tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77571697844485746942024-03-18T17:24:11.985-06:00Melva Loves ScrapsMelvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.comBlogger853125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-9298605444839007442024-03-17T17:00:00.055-06:002024-03-17T17:00:00.130-06:00Be Still ~ Sew & Tell ~ March 18, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFijbxF7nF6m67fy9Jaw5s1IjrdF57URS2zan7mRvavQzIOQ6Kc46GCAs1OPsK25BcSO32f78Dkda69Z2xsSfpUYxwrHqZr_HMoQ0AisrVtxbsweMc7PINg6A3580ORlcyW_ylMB6loJWcCLzOzELC0azJjuIqGhyN-DWpeipreUTABFi3GjheepJCrY/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFijbxF7nF6m67fy9Jaw5s1IjrdF57URS2zan7mRvavQzIOQ6Kc46GCAs1OPsK25BcSO32f78Dkda69Z2xsSfpUYxwrHqZr_HMoQ0AisrVtxbsweMc7PINg6A3580ORlcyW_ylMB6loJWcCLzOzELC0azJjuIqGhyN-DWpeipreUTABFi3GjheepJCrY/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did you hear that Colorado had a big ol' snowstorm. Feet! Yes, FEET of snow... but not by us. We got 10 inches of the wet, heavy stuff. Here's a collage of the progression. The final satellite image was something I saw on the internet about the storm... and then I discovered that it was actually from 5 years ago and a huge windstorm.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAfH3QNiUaLXOwYgpbOb3BTfVcV02xghJhtgfNWKZjzhgfldAVcL4KTsmZznNmzGi0Aq6YSXsIokK0NA2zG2Jd8f7HN9f4s2tnI08_JNbaYedGXd6Fmo0mnDDXwxDD0OYw3tCL591wsW9Wr-n9Gw2vESdZCP6Ns6Yp1QQ8fY-ePHqfPFvRyUEuqQQ83A/s1080/IMG_20240314_122300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAfH3QNiUaLXOwYgpbOb3BTfVcV02xghJhtgfNWKZjzhgfldAVcL4KTsmZznNmzGi0Aq6YSXsIokK0NA2zG2Jd8f7HN9f4s2tnI08_JNbaYedGXd6Fmo0mnDDXwxDD0OYw3tCL591wsW9Wr-n9Gw2vESdZCP6Ns6Yp1QQ8fY-ePHqfPFvRyUEuqQQ83A/w640-h640/IMG_20240314_122300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Dave and I had planned ahead and loaded as much as we could into the camper before it was muddy and sloppy wet. All dry goods, clothing, bedding, etc., were loaded in on Wednesday morning before the storm started on Wednesday evening. All remaining items were loaded Saturday morning before we pulled out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left top: 8:30 a.m.; Left bottom: 10:30 a.m.; Right top: 11:30 a.m. and the last shot of our yard was at 12:30 p.m. It continued to snow until evening, but the heaviest accumulation had passed. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While it was snowing on Thursday and causing the electricity to blink off and on, (while I was working on the computer...NOT good) I decided to go sit and slow-stitch. I finished my second paper embroidery piece. And let the words of the picture soak in. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOss0hnwCucQoiQstBq10LxtbZOhJLwoU2m_GaRv_r3NUboxZpaiezZlBUiwN0J9WLJXmrkkuDgCaZ9bWCSklLknrZajTAZjUdaIsFkE1m55ynxxFpN6dsPDCjhYQssy5r0EpIRPtYgGJ6REsz9bXyylKTymv14EJQJTtT1efh2rDWXZH8SEOgF9VFldY/s3056/20240310_083247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOss0hnwCucQoiQstBq10LxtbZOhJLwoU2m_GaRv_r3NUboxZpaiezZlBUiwN0J9WLJXmrkkuDgCaZ9bWCSklLknrZajTAZjUdaIsFkE1m55ynxxFpN6dsPDCjhYQssy5r0EpIRPtYgGJ6REsz9bXyylKTymv14EJQJTtT1efh2rDWXZH8SEOgF9VFldY/w640-h640/20240310_083247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">With that, I'll say... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizX9_qd8ThohaHbcKnTiAYBuoDjznDsmG2kozmRnYB41lxYg9pBReSU6hdWP6gf8B1zBcjthrAedxaq4uLhHyTCWFcdXqLe0L4dTFeSLSFYT4M6JBTexa6bc7qCp5DWHgaBR5TfbtRqes6ONQo7TMzPu6pBc9MJb24ZW1nzXcHXfxhKXgPJKXkWLxyy4I/s350/gone-camping.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="350" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizX9_qd8ThohaHbcKnTiAYBuoDjznDsmG2kozmRnYB41lxYg9pBReSU6hdWP6gf8B1zBcjthrAedxaq4uLhHyTCWFcdXqLe0L4dTFeSLSFYT4M6JBTexa6bc7qCp5DWHgaBR5TfbtRqes6ONQo7TMzPu6pBc9MJb24ZW1nzXcHXfxhKXgPJKXkWLxyy4I/s320/gone-camping.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Talk amongst yourselves while Dave and I are unplugged. </span></i></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Love on and encourage one another by making a visit to the other party guests. Be sure to leave a comment so that they know you stopped by.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=10Mar2024a&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-39655418237124100542024-03-14T06:30:00.002-06:002024-03-15T11:08:20.917-06:00World-wide Quilting Day<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saturday, March 16th is World-wide Quilting day! I'll am celebrating National Quilting Month all month with an exhibit of three story-telling quilts on the "Art Wall" at my local library, Trinidad Carnegie Public Library.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxU0igXbeTdYrk2jtGNkYvlp6TZ5YEAD4haJf52SdQ_Ild0ZUnKb4H4CUy7j-fodPpKQAqbRoEKoGVMkiQo1UPgO82CA4s8VE-txvSjXO76YnyDLBFuVFd50JMeNxbY03yp1fFKH1GmnOJZrBx93IwwNVQjTUFFybzpJA_N8IOw1jtLJj_dtZS2bUaS8/s4080/20240311_131511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxU0igXbeTdYrk2jtGNkYvlp6TZ5YEAD4haJf52SdQ_Ild0ZUnKb4H4CUy7j-fodPpKQAqbRoEKoGVMkiQo1UPgO82CA4s8VE-txvSjXO76YnyDLBFuVFd50JMeNxbY03yp1fFKH1GmnOJZrBx93IwwNVQjTUFFybzpJA_N8IOw1jtLJj_dtZS2bUaS8/w640-h480/20240311_131511.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below is the press release:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">During the month of March, the Trinidad Public Library is excited to exhibit on its Art Wall quilts by local artist and author, Melva Nolan. Melva has titled her exhibit, “Three Storytelling Quilts.” Melva began her interest in quilting in 2001. During the next ten years she honed her quilting skills with the help of her grandmother, and by 2011 was designing and sewing her own quilts. In 2013 she began posting to her blog, MelvaLovesScraps. “I decided that using my blog while I worked on my quilts would be a great way to document and share the stories of my quilts and some of my thoughts and experiences of life.” This eventually led her to writing two books that documented two of her quilt designs and the stories behind them. Pieces from the past: a collection of letters from former prisoners of war, and Pieces from the Santa Fe Trail: The story of Marion Sloan Russell's journey on the Santa Fe Trail and her life told through a quilt, are both in the library’s catalog, and also available for sale from the author. I hope you can take in Melva's exhibit the next time you visit the library! —Tom</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY4nquWg7prvEcIIZQCUu2Nd0-48qEn1gnQlDbJmPhplPNhpmTQ4TY9uhuvfV77DXWAvLJfm0f0lnG8VNp1YzEhpMYCsUfo1FG5Ea4KqO15f7wWUOWLnJz3rHC9zCNX9qoISQTMEoJxzHXqrdoDQ9SX_sPkXjMzNjDpp-CdjF3LYpZ5hwOl2CuQjlRCw/s3060/20240309_111132.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY4nquWg7prvEcIIZQCUu2Nd0-48qEn1gnQlDbJmPhplPNhpmTQ4TY9uhuvfV77DXWAvLJfm0f0lnG8VNp1YzEhpMYCsUfo1FG5Ea4KqO15f7wWUOWLnJz3rHC9zCNX9qoISQTMEoJxzHXqrdoDQ9SX_sPkXjMzNjDpp-CdjF3LYpZ5hwOl2CuQjlRCw/w400-h400/20240309_111132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />At the beginning of March, I kicked off a new sew-along series with a new "story-telling quilt" ~Pieces of My Life. Participants will be making 24 blocks that correspond to a series of pages with questions that, when completed, will tell their personal stories and memories and make up a lovely memory book to accompany the quilt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3irwv3BfNBkV7iNlhXR5FYplhXBFosSpcw4Ow9xcBNQ9Fy8r30AiVedDbAsYjHHgfh_IkZqAdwPixkno66DCaWugsCIXHcsZ5PdERK2LMOeNrPngofXX2U37_aglxwQwzHjUVwqKw0783eZUj6sbVkYfteZ0kUxF2Jd-2MfX8KPRNoKig93KEFR6ncM/s3056/20240302_144556.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3irwv3BfNBkV7iNlhXR5FYplhXBFosSpcw4Ow9xcBNQ9Fy8r30AiVedDbAsYjHHgfh_IkZqAdwPixkno66DCaWugsCIXHcsZ5PdERK2LMOeNrPngofXX2U37_aglxwQwzHjUVwqKw0783eZUj6sbVkYfteZ0kUxF2Jd-2MfX8KPRNoKig93KEFR6ncM/w400-h400/20240302_144556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Full details can be found on the <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/pieces-of-my-life-mls-2024-sew-along.html" style="background-color: #f1c232;" target="_blank">Announcement </a>story and the first block a big bow block, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/pieces-of-my-life-bow.html" style="background-color: #f1c232;" target="_blank">here</a>. If you are interested in the pages you must sign up for my newsletter by sending me an email with "Newsletter" in the subject line.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>How are you planning to celebrate National Quilting Day?</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/learning-to-fail-on-off-wall-friday.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/how-not-to-piece-quilt-back-beauties.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/tgiff-bags-for-friend.html" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/green-lightening-2-and-finished-or-not.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-52939462870159678082024-03-10T17:00:00.019-06:002024-03-14T09:16:33.598-06:00Sew & Tell ~March 11, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNSTopW7Ygpv0AJQYLCG2DoHrfjKSrCKzNAoDln7b3EBpBHa3AmA8Ly2pkD8gW1StKWXZCKIqVwg7coVGcoYywkzmdEj9Y-qm-1DZuKKeyMl7zArhT3ydP5n38jZwQ9wjoVWutFJ1nD49xk5hnoUfOgTcxfnlYCmwxwwwZV0atJ2_plc-owbDIzkjFXM/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNSTopW7Ygpv0AJQYLCG2DoHrfjKSrCKzNAoDln7b3EBpBHa3AmA8Ly2pkD8gW1StKWXZCKIqVwg7coVGcoYywkzmdEj9Y-qm-1DZuKKeyMl7zArhT3ydP5n38jZwQ9wjoVWutFJ1nD49xk5hnoUfOgTcxfnlYCmwxwwwZV0atJ2_plc-owbDIzkjFXM/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What's new with you??? The big news for me is that I have completely finished the first of two <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/pieces-of-my-life-bow.html" style="background-color: #f1c232;" target="_blank">Pieces of My Life</a> quilts. Have joined the sew along? The first pattern is available by following the highlighted link.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyI5SOTFM-pH_G_v8MZVDCT43pASYTZem4h9qT4Q43lq0BiEOcYzZEM1beIDX5-vqFu6sad7i2Ca-S4FdbQ9mdGEFXKNia5VURnjxUbK4uQjVFSovJ2vOnP4dD8VviJBB31gr7EbntJOqgKFS7eKqYAX_AFWwG9bDQ69uDf_N3uSCiPgBSd8c0zIaU14/s4080/20240309_111233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyI5SOTFM-pH_G_v8MZVDCT43pASYTZem4h9qT4Q43lq0BiEOcYzZEM1beIDX5-vqFu6sad7i2Ca-S4FdbQ9mdGEFXKNia5VURnjxUbK4uQjVFSovJ2vOnP4dD8VviJBB31gr7EbntJOqgKFS7eKqYAX_AFWwG9bDQ69uDf_N3uSCiPgBSd8c0zIaU14/w480-h640/20240309_111233.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YLWonGNZeM0C7pjG0Xg0UahLKRDuRORgGAiBy2F-JjC7W3NeBjgz0KIGV9rwbgIrDNB0YJbtCfJMNXgAvPnfzi2X128w54rKYJqV39VcsZQ-WdThr38RFyl1gYTJpS06UodN204SahFr0BcCFsQ29Ehi9s3nWpB1EDDTU_X0Ipw6DR1I3D1a4p_N7GY/s1080/IMG_20240309_143756.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YLWonGNZeM0C7pjG0Xg0UahLKRDuRORgGAiBy2F-JjC7W3NeBjgz0KIGV9rwbgIrDNB0YJbtCfJMNXgAvPnfzi2X128w54rKYJqV39VcsZQ-WdThr38RFyl1gYTJpS06UodN204SahFr0BcCFsQ29Ehi9s3nWpB1EDDTU_X0Ipw6DR1I3D1a4p_N7GY/w400-h400/IMG_20240309_143756.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />With the blue quilt done, I was able to turn some attention to the fact that we are leaving for 2 weeks... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The camper pantry needs to be restocked. I've been busy in the kitchen mixing up my homemade seasonings and condiments.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave was gone for a few days to a men's conference so I spent time with my Mom to help her down-size... declutter... whatever it may be called... she has LOTS of "stuff". Some of the stuff could be viewed as junk... some are treasures. It just depends on who is considering its value and worth. I have a large box of items that will be listed on ebay at prices guaranteed to sell. But that and so many other things (like the purple Pieces/Life quilt) will wait until April and our return home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I prefer to leave the house/studio nice and tidy... or appearing clean... so, I HAD to spend some time as I cleaned my studio and put a bunch of piles away. They were everywhere and it was driving me NuTz! Depending on which machine I needed, the piles were moved back and forth between my tables and a chair. They were moved out of the studio and placed on the guest bed... I felt a lot better about my studio! BUT... Since we had discussed having a house sitter, I needed to clear out the guest room. Fabric and quilting items were put in the stash closet, and "stuff" (that big box I mentioned) got put "away"... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started by moving it to the basement, but that was a project all by itself. I had an order of books arrive and I didn't want to leave them on the basement floor should a horrible thing like the water heater decide to leak... I placed them in the storage area inside a tote and then decided I needed to move the "stuff" to the garage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Someone else may look at the situation and see chaos and a mess... I see organized chaos with plans for future on-line sales.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNhBWlYT8xdpErU1373pk2r_8JaHXb17jY0n21LrjRNXFJGFz7wiBpfunwjzfsy-HmwJNgJGkqAt5irlGS1GQIm3PnXsGzvy7hJ3qIvDmPE_EpBcu7C9-MeDBCNtR9WxjfprF3I1VK9fNx9bkRBMoH4Y66YpvkhYfHMIdqHoQPHv6HKM-lr5HB8nE7hY/s3056/20240310_083247.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNhBWlYT8xdpErU1373pk2r_8JaHXb17jY0n21LrjRNXFJGFz7wiBpfunwjzfsy-HmwJNgJGkqAt5irlGS1GQIm3PnXsGzvy7hJ3qIvDmPE_EpBcu7C9-MeDBCNtR9WxjfprF3I1VK9fNx9bkRBMoH4Y66YpvkhYfHMIdqHoQPHv6HKM-lr5HB8nE7hY/w400-h400/20240310_083247.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />After a quick stop at a local thrift shop to drop off more "stuff" I didn't want to deal with, I was able to prepare some hand-sewing items for our trip. Quilted hearts with trims, buttons, lace and more will be on the agenda... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and of course, some more Camping Journal blocks. If I grow tired of those, I'll pull out my paper embroidery book. This is my latest... I have just a few more flowers to finish near the bottom of the page. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think it will be finished before we leave.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OQSinIwe-RbTLeWuIazxTrUohhaLl8ojX2otnYWgInhpl30nnUInABkdAQ5S65cQU1Bre0kOM1GXiY5DJBhhTX1Yhskwm0md1tfF1q4Gi_irAyoSDw8z_mnmEpsoW8Pg3u9PBSyhJmefMATNHt06dRR0UVUGnwVmkP9I608MF9Mv_1F8IwqNMun7oOA/s800/Quiltinpatch_BB%20quilts%2034_2024-01.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OQSinIwe-RbTLeWuIazxTrUohhaLl8ojX2otnYWgInhpl30nnUInABkdAQ5S65cQU1Bre0kOM1GXiY5DJBhhTX1Yhskwm0md1tfF1q4Gi_irAyoSDw8z_mnmEpsoW8Pg3u9PBSyhJmefMATNHt06dRR0UVUGnwVmkP9I608MF9Mv_1F8IwqNMun7oOA/w570-h640/Quiltinpatch_BB%20quilts%2034_2024-01.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br />It is now time for this week's randomly selected feature... There were 22 participants this week. I extend my many thanks for the support and participation of this weekly party. 😍 Frederique at <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/bebe-quilts-pour-lhopital-neonatal-baby.html" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Applique</a> shared a story of she and a group of quilters that made quilts for babies and the neonatal unit at a hospital. Just look at the bright, cheery colors! Each quilt is unique and special, and I have no doubt in my mind that the parents of the babies that receive one of these will feel the love that was poured into them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, that's all I have for now. I'll have a few scheduled posts for the time that we are away. If we have service, I may pop in and share a few pics of our adventures. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be well and Keep Piecing!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But before you go..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Do you get concerned about having stuff cleaned and looking organized before you leave on a trip? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Or are you not concerned about what you return home to?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-from-leftovers.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/sunday-stash-march-10-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-sunday-stitching_0494723281.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/design-wall-monday-march-11-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-3-4-24-2/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/03/craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/03/11/monday-this-and-that-11th-march-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div><a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-301-senior-salon-pit-stop/" target="_blank">Senior Salon Pit Stop</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/03/11/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-65/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/03/midweek-makers-426.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/03/13/wednesday-wait-loss-371" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-229/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/03/needle-and-thread-thursday.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div>Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</div><div><a href="https://brianshomeblog.com/2024/03/thankful-thursday-blog-hop-older-programs-on-the-tv.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday at Brian's Home</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/03/52-frames-year-9-part-1.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=10Mar2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script><br />Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-81755843707135866632024-03-07T00:00:00.002-07:002024-03-08T13:16:22.346-07:00Pieces of My Life ~ Bow <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5-OWCCCPAzvAakl2jJQbhAvShm3RJSyrqDVCj4uqhoXdtWuhtgIFV6AaI03vC3Z0NQEDQ7tcabhPT0wlzfX5i5OxPvLWK2G-RFs4lLce0ginOEMRPgLfMYdug9-lGNMCkis7XM7K7kSWxR5k1QHaMcQHDIlbE4Qa3KSpisr3vBsap4NvsLTQXB8kwN4/s1883/Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1883" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5-OWCCCPAzvAakl2jJQbhAvShm3RJSyrqDVCj4uqhoXdtWuhtgIFV6AaI03vC3Z0NQEDQ7tcabhPT0wlzfX5i5OxPvLWK2G-RFs4lLce0ginOEMRPgLfMYdug9-lGNMCkis7XM7K7kSWxR5k1QHaMcQHDIlbE4Qa3KSpisr3vBsap4NvsLTQXB8kwN4/w640-h242/Logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This sew along, like the <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-in-garden.html" target="_blank">Pieces in the Garden</a>, is loosely based on the tradition and story of "The Bride's Quilt".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>In olden days, it was traditional for young girls to make a “Baker’s Dozen” (13) quilts by their wedding day. The patterns, often handed down from generation to generation, were usually planned when the girl was very young; and, as soon as she could hold a needle, she would start sewing her first quilt. The last (or 13th) quilt was the fanciest of all. After a girl became engaged, she would invite her friends to a party to quilt the top of this “Bride’s Quilt” … and in this way she would announce her engagement.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The patterns in this “Bride’s Quilt have been chosen to tell the following story…</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>“Bride’s Quilt”</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzI4X4PXKFXHxGHJfnH8vLQCSjQL60XvEVZNlZDtSIAtPkWD-X3Hi88h4I3KQSMKWP72p6cGaZzlohOnG75_jIM3Ugru60I9vo8IJPy_kg4n8ah7_iBfE4uKLjMe2iR-44f8JjUbNHIp9XeETXi7-PHKS5bWty8dDYBFYUUy7QWm3q7aeS0imkJIbd_I/s2738/20240120_101450.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="2738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzI4X4PXKFXHxGHJfnH8vLQCSjQL60XvEVZNlZDtSIAtPkWD-X3Hi88h4I3KQSMKWP72p6cGaZzlohOnG75_jIM3Ugru60I9vo8IJPy_kg4n8ah7_iBfE4uKLjMe2iR-44f8JjUbNHIp9XeETXi7-PHKS5bWty8dDYBFYUUy7QWm3q7aeS0imkJIbd_I/w400-h400/20240120_101450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will be dark as night. But they will try to share their happiness, their miseries and their chores – she grabbing a wrench to help with household repairs and he grabbing a towel to help with the dishes. Sometimes they will have broken dishes, but they will try to remember that “things” can be replaced, whereas harsh words, possibly spoken about the broken dishes, could chip away love. They will try to follow the Golden Rule as they are learning to communicate openly with each other.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>They will also try to keep in mind the symbolism of Jacob’s ladder – “steps of communication” between themselves on earth and God in heaven.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7vCQMHCQSuVu9HwEa-A7nO2XuHERRKhQ4IFcw0Ho4mgtcFuyjXF4ejsYzTEeY3Yq2ajYYMSlF66ocM_qxhnc2r4Fw7TVaOM3U_buZr5GBgu6TsOwvo-B1CUC2IxMeu4fG80wchYJhxCBGm4qd4wADGR_dUM_lSDwPNXJHvTWMTRVVI7XLy_qGjdnExI/s2075/Melva%20Announcement.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="1399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7vCQMHCQSuVu9HwEa-A7nO2XuHERRKhQ4IFcw0Ho4mgtcFuyjXF4ejsYzTEeY3Yq2ajYYMSlF66ocM_qxhnc2r4Fw7TVaOM3U_buZr5GBgu6TsOwvo-B1CUC2IxMeu4fG80wchYJhxCBGm4qd4wADGR_dUM_lSDwPNXJHvTWMTRVVI7XLy_qGjdnExI/w432-h640/Melva%20Announcement.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>As I consider the stories and memories of <i>my</i> life, I am choosing to keep the details private since many of the answers could be answers to security questions and such... I would guess that much of it could probably be found easily by those not-so-nice people that like to steal, use and sell such data, but I don't need to serve it to them on a silver platter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was named after my Dad, Melvin. I had an older brother, Kelvin, also named after him.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />As a young girl, I had long hair and wore barrettes nearly every day. I had box with an assortment of ribbons and bows that I could choose from as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKjprhgdqfVj41hryPPRTE53svSsaWna2YzZAlejHIld0DCkUG6KQ-ptBok00RZHKRxHivoP_aenIllh9JcamFoG_5m23hNvpbFsvzaPgT3a6lTBBuUIopwuLMkS108EJ0s6fG4Z-p6Bdnn-ig_Mi5CxFx5BK5eTmGNs4X4vvFWJgjK1nAcbZ51XAsno/s984/Melva%20bow.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="733" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKjprhgdqfVj41hryPPRTE53svSsaWna2YzZAlejHIld0DCkUG6KQ-ptBok00RZHKRxHivoP_aenIllh9JcamFoG_5m23hNvpbFsvzaPgT3a6lTBBuUIopwuLMkS108EJ0s6fG4Z-p6Bdnn-ig_Mi5CxFx5BK5eTmGNs4X4vvFWJgjK1nAcbZ51XAsno/w298-h400/Melva%20bow.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Here's a photo of me at age 5, with a bow peeping over the top of my hair.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recall my Mom fixing my hair each day. I always got my choice of style... one ponytail, pigtails, half-pony... but never braids...did I want a barrette or bow? I'm not sure what the reason for not being allowed to have braids. Hmmm... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I got older, my hair was much longer. I hated riding in the back of the truck because of my long hair. It was always in my face and it was a terrible experience trying to get the tangles out... and it would tangle horribly! I still don't like the wind in my hair. Don't bother giving me an invitation to ride in a convertible.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcYLXBixFi9_q6R-h7dRwlVYkvfNDaKItz_wY9a8Otrdi0hg6jT8vzdUZML5qv_WoY39jx36JKp-IdGO9m28fJTmRqGe1loppMvkT6ir3XK3IbNZUEx6zTccvcs_GZZlwIYILA578xJDiQoqYU4DM1K8zWiTR5cjaTeMZM9e9EklC7fxnVZWojYCUNuw/s3056/20240214_150848.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcYLXBixFi9_q6R-h7dRwlVYkvfNDaKItz_wY9a8Otrdi0hg6jT8vzdUZML5qv_WoY39jx36JKp-IdGO9m28fJTmRqGe1loppMvkT6ir3XK3IbNZUEx6zTccvcs_GZZlwIYILA578xJDiQoqYU4DM1K8zWiTR5cjaTeMZM9e9EklC7fxnVZWojYCUNuw/w400-h400/20240214_150848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />As you assemble this block make note that the half-square triangles (HSTs) you will want to pay close attention to the direction that you press the seams.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The units should be pressed 1/2 one direction, and 1/2 the opposite direction. Pay close attention to your layout so that the seams will nest together, reducing bulk in the seams. Once the block is assembled, you can press the final seams open.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time for you to grab the pattern! Head over to my <a href="https://payhip.com/b/NYBKV" style="background-color: #f1c232;" target="_blank">Payhip store</a> to download it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The newsletter, via e-mail, will have three pages of questions to accompany this block. I am still trying to figure out the details of the newsletter mailings, so please, be patient. We will be on our camping trip when the second pattern is scheduled to be released (March 28th). Unless I get the process of scheduling the newsletter, it will not be emailed until the beginning of April, after our return.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When you have your block complete be sure to come back to share in the block parade. If you don't have a blog or don't use social media but would like to share your block send me an email. I'll be sure to link you up. MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't have any prizes to entice <strike>bribe</strike> you with this time, but I do hope that won't stop you from sharing. :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-228/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/03/a-finished-class-sample-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://brianshomeblog.com/2024/03/thankful-thursday-blog-hop-tis-lawn-season-already.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday at Brian's Home</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-growth-on-high-line.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-unusual-week.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/pegboards-for-quilting-on-off-wall.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/in-irish-chain-tradition-beauties.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/log-cabins-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=06Mar2024&meme=13539" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-18323863034900321132024-03-03T17:00:00.038-07:002024-03-05T08:48:28.588-07:00Sew & Tell ~ Winds, Furs and Freezer Meals ~ March 4, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8MImhvqoQRW-IbREIK-py1jUs1kUP7T5ujIjgdy5wxF9EfKTTOvrMZd6aeC8mQIqrxYIINRHVkBU9f1w3huqpwZe3J1n4ofqGy_BM8nGWV7HaRXOEoRf9cXTge0q8pUMDpbKu5ErrAvA0zDU_BMkbXIjmS21NsJ__qtPJSCtsW84FWxeV8L3dgyaFr0/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8MImhvqoQRW-IbREIK-py1jUs1kUP7T5ujIjgdy5wxF9EfKTTOvrMZd6aeC8mQIqrxYIINRHVkBU9f1w3huqpwZe3J1n4ofqGy_BM8nGWV7HaRXOEoRf9cXTge0q8pUMDpbKu5ErrAvA0zDU_BMkbXIjmS21NsJ__qtPJSCtsW84FWxeV8L3dgyaFr0/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy8bHQx9iUmsnaRQy2Fpq96mK1dB0Dz0PFvNa_5cR0Xdx5dl9hFo_HKo4AjPrOh8vZOVwhNfQm1-kAn-g-ZMKR_RH2KZ2HmA6o4IuIfRJHLmPetSqPm5eCDuMUg8-Ls_ci6BnYlU1mcQJVhm6L7dOQkB96IP7_pHwgCdqE8bIvAU0Im9vYyDdp1VtnxY/s478/Lion-lamb%20March.