsC529N2VFOaoWUXaEmjMKdLwA_GRbAfPBNymD3KDtjxkOZgIhZr_zvL2iB2VNWQK9RZcAjpv7jGyYGFAdszMYK2M4KUZK-1BoygrBaBwgebeIIElEh-0_XIP=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My friend chose to use this as a real scrap-buster opportunity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3p4ajUJGl5XSyuffuvXeZD0FRCb8zkxVikEzd6LDuM0L2VvPkz7SwYnwR95L1Y-PYuRLJdFKv8ZVBD7c2Xve1TXtKlgAehnw2Cn2gUgqS7bBUcMCvcA0tEx0cZtNIV-9nz4ZJ2UHmdvLZsNCPw_jSO7ha33XZfhVxkIK76rtH4wlo6Zx21MuxSvV2=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3p4ajUJGl5XSyuffuvXeZD0FRCb8zkxVikEzd6LDuM0L2VvPkz7SwYnwR95L1Y-PYuRLJdFKv8ZVBD7c2Xve1TXtKlgAehnw2Cn2gUgqS7bBUcMCvcA0tEx0cZtNIV-9nz4ZJ2UHmdvLZsNCPw_jSO7ha33XZfhVxkIK76rtH4wlo6Zx21MuxSvV2=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She dug out tiny leftovers from previous quilts and started piecing them together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhONK45l8DKlC8500G91p4h4EfjOkcyyOo_1cYSVOgAMBT35LpAI93Rog5FJ11m_F5ewhFtda1zfZd3fjHtP7ZhU1twSCMfiwXq-BZRLqNt4EoGqDww4IqKUWkkVO5ryG1CzLTv5OZd72A_4U3qADivUJQu9F73LsBr0fy1JvBGoMgCIYjGwQzCUC1t=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhONK45l8DKlC8500G91p4h4EfjOkcyyOo_1cYSVOgAMBT35LpAI93Rog5FJ11m_F5ewhFtda1zfZd3fjHtP7ZhU1twSCMfiwXq-BZRLqNt4EoGqDww4IqKUWkkVO5ryG1CzLTv5OZd72A_4U3qADivUJQu9F73LsBr0fy1JvBGoMgCIYjGwQzCUC1t=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because of the size and shape of her pieces, she ended up with some interesting seams. But once she put it all together and quilted on top of it, it all just blended right in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsD0x2vLkjuMfrujOlRXyTqNvlZcWitCi2IvouoM-dDDWxtIkAbA2gX5XotI13dOsZgIjtaeJYivi0UWV8hVk5gjP5DKPGdOn2ppCnK4GXylZkbsY3Jib7CWMzPYaQUWQnK-ARwbnUQ-953GUinphcertSxsVYEmsIWU4t5lKgIHlXmiO2DtE2yggT=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsD0x2vLkjuMfrujOlRXyTqNvlZcWitCi2IvouoM-dDDWxtIkAbA2gX5XotI13dOsZgIjtaeJYivi0UWV8hVk5gjP5DKPGdOn2ppCnK4GXylZkbsY3Jib7CWMzPYaQUWQnK-ARwbnUQ-953GUinphcertSxsVYEmsIWU4t5lKgIHlXmiO2DtE2yggT=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She even used small scraps to piece together the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWVEfcWsn999BDKYvTJKdJmMtn0cn2AUQZOLzSsHQOp4cDb7OSGkK8fq79z6y7WPpm1K8CeyKUCoSBzsn8E_1UGWqwmqCPNGADQeD5oakjtxzF2CbmSwkxIijZja9MscxrgX8kxvhEUPEttx4FPjFSX0PlDMfNuKW3IXW1qLsBCXt22qYipccQEs2t=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWVEfcWsn999BDKYvTJKdJmMtn0cn2AUQZOLzSsHQOp4cDb7OSGkK8fq79z6y7WPpm1K8CeyKUCoSBzsn8E_1UGWqwmqCPNGADQeD5oakjtxzF2CbmSwkxIijZja9MscxrgX8kxvhEUPEttx4FPjFSX0PlDMfNuKW3IXW1qLsBCXt22qYipccQEs2t=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For her next piece, she dug out leftovers from another quilt she had done a number of years ago.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSgIhwUaoQK2DLWLIkpuS1mYAz0SmqUyLDuoSOy1183iefk09qPu-jT4jQmSSj1MZmjnIT5_VQ6sGeoZoyjv1U02KKodpo5cbaeaFWxqyJaBusHe4VAcRfldqwFfKEBO2VK-b-czciC50j1wNiZvryJS4VXG87zb7ledaPUwECc0Gh6VekWtBYNOtB=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSgIhwUaoQK2DLWLIkpuS1mYAz0SmqUyLDuoSOy1183iefk09qPu-jT4jQmSSj1MZmjnIT5_VQ6sGeoZoyjv1U02KKodpo5cbaeaFWxqyJaBusHe4VAcRfldqwFfKEBO2VK-b-czciC50j1wNiZvryJS4VXG87zb7ledaPUwECc0Gh6VekWtBYNOtB=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Again, interesting leftovers led to interesting shapes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTGKQhrfJaVMe8gjDRghmaXhetlFXN5Qy4sRqJIh4GE1Wj2V6trMsu9Rgl9EbjGb_iqSIuOg8ut8vhMhKSCwbUdEf72Qd1Kv3ZoiQL99_ErLwma5SH-RVcXBB9y4nyBveyejzy019nMOJrOeCFN031_wsZMHgyNI-dsM1W51YSKB_rROwXoXRHAwXA=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTGKQhrfJaVMe8gjDRghmaXhetlFXN5Qy4sRqJIh4GE1Wj2V6trMsu9Rgl9EbjGb_iqSIuOg8ut8vhMhKSCwbUdEf72Qd1Kv3ZoiQL99_ErLwma5SH-RVcXBB9y4nyBveyejzy019nMOJrOeCFN031_wsZMHgyNI-dsM1W51YSKB_rROwXoXRHAwXA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This time, she added in some black lines, to meet the line part of the design challenge, and also add some interest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTq9rGy-7IPg4QGG7KMfpHDl02GAUT-yk8Mif8dgZZyNT54cShx7AgA81eMjkkaOUqq8Qd7O7eEKOImqEscBx8mLwkIBqjzOTMPfMwbqSK4ZZ-4LecYicvPydmMbXIhTlIwd6WSNY0jOHxZMWAZ_hhsu_jT4Kylp4flQXqpCMmeom_AZ865BeFq23p=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTq9rGy-7IPg4QGG7KMfpHDl02GAUT-yk8Mif8dgZZyNT54cShx7AgA81eMjkkaOUqq8Qd7O7eEKOImqEscBx8mLwkIBqjzOTMPfMwbqSK4ZZ-4LecYicvPydmMbXIhTlIwd6WSNY0jOHxZMWAZ_hhsu_jT4Kylp4flQXqpCMmeom_AZ865BeFq23p=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>She quilted it with her walking foot.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji7EArr-sSEso0PgUCe9-LSW1uayVJfGsf0rJdAz8LV2S7VV-RMZiOsOQoP6kUIe3XtYADjzjLTC2DXF3RB95DK6DdyFhXXy1Ur1Wh-rIzauPXoXkWbdzr4R3kN1ASKtGDnjRQvPmoGbn9O8PZJQUZvoNBxf1Q3m6cSwvgjXMs0l1deIJaYWJy-7T8=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji7EArr-sSEso0PgUCe9-LSW1uayVJfGsf0rJdAz8LV2S7VV-RMZiOsOQoP6kUIe3XtYADjzjLTC2DXF3RB95DK6DdyFhXXy1Ur1Wh-rIzauPXoXkWbdzr4R3kN1ASKtGDnjRQvPmoGbn9O8PZJQUZvoNBxf1Q3m6cSwvgjXMs0l1deIJaYWJy-7T8=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>And also pieced the back with leftovers.</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAjgryIEQIhIQxhYrcXm7NsPKPxLu3VWDlSvi0v5FxtosYTCrGRoAC8TFSWO53uCJTSN9iSVnxUxBM7QWWBSodoFzcT35MATU7OQQOuoe7d84Cmph7aYM4nYcjGqvqzEfhxNRIzW8y_lUNXmCBDO_YgdZmi1LWY3qEy4UsnOU1vPkUGIBnRnC3m5YS=s800" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAjgryIEQIhIQxhYrcXm7NsPKPxLu3VWDlSvi0v5FxtosYTCrGRoAC8TFSWO53uCJTSN9iSVnxUxBM7QWWBSodoFzcT35MATU7OQQOuoe7d84Cmph7aYM4nYcjGqvqzEfhxNRIzW8y_lUNXmCBDO_YgdZmi1LWY3qEy4UsnOU1vPkUGIBnRnC3m5YS=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG4kXmWXCkFXUWHLHEXzTB8pDP8_BSAj7p8Ii86Tm2fsroXeDWcvJKMRly2-wXMIevz8fVX8flWzlnCoTzM3s9dRKIMIqo4hoWwiTB1WzMhWppxRn-O9ln-6TCahmXpn4e0awYa6NbKXh1uJqcT8rlY_kZuAWE0FQPazcrOb1usz8xtUESyy2UesPL=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG4kXmWXCkFXUWHLHEXzTB8pDP8_BSAj7p8Ii86Tm2fsroXeDWcvJKMRly2-wXMIevz8fVX8flWzlnCoTzM3s9dRKIMIqo4hoWwiTB1WzMhWppxRn-O9ln-6TCahmXpn4e0awYa6NbKXh1uJqcT8rlY_kZuAWE0FQPazcrOb1usz8xtUESyy2UesPL=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that we're hanging out in person, it's less conducive to doing these challenges. We've also had our own larger projects to work on. However, I think we both enjoyed the process, adding to our list of techniques that we know how to do, and the stretching of our comfort levels with thing, so who knows, maybe we'll revisit it one day—there's still lots of ideas on the techniques list :).</div><p></p></div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-12272108968822661722021-06-06T21:41:00.004-04:002021-06-06T21:44:10.284-04:00Walking Foot Baby Quilt<p>Last month I finished up a baby quilt that I started a couple years ago - it's always nice to get a finish, even if it takes a while.</p><p>One of my local quilt stores will sell packages width of fabric strips. I have purchased a few of them and made baby quilts out of them that just sew the strips together and run one perpendicular to all the others. Since then they have become more expensive and less coordinated, so I don't usually bother any more, but I did make my own version of this one of the last times I was travelling through the states when I stopped at JoAnn's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBheZPADqV9TAJ54hoHZepXx_UnGxWLk7pcJpQ0eTwsQBGIg5_RvhzzHo8OVOyFJvWhvl5kFLiEjFslPuivCq0q2OC2r-8YPZligJvfJBFB7qGgueGvsYmHO3AnRFug3PlK0yxg8MMuvY/s1152/Resized_20190212_134936.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBheZPADqV9TAJ54hoHZepXx_UnGxWLk7pcJpQ0eTwsQBGIg5_RvhzzHo8OVOyFJvWhvl5kFLiEjFslPuivCq0q2OC2r-8YPZligJvfJBFB7qGgueGvsYmHO3AnRFug3PlK0yxg8MMuvY/s320/Resized_20190212_134936.jpeg" /></a></div><p>Historically, I have used this as a way to practice my machine quilting, so I knew I wanted to dig the fabrics out a few years ago when my friend and I did a walking foot quilting class. At the time, I didn't have a baby in mind for the project, just knew it was a good way to practice. So I've been puttering away at it the last few years. Then I heard friends were pregnant with a girl, so I dusted it of and completed it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA0_0hqfhZKluHt0HYFUwHeAZWm3oGiQB5cgKK9WBpsAbhSJda90rfDf72BIK1_WoUj23jT5JeERQv0FJJGM8xylDN3kFJx3J_mD-pfuojdUfbDTo6rXOawDIj4AT3nHlrWC2uNfDVLQ/s1049/Resized_20210117_145127.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA0_0hqfhZKluHt0HYFUwHeAZWm3oGiQB5cgKK9WBpsAbhSJda90rfDf72BIK1_WoUj23jT5JeERQv0FJJGM8xylDN3kFJx3J_mD-pfuojdUfbDTo6rXOawDIj4AT3nHlrWC2uNfDVLQ/s320/Resized_20210117_145127.jpeg" /></a></div><p>Except for the strip that runs the other way, all the strips were quilted using the walking foot. Some with techniques and designs we learned in our class, and some that I googled or came up with on my own.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN7PFk3_ABxdfyIShRYF1Gm3xVQtazk7k31gQqSTyQlH5A5KIFCOFZ7xlw3L9Nn9-F5pD8YW5cILfeDaPmgwh-jmlAbtMz2M1Omy90JxzAj-cF9V13KzJUa927wsLqlGUVCr93DktU30/s1539/Resized_20210602_175302.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN7PFk3_ABxdfyIShRYF1Gm3xVQtazk7k31gQqSTyQlH5A5KIFCOFZ7xlw3L9Nn9-F5pD8YW5cILfeDaPmgwh-jmlAbtMz2M1Omy90JxzAj-cF9V13KzJUa927wsLqlGUVCr93DktU30/s320/Resized_20210602_175302.