tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858910347272251022024-02-21T22:31:58.336-08:00Lavender Fields EtcFamily and friends, quilting, crocheting, cats and a dog ..... just life as I know it.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-1728423794094851862013-08-06T12:33:00.002-07:002013-08-06T12:33:27.783-07:00Hi there, Thank you all for visiting my blog. I know it has been forever since I posted but I am getting ready to start up again. Am visiting with my cousin and she is helping me get restarted. Seeing how many hits I have had despite not posting GREATLY encourages me. I will be back very very soon.<br />
Love to all Joanne.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-63226135517299914492012-06-16T15:44:00.000-07:002012-06-16T15:44:29.431-07:00Crocheting ..... and a life shared<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At first it bothered my hands a lot but then I found these new ergonomic hooks. There are a few different kinds, so I tried a few till I found one that worked best for me.... it is flat with a small cushioned area in just the right spot. Now I crochet away. There was also another problem .... because of some of the very strong medicine I was on; it was difficult for to fully concentrate to follow the directions. My husband and I had many a good laugh over some of my strange creations. But I happily crocheted odd shaped scarves and hats for friends and family.... who very politely thanked me for the "lovely" creation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I found a charity that was looking for people to make 8 inch squares either knitted or crocheted. A SQUARE !!!!! I can do that !!! Yippee!!! So I made about 100 squares for the orphanages in Rwanda and other places in Africa. No directions to follow and it was good strengthening exercise for my fine motor skills. It kept my wandering spaced out drugged mind <b>occupied</b>. AND the square was actually useful to someone in this world. I was happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As time went by and the drugs lessened I was able to do more with the crocheting and made a Granny Square blanket. A very basic design but a major accomplishment for me. The picture below is my blanket:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found a pretty throw made with hexagons in a granny-square-type pattern. I still had trouble following the instructions but when I could not figure it out, I just made up my own pattern. It all worked except when I made 7 sided motifs instead of 6 ... :-). Below is that blanket ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The tedious part is weaving all the hanging strains back into the pattern. You can see there are plenty to do via the next picture .....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On my last post I mentioned that we are eagerly awaiting the birth of my niece's (Jenica) second baby, a little girl named Aubrey. It is a happy/sad time for all of us because in April my sister & Jenica's mother, Melinda died very unexpectedly and quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She was at Pilates and started feeling short of breath. By the time the paramedics got her to the hospital she was comatose and expired the next day. She had a massive brain hemorrhage. A very tragic event for all of us but we are getting thru. It is hardest, of course, for my niece. She is an only child herself and her second child is her first little girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Melinda L. Moore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BY_BUwkDVIKZimMjINUbez9pnqYIc47_XqzZhR46CudQmZglwprZdoHifVLfcjuwWYDe2po5KTAUfBNBKrz9CnobE2het_NEWv7ha0SFSb6JltttrqiND4DIZzaHIloC8FEb5Si3cD0/s1600/IMG_9908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BY_BUwkDVIKZimMjINUbez9pnqYIc47_XqzZhR46CudQmZglwprZdoHifVLfcjuwWYDe2po5KTAUfBNBKrz9CnobE2het_NEWv7ha0SFSb6JltttrqiND4DIZzaHIloC8FEb5Si3cD0/s320/IMG_9908.JPG" width="192" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Melinda and her daughter, Jenica</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgisndRzg3EPjb1CmETqi9jRVpGs7GRYKLgBrbnr2vL8FE7nmUNvoKi-FLm3QtOycDwBosH3kIuekIkQHMamCaUbSPW56qI_N1oXjHOXn-sRIMaxP8tbcK433yiTeTltWlHoF5j-fJYA/s1600/IMG_8985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgisndRzg3EPjb1CmETqi9jRVpGs7GRYKLgBrbnr2vL8FE7nmUNvoKi-FLm3QtOycDwBosH3kIuekIkQHMamCaUbSPW56qI_N1oXjHOXn-sRIMaxP8tbcK433yiTeTltWlHoF5j-fJYA/s320/IMG_8985.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Melinda and grandson, Brody</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Thank you for stopping by and reading the blog. I would love to hear from you if you would like to leave a note. Thank you and God Bless. Joanne<br />
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PS I will post pictures when Aubrey arrives !!!!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-59749227299747756482012-06-03T03:26:00.000-07:002012-06-03T03:26:27.542-07:00Brody's Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hello again, have had a couple of things occur to prevent me from blogging. One being that I am having to relearn how to manage the pictures. I continue to persevere.</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><b>This posting is about Body's quilt. Brody is my niece's 2.5 year old son who is a bundle of activity and brings us lots of joy. The picture below is the bedding set that his Mom got for his crib and room when he was born. Now Brody has a little sister on her way in just 6 weeks. So his parents set up his crib to be a big-boy-bed. Then my niece (Jenica) got the idea of turning the baby quilt into a quilt big enough to fit the big-boy bed. Obviously, the big rectangle in the photo is the baby quilt.</b></li>