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy8bHQx9iUmsnaRQy2Fpq96mK1dB0Dz0PFvNa_5cR0Xdx5dl9hFo_HKo4AjPrOh8vZOVwhNfQm1-kAn-g-ZMKR_RH2KZ2HmA6o4IuIfRJHLmPetSqPm5eCDuMUg8-Ls_ci6BnYlU1mcQJVhm6L7dOQkB96IP7_pHwgCdqE8bIvAU0Im9vYyDdp1VtnxY/w396-h400/Lion-lamb%20March.jpg" width="396" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone turned their calendar pages so fast that they created a horrible swooshing wind... Ugh! It sounded like the big bad wolf was trying to blow our house down with the high gusts overnight. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The seasons are definitely changing. The grass is greening, and the juniper trees are developing their buds... pollen is starting to fly, and allergies are getting ready to kick into high gear for many.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love the smell of line dried clothing and the temps have been warm enough for that but have learned that it is best to avoid that for a month or 6 weeks. All it does is bring the pollen and dust inside. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4hpTLPZmvcwHDA6VGs5wdoL4bKNWtYbMmqqkeWs-TuNAkdcrKV3N0SaVvMyaQs_KtQ8r6nrKbxL-t1DjAM4KX6oWfkEyHLXQIED_ETsP9ZMx12HAAzVccbisXqi8UaMhBUJocudw-3fMWDRtKKfI8r4uKbhVxMe6ajoB9rTwTiyVni63CMDf4aUDlI4/s3024/Maggie%20fellows%20churn%20dash%20blocks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2746" data-original-width="3024" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4hpTLPZmvcwHDA6VGs5wdoL4bKNWtYbMmqqkeWs-TuNAkdcrKV3N0SaVvMyaQs_KtQ8r6nrKbxL-t1DjAM4KX6oWfkEyHLXQIED_ETsP9ZMx12HAAzVccbisXqi8UaMhBUJocudw-3fMWDRtKKfI8r4uKbhVxMe6ajoB9rTwTiyVni63CMDf4aUDlI4/w400-h364/Maggie%20fellows%20churn%20dash%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Alas... I'll stop whining about my spring fever and move on to Sew & Tell. I'll mix it up a bit with the feature first. ;) Maggie at <a href="https://makingalather.blogspot.com/2024/02/still-churning.html" target="_blank">Making a Lather</a> is churning away with her scrappy churn dash blocks of varying sizes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is an excellent leader/ender project as well as a good stash buster. Well done Maggie! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was successful with my list of To-do items from last week... The second set of curtains have been hung in place (sorry, no picture, you'll just have to trust me on this) and the final two sections of the Pieces of My Life quilt are together and joined with the Sections I & II. I shared this step with my young quilter friend, Joella. She asked some great questions! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RLJfNV-JqKO9c8S15kGwntN3sLAUgOu55uYuBBZ0Zd5YB8_L7sycrMSPpQF8f6wlF-AMvD6kBqXA3vG1xFUW0ILTmxsZplwrmqD1hf-P_3xjedHKpyz2iS9sljS-4tolsyIEIRU3t0y8xx7gtRHhupPuchH2eDyH7Tp5MQRTy5NVF7anvWfHrT1J71A/s6278/20240301_090947.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6278" data-original-width="5907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RLJfNV-JqKO9c8S15kGwntN3sLAUgOu55uYuBBZ0Zd5YB8_L7sycrMSPpQF8f6wlF-AMvD6kBqXA3vG1xFUW0ILTmxsZplwrmqD1hf-P_3xjedHKpyz2iS9sljS-4tolsyIEIRU3t0y8xx7gtRHhupPuchH2eDyH7Tp5MQRTy5NVF7anvWfHrT1J71A/w376-h400/20240301_090947.jpg" width="376" /></a></div>I've started adding the borders. Not as easy to do as one would think... The quilt math was giving me a headache... oh wait, that was the wind that did that, but the math didn't help it. The <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/03/pieces-of-my-life-mls-2024-sew-along.html" target="_blank">formal announcement</a> for the sew along was made last week... <b>Did you see it?</b> If not, hop over there and spend a few minutes reading over fabric requirements and such. If you want to be included in the newsletter that will have the pages of questions send me an email... That bit of info is in the story as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have nearly 1/2 of the patterns and question pages finalized and will set the remainder of them aside until after our trip.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaIi_3LLJz8wnZctgJTk-WEzIh-T4160f-GT3xODtj1OcMPNAhn6WM-eRMlFVu2bXJZW6289lL-m-3LL13YcLRidWLffg6ptUqxPL-YoYC2GJEeY3mfKaUemMk8Rvqc20AuUje9qcBow55YQL3YmAXk9Tz68Tos6BwNLVdmXjAMG0GNmElawNIb7F6DE/s3056/20240302_144556.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaIi_3LLJz8wnZctgJTk-WEzIh-T4160f-GT3xODtj1OcMPNAhn6WM-eRMlFVu2bXJZW6289lL-m-3LL13YcLRidWLffg6ptUqxPL-YoYC2GJEeY3mfKaUemMk8Rvqc20AuUje9qcBow55YQL3YmAXk9Tz68Tos6BwNLVdmXjAMG0GNmElawNIb7F6DE/s320/20240302_144556.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y-kjjKrJxn1Haww428AOkswYM88KrYdzTbHAqaSDJvkewz4xoXdDnFMONHmib7wSQrCU5UMXdGha53BBbyXoWdrzuzvCk3CZSlzsNVBM5BYpoqyulHICjnTsv4tX9kiI5C5fmfF4N6cxyjiO1yLYpYmV1zqgJgCky116aG2r8FdUyGUMhDnKIq5pH2w/s4080/20240303_140856.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Y-kjjKrJxn1Haww428AOkswYM88KrYdzTbHAqaSDJvkewz4xoXdDnFMONHmib7wSQrCU5UMXdGha53BBbyXoWdrzuzvCk3CZSlzsNVBM5BYpoqyulHICjnTsv4tX9kiI5C5fmfF4N6cxyjiO1yLYpYmV1zqgJgCky116aG2r8FdUyGUMhDnKIq5pH2w/w400-h300/20240303_140856.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />In other news... It has been a long while since I made up any No Guilt::Go Quilt freezer meals. I've been using my "quick cooker" (instapot) for meals and have enjoyed the change in routine and schedule. I purchased a large bag of frozen chicken breasts and set to work in getting meals prepped for the freezer... Just a 90 minutes later I had one meal in the quick cooker and 5 in the deep freeze. I'll be using them for the coming weeks as we get ready for our trip. What's cooking? <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailv2&iss=sbi&FORM=recidp&sbisrc=ImgDropper&q=chile+relleno+chicken+soup+recipe&imgurl=https://bing.com/th?id=OSK.7e162c83f6aa74a3fbf11819e382e41c&idpbck=1&sim=4&pageurl=https%3a%2f%2fasweetlife.org%2fchile-relleno-chicken-soup%2f&idpp=recipe&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0" target="_blank">Chile Relleno Chicken Soup</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2018/07/farmland-no-guilt-go-quilt-6.html" target="_blank">Chicken Fajitas</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2018/07/farmland-no-guilt-go-quilt-6.html" target="_blank">Cool Ranch Shredded Chicken</a>, <a href="https://dashofmandi.com/crock-pot-creamy-chicken-tortilla-soup/?fbclid=IwAR0dwzN1mQAQLOOdCTmj-yDY1jZsOqhqiSpggUyEfC7ai4eHdkfQqZlQmlA" target="_blank">Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2021/05/checking-list-and-checking-items-off.html" target="_blank">Dijon Chicken</a> and Monterey Skillet Chicken (recipe has been adapted for a slow cooker meal that I will share another time).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxpfIfodQQywtNHmBdzip1iWiXqlo8hR43AdP1X0SZvbnokDcwQqpfoeYK_3v1I79S_wpjRhRbYtWWd4YewGBLBhEwHYrIu8Dk4EsmWUyACUo2XIp3zTsazAd_Y3Hh6ohEnnsykG6ox46NsHORGkUhiQ3XT6zIA66O4YskqfkaPru8qBv3vkV1JWiSXk/s3743/20240303_144844.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3743" data-original-width="2807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxpfIfodQQywtNHmBdzip1iWiXqlo8hR43AdP1X0SZvbnokDcwQqpfoeYK_3v1I79S_wpjRhRbYtWWd4YewGBLBhEwHYrIu8Dk4EsmWUyACUo2XIp3zTsazAd_Y3Hh6ohEnnsykG6ox46NsHORGkUhiQ3XT6zIA66O4YskqfkaPru8qBv3vkV1JWiSXk/w300-h400/20240303_144844.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I have enjoyed a few evenings doing another paper embroidery page... The colors of this one are soothing, and the lavender flowers are fun to make with the stitches. It is such a slow process, and my right index finger has a split on it making it difficult to do for very long or for several nights in a row. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Lastly, we had a box arrive on our porch. It has been a year since the initial conversation, and we've been waiting and anticipating its arrival. Our friends needed room in their closet, but these fabulous soft and fuzzy furs needed a new home! They sent them to me for an opportunity to repurpose them in whatever manner I desire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFqWs_sK6IbrRwKDLQHG98Z9ofMMYuOy081KQCxdoFYXYNUqmE7uRFEqDXA56lhAiobfl7AYDd7461S5gin1WFldd0i6lCnk4U4pwTFheO9JklryNEjpv_DDpa24SCdhlU6a4vVs-p9bd-IsW0-aMwGBwdZp8ZNSGNGKnBG8GBO3nGlTayH_ZYz88G7Y/s4080/20240302_171958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFqWs_sK6IbrRwKDLQHG98Z9ofMMYuOy081KQCxdoFYXYNUqmE7uRFEqDXA56lhAiobfl7AYDd7461S5gin1WFldd0i6lCnk4U4pwTFheO9JklryNEjpv_DDpa24SCdhlU6a4vVs-p9bd-IsW0-aMwGBwdZp8ZNSGNGKnBG8GBO3nGlTayH_ZYz88G7Y/w640-h480/20240302_171958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I don't have time right now to begin anything with them, but will be collecting ideas... Dave says teddy bears. Thinking back to last year when I made 10 memory bears from shirts, I'd rather not... I'm leaning toward a bed runner... not that <i style="font-weight: bold;">we</i> would use one, but I think it would be an easy transformation for the full-length coat that someone would buy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">What's your suggestion? </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Don't forget to join the party below! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Keep Piecing,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/03/oh-scrap-just-add-pansies.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/sunday-stash-march-3-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/design-wall-monday-march-4-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-3-4-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/03/welcome-march-craftastic-monday-link.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/03/04/monday-this-and-that-4th-march-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/03/04/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-64/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=03Mar2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-47449353586100460862024-03-01T00:00:00.004-07:002024-03-12T10:11:11.889-06:00Pieces of My Life ~ MLS 2024 Sew Along<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg2n2SbZCLOeK6eqsmip_SDus1n0W0N4NhdYddFxo1NdM6Nb39cXDBiVYqkpR6yrUYyA3NQ87D0kIMdPFYxIJq8TAEOHohDYXZGWPbfxuK5RPoVbCpnwvae8arMD1VtfzuvygxcJJY1grvIeGiaROaVkdobOKQS81-wjE7AoU3pfFGXk9rFfxhlwvAtA/s1883/Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1883" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg2n2SbZCLOeK6eqsmip_SDus1n0W0N4NhdYddFxo1NdM6Nb39cXDBiVYqkpR6yrUYyA3NQ87D0kIMdPFYxIJq8TAEOHohDYXZGWPbfxuK5RPoVbCpnwvae8arMD1VtfzuvygxcJJY1grvIeGiaROaVkdobOKQS81-wjE7AoU3pfFGXk9rFfxhlwvAtA/w640-h242/Logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nT4HYttFyCN5wKD2BAAgtmnUGeN_Mg74kPkuq0KyqkwIYbqUvvEPD49p1ehmPmghtohRE4myq9iByyY1541oK_Ye1SOBxc5-_aRU-Rw-XxGZzv3kE8cLmfT0IKZls7JphUFS_f9Pb8_7-mhR48DHbH1r43A2mLi-0dISxnz_YmZ4bs7R1xkY7nBzYZI/s2886/20240228_130616.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="2886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nT4HYttFyCN5wKD2BAAgtmnUGeN_Mg74kPkuq0KyqkwIYbqUvvEPD49p1ehmPmghtohRE4myq9iByyY1541oK_Ye1SOBxc5-_aRU-Rw-XxGZzv3kE8cLmfT0IKZls7JphUFS_f9Pb8_7-mhR48DHbH1r43A2mLi-0dISxnz_YmZ4bs7R1xkY7nBzYZI/w400-h400/20240228_130616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />It's March! I've been talking about this sew along for a while now and I have been busily preparing patterns, blocks and other content behind scenes with a few sneak peeks along the way. I am still working a few last things... like my quilts. Yes, plural. Because I like to offer choices... and complicate my life??? It'll all be good. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My first thoughts were to make a quilt in blues and whites that reminded me of the old Wedgewood or Courier & Ives dishes. When I see dishes like this I am transported in my mind to my childhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wanted to use a Quilt-as-you-go method with this quilt. I am still in process of joining my sections together but am pleased with the way it is looking so far. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XSeShPdG5x5TZ4caIqBeIIoTi-u8Q5dXC1D-Q1I6j3OXzVIwviy2EMu6xFaHtQH7EHcKtSbp9CjBezdqtwFZCO27urVrsjeRRN1pefuG3jl_i6DYSjb2zHOjiOxsYSJtz1dczBLEzn_XIyOzGy3kJnI93CE4kbIvBwBvXTPNPGTWFUZujvNgRAz3nzA/s3200/20240223_094102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="3200" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XSeShPdG5x5TZ4caIqBeIIoTi-u8Q5dXC1D-Q1I6j3OXzVIwviy2EMu6xFaHtQH7EHcKtSbp9CjBezdqtwFZCO27urVrsjeRRN1pefuG3jl_i6DYSjb2zHOjiOxsYSJtz1dczBLEzn_XIyOzGy3kJnI93CE4kbIvBwBvXTPNPGTWFUZujvNgRAz3nzA/w640-h330/20240223_094102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I mentioned, I am making a second quilt as well... it will be in shades of purple, using only the sixteen 12" blocks in a traditional layout and traditionally quilted. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">An email announcement </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">was sent out with a few more details </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">to those that have purchased patterns from my Payhip store. I'm including a portion of that message below just in case you weren't on the list...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>My new sew along event is following suit with my previous events names. Pieces From the Past, Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail and Pieces in the Garden… and now, Pieces of My Life. It is a sew along that <b>will include sixteen 12” blocks and eight 6” blocks, making a finished quilt of approximately 69” x 73” using a non-traditional layout for a sampler quilt. A traditional layout design will be offered that will include only the 12” blocks, finishing at approximately 60” square.