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately, I didn't have a lot of time for photographing, so I didn't get shots of all the different quilting, but here's a look at the backing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMAhOGL3VBSCNThOGTbKXi4nBl8sA8pGjepOxGr13Rsbg009oGDqGgMc5xhTyj2q-bTgs1hT4FHKHuQ2ghevC9dM5v_C9hFNdz4rRkW56AXzOn2P-Yyg4eF8woEj602I3ZNSA-Pmc72M/s1440/Resized_20210522_102031.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMAhOGL3VBSCNThOGTbKXi4nBl8sA8pGjepOxGr13Rsbg009oGDqGgMc5xhTyj2q-bTgs1hT4FHKHuQ2ghevC9dM5v_C9hFNdz4rRkW56AXzOn2P-Yyg4eF8woEj602I3ZNSA-Pmc72M/s320/Resized_20210522_102031.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I did have to go shopping in my friend's stash for the binding since we were in a stay at home order and I couldn't get to the store to get binding fabric, so I'm appreciative of the fact that she shared.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduNKFyZZ8W3E25WHofqc4kKDSHi3cwrzn3HOvvFRCpxVFdpCJXWjkrDBeQzWmh1xJz9d3fJaRyOzGMe1BlzhgGkQOyRc7Sj0x7bEW_00W3cFI_OXbO5ocD9k3OGLPUpLo6ZYFJu8GZoI/s764/Resized_20210522_101753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduNKFyZZ8W3E25WHofqc4kKDSHi3cwrzn3HOvvFRCpxVFdpCJXWjkrDBeQzWmh1xJz9d3fJaRyOzGMe1BlzhgGkQOyRc7Sj0x7bEW_00W3cFI_OXbO5ocD9k3OGLPUpLo6ZYFJu8GZoI/s320/Resized_20210522_101753.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This is my typical second child quilt. I generally do a hand quilted quilt for a first child (often my own design), and then a machine-quilted strip quilt for the second child. I don't have so many close friends with children, so this is only my 3rd one of these. I do really like making them though. They come together quickly and are a great opportunity to practice my machine quilting skills (which definitely need practicing).</p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-18901285382428629632021-05-30T21:52:00.000-04:002021-06-06T21:44:59.385-04:00Covid Quilt Challenge #17: Whole Cloth Quilt<p>Last weekend we did another quilt challenge. We started Thursday night again, since we both had the day off on Friday. And Monday was also a holiday. And it turns out I needed all that time just to make one project. (Well I didn't work the whole time, I also needed some times of rest.)</p><p>The technique we drew this time around was "whole cloth quilt" - which is a difficult thing to think about in such a small working space.</p><p>My friend chose to start with a machine quilted piece. She did a main design of a "B" for her initial and a lovely flower in threads that stood out a little more. She also double-stitched the B.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYudw8fsItBDXN_O5tWt9-Hqs_OmhvdjtsKIWpMOMvenWXn-v8x-Josx_Z0f6GnnhKeWxbkxuk4B5JutMLNgIVF5COrEZu72Qjal_h27v3s755wCkt2qenMeMIJCtu4if0eJMPHoceWY/s800/IMG_4319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYudw8fsItBDXN_O5tWt9-Hqs_OmhvdjtsKIWpMOMvenWXn-v8x-Josx_Z0f6GnnhKeWxbkxuk4B5JutMLNgIVF5COrEZu72Qjal_h27v3s755wCkt2qenMeMIJCtu4if0eJMPHoceWY/s320/IMG_4319.jpg" /></a></div><p>Then she quilted swirls around it, and echoed inside the B in a thread that blends in.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgy0CFDCgr4jYwTRxs9LE79jdXDDbC91dMhBasYsRCmWkTesveqUyTGj-ZAYorF6xkyqMvd6IcX4XHGogP-03EU7N6Hbjau_L2hyNC5gqzbFEcYFpOul0hwyl7HNnoEjd53MCUCvRouU/s800/IMG_4321.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgy0CFDCgr4jYwTRxs9LE79jdXDDbC91dMhBasYsRCmWkTesveqUyTGj-ZAYorF6xkyqMvd6IcX4XHGogP-03EU7N6Hbjau_L2hyNC5gqzbFEcYFpOul0hwyl7HNnoEjd53MCUCvRouU/s320/IMG_4321.jpg" /></a></div><p>And added a binding.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KBxZkW_tfjrvD_eESWVrd17CEn3PAFH3OClTuZS_njU5QNQ91UgsHsf2jMCruGy0qPL6f3UYJzBBqmNy0f9C5StfRdJqfHJhJ2OpPmI5zTS9WDG5Lgoh_IM3z8C4ycxY_r0Lux7SisY/s800/IMG_4325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KBxZkW_tfjrvD_eESWVrd17CEn3PAFH3OClTuZS_njU5QNQ91UgsHsf2jMCruGy0qPL6f3UYJzBBqmNy0f9C5StfRdJqfHJhJ2OpPmI5zTS9WDG5Lgoh_IM3z8C4ycxY_r0Lux7SisY/s320/IMG_4325.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know this looks like a different colour, <br />but I promise it's the same quilt.<br />She just lives in a basement<br />with inconsistent lighting :).</td></tr></tbody></table><p>She was done that in the first day (that's one of the benefits of such a small project :)).</p><p>For her second piece, she did a more traditional one: hand-quilted, white top, symmetric design, medallion in the middle.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmztRAKGS45Y_2_ddeXNKYa__pNrU2YdQcWA4zz1KsDmR4JFa-Ef3HolTsPYC5In3YIfqcbqWnPWDLr_G_YWzicIYnBAf41OkVEgHYtkSR4HrSdNSYvCbtUqWMYOjD3FP1mP6FAPtqOI/s800/IMG_4323.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmztRAKGS45Y_2_ddeXNKYa__pNrU2YdQcWA4zz1KsDmR4JFa-Ef3HolTsPYC5In3YIfqcbqWnPWDLr_G_YWzicIYnBAf41OkVEgHYtkSR4HrSdNSYvCbtUqWMYOjD3FP1mP6FAPtqOI/s320/IMG_4323.jpg" /></a></div><p>She added extra fabric to the outside so that she could quilt it in her hoop.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbgeaEDJHicVFFzmlESpNf_sXehjvdV8AxNXams6qLB1mYe5w_sdnREP5PesEbW6H-x1WCnVcSO77L5HPfleUBMOoN8NO1Pfyipp5pxgP6VIBNZejGLRMmXaLKuraKCnQKFuESyxeM8c/s800/IMG_4341.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbgeaEDJHicVFFzmlESpNf_sXehjvdV8AxNXams6qLB1mYe5w_sdnREP5PesEbW6H-x1WCnVcSO77L5HPfleUBMOoN8NO1Pfyipp5pxgP6VIBNZejGLRMmXaLKuraKCnQKFuESyxeM8c/s320/IMG_4341.jpg" /></a></div><p>She used cream thread for the quilting, and white for the binding.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxCvUdXeV0dfcnAOWhfkt2AEh6d7e4zajv2MSaXrPdoPOXtADUQEWitsvdxA5Zpr9XYa-O4frKqtgqS8VeqjZVk5ta6ezsLDETNz44gVryyR2xai6zk8G4myhFuScMVdJMxBH-0bQrNY/s800/IMG_4342.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxCvUdXeV0dfcnAOWhfkt2AEh6d7e4zajv2MSaXrPdoPOXtADUQEWitsvdxA5Zpr9XYa-O4frKqtgqS8VeqjZVk5ta6ezsLDETNz44gVryyR2xai6zk8G4myhFuScMVdJMxBH-0bQrNY/s320/IMG_4342.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely yellow back</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For mine, I also chose to do hand quilting. I drew out a fairly complicated design, and didn't end up doing all of it. I tried to balance the amount of busy stitching, and letting some poofiness shine through. I even used double batting for extra poofiness :). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KMZZ9PvhiU5Z4P8UNJAOsx_dvYuQbykPR2fRWUPDzjchjVDZY2o5OTmWmZ4OQ6LGahp-WfbknVZFKq5Xe4Q6Dq2GTlxY3S-j_cWsaoxR2KqjO-zXGeWf94hWcxiMT1ngbhgVR0cxipU/s501/Resized_20210521_144848.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KMZZ9PvhiU5Z4P8UNJAOsx_dvYuQbykPR2fRWUPDzjchjVDZY2o5OTmWmZ4OQ6LGahp-WfbknVZFKq5Xe4Q6Dq2GTlxY3S-j_cWsaoxR2KqjO-zXGeWf94hWcxiMT1ngbhgVR0cxipU/s320/Resized_20210521_144848.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'll notice later that the inner<br />cross hatching got cut from the team.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I quilted some parts with burgundy thread and some with white.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3PdIJ4OtuquV8QFBzL5MbljhJDlrIImMN0Q8q3zQrhsMJDRHcXj_LqKOdxRmmeUDsOKLiESP4HkzRG33YTSGZ63u-Rhv5R3-OWxtvDfxNWYeIC-p9Dt0ti2KswI-vFLr48dy8lxYC3U/s1440/Resized_20210523_222359.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3PdIJ4OtuquV8QFBzL5MbljhJDlrIImMN0Q8q3zQrhsMJDRHcXj_LqKOdxRmmeUDsOKLiESP4HkzRG33YTSGZ63u-Rhv5R3-OWxtvDfxNWYeIC-p9Dt0ti2KswI-vFLr48dy8lxYC3U/s320/Resized_20210523_222359.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I used a solid white for the top and burgundy for the back, so which stitching stuck out more switched on the two sides.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ-n1r1tjRJoYU81y1oT4XIuqvWFA9JGCrgFotfN9afIOip2FueXQxhB-9FUaQIpJ4xuCKd5R384Ranz94ZuSHdtqJ2CHI4SmYk201KCiLFnVO3KhSyIWPxnrsyutJBZt0h0Ssu0LRg0/s1440/Resized_20210529_155320.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ-n1r1tjRJoYU81y1oT4XIuqvWFA9JGCrgFotfN9afIOip2FueXQxhB-9FUaQIpJ4xuCKd5R384Ranz94ZuSHdtqJ2CHI4SmYk201KCiLFnVO3KhSyIWPxnrsyutJBZt0h0Ssu0LRg0/s320/Resized_20210529_155320.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I finished it off with a white binding.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkOQ6RioN3Ty98Z5RAQyB5W-0-XuUECLasJFdvia04429HfTwpV4ZyQjAH05gzFWU9UdSh4kyUtBEZ13KQe5yuF9mMmF9ucOUXUZSWmuKhhku4qGiFgrf6aCSTpUG4Kr27XC653molL0/s1440/Resized_20210526_201408.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkOQ6RioN3Ty98Z5RAQyB5W-0-XuUECLasJFdvia04429HfTwpV4ZyQjAH05gzFWU9UdSh4kyUtBEZ13KQe5yuF9mMmF9ucOUXUZSWmuKhhku4qGiFgrf6aCSTpUG4Kr27XC653molL0/s320/Resized_20210526_201408.jpeg" /></a></div><p>And there you have it: our whole cloth quilts.</p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-22761111904299344382021-05-20T14:52:00.004-04:002021-05-20T14:53:14.663-04:00On Vacation<p>I am taking a week of vacation time at work. It feels a little weird since I can't go anywhere or do anything away from my house. And things haven't quite gone as planned: my ereader won't recognize the library book I've been waiting a few months for, I didn't have all the supplies I thought I had for the sewing project I got out to make (and I can't go to the store), the time has gone way too fast - haven't felt like I've had enough time vegging in front of the tv. But I still have managed to have a nice time.