tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77730943110269708192024-03-19T04:47:27.835-04:00O'QuiltsA quilting blog with new,old and antique quiltsO'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-4844011919859204562024-03-17T23:29:00.001-04:002024-03-18T22:51:23.927-04:00St Paddy's Day and More<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy St Paddy's Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aoife and her dog Rosie...all ready for the parade in Portland</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3Al-Gx-ARUyA0M0XGIwzUnuRQ_g3tDtSaXv45NXH3krgyuCfYIHOFFFFu8v96LkNS4ZDGk2gADXVFDTFjSMMn3AR0y6x2RbCkdiXDQi5elU6pKzz6y7EuY6G2oBH_aqKXGY2y5r214pPKD6wxBNjUAW8Tlfsu1h4XFxEkCCcjSAUBLHff9uJ2CCUteIFw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="677" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3Al-Gx-ARUyA0M0XGIwzUnuRQ_g3tDtSaXv45NXH3krgyuCfYIHOFFFFu8v96LkNS4ZDGk2gADXVFDTFjSMMn3AR0y6x2RbCkdiXDQi5elU6pKzz6y7EuY6G2oBH_aqKXGY2y5r214pPKD6wxBNjUAW8Tlfsu1h4XFxEkCCcjSAUBLHff9uJ2CCUteIFw" width="176" /></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/a/AVvXsEhiSpMkKlM79doCkuokzyKObcnro_qsArtupjchGOVf2FzPH-Z_PS2FpX7w0-dhRa93gId_DwrepWT-ffHr2flDbNj0Ravj7AWXOK4dg9kBZ3r2el80Vkaj817BSATzynJMI7nhZrD_NsTvmc2C3f0ys8AGdoMrfBReVhzPbvPpcoAeUITy4gqvJs2UAXno" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="2432" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiSpMkKlM79doCkuokzyKObcnro_qsArtupjchGOVf2FzPH-Z_PS2FpX7w0-dhRa93gId_DwrepWT-ffHr2flDbNj0Ravj7AWXOK4dg9kBZ3r2el80Vkaj817BSATzynJMI7nhZrD_NsTvmc2C3f0ys8AGdoMrfBReVhzPbvPpcoAeUITy4gqvJs2UAXno" width="164" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring garden here in Charlotte..., so happy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsbEd2KAZRjCG8BowI9JwhmiccQ8nHg9SD7ElVlUfGkMNSBJHJW2K99f30ouJDNPNhbzuxHipJLC1XzWOqzgQZaOgPO-6Hboi0oS_1RGg1mHE79FhS4AnZJroB9DDIvJkmPw_AXMSpjsUUNuPf8_B87ph-e_JcMImrXiLLDMOTkd9ziK88B8b0fMWL1hp/s2976/my%20garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="2976" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsbEd2KAZRjCG8BowI9JwhmiccQ8nHg9SD7ElVlUfGkMNSBJHJW2K99f30ouJDNPNhbzuxHipJLC1XzWOqzgQZaOgPO-6Hboi0oS_1RGg1mHE79FhS4AnZJroB9DDIvJkmPw_AXMSpjsUUNuPf8_B87ph-e_JcMImrXiLLDMOTkd9ziK88B8b0fMWL1hp/s320/my%20garden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Underplanting bulbs in the fall was incredibly worth it. Thank you Dylan!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbzO3XnnJQqLw3E0XKdPJzn2RPfZcX5ObSzJdBxtuADcHq3zvuu1ZBAmbfUp-Z2Cl380gKBRof5REEeoE_eCzXmxFzV_TGvSRYxWvCJ3hm8zGjloT-47X_DHvVWGQKudE78Y2747WqKTMnYWRVgEpkwLFfMQ_uHDhDbQAjkvcgcQI4xncaCJuUfdizrZY/s3524/my%20tulip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3524" data-original-width="1570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbzO3XnnJQqLw3E0XKdPJzn2RPfZcX5ObSzJdBxtuADcHq3zvuu1ZBAmbfUp-Z2Cl380gKBRof5REEeoE_eCzXmxFzV_TGvSRYxWvCJ3hm8zGjloT-47X_DHvVWGQKudE78Y2747WqKTMnYWRVgEpkwLFfMQ_uHDhDbQAjkvcgcQI4xncaCJuUfdizrZY/s320/my%20tulip.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">My friend, Susan, brought this treasure to me...a present from the museum in Paducah!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nLRKMQP6AcZIAxTyFPWtlDiUEzn53e4SPE__KJKPDVHqscfKlhMFqMRcuaOu6gIvb9ZlQRmYJQqllJAiqAxl1cpZS9tX4pXvS4JLSfAGz0__65N3j_UmX34k9te9o-AOu_VzIXB8J0G6UQ3_QqLcYRxIBtwG3jZlT6MVdFcciCVrjG3w-o3-AMs3OV1z/s1894/pls%20excuse%20mess%20button.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1829" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nLRKMQP6AcZIAxTyFPWtlDiUEzn53e4SPE__KJKPDVHqscfKlhMFqMRcuaOu6gIvb9ZlQRmYJQqllJAiqAxl1cpZS9tX4pXvS4JLSfAGz0__65N3j_UmX34k9te9o-AOu_VzIXB8J0G6UQ3_QqLcYRxIBtwG3jZlT6MVdFcciCVrjG3w-o3-AMs3OV1z/s320/pls%20excuse%20mess%20button.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top done....already with our fine longarmer, Mary Jerz.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL44yE_OVeattQYhXb0ACO31F3ra3YZlmzErSxQVF8PlwBnBSF111ljxTq-5VaPnQOF5jPKMP_qIjO9nzunVO3Zm2bhiRHR1zTgrg2J9tnPOlzKtBoek8q3u4fbiZs6uZdIGk2JjQ6Gs4JmbV3OvkpBpb7a5sbyaIz6RxOd7_pSs6GkQ1SS-7akLrAjs6a/s3049/af%20%20train%20top%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3049" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL44yE_OVeattQYhXb0ACO31F3ra3YZlmzErSxQVF8PlwBnBSF111ljxTq-5VaPnQOF5jPKMP_qIjO9nzunVO3Zm2bhiRHR1zTgrg2J9tnPOlzKtBoek8q3u4fbiZs6uZdIGk2JjQ6Gs4JmbV3OvkpBpb7a5sbyaIz6RxOd7_pSs6GkQ1SS-7akLrAjs6a/s320/af%20%20train%20top%20done.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The latest group of potholders:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj3DTIkIoUqn9AQnNlsdNjv5zjk1w-8nyHlpwWWW1ZESLQg_r7Psdv7SUmYwfSWW5vQqBUbqPz-d9LQoQRR-mgr7RdKa1KOkfdALbruXD3R_ha98IoWE3DpZY276eL6SZVRBUtl9caGOzdqqEkWaJOpQJEi-Yjv-avnAKblcbVNqAuP-Nd1WGxjYAt8o4/s3631/last%20set%20potholders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3631" data-original-width="2725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj3DTIkIoUqn9AQnNlsdNjv5zjk1w-8nyHlpwWWW1ZESLQg_r7Psdv7SUmYwfSWW5vQqBUbqPz-d9LQoQRR-mgr7RdKa1KOkfdALbruXD3R_ha98IoWE3DpZY276eL6SZVRBUtl9caGOzdqqEkWaJOpQJEi-Yjv-avnAKblcbVNqAuP-Nd1WGxjYAt8o4/s320/last%20set%20potholders.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Marshall's bargain, now with the iron on star Applique...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPZax6XGQE3-ahb64NexyqoyqycxZhrbjcJVtOR9CTNuMBR5HoL3cGIfoo8MFMVzhMRaj-ThRttFsKSsjQRs-jZB_RfEfLo3V2geCDMYHdzK1H1sFIFpz2APSo2UWp5FhZyIwqNASHSsHD9I6nzF5_8LUQ-PWFnR2VuSxlqn8u5tRx5S9i1ktlnZkAsvl/s3700/blue%20star%20sweatshirt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPZax6XGQE3-ahb64NexyqoyqycxZhrbjcJVtOR9CTNuMBR5HoL3cGIfoo8MFMVzhMRaj-ThRttFsKSsjQRs-jZB_RfEfLo3V2geCDMYHdzK1H1sFIFpz2APSo2UWp5FhZyIwqNASHSsHD9I6nzF5_8LUQ-PWFnR2VuSxlqn8u5tRx5S9i1ktlnZkAsvl/s320/blue%20star%20sweatshirt.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">St Paddy's Day is always tough for me without my dear Irish man. Nine years gone...sigh..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to post a few nights ago. It was all finished when the computer ate it...saved and all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In disgust, I just went to bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is what I remember of it...posting quick before it is devoured once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-67600543913669251002024-03-08T11:31:00.001-05:002024-03-08T11:31:55.852-05:00The Half Full Glass<p style="text-align: center;">Who could not smile when seeing this picture of adorable Aoife.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hYJHA8-zax_mfdurZeZUM71Po0J1E1sZD3MECqLbOxoyUQLTfI4dURzVUPnPBI4BinN7-O_JtCne4SHrBcmbX0ESjq0PtQrqwzl7XCFVqrWea0dFWIHhG65NqevvxHrlc0y6YqkV2TJs_HIzD5OXuwsyOhlmYbjpJfUeD3UF4UhrCuE-0xhrNZ1L45NG/s3849/aoife%20dancing%20on%20bed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="2616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hYJHA8-zax_mfdurZeZUM71Po0J1E1sZD3MECqLbOxoyUQLTfI4dURzVUPnPBI4BinN7-O_JtCne4SHrBcmbX0ESjq0PtQrqwzl7XCFVqrWea0dFWIHhG65NqevvxHrlc0y6YqkV2TJs_HIzD5OXuwsyOhlmYbjpJfUeD3UF4UhrCuE-0xhrNZ1L45NG/s320/aoife%20dancing%20on%20bed.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter came in for a visit Thursday morning on the red eye from Oregon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is sick. No cold, no whatever, just in the bed exhausted with chills.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The half-full glass tells me how grateful I am for just her warming presence.. We are talking and napping in the comfort of each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aoife and her daddy dropped her off at the airport in Portland Wednesday night. On the way home, Aoife asked if they could please go back and get her...so cute.</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/AVvXsEjn81QZwrN8UVeHkIhKwQYbIW2pqiNBWGEgXUBRqLvvGmvqtkG1zbURGKzm0GUJ7yAkW1xoo3XyVGDdQjhS1L8-STc14tPfYoNcY9FMe_otA7HXsb_YMzAQ0KrEnF24GiJQbljtA7gaP7bq80GR9dN3lzA4QzeJlIaEQXqIE7Qk3QJxob0AQdbd1rCpwYTh/s3580/blue%20african%20rr%20top%20process.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="2275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn81QZwrN8UVeHkIhKwQYbIW2pqiNBWGEgXUBRqLvvGmvqtkG1zbURGKzm0GUJ7yAkW1xoo3XyVGDdQjhS1L8-STc14tPfYoNcY9FMe_otA7HXsb_YMzAQ0KrEnF24GiJQbljtA7gaP7bq80GR9dN3lzA4QzeJlIaEQXqIE7Qk3QJxob0AQdbd1rCpwYTh/s320/blue%20african%20rr%20top%20process.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the blocks for this Railroad scrap quilt have been made now..Just left, the easy sew together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last, for awhile, African fabric potholder...moving on to something else.</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/AVvXsEiq63NRRM8jec1kJTn1_aYWdxe4BRWwwhPuJN10051CawJ-s8c2Yy-2DfLoix6kTJ4XTzRYYEjn6vFmbH7wZX3QcXRo44u4y-hp-5x0a2XjVyMMLplOjnJkaSJnArvctCpW4web9NY0afIhTZa0HeLpIKZXjJWrEb5LeJ5_p-Gpw2BlGXGHmPTNcpFiK-1D/s2777/latest%20af%20potholder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="2777" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq63NRRM8jec1kJTn1_aYWdxe4BRWwwhPuJN10051CawJ-s8c2Yy-2DfLoix6kTJ4XTzRYYEjn6vFmbH7wZX3QcXRo44u4y-hp-5x0a2XjVyMMLplOjnJkaSJnArvctCpW4web9NY0afIhTZa0HeLpIKZXjJWrEb5LeJ5_p-Gpw2BlGXGHmPTNcpFiK-1D/s320/latest%20af%20potholder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All my African fabric scraps now hanging in an African fabric bag on my wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bag itself should remind me where they are!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_Xvu2Y82_0d76RnRS79wyvX_jhac5FZDBTsZbQcF1PQxNrET0uo1MvNvgqbmsHsAZnQxGoiB4rLw9xWqp1ZSbbgTab-0RjRcPjdDYBJoapdbdH7ZldVAooabzl245ssrakY5WGvpWt9Bt6_4H-033hS9UyYTHP8BdNOKUAVoanEEp4GWWhyphenhyphen_JW4WAC8t/s3363/af%20bag%20on%20wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3363" data-original-width="2256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_Xvu2Y82_0d76RnRS79wyvX_jhac5FZDBTsZbQcF1PQxNrET0uo1MvNvgqbmsHsAZnQxGoiB4rLw9xWqp1ZSbbgTab-0RjRcPjdDYBJoapdbdH7ZldVAooabzl245ssrakY5WGvpWt9Bt6_4H-033hS9UyYTHP8BdNOKUAVoanEEp4GWWhyphenhyphen_JW4WAC8t/s320/af%20bag%20on%20wall.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are two links from folks who went to QuiltCon 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I could not go, I enjoyed watching these:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=8720372125&blog=5524615&frame_type=none">Christa Watson Quilt Con 2024 pictures</a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3iNCTkZIno">Cary's Quilt Con Review</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">A cold grey day awaits me outside. I am going to put a jacket over my jammies and go for a walk anyway. That should wake me up! And, it should keep my good attitude in check.!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-9828055911358837802024-03-02T23:12:00.005-05:002024-03-02T23:15:09.984-05:00When I was a Child, I Loved to Swing, Now, Not so Much<p style="text-align: center;"> The eyes have it, Lynsey, age 15; Grandma, age 76.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW144OeZ9mo757Q3-s7pQINzganS79IVgHoxXELkc0A1tRgpSgdPel-3xw463MToxWERRvVItSFQZr5fpp7Zgkkh4TyT05uQ_utHM7jr64V0Nm5F-LXfAv4kAf1ejpTCgqKyvCVEFtkwqmoVdgdtXtTyI2JNDZobQyzGZbXrLp8LRVDaP68fpYNE5vC9Q/s2673/the%20eyes%20have%20it%20%20lyn%20and%20grandma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="2673" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW144OeZ9mo757Q3-s7pQINzganS79IVgHoxXELkc0A1tRgpSgdPel-3xw463MToxWERRvVItSFQZr5fpp7Zgkkh4TyT05uQ_utHM7jr64V0Nm5F-LXfAv4kAf1ejpTCgqKyvCVEFtkwqmoVdgdtXtTyI2JNDZobQyzGZbXrLp8LRVDaP68fpYNE5vC9Q/s320/the%20eyes%20have%20it%20%20lyn%20and%20grandma.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The visit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCesXa68dwKtdJvZzeZuTWtahrsb1SS6w3y2DXTVnetpwY97jmQdoCeb2R1qpJ_OnJFQqyGBBuCL2AphCR9K78Dbdj-jbPgX4ETClIoO5OFpIBoRUTt45QfV1raCL-ivNylF65DV7Xb2n3x8WxcCKfSBK15dwsxotbjW-eqnlNpMH4xW5-wYYXj26GKss/s3142/amaryllis%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3142" data-original-width="1445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCesXa68dwKtdJvZzeZuTWtahrsb1SS6w3y2DXTVnetpwY97jmQdoCeb2R1qpJ_OnJFQqyGBBuCL2AphCR9K78Dbdj-jbPgX4ETClIoO5OFpIBoRUTt45QfV1raCL-ivNylF65DV7Xb2n3x8WxcCKfSBK15dwsxotbjW-eqnlNpMH4xW5-wYYXj26GKss/s320/amaryllis%202.jpg" width="147" /></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/AVvXsEjaL1HQnWpcWZayse0MvE9PNGqVQSc2XBcBnU4XZFxuNfNWpyOzltCTZfTgW8C7E6AzrPc2yQa-GVIsogRfbMnqlmzNUR-WsR1Sp8T_LHOkY8bxll4DVwCe595iEomhPlCMZuMQiODxCJ20uFnxy5_IEdXrKdG35xNpQVAIVjMd1RcmqlLbNtfRNmV9VJU6/s2152/amaryllis%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL1HQnWpcWZayse0MvE9PNGqVQSc2XBcBnU4XZFxuNfNWpyOzltCTZfTgW8C7E6AzrPc2yQa-GVIsogRfbMnqlmzNUR-WsR1Sp8T_LHOkY8bxll4DVwCe595iEomhPlCMZuMQiODxCJ20uFnxy5_IEdXrKdG35xNpQVAIVjMd1RcmqlLbNtfRNmV9VJU6/s320/amaryllis%20one.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.Well, anyway, Friday and Saturday a visit from Lynsey gave me a great lift. Just one or two spats when she dressed for a nice dinner in a tight orange top, ending just below her breasts, revealing a sparkly navel rhinestone piercing....Oh, dear. I asked her to change, she changed alright.....into a volcano of resentment toward this old grandma from the 80's???? hmmm, I wish......Other than that, we had a lovely visit...Great talks, great food, she helped me so much....BUT, she did win the canasta game.. Lynsey took both these pix above of the Christmas Amaryllis from Trader Joe's. She liked them both, so I am showing them both. I had three plants...only one performed this well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7PUIjfAsfixVhgk78eSqEeca_0PERPFvOntmvKIn4dwWck2RlbLNnNHZGsZzHVxNncGKicVh4oNigX95NH81Ua6D3VA1P1E5Oi_sind13zqoCqdEJqYkJKmVs5zUuWIrJzj8h3wZkmCYBDVuIDNjwZ0ek2Mlh8YgZX-_A8BqmhdmbYy_t0Qitn9KwCfS/s2590/tonys%20potholder%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2547" data-original-width="2590" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7PUIjfAsfixVhgk78eSqEeca_0PERPFvOntmvKIn4dwWck2RlbLNnNHZGsZzHVxNncGKicVh4oNigX95NH81Ua6D3VA1P1E5Oi_sind13zqoCqdEJqYkJKmVs5zUuWIrJzj8h3wZkmCYBDVuIDNjwZ0ek2Mlh8YgZX-_A8BqmhdmbYy_t0Qitn9KwCfS/s320/tonys%20potholder%20front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a terrific bus driver here, Tony. He helps me so much...When I go out, I am made by PT to use a walker...It annoys me no end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My poor ego is shattered....I mean really???? !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tony tells me that I am still OK and should not fall, etc. He is an avid golfer...thus the new potholder I made for him last night to say "Thank You". Above is the front; Below, the backing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKkyOoDlqyQhqidDF33tmUu_hz4O2ffm52x-015ZAPquriahmkTEsLgMKPE9lZGC9Ad2GwPGqeJOGuyAo7n7UYDhh66ba9WLYOMadwWIie5v04D_jeLdAhSgZ6lFgRXAK6GrM9Bx3JGX7lbBYne9u5RDZ5Dl88ORbQTmzNV7kKNtxifl0ZYJXmvdB6da9/s2649/golf%20back%20of%20tonys%20%20potholder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="2649" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKkyOoDlqyQhqidDF33tmUu_hz4O2ffm52x-015ZAPquriahmkTEsLgMKPE9lZGC9Ad2GwPGqeJOGuyAo7n7UYDhh66ba9WLYOMadwWIie5v04D_jeLdAhSgZ6lFgRXAK6GrM9Bx3JGX7lbBYne9u5RDZ5Dl88ORbQTmzNV7kKNtxifl0ZYJXmvdB6da9/s320/golf%20back%20of%20tonys%20%20potholder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More potholders:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6bsL9cNNzQjquRC-0AnoSnQVAwkh-DCDHV03QgtTmrC_ucCX9VhZmYnDbGzGD04LLhn-0X3DV-8i6GxybljnVDNa3Zn8gNY_nEQfk16DEU2KMvT7ZlBSNf16DfsvQDB_EnqWhaPcCHy0jqqc8x4Dhov77tkhEyBAc7kuYlVj-RV3MckBTcL07Rc-9Mfa/s2695/af%20potholder%20women.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2655" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6bsL9cNNzQjquRC-0AnoSnQVAwkh-DCDHV03QgtTmrC_ucCX9VhZmYnDbGzGD04LLhn-0X3DV-8i6GxybljnVDNa3Zn8gNY_nEQfk16DEU2KMvT7ZlBSNf16DfsvQDB_EnqWhaPcCHy0jqqc8x4Dhov77tkhEyBAc7kuYlVj-RV3MckBTcL07Rc-9Mfa/s320/af%20potholder%20women.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect backing for the ladies above....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKBPInJHWqGb6SAb4vGDJMRs316byLiUI44NLW1zpC63Ps2NjMEP_bpODYpBE0hoGygMsUTsjHhM1O0ozgYPhNb2hcjWVAcLgnU8tyYIXAes08Ti9LJqX7Zr3kwMGnx1F-ot7mWXUtq_I4sdlAPIymU-yh7YXtscDGHN4QM8glTSGkGk2blHMv6fIs214/s2853/back%20of%20red%20star%20potholder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="2708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKBPInJHWqGb6SAb4vGDJMRs316byLiUI44NLW1zpC63Ps2NjMEP_bpODYpBE0hoGygMsUTsjHhM1O0ozgYPhNb2hcjWVAcLgnU8tyYIXAes08Ti9LJqX7Zr3kwMGnx1F-ot7mWXUtq_I4sdlAPIymU-yh7YXtscDGHN4QM8glTSGkGk2blHMv6fIs214/s320/back%20of%20red%20star%20potholder.jpg" width="304" /></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/AVvXsEgqMuApFPZWNJeqxAxt3ZF6mtkx4S8hKCeClf35Fnf5TKzrGJeDKFK0c0qwirFIcIwL4LmUUt2dBaUhVunqDEU9AibGCLkC-wP3j01jPJ9iMWvPmBEh2tYb9w2vAg-D94RYNZ1X9gXdW8Y4NsKiBjcKu9pl7_j5JqqbXUKWqEZuEe9n8liqJARWrcImGmHA/s2618/african%20fabric%20potholder%20march.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2618" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMuApFPZWNJeqxAxt3ZF6mtkx4S8hKCeClf35Fnf5TKzrGJeDKFK0c0qwirFIcIwL4LmUUt2dBaUhVunqDEU9AibGCLkC-wP3j01jPJ9iMWvPmBEh2tYb9w2vAg-D94RYNZ1X9gXdW8Y4NsKiBjcKu9pl7_j5JqqbXUKWqEZuEe9n8liqJARWrcImGmHA/s320/african%20fabric%20potholder%20march.