tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33201034043861740852024-03-13T19:18:41.395-07:00UFOs & UBIs - My crafty blogA record of my completed projects and many UFO's plus useless bits of information (UBIs - my mind is full of them!).Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-72496510885367409572024-01-16T13:28:00.000-08:002024-01-16T13:28:48.103-08:00Decluttering Challenge 2024 - mid-way through<p> I joined Karen Brown (of<a href="https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/post/declutter-challenge-2024-day-16-kits"> Just Get it Done Quilts</a>) Decluttering Challenge for the second year. I only managed to get through about 4 days last year before all hell broke lose, so I decided New Year, Fresh Start!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xUuOZ_Q0ofOi3APkY4Oz1owbDOaUrUgbB7oAmvReo6wqU4DAx0LtV2VSNS01xjSgJuP5jBeLGueuJdrwbJz243Z3bcpo8qaKIXg95xeDzn2tA9o9hJ-InCL-BwR3tn_NzZ744sizl7b3_VkVUv_8dd1G6nYN44GIo2EQ2uG9iN5VgJYZzFO0PZYnlGgI/s394/JGID.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="394" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xUuOZ_Q0ofOi3APkY4Oz1owbDOaUrUgbB7oAmvReo6wqU4DAx0LtV2VSNS01xjSgJuP5jBeLGueuJdrwbJz243Z3bcpo8qaKIXg95xeDzn2tA9o9hJ-InCL-BwR3tn_NzZ744sizl7b3_VkVUv_8dd1G6nYN44GIo2EQ2uG9iN5VgJYZzFO0PZYnlGgI/w400-h400/JGID.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So far, I have done well and just completed Day 12. I have cleared the room of garbage, rehomed items, been unsubcribing my emails like crazy, got my magazines together all in one place (still sorting through them) and culled my thread. Last year, I had dealt with my books and scissors so I was able to skip those days. It has spilled over into the rest of my space, so I have made 5 trips to the recyclers, two to the hospice society donation centre and got rid of two bags of garbage.</p><p>I still have to catch up on Notions, UFOs and Kits. The last two may end just being gathered up into one area, so that I can take my time going through them. Some kits were purchased with the idea I will do them when I retire (upcoming), so I don't feel pressured to get rid of them at this time. There are some UFOs that may not make the cut, but until I have them all in one place, I don't want to start culling.</p><p>Update: I dealt with my notions and ribbons, and continue to find my UFOS.</p><p>I didn't take a picture of my notions before. I found them in 1 cupboard, 1 drawer and 3 small bins. Once I went through them, I was left with this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9yc-gMYJqxjUFseosmjODR-m1OPvg9UuaFe5z-gvnNm7ByXQAjeBUElxltOSPUlybFmLnXZdD6NksCDbVkzZKULJNSO57qOVsvHqtOqn6Z1ZjdTx6n19Q5CVKZnbYi_xRa0jfJowYnLzHa8lgvqpnBSLOZJKUYrVgc4D9ITyTCD2S0uubBvkG_kLStO0/s4000/20240116_124747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9yc-gMYJqxjUFseosmjODR-m1OPvg9UuaFe5z-gvnNm7ByXQAjeBUElxltOSPUlybFmLnXZdD6NksCDbVkzZKULJNSO57qOVsvHqtOqn6Z1ZjdTx6n19Q5CVKZnbYi_xRa0jfJowYnLzHa8lgvqpnBSLOZJKUYrVgc4D9ITyTCD2S0uubBvkG_kLStO0/w400-h300/20240116_124747.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a ziploc bag of zippers, ric-rac, binding and elastics to donate:</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/AVvXsEjZ0CmO0z9nJ1iaZAILZeMKdNoPy_5pS7eVBIVR9VkKMkWpwnCG8UQNjjyLfZsmuyucSiN7ve-KXYQAzADIjlzY4MgItnrmZRhVpKWdAxoQu-afCH-Cdaxh8MrfoB_Lzug0Q1KvwGa3JN9CFgE5PQKmnJTZKQeRjrFICZBLMZXPI0gzNNgolKvgGEmDQiEJ/s4000/20240116_125016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0CmO0z9nJ1iaZAILZeMKdNoPy_5pS7eVBIVR9VkKMkWpwnCG8UQNjjyLfZsmuyucSiN7ve-KXYQAzADIjlzY4MgItnrmZRhVpKWdAxoQu-afCH-Cdaxh8MrfoB_Lzug0Q1KvwGa3JN9CFgE5PQKmnJTZKQeRjrFICZBLMZXPI0gzNNgolKvgGEmDQiEJ/w300-h400/20240116_125016.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a bag of ribbons that I may put up for sale, as they are mostly new (still thinking about that):</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/AVvXsEh1zphJ-KH8qN_OSS9XqH6nEHCG5akFV1DwJVHwto79SjhCrDOKbCEmKXrzN0t1Cjd5AhYZCFm0UEwOyvlJZ3vX9HVVb39123LoLxG8l4jswjuRBJ5OMYtdp3pF-keXo49M_vgTw9EQvrppUUz15uGx9bv7KZGXgjQkZCyAXyYNfKcirG57NjxGgMKL1EJL/s4000/20240116_121514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zphJ-KH8qN_OSS9XqH6nEHCG5akFV1DwJVHwto79SjhCrDOKbCEmKXrzN0t1Cjd5AhYZCFm0UEwOyvlJZ3vX9HVVb39123LoLxG8l4jswjuRBJ5OMYtdp3pF-keXo49M_vgTw9EQvrppUUz15uGx9bv7KZGXgjQkZCyAXyYNfKcirG57NjxGgMKL1EJL/w400-h300/20240116_121514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I purchased two laundry hampers after last year's challenge, and have been using them to gather my scraps and UFOs as I come across them. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_0Q5rbvE1YvgQZusrvUolx_5jK3qaFz1x_9CO-P0_Y6LrhwdA-lDZh-TxKxVtQfnuAN0qnJa2Mi2JyI8gryK7qgmdhgeWsN7eWVUBn2mnHjLKjgP9iE9ltPzJSbxaA2u8kltdPezowYG0aJa_fwaEuMU3KIz8u9fUN-sbS0ukgUxdGDwc5UrCMlhphiA/s4000/20240116_105344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_0Q5rbvE1YvgQZusrvUolx_5jK3qaFz1x_9CO-P0_Y6LrhwdA-lDZh-TxKxVtQfnuAN0qnJa2Mi2JyI8gryK7qgmdhgeWsN7eWVUBn2mnHjLKjgP9iE9ltPzJSbxaA2u8kltdPezowYG0aJa_fwaEuMU3KIz8u9fUN-sbS0ukgUxdGDwc5UrCMlhphiA/s320/20240116_105344.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As I find my UFOs, I put them in project bags and place them in the right basket:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJJ9XgY4Ux6uTUjk3-rAtp7Mi8UoH2mZUmOR-Cjj_vnLBfKIPqPxe5WFZshL5e3cggjvC3C0QMd6zMhBeTAYGyHTbFzQMx7G9NFgCl57Mj88sFlPEg6zaWu9YVEOfijVriuW9E1y3LJBzdDK3o5HHP0LcLLfPSr31mP5Za5XvIcRPYf_YJ_hGOIw76kYr/s4000/20240116_105259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJJ9XgY4Ux6uTUjk3-rAtp7Mi8UoH2mZUmOR-Cjj_vnLBfKIPqPxe5WFZshL5e3cggjvC3C0QMd6zMhBeTAYGyHTbFzQMx7G9NFgCl57Mj88sFlPEg6zaWu9YVEOfijVriuW9E1y3LJBzdDK3o5HHP0LcLLfPSr31mP5Za5XvIcRPYf_YJ_hGOIw76kYr/w300-h400/20240116_105259.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I realize now that I need to move the hand-sewing projects to my sitting room, where I cross-stitch and do EPP. I'll do that today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scrappy basket was full to overflowing at one point as I was putting everything that didn't fit into my fabric storage, so as I'm going through the pile, I box up my unwanted fabrics and send them to my niece for her and her friends near Edmonton. </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/AVvXsEjIRpHW5NXTLr8yBTN6b0dZXYfuVpFBabQtGsT0qWQNV7Yrjs7uC5z1W8u5wIcfzk_hyTk1WJAaksdYVWOCUVJ4s9qE6ovuzSTKTwDdb666-IzoO1sYtvlbKZOwM4yNLW64vIrAEkmEY-DHJUHDGI_BiXcRDt-L2XUhsK3R2aiemz62_6H3MWxOcQ4nDC4D/s4000/20240116_105433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRpHW5NXTLr8yBTN6b0dZXYfuVpFBabQtGsT0qWQNV7Yrjs7uC5z1W8u5wIcfzk_hyTk1WJAaksdYVWOCUVJ4s9qE6ovuzSTKTwDdb666-IzoO1sYtvlbKZOwM4yNLW64vIrAEkmEY-DHJUHDGI_BiXcRDt-L2XUhsK3R2aiemz62_6H3MWxOcQ4nDC4D/w400-h300/20240116_105433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do charity sewing in addition to their own projects and during COVID they made dozens of scrub bags and hats for nurses, and hundreds of masks. I've continued to send her my overflow as it is good to know it's going to a good cause. </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/AVvXsEgVNnn3wTr2fSHoN-UGl7g8unOu1VrakI2uvj5VY55EJW0nOSmbt8rFHjJ61kqakV2up-cD1R-yD3Rh69g6usUeEdsAKN1i8l30RpRtInP2YrJC2DsBY2EGvfWq4U2STg4ESv-RafPz7fwGddlV5tN-mC-Y3Fx-mbaa9pZGsAQiXhWwLB9j7CYxPtbMi8vj/s4000/20240116_105338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNnn3wTr2fSHoN-UGl7g8unOu1VrakI2uvj5VY55EJW0nOSmbt8rFHjJ61kqakV2up-cD1R-yD3Rh69g6usUeEdsAKN1i8l30RpRtInP2YrJC2DsBY2EGvfWq4U2STg4ESv-RafPz7fwGddlV5tN-mC-Y3Fx-mbaa9pZGsAQiXhWwLB9j7CYxPtbMi8vj/w400-h300/20240116_105338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do mostly scrappy quilts, so I'm okay with with keeping this basket as long as I keep up processing the scraps into my scrap-user system. I've also been purging these bins so I'm only left with the scraps I like.</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/AVvXsEiP9tVQMeLY7yGBv5df8vowHdXfr5Xc3RLKxm9cdQX8zA6EIOJoFK-kMqA3Qva-ZHpEFc7K4WIDHqelBOVaA2LY6XkV8Nh2PsrlrdIKnP_-fDWrDyUqTfDaO9aO6tbOjkCvWR0QCpgoGbFM2UE30cAgzyKHaMLC4mSSsSIB5f5ZvyqtTvI8PRcbkj5wmxfR/s4000/20240116_105352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9tVQMeLY7yGBv5df8vowHdXfr5Xc3RLKxm9cdQX8zA6EIOJoFK-kMqA3Qva-ZHpEFc7K4WIDHqelBOVaA2LY6XkV8Nh2PsrlrdIKnP_-fDWrDyUqTfDaO9aO6tbOjkCvWR0QCpgoGbFM2UE30cAgzyKHaMLC4mSSsSIB5f5ZvyqtTvI8PRcbkj5wmxfR/w400-h300/20240116_105352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Humm, I see a few more UFOs on here so I'll get to that after posting this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now that I have gone through the first 16 days, I have all these bins empty. Since they came from a friend, I'm going to check with her first if she wants them back, if not, onto marketplace they go.</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/AVvXsEgmgJpfmhwB3yYB0jeSOn5ZgV7FWDjBp1uBzIQBVjlOiYZ7-cxIeM_XBMELBHuMC0lzIP_5mbzS294i1pzhfXLisXyPIOCQFSzqwCizSM4kWyzxeaCBMCrGn_miIf3RyBR4o7KwFHAmzrEIvqDXSK2oNJjyT2vBGwrpanM45l64wgAGz6NqKaKdTiW4ta8B/s4000/20240116_123649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgJpfmhwB3yYB0jeSOn5ZgV7FWDjBp1uBzIQBVjlOiYZ7-cxIeM_XBMELBHuMC0lzIP_5mbzS294i1pzhfXLisXyPIOCQFSzqwCizSM4kWyzxeaCBMCrGn_miIf3RyBR4o7KwFHAmzrEIvqDXSK2oNJjyT2vBGwrpanM45l64wgAGz6NqKaKdTiW4ta8B/w300-h400/20240116_123649.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, back to my reward project - finish quilting a quilt for my son-in-law. It is so nice to have the sewing desk clear and room to set up my extra table to hold the quilt.</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/AVvXsEhxg8JmC3huOqtKXKr3zWtow22KH2hAmbVI6-uMsOiBCbYws3iIaLRJbCD2ZHC3JTUITY31aCeUrDMNXuBE0slriwuyfRl4iApvWaSBcZB_vHZJA2yY4T4hyphenhyphenVAfCs622X6CR-YAZZ57BwEA10-rxDmM1wLU5GocoPFDdxafWR4fOBkH3y_XiPDBo9Ele8YY/s4000/20240116_125025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg8JmC3huOqtKXKr3zWtow22KH2hAmbVI6-uMsOiBCbYws3iIaLRJbCD2ZHC3JTUITY31aCeUrDMNXuBE0slriwuyfRl4iApvWaSBcZB_vHZJA2yY4T4hyphenhyphenVAfCs622X6CR-YAZZ57BwEA10-rxDmM1wLU5GocoPFDdxafWR4fOBkH3y_XiPDBo9Ele8YY/w400-h300/20240116_125025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-78712475167063020802024-01-06T12:49:00.000-08:002024-01-06T12:49:43.858-08:002023 Wrap Up<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Despite my fervent wishes that this year my work life would be better, it has gone downhill fast. I'm considering early retirement in the new future. It has taken the wind out of my crafty sails and needless to say, I haven't accomplished much in 2023.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been working a couple of ufos, which I posted about earlier and finally finished the binding and both quilts have now been received by their recipients.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My version of Bonnie Hunter's Rhododendron Trail was finished with flanged purple binding and sent to my oldest friend - we've been friends for 44 years - just in time for her birthday! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzUYBkwJkeT9IWmf6Fo7L6DpUQQldCMKzJEJq27TZ1k8aE0nwcQ05Lvs5D9JoS-5pCH8RbUVhpav51IzTX8XqeW-6RCpDq3bEwYhWxJJmxjP5-ljlIFr9Pzu1EFLKvRpeQSRU59qv-IixjSJ9yiCR35Idc6iSiPyPbAuhTZzypDxnappB0wxdVrKOhHrq/s1672/20231119_100653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzUYBkwJkeT9IWmf6Fo7L6DpUQQldCMKzJEJq27TZ1k8aE0nwcQ05Lvs5D9JoS-5pCH8RbUVhpav51IzTX8XqeW-6RCpDq3bEwYhWxJJmxjP5-ljlIFr9Pzu1EFLKvRpeQSRU59qv-IixjSJ9yiCR35Idc6iSiPyPbAuhTZzypDxnappB0wxdVrKOhHrq/w480-h640/20231119_100653.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not the best lighting, but it was a dreary November day and I needed to get it in the mail. I modified it from Bonnie's on-point version and eliminated the aqua micro-sashing that she used. I love how it turned out! And yes, I do have a turned block that I didn't notice until I saw this picture after I had already mailed 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/AVvXsEhkfV2BsILoVbxR1mmoazkDY6BWcLFL1aE7HS_dm0eO7lvvihOw2Q0Xm4MoYxFrjD8XdA1ZLtvwiip36Tag0vsnr2xxM2BYHzb7ICcDuqGUVum698EBoJ3GMEfFjY-up4pqOlvtNznrJSx_3acOOhTFZn6tS38LmK7WecWTxOWS9w-YZnZj0VbYvopVMegx/s1672/20231119_094756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfV2BsILoVbxR1mmoazkDY6BWcLFL1aE7HS_dm0eO7lvvihOw2Q0Xm4MoYxFrjD8XdA1ZLtvwiip36Tag0vsnr2xxM2BYHzb7ICcDuqGUVum698EBoJ3GMEfFjY-up4pqOlvtNznrJSx_3acOOhTFZn6tS38LmK7WecWTxOWS9w-YZnZj0VbYvopVMegx/w300-h400/20231119_094756.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEQd7ITWqlf7sr71cmTK5Usond_Uc-1IJsBv05c62bfIXlAyEza6lxKLD153eGN6ImzjniY96JgsyhRlHRxd_fMDH9c6ckD6kRVvyyakfVfcS1FZBNXgHPReXlLHTNVN_pT6iQIsnqrY0QzbicyNUqZCh6qV1KivWvjeBF_4B8dSTGZgayYs_9MO-QHcK/s1672/20231119_094807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEQd7ITWqlf7sr71cmTK5Usond_Uc-1IJsBv05c62bfIXlAyEza6lxKLD153eGN6ImzjniY96JgsyhRlHRxd_fMDH9c6ckD6kRVvyyakfVfcS1FZBNXgHPReXlLHTNVN_pT6iQIsnqrY0QzbicyNUqZCh6qV1KivWvjeBF_4B8dSTGZgayYs_9MO-QHcK/w300-h400/20231119_094807.jpg" width="300" /></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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had the quilting done by <a href="http://mapleleafquiltingcompany.com">Maple Leaf Quilting Company</a> in Cochrane, AB who offer a wonderful service with all-in-one pricing that includes shipping to and from them, thread and even batting. They also sell backings at a reasonable price, so they make it very easy to get my quilting done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOGMpizhbaGZZWLDL9GkhZzEM0v7jME8KOwTXFWLxV3baqzRiHDsb-q74r5IrahDr_4WFli5OpFbKIbVYcVJVhsUETyxLxgMY8iflp19NvwA22N77Yb2O9PSv76AxUkW6jtNTs-DR13xnoUMa5lz6DRVZGdRP4IttgXGoGvkY3QsuqTix7jwu7UO5jP7n/s4000/20231119_094833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOGMpizhbaGZZWLDL9GkhZzEM0v7jME8KOwTXFWLxV3baqzRiHDsb-q74r5IrahDr_4WFli5OpFbKIbVYcVJVhsUETyxLxgMY8iflp19NvwA22N77Yb2O9PSv76AxUkW6jtNTs-DR13xnoUMa5lz6DRVZGdRP4IttgXGoGvkY3QsuqTix7jwu7UO5jP7n/w300-h400/20231119_094833.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I choose a panto with butterflies to emulate the purple "butterflies" on the front. The backing colour is closer to the photos below.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivH63WqpFxlZgywMo2H7nejp7XY9nKxwt0gEiSLeU-uZ3xuvXXja-zGSQeIu2WhYC1GqbVR74AhMj_oR5zWoS9Zr53kXzY6EBjJsx3ZzV59hHi5_crs3Nu8orjlevvUS7CvXVF_UGJwfXPuqLc5LCbOBv-vszl81SC85HtH4r6enm1SZ-2RCFz7SzCbHnv/s4000/20231119_094814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivH63WqpFxlZgywMo2H7nejp7XY9nKxwt0gEiSLeU-uZ3xuvXXja-zGSQeIu2WhYC1GqbVR74AhMj_oR5zWoS9Zr53kXzY6EBjJsx3ZzV59hHi5_crs3Nu8orjlevvUS7CvXVF_UGJwfXPuqLc5LCbOBv-vszl81SC85HtH4r6enm1SZ-2RCFz7SzCbHnv/w300-h400/20231119_094814.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SWAP4Wks25aP5juqUgaf1UMSqKhOyzQXkORF-kWO7MDjXJuufRyxnIBKEcp_c4wmaaaNwdJlc9gykowwXsc3Xrbmw1p34ZFXkSBCY8RKgvT-eDmiAk6_xPXyMWMOAe1GwGbCpjUkgwXW-9rnIzdOogH6Qgp9BFKEXTs1uz9yqLGKuqlr3uK0j43dE2BH/s1672/20231119_094830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SWAP4Wks25aP5juqUgaf1UMSqKhOyzQXkORF-kWO7MDjXJuufRyxnIBKEcp_c4wmaaaNwdJlc9gykowwXsc3Xrbmw1p34ZFXkSBCY8RKgvT-eDmiAk6_xPXyMWMOAe1GwGbCpjUkgwXW-9rnIzdOogH6Qgp9BFKEXTs1uz9yqLGKuqlr3uK0j43dE2BH/w300-h400/20231119_094830.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I did a two-tone flange binding (my favourite way to bind when I'm in a hurry, and added a label with a piece of ribbon from a Fat Quarter Shop bundle.</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I finished up On Ringo Lake with an aqua flanged binding and sent it to my aunt and uncle for their 60th anniversary. I love these two so much, and they have set such a wonderful example of love and companionship, something I could only dream of having. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtKLjOml9IOG8Mri-uRiEUDsxGqndVhaaBhnYSBh5M5lcNw_p7hyz5P79gBmTmogi6OCc71TNmhEA9cQ8OftfFucW7u9_RSRYy24II8AVdNmZKngSJko5r0YSi47Py9ttApYKJHvylW59xftymrTXZiNXs6LALoMtvrmJxvDL8rJQ8Smt903504KaMPXF/s1269/FB_IMG_1697045519189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtKLjOml9IOG8Mri-uRiEUDsxGqndVhaaBhnYSBh5M5lcNw_p7hyz5P79gBmTmogi6OCc71TNmhEA9cQ8OftfFucW7u9_RSRYy24II8AVdNmZKngSJko5r0YSi47Py9ttApYKJHvylW59xftymrTXZiNXs6LALoMtvrmJxvDL8rJQ8Smt903504KaMPXF/w512-h640/FB_IMG_1697045519189.