tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42808465889150697272024-03-04T21:49:27.219-08:00Sharing Jovanna MomentsMy little space to share with you.Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-19946193750616109052015-01-22T10:57:00.001-08:002015-01-22T11:02:56.939-08:00Pocket Tissue Holder Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a crazy hiatus in my life from blogging and sewing, due to deaths in the family (my mom and grandma), the estate of 2 quilters with copious amounts of fabric/sewing supplies/books/etc. then I got married, but then almost divorced (long story), my cat needing surgery for bladder stones, and work changes with new hires (even longer story).<br />
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Now . . . I can sort of get back into the swing of things. <br />
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I do have some tidbits to share is easy gifts for Christmas/flu season/birthdays/etc. that I stumbled upon, tissue holder. Buy a bunch of Dollar Store pocket tissues and you have a gift that is cheap, easy, and portable.<br />
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For this tutorial, I used a silk tie that I found at a local thrift store for $1, the tie is a Michael Kors silk tie that is retail $69. Why a tie? Well, easier to make a man something that is manly, its cheap, and I don't have man prints in my quilting stash.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDFyahXWbvb4jiUc8R4jiBG1Pdi0Rb05TvJraNKTfbyVx8qS1vZ_gY2jykhf3s5QwFBsNdXovBhE-1DfwL2eL5yOFBf3E2sf6EeGKQjmqSzx0erzDmi9uPfAjVutZ8mINgIJ91Lbr42pB/s1600/20141213_182127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDFyahXWbvb4jiUc8R4jiBG1Pdi0Rb05TvJraNKTfbyVx8qS1vZ_gY2jykhf3s5QwFBsNdXovBhE-1DfwL2eL5yOFBf3E2sf6EeGKQjmqSzx0erzDmi9uPfAjVutZ8mINgIJ91Lbr42pB/s1600/20141213_182127.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a><u><b>First step</b></u>: Take the tie apart, iron & starch it, be careful to not pull or stretch the tie. Ties are cut on the bias, so its easy to get it misshapen. Take your time. I did use starch and it may stain your silk tie.<br />
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I managed to get 2 tissue covers from one tie: 2 solid rectangles, pieced 2 of the large rectangles but those can be on the inside.<br />
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I used the lining for the contrasting little strips.<br />
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Fold the 1" strips in half lengthwise. Be careful in ironing, it will stretch on you easily.<br />
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I pieced my two smaller pieces to form the big rectangle that you will see in the pictures.<br />
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Use 1/4" seam, use straight stitch. Don't forget to backstitch on the edges. The silk fabric will want to fray. My machine hates slippery stuff, so I have some thread goobers.<br />
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Picture to the right: When you open up your seam, you will have the folded 1" strip sticking out. This is where you will have the finished edge for the tissue holder.<br />
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Repeat the opposite side. You can sew the strips into both sides first before flipping right sides out to do the top stitching.<br />
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The picture to the right shows the contrasting trim on the left-hand side and a matching trim on the right-hand side.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place a pin at the center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zipper effect</td></tr>
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<u><b>Step 6:</b></u> Now you must make the decision as to which side you want on the outside and which trim you want showing. What you want on the INSIDE will be sewn with the fabric showing towards you during these next steps.<br />
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The fabric you want shown on the OUTSIDE will be on the inside of the tube.<br />
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I like to overlap my trim in the "alley," creating a snug fit, it kind of looks like a zipper. The alley is pinned down with the center pin on both sides. Since I want the contrasting trim on the <u>inside</u>, it will be shown while sewing this step.<br />
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<u><b>Step 7: </b></u>Now sew 1/2" seam with backstitching on the ends and in the middle where the seams meet. Trim the corners to reduce bulk. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zig zag edges</td></tr>
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<u><b>Step 8:</b></u> Zig zag the edge to prevent fraying. Since its silk, I also used FrayCheck on the edges. Be careful when you use FrayCheck, a little bit goes a long ways, plus fabric will absorb moisture, wicking the product. Also, FrayCheck will create a "wet spot" permanently if your fingertips get wet with the product while handling the fabric.<br />
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<u><b>Step 9:</b></u> Flip the pocket inside out. Use a rounded item to poke out the corners. Picture on the left shows the contrasting trim on the <u>inside</u>, as the tissues are used, the seam will not be as noticeable.<br />
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Add a package of tissues and you are done! You can keep the tissues in their plastic covers or without. There is less slipping around when they are out of their plastic covers.<br />
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The best part, its something that you can wash! Well, silk is not suppose to be machine washed but I do it anyways. After you've been sick, stick it in the wash and reuse.<br />
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Get creative, use some novelty fabric, neckties and fat quarters sitting around. I made some kids themed items using Mr. Potato Head fabric, give them away as gifts to teachers.<br />
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Have fun and sew on!