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<b>Another round of stripes and navy and we were ready for the best part of the design (IMHO) ..... adding all the stars around the edge that will drop down on the side of the bed</b><br />
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<b>Finally the new flimsy (quilt top) is on the bed and it fits just great! </b><br />
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Back to the Butterfly Garden project that I have been slowly working on. My cousin, Cathy, and I both fell in love with this design and decided to do it together. I chose it ... well, first because it is gorgeous .... and at then, because I was looking for a project I could pick up and work on by hand on days that I am unable to sit at the machine for very long.</div>
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After piecing the individual nine blocks together I had 9 small blocks to make EACH Big Block (BB) square .... 81 small blocks = 9 BB .... just sound of that number makes me tired. I did not realize until I wrote this truly how much prep work went into the start of the quilt. </div>
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This is one BB. Another reason I chose this quilt was to practice my appliqué technique. I used to make a lot of appliqué quilts but have not done so in many years. I stuffed the flower centers and butterfly body for a tarpunto effect. Here is some detail on it ....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is not that I have any magnificent works to show you ... or that I am a GREAT writer or picture taker or even quilter. But you guys are great to communicate and share with. Will let you know how it goes.</span><br />
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First I had to piece all nine blocks together ..... 9 small blocks to make each Big Block square. Then 9 of THOSE BB (Big Blocks to form the quilt top.<br />
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Here comes the challenging part for me ...... loading the pictures. The pictures I have put here are not all from the correct angle, but am not sure where and when to edit the photos ... I felt joyous just getting them on here!! Stay with me .... I will eventually master this part. I just seem to have a mental block and am dense about the picture thing.<br />
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This one is sideways .... made obvious by the door knob placement !! :-) Big Block #2:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I eventually want to go back an add embellishments in the form of beads</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and charms. Have already substituted some of the flowers with buttons.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cousin is doing her BG Quilt in 30s fabrics and I have seen many other </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">color combos with this design on the internet. All of them are gorgeous!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love seeing how each person interprets the same design.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I love seeing the variety in color combos everyone has.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So very inspiring!!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day this will hang on my living room wall behind the couch. I have a lot of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dark </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">brown in that room so this will set it off nicely.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Brown and aqua is just one</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of my favorite color combinations ..... as is purple and green or yellow ... oh,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love red and aqua also. Do you have fav color combos that you repeatedly</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More another day. Thanks for visiting</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="photo_preview pp_mediabars box_shadow box_round pp_clear " id="yui_3_2_0_6_133166969990731" mid="1_17745_AH+niGIAAETkTweNnwXI00o3G9U" style="-webkit-background-size: 100% 6px, 100%; background-color: white; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(rgb(218, 218, 218)), color-stop(0.75, rgb(245, 245, 245))), -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(rgb(245, 245, 245)), color-stop(0.5, rgb(255, 255, 255))); background-size: 100% 6px, 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #454545; display: block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 30px; min-height: 100px; min-width: 330px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0px; width: auto;"><div class="pp_album_group allatts" id="yui_3_2_0_5_1331669699907531" style="margin-top: 30px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"><div albumid="photoPreviewAlbum0" albumtype="allatts" class="pp_carousel_container pp_media_bar onepage" id="yui_3_2_0_6_133166969990735" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; min-height: 110px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-right: 3px;"><span class="pp_carousel_cntrl pp_stream" id="yui_3_2_0_6_1331669699907122" style="display: block;"><span class="pp_clear" style="clear: both; display: block;"></span></span><br />
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First I want to thank those of you who checked up on me during my absence to see how I was. I really appreciated the care and concern you expressed to me. Appreciated it a LOT !! It is a large part of why I have decided to be courageous and start blogging again.<br />