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I forgot to take pictures before sending it off, but luckily Maple Leaf posted pictures on their Facebook page so I was able to scoop these.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDmorJIVP3kyxGv-F-iLOueu-H4bHea465G6sAkZhkmaZUM4wVgUd0epHQONiQjqZHqKcPFfKTxB_I9XNE_usNKroTSVFTqe38eP57E8T_8kuzZEGPOllOkv274rUHUMuPeWIEdORTW8i7hdOr7mp2z1xAT_Tb7yvyFsic2d1p05Pqxad37-aRCJbxKVr/s1350/FB_IMG_1697045523135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDmorJIVP3kyxGv-F-iLOueu-H4bHea465G6sAkZhkmaZUM4wVgUd0epHQONiQjqZHqKcPFfKTxB_I9XNE_usNKroTSVFTqe38eP57E8T_8kuzZEGPOllOkv274rUHUMuPeWIEdORTW8i7hdOr7mp2z1xAT_Tb7yvyFsic2d1p05Pqxad37-aRCJbxKVr/w320-h400/FB_IMG_1697045523135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rNm3xalBxlX5yp-2cCpVA-zNUozTcLeiZNCZVo5RTOK3eSov5q5TsezZY5A3McJn-Id2HLs9FnOsW6WKaFfVQ63AeY7IdKUrfjK4oXDkk0ek2EMN2k6eKI7E3qjb2nV4sCcdAoX7i_Su6gEPsy9MipoP83do2P7oovXSj2qHZZo9-ornNPHua0tVS8p8/s1350/FB_IMG_1697045529937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rNm3xalBxlX5yp-2cCpVA-zNUozTcLeiZNCZVo5RTOK3eSov5q5TsezZY5A3McJn-Id2HLs9FnOsW6WKaFfVQ63AeY7IdKUrfjK4oXDkk0ek2EMN2k6eKI7E3qjb2nV4sCcdAoX7i_Su6gEPsy9MipoP83do2P7oovXSj2qHZZo9-ornNPHua0tVS8p8/w320-h400/FB_IMG_1697045529937.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I choose a panto called River, in keeping with the name of the pattern by Bonnie Hunter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was one more finish this year. I had been procastinating but on December 22nd I finally got down to making a small bag for my grandson's girlfriend. I made them come with me one day as I was doing running around (can't leave teenagers alone!), and when we were in the quilt shop, Tess found a fat quarter that was the same design as a baby blanket she had. So of course I had to buy it, and at Christmas I surprised with this:</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/AVvXsEjMSFGEvhduCBiJB1CpNIA5SzAK7rc-Elkzv85BCenG2kbxiXHsefxzomHXRmpw2I_rb3tvnkFlfqjRmqwIGGJ5a4f0F24EOdKyHNJzl83ixW-LoQ2iLyTjngQM-5kP4eKRxQFuEbOLqtLxb6d5GKXSbh8rDPLv67K_lMx-YLg3cBaNT-WVLFa1jEvS5igf/s1448/20231226_123123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSFGEvhduCBiJB1CpNIA5SzAK7rc-Elkzv85BCenG2kbxiXHsefxzomHXRmpw2I_rb3tvnkFlfqjRmqwIGGJ5a4f0F24EOdKyHNJzl83ixW-LoQ2iLyTjngQM-5kP4eKRxQFuEbOLqtLxb6d5GKXSbh8rDPLv67K_lMx-YLg3cBaNT-WVLFa1jEvS5igf/w400-h400/20231226_123123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEk5PpZjEMtVPW9FgGJQ9FYJ2MpTr3ntU5U47xdjQnCW1P5YSzB9GVqm77qTa2lewhMSA5ft09uPtY3yDSxiPPjKW_uwLB4y5ExfazUbyBL7c0OgqLypE20CGTCIaaZNrePzV8zGNBZ6iyCJFTSwPqkRSWy5mAAJ3nzbcpy7EhVtHCLjwBno-Rhkvf7mu/s1555/20231226_123416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1555" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEk5PpZjEMtVPW9FgGJQ9FYJ2MpTr3ntU5U47xdjQnCW1P5YSzB9GVqm77qTa2lewhMSA5ft09uPtY3yDSxiPPjKW_uwLB4y5ExfazUbyBL7c0OgqLypE20CGTCIaaZNrePzV8zGNBZ6iyCJFTSwPqkRSWy5mAAJ3nzbcpy7EhVtHCLjwBno-Rhkvf7mu/w400-h346/20231226_123416.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside has her yellow fat quarter. I made both the cross-body strap and wrist/key chain strap so she can swap it out if she wants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that was it for finishes this year. I'm hoping that the new year brings some much needed changes, rest and more fun in my sewing room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-40106905194230373202023-08-15T10:33:00.006-07:002023-08-15T10:33:39.056-07:00The best-laid plans - To do list - August 15, 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My new weekly to-do list appears to be a bi-weekly post! Not much got accomplished because my newly-part-time hours stretched into full-time plus, with a lot of frustration and dissatisfaction. When that happens, I shut down and get nothing done. Combine that with construction happening around me and very little sewing got done. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did get a little cross-stitching done (#3 on my list of August 1st), adding some colour with flowers, but not much more than that. My granddaughter didn't end up coming over, but I might have her tomorrow, so hopefully we can work on her project.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc81Qp1US93IdXYU1oGuq7OjNpLFtLJKw64KOzbrEvD_MRXQLxnmsLSITCMO8qZktZB1_fdU9OH5_4hcP2Z-lzrb5qi80-q2zEP0R549XLwss971QRO5yAGRISY7uMsTFgEfRhd1hZP2n7JMaSwDIjXwPpzgPYxTw8VrLZtjolp_t-pdvp_IHwt_AqY2F/s4000/20230815_095444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc81Qp1US93IdXYU1oGuq7OjNpLFtLJKw64KOzbrEvD_MRXQLxnmsLSITCMO8qZktZB1_fdU9OH5_4hcP2Z-lzrb5qi80-q2zEP0R549XLwss971QRO5yAGRISY7uMsTFgEfRhd1hZP2n7JMaSwDIjXwPpzgPYxTw8VrLZtjolp_t-pdvp_IHwt_AqY2F/w400-h300/20230815_095444.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week's to-do list is much like it was two weeks ago:</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">To do List for 8/15/2023</span></u></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">1. Modified Rhododendron Trail (pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville)</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: Prep binding while waiting for quilt to come back from the long-arm quilter (which I got word they are on their way back<br />!).</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSt-T1_D0nECuGcoux21JMQk1ORCF49edriet30AyolO5aeTV4fjBVjhAnV6EArxzBF0xahstk5dG9FKtB-NH3l6vI8DERvTgW2GiokV53iRELT2s4vCANhomMJt4DVprzX0Muyl-6xekAAFBKEQGpQYda74oUK4oG838y_L_XCag9dzJ0dafArEL8xA_/s4000/20230703_101852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2187bb; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSt-T1_D0nECuGcoux21JMQk1ORCF49edriet30AyolO5aeTV4fjBVjhAnV6EArxzBF0xahstk5dG9FKtB-NH3l6vI8DERvTgW2GiokV53iRELT2s4vCANhomMJt4DVprzX0Muyl-6xekAAFBKEQGpQYda74oUK4oG838y_L_XCag9dzJ0dafArEL8xA_/w300-h400/20230703_101852.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="300" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: white;"></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">2. On Ringo Lake </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">(pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville)</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">: Same as above</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wXrKrheNB6MyNuizUG7P5fsmw6QTS4kSQoHQ2T4KIzFI1T6GO8kHyve8HhuzDOG8-cOOOExVvvhs6WaJzFDs9aRPBmgNfRWZJJm3G038AfxaIgHh8kRGlXL8wHdexFlm4ozJrOMORt80tEnBu33z2UF7FQDhN4f2FsJNPtxamTRUtnlMizt0YLOwIv8N/s4000/20230709_144014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2187bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wXrKrheNB6MyNuizUG7P5fsmw6QTS4kSQoHQ2T4KIzFI1T6GO8kHyve8HhuzDOG8-cOOOExVvvhs6WaJzFDs9aRPBmgNfRWZJJm3G038AfxaIgHh8kRGlXL8wHdexFlm4ozJrOMORt80tEnBu33z2UF7FQDhN4f2FsJNPtxamTRUtnlMizt0YLOwIv8N/w300-h400/20230709_144014.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Country Garden Cross-Stitch: Get those darn flowers done!<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iMO0ziBsMfMONn1bQR83E27_0wyPUgef18g2_NckrnZ9iFnBXgYSAVyG6wox-GgqOv_R2wfffzfDKCW2jSXrG_WttCN6I-dnseu8Ek6W5VeturRdQ8-6GPZayHIPXVOhPVJWFWFTnO4lefLXjC9zsehJMA_bE6fJM19xH7x0Z4rZhf7lwMqMKfckNOn/s4000/20230801_093534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #2187bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iMO0ziBsMfMONn1bQR83E27_0wyPUgef18g2_NckrnZ9iFnBXgYSAVyG6wox-GgqOv_R2wfffzfDKCW2jSXrG_WttCN6I-dnseu8Ek6W5VeturRdQ8-6GPZayHIPXVOhPVJWFWFTnO4lefLXjC9zsehJMA_bE6fJM19xH7x0Z4rZhf7lwMqMKfckNOn/w640-h480/20230801_093534.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></span></div><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On a more positive front, the trim work is done in my sewing/craft room (temporarily my office!) so I was able to put the furniture back in place. Now the purge begins.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UV2dmXsKm9PyxG7aTPh5R92CjlrcX7hEiN_mg_yVtJPOW6UtrKraS_n44ZswMClmhq9Yr2Ufj-vpNtlirEQRQ21TNmQyk-rOBXqFWJMPO-huksnBOLJJlFzB8fvbR_SRiZ9RwC6ZdL98g3QQfr3fuG_k3haoddma3-MQ72NsFkaQrI1kHYvVra8Azki4/s4000/20230815_094551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UV2dmXsKm9PyxG7aTPh5R92CjlrcX7hEiN_mg_yVtJPOW6UtrKraS_n44ZswMClmhq9Yr2Ufj-vpNtlirEQRQ21TNmQyk-rOBXqFWJMPO-huksnBOLJJlFzB8fvbR_SRiZ9RwC6ZdL98g3QQfr3fuG_k3haoddma3-MQ72NsFkaQrI1kHYvVra8Azki4/w400-h300/20230815_094551.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got the shelves mostly filled, I can find my sewing machine again and my "office" desk is clear (not so much my cutting desk.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5zkKvx1LKrGI71omTjFpyM4Phf5236kwM7z2tNkkT7coIBZNh46E_xBbcnI_hBKE8f9CcZajUSBbCICupq-xmSRBy-c5dnGXyDW4uyy8yGJnBfUvXpddqGMurDZJTD0w87vQPpyoIJgWaCeE3Y-tLQkgUKTsrNKQWu-6dcL4gUJYypTNgc2VQ_WWOB9L/s4000/20230815_094611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5zkKvx1LKrGI71omTjFpyM4Phf5236kwM7z2tNkkT7coIBZNh46E_xBbcnI_hBKE8f9CcZajUSBbCICupq-xmSRBy-c5dnGXyDW4uyy8yGJnBfUvXpddqGMurDZJTD0w87vQPpyoIJgWaCeE3Y-tLQkgUKTsrNKQWu-6dcL4gUJYypTNgc2VQ_WWOB9L/w300-h400/20230815_094611.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that the trim is done on the doorway, my son-in-law is working in my back room (used for fabric and craft supply storage, with a small kitchenette for coffee, etc.</span></p><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/AVvXsEgWZBBkWAAo33bkwuAuyZdiU2AlrWvoYU6ed5hEaSHc_y7xbnQR56Eu4JloYxn9cKLICY6NptnKwM2v4eLqjGO6IsNn3COUOErkiKhS6sKtQ4QgejhcQl2B8J8gQcUlCRUlk53VK4pkEYIy8bqswisEXqKHwr3EsbwCY5WwHl1Q5VPXJcgsc3xpYzrhjUCJ/s4000/20230815_094542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZBBkWAAo33bkwuAuyZdiU2AlrWvoYU6ed5hEaSHc_y7xbnQR56Eu4JloYxn9cKLICY6NptnKwM2v4eLqjGO6IsNn3COUOErkiKhS6sKtQ4QgejhcQl2B8J8gQcUlCRUlk53VK4pkEYIy8bqswisEXqKHwr3EsbwCY5WwHl1Q5VPXJcgsc3xpYzrhjUCJ/w400-h300/20230815_094542.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the first time in a long time, I now have a clear counter to work on. I've started purging the cabinets, which is easier because each cupboard is organized by type (one upper cabinet has cross-stitch supplies, one lower large cabinet has my scrapbooking kits, another has current quilting projects, etc.) Most of the upper cabinets are display, but a couple need to be cleared out and made "pretty" - I'm looking at you on the left filled with fabric!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joining up with Quilt Schmit's linky party at <a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2023/08/07/to-do-tuesday-32-2/">To Do Tuesday #32 – Quilt Schmilt</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Terri in BC</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-29104973308023295932023-08-02T15:05:00.002-07:002023-08-02T15:05:13.820-07:00UFO's, WIPs and more!<p> Now that my quilts are off to be quilted by cheque (long-arm), I went looking for another project to work on. Boy, did that open a can of worms. Be prepared for a weird wandering look into my mind,</p><p>I had a kit (actually 2) that needed cutting before I could start it. I ended up with two at my house because my quilting buddy bought one as well. We were there when the person cutting them realised she had made a mistake, so we ended up with some extra fabric with careful cutting - which was my job since I "can math". </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8WfDRWoALdugGVXZvBnBlTN4wV0aJPSLsSRKIJPMUkAs7yF7lT0w4tZR7b-vAIDHSerauXfW8wLRmRYQ9ATpbu_lnlw9jIW8HJZDfM_qpKlePzpKGryvhnj6ah7jZP3MT3yQl_WtRZElIF0W-w3I215dKDCx-kEhz6Y3ZMEBiIVB8HDfwMIeUMyg0ESW/s4000/20230604_133822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8WfDRWoALdugGVXZvBnBlTN4wV0aJPSLsSRKIJPMUkAs7yF7lT0w4tZR7b-vAIDHSerauXfW8wLRmRYQ9ATpbu_lnlw9jIW8HJZDfM_qpKlePzpKGryvhnj6ah7jZP3MT3yQl_WtRZElIF0W-w3I215dKDCx-kEhz6Y3ZMEBiIVB8HDfwMIeUMyg0ESW/w300-h400/20230604_133822.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up with 2 full quilts cut out, and 3 - 6" x 22" strips of each colour leftover, plus trimmings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEP-WCV-sTxyUe2HvCw-3-Ok587KohAzaynXXEyaWVNM9MC5BuHHPIwPIHv-3M263EuXV6vegtCMNWN9OaizqkK4hHbtSMC2uFjOHZg9RbriQf0qIVshnvAez3FlemcLRsQr9pZ4GmWdctZeX7QintZKtqf9x3Nz6IRVBxqegZUiRWEfXnkiY_RKSgSCcc/s2845/20230701_110057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="2845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEP-WCV-sTxyUe2HvCw-3-Ok587KohAzaynXXEyaWVNM9MC5BuHHPIwPIHv-3M263EuXV6vegtCMNWN9OaizqkK4hHbtSMC2uFjOHZg9RbriQf0qIVshnvAez3FlemcLRsQr9pZ4GmWdctZeX7QintZKtqf9x3Nz6IRVBxqegZUiRWEfXnkiY_RKSgSCcc/s320/20230701_110057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My pretty box of pieces, ready for sewing. I put the cut pieces and leftover strips in separate baggies, but I'm keeping everything together in the event I made a mistake!</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/AVvXsEi_3ZUF8ygcwQV1rWdDS_BUhZstzpsAuSuEh8u0UC6lTt52CncydX7qYY4W53j3fZDjvF_F7FwSqAsZUBbo7F9gK1DFIB-Ce56SxkwwFyRlZRLBVJsom9Z1zihzbJ5PvJDE1Mmcq9ho22s-1ME-i9MeGvbF2EwXV8FrnY547d8lzYg6a35AuN-KHvG2viFa/s4000/20230604_133841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3ZUF8ygcwQV1rWdDS_BUhZstzpsAuSuEh8u0UC6lTt52CncydX7qYY4W53j3fZDjvF_F7FwSqAsZUBbo7F9gK1DFIB-Ce56SxkwwFyRlZRLBVJsom9Z1zihzbJ5PvJDE1Mmcq9ho22s-1ME-i9MeGvbF2EwXV8FrnY547d8lzYg6a35AuN-KHvG2viFa/s320/20230604_133841.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I set aside the included background fabric as it was too yellowish for both of us, and starting cutting into my remaining Snow (by Bella) fabric. While I was at it, I decided to cut the triangle pieces for my Flower girl quilt. Most of the blocks are already cut out, but I couldn't move forward without the triangles.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0EYuMnjIFKlFsbM55HjQ2o2Sm1QwaNtjdzzsQDndzEJ5YJLy223U5im8Psf3o-V064VpewyVYB6oYiS25PpfuzRZFzwQ3vHW0ukJjrMSoDuACVhqKIg7fVyL8Jx_z23xtg7IJzkcR7LDJ_2bb8PCenFXinD95w-UhSifz6-PfhwYcosz0_lVRWSs7A-m/s2985/20230703_101349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="2985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0EYuMnjIFKlFsbM55HjQ2o2Sm1QwaNtjdzzsQDndzEJ5YJLy223U5im8Psf3o-V064VpewyVYB6oYiS25PpfuzRZFzwQ3vHW0ukJjrMSoDuACVhqKIg7fVyL8Jx_z23xtg7IJzkcR7LDJ_2bb8PCenFXinD95w-UhSifz6-PfhwYcosz0_lVRWSs7A-m/s320/20230703_101349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I ran out! I've ordered a new bolt (praying that it will be close, or else I'm starting over...more pieces for the scrap box).</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/AVvXsEhBKS70k6Wn-VHnY6l3wqnyFF1KMrkmM6wMM4Q5QcXm3jK_stlH2gZ6deTHEHY9BX46p0MvF28TpZx2J8rpvFhC5bo-t6TEtvbtrh-LnCNLSFkij7rH7FVBF83hwckIR4RUS1WCKgrQXw1ETGHIGfIHDrBQ1TcSFit7HWuZ4JQT3D3EozGkqmSX_5HKNzMs/s4000/20230604_133914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKS70k6Wn-VHnY6l3wqnyFF1KMrkmM6wMM4Q5QcXm3jK_stlH2gZ6deTHEHY9BX46p0MvF28TpZx2J8rpvFhC5bo-t6TEtvbtrh-LnCNLSFkij7rH7FVBF83hwckIR4RUS1WCKgrQXw1ETGHIGfIHDrBQ1TcSFit7HWuZ4JQT3D3EozGkqmSX_5HKNzMs/s320/20230604_133914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started playing with the trimmings, and decided on this layout.</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/AVvXsEhd4ronoUpGsyHcMn2pWTlLsjy6a0cdtWKAe_AoaPCbh-twx0_hfwZSav7l498nC0zqedEK1nG_ow29IA8-eSyXTYDUaUe0XEYxS-WeTXHvzPVMa0gQns2bFoaCSZWNePerOVHpslbNcpBs24qTGMEd_Opwm-lYDbZseHhD4Wa3SYQLhpi5nhgIJqi2FTND/s3000/20230701_161045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4ronoUpGsyHcMn2pWTlLsjy6a0cdtWKAe_AoaPCbh-twx0_hfwZSav7l498nC0zqedEK1nG_ow29IA8-eSyXTYDUaUe0XEYxS-WeTXHvzPVMa0gQns2bFoaCSZWNePerOVHpslbNcpBs24qTGMEd_Opwm-lYDbZseHhD4Wa3SYQLhpi5nhgIJqi2FTND/s320/20230701_161045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But then, I would need more of that background fabric so it got put aside as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you lost count yet? That's now 3 WIPs (works-in-process) that have now become UFOs (unfinished objects). My brain says, well I know I have more UFOs so why don't I go back to my list and see where I am at. And, here comes the can of worms: I haven't updated my list since 2016.