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The block size I decided on was 16" square. The results turned out amazingly well.<br />
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I also selected this project for my March project to "finish" for the <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/p/lovely-year-of-finishes.html" target="_blank">Fiber of All Sorts </a>promotion of "A Lovely Year of Finishes" that also has a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/alovelyyearoffinishes/" target="_blank">flickr group</a>. I have a border idea to go with the project but that is a surprise for later in the year.<br />
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Then April arrived and I had a special project I had a deadline to complete, my round robin row for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brookquilt/" target="_blank">Brookquilt</a>. Her request was saucy colors with a kona black solid. I LOVE black, I just never buy solids. Yes, I am one of THOSE weird quilters who never has solids.<br />
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Nonetheless, I started with this group of fabrics.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8627934931/" title="fabric selection by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="fabric selection" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8627934931_6924214c6e.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8670642182/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="March/April Strip Finished by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="March/April Strip Finished" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8670642182_349eeb324f.jpg" height="500" width="123" /></a><br />
I also entered this in to the April "finish" project. I was inspired by a picture in a quilt book, a strata leaf.<br />
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The result (left) emerged from experimenting with strip piecing, free-form shapes of the leaves, and wonky sewing back together.<br />
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Of course you can't waste anything. I made the remaining blocks from the leftover strips and solid block to create the beautiful row (right).<br />
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The prints I used in the middle blocks created a really fun "confetti" like effect. The print has a large scale and a small scale print of the same mod-like flowers. The colors were really fun, bright, and up my alley<br />
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I really enjoyed making this row. <br />
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A preview of what the quilt is starting to look like: <br />
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Have a splendid May!!! More to come!<br />
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My grandma died January 28, 2013 so there is a whole family drama with the siblings not agreeing.<br />
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In the meantime, my brother and his 2 kids are moving in with me.<br />
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Amongst all of this stuff, I planned on a trip to the Oregon Coast (suppose to be with a travel partner but that did not come about) that included many great things that I missed doing as a kid with my grandparents.<br />
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<u><b>Day one:</b></u> traveled to Astoria, that takes about 6 hours from Walla Walla, WA. Stopped by Multnomah Falls, enjoyed the lack of tourists, and it was not raining for once. I found a great buy on Groupon for hotel room on the pier at Astoria for $60, included breakfast too.<br />
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<u><b>Day two:</b></u> Weather was overcast with potential rain. I visited the Astoria column, had a great view of the ships coming in to dock, the bridge, and the valley surrounding Astoria. Visited the Goonies house, jail, field, etc.<br />
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Next, Fort Clatsop, about 10 miles south of Astoria. I remember visiting this place with my grandparents but didn't remember the boardwalk or canoe launch. It's $3 per person, but I managed to get in for free since they guy who had the money was not available, so I made a donation. The fort burned down a couple of years ago by arson and they rebuilt it, so it looks really new for a historical exhibit.<br />
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Next, Seaside & Cannon Beach, you know, where Haystack rock is, and the Goonies kids were rescued. :-) I love the Goonies! Anyhow, by this time, it's raining and windy, so I took some pictures from various points near Cannon Beach. On the weekends, this area is inundated with tourists like you wouldn't believe. There is no parking for 5 blocks from the Seaside promenade or Haystack Rock. I wandered my way to find the Cannon Beach Historical Museum, this is a new and free thing to check out. They had a very well done exhibits that are small, but effective. The back room is for a rotating exhibit, this month was featuring a local quilter. I was over the moon! I also made a donation. :-)<br />
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Next stop is Tillamook Cheese Factory to get my lactose on. The waffle cones are intoxicating!!! If you go before 3:30pm, you can see actual factory workers wrapping huge blocks of cheese and stuff. This is definitely a tourist destination, stand in line for hours to try the yummy ice cream and sample some cheese. I am lactose intolerant so I sampled some cheese, checked out the souvenir shop, and looked around at the quilt blocks outside the building. Tillamook has these large quilt blocks painted on buildings around town, it was nice. I visited a bright pink fabric store that was too overpriced for fabric that I know are not current. *sigh* I did spend $1.80 on a fat quarter of quilters lame. :-)<br />
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Finally, I made my way to Lincoln City, my final destination for the next few days. I pretty much unloaded, had some wine, and crashed.<br />
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<u><b>Day three:</b></u><b> </b>Visited the Lincoln City Cultural Arts Center and Farmer's Market which I bought some yummy chipotle peanut brittle and then I visited the tide pools & enjoyed the sunset. Since the tourists were gone, the heated pool was all mine! I started working on my purple & lime green quilting project. I do not have cable at home but super excited to get caught up on the "Walking Dead."<br />
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<u><b>Day four:</b></u><b> </b>Happy Birthday to me!!! Travelled to the Newport Aquarium for my free admission, souvenir pennies, and free souvenir picture. Best birthday experience I've had in a long time. The new feature for me is the shark tunnel. I even touched some weird stuff in the kids petting pool.<br />
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Next door is the Rogue Brewery! I sampled some dark beers <span id="goog_1610232920"></span><span id="goog_1610232921"></span>and the bartender gave me a free tasting on the house too. Of course, all the ones I liked are not available in bottles for them to sell to me. Boooooo! I highly recommend the double chocolate stout!<br />
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Now it's about lunch time, I visited the Devil's Punchbowl and had a nice lunch in the sun. <br />
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Next, visit the Tanger Outlet Mall. I manged to get a whole outfit for $10. Score! By the time I made it back to the condo, it was starting to cloud up and no fancy sunset. No tourists at the heat pool again! I sewed some more on my purple & lime quilt. I also started packing some items for tomorrow's departure.<br />
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<br />Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-65509075200085996012013-02-27T13:15:00.000-08:002013-02-27T13:15:34.076-08:00Working on Shanna's StripWith the holiday season making people crazy, stressed, and tipsy, our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/2021026@N21/" target="_blank">Stripper</a> group is delayed by a month. Which means, I will procrastinate a month. Yes, I am one of THOSE people.<br />
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While I was at <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shanna</a>'s for a quilting day, I got her approval for the fabric selection. She wanted grey, white, brown, navy, mustard, and lemon. I don't buy solids so she gets to have a light grey backgrounds!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8382112150/" title="Fabric Selection by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Fabric Selection" height="212" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8382112150_3873441fe7.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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I apparently do not have mustard yellow in my stash at all. My LQS helped me find this grand houndstooth and they were also having a sale. Yay! There is also some Joel Dewberry, Amy Butler, Sweetwater . . . They are looking good together. I have no clue where the pots are from, I've had them for awhile (over 5 years).<br />