</p><p>The weather has been lovely and people's gardens are in full force, which I have been enjoying on my walks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN9U61oBTWwprP-h-BEzBlT8U7h-bGpFv-ieZoR7wCFuiObnSptl1YnzPmDPNmZQptoqWVJOM7TF_Ezoyf0_pm0MhYyS3U6jZ4hav7HK7BYB4TMlEsqk_NIY7FeuoimRBB8lKxEfEVis/s501/Resized_20210517_170450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN9U61oBTWwprP-h-BEzBlT8U7h-bGpFv-ieZoR7wCFuiObnSptl1YnzPmDPNmZQptoqWVJOM7TF_Ezoyf0_pm0MhYyS3U6jZ4hav7HK7BYB4TMlEsqk_NIY7FeuoimRBB8lKxEfEVis/s320/Resized_20210517_170450.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjT7dJsDGdjH4-cZhDoq9XkYzyV18xj3AWZMeF2P_XKI6zKp8v9-jSeVhTW1zX77XbInwDm7sr6M3ORhDySHVrWMniaaiW-d7Zawurs2z2lQaKHMtBg3lKTjrE39za3S8o0TDronVXwlI/s764/Resized_20210517_172356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOpqeSkt6SQRsfBMq8w8AOyUq_DCyWRa5AKgl9ut56cAP6mq1OAKxIevS-VOV5M3VJAFkTRGjkC96FDzXTlPwu-bnMbHMhb_HlqHJbdOKl5Sqm2XEX8YAk5_BkXMSWPTLAWpJfK-X1wo/s1049/Resized_20210517_174124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOpqeSkt6SQRsfBMq8w8AOyUq_DCyWRa5AKgl9ut56cAP6mq1OAKxIevS-VOV5M3VJAFkTRGjkC96FDzXTlPwu-bnMbHMhb_HlqHJbdOKl5Sqm2XEX8YAk5_BkXMSWPTLAWpJfK-X1wo/s320/Resized_20210517_174124.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHslgwdtzf8Yh4f0MFkr94AKUSJS5rXQ5XSIrOcsST8Mwqj46lvVSyN1CfAH-2rf429EHlYNy4AtDaAbnvCpYNg7l_5KzaMrdzbCF7HdaQ3_SyAybWjn-EUTMb8CCLzeHk6aKdVn7Jgs/s1440/Resized_20210517_175109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHslgwdtzf8Yh4f0MFkr94AKUSJS5rXQ5XSIrOcsST8Mwqj46lvVSyN1CfAH-2rf429EHlYNy4AtDaAbnvCpYNg7l_5KzaMrdzbCF7HdaQ3_SyAybWjn-EUTMb8CCLzeHk6aKdVn7Jgs/s320/Resized_20210517_175109.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><p>Spent some time doing some cooking (and deliveries for sharing).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_24HozfxrBr_uQuQrHY115xW_rKaGALICWdkOIL9Ra6Hb8z9Zp9_zwjBmsit2YlBOZXm9chyphenhyphentEu6VuzSu75gTcKDj9YhhoZUJgdzcoJTDl9nuI2hUf9QqQQxgrW03UnMjm7CsnXS4G4/s1045/pierogies.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_24HozfxrBr_uQuQrHY115xW_rKaGALICWdkOIL9Ra6Hb8z9Zp9_zwjBmsit2YlBOZXm9chyphenhyphentEu6VuzSu75gTcKDj9YhhoZUJgdzcoJTDl9nuI2hUf9QqQQxgrW03UnMjm7CsnXS4G4/w400-h400/pierogies.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade pierogies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qc_Vn9ic47YKL-2upj6QQV4BPDDMCSjC2V9xd2NcjXeDFVXXFchWenAUNXIaaFZpGWHsYWFFgwZ_DZzXcPAjVqykLUM-cXXv9kBwej6VFUM6JMJhlMc9YpMVZ6ZoRY2GKsMMtFgPInU/s1440/Resized_20210519_142608.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qc_Vn9ic47YKL-2upj6QQV4BPDDMCSjC2V9xd2NcjXeDFVXXFchWenAUNXIaaFZpGWHsYWFFgwZ_DZzXcPAjVqykLUM-cXXv9kBwej6VFUM6JMJhlMc9YpMVZ6ZoRY2GKsMMtFgPInU/s320/Resized_20210519_142608.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemon loaf</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8S10NlyfmjEtqOuYvJyOcW4jwISoGk-dJy7DuyZsVP1W77FC-rcCOcvYcy21u0Pif_Lp2PYGL_dPDbeKDvce_JqnKjOYyqNSbqJrzFb-F3XUS0rzGmR9c3H29EkYcIxBS3Kuia4JktU/s1440/Resized_20210519_143644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8S10NlyfmjEtqOuYvJyOcW4jwISoGk-dJy7DuyZsVP1W77FC-rcCOcvYcy21u0Pif_Lp2PYGL_dPDbeKDvce_JqnKjOYyqNSbqJrzFb-F3XUS0rzGmR9c3H29EkYcIxBS3Kuia4JktU/s320/Resized_20210519_143644.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Lots of time on the deck reading and watching baseball and working on my new puzzle.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjau2rcYBP5bjMJ1F3TDf44QW4mBSkXA0IOx5BPff34o3Hpe-PXzsPXqu6ZTmPr7YM0shTESGM5qdAiOJBLfTG-YQ6Dggz-JMfJKi4pNIVYiaNv_6NXD82T3JwQprsOzqhnvs_Jz0gMEfo/s1440/Resized_20210515_151105.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjau2rcYBP5bjMJ1F3TDf44QW4mBSkXA0IOx5BPff34o3Hpe-PXzsPXqu6ZTmPr7YM0shTESGM5qdAiOJBLfTG-YQ6Dggz-JMfJKi4pNIVYiaNv_6NXD82T3JwQprsOzqhnvs_Jz0gMEfo/s320/Resized_20210515_151105.jpeg" /></a></div><p>And I will be finishing it off with a quilt challenge weekend.</p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-5801027281457471482021-05-11T20:42:00.001-04:002021-05-11T20:42:37.352-04:00Sewing Spectacular Part 2: Covid Quilt Challenge #16<p>Well, almost two weeks later, I'm finally getting around to posting about the other quilt challenge we did on our sewing spectacular weekend. Part of that was because I just ended up finishing my final one the other night (it's been a bit of a hectic few weeks).</p><p>We started the with the rainbow challenge (<a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/04/sewing-spectacular-part-1-covid-quilt.html">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/05/sewing-spectacular-part-1-covid-quilt.html">Part 2</a>), which we did Thursday night until Saturday at dinner. Then after dinner, we drew for our next challenge. The technique we drew was big stitch quilting and/or sashiko. We couldn't decide whether or not we wanted to add a theme, so we left it open for the night. We each went our own way and started thinking/planning. On Sunday morning we still hadn't decided if we wanted a theme or not - part of the problem being that we didn't know how to pick one or what we might pick- when I said "the sky's the limit" meaning that we could pick anything, but then we decided that that wasn't a half-bad theme, so we decided we would go for it with at least one of our pieces (we were both already considering multiple pieces - this is what happens when you have too much time on your hands).</p><p>I knew for my first piece I wanted to do some sort of sashiko, so I started googling because I didn't even know what exactly defined it. I liked the look of some of the sampler pieces I saw, so I thought that would be nice, but it was figuring out how to fit that into a tiny piece. I decided to go with a 6" square that was divided into 9 2" squares. I had to carefully choose designs that struck the balance between a small enough pattern to fit into a 2" square and still be recognizable, and not being so intricate that it would be lost or impossible with bigger stitches.</p><p>I started by drawing out some of the designs in 2" squares on some graph paper. Some of them my brain had an easier time drawing out than others. Once my sketches were done, I redrew the designs on my fabric. This whole process took a lot longer than I wanted. My brain had more trouble without the gridlines to help me (and even with them it struggled sometimes).</p><p>Then it was time to put the layers together and start stitching. I used the great little frames my grandfather made for me a while ago. They were a little big for the job still, but I made it work :).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-vBcbm4waEIeRDiQuE-BwYl_V-fA3bKj1DUz2OmkVH9l2xhKJ0j_0ZZPbAVA0bYfR6QEQY5WM8Chy2udtf2pn8Myv4zYSLj3CLbqzcnZjCHLRE_LZ1gtU4o3rKB3CVNJoR2eH5ewLck/s1440/Resized_20210425_175850.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-vBcbm4waEIeRDiQuE-BwYl_V-fA3bKj1DUz2OmkVH9l2xhKJ0j_0ZZPbAVA0bYfR6QEQY5WM8Chy2udtf2pn8Myv4zYSLj3CLbqzcnZjCHLRE_LZ1gtU4o3rKB3CVNJoR2eH5ewLck/s320/Resized_20210425_175850.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I didn't want to just do a sashiko sampler — I wanted to do something a little more creative than that, so I turned to our theme of "the sky's the limit" for inspiration. I decided that the top row of squares would open up (removing the limit of the box) with the quilting designs floating up into the sky. (In fact the stitching goes from dense to less dense from bottom to top, I didn't do that on purpose, but it's a happy accident.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlm_xPn_lZXL8tw47tcfWa4rnzbBhVPVqZHbj5hXphpL0w7OGoDeFiZEyTqzs6LJAUFfwdTWuWKCtVaUqAlusIoBbN4OWaq1MLcfJQ_NyYzjO0F8n_KsYkoaDRpi-G3iANI-7Gf7b98FQ/s501/Resized_20210507_171016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlm_xPn_lZXL8tw47tcfWa4rnzbBhVPVqZHbj5hXphpL0w7OGoDeFiZEyTqzs6LJAUFfwdTWuWKCtVaUqAlusIoBbN4OWaq1MLcfJQ_NyYzjO0F8n_KsYkoaDRpi-G3iANI-7Gf7b98FQ/s320/Resized_20210507_171016.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I also did big-stitch binding on this one, so I stitched the binding onto the back, and then pulled it around to the front and stitched it down.</p><p>I wasn't sure what my quilting stitches would look like on the back, especially since I was working hard to make them look good on the front, so I chose to go with a bit of a busier back. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpfbZCsjugKpkPmTqzxnrfGeEsZfXItd0i-lII9NM1uQ5JWdJFt4yOOyjHJ63CEdgsXBFRq-3U2RGmTTuvk7gUZd6LLeuCNFRcYijLIucaIsenpL_2ut1JBvewlT2_ZoSsdvsZ5okUNE/s1440/Resized_20210507_171108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpfbZCsjugKpkPmTqzxnrfGeEsZfXItd0i-lII9NM1uQ5JWdJFt4yOOyjHJ63CEdgsXBFRq-3U2RGmTTuvk7gUZd6LLeuCNFRcYijLIucaIsenpL_2ut1JBvewlT2_ZoSsdvsZ5okUNE/s320/Resized_20210507_171108.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I know my stitches aren't what everyone would could big stitches, but they are big for me, and they are big in the context of a 6" square. So I'm happy with them.