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I have finished some things on that list, so let's update it! While I'm at it, I'll check and see what else I have to add, including projects that never made the list but are now finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in 2016, I had 46 projects on that list - I know, atrocious, right? Well, brace yourself. There are 4 finishes from the UFO list, 3 spy quilts that weren't on the list, and the last two quilts that never made it on it. So far, I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-28027884588690928962023-08-02T15:04:00.002-07:002023-08-02T15:04:19.089-07:00To Do List August 1, 2023<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/08/to-do-list-for-week-of-812023.html" style="color: #202fb0; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To Do List for the Week of 8/1/2023</span></a></h3><div class="post-header" style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8372994363505229439" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 620px;"><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm going to try this again! I'm going to use a weekly to-do list to try and make some progress now that I have cut back my work hours (yay, moving towards retirement!)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My workspace is in a bit of a state. My son-in-law is doing all the trim work around the windows in my area, after we had new windows installed last year. He is also finishing the trim work around the doors that never got done a few years ago. So this week's focus is getting the room back in order once he is done (hopefully by the weekend<br /><br />!)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So this week's projects will be things I can work on either by hand in a different room, or things I can do in small spurts when he is taking a break (and I'm not working!). So here goes.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>To do List for 8/1/2023</u></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">1. Modified Rhododendron Trail (pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville)</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">: Prep binding while waiting for quilt to come back from the long-arm quilter.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSt-T1_D0nECuGcoux21JMQk1ORCF49edriet30AyolO5aeTV4fjBVjhAnV6EArxzBF0xahstk5dG9FKtB-NH3l6vI8DERvTgW2GiokV53iRELT2s4vCANhomMJt4DVprzX0Muyl-6xekAAFBKEQGpQYda74oUK4oG838y_L_XCag9dzJ0dafArEL8xA_/s4000/20230703_101852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSt-T1_D0nECuGcoux21JMQk1ORCF49edriet30AyolO5aeTV4fjBVjhAnV6EArxzBF0xahstk5dG9FKtB-NH3l6vI8DERvTgW2GiokV53iRELT2s4vCANhomMJt4DVprzX0Muyl-6xekAAFBKEQGpQYda74oUK4oG838y_L_XCag9dzJ0dafArEL8xA_/w300-h400/20230703_101852.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white;"></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">2. On Ringo Lake </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">(pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville)</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">: Same as above</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wXrKrheNB6MyNuizUG7P5fsmw6QTS4kSQoHQ2T4KIzFI1T6GO8kHyve8HhuzDOG8-cOOOExVvvhs6WaJzFDs9aRPBmgNfRWZJJm3G038AfxaIgHh8kRGlXL8wHdexFlm4ozJrOMORt80tEnBu33z2UF7FQDhN4f2FsJNPtxamTRUtnlMizt0YLOwIv8N/s4000/20230709_144014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wXrKrheNB6MyNuizUG7P5fsmw6QTS4kSQoHQ2T4KIzFI1T6GO8kHyve8HhuzDOG8-cOOOExVvvhs6WaJzFDs9aRPBmgNfRWZJJm3G038AfxaIgHh8kRGlXL8wHdexFlm4ozJrOMORt80tEnBu33z2UF7FQDhN4f2FsJNPtxamTRUtnlMizt0YLOwIv8N/w300-h400/20230709_144014.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">3. Country Garden Cross-Stitch: This project came to the surface in the last month, as my interest in cross-stitch revived. I hope to complete all the greenery and flowers this week.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iMO0ziBsMfMONn1bQR83E27_0wyPUgef18g2_NckrnZ9iFnBXgYSAVyG6wox-GgqOv_R2wfffzfDKCW2jSXrG_WttCN6I-dnseu8Ek6W5VeturRdQ8-6GPZayHIPXVOhPVJWFWFTnO4lefLXjC9zsehJMA_bE6fJM19xH7x0Z4rZhf7lwMqMKfckNOn/s4000/20230801_093534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iMO0ziBsMfMONn1bQR83E27_0wyPUgef18g2_NckrnZ9iFnBXgYSAVyG6wox-GgqOv_R2wfffzfDKCW2jSXrG_WttCN6I-dnseu8Ek6W5VeturRdQ8-6GPZayHIPXVOhPVJWFWFTnO4lefLXjC9zsehJMA_bE6fJM19xH7x0Z4rZhf7lwMqMKfckNOn/w400-h300/20230801_093534.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">4. Easy Breezy (L&E pattern by Bonnie Hunter): This is a joint project that my 8-year-old granddaughter and I are working on together, for her. I need to cut neutral blocks for 30 more blocks so she can come over this coming long weekend and work on them. (More on that later!)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpJH8pmJuhe8nsahWz6rpw-SLTrSKTc0RlTPRyTya7fvqIMIY5ZHdhM7DNxbndv5xOvWfGhCt9SH5uW-tFyUjPAu-x1GREiLTFvxivqMAa21Jbw1ibvSu1DBU3T0h_M3ngFd5wRByy7ILCpyHbaEQS0B2m5BswiBpeWVEjYpUHlH3ZbNuYa0_IjnyPNy2/s4000/20230625_111928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpJH8pmJuhe8nsahWz6rpw-SLTrSKTc0RlTPRyTya7fvqIMIY5ZHdhM7DNxbndv5xOvWfGhCt9SH5uW-tFyUjPAu-x1GREiLTFvxivqMAa21Jbw1ibvSu1DBU3T0h_M3ngFd5wRByy7ILCpyHbaEQS0B2m5BswiBpeWVEjYpUHlH3ZbNuYa0_IjnyPNy2/w300-h400/20230625_111928.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">She has made 34 blocks so far! She has chosen all the coloured fabrics herself, I cut a bunch of neutrals for her to choose from.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiNtp6ayF6c8z9BaXyfapC4G7f-kcLYG8T1LjUz8M2HEYLBErzO_E4hREUlE9FuNdlX253PHu01TwW_niqtn0AyI4wRwBSmQm_nLLaUXWp607Dx5zVKyaHJy8aHwJ9czOLWOArw9ycUrDIMk1nkw_Hf56cU73CvWTD3kR1kjRgrdeYIVqn0veZ3EAJDkH/s4000/20230625_125932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiNtp6ayF6c8z9BaXyfapC4G7f-kcLYG8T1LjUz8M2HEYLBErzO_E4hREUlE9FuNdlX253PHu01TwW_niqtn0AyI4wRwBSmQm_nLLaUXWp607Dx5zVKyaHJy8aHwJ9czOLWOArw9ycUrDIMk1nkw_Hf56cU73CvWTD3kR1kjRgrdeYIVqn0veZ3EAJDkH/w300-h400/20230625_125932.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bonus: Birdie Stitches (pattern by Corey Yoder): Embroider one block.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://corianderquilts.com/birdie-stitches-block-2/">Birdie Stitches Block #2 – Coriander Quilts</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've only done this cheery little block so far (Corey's picture) back in 2011, so that means it's been sitting waiting for 12 years!!</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTr4rme-TGGleE86D139O9B0jCaSRMHGg3cfI2zy415PvPz_cZSXhcxltSyfX3QT-L7ZYEP_WLzskLx3wnT62LDCww4bDrART3QWicXiO24xhmxWx0pUM5IXpqGZRXFHldUhZ1L85XVAtEXvkHolCO2522_bhkh442mT6OtKwQqi6sXPZIbF7zJazoeWJ/s491/Block%203.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="491" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTr4rme-TGGleE86D139O9B0jCaSRMHGg3cfI2zy415PvPz_cZSXhcxltSyfX3QT-L7ZYEP_WLzskLx3wnT62LDCww4bDrART3QWicXiO24xhmxWx0pUM5IXpqGZRXFHldUhZ1L85XVAtEXvkHolCO2522_bhkh442mT6OtKwQqi6sXPZIbF7zJazoeWJ/w400-h314/Block%203.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the meantime, I have been using the opportunity of shuffling everything to purge! Most stuff I donate, but I do try to sell a few things so I can recoup a little.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here is the state of my room as it sat yesterday morning, going counter-clockwise:</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4DsK6Rm0MRXXk7DsM-EvPocLxcxgyb-0B2AlFLadEa0e-H75at2OcC7NezsCIgv45FoJxZrwgM7HGTzQtNo7ZLqHmHZOdaAtTeGhUvX_rC5EClFLnOPd0ggwXAis93RkPkkD82aa7wHq9Ft6OM6MZ73rFtnlQ-rtKNMKpcJXsFTH_da6fk-izaiGNQdD/s4000/20230801_090256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4DsK6Rm0MRXXk7DsM-EvPocLxcxgyb-0B2AlFLadEa0e-H75at2OcC7NezsCIgv45FoJxZrwgM7HGTzQtNo7ZLqHmHZOdaAtTeGhUvX_rC5EClFLnOPd0ggwXAis93RkPkkD82aa7wHq9Ft6OM6MZ73rFtnlQ-rtKNMKpcJXsFTH_da6fk-izaiGNQdD/w400-h300/20230801_090256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everything is shoved every which way, and into my overflow room. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is my current work-from-home station! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0mT0MqiZHPgIci8gC6lxTBsfNY5Egmf0MQ11QVFmjxla94N73L-EVhZja7H0Mn66Kbfw3j_LSAxmHX45hXrIzwqCk3rroGR5p-XMjhwwUd2zD_bTQ7MhKwVcLdSmLX-wbRO74Wjs8x9rK5FcdMJM7XYykU3-N8zVWiCipRE1iuvO6G0uIo63wV4SyXDm/s4000/20230801_090302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0mT0MqiZHPgIci8gC6lxTBsfNY5Egmf0MQ11QVFmjxla94N73L-EVhZja7H0Mn66Kbfw3j_LSAxmHX45hXrIzwqCk3rroGR5p-XMjhwwUd2zD_bTQ7MhKwVcLdSmLX-wbRO74Wjs8x9rK5FcdMJM7XYykU3-N8zVWiCipRE1iuvO6G0uIo63wV4SyXDm/w400-h300/20230801_090302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />I took these pictures so I can see the difference once everything is back the way I want it!<br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-50867968078201573542023-07-09T16:33:00.005-07:002023-07-09T16:33:34.507-07:00The part of quilting I hate the most!<p> I hate the de-threading process! I absolutely loathe it. But it is a necessary evil for a pretty quilt finish. I <span style="text-align: center;">learned a lesson - never leave a flimsy too long or the loose threads get worse.</span></p><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/AVvXsEhjvXWM9KVzZSQV6wyxmN3t7DSf3rTELv5VnNtMcRFv6aAwjVJ-M192mvPRC90Zap645pCQxx8GkoVUtkVVbCnB9uX_I93kO-eXg-5Ld6mn4hB0oO2JOERsiTOhapCX6rivoA049yB8KXDa1tXFFatKj4A2fT2uWF4OYlvvRAePTjGG8ytapG92Ht96UmMi/s4000/20230709_101615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvXWM9KVzZSQV6wyxmN3t7DSf3rTELv5VnNtMcRFv6aAwjVJ-M192mvPRC90Zap645pCQxx8GkoVUtkVVbCnB9uX_I93kO-eXg-5Ld6mn4hB0oO2JOERsiTOhapCX6rivoA049yB8KXDa1tXFFatKj4A2fT2uWF4OYlvvRAePTjGG8ytapG92Ht96UmMi/w400-h300/20230709_101615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So how do I do it? First, I stream a good series on Netflix - this project warranted Bridgerton, Season 2 (my favourite!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBjYetkMtho02SbsH-2XPG4I07Mo1QT6Cv87-tApwvr5fuWsSK-UmkG1Tl91rR-QQYG-lyvSOCYS1vQx0jjXZobgOYgMshFkCdnBgk1v3RvNchH8Iu7aYPZ6EB3QFTyfm-gKMALArId_bF7YPCsr_fZL9mjFXphkSKkKG2FW7TCRqRX28tc41M7ntFkHS/s4000/20230709_134028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBjYetkMtho02SbsH-2XPG4I07Mo1QT6Cv87-tApwvr5fuWsSK-UmkG1Tl91rR-QQYG-lyvSOCYS1vQx0jjXZobgOYgMshFkCdnBgk1v3RvNchH8Iu7aYPZ6EB3QFTyfm-gKMALArId_bF7YPCsr_fZL9mjFXphkSKkKG2FW7TCRqRX28tc41M7ntFkHS/w400-h300/20230709_134028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I assemble my tools - a good hot iron (love my Oliso!), sharp scissors, a lint roller, fine mist spray bottle (mine is a repurposed Febreze bottle), and light-weight fusible scraps for those edges that are a little to close. And in the case of this quilt, a cutting mat and ruler so I can trim the edge of those pesky on-point triangles.</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/AVvXsEgkp3D3WRQQTJW9K9-ZbcSD71e2XgP9e3BUc03GavjR1DyuDc5TQK3zkkK3KqUG_GO9PoLkb18b2tVo3cAEIeI1UUp6RfLa1olRzoo-7S55ag06yj8O06AeGQunTjTVcLy0afhLjHgGUxKm1ghFwwDSS4u8gIS6Jjl0N5Vc3cw0xjFCai6ERf_qFkI1gR40/s4000/20230709_101611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkp3D3WRQQTJW9K9-ZbcSD71e2XgP9e3BUc03GavjR1DyuDc5TQK3zkkK3KqUG_GO9PoLkb18b2tVo3cAEIeI1UUp6RfLa1olRzoo-7S55ag06yj8O06AeGQunTjTVcLy0afhLjHgGUxKm1ghFwwDSS4u8gIS6Jjl0N5Vc3cw0xjFCai6ERf_qFkI1gR40/w400-h300/20230709_101611.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I start from the top, and fold over one edge so that I can iron in sections, from the backside. I don't use water in my iron because I believe my irons last longer. First, I spray the section with a fine mist. Instead of buying the expensive ones at the quilt shop, I've discovered that air sprays from the grocery store use the same type of bottles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the section is ironed, I go over it with a lint roller and finally, with my sharp scissors trim off all the dangling threads. Sometimes I come across some seams that might be a little sketchy and narrow, so I use a little fusible to secure that seam. So far, that has worked out will for me.</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/AVvXsEiMC5V9rKFNAKqLtINpDOwGl6l8Srj5jt_akSlqHKiI_sGv4Wf44dfJGPG0WdkSo5q-3nG1vTFyR5ORtMu6mxW1JwDHAd-gINk4H47Ep1hCM2pidLyVcQLwzNASI-1NxLYhQ5vpjFCZHgfceWJ75aZYuD5RHinTW9uEPZVmVdVvVioFqfSEZW2hm7alYgX0/s4000/20230709_144001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC5V9rKFNAKqLtINpDOwGl6l8Srj5jt_akSlqHKiI_sGv4Wf44dfJGPG0WdkSo5q-3nG1vTFyR5ORtMu6mxW1JwDHAd-gINk4H47Ep1hCM2pidLyVcQLwzNASI-1NxLYhQ5vpjFCZHgfceWJ75aZYuD5RHinTW9uEPZVmVdVvVioFqfSEZW2hm7alYgX0/w300-h400/20230709_144001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt is "On Ringo Lake" by Bonnie Hunter and it was her 2017 Mystery quilt. I started it back then, but only finished the top in February 2022 (not the longest finish, I'm afraid!). It seems each year I only did one step, until I finally put a push on it in 2021.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmuTdDMdepXgA26akTydxFQMX5rykZQZ7DJ_7JXPnWHENsnuHJRIoOGZXYvEeW8iiYLDaiPeK1Xq6TbSAwpD8I8gAEYaEF4C1tE-zzHqZs0ssB6lw5N0thfsINE2jbsLXt5FrMd2o8Fs99G192nGwIFJ-CmQFb92KkwS329LdzTNCy4eCgfihMzFm1LlQ/s4000/20230709_144024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmuTdDMdepXgA26akTydxFQMX5rykZQZ7DJ_7JXPnWHENsnuHJRIoOGZXYvEeW8iiYLDaiPeK1Xq6TbSAwpD8I8gAEYaEF4C1tE-zzHqZs0ssB6lw5N0thfsINE2jbsLXt5FrMd2o8Fs99G192nGwIFJ-CmQFb92KkwS329LdzTNCy4eCgfihMzFm1LlQ/w300-h400/20230709_144024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sun was too bright today, but I love how the border matches the pool liner!</div></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/AVvXsEiYH2e0CTW7aSuoLKyExFi1XlIjn2CSkiF34YLnVzsrVj0qaIF2o-TFr0p41iMxsD7tMPj-l4OAe-JFORfJv-PaSTcTKxblp8Zzwz549chYl7-Vvql0HFSed1tYC3jSMCYRtNSpcjg1MWnBNf-KX6w9lp9q1YZyRCAN7Qffqy9v-HOTbePVKSmWOYXiLaSr/s4000/20230709_152008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH2e0CTW7aSuoLKyExFi1XlIjn2CSkiF34YLnVzsrVj0qaIF2o-TFr0p41iMxsD7tMPj-l4OAe-JFORfJv-PaSTcTKxblp8Zzwz549chYl7-Vvql0HFSed1tYC3jSMCYRtNSpcjg1MWnBNf-KX6w9lp9q1YZyRCAN7Qffqy9v-HOTbePVKSmWOYXiLaSr/w300-h344/20230709_152008.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also dethreaded "Rhododendron Trail", another Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt - thiIs one isn't nearly as old, only from November 2021. I modified it a little and eliminate some narrow sashing and butted the blocks together. </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/AVvXsEjuoC-2JOGwqJA-1emVoKmUyfQO1OD36hrh0JbyLY_bIhw9oltaEiduQkKiWcGwjjAwTYGTKteSpHhoK_JnTsIQ4xxVCnX0MRVQEMdja1Crf7kxpt-DYxiRnPkHJvmRgUYAZRv81sq1IRz6SXWJ1NEsVi4jD1ycdR1Zh_Dw8slEkAZjsPtaRzu7i9FvbGei/s4000/20230703_101852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoC-2JOGwqJA-1emVoKmUyfQO1OD36hrh0JbyLY_bIhw9oltaEiduQkKiWcGwjjAwTYGTKteSpHhoK_JnTsIQ4xxVCnX0MRVQEMdja1Crf7kxpt-DYxiRnPkHJvmRgUYAZRv81sq1IRz6SXWJ1NEsVi4jD1ycdR1Zh_Dw8slEkAZjsPtaRzu7i9FvbGei/w300-h400/20230703_101852.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">The sun blew out the colour in the picture above, but here is a better one on my bed.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GzjBSVHtrgKzjjaxhwtfGn1KqIHti8J7RQuDXaHivHFjGdFlXx7Sniw2JdxE1LQDzPwlXdiRqu-j_cAxD0Z3lH2OWk5gkx0jVyk_wfugqhDKih4bVE73tifE7egInClSRSsKI0lrnN1GoeBT0rvC73nkmecC-ch_lDAXdXJ7dtagU7uJ2SQs6Qh0rA02/s4000/20230703_101901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GzjBSVHtrgKzjjaxhwtfGn1KqIHti8J7RQuDXaHivHFjGdFlXx7Sniw2JdxE1LQDzPwlXdiRqu-j_cAxD0Z3lH2OWk5gkx0jVyk_wfugqhDKih4bVE73tifE7egInClSRSsKI0lrnN1GoeBT0rvC73nkmecC-ch_lDAXdXJ7dtagU7uJ2SQs6Qh0rA02/w300-h400/20230703_101901.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;">I love how the border turned out! </span>Now they are off to the long-arm quilter!<br /><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-55342749898056268892023-05-27T14:49:00.005-07:002023-05-27T14:49:48.205-07:00One-Hour Project - Flamingo Pouch<p> It's amazing what you can get done in one hour. I had to run a scan on my work computer, so of course, that meant I had a free hour (and a bit)!</p><p>My daughter asked for a little bag to hold some card games for an upcoming girls' trip that she, her sister and two close friends are taking. Of course, I had to do it!