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Plus, to make the strip not look so generic, I pieced 2 more blocks titled, "Mosaic" from <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/2011/07/summer-sampler-series-mosaic-block.html" target="_blank">Freshly Pieced</a> blog. I changed the yellow and it went well with the other blocks. I arranged one a little different to create a pinwheel in the center.<br />
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Put all five of the 12.5" blocks together with the other 2 strips, and its looking like this (mine is the bottom row):<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8513591722/" title="3 strips by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="3 strips" height="239" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8513591722_9e79ba5ca0.jpg" width="500" /></a>Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-16734900999226620072013-01-28T11:07:00.001-08:002013-02-27T12:53:21.136-08:00Table Runners Galore!Nothing like trying to figure out what to make for people than to do it with a deadline! I tried this quilt block awhile ago, I was not jazzed about the effect with Mary Englebreit prints that I had.<br />
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I was in Baker City, OR for Thanksgiving with a specific fabric in mind, snowflakes. These snowflakes were the ANSWER! Actually, this table runner is for a friend who has a birthday on January 3, and she's not a girly girl. Using <a href="http://www.ryanwalshquilts.com/2011/09/ryans-holiday-ribbon-block-celebrate.html" target="_blank">Ryan Walsh's tutorial</a>, I made this lovely holiday inspired table runner for Sarah.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8219745060/" title="Holiday Ribbon Tablerunner by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Holiday Ribbon Tablerunner" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8219745060_0799763e06.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Here is a close up of the quilting and binding on the finished project:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8367378721/" title="Finished Table runner by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Finished Table runner" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8367378721_bc377e3780.jpg" width="300" /></a> <br />
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This was soooooo easy, a 1 hour project from start to finish, that I had to make another one!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8231925132/" title="Coffee Ribbons Tablerunner by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Coffee Ribbons Tablerunner" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8485/8231925132_00aed3c451.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
This is currently not finished. I am experimenting with free-motion quilting . . . and its not for anyone in particular at the moment.<br />
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Then I had a great idea to make one for my Grandma. She loves chickens. I found some fat quarters at Craft Warehouse and made this table runner in one weekend so I can give her something for Christmas, which she celebrates but I don't.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8367357129/" title="Chicken Table Runner by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Chicken Table Runner" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8367357129_f565c3a0b2.jpg" width="300" /></a> <br />
<br />Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-49386285695754699932013-01-28T11:03:00.000-08:002013-01-28T11:03:40.416-08:00A Year of FinishesWhy not add another flickr group to my plate!<br />
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A friend of mine, <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shanna</a>, is a hard core blogger compared to me. She is working on this whole project with <a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Melissa</a>. You can <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/p/lovely-year-of-finishes.html" target="_blank">join in</a> too!<br />
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My January project is to finish my Batik Stripper Quilt top. I sewn this part at Shanna's house on Dec. 29th, I decided to do a 45 degree sewing between each strip, the hardest part was making sure the angle was going the same direction on one long strip, but not every row is going the same direction.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8358273397/" title="Batik Stripper Quilt by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Batik Stripper Quilt" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8358273397_2884cc25bd.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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I used about 40 batik 2.5" strips from a shop-hop collection that I gathered in 2011, it maybe covered half of my queen bed. I estimated that I needed to cut another 40. I am amazed I have 40 different batiks to add to this! I didn't even get into my purple drawer!<br />
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I spent one night cutting, about 2-3 hours. Another night sewing some together, another 2 hours. Then another night sewing the rest and iron to see how big this is and it's FINISHED!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8365725725/" title="Batik Stripper Quilt by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Batik Stripper Quilt" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8365725725_299e84eb6f.jpg" width="337" /></a><br />
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This could easily be a weekend quilt project. I did not follow any pattern, it is all straight sewing. It is a very nice way of using up scraps or jelly rolls that you have no clue what to make. You can google "Jelly Roll Race" and see the different variations to this very simple idea.<br />
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Have fun and keep quilting!Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-33881164346298118662013-01-10T10:23:00.001-08:002013-01-28T11:06:49.874-08:00Stripper Project -- Over the RainbowThis is an ongoing project which group members have 2 months to make a strip of blocks that follows a theme of some sort, then pass on to the next person, and so forth. The ending project resulting in a quilt make with LOVE, creativity, and hopefully, a size that is desired.<br />
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My first project is Melissa's Rainbow strip. She had an amazing group of different colors with solid white background.<br />
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My first idea, learn a new technique! ha ha! I used Judy Sisneros' book "Rectangle Pizzazz" and a lot of pins. It turned out really well. Using only one 6" strip of a variegated rainbow fabric and one 6" strip of solid white fabric produced this:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8118034949/" title="Rainbow Curves by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Rainbow Curves" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8118034949_7253073bfb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Then I read Melissa's request, she wants the strip to be about 14" tall . . . so I had to stack these and trim the white down. Nonetheless, I did a second strip and put it all together for this effect:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8120927778/" title="Rainbow Curves 2 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Rainbow Curves 2" height="184" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8120927778_a20e7d4866.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Then I read Melissa's request again . . . a minor detail, she wants a "goose" in each block. Well. Can't make the whole strip of just this! I would not be following the rules. *sigh* So I had another grand plan, add actual quilt blocks on the ends with the flying geese.<br />
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First block is a free-form paper pieced flying geese in rainbow prints, with a dash print background for this:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8132468324/" title="Flock of geese by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Flock of geese" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8132468324_86e96a7006.jpg" width="368" /></a><br />
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Then I did a combination block of the curves and flying geese leftovers for the other side, shown here in the upper right corner:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8231894010/" title="rainbow stripper #3 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="rainbow stripper #3" height="360" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8231894010_a14385a026.jpg" width="356" /></a> <br />
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All together, this strip with Melissa's looks like this:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8231893814/" title="rainbow stripper #2 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="rainbow stripper #2" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8231893814_68f5528e2e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