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too many projects....Below the wonky stars....two the wrong size and one the right size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And how in the world did that happen????? I must be losing it....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFX1s9V1XdkNZ17XrcUo1UE5Offy-AzSu2hXw4VFQ-jsDAhUOExsA7IAFIyPky1m5xQA7dVy_CNQlZVbH92HvCLpbBZ2ttniF4SnNZRoGlKCpAobum9OPX6G8QAK8hrNgUdiPRtvfKZ2A11JQF0xQQCHAd40V5K1mhpqTXjG45N2UW9_Twih6WOQ0v-b2/s3024/three%20wonky%20stars%20different%20sizes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="3024" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFX1s9V1XdkNZ17XrcUo1UE5Offy-AzSu2hXw4VFQ-jsDAhUOExsA7IAFIyPky1m5xQA7dVy_CNQlZVbH92HvCLpbBZ2ttniF4SnNZRoGlKCpAobum9OPX6G8QAK8hrNgUdiPRtvfKZ2A11JQF0xQQCHAd40V5K1mhpqTXjG45N2UW9_Twih6WOQ0v-b2/s320/three%20wonky%20stars%20different%20sizes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe losing it, but still having quilty fun xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Lynsey changed her shirt)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Grandma uses a pretty cane when no one is looking.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-63481599164786078472024-02-27T23:32:00.002-05:002024-02-27T23:35:58.982-05:00Grandma O'Quilt Wins....Pearl Loses<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well now...a no good, terrible day started in arthritic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pain, staying in bed, which made it worse. Of course being in my head is being in such a bad neighborhood!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At last, up at noon for a walk and it was raining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6wWEKZnz-GSGtcO4i5TZDRlvtIj5kEL_AkRND0fg3H_uXzAQZhCbNDyg-a4jfwRbZKkEZDo16HAnuYB36tIAIrXJrvumgOQOFQ7COXojTwzBAtuT1pGi0JxMFLvR3JwQi6uXGsPcQ-1ETvLFt2ifQ6EC-P3A0lTlXJr9eSppikvXqbgYRe-N258489kx/s4032/stark%20tree%20in%20the%20wind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6wWEKZnz-GSGtcO4i5TZDRlvtIj5kEL_AkRND0fg3H_uXzAQZhCbNDyg-a4jfwRbZKkEZDo16HAnuYB36tIAIrXJrvumgOQOFQ7COXojTwzBAtuT1pGi0JxMFLvR3JwQi6uXGsPcQ-1ETvLFt2ifQ6EC-P3A0lTlXJr9eSppikvXqbgYRe-N258489kx/s320/stark%20tree%20in%20the%20wind.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could not get a grip. Finally with a bit of help from friends and the universe, I went outside in the wind tonight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I breathed deeply with GUS....Great Universal Spirit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the wind, as Charlotte has very little of it. Tonight, Pearl blew away in the beauty of this tree and the realization that I was not in control. Such a relief.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You see, I was so into self that I was even annoyed that a picture of me looked just like my grandmother at my age. Reality is not my strong suit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below: Goodbye mustard, Hello blue!! My artistic sister has great color sense...She helped me see the error of my safety net.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesR1CnuNPbYvkPw-oI1mSsL0i8kG4SJMiyLweffWAN-Ds0KzmPzAFLcx_kgXFT4MnXE9EWkC1cklloC5ipqabUSdskcC6xWWCldZXJQaV__d_Y7og7VHlAv1Xa42P1pf9-UCqQNoNUlAdRcN3FBuZQvOWbQu4pdMxUFYC23y5GQHZzEB_LMkmwCQLgjpv/s2964/bye%20bye%20yellow,%20hello%20blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="2924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesR1CnuNPbYvkPw-oI1mSsL0i8kG4SJMiyLweffWAN-Ds0KzmPzAFLcx_kgXFT4MnXE9EWkC1cklloC5ipqabUSdskcC6xWWCldZXJQaV__d_Y7og7VHlAv1Xa42P1pf9-UCqQNoNUlAdRcN3FBuZQvOWbQu4pdMxUFYC23y5GQHZzEB_LMkmwCQLgjpv/s320/bye%20bye%20yellow,%20hello%20blue.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I even finished two wonky blocks from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blueelephantstitches/">Blue Elephant Stitches</a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS5TbTxsK6aMxvBpSj1A76UPgyZYfzw1nLvFdIuZvoVxVhyphenhyphenvgvoLfl0ZRPCACcr8SWCBf_-Ct2y4HRyjDZq7jVuBsiUGekmyoefC8w2WCbHhimmCJce5BLt7ZeSukixgtvYllIE_GRJVUF9cqaoxQiFCRyiszOXNxCDun1yJIq08q5a4yiy_SlIBowwlD/s3430/first%20two%20wonky%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="3430" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS5TbTxsK6aMxvBpSj1A76UPgyZYfzw1nLvFdIuZvoVxVhyphenhyphenvgvoLfl0ZRPCACcr8SWCBf_-Ct2y4HRyjDZq7jVuBsiUGekmyoefC8w2WCbHhimmCJce5BLt7ZeSukixgtvYllIE_GRJVUF9cqaoxQiFCRyiszOXNxCDun1yJIq08q5a4yiy_SlIBowwlD/s320/first%20two%20wonky%20stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, we have Linda at Quilt Con, admiring the YMCA T-shirt quilt by <a href="https://www.macbarnes.art/">Mac Barnes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a delight. Only 20% of Quilt Con entries were accepted, making things even more awesome for our Mac Barnes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WQWoQllEkKq8OV3etWvQ-sRYJHWiM0hpj6EjgJLegd_ZNFFL-gyGNybKDiQnmssOUgBvCm9E-x3b6QvIZu_RllHa1Uif6hmOoN1PstruL4hoJgCQb0WLiThEofi3UEsFK_b0uNn1yc4QNg4PknXxDSz1wADo5w91jWdYMH9HQmbDPRTevuFAHj5KCzUk/s1782/linda%20and%20macs%20quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1285" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WQWoQllEkKq8OV3etWvQ-sRYJHWiM0hpj6EjgJLegd_ZNFFL-gyGNybKDiQnmssOUgBvCm9E-x3b6QvIZu_RllHa1Uif6hmOoN1PstruL4hoJgCQb0WLiThEofi3UEsFK_b0uNn1yc4QNg4PknXxDSz1wADo5w91jWdYMH9HQmbDPRTevuFAHj5KCzUk/s320/linda%20and%20macs%20quilt.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tell me how lucky I am to be on the recipient end of the work of artist, Linda Swanekamp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The month of February is a month of love and kindness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIIpSuy0sxpog-z7mG4b6IqR6nIYI09lfIlwhwg_CmitOyfW_vNacNl-rjyDy9W7DrIiR9akdcG9Ar1_VTWVBP_Xg-pQ38IAX3BXHDa1J0PQtWKU0UwcNv6QTA4JkrcyvNvasGD9-fl3voogav9PcYPoHKdLh9B6By1IzjH-3VX-YbmZktqoAvBu5eccR/s2533/valentine%202024%20linda%20swanekamp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="1809" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIIpSuy0sxpog-z7mG4b6IqR6nIYI09lfIlwhwg_CmitOyfW_vNacNl-rjyDy9W7DrIiR9akdcG9Ar1_VTWVBP_Xg-pQ38IAX3BXHDa1J0PQtWKU0UwcNv6QTA4JkrcyvNvasGD9-fl3voogav9PcYPoHKdLh9B6By1IzjH-3VX-YbmZktqoAvBu5eccR/s320/valentine%202024%20linda%20swanekamp.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More love for grateful me: a pair of quilty handmade earrings from Sally Catoe!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TI8JZ4ydsqo2RQIF15VRkCg893bk0guN31D0ytQ0Hb5cST8UOhAhru92q6pGyfrglR-dL6qeERpsCRzeakjfsna5bGfqEN7ugFaWH7J8uFiMq-l2_kuUwijTnQjTOWGtF8h4UHmu0vOhhwpVKjycocPsno6og-1Qdl55L4zMYZ24qm6o_oBnk5sfInpU/s3024/sallys%20quilty%20earrings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="3024" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TI8JZ4ydsqo2RQIF15VRkCg893bk0guN31D0ytQ0Hb5cST8UOhAhru92q6pGyfrglR-dL6qeERpsCRzeakjfsna5bGfqEN7ugFaWH7J8uFiMq-l2_kuUwijTnQjTOWGtF8h4UHmu0vOhhwpVKjycocPsno6og-1Qdl55L4zMYZ24qm6o_oBnk5sfInpU/s320/sallys%20quilty%20earrings.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly a funny: Lynsey at 15 sent me this text last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandma, I found you on Google so you must be famous. Why did you not ever tell me????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OMG!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a picture from 1978 as my man and I recieved our graduate degree diplomas...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crazy that Lynsey found this yesterday....Famous??? Right!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMWXynftTS2QqviNeIqGqNQ8x0_ri75zE6BcaBBGVwurrUDI7LGw_V86Oc3PI4ZGk8wJZ9RH1KNuXy4BIOMc84JzqU7HMgDIi8ZX1CvBXQa9EjwgG8v8BXI9F6XO81Lq43tjbFsJvOaNZyYRRBm2v84C_2oRpqiXZKYtuFpC8oY1Uvy-5ZfwbaRdcCttz/s3024/fintan%20and%20diane%20google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3024" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMWXynftTS2QqviNeIqGqNQ8x0_ri75zE6BcaBBGVwurrUDI7LGw_V86Oc3PI4ZGk8wJZ9RH1KNuXy4BIOMc84JzqU7HMgDIi8ZX1CvBXQa9EjwgG8v8BXI9F6XO81Lq43tjbFsJvOaNZyYRRBm2v84C_2oRpqiXZKYtuFpC8oY1Uvy-5ZfwbaRdcCttz/s320/fintan%20and%20diane%20google.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-68307518164149194222024-02-21T23:49:00.002-05:002024-02-21T23:53:37.460-05:00It is OK to Chill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason I seem to have an agenda to just do what I feel like doing, instead of the "shoulds". Then feel guilty..Jeeze...The new and improved me will try to remember that I am retired...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I deem it OK to just be...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPn2qqtGKIIht49PHPbb-5mS4nPOdbospF-kknkjDL9aMsG-eVvmXEoqw_csmmMcgRFa9JYE8ljcuhrbZJEhiluzen3m9ibzc2usW7B_cwo4RLxJge_fuUNeAsAaN-Dzl5R7OPSp-MUF2-_9eXIdgsCWKxkdvCOS_tMG1IOPf0dGe_jcEyWa8QYZJL1XW/s3847/african%20rail%20process.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3847" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPn2qqtGKIIht49PHPbb-5mS4nPOdbospF-kknkjDL9aMsG-eVvmXEoqw_csmmMcgRFa9JYE8ljcuhrbZJEhiluzen3m9ibzc2usW7B_cwo4RLxJge_fuUNeAsAaN-Dzl5R7OPSp-MUF2-_9eXIdgsCWKxkdvCOS_tMG1IOPf0dGe_jcEyWa8QYZJL1XW/s320/african%20rail%20process.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A good day today with friends for lunch, more talking than sewing. It is OK</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have known each other 25 years...That brings enormous comfort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am showing here what I have done with my strip sets of African fabric. I have cut them 4.5 inches wide in preparation for a Railroad Crossing quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope I am not losing my touch as I wonder once again on color....Maybe it should be a bright blue or a more subtle red...etc...instead of going with my gut favorite...gold. Going to just leave this all on the design wall to perculate while I read or sew something else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A thrill tonight as I was able to watch the awards ceremony at Quilt Con on my computer from home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for the link , <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/macbarnes">Mac Barnes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know you are having a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-50551286927383522292024-02-20T23:37:00.002-05:002024-02-21T00:27:20.548-05:00Life, the Craziest Activity I Have Ever Been Part of.....<p> <span style="text-align: center;">Today, I was excited about a Sit and Sew....I was packed and ready. The morning light brought a disgruntled me who decided to stay home and pout..</span><span style="text-align: center;">However, .I made myself go and had a great time.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are the results of my day. I had brought a bag of African scrap strips, fully planning to give them away. Not!!!...Selfish me sewed them together instead. Great relaxing fun!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KMZ1JEi4MA352VEDRD-ZYLrCFYZqyWwqsm7MgXu_982YxduYhUV8TnkVVL8WhuxDxtM4ksPi6ZFXEW5ofj89a_UFgdFHMTJRJfTFRUWdTPhyT5_8uj9408Z8pIbbBZQWzpqKNcOdnJXUH1WH7hkLDbqozx0qrmbd7wygUQCTUvxUPGxBfZ6ZSllq7v5b/s4032/african%20strings%20part%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KMZ1JEi4MA352VEDRD-ZYLrCFYZqyWwqsm7MgXu_982YxduYhUV8TnkVVL8WhuxDxtM4ksPi6ZFXEW5ofj89a_UFgdFHMTJRJfTFRUWdTPhyT5_8uj9408Z8pIbbBZQWzpqKNcOdnJXUH1WH7hkLDbqozx0qrmbd7wygUQCTUvxUPGxBfZ6ZSllq7v5b/s320/african%20strings%20part%20one.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All these strip sets are fodder for creativity.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lH6QDPtGHvBovcGF4vPDKlFMLbwfJhub2TfjTKJnbVHZqlKiDz56hWX8kObxdXGK95GCC7iUClnmcSMLeaKPFiHLLMyQXk7mw1ecksiIWc0Vi83MRwmdImuY98zy1oKk__I_7sd5BYv9Gidvu86ZvX9ybq6s9hT6yevTyy_kevrD0mSthz2yyVpGn6Ei/s3267/african%20strings%20part%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3267" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lH6QDPtGHvBovcGF4vPDKlFMLbwfJhub2TfjTKJnbVHZqlKiDz56hWX8kObxdXGK95GCC7iUClnmcSMLeaKPFiHLLMyQXk7mw1ecksiIWc0Vi83MRwmdImuY98zy1oKk__I_7sd5BYv9Gidvu86ZvX9ybq6s9hT6yevTyy_kevrD0mSthz2yyVpGn6Ei/s320/african%20strings%20part%20two.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Christmas, I bought myself three Amaryllis plants. One bloomed once and I gave it away in disgust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One bloomed several times, I keep it on the mantle in hope.. This one is a winner...keeps on blooming until almost March...way to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwrMJO-DD8hZtTX4d0-hblvOeN5SeNv3n3iC2xP0FO3a9_t6F3ODjbXZGRN1t6yoyDhKowChkt-rn_3p-qF05cs5YS9FCro0IL4QOyGZXtFP3Yo00HUazLi5QexvHtF4LbGRLDKSe598x8huWxNFTGZJGEikPFT2aiQP-k7orNuX2vw9XHlX9y-nvZjSL/s3612/varigated%20amaryllis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwrMJO-DD8hZtTX4d0-hblvOeN5SeNv3n3iC2xP0FO3a9_t6F3ODjbXZGRN1t6yoyDhKowChkt-rn_3p-qF05cs5YS9FCro0IL4QOyGZXtFP3Yo00HUazLi5QexvHtF4LbGRLDKSe598x8huWxNFTGZJGEikPFT2aiQP-k7orNuX2vw9XHlX9y-nvZjSL/s320/varigated%20amaryllis.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aged insecurity soothed with gifts. From Lucy came a bouquet of roses; from Susan came a little Easter gift because she knows I love orange; from my DIL, a text that she is thinking of me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky, Lucky me. At Sit and Sew, friend, Suzie calmed my soul and friends gathered round to help me lift my bags and to laugh in quilty comraderie..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Ir0YPWcZhJhQpSzvXV_Jbt3ydejzMlJM1ar81V_fNRptpWjLLqwRo2UNQKNsIvmGtyLdIIfoNGybSOASDAAXgbmlgACsD0LGYinlmamzYSMhXhtnX14qMc8fYKl8TyjS7mnP2-YIo3QjGpjeuMD_lvjFkSJtyIp5ZBuijMvIJ2VJG8tuZ-kI-wrT1Sh/s4032/roses%20and%20easter%20egg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Ir0YPWcZhJhQpSzvXV_Jbt3ydejzMlJM1ar81V_fNRptpWjLLqwRo2UNQKNsIvmGtyLdIIfoNGybSOASDAAXgbmlgACsD0LGYinlmamzYSMhXhtnX14qMc8fYKl8TyjS7mnP2-YIo3QjGpjeuMD_lvjFkSJtyIp5ZBuijMvIJ2VJG8tuZ-kI-wrT1Sh/s320/roses%20and%20easter%20egg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, in the Oregon mountains, near Mt.Hood, Aoife and her daddy built an igloo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp33yiwKyh13OxelJsjkA7kwi4bijBN5eBsDBMogmPOr_GvC_C0wPknGKQ0o_8VNb2Qmg5GxsoEcLya1zjsNxiS39d7gpejC4K0wk-XFLd4WE9BXX-qtrvVBAHsUafnRmVRwFK0gGkNnYjVHi3FopcjwTKjsNjzXsIepwyeTbBkThKWVEXLpwgsuMcDP7/s3192/igloo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="1916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZp33yiwKyh13OxelJsjkA7kwi4bijBN5eBsDBMogmPOr_GvC_C0wPknGKQ0o_8VNb2Qmg5GxsoEcLya1zjsNxiS39d7gpejC4K0wk-XFLd4WE9BXX-qtrvVBAHsUafnRmVRwFK0gGkNnYjVHi3FopcjwTKjsNjzXsIepwyeTbBkThKWVEXLpwgsuMcDP7/s320/igloo.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 3 and a half, Aoife learns the fine art of snowball throwing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qgwOYLHIshRk0RLQpy5P9JnZ8hk4tgMKsNK9oczk4XtgTYusuf448O5MZ0E6KypD-dq3iSR50MF_63C5HXPvZHWuomqWv-nj39nrqyaUe39i7XvHAKe5mf7CWN68o7JU3e96MVGjSzB6G2fvxpdpsMuykE03xKUNn6kZ13QStMzqWOFi_kukgvtG1w5d/s3694/Aoife%20throwing%20a%20snow%20ball.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="2740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qgwOYLHIshRk0RLQpy5P9JnZ8hk4tgMKsNK9oczk4XtgTYusuf448O5MZ0E6KypD-dq3iSR50MF_63C5HXPvZHWuomqWv-nj39nrqyaUe39i7XvHAKe5mf7CWN68o7JU3e96MVGjSzB6G2fvxpdpsMuykE03xKUNn6kZ13QStMzqWOFi_kukgvtG1w5d/s320/Aoife%20throwing%20a%20snow%20ball.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The valentine I received from Aoife....she stamped her name on the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLhIWCbhX2p6PhnkUJiCNj1wjhf3U9U30rJypyyG-k4If6J_qeeJnXV6lVZycEKVM0_VKHWyEtW4XbNo7YiqnIDn4fnfTfGB2927HfRe1ml92VphifY0T9_GcQ9OHIVdYuVP4GYvKiayQzls2Y1QzRA_ND029jX5csq4SLGt4sVSaQ9tB9CBPm2TSWZuP/s2837/aoifes%20valentine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLhIWCbhX2p6PhnkUJiCNj1wjhf3U9U30rJypyyG-k4If6J_qeeJnXV6lVZycEKVM0_VKHWyEtW4XbNo7YiqnIDn4fnfTfGB2927HfRe1ml92VphifY0T9_GcQ9OHIVdYuVP4GYvKiayQzls2Y1QzRA_ND029jX5csq4SLGt4sVSaQ9tB9CBPm2TSWZuP/s320/aoifes%20valentine.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A God thing.... a great read by Dr. Edwards from right here in Charlotte.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How to live the last part of life...with eyes wide open...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY8jaeUATDl2S7hg1hQdy3by9JW8nlapMcr3swsLHzNwZ6TmtiNr3YumjHb-LhELbTqSay-OmvcDq9cl-WCKWjXjm3slVX0jSuIJAkNwNeYJY6sG38jFQeux_LMYz_foG2PlgF2Z0uxXI11HPW9oH-5ui6bB67jincSvpPQJ7sHkFOZtG8rIHqeHHdtBS/s3669/late%20fragment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="2702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY8jaeUATDl2S7hg1hQdy3by9JW8nlapMcr3swsLHzNwZ6TmtiNr3YumjHb-LhELbTqSay-OmvcDq9cl-WCKWjXjm3slVX0jSuIJAkNwNeYJY6sG38jFQeux_LMYz_foG2PlgF2Z0uxXI11HPW9oH-5ui6bB67jincSvpPQJ7sHkFOZtG8rIHqeHHdtBS/s320/late%20fragment.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very grateful I found this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, as the night went on...poof, a blown fuse or something. I had to get security up to unplug things. Silly me had the iron and fireplace plugged in too long at the same time.in the same socket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This crazy life: I never know which way is up and which way is down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I went nuts trying to access the Quilt Con awards online...only to be told it was tomorrow night...Dear me...