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The trouble started with hardware/computer/printer/camera issues. I could not get my photos to load for the life of me and then other difficulties developed.<br />
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Then my health deteriorated further. I got very depressed about this .... I did not want to be depressed but I was. The condition of chronic pain and fatigue can be brutal at times. This past year was one of those very dark seasons.<br />
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Physically I am not out of the woods and the truth of the matter is that this may be as good as it is gonna get. Doctors have stopped answering me when I ask "when is it going to get better?" But it is something I can accept now. Accept what is and the loss.<br />
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During this yukky, yukky year, I kept quilting ..... YEAH !!!! Along with prayer and God's sustenance to help me .... there has been quilting .... creativity bringing light to some dark times. Am so glad I renewed this part of my life before this particular storm hit me. Being creative is such a blessing. My DGD gave me a boost when she told me my stuff looks just like the stuff for sale in Anthropology. That got her another quilt from her dear ole Grandma !!!! Smart girl!!<br />
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I did have to stop quilting for a few months when I fell and broke my foot. I found I was just not coordinated enough to use the other foot on the foot pedal. Couldn't drive either. It did not help that the fracture did not show on the x-rays until I had been trying to walk on it for a month with excruciating leg pain ... so they took more x-rays from a different angles and what do you know?!! .... it was fractured. Great !!!! One more thing !!!<br />
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I was hand sewing but found I needed something even more mindless to do .... so I got out the ole yarn and crochet hooks. Been having a ball with that while my foot was healing.... my cats love my yarn as much as they love my fabrics. :-)<br />
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I will be visiting my old friends this week and will leave you all notes. I have pictures but not ready to tackle loading them today. Love to all.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-87373244649155951472011-01-24T23:09:00.000-08:002011-01-24T23:09:57.506-08:00Sewing Lesson with my niece ...Today I had the wonderful joy of giving my niece (NJ) her first sewing lesson. We went to the fabric store and she got the needed notions of pins, scissors, thread etc. We picked out a pattern and fabric for her first project ... diaper cover for her baby boy who is about to have his first birthday celebration.<br />
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At her house I had to get familiar with her new machine, so I could then show her how to use it. It took a little time, but we figured it out and she got to sew her first straight line. Exciting !! By that time, I had to leave to pick up my DGD:T. I will be going back on friday so we can put it all together. <br />
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Apparently her husband loved the quilts I brought to show them when she first got her machine. So eventually she wants to make a quilt. Yeah !!<br />
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</div>In the meantime I have been working on finishing up my WIPs from 2010. I decided to have a big pinwheel party ... all my borders and sashing will be pinwheels. I have well over a 100 of them going all at once ... assembly-line style ....<br />
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Above is about half of the completed pinwheels with Moda charm pack of Swell (older line of fabric). I added the solids. This is what got me started on the pinwheel idea to also use for borders.<br />
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Well I am having difficulty uploading anymore pictures. Stay tuned I will be back to finish but it is late tonite.<br />
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Love and hugs, Joanne<br />
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</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-91692541919581235242011-01-15T01:15:00.000-08:002011-01-15T01:25:26.625-08:00Hello again!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am here .... quietly working on projects and enjoying the holidays with friends and family. One of the yearly traditions I have with my DGDs is to make gingerbread houses together. We started when the girls were very young and it was a major mess and quite a challenge. One year we even made a gingerbread train and trees too. But the girls are older now and are pretty independent with their creative process. Altho Lucky, my "quilt supervisor", decided it was time to also help them with their houses this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div> Ju (above) decided a blizzard hit her house and blew part of the roof off ... actually she ate it !!<br />
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</div>Her favorite colors were orange and pink. Each Minkee I make gets a little easier .... it is a good thing because I have bunches of leftovers to work with now ..... PLUS my long-arm gal gave me all her minkee scraps. Yippee! That is what I get for saying "I'll never ...."<br />
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I have a modest collection of teapots. It is not a collection that I intentionally started. It started when a friend of mine died of Hodgkins Disease when we were both 24 and she left me her teapot. Someone else saw it and gave me another. Then another person added to those two .... and so my collection has grown over the years. I got a new tea set to add to the collection this year for Christmas .....<br />