</p><p>The cards had a tropical theme, so I pulled out some Tula Pink fabric that suited it. (Daydreamer Pretty In Pink - Flamingos)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdakoTpqOR3kOdMkHhL5AUwfIP7rcLV3YZYbbGD4qgDANiHZmD4WVCZWWEm1BNq61QB82KaVtd1gT89OS66vhNydoFArrfPMxqv_3sxEEO6qohp1L9aNF7MHG4nQQluwOwz6-YuzW4hpFV6YyOj7XyNOWClt5n6PgxdDtRrNzWhozqD2M65lZhPlskGA/s1773/20230527_135217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1773" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdakoTpqOR3kOdMkHhL5AUwfIP7rcLV3YZYbbGD4qgDANiHZmD4WVCZWWEm1BNq61QB82KaVtd1gT89OS66vhNydoFArrfPMxqv_3sxEEO6qohp1L9aNF7MHG4nQQluwOwz6-YuzW4hpFV6YyOj7XyNOWClt5n6PgxdDtRrNzWhozqD2M65lZhPlskGA/w640-h426/20230527_135217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And here is the result - a custom-size pouch! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aEi_ph_FxPhJ-Z4KfL_m4dtZWgGdcKqknccWKsEVq_k1Wlq6e06VH7sx-QFXyxN1mb1fxO9QRQniAe-OYw5D3wLeoo8UbREa18HI-gZZptaYrJU3WO3X4FwF7q7dLjswIrw7VJMOkxBDpJlvNDDnwe8hvPE9SH2c0UvEk2nNBQLfibfaOdvjLN8CRw/s1448/20230526_145101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aEi_ph_FxPhJ-Z4KfL_m4dtZWgGdcKqknccWKsEVq_k1Wlq6e06VH7sx-QFXyxN1mb1fxO9QRQniAe-OYw5D3wLeoo8UbREa18HI-gZZptaYrJU3WO3X4FwF7q7dLjswIrw7VJMOkxBDpJlvNDDnwe8hvPE9SH2c0UvEk2nNBQLfibfaOdvjLN8CRw/w640-h640/20230526_145101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The bottom is about a 4x5" rectangle, but when I boxed the corners, I didn't cut the flaps of the exterior fabric. Instead, I stitched the flaps done to give the bottom a bit of body. With fuschia ribbons inserted in the casing, it closes tight and nothing will fall out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVlU_PdBed7khx5LH2HGk1ocTy8UfxUyBZqe6kJorLZcQ_n_9Or5_3H9Wfw4hGzd-g8qkgjeiW71v61mha71fbR4ieTqezhMCV-MlWhPaK4Q1N_1mJzuYDuHpbIjIShNXzhFlT3ETRXrZOXyswMm3us9UKCh4qeymZ20UtrS_OcTxfYhSmnfu7tV1qQ/s1448/20230526_145116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVlU_PdBed7khx5LH2HGk1ocTy8UfxUyBZqe6kJorLZcQ_n_9Or5_3H9Wfw4hGzd-g8qkgjeiW71v61mha71fbR4ieTqezhMCV-MlWhPaK4Q1N_1mJzuYDuHpbIjIShNXzhFlT3ETRXrZOXyswMm3us9UKCh4qeymZ20UtrS_OcTxfYhSmnfu7tV1qQ/w640-h640/20230526_145116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love the placement of that shrimp! It is lined with another Tula Pink - Zuma Glitter in neon pink.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNRZedXNvTZ9HLWpsPNrYdN3V-719eyyMlYYyJI_L3ha-G5xvsPsrO_oBtGn9AIjzh3gmbjX61kRj4y5flEz6F4jf6r2l9ny_IdbOhDpGFeYNNi8uAwFvqxjcVLzCx1ziRA0odNkVWnSTXDutFOwJ2PgqoJVOdxSRaroez7XqmKPse9JCUH_7BV4S8g/s1773/20230527_135227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1773" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNRZedXNvTZ9HLWpsPNrYdN3V-719eyyMlYYyJI_L3ha-G5xvsPsrO_oBtGn9AIjzh3gmbjX61kRj4y5flEz6F4jf6r2l9ny_IdbOhDpGFeYNNi8uAwFvqxjcVLzCx1ziRA0odNkVWnSTXDutFOwJ2PgqoJVOdxSRaroez7XqmKPse9JCUH_7BV4S8g/w640-h426/20230527_135227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The light fabric makes it easy to see inside the pouch, and here it is filled and ready to be packed!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyA5YisPgVBf8S2SpksKmdKXw5mKInc0xwGYzxHBlpk__FRfsGfQCK_KCrY9Teo56krq4LCZ2_UX5lv_U-6BzgHgs5XReeTf_W4dgou6QjVpM--5iMsenhpDSy1yqSLarCW0IeQaqPlYChf1Ys5m7S2ERhLJpK6vL-wSUqxR7JfyZh_mYBK8RHrRKTw/s2767/20230526_145112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="2767" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyA5YisPgVBf8S2SpksKmdKXw5mKInc0xwGYzxHBlpk__FRfsGfQCK_KCrY9Teo56krq4LCZ2_UX5lv_U-6BzgHgs5XReeTf_W4dgou6QjVpM--5iMsenhpDSy1yqSLarCW0IeQaqPlYChf1Ys5m7S2ERhLJpK6vL-wSUqxR7JfyZh_mYBK8RHrRKTw/w640-h640/20230526_145112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls are off to Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) off the north coast of BC (just south of the most southern point of Alaska to do some rock hunting and glamping. Can't wait to see their pictures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-38823220746145812152023-01-02T18:17:00.001-08:002023-01-02T18:17:26.748-08:00Cross-Stitch<p>I used to be a prolific cross-stitcher, but once I started quilting in earnest, it dropped by the wayside for about the last 20 years. I've been seeing a lot of cross-stitching blogs and posts on Facebook, and I've decided to dip my toes back in (gently of course ---ha-ha!) I ordered a kit from <a href="https://stitchonomy.nl/">Stitchonomy</a> for their Christmas Stitch-along and got the first row done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8bVL-GNs2rag-CuBrjsbIUGyYbYelMJpa8ySD6-vZ55wqdrPvqEZQkMCur7w8TzqLaD7Avwly86NxEu8D5n2BJ37J3djL7cVV0GTuAfO5ZxmLJE-CNfGJ2DUEFF_0yRL75Uf9MFVmMlntrYHnDPFwJvt3nH4NsPPn0AVEyWqH9gxfJVgavCdostBgA/s1536/Christmas-SAL-2022-1536x1123.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1536" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8bVL-GNs2rag-CuBrjsbIUGyYbYelMJpa8ySD6-vZ55wqdrPvqEZQkMCur7w8TzqLaD7Avwly86NxEu8D5n2BJ37J3djL7cVV0GTuAfO5ZxmLJE-CNfGJ2DUEFF_0yRL75Uf9MFVmMlntrYHnDPFwJvt3nH4NsPPn0AVEyWqH9gxfJVgavCdostBgA/s320/Christmas-SAL-2022-1536x1123.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I ended up with COVID...after 5 of my 8 family members got it the week leading up to Christmas, I was the last to fall. I'm still coughing but will be able to go back to work tomorrow (boo), but cross-stitching has been a nice distraction while I recover. I'll post pictures once I feel a little better! </p><p>And that has been my 15 minutes of stitching for the first two day of the new year. I failed miserably in 2022, so no updates for that, but hopefully this year will be better. Linking up to <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/">Kate's Life in Pieces blog</a> linky party and planning on keeping it up in 2023!</p><p>Happy New Year to all! Terri in BC</p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-33210052094842010802022-12-29T14:30:00.001-08:002022-12-29T14:33:57.575-08:002023 Plans<div><span style="color: #292929; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Almost Happy New Year!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With only 2 1/2 days left until the calendar changes to 2023, I've been thinking a lot about the goals and changes I want to make this coming year. I am only two years away from full retirement, so I also have to start thinking about succession planning. When my boss and I went over it, he finally realized I am doing the job of three people, (branch manager, mortgage broker/underwriter, investment consultant and compliance officer), so he thinks we will have to hire two full-time people, and I will continue to do the compliance on a part-time basis (good for me, as I will keep my benefits!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have quilting, cross-stitch and crafting plans, so I have joined <a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/">Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl </a>'s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#2023 Planning Party. I was led to this by <a href="https://catpatches.blogspot.com/">Barb at Cat Patches</a>. (If you're looking for a good blog to follow, she posts almost daily and has a great sense of humour) PS: I'm Canadian, hence the spelling difference! I also have some personal goals, so I'm going to add those at the end of the post, so that I can hold myself accountable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP3enMcGkjlPUHhpxEkzbd0iwEOhH4d2WbLNDAvzUHfN_3XJB24PP_Bb92i-FC5FAXR7YmmjqVJOx9VJY2aSrZZ_IDNWc_O3Qwf6KWscIy1zMwKb6OXLsbkbUd4Cjx8pZP7eUVituquviEyqoNuDupwz-tHQvwAMEfkXSe2gVNh4EPvz3wVHwdONt2A/s300/2023PlanningParty.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghP3enMcGkjlPUHhpxEkzbd0iwEOhH4d2WbLNDAvzUHfN_3XJB24PP_Bb92i-FC5FAXR7YmmjqVJOx9VJY2aSrZZ_IDNWc_O3Qwf6KWscIy1zMwKb6OXLsbkbUd4Cjx8pZP7eUVituquviEyqoNuDupwz-tHQvwAMEfkXSe2gVNh4EPvz3wVHwdONt2A/s1600/2023PlanningParty.webp" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Goal #1</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">. Finish some quilts, make progress on some quilts, and start some quilts. </span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">I'm great at starting quilts, not so good at finishing them, so this year I'm focusing on finishes and progress. I will let my self start a couple, though!</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjB07uaCU6qt7vWgZAJGrkm2sS8S90B3bDHwWHzhXTfuaiAKP4-mPIwpHZzHvgg2VDiNcY8YTxEZDsAl2GkfnbeysqAQBICDbXN1E-NgHLRdyVuT-HKr3lWCjt1zheqHZK8tK2eCmczMLUGn9jQbhx3aCt3KQS7YUPX3AUWVTiKAoyaHrqpQF2DZ6ryg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1055" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjB07uaCU6qt7vWgZAJGrkm2sS8S90B3bDHwWHzhXTfuaiAKP4-mPIwpHZzHvgg2VDiNcY8YTxEZDsAl2GkfnbeysqAQBICDbXN1E-NgHLRdyVuT-HKr3lWCjt1zheqHZK8tK2eCmczMLUGn9jQbhx3aCt3KQS7YUPX3AUWVTiKAoyaHrqpQF2DZ6ryg=w640-h429" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Obviously some blanks to fill, but if I get the first six items finished this year, it will be wonderful!</div><br /><b>Goal #2 - </b>Spend 15 minutes a day stitching something, whether is hand stitching, cross-stitching, embroidery, sewing machine piecing or practicing on my new mid-arm machine.</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Goal #3 - </b>Speaking of my new machine, I would like to develop my free-motion quilting skills. I got some new books this Christmas for Graffiti Quilting, by Karlee Porter - I love her style.</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Goal #4 - </b>Get my studio under control. I need to purge and organize everything that is left, so that I can make the best use of my space. I did put in new cabinets in this year, so now that I have good storage and a defined space, it's time to do the purge!</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I also need to press, cut and sort my scraps. I already have a system in place, but I was given a lot of scraps this past year. What I don't keep gets sent to my niece (same age as me on my ex-husband's side!) who has a group of quilters that do things for charity. The last couple of years, they focused on scrub bags and hats for nursing personnel, who were coping with the Covid crisis.</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Personally, I need to prepare for three upcoming trips! I want to lose 50 lbs., build up my stamina and lung capacity so that I can do a lot of walking. My first trip will be less strenuous, as I am off to Mexico with my youngest daughter's family. The next one will be to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, so I need to be ready by May. The last one is tentatively booked for Provence, France and the French Riviera.</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Wish me luck!! Terri in BC</span></span></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-66998400119739440952022-10-29T16:18:00.003-07:002022-10-29T16:18:18.817-07:00It's finally Fall! - What I've been working on<p>I had high hopes for the summer, but the weather was too nice to be in my basement sewing studio.</p><p>We had a very long, wet spring, but summer was glorious and the warm weather just ended this past week. Unfortunately the last month was smoke-filled due to numerous forest fires near us on both sides of the border. Fall is definitely here, but we may even have snow next week!! Work kept me busy, but now we are winding down a big project, so I'll have more free time.</p><p>I finally have felt some motivation to start putzing and getting things organized, and as I'm going along, I finishing a few things.</p><p>I pulled out a cutting project that stalled, and in small increments this week, I got it finished up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7efsFxFHoTK1AjXhoqjdI_II1XKkgBg7GRzF3eP_SEA2fx5JSXh4oxMzoxPb3HZwhy4lEPuVpViiR111Wm1WsPdm2_GwkT2DHdQUF147l00UBan2MnOiIJB0Gl1oxMVQNEjYNNcHGer6fTw8PHztpVqKKASUCq0kTt4J9kc5F3ZNAVnsKIqsjp7NkQ/s4000/20221029_142325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7efsFxFHoTK1AjXhoqjdI_II1XKkgBg7GRzF3eP_SEA2fx5JSXh4oxMzoxPb3HZwhy4lEPuVpViiR111Wm1WsPdm2_GwkT2DHdQUF147l00UBan2MnOiIJB0Gl1oxMVQNEjYNNcHGer6fTw8PHztpVqKKASUCq0kTt4J9kc5F3ZNAVnsKIqsjp7NkQ/w300-h400/20221029_142325.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>It is all the pieces for Bonnie Hunter's Jingle Bell Square, even the sashings.(Pattern found in her book <a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html">Addicted to Scraps</a> - ps: the book is on sale, with a free pattern as well). I'm saving this to assemble during my Christmas break. I have done some test blocks, so I have 3 of 49 blocks done. See those red/green 1" strips? Instead of cutting out the strips separately, I sewed the strips together and cut the 4 matching pairs. This will save me a lot of time later on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqrdmsMBh_mh6BkdbJrKYpRj_gGz5pDq-Rey4Sfe_Qo2rKjJqUA0VzL0fiUiZDiGud6pI8JfmS8eLW5A7scIFOz9Ea-cwTCS-ItaJCf41K3Mvdl2V0NkDXjXYFgbiB7MTy-8xnMOippxpkSjJiyoorSXp4JlvwV8N_mf9zExV1LoDlY83NrvtQ9_idA/s4000/20221028_200648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqrdmsMBh_mh6BkdbJrKYpRj_gGz5pDq-Rey4Sfe_Qo2rKjJqUA0VzL0fiUiZDiGud6pI8JfmS8eLW5A7scIFOz9Ea-cwTCS-ItaJCf41K3Mvdl2V0NkDXjXYFgbiB7MTy-8xnMOippxpkSjJiyoorSXp4JlvwV8N_mf9zExV1LoDlY83NrvtQ9_idA/w300-h400/20221028_200648.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Strip sets ready for cutting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvKBcL68RZU6QhOzAJb10AcnEX_k8J00aGKNE5oh2PSKGhssJyO88x-qEpZCisFm49IBKCB_NT2YQLGIaL5dpNTxQshgsE9hHBDQKRhAgEQdlkp9Fun7zhnsSo7CPbVglju7QdPALBE0EqhYxZZbYmbAfEldIq__QXvK5Mj2Db86dpSOwyX9TFyH5Uw/s4000/20221028_171843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvKBcL68RZU6QhOzAJb10AcnEX_k8J00aGKNE5oh2PSKGhssJyO88x-qEpZCisFm49IBKCB_NT2YQLGIaL5dpNTxQshgsE9hHBDQKRhAgEQdlkp9Fun7zhnsSo7CPbVglju7QdPALBE0EqhYxZZbYmbAfEldIq__QXvK5Mj2Db86dpSOwyX9TFyH5Uw/w400-h300/20221028_171843.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A look at my messy work area. I do all my piecing on a 1947 Featherweight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl8l340aFni2UvgSEZ573lu7TSIWNEQ25OQwZnUyy92HVYZs_Mjbm40LVcMxQevOjpaeVbK507mlUR9daJm7gyIqd-pcIvLBNConsV-68AGT_2ZgKGWOg7HFrn4TrlVrtbrRWOKzRPYUOO_GjSe0IrfFg-iEeTYKD3FspgClxSj7ptX0h7-YhT7I59A/s4000/20221028_171849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl8l340aFni2UvgSEZ573lu7TSIWNEQ25OQwZnUyy92HVYZs_Mjbm40LVcMxQevOjpaeVbK507mlUR9daJm7gyIqd-pcIvLBNConsV-68AGT_2ZgKGWOg7HFrn4TrlVrtbrRWOKzRPYUOO_GjSe0IrfFg-iEeTYKD3FspgClxSj7ptX0h7-YhT7I59A/w400-h300/20221028_171849.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More projects behind the machine - each basket has parts for future scrappy quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This project was a great way to use up some old Christmas fabrics - a lot came from my mom's collection and from fabric bags she made. She's been gone for 22 years now, so it is going to be a great memory quilt for one of my daughers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up today - opening up my new-to-me 222 Featherweight! I've dreamed of owning one of these for a long time. I can't wait to try it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Terri</span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-12660802773288351202022-06-21T18:09:00.001-07:002022-06-21T18:09:35.735-07:00Happy First Day of Summer!<p> It doesn't feel like it yet, but today is the first day of summer. The morning started with some sun, but just like it has for the last 8 months, it slowly moved to rain. I don't want to jink it, but maybe, just maybe the sun will come out on Thursday when the kids are finished school, and stick around for a bit!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC-hoH9ZISvaz47cHm22bnHvOlxQrgLbg13rvDNmA9frr1L9ywVJY9-KQ2OGsELQs_pecIwK8ILRY3B_zexL1ejmE66JxYMlMCcWH6cL1ZADb1zYzM_h_pWu2wqzspsVnnJ3f2aerdX6EFd3jiivmxWbruOKitwDDeiP0E6mupkWs08fS8FZIXOeiEIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="901" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC-hoH9ZISvaz47cHm22bnHvOlxQrgLbg13rvDNmA9frr1L9ywVJY9-KQ2OGsELQs_pecIwK8ILRY3B_zexL1ejmE66JxYMlMCcWH6cL1ZADb1zYzM_h_pWu2wqzspsVnnJ3f2aerdX6EFd3jiivmxWbruOKitwDDeiP0E6mupkWs08fS8FZIXOeiEIg=w640-h300" width="640" /></a></div><br />The downside of the hot weather means that we will be on flood watch once again. Last November, we had terrible flooding in our area - so much so that my city became an island cut off from the outside world for a full week, and limited access for three weeks after. I worked from home for that whole period of time.