</p><p>For my second one, I decide to go a more traditional route. Since big stitch quilting is usually done on a full quilt, I chose to do a quilt block as my second option. </p><p>I wanted to pick a two-tone/mirror image kind of block where I could do light with dark stitching and dark with light stitching where the stitching would be the same. I've also been drawn recently to inverted star type blocks - especially scrappy ones. I liked the idea of a star, as stars are part of the sky, so I felt like it fit into the them as well - reach for the stars :). The trick was then shrinking the block down small enough to fit the perimeter requirements. This meant I was working with some small pieces: the inner squares and half-square triangles are 0.75" finished. I'm very happy with how the seams lined up given how small everything was. I also decided to work in orange, as the earlier rainbow challenge showed me how much orange I have :).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCZwIkexmzI1BwOUuZBC-m9NRDnrTqGzHpWMn8_KQ0r5ZPPGDBQflsy2vIWrYn_Xc2dQ5WkMmlPgfYRtOGx2zpJMuMVP2epSq16EQPTuf7bMxKMRqTBl64T9OspJ0zsk6W1RX3MUAlkM/s764/Resized_20210425_220513.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCZwIkexmzI1BwOUuZBC-m9NRDnrTqGzHpWMn8_KQ0r5ZPPGDBQflsy2vIWrYn_Xc2dQ5WkMmlPgfYRtOGx2zpJMuMVP2epSq16EQPTuf7bMxKMRqTBl64T9OspJ0zsk6W1RX3MUAlkM/s320/Resized_20210425_220513.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I did a white stitch (2 strands) in the inner orange start and the outer orange sections. I tried hard to make bigger stitches on this one :). The inner star was very stiff and too hard to do actual stitching, so I ended up just going up and down one stitch at a time. This meant I was able to carefully line up the stitches. On the other parts, I chose to just let the stitches fall where they may. For the orange stitching I used 6 strands and 4 strands for the teal stitching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-taiyNNW3rVEbvoKwKI2zPekgYGYvId-kuphmmIGQ5vWmWyWfF9oIBDz8R2DvfhF6dRWuOkvJTp8yDMD98d3181O7PxznItdeo-7YCIqXvP-VEWdS-5m8ad1jbENp-nTW9yN9YswMSU/s1440/Resized_20210426_212420.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-taiyNNW3rVEbvoKwKI2zPekgYGYvId-kuphmmIGQ5vWmWyWfF9oIBDz8R2DvfhF6dRWuOkvJTp8yDMD98d3181O7PxznItdeo-7YCIqXvP-VEWdS-5m8ad1jbENp-nTW9yN9YswMSU/s320/Resized_20210426_212420.jpeg" /></a></div><p>The back has a fun amount of tiny stitches :).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDgH8F-YhfwRkqSRLNN3DLtB8hR8h35E8aoDAQgTJw6dLhl7N57fPfUGLP_8f0HhyphenhyphenrlQyFu_joYOu9mHs9Y3TVq5VKLM21uhQkyKED9HW1A-KDoSqn2Ovhy3Eo6ARU8n2Nk4QPPbsfGE/s1296/Resized_20210507_171220.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDgH8F-YhfwRkqSRLNN3DLtB8hR8h35E8aoDAQgTJw6dLhl7N57fPfUGLP_8f0HhyphenhyphenrlQyFu_joYOu9mHs9Y3TVq5VKLM21uhQkyKED9HW1A-KDoSqn2Ovhy3Eo6ARU8n2Nk4QPPbsfGE/s320/Resized_20210507_171220.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Added a teal binding and ta da!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2s6eUCgvIpbTgcZ9cbbI5H1X6es7pYbYNzc6JTh0JM31Ic55lXFUam7rUrx9s9-BH6Vf064FsHhRWoC4iyNcdYUE8ek3Buw4iMdrNVb0pR2AJx7J1O9_pBGTM1zfnjK0bYwh3qH6YAg/s1440/Resized_20210507_171056.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2s6eUCgvIpbTgcZ9cbbI5H1X6es7pYbYNzc6JTh0JM31Ic55lXFUam7rUrx9s9-BH6Vf064FsHhRWoC4iyNcdYUE8ek3Buw4iMdrNVb0pR2AJx7J1O9_pBGTM1zfnjK0bYwh3qH6YAg/s320/Resized_20210507_171056.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This time my friend was the one that chose to do three challenges. She started with the trickiest one, and chose to do a double-sided piece. She somehow magically pieced it on Sunday morning before she showed up at my house at 11 AM.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvch2zvb8qxPE6bb_-UxemHGwBPYCKkDIQMsewfwl-oOwyOP-WorhOPT4ey50DXFNHxbHD81pET6L2aDpBkVdtgmsHQJzWDS18dE34lmu2XP9fOyZPMfHV4wnQfcD2cXtallyDgiDJW5M/s1024/IMG_4055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvch2zvb8qxPE6bb_-UxemHGwBPYCKkDIQMsewfwl-oOwyOP-WorhOPT4ey50DXFNHxbHD81pET6L2aDpBkVdtgmsHQJzWDS18dE34lmu2XP9fOyZPMfHV4wnQfcD2cXtallyDgiDJW5M/s320/IMG_4055.jpg" /></a></div><p>She did a lovely ombre effect, where she inverted the colours between the two sides. She also used an ombre effect with the threads. She had to stitch carefully as she wanted it to look good on both sides.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_zgngyfNJNYjin9iRf7ByU1OqznKQGeSF1YMlH2LnwAwHQnyJHbOEYTB3tqDrn_9pnYcuO2TTwHMcedM8_RSC7S9-fCs9rCHKlH86vVdr9zCQzhCFA7COJ6AUDG-GfJNbx76RsPt4rs/s640/IMG_4067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_zgngyfNJNYjin9iRf7ByU1OqznKQGeSF1YMlH2LnwAwHQnyJHbOEYTB3tqDrn_9pnYcuO2TTwHMcedM8_RSC7S9-fCs9rCHKlH86vVdr9zCQzhCFA7COJ6AUDG-GfJNbx76RsPt4rs/s320/IMG_4067.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwaTE65GWXedQW01OwyUl-_pxTMueoXGuos7pdSNxzEsz9DLOIetYEQ-AGIjM5Nf16KjDssLCTIsdFu8bGwZOEBM132mDHnkYmsYnGAiKiBY4cWEB4YbV1xakkFeTzj7GV7FSGNxrqMk/s640/IMG_4068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwaTE65GWXedQW01OwyUl-_pxTMueoXGuos7pdSNxzEsz9DLOIetYEQ-AGIjM5Nf16KjDssLCTIsdFu8bGwZOEBM132mDHnkYmsYnGAiKiBY4cWEB4YbV1xakkFeTzj7GV7FSGNxrqMk/s320/IMG_4068.jpg" /></a></div><br />Once she finished the stitching...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx5qqRs6oryPIUJoQb1qZWp4XJexDrPgC97tPalnk9hq_uSQ_wwx2Q5-TJawPiSnNLCQdGEde4KBCh0WD2umEpIawrm6-w7vmgKpGYpo7dXQf98Yv2g0X8_luQg-oPA9nAbq64-FDzNM/s640/IMG_4076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx5qqRs6oryPIUJoQb1qZWp4XJexDrPgC97tPalnk9hq_uSQ_wwx2Q5-TJawPiSnNLCQdGEde4KBCh0WD2umEpIawrm6-w7vmgKpGYpo7dXQf98Yv2g0X8_luQg-oPA9nAbq64-FDzNM/s320/IMG_4076.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWhsBo57JcgW1hKI0rGEzpSLiAl9MRW_YNjBiosmDv8OH8ARYMpvoQkTwtcRXplRdmX6so1ErIR9CpRxGtRmISaRfrmDICH44QtCgckZVPKPkdo5lFAvkNkb3z5NKVO8HDH7lz2wYYHI/s480/IMG_4077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWhsBo57JcgW1hKI0rGEzpSLiAl9MRW_YNjBiosmDv8OH8ARYMpvoQkTwtcRXplRdmX6so1ErIR9CpRxGtRmISaRfrmDICH44QtCgckZVPKPkdo5lFAvkNkb3z5NKVO8HDH7lz2wYYHI/s320/IMG_4077.jpg" /></a></div><p>...she added a white binding and did some more ombre stitching. This time a little more complicated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aPFCPTO5fZT6yJh7t2BFJ73NA_gaUgSV6mUKii-K0DQVhpypW7Mq-b78vN5Ah8GXFpxrDppB2JBf_jYTWOe2gVXENuPdus9opPHSKaEE308f-o9RQrU1FDvD__iNso0k58kPHxzbaek/s800/IMG_4092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aPFCPTO5fZT6yJh7t2BFJ73NA_gaUgSV6mUKii-K0DQVhpypW7Mq-b78vN5Ah8GXFpxrDppB2JBf_jYTWOe2gVXENuPdus9opPHSKaEE308f-o9RQrU1FDvD__iNso0k58kPHxzbaek/s320/IMG_4092.jpg" /></a></div><p>She didn't design this one to be part of the "sky's the limit" theme, but I think with those sunset colours, it totally counts. (Left image is the "front")</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIstIWexeTd0raVypHLeiC7lfhcr9bOkr3DEMkGIyShzOU4xlBzmvMBOs5LEMKHTcKu0ArbAQTOqDYwbdeYIw1ZEM3sZg1M5sc1UvWwvZ396RupX-2pXNE48_09MBAAET-JYdlA646ZNo/s800/IMG_4188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIstIWexeTd0raVypHLeiC7lfhcr9bOkr3DEMkGIyShzOU4xlBzmvMBOs5LEMKHTcKu0ArbAQTOqDYwbdeYIw1ZEM3sZg1M5sc1UvWwvZ396RupX-2pXNE48_09MBAAET-JYdlA646ZNo/s320/IMG_4188.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTZYxaydBK3WW9jJCfbI92dqXLrkNcgH16nc3sEpKJX7_unETAQ4CkTAjvMrsKcgpwCMwlo9UsiouC1EXwa5c7wZFm__2nMWtwTeyn5Lp-j8PLmqEOV2KGd4EAyfGzQ06d7rvmuC0iGI/s800/IMG_4189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTZYxaydBK3WW9jJCfbI92dqXLrkNcgH16nc3sEpKJX7_unETAQ4CkTAjvMrsKcgpwCMwlo9UsiouC1EXwa5c7wZFm__2nMWtwTeyn5Lp-j8PLmqEOV2KGd4EAyfGzQ06d7rvmuC0iGI/s320/IMG_4189.jpg" /></a></div><p>For her second piece, she embraced the theme and did a lovely scene. She hand appliquéd the pieces on to the background (with a little help from a few pins :P). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT855RPAA1oT6qGFRKvu-7f6adw6hmBa-PP0WQcg5Fbf6PfAru-jLgTDA_zNinodSn5g0gSldnSQYRZPu-j6xvue_2j58n3KSx1anjuAHo1UCpGbsP6-_5xmEGYwXzWA-2IIhRcpDer0/s800/IMG_4060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT855RPAA1oT6qGFRKvu-7f6adw6hmBa-PP0WQcg5Fbf6PfAru-jLgTDA_zNinodSn5g0gSldnSQYRZPu-j6xvue_2j58n3KSx1anjuAHo1UCpGbsP6-_5xmEGYwXzWA-2IIhRcpDer0/s320/IMG_4060.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Her background fabric was a fabulous choice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUceWXn5afbGeRQCQOALZ5i_A8TPPQNZybag222OvQQjiE6DhiFqTQXVcJt9Q3_nOKYKiSUfQEKfRxmaKpChl92opMgcQbK_1eNqdrIwGEOAKL_JgtIRTPiRx-I6W7WF-fFgyWZ_jbayo/s800/IMG_4061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUceWXn5afbGeRQCQOALZ5i_A8TPPQNZybag222OvQQjiE6DhiFqTQXVcJt9Q3_nOKYKiSUfQEKfRxmaKpChl92opMgcQbK_1eNqdrIwGEOAKL_JgtIRTPiRx-I6W7WF-fFgyWZ_jbayo/s320/IMG_4061.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once she had it together, we had a conversation about finishing techniques. I think we're both a little tired of binding and sometimes want a different look. We decided she could just stitch it right sides together and then turn it inside out. She top stitched it on her machine, and then was able to add her stitching. It came together really nicely, and I need to remember this finishing technique next time I'm tired of binding (as long as the stitching lends itself to this).