If I had a wall big enough, the picture would of turn out better, showing the full effect of the rainbow.<br />
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The flying geese blocked changed a little as well, I added more fabric so it can be trimmed down but also so it will be as long as Melissa's strip (upper left)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8231893334/" title="rainbow stripper by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="rainbow stripper" height="318" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8197/8231893334_4b0edcfabb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<br />Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-20274091676006240862013-01-10T10:02:00.002-08:002013-01-28T11:06:17.676-08:00Another Baby Shower -- BoyA lot has been happening! This post is about another baby shower that I had 2 week notice on making stuff for her baby boy too. Good news is that JoAnn's was having an awesome sale on flannel of $2/yd. and I happened to be in Idaho and visited the Hobby Lobby for more variety on the owl theme.<br />
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<b>1. Baby Blanket </b><br />
6" patchwork squares one side using terry, cuddle, flannel, and cotton, with cuddle fabric on back, with owl and red ribbon trimmings.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8245663526/" title="Patchwork baby blanket by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Patchwork baby blanket" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8245663526_8bd7c5d17a.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
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Flannel or Cotton that is backed with bright green terry cloth, rounded corners, measuring approximately 12"x24".<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8244595339/" title="3 Burp Cloths by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="3 Burp Cloths" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8244595339_712cc16ac1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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40"x24", cotton & flannel, trimmed with rickrack of different colors. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8245663010/" title="Receiving Blanket by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Receiving Blanket" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8064/8245663010_a72f3f4854.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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All cotton and trimmed with rickrack. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/8244596401/" title="Pillowcase by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Pillowcase" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8244596401_6c2289fcc0.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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A look at all the items together for T.<br />
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I could not find the patchwork flannel/cuddle fabric at JoAnns this time, so I had to make my own. I cut 4" squares from flannel and cuddle fabric, randomly put together to make my own patchwork. I used one strip of aqua, tan harlequin, grey cuddle, beige cuddle, red cuddle, brown flannel, and dot flannel. I wanted an owl theme so I cut 2 strips of the owl flannel. The entire blanket is backed with the grey cuddle fabric.<br />
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Finish work: owl ribbon on one side, red rickrack, and I used an owl patch from JoAnns to make it extra cute.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 10" x 14"</td></tr>
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I did some research on ideas of different things to make and stumbled across "taggie" items, ranging with toys, blankets, clothes, etc. I realized that this is a grand idea since kids like to chew on everything, touch everything, and loops could help to keep track of variety of toys with rings. The dual use is backing the patchwork with terry cloth, can be used as a burp cloth and/or teething item (soak it in water and freeze it).<br />
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<u><b>3. Patchwork Cloth</b></u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 14" x 17"</td></tr>
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Multi-purpose ways to use this item since it's just 2 layers of flannel in a manageable size.<br />
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<u><b>4. Swaddle/Receiving Blankets</b></u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 17" x 41"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 18" x 25"</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttJTwPWYAOk9NhLeSob-_VrUkkybURwcbGw-Ehtu2YxE-cgMrNS9d-_WEd06vJPMg25paGkQDVVgS-YHc-UoLC2b7EHLA0xCSEUyOUuralOUo_OeP2SlXWwtmpdHd7csPOpYe_-owpDc-/s1600/receiving+blanket2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>This is a new item for me to make, but super easy. Essentially a large piece of flannel backed with beige knit, trimmed with owl ribbon or the rickrack. During my research, apparently swaddle blankets tend to be too small, so I thought these should be big enough to use as a blanket in the summer time later on.<br />
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<u><b>5. 2 Large Burp Cloth</b></u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 13" x 25"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished size: 13" x 24"</td></tr>
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These I got a little fancy! I used two different flannel prints, used ribbon trim and rickrack to make it cute. One has a "hoot" patch at JoAnns that is perfect for this item to match the aqua flannel while the other is trimmed in ribbon and rickrack. Both are backed with a beige towel. I haven't seen chenille so terry cloth works just as well.<br />
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<u><b>6. Kidney-shaped Large Burp Cloth</b></u><br />
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This is also a large burp cloth with the sides rounded to accommodate the neck area. It is trimmed in ribbon and rickrack, backed with terry cloth.<br />
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<u><b>7. Owl Cloth Toy</b></u><br />
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I saw a really cute picture on etsy of this item, I changed the shape but same idea. It is flannel front and back with cuddle "wings", taggies around the owl's head. A cute and simple toy type of item. Goes with the theme, why not.<br />
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<i><b>Finished Pile 'O Stuff! </b></i></h4>
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Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-9284798079919597432012-08-27T14:11:00.004-07:002013-01-28T11:08:41.422-08:00Stripper Project: French Rose InspiredCurrent Project: Stripper Quilt<br />
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Excited for my new project that will take a year to participate in. It is similar to a round robin, but instead of adding rows to a base block/center block, you add a strip of row blocks.<br />
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To start, I must figure out what I want my quilt to be, or somewhat what I would prefer to be since other people will be making the blocks for the rest of the quilt. Nothing like TEAMWORK!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3: Leaves and 1st layer sewn down</td></tr>
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My Strip has the parameters of using black & white prints (can be used anywhere) with bright colors (one, two, in combination, etc.). Why have restrictions? :-) My base strip is using the "french rose" pattern concept with a little slicing/sewing to make them a little more interesting. If you are interested in making these, here are the steps:<br />
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Step 1: Determine your background block size. I went with 9" because I wanted to use a daisy pre-print fabric my mom gave me years ago with enough space around to decide if it needs sashing or not. So I will have a variety of black/white prints for the background.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 4: Layer 2</td></tr>
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Step 2: Cutting shapes for each layer. I free-formed my leaves from lime/bright green prints. To know the placement of the leaves, I had to cut my first large daisy. I pinned the leaves in place, some have 3, or 2, or none. I'm not picky since they will be rearranged in the end.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 5: Layer 3, sliced</td></tr>
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Step 3: Sew around the edges with a shorter stitch length since this will be a raw-edge applique block. Some people use fusible webbing on the back to attach to the backing too. I did not. It's up to you depending on a variety of factors. Trim the back as needed (helps with bulk and heaviness).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 6: Sliced block</td></tr>
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Step 4: Cut random shape for layer 2. I want the colors to be complimentary to the original flower color scheme, so I went with pink for this lovely purple. I found a project to use valentine's fabric for! Sew edges, trim back as needed.<br />