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmrxjvqqYRL6EHDCVuTTywNViexF3447Aort0438-wq6sIEW3uE8lDo6H6SpKAsxJ9hMrFS-72CXhxFkjEdKuOpUXhW4NtseZFJEBDT6V0mJ7pyo0NeQIFD17ZdxcPTSiA5ezNIi76yhN6aYIIB2cOPmilefJbQTlb9BxlPaR6D-Pb0_dJPrVyhkxgw/s1020/abbotsford-flood-2021-11-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1020" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmrxjvqqYRL6EHDCVuTTywNViexF3447Aort0438-wq6sIEW3uE8lDo6H6SpKAsxJ9hMrFS-72CXhxFkjEdKuOpUXhW4NtseZFJEBDT6V0mJ7pyo0NeQIFD17ZdxcPTSiA5ezNIi76yhN6aYIIB2cOPmilefJbQTlb9BxlPaR6D-Pb0_dJPrVyhkxgw/w640-h360/abbotsford-flood-2021-11-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This is my route facing east towards home - and that is Highway #1, the Trans-Canada Highway running down the middle. They don't expect this area to flood again, but there are other areas that are in jeopardy. Needless to say, I will be bringing my computer home this weekend just in case.</p><p>Last Saturday I went to Quilt Canada, which was being held in Vancouver, about an hour away. I can't let it get this close without going, but I must say, I was somewhat disappointed. Probably because of the pandemic, I felt that it didn't have nearly as many entries, nor as many vendors as the one I attended four years ago. I'm still up in the air about the Best of Show winner. It was beautiful, but really pushes the boundaries of what I "think" a quilt is. You can see it and all the winners at <a href="https://canadianquilter.com/njs-award-winners-2022/?fbclid=IwAR16EYSZEfDcjPzZ8QAc8Fvm45EZZvAaWP2iLLVQ7Yzlw3bv-DXwz08oiT4">Canadian Quilters.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGj8bksSmrVrlj2rfOlYYLj3ClmbzOLVNph4O9yyMw7xJkf8T0ft9pqAg8yhdC57H6uTBbIasTRMYlrVWBkGB7mT8xxRIBqYMA54JbU8kchJf11VV1pSHumhpuEAt8jP_pY9orxKCBRq-OjCUG_aoY66YSB8X49307RPuz8kIofCQVuRgTANaTam77g/s1024/NJS2022-175-AI-QC-Set-fire-to-the-sky-main-1024x1016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1024" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGj8bksSmrVrlj2rfOlYYLj3ClmbzOLVNph4O9yyMw7xJkf8T0ft9pqAg8yhdC57H6uTBbIasTRMYlrVWBkGB7mT8xxRIBqYMA54JbU8kchJf11VV1pSHumhpuEAt8jP_pY9orxKCBRq-OjCUG_aoY66YSB8X49307RPuz8kIofCQVuRgTANaTam77g/w640-h636/NJS2022-175-AI-QC-Set-fire-to-the-sky-main-1024x1016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is exquisite in its detail, and the border and the centre medallion had cutouts (it looked like Indian glass (Shisha) embroidery at first), with beading added. There were also very large beads like cabachons added with embroidery. It really was a toss-up for me whether this was an embroidery piece or a quilt piece, hence my hesitancy as to whether to consider it as Best in Show at a quilt show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favourite piece didn't win anything, It was called Dear Humans, but for some reason I didn't take a picture of it. Hopefully, I'll find it soon and post it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm off to sew for a bit!</div><br /><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-85458005937678569792022-01-02T11:45:00.004-08:002022-01-02T11:45:41.904-08:00Committing to 15 minutes a day of stitching<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If nothing else this year, I want to get back in the habit of spending time doing something each day that I love, and one of those things is anything stitching related. It helps me relax after a tough day at work, and activates the right side of my brain after using the left side all day. In my work life, I am a branch manager of a mortgage and investmant company, so after dealing with numbers, playing with fabric and thread is so much fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/">Kate at Life in Pieces</a> hosts a weekly check-in that I'll be following. She has counted today as Week 1 of 2022, but since she has been doing this for a number of years, it also captures her last week of 2021. I'll be starting next Sunday, and counting today as Day 1 of my first week. I'll follow her format plus adding one more tally - fabric in and out!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used to track my fabric in and out, which helped me curb my purchases and motivated me to use up what I had. I don't bother counting what I already have, I just try to use more than I buy. So my posts will look like this:</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/week 1 = /7</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/week (month) = /31(or 30 or 28) days</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Success rate for (month) = (# of days stitched/# of month) expressed as a percentage %</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/2022 = /(# of days year-to-date)</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Success rate for 2022 = (# of days stitched/# of days year-to-date) expressed as a percentage %</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fabric used = # of metres (counted at flimsy stage and when backing/binding added, or donated/sold)</span></span></li><li style="font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fabric gained (purchased, gifted) = # of metres</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Net fabric used/gain</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You'll note I have Fabric gained as purchased or gifted - I have two friends who have been destashing and sending fabric my way. I have been sorting through it and donating most of it to good causes. I also plan on selling some select items through a destash group, and will donate the profits. Some of my personal stash has made its way out in the last year, and I plan on continuing to do so.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since a post isn't any fun without pictures, here is my latest finish and what I'm working on:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheHQU9QQJIbHX6Rj5j4JOmEp-24Q3JtuQcpJfm9sShmVvTssKGb362tMEt5t6meTIqs-tVmCcxRv9mN94tDIUfXb_OJ0V61WldvhB_9DRO_Z4GZEcVxMPvPZn6EcHlZ90ikCweQlOojGPE_jSkhWw53my5Lq4me-V6esKd-uupqkVoicI0nUY5aNWxFw=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheHQU9QQJIbHX6Rj5j4JOmEp-24Q3JtuQcpJfm9sShmVvTssKGb362tMEt5t6meTIqs-tVmCcxRv9mN94tDIUfXb_OJ0V61WldvhB_9DRO_Z4GZEcVxMPvPZn6EcHlZ90ikCweQlOojGPE_jSkhWw53my5Lq4me-V6esKd-uupqkVoicI0nUY5aNWxFw=w345-h460" width="345" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dragon lap quilt (extra-long) for my son-in-law.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get it quilted in time due to an allergic reaction that affected my eye. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWDnTq_upk-QnJBGcYq07SRjjx6bJC9cGlII3z1hRyjy-In_b_mJ2wn7y2rGmoc5U5BzGVgROHrjBk4pt8BJlumCw4mbL-28SueCOryrUUXOVJtHByCRbHqokeJQsP6ZAn4Xj-pvT3gWJRf3cWre3aydlfZSU0LijtXwadIryDQWYfA9rf0i9GH-ylXQ=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWDnTq_upk-QnJBGcYq07SRjjx6bJC9cGlII3z1hRyjy-In_b_mJ2wn7y2rGmoc5U5BzGVgROHrjBk4pt8BJlumCw4mbL-28SueCOryrUUXOVJtHByCRbHqokeJQsP6ZAn4Xj-pvT3gWJRf3cWre3aydlfZSU0LijtXwadIryDQWYfA9rf0i9GH-ylXQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>December 23rd (don't mind the bed-head!)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP_H3liRsE_IJJpGCpCu2GYeR07_LO1LzB23sjf5TzGMsoDp2ru0I9NpkXAt8H1VSFhNXCcrI6JvSiQuFT8TKhHro8H74KX82txi32R7iomZwq3TaHxAVrsPMC-AhXI4Pekv4PgZFKYX2WRMhVdTkONEajRA3Fpvg7wY75D2VfxL3ojvfCY4hBKPslcA=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP_H3liRsE_IJJpGCpCu2GYeR07_LO1LzB23sjf5TzGMsoDp2ru0I9NpkXAt8H1VSFhNXCcrI6JvSiQuFT8TKhHro8H74KX82txi32R7iomZwq3TaHxAVrsPMC-AhXI4Pekv4PgZFKYX2WRMhVdTkONEajRA3Fpvg7wY75D2VfxL3ojvfCY4hBKPslcA=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">December 30th, a week later. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's now been two weeks since it flared up, and it is slowing going down. It now looks like I got popped in the eye! Good thing I don't have a partner, people would be looking at him funny.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What I'm currently working on: </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">I have 3 main projects on the go, all Bonnie Hunter quilts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt One is her current Mystery Quilt, Rhododendron Trail. I have completed up to Step 3 and currently working on cutting out Step 4. I'm doing the cutting for 2 quilts, as my friend Kim is doing them as well, but gets confused when it comes to the cutting. This is her Step 3 cut, with a sample of how to put them together with Step 1. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgla_Epxh3Ykik2Jrt8oEQUtsJv4e9tJpQ6szxAu9jgII-9aiwQSULNPi8HgIrb9apkK6URBJK_ayJN2YMSWXL1HJXUWKiIVQ7LHoJ-wQfbzufFt1MsV5JCL3teGSdmp_FfiIImAQlQCjq3U72vaXdlb2dv5Qtg5fGlxzSwrRWmk_EHuQfUyGb4gphJCQ=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgla_Epxh3Ykik2Jrt8oEQUtsJv4e9tJpQ6szxAu9jgII-9aiwQSULNPi8HgIrb9apkK6URBJK_ayJN2YMSWXL1HJXUWKiIVQ7LHoJ-wQfbzufFt1MsV5JCL3teGSdmp_FfiIImAQlQCjq3U72vaXdlb2dv5Qtg5fGlxzSwrRWmk_EHuQfUyGb4gphJCQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We recently discovered someone's method of sorting parts using paper plates, and it has been a game changer for Kim. She has picked up some older projects and been able to move ahead, thanks to this method.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt 2 is QuiltMaker magazine's mystery quilt - Ruby Jubilee, based on Bonnie Hunter's Addicted to Scraps column. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQrUjpk97CsBlVx1YJ60DbBWg3C4vJpXtsb0RwyArybWi_Sb_O7_7Sbx4k5OYhsgSOO8HJxKP7UFx_dodWkWLBESf8KIsCcjgP9XkLmtGfdQvvMoWi7V45Xq2W66T1OIEFQ8gJ0sozpbTpMLLfqjTT4Osk7edpK6dXbtKIbQbBC-PeyYmTDW_3W6m09w=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQrUjpk97CsBlVx1YJ60DbBWg3C4vJpXtsb0RwyArybWi_Sb_O7_7Sbx4k5OYhsgSOO8HJxKP7UFx_dodWkWLBESf8KIsCcjgP9XkLmtGfdQvvMoWi7V45Xq2W66T1OIEFQ8gJ0sozpbTpMLLfqjTT4Osk7edpK6dXbtKIbQbBC-PeyYmTDW_3W6m09w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm doing mine in teals and aquas, and you can see my units for the pinwheel block in this photo. Kim is doing hers in solid pinks, as seen in the upper corner. I'll do more detailed posts on both of these.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quilt 3 I'm completing as a Leader/Ender project in between the other two. It is Bonnie Hunter's On Ringo Lake mystery quilt from a few years back, and my 15 minutes a day project. I have all the units made and I'm now assembling the blocks. I hope to have this flimsy finished by the end of the month. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-36192128663709284342021-11-27T13:19:00.005-08:002021-11-28T10:48:36.788-08:00More UFOs for #Ufovember 2021!<p> The project to list all my UFO has turned into a squirrel project for me! Everything I touch calls out "finish me"!</p><p><b>UFO #5 (I call it Posy)</b> from my last post has turned into a completed flimsy, and is packaged and ready to be shipped to the longarmer. I'm just waiting for my bestie, Kim, to bring hers over and we'll send them off. Larger quilts like this will still go to the LA, both for speed and lack of space at my place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3TQKaCIscs/YaKawcv_dDI/AAAAAAAAKHA/Rnik2dIc6IcLWXFN4DtJ5B2QQklpDJWYwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1672/20211107_132702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3TQKaCIscs/YaKawcv_dDI/AAAAAAAAKHA/Rnik2dIc6IcLWXFN4DtJ5B2QQklpDJWYwCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20211107_132702.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>I've added a two-inch border of the feature fabric since this picture was taken, as I felt it needed an edge. I'll post more about this quilt in another post.</p><p>A few more UFOs for the list:</p><p><b>UFO #6 Penny Patch</b> (free tutorial from <a href="https://www.stitchedincolor.com/tutorials">Stitched in Color</a>). I was really drawn to Rachel's original version, which she called Vintage Tangerine, so I started it in June. I don't know if it is really classed as an UFO, since it is my most recent start, but it did get put aside for a month or two, but I decided since it was the closest at hand, I used it as Leaders & Enders while I finished up my Posy quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDFLKVOsUbE/YaKa4bgNmGI/AAAAAAAAKHE/YJP43sfJ7DI7SQguMfrJSgcddmYzcNsVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1672/20211118_170127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDFLKVOsUbE/YaKa4bgNmGI/AAAAAAAAKHE/YJP43sfJ7DI7SQguMfrJSgcddmYzcNsVwCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20211118_170127.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I have all the blocks made, and here they are laid out on my design wall (bed!), along with my helper, Daisy. Hopefully, they will get sewn together tonight! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My almost 80-year-old aunt made the cutest comment on Facebook when she saw this picture: <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">I want to be a young girl and paint my room and accessorize it to match that quilt! Lol</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I plan on surprising her with it when it is done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>UFO #7 </b><a href="https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Digital-Patterns/c/13038426"><b>On Ringo Lake</b> by Bonnie Hunter</a> This was a Mystery Quilt from 2017, and I have managed to complete about 1 step a year, as Leaders & Enders. I've been pushing to try and get it down this year, and I just might be able to do it! </div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8l457v2uUg/YaKbNKtlDsI/AAAAAAAAKHQ/nMssdNyu8NIbEgGKv1yOxBkckOolccfuQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1459/20210704_185608_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1459" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8l457v2uUg/YaKbNKtlDsI/AAAAAAAAKHQ/nMssdNyu8NIbEgGKv1yOxBkckOolccfuQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210704_185608_copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>UFO #8 <a href="https://thimbleblossoms.com/products/flower-girl-pdf-pattern">Flower Girl </a> </b>I fell in love with Maureen McCormick's (of Brady Bunch fame) Blooming Bunch fabric line - it reminded me of my teenage years in the '70s. I picked Camille Roskelley's pattern Flower Girl to do it in. I don't do a lot of quilts with just one fabric line, but I couldn't help myself with this one. This one will be for me!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XXTvpTz_4DQ/YaKcOXfdH_I/AAAAAAAAKHY/ww80dxgXP-wOWbM5mDIsT7MPCE36_o1KwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1448/20211114_125438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XXTvpTz_4DQ/YaKcOXfdH_I/AAAAAAAAKHY/ww80dxgXP-wOWbM5mDIsT7MPCE36_o1KwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20211114_125438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The next three are all using Tula Pink fabrics. I love her vibrant colours.</div></span></div></blockquote><p><b>UFO #9 Rainbow Waves </b>This one uses a single line called Zuma, which is ocean-themed. This is another quilt that Kim and I are each making one, and we each bought a kit. Turns out the kits were cut so generously, that there is about 3/4s of the second kit left over. That's okay, I love scraps!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgoT9rk9Xw4/YaKdaP2tbUI/AAAAAAAAKHg/4fpyAgAs5aIZ6YJfeQxkmfxzF8zzgXpPACNcBGAsYHQ/s1463/IMG_20201025_141332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1463" height="391" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgoT9rk9Xw4/YaKdaP2tbUI/AAAAAAAAKHg/4fpyAgAs5aIZ6YJfeQxkmfxzF8zzgXpPACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h391/IMG_20201025_141332.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>UFO #10 Tula Pink Butterfly</b> A lot of those leftovers are going to end up in this next quilt. Again, both Kim and I are going to make one each, Kim is pinks and purples, mine will also have mint/teals added.