tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41328869061943537702024-03-24T00:10:12.028-07:00COUNTRY LOG CABINRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.comBlogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-32693760863638066562024-03-20T16:29:00.000-07:002024-03-20T16:29:03.234-07:00iPad Cover<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recently purchased an iPad and realized that I would need a case to keep it in when carrying it out and about. I looked on Etsy for a pattern to use and found one at the Napkitten Pattern Etsy site. I was rather intimidated when I saw that there were 27 pages of instructions! I dug out some fabric from my stash and had enough fabric and elastic. The only thing I had to purchase was one yard of heavy duty iron on interfacing. I followed the directions carefully and after 1 1/2 days it was finished.</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/AVvXsEjgY-giEQi5LdpRovIGuu8QGJkpBuIoH8YjweYZKDYO88pwhSTSPa6tcpordyEPCMH_JghSkJguaxqYisuLq2nD3ugh2JAooKl-W8hjz4xK3FKP-wyZHUjqxkmnVK72Ih_7-DoRSGgaQ4DWk5_LTqkFcS6xF-m7HZ0-_GKjurRiaSSq2molaNs6hYkagV5U/s3183/IMG_2547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY-giEQi5LdpRovIGuu8QGJkpBuIoH8YjweYZKDYO88pwhSTSPa6tcpordyEPCMH_JghSkJguaxqYisuLq2nD3ugh2JAooKl-W8hjz4xK3FKP-wyZHUjqxkmnVK72Ih_7-DoRSGgaQ4DWk5_LTqkFcS6xF-m7HZ0-_GKjurRiaSSq2molaNs6hYkagV5U/w334-h400/IMG_2547.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I was finally able to use this piece of vintage upholstery fabric that I had purchased at a garage sale years ago. I also had the red fabric and gold fabric that I used.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiCy7jluakiO3B4TqTBPRA4ZZFfGXRNJGfRv2NH3PRJcojDC1aoURA_D5n52OXxhCucnvpLkrBrecbWnm0nOmNqYi8Jyfaz-1W9q_Ck39C71IpeXtEZ_9tjYmVBvneFVIulXRU6zA-I0gtpl3Zpa9S5QTuUNCBP10euF_nKUbU3H4W6Rq0AXDUD57_Ebw/s2984/IMG_2548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="2984" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiCy7jluakiO3B4TqTBPRA4ZZFfGXRNJGfRv2NH3PRJcojDC1aoURA_D5n52OXxhCucnvpLkrBrecbWnm0nOmNqYi8Jyfaz-1W9q_Ck39C71IpeXtEZ_9tjYmVBvneFVIulXRU6zA-I0gtpl3Zpa9S5QTuUNCBP10euF_nKUbU3H4W6Rq0AXDUD57_Ebw/w400-h335/IMG_2548.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNHgjtbYFdSJQ64UpoejEEeYaHgH6Cp5D7NuzYMU2iwuUkw8tFce4sYUvFRYzh50uxA_xJFTBBlN5x5QubcFTVAO1MEeoVpkgkg0UgIvOFOzRGYoTvdm1Z0IUs_FstHyr9C3WPY7uSlBY1vazoIw494Gb280-INbKSIcsgkMiypNMTZNKQgk_KoZc82Ar/s4032/IMG_2552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNHgjtbYFdSJQ64UpoejEEeYaHgH6Cp5D7NuzYMU2iwuUkw8tFce4sYUvFRYzh50uxA_xJFTBBlN5x5QubcFTVAO1MEeoVpkgkg0UgIvOFOzRGYoTvdm1Z0IUs_FstHyr9C3WPY7uSlBY1vazoIw494Gb280-INbKSIcsgkMiypNMTZNKQgk_KoZc82Ar/w400-h300/IMG_2552.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>It can stand up for watching a program on it or following a recipe in the kitchen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFIfrOzqiZEOZmNOhADZa4WC5jO3x3d4jB6r8ozeLfRRgcJPDLJjg5-kC6wlajg_s6HKoKK0x7TK70p3NtVq_ZeGFUGVd9VIcobSBuyNaXB_a3INjZCcSsRP7rPU0Q9bzeT-NqBDIgkEgEoyzu6nMK6xtivzR5bOY-neAYGFDHTrZ3EJf-4Zi9Bgrlw3c/s2775/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFIfrOzqiZEOZmNOhADZa4WC5jO3x3d4jB6r8ozeLfRRgcJPDLJjg5-kC6wlajg_s6HKoKK0x7TK70p3NtVq_ZeGFUGVd9VIcobSBuyNaXB_a3INjZCcSsRP7rPU0Q9bzeT-NqBDIgkEgEoyzu6nMK6xtivzR5bOY-neAYGFDHTrZ3EJf-4Zi9Bgrlw3c/w314-h400/IMG_2553.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><br /> I was pretty proud of myself after getting this finished! <p></p><p>My quilt guild has a UFO challenge and we had to make a list of 5 items that need finishing. Then at the meeting, there was a drawing and number 3 was picked, meaning that we have until our May meeting to finish it. The one that was #3 is a baby quilt that I am almost finished with, so I won't have any problem finishing it on time. If you look at my March 3 post and scroll down to see what is on my design wall, the baby quilt is hanging on the right side. It looks like it is finished, but the hexes need to be all sewn together by hand. Most of them are sewn together already and there are five or six left.</p><p>We have had a few gorgeous days here in Oregon and have really enjoyed it. The trees are blooming and the daffodils have been out for a few weeks.</p><p>Happy Spring!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-78059736944192498982024-03-12T06:38:00.000-07:002024-03-20T16:35:52.227-07:00Two Beautiful Quilts from the Quilt Show and More<p>It has taken me a while to finish getting all the pictures of quilts added to my blog. This one is one of the best quilts in the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFZK5ANL5SGpiIun0clu8Lo6zq-1trRBL_yGM8OOI5k8fs6gtwVxuALKESthtT2P5IwWuC0IMC9fyvhcN75-498fVSBwEyIpPhQ9pUQAgC6GAy7r-FGTH13tHXmxCHCYuo1D19UREwYOzQTcAWz4DmZTbUiDCSr2DwdBhvEp05_xQD3OGligTmmlsqMSY/s3018/IMG_2419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2863" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFZK5ANL5SGpiIun0clu8Lo6zq-1trRBL_yGM8OOI5k8fs6gtwVxuALKESthtT2P5IwWuC0IMC9fyvhcN75-498fVSBwEyIpPhQ9pUQAgC6GAy7r-FGTH13tHXmxCHCYuo1D19UREwYOzQTcAWz4DmZTbUiDCSr2DwdBhvEp05_xQD3OGligTmmlsqMSY/w380-h400/IMG_2419.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJXucxe49kt-xiD7LK3yc7Q2dSzHuGidVlYdcCsgVzn9ySUwrMHBeAum-WffYh-CIXK5SlQSudWOqinzMZ-AR2q8wX-cW8qGZeBzb8b4FcTcUfhFGQdSSblbuv9AbvBJXU0rb606ZbWczyKnwRJwDE2zZ1lYy4qPlTIqdDgATQwt5yDXkrD6r6A0yANP-/s4032/IMG_2420.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/AVvXsEiGJXucxe49kt-xiD7LK3yc7Q2dSzHuGidVlYdcCsgVzn9ySUwrMHBeAum-WffYh-CIXK5SlQSudWOqinzMZ-AR2q8wX-cW8qGZeBzb8b4FcTcUfhFGQdSSblbuv9AbvBJXU0rb606ZbWczyKnwRJwDE2zZ1lYy4qPlTIqdDgATQwt5yDXkrD6r6A0yANP-/w240-h320/IMG_2420.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another beauty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStLg3UYKaUl_onTqFgzX41bgVAcnplZKicDp55EKCmroiMSs5IVa4fyJ7N5N5TzKzPmsULZMDeKMFirLlf8RQInwnouunkvqyRh0KwB9JInvmihDRtc9Ovejl-fo0eSFeRJmOWKeimBFJC7R1l6YExIKirI6ZKLcW33MT35U17sPo4itKRATCkqVL2o6x/s2434/IMG_2411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="2434" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStLg3UYKaUl_onTqFgzX41bgVAcnplZKicDp55EKCmroiMSs5IVa4fyJ7N5N5TzKzPmsULZMDeKMFirLlf8RQInwnouunkvqyRh0KwB9JInvmihDRtc9Ovejl-fo0eSFeRJmOWKeimBFJC7R1l6YExIKirI6ZKLcW33MT35U17sPo4itKRATCkqVL2o6x/w400-h374/IMG_2411.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3zcjWrQXu1qlyA0s4bGvJedy6tBEbMb_nYLyESifBdSyLC7EzOBSQiqHMGZFXknCFCxXAQjWRJl52U66ghSop_2e9DVPgPORm_KY6cRJPUUFZXh98-Wzla8os9P3-IAwwvdcDLR_CBI7O00bBHQm__511A70Tj0C92TZQPQUAmVlBIL0cd200w5D_UG3/s4032/IMG_2414.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/AVvXsEgy3zcjWrQXu1qlyA0s4bGvJedy6tBEbMb_nYLyESifBdSyLC7EzOBSQiqHMGZFXknCFCxXAQjWRJl52U66ghSop_2e9DVPgPORm_KY6cRJPUUFZXh98-Wzla8os9P3-IAwwvdcDLR_CBI7O00bBHQm__511A70Tj0C92TZQPQUAmVlBIL0cd200w5D_UG3/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I'm sorry it took so long for me to get these quilt pictures added. Next I took a picture of my design wall which is behind my chair. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsP-jmkiuvY2LeURYZv87TjpchwMDK8Ch8INLh4-rHp_j40B1SuHXtOgxFVvWOz9YxMCveq25dX84wf26TK-xObD11lJZEux2yXKANmh57GsvfYVoTAwzi1pY_JFOg-RDjdqEvdy4IBhU3fjiB2DCNAysdmObVp6FaCr6mV86p5EKLE4lPC43UArV9VYs2/s2996/IMG_0001.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsP-jmkiuvY2LeURYZv87TjpchwMDK8Ch8INLh4-rHp_j40B1SuHXtOgxFVvWOz9YxMCveq25dX84wf26TK-xObD11lJZEux2yXKANmh57GsvfYVoTAwzi1pY_JFOg-RDjdqEvdy4IBhU3fjiB2DCNAysdmObVp6FaCr6mV86p5EKLE4lPC43UArV9VYs2/w326-h400/IMG_0001.HEIC" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> On the left is a quilt top that I put together from a panel that I bought at the quilt show. The sashing and borders are from my stash - valentine fabrics that I have had for years and was thinking of giving away, but glad that I didn't. To the right of that top is a baby quilt that I have had in the works for a few years and have neglected it a lot. It is on my UFO list and I decided to work on it and now it is almost finished!</p><p><a href="https://www.canuckquilter.com" target="_blank">Canuck Quilter</a> is having a Two Color Mystery Quilt-Along and I signed up for it. Then I kind of forgot about it, so I am a little bit behind. Yesterday I went to my local quilt shop, Boersma's, to get fabric for the baby quilt size. I decided to sign up for this because I have been a "blogger friend" of Canuck Quilter for a long time. When I first started a blog, it was on the American Patchwork and Quilting blog that they advertised in the magazine back in November of 2007. There were other quilters that started then and Canuck Quilter was one. I'm not sure exactly when she started, but after a while the magazine decided to close their blog and a bunch of us transferred to Blogspot. Later, in 2010, there were 12 people in the "APQ Blogging Buddies" group. We followed and commented on each others posts and even made a "friendship" quilt together! I have met some of the other members of the group in person.</p><p>Anyway, if you go to her blog site, I believe you can still sign up for it. She has become a quilt designer and has patterns for sale in a lot of shops, including Boersma's!! Right before Christmas they had one of her patterns hanging next to the Christmas fabric! The quilt-along pattern is free for people who sign up before April 11. She sends out notices on Thursdays, so I am looking forward to seeing that one in a couple days. I started cutting the fabric yesterday and I think the next notice will tell us to start sewing pieces together! </p><p>While at Boersma's, we (my next door neighbor and I) saw this new quilt hanging and thought you might like to see it too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnr0RgUikU11Oj4GtIbv7abhP-jrYeEX-otLsgbZqsQ8Ox2Gp5CiMRdq6mOMPG95PNaejIk1U1-0fh4QDv1UlnkoKeX4nDU1jIFLQaPPzdAduDpH5FHBljovdx7TDnc7Bv4IkkS_XrLiPccaRJmdPaG_UePj5RSgGI3y6W0Dkb82F3s0rfCvVQz4KYdLE/s2776/IMG_2539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnr0RgUikU11Oj4GtIbv7abhP-jrYeEX-otLsgbZqsQ8Ox2Gp5CiMRdq6mOMPG95PNaejIk1U1-0fh4QDv1UlnkoKeX4nDU1jIFLQaPPzdAduDpH5FHBljovdx7TDnc7Bv4IkkS_XrLiPccaRJmdPaG_UePj5RSgGI3y6W0Dkb82F3s0rfCvVQz4KYdLE/w340-h400/IMG_2539.JPG" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXucO4bHAihUD-mNgiLoQuEI78q3cdEJDJtXDkvc6E5Cdfu2Ynpf4j_fukhXtUyezjplph1N8GPQ8pxrQ8gN5fOZKf-aj3C1BOg0s2slhkCxoC0_58UuxpHCYXWtA5FvGRRKc4aKgKRITN8QXRvnFdbfBSgujyzuj4fMeJnWluF1tA_6H9MrKlRwpBfug/s4032/IMG_2540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXucO4bHAihUD-mNgiLoQuEI78q3cdEJDJtXDkvc6E5Cdfu2Ynpf4j_fukhXtUyezjplph1N8GPQ8pxrQ8gN5fOZKf-aj3C1BOg0s2slhkCxoC0_58UuxpHCYXWtA5FvGRRKc4aKgKRITN8QXRvnFdbfBSgujyzuj4fMeJnWluF1tA_6H9MrKlRwpBfug/w300-h400/IMG_2540.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>We loved it and I took a couple of pictures (not the best) that will give you an idea. My friend's hand is pointing out the binding. Boersma's shop is wonderful and is only about a mile from my house! Very convenient, right? Well, thanks for visiting again. I better get eat breakfast and get ready for walking with 2 neighbors. One owns the hand in the picture and we have walked together for about 10 years now. </p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-57317225334032662042024-02-29T06:04:00.000-08:002024-02-29T06:04:56.330-08:00More Quilts from the Oregon Quilt Festival<p> Before I add the pictures I want to tell you that I am now trying to help quilters in my guild who want to learn how to quilt their own quilts. I learned how to do the quilting from some other bloggers and I am forever grateful to them. One of the first quilters that I contacted was Elaine Adair <a href="http://elaineadair.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Elaine Adair Pieces</a> in Nebraska. She was kind enough to give me some advice and I was very encouraged to continue. Then, sometime in 2011, Joann from <a href="https://joanne-threadhead.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Thread Head</a> started a year long, monthly challenge with actual experts in quilting giving us training and then an assignment to complete. This really got me going and was a great boost to my quilting. Since then, I have quilted all my own quilts and have even won a lot of ribbons for them. </p><p>Two friends came over today and I shared some of my ideas on quilting and they practiced a little on my sewing machine. I hope I will be able to help the quilters that are interested in quilting their own quilts and give them the encouragement to practice and keep working on it.</p><p>Now on to more quilts from the quilt show! 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I will add a few more next time when I get more organized. Thanks for visiting!</div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-89036138841326385542024-02-26T14:56:00.000-08:002024-02-26T14:56:53.737-08:00The Oregon Quilt Festival<p> Finally I am getting pictures for you. I'm sorry it has taken me so long. I was having problems getting the pictures to transfer from my phone to my computer. I can't do a post on my phone, so I just had to transfer them a little at a time. First I will show you some of my favorites and best of show.</p><p>This is the Judge's Choice and it is my favorite quilt!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DvUmJTT5Z215UxzRGOZfGY8Sf7qWOF3oPabsKv0Wi2wsZAVDWMEG_Ss9X_GBnGUYexJNfPV2bM63mqe-hAkVRmJ0ClM7VUxBOXk84_dZmYSNoNIJRLXdQrsydMspnowCwS7HZEG8a6iI_FBzUScnWaH3AJxdq3doQYz594p8lSGWjo6xADD0lFWwWdl8/s3085/IMG_2409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="2931" height="644" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DvUmJTT5Z215UxzRGOZfGY8Sf7qWOF3oPabsKv0Wi2wsZAVDWMEG_Ss9X_GBnGUYexJNfPV2bM63mqe-hAkVRmJ0ClM7VUxBOXk84_dZmYSNoNIJRLXdQrsydMspnowCwS7HZEG8a6iI_FBzUScnWaH3AJxdq3doQYz594p8lSGWjo6xADD0lFWwWdl8/w608-h644/IMG_2409.JPG" width="608" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcalpf2DVjQCs9pRydhS4e60JQcEJ-dHwWv6NvoACTYEp77OoPiAxCd-TnJQpCcgoGV_Em1Ar2Bk3m01uRc9Fid-LqZW5nnxZ_yVhp92hPEESAZ49NhDghLgIPaEhOe81d69uY6DQUPoQVBsqflfBcRfOmHzNFhTP0od0KECBTDvrV1onRdOR6l5GqZB-/s4032/IMG_2410%20copy.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/AVvXsEjZcalpf2DVjQCs9pRydhS4e60JQcEJ-dHwWv6NvoACTYEp77OoPiAxCd-TnJQpCcgoGV_Em1Ar2Bk3m01uRc9Fid-LqZW5nnxZ_yVhp92hPEESAZ49NhDghLgIPaEhOe81d69uY6DQUPoQVBsqflfBcRfOmHzNFhTP0od0KECBTDvrV1onRdOR6l5GqZB-/s320/IMG_2410%20copy.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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one was amazing. It is a raffle quilt that will be featured at a quilt show in Eugene OR in May. I love it but wouldn't want to make it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93xQEPrJgZ8xA-o7N2VwN-yCk5gmEMSH0wbZRp4mLtMm9XMDBpYY2lwnW-fXHQht9H4uTDi8_0D_QHN1f_R5NLvYDwCtI2ojwy3im3pFrjSZn2ixTZXvHGUFTa3Ze8YFMywYAHYA8PvF5845ViiO4WYjbE9pKYI4uuAEuUH_yLSHMvNvEMcLyWDzK1v5e/s2998/IMG_2417.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2998" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93xQEPrJgZ8xA-o7N2VwN-yCk5gmEMSH0wbZRp4mLtMm9XMDBpYY2lwnW-fXHQht9H4uTDi8_0D_QHN1f_R5NLvYDwCtI2ojwy3im3pFrjSZn2ixTZXvHGUFTa3Ze8YFMywYAHYA8PvF5845ViiO4WYjbE9pKYI4uuAEuUH_yLSHMvNvEMcLyWDzK1v5e/w640-h616/IMG_2417.