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This has got to be the smallest tea set in the world and I love it !! The lid actually comes off the teapot and the sugar bowl. There is enough space inside to put a few drops of tea too. How fun !!!! Adorable !!!<br />
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Since the holidays I have been finishing quilting projects .... the Puzzle Quilt and the black & purple one made it to D.C. in time for Christmas for the DGD. Just finished my DD's quilt this week. I have to finish her hubby's quilt and then those are off to D.C. too. Hopefully this week.<br />
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It was very bright ! So my DD had to find out if her friend liked pastels or brights .... I was in good shape, her preference was brights. I also discovered the fabric was not 44" wide ... it was 60" ... YIPPEE !! I had more than enough fabric. So I made my best quick, standby: D9P ....<br />
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If you look close there is another breast cancer awareness fabric in there .... light pink. I found less than a yard of it toward the end of this project and worked in in.<br />
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Folded in half it was perfect size for sitting for hours in those infusion chairs at the chemo room. Then unfold it and it was perfect to curl up in. I was so happy to be able to bless this gal so much.<br />
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This is the semi-finished quilt top. I added dark purple for binding and the original fabric was the main fabric for the backing... stitching in the ditch to finish it off. Discovered this dream product that is a spray-basting product - spray fabric adhesive. I am sure many of you know about it, but it was my first experience. What an absolutely incredible product ... it made stitching the quilt together a dream. It was so easy and wonderful !!!<br />
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DD, her 2 DDs and myself presented the quilt to my daughter's lovely friend. It was a very special moment for all of us.<br />
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At some point in time in the midst of the sewing rush-job, I had a birthday and this wonderful gift arrived for me from my cousin. She is a friend, a fellow quilter, a Christian, a blogger and an inspiration. She made this for me!! How fortunate I am ....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now if you look again about center towards the top of the quilt is a dark gray area that looks smudgy. This fabric is causing an design conflict in our family ... My DD thinks this looks like duct tape and should be banned from the quilt. Her daughters agree ... of course. My husband, however, thinks it looks very classy and chic ... this from the guy who lives in t-shirts (1 for day time and 1 to sleep in) and uses duct tape regularly .... OK! I have already changed that area 2 or 3 times already, but I have agreed to let them audition 3 or 4 other fabrics this weekend. We shall see .....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First on a personal note: I applied for disability this week.... yea team !!! After a couple of appointments my doctor put me on 3 months medical leave. At the end of that, doc will re-evaluate my status. Progress at last ! Again I want to thank everyone for your support, encouragement and very positive input/advice. Now on to the quilts ......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember the Oh-Cherry-Oh D9P from August? My DGD-J fell in love with it and eventually very tactfully requested it for her new bed as a bedspread. I had to search high and low for some additional Oh Cherry prints as I needed to enlarge it a little so it would fit. But no luck. But then Elaine at Soggy Bottom Flats found some for me. Yeah and Thank you, girl !! I was then able to enlarge the quilt top enough to fit her bed and it is off to the quilter. This is an old pix of it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Puzzle Quilt is at the quilter as well. I made a pillow for DGD-E to toss on the bed with her quilt. I need to get the sham done as well .... maybe another pillow too. This one is an 18" square Twisted 9 Patch made with leftovers from her quilt:<br />
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Have already started DGD-M's quilt. It is very different than all the others I have been worked on thus far. Will post it later this week, now that I have figured out how to use the new system. It is a simpler quilt pattern, but still choosing the fabrics to add is the most difficult part of it. Not all of the fabrics we had originally picked worked well together.... especially one little area. I am on the fourth fabric audition ... hope this one is IT !!!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-53185040476968624372010-10-15T14:08:00.000-07:002010-10-15T14:18:30.898-07:00Puzzle FinishFirst I want to thank all of you who emailed me and left comments regarding my last post. I tried to respond to all of you but in case I missed someone then .... THANK YOU !!! Your words of enouragement and advice were very helpful and appreciated. As corny as it sounds ... it did make a difference in my life.<br />
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My time at home has been extended another 2 weeks for now. My physical problems remain the same but my perspective and attitude have changed tremendously in the past week. Amazing !!<br />
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Now on to my finished quilt top:<br />