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-70633572728705122652024-02-15T21:59:00.005-05:002024-02-15T23:13:36.766-05:00The Many Turns<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not too crazy about Valentine's Day without my dear man...April 14, it it will have been 9 years..OMG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, someone left these by my door this morning..with a note: 'You are loved!!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I guess someone found out the I fell the night before...so embarrassisng. I slipped in some water on the way to the bathroom at 3 am. And, I could not get up...Jeeze Louize. My trusty old lady button on my wrist was pushed and in 5 minutes two big security guys showed up...Boom, I was up and back in bed...so embarrassing...like a freaking baby. So grateful I am at senior living apartments. So grateful nothing broke....but, my ego and my spirit....ugh!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFQnmfEwV788zYXqFwr1dAuqEou6p1SPcLfJMZPlTqJOGqpx2osZUBRGa8BGEkz-lM7E4NAmXRa3A9zVUW16qG4gQjPUPsydXTi-v6ex4JlvbhOWbP-4jjyHB9eE0f-ipM5YrjOXKpyflfy9eLiu3wOEmt6wXvbJJBcglJkvG878zq5cGIWVvYEBXApNk/s4032/pink%20tulips.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFQnmfEwV788zYXqFwr1dAuqEou6p1SPcLfJMZPlTqJOGqpx2osZUBRGa8BGEkz-lM7E4NAmXRa3A9zVUW16qG4gQjPUPsydXTi-v6ex4JlvbhOWbP-4jjyHB9eE0f-ipM5YrjOXKpyflfy9eLiu3wOEmt6wXvbJJBcglJkvG878zq5cGIWVvYEBXApNk/s320/pink%20tulips.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today was a pool exercise day and a two short walk day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also visitors for lunch...My DIL and two darling adolescent grands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a quick Happy Birthday song for them both. Lynsey turns 15 tomorrow and in a few, Dylan turns 14. I gave them a money limit and told them to pick out their presents online and I would buy them. Whew...so easy peasy for old Grandma.. Lynsey is so not happy that her younger brother is now taller than she is. Looks like Lynsey is ending up at 4'11" like both of her great-grandmothers on her mother's side.</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/AVvXsEgpKcrP4HYUmr_U5VuqSsJzVTNgcC-nSZvxFqUwEbKXDPBuoV8NiM4I8q0DfW1pwMi7urGY-Lsr5n-KXZGWW-fC0arizyb9XYm1Q9N1mwZgYvsC_SBC1-1wZojuT0RAg333Oy-klWOjwcy-w8GNS5YjW7k1T10FfqDMqxDc_oxO8sRFHD38W6me3hMPaw8m/s3277/Lynsey%2015%20at%20my%20place.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKcrP4HYUmr_U5VuqSsJzVTNgcC-nSZvxFqUwEbKXDPBuoV8NiM4I8q0DfW1pwMi7urGY-Lsr5n-KXZGWW-fC0arizyb9XYm1Q9N1mwZgYvsC_SBC1-1wZojuT0RAg333Oy-klWOjwcy-w8GNS5YjW7k1T10FfqDMqxDc_oxO8sRFHD38W6me3hMPaw8m/s320/Lynsey%2015%20at%20my%20place.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing fazes Dylan...Mr Charming, just like his father.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik_erl325JCpVPsfI8OqfrQTmpcXbJqXEaBfM70QS5fcwIaysSS2SF0wcx5oMvpYYkBtc_zljM2Vwtm7UyMuQzfBXNVM_-kmExXYfMWz-slEpQufPMfeHVnOQvtCX86PH_rbffWBpPLJxxGUglQwFC-3G9e5CR8IOnztJSBqfnCrtJEXKf6wzYR1iKNLS/s3458/Dylan%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="1602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik_erl325JCpVPsfI8OqfrQTmpcXbJqXEaBfM70QS5fcwIaysSS2SF0wcx5oMvpYYkBtc_zljM2Vwtm7UyMuQzfBXNVM_-kmExXYfMWz-slEpQufPMfeHVnOQvtCX86PH_rbffWBpPLJxxGUglQwFC-3G9e5CR8IOnztJSBqfnCrtJEXKf6wzYR1iKNLS/s320/Dylan%2014.jpg" width="148" /></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/AVvXsEj3QLWg6zhwVnghiCzwJ6U3L57qvtidSX_F_2AMOYDfqu3fq7X0igeuEd-FCaUQVFvN0hfAShxhmn0b2fIaXe3gycmk0bBBba_jN0_zEy4UoBwnQO-F6lAt6tpBz7FqJ1PkN4Q7NPulq6tPm39CkvFnZPl4heUcF3IHJtJ_WiHspZif29xKr7XAqZNifuV1/s3977/lindas%20%20heart%20cookies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2055" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QLWg6zhwVnghiCzwJ6U3L57qvtidSX_F_2AMOYDfqu3fq7X0igeuEd-FCaUQVFvN0hfAShxhmn0b2fIaXe3gycmk0bBBba_jN0_zEy4UoBwnQO-F6lAt6tpBz7FqJ1PkN4Q7NPulq6tPm39CkvFnZPl4heUcF3IHJtJ_WiHspZif29xKr7XAqZNifuV1/s320/lindas%20%20heart%20cookies.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">linda and Sherry came for lunch on Wednesday. In this cute box I found baker Linda's awesome heart chocolate cookies...the best!! Here she is with a background to die for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gcenI4ZR-0VXxgOlkOxNlBEcuQZjDrvz3Mpem8Xxik5HE-iLN7zxv7jG5afSUelq8gmfNLC5Z9HXpui88VHQ5gp-Kk8XW5yvr82Lo8S54ycKdrRsDHeArnUpJRNIfLD5MyaNDvYxIEltDBfyEQpcipSSyc9FkXHe9nz4m8iL9GsszYR8HcR1UsKwV-Gq/s4032/Linda%20%20%20partner%20in%20fabric%20crime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gcenI4ZR-0VXxgOlkOxNlBEcuQZjDrvz3Mpem8Xxik5HE-iLN7zxv7jG5afSUelq8gmfNLC5Z9HXpui88VHQ5gp-Kk8XW5yvr82Lo8S54ycKdrRsDHeArnUpJRNIfLD5MyaNDvYxIEltDBfyEQpcipSSyc9FkXHe9nz4m8iL9GsszYR8HcR1UsKwV-Gq/s320/Linda%20%20%20partner%20in%20fabric%20crime.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took the three of us to work on the obstinate African layer cake quilt top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is still not done, but on its way...stay tuned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt started out as red, white and blue for Black history month...but it did not seem to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I added color and movement....alas, too much color and too much movement with no place for the eye to rest. This is the fourth try before the garbage bin....Looks like it does have some possibility..However....no red, white and blue!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The many turns of the quilting process!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4mquLR-G5oxeiuF8TXRLk5tP5xExa6PbftEvEV6IjxOm-I8dzxvYmv6iRsMd6EzjogdXa3wS6sxhGxh9qWG-RppG8q6T7V5Mg-mcD8JaGVVjU-2jDM3unZCnn0WGvTvTu6ZmlZfwqvuDXE0f6Gx_1QxGs0bZPwJN3YMkFiaxxKNvP2wuOfqs-sE0fRto/s4032/yellow%20process%20af%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4mquLR-G5oxeiuF8TXRLk5tP5xExa6PbftEvEV6IjxOm-I8dzxvYmv6iRsMd6EzjogdXa3wS6sxhGxh9qWG-RppG8q6T7V5Mg-mcD8JaGVVjU-2jDM3unZCnn0WGvTvTu6ZmlZfwqvuDXE0f6Gx_1QxGs0bZPwJN3YMkFiaxxKNvP2wuOfqs-sE0fRto/s320/yellow%20process%20af%20blocks.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The End...not really...because tomorrow is another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another sewing day and another sunny day!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS: More</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFytS0x7Umq5Y6LuKbZSqoDrGpT8LA1iVpYbarAj46yKb_1iQnj-Egwi5BvG4KXwHlBgGpJfokSv5ngwdMs3bQXXIjn9APc-XJOIejg6o-x6YCbR-kVewC4rH6GK2i1gF_S46AHypUn2InbIF8zSDyAWz4FfWDEKg6JXzwwkVqO5QPKYBDX133y6CwZmzd/s3376/yellow%20af%20quilt%20top%20wo%20borders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="2697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFytS0x7Umq5Y6LuKbZSqoDrGpT8LA1iVpYbarAj46yKb_1iQnj-Egwi5BvG4KXwHlBgGpJfokSv5ngwdMs3bQXXIjn9APc-XJOIejg6o-x6YCbR-kVewC4rH6GK2i1gF_S46AHypUn2InbIF8zSDyAWz4FfWDEKg6JXzwwkVqO5QPKYBDX133y6CwZmzd/s320/yellow%20af%20quilt%20top%20wo%20borders.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished the above top, sans border...I do know that border and quilting will make a big difference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still crabby....to spend so much time on something that usually comes easy to me is frustrating..and at the end of the day, it was just sewing big blocks together...Jeeze Louize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is also bigger than I had planned....So, I know once the border is on and I put it away for awhile, it will be ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then this disappointment:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought this because of the great color combination. Upon closer look, it has Bob Marley and marijuana on it...nothing wrong with Bob Marley,.......but.....OMG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND, my great, wonderful African fabric store is now sending out fabric that is much poorer quality than before...I sent them an email....have to wait and see...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK...Just sharing xo </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is like life...not turning out quite as planned, but we make the best of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCijbbCYf5PE2fDCEIuppQEe72JoiH87abbUFNGqCWc4EnVGJgsNLNAUNFEAQG3MVFGlIbUIoNU0h6YyuhTtV2N3HcSqaZFXVZPi9076LBpxOFC0StXcK3xprZFPc2elKLKYPhTj4k01_eEJgB65wShKTOZwzAP-Se9Aa8I7mVy7tUS3chVRJaU14f6u_/s4032/bob%20marley%20thin%20african%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCijbbCYf5PE2fDCEIuppQEe72JoiH87abbUFNGqCWc4EnVGJgsNLNAUNFEAQG3MVFGlIbUIoNU0h6YyuhTtV2N3HcSqaZFXVZPi9076LBpxOFC0StXcK3xprZFPc2elKLKYPhTj4k01_eEJgB65wShKTOZwzAP-Se9Aa8I7mVy7tUS3chVRJaU14f6u_/s320/bob%20marley%20thin%20african%20fabric.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-63916908554815423352024-02-13T22:19:00.002-05:002024-02-13T22:19:29.314-05:00Again......Joy in the Little Things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course Aoife's handmade Valentine is for her daddy...Daddy's girl...of course!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpvggD_JTsiKrn5qZuQG1ELdBGs2kQnli0MXGSHf4qr0bMrK-VpkDQDfsMkpdVy_j3ZDYz63uYW4fpbml1ICooCgJ5_Y_tDqCzKc3_mXx5M6XfPLAjv0LdJOLiAe3jJLpgwXC_AfA6TDQ2-f5xMWuVw55cklarbRg42ACsVdqy6yJIoO9xY-IxGnwPOpI/s2699/AOIFE%20VALENTINE%20FOR%20HER%20DADDY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="2616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpvggD_JTsiKrn5qZuQG1ELdBGs2kQnli0MXGSHf4qr0bMrK-VpkDQDfsMkpdVy_j3ZDYz63uYW4fpbml1ICooCgJ5_Y_tDqCzKc3_mXx5M6XfPLAjv0LdJOLiAe3jJLpgwXC_AfA6TDQ2-f5xMWuVw55cklarbRg42ACsVdqy6yJIoO9xY-IxGnwPOpI/s320/AOIFE%20VALENTINE%20FOR%20HER%20DADDY.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought this sweatshirt on sale, as my others were lost in the move last year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When it arrived, it had some unknown ugly lettering down one sleeve. This was a perfect chance to try out my new iron on quilt block applique. It may be a bit much, but it had to cover the letters...The instructions suggested that I follow up with hand or machine stitching...I used a Jersey needle and a tight knit zigzag stitch. (the one with the dashes between the zigs..) My first time ever doing this, but my teacher was excellent!!! A fun shirt for hanging around my place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_shMFyV7RK52g7caQgdmKa8vbHIjB8OeR-v-5dy0pu0gcraWvIOWXvMk5C-cct4cF9kQfXIjNpZo8k-D6mC_dPidTj-S4aiS4kB4np_rlZEGhkAVVtn8ckDG6XMybh-N-qEupbFta0gs64aYoRTHIXhv67wdesRtkASJHRQsqvng7TZyg0hIeNe7mRzpj/s3410/blue%20sweatshirt%20with%20applique%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3410" data-original-width="2680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_shMFyV7RK52g7caQgdmKa8vbHIjB8OeR-v-5dy0pu0gcraWvIOWXvMk5C-cct4cF9kQfXIjNpZo8k-D6mC_dPidTj-S4aiS4kB4np_rlZEGhkAVVtn8ckDG6XMybh-N-qEupbFta0gs64aYoRTHIXhv67wdesRtkASJHRQsqvng7TZyg0hIeNe7mRzpj/s320/blue%20sweatshirt%20with%20applique%20blocks.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even added my cool and awesome sunflower pull that my girl got me for Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZtnqmenwNovL5R9Pa922UxSvhuvU3A5A0nAGwBzjSjcf9Df0rEhsbXuR7sFpPhIgL-zQobKELpS7wnay88yPD8xHmhTt3jJQVuOsZfc9rfEEYh0xcKY8Sdvi2WMpl58uMjusFxhoyqBsL0EiimraQaVeWVZFEiMoy1bjAswDuke_cjMiR8cLhb-qitz/s2120/sunflower%20pull.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="1136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZtnqmenwNovL5R9Pa922UxSvhuvU3A5A0nAGwBzjSjcf9Df0rEhsbXuR7sFpPhIgL-zQobKELpS7wnay88yPD8xHmhTt3jJQVuOsZfc9rfEEYh0xcKY8Sdvi2WMpl58uMjusFxhoyqBsL0EiimraQaVeWVZFEiMoy1bjAswDuke_cjMiR8cLhb-qitz/s320/sunflower%20pull.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner tonight was Mardi Gras food...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Portland, evidently the tradition is Pancake Tuesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUlHN9sFK3Hkib0nnTLr4Hx4sLm1ntgAgBeNSj-LyxTKkqjU__JyDVzhDGDTVCIIZRXZRJjB7y2vTg5y0MXuSOHRlU1_UCsRLZCBmna1d6-J5DH425GEdhgeeyXZDfdZWcMuFekO-NVSc2WkeYUrBviyzQpSVl_Zc8bwk4DaS_9x6dFocDBUzoOLI7UOa/s3372/aoife%20pancakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUlHN9sFK3Hkib0nnTLr4Hx4sLm1ntgAgBeNSj-LyxTKkqjU__JyDVzhDGDTVCIIZRXZRJjB7y2vTg5y0MXuSOHRlU1_UCsRLZCBmna1d6-J5DH425GEdhgeeyXZDfdZWcMuFekO-NVSc2WkeYUrBviyzQpSVl_Zc8bwk4DaS_9x6dFocDBUzoOLI7UOa/s320/aoife%20pancakes.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Lucy brought me tulips....one of my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are in front of Susan's painting...I just love color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyBMr9tNyWW55c2eNo8sYcyPRjAysMNCZh9q0qd4XBoFwEU4ni4dyaBY58SPvjSlak6wjnuXzzgtMIwxN22MrptePDaWyizZ_0p9O09rp5OP_bwLPX7OIlKhLXKlszMSh2g-EliFw-SfmaaQHp6-71db0E8a0eNKbeYNcJOJxefEmoqo88Up6-LdH8RA3/s3867/tulips%20by%20susans%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyBMr9tNyWW55c2eNo8sYcyPRjAysMNCZh9q0qd4XBoFwEU4ni4dyaBY58SPvjSlak6wjnuXzzgtMIwxN22MrptePDaWyizZ_0p9O09rp5OP_bwLPX7OIlKhLXKlszMSh2g-EliFw-SfmaaQHp6-71db0E8a0eNKbeYNcJOJxefEmoqo88Up6-LdH8RA3/s320/tulips%20by%20susans%20art.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlene brought Valentines for us all at dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 2.5 hour dinner...we laughed and laughed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P7QuFJbUZrSQOjPG_70zOtuWsETLichSkNFE0x0lj6JOZ_Rfq-lcVsnU-rC31reeyqNOFx64U7XdQ-YoWcPYdMY1Ellf9tiaIaWuEnnndboxr-_ck2XK7R_Z4IjyID4j1L4VdaR1WhYA7KbDJWYpI0YFI5W26qhGxW1Pt-vit79QrbUy2dRAVjVun11P/s2245/valentine%20from%20charlene.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2065" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P7QuFJbUZrSQOjPG_70zOtuWsETLichSkNFE0x0lj6JOZ_Rfq-lcVsnU-rC31reeyqNOFx64U7XdQ-YoWcPYdMY1Ellf9tiaIaWuEnnndboxr-_ck2XK7R_Z4IjyID4j1L4VdaR1WhYA7KbDJWYpI0YFI5W26qhGxW1Pt-vit79QrbUy2dRAVjVun11P/s320/valentine%20from%20charlene.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning started out as usual with this old lady crawling out of bed at noon... I hurried down to the foyer where an event was happening...registration for absentee ballots ....Yes!!! It was so crowded...many stations to register folks, even a camera set up for picture taking as NC now needs a picture ID to vote.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think over 200 people signed up for the absentee ballots..amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is one third of our residents.!!!! Get out that vote!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next item of interest: The boss here told me that a new quilter from Maryland just moved in yesterday and she was so eager to meet up with other devoted quilters....Yay!!! a good life!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully, as she gets settled, she will come visit Grandma O'Quilts and her free, in-house fabric store!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-14647273653557318552024-02-13T00:07:00.001-05:002024-02-13T00:13:49.332-05:00Days Gone in the Blink of an Eye<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6bB6a2kbAaj7SQnyeBAcqPjFJdaqwnnkqmIoL0yEqYUa9ZeOu8cAfMLVKU7OkwnE3sfC30E27lMzAAGwstP0MC0IN7g-UZhQfjyVBAEbgsppO65-YM5NS88TGPt7jMbfVViTGx_ZE9c3Jk_Ua1GY-pyJUGQhISCf4OTnZ6NbW7C1Il3HxxywVvHTwsto/s3689/best%20of%20af%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="2804" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6bB6a2kbAaj7SQnyeBAcqPjFJdaqwnnkqmIoL0yEqYUa9ZeOu8cAfMLVKU7OkwnE3sfC30E27lMzAAGwstP0MC0IN7g-UZhQfjyVBAEbgsppO65-YM5NS88TGPt7jMbfVViTGx_ZE9c3Jk_Ua1GY-pyJUGQhISCf4OTnZ6NbW7C1Il3HxxywVvHTwsto/s320/best%20of%20af%20blocks.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The above quilt process is driving me crazy. Maybe it is because I am up too late listening to podcasts while I sew</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..(I can thank Sherry and Lisa for that)!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fooling around with 10 inch African blocks and not finding solace!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still hate it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...hot iron is out, ironing these 2.5" strips that I made in sewing yesterday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6c0cQlsaz_0I3ddPX_nLcE7YsoTuG__foEGbsbd8-HXloAlh0VfcFsqmAFt_D7x31KAUUejVwsZGpVnlW4U-i9sR8_hg_T34lc2mypaMmZRD_prMKaFsO9reJDK6VJI41EvGOZHvCx33NM0OZZs8Sv0SUZNU2D2zHFxOYCr1BQa1UVKP80TQKsIc7Nbm/s3845/IMG_4480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6c0cQlsaz_0I3ddPX_nLcE7YsoTuG__foEGbsbd8-HXloAlh0VfcFsqmAFt_D7x31KAUUejVwsZGpVnlW4U-i9sR8_hg_T34lc2mypaMmZRD_prMKaFsO9reJDK6VJI41EvGOZHvCx33NM0OZZs8Sv0SUZNU2D2zHFxOYCr1BQa1UVKP80TQKsIc7Nbm/s320/IMG_4480.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also ironed these old plaid blocks already sewn into hourglass...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday I sewed them into two patches. Now ironed, soon to be four patches...sigh all edges on the bias...One more challenge!