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one was awarded Best of Show and it was made totally with stitching thread for the picture of trees and sky. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP_F-01h3ePjTnrezaCM7b2j7eqOjnV4M7U7uor2k0B_jd19Q6mwdCOGIJOUDgu_TxNhyphenhyphenVJyEP5EVJjjeK9cjaFnsqdeRvIbR4TTevOMNCgzs2iWLcmdoKSIzdiks9DmGOra98tpexkG6HeBV7Rkn6sl2hH115cqoiD8MwEO99_Hsev5vFU3GgFE5gA0v/s2772/IMG_2480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="2554" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP_F-01h3ePjTnrezaCM7b2j7eqOjnV4M7U7uor2k0B_jd19Q6mwdCOGIJOUDgu_TxNhyphenhyphenVJyEP5EVJjjeK9cjaFnsqdeRvIbR4TTevOMNCgzs2iWLcmdoKSIzdiks9DmGOra98tpexkG6HeBV7Rkn6sl2hH115cqoiD8MwEO99_Hsev5vFU3GgFE5gA0v/w590-h640/IMG_2480.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><br />This lion was best of show too. Can there be more than one Best of Show? Just wondering. The lion is so bright!!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-I0RViiz4leMW3wfUiD_Tjv5jLUOUw-h18zl-nrbTnjSap0YmUPPJ68dji6qBFknH6ivgqum2FZxgLsJ3BtKuzbvjwEhJmqsFn47MRJFY__9B7Jd0ApHTRhJtM2x7oQJGobG7ZG7pDWadX_w225PH2ZrVnRkX8laT-LTjvWbb5Fh_ljTnIW0QN98NHI_E/s2435/IMG_2421.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="2432" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-I0RViiz4leMW3wfUiD_Tjv5jLUOUw-h18zl-nrbTnjSap0YmUPPJ68dji6qBFknH6ivgqum2FZxgLsJ3BtKuzbvjwEhJmqsFn47MRJFY__9B7Jd0ApHTRhJtM2x7oQJGobG7ZG7pDWadX_w225PH2ZrVnRkX8laT-LTjvWbb5Fh_ljTnIW0QN98NHI_E/w437-h437/IMG_2421.jpeg" width="437" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the one that I entered into the show (and I didn't win a ribbon). The colors don't seem as good as they are in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDXI51b1SrdC9VK3RioDN8oqMfIKfdZC4jN2bGONRyqhJVg1WPnBL3mYO2F3aqLOxockh-HtSSNaQoTOn2WH4NNt16TnGUf1VRmicGWYf2RyDJaBz695EUknCBGKNcUrKmj-iRXCWBrQY0iQvWLuJHsQgwNZJDOqsnNRbV0nxpHMTplzjSbIcvcGfCF9n/s2751/IMG_2415%20copy%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="2702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDXI51b1SrdC9VK3RioDN8oqMfIKfdZC4jN2bGONRyqhJVg1WPnBL3mYO2F3aqLOxockh-HtSSNaQoTOn2WH4NNt16TnGUf1VRmicGWYf2RyDJaBz695EUknCBGKNcUrKmj-iRXCWBrQY0iQvWLuJHsQgwNZJDOqsnNRbV0nxpHMTplzjSbIcvcGfCF9n/w628-h640/IMG_2415%20copy%202.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The daffodils are blooming now!</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/AVvXsEivViSbCVqjlh6JQt_4rulztXQIz2arhsqTikbn2ORyaSm9WmR9THDA6wOPRgBO9LmNS4NxPIIvraWa-6_OKjg9LKCteltGgwDRVMcprkrMlQgAae7ynp-bWo-aKnZFnqfCCQ-BMaX-7KC9wNfxnwd0wR6rrFlxuJG0pXR-O2sNNu5E8wJCFjbp3bSBrUM8/s4032/IMG_2490.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEivViSbCVqjlh6JQt_4rulztXQIz2arhsqTikbn2ORyaSm9WmR9THDA6wOPRgBO9LmNS4NxPIIvraWa-6_OKjg9LKCteltGgwDRVMcprkrMlQgAae7ynp-bWo-aKnZFnqfCCQ-BMaX-7KC9wNfxnwd0wR6rrFlxuJG0pXR-O2sNNu5E8wJCFjbp3bSBrUM8/w240-h320/IMG_2490.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's all for today. I will show more of them in a couple days. </div></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-17294852217676985952024-01-29T10:35:00.000-08:002024-01-29T10:35:38.458-08:00CUTE TEDDY BEARS, ETC.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For several years there has been a vendor at lots of the same craft shows where I am a vendor selling teddy bears that she makes. These teddy bears are just adorable and so snuggly! I was able to get these two! Jeanne Weirich's motto is "comforting hearts one bear at a time" and her Dad, who is in assisted living, helps her stuff them.</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/AVvXsEhfUT5JynupCLg6oXYk3a4BXT0LU-VWFF_k3nNAH9Ko6WyUtHVOFtiXGCB4QQHE_jdHZXPUI8iPdtA_YVyOp3gYG2qfJkzCvu4-EVQB7lXEt8666t5fL9nLhzOEv9UnpHpG10crSQtP1hGNKo_GHIr0siaRAySetlZrrPSR2lbnWczk8etFSFsvQ7xhX4x1/s2109/IMG_2323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="2109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUT5JynupCLg6oXYk3a4BXT0LU-VWFF_k3nNAH9Ko6WyUtHVOFtiXGCB4QQHE_jdHZXPUI8iPdtA_YVyOp3gYG2qfJkzCvu4-EVQB7lXEt8666t5fL9nLhzOEv9UnpHpG10crSQtP1hGNKo_GHIr0siaRAySetlZrrPSR2lbnWczk8etFSFsvQ7xhX4x1/w400-h320/IMG_2323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>While at my quilt guild meeting last month, one of the members had some fabrics that she was giving away and I couldn't resist this fabric with children showing their teeth. I decided to make a small wall hanging for my dentist and I put a large tooth in the middle as you can see. I will take this to the dentist on my next appointment in March. I hope they like it.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-8xS5agFw_7JInNGOieqfCC1ClSCVVbqAQUK8HgEAtbceC1eLc7sDGvQboicoSBGob4oGWMf1LrcAewEM4JSvFKoUWmUUYwXUgvmf9GDWSxlBrgebFVzLzFOajIrwhDwB7mNiyVyCSErNe8BJk4miHVEHpECnTPMMVYDY_EOz6Tes6j-66h2Us-JVHhe/s2852/IMG_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2852" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-8xS5agFw_7JInNGOieqfCC1ClSCVVbqAQUK8HgEAtbceC1eLc7sDGvQboicoSBGob4oGWMf1LrcAewEM4JSvFKoUWmUUYwXUgvmf9GDWSxlBrgebFVzLzFOajIrwhDwB7mNiyVyCSErNe8BJk4miHVEHpECnTPMMVYDY_EOz6Tes6j-66h2Us-JVHhe/w400-h388/IMG_2368.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Oregon Quilt Festival is coming soon - February 15-17, 2024. I will be a vendor and have been making items to sell. If you live in Oregon or near enough to Salem I hope you will come to it! It will be held at the Oregon State Fair Grounds, 10AM - 5PM (until 4PM on Saturday). Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for children under 12. Go to <a href="http://oregonquiltfestival.com" target="_blank">Oregon Quilt Festival</a> for more information. And, I hope to see you there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5BOnnOgevsLU_jYZt9LYQCh9itbovJjZMkqLij8llKlhghpqk9znc82LkxdzvzqunoS2nUtRmFAlg9YOXz-UCDBfl4j0X6iRtIJZuFgmqzTbtkuokKPtCcN4yd3oobRvWs_ek5WPRT-tMgSJWy-TCYdSS1utLymvenKvZ_9Wz2tL4no8ER0XiLDHINpc/s2708/IMG_2370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5BOnnOgevsLU_jYZt9LYQCh9itbovJjZMkqLij8llKlhghpqk9znc82LkxdzvzqunoS2nUtRmFAlg9YOXz-UCDBfl4j0X6iRtIJZuFgmqzTbtkuokKPtCcN4yd3oobRvWs_ek5WPRT-tMgSJWy-TCYdSS1utLymvenKvZ_9Wz2tL4no8ER0XiLDHINpc/w284-h640/IMG_2370.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /> January is almost gone already! Time to get the Valentine decorations out.<p></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-38740111588192608142024-01-17T14:04:00.000-08:002024-01-17T14:04:02.077-08:00FIRST FINISH OF 2024!!<p> This quilt was the BOM (block of the month) of the Willamette Valley Quilters for 2023 and I kept up with it and it is now finished! As soon as I saw the pattern, I knew I would make it. I even bought all the coordinating fabric needed right away, which is very unusual for me. Most of the quilts that I make are made from what I have in my stash. </p><p>Here it is! The official name of it is "Vinyard Stroll" but since I didn't appliqué grapes in the corners, I put birds there instead, I changed name to "Garden Stroll."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwA4bT51gahZ1n66187frGxqwej4SIrF1SF-e893QtuRa7CAULrCBT1cSmr4EYT0V-bPaZgcUVMhWFE9_CVYOfU-AvYFfbZnBqd1RHOWGyYsrhvCzQkv85c65UvGHUUZVjdN19A5OFgOouAJcmUvDoT80b7Jmj1Zk3ZgC-rgpz_EBfDnifrfQ4U7Cgund/s2868/IMG_2332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="2703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwA4bT51gahZ1n66187frGxqwej4SIrF1SF-e893QtuRa7CAULrCBT1cSmr4EYT0V-bPaZgcUVMhWFE9_CVYOfU-AvYFfbZnBqd1RHOWGyYsrhvCzQkv85c65UvGHUUZVjdN19A5OFgOouAJcmUvDoT80b7Jmj1Zk3ZgC-rgpz_EBfDnifrfQ4U7Cgund/w604-h640/IMG_2332.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><br /> The quilt is 76" square and since I needed a picture so I could enter it in the quilt show coming up in February and it was just the hubby and me at home, neither one of us could hold it up by ourselves and I couldn't hang it outside on the clothesline since it would drag onto the ground, which was very wet and muddy, so we hung it on the TV with clamps. I plan to take a picture of it hanging at the quilt show where it should be totally flat and will take a better picture.<p></p><p>I'm trying to get my sewing room more organized and cleaned up. It is one of those jobs that never gets finished. I know it won't ever be perfect. We have been staying home mostly since Sunday because of the snow and ice. Church was cancelled, meetings were cancelled and my eye appointment was cancelled. So I have had more time to do some sewing and organizing, with a little cleaning thrown in!</p><p>The ice is melting, but there is still a lot on the ground. I did go out to get my mail and saw that my garbage hadn't been picked up. Hope you are keeping warm!</p><p><br /></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-80451027069191469412024-01-07T07:33:00.000-08:002024-01-07T07:33:24.197-08:00GETTING BACK TO BLOGGING!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have things that I want to share, which I have neglected so much the last couple years. I will be making some changes in my life this year. First of all, I won't be taking any more jobs as a board member of any quilt guild. I have been secretary of Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild in McMinnville Oregon for the last 2 years and I am done! I enjoyed it, but I also took on the preparation of the newsletter each month and that was a pretty big job. I just finished the last one! Yea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have one more vender job which will be at the Oregon Quilt Festival in February and then I will not be doing any more in person vending. I will try to sell the rest of my inventory in my Etsy shop. Of course, I will still keep on sewing, for myself, gifts and donations. I also plan to do some serious work on my family tree and possibly write up the history of our lives. I have cassette tapes that I want to transcribe because they have some family history, etc. That takes time. But I want to dedicate some time to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have several quilts that I have started, a couple of which will be scrappy donation quilts and another that I started for myself which is also scrappy. I'm sure there are more, but I haven't seriously looked yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My oldest grandson is now a student at Notre Dame and is working on a master's degree in architecture. He is very smart and loves to read and drink tea. When I was browsing the Etsy site of Elefantz I came across this pattern, which fits my DGS to a tea!! Notice the "author" of the book that the cup of tea is sitting on - Yes, it is C. S. Lewis. He loves the books written by C. S. Lewis, which my son read to his children and which we read to ours: Namely the Narnia series. This is a quote by Mr. Lewis. Don't look too close at the embroidery - I was making this the day before Christmas! The design is by Jenny of Elefantz. She has an Etsy shop with lots & lots of lovely embroidery patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk95yGM9Lxra2IettuRuDc0KfG31ghl2gcbfwal9KgjkJ9cD0OuU71uz5Dc9M7P-EmF2R8w51FNaKUALs4J05f1pjoOiMPGOGB0xPaRJ_KNWabsLCPDJYuPXCPVPIKMnV1GVEqEgYJtGadKzCiBTNNCXUXs_14wE1-AoL0LegkOhayZhqd41WWkzYlHD_/s2741/IMG_2325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2710" data-original-width="2741" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyk95yGM9Lxra2IettuRuDc0KfG31ghl2gcbfwal9KgjkJ9cD0OuU71uz5Dc9M7P-EmF2R8w51FNaKUALs4J05f1pjoOiMPGOGB0xPaRJ_KNWabsLCPDJYuPXCPVPIKMnV1GVEqEgYJtGadKzCiBTNNCXUXs_14wE1-AoL0LegkOhayZhqd41WWkzYlHD_/s320/IMG_2325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>This week I will get all the Christmas decorations put away and have to finish a quilt that I will be entering in the quilt show. Here is a picture of part of it as I am quilting it now. I need to send a picture and registration which is due Jan. 15.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75UwJbj172LTbjDWp1CCiUll-AJ73BRrxQK3qcU2_nDqu47DnldzE5g7BTbMl5QWjuLLUekO-wKRj7K1hMHmzEeFvwWgLHD9EizbdneoaiE9xBwKBz4gIRLnxXPGbwA0FRmmb_mNAzu7xNAuDg9Jq2M4H0GzOdkAUl_-G1TtP9sckhX7Nmi_AyBZE5jHD/s4032/IMG_2326%20copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75UwJbj172LTbjDWp1CCiUll-AJ73BRrxQK3qcU2_nDqu47DnldzE5g7BTbMl5QWjuLLUekO-wKRj7K1hMHmzEeFvwWgLHD9EizbdneoaiE9xBwKBz4gIRLnxXPGbwA0FRmmb_mNAzu7xNAuDg9Jq2M4H0GzOdkAUl_-G1TtP9sckhX7Nmi_AyBZE5jHD/w640-h480/IMG_2326%20copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The center medallion (on the left above) is quilted and I'm about to start on the darker triangle on the right side (there are 8 of those). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzgELkj_yZ8W8xQPpFy0cUdelWLu4S0neb8mJnWtvqrlxQSbykGbujFKRgCcgeVD2CJU0cR1qqd7W3yLqpIHDNmAOo8fdgCC8FNrZI3Z6aBchhTqaNUebdKJeYz0WCePKckBiTMd3dlW8_aT3i1vxoF626BJNzF6piL-5iIzc0pO8bxLFMnrlQVRvWdlX/s4032/IMG_2328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzgELkj_yZ8W8xQPpFy0cUdelWLu4S0neb8mJnWtvqrlxQSbykGbujFKRgCcgeVD2CJU0cR1qqd7W3yLqpIHDNmAOo8fdgCC8FNrZI3Z6aBchhTqaNUebdKJeYz0WCePKckBiTMd3dlW8_aT3i1vxoF626BJNzF6piL-5iIzc0pO8bxLFMnrlQVRvWdlX/w480-h640/IMG_2328.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Thanks for visiting, and I hope to post the finished quilt in a few days!</p> <p></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-8649158309202645462024-01-01T05:19:00.000-08:002024-01-01T05:19:55.397-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2024!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I buy threads from Connecting Threads and a while back when they had some things on sale, I saw this puzzle at a reduced price. I like making puzzles, so I ordered it, even though I prefer 500 piece puzzles and this one is 1000 pieces. The name of it is "Kaffe Fassett's Fabulous Florals Quilt." The design is actually a copy of a quilt made by him using his fabric patterns. There are 72 different 9 piece floral designs. Around each flower is a border consisting of 12 flowers. These borders are not all different. I started it right before Thanksgiving and by December 10 I was as far as the second picture. I then decided that I would never have it finished by Christmas. We have a small living room and I set up puzzles on a card table in the living room, so it takes up quite a bit of space. I had to put it away so I could get my Christmas decorations put up and have some room for company on Christmas day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGQHQcllV0cMSDJeGSziwtPaURMc8lsXh_sol9Kv8NlgELRiLOLUfNOKmdVgx1Qu4IMfMRkuRmQCYPw46I4eccgDHweXK8gkbM-ZwZMaGgs0jNHGvcnATJ0Gg-ni7WtFvLjd6-47kT7ypfV6lRPMPMa-1rla91NoG4RlT4lo0YLDaCoX7Xjq_s0kPAcFb/s3222/IMG_2316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="3222" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGQHQcllV0cMSDJeGSziwtPaURMc8lsXh_sol9Kv8NlgELRiLOLUfNOKmdVgx1Qu4IMfMRkuRmQCYPw46I4eccgDHweXK8gkbM-ZwZMaGgs0jNHGvcnATJ0Gg-ni7WtFvLjd6-47kT7ypfV6lRPMPMa-1rla91NoG4RlT4lo0YLDaCoX7Xjq_s0kPAcFb/s320/IMG_2316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is how much I had accomplished by the time I put it away. Maybe, some day when I don't have anything else to do I will set it up again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREWzTyTLiMlALzty93-p-SYyTzAt8OjglSIQelxQZkAsM0_1NTiJgw1uikF_9VSbIUbUIuk9SwuTOlzG3V4A1veXeK21Z19LO5OycB2dPF57Vf40tQ0WfhLGeLfcn7himcovN5WPlg62QHun_1M5hyphenhyphenrikVIl5uT8rsyJyxP-bu81w5pOmTCJBTryGHYxP/s3778/IMG_2216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="3778" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREWzTyTLiMlALzty93-p-SYyTzAt8OjglSIQelxQZkAsM0_1NTiJgw1uikF_9VSbIUbUIuk9SwuTOlzG3V4A1veXeK21Z19LO5OycB2dPF57Vf40tQ0WfhLGeLfcn7himcovN5WPlg62QHun_1M5hyphenhyphenrikVIl5uT8rsyJyxP-bu81w5pOmTCJBTryGHYxP/s320/IMG_2216.