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Step 5: Cut random shape for layer 3. Sew edges and trim back as needed.<br />
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Step 6: Slice your quilt block in half (4.5" for my blocks) going both directions.<br />
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Step 7: Mix up your quarters how you want, sew back together.<br />
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With my blocks, I wanted to mix up the backgrounds to create a 4-patch kind of look, PLUS mix up the layer 1 color. I soon realized that I have to make a lot more blocks to make the backgrounds mix up more. I was not paying attention to the size of the flower quarters. Each block will be uniquely different. :-) The 3 colors of layer 1 will help keep it cohesive, there is a light/dark of each of the 3 colors creates a nice variation.<br />
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This would be a lot of fun to mix all kinds of prints and colors.<br />
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<br />Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-8863808980583316562012-08-15T16:23:00.001-07:002012-08-15T16:24:00.184-07:00Tula Pink Visits Walla Walla<a href="http://tulapink.com/" target="_blank">Tula Pink</a> visited Walla Walla on July 27 & 28 for a meet-n-greet, workshop, and lecture. I elected to do only the "lecture" since I had a lovely mentoring symposium in Portland the day before, but I did go with <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shanna</a>! One of our lovely quilt stores hosted the event: <a href="http://www.myfabricstash.com/" target="_blank">Stash</a>.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the "lecture," which is more like Q & A with some hilarious stories and lessons learned from <a href="http://tulapink.com/" target="_blank">Tula</a> herself!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design process</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 colorways</td></tr>
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Who knew that designing fabric would be so complicated?!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tula with her 1st "quilt"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workshop: Stacks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tula's alphabet pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Birds & the Bees" label</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tula's experience with cornstalks</td></tr>
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Things I did not know:<br />
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<li>fabric in the store was designed 18 months ago</li>
<li>4 stages to the design process: creating -- printing -- editing -- production </li>
<li>there are grades assigned to designers depending on how much they are able to sell. Apparently you want to have a following that can sell around 3,000 yards. I am not sure if that is per print or per line.</li>
<li>Tula gets only 1 yard of fabric of each fabric in each colorway in advance to make her samples 6 weeks before the International Quilt Market . . . which is what she uses to sell herself/image for quilt shops.</li>
<li>a line of fabric can be 18 different prints . . . that has to be narrowed down to 6 (for what she is able to sell via fabric company)</li>
<li>Tula sketches one half of a design to be reflected and mirrored for production. She is an amazing artist!</li>
<li>Moda pre-sells . . . so if you see a Moda fabric and you love it, you better buy it because it is NOT coming back.</li>
<li>Tula is with Free Spirit, they will keep making the fabric as long as it is selling. *whew!*</li>
<li>Interested? Apparently fabric companies get over 500 submissions a month from artists too who want to design fabric. Tula's suggestion: present in your own unique way, how are you different than the next person???</li>
<li>Inspiration: Tula starts with a story, designs emerge from that story; intriguing how artists "work"</li>
<li>Licensing is a fascinating concept. Tula sells her designs for 2 years to the company to use specifically for 44/45" cotton fabric. She can also sell the same design to a different company to make canvas. Very specific and detail oriented.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spacedust quilt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince Charming pencil sketch</td></tr>
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<u><b>Line</b></u> = collection of fabric<br />
<u><b>Colorway</b></u> = colors or group of colors in one line of fabric. Tula's bare minimum is 6 prints in one colorway. You can't have just ONE amazing fabric, you have to do accompanying prints . . . in the quilting world. :-)<br />
<u><b>Samples</b></u> = If you make it, people will buy it. Quilt stores have to show people how to use fabric to inspire others to make it as well. Stores also sell kits. It is all about how much fabric you can sell. Tula loves quilts so she makes quilts. Amy Butler likes making bags and clothing. Etc.<br />
<u><b>Yard</b></u> = fabric is measured in yards (3 ft. = 1 yd.). You can buy smaller lengths (1/2 yard, 1/4 yard, etc.)<br />
<u><b>44/45"</b></u> = quilting fabric is usually sold 44/45" widths. If you have 1 yard, the piece of fabric will be 36" x 44/45". Some companies have 44" some have 45", so they are generally grouped together on a bolt 44/45".<br />
<u><b>Bolt</b></u> = fabric is usually sold to stores by the bolt, can vary 15 yards to 25 yards per bolt. Every company is different.<br />
<br />Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-21053126621087337612012-08-15T15:26:00.001-07:002012-08-15T15:28:40.211-07:00SummerYes, summer has gotten away from me! I swear I did some stuff!<br />
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Here is what I have been working on for the SewBeeIt projects:<br />
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April: </h4>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6963874348/" title="Garden Lattice by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Garden Lattice" height="136" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/6963874348_175b7daa8a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/7470870234/" title="May Block Chevron by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="May Block Chevron" height="130" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7470870234_f072bfa81d_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/7352349992/" title="June Block 1 & 2 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="June Block 1 & 2" height="122" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7352349992_96715bb51c_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/7700857888/" title="2 big geese by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="2 big geese" height="214" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/7700857888_aa195222d9_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-8750311716917522832012-04-06T16:01:00.001-07:002012-04-06T16:15:44.644-07:00Joining the "My Precious QAL"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1930196@N21/"><img alt="QAL " height="150" src="%20http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7048095033_577ab41126_q.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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I was randomly looking at twitter, still kind of new at it, and found a link about a quilt-a-long. And it seems like a great motivation to get some things done with fabric that I've been hoarding or the excuse, "it's too pretty!" Ha ha! This will a nice transition from {Sew Bee It} ending to do something during the summer with simple rules:</div>
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1. 15th of each month (May, June, July<span style="font-family: inherit;">, & August) a finished project must be posted for the linky party at </span><a href="http://www.kelbysews.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">kelbysews</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> blog. There will be prizes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> donated by Jeni from <a href="http://www.incolororder.blogspot.com/">In Color Order</a>, Kaelin from <a href="http://www.theplaidscottie.com/">The Plaid Scottie</a>, Brenda from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkcastlefabrics">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>, and <a href="http://www.tulapink.com/">Tula Pink.</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Must use fabric that I've been hoarding or too afraid to cut into . . . each month . . . finished.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There is even a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1930196@N21/" target="_blank">flickr group</a> to help hold our hands while we have panic attacks of cutting fabric that we've been petting. </span></div>
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Since I mentioned the shopping in my previous post, I thought it would be nice to see what I did get.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R -- 1 and 2: Studio 8; 3: Reunion by Sweetwater; 4: Half Moon by Moda; 5: Dear Stella; 6: Good Fortune by Kate Spain; 7: Terrain by Kate Spain</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R -- 1: Edith Ellen; 2 and 3: Mary Engelbreit; 4: Kitty