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylcDMwRPFcM/YaKdd2nwXpI/AAAAAAAAKHk/0MRtsNT1kww9i8AjkaV8nuqHWgeAtNikQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1448/20211104_213318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1448" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylcDMwRPFcM/YaKdd2nwXpI/AAAAAAAAKHk/0MRtsNT1kww9i8AjkaV8nuqHWgeAtNikQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/20211104_213318.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">UFO #11 100 Quilt Blocks in 100 Days </b><span style="text-align: left;">- a quilt-along by <a href="https://www.gnomeangel.com/100days100blocks-event-information/">Gnome Angel, using her Kinship Pattern</a><b>.</b> This shouldn't be a UFO at this point since I only started it in July, but work got extremely crazy and it got put aside. I did get 10 blocks done.</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdGCGqTkK8Y/YaKdgE1-gHI/AAAAAAAAKHo/XixKnMuxZtQBwyiTgC4I5mFxEO1HR_HMACNcBGAsYHQ/s1968/20210711_142252_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1968" height="346" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdGCGqTkK8Y/YaKdgE1-gHI/AAAAAAAAKHo/XixKnMuxZtQBwyiTgC4I5mFxEO1HR_HMACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h346/20210711_142252_copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Each of the quilts I have listed were started in the last 2 years, with the exception of On Ringo Lake. I'm only going to allow myself to start 2 more quilts until I finish my inventory and choose my focus projects. Both are mystery quilts - <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/rhododendron-trail.html">On Rhododendren Trail by Bonnie Hunter</a>, and <a href="https://www.quiltingdaily.com/quiltmaker-january-february-2022/">Quiltmaker's Ruby Jubilee</a> using Bonnie Hunter blocks! Both started last week, and I love doing these as a de-stresser over the busy Christmas season.<p></p><p>I'll be doing individual posts on all of my UFO quilts once I have inventoried them all.</p><p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-66480492137963395192021-11-04T22:25:00.002-07:002021-11-27T13:23:44.458-08:00UFovember 2021!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6MSwLaPx8s/YYSvOpgNcHI/AAAAAAAAKDQ/L0pFA8STqnUpwwt14crmIkRCIF9YRE5jwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/UFOvember.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6MSwLaPx8s/YYSvOpgNcHI/AAAAAAAAKDQ/L0pFA8STqnUpwwt14crmIkRCIF9YRE5jwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/UFOvember.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I found a <a href="https://prettypiney.com/ufovember-2021/">new blog</a> the other day - and this certainly speaks to me! I have more UFOs (unfinished objects) than I can count, and every once in a while, I attempt to corral them and move them along. Here goes nothing!<p></p><p>The first step is to inventory them. Over the next week or so, I will be making my list and checking it twice.</p><p>I must have been in the mood for this already, because last week, I started dusting off some projects. I have an ulterior motive - I bought myself a Cutie quilting frame!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dWmMEeNaQQ/YYSyCBS2fII/AAAAAAAAKD4/h1kMIwyHgfkqD9eONKqRdOwz4Zt_UZ5kwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211031_142258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dWmMEeNaQQ/YYSyCBS2fII/AAAAAAAAKD4/h1kMIwyHgfkqD9eONKqRdOwz4Zt_UZ5kwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20211031_142258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This table-top frame was on a significant sale, and I had a commission paid (I'm a mortgage broker in my right-brained job), so I treated myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zp833i0jQfM/YYSyqvSVroI/AAAAAAAAKEc/JGN2IPbI9P0uwW_wEglonlRBdZX9PPKFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211031_162930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zp833i0jQfM/YYSyqvSVroI/AAAAAAAAKEc/JGN2IPbI9P0uwW_wEglonlRBdZX9PPKFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20211031_162930.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Kenmore sewing machine only has about 7" of harp space, but a friend of mine that quilts with me has a Janome 9400 that has about 11", so we will be using that one.</div><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6bdrMojuoQ/YYSyCyAV86I/AAAAAAAAKEA/yTofZB1VpI8v9cuXiuN-sxKEG214cz-JgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211031_184640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6bdrMojuoQ/YYSyCyAV86I/AAAAAAAAKEA/yTofZB1VpI8v9cuXiuN-sxKEG214cz-JgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20211031_184640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>I'm just waiting for some bungee cords for the sides, so I can start practicing with some smaller pieces.<div><br /></div><div><br />UFO #1: The first thing I'm going to practice on is a bed runner, front and back pieced from leftover blocks from a Block-of-the-Month club project. I finally finished the quilt last year, so when I bought the frame, I had to go digging for the bed runner.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9y13pxB8paw/YYS3tGB7K-I/AAAAAAAAKEs/RCctAWGyQE8OAm2JnXUyVB57uw84q3_8wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211104_213740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9y13pxB8paw/YYS3tGB7K-I/AAAAAAAAKEs/RCctAWGyQE8OAm2JnXUyVB57uw84q3_8wCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20211104_213740.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used up every last scrap! This may end up being a Christmas gift for someone. The quilt was a UFO for about 5 years, as there was a serious lack of contrast in the centre blocks, but I finally put it together during COVID lockdown last year and it's on my bed now. I pieced the bed runner at the same time, so it has been lingering for about 18 months.</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: left;">UFO #2: As I mentioned, last week I started pulling out some of the old. The first project box I opened had my Farmer's Wife book and about 20 6 1/2" blocks that I've already made. I finally figured out why I stalled on this project - I was trying to use bright fabrics, but I pulled them randomly without any thought to the final result and it looks like an uncoordinated mess. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ui1Ieh06I8o/YYS3pjtBVtI/AAAAAAAAKEo/Kf6uTW_x1tstiV_SnVJD8xY7ei2TC4pFwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211104_213241_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ui1Ieh06I8o/YYS3pjtBVtI/AAAAAAAAKEo/Kf6uTW_x1tstiV_SnVJD8xY7ei2TC4pFwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20211104_213241_copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's UFovember blog post (view here on <a href="https://prettypiney.com/ufovember-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ufovember-2021">Pretty Piney</a>'s blog) has a great infographic for assessing your UFOs. (Subscribe on her blog to get your own larger copy).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWenTGkDzuw/YYS650FbekI/AAAAAAAAKE0/3ux05vChEIYCPDvTgmBaUL2nDUWt3P4KACNcBGAsYHQ/s600/UFO-Prevention-Flowchart-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="600" height="389" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWenTGkDzuw/YYS650FbekI/AAAAAAAAKE0/3ux05vChEIYCPDvTgmBaUL2nDUWt3P4KACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h389/UFO-Prevention-Flowchart-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right off the bat, I was able to answer the first question with a resounding NO, so I dismantled the box, put the blocks aside to develop a plan, and put the fabric back in the stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">UFO #3: This one was an easy fix to get it to the flimsy stage! I had originally started a pineapple block in rainbow colours, and was going to make a bunch of them. Then I decided to just keep going around on the first one and see how far I could go. It was about 12" square when it got put aside. I finished it off to be about 14" square and it is now going to be a pillow top. I have already have the pillow form, so hopefully I can get this finished in time for another Christmas gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPOpbVfxJIc/YYS72cF383I/AAAAAAAAKE8/g5ynqfvcycsYhtnTz9cYDXr7hxSEwFQNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211104_213310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPOpbVfxJIc/YYS72cF383I/AAAAAAAAKE8/g5ynqfvcycsYhtnTz9cYDXr7hxSEwFQNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20211104_213310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div><br /><div>UFO #4: This next one has been on the barely-started pile but needed to be finished as a gift for my son-in-law. All that had been done on it was the first row of borders surrounding the panel.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IeIqA403lk8/YYS9KJm_j_I/AAAAAAAAKFE/hj9NNJOZ78U4OEq5sUTVTvPxxBSW1yUzQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211104_213413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IeIqA403lk8/YYS9KJm_j_I/AAAAAAAAKFE/hj9NNJOZ78U4OEq5sUTVTvPxxBSW1yUzQCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20211104_213413.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Whoops, just realized its upside down! It's a Asian-themed dragon and all the prints are Asian-themed as well. It's about 52" wide and 100" long, for my tall SIL as a lap quilt. I made one the same size last year for my grandson, and they constantly "fight" over it on the sofa. This will be the first "real" quilt I'll do on my frame.</div><div><br /></div><div>UFO #5: My best friend and I are crafting partners-in-crime, and our latest joint project is a revival of a UFO we put aside in 2019. During 2020, I moved forward and complete all the center blocks (100) for both of us. A few weeks ago, we pulled it out and started the next step of putting blocks/sashings on each of the blocks. All of those are completed now, so we are at the assembly stage. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZXh9uSAzoA/YYS-3hFjiNI/AAAAAAAAKFM/1zgiHik61TQfA40T-uHumKkUp56ZFBWfgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210926_153857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZXh9uSAzoA/YYS-3hFjiNI/AAAAAAAAKFM/1zgiHik61TQfA40T-uHumKkUp56ZFBWfgCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20210926_153857.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This a Moda Bake Shop pattern, called Christmas 1968, but of course, ours are made with a total different fabric line by Riley Blake called Bliss. It is lovely with rose-gold metallic accents.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-Bae88HeVU/YYS-5FyXcII/AAAAAAAAKFQ/_8TqvmONH1AyLo_WKhR_LYZFPC1Dl_HFgCNcBGAsYHQ/s3049/20211023_133204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="3049" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-Bae88HeVU/YYS-5FyXcII/AAAAAAAAKFQ/_8TqvmONH1AyLo_WKhR_LYZFPC1Dl_HFgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h216/20211023_133204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This quilt is assembled differently than most I have done, and once two large pieces of 25 blocks each are together, we then have to slice them on the diagonal and reassemble them. I hope we can get them done in the next couple of weeks and sent off to a long-armer for quilting.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's enough for tonight. I'll post more tomorrow and also update my tab "UFOs and WIPs". Told you I've done this before!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-32575044127248361162021-07-04T21:35:00.007-07:002021-07-04T21:35:52.466-07:00Getting my mojo back?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started Gnome Angels 100 Blocks in 100 Blocks on July 1st, and surprise, I've been inspired to do more!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My craft room was a mess after having new windows installed in the house, so after I finish my daily block, I've been working on getting it back in order. I've ended doing other some sewing and even some scrapbooking!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As of 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, I have completed:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">5 Kinship blocks for #100blocks100days</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">3 masks </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 nightgowns for my granddaughters</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 pillowcases for my daughter's workplace</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">20 blocks for Step 7 of my Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt, On Ringo Lake</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since I've managed to sew every day, I might as well start tracking my progess!</span></div><p></p><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/week = 4/4 days</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/July = 4/4 days</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15 minute days/since 7/2021 = 4/4 days</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Success rate = 100%</span></li></ul><div>This might keep me off my computer games, and doing something productive for a change. We'll see, I don't have the best track record.</div><div><br /></div><div>My Kinship Blocks:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAL_NbREFcw/YOKLMco-v5I/AAAAAAAAJ9M/NsrJGexOsE4_HHQxyv6RXMiAjvmdt-x6ACNcBGAsYHQ/s3224/20210704_185437_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="3224" height="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAL_NbREFcw/YOKLMco-v5I/AAAAAAAAJ9M/NsrJGexOsE4_HHQxyv6RXMiAjvmdt-x6ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h194/20210704_185437_copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The girls' nightgowns, very simple ones the same as I used to make for their mother and aunt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5zM0bw1Za2I/YOKLgBeoeII/AAAAAAAAJ9U/MRG9nXPvxpQCyZBG7MYN1XjTsclvlUB9ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210704_183827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5zM0bw1Za2I/YOKLgBeoeII/AAAAAAAAJ9U/MRG9nXPvxpQCyZBG7MYN1XjTsclvlUB9ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210704_183827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>My On Ringo Lake sample Block, and my new little pile of double-geese units:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAH2C7QnDds/YOKLy6mYR9I/AAAAAAAAJ9g/D8beyOb28bIy1bXwi5hjIZNAk4ULbNPZwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210704_185608_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAH2C7QnDds/YOKLy6mYR9I/AAAAAAAAJ9g/D8beyOb28bIy1bXwi5hjIZNAk4ULbNPZwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h394/20210704_185608_copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xNx4DrcNQno/YOKLy5HrFHI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/wZEFl_467mo_AppF13xn87a-mgTf2KtrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210704_185619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xNx4DrcNQno/YOKLy5HrFHI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/wZEFl_467mo_AppF13xn87a-mgTf2KtrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210704_185619.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Now, I'll see if I can keep up this week!</div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-87249366582245787392021-04-25T15:18:00.001-07:002021-04-25T15:18:19.370-07:00What have I been up to?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I'm still plugging along, slowly making progress.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have completed the binding on this quilt. The weather hasn't been contusive to getting a shot of it finished, so this will have to do for now. Right now, it's on my bed but will eventually be for the new sofa bed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/MVIMG_20200604_144735.