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On to more interesting matters. I belong to the Willamette Valley Quilters that meets in Dayton, OR. They had people that will register quilts that are "living" in Oregon, so I brought an antique quilt that belonged to my MIL. It had been given to her mother (DH's grandmother) sometime around 1890. I may have posted it on the blog before. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1F51ZOagPtaBsRKnHhrh6JbwOo65FaHd14hbBbqx88UCfiso7eiGLUCMbRzYYnVEdqL4E2zQDR1mPB23LQYM6fROftTCfcX-8KHfG0M-aFNC28OTJY1FNqpkE6YYN7wgpYH1lXeboViELhyphenhyphenApgSvAa1SItn8YOp4r5pksk5VS9TOt_Wy-rq_jWB0_OwqK/s4032/IMG_2188.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/AVvXsEj1F51ZOagPtaBsRKnHhrh6JbwOo65FaHd14hbBbqx88UCfiso7eiGLUCMbRzYYnVEdqL4E2zQDR1mPB23LQYM6fROftTCfcX-8KHfG0M-aFNC28OTJY1FNqpkE6YYN7wgpYH1lXeboViELhyphenhyphenApgSvAa1SItn8YOp4r5pksk5VS9TOt_Wy-rq_jWB0_OwqK/w240-h320/IMG_2188.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a table runner that I made and I just love it. I plan to make more of them for next year to either sell or give away. The saw tooth star is my favorite and some day I want to make a large quilt with all saw tooth stars covering it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK7Kv0Q-8mxwDncE9HauOTFpF7xOznO4Z0SQlGvWlX1IezalxcQeQgTpL6lplsEET2Cb-ywUOuX-wLMniu4aSbqV2ukiQ6lZlRVStlc4AXtfACBDsr-OHnT6ALni95c-nRItkEzpcsccU4Xo2v5ZI953QOdqbqDbu58kIaXJpYQf5_cCyF4B9fSMyx5AS/s3463/IMG_2221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="1639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK7Kv0Q-8mxwDncE9HauOTFpF7xOznO4Z0SQlGvWlX1IezalxcQeQgTpL6lplsEET2Cb-ywUOuX-wLMniu4aSbqV2ukiQ6lZlRVStlc4AXtfACBDsr-OHnT6ALni95c-nRItkEzpcsccU4Xo2v5ZI953QOdqbqDbu58kIaXJpYQf5_cCyF4B9fSMyx5AS/w189-h400/IMG_2221.JPG" width="189" /></a></div><p>I also belong to the Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild (that meets in McMinnville) and during 2023 we had a "Round Robin" program for those who wanted to join. It was ended on time to finish the quilt and bring it to our December meeting. This is my RR. I did the square in the middle last January and other members of the guild added a border when they received the quilt at the next meeting. Every participant added a border when the quilt rotated to them. It is really amazing to see the finished products! I quilted mine just in time to take to the meeting where we showed them</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWodJV2E17ipjxgj0LXFbBsm55OLC-vnvcaKDEs199Oj6hf80FgqitleGZw2K_f6JQWcygU483s3WomDHELd8hwbdPRlLpIr6_8AFNyffeYX5zykFYikkzIH3iWnLPEeRVhk1O_JiidcGDNWXE8goTn9ie1X2zPKbZ4tw7uYeqHUMaKAtC_lOkR8lrk1K/s2624/IMG_2255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="2360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWodJV2E17ipjxgj0LXFbBsm55OLC-vnvcaKDEs199Oj6hf80FgqitleGZw2K_f6JQWcygU483s3WomDHELd8hwbdPRlLpIr6_8AFNyffeYX5zykFYikkzIH3iWnLPEeRVhk1O_JiidcGDNWXE8goTn9ie1X2zPKbZ4tw7uYeqHUMaKAtC_lOkR8lrk1K/w360-h400/IMG_2255.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><p>I walk with 2 neighbors in the mornings, monday through friday and on a recent foggy morning I took these pictures because I loved how the trees looked in the fog. I just love the hugh trees that have grown in this area for centuries! I couldn't get the whole trees in the photos.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQEoOJgpin8bj902J-jK6vPUPS2W8rEnXQ5rRyWoWWmPfcOzxNe1WbAk8y72xqFh6G02pbhOyjNxSJj7_O1-GSJJv9UFcrSmoXh_q2jVZIDv40EWifE2dT-ETxEpnqLC1EBCvL6CmSaUaKq0oCMovyVx5hMP-epcdJ-e8DIin85oe37PrzbqRi0KrlmYo/s4032/IMG_2286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQEoOJgpin8bj902J-jK6vPUPS2W8rEnXQ5rRyWoWWmPfcOzxNe1WbAk8y72xqFh6G02pbhOyjNxSJj7_O1-GSJJv9UFcrSmoXh_q2jVZIDv40EWifE2dT-ETxEpnqLC1EBCvL6CmSaUaKq0oCMovyVx5hMP-epcdJ-e8DIin85oe37PrzbqRi0KrlmYo/w480-h640/IMG_2286.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>The area behind this tree goes down to a ravine and creek. We've had a lot of rain lately, so the creek has been larger than usual. A lot of deer live in this ravine and come up to visit us and eat our flowers from time to time. We love to see them.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw7Sn8XPCDklIuSoyNS4I8alkQzjfyaiBPkoZ3FhneYJUzTsRJO9HUKIPKRRluKVA-Ob2kn0MPLfN28GEkjkt8zBxekxDohQgPRrozV3SChHq5l0rE2apE7x382HOyotl_i4fiegibwF-8qed__xIS5XJtGj59b2jn7PDvvfP4gICOWsAvP2d59yyzlsp/s4032/IMG_2288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw7Sn8XPCDklIuSoyNS4I8alkQzjfyaiBPkoZ3FhneYJUzTsRJO9HUKIPKRRluKVA-Ob2kn0MPLfN28GEkjkt8zBxekxDohQgPRrozV3SChHq5l0rE2apE7x382HOyotl_i4fiegibwF-8qed__xIS5XJtGj59b2jn7PDvvfP4gICOWsAvP2d59yyzlsp/w480-h640/IMG_2288.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This picture was taken in between 2 houses around the bend from the other tree. One of the houses was built by the people who lived in the other house because they wanted to be sure that the large trees were not cut down if someone bought the lot and decided to cut down the large trees when they had a house built. These huge trees are over 100 years old and we live in the middle of McMinnville,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This piece of fabric was put on a table at my guild meeting along with other pieces of fabric that this member wanted to give away. I thought this was so cute and decided to make a small wall hanging for my dentist. I hope it will turn out good and that they will like it. I will post it when I get it made.</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/AVvXsEjLhCkbB6DK0T8xjKj1t7_PVxtIUq9FJUAykMfUAfFOidYNMl1omQtAe7mLEvagEOajLpK2KYBDhlTofd30CveBp62baac3fTtwVCP1nAq7tGGbVVUSO2ssbeawUQn-vHG6s4nj675iVgv4LU7F56J1Sll53tHxSt7H9jUvtdjvWRJniOV6maXJkGYWWeOK/s4032/IMG_2314%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhCkbB6DK0T8xjKj1t7_PVxtIUq9FJUAykMfUAfFOidYNMl1omQtAe7mLEvagEOajLpK2KYBDhlTofd30CveBp62baac3fTtwVCP1nAq7tGGbVVUSO2ssbeawUQn-vHG6s4nj675iVgv4LU7F56J1Sll53tHxSt7H9jUvtdjvWRJniOV6maXJkGYWWeOK/w300-h400/IMG_2314%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you, dear readers, for visiting my blog! I hope you have a wonderful 2024!</div> <p></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-27595434276569891902023-11-06T05:20:00.000-08:002023-11-06T05:20:18.714-08:00It's November Already?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't believe it is already November and I didn't post anything since August! That is my longest lapse in posting and my only excuse is that I have been super busy sewing. This Christmas tree lap quilt is one example of that. First I made a queen size one for a friend, then I made 2 lap size quilts - one sold.</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/AVvXsEjV_7Ztj2Mikg3i1v-22Drlnw5-_UXn8yPo80kvu366326_nLjDDNmRB9poysN94hPEQ8ryVrMB4Wrd6aHUqmuJISVuQ6cKteF-G6dcoVgWw54GOlpQFUhRlF0cm0F3tgLj6aOw3VunpGvQBPHsNL32pFsGi-Ojiw8x-93vJXTZFRkYdyOVrQgrkupPAL3u/s2788/IMG_2151.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="2788" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_7Ztj2Mikg3i1v-22Drlnw5-_UXn8yPo80kvu366326_nLjDDNmRB9poysN94hPEQ8ryVrMB4Wrd6aHUqmuJISVuQ6cKteF-G6dcoVgWw54GOlpQFUhRlF0cm0F3tgLj6aOw3VunpGvQBPHsNL32pFsGi-Ojiw8x-93vJXTZFRkYdyOVrQgrkupPAL3u/w400-h383/IMG_2151.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I also have made some wall "Santa" hangings to sell. See below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrbFQMxwZvWFCge3BRGjLWtWHmiuDens98SgV5JNl4cSYmW06iRyHw4Mb3BR3nvvaWyXri9pQtzjnIOdPK3wiEZvcL7-QqSvDRepsTlmm4WhobRFK-wPLC6lQR2w5BlpRxJRbrzBxnGxCuJnuP7q8HKjUAfJx8BOjy0wyvgjPYZQVJ8ikrXjVwVdY_csh/s2940/IMG_2153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="2940" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrbFQMxwZvWFCge3BRGjLWtWHmiuDens98SgV5JNl4cSYmW06iRyHw4Mb3BR3nvvaWyXri9pQtzjnIOdPK3wiEZvcL7-QqSvDRepsTlmm4WhobRFK-wPLC6lQR2w5BlpRxJRbrzBxnGxCuJnuP7q8HKjUAfJx8BOjy0wyvgjPYZQVJ8ikrXjVwVdY_csh/w400-h290/IMG_2153.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkfCRN4wWLtjLPmS2oDmFOUvZXNNe-NhgNG8F5Y0N0wGuojsnGlVz_S2WnfkOfdPY3UAb3qLbChHDTuGH4pVILDxkKvsSE_DL4qyx6gCNCGa3pE01-Un08USG-wLf6R9gj2OmdbE2ILe0vBrAJIjvtfQmFwxcUMogn-LYiQ41RwnepD0akmALQAh8EbdU/s4028/IMG_2156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="1204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkfCRN4wWLtjLPmS2oDmFOUvZXNNe-NhgNG8F5Y0N0wGuojsnGlVz_S2WnfkOfdPY3UAb3qLbChHDTuGH4pVILDxkKvsSE_DL4qyx6gCNCGa3pE01-Un08USG-wLf6R9gj2OmdbE2ILe0vBrAJIjvtfQmFwxcUMogn-LYiQ41RwnepD0akmALQAh8EbdU/w120-h400/IMG_2156.JPG" width="120" /></a></div><br />Last weekend I was a vendor in Polk County Oregon and have 2 more craft shows this month. I don't need to make any more things for those, but have other sewing projects to complete. I am almost finished with a kids quilt that will be donated to the police/fire department to keep in their cars in case they need to remove a child. That sounds awful, doesn't it. But it is necessary some times and the guild I go to is collecting quilts at our November meeting, <p></p><p>Then there is a baby quilt (basted) for my hair stylist. She is due this month. She is a sweet girl and I want to make something for her baby. Oh, and there is a baby shower at church next Sunday. I bought some really soft fabric, kind of like minky to make a little blanket. </p><p>I have my Round Robin quilt basted so I can get it quilted in time for the December guild meeting when we will reveal them, plus a kind of large green donation quilt waiting to be quilted. </p><p>My hubby has been having some health problems and we don't yet know if we will be able to travel to see the 2 sons who don't live near us like we had planned to do. It's hard to make any plans right now. We really want to see those 2 families, but I could be happy staying home too. As one gets older, one really doesn't want to travel as much - at least I don't. </p><p>My partner in (<i>crime), </i>I mean business, and I decided we want to make simple aprons to use when we are vending, with Christmas fabric on one side and sewing fabric on the other side. So, we want to get those done by Friday. We can easily get Christmas fabric at the local quilt shop and I have some fabric with spools of thread, or sewing machines that we could use for the other side. (All my Christmas fabrics are small pieces so not large enough for an apron).</p><p>Our local son won't be here for Thanksgiving (he'll be working in Montana that week) and I have decided that we will go out to eat for our Thanksgiving dinner. I'm getting too old to do all that cooking. My granddaughter that lives nearby can't eat a lot of regular food and since they live with his parents, they will eat with them. We can get together another day, as we like to talk about sewing, etc. And I can make a gluten free cake for her - she usually brings her food with her. She loves to sew and does a lot of it by hand. At times she comes over to use my serger. Her brother is a student at Notre Dame and probably won't be coming home for Thanksgiving.</p><p>I just finished the quilt that I will donate to the police. Nothing fancy, just 9-patches and it's about 36" square.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-rr3T2_OLTgVLW-YxukXiW_3VdIkFUk6gX5Vaoe4puRi3SZ3kSd4wMogKr_7N4HJaQa9cnNfpf-C5Z29lkwiSvAZS7m-GzKFHON7Nq_mCbugC3I-aaCrJU8L0KSOm7QZlaEezQFteELKpeb0rktmRJgorijiQnI6OL9m3448wV3X4c7C6zZaoyEcGrVd/s2122/IMG_2158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2093" data-original-width="2122" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-rr3T2_OLTgVLW-YxukXiW_3VdIkFUk6gX5Vaoe4puRi3SZ3kSd4wMogKr_7N4HJaQa9cnNfpf-C5Z29lkwiSvAZS7m-GzKFHON7Nq_mCbugC3I-aaCrJU8L0KSOm7QZlaEezQFteELKpeb0rktmRJgorijiQnI6OL9m3448wV3X4c7C6zZaoyEcGrVd/w400-h395/IMG_2158.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I will try to be better about blogging. I treasure the friends I have made and love it when I take a few moments to read your blogs. I don't want to lose that. I will probably still be sewing when I am a 90 year little old lady and will still be making quilts to donate. I'll still have scraps to sew together!<p></p><p>Happy sewing and blogging!!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-7093409413729255432023-08-08T08:36:00.003-07:002023-08-08T08:36:50.945-07:00Birthday Shopping Trip at Boersma's Quilt Shop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My local quilt shop, Boersma's, gives us 25% off and we can use completed punch cards, which I had 2 of, so that all helps a lot! They got in a new line of fabrics designed by Tilda, a designer from Norway. And since I am of Norwegian descent, I was really interested and when I saw it, I decided I would get some with the birthday discount.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRh7jFBgGXug5PCkLkkqRZnf9aYEmVsiftWtcSWEApGMfHYOFkhQbsTGaip4QGTf8gvd6Gu9zUI3eZfPPXkSLtAMaZrreGt_uuBJffOTh3xyeSd5Ix2A6NhM5PFiAGFrKwQC2RnOcwOnGNddUCISGQCidDw3mwUHUGpcAbCv1W2-33j2FmOsS3biYjfOi/s3902/IMG_1819.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="2157" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRh7jFBgGXug5PCkLkkqRZnf9aYEmVsiftWtcSWEApGMfHYOFkhQbsTGaip4QGTf8gvd6Gu9zUI3eZfPPXkSLtAMaZrreGt_uuBJffOTh3xyeSd5Ix2A6NhM5PFiAGFrKwQC2RnOcwOnGNddUCISGQCidDw3mwUHUGpcAbCv1W2-33j2FmOsS3biYjfOi/w221-h400/IMG_1819.heic" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm planning to use these fabrics, sewn into 4 patches and with lattice strips.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbIEBAMfYVWfeVXnoInjcIpH6XqE2toVCZURLyA8wgUXkAF4RdMIgDD4G_83nVMBOlBiF01t6PVjktYX6G1D-2lzu-ZRA_bP86GBq1iM811YyKaz7Gf4S1bKIh8gCadnJk5z7q7ujtpC5IQ76QresHumCmrObhq14q-eqXh1g76XZ09EkAkIA-S0TJUoK/s3087/IMG_1821.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="3087" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbIEBAMfYVWfeVXnoInjcIpH6XqE2toVCZURLyA8wgUXkAF4RdMIgDD4G_83nVMBOlBiF01t6PVjktYX6G1D-2lzu-ZRA_bP86GBq1iM811YyKaz7Gf4S1bKIh8gCadnJk5z7q7ujtpC5IQ76QresHumCmrObhq14q-eqXh1g76XZ09EkAkIA-S0TJUoK/w400-h333/IMG_1821.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This will be the border for a table cloth.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0KxhVgLTNWDe0YE8aecM3N3ei13-QoYbJxLW2CCX_gogiaKj0tTU2nrUp5fkk73W4zT9G5x1qWMjPqjU3-jcUWQuliVq5QeSyTgt5dmjQT8oZuf2rBZYzFBGfMJKfJYGZhtR3UcXyF0R3IHioZ1ZGjJ1ziIVeXgZ5PmCVt6XRFVazKhuUCKNNkZ1mkQ2/s4032/IMG_1823.