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Tri-Cities is best known for the Hanford site, aka Manhattan Project, bordering Richland, which is where the nuclear bomb were made for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A little regional history.<br />
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<b>Back the the quilts! </b><br />
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These mini log cabin blocks were very interesting to see up close. I love the white version best.<br />
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There were a couple of quilts that I really enjoyed at the Tri-Cities
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The Tri-Cities Quilt Show generally has the <a href="http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com/" target="_blank">Hoffman Challenge</a> and the 2011 challenge fabric was not that inspiring to me this year. I'm not sure why, could be the more muted palette? So I didn't take any pictures from this year's traveling exhibits. <br />
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The National Featured Artist was <a href="http://www.sallyschneider.com/" target="_blank">Sally Schneider</a>. I didn't take pictures of the quilts because they were a little too old fashioned for me. I encourage you to google her name and see some of the patterns and quilts she's made.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sue White's Landscape</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sue White's wall hanging</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sky Detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">quilting detail</td></tr>
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Sue White is the Featured Tri-Cities member and I enjoyed some of her
great wall hangings. Some had great quilting detail, such as the
goldfish with the ripples. The diamond background was very creative, the 3D effect with the foliage, and the great quilting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain detail</td></tr>
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Her landscapes were great too! There are different layers to create the shading, the netting for texture, and quilting for more movement through the different layers in the picture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sue White's 3D tree</td></tr>
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She had an
amazing tree trunk that was 3D (the lighter trunk) and creates shadows
behind, creating a realistic looking tree in addition to the shading and
quilting.<br />
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I had to take a picture of the Inuit ladies with this wall hanging titled "Three Sheets to the Wind." I would tell you who made this quilt if I could find it in the quilt program. <br />
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<u><b>COLOR CHALLENGE </b></u></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Yellow and Black</td></tr>
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The color challenge was an interesting concept for the show. A group of quilters picked a color card and the challenge was to design a monotonic wall hanging following the color card. About 4 colors were duplicated by two different members, while others had one person (for example, one white, one black, etc.)<br />
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You can see the subtle differences in the pink/orange range as well as the green range. These covered one side of the exhibit hall and was my favorite part of the entire quilt show. Each of the wall hangings also had size restrictions, creating a uniform appearance to the panels.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did in person. It is hard to see
the great details of these pieces of art with a varying degree of
experiences of the quilters. <br />
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The quilting group meet regularly to teach and learn from each other
how to do quilting techniques, which is more creative than the business
of a quilting guild.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Green/Chartreuse</td></tr>
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<u>Quilting Guilds</u></h4>
I've been a member of two different
guilds and attended another guild meeting. Guilds are a great way to
learn from other quilters, build a social circle, etc. However, the
guilds are there to conduct business during the meetings and the
workshops they provide for their members help teach new quilting
techniques (paid by the dues). Not all guilds host a quilt show
either. It depends on what the group wants to do as their yearly
project or activities.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Aquas</td></tr>
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One guild I was part of in Bishop, CA, we did a monthly block exchange, we worked on a quilt show that is scheduled during Memorial Day weekend, and we also worked on some group projects, like round robins. Bishop is a town of 4,000 and there was not a lot of excitement or entertainment. The guild had some great ladies and talent, helped spark my creativity.<br />
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So there are some pros and cons to guilds. I am not too jazzed about my local guild, but it's been about 9 years since I attended a meeting here, so maybe I'll give it a whirl again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Aqua/Blue/Turquoise range</td></tr>
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My <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">friend</a> and I enjoy meeting once a month to do a "sew-in" to visit, eat, sew, discuss, etc. She roped me into doing an online bee this year, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sewbeeit/" target="_blank">SewBeeIt</a>, that I really enjoy. It's been awhile since I did monthly homework assignments.<br />
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<u>The Shopping</u></h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Pink/Salmon range</td></tr>
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The best part about the quilt show was seeing the increased number of vendors, which there were more selling bolted fabric than previous year. I rarely bought anything last year because all they had were kits, pre-cuts, patterns, which I generally do not buy. However, my hobby is getting a little too expensive for me when prices have jumped to $12/yard. For cotton. The batiks used to be the most expensive thing to sew with, but not anymore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Orange range</td></tr>
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I checked out online if there were any sales that I could go to instead. Craft Warehouse had all their bolted fabric 30% off, so I spent my allotted budget there, plus, if you showed them your quilt program, you get a free $5 gift card. Even better!<br />
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Craft Warehouse has really good quality of fabric than JoAnns and great prices when it's on sale. They have the new Kate Spain "Good Fortune" line, not all the prints and colors, but I snagged the <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/images/images_499/GoodFortune-27106-13-450.jpg" target="_blank">magenta</a> bamboo print. You can still find some of the "Terrain" and "Central Park" fabrics.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Challenge -- Terra Cotta range</td></tr>
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There was a nice collection of Moda's Modern Half Moon fabric, which I got the <a href="http://mordac.unitednotions.com/Attachments/attachments/images/Modafab_md/1864.11041.jpg" target="_blank">grey modern leaves</a>. There was some Mary Engelbreit fabrics for the "Kitchen Kapers" line with aprons, panels, etc. and I splurged on <a href="http://shop.maryengelbreit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tossed-cherries-lt-yellow.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> too. I have plenty of the black background with cherries, so I resisted. Mary Engelbreit is about as "cute" as I go with my novelty fabric.<br />
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I got 15 different fabrics, about 20 yards of fabric for about $120, that includes sales tax. Yes, I am the type of person to buy random one yard cuts of fabric.<br />
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They also have a huge table full of flat folds for $6/yard but those weren't on sale this time. Sometimes you can snag some Patty Young 2009 fabrics, so it's usually a good idea to check it out once in awhile when you have the time. You never know what you will find.<br />