</b></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Patterns will be available at no cost for 1 month. After that they will be available for purchase in my store for $3 each.</b> </i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>In addition to the patterns, I will offer a series of pages with questions about your life, so that your finished quilt will have a very special memory book to accompany it. <b>This portion of the sew along will be available only via the newsletter.</b> While this portion of the sew along is not required to participate, I do encourage you to document your life for your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. </i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>I cannot express what it has meant to me to have the stories and memories from both my Mom and Dad and my maternal grandparents. In a recent conversation with our daughters about churches we had been members of and why we made choices to attend a different church, I realized that even though they were present and affected by our choices, they didn’t know all of the details. And if they didn’t remember some of those details, they probably wouldn’t remember details of other events… such as how we met, married and started our family… the significance of my wedding/engagement rings… who some of our closest childhood friends or teachers may have been… and so much more.</i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>I could go on and on, but that is what the questions provided with each block are for. <b>Again, the document for the memory book will be available only via the newsletter, while the patterns will be available through a link here on the Melva Loves Scraps blog. If you would like to be on the newsletter list, send me an email at </b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><u>MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com</u></b></span> <b>with the word "newsletter" in the subject line. I will make certain that you are added to the list.</b></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;">The patterns will be published here every 2-3 weeks. The frequency will vary depending on how involved the blocks are and how many questions/pages will accompany each block. I think you will find that the blocks are easy and quick to make. They are all traditionally pieced and very basic and have taken me less than an hour each, some only 15-20 minutes.... leaving me plenty of time to answer a few questions without concern about being over committed or feeling overwhelmed. I know my time is valuable and I guard it closely, and I have that same respect for you. :) </div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Fabric requirements:</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>20 Fat Quarters</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>1-1/2 yards for borders</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>1 yard for sashing strips</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>4 yards for backing</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>1/2 yard for binding</i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana;">So, there you go... The first pattern will be released next Thursday, March 7th. See you then! </div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">If I have missed a detail, or you have more questions, please leave a comment and I will make certain that I answer you.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Linking with:</i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-i-get-whoop-whoop.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/03/its-been-week-on-off-wall-friday.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/03/overcoming-quilty-procrastination.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://poweredbyquilting.com/2024/03/01/romance-garden-blog-tour-kickoff-giveaway-friday-foto-fun-316/" target="_blank">Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</a></i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rsc-green-lightening-1-and-finished-or.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/scraphappy-saturday-passionately-purple.html" target="_blank"><i>Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy</i></a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><div><a href="https://www.shabbyartboutique.com/create-bake-grow-gather-party-613/" target="_blank">Create, Bake, Grow & Gather at Shabby Art Boutique</a></div><div><a href="https://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/2024/03/saturday-sparks-link-party-608.html" target="_blank">Saturday Sparks at Pieced Pastimes</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-18452088273781253332024-02-25T17:00:00.005-07:002024-02-29T11:53:15.564-07:00Sew & Tell ~ February 26, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgDcHeFv3N2QxXjbaDLAKuOelrOqCnAAqSLh61Qojcn8i1n9JG2QGlRSBowJuERE8HRtZZroHOpvGwA92U2oQymrqF9SkIa8PH01NYHJ2ThdrneCOuqInmwjeYtFjaqPqrpmqkqjx1X0m4oCv44o2gJ8bRs8jUMwgRcRgv2rKtRUTRkNafqpyPihT6s4/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgDcHeFv3N2QxXjbaDLAKuOelrOqCnAAqSLh61Qojcn8i1n9JG2QGlRSBowJuERE8HRtZZroHOpvGwA92U2oQymrqF9SkIa8PH01NYHJ2ThdrneCOuqInmwjeYtFjaqPqrpmqkqjx1X0m4oCv44o2gJ8bRs8jUMwgRcRgv2rKtRUTRkNafqpyPihT6s4/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a week. Parts of it seemed to crawl by, but also in a strange way, sped by so fast! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I accomplished lots, so let's just get started.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My plan was to get as much quilting on two sections of my QAYG project before I needed to take the Jazz in for a spa day and pick up the Lyric. I had thought "I just need to get the blocks quilted and I can join the sections together with the Lyric. It was a solid plan.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had invited a young quilter and her mom over to have a session of FMQ and plan for the quilting in each block of the sampler quilt. I shared more details of the steps I used in the QAYG technique in my previous post, "<a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/conquering-new-worlds-and-techniques.html" target="_blank">Conquering New Worlds and Techniques</a>". I am pleased with the final product and look forward to getting the other half done and join the two sections. I'll use a QAYG method for the borders as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aQnjk0oNNf7ENnZ-USOK21IvKSFjXCY_7Qz9CK07v0e58N90DQky74rv9fOd8dig8oaRKJHgK7M0mjZ-RtEFbrkfyT7Awd7Ox_VXE7nxNEtOG9bhX8n8xoYgivGDuCWhcoZswgrTi0RBI4pR1n5YYRkez_6XEuOmtk15kao4grzecAy4JPyBPMqzmRA/s3200/20240223_094102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="3200" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aQnjk0oNNf7ENnZ-USOK21IvKSFjXCY_7Qz9CK07v0e58N90DQky74rv9fOd8dig8oaRKJHgK7M0mjZ-RtEFbrkfyT7Awd7Ox_VXE7nxNEtOG9bhX8n8xoYgivGDuCWhcoZswgrTi0RBI4pR1n5YYRkez_6XEuOmtk15kao4grzecAy4JPyBPMqzmRA/w640-h330/20240223_094102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was able to complete the "sampler block" quilting with no pressure after hearing that my repairman had fallen and was in the hospital. Little did I realize that my Jazz was in such serious need of cleaning when it started growling at me as I worked on our curtains for the camper! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdoJOFXrzvAqc5SR6jdBwJJ_AmuJ5g1ipESzNJ0j7mpLxi_CNW6_pe2i0LWEhc-rp9wcMVHdCGVoSeR7sAyCM-AziB06n4Mh8M_P9NZa3Mq6WEOtlm_Xhmf6042BGim5Ot3GYPQ4U2PyiXCqWFHV3lporvkDoafiZjnFeXut2ERzIuLf-uKl49RV_YYU/s2448/20240224_132908.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2448" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdoJOFXrzvAqc5SR6jdBwJJ_AmuJ5g1ipESzNJ0j7mpLxi_CNW6_pe2i0LWEhc-rp9wcMVHdCGVoSeR7sAyCM-AziB06n4Mh8M_P9NZa3Mq6WEOtlm_Xhmf6042BGim5Ot3GYPQ4U2PyiXCqWFHV3lporvkDoafiZjnFeXut2ERzIuLf-uKl49RV_YYU/w400-h300/20240224_132908.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />With Dave's help, we got the case open. I was able to clean out the dust bunnies and nasty greasy clumps that were causing problems. After a thorough cleaning, we lubed and oiled her up and she is good to go. I'm sorry Mr. Boone... my Jazz doesn't need to visit to your spa. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was certain that I would lose the entire afternoon... when I was done only 1hour+ had passed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was happy... she was happy, my check book was happy... We celebrated with happy hour on Friday evening. Haha.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I completed one set of curtains for the camper, and they are in place. Shelby was excited to accompany us to the camper as we installed them. <b><i>What do you think?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have begun the countdown for our trip to AZ... less than 3 weeks! We don't have a firm date of departure, but after March 14th, we are free and clear of all meetings and appointments. How soon we leave after that date depends upon how much we get packed and prepped before... we'll be watching the weather as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week will look much the same (minus a trip to pick up a machine and the time to clean the other) as I finish the second set of curtains and quilt sections III and IV of Pieces of My Life. March is just around the corner so I will also be writing the first story and finalizing the first pattern for the sew along.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't have a "logo" yet... Do I need one? 🤔 <b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a suggestion or idea? Leave a comment.</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqULdQi_daFSlaOwtyFpzpFpa_AZuI97r9wr4LCEsDeI1YlnmKqOabJYlG3zOvvPAsCtkRG6JMzF8_w10qVCXZV5P6El_jiNSeK5-NUGEKAZV6-I4hWDz2u26M1ra0UCjCx-aDv0HrYd0cWbUTJtN3kVvd57ZovtaElxmPTtVm70p0m3xXIKb0j797oc/s3024/Nancy%20Grace%20and%20Peace%20zimbawbew%20quilt.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqULdQi_daFSlaOwtyFpzpFpa_AZuI97r9wr4LCEsDeI1YlnmKqOabJYlG3zOvvPAsCtkRG6JMzF8_w10qVCXZV5P6El_jiNSeK5-NUGEKAZV6-I4hWDz2u26M1ra0UCjCx-aDv0HrYd0cWbUTJtN3kVvd57ZovtaElxmPTtVm70p0m3xXIKb0j797oc/w400-h400/Nancy%20Grace%20and%20Peace%20zimbawbew%20quilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />On to this week's Sew & Tell feature... Nancy at <a href="https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/2024/02/africanquilt.html" target="_blank">Grace & Peace Quilting</a> shared a unique and special memory quilt made by her customer, Lynn. Lynn's friend had clothing made for herself while living in Zimbabwe and asked if she would make a quilt from these garments. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lynn did a fabulous job making the top and Nancy did an equally fabulous job quilting it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Follow the link above to see some detail shots of various blocks, the quilting and the back. 😍</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time for the party to start...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-turquoise.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/02/25/sunday-stash-february-25-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching_02101902145.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-26-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div>Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/02/craftastic-monday-link-party_25.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/26/monday-this-and-that-26th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/02/scraphappy-saturday-red-roundup.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-194.html" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch</a></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/26/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-63/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-424.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/02/28/wednesday-wait-loss-369" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-227/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/churning-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/swirling-leaves-3.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=25Feb2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-90969735140316600252024-02-23T10:46:00.004-07:002024-02-23T10:53:42.609-07:00Conquering New Worlds and Techniques<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQZZXOMtxr7bJvuqQFTNxfuAfCrYv83W2ub47nwd0iuLAO7X4FF0_pz_s2ZYZoPyxnWd917SUI98KFvJsU-TCOwipanBBaQWtFI5Z506hih1OTrd0jKIz1Je42zuED9jJvDVP8EE2mbOqcnTEgzsRNk_z06ZL0Rvappjd9xMUW35ZSH-90GKHDXz65-Q/s624/conquer%20new%20worlds.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQZZXOMtxr7bJvuqQFTNxfuAfCrYv83W2ub47nwd0iuLAO7X4FF0_pz_s2ZYZoPyxnWd917SUI98KFvJsU-TCOwipanBBaQWtFI5Z506hih1OTrd0jKIz1Je42zuED9jJvDVP8EE2mbOqcnTEgzsRNk_z06ZL0Rvappjd9xMUW35ZSH-90GKHDXz65-Q/w361-h400/conquer%20new%20worlds.jpg" width="361" /></a></div>Hey, hey! It's Friday! The weekend is just around the corner... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of corners... I thought this By the Yard cartoon was funny.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">QAYG is a little bit of a "new world" for me to reside in this week...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was working hard at getting a little FMQ done before I picked up my machine on Tuesday. You see, the plan was to take my Jazz into the "spa" when I picked up my Lyric. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was making great progress and was even sharing my session with a young gal that is interested in learning FMQ. She and her mom came for a visit and Q&A time. I was happy to share some tips and suggestions with them. This gal is 15 years old and has done quilting in 4-H for several years and has even taken to making quilts with fabrics that she purchased herself <i>just for fun!