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0KxhVgLTNWDe0YE8aecM3N3ei13-QoYbJxLW2CCX_gogiaKj0tTU2nrUp5fkk73W4zT9G5x1qWMjPqjU3-jcUWQuliVq5QeSyTgt5dmjQT8oZuf2rBZYzFBGfMJKfJYGZhtR3UcXyF0R3IHioZ1ZGjJ1ziIVeXgZ5PmCVt6XRFVazKhuUCKNNkZ1mkQ2/w400-h300/IMG_1823.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the top fabric.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I also purchased some other fabrics that I needed to finish up a donation quilt and 3 Christmas fabrics. I just finished the inner part of this Christmas lap quilt and decided I will need one more strip of trees and then I will enlarge it with a border or 2. The Christmas fabrics that I got are the white background fabric used in the lap quilt and the plaid for the large tree on the right side below. I think I will get a couple more plaids<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSZZfUorRQrgUD_RRyo5qkxU6Kago4TbNtnThnr_JJc565POIJ4FonYM0IjfZjP3U_D-gW9Dud0QBwA-xOo1ZLewj4SdAHQsFBYHuf5csXriYJybiLDziLZsrHuulL1kFPY8fpkkFWbomP-xbo_xTjqNI8DkQmfrOFA3SsvYSLeOO5nKhc9rZy0qq4A8s/s2109/IMG_1852.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="1775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSZZfUorRQrgUD_RRyo5qkxU6Kago4TbNtnThnr_JJc565POIJ4FonYM0IjfZjP3U_D-gW9Dud0QBwA-xOo1ZLewj4SdAHQsFBYHuf5csXriYJybiLDziLZsrHuulL1kFPY8fpkkFWbomP-xbo_xTjqNI8DkQmfrOFA3SsvYSLeOO5nKhc9rZy0qq4A8s/w336-h400/IMG_1852.HEIC" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div>This is from the pattern "Plaid Pines" by Lori Holt. I made the full size Plaid Pines quilt for a friend of mine who saw it in the window of the above mentioned quilt shop and fell in love with it. I'm thinking about making another lap quilt sized one and will need to get more fabric if I do. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm going to show you some pictures of a pieced section that was found in my son/DIL's house that they moved into several years ago. It is obviously antique/vintage fabrics that were hand pieced together and I have had it hanging in my closet for a few years because I don't know what to do with it. Does anyone have any ideas for me? Including how old do you think these fabrics are? I know I would have to take it apart somewhat and maybe move some pieces so that it is a more useful shape. Maybe I should make a large table runner or a Christmas tree skirt?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkCRQE-zNika-t17wtgmldf3SZFfT3F5IHKIsbbdxov4zJAtRh_CmFOvxABOOViihqJie0MgnXkfmA_yi4Cn5k4wx5QD6vczljc78B80zIeI7gwpMdUJEnJ7HgrXc-336lo1ccEWATGGJcQb_v2UeSvav_UBNnF3hun-FRq69vcd57MyGPZ2c4PVjJyHM/s4032/IMG_1848.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkCRQE-zNika-t17wtgmldf3SZFfT3F5IHKIsbbdxov4zJAtRh_CmFOvxABOOViihqJie0MgnXkfmA_yi4Cn5k4wx5QD6vczljc78B80zIeI7gwpMdUJEnJ7HgrXc-336lo1ccEWATGGJcQb_v2UeSvav_UBNnF3hun-FRq69vcd57MyGPZ2c4PVjJyHM/w300-h400/IMG_1848.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpABRYEUuuMa0vQWZTkOvTmh5-nb1A428S-EJSRyiviXjkGs4f6WfX2X2mWnn0k9R-IOPM3fBtgFHqOIo0wg6TDHt-KnxyBHxKpaRVnM93K9pCnleR7A05YiI-EbNAYNBidGcXv7CgTAHTToIOPgMeSgKf7491eqY_jQBn9YhsQsqYwUcY4JzSNmyyRFS2/s4032/IMG_1851.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Stay cool.....<br /> <p></p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-66529683960791733472023-07-24T09:21:00.000-07:002023-07-24T09:21:49.956-07:00Humble Quilts Presents Program at Willamette Valley Quilt Guild in Dayton, Oregon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On July 19, 2023, Lori DeJarnatt, of <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com">Humble Quilts</a> presented a program at the Willamette Valley Quilt Guild and I am a member of that guild. Everyone enjoyed her program very much. Lori doesn't believe in the quilt police and believes that a quilt doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. She has seen many antique quilts and loves to see how people made quilts with what they had and if they ran out of the fabric, they just put in another fabric. Mistakes weren't something to cry over or be ashamed about! I only took a couple pictures, but I do love the quilt in this first picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-O4x5JTlhJUmA7RCrfOdc7xuY4XJTNstJKhQtPzzapt6PPVJV65iLYLHa2VX05T5tNPlgjvw_0wruwIy6n4R1K6wykFDgE9fcUU_wj3H9BQp-dpnUJXhzTWv_2E8RPN_8TtzECLmyPObg_qwGu9VYsGaZrMqR2ShtPNJz-F6Z6cmUkFYs31Kxm9ZsCSO/s2545/IMG_1776.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="2111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-O4x5JTlhJUmA7RCrfOdc7xuY4XJTNstJKhQtPzzapt6PPVJV65iLYLHa2VX05T5tNPlgjvw_0wruwIy6n4R1K6wykFDgE9fcUU_wj3H9BQp-dpnUJXhzTWv_2E8RPN_8TtzECLmyPObg_qwGu9VYsGaZrMqR2ShtPNJz-F6Z6cmUkFYs31Kxm9ZsCSO/w331-h400/IMG_1776.HEIC" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFOgVuTIe2u9QVZkqGMgV2WZtjU6SvD8h0Y7yTB7guc2SV3Po2fHY1hafr2vvc2bgT_AeR0WLYIPkL1pXsWM_Joef825eOGH-nFVPQ2xYq1d5mUJpWMzpxwRGxVch6elVcKrjaw4vykAnT00LyB6I2aX9ZaYmIBVO6Dnwy2b-CuJjH74283Se60n5wV8F/s4032/IMG_1777.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFOgVuTIe2u9QVZkqGMgV2WZtjU6SvD8h0Y7yTB7guc2SV3Po2fHY1hafr2vvc2bgT_AeR0WLYIPkL1pXsWM_Joef825eOGH-nFVPQ2xYq1d5mUJpWMzpxwRGxVch6elVcKrjaw4vykAnT00LyB6I2aX9ZaYmIBVO6Dnwy2b-CuJjH74283Se60n5wV8F/w300-h400/IMG_1777.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p>This next quilt is amazing and Lori did most of the appliqué by machine. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6zLgDFMFWEB3nLx9EicnQvtCKPpmf6dumt32vfTdzHCZzWOSZM0kp_PK_yucfPttrxGIeTsorL0iH-dJx3ernJADKZjq2AiWs4eCYnWzhqCajBeciSJMkA252Zl03qrN5JdqIsepSKzOmMh3ER8pZFISwH-M1zzs1CheksxRJS4V8AGhZouuYQnG2HkK/s2545/IMG_1779.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2154" data-original-width="2545" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6zLgDFMFWEB3nLx9EicnQvtCKPpmf6dumt32vfTdzHCZzWOSZM0kp_PK_yucfPttrxGIeTsorL0iH-dJx3ernJADKZjq2AiWs4eCYnWzhqCajBeciSJMkA252Zl03qrN5JdqIsepSKzOmMh3ER8pZFISwH-M1zzs1CheksxRJS4V8AGhZouuYQnG2HkK/w400-h339/IMG_1779.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After her presentation, there was a workshop to make baskets without using a pattern. We had to jump right in and we selected some fabrics. Lori helped us figure out how to cut the background fabric and how to make the handles. We spent all afternoon making baskets and I got 5 baskets made. When I got home, I decided to make a few tiny baskets and I used rick rack for the handles. You can see the close up pictures of the all the baskets following the picture of the completed wall hanging. I just finished it yesterday including a label! I love all the fabrics that I used and my favorite basket is the one made out of the stripes. I also used the striped fabric for the border. I made it to fit a quilt rack that I hang smaller quilts on that hangs on the wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj0XbcC8KGifu6I_Be4oE0zOJ77dqWgao0ezep3d3sxmSfr9u2y-b8melv1yq0gwl-SAFDYkQxZ4BNoS7iAz6hMMLkbK9492H3ShEdrOCn_etmCeVjuPuPjqBSKdxRv_Z4X19oPyFnW_WZeqLkZWtfDnyzSC5Wdn9rG6CMDaVO4LG1BEuVQTZm-wDiSKH/s2865/IMG_1785.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="2865" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj0XbcC8KGifu6I_Be4oE0zOJ77dqWgao0ezep3d3sxmSfr9u2y-b8melv1yq0gwl-SAFDYkQxZ4BNoS7iAz6hMMLkbK9492H3ShEdrOCn_etmCeVjuPuPjqBSKdxRv_Z4X19oPyFnW_WZeqLkZWtfDnyzSC5Wdn9rG6CMDaVO4LG1BEuVQTZm-wDiSKH/w400-h373/IMG_1785.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="3024" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MfvWQzNOCqJ641DP53v58Lp3X5y0rIG2SDK29dEeWsxu3LawVPB8uUSr1JJWnaVPw-Kumy1Vdp3KtFCw5X7M5ZMUGffGxuHMEcvbNTBpwiYwXPjAFa24Oa5MVscEmeByiaW3wf3N5lWYtkrWYny1ISpYoj43KWAMrU-9thrY0mgawhZN16O6BDps5aCi/w400-h356/IMG_1791.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shows the quilting better than the front. I did straight line stitching<br /> on the border in green and 2 rows in yellow.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One day last week when I was digging through a box of scraps, I came across this small quilt top. It measures 9" x 9". I love little quilts like this and use them in various places, such as on a bed side table at home or on a trip in a motel. Also, I have one on the bathroom counter to set glasses and other things on. It feels good to finish it even though it is tiny. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2QuTfk-w402rMi2TOc6PEK8yjiAKP4ouIAtpBvwpm0VVqa5bPU7EBe-wOR8nsItev8AC0G47yGDs-c73ktqd75gIsCrMhepRyq0xGeLX6ehTHtHrraIAtVl7CZ3a3XoaWhgwu__T7ihZCPMneVWwZhznTAlnkSjq5OQscl1eTteSsLf-H58K2rFVrjXb/s2787/IMG_1792.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2QuTfk-w402rMi2TOc6PEK8yjiAKP4ouIAtpBvwpm0VVqa5bPU7EBe-wOR8nsItev8AC0G47yGDs-c73ktqd75gIsCrMhepRyq0xGeLX6ehTHtHrraIAtVl7CZ3a3XoaWhgwu__T7ihZCPMneVWwZhznTAlnkSjq5OQscl1eTteSsLf-H58K2rFVrjXb/w376-h400/IMG_1792.HEIC" width="376" /></a></div><br /> In about a week, the Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild (of which I am secretary) will be at the Yamhill County fair to sell tickets to our raffle quilt, so I will take a turn at our booth. I will also be entering a couple items in the fair to be judged.<p></p><p>Hope you are having a nice summer and are staying cool enough!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-62080353300735647942023-07-03T09:29:00.000-07:002023-07-03T09:29:00.051-07:00A Finish and an Outing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just finished a Christmas Quilt that I made with blocks of the month (BOMs) that were provided by my quilt guild during 2022. I ended up making them with Christmas fabric and made 2 of some of them to make it the right size - I think I skipped some as well. I haven't measured it yet, but it isn't big enough for bed size</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/AVvXsEh3Lbyqt2i7U_bFuTF_9s-4A9p2w0g_YHGKzRQ16RiOq9ZGFm0GyfR9ItI-nilY4_Ey0X_JfOKUTxnpS5wVfAIsbP835xOfRhrcAeasVgqGTBP0bEX4cJazytDy7t9O-rmsRNJC2_6lkBjdNPbM7krB-WN8cgShvBA33HuG2-MZU1Pq-vX6SVzbUxlkrmXF/s3485/IMG_1705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="2970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lbyqt2i7U_bFuTF_9s-4A9p2w0g_YHGKzRQ16RiOq9ZGFm0GyfR9ItI-nilY4_Ey0X_JfOKUTxnpS5wVfAIsbP835xOfRhrcAeasVgqGTBP0bEX4cJazytDy7t9O-rmsRNJC2_6lkBjdNPbM7krB-WN8cgShvBA33HuG2-MZU1Pq-vX6SVzbUxlkrmXF/w341-h400/IMG_1705.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDmT8fa1LuieWgfRi8iD9_mMWsU8zeAUfULTvx6xWuUxwqgbd4_RpqBad329QlNlho0eBHknlbTaA6Rk0K-gNA47RnSdurhqGM4cZMG4l230V6a0-Ujvd9HLXGLuKtH1kcAjfxlecUqRn5ZhAqXhUuRVmIdLqX-jKnhLyxWL246FYbymHPhTpwFBGESf2/s3844/IMG_1706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="2882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDmT8fa1LuieWgfRi8iD9_mMWsU8zeAUfULTvx6xWuUxwqgbd4_RpqBad329QlNlho0eBHknlbTaA6Rk0K-gNA47RnSdurhqGM4cZMG4l230V6a0-Ujvd9HLXGLuKtH1kcAjfxlecUqRn5ZhAqXhUuRVmIdLqX-jKnhLyxWL246FYbymHPhTpwFBGESf2/w300-h400/IMG_1706.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVt_v5ecTgsDir0Ac4yRPGSw3v6CB5MIfqkaE8AFJmnfuudCk0miw4PGyt2UxI9Ha-mnbsCm9yVeE-ZpOBvgwoi3NNSnOea_WLkoRbGM7eIE72F_Uq9e2EnMoiGBxmgOWrbH-dF-HsHMRmHTnI3-7NlQsfYVxrRv73Hh6ZUSOHwCN5FayEt6MkwdL26BV/s4032/IMG_1707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVt_v5ecTgsDir0Ac4yRPGSw3v6CB5MIfqkaE8AFJmnfuudCk0miw4PGyt2UxI9Ha-mnbsCm9yVeE-ZpOBvgwoi3NNSnOea_WLkoRbGM7eIE72F_Uq9e2EnMoiGBxmgOWrbH-dF-HsHMRmHTnI3-7NlQsfYVxrRv73Hh6ZUSOHwCN5FayEt6MkwdL26BV/w300-h400/IMG_1707.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I have 3 sons and plan to make one for each family. <p></p><p>I went to my local quilt shop (LQS) a few times, but am keeping my purchases small because I'm saving up on buying fabric until my birthday at the end of this month. My LQS gives us 25% off for our birthday so I am trying to think about what I might want to buy when the time comes. In addition to the 25% off, I have 2 punch cards worth $25 each. When I went there yesterday, I saw some new fabric by Tilda that I really liked, but I want to have a plan for anything that I buy, so I will be trying to come up with ideas.</p><p>I went on an outing with the ladies in my Bible study group and we went to the Pittock Mansion in Portland. Here are a few pictures. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEtSIftwDPMxzDbtzjH7gAecF5QIWdKOB2Z1ueITT0IHk-YYqXOzr33_VCxwsr_olYfAzSKHMOdt2p-1robCB8SM42ZikSYGgEs1xc7Fnag_OpV1IcC3i8INpK8VKst3TRKKjhAkAP-AgR3ZCLuEzcCZ4R9M7Su04cy3bGE0OI11bSoQgppmzWUTLqXdZ/s2097/IMG_1703.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2097" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEtSIftwDPMxzDbtzjH7gAecF5QIWdKOB2Z1ueITT0IHk-YYqXOzr33_VCxwsr_olYfAzSKHMOdt2p-1robCB8SM42ZikSYGgEs1xc7Fnag_OpV1IcC3i8INpK8VKst3TRKKjhAkAP-AgR3ZCLuEzcCZ4R9M7Su04cy3bGE0OI11bSoQgppmzWUTLqXdZ/w400-h353/IMG_1703.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a perfect day.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIqGAitfABK6JkJqpK9aJBOtS9i3B4lHLa3Hg46IH_xX_R3Y6hRTdqrSu_yn259eX-lrMRZVBYjlTUuOHXr_WNUsUTlWlm9JhI0YY0RHYgSvMgCaKaWCV8Ctc1OxoCcQeTWg-jpur18gtaBw0o66IYShaEJXnwFkQDgpZ7uDii5B76bguC_hDV3rBDlCg/s3111/IMG_1700.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="2074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIqGAitfABK6JkJqpK9aJBOtS9i3B4lHLa3Hg46IH_xX_R3Y6hRTdqrSu_yn259eX-lrMRZVBYjlTUuOHXr_WNUsUTlWlm9JhI0YY0RHYgSvMgCaKaWCV8Ctc1OxoCcQeTWg-jpur18gtaBw0o66IYShaEJXnwFkQDgpZ7uDii5B76bguC_hDV3rBDlCg/w266-h400/IMG_1700.jpeg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view of Mt. Hood which is about 70 miles east.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XZYT3s207JyKFKBq0-xr2vPADdxQgbnt5tS0rYzoZoLWUCsT-H6t743p8DZQO7In5QIZINWPpgEfV74gonEHOIZchCtxul7xT84lXu_wPAAdkMiRsvBpRB2N3xHfKizT_hUNnQrKYAUPAW7isgHJii6ibhbGqnpAxrKU59kNvPAh5sbm0pKuPAWloFcx/s4032/IMG_1702.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XZYT3s207JyKFKBq0-xr2vPADdxQgbnt5tS0rYzoZoLWUCsT-H6t743p8DZQO7In5QIZINWPpgEfV74gonEHOIZchCtxul7xT84lXu_wPAAdkMiRsvBpRB2N3xHfKizT_hUNnQrKYAUPAW7isgHJii6ibhbGqnpAxrKU59kNvPAh5sbm0pKuPAWloFcx/w400-h300/IMG_1702.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Mt. Hood and more of the city of Portland.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Before we moved to Oregon (almost 9 years ago) we would usually come here in June to visit our son and his family. June seemed like the perfect time to spend here. <div><br /></div><div>Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a lovely summer.<br /> <p></p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-11092644361795806932023-06-23T09:42:00.000-07:002023-06-23T09:42:34.932-07:00Willamette Valley Quilters - Quilt Show<p> Again, I have to apologize for being so slack when it comes to blogging. You have heard the excuses before, so I won't belabor them again.</p><p>Last weekend was the quilt show for a guild that I am a member of (and am not on the board). The show was a huge success and was held in McMinnville, OR (we meet in Dayton, OR). I will show some of my favorite quilts from this show now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DwfoG5TRYbE7a-2SyTm0dFWIo3-m7EgQ-yh0-On2BvpMSUBkEWb0trw7j4neQhAjCGhmcBnmaHI0-jZqB3-P_XOBMdwleVWb9RDry8una4KyioghmMxadR4C6Sy8iFoMuZjNAkOILHnup1C7iOOHVGH2e-gL5OCc96bLdGelju66Mc7W5D7g6BPMfVyc/s3040/IMG_1656.