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| finished becky's second quilt with double bubble by patricia ritter |
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| got iris's quilt loaded yesterday with figure 8 by dave hudson...i get a lot of my pantos from digitech fast and friendly service xoxo |
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| and i finished it up this afternoon...i am loving this figure 8 design... |
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| so very simple .... |
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| and nancy's transportation quilt is up next....doing a simple custom on this one...but yet it never seems simple...i need to think about this one some more before i start quilting xoxoxo |
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| celebrated our friend's 50 th bd ....we caught the clipper to victoria....there was a great coupon deal in the entertainment book xoxo |
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| then we came home and celebrated our oldest daughter's 27th ....it was so nice to have the whole crew home xoxoxo |
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| lily made the cupcakes xoxo |
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| and today i am back in the work sewing groove... |
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| love this new panto modern ripple by jodi robinson from digitech |
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| one down ~ two loaded and half done....i am loving these colors xoxo |
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| i think i had fun making this....although sometimes i wonder about that... |
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| trailer sweet trailer |
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| i spent a lot of hours on this...not sure i love it but i think i like it ???? |
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| i embroidered this puppy for my mom when i was about 14...when she passed away i found it in her things....she had it on her bedroom dresser for years xoxoxo |
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| and i have decided on a name for our trailer....winifred xoxoxo |
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| and i added a wee piece of my mom's favorite blouse xoxo |
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| dottie makes it look sooooo easy |
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| i do love the soft finish of this quilt....and i hope i have time to play around some more w vintage.....i know i will always be on the look out for linens now xoxox |
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| so today i got myself all set up...i plan on cutting into these beauties tomorrow and putting it all together on my handy dandy longarm xoxo |
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| i do have some very sweet vintage.... |
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| and some basic ideas... |
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| fingers crossed for that creative feeling tomorrow xoxoxo |
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| found a few more vintage treasures and i am playing around with some ideas....i am really feeling the urge to go all vintage in our travel trailer inspired of course by gladys and maude |
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| i definitely have a thing for aprons...i got pretty excited to find this lovely orange piece of the sixties xoxo |
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| this absolutely " perfect for sara " mug |
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| another super sweet pillow case...99 cents... |
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| and i am loving this beautiful piece of amber glass ... |
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| trouble is all done and looks so good...machine quilted w sewphie's oma's garden |
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| more trouble ....haha lily is home from a 4 month trip in mexico xoxoxo |
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| awesome new pantos....love my geometrics!! |
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| and seriously ...i took this photo to shame myself into cleaning up a bit....my creative side is OUT OF CONTROL!! |
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| hard to believe that nancy's beautiful queensize quiltsmart wedding ring could give me soooo much TROUBLE but |
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| it did... |
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| nestled in the trees for the weekend at norway park on lake mcmurray |
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| our friends invited us to this private family spot |
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| because i wanted to fix this broken mirror i decided on a little mosaic...googled it , went to the craft store and got some mosaic glue and grout and inexpensive glass tiles... |
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| first you glue down the design |
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| fill in between with grout |
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| wipe down with a sponge and ta da my very first ever mosaic design....i am calling this project rustic speed mosaic..... |
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| my prize poppies |
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| i love watching these flowers bloom.... |
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| i also love how i found / stole the seed pod on a roadside years ago |
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| and now these beauties volunteer everywhere in the garden |
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| i love them soo much that i let them take over really...they are the canape of the garden right now...nestled underneath are the carrots, beets and baby artichoke.... |
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| once they burst into flower they don't last long.....boo hoo |
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| finished kay's quilt....kay has been very busy lately so i hope she will have time to blog about this special quilt soon xoxoxo |
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| i heart figtree fabric |
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| kay modified the double pinwheel block for this beautiful queen wedding quilt....machine quilted w swirl and twirl by lorien |
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| chris isaak and shawn colvin at our local chateau st. michelle winery...it was a very good concert...he is very funny and she does an amazing one woman show xoxo |
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| then we were off to do some camping in the north cascades with our trailer for the very first time....here we are above diablo lake |
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| we met our australian cousin anthony and his wife christie for the very first time...we spent a few fun filled days with them in the seattle area |
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| in seattle at pioneer square market we met this man....he does these stiches with a solar powered sewing machine and he will "sew your imagination" if you give him a few special words...check him out here |
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| and back to work with this fig tree beauty that kay has made for her niece's wedding....i am machine quilting it with swirl and twirl by lorien |