</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were just wrapping up "the lesson" when I got a call from the friend of the repairman telling me that he had fallen that morning and was in the hospital with a broken pelvis. I let her know that I would be there the next morning to pick up my machine but would hold off in getting my Jazz to him. The pressure to get 1/2 of my Pieces of My Life QAYG done was no longer relevant.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WURF30EQiTTfyJC_VkX56IxyabttqrBcMf4D3WN_PCcc9Zq1JrF3vruraAxbUWjSvc8ocYeQBfxen0h7VFdI2dxJDoOrmiKx66_XiHuqogrFS32Tw0bgsv__xZOnYqKbcSq4VehwSjfaxg_YWNHtJEcWmvOdKJIT9u1g7qW3DQyoGpmGqMOxhAIGE2g/s3200/20240223_094102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="3200" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WURF30EQiTTfyJC_VkX56IxyabttqrBcMf4D3WN_PCcc9Zq1JrF3vruraAxbUWjSvc8ocYeQBfxen0h7VFdI2dxJDoOrmiKx66_XiHuqogrFS32Tw0bgsv__xZOnYqKbcSq4VehwSjfaxg_YWNHtJEcWmvOdKJIT9u1g7qW3DQyoGpmGqMOxhAIGE2g/w640-h330/20240223_094102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My method of QAYG is as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNulAxTVNqATN5IdB-rWJY9EWmXb9qQyn7IVrlQqPz0h-SbTYeV9DuaQ7HllCCzEkf0uRQBNn90jP2_Lss5nHEKUUzFT569SFqvodG43F-1oBff0a-T1L_9RGAiG5q2S2Leh6A1jM5DxCAzXB5CWbUiIizqQcD9WixvK2u-YoM0q6Yt_FrB_b3B94_Cg0/s3056/20240222_092056.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNulAxTVNqATN5IdB-rWJY9EWmXb9qQyn7IVrlQqPz0h-SbTYeV9DuaQ7HllCCzEkf0uRQBNn90jP2_Lss5nHEKUUzFT569SFqvodG43F-1oBff0a-T1L_9RGAiG5q2S2Leh6A1jM5DxCAzXB5CWbUiIizqQcD9WixvK2u-YoM0q6Yt_FrB_b3B94_Cg0/s320/20240222_092056.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Trim/square your quilted piece to the precise size that you need, 1/4" seam allowances included. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cut a sashing strip to your desired width, mine was a 2" wide strip to make a 1-1/2" finished strip, cut a second strip 1/2" wider. Layer the 2" strip (right side up, the quilted piece (top up) and then the 2-1/2" strip (right side down). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not generally a pinner... but, since it is important to have the sashing strips cut to the exact length of the quilted piece, I did use pins.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjKeJml0P7LjresuLCBBiXWhXa5wJHWld36pPIs5m1Badpo1svUiWYFcgzIxFw0APVIsoovGshuH3nKhrmVyrKoDZ-uUm9EZLKs13VoFs49tk9eViQnzmfSDCk1ZCnfxQ6jfnHiVIAhsmZTE0DXKXvxoz74-rvlzkCLPCrUxQ6uOtP7a3Fte48Mld5Ok/s4080/20240222_094616.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjKeJml0P7LjresuLCBBiXWhXa5wJHWld36pPIs5m1Badpo1svUiWYFcgzIxFw0APVIsoovGshuH3nKhrmVyrKoDZ-uUm9EZLKs13VoFs49tk9eViQnzmfSDCk1ZCnfxQ6jfnHiVIAhsmZTE0DXKXvxoz74-rvlzkCLPCrUxQ6uOtP7a3Fte48Mld5Ok/w480-h640/20240222_094616.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Sew your 1/4" seam through all layers. Flip and press the strip on the back. Pin back the wider strip to keep it from getting in the way as you add the next quilted section. Again, pin into place and sew your 1/4" seam.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl-VhsbUQmYOWx0nmSYBfj7hFt9VAq5A9u8hL7fLLR3CscO1nqZwNnuIsdxKGLwhL4sYo3bv5WjPGQ9rqM04kIFIK0m_GpipBut6L5hFfCBAdWYKnAyfi1cl7ka6_MxBdXMDWXbswlfV_qpmgos25BdstVUJqULjL9wsIwAZVJhb51I8R7-0aa9ErdGg/s4080/20240222_095818.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl-VhsbUQmYOWx0nmSYBfj7hFt9VAq5A9u8hL7fLLR3CscO1nqZwNnuIsdxKGLwhL4sYo3bv5WjPGQ9rqM04kIFIK0m_GpipBut6L5hFfCBAdWYKnAyfi1cl7ka6_MxBdXMDWXbswlfV_qpmgos25BdstVUJqULjL9wsIwAZVJhb51I8R7-0aa9ErdGg/w480-h640/20240222_095818.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Press seams to the center of the back sashing strip, forming a channel. Cut a piece of batting the size of the channel. Mine was 1" wide.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I use fusible batting so I don't have a worry that it will shift or slip as I move the piece from the ironing board to the machine.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsV6lfci3pvIgj844gZy7tQ1Vrk8KgfRBfAPhTKDeOVqS7wI2BEgainZ_31gxe4QR2fGBQkmdoK0pPzfaY5p9URdkxLwHcT4DFGj_cDU4k8hFi1D5191wbEecdVDSe8FBAX7WjAtz7J9Ob76W40IPbHRJs-ZIo9C9QsaYLlY6e-E3IAqqujscDePdwdg/s4080/20240222_095954.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsV6lfci3pvIgj844gZy7tQ1Vrk8KgfRBfAPhTKDeOVqS7wI2BEgainZ_31gxe4QR2fGBQkmdoK0pPzfaY5p9URdkxLwHcT4DFGj_cDU4k8hFi1D5191wbEecdVDSe8FBAX7WjAtz7J9Ob76W40IPbHRJs-ZIo9C9QsaYLlY6e-E3IAqqujscDePdwdg/w480-h640/20240222_095954.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div>You will then press the front strip over that "channel" while folding under the excess, being careful to just cover the 1/4" seam line and not cut off any points that you may have.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pin into place and topstitch into place. Topstitch the opposite side as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am now ready to add a FMQ twisted ribbon in the sashing strip to prevent the batting from pulling away or bunching up in the channel.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJf8C-F_xKW4ZzGPvp0kQ_SHBK8c1XY35lo0VNGbKWgNS2LPxawL_eraaHwRrMuo862wWKs7jzoa3x9ga1BNcDq-Wpk1xZ7fmrkDE-mb6Ze3NV25tjIDWrtjvzsSTlGDabo5908Ag1iRL7yE6PaFbnnVBqaTvvFJrNtWRc2MWgfMrT2XJ3O4oZHsIl_Q/s4080/20240222_113153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJf8C-F_xKW4ZzGPvp0kQ_SHBK8c1XY35lo0VNGbKWgNS2LPxawL_eraaHwRrMuo862wWKs7jzoa3x9ga1BNcDq-Wpk1xZ7fmrkDE-mb6Ze3NV25tjIDWrtjvzsSTlGDabo5908Ag1iRL7yE6PaFbnnVBqaTvvFJrNtWRc2MWgfMrT2XJ3O4oZHsIl_Q/w480-h640/20240222_113153.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XzoW0mp_AFE3yqfh4o7Ubq5GNwVJzpuvBzn1pf3O9AsZEwioUNoohpoZkhCvUyIzARYT2NMM-O7uFfnElMLhID1VbVq6DVl83ExR585CmUN7EoMth5GynomYkPsytDqloAPcZE66xAZ4VIud7eZsJd4X1u2_DEx8edlzduvUXVuWKZjN_T063PAUyZ4/s2048/24b3c85b-f450-4fee-8cf2-08f917dfb2cb_278039766416879.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XzoW0mp_AFE3yqfh4o7Ubq5GNwVJzpuvBzn1pf3O9AsZEwioUNoohpoZkhCvUyIzARYT2NMM-O7uFfnElMLhID1VbVq6DVl83ExR585CmUN7EoMth5GynomYkPsytDqloAPcZE66xAZ4VIud7eZsJd4X1u2_DEx8edlzduvUXVuWKZjN_T063PAUyZ4/w640-h480/24b3c85b-f450-4fee-8cf2-08f917dfb2cb_278039766416879.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>I am proud with the way it turned out and it really was easier to manage a smaller section than trying to get a large sampler quilt quilted on a domestic. Is it a method I will use all the time? Probably not. I like the look of the overall quilting such as a hanging diamond, lattice on point or a Baptist fan or clamshell... BUT I have had QAYG on my "bucket list" of techniques to try for nearly 5 years. And now I can say "I have accomplished it." </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well... almost. I still have two more sections to quilt, sash and join all together so that I can add a border. But I feel good about it! Can you tell??? LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Have you learned a new technique lately? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Do you have one you have put off for a while?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Never fear! Give it a go.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">What have you accomplished this week, that you are proud of?</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-lots-of-finishing.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/6-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dorothea.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://kathleenmcmusing.com/2024/02/2-baby-quilts-for-tgiff/" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/stars-like-spaghetti-my-version-and.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-32778087169851809572024-02-18T17:00:00.030-07:002024-02-22T08:36:27.355-07:00Scrappy Double FG ~ Sew & Tell ~ Feb 19, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKdaDpqQZfxkwiRUiwgIGv1B3hvINVOTrL6XdlvUx0j4Q-WS_oQxNrCKEo3uUz5alqbNW9h_kP-uhWIedMtdyRNMYq1-bb1cIdxsE_YF-4dOfVjlbm1iOdRMLKsQ6HkA-4Aq7OMEQsv6PBGaVKA95WUFA4-nJyGUeIu_RBBRA0lhSjDw62BHCZvE0ZX8/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKdaDpqQZfxkwiRUiwgIGv1B3hvINVOTrL6XdlvUx0j4Q-WS_oQxNrCKEo3uUz5alqbNW9h_kP-uhWIedMtdyRNMYq1-bb1cIdxsE_YF-4dOfVjlbm1iOdRMLKsQ6HkA-4Aq7OMEQsv6PBGaVKA95WUFA4-nJyGUeIu_RBBRA0lhSjDw62BHCZvE0ZX8/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to this week's Sew & Tell party... where progress and projects are shared, and inspiration is found!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9v082hDDPQmW_MJtxpcZA5ZRE2AwC3NxRd3g0MPMeOtzfDteea_VRXnADmrfuhDYmZf8QC_1Yor5LHL11FLDfNYdljB8D8FuW_f-4XFgi-uehMTdJ5Ij4CpdQQpg7csXuguH3ivEL7xbgryA6JW5JA4IjHzJi7nk1q4DBWcTrpp_bBw3D4YR6l6Fdkk/s429/dont%20drink%20and%20quilt.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9v082hDDPQmW_MJtxpcZA5ZRE2AwC3NxRd3g0MPMeOtzfDteea_VRXnADmrfuhDYmZf8QC_1Yor5LHL11FLDfNYdljB8D8FuW_f-4XFgi-uehMTdJ5Ij4CpdQQpg7csXuguH3ivEL7xbgryA6JW5JA4IjHzJi7nk1q4DBWcTrpp_bBw3D4YR6l6Fdkk/w373-h400/dont%20drink%20and%20quilt.png" width="373" /></a></div><br />I have had a difficult time keeping my brain focused on one single project. I am typically the kind of girl that sees a project through from start to finish with no problem. I blame this challenge on an evening with friends at which more wine than I normally consume was... well consumed (and, at the time, enjoyed). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was simply an enjoyable time with friends as we caught up on our lives and laughed about memories... and there have been plenty of them in the 28+ years that we have been friends. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most evenings I will enjoy one glass of wine. On this particular evening, I had 2!... and oh this messed with my body! I am slowly seeing improvement by following my very strict anti-inflammatory diet <i>very </i>closely. But enough of my whining... I am a lightweight... and I am okay with that. ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my brain-fog/ADD mode, I have been bouncing back and forth between the computer and the studio as I wrote patterns and finished the final section (Section IV) of the non-traditional layout of Pieces of My Life quilt. I turned to social media for suggestions on the "best" place to purchase Aurifil thread so that I would have thread (that my machine likes the best and performs best with) to begin the quilt-as-you-go step section by section. The suggestions were very helpful, the thread purchased and delivered, and I will begin the quilting this week. YAY!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGMIpIYT1Rt93kIvJuuWJCq4wMxSVWFiYVxrtQOYvlF3l4RJyC6oLoaW-7DD-W-nFtXK1v0elLOPrHxrPPSkw1-K76V76m6mmtvm1HpHdSL7Yt3sSdPU3WrRVtshyGv55czhdL1PTxo3fkwdErY5XBpwAMZbVvuRCMvAIkod9dPXKD2U4UVrQFaU-bMs/s1080/IMG_20240217_092938.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGMIpIYT1Rt93kIvJuuWJCq4wMxSVWFiYVxrtQOYvlF3l4RJyC6oLoaW-7DD-W-nFtXK1v0elLOPrHxrPPSkw1-K76V76m6mmtvm1HpHdSL7Yt3sSdPU3WrRVtshyGv55czhdL1PTxo3fkwdErY5XBpwAMZbVvuRCMvAIkod9dPXKD2U4UVrQFaU-bMs/w400-h400/IMG_20240217_092938.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />With the first six patterns fully written in a format that I want (not scribbles on a paper), I began the pattern testing step... this Pieces of My Life quilt made with purples was inspired by Amanda at </span><a href="https://www.westwoodacresfabric.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Westwood Acres Fabric</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, also known as </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/a.crafty.fox/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">@A.Crafty.Fox</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> on Instagram. I like purple, in general, but my stash of purples is pretty limited, but I think I will be able to make it work. I have noticed that they can be pretty persnickety when it comes to them "playing well each other". I have deep purples, lavenders and violets... the problem is with the violets ~ the red-violet and blue-violet, specifically, seem to clash.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I *think* that I will have to search for a very special blender or floral/calico to use as sashing strips that will tie them all together.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfrywAdE4LuTd9M__LFkvEGktH4oCprXEACOw2dBwd8eobNdtd-AywhkO4A63YIxP2iF8PKU4h4S-f3AtzsIw0_K3dQWppmHtrUEe8ndthqSJq0aEOoYipiTS3BI38MvJOAk2K2nQDM3EVxdxzIO2aOgOj4MSsItTdty03mEo-ckRsYOWTzbLvFrvUd8/s1080/IMG_20240214_092444.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfrywAdE4LuTd9M__LFkvEGktH4oCprXEACOw2dBwd8eobNdtd-AywhkO4A63YIxP2iF8PKU4h4S-f3AtzsIw0_K3dQWppmHtrUEe8ndthqSJq0aEOoYipiTS3BI38MvJOAk2K2nQDM3EVxdxzIO2aOgOj4MSsItTdty03mEo-ckRsYOWTzbLvFrvUd8/s320/IMG_20240214_092444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As I said... I was bouncing back and forth between the studio and computer... and there was a fair amount of time spent listing items on ebay... postcards, wooden spools, tobacco cans, children's blocks... all items from Mom. Bit by bit items are being re-homed and she is one baby-step closer to a move.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But one item sent my way that received some special attention was a vintage linen piece that my Grandma, Tressie, had made. For the years that they lived in Tucson, Grandpa had it on his dresser. They were married in 1935 and it is believed that this was an item that she had made and placed in her hope chest. So, it is possible that it is 90 years old. It was in very good condition, but felt it deserved a new life. You can read all of the details of how I made it <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/vintage-linen-finds-new-life.html" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">here</a>. I listed it on my personal fb page, and it was sold within minutes! Its new home will be on the antique table that belonged to the grandmother of the purchaser. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfYZsHihXVommaXaSFaWpxMeJHodJhKSoc4Zj_ds1WBuJmrwmk1JtOKRiBgI2wDoH-kB56kzUqs4BVkaThaLwKxRcmrdeS8_bJQ0U5ZdYeeq58QRgftwnfXj-6DgSrngW5Rlqp1xbceGgCsaGVZwVIhW5dd1ynaz7qvX89_OEodrTit5o4RnQlomCPm4/s3264/20240214_090414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfYZsHihXVommaXaSFaWpxMeJHodJhKSoc4Zj_ds1WBuJmrwmk1JtOKRiBgI2wDoH-kB56kzUqs4BVkaThaLwKxRcmrdeS8_bJQ0U5ZdYeeq58QRgftwnfXj-6DgSrngW5Rlqp1xbceGgCsaGVZwVIhW5dd1ynaz7qvX89_OEodrTit5o4RnQlomCPm4/w480-h640/20240214_090414.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWYP7OuK9t3QVjjzsyBKtxttUeuc_zmiVtkLrXLPYg61BRQEZ-LsNe2LY0dH7CP2s2ziYOKQ_Wk1Z2mtC5KU7TwavbNVLuh-qG3UTNHnIJvb2wJaW6yNifhux1-VZPSGl7HuUAtOdb56tjNDRz46HpIH4Kpk-Mg9gHCzH0IwHqjSKVJTRDj3kQJsr8V4/s1080/IMG_20240217_095451.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWYP7OuK9t3QVjjzsyBKtxttUeuc_zmiVtkLrXLPYg61BRQEZ-LsNe2LY0dH7CP2s2ziYOKQ_Wk1Z2mtC5KU7TwavbNVLuh-qG3UTNHnIJvb2wJaW6yNifhux1-VZPSGl7HuUAtOdb56tjNDRz46HpIH4Kpk-Mg9gHCzH0IwHqjSKVJTRDj3kQJsr8V4/w400-h400/IMG_20240217_095451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I wish I could say that that was the end of the focus problem... but spring fever hit me on Friday as I was piecing those purple blocks. I have been piecing on my Jazz since my Lyric has been enjoying a visit to the spa. The view from the sewing table where the Jazz lives offers me a view of Dave's shop and our 5th-wheel. The temperatures were near 60 degrees and my wanderlust kicked in. We are about a month away from a trip to Arizona, and we haven't traveled/camped anywhere since early November. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That was when I decided that now was the time to begin new curtains for the "living area" of the trailer. I printed the FPP patterns for the double flying geese strips, pulled out my scrap bin and went to town! I have the 2 small sections completed and ready to make curtains, and 1/2 of one long set. I'll be making the curtains quilted because the existing curtains are so thin, and I get chilly as I sit there during my morning devotion time reading and enjoying a cup of chai tea. I want the curtains to offer a little bit of insulation from that chill. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK1jUkLb1Jxz2QviiS21o_87T_YfeUtkVHWThuazqPLbg3qOASUqO6AbCKZz4o-0xqYnZo2iLtxLzA8uSJx1HM9LCYYtK2OjKbB3BEz3MyC-mrjKfNHpBBRofJPxvB3TYQy-17ZAI-8yQOHGf9b7i7HmbY_hwjCRlIsY2UVGHg-7SygYflzBIZ-wW-oY/s4080/20240217_140639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK1jUkLb1Jxz2QviiS21o_87T_YfeUtkVHWThuazqPLbg3qOASUqO6AbCKZz4o-0xqYnZo2iLtxLzA8uSJx1HM9LCYYtK2OjKbB3BEz3MyC-mrjKfNHpBBRofJPxvB3TYQy-17ZAI-8yQOHGf9b7i7HmbY_hwjCRlIsY2UVGHg-7SygYflzBIZ-wW-oY/w480-h640/20240217_140639.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_7dQwsyIEYqcgqM_NhRNLk0F7HoqYl7IsK6szbNEVr5DIz388E6P-DnZnPlTwRhVHtvitvukq4gYVVdzNIiLRV1vjFpLxyjoUK3g5O-A_Wr7vw-IsWKFpHXre2E6IjUGkwOy-cHMlx51xtsZRUWuqFDUskHArUy35RmU3zdlzR-IB9h0JcaZyYzJc1g/s4160/Danette%20basket.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_7dQwsyIEYqcgqM_NhRNLk0F7HoqYl7IsK6szbNEVr5DIz388E6P-DnZnPlTwRhVHtvitvukq4gYVVdzNIiLRV1vjFpLxyjoUK3g5O-A_Wr7vw-IsWKFpHXre2E6IjUGkwOy-cHMlx51xtsZRUWuqFDUskHArUy35RmU3zdlzR-IB9h0JcaZyYzJc1g/w400-h300/Danette%20basket.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />It will be a good thing for me to get the Lyric back this week and not be caught daydreaming as I stare out the window. 😉 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is now time for the randomly selected featured share. This week it is Danette from <a href="https://nettiesews.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-basket-case.html" target="_blank">Nettie Sews & Lucky Quilts</a>. This is her first time joining Sew & Tell and she brought a divided basket that she made from some fat quarters that has been in her stash for a fair amount of time. I really like the fabrics and that basket could be used for many things. She shared the links for the pattern too. Head over to her blog to check it out. Well done, Danette! Thanks for joining us. 👏</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week I need to spend a little time writing up a short bio and brief description of three quilts that will be on display at our local library. They have an "artists wall" that features a new local artist each month. Since March is National Quilting Month and World-wide Quilting Day is March 16th, I asked if it was possible to celebrate with the library by having three of my "story" quilts on display. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The three quilts are all related to local history as well, telling the stories of WWII German POWs that wrote to my paternal grandparents, Phillip and Katie Schleich, after they returned home; Marion Russell's life and travels on the Santa Fe Trail and my maternal grandparents, Forrest & Tressie Teegarden, who grew up, met, married and lived in Trinidad ~ The <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-from-past-sew-along.html" target="_blank">Pieces From the Past</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-of-santa-fe-trail.html" target="_blank">Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-in-garden.html" target="_blank">Pieces in the Garden</a>. I feel honored that my request was accepted and hope that their being on display will inspire local quilters in some way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Will you be celebrating Worldwide Quilting Day this year? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What are your plans?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-19-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-2-19-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/02/craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/19/monday-this-and-that-19th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/19/to-do-linky-party-62/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-423.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/02/21/wednesday-wait-loss-368" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/log-cabin-blog-hop-with-island-batik/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/spring-is-in-air-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div>Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/02/back-on-slopes.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=17Feb2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-55682549377722128562024-02-14T09:33:00.005-07:002024-02-26T09:00:20.211-07:00Vintage Linen Finds New Life<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As my Mom continues to downsize, I continue to receive items that are "just too good to go to a thrift store."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNINd1TfbapgX6oXdfpZ-87LqqCI-LPFvhBx49JvEgc-qjqUvtIVTtU-kxyY2pvORxFJBqTsaXtayZksI6yPy9YOKKnvYaqhY0h2h7SzOznPG3oeX98247rqW9Glrjoq2YfloeI1TEwzOaRSORQdLAam6pBMsH_gkfMeouCV7NWLiPPqneFhHnfj-ejc/s1080/IMG_20240214_092444.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNINd1TfbapgX6oXdfpZ-87LqqCI-LPFvhBx49JvEgc-qjqUvtIVTtU-kxyY2pvORxFJBqTsaXtayZksI6yPy9YOKKnvYaqhY0h2h7SzOznPG3oeX98247rqW9Glrjoq2YfloeI1TEwzOaRSORQdLAam6pBMsH_gkfMeouCV7NWLiPPqneFhHnfj-ejc/w400-h400/IMG_20240214_092444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Besides the postcard collection that I am still sifting through, I have been given a few tobacco cans (these will soon be listed on ebay), wooden spools (these found a new home quickly, just in time for Valentines Day) and antique and vintage children's blocks. I was also handed a vintage linen piece that Tressie (from the Pieces in the Garden sew along) made.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-N166hRmyzd4fOJBzuHY_XPxgyMERnJYC7SS0i_o6iN0IUEkSNq24qP1W1zG7zysUbs3g36bsrnVCNKXVsOtDFFjaFkS680wjVEKj7yVeDvhyphenhyphenm3Fkn2Oytpz67SkxFesVDGfmglWT6PSnX5nXr-yK8L3SFYYk6JAGd0gUmcxilBqfkRjPPuwYHoh4M/s3056/20240213_111035.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-N166hRmyzd4fOJBzuHY_XPxgyMERnJYC7SS0i_o6iN0IUEkSNq24qP1W1zG7zysUbs3g36bsrnVCNKXVsOtDFFjaFkS680wjVEKj7yVeDvhyphenhyphenm3Fkn2Oytpz67SkxFesVDGfmglWT6PSnX5nXr-yK8L3SFYYk6JAGd0gUmcxilBqfkRjPPuwYHoh4M/w400-h400/20240213_111035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I loved the color and the simple design and knew immediately that I wanted to quilt it. But how was I to do that with the curved edge without covering it up? As is typical, I woke early one day knowing exactly how it was to be done. My mind almost immediately turns to quilting designs and ideas as I wake up. (Am I the only one this happens to?)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since I had completed all of the blocks for my new sew along, Pieces of My Life, I was clearing away all of the blue fabrics and placing them back in my stash closet, my eyes fell on a piece of batik backing fabric that I had purchased in a clearance sale from Connecting Threads. It was the perfect choice to accompany the linen piece.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWm2lM824YjZk1FicrpBB2a39fFw4EMAU8XpEq_XxUhrhMJsVIL1NgjeRsvefJ5cDCn48Y6zZP_jNZ9uJPiNfO8HNCJNBZvUveJe2eYbcSNw_kKMybiURq1fC4gDxw2Sd5gN90iwLtwlUMWwxAuT48SQdn4EeqQdrK6lk5FvE2MKTiyPLvHW4UnOiLFg/s3056/20240213_105027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWm2lM824YjZk1FicrpBB2a39fFw4EMAU8XpEq_XxUhrhMJsVIL1NgjeRsvefJ5cDCn48Y6zZP_jNZ9uJPiNfO8HNCJNBZvUveJe2eYbcSNw_kKMybiURq1fC4gDxw2Sd5gN90iwLtwlUMWwxAuT48SQdn4EeqQdrK6lk5FvE2MKTiyPLvHW4UnOiLFg/w400-h400/20240213_105027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Using fusible batting, I cut a piece to the <i>exact </i>size I needed with plans to have about 1-1/2 inches all around. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, I cut the backing large enough for it to fold over to the front to create a "self-binding" and a mitered corner look. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aoFXE93njR2K3MMGJDsbrywsQBMUX1FkabBVCHLrMwJ-zNr9K976E5U-UmSO3R-IICzq_qwXgVXjsj77XoLbK9Z28Cpdc9DxWeYtLMfzQ1oLZ7P_MxuldbF_yJW5M8GNp77i31X8SqXUEIeU5Ag6plVdo-NeCmC2OfEep-CYN0bYjmWAA8cV-5wb5D8/s3056/20240213_111040.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aoFXE93njR2K3MMGJDsbrywsQBMUX1FkabBVCHLrMwJ-zNr9K976E5U-UmSO3R-IICzq_qwXgVXjsj77XoLbK9Z28Cpdc9DxWeYtLMfzQ1oLZ7P_MxuldbF_yJW5M8GNp77i31X8SqXUEIeU5Ag6plVdo-NeCmC2OfEep-CYN0bYjmWAA8cV-5wb5D8/w640-h640/20240213_111040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I then placed the linen piece on top of it, trying to center it as best I could. I fused the piece into place and then used a few pins along the edges since it was over the fabric and could not be fused. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Using a hanging star quilt design in a matching thread, I </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">stitched down the edges and then </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">quilted the lines 1-1/2 inches apart. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfOQCb5WIV7ysMhZqFZ5dGx6-hkM2fwE6gBBdZ5fSA8NRhVbZzd28p712tl1HnCXZlyg-gqT7GbHEmSWuljiBHy3zeVWsnRlSrgi7Iwsb1e6VQObkQc1z1WJ2QDi2EJJRilfYzo-ZoFAZ_V7x2V9C9Uo_Mzjvkh0sgNR0dJPWzWomtegzhMFz4xAf1pI/s3056/20240213_144711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfOQCb5WIV7ysMhZqFZ5dGx6-hkM2fwE6gBBdZ5fSA8NRhVbZzd28p712tl1HnCXZlyg-gqT7GbHEmSWuljiBHy3zeVWsnRlSrgi7Iwsb1e6VQObkQc1z1WJ2QDi2EJJRilfYzo-ZoFAZ_V7x2V9C9Uo_Mzjvkh0sgNR0dJPWzWomtegzhMFz4xAf1pI/w640-h640/20240213_144711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before long, I had a completed piece! I took another quilt that I use each evening and tossed both into the washer for a quick swish, transferred them both to the dryer and by dinner time, I had a beautiful new table runner. The 80% cotton batting offers a beautiful, soft, crinkly look that just invites a touch from the hand.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5bRr7r84erKP1vsLU-aUQIZMfb8DQO9UFbhI1KJEuUJOyJiSsSmepnmsKqBbi9TmizqTA_O4NDBeHcf3Eg5v3wGgBpPP3NNueMBf3_ttljwzFl4fOguY1gLDKhtWBlt9w37VQU2wqzsv0p9Sgt-cznVZ2ox22jHtfbEpe2db_iZPxhtPLoBzteQ63tw/s3264/20240214_090414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5bRr7r84erKP1vsLU-aUQIZMfb8DQO9UFbhI1KJEuUJOyJiSsSmepnmsKqBbi9TmizqTA_O4NDBeHcf3Eg5v3wGgBpPP3NNueMBf3_ttljwzFl4fOguY1gLDKhtWBlt9w37VQU2wqzsv0p9Sgt-cznVZ2ox22jHtfbEpe2db_iZPxhtPLoBzteQ63tw/w480-h640/20240214_090414.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of my most favorite custom quilts was made in 2017 using a vintage embroidered tablecloth ~ You can follow the link to see the pictures and read the story at <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-heart-of-home.html" target="_blank">"The Heart of the Home."</a> This table runner gives me the same feels... I imagine it being placed at the center of a table for a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner... or perhaps, because of the pastel color, it was brought out to grace the table for an Easter dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have another box of "stuff" sitting under one of my sewing tables with similar pieces that I may have to explore... or just wait for Mom to find more for me. LOL!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I find projects like this create unique heirloom pieces that help to preserve the memories of loved ones. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Have you ever "upcycled" vintage linen?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear what you have done (or hope to make).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-5-12-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/02/valentines-week-craftastic-monday-link.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/12/monday-this-and-that-12th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></i></span></div><div><i style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/12/to-do-linky-party-61/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></i></div><div><i style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-422.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/02/14/wednesday-wait-loss-367" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-225/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/02/memory-ornaments-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/fmq-swirling-leaves-3-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-changing-world-of-social-media-on.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/six-sleep-until-quiltcon-beauties.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/2024/02/15/tgiff-2/" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/qov-all-around-is-done-and-finished-or.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-orphan-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/02/18/sunday-stash-february-18-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching_0752385471.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/02/patchwork-quilts-193.html" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch</a></div></div><div><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2024/02/26/favorite-finish-february-2024/" target="_blank">Favorite Finishes Monthly Linkup at Quilting Jetgir</a>l</div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-16320011941773612012024-02-11T17:00:00.039-07:002024-02-13T08:25:59.465-07:00Sew & Tell ~ February 2/12/2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UMxFFYEyDVXKlI-Pf3Be1OeSJkjxNa_aPMgQEsTD5PfYD4QrQRemSga7pJfpdnrcN4za8YOsKiWFicjFY8bvh0Bkotq9f_t0SWO5YRHDTbyypfRHgZIe_2oQZs-aB_UjKWG3KUZ1BsdR4kJowl0pIG35PByCEnUNworV6S9obudyLHIqOEBVnF3rUK8/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UMxFFYEyDVXKlI-Pf3Be1OeSJkjxNa_aPMgQEsTD5PfYD4QrQRemSga7pJfpdnrcN4za8YOsKiWFicjFY8bvh0Bkotq9f_t0SWO5YRHDTbyypfRHgZIe_2oQZs-aB_UjKWG3KUZ1BsdR4kJowl0pIG35PByCEnUNworV6S9obudyLHIqOEBVnF3rUK8/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to this week's edition of Sew & Tell!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is Valentine's week and I spent one day last week making some corny cards for the grandkids... microwave popcorn included with each punchline. You can see them on the <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/02/feeling-little-corny.html" target="_blank">Feeling A Little Corny story</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cz3IQnalnKA1Zo4l7_VTBFBCmdtD-9rfaiGFeahckWmonW1G6i8XChmxFGDeeOoJCitBRV7JjFaQBUrhR5FTztGVierpWc_3cRxmcNkBdPfiH0-O75IOF9DC08z9HjqsVkkYxopGjw1Y3ALU7dGqBifU1RjwFNi5wJYpauSdW-v645ttyhiAFlVBbSw/s3056/20240206_090525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cz3IQnalnKA1Zo4l7_VTBFBCmdtD-9rfaiGFeahckWmonW1G6i8XChmxFGDeeOoJCitBRV7JjFaQBUrhR5FTztGVierpWc_3cRxmcNkBdPfiH0-O75IOF9DC08z9HjqsVkkYxopGjw1Y3ALU7dGqBifU1RjwFNi5wJYpauSdW-v645ttyhiAFlVBbSw/w640-h640/20240206_090525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I spent a fair amount of time piecing the final blocks for my newest sew along event... I've been referring to it as The Bride's Quilt II... however, after allowing the concept of including questions for the participants to answer and create their own story quilt to "ferment", I am settled on calling it <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>"Pieces of My Life"</i></b>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With this name it falls right into place with my previous sew alongs ~ <b><i><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-from-past-sew-along.html" target="_blank">Pieces from the Past</a>, <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-of-santa-fe-trail.html" target="_blank">Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail</a> and <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-in-garden.html" target="_blank">Pieces in the Garden</a>.</i></b> 💖 Had Dave been in the house when I had the revelation, he probably would have thought I'd gone a little bonkers, given the fact that I was dancing and whooping. LOL.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWJ2Y5NVv5vjy4OxXgSkupJrFNXmHoSdpIa1rs_2aK-TUv-pgbXMnsexNWtMWmLE4PV1dT2w9jOALdnhMY63an5zwRwVR3W15IMu9vsps6PtqcftZmE9Ah03mrPiBY2BiCm8YBq0e4K1okTUHiKv8ovf_dMpzSqz_dPkQ0yL6_Rgd4T5mxXG6RtXgbKs/s718/Screenshot_20240211_073918_Instagram.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWJ2Y5NVv5vjy4OxXgSkupJrFNXmHoSdpIa1rs_2aK-TUv-pgbXMnsexNWtMWmLE4PV1dT2w9jOALdnhMY63an5zwRwVR3W15IMu9vsps6PtqcftZmE9Ah03mrPiBY2BiCm8YBq0e4K1okTUHiKv8ovf_dMpzSqz_dPkQ0yL6_Rgd4T5mxXG6RtXgbKs/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240211_073918_Instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And then I saw this on Moda Fabric's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3NPexkusnH/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The responses were clever and hilarious! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the moment I came up with the idea of the name, it would have been <i>"I'm so excited... and I just can't hide it..."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>What would your theme song be?</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Be sure to leave a comment before you go!</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMLgaMKugjjnAHV-_0yWnAEb9cgrDod-vWEJDMiQlaajHnHh03UthYDzond-ueoQW_dRR-25aUIeSAMX6XyE5kde6i3LNBe5l2lQXsMRa7G5MiQiYOVva3ZwgvxppAnmfERmBgpdO7zqXrhW3VwF3buT7Yv1df3QH0eHb1Zga2HOadO6ZNIPLI-hV7m4/s2450/Cheree%20scrappy%20stars.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="2450" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMLgaMKugjjnAHV-_0yWnAEb9cgrDod-vWEJDMiQlaajHnHh03UthYDzond-ueoQW_dRR-25aUIeSAMX6XyE5kde6i3LNBe5l2lQXsMRa7G5MiQiYOVva3ZwgvxppAnmfERmBgpdO7zqXrhW3VwF3buT7Yv1df3QH0eHb1Zga2HOadO6ZNIPLI-hV7m4/w640-h550/Cheree%20scrappy%20stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Also, before you go... It is time to take a look at our weekly showcase share. Cheree at <a href="https://livelylatte.blogspot.com/2024/02/tuesday-to-do-6-gettin-scrappy-with-it.html" target="_blank">Morning Latte</a> showed off some beautiful scrappy stars... These little guys finish at just 4" each and the plan she has for the layout (if I understood correctly) will require 80. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I included stars like these at the same size in my <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/p/pieces-in-garden.html" target="_blank">Pieces in the Garden quilt</a> and needed only 12 for the row... I may have adult ADD but feel I would struggle to accomplish the task she has before her. I would need to break it up with spreading the piecing of them out... like and leader/ender project... or set aside a few hours right after lunch to do just them and then turn my attention to something else. Is anyone else in the same boat as me?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week I'll be turning my attention to the pattern writing portion of the sew along. I have selected the questions to accompany each block and *I think* I have them in an order that makes sense and a relation to each block/name. I will have the chance to double check all of that and the patterns when I make the blocks for a second quilt with a traditional layout.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time's ticking away so I better go. Feel free to join the Sew & Tell party! Invite your friends too. The more, the merrier.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-string-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/sunday-stash-february-11-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-12-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-5-12-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/12/monday-this-and-that-12th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/02/12/to-do-linky-party-61/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=11Feb2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-25105152301123791582024-02-06T09:22:00.004-07:002024-02-09T08:30:35.533-07:00Feeling a Little Corny<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopGi0kx4P24RMr62FtteG-Eib83EVS5QvAIjkXQKD8xtx931eqVBJv48F3E0gM-OuOtjIXZ8XV5S04urP5czWanPYhRqCUgIk3lCY6X3nLWugg5FAgtbuihAAhLhKpPE88cGXDaUhBHbvtMdozBpbOmDH6qI2ODKhqCBcurxgYHgfJbOw7-eNS2jIXRk/s4080/20240205_114644.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopGi0kx4P24RMr62FtteG-Eib83EVS5QvAIjkXQKD8xtx931eqVBJv48F3E0gM-OuOtjIXZ8XV5S04urP5czWanPYhRqCUgIk3lCY6X3nLWugg5FAgtbuihAAhLhKpPE88cGXDaUhBHbvtMdozBpbOmDH6qI2ODKhqCBcurxgYHgfJbOw7-eNS2jIXRk/w300-h400/20240205_114644.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I have had this corn on the cob fabric in my stash for years! It was something I acquired from a gentleman at church after his wife and then mother passed away. It was a large collection of fabrics that filled the <i>entire </i>back of our jeep.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I sorted through and set aside all cotton/quilting fabrics. And then continued sorting by fabrics that I could use for other projects (like skirts and dresses for OCC) and other stuff that I just did not want to keep. (I simply did not have room to store it.) I invited a friend to come take a look as well. She left with several arms full of fabrics and notions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The remainder of the stuff that I could not use was donated to the community theatre for their use. They were thrilled with the donation and offered us some free tickets for an upcoming performance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHRDCngXRMaavgr2SsrcTFJ-QC1Cc_8tPLEkrFAKCpSznSDzZotzDp2pP8BNCgw9xHextywl_KLw-4lh9lw2fMp6S8A4vV40Pk7jObnoB33XW98QqXy7Jy_CUNyo6dsyIQazFLQEb0RHcdBrP4L-UgMNppkcAewsfPUDV5u6lHPksL-vucFud_WVThQ/s3056/20240206_090525.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHRDCngXRMaavgr2SsrcTFJ-QC1Cc_8tPLEkrFAKCpSznSDzZotzDp2pP8BNCgw9xHextywl_KLw-4lh9lw2fMp6S8A4vV40Pk7jObnoB33XW98QqXy7Jy_CUNyo6dsyIQazFLQEb0RHcdBrP4L-UgMNppkcAewsfPUDV5u6lHPksL-vucFud_WVThQ/w640-h640/20240206_090525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />In December we had purchased a box of microwave popcorn for when the girls stayed with us over New Years. Rather than let it sit and get old, I </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">thought it would be fun to make some cards for the grands. Since</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Valentines Day just around the corner, I saw this as a perfect opportunity to create some pretty corny, quilted cards for them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I enlisted help from friends on fb and insta to come up with the sayings... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPDx3c0a7Cv-vjIVzCs1TISw4dARdcvhncq3SP22Cb9L-3mWP8S6V-t6mGU4LJnLbcCBMJZB8jzwbSLA3SYDfAEpvxvWNEX6nuwUbUAGHpTIChOikEN9MBFxKb6S7IfEotLHhvY5ItDgDUYWk0DAAI40z3xgSjU9IYrMRlxaCRXDUpNyf5IoZq8aufrc/s3056/20240206_090554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPDx3c0a7Cv-vjIVzCs1TISw4dARdcvhncq3SP22Cb9L-3mWP8S6V-t6mGU4LJnLbcCBMJZB8jzwbSLA3SYDfAEpvxvWNEX6nuwUbUAGHpTIChOikEN9MBFxKb6S7IfEotLHhvY5ItDgDUYWk0DAAI40z3xgSjU9IYrMRlxaCRXDUpNyf5IoZq8aufrc/w640-h640/20240206_090554.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What would you have suggested for the cards?</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>I have several yards of the fabric left... </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll likely just keep it on hand for more cards but </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">it would make a good tablecloth or quilt for a picnic... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What's your best corny suggestion?</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'd love to hear from you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Gotta have this fabric?</span></i></b> Send me an email... we can make a deal! MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-2-5-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/02/hello-february-craftastic-monday-link.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/05/monday-this-and-that-4th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-421.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/02/07/wednesday-wait-loss-366" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-224-linky-party/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/02/school-agenda-cover-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/02/snowy-scenes.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div></div><div><i><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-bit-of-this-and.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/improv-quilts-at-john-c-campbell-on-off.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/snarky-bracelets-and-another-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div>Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</div><div><a href="https://chrisknits.wordpress.com/2024/02/08/tgiff-8/" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-valentines-quilts-are-coming-out.