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEmGSoQL815ko1yeorKvBi8QC9VWTxkhKgGFNTWctLo80ZfY7fwIQ5zrNX-pRenZMDK9M-ChOAEQkq6VQdVRwna65e87AQJ9RMkYJWUMP13vnPYyu7YtaABYclRKZDC2saYrD3uOm-Us/s800/IMG_4087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEmGSoQL815ko1yeorKvBi8QC9VWTxkhKgGFNTWctLo80ZfY7fwIQ5zrNX-pRenZMDK9M-ChOAEQkq6VQdVRwna65e87AQJ9RMkYJWUMP13vnPYyu7YtaABYclRKZDC2saYrD3uOm-Us/s320/IMG_4087.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>These challenges definitely made her stretch out of her comfort zone in terms of colour contrast (both the rainbow one and the big stitch one). She always picks things that match very nicely, but sometimes that doesn't lend itself to things being differentiated as much as you want. This time she even thought she did a better job of picking colours that differed, but she still had to swap out on of her colours on the double-sided piece. Just goes to show that surrounding colour makes a huge difference as well. And that's why we do these challenges - to learn and grow :).</p><p>Her final piece took her back to our first challenge — curves. It's been over a year since we started doing this, and she had to remind herself of the technique :). I'm not sure if I can make this one fit into the "sky's the limit" theme (maybe if she'd let me turn it sideways).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGfOj5nr1_uUgPzKm4T2Hm7304lfNtpR-LCNvdZBqIA5rmjXbfDamBkdjpT_oRSuTMpE9qJCAdO-yxaONJU4UR79JbmPK6yF-xi_RPiNAjeqJTdWZpS03vWOKpDvfoQb5absiTvh60Do/s800/IMG_4098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGfOj5nr1_uUgPzKm4T2Hm7304lfNtpR-LCNvdZBqIA5rmjXbfDamBkdjpT_oRSuTMpE9qJCAdO-yxaONJU4UR79JbmPK6yF-xi_RPiNAjeqJTdWZpS03vWOKpDvfoQb5absiTvh60Do/s320/IMG_4098.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once it was pieced, she started stitching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirt3tQ6aaTutTZ1mRD0OaawVooI5ANNxfWVjbuumrlZ7AMEno9gfYjE3zPSjzQY9FiY5vm9qMPyLcmSjxrqI2q99LszjfXHMYIALZZVMa6w8VCSyGvnhPGCE0N9msIqnBQRg7z35HYBA/s800/IMG_4099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirt3tQ6aaTutTZ1mRD0OaawVooI5ANNxfWVjbuumrlZ7AMEno9gfYjE3zPSjzQY9FiY5vm9qMPyLcmSjxrqI2q99LszjfXHMYIALZZVMa6w8VCSyGvnhPGCE0N9msIqnBQRg7z35HYBA/s320/IMG_4099.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Sometimes she followed the seams, sometimes she didn't.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kFoGDNKLaryg49-htFaG_JWURXDhXJ9C-g1-DnkMO5kUei9Vz2bklGgVYBBmbgjFMj8pwYaUIS-_TKOl4aVfBNX-5bLBj6pX82RkB1YTL9zwwpExLHU06_foNcE8X3tA7xbjeQF8bFE/s800/IMG_4109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kFoGDNKLaryg49-htFaG_JWURXDhXJ9C-g1-DnkMO5kUei9Vz2bklGgVYBBmbgjFMj8pwYaUIS-_TKOl4aVfBNX-5bLBj6pX82RkB1YTL9zwwpExLHU06_foNcE8X3tA7xbjeQF8bFE/s320/IMG_4109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Stitches on the back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXIexAdGUbQXdiDdbb6UphwrqaB5PydGvZTzwM4VCX9SakJC_PVKfSTE5trZOcztt1tvuQBVY5SRT6OmrKYCueF5lOHxGS6JFa5JSDztOeL6lAFk-ApO0g9d3NveryvODticKR_PZhFw/s1024/IMG_4191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXIexAdGUbQXdiDdbb6UphwrqaB5PydGvZTzwM4VCX9SakJC_PVKfSTE5trZOcztt1tvuQBVY5SRT6OmrKYCueF5lOHxGS6JFa5JSDztOeL6lAFk-ApO0g9d3NveryvODticKR_PZhFw/s320/IMG_4191.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Finished piece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLS_OMDmZTZSt1qOX-5rDhXr8KGbwGGvafemlTF1VZzxbBNDxwBg2maxCWPF3cE9f_X0YK1CM0RGeNxkO1QdnMsC2CvBWcTDkHxRncG2nI5Xx4f1HScKHjQ0sujAwtWh6VFnDZ90rBjI/s800/IMG_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLS_OMDmZTZSt1qOX-5rDhXr8KGbwGGvafemlTF1VZzxbBNDxwBg2maxCWPF3cE9f_X0YK1CM0RGeNxkO1QdnMsC2CvBWcTDkHxRncG2nI5Xx4f1HScKHjQ0sujAwtWh6VFnDZ90rBjI/s320/IMG_4190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Whew. I'm finally done posting about our Sewing Spectacular. Guess we can have another challenge now :D.</p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-13374635669258459952021-05-05T20:57:00.001-04:002021-05-05T21:05:24.019-04:00Sewing Spectacular Part 1: Covid Quilt Challenge #15 Part 2<p>It's been a much more hectic week than I was anticipating, so this part 2 post is coming a little later than I intended.</p><p>As a quick reminder, the challenge was "Fancy Stitches" and the assigned colour scheme was "Rainbow".</p><p>Interestingly enough, although we worked together most of the weekend, we did our planning separately. And even though we did our planning separately, we managed to come up with very similar ideas. As you've already seen, we each did a version of what I will call "Rainbow Row": straight stripes of rainbow colours. <a href="http://craftsandmath.blogspot.com/2021/04/sewing-spectacular-part-1-covid-quilt.html">Covid Quilt Challenge #15 Part 1</a> features those projects.</p><p>The other thing we both thought of doing was more of an explosion of colour.</p><p>My friend chose to carefully plan hers. She drew out a design, coloured it in, made it into a paper-pieced pattern, carefully selected her fabric and got to work.</p><p>First she pieced some "bigger" sections (bigger is a relative term when you're working in about 7" square).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5Z-R3_RAJUFpNg9rSI9StvTiMOTNgKmlqycegugBKvWTgpHYikhEk3h_UHS-dNzMHDStO4dRQv3sUPgwUzMP0IisAhSx7szdcwc9kHZK0de9Lc8levc8l2Mh11NmpaMMxsPHfpvRmwg/s800/IMG_4032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5Z-R3_RAJUFpNg9rSI9StvTiMOTNgKmlqycegugBKvWTgpHYikhEk3h_UHS-dNzMHDStO4dRQv3sUPgwUzMP0IisAhSx7szdcwc9kHZK0de9Lc8levc8l2Mh11NmpaMMxsPHfpvRmwg/s320/IMG_4032.jpg" /></a></div><p>Then she glued some appliqué pieces on top to add more definition.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu0KwHx_APL0zUaXme7yqGlVRRXsT8MqWylCJD8zkRWYG-lKZky3DBdlrScwlHhbv-mIi458IlATvzpMZayvax1lvqx1RZGlVHHHxhIWLmByHixq31DMgy371jdW7DIigFaF6PqVst_Y/s800/IMG_4036.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu0KwHx_APL0zUaXme7yqGlVRRXsT8MqWylCJD8zkRWYG-lKZky3DBdlrScwlHhbv-mIi458IlATvzpMZayvax1lvqx1RZGlVHHHxhIWLmByHixq31DMgy371jdW7DIigFaF6PqVst_Y/s320/IMG_4036.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>She stitched, vaguely along most of the seams - colour matching the thread.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7eefQr6pB0S0njBICMSMBBDFqULHQNLS01elUJPKMsFmSmRbYU5wtl38UI54P6vRPN2ocyeWRq2EwPY1GmAxC7LplaUsksztjdiOHM1nFllkEMlJjvZurIOTUVC1UXpDMVjUhFnDDNA/s800/IMG_4038.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7eefQr6pB0S0njBICMSMBBDFqULHQNLS01elUJPKMsFmSmRbYU5wtl38UI54P6vRPN2ocyeWRq2EwPY1GmAxC7LplaUsksztjdiOHM1nFllkEMlJjvZurIOTUVC1UXpDMVjUhFnDDNA/s320/IMG_4038.jpg" /></a></div><p>A black binding finished this one off.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbj9dOsuDvlSTzmKz_qpdrXmIGfTe00-lfv-IOBm8cIVOKY3WXRc-leuX7Q3uCUDlTR_t86CBsS4qKLHA6HMapSRVuxPQ517EEejzUcbAi1owb4MMaWxil7mnhbRgcIBEmJgCoO4YUVI/s800/IMG_4080.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbj9dOsuDvlSTzmKz_qpdrXmIGfTe00-lfv-IOBm8cIVOKY3WXRc-leuX7Q3uCUDlTR_t86CBsS4qKLHA6HMapSRVuxPQ517EEejzUcbAi1owb4MMaWxil7mnhbRgcIBEmJgCoO4YUVI/s320/IMG_4080.jpg" /></a></div><p>A view from the back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcHoH8CTRWaBsyyahrgBl_NwzvFi0p2IA2Oabm_zbjkhVTZvqE_5HHNQqSgTwmbC_ukIW-W2QvvNxy2yLaUSmpE-xutW-YZF72HBgLsM1Nb_5V-uu-uXtjSZn5N3EFGDwdeww_f_pVoY/s800/IMG_4081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcHoH8CTRWaBsyyahrgBl_NwzvFi0p2IA2Oabm_zbjkhVTZvqE_5HHNQqSgTwmbC_ukIW-W2QvvNxy2yLaUSmpE-xutW-YZF72HBgLsM1Nb_5V-uu-uXtjSZn5N3EFGDwdeww_f_pVoY/s320/IMG_4081.jpg" /></a></div><p>For mine, I decided to go with more of an improv/crazy quilt technique. I started with a back and some batting and added the colours one at a time. I picked a colour, and added stitches to it. Then I put my next piece on top, stitched it down, folded it open and stitched again.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA2NgusHfFxBCkzDiznw-6ySLrnlkr560ckLGQp3OaEM5Z6wKk4sbJ2RPdLArJTHwlAQFF8kfSWq5ICsHpDt4O13Jeww1sh4xaShOpXSQo_QGVCyVMgsDBn3J1AC49QGmEqmCc8lPa7o/s501/Resized_20210424_161914.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA2NgusHfFxBCkzDiznw-6ySLrnlkr560ckLGQp3OaEM5Z6wKk4sbJ2RPdLArJTHwlAQFF8kfSWq5ICsHpDt4O13Jeww1sh4xaShOpXSQo_QGVCyVMgsDBn3J1AC49QGmEqmCc8lPa7o/s320/Resized_20210424_161914.jpeg" /></a></div><p>This technique involved lots of thread changes :). I just went with 2 colours on the back that I switched with every new fabric, and many different colours on top. I also used some colourful ribbon to add a bit more colour. For each new colour of fabric, I started with the thread colour from the fabric before. Other than that, I just picked what I thought would look good.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK-ZIEqSRnQcot3JqI92jKaV_s9zQ2bvhaFeAQjyzvTVBZHy79OiRBluc5biDARls5JrsfVVkIztQqJN4LiYEKIucDGBClPC3IKKWEL3DwXxnm5dxfNjsuyWXnTD7KVBpOn5sk-fKMDQ/s1440/Resized_20210424_171222.