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The quilting was done by <a href="https://mapleleafquiltingcompany.com/collections/longarm-quilting-services">Maple Leaf Quilting Company in Cochrane, AB</a>. They are my preferred quilter now that my original one has retired. They include the price of two-way shipping, thread AND the batting in their quotes, so no surprises!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIve1DTIgZ0/X6SAGnAdbNI/AAAAAAAAJMQ/ScxWAEikEh0yq6o0LGzQV3_xqxDMsC8hACPcBGAYYCw/s4032/IMG_20200604_144847.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIve1DTIgZ0/X6SAGnAdbNI/AAAAAAAAJMQ/ScxWAEikEh0yq6o0LGzQV3_xqxDMsC8hACPcBGAYYCw/s320/IMG_20200604_144847.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was a Thangles block-of-the-month project, but the contrast wasn't great and the blocks lost their definition. I still love the colours though and discovered I don't like the Thangles approach to half-square triangles so I have my numerous packages in my purge pile (will probably sell on a Facebook group for Canadian quilters). </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">I was working on step 8 of Bonnie Hunter's pattern, On Ringo Lake, but put it away for now. We are getting new windows and everything has to be moved away from the windows throughout the house! Good time for purging though.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">In the meantime, I have started a new crochet project. I got back into it last year making scarves, but I kept seeing a pretty kit on my Facebook feed, so I broke down and ordered it. It's from Annie's, a well-known craft company, and I am impressed with the quality of the yarn. It isn't cheap, especially in Canada, but I don't have any vices, so what the heck!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Yyhc2Fbyr4/YIXpT5TBCsI/AAAAAAAAJ4k/PRzI-sXr040g0G3PP2QACDIoP2xtoVF8QCNcBGAsYHQ/s589/Moroccan%2BTile%2BAfghan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="382" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Yyhc2Fbyr4/YIXpT5TBCsI/AAAAAAAAJ4k/PRzI-sXr040g0G3PP2QACDIoP2xtoVF8QCNcBGAsYHQ/w416-h640/Moroccan%2BTile%2BAfghan.png" width="416" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">I've finished the centre diamond medallion and I've just received Kit 2, so I'm starting on the 4 corners of that piece. This has been fun so far, and introduced me to some new stitches and techniques I haven't done before, so I'm quite enjoying the challenge. The website has videos as well, so that has been a help. If you are interested, here is the <a href="https://www.annieskitclubs.com/products/moroccan-tile-afghan">link to Annie's Kit Club</a> (unfortunately, the only way to get the pattern)</span></span><p></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-9273232982476605702021-03-07T10:05:00.005-08:002021-03-07T10:05:54.325-08:00The Week Off that wasn't...<p> Well, that was a bust. I ended up having to work most of the week I was supposed to be off, so that sucked out any motivation I had.</p><p>I did manage to get a few things done off my list.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">- Migrate all information from old computer to hard drive (to be sorted, edited and purged at a later date)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">- Take donations and recycling from back room out</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">- I'm working on my photo order and even got a few pages done in my Hawaii scrapbook</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">And I've started spring cleaning.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I've completed Step 6 of On Ringo Lake, and have cut out the pieces for Step 7. Only one more step to go.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I also made a set of placemats for my daughter, from scraps my friend gave me after completing a quilt for her new granddaughter. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-14176266094280841282021-02-14T14:46:00.001-08:002021-02-14T14:46:04.788-08:00This week's list - Feb 14-20<p> Despite my best efforts, I haven't been posting regularly like I want to do. By the time I finish work, and if I manage to do some sewing, I don't want to go near the computer.</p><p>But this week might be different - I was still owed some vacation days from last year, and combined with the long weekend, I have most of the week off (working a part-day Tuesday).</p><p>I have a lengthy list and no pictures:</p><p>- Migrate all information from old computer to hard drive (to be sorted, edited and purged at a later date)</p><p>- Spring clean!</p><p>- Take donations and recycling from back room purge out (yes, I did get that done!)</p><p>- Finish On Ringo Lake quilt topper, using Tula Pink Butterfly quilt for Leaders and Enders</p><p>- Order pictures, then work on Hawaii cruise scrapbook</p><p>- Start pulling UFOs and make a list of what order to work on them (or get rid of!)</p><p>Here's hoping I update regularly.</p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-61184997763976415462020-12-29T14:07:00.008-08:002020-12-29T14:14:30.250-08:00To-Do Tuesday - Week of Dec 29, 2020 to January 4, 2020<p> Merry Christmas and very Happy (better) New Year! Let's all hope that we can put the dumpster fire of 2020 behind us, and that 2021 is the best it can be.</p><p>Depression raised its ugly head again, and although I was able to function somewhat normally for work and family relationships, my personal well-being took a hit. I was looking forward at the beginning of the year to have a dedicated crafting/sewing space again, but as much as I am happy with it, I was not motivated at all. I've had a quilt beside me to bind for months now, and have only managed to stitch 1 1/2 sides. </p><p>Blogging has always helped me get motivated and accountable to myself, so here I go once again.</p><p>Here is this week's to-do list:</p><p>1. Box up, sort, purge and organize back room, in preparation for the installation of a mini-kitchen area. This has become a dumping area over the last nine months, and I can't use the excuse of no time anymore! (Keeping it real here!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_cLetnrD4o/X-uZW7I_EiI/AAAAAAAAJmI/cZmfacfh8bI9qJ76zsZpmY2Wylf16OX8QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5354.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_cLetnrD4o/X-uZW7I_EiI/AAAAAAAAJmI/cZmfacfh8bI9qJ76zsZpmY2Wylf16OX8QCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_5354.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fridge alcove and sink/counter area to the left.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yAIDfPZxBkE/X-uZXHX-eQI/AAAAAAAAJmM/q1qXjIf8hP82oqipeqaue0PkncbqVpnPACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yAIDfPZxBkE/X-uZXHX-eQI/AAAAAAAAJmM/q1qXjIf8hP82oqipeqaue0PkncbqVpnPACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5355.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sink/counter area is now on the right - it won't be big but the sink will be big enough to clean paint brushes and the counter to make a coffee! The front area is only about 7 ft wide, enough for a small table perhaps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-FMnuYGFcE/X-uZXDP-cII/AAAAAAAAJmQ/GHHidYPFbXsFuNoOg-aHGbJUP_LrXHSjQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-FMnuYGFcE/X-uZXDP-cII/AAAAAAAAJmQ/GHHidYPFbXsFuNoOg-aHGbJUP_LrXHSjQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5356.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This wall is opposite the counter area. It will mainly be overflow storage for projects and supplies. The garage door can be seen in the background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2, Finish binding this damn quilt! It guilts me every day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">3. Use a past project UFO to use as a Leader/Ender project for the week. I've picked On Ringo Lake, a mystery quilt from Bonnie Hunter. I am still on Step 2, and I'd like to complete it this week! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X5liSx7mYBM/X-udCdNHLCI/AAAAAAAAJmw/PrhhV1j2akQrA47I5Ve-aG-vgdJ8uCC3QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X5liSx7mYBM/X-udCdNHLCI/AAAAAAAAJmw/PrhhV1j2akQrA47I5Ve-aG-vgdJ8uCC3QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5358.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been sitting like this for about a month now. <span style="text-align: left;">It's not the best pic, it's a bit gloomy today, but you can see some finished units in the upper left hand corner of the board.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Bonus project: I bought a little footstool on Facebook Marketplace sometime ago (maybe a year?), and want to recover the top, make a new lining for the inside and the underside of the top and paint it for my sitting room. I love hand-sewing and embroidery, and it would be nice to keep my supplies handy. I would love to finish this project this week, but only if I get the decluttering done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DIWDqeC5fA8/X-ukI-xbeBI/AAAAAAAAJm8/ezrDB-im3y0PFmjRBVsaGvO6emsqDdtnQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/PXL_20201229_003235295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DIWDqeC5fA8/X-ukI-xbeBI/AAAAAAAAJm8/ezrDB-im3y0PFmjRBVsaGvO6emsqDdtnQCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/PXL_20201229_003235295.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is definitely home-made, but with some interesting details. I'll take of the old cover and pad the new top a little better, I suspect it only has layers of fabric as it isn't very soft as a footstool. I have a piece of fabric I created from selvedges that I think would make a great cover.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-teBiLYFAHoE/X-ukJAnKYdI/AAAAAAAAJnA/6D71NR8htcIofban1TuZ-555j3fMWwCjwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/PXL_20201229_003244259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-teBiLYFAHoE/X-ukJAnKYdI/AAAAAAAAJnA/6D71NR8htcIofban1TuZ-555j3fMWwCjwCNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/PXL_20201229_003244259.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As much as that under-top pocket looks in good shape, it is a pretty loose weave and some of the stitching has let go. It's also grimy on the edges and a little musty, so I would like to replace it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm joining the <a href="http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-tuesday-73-and-weekly-list-update/">Tuesday To Do Linky Party </a>over at <a href="http://homesewnbyus.com/">Home Sewn by Us </a>for the first time. I hope to keep it up this coming year as a motivation to move some of my UFOS along! </div><p>The last few years, I have chosen a word to represent what I'd like to achieve for the year. Some past words have been Joy, Nurture, Focus. I'm considering what to use this year, using what I've learned this year. The impact of COVID-19 has changed so much this year, and I'm going to use my blog as a journal this coming year, with some reflections and changes I'm going to make moving forward.</p><p>As far as my family and I go, we have been fortunate not to suffer the effects of the disease itself, nor any of the economic suffering of others. We have been incredibly grateful for these blessings, and are doing our part following our government guidelines and wearing masks to protect others, so that maybe our community can reopen sooner rather than later. I hope you and yours remain safe. </p><p>Until next time, </p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2e75b6; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">Terri in BC<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-68739139588544424042020-11-05T14:47:00.002-08:002020-11-05T14:47:26.058-08:0015 minutes a day...<p> I need to get my mojo back, so yesterday I committed to myself to do something sewing related for 15 minutes every day. After work and dinner, I settled down with this quilt and worked on the binding.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="347" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH6I/QoDGL3TKKmMEVz1O5L9rGmTarsH1cVHDQCPcBGAYYCw/w463-h347/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" width="463" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I managed to get the same brown fabric (albeit in a flannel) to make a 2" binding. It has been attached for months now, and been a object of guilt for a while now. I don't now why, because I'm the recipient for a change!</p><p>It started out as a Thangles block-of-the-month for the centre of the star blocks. There wasn't enough contrast between the two fabrics, so the centres look more like mush. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIve1DTIgZ0/X6SAGnAdbNI/AAAAAAAAJMQ/ScxWAEikEh0iI0G-bssyn7IYbQXICSbwgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200604_144847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fIve1DTIgZ0/X6SAGnAdbNI/AAAAAAAAJMQ/ScxWAEikEh0iI0G-bssyn7IYbQXICSbwgCPcBGAsYHg/w320-h427/IMG_20200604_144847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I love the overall colours though, and the mint flannel backing so this one is destined to go on my bed in the spring. One day I hope to have a quilt for each season!</p><p>Of course, 15 minutes turned into 1 1/2 hours so I was able to get one side sewn down. Of course today, I remembered about flanged bindings - realizing if I had made one, I could have sewn the binding down by machine long ago! Oh well - next time.</p><p>PS: It turns out I don't using Thangles so they are going into a giveaway box, to be dealt with at a later date.</p><p>15 minutes goal: 1 day out of 1<span> Total time: 1.5 hours</span></p><p><span>Ciao,</span></p><p><span><i>Terri</i></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-12992233669052151552020-06-23T14:02:00.000-07:002020-06-23T14:02:06.431-07:00To Do Tuesday for 6/23/2020<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that I have a functional sewing/craft room, I'm able to get back to having fun! I found that when I blogged regularly, it pushed me to get things done. One of my favourite bloggers, </span><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Kate from Life in Pieces</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, posted a weekly list on Tuesdays, so I'm going to do the same! Thanks for the idea, Kate!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><u><font face="verdana">Weekly To Do List (06/23/2020</font></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><u><font face="verdana"><br /></font></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">1. Quarantine (pattern from <a href="https://gequiltdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Gundren Erla of GEDesigns</a>) - purchase backing and sandwich for quilting (My version made from the leftovers of Alex's chemistry quilt)</font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iv4zrkbXyuA/XvJr6auTX9I/AAAAAAAAH5Y/tNCutiU99DwwsASkQEkOATRwRgws4FDuQCK4BGAsYHg/s1924/92240986_10158223217247008_817832936471527424_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1834" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iv4zrkbXyuA/XvJr6auTX9I/AAAAAAAAH5Y/tNCutiU99DwwsASkQEkOATRwRgws4FDuQCK4BGAsYHg/w381-h400/92240986_10158223217247008_817832936471527424_o.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">2. Lanterns (my own design - although I have found similar ones since!) - </font><span style="font-family: verdana;">purchase backing and sandwich for quilting (Here it is hanging at the back of the room as I was adding strips, I forgot to take a picture of the finished top).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-08pFbehMSek/XvJsJRmW0wI/AAAAAAAAH5k/3EhXOkIq2iQhd3zqf_ZpQEQEpPhHmBT9QCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/MVIMG_20200620_144849.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-08pFbehMSek/XvJsJRmW0wI/AAAAAAAAH5k/3EhXOkIq2iQhd3zqf_ZpQEQEpPhHmBT9QCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/MVIMG_20200620_144849.