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkZjtWvKMD3VPPv_nXi7AaY-pjWxUDv0tZxa179v2FfmkmLCzhPQwsEGwtXJJRO9-pvPY4HWE0NwUNFSnCHt31b7HBytICnW7m58UQqmBC4GWJqxOGAt7eHxbCd2A9yfIc0ELcy7KK1iyhWaAu9Bqak4oH7TGz8okvVexRdI88Moukce6y_mMNwozVYGI/s3586/IMG_4483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkZjtWvKMD3VPPv_nXi7AaY-pjWxUDv0tZxa179v2FfmkmLCzhPQwsEGwtXJJRO9-pvPY4HWE0NwUNFSnCHt31b7HBytICnW7m58UQqmBC4GWJqxOGAt7eHxbCd2A9yfIc0ELcy7KK1iyhWaAu9Bqak4oH7TGz8okvVexRdI88Moukce6y_mMNwozVYGI/s320/IMG_4483.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When it rains icky all day long. When arthritis hurts me and headache hurts my sister. When exercise is sitting in front of my fake fire, taking a nap, then the weather is in control and not me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well...here is a new bud on my Amaryllis. Not too many blooms this year...but hope exists when one shows...nice...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg27XczARiQinIpV0TyUwJmlBGNNp-6GWv-BJ1j8iaa6QEDXRPT4_ekiDajRgqKBsVQgG2NDr3DxbxX0xiMzSEx_imtcJnk4Dks1sznANNUT4nVYK4vvD_XZ450xaWNMnJcBxUlsfG4f5nmAO-eILj4x4_GWbr_8E3lbrzdWixa-Z984GQ8fSNEa9XfTDx/s3805/bulb%20%20hope.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3805" data-original-width="2659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg27XczARiQinIpV0TyUwJmlBGNNp-6GWv-BJ1j8iaa6QEDXRPT4_ekiDajRgqKBsVQgG2NDr3DxbxX0xiMzSEx_imtcJnk4Dks1sznANNUT4nVYK4vvD_XZ450xaWNMnJcBxUlsfG4f5nmAO-eILj4x4_GWbr_8E3lbrzdWixa-Z984GQ8fSNEa9XfTDx/s320/bulb%20%20hope.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning was quilting in my community..We tried to plan the year. I will teach the rope bowl construction. Miriam and I together will teach needles and machine feet...Stay tuned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope is a bright light in an often dismal world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, dear, midnight again!!!! So fast goes my life..so fast!!</div><br /><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-69303859835777375662024-02-11T23:03:00.005-05:002024-02-12T00:04:36.975-05:00Rainy on the Outside, Sunny on the Inside<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuuh3EPyq18xHpcjrY7aCINvc9jKG1qZuPNgI_nomi8QqoXuyErZFuNPvn8w_SZlyXdnBxPzOfSDWzvf4Osq2cgLhr4B5kdcyCGa2hvidGBcUqgGSEieYHyETrDzO-77VKUXyGZwX1glQuQohEAg_mFl73ltmmxll7DnHxoG-WOWJc4L8CJZEB2OejPkE/s3719/blue%20and%20orange%20check%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3719" data-original-width="2970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuuh3EPyq18xHpcjrY7aCINvc9jKG1qZuPNgI_nomi8QqoXuyErZFuNPvn8w_SZlyXdnBxPzOfSDWzvf4Osq2cgLhr4B5kdcyCGa2hvidGBcUqgGSEieYHyETrDzO-77VKUXyGZwX1glQuQohEAg_mFl73ltmmxll7DnHxoG-WOWJc4L8CJZEB2OejPkE/s320/blue%20and%20orange%20check%20done.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pouring rain as sleep deprived me headed out to Quilt Patch Fabric's Super Bowl sewing day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course new friends, of course wobbly me on my cane had everyone bring in my machine, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laughter and Super Bowl food...everything but the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, I was able to finish the above quilt binding..."Done" in many languages brings joy.</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/AVvXsEi0gZkiJtCrLo2uFMoj01jYePCydHvT7RYG203ogccltkKyE9TjkaBdOlgRCvjGm6Oqv-sTjR_ZzXR-09vgmOiNcKtQIHySKQyp0URIdJ_JFnquNaWqR8Lc5qp8tCgzByP1PkrkQgxR7so1lCxvd82m-HALEEu-hwRUjHbuVknmg9Q4h_Yw5kt5DeVQwn8p/s3815/10%20inch%20ad%20squares%20cut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3815" data-original-width="2771" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gZkiJtCrLo2uFMoj01jYePCydHvT7RYG203ogccltkKyE9TjkaBdOlgRCvjGm6Oqv-sTjR_ZzXR-09vgmOiNcKtQIHySKQyp0URIdJ_JFnquNaWqR8Lc5qp8tCgzByP1PkrkQgxR7so1lCxvd82m-HALEEu-hwRUjHbuVknmg9Q4h_Yw5kt5DeVQwn8p/s320/10%20inch%20ad%20squares%20cut.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Accuquilt cutter cut more African fabrics into 10 inch squares..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ttxH1zl_zO9FwLj1VXdsk_Augj3z5Qb9SpVl5QhVUIRy0VRpoO99E7FWQOEcyTyQWpMdezIUH1YkgHjqvjfBpbugzlnVnM7pNhVSW-egOD8tcKhJpse2H7sVb9yt9VuzHDMRlUDaYha0dnwRjwxyaRHjcb4raK1jzzhoasuMCP2EODwrSZaAB5KMVpXS/s4032/aoife%20shops%20at%20trader%20joes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ttxH1zl_zO9FwLj1VXdsk_Augj3z5Qb9SpVl5QhVUIRy0VRpoO99E7FWQOEcyTyQWpMdezIUH1YkgHjqvjfBpbugzlnVnM7pNhVSW-egOD8tcKhJpse2H7sVb9yt9VuzHDMRlUDaYha0dnwRjwxyaRHjcb4raK1jzzhoasuMCP2EODwrSZaAB5KMVpXS/s320/aoife%20shops%20at%20trader%20joes.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aoife shopping for essentials at Trader Joe's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hSuCS_jToxUy2baSxi7Mv9DdtAbMLjuq4yzNBsTvusbjW9ItBpqJQw94Cp6oZDV0RAyK9tpX34M3pLGfiI5j3rQeESpoe5-f1-G8By2bkM14JQpSd2GHg46LvXHFxUr_w0rcLVYNbbzavkXguYADy3_73WlJWmjH9xDOABOQtcbjsjT3aUnLtryLRjR1/s4032/aoife%20smells%20the%20crocus%20in%20Portl;and.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hSuCS_jToxUy2baSxi7Mv9DdtAbMLjuq4yzNBsTvusbjW9ItBpqJQw94Cp6oZDV0RAyK9tpX34M3pLGfiI5j3rQeESpoe5-f1-G8By2bkM14JQpSd2GHg46LvXHFxUr_w0rcLVYNbbzavkXguYADy3_73WlJWmjH9xDOABOQtcbjsjT3aUnLtryLRjR1/s320/aoife%20smells%20the%20crocus%20in%20Portl;and.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aoife checks out the Crocus in Portland, Oregon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below my charms all organized into those boxes I showed you yesterday . So much better than hundreds of them thrown into two huge hatboxes, willy nilly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of these are self-cut; most of them gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuhRX48JKFqODD2sOIX7JE1twR0NmGAx8zHm7Jaduj0yF09_bDOKCO8JaY-kwXGAoIUtimiMKZsgP-ZpNy5pCjGsDNDBtsXeqKTTZHy80w0slJwvbvRauhH0wuOzfJuDqCk9QWgSd68UVh8u_3EAGfA1ZJBKqKzhdtloBQJRnHUwH_rShlrnilymipujE/s2804/charms%20on%20bed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2804" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuhRX48JKFqODD2sOIX7JE1twR0NmGAx8zHm7Jaduj0yF09_bDOKCO8JaY-kwXGAoIUtimiMKZsgP-ZpNy5pCjGsDNDBtsXeqKTTZHy80w0slJwvbvRauhH0wuOzfJuDqCk9QWgSd68UVh8u_3EAGfA1ZJBKqKzhdtloBQJRnHUwH_rShlrnilymipujE/s320/charms%20on%20bed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Voila!!!!! Neatly stacked in this drawer...amazing..all of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blues, Kaffe's, Derse, Childrens...etc. etc... Happy me..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boxes stack so nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWRUPXqzv3XNUyvAGxdiKw6dhWtT3bS79x5MLKQOz8X2Czc9WCwQHQ6RWRck-N-CB2-HZWx1mlpJ3KYrGSkr1Kfz4Fvls2NeVedLYUMlGRWukG7ZLM0hL3Els479ri6P-PcvVnrqOuFV5V_FbU-2z7cAlFGX2tE-fWfDyMCNHGQQ2T-r5SF2PT5f2Ydqf/s4032/charm%20boxes%20in%20ddrawer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4032" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWRUPXqzv3XNUyvAGxdiKw6dhWtT3bS79x5MLKQOz8X2Czc9WCwQHQ6RWRck-N-CB2-HZWx1mlpJ3KYrGSkr1Kfz4Fvls2NeVedLYUMlGRWukG7ZLM0hL3Els479ri6P-PcvVnrqOuFV5V_FbU-2z7cAlFGX2tE-fWfDyMCNHGQQ2T-r5SF2PT5f2Ydqf/s320/charm%20boxes%20in%20ddrawer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday was a fun day at the library with CMQG. Friends, show and tell and sewing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, Sit and Sew at QPF, Tomorrow at my complex a quilting show and tell and project planner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three days of quilting in a row????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three days of friendships in a row???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND, sewing even once home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cannot beat that kind of day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All doctors should be made aware, that quilting helps to relieve joint pain!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-86674371039479291342024-02-09T22:33:00.004-05:002024-02-09T22:57:58.937-05:00New Things<p style="text-align: center;">Emily spent $48 for Aoife's first hair cut...and she hardly even had hair then...Forever more Aoife will have...the bowl cut by her mother, just like my grandma did for me.!! Aoife's new haircut:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwx0AdMb5qyxcD195uMtiWh5-lUXJkd3sm25fB7uoSSTfqcL1nbFkDNAyo6PVOSe83hGNKAhuhYe3XP5lgBkP_wkAgm4I8NqDq_S0GH-ApaM9mm8lpEiOv-92lgYTV5_Uqrq7sKX9dmE2gmJO9NVj5gCY9iW60_Tzjy2jxbe5jfYqe-amliztMv0ZNuhQ/s3456/aoife%20haircut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2216" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwx0AdMb5qyxcD195uMtiWh5-lUXJkd3sm25fB7uoSSTfqcL1nbFkDNAyo6PVOSe83hGNKAhuhYe3XP5lgBkP_wkAgm4I8NqDq_S0GH-ApaM9mm8lpEiOv-92lgYTV5_Uqrq7sKX9dmE2gmJO9NVj5gCY9iW60_Tzjy2jxbe5jfYqe-amliztMv0ZNuhQ/s320/aoife%20haircut.jpg" width="205" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these advertized on Instagram for charm packs...Mine arrived today. I have had a great time organizing two huge boxes of random 5 inch squares...now so much easier to select and sew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDUvFiOpidoWypuQJrRz8QUjtIOIeIvDbqJCRSCbEXeJ15PZ6HHQfduO3m-KKM2WoKtvWWqgAw73TKV8HhkL3ag41TkenwNW6o6SFDlLP0dlMrlSGe2nnNyBxiLp0Z2EunWKPk5-mFSt8ReSYq4Oenyo09oHHJqp5KqXD97pLQ-OITvft0g0pkDwPh05C/s2684/box%20with%20blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2684" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDUvFiOpidoWypuQJrRz8QUjtIOIeIvDbqJCRSCbEXeJ15PZ6HHQfduO3m-KKM2WoKtvWWqgAw73TKV8HhkL3ag41TkenwNW6o6SFDlLP0dlMrlSGe2nnNyBxiLp0Z2EunWKPk5-mFSt8ReSYq4Oenyo09oHHJqp5KqXD97pLQ-OITvft0g0pkDwPh05C/s320/box%20with%20blue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New to me clear organizers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYNNZP6V?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">lear organizers for charm packs</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/AVvXsEgfbWw0Zgl7Jf4s8T47n_bvOOoQNqTOc0zuvA_cVPRYol84X3A7FyPwiocjc_Cq-Yqm-YhCflX2hxNNb9j-ifUS_RQ5dWUg8NC90-6HXQZ09Nc8HE38EnD27vb0P3tsUmr5HJaQu-PDPvJv0FvBTzw4d7h0Ru7Ype7iqTbtdKZHLK29spi7oRajtQAmJb0M/s3722/charm%20boxes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbWw0Zgl7Jf4s8T47n_bvOOoQNqTOc0zuvA_cVPRYol84X3A7FyPwiocjc_Cq-Yqm-YhCflX2hxNNb9j-ifUS_RQ5dWUg8NC90-6HXQZ09Nc8HE38EnD27vb0P3tsUmr5HJaQu-PDPvJv0FvBTzw4d7h0Ru7Ype7iqTbtdKZHLK29spi7oRajtQAmJb0M/s320/charm%20boxes.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My west coast cousin asked me to send a valentine card to a school who wanted cards from all around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is mine...mailed off yesterday. It is a remake of the card I recieved yesterday...Several people now to love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_HRyXaERB3Fbj-PZ8XNBKGb9vWAl7nNIQtmvQkYYAtlDYbpGOY2XmKIHjhs5v3ROHH6RwmVPpGMZZad5lPaHeVa7cBnJVdPq3_8DUOWx0kJ14oLKEe70A8oZoxlchV7FUzP3WVdrx4oWxJUuT3ZD6KEvZhK-nz8GU7jPKY638wle_5kfztfxDvgKE0a7/s4032/valentine%20to%20a%20school.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_HRyXaERB3Fbj-PZ8XNBKGb9vWAl7nNIQtmvQkYYAtlDYbpGOY2XmKIHjhs5v3ROHH6RwmVPpGMZZad5lPaHeVa7cBnJVdPq3_8DUOWx0kJ14oLKEe70A8oZoxlchV7FUzP3WVdrx4oWxJUuT3ZD6KEvZhK-nz8GU7jPKY638wle_5kfztfxDvgKE0a7/s320/valentine%20to%20a%20school.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christine's one patch. One of many she made for family members (from his shirts) to remember her dear love. He died almost 8 years ago, one year and one day after my husband died...We are fellow travelers..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc0Qabo3SlkzQZ_7n_IM2ZZR-wqxwqMcSoV50voGH86fiTYIr4cwGCteCD5p1vWlt8GHFiIBrIqJF9ndRFvp5OkkvNi_Xqj_sP3suMv78oNmDZKrZ44RkzRm6Has7cCL-XmEZvjxkJfmG7WG41XDakGG6PM3D_lOLfEHYGx9MYPwtzZq86JGmVjYmSoHb/s3550/christings%20quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc0Qabo3SlkzQZ_7n_IM2ZZR-wqxwqMcSoV50voGH86fiTYIr4cwGCteCD5p1vWlt8GHFiIBrIqJF9ndRFvp5OkkvNi_Xqj_sP3suMv78oNmDZKrZ44RkzRm6Has7cCL-XmEZvjxkJfmG7WG41XDakGG6PM3D_lOLfEHYGx9MYPwtzZq86JGmVjYmSoHb/s320/christings%20quilt.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Missouri Star had a warehouse sale the other day...This woman of excess decided due to the great price, that I needed to add new, more modern zippers to my huge zipper collection...Voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I have a quilt collection, a fabric collection, an Aurifil thread collection and a zipper collection... Proud Grandma O'Quilts! I am buying some things for myself now. Nothing, I mean nothing, compares to the money I spent raising 3 grandchildren for 8 years nor the cost of my husband's catastrophic illness, ALS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Weq1RXIf4VIZPo6VOKYO5BO5FG_WwnpdTUgxy8MAmZtNIZkhNBjxMhP-AHiv1I-jSkHrB-v6qwMAaWciL06-hZ2SDBSD8NJXeBtERIqxNrflRYeYajU4rUp8pR4rkjAqYoZUw91vWOzxY8B2rHY73bC2fV48W3TIyhCDc3RuTDm-FmKlw9sQPWkrLpmw/s3924/zippers%20fancy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Weq1RXIf4VIZPo6VOKYO5BO5FG_WwnpdTUgxy8MAmZtNIZkhNBjxMhP-AHiv1I-jSkHrB-v6qwMAaWciL06-hZ2SDBSD8NJXeBtERIqxNrflRYeYajU4rUp8pR4rkjAqYoZUw91vWOzxY8B2rHY73bC2fV48W3TIyhCDc3RuTDm-FmKlw9sQPWkrLpmw/s320/zippers%20fancy.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight at dinner, there was no place to sit, so I sat next to someone new. A great move...She was a retired university English professor, a published poet and an artist. Very interesting. After a fun dinner, she told me she had been diagnosed with Alzheimers...I could not see it at all...Crazy life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is her apartment..She has a two bedroom, one of which is a painting studio. Wish I had taken a picture of that...so awesome. She told me these lovely rugs had been purchased in France where she still owns a home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwufd5mY-nw1NoKfAIfBipl_lZlW_sWdjFG4-I4TDTOCs4Q6s-_wAZff9f1aHzYJVEP35cYLWlHd7rIjjZ-TQYmtNuWXZlvCsPWzx4xSM6Rx6XOybyNBV-dbOFvuMrXabsVlHEZf8Kp77Q3cQ8MXpvYGkmylekWej8ktbDvGoSIkbWDVzTDKLnKLYAkGO/s3699/Susans%20lliving%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3699" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwufd5mY-nw1NoKfAIfBipl_lZlW_sWdjFG4-I4TDTOCs4Q6s-_wAZff9f1aHzYJVEP35cYLWlHd7rIjjZ-TQYmtNuWXZlvCsPWzx4xSM6Rx6XOybyNBV-dbOFvuMrXabsVlHEZf8Kp77Q3cQ8MXpvYGkmylekWej8ktbDvGoSIkbWDVzTDKLnKLYAkGO/s320/Susans%20lliving%20room.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky me was the recipient of one of her books and one of her paintings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky new friend was the recipient of my mother's books and a potholder!! What fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvmJshqwoQpTJrjGhTAl9gQtSXKZ6rP12xBu4aWHeY0OYzCvRWz8yCwROCYZYDfPvitLOfj4gKl5ycarYsFl0D86D44SSCEicHaQXP2uyLEilCW_GLuTstroKaYW2pyVZiRJaUOYjh9bRbnJ33mYQiDoNGFsjCXvMDkifpXvy2SNHDRm0_3kpgpw-i2F7/s2312/IMG_4435%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="2254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvmJshqwoQpTJrjGhTAl9gQtSXKZ6rP12xBu4aWHeY0OYzCvRWz8yCwROCYZYDfPvitLOfj4gKl5ycarYsFl0D86D44SSCEicHaQXP2uyLEilCW_GLuTstroKaYW2pyVZiRJaUOYjh9bRbnJ33mYQiDoNGFsjCXvMDkifpXvy2SNHDRm0_3kpgpw-i2F7/s320/IMG_4435%20(1).jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdci9OPgiXYmKCBzMH5jiQa6c4_ScZVpE3fg660Mv8g-qQTa3gNqAAROvxwjHSLmpSABQqsy7My9ohnqN-cnM5zVn67PejR2nyRpAKGs8c3_7wPtZE97id-N_gjLGk3bcZAqa8LeTmTYoFdUQDzUldqjVpvbLG1G8Slm-E1Odp2tufGYXV0EdKBPDQ2f5e/s1964/red%20and%20blue%20painting%20susan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1964" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdci9OPgiXYmKCBzMH5jiQa6c4_ScZVpE3fg660Mv8g-qQTa3gNqAAROvxwjHSLmpSABQqsy7My9ohnqN-cnM5zVn67PejR2nyRpAKGs8c3_7wPtZE97id-N_gjLGk3bcZAqa8LeTmTYoFdUQDzUldqjVpvbLG1G8Slm-E1Odp2tufGYXV0EdKBPDQ2f5e/s320/red%20and%20blue%20painting%20susan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case we did not remember, life can be so very hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now waiting for our Sherry to come and hang the picture for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She has helped me sooo much. I hope she does not start charging $30 an hour like the maintenance folks here do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the adorable bag Sherry made for her granddaughter's birthday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7QxjZJ85t3vUlWjRRZGm4oFrJhfFK2gGC12883Bh9dJbHmoG-STTdc_17CZkH4fGKF6Y6QdUsnOXW5KrP1nLWa0vBTRI4Q6KU6eG2HNqOODRXdZA_hzE4-8xTGcpLdsLAm8aVM42MEEZ00qFxehS_tJOHAaLxwefjt4oNox4SVhIkPkp-N9oiuuzrLzz/s3506/Daphnes%20birthday%20bag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3506" data-original-width="2070" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7QxjZJ85t3vUlWjRRZGm4oFrJhfFK2gGC12883Bh9dJbHmoG-STTdc_17CZkH4fGKF6Y6QdUsnOXW5KrP1nLWa0vBTRI4Q6KU6eG2HNqOODRXdZA_hzE4-8xTGcpLdsLAm8aVM42MEEZ00qFxehS_tJOHAaLxwefjt4oNox4SVhIkPkp-N9oiuuzrLzz/s320/Daphnes%20birthday%20bag.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since there are no secrets at Grandma O'Quilt's house, here is a picture of my old lady legs in my new compression socks. With a sock helper, there is no problem getting them on and they stay on...Is it too much to ask that my legs will soon look 18 again?????