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="2772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DwfoG5TRYbE7a-2SyTm0dFWIo3-m7EgQ-yh0-On2BvpMSUBkEWb0trw7j4neQhAjCGhmcBnmaHI0-jZqB3-P_XOBMdwleVWb9RDry8una4KyioghmMxadR4C6Sy8iFoMuZjNAkOILHnup1C7iOOHVGH2e-gL5OCc96bLdGelju66Mc7W5D7g6BPMfVyc/w365-h400/IMG_1656.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9-mvcwT1zID6yHKviBFFTsnHKsEROM8zelKlFwoEAGdggusaMnuaKArLeaZ-Qb6jOYloDDzRQwvrPZauwjXBNWy47GJlkDrCIfU3ruGeMnaSY2qR-2vZTAQQBusGhJaT_Ua3n0vvobs5UE5886VqYWT75c1ycDMQiDZ0rEpNpwlzdSpJXqlm7RWZDJ7d/s3136/IMG_1657.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="2432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9-mvcwT1zID6yHKviBFFTsnHKsEROM8zelKlFwoEAGdggusaMnuaKArLeaZ-Qb6jOYloDDzRQwvrPZauwjXBNWy47GJlkDrCIfU3ruGeMnaSY2qR-2vZTAQQBusGhJaT_Ua3n0vvobs5UE5886VqYWT75c1ycDMQiDZ0rEpNpwlzdSpJXqlm7RWZDJ7d/w310-h400/IMG_1657.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9TqmGWD_VeYx_VR0Xeci99DAH3DJjCrmw2SK6EjaqIS8IQayF9NJK40OQbCJO2Oyg83w2uXim4L5XcRZcrEUL0tmhYf2vepot_kOZz1dejmWJVgeGV_whxkJkvqARH6YmY55Job2T-9r09_np1EEaGgRRBJ2cViEHofl1OpQNQnJPERtndoO3uHl0esp/s3183/IMG_1658.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9TqmGWD_VeYx_VR0Xeci99DAH3DJjCrmw2SK6EjaqIS8IQayF9NJK40OQbCJO2Oyg83w2uXim4L5XcRZcrEUL0tmhYf2vepot_kOZz1dejmWJVgeGV_whxkJkvqARH6YmY55Job2T-9r09_np1EEaGgRRBJ2cViEHofl1OpQNQnJPERtndoO3uHl0esp/w328-h400/IMG_1658.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFrL94g2uI-XYRnRDTsO8dbZVqAdV9avbv9PG-0GNzfLBks-tvTbpGILQSQ4CSkQhwZs6RAiVr2jKdfQ6XO24pENdMy2REclRiFEmcVQLA087RJy2udeJ4gqv-fT-dMwa7-FSPulvZ8aD1GY9RZrTy-6jhYpJ9VtAGdfq1kjq4eLMJ4XRJ1LfEqFiNRYz/s1658/IMG_1659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1658" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFrL94g2uI-XYRnRDTsO8dbZVqAdV9avbv9PG-0GNzfLBks-tvTbpGILQSQ4CSkQhwZs6RAiVr2jKdfQ6XO24pENdMy2REclRiFEmcVQLA087RJy2udeJ4gqv-fT-dMwa7-FSPulvZ8aD1GY9RZrTy-6jhYpJ9VtAGdfq1kjq4eLMJ4XRJ1LfEqFiNRYz/w400-h344/IMG_1659.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIAUB-stIf2IoBfwPM2uRA-L588mYBd6aQJGxHpeUlabN5J28Jgi6Rz6qOHendI4DivayvinE7YTmATdUPVnw4w0Popho_Lr2EYJrwORHkD17P63YuCFVBv0wZd5TThYVuZKmtUmtL2I0Rvimwa7YfPqzE6V-FazvDT3AiAdjtwvn3Rfgny96Ac-JXUi3/s2543/IMG_1660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="2199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIAUB-stIf2IoBfwPM2uRA-L588mYBd6aQJGxHpeUlabN5J28Jgi6Rz6qOHendI4DivayvinE7YTmATdUPVnw4w0Popho_Lr2EYJrwORHkD17P63YuCFVBv0wZd5TThYVuZKmtUmtL2I0Rvimwa7YfPqzE6V-FazvDT3AiAdjtwvn3Rfgny96Ac-JXUi3/w346-h400/IMG_1660.jpeg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 91 year old quilter made this. Such a sweet lady! I had met her and her <br />daughter during my morning walks and then they joined the<br />same guild I am in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj197ZdEKXILOypkPCBHA1fUER2dgWZckb0b1e2YIh-xMGnPqjKcxvzj8TLRaqwkRD008D6SSUqkhtwGxOQwH0q_UvY2FcG2SvDhGHfUoZpJGilTL4USy_W6pgO_eWUUvir3-MB88fcgNM7XeLGBNqtR32c43x_gTfQPv_u_20hl-wuoHIg9yV05D4nkeDG/s3603/IMG_1661.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3603" data-original-width="1928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj197ZdEKXILOypkPCBHA1fUER2dgWZckb0b1e2YIh-xMGnPqjKcxvzj8TLRaqwkRD008D6SSUqkhtwGxOQwH0q_UvY2FcG2SvDhGHfUoZpJGilTL4USy_W6pgO_eWUUvir3-MB88fcgNM7XeLGBNqtR32c43x_gTfQPv_u_20hl-wuoHIg9yV05D4nkeDG/w214-h400/IMG_1661.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb6d_M8cvdGXbPdtDY0n0XUl-hV1nXlJBa7AYpmNAhnjGhNPaAyYsHfFkTfq3nhXou6V-fBXQwJgGR5ZvBXmIgyBT8ldcLorsSAE936aIrkqUPU5kOM4oEfIFctpEzDEDD6hEUGC6YK_XuFU0vaxIOOLNr7Lwci7vRo3WRCAOkCMNHw2Sw-VmV_Rp4R6Q/s3590/IMG_1662.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzl9GwawXTpKsmXwybLDCAKkX4SIADdE1S78RvSobFgnZCt2p0eSTAtAv5r4QC-30RrbqBjDB1k0H0rAegtxkevmBpfuJH4nkamffwIikMNpi4MC5KoLJdFGBAm7Wj8q1az5Y-n2Pol1cyjkaWUUbuQVW4Y0Rfu7a1EL4Yy0X8auTizsOsIj41_NraDJY/s3045/IMG_1664.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="3010" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzl9GwawXTpKsmXwybLDCAKkX4SIADdE1S78RvSobFgnZCt2p0eSTAtAv5r4QC-30RrbqBjDB1k0H0rAegtxkevmBpfuJH4nkamffwIikMNpi4MC5KoLJdFGBAm7Wj8q1az5Y-n2Pol1cyjkaWUUbuQVW4Y0Rfu7a1EL4Yy0X8auTizsOsIj41_NraDJY/w395-h400/IMG_1664.jpeg" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this one was one of the most impressive quilts and I took<br />a picture of the info sheet - I hope you can read it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is a</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpf-Co0Mwiiw53ANL2unTiBqCX8_fluS4IKZvQR-e1kpdYGyghUld1PjyHAMearAZodtZb6E2RdN5u_oaiMXppsww4fvnbf_OuX2CmHs-crusQB4FCewRkruH_BgwRksyHz4dmLXwyMjGgQWMe6WTi0RFSkXNCVOl8UzXYCty_MuDdKdHakrwrRySbyZr/s2764/IMG_1668.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="2764" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpf-Co0Mwiiw53ANL2unTiBqCX8_fluS4IKZvQR-e1kpdYGyghUld1PjyHAMearAZodtZb6E2RdN5u_oaiMXppsww4fvnbf_OuX2CmHs-crusQB4FCewRkruH_BgwRksyHz4dmLXwyMjGgQWMe6WTi0RFSkXNCVOl8UzXYCty_MuDdKdHakrwrRySbyZr/w400-h311/IMG_1668.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeVewvnh1z4kbjo-N-kuFqKzzB9Z2-jYad_j2zT1R3Srxg28Xr9KxrK3BaLKUcufBOcOQKef6mN4-fqs1RFzqnFnKeM5pc_0zOLrwWuoyv4vWwfCxtIWcUbMHoFw09BIgRBjgMqqDCY98TgMjprNYjLeefu2vrr0HxM-geST0uYsU58rItaucDpNHnlH9/s2702/IMG_1669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2702" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeVewvnh1z4kbjo-N-kuFqKzzB9Z2-jYad_j2zT1R3Srxg28Xr9KxrK3BaLKUcufBOcOQKef6mN4-fqs1RFzqnFnKeM5pc_0zOLrwWuoyv4vWwfCxtIWcUbMHoFw09BIgRBjgMqqDCY98TgMjprNYjLeefu2vrr0HxM-geST0uYsU58rItaucDpNHnlH9/w400-h289/IMG_1669.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySJWZexMbfc4Zd7yDorSq_5swCJ-7-bUSxY3JCTo7-aYXFUTo7gcGfFPj_emybEVe159sqPzqM3oULpOzjRClkQUWDl3Dk-KX1qawBzpNGLbQD0QCeNxz9DZh6NHECqnCKXSaGj9wquCpRDNa0_A6fe04-fKW3Nn8Bz6bKEdlAbFjuzDlKFzNae7LIoWS/s3671/IMG_1670.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="1988" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySJWZexMbfc4Zd7yDorSq_5swCJ-7-bUSxY3JCTo7-aYXFUTo7gcGfFPj_emybEVe159sqPzqM3oULpOzjRClkQUWDl3Dk-KX1qawBzpNGLbQD0QCeNxz9DZh6NHECqnCKXSaGj9wquCpRDNa0_A6fe04-fKW3Nn8Bz6bKEdlAbFjuzDlKFzNae7LIoWS/w216-h400/IMG_1670.jpeg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was made by a friend in my other guild and I really like it.<br />It looks like a simple design and the 9-patches and squares are <br />easy to make, but to get them all in the right spot isn't so easy. I want to<br />make something similar some day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNBGxTFSkwevp71a9JWVW-rL_zj98AqYZ8e5sjlPc09gAaVUUx2ZkJ-Ibq-Fwwisb6ltmcfoQHUmbgtmQxnIjy6Pokr0AQgmeaC7frUW8qXINtWlOZMSLkE12moQtbm3vVMoMaAlO42x_uIcJ-79WAroa9ZYXYZ1XbHyaEfMFWYC4rkPnhudAsnTdEjNm/s4032/IMG_1671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNBGxTFSkwevp71a9JWVW-rL_zj98AqYZ8e5sjlPc09gAaVUUx2ZkJ-Ibq-Fwwisb6ltmcfoQHUmbgtmQxnIjy6Pokr0AQgmeaC7frUW8qXINtWlOZMSLkE12moQtbm3vVMoMaAlO42x_uIcJ-79WAroa9ZYXYZ1XbHyaEfMFWYC4rkPnhudAsnTdEjNm/w300-h400/IMG_1671.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The following is a little item I made for my granddaughter - who loves to sew. I got the alphabet designs from Elefantz Embroidery (on Etsy). She has tons of lovely embroidery patterns and I have made some of them before. This little cushion/pin cushion measures about 5" x 7" and it has a pocket. The tatting was added because Angela loves tatting (as I do) and I had bought some at a garage sale. I cut off some to put on top of the black and used fray check on the ends, then I sewed the tatting on by just catching the top circles with thread.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYixSHDzbxITegp1jyxAV5v1CqQ6NJX6Orgm1w62fyWAQWsVKBJPPUtMwcMPfVfe-iweU-6Dvrwl3s8aEzsYzly-vVzxH_2-PBe7-b5cZYfUJcgupPh0McI42gk08waBHEYkS_xeCNKkmF6BQGBIgNFxlmsxHoRGhFHstPdeJutO9Vw-6ytT6JER1tc_r/s4032/IMG_1677.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYixSHDzbxITegp1jyxAV5v1CqQ6NJX6Orgm1w62fyWAQWsVKBJPPUtMwcMPfVfe-iweU-6Dvrwl3s8aEzsYzly-vVzxH_2-PBe7-b5cZYfUJcgupPh0McI42gk08waBHEYkS_xeCNKkmF6BQGBIgNFxlmsxHoRGhFHstPdeJutO9Vw-6ytT6JER1tc_r/w299-h400/IMG_1677.HEIC" width="299" /></a></div><p>I will be a vendor this weekend at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds in McMinnville, OR and have several red, white and blue patriotic items to sell: table runners, throw pillow covers and wall hangings.</p><p>Thanks for visiting and have a very happy Independence celebration!!</p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-40515096211997664722023-04-15T15:46:00.001-07:002023-04-15T15:46:10.500-07:00I think Spring Might Be Here!`<p>About a month ago I went to a quilt show with a friend and I am finally going to show you the pictures that I took! The show was in Hillsboro, Oregon and if you read other blogs from this area you probably have seen the quilts already. There were so many wonderful quilts and quite a few vendors.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPoFh710HCmh-sAl2ks8QlaDLwHVa43wY1BrxEveMYOQ_9qMmCCFeXvifzERPgv9EQYEUXlulusFtBe9xnwIv5eCe6KcbytnDe2iL-WHhwXNbkaF4Fqu6LBh-sfI01I65QUXe316IdXSZQ3BaekQ0ZUPl84RXKXT-HAjp32SjcWsrVz9K0FQ-2UFusQ/s2426/IMG_1338.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2426" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPoFh710HCmh-sAl2ks8QlaDLwHVa43wY1BrxEveMYOQ_9qMmCCFeXvifzERPgv9EQYEUXlulusFtBe9xnwIv5eCe6KcbytnDe2iL-WHhwXNbkaF4Fqu6LBh-sfI01I65QUXe316IdXSZQ3BaekQ0ZUPl84RXKXT-HAjp32SjcWsrVz9K0FQ-2UFusQ/w400-h285/IMG_1338.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf_Fb4dOu6HRrpM54ld1eIsiDFeKhxuy3YRxrNWSHwFbtoHrxbqXNS3SmWF8FGNzdcjgG7epmny09cwZKA7kVahaphhLkaYP9tIWToMVW0HKaRkDwVK5gfe5WIaEkvO1UNyAxA1zyZnOofTiti1s_8E5Xbyhu8gZRtg_sw9WX0RcSqdOzlMDTU9sZ_Q/s2487/IMG_1332.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="2349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf_Fb4dOu6HRrpM54ld1eIsiDFeKhxuy3YRxrNWSHwFbtoHrxbqXNS3SmWF8FGNzdcjgG7epmny09cwZKA7kVahaphhLkaYP9tIWToMVW0HKaRkDwVK5gfe5WIaEkvO1UNyAxA1zyZnOofTiti1s_8E5Xbyhu8gZRtg_sw9WX0RcSqdOzlMDTU9sZ_Q/w378-h400/IMG_1332.jpeg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a very well done Dear Jane in bright colors!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKCoJ9FMX4HUPDR6db8rnLjXytPAd_lOOojifKsZ4at43g_wOLGW2P3UTS0YvKeps-rHDs8j6xTu8M0QrEatnD8AQixL1hAZBJvq-TNyhvludFFQ3A-TDg-UGWRTY8UWvQeuKcCrkTi1Y2TKjDcKaojy40tXLK-dG1KxaFHHSKaQ8unwliXA2wgWnvw/s3594/IMG_1331.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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There is another one next weekend that I might go to even though I have a craft show as well. It's not too far away and my "business partner" can handle the craft show if I go for a couple hours.</p><p>This morning I basted a lap quilt, 2 table runners and a small wall hanging. The lap quilt will be for sale, as will the table runners. That is, if I get them finished. This is a busy week as both of the guilds that I belong to have meetings this week. Then I signed up for a Gentler curves & circles work shop with Karla Alexander. If I wasn't so busy I would be happy about going, but I might offer my space to someone else if they want to take it. I rarely take a class so I'm not sure what possessed me to sign up.</p><p>Thanks for visiting!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-84990780495965036272023-02-24T15:51:00.000-08:002023-02-24T15:51:12.366-08:00Winter is Still Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't believe it's 22º here this morning!! We rarely have it below freezing. Yesterday we got at least 3" of snow, maybe more. This picture was taken before it had snowed a lot. I went out in the afternoon and the roads were fine.</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/AVvXsEjZYKLqYE8QgtSUJSw-XIJy3yenH3mdrYTgG6TwRq5SVdRWPb5X0lcWLpJ4ic-mwgSWWdFaOK88x5ADoIgGzgROfKVIM08ekVjFNYsZvu3GBDDgsZ4tXWhW0OmBf2efh6utDpwqvBqAif3S2EtIDfZkjsOHcjvLY82Tbu8W-xanvXnx_4Dj7nb5E68AcQ/s4032/IMG_1263.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYKLqYE8QgtSUJSw-XIJy3yenH3mdrYTgG6TwRq5SVdRWPb5X0lcWLpJ4ic-mwgSWWdFaOK88x5ADoIgGzgROfKVIM08ekVjFNYsZvu3GBDDgsZ4tXWhW0OmBf2efh6utDpwqvBqAif3S2EtIDfZkjsOHcjvLY82Tbu8W-xanvXnx_4Dj7nb5E68AcQ/w400-h300/IMG_1263.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p>A friend of mine has asked me to make a Christmas quilt that she saw in the window of our local quilt shop. She purchased the fabrics and I got the pattern - Plaid Pines by Lori Holt. I haven't done much on it yet because I'm now waiting for the shop to get the ruler in that will make it a lot easier to cut the pieces properly. </p><p>In the mean time I have been quite busy as I am involved with 2 quilt guilds, and I'm secretary of one of those. That involves being very involved with all their activities, taking minutes of each meeting, as well as sending out a newsletter every month. I have figured out how to make the newsletter somewhat interesting, but it is still a chore.</p><p>Last week I was looking at Pinterest and got inspired to make some zipper bags. I went through some of my patterns and decided to make this bag. It called for a charm pack - which I just happened to have in a drawer! Since I had enough I decided to make 4 while I was at it. I just have to put the zipper in one and they will be all done. The main problem with these is the hand sewing of the zippers and bindings on top and the bottom. The pattern is "button bag" from This & That Patterns. They measure approximately 9" x 11".</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRNoTZVILKbuRFCQUn-VAG_2AfsmFRoZvYFeZfoL8vY7NX99gT6_Ti2Zp_xll7z7aJfNInDCFRhi-Msv8Ar1ELZoh-EPcIOxaqBqRh0t2N_csqhfhG7yS41as95cCyspvIoIjslUY5kP0IVpyC2Eyr8otgeShAdZEg2VHPfNJnLfQiG9dnCQRMBRPbw/s3653/IMG_1265.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="3653" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRNoTZVILKbuRFCQUn-VAG_2AfsmFRoZvYFeZfoL8vY7NX99gT6_Ti2Zp_xll7z7aJfNInDCFRhi-Msv8Ar1ELZoh-EPcIOxaqBqRh0t2N_csqhfhG7yS41as95cCyspvIoIjslUY5kP0IVpyC2Eyr8otgeShAdZEg2VHPfNJnLfQiG9dnCQRMBRPbw/w400-h217/IMG_1265.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p>Last month at the quilt show in Salem, I purchased some fabrics from Lori (humblequilts.blogspot.com) and I made this little quilt to hang on a chair by the front door. Some of the pieces I got had pictures of presidents and I put them in this little quilt. George Washington is in the middle and the other ones are miscellaneous presidents put in the order of their service.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlH_s7PstN0hi5Puj7So6GFVUPMGVexwVO9RT1HtbPrH7ljdwry-kfQoCWGdeRu9vscYJMVbUUxQ5IcfCvjWAunQKum9q7aMiaMIbF099HV81n6nxq_NsotukArS7UJOJkenQgf-oiCLBOHsxG84SaEsO1REK_CTt8PLNN-kn2K8SPLO2YLwDOC1XaA/s3314/IMG_1267.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="2263" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlH_s7PstN0hi5Puj7So6GFVUPMGVexwVO9RT1HtbPrH7ljdwry-kfQoCWGdeRu9vscYJMVbUUxQ5IcfCvjWAunQKum9q7aMiaMIbF099HV81n6nxq_NsotukArS7UJOJkenQgf-oiCLBOHsxG84SaEsO1REK_CTt8PLNN-kn2K8SPLO2YLwDOC1XaA/w274-h400/IMG_1267.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div>Here's a closer up view.