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That last stretch to the finish was an effort .... this is the first bed-size quilt I have done since returning to quilting and I love the end result ! The top was too big for me to handle for a full picture but when it comes back from the longarm lady I will get a full picture of it.<br />
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There was a huge mess all over the house when I was done! OMG! I was further blessed that my DH did not offer one complaint about. He even helped me clean it all up by vacuuming. What a sweetheart!<br />
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I was curious as to how many different fabrics I used. A scrap here, a fat quarter there and ended up with over 100. Here are the leftovers:<br />
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I still need to make a matching pillow sham, but am taking a break from these little 6 inch squares for now. I have an "Origins" layer cake to make into a D9P. I told you I was addicted to the pattern!! It is simple, easy and quick. Yeah !!!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-46286414683000102312010-10-08T17:14:00.000-07:002010-10-08T17:20:15.628-07:00Hello !When I first started blogging several months ago, I met a few people who were making efforts to be real and be honest in their blogging. They really touched my heart and their words were inspiring to me. That is part of why I started blogging. But here I am facing the choice .... shall I be honest about who I am right now or not. Then I came I came across a blogger (new to me) who was being frankly honest and it truly affected me. So here it goes .....<br />
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</div><div>I have struggled at my job as an RN for a very long time because the demands of the job were becoming greater and greater .... because of health issues I am limited in what I can and cannot do, but as business was growing my ability to keep pace has not. I like what I do and I am good at my job (I should be good at it as I have been doing it for over 30 yrs !!!) I have worked most of my life ....</div><div><br />
</div><div>Here I am having to decide if I can keep working or not. Do I retire or should I go on disability? Maybe I just need to take a medical leave of absence. When do I do this? I really wanted to make it at least thru to the end of the year ... that is what I was developing as my plan. But maybe I am just giving up too soon, maybe I am not not trying hard enough, maybe if I get more organized or cut my hours and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. After all I should count myself fortunate just to have a job in this economy ..... yadda yadda yadda yadda ....</div><div><br />
</div><div>And then the bursitis in my hip flared up again ... worse than ever. I couldn't take off right away because the other full time RN was on vacation. By the time I stopped working the pain was excruciating and I was more exhausted than I usually am. So now I am home for 2 weeks, going to Physical Therapy, on pain meds 3x stronger than what I was on and barely able to even sew on the quilts. It is the end of my first week home and the progress I have made is that I realize that I need more than 2 weeks ..... now what?</div><div><br />
</div><div>I think it helps just to write this. I need to keep praying and stick a rod up my butt and be strong enough to face reality !!! That's what .... :-)</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-62939164300951337022010-09-27T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:17:49.580-07:00Pinwheel Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My DGD finally got her cuddle-quilt and she loves it ! Perfect timing because she just got her new bed this weekend. It doesn't fit on her bed, but she didn't care ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I had to make it bigger than the original pattern so she could wrap up in it. I added 11 or 12 blocks ... some were repeats with the colors rearranged and 2 of them I just 'made up' on my own.<br />
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I think you can see the quilting pretty good here. I just love the long arm quilter I found .... she is soo nice and did a superb job!<br />
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The back is a pretty flower sculptured Minkee pattern. Just right for curling up with to read a book or watch TV ..... altho it was over 100 here today!! That is uncommonly hot for this area.<br />
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DGD has laid claim to the most recent D9P I did last month. It is all cherry print fabrics and she asked if she could have it for her bed. I was just playing with the fabric & 2 layer cakes when I made it just for fun. I already have a taker!<br />
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No progress on the Puzzle Quilt .... been working too much again. It is on the sewing table for my day off tomorrow. Gonna be a fun day!!!<br />
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Would love to hear from you all ... Hugs and love, JoanneJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-85235260581491750252010-09-12T22:04:00.000-07:002010-09-12T22:16:48.763-07:00Minkee #1 is finished !!I got DD1's minkee quilt back from the long-arm lady. She did such a fantastic job !! It is a very hard fabric to work with (as I have said before) .... but she did not realize I had a pieced minkee top plus a minkee backing. She said it was quite a challenge! She did just enough quilting for it to be very pretty without distracting from all the different textures of the fabrics ... just wish the quilting showed up better in the picture.<br />