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-pn0P4PZY-BJEWcKCADuN2uGOIxQAbg_-Z1qBvOpfIp94mvxDLxfV-S-GqbSDbarUHwOXiShgSSSNGjkXWEka_UoqlKipK8fTBXVMD7C5a6CNV-Alwdk8FmsTYDIO2B3j_Vw3yN8iyv1F1Or8gme69bLMIQCnu4khyGQTa8ZGIGb3n8lxamcJA7PrsEc/s3072/compression%20socks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="1803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-pn0P4PZY-BJEWcKCADuN2uGOIxQAbg_-Z1qBvOpfIp94mvxDLxfV-S-GqbSDbarUHwOXiShgSSSNGjkXWEka_UoqlKipK8fTBXVMD7C5a6CNV-Alwdk8FmsTYDIO2B3j_Vw3yN8iyv1F1Or8gme69bLMIQCnu4khyGQTa8ZGIGb3n8lxamcJA7PrsEc/s320/compression%20socks.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYJJQ5XZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">Bright Compression Socks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have not sewn in two days...so busy organizing. Of course organizing is a messy thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wondering how my cleaning lady will get into my place...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-42375423152762843442024-02-06T23:02:00.000-05:002024-02-06T23:02:57.997-05:00The Process<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIxuIbBR3TesNe64bZpzUHVUWWlaup7ITc_mBezUhFJ8ECcqAgtSea6PfczNCCRDkuQJByL2IVNz9CJG-m0BGtAMaj7-f9-ZgaoKvCy5IZMeEPZRNVQYxWC4CeUfzt6KR3eAqy_9c0EOMEnfA0CRo_AzbAMCVaYLtncdylfS3gNfaBNup2MPg0vQ875ox/s2936/af%20squares%20process%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="2879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIxuIbBR3TesNe64bZpzUHVUWWlaup7ITc_mBezUhFJ8ECcqAgtSea6PfczNCCRDkuQJByL2IVNz9CJG-m0BGtAMaj7-f9-ZgaoKvCy5IZMeEPZRNVQYxWC4CeUfzt6KR3eAqy_9c0EOMEnfA0CRo_AzbAMCVaYLtncdylfS3gNfaBNup2MPg0vQ875ox/s320/af%20squares%20process%201.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked on this tonight...adding in some Marcia Derse...Still so dull... I plan to snowball the corners of the blocks...still..I guess I just prefer bright colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I might just switch out the plan for red/white/blue and opt for raging range of colored ones..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although sometimes tedious, this is indeed the fun part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to bed early tonight.</div><br /> <p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-79009926119804488412024-02-06T00:46:00.001-05:002024-02-06T00:53:14.157-05:00Joy is Spelled, F A B R I C<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight is way different from last night...crazy life...(sleep is the answer)Tonight I got into the African fabric. At first, I pulled out everything (of course) Now I have chosen some red, white and blue...It is African history month...Lets see what I can do here... It is a bit dull like this...Maybe I should not have fussy cut it..hmmm..Just a beginning. TBTG for design walls. I am so happy with the fabrics. I so love to play like this. Maybe I will check out some of my Marse Derse for some spark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-QLrnRgdXy9alze5ZnQI26t_YVKjv1QwkXUtrlqYsz-MGM0SSU9LpujkM2EkIK2HzrDVZ0lJEHpjZYBusPto-bxZUPAdqOwhyphenhyphenGzFru0sR25SMsLfimdINsPpaqqWYBV4MQwC91jYA3do4qMVpHOEb5d_vYrELGB1vKntfSHbLMyR6mmAiBnf2_61Ooof/s3406/fussy%20cut%20african%2010%20in.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3406" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-QLrnRgdXy9alze5ZnQI26t_YVKjv1QwkXUtrlqYsz-MGM0SSU9LpujkM2EkIK2HzrDVZ0lJEHpjZYBusPto-bxZUPAdqOwhyphenhyphenGzFru0sR25SMsLfimdINsPpaqqWYBV4MQwC91jYA3do4qMVpHOEb5d_vYrELGB1vKntfSHbLMyR6mmAiBnf2_61Ooof/s320/fussy%20cut%20african%2010%20in.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I spread them to iron for the Accuquilt cutter, JOY!!..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5S2N3_z2IcTmDiivwdaEVZyk7e2maxqP5zuF7UFXCvSEDqcLL3A1z6Lhws6JV1hW0Gg3kymW5W5Dl3kqDbz7Arhcxt1dNdUK4LVpjru6_rTx89cXJW3BFn_he3ZBLzMNUSjGD8rl-ZZAdzPiuZ_O7QVj-GNLv8btIwAfl177Dl1Pm9SbJ8GBJJ4zJKD/s3521/af%20red%20flowers%20with%20bees%20on%20greenish%20yellow%20background.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="2765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU5S2N3_z2IcTmDiivwdaEVZyk7e2maxqP5zuF7UFXCvSEDqcLL3A1z6Lhws6JV1hW0Gg3kymW5W5Dl3kqDbz7Arhcxt1dNdUK4LVpjru6_rTx89cXJW3BFn_he3ZBLzMNUSjGD8rl-ZZAdzPiuZ_O7QVj-GNLv8btIwAfl177Dl1Pm9SbJ8GBJJ4zJKD/s320/af%20red%20flowers%20with%20bees%20on%20greenish%20yellow%20background.jpg" width="251" /></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/AVvXsEj63j6LNbt-8hgdmcyGrdS882d6Y5D1b1Cqu9oby6I0yjSSSlgPI1NwaeW_BoPbDEPMxuYyVsGes4l-inJW8GDsguP6agnpek_MutWGbifYUHb6IiSnLGylccrHzpq1aqeUZqUNjhToR-XBr5GvVN_AGxylDDhUr99wecscrvSGtOip5Z0UDESJXUDl9sYA/s3720/af%20blue%20flowers%20on%20%20red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3720" data-original-width="2574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63j6LNbt-8hgdmcyGrdS882d6Y5D1b1Cqu9oby6I0yjSSSlgPI1NwaeW_BoPbDEPMxuYyVsGes4l-inJW8GDsguP6agnpek_MutWGbifYUHb6IiSnLGylccrHzpq1aqeUZqUNjhToR-XBr5GvVN_AGxylDDhUr99wecscrvSGtOip5Z0UDESJXUDl9sYA/s320/af%20blue%20flowers%20on%20%20red.jpg" width="221" /></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/AVvXsEhsdIBGp_ucs84GfeXlQpXcwtwx9jYVHOAZeGsACANQZV2I_x0FXjjAjpxnsnRmwjPf5JCLgG7WN1qOtzzomzj2AHN2S8oZHQU5MVsCycwngEQcI5Kzno9ke9VUVrQOWM5kdNE9rCP8Cola4aKy1dprorJQA1bh6A6Y3xO_sLnlVGRK9PEWnDINw1TvkHXj/s3714/af%20large%20red%20flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3714" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdIBGp_ucs84GfeXlQpXcwtwx9jYVHOAZeGsACANQZV2I_x0FXjjAjpxnsnRmwjPf5JCLgG7WN1qOtzzomzj2AHN2S8oZHQU5MVsCycwngEQcI5Kzno9ke9VUVrQOWM5kdNE9rCP8Cola4aKy1dprorJQA1bh6A6Y3xO_sLnlVGRK9PEWnDINw1TvkHXj/s320/af%20large%20red%20flowers.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjbdThoPGFvBk4-vVIqvMESzJuvpGoDlQNzEAFz6nV_HxbLKkdIbZyQXnB9aXp8l4cL38lI1iVlH6sqk4_yZEFKA8xF5nyEExyBfVGMkA7hBjCd6o53_-bvCagmF1rb4czQifeZ06dRBaAaoSbYt-kboAp84DHAVkDa-ErQtJaOk0IgnATeGMcsaZqlR1/s4032/af%20daisies%20on%20yellow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjbdThoPGFvBk4-vVIqvMESzJuvpGoDlQNzEAFz6nV_HxbLKkdIbZyQXnB9aXp8l4cL38lI1iVlH6sqk4_yZEFKA8xF5nyEExyBfVGMkA7hBjCd6o53_-bvCagmF1rb4czQifeZ06dRBaAaoSbYt-kboAp84DHAVkDa-ErQtJaOk0IgnATeGMcsaZqlR1/s320/af%20daisies%20on%20yellow.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More JOY....One third of my fabric studio. One bedroom apartment with no sofa, no dining room table; fabric in the kitchen, fabric in the closet..and out for all to see...I just love it like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DT9hD_9ueXZlVTr7Ago8mmbjKcP6eDaK91kiy7d7see25J-bgVGocdXDap8CqHNGUkQP6pZJR_RwlxpY_tsM1Q83_Fd33FXQmaAGBMfe57bHWN9Xtwmdmaw-6_4SS3TZPGDSurUETHNGXHGyKhMyp6E6N4pSfs411YMNItXnu8hO0U2FB2Bzam29h5OR/s3723/one%20t%20hird%20of%20my%20fabric%20studio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3723" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DT9hD_9ueXZlVTr7Ago8mmbjKcP6eDaK91kiy7d7see25J-bgVGocdXDap8CqHNGUkQP6pZJR_RwlxpY_tsM1Q83_Fd33FXQmaAGBMfe57bHWN9Xtwmdmaw-6_4SS3TZPGDSurUETHNGXHGyKhMyp6E6N4pSfs411YMNItXnu8hO0U2FB2Bzam29h5OR/s320/one%20t%20hird%20of%20my%20fabric%20studio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lynsey turns 15 in a few weeks...Look what the family bought her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Named, "Henry" after some show about dead something..jeeze..3 month old Cocker Spaniel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P55cAiQSLkkkzCuOtbW4MRtuKgn1fLKt97sQSs6xPF15VZCZq_ximHdHFDKd16w9lO-gPFl9U_IoJry6qwbLuZKPonFnUOT_xs5pg_qbEo40MSZfERCtRSG6fNLytn_26Z_8PAfCsmJdvJTt0pKw-axfqCzjL9bmA8eDXhR78kdZH0ZltjAlIVU9hwV-/s2023/lynsey%20and%20henry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2023" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P55cAiQSLkkkzCuOtbW4MRtuKgn1fLKt97sQSs6xPF15VZCZq_ximHdHFDKd16w9lO-gPFl9U_IoJry6qwbLuZKPonFnUOT_xs5pg_qbEo40MSZfERCtRSG6fNLytn_26Z_8PAfCsmJdvJTt0pKw-axfqCzjL9bmA8eDXhR78kdZH0ZltjAlIVU9hwV-/s320/lynsey%20and%20henry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, my country family has 4 children, 4 cats, 3 dogs...motorcycles, dirt bikes...and 18 year old Evan has his very own tiny house in the back yard. He works everyday with his step father learning a trade and bought this tiny house himself. Their mother is doing a wonderful job as is their step-father... Grandma here, is so graterful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up at noon, went to the pool, went to knitting group. I do not knit, but brought my EPPs to glue. The only quilter there...but welcomed..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister has three days off...every one of those days she takes Alexis to a doctor...today, blood work, tomorrow scans, the next day, the cancer doctor appointment.. I looked up on Dr. Google how ovarian cancer gets cells in the duodenum. No one there seems to know...it is very very rare..of course it is...and an ovary is so far away from there ...sigh...They are not calling it metastisis, but my niece is on a very heavy amount of chemo that is making her quite sick...Stay tuned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hate the cancer stuff....much rather moan about the huge orange juice spill in my refrigerator. Now I have to pay my cleaning lady an extra $40 to clean it up next time she comes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I plan on staying up till two am tonight, I invited a friend from upstairs to join me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She said NO....I guess very few friends want a glass of wine and a fabric preview and a few laughs..at 2 am... Old people....they are just not that much fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-35021807497530199572024-02-05T00:17:00.000-05:002024-02-05T00:17:38.765-05:00This Dark Night<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I finished selecting the parts for this baby quilt/ wall hanging. Color is my very favorite part of the quilting process. The batting is now spray basted to the top. I did not dare spray baste to the backing as it is so late at night and the night demons are arriving...I can feel them at my window...The ghost of that stupid Pearl trying to get to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjMFfiw4np8C42Ta9jm0VZK7xat9S9x35yWrmZ5F0gBXtn1PKAV2en-vnMWjGj47dJo6q6QrE5rPJkY4ysf2w3xQtcf9ojMaN8LfrIKCoGEWsAeuFczFNBCzNw6jp7kUpmDkXpLv26gAPR2q_MuhaLXBVTxsxWTsv6BAzEA5a2LSdL__360AdwxeLIVbZ/s3751/pastel%20triangle%20small%20process%20quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjMFfiw4np8C42Ta9jm0VZK7xat9S9x35yWrmZ5F0gBXtn1PKAV2en-vnMWjGj47dJo6q6QrE5rPJkY4ysf2w3xQtcf9ojMaN8LfrIKCoGEWsAeuFczFNBCzNw6jp7kUpmDkXpLv26gAPR2q_MuhaLXBVTxsxWTsv6BAzEA5a2LSdL__360AdwxeLIVbZ/s320/pastel%20triangle%20small%20process%20quilt.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you know my daughter in Portland is crazy about dogs...especially her own dog. She did ancestry for dogs and found her Rosie's litter mate just 30 min away. Em has bonded with the owner and the two dogs.....well...I think this picture shows it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSLoagrdryb7jEcxoaT_kWNprs5B3BXJQD6k6LIaC9IIlLp2ZmrGM3rEU3sq4Im6mT6oNu5i8jr0z8NXhxjtG3dKcAoXQu7OH7IKVs8jSDnHAiZ6YEuT-2fdTq71UjVC5WZgTZruR23czUD4X_wc6tObI2ihcpDNU26mmOsmOxLOhTVtaKNeZlgtq4at0/s1348/ROSIE%20AND%20HER%20SISTER%20%20AGAIN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSLoagrdryb7jEcxoaT_kWNprs5B3BXJQD6k6LIaC9IIlLp2ZmrGM3rEU3sq4Im6mT6oNu5i8jr0z8NXhxjtG3dKcAoXQu7OH7IKVs8jSDnHAiZ6YEuT-2fdTq71UjVC5WZgTZruR23czUD4X_wc6tObI2ihcpDNU26mmOsmOxLOhTVtaKNeZlgtq4at0/s320/ROSIE%20AND%20HER%20SISTER%20%20AGAIN.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am sleep deprived...I cannot sleep at night and then I sleep all day. What a waste of my precious time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That gives a thin sliver for Pearl to rise...and not shine.!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the excitement of the pastel solid quilt above almost finished, of course, I am looking around for something new...instead of finishing what is almost done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacr-ehW4vNTbzxSqjyTClNJ6QIXHKTPERMRZY5pYL22EKRIfZsThzCfEgg03VEWEpnHcDeYDmExPkcLcPeWrt1NtBIB_OX4DviYIH6ixtWrvOSlpTiwwqEmJ7ba5YJyi9WuKgnWbHGT7E8mMEbQABUb41nwTjmV6HnEdIAHYqmfee5mUSjgcXGsl939AM/s4031/more%20afriican%20fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="2839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacr-ehW4vNTbzxSqjyTClNJ6QIXHKTPERMRZY5pYL22EKRIfZsThzCfEgg03VEWEpnHcDeYDmExPkcLcPeWrt1NtBIB_OX4DviYIH6ixtWrvOSlpTiwwqEmJ7ba5YJyi9WuKgnWbHGT7E8mMEbQABUb41nwTjmV6HnEdIAHYqmfee5mUSjgcXGsl939AM/s320/more%20afriican%20fabric.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I received an email from fabricsonsale.com ...Re: African fabrics...etc. In my snit, I chose not to ignore it..and could not say no once I was on their site....sort of like chocolate...OMG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having done that deed, I pulled out some of the African fabric I have already...I am ready to cut some layer cakes with these and maybe snowball them for still another African quilt. Again it is color that brings joy to my heart. The folks on my floor think I am nuts...with the studio I have already full of fabric, why in the world would I buy more...and at my old age...I could konk out any day.. (says Pearl)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me tell me that tonight's African fabric deal was half the price of 45 min with a psychotherapist. and the warm fuzzy feeling lasts for me, quite awhile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I watched a silly movie...however, one of the messages it left with me was perfect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Remember that the sun is shining behind the clouds."</div><br /> <p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-58543627810319411142024-01-31T23:48:00.004-05:002024-01-31T23:48:45.652-05:00One More Day of Gratitude<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looky, looky what my eye spied.....red flowers from an African fabric large print.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, my Accuquilt 6.5 inch die showed up...wahooooo. I cut these out so fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scrap quilting is the best!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMNMRDAm-iYy5XSrCfwUUD6JlBTobPUsV8Y-snFwuHniMzzjKbFVboPz10GiKqNDemGx3o674jwnNxpqv7kcXeTZPpwfFQDQdSHxI2i9ZkJ0LdEGk9eiEr5PpL1T2NuEcW6oK5V-UYxlfKYX9-ohf_XcbzYfWlYGDplFOM5auxo_znyyOy9XcoLwDUKXc/s3438/scrap%20with%20red%20flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3438" data-original-width="2774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMNMRDAm-iYy5XSrCfwUUD6JlBTobPUsV8Y-snFwuHniMzzjKbFVboPz10GiKqNDemGx3o674jwnNxpqv7kcXeTZPpwfFQDQdSHxI2i9ZkJ0LdEGk9eiEr5PpL1T2NuEcW6oK5V-UYxlfKYX9-ohf_XcbzYfWlYGDplFOM5auxo_znyyOy9XcoLwDUKXc/s320/scrap%20with%20red%20flower.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have shown this pink Railroad quilt before, but now the binding is finally on...Done is the word, my favorite word!!</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/AVvXsEjnKK5_tZ4uIyeKNHVCWloqk2boH3NIWG8NcgHU1ERDHEZg8VaaN6ztqz6uhmfSyyqutin9_ut6tV7h2u1hCdO1o5CvPTpdbi_nSD8mxrVAAwEZJb2aYxMHkngHNP6YXOO37hNK4qr4z2MMqU-YiRNp3LVHFIpZA1kue2sPF6z8JhcPX_MJr-nLZWB47WE7/s3952/pink%20railroad%20done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3952" data-original-width="2944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKK5_tZ4uIyeKNHVCWloqk2boH3NIWG8NcgHU1ERDHEZg8VaaN6ztqz6uhmfSyyqutin9_ut6tV7h2u1hCdO1o5CvPTpdbi_nSD8mxrVAAwEZJb2aYxMHkngHNP6YXOO37hNK4qr4z2MMqU-YiRNp3LVHFIpZA1kue2sPF6z8JhcPX_MJr-nLZWB47WE7/s320/pink%20railroad%20done.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Alexander Henry fabric of years ago stayed hoarded in my stash forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cutting it up for a backing was torture for me...but oh, so perfect for this baby quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt-5DCOZ5Py3D9AUf4C0OV0ej7vPt2mhEvkum1XE16xHfcfktxRUk4OMZTlCvGZx7TrXJ_Zz8QXOo8wajDG7B2eCnsyvomXULdK9yI1IttXJUxnwu3CrEo068WOBpxKXE5-iJMeC_Clis6_uZca7n2Va1Q_uOsuoLjy3cq-4xqXsxYGilKC9pxW7PYG7u/s3802/alexander%20henry%20fairy%20backing%20for%20pink%20railroad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="2921" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt-5DCOZ5Py3D9AUf4C0OV0ej7vPt2mhEvkum1XE16xHfcfktxRUk4OMZTlCvGZx7TrXJ_Zz8QXOo8wajDG7B2eCnsyvomXULdK9yI1IttXJUxnwu3CrEo068WOBpxKXE5-iJMeC_Clis6_uZca7n2Va1Q_uOsuoLjy3cq-4xqXsxYGilKC9pxW7PYG7u/s320/alexander%20henry%20fairy%20backing%20for%20pink%20railroad.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some fairy close ups:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5jZS8ubXKNk3M0hwD83CzXn12OYzyIEU6F-WRyUiR-joutfBIKkETeM1f0SsG2vdj0XdvYKOn9JuSDztT1PyPYydoP_mM_GTt7UcM0uTuTEI-7LeMjtPt_fXB2V9gVL4OHV4gcVkOJ58CaOwSzvUhDVzA4tue4JVYn59U1bm-Yq2yqp_iUurdL5w9y3M/s4032/fairy%20close%20up%20two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5jZS8ubXKNk3M0hwD83CzXn12OYzyIEU6F-WRyUiR-joutfBIKkETeM1f0SsG2vdj0XdvYKOn9JuSDztT1PyPYydoP_mM_GTt7UcM0uTuTEI-7LeMjtPt_fXB2V9gVL4OHV4gcVkOJ58CaOwSzvUhDVzA4tue4JVYn59U1bm-Yq2yqp_iUurdL5w9y3M/s320/fairy%20close%20up%20two.