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Harmony (a Thangles block of the month pattern purchased from <a href="https://www.hamelsfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Hamels Fabrics</a>, my local and favourite quilt shop - hand-sew the binding for a finish! Daisy is checking out the quilting when I got it back from <a href="https://mapleleafquiltingcompany.com/" target="_blank">Maple Leaf Quilting Company</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH58/x_Hlp7au4coPxE76XJIOz2KVXjAMfU9jACK4BGAsYHg/s4032/MVIMG_20200604_144735.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m9lpz3avMxI/XvJslCvE1yI/AAAAAAAAH58/x_Hlp7au4coPxE76XJIOz2KVXjAMfU9jACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/MVIMG_20200604_144735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana">I'll create more posts this week to share each of these quilts individually, hopefully as I finish them. That should keep me busy, as I am still working full-time from home, although I have to go to the office on Thursday for a director's meeting (and I'll be wearing my mask, as some of the directors aren't as cautious as I am).</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-27272619705313520732020-06-05T12:27:00.000-07:002020-06-05T12:27:03.966-07:00Progress?<div>It's been a while since I posted - I've been working from home since March 20th, and the days have blended together. I'm finding it hard to make a firm separation between work and personal life, so the craft room redo has been very slow going.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is painted now!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wt6KYoDERUo/XtqElwRArrI/AAAAAAAAHrI/MugiUweKPrIxgPLvTe4ktPtLb33XMXfjQCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200405_114408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wt6KYoDERUo/XtqElwRArrI/AAAAAAAAHrI/MugiUweKPrIxgPLvTe4ktPtLb33XMXfjQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_20200405_114408.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>You can see my little "office" in the corner.</div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnsMbB04XgM/XtqEli-_xQI/AAAAAAAAHrE/d_1UWZ_Pp2EHKziGIexSGYYnlKl-UaNRgCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200405_111559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnsMbB04XgM/XtqEli-_xQI/AAAAAAAAHrE/d_1UWZ_Pp2EHKziGIexSGYYnlKl-UaNRgCK4BGAsYHg/w300-h400/IMG_20200405_111559.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>These pictures were taken when the room first got loaded - can you believe most of this stuff was pack in an 11' x 12' room! I'm not sure how I did it. I have made progress since then, but not enough to take new pictures yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vl9sqR5rDmU/XtqYxQGDLcI/AAAAAAAAHtQ/h0F8DHgGq5Qw-aRyGbVDLW1C-Is7qrCXwCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_20200406_190307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Besides work, painting and sorting/purging, I did a bunch of other things! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I carved out a corner to make masks for family and friends. I was asked to make some to sell, but I didn't want to go into production for profit, so kept it small.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0a_zdFBzCU/XtqUsEg__RI/AAAAAAAAHs0/qUXcEtrpmPYMeP84uBx89kOtFSSN5RvsgCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200408_153215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0a_zdFBzCU/XtqUsEg__RI/AAAAAAAAHs0/qUXcEtrpmPYMeP84uBx89kOtFSSN5RvsgCK4BGAsYHg/w300-h400/IMG_20200408_153215.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I made about 30 masks and continue to make a few at a time as I hear from someone who needs one.</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91c8kz7Zdnc/XtqGuAIYhuI/AAAAAAAAHsY/4AcbTR0zriQ9Ubq7ybdqMqWldhUJ2eIfACK4BGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200406_165849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91c8kz7Zdnc/XtqGuAIYhuI/AAAAAAAAHsY/4AcbTR0zriQ9Ubq7ybdqMqWldhUJ2eIfACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_20200406_165849.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I learned how to use the binding foot on my Featherweight! Awesome tool - made the job so much faster!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've managed to learn how to do Zoom calls and meetings! <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I also did some scrapbooking and held virtual workshops with Zoom. </span>Here I'm toasting my brother and sister - showing off my new mask!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vl9sqR5rDmU/XtqYxQGDLcI/AAAAAAAAHtQ/h0F8DHgGq5Qw-aRyGbVDLW1C-Is7qrCXwCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_20200406_190307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vl9sqR5rDmU/XtqYxQGDLcI/AAAAAAAAHtQ/h0F8DHgGq5Qw-aRyGbVDLW1C-Is7qrCXwCK4BGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200406_190307.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also managed to finish a quilt!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4a_irEqVZo/XtqaWYka4jI/AAAAAAAAHt4/o5pWh_Gv408mIyJL5Fp_RsRsGiDt3jl5wCK4BGAsYHg/s3348/IMG_20200405_153608%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQ0L61HyMGA/XtqaWZO0ncI/AAAAAAAAHt0/tg11Gx3_QKkqhGhsvQwcIGQDVX6zUY27gCK4BGAsYHg/s2907/IMG_20200405_153256%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="2439" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQ0L61HyMGA/XtqaWZO0ncI/AAAAAAAAHt0/tg11Gx3_QKkqhGhsvQwcIGQDVX6zUY27gCK4BGAsYHg/w536-h640/IMG_20200405_153256%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4a_irEqVZo/XtqaWYka4jI/AAAAAAAAHt4/o5pWh_Gv408mIyJL5Fp_RsRsGiDt3jl5wCK4BGAsYHg/s3348/IMG_20200405_153608%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3348" data-original-width="2779" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4a_irEqVZo/XtqaWYka4jI/AAAAAAAAHt4/o5pWh_Gv408mIyJL5Fp_RsRsGiDt3jl5wCK4BGAsYHg/w333-h400/IMG_20200405_153608%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My 11-year-old grandson helped design and piece it, and now we are waiting (im)patiently for it to come back from the long-armer. I'll share more about this quilt in another post this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also started another one with the leftovers (well, technically, made a lap quilt) but I want it bigger so I'm hoping to finish that one this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PVade3hQMVQ/XtqbEGHGmjI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/6EH9X0J0tT4wW8pWTCQSB-L9M0j4IqChgCK4BGAsYHg/s3078/MVIMG_20200405_172714%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3078" data-original-width="2933" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PVade3hQMVQ/XtqbEGHGmjI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/6EH9X0J0tT4wW8pWTCQSB-L9M0j4IqChgCK4BGAsYHg/w381-h400/MVIMG_20200405_172714%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So that is what I have been up to the last almost-90 days - besides braving the Costco lines a couple of times and getting cheap gas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkFgEYH97RM/Xtqb1Hw18RI/AAAAAAAAHu8/SLRFPNXDXacDh9PVn9rP0JxSqSC_WfRDwCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_20200413_115802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkFgEYH97RM/Xtqb1Hw18RI/AAAAAAAAHu8/SLRFPNXDXacDh9PVn9rP0JxSqSC_WfRDwCK4BGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20200413_115802.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trust me - I've only gone twice and wore my mask, unlike so many others! I choose to wear it to protect not only myself, but others like my grandson who has Type 1 diabetes, and my elderly neighbours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPxpAwB1FIE/Xtqb2JHz5OI/AAAAAAAAHvE/U8dIcof7oRYbn7QzOBrwGx6iRvYuBjaeQCK4BGAsYHg/s4032/MVIMG_20200413_135831.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPxpAwB1FIE/Xtqb2JHz5OI/AAAAAAAAHvE/U8dIcof7oRYbn7QzOBrwGx6iRvYuBjaeQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/MVIMG_20200413_135831.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost half of what it was at the beginning of the year.</div>Terri in BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320103404386174085.post-32466854494344560462020-03-18T23:49:00.000-07:002020-03-18T23:54:08.032-07:00Scrap Room Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's been a few months and the scrap room is coming along nicely! I'm now able to prime the walls (in progress) and this coming weekend, I'll be painting! Here's a little tour, starting from the entry (most of these were taken before the drywall was taped and mudded):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the main room about 19' x 12 - 225 sq. ft. of future fun! It is the old recreation room in my home, located in a daylight basement with a big window. We have also put in LED pot lights (on a dimmer!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The second room comes off the main room forming an "L". We reconfigured the location of the hot water tank, and enclosed it in a room with the furnace, to create more usable space. This is what you see when you enter this room:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This room is about 12' x 8' at its widest point, with the alcove by the window about 4'x6' with the niche for a refrigerator by the window. Eventually, we'll put a corner sink and counters in for a coffee station. The floors are a nice thick vinyl planking, which adds warmth, ease of cleaning and are waterproof! I'm very fortunate to have a handy son-in-law, with the bonus of sharing the house with him, my daughter and grandson, so he doesn't mind doing the work.</span></div>
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It's that time of year again - to take stock of where I am and what I want to do in the coming year. Last year was a bit of a writeoff, my old friend Depression took hold as I mourned the 20th anniversary of my mother's cancer diagnosis (at the same age I am today) while still suffering the PTSD trigger of the #MeToo movement. After a joyous, soul-filling and restful Christmas break, I am feeling stronger and happier as each day passes.<br />
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I've picked my word for the year. After revisiting some previous options, such as Focus, Complete or Joy, I have settled on "<b>Thrive</b>". The first two words seem to be more action-based, and this year, I want my word to reflect how I want to live as I start to enter the "Golden Years". Yes, this year I turn 60 and god only knows how I got here. I'm still single, and probably always will be, but I have a very close relationship with my daughters and three lovely grandchildren who fill my heart with all the warmth and caring I could ever need.<br />
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It's not been the easiest journey, but it could have been a whole lot worse. After my divorce 34 years ago, I was left with 2 babies to raise on my own, and had to go back to school to get a decent career in order to give them a good life. My parents, especially my mother, were my support and I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a house that backed onto their backyard, so that the girls had positive adult influences and supervision even through the challenging teen years. Mom passed when the girls were 18 and 15, and my father left his old life behind, but we had a strong base by then, and I am happy to say that my siblings and I have remained close and our kids and grandkids have a strong sense of family. What more could a girl ask for?</div>
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Build and organize my new sewing/craft room in a way that makes me want to spend every day in it</div>
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Pay off 1/3 of my mortgage balance</div>
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Complete at least 3 scrapbooking albums that have already been started</div>
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Process all my scrap fabrics a la <a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrap-users-system.html">Bonnie Hunter's way</a></div>
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Now these aren't SMART goals...yet. What are SMART goals? It is a technique I've used in my business life, and I have found success in all aspects of life, both in business and personal. It is time to revist that technique and expand my 20 in 2020 into:</div>
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2020 is going to be a big year for me, crafting-wise! I am expanding my craft/sewing space from 144 sq ft to 400 sq ft. sometime during the year (some renos have to be done first) and I have big plans!</div>
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But that is not all. Sewing and quilting is my favourite craft, but I have dabbled in a lot of other things. I've been a scrapbooker for 20 years, and ran it as a business for many years. That has slowed down as my career as a mortgage broker took off, but I still meet with some of my friends regularly. Right now, I don't have a lot of space for that, so some corners of my living/dining room have been used for storing the various bags and supplies needed for that.</div>
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The cabinet under the counter is full of scrapbooking supplies. </div>
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This cabinet is full of photos, and I try to hide my bags behind my chair.</div>
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And behind my sofa is all my stock for sale. </div>
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How did it get like this? Well, I used to have the whole 2000 sq. ft., 4-bedroom house to myself after my kids moved out, and I originally planned to downsize. My oldest daughter and son-in-law originally suggested a swap of their townhouse, but it had a lot of stairs which I didn't want. Then we decided that sharing this house could work, and we split the upstairs and downstairs (it's a split level entry with a fully developed lower level). I kept the upstairs with the living room and full kitchen but that left me with only a bedroom for all my crafts and sewing, and not much room to store everything.</div>
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Now we are going to swap because my son-in-law does the majority of the cooking, and I don't entertain much except for when I get together with friends to sew or scrapbook, and I would like the space downstairs.</div>
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My inspiration:</div>
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<a href="https://jennifermaker.com/craft-room-tour-organization-storage-projects/">https://jennifermaker.com/craft-room-tour-organization-storage-projects/</a></div>
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I discovered JenniferMaker.com, and her craft room is virtually the same size as the main room in my new space. Her colours appeal to me and I have many of the IKEA pieces already! </div>
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Drywall has to be finished in craft room/mini-kitchen area</div>
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Buy cabinetry, sink and new fridge for mini-kitchen area</div>
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Paint rooms (similar to above)</div>
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Paint pieces of furniture mostly white or coordinating colours (my IKEA Expedit/Kallax units are a variety of finishes right now)</div>
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Decide what new pieces need to be purchased.</div>
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Make framed pegboard <a href="https://jennifermaker.com/large-framed-pegboard-organize-craft-room/">https://jennifermaker.com/large-framed-pegboard-organize-craft-room/</a></div>
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Make paper tower <a href="https://jennifermaker.com/12x12-vertical-scrapbook-paper-storage-organizer-diy/">https://jennifermaker.com/12x12-vertical-scrapbook-paper-storage-organizer-diy/</a></div>
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Make the central table (with enough room to seat 6, if possible)</div>
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