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGAUPs5KCVNIj6afG87ajbp0EPuR5x2o6EUpiPXCiT1I9XFxSKZX4EElX3o2XjMN4rvV9YA4NZW7fLmHFdojImZpEgb8nDrhAeoHm_gEgEuA8GUj-8Ez5E3QIidpZsOMoo2kVbLV232XoWscIm2jZgjwsEU0k1ked2Ll6lQm-ngQYY-knj2Vk5xgUYg/s4032/IMG_1268.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGAUPs5KCVNIj6afG87ajbp0EPuR5x2o6EUpiPXCiT1I9XFxSKZX4EElX3o2XjMN4rvV9YA4NZW7fLmHFdojImZpEgb8nDrhAeoHm_gEgEuA8GUj-8Ez5E3QIidpZsOMoo2kVbLV232XoWscIm2jZgjwsEU0k1ked2Ll6lQm-ngQYY-knj2Vk5xgUYg/w300-h400/IMG_1268.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thanks for visiting!<br /><p><br /></p><p></p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-41467902557425954702023-02-03T09:13:00.000-08:002023-02-03T09:13:03.393-08:00More Quilts from the Oregon Quilt Festival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This post is picture heavy of quilts from the quilt show last week. So many wonderful quilts! 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I wanted to make it and worked on it some, but just didn't know what to do so it has been sitting in a bin. Now, however, my quilt guild is having a workshop to make another one of Laura's collage quilts. Hopefully, I will learn something and be able to finish this one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryoZ9P-uDvLYwKXR73Pis9K-D67xseO3RItBFM65W-R_aVkIDQai176HFdMDUFW7_tz9A1oGl3Kmfl0TlcvCyorku70pwOlmzGwKGkbKzQDan_tGfIEBDGz3nHbPOrXw0Sa7i6AZri_U-ll2QTfMldkcXLgV8y7KOd6MPVNk088i8YthaxwmGygU33Q/s4032/IMG_1136.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryoZ9P-uDvLYwKXR73Pis9K-D67xseO3RItBFM65W-R_aVkIDQai176HFdMDUFW7_tz9A1oGl3Kmfl0TlcvCyorku70pwOlmzGwKGkbKzQDan_tGfIEBDGz3nHbPOrXw0Sa7i6AZri_U-ll2QTfMldkcXLgV8y7KOd6MPVNk088i8YthaxwmGygU33Q/w480-h640/IMG_1136.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this one and think it deserved a ribbon!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X7GOrsUi-FULJ7OBKIYteXFRMIq8KH0VpGi5MVv_o5yXLz9cpenLIjWOikFjLz3AaNCwTffAFJszZ20LnIshgTgnfibROWOOhvCwj-08esk920pTv3N7d8h4NxeaTH1Sm3-tEU3hXR6PyjiCY6ANh51_9Si8x6nMwgfH2SQ_SEzJQKxlimk8gQ9fwQ/w300-h400/IMG_1131.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>If you got to the bottom, thanks for visiting!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-22572401699410418802023-01-29T09:56:00.001-08:002023-01-29T09:56:42.198-08:00Day 3 of the Oregon Quilt Festival<p>I entered 4 quilts in the quilt show. My Dear Jane quilt won a 3rd place ribbon.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuCvV_VwzfDctQGpwklb7eDV2L5w6yMIhErY9QNnkWy_A6Li6eheYJ96sgget1WA9BBMzinpWzlerU3wL0Ae6FE38lu6_-5C8sPJb4QDZ-eZPAW49Os_2QwsgAUAFH4h3bVkAJBh5SLW32Ucb1UFX7LvWOnvIOvwhRMubGqV92H-Hvhy7a7-OWJgFQg/s2450/IMG_1145.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="2395" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuCvV_VwzfDctQGpwklb7eDV2L5w6yMIhErY9QNnkWy_A6Li6eheYJ96sgget1WA9BBMzinpWzlerU3wL0Ae6FE38lu6_-5C8sPJb4QDZ-eZPAW49Os_2QwsgAUAFH4h3bVkAJBh5SLW32Ucb1UFX7LvWOnvIOvwhRMubGqV92H-Hvhy7a7-OWJgFQg/w391-h400/IMG_1145.heic" width="391" /></a></div><p><br /></p>My Baskets of Blue quilt won a 2nd place "Red" ribbon<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfncBADTWM2ZvuuD22RtflEL_h-9O4OYCqAo7Q5x64YkFiBI73_5wk8yWH9BHdks2KmMlYERQjCd63vTdx29_R0g9wwDupZRmX62Wh4hCXADgxwb_FeB9e0fNlRnofE-zCr1afypXHqMEm-QwMxo0DuygONC28QHFDyX_mT3OGnE1qiuOMK6LNpA9g/s3274/IMG_1158.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="2944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfncBADTWM2ZvuuD22RtflEL_h-9O4OYCqAo7Q5x64YkFiBI73_5wk8yWH9BHdks2KmMlYERQjCd63vTdx29_R0g9wwDupZRmX62Wh4hCXADgxwb_FeB9e0fNlRnofE-zCr1afypXHqMEm-QwMxo0DuygONC28QHFDyX_mT3OGnE1qiuOMK6LNpA9g/w360-h400/IMG_1158.heic" width="360" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quilt, "Stars all Around" was hanging in a very nice place, as was my "Uncle Henry's Barn" quilt that I posted about yesterday. So I am a very happy camper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVrhbqlbHPZKenkheVQxU8tTjUc76IkqJn_DH5nFpB0pya4YGLdKdewTSSyRORkCxaRTIVD3QuXgmWwtIpOXPSXoWqhaydVhKfL89fhLeWaRgx-eefQyfKZ5iTfpYSjOtTo9oVbciPIkbKXRyAh2dLAo_0rAAwxEZ0R99j97tZcMOvf2zfYdiOjMDgA/s2557/IMG_1142.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="2528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVrhbqlbHPZKenkheVQxU8tTjUc76IkqJn_DH5nFpB0pya4YGLdKdewTSSyRORkCxaRTIVD3QuXgmWwtIpOXPSXoWqhaydVhKfL89fhLeWaRgx-eefQyfKZ5iTfpYSjOtTo9oVbciPIkbKXRyAh2dLAo_0rAAwxEZ0R99j97tZcMOvf2zfYdiOjMDgA/w395-h400/IMG_1142.heic" width="395" /></a></div></div> <p></p><p>I also sold a quilt, my "Pineapple Nine Patch" quilt.</p><p>It was a lot of fun having a booth at the show, even though people thought we had a real shop somewhere and kept asking where it was. We explained that we didn't sell fabric or patterns, just things that we made. I had a "cat quilt" hanging there, hoping that someone would buy it, and it got lots of attention, but didn't sell. I'm not worried about that as I'm sure it will sell sometime. They wanted the pattern for it, etc. etc.</p><p>Of course, I had to buy some items - that's half the fun of a quilt show! It took me a while to decide what to buy. I got this "My Country" panel designed by Kathy Schmitz who had a booth. I visited her booth several times before deciding to buy this panel. This will make 6 patriotic pillows to put in a basket or bowl and can be embroidered or not.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1SeyCQTzxqbyCFi2Kz77HFGxDFy4bmtJis2g9jCN9X7pCZBFQoSWLcDhAjlBG_xEi8mi6BLsGN_DrhzBCZepdjcs1qh9iBsYBRbv39nBC3beUXNtDR9FZ2RhauSc4NqelSzHsI8PP5AuqgKaRe331UM9qoI3whbh1N6fk7XqvdejtFMB60dVq4nJEw/s3980/IMG_1164.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3980" data-original-width="2046" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1SeyCQTzxqbyCFi2Kz77HFGxDFy4bmtJis2g9jCN9X7pCZBFQoSWLcDhAjlBG_xEi8mi6BLsGN_DrhzBCZepdjcs1qh9iBsYBRbv39nBC3beUXNtDR9FZ2RhauSc4NqelSzHsI8PP5AuqgKaRe331UM9qoI3whbh1N6fk7XqvdejtFMB60dVq4nJEw/w206-h400/IMG_1164.heic" width="206" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I also purchased this panel of birds that will be made into a banner. The designer of the banner had a booth, but I don't know her name - it's not on the banner package. I've seen her books before, but can't remember who she is.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcggIR3wwsUix6D_uJAS28smg0tz3NQAFkcYbUQ17ouqOgAxhw5XQsnvNvEHcTaLFwZlueSgamH94yv7qNMsNzGjF4rlpS2riT-4yIMpRFIzzkYXMOYWDR7P9qwr26KZbOmxd-oYHB2oICIPpRCfxloYRdSeNyUmcjn8TFTNF6wrj__SKPmTOouVx_g/s3663/IMG_1165.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="3663" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcggIR3wwsUix6D_uJAS28smg0tz3NQAFkcYbUQ17ouqOgAxhw5XQsnvNvEHcTaLFwZlueSgamH94yv7qNMsNzGjF4rlpS2riT-4yIMpRFIzzkYXMOYWDR7P9qwr26KZbOmxd-oYHB2oICIPpRCfxloYRdSeNyUmcjn8TFTNF6wrj__SKPmTOouVx_g/w400-h94/IMG_1165.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also bought some more fabrics from <a href="http://humblequilts.blogspot.com">Lori</a> as she was the only one who had 1800s reproductions. This was a bundle of small pieces that I plan to make into a couple small quilts, probably doll quilt size.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt5EELO_yodyRxLHtJ7YPtSvHIgAWmHeJJ8-9WEBSVVL3CUs2LKw9LxlkvpYsNmenGxrwyn6sujLhctjtfEYbOJYtkIXg6Y-3rjvmnbmZBtQ-j5lCVgN7HyyIM7ROcQQRvBHIB-JzsH3StZHKvtkBy7HKaoJSBatRMHe7_FijIyEHJiB1ztM4RpygOQ/s2386/IMG_1163.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="1877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt5EELO_yodyRxLHtJ7YPtSvHIgAWmHeJJ8-9WEBSVVL3CUs2LKw9LxlkvpYsNmenGxrwyn6sujLhctjtfEYbOJYtkIXg6Y-3rjvmnbmZBtQ-j5lCVgN7HyyIM7ROcQQRvBHIB-JzsH3StZHKvtkBy7HKaoJSBatRMHe7_FijIyEHJiB1ztM4RpygOQ/s320/IMG_1163.heic" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAM8OgnT58KpDuK4NhYbn1xzWA8MrKIlgwThObfBQ1e7SyGgRVv-_mjbsUCwjH6zoeBNSwrkS-8ppfBKzFOvS3dZ9AZiQSgTQwt4ZMSeGvQXFtdxDfALdHUuikrTNxcw7kirrvWQymXwkxkX8eIBS8tcgeUwcfPaqSNCwzScOQPdyeZRKkRXGDSgOeg/s2660/IMG_1162.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="2660" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAM8OgnT58KpDuK4NhYbn1xzWA8MrKIlgwThObfBQ1e7SyGgRVv-_mjbsUCwjH6zoeBNSwrkS-8ppfBKzFOvS3dZ9AZiQSgTQwt4ZMSeGvQXFtdxDfALdHUuikrTNxcw7kirrvWQymXwkxkX8eIBS8tcgeUwcfPaqSNCwzScOQPdyeZRKkRXGDSgOeg/w400-h376/IMG_1162.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was almost out of cheddars so now I have some! It's amazing that most of Lori's fabrics were ones I had never seen before!<div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pictures from the show. I will post more tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN67Tacg32DJPgcSVE0p9xr_h0lzFmiJMv4QvRpiQi-vGRdMScNVo4-EHcLj58SbKFCCH_FVK4MBtM1O0ojFCApka2rykZECAfWbADjpRHVXOuhV6C8exuQKi4w84e6ouBYo1IvzJf2CJW0CiYX1J-569gb4NJ48r6PpikoSMN0rVW7ADwOC2N09YkA/s2807/IMG_1143.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="2701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN67Tacg32DJPgcSVE0p9xr_h0lzFmiJMv4QvRpiQi-vGRdMScNVo4-EHcLj58SbKFCCH_FVK4MBtM1O0ojFCApka2rykZECAfWbADjpRHVXOuhV6C8exuQKi4w84e6ouBYo1IvzJf2CJW0CiYX1J-569gb4NJ48r6PpikoSMN0rVW7ADwOC2N09YkA/w385-h400/IMG_1143.heic" width="385" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one won a blue ribbon and was made by Peggy<br />Gelbrich, president of the Willamette Valley Quilters (I belong to<br />that guild)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp9jdh4-6GlWDk9H2C1sJ9gS0lvBnfagk04rbPyGfFzi6Bp0hxqy50LyhW_auQMykolANp6sClAihgk93M220aCAPNAFpDL6rdmFpjxhQMjlCGn5t_qXvXlJZ7ObAoEXFKaK0SS3ClRpUkB3Qd9WmJZIRIkTl36TdTEmJ7MjwyeWGOB30H5SD6jI7Qg/s2792/IMG_1144.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="2792" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp9jdh4-6GlWDk9H2C1sJ9gS0lvBnfagk04rbPyGfFzi6Bp0hxqy50LyhW_auQMykolANp6sClAihgk93M220aCAPNAFpDL6rdmFpjxhQMjlCGn5t_qXvXlJZ7ObAoEXFKaK0SS3ClRpUkB3Qd9WmJZIRIkTl36TdTEmJ7MjwyeWGOB30H5SD6jI7Qg/w400-h391/IMG_1144.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-y3nBTqp1srxUgmpUUw0inzSFksxhAGsVKCYuwv9d6vM4i-ND61dHjfafVWXQ6EuO-Owsd9v04wZkm-2O3mx79wv7xF4xs2Y5O3t-8r5xD1fxOAsksI15-EohtCBiRHaL4xHC1R9szBO5LiDSKZxrUUcLLdts8-0-e0hFyGDHFRIWIYO32_dI6vtSQ/s3792/IMG_1146.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2749" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-y3nBTqp1srxUgmpUUw0inzSFksxhAGsVKCYuwv9d6vM4i-ND61dHjfafVWXQ6EuO-Owsd9v04wZkm-2O3mx79wv7xF4xs2Y5O3t-8r5xD1fxOAsksI15-EohtCBiRHaL4xHC1R9szBO5LiDSKZxrUUcLLdts8-0-e0hFyGDHFRIWIYO32_dI6vtSQ/w290-h400/IMG_1146.heic" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the table of Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild<br />(where I am secretary). They raffled off baskets of fabrics, etc.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBo7bGkcT4Wq2t48m8VQmWcdmK4fEVZIbH4j623jGYmQYWiCxrch7WzLvTu0OhPcdLI-KfOkePg1vpcPZEmfO8rYIT5I0ng24AqYX7Dg6fxBdLucM1UAUq2xBY13fkb5knALn2FKf0jXizCVD9avv848qYkSx4GgdWg6QxLw4ZdfLZbml77qm1Spf6A/s3086/IMG_1147.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3086" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBo7bGkcT4Wq2t48m8VQmWcdmK4fEVZIbH4j623jGYmQYWiCxrch7WzLvTu0OhPcdLI-KfOkePg1vpcPZEmfO8rYIT5I0ng24AqYX7Dg6fxBdLucM1UAUq2xBY13fkb5knALn2FKf0jXizCVD9avv848qYkSx4GgdWg6QxLw4ZdfLZbml77qm1Spf6A/w393-h400/IMG_1147.heic" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYcf8-f1KanmZ5-MOAx_7IL3hm7MitI_vPXHRaq8eaTiiMJA7rthyymKtiAVEwnm4h45q2E7S9d6i51yc0IYAvzQaEVC8zRXeKGfUuqXxDl3RNU8vyje9BjjLCubDY14IuhqgZFWDSUxbiShfkOi4rTWNhx2NzAwuU9jm0iJMwvLEBtWeK3ON_Z-QQ/s3880/IMG_1148.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="3019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYcf8-f1KanmZ5-MOAx_7IL3hm7MitI_vPXHRaq8eaTiiMJA7rthyymKtiAVEwnm4h45q2E7S9d6i51yc0IYAvzQaEVC8zRXeKGfUuqXxDl3RNU8vyje9BjjLCubDY14IuhqgZFWDSUxbiShfkOi4rTWNhx2NzAwuU9jm0iJMwvLEBtWeK3ON_Z-QQ/w311-h400/IMG_1148.heic" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtkYpTZtsUUd0NTyvJnhWYPUTP1NoVPw6A97T4AGHs8uSSUgKclliuYe7BCiV_dZPVIPuEvlauQBJMo2PMTfOxZbknL4nMWuJ5FAzcySzuRWCEvI7rq7Q4B7C2NNz8-MDSQB_MFolxczSO-1HVEyaxn90REjyOe2h4Uj-W3OkDg3g0u4EdgHJhNzDDg/s3529/IMG_1149.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="2787" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtkYpTZtsUUd0NTyvJnhWYPUTP1NoVPw6A97T4AGHs8uSSUgKclliuYe7BCiV_dZPVIPuEvlauQBJMo2PMTfOxZbknL4nMWuJ5FAzcySzuRWCEvI7rq7Q4B7C2NNz8-MDSQB_MFolxczSO-1HVEyaxn90REjyOe2h4Uj-W3OkDg3g0u4EdgHJhNzDDg/w316-h400/IMG_1149.heic" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div>I will post the rest of my pictures tomorrow. I don't want to overwhelm anyone. My goal (hope) is that I will take more time to read and sent out blog posts in 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy quilting!<br /><div><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p></div></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-9819636402801735212023-01-28T07:16:00.004-08:002023-01-28T07:16:41.182-08:00Oregon Quilt Festival, day 2<p>Two days down and one to go!. It has been fun and we have sold a lot of items. I have 4 quilts hanging in the show. Here is one of them, named "Uncle Henry's Barn." I'm quite sure I have shown this quilt on the blog before, but I never had a chance to take the picture while it is hanging up spread out like this before.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l1bfZN-cADNoscyv3GJjfBMASSGdZ7w4sT8_IsZwa96fmrc-9pE9epGXMhNR1Cw85XEIZIiBRcFckDdZN1evPynFKJ33XveE3GDmFPq48WtMfaW3BebT8F39ol8cnUXUxNE1BhApaiNgvNkt_bSmaARFPOGmbt2OtpO_TVVbgxY5lA9P0b4iqGs53A/s2233/IMG_1139.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="2173" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1l1bfZN-cADNoscyv3GJjfBMASSGdZ7w4sT8_IsZwa96fmrc-9pE9epGXMhNR1Cw85XEIZIiBRcFckDdZN1evPynFKJ33XveE3GDmFPq48WtMfaW3BebT8F39ol8cnUXUxNE1BhApaiNgvNkt_bSmaARFPOGmbt2OtpO_TVVbgxY5lA9P0b4iqGs53A/w389-h400/IMG_1139.jpeg" width="389" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Henry's Barn</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I named it Uncle Henry's Barn because we used to go visit my Mom's relatives in Minnesota and we always stayed at Uncle Henry's farm. These were very special days for me - a girl born in Chicago and growing up in the Chicago suburbs.<div><br /></div><div>Lori, from <a href="humble quilts.blogspot.com">Humble Quilts</a> also has a booth at the quilt show and she is very close to my booth. I couldn't help getting a few reproduction fabrics and a book from her. I think her booth is the only one there that has reproductions. These are my purchases. I am seriously trying to decide what else I might get at the show today. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4DZHJqi1i-g911_PaJkl77RSxpw6g-WxwYP8xhEslgjMkibv1BSStZHgSl3h36-ysNb4jd68AaUfDUQfXBbLNU0WBFlLjP6XgxLX3t6lxkmM5WomofkLP7bVubRKZVykWAef21RCz-fmLOnFXzpcq5xb4_M5ibrezq3FMXT5-743OYJd4DXquBhSbw/s2891/IMG_1140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="2891" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4DZHJqi1i-g911_PaJkl77RSxpw6g-WxwYP8xhEslgjMkibv1BSStZHgSl3h36-ysNb4jd68AaUfDUQfXBbLNU0WBFlLjP6XgxLX3t6lxkmM5WomofkLP7bVubRKZVykWAef21RCz-fmLOnFXzpcq5xb4_M5ibrezq3FMXT5-743OYJd4DXquBhSbw/s320/IMG_1140.