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK-ZIEqSRnQcot3JqI92jKaV_s9zQ2bvhaFeAQjyzvTVBZHy79OiRBluc5biDARls5JrsfVVkIztQqJN4LiYEKIucDGBClPC3IKKWEL3DwXxnm5dxfNjsuyWXnTD7KVBpOn5sk-fKMDQ/s320/Resized_20210424_171222.jpeg" /></a></div><p>The problem with improv and working within constraints, is that it doesn't always do what you want and you have to adjust. Once I had all my colours down, it wasn't going to square up entirely nicely. I had though about adding a bit more to it so I didn't loose too much of the work I did by cutting it off, but I noticed that I had gone over on the back too. So instead I decided it didn't need to be square, and started cutting it down. Overall, I'm not thrilled with how it finished - at that point I was a little impatient and trying to get it done and dinner made and ready for another challenge to start. I loved it before I finished it up, now I feel like I just like it. I really like the technique and the colours. It's definitely something I would do again.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2dPLa_5gNWYjkP9qexOxoweBofDtJ83y9ra28xg8faibNU82XI_c4WlD-Q981nOywRQvtMeftgM7qeLU-Kma51hnvqAlhHpHPnLRSYAwAvBgwYJxItYa2gi5ugFDGn0M9uhqLXudUEo/s1440/Resized_20210425_111914.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2dPLa_5gNWYjkP9qexOxoweBofDtJ83y9ra28xg8faibNU82XI_c4WlD-Q981nOywRQvtMeftgM7qeLU-Kma51hnvqAlhHpHPnLRSYAwAvBgwYJxItYa2gi5ugFDGn0M9uhqLXudUEo/s320/Resized_20210425_111914.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I chose to go with a busy back because I knew the stitches were going to be all over the place. I also bound it with some grosgrain ribbon.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGecKkGu0xJP8tUy4W5a3_vATTA5ljkr7Gr3AF83na3hd3bXoVj1xeGvPg0T8Y96YwuMARbHXo1YAQvbAJlpVXBRrUdyQupL0fmyZRyZxIdJEJk9sOFCwEKHoqmcKBXC-Cz4ECATWTjU/s1440/Resized_20210429_173409.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGecKkGu0xJP8tUy4W5a3_vATTA5ljkr7Gr3AF83na3hd3bXoVj1xeGvPg0T8Y96YwuMARbHXo1YAQvbAJlpVXBRrUdyQupL0fmyZRyZxIdJEJk9sOFCwEKHoqmcKBXC-Cz4ECATWTjU/s320/Resized_20210429_173409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Speaking of dinner. This is what happens when 2 people are busy sewing all afternoon and don't want to have to clean up for dinner - we make do with what we have.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNZYYX1JOnQ2yOWHTYR506s_A8QCEP5r99TpmK4ufePf48lgPQE72U_enWwm2zm7oNHLZOwL524Q0EL3ZYWpzNxdY1mS5KLYyoslhtBDYP8vQ1DFHyrliUzbmCSQBHcqTezV3bf7vp4E/s1024/IMG_4044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNZYYX1JOnQ2yOWHTYR506s_A8QCEP5r99TpmK4ufePf48lgPQE72U_enWwm2zm7oNHLZOwL524Q0EL3ZYWpzNxdY1mS5KLYyoslhtBDYP8vQ1DFHyrliUzbmCSQBHcqTezV3bf7vp4E/s320/IMG_4044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When sewing is life</td></tr></tbody></table>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-32952408408717624342021-04-29T18:06:00.006-04:002021-04-29T18:12:51.414-04:00Sewing Spectacular Part 1: Covid Quilt Challenge #15 Part 1<p>This past weekend was a sewing spectacular. My friend and I both took time off work to have an extra long weekend. That meant we decided that we could fit two quilt challenges into one weekend. (Fit is a relative term, as you might know from your pants :P - I still have a few stitches to do in my last challenge quilt).</p><p>One thing that was different about this challenge was that we knew we wanted to do it in person. However, we usually work separately in our own spaces with our own resources. So we had to plan to enable shared time/space. That meant on Thursday night right after work we skyped to pick our technique and do some planning. The technique we drew this time was "fancy stitches" - time to dig out our sewing machine manuals to see what our machines could do :).</p><p>We put my friend's sister in charge of our colour scheme (I thought a colour scheme would help me narrow down what I needed to take to my friend's place in the morning). I think she was heavily influenced by her 4 year old, since we got "rainbow" as our colour scheme. It was a particularly satisfying project to pull fabrics for :).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hZjlLf8M3laYGb5NjKbPdcayf_IcRIzIjnv1tJvlP59c7zWO2VAYq2dyNJn3UFF06LgjVCq9R53VCQfLz1ttV0fr_JSElsZM_Y5wskFI4cLXsAZV-NxCqNkWx8qAGSt1mNJRGxsH1Ho/s1296/Resized_20210424_171233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hZjlLf8M3laYGb5NjKbPdcayf_IcRIzIjnv1tJvlP59c7zWO2VAYq2dyNJn3UFF06LgjVCq9R53VCQfLz1ttV0fr_JSElsZM_Y5wskFI4cLXsAZV-NxCqNkWx8qAGSt1mNJRGxsH1Ho/s320/Resized_20210424_171233.jpeg" /></a></div><p>I had trouble narrowing down the ideas I had, and we had no other plans, so I got over-ambitious and ended up completing 3 projects. One of the down-sides of working together in person was that we weren't taking pictures to send to each other, so I am lacking progress pictures.</p><p>For the first project I decided to do a row of rainbow colours with black/white stitching. As I was sketching it out, I decided that I would do 2 rows of rainbow colours in opposite directions - one light and one dark. I also decided to pull fabrics from my small and medium scrap pile and not dig into my bigger pieces, and to use fabrics with a pattern on them (I had a different plan for my solids).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QFHS8n58ys17-GisTtrpJL0uZTdItAnLAS78XHndKo4Sx5o7Vez77PY3qXjOvXWxNQnLtIxLp7A-R9HNhPT4MDl0w5fhXF8uQ71sAiZ7ip3DChcXIkRAHz2bbtuU0BBP5qnLNB-nKrE/s1440/Resized_20210423_102719.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QFHS8n58ys17-GisTtrpJL0uZTdItAnLAS78XHndKo4Sx5o7Vez77PY3qXjOvXWxNQnLtIxLp7A-R9HNhPT4MDl0w5fhXF8uQ71sAiZ7ip3DChcXIkRAHz2bbtuU0BBP5qnLNB-nKrE/s320/Resized_20210423_102719.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And I even managed to find a backing fabric in my medium scrap bin that I decided would be perfect - rainbows live in the sky :).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyMMGEb9yrlc_y2BLc_KZsJW5FFErkIkw8n3DBzzZDTVsMsyQOOMZfwg1EG1_L1rGEUrsSBuNvjX6Fs1Q51P_hRSvqHJvb1j6ZVTLSQE7s7YzAM40u0OZGEUqNUJTazj4uPD06rGNz_Q/s1440/Resized_20210429_173337.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyMMGEb9yrlc_y2BLc_KZsJW5FFErkIkw8n3DBzzZDTVsMsyQOOMZfwg1EG1_L1rGEUrsSBuNvjX6Fs1Q51P_hRSvqHJvb1j6ZVTLSQE7s7YzAM40u0OZGEUqNUJTazj4uPD06rGNz_Q/s320/Resized_20210429_173337.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Based on the size I wanted I decided to double one of the colours in each row. I didn't want it to be the same colour on both sides and I was trying to keep yellow from lining up with itself, so I picked orange on the dark side and blue on the light side. However, I didn't think through the fact that that meant that the double colours would line up (2 blues across from 2 orange). It wouldn't have been my first choice if I had carefully planned everything out, but I think it worked out fine.</p><p>On the dark colours I used white thread, and on the light colours I used black thread. At first I thought the black was going to be too stark of a contrast, so I tried a dark grey, but in the end it didn't contrast enough, so I went with black.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIcJvcNeTNFpTziegg0hxQtgDBwA7HIg1qELHr-y9KKWdFeofX5B4rhljDTROjLmcursUQcQlvj8DbBQCEzx0bOQDei0qndX1oNt3_O-W_uYouJCk4lJPYeuGqVj2MKi_pbDD8YvfOTU/s1440/Resized_20210423_105334.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIcJvcNeTNFpTziegg0hxQtgDBwA7HIg1qELHr-y9KKWdFeofX5B4rhljDTROjLmcursUQcQlvj8DbBQCEzx0bOQDei0qndX1oNt3_O-W_uYouJCk4lJPYeuGqVj2MKi_pbDD8YvfOTU/s320/Resized_20210423_105334.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>On the dark side, I tried to balance dense stitching with lighter stitching. On the light side, I tried to balance straight line stitches with curved line stitches.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovN8SvbHCTEaSDt6Ga2QoprjM2xjPfCTSdb_0XzMXp1-Nl9GUO7bf1h7aSR-_Bj0DnDAEXJ3h81GP6Pt2RQMFHl6TFFe2t_Xb1dJDkDAWAiUZ3RRCgQNFYl2s2Siw0YVyTuDf0JfQeUg/s1440/20210429_175405.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovN8SvbHCTEaSDt6Ga2QoprjM2xjPfCTSdb_0XzMXp1-Nl9GUO7bf1h7aSR-_Bj0DnDAEXJ3h81GP6Pt2RQMFHl6TFFe2t_Xb1dJDkDAWAiUZ3RRCgQNFYl2s2Siw0YVyTuDf0JfQeUg/s320/20210429_175405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This actually ended up being the last one I added the binding too. I decided that it would be fun to have the binding split like the quilt was. Plus that gave me an opportunity to try something new :). I ended up going both directions on the machine so I didn't have to have another seam on such a small project. However, that really gave my brain a workout to figure out how to mitre the corners in reverse :D. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7gtZ9hhCVxfh2_CulmAGmwVHXz_UkWF4IQYDLiQNn6kJB1LHZ_3uXLLLGy_azCGMIxMjxiPS-RUYwpwhiTdS9h8rcGNSzoCylw1kZ2KdYDn530OZz3y74e870eMB8qOLCy9hbZw2ZJ4/s764/Resized_20210429_173323.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7gtZ9hhCVxfh2_CulmAGmwVHXz_UkWF4IQYDLiQNn6kJB1LHZ_3uXLLLGy_azCGMIxMjxiPS-RUYwpwhiTdS9h8rcGNSzoCylw1kZ2KdYDn530OZz3y74e870eMB8qOLCy9hbZw2ZJ4/s320/Resized_20210429_173323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>For my second project, I decided to do a colour matching of the thread and the fabric. I did another row of rainbow colours in order. This time I separated them with white (which I had plans for :)). I was very excited when I was pulling fabrics that I had mottled fabric in every colour except red (that part was disappointing). Then I remembered I had a block kit from a number of years ago that was mostly red fabrics - I checked and sure enough it had some in the kit, so out it came (it can easily be replaced with another red). I pieced my mottled fabrics with my white separators, and then added a solid black backing. I wanted the coloured thread to really pop on the back.