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</div>Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-57691986972134601422012-04-01T19:17:00.001-07:002012-04-01T19:17:16.197-07:00centrej's photostream<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6907294783/in/photostream/" title="Garden Fence" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6907294783_7233bc1aa5_s.jpg" alt="Garden Fence" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6907291385/in/photostream/" title="Garden Fence Layout" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6907291385_bb94727d9c_s.jpg" alt="Garden Fence Layout" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6762745525/in/photostream/" title="Feb 2012 block 1" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6762745525_03f0d044cd_s.jpg" alt="Feb 2012 block 1" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6762745025/in/photostream/" title="Feb 2012 block 2" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6762745025_f975d28509_s.jpg" alt="Feb 2012 block 2" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6740419551/in/photostream/" title="Nov 2011 block 1" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6740419551_fb1f3b8e07_s.jpg" alt="Nov 2011 block 1" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6740412313/in/photostream/" title="Nov 2011 block 2" style="display: block; 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padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6226/6224383356_8bd8266178_s.jpg" alt="Michelle" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/">centrej's photostream</a> on Flickr.</p></div>Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-83893656184644088352012-02-20T00:13:00.000-08:002012-04-02T10:23:40.227-07:00SewBeeIt March Block<div>
It's my month for the SewBeeIt group and I've selected to use batik fabrics to make a block referred to as the "Garden Fence." Not sure why it's called that but I like the appeal of using scraps and strip piecing. I've seen pictures on flickr that show the center square being one print, the corners being another print, and white solid for the block sashing. Of course, I want to be different.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Jovanna's Batik Garden Fence Quilt Block</b></u></span></div>
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Here are the cutting dimensions for one block that finishes at 10" (10 1/2" unfinished)<br />
Center square: 4.5" x 4.5"<br />
Outer corners: 4 - 2.5" x 3" and 4 - 2.5" x 5" </div>
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Beige (light): 1.5" strips<br />
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This tutorial to to help my beemates to make 2 blocks for me. Please do not wash the fabric.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March Batik Packet</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Each packet will have 2 types of beige-ish batik for the sashing that needs to be cut into 1.5" strips (far bottom right). You can mix and match like I did, or you can make them all match.<br />
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Next, identify the 2 batiks that are approximately 5" wide to cut the two 4.5" squares for the center (bottom left).<br />
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Finally, each person will have 8 different batik strips to cut into 2.5" strips, then cut one 3" and one 5" rectangles for the corners. I provided enough fabric in case you have a lapse in measuring, like my first block had 4" centers so now it's going to be a glorified potholder.<br />
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Sew a border of beige fabric around the 4.5" squares, sewing opposing sides on first, then the next opposing sides. Press to the outside.<br />
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Layout the corners to determine which fabric will be paired together. Sew the two top small rectangles together with a sashing in the middle to create a "spoke" from the center, and do the same for the bottom. These are sewn on the bordered center blocks. I prefer to sew the set to the "short" side first -- the side where the first beige border was sewn (see the example block).<br />
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Sew the matching longer rectangles to the beige sashing to create the last "spokes" from the center. Make sure the batik fabrics match in the corners (see example block).<br />
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Press the seams anyway you see fit as you work your way around the block.<br />
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The end result will start to look like this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilt layout without sashing</td></tr>
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The "spokes" will match up creating an interesting effect of plus signs and floating squares.</div>
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</div>Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-68199655946605423412012-01-29T13:28:00.000-08:002012-04-02T10:24:29.631-07:00SewBeeIt Blocks<a href="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/SewBeeIt1Blue1282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/SewBeeIt1Blue1282.jpg" /></a>I'm part of the SewBeeIt online block exchange on flickr.<br />
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I spent January getting caught up on almost 3 months worth of blocks while I was doing a sew-in at <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shanna's</a> house.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: purple;">NOVEMBER</b></span> <br />
November choice was making 2 blocks, any size with the fabric sent. She sent solid white and a good selection of 5 different prints.<br />
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My first choice is what is called "Garden Fence" -- not sure why.<br />
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Nonetheless, the pictures I've seen, people used solid fabric for the "fence." I decided to use a different print for each corner, making it visually interesting. The white solid is 1.5" strips, the center is 4.5" square, and the corners are 2.5" strips cut into 3" and 5" rectangles.<br />
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With the scraps, I decided on making a "bottle" quilt block since it's free form, abstract, and looks good with solid borders.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: purple;">DECEMBER</b></span><br />
We get a break. However, I didn't get the November fabric until it was Thanksgiving, which is the crazy holiday time which seems like nothing gets done. I also had a 2 week vacation for New Year's to Maui in there.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>JANUARY</b></span></div>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6740410301/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jan 2012 Block 1 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Jan 2012 Block 1" height="200" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6740410301_09d33606e3_m.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/centrej/6740408001/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Jan 2012 block 2 by centrej, on Flickr"><img alt="Jan 2012 block 2" height="200" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6740408001_c5fff66425_m.jpg" width="150" /></a>Our beemate sent 2 solids and 3 different prints to make Kate Spain's "Flurry" presents using the pattern: <a href="http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/ItemFiles/PDF/MPS27080.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.hancocks-paducah.com/ItemFiles/PDF/MPS27080.pdf</a><br />
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The blocks went together really fast and easy. I can see using this pattern for birthdays too. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FEBRUARY</b></span></div>
Our beemate wanted "confetti" blocks made with scraps and solid light grey. There are a couple of different ways to do this and I chose to do the random width borders around each fabric, then trim to put the puzzle pieces together. One of the time-sucking tasks is just sewing the borders on all the smaller pieces, then trim, trim, trim. After that, then the fun begins!<br />
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It's a simple concept for any beginner quilter. I started with block #1 and moved to block #2 to realize that I was running out of the confetti.<br />
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The second block was more of a test of my patience because our beemated wanted 13.5" blocks so had to try to make the block bigger. I did have to seam rip the right side a few times to add bigger borders, trim scraps down so you can have stretch out the block. It can be frustrating to make it work, but probably could of been easier if I had any of the fabrics provided to just make more confetti pieces.<br />
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That is my advice: make sure you have extra scraps just in case you
need to stretch out the blocks bigger. Oh, she included a 1/2 yard of
solid and I had about a 5" strip left. A lot of trim work, seems like a
waste, but it creates a cute looking block, especially if you need to
use up your scraps.Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-90267052947533255482011-11-14T20:03:00.001-08:002011-11-14T20:45:20.860-08:00SewHappyGeek Table Runner Swap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sewhappygeek.co.uk/index.php/table-runnerwall-hanging-swap/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br />
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I joined the online swap organized and hosted by <a href="http://sewhappygeek.co.uk/index.php/table-runnerwall-hanging-swap/" target="_blank">SewHappyGeek</a>.<br />