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I didn't take many pictures, but I will take more today to post. Here is one that I just loved and wondered why it didn't have a ribbon. Isn't it amazing?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD6koD7hd1-nkWd3chtWXvRBqQcS67oX9EFkfeiOgyj92y4izM1Mrg-_RgdzztZ9kJn0hFE2YndiRK6yrOT7PEGj0lIH1hQ-2fKwL9lKVBcmzBl65opFWKuIqkEnhTK2cE3lCzhxRroX62a6KqOsyp90zaBYrnz7jGo0JpM_sAJ8mEFVOrokUe8rTRQ/s3537/IMG_1136.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="2750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKD6koD7hd1-nkWd3chtWXvRBqQcS67oX9EFkfeiOgyj92y4izM1Mrg-_RgdzztZ9kJn0hFE2YndiRK6yrOT7PEGj0lIH1hQ-2fKwL9lKVBcmzBl65opFWKuIqkEnhTK2cE3lCzhxRroX62a6KqOsyp90zaBYrnz7jGo0JpM_sAJ8mEFVOrokUe8rTRQ/w311-h400/IMG_1136.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><p>If you live near Salem, I hope you will come to the show - and stop to see me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-30331874460574230452023-01-26T07:36:00.003-08:002023-01-26T07:36:43.873-08:00OREGON QUILT FESTIVAL<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is the first day of the Oregon Quilt Festival and I will have a booth there with my friend (see picture of our booth below). When we were setting up yesterday we got to see some of the amazing quilts as they were putting them up. Can't wait to see all of them! I will have 5 quilts in the show. </div><p></p></blockquote><p></p><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/AVvXsEgfkJHImYlc4WK0a87BIambhSrsz1S19JOGUFZSEq-nSVfJj5BO-LwcLuCGQiYctyArrugDPiYrwUJ3FtddzWqBttZGFqjkewzRfAwf7YhTmvt7G0qbOABWV89oIuZElZdfrc_6F1sWl3KZ4_-0UzUOWIbU1Bj_BDEsrX79xj7aHkxSZZw089GsqtjR-Q/s4032/IMG_1117%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkJHImYlc4WK0a87BIambhSrsz1S19JOGUFZSEq-nSVfJj5BO-LwcLuCGQiYctyArrugDPiYrwUJ3FtddzWqBttZGFqjkewzRfAwf7YhTmvt7G0qbOABWV89oIuZElZdfrc_6F1sWl3KZ4_-0UzUOWIbU1Bj_BDEsrX79xj7aHkxSZZw089GsqtjR-Q/w400-h300/IMG_1117%202.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Salem is about a 35 minute drive from my house and it's a very pleasant drive through the countryside. If you are anywhere near Salem, I hope you will come to the show. It will be worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDioL15Zp6pZOpGMJNsPOcNoWIUCF7P29lzfYdfuqakupG1fv1yFk19gBD3yFq2QKDj2IxOXUTujmq1AsZp7T-Y0lCV4otYCSnW1zdKn2bfJa0k_77zx8C_XPr4VqF892p0egyJNyBeCjPQJcHfa8Crb7ZOk_iH8lzGcmX9e577qzQOr4Ue5AY6DXCA/s825/Oregon%20Quilt%20Festival%20lg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDioL15Zp6pZOpGMJNsPOcNoWIUCF7P29lzfYdfuqakupG1fv1yFk19gBD3yFq2QKDj2IxOXUTujmq1AsZp7T-Y0lCV4otYCSnW1zdKn2bfJa0k_77zx8C_XPr4VqF892p0egyJNyBeCjPQJcHfa8Crb7ZOk_iH8lzGcmX9e577qzQOr4Ue5AY6DXCA/w308-h400/Oregon%20Quilt%20Festival%20lg.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy quilting!!</div><br /> <p></p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-63788384843094399682023-01-10T15:46:00.005-08:002023-01-11T09:20:28.747-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!<p> I have been very bad lately, and I'm blaming it on the holidays. Things didn't go as planned due to the Portland Airport being closed, so we had our Christmas dinner on New Years Day.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ytn4vbbgPR7AKkmwoaGbdAB2fRokGFY3dYAKJUkY4BoSUTF3evcaXZrywiF83p2QjqT6dVZwNIHrqu-N2mszolUyPI50geTk0lS2T8pZA_y2QjRD2mUpPkpMDvZriAZn7AHD8YaIZy_IMIoMw6Z1QtvSy6dbSTz0Cq-M2zKRqeI_zyfNCXn6pypAcQ/s4032/IMG_1018.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ytn4vbbgPR7AKkmwoaGbdAB2fRokGFY3dYAKJUkY4BoSUTF3evcaXZrywiF83p2QjqT6dVZwNIHrqu-N2mszolUyPI50geTk0lS2T8pZA_y2QjRD2mUpPkpMDvZriAZn7AHD8YaIZy_IMIoMw6Z1QtvSy6dbSTz0Cq-M2zKRqeI_zyfNCXn6pypAcQ/w196-h300/IMG_1018.jpeg" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My grandson, Jakob.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUkhQZxWPljzz__ZXaIXXCF_JCh25moZWJzhVWt91k0KCKUjlh2ED5MZB_GnVD6AA8N3Tyvp-Yv8NOx2OBbE8PL87rUETGyZzQ529XTa4azUyxK-LqVrMXukazVxblKqMqD-dee5VUXYKfrVvghpzS1wexy5LJO2RVqfXBo9k6gcxm-pBDBAxB032hg/s4032/IMG_1027%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUkhQZxWPljzz__ZXaIXXCF_JCh25moZWJzhVWt91k0KCKUjlh2ED5MZB_GnVD6AA8N3Tyvp-Yv8NOx2OBbE8PL87rUETGyZzQ529XTa4azUyxK-LqVrMXukazVxblKqMqD-dee5VUXYKfrVvghpzS1wexy5LJO2RVqfXBo9k6gcxm-pBDBAxB032hg/s320/IMG_1027%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My granddaughter, Angela</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAonsxoqbcS5jBbel08lEaHZsBhaOZrUcpiPDro7mad6PXswmc3o2AakR-8GhWLCoVxfXz6DHmX1xUTKsnW9x9LtkMJYVZ-pyUt-F0dKnnlPL3ObM8_XyFCv85yO2-mfY87z0OtxE5gdW6Z4Gi43p9cWpEB-ucSCK1cn48YusXVDqTGM3NnRbYrhxOpw/s2191/IMG_1031.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="1964" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAonsxoqbcS5jBbel08lEaHZsBhaOZrUcpiPDro7mad6PXswmc3o2AakR-8GhWLCoVxfXz6DHmX1xUTKsnW9x9LtkMJYVZ-pyUt-F0dKnnlPL3ObM8_XyFCv85yO2-mfY87z0OtxE5gdW6Z4Gi43p9cWpEB-ucSCK1cn48YusXVDqTGM3NnRbYrhxOpw/s320/IMG_1031.jpeg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela with the "horse" pincushion that my sister gave her<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Angela is my first grandchild and Jakob is her brother. They are my oldest son's children and they live nearby, except now Jakob is going to Notre Dame for a master's degree.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRjw9SC8qLtK-RogSjMdElqcgHLQevqJ31l0Ip6BiZIzPZGNuhHtPmmbyze3RqAhu0uUTEvAbXxIWLEQtFv0LyfrO7oZkMhcGAoSUt0eSyjfA5D9UMDtBd8KVdnAs0BbFJ33iiPhXw01fmMZp1Ctotk_NHOBA2BDlcWkCHJartkm4XrBKEoXZpy-L2w/s825/Oregon%20Quilt%20Festival%20lg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRjw9SC8qLtK-RogSjMdElqcgHLQevqJ31l0Ip6BiZIzPZGNuhHtPmmbyze3RqAhu0uUTEvAbXxIWLEQtFv0LyfrO7oZkMhcGAoSUt0eSyjfA5D9UMDtBd8KVdnAs0BbFJ33iiPhXw01fmMZp1Ctotk_NHOBA2BDlcWkCHJartkm4XrBKEoXZpy-L2w/w492-h640/Oregon%20Quilt%20Festival%20lg.jpeg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div>I will be a vendor at this quilt show in 2 weeks. If you are in the area, I hope you will come to the show!</div><div><br /></div><div>I made a few Tool Caddies to sell at the show. It holds some supplies that you will need at a retreat or workshop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEz76smM6uSh0WX5_TWI1KUfs0nwR6pTkeHyhW8XyqhBgmQAWT8Ny2h-zUcQjSRCtFkA2Cv9ddPb_C1OCMl_b6O7OPFwBoTc7l4kd7RoI_Bje5yVx7Ab5kOiW7Mo6MEcyVXgzZA_lukT7iPvmmv4hskQYw-m4p8YAqdf5G9ZWK9Ht5UKuldN25npdgA/s3485/IMG_1059.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="1617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEz76smM6uSh0WX5_TWI1KUfs0nwR6pTkeHyhW8XyqhBgmQAWT8Ny2h-zUcQjSRCtFkA2Cv9ddPb_C1OCMl_b6O7OPFwBoTc7l4kd7RoI_Bje5yVx7Ab5kOiW7Mo6MEcyVXgzZA_lukT7iPvmmv4hskQYw-m4p8YAqdf5G9ZWK9Ht5UKuldN25npdgA/w294-h640/IMG_1059.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made them out of a few different fabrics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR45SPjdey4S6WgtUDUfT7tbc7yVusKtot7DEdZha0HfK1Lr0uEkiLf0_vSfJFHi01biMsG4M8B_LicxT8xDpWTCgI-TQj46SBW0ZubsR46snqnYqUH2EZPFF81IJGR8Qqe1QjSm1GhmmEbtgmnpummvYsmAhaCecxC8-NKGBap9uNy2FyKF7pQe1mzw/s3024/IMG_1053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="3024" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR45SPjdey4S6WgtUDUfT7tbc7yVusKtot7DEdZha0HfK1Lr0uEkiLf0_vSfJFHi01biMsG4M8B_LicxT8xDpWTCgI-TQj46SBW0ZubsR46snqnYqUH2EZPFF81IJGR8Qqe1QjSm1GhmmEbtgmnpummvYsmAhaCecxC8-NKGBap9uNy2FyKF7pQe1mzw/s320/IMG_1053.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also finished a 50" square quilt that is made with 9-patches that I received from a block swap arranged by Barb (<a href="http://funwithbarb.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Fun with Barb</a>) in Connecticut. I've had these blocks sitting in a bin for several years and finally decided to do something with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSa6nmrgPS29F5zUZmsHEkIZ2uJwakJSvcTVlPGQ0F4p-5Okwq0bB-NIJ2-pqi1kAI43eAGBOQ9bej8N9kAsdhcOj656iOZBVvru2OPL5aeR0Ijgigl_6wbyn522a764_QuTOBeFqRx98kHvxIL7I0kPIh3HORLwBH0o0kYMKOrGnd5k6vCrYdyFAsw/s2647/IMG_1056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2626" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSa6nmrgPS29F5zUZmsHEkIZ2uJwakJSvcTVlPGQ0F4p-5Okwq0bB-NIJ2-pqi1kAI43eAGBOQ9bej8N9kAsdhcOj656iOZBVvru2OPL5aeR0Ijgigl_6wbyn522a764_QuTOBeFqRx98kHvxIL7I0kPIh3HORLwBH0o0kYMKOrGnd5k6vCrYdyFAsw/w396-h400/IMG_1056.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did show the top before, but now it is quilted and bound. I used Barb's Large Single Baptist Fan Stencil for the quilting on this quilt. I love the stencil and have used it on a lot of quilts. Her Etsy shop is Fun With Barb if you want to check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't resist getting this mug for Angela for Christmas. She loves to sew, so it was perfect for her, even if she probably didn't need another mug.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfgIo0MPlY6lRvUYSb_lJDmBmttgek_OiD6uA980Dzj4yd1ohm3HGnDOtGeES4WZ-g8ca2aIxIW6ncKwEQuuBWnjSMYOcRctU5VsCVpO8O0FsrJrNMNLU8R4CfzOVHnq10LB_EUJ59p0lzZFceavzlmAgtN4FBX-v5ACrB90NZpy4SBOFC1aGLqFw3w/s2697/IMG_1037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="2519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfgIo0MPlY6lRvUYSb_lJDmBmttgek_OiD6uA980Dzj4yd1ohm3HGnDOtGeES4WZ-g8ca2aIxIW6ncKwEQuuBWnjSMYOcRctU5VsCVpO8O0FsrJrNMNLU8R4CfzOVHnq10LB_EUJ59p0lzZFceavzlmAgtN4FBX-v5ACrB90NZpy4SBOFC1aGLqFw3w/w374-h400/IMG_1037.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's what is on the back of the mug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-LTfmd4iyHuVsNix2HT3B_veBzhNzo1FQ8fz1VabKIqWoXIl150STs3_O2JqNljnKgac5_BTiqDy2hJG1hPLdngXx9h7F7AMw2nIXPd4VTPNNXTwQeCJCpe6Ijh8Snqih5-8Lz5EONVCUyWhakxnihw7AfIifoHitC0Edwgc-FzAYre1xj7i0qIwow/s4032/IMG_1036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-LTfmd4iyHuVsNix2HT3B_veBzhNzo1FQ8fz1VabKIqWoXIl150STs3_O2JqNljnKgac5_BTiqDy2hJG1hPLdngXx9h7F7AMw2nIXPd4VTPNNXTwQeCJCpe6Ijh8Snqih5-8Lz5EONVCUyWhakxnihw7AfIifoHitC0Edwgc-FzAYre1xj7i0qIwow/w300-h400/IMG_1036.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's hoping that I can get another post done soon. I should at least be able to send pictures of quilts from the quilt show!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-86064197806060386482022-11-10T06:15:00.000-08:002022-11-10T06:15:02.314-08:00How Did it Get to be November Already?<p> I'm trying to think about what I have been doing for the last month! The usual, I guess - sewing a lot and making thing to sell. I just participated in one craft show and have 2 more in December.</p><p>First I want to show you my finished challenge that I told you about October 7. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I've never been good at "challenges" before, but this time I knew right off the bat what I wanted to do and here it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSHISKzVl4HlLlq2Cl1uCroPhovBpqLhazxTZIf8YAZianN7ui7txMiFdiOWXfnhShW3ETkCuSho7iK5K4TlFLehe6m__3lShXRN5Y25VGxtlS-7P9mJlII43V8Au7GZ40GRaHSGF5SAP0oqHDTzt23jU0ALseGWA7mm89CHiIz4UgEqxaeLnqA9zrg/s3700/IMG_0815.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSHISKzVl4HlLlq2Cl1uCroPhovBpqLhazxTZIf8YAZianN7ui7txMiFdiOWXfnhShW3ETkCuSho7iK5K4TlFLehe6m__3lShXRN5Y25VGxtlS-7P9mJlII43V8Au7GZ40GRaHSGF5SAP0oqHDTzt23jU0ALseGWA7mm89CHiIz4UgEqxaeLnqA9zrg/w333-h640/IMG_0815.jpeg" width="333" /></a></div><br /><p>I picked 4 of my favorite animals from Beatrix Potter's books. I love some of the names she used, like "Mr. Tittlemouse" and "Jemima Puddleduck." </p><p>Now, I'm working on some cat potholders. I got the pattern when one of the quilt guilds that I belong to had a sale where people brought things they weren't going to use. I saw the cat pattern and bought it because I have a few family members that love cats. I am making 8 of them and will give them to people for Christmas (if you read this and are one to these family members, please forget that I mentioned this). I have the faces almost finished. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeZHAzot1wuf1ChaB_Gu1mpZ-IdvDVntmHFap9wUp6sw97yAlArYrQbU31eEtj6247SfvN1lNYOjXobVmytXMP1MRNyUGlE0fdP8uEihkQFVOQI8l4Vi0Le_mB848esBOgcigmQMrT26m1fQA2r4blSBYsUp5-9sA45EOCjdYDWDrksPdSpY9bXY1Tw/s4032/IMG_0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeZHAzot1wuf1ChaB_Gu1mpZ-IdvDVntmHFap9wUp6sw97yAlArYrQbU31eEtj6247SfvN1lNYOjXobVmytXMP1MRNyUGlE0fdP8uEihkQFVOQI8l4Vi0Le_mB848esBOgcigmQMrT26m1fQA2r4blSBYsUp5-9sA45EOCjdYDWDrksPdSpY9bXY1Tw/w300-h400/IMG_0860.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I also got this 9-patch quilt top pieced and basted. These 3" blocks were from a block exchange that "funwithbarb.blogspot.com" had a few years ago. I just love this quilt and will not sell it or give it away! The border is from the same sale as the cat pattern.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjs9UQdDz_q5hwEGjJktAa6UlLAh43Zr9MShsuN5etJ2vlcJ-kZrMZRMltfm4-GB4QdBEB7yn7LLZYmNzAYSimAp48io2Yn014p1Q-HpVzpxH7bZRTy26syKrcd_S8dX7lZ8PksKOUITH794_LG2Mp0w_IIiAuEIcIEwmv6B0ZTDEEXyLSnXrSR0bWg/s3512/IMG_0861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3512" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjs9UQdDz_q5hwEGjJktAa6UlLAh43Zr9MShsuN5etJ2vlcJ-kZrMZRMltfm4-GB4QdBEB7yn7LLZYmNzAYSimAp48io2Yn014p1Q-HpVzpxH7bZRTy26syKrcd_S8dX7lZ8PksKOUITH794_LG2Mp0w_IIiAuEIcIEwmv6B0ZTDEEXyLSnXrSR0bWg/w552-h640/IMG_0861.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p>My main job this week and next week is getting ready for our youngest son and his family to come here for Thanksgiving. I will mainly be doing some baking and cleaning! Birthdays will be celebrated also - 5 of them in November and early December and they will all be here. What fun!! Of course, I can't believe how old my sons are getting to be - my baby will be 50!!</p><p>I do have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. We all need to take time to be thankful for all our blessings.</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-52144606582674768892022-10-15T10:55:00.002-07:002022-10-15T10:55:09.415-07:00QUILT SHOW IN HILLSBORO, OR<p>Recently I went to a quilt show in Hillsboro, OR, which is about a one hour drive from my house. This is my second quilt show since COVID. Things are gradually getting back to normal! Here are the pictures that I took.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsobtBUv5Qn8LTg7Rj2H6PII39owyQjlJbwhYByvD9omOVZQ2Okm9oMg31b98dOFetX7UC9_ZQs1XNJY6vD-yQrJJBDK0MdOkWSOWPVBIk80-OHR8d-W798jZ8qk8wkUAAfPV2XMDUidgmilIq2iqILhrwL8LY-6asAQE4Mz1gwQ7fIdKm41pdVWQpOA/s4032/IMG_0785.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsobtBUv5Qn8LTg7Rj2H6PII39owyQjlJbwhYByvD9omOVZQ2Okm9oMg31b98dOFetX7UC9_ZQs1XNJY6vD-yQrJJBDK0MdOkWSOWPVBIk80-OHR8d-W798jZ8qk8wkUAAfPV2XMDUidgmilIq2iqILhrwL8LY-6asAQE4Mz1gwQ7fIdKm41pdVWQpOA/w480-h640/IMG_0785.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is really cute!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh94wgCefMnPi77ynZewVQTJDxbnn3QP41-eDcdFojYQnhlIWVAoWfZyPudsVKClDUzUUaDEsKqNt_4OLVpug-K7iHEMtRazCBw7eXL6Aj6V5KuBnuu_nvs0kdSjlpDg_QOEqmGuRFPA7E6leciY4ErwsPEYFPPQ8jBTiCsP8n8v3inQjgdtW9HUdKVg/s4032/IMG_0786.