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoXzviDxE7qf8Kte2mhmvbuaIF-t24Or5vP4n8T1f7xC7jUPTlGKBIflUb5nmqgiUKzTyIXdPAlobqY0eHPWCd3idH5GJsZgTe7Lj1Ne9UacesEBxJj4Yu9DnowhWB19cIUP5bi64hj0/s1440/Resized_20210423_171217.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoXzviDxE7qf8Kte2mhmvbuaIF-t24Or5vP4n8T1f7xC7jUPTlGKBIflUb5nmqgiUKzTyIXdPAlobqY0eHPWCd3idH5GJsZgTe7Lj1Ne9UacesEBxJj4Yu9DnowhWB19cIUP5bi64hj0/s320/Resized_20210423_171217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the white parts, I did a zig-zag satin stitch in the colour to the left of it (except I only did 1 blue version of this so I could get a purple zig-zag in too). I then picked a stitch for each colour that I did 2 rows of.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16aQDUepxcElnq2p5BJlWdT1XazXQKVq7PVrJZ5V2IICxkVnRf8XhjvZXCOpAQLh6LXW8vS5E_WyguzttR29-sEMMlUZL26EnRRuTkBgGx9wDzBtl1kahc_srQH74sdJaP3Y5I4fazEI/s1440/Resized_20210423_171221.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16aQDUepxcElnq2p5BJlWdT1XazXQKVq7PVrJZ5V2IICxkVnRf8XhjvZXCOpAQLh6LXW8vS5E_WyguzttR29-sEMMlUZL26EnRRuTkBgGx9wDzBtl1kahc_srQH74sdJaP3Y5I4fazEI/s320/Resized_20210423_171221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I put some thought into which direction I wanted the stitch to face if it was directional. I also tried to use stitches I hadn't used in my first project. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHA7m9ngZliSimuNTs3EQ4BWvledjVU2FuV0H8Zfql39wetnSqBM7tNUOybSlz8qwIRXQVq8POsujaY72eqMVjn0vzsJk_d0Tfvi9wPtGEE7_Pgv95749KUvbc0NWc9SIZ5duFsdkVa4/s1296/Resized_20210429_173254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHA7m9ngZliSimuNTs3EQ4BWvledjVU2FuV0H8Zfql39wetnSqBM7tNUOybSlz8qwIRXQVq8POsujaY72eqMVjn0vzsJk_d0Tfvi9wPtGEE7_Pgv95749KUvbc0NWc9SIZ5duFsdkVa4/s320/Resized_20210429_173254.jpeg" /></a></div><p>This one I gave a black rainbow polka dot binding to, mostly because I thought it would look good with the back, and I was right. I'm not sure if it enhances the front or not, but it's grown on me on the front and I really like it on the back (which I feel like can be the front sometimes :)).</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht82FZL4Fi1GYOVV1cidp_62MP8Swhj_3ONQ4zN5SLCcciMTFk56-rhXipe7frctwwPw6ztHhvXII-ViHHBwm60MUu3r6bMYrbElp_SZiqodMaNyqVFGGasc6qh6stOolWQo6N8kY2Ors/s1440/Resized_20210429_173229.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht82FZL4Fi1GYOVV1cidp_62MP8Swhj_3ONQ4zN5SLCcciMTFk56-rhXipe7frctwwPw6ztHhvXII-ViHHBwm60MUu3r6bMYrbElp_SZiqodMaNyqVFGGasc6qh6stOolWQo6N8kY2Ors/s320/Resized_20210429_173229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxFuNFyuH4q2DNSIllcdd3yBcDNIVLesDX7gfPfOEWnpM6Akyat213x7U2W5Swk_mJ5qxqv3yiOwafigCdZ1lgP6qj5FYnHp5362_KWmVvb0zNqlo2LNo5bZP_Urtk9H5roQ7uSKBoI0/s1440/Resized_20210429_173308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxFuNFyuH4q2DNSIllcdd3yBcDNIVLesDX7gfPfOEWnpM6Akyat213x7U2W5Swk_mJ5qxqv3yiOwafigCdZ1lgP6qj5FYnHp5362_KWmVvb0zNqlo2LNo5bZP_Urtk9H5roQ7uSKBoI0/s320/Resized_20210429_173308.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm going to switch to my friend's second project now, because it fits into the category of "row of rainbow colours" that my first 2 projects also fit into.</p><p>My friend chose to use 2 fabrics for each colour - one solid and one patterned.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP0Dlj8l9DSk91gyXEHwhzjuF0aIO1t2bpxf1J48Ajv4kaPb2IM_IIbMSFpx0eM0IObco1tJgW_AYrPIZb3fx9lSZ-R64MCaD3_CR2gdMSKxZw4YMPG5YCr5jEjZIIA5GR7NuhgQNO9Y/s800/IMG_4041.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP0Dlj8l9DSk91gyXEHwhzjuF0aIO1t2bpxf1J48Ajv4kaPb2IM_IIbMSFpx0eM0IObco1tJgW_AYrPIZb3fx9lSZ-R64MCaD3_CR2gdMSKxZw4YMPG5YCr5jEjZIIA5GR7NuhgQNO9Y/s320/IMG_4041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>She then added a white border all the way around, and chose thread colours to "match" the colour they were stitching on. She tried to pick thread that was the same colour, but contrasted enough to still be nicely seen - which was harder than it sounds. Some thread that seemed like it would contrast really just blended in. She chose to have the stitching go all the way through the coloured fabric and extend out into the white border, which is a really nice effect. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH14n2W_BnHfW01_Db7n_vCYfeSHgguZttz2wQWQ8vqui1zSZtIAD5UdL1wURRnBseqR7XceNmQK5T2U4Pl_vSCBdftuV2aDYc3Al4FdPhodkYcsnl8y-DRpyrd0W_r8m5gWmDZTEO6o/s800/IMG_4043.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH14n2W_BnHfW01_Db7n_vCYfeSHgguZttz2wQWQ8vqui1zSZtIAD5UdL1wURRnBseqR7XceNmQK5T2U4Pl_vSCBdftuV2aDYc3Al4FdPhodkYcsnl8y-DRpyrd0W_r8m5gWmDZTEO6o/s320/IMG_4043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>She chose to use a bright blue binding - same "sky" idea as the back I chose on mine. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv0hRDap5DlEkFXkxflPNQAfOKdzZusbewd5prRc4Wo-d4GD_pjTBSIgaL51MxeUKLK0v7tJk2ivYYURK9I7IlPPsd7NMMnNG4H6RGnD3m-T2nXkT1XptxrNW6qRCEWqoEZmtswhalFE/s800/IMG_4082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfv0hRDap5DlEkFXkxflPNQAfOKdzZusbewd5prRc4Wo-d4GD_pjTBSIgaL51MxeUKLK0v7tJk2ivYYURK9I7IlPPsd7NMMnNG4H6RGnD3m-T2nXkT1XptxrNW6qRCEWqoEZmtswhalFE/s320/IMG_4082.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And as you can see, hers is also nicely double-sided.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t7x64W9UxNWJTHP2KDXVEojfIvllR35YPx4UL3KiOfhqPB5MdNEgjInN277ACd_FNK_5jb54TWgJ76vWYtv2Bt711qMHOiSemOqGnIWSpHBZOYv_CSgVpN56UfU2elVa3Qu9Y8CYE_w/s800/IMG_4084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t7x64W9UxNWJTHP2KDXVEojfIvllR35YPx4UL3KiOfhqPB5MdNEgjInN277ACd_FNK_5jb54TWgJ76vWYtv2Bt711qMHOiSemOqGnIWSpHBZOYv_CSgVpN56UfU2elVa3Qu9Y8CYE_w/s320/IMG_4084.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This turned out to be a great project to do together so that we could supply share. We did a tiny bit of fabric swapping, but where it was most helpful was thread and bobbins - there was a lot of sharing going on :D. </p><p>This feels like a long enough post as-is. I will show my last project and my friend's first project in another post :). </p>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632373545384258323.post-77368908970548966132021-04-11T21:55:00.001-04:002021-04-11T22:06:03.678-04:00Block Adoption: An Atlantic Canada Wall Hanging<div style="text-align: justify;">Full disclosure: I am going back through some picture/projects that I never blogged about. This project was completed in August 2020.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A few years ago (probably more than I want to admit) I was at the thrift store and came across 5 orphaned blocks. They were from the Cantik Batik Canada Mystery blocks designed by the talented Shania Sunga. If I have one weakness in life, it's batiks. (In reality I have many weaknesses in life, but I do LOVE batiks). And here they were, these 5 blocks made of beautiful batiks, fully put together. How could I just leave them there? And so they came home with me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUqeZ9OpEqq1R-DdRvmbMYB9a8fZJKy7SlvImB8qDwMBl8Rvcc7mi-WUK_oC3zddjdZKwFVKOUeU8twRz1WtsdhXsp2W9bJOGEOu9sqeF5C_IM0UAmD6b1T3iLf6bPXJGv84mJ_j-30U/s1892/Resized_20190525_192122.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1892" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUqeZ9OpEqq1R-DdRvmbMYB9a8fZJKy7SlvImB8qDwMBl8Rvcc7mi-WUK_oC3zddjdZKwFVKOUeU8twRz1WtsdhXsp2W9bJOGEOu9sqeF5C_IM0UAmD6b1T3iLf6bPXJGv84mJ_j-30U/s320/Resized_20190525_192122.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the picture, the blocks I got were Northwest Territories (top left), Alberta (top middle), Nunavut (top right), New Brunswick (bottom left), and Nova Scotia (bottom right).</p><p>As is true with a lot of fabric I buy, I didn't actually have a plan for them. I wasn't planning on making the entire Canada quilt, I just knew that I couldn't abandon the blocks at the thrift store :). After thinking about it for a bit, I decided that I would like to do just the Atlantic blocks together. I had a friend who followed along with the blocks as the program ran, so she lent me her patterns (and her scraps!) so that I could do my own Newfoundland and PEI. It was even perfect because two of the blocks ran vertically and two of the blocks ran horizontally - it was like they were meant to be put together into a wall hanging. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDchFKgji4yjZ3QgW3utD6sxit5Sgj1v5pX7Rk_ooaV-P2WPp5YE8LN5yaN6mGcT0eK1__ZHl6XGQnmzG44eZg4qN-_7HaWJrLtmCcqZmDflu01FXa8dEoImt8DdCFiTiy5q02xKaa5X4/s1440/Resized_20200215_191345.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDchFKgji4yjZ3QgW3utD6sxit5Sgj1v5pX7Rk_ooaV-P2WPp5YE8LN5yaN6mGcT0eK1__ZHl6XGQnmzG44eZg4qN-_7HaWJrLtmCcqZmDflu01FXa8dEoImt8DdCFiTiy5q02xKaa5X4/s320/Resized_20200215_191345.