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I came up with this color combination after "stalking" my partner on flickr:<br />
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She said she loves it. AWESOME! Then came the issue, what the heck to make. She wanted a table runner. I've never made one, so it was going to be an interesting experience. I decided to do a zig-zag pattern. After dealing with angles that do not always line up like I was hoping, I decided to make it more patchwork looking. I did a strip of flying geese, then they kind of started curving. So that part will be added to the zig-zag.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished table runner</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Now, I had to think of what to put on the ends so it can be oblong for a table. I decided to do a simple quilt block called a Cobblestone. I really like this pattern because it uses only 2.5" strips and the blocks finished 12.5" square.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1/2 backside of table runner</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The back ended up being scraps. I used a fat quarter of the stripes in the center and the strips on the sides, creating a generic back side that my partner can use as well.<br />
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One of the minor details is doing a label, which I cheated and wrote on a small section using the micron pens that doesn't bleed.<br />
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I machine quilted the entire project. I used tiny scraps to put the binding on. So tiny, you can barely see it, but that's ok, I used the scraps! Waste not what not. I highly recommend using the quilting spray adhesive for a small project like this, my cats were not fond of the fumes. <br />
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Deadline to be mailed to my partner: Nov. 15. I work well under pressure and with a deadline apparently. :-)Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-59214621376993163112011-11-14T20:01:00.000-08:002011-11-14T20:01:55.815-08:00Baby Shower GoodiesA co-worker of mine had a baby shower on Sunday. I contemplated of what to make or cheat and go buy stuff. I opted to make some items instead.<br />
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</tbody></table>First thing was the baby blanket measuring 36" x 44" approximately. I purchased a pre-sewn patchwork flannel & minkee at JoAnns on sale. Since this bundle of joy is a boy, I went gender neutral with the colors, just in case the next child is a girl. :-) The owls are adorable. The minkee side had a green stripe, dark brown, beige, and leftover patchwork. There is no batting so no need to quilt more than in the ditch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nursing cloth for privacy</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Next is the nursing privacy cloth. I used the left over green minkee stripe on one side, polka dot flannel on the other, measuring approximately 22" x 18". Match right sides, sew around the edge with the tie ends on one side (I used the flannel), leaving a hole to turn right side out. Stitch around the item to secure the ties again, and the material. I quilted one long row down the middle, and two the other direction to secure the fabric and prevent form sliding around too much. There is no batting. Since the baby is due Dec. 20th, I figured the minkee would be a good warm place for the baby, plus, can double as a portable change pad if needed.<br />
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</tbody></table>Next, burp cloths! I used leftover polka dot flannel for one side, approximately 8" x 16", with a towel on the other side. I bought two towels in two different colors: white & beige. I figured I can use leftovers to make more for other people's baby showers. Place right sides together, sew around the edges, leave a hole to turn right side out, and stitch all the way around to secure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished basket!</td></tr>
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Here is how it works: check-in with one of the stores, get your passport and free bag, grab some water/candy/fruit/cookies to refuel, and browse whatever fabrics they had. Some had free fat quarters or patterns to give away too. Each store stamped your passport and if you go to all of them, your name is put in the pot for a chance to win a new Bernina sewing machine.<br />
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The stores had over 200 ladies come and go! We are helping the economy! I feel patriotic, one stitch at a time. I had a budget. Yes I did. I tried to stick to my budget. I went over about $100. Halfway had the most amazing variety of fabrics, I fell in love with a couple, and spent enough to keep me busy until doomsday.<br />
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Each shop has their clientele preferences and I found something at almost all of them.<br />
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</tbody></table>In the end, I did win a little something for my efforts: 20 fat quarter bundle of green batiks! Which is essentially 5 yards of fabric, soooooooooooo about $50 worth of freebies. This will make a nice collection for some future applique project.Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-16852518327286343252011-09-23T16:27:00.000-07:002011-09-23T16:27:13.230-07:00Sewing Updates<a href="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/SewBeeIt1Blue1282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/SewBeeIt1Blue1282.jpg" /></a>I'm part of this online group, Sew Bee It, through my BFF <a href="http://fiberofallsorts.blogspot.com/">Shanna</a>, and it's hosted through <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>.<br />
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The ladies for August and September live in the UK. Well, August did not arrive until August 31, while the September fabric arrived around September 9th. So apparently it takes 1 week - 1 month for mail to arrive from the UK.<br />
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September queen wanted a specific pattern with solid white in the "geese" and outer corners. Did not quite have enough fabric for two, did manage to get one done. I loved her color combination and wished I had enough of the solid black to make block #2.<br />
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<a href="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/tablerunnerswapbutton150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SHG Swap" border="0" src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/tablerunnerswapbutton150.jpg" /></a>Giving myself deadlines seem to inspire me. Or at least off my duffer to do something. I decided to sign up for <a href="http://sewhappygeek.co.uk/index.php/table-runnerwall-hanging-swap/">SewHappyGeek</a> table runner/wall hanging exchange. You have until Sept. 30 to sign up. The table runner/wall hanging has to be finished by Nov. 15. See, deadline, helps me. I'm on board!Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-65369178939217957372011-09-23T16:05:00.000-07:002011-09-23T16:05:29.507-07:00The Car AccidentOn September 12, I was going down Melrose Street to go to Albertson's, time: 5:18pm-ish. A white Mercedes stopped on Figeroa was stopped, and just as I am about to pass in front of her, she steps on the gas and collides with my car. She managed to get paint all the way to the back bumper too. Cops were called, police report filed, insurance calls made, and as of September 21, I am not liable. She did a good number on it too, I cannot even open the front passenger door or roll down the window. <br />
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Now I'm 75% of the way through the process of having my car fixed. I'm glad the lady had insurance and they found her liable. So, no cost to me. I am scheduled to drop off my car on October 3 and I get to drive around a rental for a week . . . or whenever they get done with my car since it'll require a new paint job on one side.Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280846588915069727.post-5934422980233310902011-08-29T17:27:00.000-07:002011-08-29T17:27:01.710-07:00Sharing is CaringI decided to share some more of my mom's stuff that she's made me over the years. You never know where your inspiration will come from. She is quite the crafty one.<br />
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The purple log cabin wall hanging (top left) my mom made sometime when I was in college for another birthday. She didn't put a label on the back, year is unknown. She hand quilted the entire wall hanging. I found the pieced binding to be interesting.<br />
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This past christmas, she made an awesome blue & white bargello table runner. She hand appliqued the holly and ornaments. The picture (bottom right) shows 1/3 of the table runner. She machine quilted with a silver metallic in a feather pattern. If I had a hallway, this would be a perfect wall decoration.Jovannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270607717653762903noreply@blogger.com0