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Most important (to me at least) is that my DD1 absolutely loves it !!!! She wrapped up in it to watch the football game and kept telling everyone "don't touch, this is MY blanket." As a Mom, it was fun to see the little girl in her today. It matches her living room beautifully. <br />
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Now I have to finish Minkee #2 .....<br />
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I also picked up DGD's Pinwheel Quilt with minkee backing. No picture yet as I have to add the binding, but she enjoyed using it today ... the perfect cuddle quilt.<br />
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Progress report on the Puzzle Quilt: Now at 107 - 6 inch blocks fully attached to one another. Almost half way there. Slow but sure, it is getting done ....<br />
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It is now too big to hang on my closet door. I will have to find someplace else to hang it while I am deciding what goes next. The entertainment center is perfect, but football season has begun. :-)<br />
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Thanks for stopping by ...Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-41480199708157904792010-09-06T20:11:00.000-07:002010-09-06T20:17:59.317-07:00The Puzzle QuiltNo pictures today ... I had a busy working weekend. But I have figured out that I need a little over 200 blocks to make this quilt the right size. I am now 'sort of' at 96. I say 'sort of' because the 40 new blocks are made but not completely sewn to the main quilt. This is a fun quilt to work on, but, still, the hardest part is deciding which fabric to put where ..... it takes me days.<br />
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I pick up my Minkee quilts from the quilter tomorrow. Yippee !!!!<br />
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More to come ..... Lots of love to allJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-24017155403364712592010-08-29T17:44:00.000-07:002010-08-29T18:31:54.924-07:00Quilter's Puzzle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My DD2, her new DH and 2 girls moved to D.C. this summer. Before they left I told the girls I would make them quilts for their new beds in their new house and I took them shopping. DGD1 already had most of her favorite fabrics collected, but DGD2 was a challenge. She has very unique tastes. After selecting the puzzle pattern, she selected the following for her "base" fabric .... Kaffe Fasset Targets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">I instructed her to pull colors out of the fabric to add to the overall quilt design. I was concerned she might be overwhelmed at 10 in such a large quilt store. But silly me ... she took off running, picking out bolts of fabric and carrying them to the cutting table. She knew exactly what she wanted .... bright, bold and crazy !!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Then while exploring in a new-to -me quilt shop I found this: Kaffe Fasset Targets in RED !!!! Perfect !!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">So I have been picking up fat quarters here and there, pulling wild and crazy fabrics out of my stash and slowly building her jigsaw puzzle quilt. The sewing and pattern are a piece of cake ... it is deciding what fabric goes next that takes the most time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">I tape the quilt to the mirrored closet door on my side of the bed so I can look at it as I do stuff or rest. I "audition" fabrics by pinning them to the blocks all around. After a couple of days of looking and making numerous changes, I am ready to sew. It is slowly coming along ... I now have 56 blocks done:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">If you look close you can see the little swatches of fabric that are currently being auditioned. My husband absolutely loves this quilt and that is saying a lot from him.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Onward and upward ... 56 sounds like a lot but I have a long ways to go yet.</span>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-16263810764080737672010-08-21T21:46:00.000-07:002010-08-21T21:56:42.506-07:00I love Disappearing 9-Patch !!When I first returned to quilting I had no clue as to what the Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls and Honey Buns were. Once I figured them out I still did not have a clue as to why they were so popular .... and what on earth you would do with the pieces. This was not the scrap quilting I was familiar with. <br />
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Then one day I discovered Disappearing 9 Patch with Layer Cakes. It was a blast to make !! I loved watching the way all the pieces came together and how the different colors would combine in ways I would never think of. It was challenging my sense of color. It was exciting not knowing what I would end with for a quilt top. It gives the illusion of a very complicated quilt ... but it is not !! I felt like a little kid with a new toy!! It was addicting!!<br />
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Another thing love about this process is that when I am having a bad day and need to spend most of my day in bed resting, I can still work on this. I use a bed-tray as a work surface. I cut up the layer-cake and then proceed to sort and select the colors/prints to put in each 9-patch block. Then the long process of pinning all the squares together with little itty-bitty pins. When I am well enough to be back on my feet, I can sew everything up ... assembly line style. On my next bad day, I again cut, sort and pin all the 9-patch blocks.<br />