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylJgZtq6dqQFAlgFXVt5w4LWnr-bttg9kx50W_zt3gk9jD8toMmMtNHLTrLf-TPxmRFrOhjkhEZUhwAqoIk-xsD9eXlD6m5Z-t9Kq_tGgbkQziuOYkDMEyEx47giTwwIx9nCT-FBv2D2StRQ77Rnip8O02sgAtioPuvqtbNAfT4G3E4gEj5A5mKg7ppcI/s3260/fairy%20close%20up%20one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylJgZtq6dqQFAlgFXVt5w4LWnr-bttg9kx50W_zt3gk9jD8toMmMtNHLTrLf-TPxmRFrOhjkhEZUhwAqoIk-xsD9eXlD6m5Z-t9Kq_tGgbkQziuOYkDMEyEx47giTwwIx9nCT-FBv2D2StRQ77Rnip8O02sgAtioPuvqtbNAfT4G3E4gEj5A5mKg7ppcI/s320/fairy%20close%20up%20one.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoom meetings and podcasts allowed all of the above to be finished ..a joyous miracle.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The dermatologist did some carvings on my face today. I complied because I love the doctor, and, of course it was the right thing to do. 2024 check list: dentist, check.....dermatologist, check...next appointment will be eye check up..OMG, scheduled!</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that a lunch with friends who still stand by my old and wobbly self was medicine for my soul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was going to drop off a cuddly item for my niece on the way home, but more allergies to IV chemo had sent them back to the clinic for IV fluids and a different anti-nausea medication.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, I find out that a Mucus Ovaraian cancer is found in young people...yikes!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks like what is left of my family is pulling together for my niece...a warm feeling of gratitude.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-66663300720031953622024-01-31T05:26:00.001-05:002024-01-31T05:26:27.745-05:00Sunshine Makes a Lovely Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday night: I am beginning to make this seat cover. First step is to spray baste one of the African fabrics to the felted mattress pad piece. I usually buy a crib or twin and cut them to size. I spray baste, iron and cut to size of felted piece. Next step will be to spray baste the fabric for the other side on...Once this is ironed and wrinkle free, I quilt it....usually using the wiggle stitch one way 3 inches apart. The back fabric is cut with a one inch excess in order to self bind...voila...so done. Next time it rains and my outdoor cushions are all wet, out this comes to protect my bottom from a wet seat.. Great for pets and kids and old ladies who spill..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG4ZUQn_CyM75g1ZoMs__I4GV_GynW10ugqzWYSWYcUe76ROb1PCxnE1jWYFj4IUnaoq06Rdls8Sx2XPJsOxxhZELqGR0Qc7fM6GpZZoP100aXm41DIKr0IVYnWJWNSVS0HHU3XhExL0BOWleKrVMmcDHNn6zm4woETgsk9g9QiYZfUrkHqdn-Q1_l1wU/s3095/seat%20cover%20process%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG4ZUQn_CyM75g1ZoMs__I4GV_GynW10ugqzWYSWYcUe76ROb1PCxnE1jWYFj4IUnaoq06Rdls8Sx2XPJsOxxhZELqGR0Qc7fM6GpZZoP100aXm41DIKr0IVYnWJWNSVS0HHU3XhExL0BOWleKrVMmcDHNn6zm4woETgsk9g9QiYZfUrkHqdn-Q1_l1wU/s320/seat%20cover%20process%20one.jpg" width="313" /></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/AVvXsEivwdxVeng_Js4pU9RYbZonWe0x_5QUj1iQPXgXcPfCI-0NZz9kXz2c06iOoWq-reE8zRCSUY_cOG7sSdBX-Hd_9BmMuHUievhGIGmVZ4dtyrXXzYFTefxXnwF0BCuXMNnW-eJ8NVj5511410ta9sDZ29Cm3qcTXV_KBsjAzkEUWnLi1ZlKhjLCHg7zOmKa/s4032/seat%20cover%20process%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwdxVeng_Js4pU9RYbZonWe0x_5QUj1iQPXgXcPfCI-0NZz9kXz2c06iOoWq-reE8zRCSUY_cOG7sSdBX-Hd_9BmMuHUievhGIGmVZ4dtyrXXzYFTefxXnwF0BCuXMNnW-eJ8NVj5511410ta9sDZ29Cm3qcTXV_KBsjAzkEUWnLi1ZlKhjLCHg7zOmKa/s320/seat%20cover%20process%20two.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday night finish...easy peasy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC5HKuqONmwWsjlayoM2O05rx_Q9sPRGFNMtvZfKm3dj_Y5GVyORm-OfEqFvL7yKA6E0vcEgUPu0aXO4puHnbqeOd_z6O1lTF1P2d8Fke52BYRVdaq2LghxwmtMGOrhZWgwLrgocfI6_SY3pjZyDVtyeJv-iijGd1Kq_VJrXJSdSXOfSF1E1qw3FfvZkv/s2610/two%20sided%20chair%20cover%20new%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC5HKuqONmwWsjlayoM2O05rx_Q9sPRGFNMtvZfKm3dj_Y5GVyORm-OfEqFvL7yKA6E0vcEgUPu0aXO4puHnbqeOd_z6O1lTF1P2d8Fke52BYRVdaq2LghxwmtMGOrhZWgwLrgocfI6_SY3pjZyDVtyeJv-iijGd1Kq_VJrXJSdSXOfSF1E1qw3FfvZkv/s320/two%20sided%20chair%20cover%20new%20one.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An inside pix...already to put outside if needed post rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a utilitarian piece like this I like to double stitch the binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbLe18hoMdW6XS9Lf0xE6Y4NwmoEEGKaPRezP3F77zQQnM_-kST_tAcVBqYp8Ak22KVMz_DQQh4ik39AMi2enuVRXwWU9esHSB5YHq7CE_nppqpIok3Nrz5I9zHl2IjWp1kYS4yq5sFx0eZEVuo1-8JXtnW6asGGYuXjMG9LPzX67hbBnJBXSyULWs7Cw/s3387/double%20stitched%20%20binding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="2124" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbLe18hoMdW6XS9Lf0xE6Y4NwmoEEGKaPRezP3F77zQQnM_-kST_tAcVBqYp8Ak22KVMz_DQQh4ik39AMi2enuVRXwWU9esHSB5YHq7CE_nppqpIok3Nrz5I9zHl2IjWp1kYS4yq5sFx0eZEVuo1-8JXtnW6asGGYuXjMG9LPzX67hbBnJBXSyULWs7Cw/s320/double%20stitched%20%20binding.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love that the cover is two sided.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs_kpJWB8rVUUHz2ZQ9IhPYhEd9XFs5Ur5FXT5Gug0jeMls5wjpBUHfx-zY1YYBfMNFfK5vYBPn-fxqX_8u4u4H5p6QQ9FaOSjqJX0HFucGhyphenhyphenyWcOjqluKfrH_49VKew9qV3v5ic35xkzF-94a7ircKxccpvZqks7uKOpUVl9wSAQWwoOoTy9_mTAcL36/s2982/two%20sided%20new%20chair%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="1677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs_kpJWB8rVUUHz2ZQ9IhPYhEd9XFs5Ur5FXT5Gug0jeMls5wjpBUHfx-zY1YYBfMNFfK5vYBPn-fxqX_8u4u4H5p6QQ9FaOSjqJX0HFucGhyphenhyphenyWcOjqluKfrH_49VKew9qV3v5ic35xkzF-94a7ircKxccpvZqks7uKOpUVl9wSAQWwoOoTy9_mTAcL36/s320/two%20sided%20new%20chair%20cover.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was all finished while watching tonight's Charlotte Modern Quilt group meeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And: binding made too....Good Lord binding is a pain in the patoot!</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/AVvXsEh4afnspERXTH5XQCC9p4rL1Y0Dl_IMUvSUrzFfQIAdbFfZPMl8XiWYJuIqZrwAEkvfTH2cN0obpkgjVvW8-3VulUbMuVIGBmvURfAJ_V7LsE930PM16hL-YV-8DvKTa3sdQEWqOPzZ6o_U9oaVnCaS11e0VwHn4lhk4CHR4FlzTFM1hE0I1mOQmexYgOog/s2953/red%20binding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4afnspERXTH5XQCC9p4rL1Y0Dl_IMUvSUrzFfQIAdbFfZPMl8XiWYJuIqZrwAEkvfTH2cN0obpkgjVvW8-3VulUbMuVIGBmvURfAJ_V7LsE930PM16hL-YV-8DvKTa3sdQEWqOPzZ6o_U9oaVnCaS11e0VwHn4lhk4CHR4FlzTFM1hE0I1mOQmexYgOog/s320/red%20binding.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday I had the energy to go to Marshalls just to look around...I went past the childrens clothes and past the childrens toys. I went past the cooking supplies and indeed the cleaning supplies...None of these are needed at my age and place. I did buy this adorable mug, just for me , to celebrate the day and the sun and my outing....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpvSewMslrb67FlAZWY8Oph7aiPVDHV3hNvb4uwsKv_FCJnuWNKof5nT8VFMUifCDcDX7zFKEGnDRN7el09JzF_yxh9KU-eaWY2bLAA2cPi52gdU-NPU_U07-30yIwrWH8FF3I3mh89DSY49eW1N7s2vyfaooOtECjyf_EhFUGEkO3TY_4vRNt1mLARFT/s3010/pink%20cat%20cup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="2783" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpvSewMslrb67FlAZWY8Oph7aiPVDHV3hNvb4uwsKv_FCJnuWNKof5nT8VFMUifCDcDX7zFKEGnDRN7el09JzF_yxh9KU-eaWY2bLAA2cPi52gdU-NPU_U07-30yIwrWH8FF3I3mh89DSY49eW1N7s2vyfaooOtECjyf_EhFUGEkO3TY_4vRNt1mLARFT/s320/pink%20cat%20cup.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I made guacamole for dinner... We used to have a avocado tree when we lived in Miami. Very large avocados...I miss that tree like it was yesterday. I used to fly to Merida, Mexico where I learned to make salsa from our tomatoes. We would drive down to Homestead to the U-pick farms. I learned then that picking them green and putting them in the window...they would ripen in stages. What I did not know, but have now learned on Instagram: How to keep avocados from going bad by storing them in the refrigerator in a bowl of cold water. And, how to fold a tortilla with cheese and onion, putting it in the toaster for a quick toasted quesadilla with no mess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeeze Louize, evidently this is a three day post . It is 5 am, Wednesday morning and I am up eating breakfast. (memories, we had a banana tree in Miami too.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping, as finish this post, and I go back to bed, that this will be the third of a run of good days!!</div><br /> <p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-19099371301300026122024-01-28T23:31:00.005-05:002024-01-28T23:34:09.549-05:00This Life of Mine<p style="text-align: center;"> Oh, heart of mine: knitted by my friend Sally Catoe...lovely pin from Goods to Go (our little store onsite..funds go to support folks living here.)..For $2..joy ...cuz I love it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bq2Q8uytDeDBt0TWfr2cp_LQBOYjkH94bgOcDJ7asFt-Gk5agCaXOQjvMdAYNdVpG7ZrF4xgNNW2-1sAsrO4AS8Gpn8C1ab1kWuMpY7IfJb-Esq3ECEVn6745hkxsOeuMXeO9K_kif0QEjZtYTsFjtiiD9rmttJ8XvIPd-5nlFHWOFFHF7hBQGuhhhTx/s2963/SALLYS%20KNITTED%20HEART.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bq2Q8uytDeDBt0TWfr2cp_LQBOYjkH94bgOcDJ7asFt-Gk5agCaXOQjvMdAYNdVpG7ZrF4xgNNW2-1sAsrO4AS8Gpn8C1ab1kWuMpY7IfJb-Esq3ECEVn6745hkxsOeuMXeO9K_kif0QEjZtYTsFjtiiD9rmttJ8XvIPd-5nlFHWOFFHF7hBQGuhhhTx/s320/SALLYS%20KNITTED%20HEART.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary Jerz quilted this lap quilt for me months and months ago. Tonight I put on the binding. It took months to procratinate and just an hour to finish...lesson??? Probably not...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v0XdZEeSfCns6amMFgu_Jpl1KLDo4Loi3Deb772DhXNxaizUt9IQ47kLzDnQldgYDXnklHxiSuICyrFIDFrttMZlX1fBlDygV5dz-m6LvURwSKGL9TN9OWayyOWaJG-Dlr1jQp9F08cHFqErlLjkk4yQaRgr-FYY9Ky0CgWZbna6J7CyTelh0JBr2yn2/s3326/green%20scrfap%20triangles%20done%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="2645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v0XdZEeSfCns6amMFgu_Jpl1KLDo4Loi3Deb772DhXNxaizUt9IQ47kLzDnQldgYDXnklHxiSuICyrFIDFrttMZlX1fBlDygV5dz-m6LvURwSKGL9TN9OWayyOWaJG-Dlr1jQp9F08cHFqErlLjkk4yQaRgr-FYY9Ky0CgWZbna6J7CyTelh0JBr2yn2/s320/green%20scrfap%20triangles%20done%202.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below: scrap process on my design wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOi0XhVkpz7LT06kZNkr8ctNZc4B47KjCS5Ne670meY8JkYnYQVIOlP-tzhDn_EBJ8V_MatHF79JjAuTQWG0huDetYW2RxguYUDnrzLh2Ty-mXDtcRG689XRVFVoKQfGFr_0sPqG7o0M4kI1S8bgZVbj3PxgsI53S_p9EYPQ6GH1juIWgESHpp6ENQWC2/s3637/sign%20wall%20process.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3637" data-original-width="2281" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOi0XhVkpz7LT06kZNkr8ctNZc4B47KjCS5Ne670meY8JkYnYQVIOlP-tzhDn_EBJ8V_MatHF79JjAuTQWG0huDetYW2RxguYUDnrzLh2Ty-mXDtcRG689XRVFVoKQfGFr_0sPqG7o0M4kI1S8bgZVbj3PxgsI53S_p9EYPQ6GH1juIWgESHpp6ENQWC2/s320/sign%20wall%20process.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">African fabric pick for my next water proof seat cover. I discovered making these when my mother needed something pretty to protect the seat of her wheelchair. I now have them on all my work chairs to prevent stains. This will be an extra one to put on an outside chair that has been rained on..Waterproof to keep my bottom dry while I read.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaZbF-xC8xnK0ON4Mx3upsR4_ttRu5gy7gLtN0QxpoQ8AEU4rHOfhAsci1xAOPZ4ks944XPY56c5uuys6qkFcoT_azp-MJTNbRulA0ulmuGabhFTmdwZbemkrYIvMJlxM87WC17Sjzqpz8m05f5dpOZ4ZBtlzbS3ePQNql87n1O0ke0C66_OBQbfSOfNz/s4032/IMG_4308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaZbF-xC8xnK0ON4Mx3upsR4_ttRu5gy7gLtN0QxpoQ8AEU4rHOfhAsci1xAOPZ4ks944XPY56c5uuys6qkFcoT_azp-MJTNbRulA0ulmuGabhFTmdwZbemkrYIvMJlxM87WC17Sjzqpz8m05f5dpOZ4ZBtlzbS3ePQNql87n1O0ke0C66_OBQbfSOfNz/s320/IMG_4308.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In desperation I search for someone to fold my yellows and my novelty fabrics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so out of control. I asked one of the workers here if she wanted a bit of money on the side...she was not interested in folding fabric. My oldest granddaughter would be great at it...alas, I never see her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teenagers seem to have a life of their own...she will be 15 in a few weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RKBgyy2RauBxCFtb-ZznZU6nMIC4LPgiWWfUlrVFBgf835TYVinRLcxQfbcaW8-sN1B5ahFjIvIENdinW9SearwRN0J5NonTAQ6T-XacTID1xXprw-ijbZGIFV-o041HaJcYw9nHQTWStr2mLjzTH-u_Yd2RcRlsyymnVJSRMLA2Zav2dFx_uUUy1fKz/s3024/yellows%20and%20novelties.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RKBgyy2RauBxCFtb-ZznZU6nMIC4LPgiWWfUlrVFBgf835TYVinRLcxQfbcaW8-sN1B5ahFjIvIENdinW9SearwRN0J5NonTAQ6T-XacTID1xXprw-ijbZGIFV-o041HaJcYw9nHQTWStr2mLjzTH-u_Yd2RcRlsyymnVJSRMLA2Zav2dFx_uUUy1fKz/s320/yellows%20and%20novelties.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rain and cold seem to really love Charlotte this winter. Still, hope shows itself in early pop up greens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEMXrwAxRQMyHFBPh_2dx5ybImh14JqUfqDk92Zjx-oiUccezwPBattDBbnaR4F14QLBKMSQEhKERvHFxDYXzWzAOLtQ46RZBEdg6ylhql6vxtFVne9fSNRsfHVupQvmCMs5pMQgZ-MKljnJeQcGlAG2H2C3Tttwn9QdFMMWhVClosAOZZO2BH8wNSyng/s4032/january%20sprouts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEMXrwAxRQMyHFBPh_2dx5ybImh14JqUfqDk92Zjx-oiUccezwPBattDBbnaR4F14QLBKMSQEhKERvHFxDYXzWzAOLtQ46RZBEdg6ylhql6vxtFVne9fSNRsfHVupQvmCMs5pMQgZ-MKljnJeQcGlAG2H2C3Tttwn9QdFMMWhVClosAOZZO2BH8wNSyng/s320/january%20sprouts.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an interesting blog about upcycling fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sewingthroughfog.com/">Sewing Through the Fog, thrift sewing and quilting</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's life....In bed till noon????? Old lady???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One o'clock lunch with friends...laughing till 3!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Home to finish a library book and pat some fabric, putting all jelly rolls in one basket, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Applied binding to quilt above, No healthy eating....no exercise or moving my body. Put some donations in the art room...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I struggle with the aging situation...my daughter always comes through with pictures of Aoife or texts of her life...and, her sewing life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so grateful for my daughter. And, then my DIL, always sharing things about my grands..and life in the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am one very lucky grandmother.</div><br /><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-64080023914363142892024-01-25T11:40:00.006-05:002024-01-25T11:40:55.934-05:00Sunshine in the Rain<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up....You know who in Portland in her first school picture ever!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 1/2 Preschool!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBalD24n_qOwsUBw0lWO35zT-cw_-SXS1nGxdOf9Ru5pUnSFM8_OelbDHvo3mNOysQXaZT51ZG9XShffsJJ3Z5EhmBSFdguAbTR2T0QiPM65wjw2xIGuYMUppjl_EjMjbzDD1t61lwylf4pZPS-bkv4Vxmh_NbEr_m7WECHWMSWe1YTK_zbdXVFHFi3ANn/s3966/AOIFE%20SCHOOL%20PIX%203.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3966" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBalD24n_qOwsUBw0lWO35zT-cw_-SXS1nGxdOf9Ru5pUnSFM8_OelbDHvo3mNOysQXaZT51ZG9XShffsJJ3Z5EhmBSFdguAbTR2T0QiPM65wjw2xIGuYMUppjl_EjMjbzDD1t61lwylf4pZPS-bkv4Vxmh_NbEr_m7WECHWMSWe1YTK_zbdXVFHFi3ANn/s320/AOIFE%20SCHOOL%20PIX%203.5.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The North Dakota Bison for Gary and Linda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some people can make a potholder out of anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9Zi0buSqYki6v4bRh5nmPeTWxwVUghyphenhyphenFT0VeOuSOO7iOauPvwDWPbBby0HpQLnUTmoWLzWad-F1imkl9gL0VsJUJc_kPOnRkOQMnABTfkff3jYp6vO7bY5WKOYUUXg9fg6_Ae2qKshJTT5kL5SdwnAURhqb0z3crvbsJyUkl956k9mE4t4x9zPdSFpCJ/s2881/BISON%20POTHOLDER%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="2881" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9Zi0buSqYki6v4bRh5nmPeTWxwVUghyphenhyphenFT0VeOuSOO7iOauPvwDWPbBby0HpQLnUTmoWLzWad-F1imkl9gL0VsJUJc_kPOnRkOQMnABTfkff3jYp6vO7bY5WKOYUUXg9fg6_Ae2qKshJTT5kL5SdwnAURhqb0z3crvbsJyUkl956k9mE4t4x9zPdSFpCJ/s320/BISON%20POTHOLDER%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made by my sister, Charmaine Lowery: a peace sign quilt for Alexis....her 37 year old daughter with ovarian cancer...Quilted by Mary Jerz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alexis loves peace signs...look at the backing I found at JoAnn's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1wBOk0MRPtH0qNxe3AN_o65avFJ9Lb9G4pUngnumOmnCZRtuNSwjmwMN8AEbBNwYDMxDUUSSpW-QDtq1bcpkH99-opLZ8LRrBjonoA5bRjib5jztdEuzphyo2iiY0iEtxFNPam9Q6xwWaugQVIzClReB__vu-rRWLvI7jKXH77Demv5FNREBBdF3yxwM/s3487/ALEXIS%20PEACE%20QUILT%20BY%20CHARMAINE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3487" data-original-width="2630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1wBOk0MRPtH0qNxe3AN_o65avFJ9Lb9G4pUngnumOmnCZRtuNSwjmwMN8AEbBNwYDMxDUUSSpW-QDtq1bcpkH99-opLZ8LRrBjonoA5bRjib5jztdEuzphyo2iiY0iEtxFNPam9Q6xwWaugQVIzClReB__vu-rRWLvI7jKXH77Demv5FNREBBdF3yxwM/s320/ALEXIS%20PEACE%20QUILT%20BY%20CHARMAINE.