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newfoundland block <br />(sorry about the terrible lighting)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After completing the two other blocks out of my stash (and the provided scraps), I had to figure out a plan. I already know that I prefer straight stitching on raw edge appliqué. I decided that there were enough little pieces that I did not want to try straight stitching around them through 3 layers. However, I also knew that I didn't want to do quilting over top of the beautiful images. So I made a plan for each block about which parts I would do through a single layer and which parts I would quilt through all 3 layers - trying to balance how much and which parts of the block were quilted all the way through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">As we were in a pandemic, I tried to make do with supplies I had, so I pulled threads that were "close enough" and borrowed from a friend for the rest. (Greens were my downfall).</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qTmSmug2vCrINhs0BI_TIQuJLQOSy5XTHZLIPStOS_90QYm2JvcdPI2yjsDsN65vWtlo1NM7ZgmotIMcktQSm5Yz47XOLDb9FLs3swFQRCw0dsJsexYZvvPU1q1txdu8oUbzW3vLzxg/s1440/Resized_20200404_102405%25281%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qTmSmug2vCrINhs0BI_TIQuJLQOSy5XTHZLIPStOS_90QYm2JvcdPI2yjsDsN65vWtlo1NM7ZgmotIMcktQSm5Yz47XOLDb9FLs3swFQRCw0dsJsexYZvvPU1q1txdu8oUbzW3vLzxg/w400-h300/Resized_20200404_102405%25281%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of the stitching I did through the single layer.</td></tr></tbody></table>I used my computer to design some things I might be able to do with the 4 blocks.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wCJiQ4bQ-rXipqOeWAI9wqwDPEK8pj9LTaNuXyrUvp4gWmD1A6Q3wY3jcCLJ1Es-zyu6NUxr1rvt-Tf9Pw-fde-NEdgopHfwtLxjjJBC1nSKgq7WxrMEtkgnbcNMYmRhwDEnJl9M18g/s1440/Resized_20200405_105336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wCJiQ4bQ-rXipqOeWAI9wqwDPEK8pj9LTaNuXyrUvp4gWmD1A6Q3wY3jcCLJ1Es-zyu6NUxr1rvt-Tf9Pw-fde-NEdgopHfwtLxjjJBC1nSKgq7WxrMEtkgnbcNMYmRhwDEnJl9M18g/s320/Resized_20200405_105336.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I decided that I liked the look of the strips of different lengths. At first I was thinking that I would pull out colours/fabrics from the blocks and just randomly use them. However, as I started pulling fabrics and laying them out, I decided it would be nice to make the top border be the "sky" and use sunset colours and have the bottom border be the "ground" and used greens for land and blues for water. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlQLWb4jZq_leAnSIVHHff_FukwURV-4waRqRAvRJvhvDYdjmWV6OIlRHLRoQxPAoM2Zg_O4JLZ2aASc3XVUBfe0Az_bFRjp4pAhCFiFad3-Phq2mtcJ8c4c3kp_y-ZPZMrBZYMPJDB4/s1440/Resized_20200802_153021.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlQLWb4jZq_leAnSIVHHff_FukwURV-4waRqRAvRJvhvDYdjmWV6OIlRHLRoQxPAoM2Zg_O4JLZ2aASc3XVUBfe0Az_bFRjp4pAhCFiFad3-Phq2mtcJ8c4c3kp_y-ZPZMrBZYMPJDB4/s320/Resized_20200802_153021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I couldn't decide whether or not I wanted something in the black bit in the middle of the quilt or just do something in there with quilting. In the end I decided to add the blues and yellows to try to pull the blocks together (the blues being the water from in all 4 blocks, but specifically the two vertical ones, the yellows pulling in the yellow sunset and yellows in the tree of the two horizontal blocks).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoWR1btN51ywbkHdPZHwo-Era7zkS3k_RDIYBK3l7-C-VZL6MrmvtxsJiq7Dk7Q1vyvGa4w0lcCz1BSXj56XpIhbQW4-5tWu1xyUXY7z2vxLJ7MYy8nSLjcqTMDJOM1QtNE9G-usp4Kc/s1440/Resized_20200802_171135.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoWR1btN51ywbkHdPZHwo-Era7zkS3k_RDIYBK3l7-C-VZL6MrmvtxsJiq7Dk7Q1vyvGa4w0lcCz1BSXj56XpIhbQW4-5tWu1xyUXY7z2vxLJ7MYy8nSLjcqTMDJOM1QtNE9G-usp4Kc/s320/Resized_20200802_171135.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next decision was to figure out how to quilt the rest of it. I decided to lean into the "ground" at the bottom and "sky" at the top, so I tried to do waves at the bottom and clouds at the top.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLCbH4_1CYaHOBGWrlnYakDeaiUWvNo4W8_7eB3tc3hAlwXwQj9d7dyLfgEKQYnEkPzyCjdtrsDmSibNFEqlMVf6uOJl-W1nAkwoJRdFDl0ON-nSuG3bleMURn36-A8xpV67sgQfNNi0/s1440/Resized_20200817_191859.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLCbH4_1CYaHOBGWrlnYakDeaiUWvNo4W8_7eB3tc3hAlwXwQj9d7dyLfgEKQYnEkPzyCjdtrsDmSibNFEqlMVf6uOJl-W1nAkwoJRdFDl0ON-nSuG3bleMURn36-A8xpV67sgQfNNi0/s320/Resized_20200817_191859.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practice stitching - very important!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlPaKHmaNc3qWJYDKiBzW0CkFgp_ktMIXKiqamq6xyYRYsQk2z60skgiC0JY64m186HCmlsrqptQRuk2lH0fUuSflbap8KoBqshm8OwO4sFMHqTB1WZxcQ_8mcK0xDKIgiJJJeL1C7do/s1296/Resized_20200817_202042.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlPaKHmaNc3qWJYDKiBzW0CkFgp_ktMIXKiqamq6xyYRYsQk2z60skgiC0JY64m186HCmlsrqptQRuk2lH0fUuSflbap8KoBqshm8OwO4sFMHqTB1WZxcQ_8mcK0xDKIgiJJJeL1C7do/s320/Resized_20200817_202042.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The real stuff</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">This is where I decided that I actually needed to go to the store. Not only did I need shampoo, but I felt like I wanted to make sure I had thread that I was happy with as it was going to show up on the black. I don't normally like to shop at big box stores, but since it was a pandemic, I decided that 1 store where I could get groceries, household supplies, and thread was better for exposure risks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0CuUbmFsUxYRbSkxeJtnjeSWcQPYmXAFuylteYzu8pwiVt1XbagEES_EmekMeJytJvlXUOSF_TLIF2rTIxgPeElpoEdGOwkIaIfElYp27NShSmA3lzVRNln8qrITkiMyZpkauCbrV3k/s1440/Resized_20200829_094129.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0CuUbmFsUxYRbSkxeJtnjeSWcQPYmXAFuylteYzu8pwiVt1XbagEES_EmekMeJytJvlXUOSF_TLIF2rTIxgPeElpoEdGOwkIaIfElYp27NShSmA3lzVRNln8qrITkiMyZpkauCbrV3k/s320/Resized_20200829_094129.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the middle section, I did stitch in the ditch on the coloured fabric, and then carried that stripe design through into the black bits as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And now time for the photoshoot:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBqDzck9shGlquMULxRWv5k07BkRGz9_LuLOq8fELfAdYtPQgTC97lwC41h1FFHlTgOJ4bagqBjcGFWSdW5J6AAaQ3sNo7w0kq1Fzba3wQFpnjl93FiZp6XqPA_DUvpHtVW8b7fv5SbE/s1440/Resized_20200829_101947.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBqDzck9shGlquMULxRWv5k07BkRGz9_LuLOq8fELfAdYtPQgTC97lwC41h1FFHlTgOJ4bagqBjcGFWSdW5J6AAaQ3sNo7w0kq1Fzba3wQFpnjl93FiZp6XqPA_DUvpHtVW8b7fv5SbE/s320/Resized_20200829_101947.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DzGzeReJAQ6vUqRepDowrW4VTHhQKyhvOQFh6eg0MiCEfZp_opTCzkfD31FjNFN5IyD4LxwgtXeVQ8hL4zmL52yTwZYuZXt4QhJ2iC5Kuunpth2l31-TJfLQY1A0uzlweJDYeLd0kxw/s1049/Resized_20200829_102043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1049" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DzGzeReJAQ6vUqRepDowrW4VTHhQKyhvOQFh6eg0MiCEfZp_opTCzkfD31FjNFN5IyD4LxwgtXeVQ8hL4zmL52yTwZYuZXt4QhJ2iC5Kuunpth2l31-TJfLQY1A0uzlweJDYeLd0kxw/s320/Resized_20200829_102043.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmBgfr5zYaFY03vI5JzNb4aAEQuWCBqoUEwrgHDXXKWI_XLOSKlHBdk81ZzAy9NRTo9YChHUMCMwcFLbSpqnTU4oDFUyVueZcXrCNIFj0aZ-bxpoarlvdiy7IAAzgxKcz7hgFVhjxdS4/s1440/Resized_20200829_094110.jpeg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmBgfr5zYaFY03vI5JzNb4aAEQuWCBqoUEwrgHDXXKWI_XLOSKlHBdk81ZzAy9NRTo9YChHUMCMwcFLbSpqnTU4oDFUyVueZcXrCNIFj0aZ-bxpoarlvdiy7IAAzgxKcz7hgFVhjxdS4/s320/Resized_20200829_094110.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ_6f_gX-z3i6jhIl4zGC1NeMVhm_pQ7py7R1L6ET2PWWP6mpwh8d-QW6zuCN-lkeJtn120spzjVGCYAXea66qp30-sQOtxUo7Y7vdBvqksc2xn97nwaGLUMGsnRD9ErBS541t1nVfxQ/s1440/Resized_20200829_102216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ_6f_gX-z3i6jhIl4zGC1NeMVhm_pQ7py7R1L6ET2PWWP6mpwh8d-QW6zuCN-lkeJtn120spzjVGCYAXea66qp30-sQOtxUo7Y7vdBvqksc2xn97nwaGLUMGsnRD9ErBS541t1nVfxQ/s320/Resized_20200829_102216.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV6XdhT0PjqSH4xFwIRteTcKSuV_PUOOfmSm_P7QbkcZiJp7iJlerxFKIv0EZmmsdNTqOEnJZSr-bamJjBrCOm_QPPI6ZYoSo0qNyAs8JAQFX-eh7ZHalZzi-cXuFhP-Qxosjt2_q8gE/s1440/Resized_20200829_101859.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV6XdhT0PjqSH4xFwIRteTcKSuV_PUOOfmSm_P7QbkcZiJp7iJlerxFKIv0EZmmsdNTqOEnJZSr-bamJjBrCOm_QPPI6ZYoSo0qNyAs8JAQFX-eh7ZHalZzi-cXuFhP-Qxosjt2_q8gE/s320/Resized_20200829_101859.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This project was gifted to a friend's mother (who was my second mother in high school - I still call her "Mommy"). She has a grandbaby that was born out East during the pandemic who she hasn't been able to go and meet in person. While this in no way makes up for that, I thought if she couldn't go out East, I could at least bring a bit of out East to her :).</div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other 3 blocks that I got at the thrift store are still waiting for their project :).</div>MrsVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028749225415082181noreply@blogger.com2