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Part of what makes this possible is that there is NO pattern. It is great !! There is no real mental strain to do it ... not much concentration required. That too is great !! This process gives me a wonderful sense of accomplishment instead of feeling I wasted my day being flat in bed. What a blessing !!<br />
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My latest Disappearing 9-Patch was made with 2 Layer Cakes .... Oh Cherry Oh and Berrylicious by Moda. Two Layer Cakes was huge .... but it was fun !! <br />
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I think using one Layer Cake with a few coordinating solids was easier ... but I really like this result. I found some black fabric with red cherries all over for the backing, border and binding. It is going to look great !!<br />
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Waiting on the shelf is a Bliss Layer Cake (yummy) and on the wish list are Lily&Will (blue) by Moda and Origins by Basic Grey.<br />
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I know there are other patterns I can adapt to my "bad-day" needs but for now this is wonderful !!<br />
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Would love to hear from you guys ... love, Joanne<br />
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So today I got my quilts ready to take to the quilter. I finally had to be honest with myself that as long as I am working and dealing with chronic illness, I am not able to quilt my own quilts .... that is, if I ever want them to actually be finished. So I found someone in another area of San Diego county to do them for me. Yeah !!!<br />
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These are the Minkee quilts I started a couple of months ago. The fabric is luscious but very hard to work with ... even with a walking foot. I kept thinking "man, I do not want to do this again !" "Absolutely do not ..... "<br />
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My DD1 wanted something simple with lots of texture .... and here it is. Some of the fabrics have a deep pile, some are nubby, some are a lower pile and they are all luxuriously soft. I was fortunate to find a variety of Minkee prints and colors online at reasonable rate. My DD1 had no idea what Minkee fabric was so when the shipment arrived, I took the box to her house and let her dive in !!! She was soooo excited and she rarely gets excited about fabric!<br />
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When the quilt was finished, I had a lot of left over strips. So I thought 'what the heck, I will make another one.' After all I am a quilter, I have to use up the scraps ..... right!?<br />
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So my DD1 gets 2 quilts to match the new colors in her family room!! And despite the hard work .... it was fun because it was a labor of love!!<br />
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But now EVERYONE wants a Minkee quilt. No, no, no ..... please "no". After some negotiation I reached a compromise with my DGDs ..... Minkee fabric will go on the back of their quilts. <br />
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The Pinwheel Party quilt for my DGD3 is finished. To make it the right size for her to have a cuddle- quilt I had to add an additional row of blocks across and down. I even made a few original pinwheel blocks so there would not be so much repetition. I found a yellow Minkee on sale for the backing and it is perfect ...<br />
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I have taken a lot of pictures of this quilt and cannot seen to get a decent shot. I think it is the colors. I am hoping when I get it back from the quilter, I will be able to get a good picture.<br />
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Actually, none of the pictures here came out very good. I am not a good photographer and I was tired today. Besides if I wait til I take the perfect picture, it will be another month before I post again. So this is what I got, folks !<br />
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What is next .... well my other 3 DGD already have their orders in. One challenge is DGD1 here in San Diego ... she loves the Cherish Nature line by Moda, but has a more modern style. Hmmmmm .... still looking for the right design. I found perfect pattern for DGD4 ... Jigsaw Puzzle ..... BUT her color selections and ideas are way out there !!! I will save that story for another blog.<br />
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Will post again soon ..... Cheers and God Bless. Would love to hear from you !Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-22689141119605109402010-07-25T21:25:00.000-07:002010-07-25T21:39:53.931-07:00My Forever-friend's quilt top<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ol><li style="text-align: auto;">Hello again, It has taken me a while but I finally got this image uploaded to the blog. I am trying to use a real camera instead of my phone camera ..... so far, not so good.</li>
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Because Marcie knew she would never get it hand quilted or machine quilted, I finished it for her into a duvet cover using another batik for the back and binding. That way when she got home she could just slip her current bedding into the duvet cover and immediately have a brand new look for her room.<br />
Presto!! Change-O !! And there you go !!<br />
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I am working on the pillow shams to match now .... but have been a bit side tracked ....<br />