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My birthday is in December...I am not against celebrating it in January too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Linda for this Sunflower panel...It makes me happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKhV0DQX_DGWJNbWu8Mclft029MwKzI9eOL5MP981qbP87seJuK7h9dya8P4kTa5J1gzuvzjBevFaSuh_ZvuYwVuwvxSFXhifpu2EzF4XIDqlQV9qX4ajYMSoewkq1v4PfIhwmbi9o290x3c7sVxQa4wD_xf_ssYn7OgxElcFzXMwy7bN6XRsZgUycx17/s3055/IMG_4282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKhV0DQX_DGWJNbWu8Mclft029MwKzI9eOL5MP981qbP87seJuK7h9dya8P4kTa5J1gzuvzjBevFaSuh_ZvuYwVuwvxSFXhifpu2EzF4XIDqlQV9qX4ajYMSoewkq1v4PfIhwmbi9o290x3c7sVxQa4wD_xf_ssYn7OgxElcFzXMwy7bN6XRsZgUycx17/s320/IMG_4282.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In organizing, I came upon this Christmas present from Evan, when he was 9.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He handstitched a "gift card" for me and added in a few $5 bills....It still touches my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evan will be 19 in June...Amazing....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwk5_aQD1ZGHNwEHcJIsXiLpPkWDgycgMC4po-SE3umXXNc36x8CPbMHSiQ0-Temr72YMYjXWuVsQBI1PVX0EvUHvpfAUACOiM6L-MrezC1g_qo-btn0c70ik5dAYjt0rRIgpPZ0Mi85nTNT3a2v1f26VdBbFX1R3T6GRNd2c-3D-chRaPiaMaZFxgvo-Z/s1641/IMG_4283%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1641" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwk5_aQD1ZGHNwEHcJIsXiLpPkWDgycgMC4po-SE3umXXNc36x8CPbMHSiQ0-Temr72YMYjXWuVsQBI1PVX0EvUHvpfAUACOiM6L-MrezC1g_qo-btn0c70ik5dAYjt0rRIgpPZ0Mi85nTNT3a2v1f26VdBbFX1R3T6GRNd2c-3D-chRaPiaMaZFxgvo-Z/s320/IMG_4283%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More sunshine...even though indeed it is raining!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DIL is coming for lunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cleaning lady is coming soon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel good</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OMG so far a great day...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-90527738052045762652024-01-20T23:35:00.002-05:002024-01-20T23:37:28.232-05:00Art, the Mess and the Potholder<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting with the gift. A stain glass peace sign crafted by my friend Betty, for my niece, Alexis....the peace sign lover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yH6EuEi1wLM7iahqm_upoaqChVSGI1ahGySW-cVKr6CLRk3G_Az2PeE9BvbG5c_wvjjNrEj9h72jzAnKEm-9MFAd9qaoSu_ug_ZpoFNBq7qQPY01Wn7gYnPT7E_bFrWwpoFd-q8JOzbiTwJBW2NC48TB_9VaKDpORIg4ds4Yw-WhHfe2_eAu7x2OP5Qx/s2800/alexis%20stain%20glass%20peace%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2661" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yH6EuEi1wLM7iahqm_upoaqChVSGI1ahGySW-cVKr6CLRk3G_Az2PeE9BvbG5c_wvjjNrEj9h72jzAnKEm-9MFAd9qaoSu_ug_ZpoFNBq7qQPY01Wn7gYnPT7E_bFrWwpoFd-q8JOzbiTwJBW2NC48TB_9VaKDpORIg4ds4Yw-WhHfe2_eAu7x2OP5Qx/s320/alexis%20stain%20glass%20peace%20sign.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work on the patches for disappearing nine-patch. Four out of 12 done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRXG3Cf8hR4iMukv7PzUKFu9AYwKB1eOuFAfSeSK6TLsvPcZ9T0A29QZlwRV0RdMHiX8oYCcoqmSVWKTSokEvLhCjpzvMb7wfct2tsVyKu3pmAbKrULQ-6G2Y7CP-Z4wg1tpBDA7qPIrjsGCxcYh6PZLtqJxoZ17UdNHOKbMM2VZrcjZVsqL5c4gthKl4/s3024/4%204%20patch%20best.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="3024" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRXG3Cf8hR4iMukv7PzUKFu9AYwKB1eOuFAfSeSK6TLsvPcZ9T0A29QZlwRV0RdMHiX8oYCcoqmSVWKTSokEvLhCjpzvMb7wfct2tsVyKu3pmAbKrULQ-6G2Y7CP-Z4wg1tpBDA7qPIrjsGCxcYh6PZLtqJxoZ17UdNHOKbMM2VZrcjZVsqL5c4gthKl4/s320/4%204%20patch%20best.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the potholders finished yesterday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, the mess is me...the mess is I....OMG. I have been looking for this neck light for days...wasted time and a lot of annoyance. It was so bad, that I just sat down at the computer to order another one, when there is was. in a basket by the computer table. My brain is the mess.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyTzQc37JYKUcpw8VpOHT-20lk8Xr5P0O5Gixnv5eXTACvNByN0p1bDZVbDTs0-Mz-8DsQWVxPtf-wY7048ww9Qu5oL00WexadBY7mx6F-4MqEH35rXN1UQ91-GXa7fq5eMzzoIZV1zzJYp5rzwvfaifwjj66Cb5-QhmxoU000mRjtWnlNVcv-Zz63WN0/s3549/neck%20light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyTzQc37JYKUcpw8VpOHT-20lk8Xr5P0O5Gixnv5eXTACvNByN0p1bDZVbDTs0-Mz-8DsQWVxPtf-wY7048ww9Qu5oL00WexadBY7mx6F-4MqEH35rXN1UQ91-GXa7fq5eMzzoIZV1zzJYp5rzwvfaifwjj66Cb5-QhmxoU000mRjtWnlNVcv-Zz63WN0/s320/neck%20light.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow when personality gifts were given out, the gift of focus missed me. It so missed me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At my age, it is too late...and it is a gift anyway, not a learned skill...I like to make friends with these skills...so far, so good. There are , however, things I need to do myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can focus if I get furious. I can focus if I wait till the last minute. I can focus with meds, I can focus if I run a few miles...ha ha ha...I try not to do any of the above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a mess, my studio is a mess...I need to hire mess support.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or... accept life just the way it is...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-50927819460252142772024-01-19T22:48:00.003-05:002024-01-20T17:02:01.688-05:00Happy Friday<p style="text-align: center;"> Adorable Aoife playing an adorable game:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySu59ZjTmTfsjLlmpIqgv63C9T2U6gV_Xj9DFQuNvqenrzFvCUGoMx_WI-D_g1OhpfvhjTCTk_pFHvRZwqM7k0kKW7CoEWiS1wSWqntVE9LaPjN97cWs_zBbPE4_6QByhns2N5Pm_YXGO5kSq03CiggcZPf6PBR7RS2n4Vcw1I-3kzMp7f18KQEp0u-mj/s3897/aoife%20spelling%20aoife.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3897" data-original-width="2828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySu59ZjTmTfsjLlmpIqgv63C9T2U6gV_Xj9DFQuNvqenrzFvCUGoMx_WI-D_g1OhpfvhjTCTk_pFHvRZwqM7k0kKW7CoEWiS1wSWqntVE9LaPjN97cWs_zBbPE4_6QByhns2N5Pm_YXGO5kSq03CiggcZPf6PBR7RS2n4Vcw1I-3kzMp7f18KQEp0u-mj/s320/aoife%20spelling%20aoife.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I am 85% better...TBTG </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out of a random bag these nine patches for a disappearing nine patch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boring, no contrast, no large prints...Dear me...but I am now determined to fix it and I did not even want to work on this now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTsttON3jXjJMI3ZJtjvaiD2CwAdPS6VY6NQA56Wa6DfYD4GuamoJs_-vA4t3BlPQLzTGMTC-ShJ-qXPdxeA0Q1hg2sSb4ICuXmJilcTVjAhdES_16Hmf1tcAiGXlJPUXKpdzlJMXbRZdzsmB3WtZMhXKuQxZ9BKHoWkNmGgJa5kSUYfjNA3W8_shDttj/s4032/IMG_4255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTsttON3jXjJMI3ZJtjvaiD2CwAdPS6VY6NQA56Wa6DfYD4GuamoJs_-vA4t3BlPQLzTGMTC-ShJ-qXPdxeA0Q1hg2sSb4ICuXmJilcTVjAhdES_16Hmf1tcAiGXlJPUXKpdzlJMXbRZdzsmB3WtZMhXKuQxZ9BKHoWkNmGgJa5kSUYfjNA3W8_shDttj/s320/IMG_4255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Face cloths, wash cloths, happy cloths. I ordered an 8 pack of multicolored facecloths, cut off the edges and quilted pretty on the front. With my grands, I chose soft cloths and children's patterns, with house warming, I chose different. These are just to give to people who are sad.or lonely..they are happy cloths for face or kitchen or whatever..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLK3v12WteGEx6-l3ILrfWj5EkCBdlJYsOBeIm5laUKNbqeQfxAyZLSUBSNsm7v0iG3Y1mZpzOY72ZQCqcGC_zbiXvaAt3AYZREr4p2iLh_eT-vlfZsJUzSTD7AHdS7bIbjmbVW9atTgfs5jYIcbhlSCNKqujWsC96VTWc2G_I4rFmVeJaBDW0eE5yPhb/s3273/cloths%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="3273" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLK3v12WteGEx6-l3ILrfWj5EkCBdlJYsOBeIm5laUKNbqeQfxAyZLSUBSNsm7v0iG3Y1mZpzOY72ZQCqcGC_zbiXvaAt3AYZREr4p2iLh_eT-vlfZsJUzSTD7AHdS7bIbjmbVW9atTgfs5jYIcbhlSCNKqujWsC96VTWc2G_I4rFmVeJaBDW0eE5yPhb/s320/cloths%20one.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the fabric makes me sing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Yc_hHniBGrTVk65fNPP_Fym7KTzbP-69RUbuMIQJE7JQ92Wd9DLvD_vwN3nyOtUgUBcH2mHPq5wu5CPnKBhTvUzz7oRANE9izqn91WFZKjJ1g5fm3sQohOOHCMB-aYD0F1611FHa-jiuHzm0Tl0a5V3Fk2YpoAlSaTWVFAtkKlgneLIH-zzW4hkgnH6i/s3172/cloths%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Yc_hHniBGrTVk65fNPP_Fym7KTzbP-69RUbuMIQJE7JQ92Wd9DLvD_vwN3nyOtUgUBcH2mHPq5wu5CPnKBhTvUzz7oRANE9izqn91WFZKjJ1g5fm3sQohOOHCMB-aYD0F1611FHa-jiuHzm0Tl0a5V3Fk2YpoAlSaTWVFAtkKlgneLIH-zzW4hkgnH6i/s320/cloths%20two.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then there are the potholders...I am including a few here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt641Uyj6E-anZ7SV9qix5OrHw2uP3nuoVCOk_14zpg5iV9jxFTTHdPkWnk8Ubb6FIxzTR5H-RgbbDYjloRsHEDO1-h8u_F7HJqfpFlw4mGEWZ7peTZaXJ6YrCtwwL133pwP_d89NpmWSOqaCL-C1MWQ9V5LRlh8NnHz0tsmRlqJV0cgiPTFqyM7KwMxtj/s2918/kangarooo%20potholder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2760" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt641Uyj6E-anZ7SV9qix5OrHw2uP3nuoVCOk_14zpg5iV9jxFTTHdPkWnk8Ubb6FIxzTR5H-RgbbDYjloRsHEDO1-h8u_F7HJqfpFlw4mGEWZ7peTZaXJ6YrCtwwL133pwP_d89NpmWSOqaCL-C1MWQ9V5LRlh8NnHz0tsmRlqJV0cgiPTFqyM7KwMxtj/s320/kangarooo%20potholder.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend who works here has an Irish wife. He chose this one today:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxVkykNTuzWs7ssaD2BNI6_lh7ol4ovS6Ij6euMXGXbflkFYLv2srV8JquLxBZCvox-08zj7UgTwpSdb8GMe353t1OAMUreXbB8ug_84GEk3KFftOeURCj9dcVxjzgvg3f5sYQhIs_xvzN7z_oiMDvadUA82svy77boWpcwnn3rAnitDsXeOpRPQOX5wN/s2580/green%20potholder%20again.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="2566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxVkykNTuzWs7ssaD2BNI6_lh7ol4ovS6Ij6euMXGXbflkFYLv2srV8JquLxBZCvox-08zj7UgTwpSdb8GMe353t1OAMUreXbB8ug_84GEk3KFftOeURCj9dcVxjzgvg3f5sYQhIs_xvzN7z_oiMDvadUA82svy77boWpcwnn3rAnitDsXeOpRPQOX5wN/s320/green%20potholder%20again.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one for a zoom friend with a cat just like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN_T3z3KQcXU51M_hu3fp8tHgaH49ICtLb3CTjevvZ1mR0mA0JZedAsO45SvyMJA32ww-RTS7SzRC96Pwk0DwUz6WwBK1VIxqpYAh2ZJSzQrGOyzWXKj2dhV8Aadr0zwskozehHyrSd0tj1zV7dQirdqW8qUc6AreRO92A3sFHFiOHMzahQAe7nWUsyNI/s2986/marians%20potholder%20cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="2862" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN_T3z3KQcXU51M_hu3fp8tHgaH49ICtLb3CTjevvZ1mR0mA0JZedAsO45SvyMJA32ww-RTS7SzRC96Pwk0DwUz6WwBK1VIxqpYAh2ZJSzQrGOyzWXKj2dhV8Aadr0zwskozehHyrSd0tj1zV7dQirdqW8qUc6AreRO92A3sFHFiOHMzahQAe7nWUsyNI/s320/marians%20potholder%20cat.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scrap potholder from a 16 patch quilt in process</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPRV0SK7QWyaxTtDMU8l2f4tb6lFCI7o1YTdd8PBG26Y5l-d8JkeKX-EZjoO9JDqn_W8fa72W1K-gvRYgVPpxAfvW2tNKM2Acmn9SvEOcc5x_1yGDM9W9k1sGSW3Xl49pjlYgf51QHY6fkeG40VDHmjShZ0Gu5xB4qHRRlDDIFlxdZCHcruCDqw9VNKoO/s2570/dark%20scrap%20potholder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="2570" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPRV0SK7QWyaxTtDMU8l2f4tb6lFCI7o1YTdd8PBG26Y5l-d8JkeKX-EZjoO9JDqn_W8fa72W1K-gvRYgVPpxAfvW2tNKM2Acmn9SvEOcc5x_1yGDM9W9k1sGSW3Xl49pjlYgf51QHY6fkeG40VDHmjShZ0Gu5xB4qHRRlDDIFlxdZCHcruCDqw9VNKoO/s320/dark%20scrap%20potholder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one of the favorite chocolate ones:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYg72VE7-kOgy2bUK27Jqihdfn54as4dvRjjO9aNn4gOdDcClTOpzf_0Rzo8gljmsSfcLEMMALuUD2dEtTZ7z8nLG-Eitvgyr15WdXof7fEIBhyphenhyphen9JeAkwwrbLsIfWc8tliAUg0UYBTHqcOhuIsiLW_43zFocUCuP5Jv4X6t0wSN5ocz4zcFmqi522VLbk/s2831/truffles%20potholder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="2831" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYg72VE7-kOgy2bUK27Jqihdfn54as4dvRjjO9aNn4gOdDcClTOpzf_0Rzo8gljmsSfcLEMMALuUD2dEtTZ7z8nLG-Eitvgyr15WdXof7fEIBhyphenhyphen9JeAkwwrbLsIfWc8tliAUg0UYBTHqcOhuIsiLW_43zFocUCuP5Jv4X6t0wSN5ocz4zcFmqi522VLbk/s320/truffles%20potholder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had all these things ready to finish at the Tuesday Sit and Sew</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alas, I was too sick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, there were ready to go...feeling better, I was on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finishing things makes me feel so good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-69205056829733692662024-01-17T23:12:00.002-05:002024-01-17T23:18:01.066-05:00A Little Light, Much Needed<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I was last week, still sick, no electricity in the apartments, but emergency lights in the hallway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mrs. O'Quilts here with her mother's old bed tray on wheels, apt door open, tray pushed into hallway drinking honey lemon tea and sewing away. Thank God for sewing.!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPk2L6cNEmxQyzXsCYaYWfP12P27pG7_rv7KFgaqj-BP-mvEgK_lFRJX5_M2czPcIclyF7XqPidOqzh1C_a0Gr38yVQFVVTDX4TtgIIbAOWAqDMAAOCsKPbmRPI7RNawNYShtNqv-Wykj-Mtqsgrfkj1f6fw1d8q0y7gTuhNaJqga5EM7HDwdVtovyZJCp/s3328/epp%20during%20lights%20out.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="3328" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPk2L6cNEmxQyzXsCYaYWfP12P27pG7_rv7KFgaqj-BP-mvEgK_lFRJX5_M2czPcIclyF7XqPidOqzh1C_a0Gr38yVQFVVTDX4TtgIIbAOWAqDMAAOCsKPbmRPI7RNawNYShtNqv-Wykj-Mtqsgrfkj1f6fw1d8q0y7gTuhNaJqga5EM7HDwdVtovyZJCp/s320/epp%20during%20lights%20out.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my mess, I just spotted the ornament Betty made for me this year...lovely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhac_COtPvge2k4xkMcJkGW9AiBoo7JikLWPtEHuoXGdIP0TZHGFZ_oR_H4MCAEfukEOYXKlAhhuX6l6cLEnMcuqy2QaLifVYvEv0RQvbskqQNVBfvqGAf5sAYfRW_baWICXsTk68qmmcxzXHOCUcm1Zj-V7r57U4NyUGjUnjHvhLsuRKW3xDxGy5ndlDDj/s2909/bettys%20%20ch%20ristmas%20present.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhac_COtPvge2k4xkMcJkGW9AiBoo7JikLWPtEHuoXGdIP0TZHGFZ_oR_H4MCAEfukEOYXKlAhhuX6l6cLEnMcuqy2QaLifVYvEv0RQvbskqQNVBfvqGAf5sAYfRW_baWICXsTk68qmmcxzXHOCUcm1Zj-V7r57U4NyUGjUnjHvhLsuRKW3xDxGy5ndlDDj/s320/bettys%20%20ch%20ristmas%20present.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An adventure...a risk...some fun!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instagram told me that a folded tortilla with cheese and onion could be put in the toaster for dinner...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw9Fok9wuHzCy_RHdmy9p73uvJEelD_F4VJ7DLRXoNxn2c3imLXulUqNuLP9PpNr8szJDstXZLvdsh7ZvcRxOEFsTTGRfhwO9BgNqbF6ObcrHn1BZpeUpD1VCdXiE3oU3394DczmCrSkn5_LItHusJibRdv-QtQPYGBU_XrpZ8E9OuMWwCgcSOy9akbfQ/s2682/cheese%20crisp%20with%20onions%20%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="2682" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw9Fok9wuHzCy_RHdmy9p73uvJEelD_F4VJ7DLRXoNxn2c3imLXulUqNuLP9PpNr8szJDstXZLvdsh7ZvcRxOEFsTTGRfhwO9BgNqbF6ObcrHn1BZpeUpD1VCdXiE3oU3394DczmCrSkn5_LItHusJibRdv-QtQPYGBU_XrpZ8E9OuMWwCgcSOy9akbfQ/s320/cheese%20crisp%20with%20onions%20%20one.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above, raw tortilla folded with the cheese and onion,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below the cooking in action. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev4l2xsnmzWGTkSfrejblkXMOFtVQ9LshVG_GZXc6WT5Jhz4NrFhxlNM-jdJ69v8Da0K9NLoteCQkdkgToZBg0aonHmS-Q4BDaAywM6TUTdWq2V6xGTIdHCKJkmWc2u6QeGv2_sLEPGVaDmytVv0d7LR3IMY1mpwUx-aOE-1GCddj65THlRVlB0IxmF54/s3438/cheese%20crisp%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="3438" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev4l2xsnmzWGTkSfrejblkXMOFtVQ9LshVG_GZXc6WT5Jhz4NrFhxlNM-jdJ69v8Da0K9NLoteCQkdkgToZBg0aonHmS-Q4BDaAywM6TUTdWq2V6xGTIdHCKJkmWc2u6QeGv2_sLEPGVaDmytVv0d7LR3IMY1mpwUx-aOE-1GCddj65THlRVlB0IxmF54/s320/cheese%20crisp%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now for the quick and tasty result. Cooking a cheese crisp will never be the same for me again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No mess and yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1bxM_HuUUAc889rFCJM12z9hN2v1VKm6FLtk1Cdv308OMM3Jq8_yBCqmOOcqtRpBUkEcsgYOyu6yzieDssiqtvweIr9NFGZhoqHhWDlnGjaAD1D7p19WjKjBkgdA92b5VOpALU6ax96wGo4i-zu_HgwyGoBVB8LMrsmUl9J39XuRlqUmfuwL7kPj3y3I/s3790/cheese%20crisp%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1bxM_HuUUAc889rFCJM12z9hN2v1VKm6FLtk1Cdv308OMM3Jq8_yBCqmOOcqtRpBUkEcsgYOyu6yzieDssiqtvweIr9NFGZhoqHhWDlnGjaAD1D7p19WjKjBkgdA92b5VOpALU6ax96wGo4i-zu_HgwyGoBVB8LMrsmUl9J39XuRlqUmfuwL7kPj3y3I/s320/cheese%20crisp%203.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the weather in Charlotte is freezing, but we do not have this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the front window of my daughter's house in Portland, schools closed due to freezing ice..brrrr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Icicles...amazing....