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh94wgCefMnPi77ynZewVQTJDxbnn3QP41-eDcdFojYQnhlIWVAoWfZyPudsVKClDUzUUaDEsKqNt_4OLVpug-K7iHEMtRazCBw7eXL6Aj6V5KuBnuu_nvs0kdSjlpDg_QOEqmGuRFPA7E6leciY4ErwsPEYFPPQ8jBTiCsP8n8v3inQjgdtW9HUdKVg/w480-h640/IMG_0786.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR9XC94Cypdc9qNlt0AeIzGnzcYxvfkeqvhc-55CwQQn6tXj4639J4yaWj-mxBCj0tKkfKzPewMkErdT6x4K5Yu7qvs2ejSee_bLERBWh6SfJtQG35gPI16KRxOMVQ3Uwbykp11WeksIOEz4Fibpm9VpY1ta0fyyVMJVmAe_f0SiGB2u_VoVJqhFgxg/s4032/IMG_0787.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR9XC94Cypdc9qNlt0AeIzGnzcYxvfkeqvhc-55CwQQn6tXj4639J4yaWj-mxBCj0tKkfKzPewMkErdT6x4K5Yu7qvs2ejSee_bLERBWh6SfJtQG35gPI16KRxOMVQ3Uwbykp11WeksIOEz4Fibpm9VpY1ta0fyyVMJVmAe_f0SiGB2u_VoVJqhFgxg/w480-h640/IMG_0787.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow! 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gHKeKKADJpGw_7mUeYjAzCassgJeE6utBwxI7MyUe0eMYOwOSbWb-dodALn0iBLl79wPcnU1-RRLzSEP-Bf-41caQnRUShkw8PT435X3kBg6GaHOkjvppAl0brwLEuKH8qN5tCZSsNO3umut8EM04Ny1ePsn0lyMIGLq9RJZWHtabtc9sVQvm39D5A/s4032/IMG_0794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gHKeKKADJpGw_7mUeYjAzCassgJeE6utBwxI7MyUe0eMYOwOSbWb-dodALn0iBLl79wPcnU1-RRLzSEP-Bf-41caQnRUShkw8PT435X3kBg6GaHOkjvppAl0brwLEuKH8qN5tCZSsNO3umut8EM04Ny1ePsn0lyMIGLq9RJZWHtabtc9sVQvm39D5A/w480-h640/IMG_0794.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Favorite!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H8nTWdv41ktE1YF4rBG52L-zwwr0QMU5DQx6iQKQ3a9y0Nj3PWmshuyIoDzMaSHSZvUSolEIoD2f2D9pR8K7pw7pWnas7BrUqnqqKlkkO0XvAV9yqQeCbxS3mtPJJBBxCnVY35Ozdyeov2nppnIoncHe6OcC-rs5r_trAoVkHIOXHrGpL_inWZIbZA/s4032/IMG_0795.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H8nTWdv41ktE1YF4rBG52L-zwwr0QMU5DQx6iQKQ3a9y0Nj3PWmshuyIoDzMaSHSZvUSolEIoD2f2D9pR8K7pw7pWnas7BrUqnqqKlkkO0XvAV9yqQeCbxS3mtPJJBBxCnVY35Ozdyeov2nppnIoncHe6OcC-rs5r_trAoVkHIOXHrGpL_inWZIbZA/w300-h400/IMG_0795.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really thought the description would have been about seeing sea turtles while on a trip to Hawaii, or something like that. But I'm sure it makes a super nice cover.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtvOODEt6KuDvPdS80y5aMObahveBQwNXFny5608NoNeV9UFgciJtk5lmvpLJrMNpWaDNAI-ymdfCm3Ar9CPYedovIwGOBFkXOxm9lHXAzJMQW7ZG6Vw2Ac7AvX3uMjK9ogj4NMkzv6Lhqpp3fwFCRW7e0K71-UZNmgatz34f_HcXnl4a04wteBq00g/s4032/IMG_0796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtvOODEt6KuDvPdS80y5aMObahveBQwNXFny5608NoNeV9UFgciJtk5lmvpLJrMNpWaDNAI-ymdfCm3Ar9CPYedovIwGOBFkXOxm9lHXAzJMQW7ZG6Vw2Ac7AvX3uMjK9ogj4NMkzv6Lhqpp3fwFCRW7e0K71-UZNmgatz34f_HcXnl4a04wteBq00g/w436-h640/IMG_0796.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd6sev0f0wyyJCa0oeCSXBakdhNSiwLAZkdUWdQnplQMNlaVax6pAms7sMbAwk3Y6BG-ovTTZKrSsQRP48XFDBp-iProjOnnML-32FP544nF7sJqaR_ceIG71QoWnkLc_ldiEdW62cZvtHdWqyJ9Ay4TBpl5TSizAktvb-gQq90uFKLtKlgo4AKATA/s2903/IMG_0797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="2666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd6sev0f0wyyJCa0oeCSXBakdhNSiwLAZkdUWdQnplQMNlaVax6pAms7sMbAwk3Y6BG-ovTTZKrSsQRP48XFDBp-iProjOnnML-32FP544nF7sJqaR_ceIG71QoWnkLc_ldiEdW62cZvtHdWqyJ9Ay4TBpl5TSizAktvb-gQq90uFKLtKlgo4AKATA/w588-h640/IMG_0797.jpeg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm proud of myself for adding another post so soon! I plan to add another one in a few days! It's always fun to go to quilt shows and see what other quilters are making. </p><p>Thanks for visiting!!</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-88865280934709543582022-10-07T09:26:00.002-07:002022-10-07T09:26:46.716-07:00Challenge!<p> In January, the new president of the local quilt guild, Gone To Pieces, gave us a challenge to make some kind of quilt depicting something that we enjoy, like a movie, a book, another hobby, etc. I knew right away what would be my focus. One of my favorite movies (or the favorite one) is Miss Potter. Do you know this movie and have you seen it? </p><p>It is about the life of Beatrix Potter, who wrote the "Peter Rabbit" books! The movie is so good that I put it on my Christmas list and got it several years ago. It is such a good movie about her life. I think you would enjoy it.</p><p>I am almost finished with my wall hanging and here is a picture of it so far.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1S5UPWzlnPYk881pMkxUfGDgqTrKPCvKaWZN_k2DlB6SkC62y-s768NtlKix5wagk14m9mFD1lPaqbQDH_OeegXqMc-zzfE3NBJaemqNk5f0RpnnRgE7Pdhg_Wv2wuRdEKA5y99afBg1ODli23avsgdbc_RqBZNwpKSc7u_4UbZoVIIq7LkXoQxZDQ/s3992/IMG_0802.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2351" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1S5UPWzlnPYk881pMkxUfGDgqTrKPCvKaWZN_k2DlB6SkC62y-s768NtlKix5wagk14m9mFD1lPaqbQDH_OeegXqMc-zzfE3NBJaemqNk5f0RpnnRgE7Pdhg_Wv2wuRdEKA5y99afBg1ODli23avsgdbc_RqBZNwpKSc7u_4UbZoVIIq7LkXoQxZDQ/w376-h640/IMG_0802.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><br /> I picked four animals to feature: Peter Rabbit (of course), Mr. Brown (the owl), Jemima Puddle Duck, and Mr. Tittlemouse and 4 different fabrics. I used iron on appliqué and just used a straight stitch to hold it on. I decided to use a pen to draw the eyes, glasses, and whiskers. I just need to sew the rectangles onto the background and then add the "Miss Potter" letters, then layer, baste and quilt. I plan to take it to the next meeting which is October 17. I think I like Mr. Tittlemouse best!<p></p><p>I have actually gotten kind of excited about this challenge. Most of the time I haven't participated in challenges, so this is kind of a big thing for me. I will show you the finished product when it is done.</p><p>Craft show season is on us now and this weekend we will be at the Yamhill County Fair Grounds (in our town) for a Craft and Flea market.</p><p>Thanks for visiting! I am sorry that I haven't posted much (or visited blogs) lately. I can't promise that it will get better. I have several quilt in progress that I need to finish - 3 things are basted another lap quilt is ready to bind.</p>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-21887812613888143622022-09-13T05:41:00.005-07:002022-09-13T05:41:53.712-07:00TRYING TO GET ORGANIZED<p> I have been a really bad slacker again! However, I have been busy. Saturday, I decided to make a list and set some priorities. I won't bore you with the list, but just let you know there are a lot of items on it. Things that I need to get finished, some of which go back a long way. I'm not going to set an impossible goal, like getting this all done before the end of the year or anything. I just wanted to be aware of them. I also need to organize my fabric stash so I can find things easier.</p><p>Here are some of the things I have been working on. This cat quilt is basted and just needs to be quilted and bound. I have made several of this quilt and have sold them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uHUIAX-TbtqmC4wETxAjX9V-dRqlo1LBErBVN-KvwHyagtr5VNgQD66fjW5_WLWjRj7llXyLJQtX_vbC3akQJONXFk__ENZUspiikWK2ZXbAaZuABBFgMuK_w9I5AxlpkBEVH_kS3eCi-G7e7McPJG4lGpruBDvAcUF88c85AgbgmNo-2HEqxxU61w/s4032/IMG_0733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uHUIAX-TbtqmC4wETxAjX9V-dRqlo1LBErBVN-KvwHyagtr5VNgQD66fjW5_WLWjRj7llXyLJQtX_vbC3akQJONXFk__ENZUspiikWK2ZXbAaZuABBFgMuK_w9I5AxlpkBEVH_kS3eCi-G7e7McPJG4lGpruBDvAcUF88c85AgbgmNo-2HEqxxU61w/w300-h400/IMG_0733.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Christmas quilt was a BOM at my guild. I made 2 of some of them in order to have enough for a larger quilt. It's not large enough for a bed, more like a couch lap quilt. I need to add a border.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrOtJX3Ajv6YoddFkczPkg7-l2Bhsl3kwN6KA0eAhfA6w1GWZKatM2hJYBzqQnIYWf99SQclFDDOOumzzVdK1-pU_L0jSpVIVNB4YuR7oU5rm0cbvfQUJKV4W5_QQTRckcsIzDg34cckYg_wZkCtAC2cckaM4kIPYh6PB6t8IpwW_KfkSBvXX-30JLQ/s4032/IMG_0734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrOtJX3Ajv6YoddFkczPkg7-l2Bhsl3kwN6KA0eAhfA6w1GWZKatM2hJYBzqQnIYWf99SQclFDDOOumzzVdK1-pU_L0jSpVIVNB4YuR7oU5rm0cbvfQUJKV4W5_QQTRckcsIzDg34cckYg_wZkCtAC2cckaM4kIPYh6PB6t8IpwW_KfkSBvXX-30JLQ/w300-h400/IMG_0734.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just realized that I have this red/gold fabric (that I got at a garage sale a couple weeks ago) and I think I'll use it for the border.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l3rUtVlS-07Ibw2cubALZk4RfmX1QTiIVw603vSORnSSx1GxAJ6Xc4W2uft0iRsPKddU6Qi6hHRzFg8YPAVVa3HBiRX8z3oROg-lhW66soD4X7JEKbPJhFujCEHT6DnGyipYLuToIt42ILCYtGGcyDcxVMY5GtGWWhs1EMn8J4uoY0QLbMjqEqZfQw/s4032/IMG_0737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l3rUtVlS-07Ibw2cubALZk4RfmX1QTiIVw603vSORnSSx1GxAJ6Xc4W2uft0iRsPKddU6Qi6hHRzFg8YPAVVa3HBiRX8z3oROg-lhW66soD4X7JEKbPJhFujCEHT6DnGyipYLuToIt42ILCYtGGcyDcxVMY5GtGWWhs1EMn8J4uoY0QLbMjqEqZfQw/w300-h400/IMG_0737.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This last one will be a donation quilt to a place that takes in battered women and their children. My guild makes mostly twin size quilts because everyone that comes in there gets a quilt for their bed and gets to keep it when they leave. I need to get a backing for it and get it finished. I have 2 more donation tops that I'm working on - all scrappy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNISKr1iw8QrevoB_ngvNc6h9BGGTkfd_e5OzP9a45vwGF7x4mQRlLGisLqUmViqMaOf7gYdThOGa7hybN58BBNMHlHfSj8NLqgoDLXoupODoRrLPL_k6X89hOmvG0emN2LOgKC4zEn-iRubkgr7ivslcUpFBX1Wl3Z5lnHie5p8cJaK-BgaenjJALg/s4032/IMG_0736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNISKr1iw8QrevoB_ngvNc6h9BGGTkfd_e5OzP9a45vwGF7x4mQRlLGisLqUmViqMaOf7gYdThOGa7hybN58BBNMHlHfSj8NLqgoDLXoupODoRrLPL_k6X89hOmvG0emN2LOgKC4zEn-iRubkgr7ivslcUpFBX1Wl3Z5lnHie5p8cJaK-BgaenjJALg/w300-h400/IMG_0736.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The weather is changing! Yea!! No more 90º temperatures! DH is making progress slowly from his mini stroke and we are starting to think about plans for the holidays. Happy fall everyone!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132886906194353770.post-58109005407819729242022-08-15T06:11:00.000-07:002022-08-15T06:11:34.781-07:00A Mystery Quilt<p> I have been a slacker for too long! My last post was about summer finally arriving and now we are getting close to summer being over. It has been a very busy time for me.</p><p>On July 27 DH had a TIA (transient ischemic attach) aka mini stroke. His symptoms were loss of balance, weakness on the right side and I heard him fall in the bathroom at about 5:00 AM. I got up and he was on the floor and told me he had fallen 3 times prior to this. I knew we had to go to the ER immediately. We got there about 5:20 AM and after tests and CT scan they told us of the diagnosis. He stayed in the hospital over night for observation and is now using a walker to get around. Hopefully, he will be able to gain his strength back on his right side. The veins in his head were constricted but not blocked and no bleeding or blood clots.</p><p>Now, on to some quilting news. I went to a quilting retreat this past weekend which was just during the days - not overnight. It took place in the activity room of the fire department in a nearby town and was organized by one of the members of my quilt guild. We had a mystery quilt to make and were told to bring fabrics of certain sizes and amounts, but not having any idea of what the quilt would be like it was just a guess. At the last minute I threw a FQ bundle in that I had gotten at the quilt show in Corvalis (2 posts back). It was cheap and was fabrics that I normally wouldn't buy. But, those fabrics turned out to be perfect for this project! Here is a picture of the wall hanging that I made - not quilted yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-H9Y04wrtPHZ-2PM2bFy66wX8Cra_26bTznLGsA-G7JxCew7qwn3JJwUOucHMOVdPqsaMYBzlLIprf2zt4e2b3YeLARIvIIMRX0ZhR2yVLDfs-QrG_MWcnaRX0RfLVCbcscAkTQt_SmcX7tLvHBPG1bVlVeQNRLx_UQuvLXPdSo-SLgjTqsA5zOnrg/s3828/IMG_0660%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3828" data-original-width="2380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-H9Y04wrtPHZ-2PM2bFy66wX8Cra_26bTznLGsA-G7JxCew7qwn3JJwUOucHMOVdPqsaMYBzlLIprf2zt4e2b3YeLARIvIIMRX0ZhR2yVLDfs-QrG_MWcnaRX0RfLVCbcscAkTQt_SmcX7tLvHBPG1bVlVeQNRLx_UQuvLXPdSo-SLgjTqsA5zOnrg/w249-h400/IMG_0660%202.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It measures about 24" x 16" and is not something that I would normally make, but I really like it! Of course everyone's was different and they all turned out really nice. We also had a lot of time to work on some of our own projects, which I did but not finishing anything. I will do another post about those. A good time was had by all and that included delicious food!<div><br /></div><div>There were prizes and I won this bundle of 30s fat eights!! I love it!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiIlHrpFEmE6fBX8XCcg95JbZxaQTE7GHrSWSnDwOxB44ye4rOS38nv5UZPWXWUyWSQzq6UKuZl54uEP1QQcEwkH3ILRO2BE21NUHnjkSMMwG_RufWVNtfCiyAap8zviFFKSGXjxVJWbGJDTjXGqQcoG85GkxDscc92WRjrnVdZn9-9mLlDaC4wKtQg/s4032/IMG_0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiIlHrpFEmE6fBX8XCcg95JbZxaQTE7GHrSWSnDwOxB44ye4rOS38nv5UZPWXWUyWSQzq6UKuZl54uEP1QQcEwkH3ILRO2BE21NUHnjkSMMwG_RufWVNtfCiyAap8zviFFKSGXjxVJWbGJDTjXGqQcoG85GkxDscc92WRjrnVdZn9-9mLlDaC4wKtQg/w300-h400/IMG_0661.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaAhn2gzKKJPznG5uTOeGO3lVKwqI4PfvP7yeCIJP9pvks-F98pb358sswrUrxaltEp1De4O4GbkSdFBlDLEuvyVfOyJqSOBVrLu-pkaEO5xESrskZAZ9C1sJm4EXUjUQfCZR-MuRK5iYaQ1UohOHV5hOx2g2IutGpSCRIjleDKxz-_vTtZ1bj-lwDw/s4032/IMG_0662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaAhn2gzKKJPznG5uTOeGO3lVKwqI4PfvP7yeCIJP9pvks-F98pb358sswrUrxaltEp1De4O4GbkSdFBlDLEuvyVfOyJqSOBVrLu-pkaEO5xESrskZAZ9C1sJm4EXUjUQfCZR-MuRK5iYaQ1UohOHV5hOx2g2IutGpSCRIjleDKxz-_vTtZ1bj-lwDw/w300-h400/IMG_0662.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope to make something with these soon. Any suggestions?<div><br /></div><div>Last Thursday I was running some errands and while trying to enter a shopping center that was very busy with cars and trucks coming and going, I turned too soon and my car ended up on top of a large bolder with the right tires in the air! It was very bizarre! I called AAA and fortunately they arrived in about 15 minutes and I had them take the car to the Buick dealership so they could see if there was any damage to the car other than the body damage on the passenger side. We only have one car & DH couldn't drive anyway, so I called my next door neighbor who informed DH about what happened and then picked me up. Just what I needed right now! The next day I got the car back with the good news that it is not damaged in any mechanical way, so I got it back in time to drive to the retreat! We will figure out what to do about the minimal damage to the side of the car later.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry for being a slacker about posting! I'll try to be better. I promise that I have been sewing a lot - mostly some extra orders for Etsy customers. Next weekend there is an outdoor sale event nearby.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for visiting!<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.com3