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My DD2 that got married in June, has been here for several days with her 2 daughters. They came to say goodbye as they are moving to the Washington, DC area .... 3000+ miles away. :-( Her new hubby is in the Coast Guard and was transferred shortly after their wedding. She, her 2 DDs and kitties will be driving across country the end of this week.<br />
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By the way, the Quilt In a Day shop is about a 1/4 mile from my house. It has been fun to watch Eleanor's business grow over the years. Luckily for Marcie, the shop was having a big sale when we went looking for fabric for this ambitious project !!!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-57070275922086492712010-07-20T20:24:00.000-07:002010-07-20T20:24:35.889-07:00My apologiesI know I promised to post pictures. I took them but they came out yukky and now I can't find them !! Will try again this weekend.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-74347174544610740932010-07-15T21:41:00.000-07:002010-07-15T21:46:22.281-07:00It has been so long...I have had nonstop company since May. People coming and going from all over the place. All people I love seeing and whose company I enjoy, but it is time for a break ..... please!<br />
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One visitor was a friend I call my "forever friend" because we have been friends for over 30 years which I find amazing considering how much I moved around over these 30 years. She has ended up iliving in a place that I grew up in ... Syracuse, NY. And I have ended up living in her hometown ... San Diego, CA. I KNOW I got the better deal !<br />
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While she was here, I helped her make a quilt top for her bed at home. She kept saying she was going to take it home to quilt. I knew I could not do it for her. After some honest soul searching, she admitted she would never quilt it. So I finished it into a duvet cover for her with matching shams. It is lovely!<br />
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Despite all my visitors and working at my day-job I stayed true to my comittment to sew. I did a little here and a little there. I got the top to my DGD's Pinwheel Party cuddle-quilt finished .... even adding about 10 or 12 extra blocks so it would be the right size for her AND I started my DD1's minkee quilt. I must have been insane the day I committed myself to that project .... that fabric is hard to work with !!<br />
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I promise to post pictures this weekend, but I wanted to pop in and say hello so I can comfortably visit all your blogs and leave a greeting. Later .......Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-73872304156719734312010-06-08T22:15:00.000-07:002010-07-25T21:44:21.705-07:00It is over !!!The wedding festivities are over !! And I survived !! The last of the guests are leaving tomorrow, but I already went back to work at my day job. So my DH gets to play host. Ta ta!!<br />
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The wedding was lovely!! People came from as far away as Idaho, Florida and New York and even Italy!! Some old family friends of ours that are now scattered all over CA were here too. We have not seen them in over 20 yrs. One of their dgtrs used to babysit my kids and now she is a lovely young lady with kids of her own. It was fun introducing her as my dgtrs' babysitter. I just cannot help myself ... I still enjoy embarrassing my girls !!<br />
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DD2's new husband is of Scandinavian background and his family was wonderfully warm, friendly and fun. It was a pleasure to meet them all. It was impressive to see how much they all think of him. A whole new life ahead of them. A brand new start!<br />
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They knew each other many years ago in Tyler, TX. They even dated for a while when DD2 was just out of high school. All their friends at that time thought they would be a couple, but life intervened and they ended up going their separate ways. 20 years later they connected again and really fell in love !! Now they truly are "a couple". Some of their friends from 'way back then' were able to come to the wedding and rejoice with them. What a story !!<br />
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But ENOUGH !!! I am ready to get sewing again.... besides altering wedding clothes. Can't wait to finish the Pinwheel quilt and my DD1's Minky quilt. Yeah !! (Oh, I will post pictures later.)Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385891034727225102.post-42278647379787727832010-05-29T11:14:00.000-07:002010-05-29T11:21:45.609-07:00Busy, busy, busy !!!I haven't forgotten my new friends in blogland but my DD2's wedding is now just a week away!! Altho it is to be a "simple" affair ... simple involves more than the word implies. So between wedding drama, family drama, health issues and work drama ..... I have been away from everyone. I visit my neighbors here but do not leave notes and obviously have not posted in a while.<br />
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BUT ... I have found a little time to sew. My Pinwheel Party is just 1 block away from finishing ... I even made extra squares as the original quilt was too small for my purposes. And working a little on a quilt of strips with Minkee fabrics. Boy, that fabric is a bear to work with even with a walking foot and a simple design !!! Sewing is therapy to keep me sane and therefore a necessity!! It works too !!<br />
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Wedding is this coming Saturday, June 5. Family and friends we have not seen in forever will be there. Will tell you all about it next week.Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421088981783593130noreply@blogger.com4