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6xD19en73_RKV83YyD3jPP1QtBubD1Q9BlNrhlIqDvP8JHQo3ClWmyfQ8WNzfmgT8XB39QyCUP08B7Q3yuXYnQ6IoMVrQOyz_idZskHBQ6bx63OF4xpoO2ZlOvcxfexa6rdKl7l4VSJcvsp-ROHArHcc-JE907HBwD73Eqxh7hDHmxEqBGaVI8iNPWBZ/s4032/icicles%20in%20portland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="4032" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6xD19en73_RKV83YyD3jPP1QtBubD1Q9BlNrhlIqDvP8JHQo3ClWmyfQ8WNzfmgT8XB39QyCUP08B7Q3yuXYnQ6IoMVrQOyz_idZskHBQ6bx63OF4xpoO2ZlOvcxfexa6rdKl7l4VSJcvsp-ROHArHcc-JE907HBwD73Eqxh7hDHmxEqBGaVI8iNPWBZ/s320/icicles%20in%20portland.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two good friends visited me today. They lifted my spirit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was able to look at the beginning of the peace sign chemo cuddle quilt for my niece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71wrQxDnU26p3xhs-28Ehx2qr3XW7OLmU-IS7Gj_3pFMZ6WzfodI9LQd_G7a_hvzgwVitbpCuOvfAIkG5DJ_lWcxbcvy1aSHpFqZ6qZBYeKfT8QMg9a9wZ9M_bHN_EIHgNuui28bzSSANnbGh-QnKNyGRGRidKMMHa8uPvTsX1VJAAg-h4gAb1yCnkM59/s3538/alexis%20peace%20si%20gn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3538" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71wrQxDnU26p3xhs-28Ehx2qr3XW7OLmU-IS7Gj_3pFMZ6WzfodI9LQd_G7a_hvzgwVitbpCuOvfAIkG5DJ_lWcxbcvy1aSHpFqZ6qZBYeKfT8QMg9a9wZ9M_bHN_EIHgNuui28bzSSANnbGh-QnKNyGRGRidKMMHa8uPvTsX1VJAAg-h4gAb1yCnkM59/s320/alexis%20peace%20si%20gn.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up and down goes life...so grateful I am cozy and warm inside and getting better!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-15776959783016509382024-01-16T20:00:00.004-05:002024-01-16T20:07:27.925-05:00It's the Steroids, Stupid!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday's joy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, in the beginning.......3 and a half years now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas587k7kF3Eh1iW3Wp8GuQS6Ili2DKBNwnCqEeldjfA2-TWFfyCR5be-ci4QOJZ6vZPxaeFe5u2xRBRGbqw_W5IeaUd-n1G_UzOg1aJwIHtTNmobZLvrdsK2wI-k4NXDNPDw96YPUMtAM1CEklDz9fT6GgbrLBqTvbavGvhdApxYDFtO5wPcjgA5IuFtB/s4009/aoife%20vaccuuming%203%20and%20a%20half.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4009" data-original-width="2007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas587k7kF3Eh1iW3Wp8GuQS6Ili2DKBNwnCqEeldjfA2-TWFfyCR5be-ci4QOJZ6vZPxaeFe5u2xRBRGbqw_W5IeaUd-n1G_UzOg1aJwIHtTNmobZLvrdsK2wI-k4NXDNPDw96YPUMtAM1CEklDz9fT6GgbrLBqTvbavGvhdApxYDFtO5wPcjgA5IuFtB/s320/aoife%20vaccuuming%203%20and%20a%20half.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to God and my doctor and my asthma inhalers and my prednisone, and my antibiotic and my cough pearls and my nebulizer, 8 days later I can see the light. God only knows what brought this about as I have not had an asthma episode in about 8 years..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight I had the energy to make this cover for a book of mine:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHDB1FmII0r0VMOVKo-8xPNfzPeECG75Gb1VW2HIN8E9LYVEqDbnaVNpvIZQYoYLun64K-KpMMeb58U44qDrH3djSUCIjrrv60mi0CTh5h-3Vve1iDDIWVcykz3vWn1ldTUNApJM1QsdVsirP6T54BKAOwYfGDhUDB538VIEVbJs1qelDsksNoeyNBTWn/s3705/big%20book%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="2879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHDB1FmII0r0VMOVKo-8xPNfzPeECG75Gb1VW2HIN8E9LYVEqDbnaVNpvIZQYoYLun64K-KpMMeb58U44qDrH3djSUCIjrrv60mi0CTh5h-3Vve1iDDIWVcykz3vWn1ldTUNApJM1QsdVsirP6T54BKAOwYfGDhUDB538VIEVbJs1qelDsksNoeyNBTWn/s320/big%20book%20cover.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cleaning lady came today. Perhaps that is why I am better????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some mean person in my building suggested that I was allergic to all my fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WHATEVER!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And TONIGHT'S rant! Something totally different...as I am feeling worse...the rain??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I read an article on de-stashing and decided tonight was the night....(not a good choice)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found two hat boxes full to the brim with charms. They are now all over the bed, over my breathing machine and now on the floor. My disposition reflects it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKtxmcVpbS9x6Shsm9tLksp8sx_EwTZBf63L6RadSYZqZX6zZ4Qav24WjHHUl8rFdUdclo45HGXG_FYhz3xtmBKd13Hq1HBIUtXb4Q5TP7uTQ0AYqdRiHgLZMt0i6MO9gMlmQ_m7r2TurucKfqFfj71R6ppta9Jx49np8KKWF7s0rzdnZ9rv2P0WkZNDA/s3956/charms%20o%20ne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="3956" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKtxmcVpbS9x6Shsm9tLksp8sx_EwTZBf63L6RadSYZqZX6zZ4Qav24WjHHUl8rFdUdclo45HGXG_FYhz3xtmBKd13Hq1HBIUtXb4Q5TP7uTQ0AYqdRiHgLZMt0i6MO9gMlmQ_m7r2TurucKfqFfj71R6ppta9Jx49np8KKWF7s0rzdnZ9rv2P0WkZNDA/s320/charms%20o%20ne.jpg" 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/AVvXsEg9tkHcW4shHguTQviSzvEtreWgYhExcxk42z_Jtb3qiDIlwL2q3bzoHwwHGGFTi1Adn5U1PBpDqw3c-0nQuz-gVuQZ8FJ-_LoNPsI-yCDrNlec-KTMNo8E3z6DiwonGZJ4qv1vYl8t1FWisxp_hVuPE7Sm9qwDJxXdLme791BoIDoBG8eNaIgvVekPtgyS/s3252/IMG_4199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3252" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tkHcW4shHguTQviSzvEtreWgYhExcxk42z_Jtb3qiDIlwL2q3bzoHwwHGGFTi1Adn5U1PBpDqw3c-0nQuz-gVuQZ8FJ-_LoNPsI-yCDrNlec-KTMNo8E3z6DiwonGZJ4qv1vYl8t1FWisxp_hVuPE7Sm9qwDJxXdLme791BoIDoBG8eNaIgvVekPtgyS/s320/IMG_4199.jpg" 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/AVvXsEhoIBIzvYmGv9YLrpQ6p1CZdUOGZkOIAr3C0yZW2AXsW-1kLnjpkT0oKjsVXHJKsW-AgPp66acEduETc64V_QyrKxJcETSuAXhhGpXK7MQGp4ZUIAGrUW_pg5TDYWLJxo8BKTkWkbLWT_qvQTpLx1dZnhV0mGAYEufQY3gJvaf8sIzX82-jpqGvf7dsLQ5a/s3047/IMG_4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIBIzvYmGv9YLrpQ6p1CZdUOGZkOIAr3C0yZW2AXsW-1kLnjpkT0oKjsVXHJKsW-AgPp66acEduETc64V_QyrKxJcETSuAXhhGpXK7MQGp4ZUIAGrUW_pg5TDYWLJxo8BKTkWkbLWT_qvQTpLx1dZnhV0mGAYEufQY3gJvaf8sIzX82-jpqGvf7dsLQ5a/s320/IMG_4200.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What to do?? One patches??? Then off to Mary Jerz to quilt?? Then off to folks who need them??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not tonight, anyway......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even in the best of times, I struggle with organization...OMG This is so not the best of times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drinking tea with honey and lemon as I wheeze, staring in awe at wild, unintended collection. Sigh..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just left all that to go to the shelves to de-stash some yardage. I could not let go of even an inch of any of it. No sewing tonight , just pacing. Sickness is a waste of time...I cannot accomplish what my youth could do,, I might die of asthma or maybe frustration.....Once again, I am overwhelmed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OH!! Here it comes...The epiphany .It is the STEROIDS, stupid. I am on the last day of my treatment. They always make me crazy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow my friends come for laughs. Tomorrow is a brand new day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-88749301534758833342024-01-14T03:02:00.000-05:002024-01-14T03:02:25.248-05:00Hope is the Thing with Feathers<p style="text-align: center;"> Varied Thrush: Male on the ground, female in the tree!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ37csAx-u3UrmW32USpFA9g67BnWmg2FrwVauwxd5_qZ0BtI_AL9WBkJ3vVzZ3rDpcl7xwFPL_yJWPkmEWM9jeC66ltk6w9otBt68ZDop52zKlErEG0mjSYElUr-qa8W-6D3eoji88ZSlGUKxQ-AqgxRZXlT9ZWUjUNKQsc5O_Mhi98Byp7WVKIoFj0i/s2910/2024.1.13%200991%20Varied%20Thrush.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="2910" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ37csAx-u3UrmW32USpFA9g67BnWmg2FrwVauwxd5_qZ0BtI_AL9WBkJ3vVzZ3rDpcl7xwFPL_yJWPkmEWM9jeC66ltk6w9otBt68ZDop52zKlErEG0mjSYElUr-qa8W-6D3eoji88ZSlGUKxQ-AqgxRZXlT9ZWUjUNKQsc5O_Mhi98Byp7WVKIoFj0i/s320/2024.1.13%200991%20Varied%20Thrush.jpg" 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/AVvXsEgPx_wF_EdgzNyf9TPxK73Qw5Lsl68kWC2iU6Zc147cqZGW1HX3XZr0erBOSQLpOgEGl33N9Sd2TncQGmfiKIWfeOPKQKKqPebAJ6hStGiAzKWQLKg_jSGMftCOu7pNlQR6v-um-zRQp7nn_6EJldn-2vVqM13lJ1-1jTKl9mG0wJtnMY4NvTWyD45MDeUf/s2268/2024.1.13%201001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="2268" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx_wF_EdgzNyf9TPxK73Qw5Lsl68kWC2iU6Zc147cqZGW1HX3XZr0erBOSQLpOgEGl33N9Sd2TncQGmfiKIWfeOPKQKKqPebAJ6hStGiAzKWQLKg_jSGMftCOu7pNlQR6v-um-zRQp7nn_6EJldn-2vVqM13lJ1-1jTKl9mG0wJtnMY4NvTWyD45MDeUf/s320/2024.1.13%201001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it is like Santa Claus. I get up at 3 am to take my cough pill....and finish the chocolate ice cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point life is annoying me...a good sign I might be slightly improving, still....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My wheezy self sat down at the computer and there it was....a surprise present from my cousin in Washington state. Such a reminder of good things in life...Thank you dear cousin...xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to bed...</div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-69563899862406981852024-01-13T20:29:00.000-05:002024-01-13T20:29:41.665-05:00A Quick Hello on Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aoife and family at Mt Hood last week. 18 inches of snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzuIGObLei3yd6hDb7Rq-TOqkL9igEAlSTThs-C_pb49Yu60GpfLBn1sZ-tRCmiqZDp6kP_0iiqayHS_l7-4jFJcy1mrb3XNFIic1j35H_rXL9IVmdV7oCgtIbZqO1I65jCmJOE4MtARoRPeHBDcId7P28gpUdXK6tT9xM1SKW4O-5E_Mx9HOEfzJKKvJ/s1024/Aoife%20in%20snow%20mt%20hood%20one.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/AVvXsEiXzuIGObLei3yd6hDb7Rq-TOqkL9igEAlSTThs-C_pb49Yu60GpfLBn1sZ-tRCmiqZDp6kP_0iiqayHS_l7-4jFJcy1mrb3XNFIic1j35H_rXL9IVmdV7oCgtIbZqO1I65jCmJOE4MtARoRPeHBDcId7P28gpUdXK6tT9xM1SKW4O-5E_Mx9HOEfzJKKvJ/s320/Aoife%20in%20snow%20mt%20hood%20one.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The good daddy with his Aoife.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmuRGpvEIpZe-twxwzU52eGOSx7a46mj0a1YakC_9HhJhlk7YMKpryYeGVF3NZdzFyFVg2guP8Grglkzf0QND5jWnmujoEb2fCali-VSNsIX1m6RGFmUTjTHPrFtYMkuDsOqv3RKgXscOygC-xRvhCSdfCWKOxgoXvjITh7NEWoxHjk1pRXf3uIq7zue8/s1920/123_1%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmuRGpvEIpZe-twxwzU52eGOSx7a46mj0a1YakC_9HhJhlk7YMKpryYeGVF3NZdzFyFVg2guP8Grglkzf0QND5jWnmujoEb2fCali-VSNsIX1m6RGFmUTjTHPrFtYMkuDsOqv3RKgXscOygC-xRvhCSdfCWKOxgoXvjITh7NEWoxHjk1pRXf3uIq7zue8/s320/123_1%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, I hear it is snowing in Portland...maybe not 18 inches, but still.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxppGLG6iWpgQaG59RtWq7C1NGb_NshiiMlWPOL8gY66EqEIN4OMDeHetoRs8-KwLp2YV49LUoVuzUm_7EM_BLs2lhP6I2SrG7Px45qzt_i3ReKZP4Nv1dWju1-M_l7DQGYBjSLWdp6Q6uRZkJfD7cJQvNYtCLRAkIfcl-kh4rBGeaijxxe-gB21bu9jP/s1766/pewter%20sunflower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxppGLG6iWpgQaG59RtWq7C1NGb_NshiiMlWPOL8gY66EqEIN4OMDeHetoRs8-KwLp2YV49LUoVuzUm_7EM_BLs2lhP6I2SrG7Px45qzt_i3ReKZP4Nv1dWju1-M_l7DQGYBjSLWdp6Q6uRZkJfD7cJQvNYtCLRAkIfcl-kh4rBGeaijxxe-gB21bu9jP/s320/pewter%20sunflower.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susan gave me this Pewter sunflower to help chase away the breathing blues</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where has Grandma O'Quilts been??</div><p style="text-align: center;">She has been stuck in her apartment for a week with a nasty asthmatic episode. Tons of coughing and wheezing and crabbiness..Finally, last night I gave in to reality. Calling my doctor and accepting steroids and special pearl cough drops and antibiotics...etc..etc...My inhalers were just not enough as I hoped neither was the nebulizer...</p><p style="text-align: center;">My girl in Oregon using my antique quilts, over a hundred years old for forts for Aoife!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CUDTDZWsIFMgTgwoOyWZ6YzEvdN3PNyputwW8NxWVG8RMNheBOL7ZZ10pXYonAdwtWTjATe3EA-4ffohbz_vnk2Uz1ifOIsNbORxm0Neym0Io5g9GEFJqsEYPN7ZDHrLugaH2q_iAdfFbCjwIcxXGxpreXWkRXajUNM0hQTTp9LzarsNjcISty9W3-TS/s4032/portland%20quilt%20s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CUDTDZWsIFMgTgwoOyWZ6YzEvdN3PNyputwW8NxWVG8RMNheBOL7ZZ10pXYonAdwtWTjATe3EA-4ffohbz_vnk2Uz1ifOIsNbORxm0Neym0Io5g9GEFJqsEYPN7ZDHrLugaH2q_iAdfFbCjwIcxXGxpreXWkRXajUNM0hQTTp9LzarsNjcISty9W3-TS/s320/portland%20quilt%20s.jpg" width="227" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Taking it easy...jeeze....no choice here....watching some of Quilt 2024, and below:</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.polaquilting.com/">Pola Quilting</a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.quilt2024.com/mac-barnes">Mac Barnes. t-shirt quilting</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sewcanshe.com/10-sewing-supplies-you-can-buy-at-the-dollar-store-2/"> 10 Sewing Supplies from the Dollar Tree (Sew Can She)</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I think sickness is such a waste of time...Oh, well xox</p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773094311026970819.post-52071252075961181662024-01-06T01:32:00.003-05:002024-01-06T01:32:54.833-05:00Tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evidently I am still jet lagged, even after 7 days home from the west coast. One am and I am going strong. Below appliqued peace signs made with my electric Accuquilt machine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZMYbKsSf9jourqylnA8TzDjcc6bOKcZd5NUYLcR6Vuq04BRdvbJH4bvxQFHH0d71T6WRJjUz7UjZh8O4m9cYipoC7EP5RnQURbX-Oj6cfYT32rL7dzRaj6fMAJYbSltwluqMaw-xBlfVdP6d5Hb8r09-6R7kLAQlVWNrDJl8lh7H4pos30mNg54f9MDz/s3920/appliqued%20peace%20signs%20accuquilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZMYbKsSf9jourqylnA8TzDjcc6bOKcZd5NUYLcR6Vuq04BRdvbJH4bvxQFHH0d71T6WRJjUz7UjZh8O4m9cYipoC7EP5RnQURbX-Oj6cfYT32rL7dzRaj6fMAJYbSltwluqMaw-xBlfVdP6d5Hb8r09-6R7kLAQlVWNrDJl8lh7H4pos30mNg54f9MDz/s320/appliqued%20peace%20signs%20accuquilt.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below: Nicely cut 4.5 inch blocks and 2.5 inch blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorilla fabric cut from an after Christmas sale shirt at Old Navy 10 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqHP9RW_hoVrg2LIjs0JgQj7SEudoLJYCPSNse6r1OZn3_86v3b7Pm4N_N6znDqAymRf6MsLnUdHSlXqp8ZpX6PNiLYMHRAj4ouKTlr9xJp_26WX5GAowVEUxzXCf7rfnyg6eudi9Wg-9B9rBf8E1X0bevYHJUnVHcjGyI0wEZNFgRjrAuE733CKhEnEM/s3626/4.5%20inch%20monkey%20and%20peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="3626" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqHP9RW_hoVrg2LIjs0JgQj7SEudoLJYCPSNse6r1OZn3_86v3b7Pm4N_N6znDqAymRf6MsLnUdHSlXqp8ZpX6PNiLYMHRAj4ouKTlr9xJp_26WX5GAowVEUxzXCf7rfnyg6eudi9Wg-9B9rBf8E1X0bevYHJUnVHcjGyI0wEZNFgRjrAuE733CKhEnEM/s320/4.5%20inch%20monkey%20and%20peace.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Mrs. O'Quilts have fun in the middle of the night...By mistake I have purchased two of the same die...No problem, cutting twice as fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPTBVYqFVVYkKfX420zNAYScEIsgLxkolRlew0gWVObgwO7-klH965YqtXrx3Nh0wnGu3r7jSA2nF347k0DK4QSF-mhjFB2iDEA5p9Xb3h-R8H0Ie7XsKn9eLx7-Savi53AQXUl-Qvh04_7nEQh7jGH36j0V9Xy8OnrTddD8V-b7DadpVRcptZSKHd2II/s2987/monkeys%20on%20accuquilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="2962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPTBVYqFVVYkKfX420zNAYScEIsgLxkolRlew0gWVObgwO7-klH965YqtXrx3Nh0wnGu3r7jSA2nF347k0DK4QSF-mhjFB2iDEA5p9Xb3h-R8H0Ie7XsKn9eLx7-Savi53AQXUl-Qvh04_7nEQh7jGH36j0V9Xy8OnrTddD8V-b7DadpVRcptZSKHd2II/s320/monkeys%20on%20accuquilt.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I was crabby as crabby can be. Had a terrible nightmare that was so real, I could not believe it was not true once awake....Then a fire alarm...jeeze....then big bang construction on an apartment just above me... (the lady does have a sewing machine!!!!) I always ask new residents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sat with the crabby over frozen blueberries and Cheerios...My mind told me to just go to the pool and so I did....Hmmmmm peace came quickly. Imagine swimming inside when the temperature outside is 30 degrees!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow is a brand new day. I plan on not feeling guilty if I nap and sew and do not change the world..After all, I am retired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nooW0Q5i8n9NmmCd3lAnOc-38W_zERMA0EeuTpM4ZOHApxpGQJJoagylsnEW4i6exNGS6wwT52GU57H0-IOQNcXsFWFgOvl8X2tkWYREnipz4LgU1L22ptWTELfYktywmF8i7kevcXdv8OvTbGmQTDNY7s8L_my_2YQdfXjgBgZRE5Iw7tujMKbBhUT8/s3679/3%20amaryllis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="2516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nooW0Q5i8n9NmmCd3lAnOc-38W_zERMA0EeuTpM4ZOHApxpGQJJoagylsnEW4i6exNGS6wwT52GU57H0-IOQNcXsFWFgOvl8X2tkWYREnipz4LgU1L22ptWTELfYktywmF8i7kevcXdv8OvTbGmQTDNY7s8L_my_2YQdfXjgBgZRE5Iw7tujMKbBhUT8/s320/3%20amaryllis.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year to me...Amaryllis from Trader Joe's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creative Whimsy has these two interesting posts: </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://createwhimsy.com/projects/10-best-fabric-storage-ideas/">Fabric Storage</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://createwhimsy.com/projects/how-to-organize-fabric-scraps-tips-and-ideas/">Fabric Scrap Tips</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>O'Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.com2