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div><br /></div></i></div><div><i>m</i></div></div></i></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-5764320999737403752024-02-04T17:00:00.003-07:002024-02-07T07:57:09.281-07:00Sew & Tell ~ February 5, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxlRbtHY7mggMF-jaHhC1Wvxjq2MXW4aIFjHHBR0pLAiPuny384_k0sjevZgZoWvEiE4QDlvNZCZmoCn0n1CMSuWwU10wbW7NrFu2uVJMIBaay86MrQhGlIVzsiTaUlNamvvQbp0WZ77fMa37AVYixUtQw-N2WJDAJndsGINyNOCga7csyyMJwSmFHOM/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxlRbtHY7mggMF-jaHhC1Wvxjq2MXW4aIFjHHBR0pLAiPuny384_k0sjevZgZoWvEiE4QDlvNZCZmoCn0n1CMSuWwU10wbW7NrFu2uVJMIBaay86MrQhGlIVzsiTaUlNamvvQbp0WZ77fMa37AVYixUtQw-N2WJDAJndsGINyNOCga7csyyMJwSmFHOM/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The first page of the 2024 calendar has been turned, the groundhog did not see his shadow and time marches on... Amy Grant has a song about this topic - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmobMzOm68" target="_blank">Our Time is Now</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>January, February, March,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The days are marching forward</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>April, May, June and July</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>They fly like a hummingbird</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>August, September, October</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The year is almost over</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>November, December arrive</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Another year, come and gone</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Time is illusion</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Time is a curse</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Time is all these things and worse</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>But our time is now, ohhhhh</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Yes, our time is now, ohhhhh</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Let us sing before our time runs out.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time didn't really run out in the studio this week but as the days ticked by... oh wait, that ticking I heard was really my machine. I am way late with a regular service cleaning and tune up (I am embarrassed to admit that it should have been <i>last fall</i>)... I have decided that it is vital for me to get it into the shop very soon. The only thing is... I'm not sure when that might happen. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The shop I rely upon is located 90 miles from me. In order to just drop off, it is a 1/2 day trip. And since you are driving such a distance, you take advantage of the opportunity to run errands to stores that are not available locally... It truly ends up taking an entire day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-tGtxIOWd7ZJbhOjHWXKnerOCGHZwH3w9UnISWXOuh5bjZuAZuir-XggT7l62mCvZ0DNo5Zm-o0Kg-8I9ARuJpBKa526ZH7KOGiFvHrKrPjjcs6STHUfWEYnhZ-z6j4BJquiEyNJmcROix7XvBkUe3flFOxwGbi201cWgN37WrCIKinsZpLQNo9UHy0/s3120/20240130_113255.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2913" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-tGtxIOWd7ZJbhOjHWXKnerOCGHZwH3w9UnISWXOuh5bjZuAZuir-XggT7l62mCvZ0DNo5Zm-o0Kg-8I9ARuJpBKa526ZH7KOGiFvHrKrPjjcs6STHUfWEYnhZ-z6j4BJquiEyNJmcROix7XvBkUe3flFOxwGbi201cWgN37WrCIKinsZpLQNo9UHy0/w374-h400/20240130_113255.jpg" width="374" /></a></div>In the meantime, I will utilize my Babylock Jazz for any immediate piecing that I may need to do. I'll continue to piece the blocks for the Bride's Quilt II. All of the various components for the sew along are coming together, bit by bit. I have the questions selected, all of the blocks have been chosen as well and nearly 3/4 of them have been pieced. I shared a sneaky-peeky last week... did you see it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is 1/4 of the non-traditional layout which I will be using a Quilt-As-You-Go method for finishing it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll have a little more time to finalize the patterns while my machine is enjoying its spa day and then I will "test" them as I piece blocks for a purple/lavender traditional sampler quilt. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tentatively, I am looking at a kickoff of the sew along at the beginning of March, with patterns to be released every two weeks... taking us to nearly the end of the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNWTYLXHgiUxIwn3-0pvOzPvoVCstNGsTFsbw_8eW_WIZCRSYtVurJ9JkmI9WD5G0cxe24Ec6XTa2Dfo40N1tknPYGG0lU0eg1KCHsfI-C7genc3dNHXqaaYqY6XsfHRQgGvkuiI95YEEsUKMKQ2CJ_tWezvKW1A63V9p0emGF1ppmAOMOcpuINllnfs/s4080/20240204_085000.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNWTYLXHgiUxIwn3-0pvOzPvoVCstNGsTFsbw_8eW_WIZCRSYtVurJ9JkmI9WD5G0cxe24Ec6XTa2Dfo40N1tknPYGG0lU0eg1KCHsfI-C7genc3dNHXqaaYqY6XsfHRQgGvkuiI95YEEsUKMKQ2CJ_tWezvKW1A63V9p0emGF1ppmAOMOcpuINllnfs/w480-h640/20240204_085000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Along with that <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-old-becomes-new-and-something-in.html" target="_blank">sneaky-peeky</a> I gave of the BQII, I offered an update to my slow-stitch paper embroidery. Since my machine is needing a spa day, I decided on Friday afternoon that I would devote a good portion of my weekend to this piece of artwork. Here's what I have done so far... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave had asked me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><i>"what are you going to do with it when you are done?" </i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Why do we have to have an answer to such a question??? </i></b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes a project just satisfies the "create drive" that we all have.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rarely does an avid reader get questioned of how much time they spend reading... or if they could have been doing something more productive... </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes that "need to create" or try something new is a way of escaping... no different than reading a novel for the shear enjoyment of getting lost in "another world."</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fEVD-vQLka_XIRmpsqFmWPbbocNM9bTBH0QmIQHzImufOFMt4L_KGNjpVRvOgJvyjvQ7fu0YMya5pGPUkMEf5OBktKxAzUG8ERCr1_-upBmgxvbW82Yx_qf0uJSKaBrdOEetleLwhg1kFMOd_TymQidXF4aV4elH4sNgdf-yADz5hktLAAYS7GyaQiM/s720/FB_IMG_1706881523407.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fEVD-vQLka_XIRmpsqFmWPbbocNM9bTBH0QmIQHzImufOFMt4L_KGNjpVRvOgJvyjvQ7fu0YMya5pGPUkMEf5OBktKxAzUG8ERCr1_-upBmgxvbW82Yx_qf0uJSKaBrdOEetleLwhg1kFMOd_TymQidXF4aV4elH4sNgdf-yADz5hktLAAYS7GyaQiM/w400-h400/FB_IMG_1706881523407.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I have had an opportunity to escape into the past as I have had a fair amount of time devoted to the sorting and selling of a large postcard collection that spanned multiple generations too... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(Yes, Mom continues clearing out the various collections that she has or inherited.)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are postcards from early 1900s through 2000. What a job. I found postcards I wrote to my parents when I visited Chicagoland for the first time with Dave to meet his family. I found cards sent to my mom while she was away at school for the short time that she went... I found cards sent from my Grandpa to my Grandma when he traveled for work... It was sort of family history lesson and trip down memory lane. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have sorted out the antique (99+ years old) "greeting cards", vintage cards 50+ years old), local, Colorado, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">international, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and National Parks cards and the rest have gone into "General." I am considering breaking the general collection down into more categories such as birds, animals, cactus and states... Only time will tell.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbNnNLPKeWNpzpyy4BCPubCOScWxkpe3Ia6RQs473WG1ski5cAAAXltckm7Sypnnj2mRGYeWm7QnpVNZV4NFl-i6rhcBXcZOt1ekIi2Kbx1yms7guCnCXzqxipmGUUHKuiTJH-7C7z2BFw8xyDk0PTAvOgVkHeiRR2GWSFlHVE8BnqwPWfYrr7eD1M2o/s5184/Donna%20Lee%20projects.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbNnNLPKeWNpzpyy4BCPubCOScWxkpe3Ia6RQs473WG1ski5cAAAXltckm7Sypnnj2mRGYeWm7QnpVNZV4NFl-i6rhcBXcZOt1ekIi2Kbx1yms7guCnCXzqxipmGUUHKuiTJH-7C7z2BFw8xyDk0PTAvOgVkHeiRR2GWSFlHVE8BnqwPWfYrr7eD1M2o/w400-h300/Donna%20Lee%20projects.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It is now time to take a look at this week's feature quilter... Donna at <a href="https://donnaleeq.blogspot.com/2024/01/surprise-finds.html" target="_blank">DonnaLeeQ</a> has been busy organizing and in doing so found several quick to finish projects. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a fun way to escape!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time for you share your projects... but before you go,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment that tells me one of your favorite ways to escape.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/02/oh-scrap-few-pinks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/sunday-stash-february-4-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/sow-sunday-stitching.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></i></span></div><div><i style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-5-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-2-5-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/02/hello-february-craftastic-monday-link.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/2024/02/05/monday-this-and-that-4th-february-2024/" target="_blank">This & That at Days Filled with Joy</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/02/midweek-makers-421.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/02/07/wednesday-wait-loss-366" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=04Feb2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-71822429264804152242024-01-31T13:29:00.004-07:002024-02-02T09:32:02.889-07:00The Old Becomes New and Something in Blue<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been feeling the blues lately... not in my mood, but rather, it seems that all current projects are in shades of blues. Maybe it is a "winter" thing? The cold temperatures, etc... </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been piecing blocks for my new(ish) Brides Quilt II in a variety of blues. I have one section of the "non-traditional" layout ready for quilting. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rL52_FkILtezzhkfdrw-zmZ15zTQ8wBDxoArYRHcH47_Ht4WMqj8c1VUWSVv0tlB1wqm7RuzYYhsSmaaoOUAZrLijK81Nd5AyxP8l4OsHlIlCYndKeMi2-klMoNALvYL8bm6x2brf2RnmmfDcDUvxcRGwZkGsYLi0AuudtWiAWrDZmjwwpFRFlDyOwA/s3120/20240130_113255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="2913" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rL52_FkILtezzhkfdrw-zmZ15zTQ8wBDxoArYRHcH47_Ht4WMqj8c1VUWSVv0tlB1wqm7RuzYYhsSmaaoOUAZrLijK81Nd5AyxP8l4OsHlIlCYndKeMi2-klMoNALvYL8bm6x2brf2RnmmfDcDUvxcRGwZkGsYLi0AuudtWiAWrDZmjwwpFRFlDyOwA/w598-h640/20240130_113255.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have also been admiring blue dishes and remembering the summer mornings when I would wake at my grandparent's house in Tucson and have a bowl of cereal in their Wedgewood style cereal bowls... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCuWegKxmLR6jlz8NLiJkNn9UsVCxmvHzYu1L9Ms_xNqjeQlPNSsETN7ButOQGs8UXQ0Sewj-TkpSDr2okHoyIlJXXkE3FBbKWMl15lU3Jh2UgBrUua8jiV4rhnD3JnrMI8RWsGRGFoduvSO9Y6UpU24cHtvIi4fLD4EWT3l1bPFrppD0s5EDxGGaTfM/s1080/424550986_889726793160902_6071300183294973682_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCuWegKxmLR6jlz8NLiJkNn9UsVCxmvHzYu1L9Ms_xNqjeQlPNSsETN7ButOQGs8UXQ0Sewj-TkpSDr2okHoyIlJXXkE3FBbKWMl15lU3Jh2UgBrUua8jiV4rhnD3JnrMI8RWsGRGFoduvSO9Y6UpU24cHtvIi4fLD4EWT3l1bPFrppD0s5EDxGGaTfM/w400-h400/424550986_889726793160902_6071300183294973682_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="font-family: verdana;">A card that came from an aunt before Christmas featured some paper embroidery... I picked the book up and looked through it. </div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week, after seeing</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2crn-5x0Uz/?img_index=1" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">@imfeelincrafty</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">add some embroidered balloons to a b/w photo I thought I might jump in! And that is what I did. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I <i>finally </i>gathered the courage to pull out a book that I picked up from a deep discount clearance sale. I mean, why would anyone pass up a book for $1.70??? "Embroider the Psalms" includes 12 different photos and instructions so that you can add embroidered embellishment to create a lovely and delightful photo that you can frame.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Paper embroidery is so different... </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>but I like it</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The method of paper embroidery is much slower than traditional embroidery because you have to carefully handle the photo taking care to not bend or fold and take each stitch completely individually. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxHq9t1WBLWpcf2rAMY4nSuMa5Fu_QVVCqjXH41hLOSfG-PaeDHHHee41bXokwoO2w5fMY9Tf6QGfAa9SUdiV4qasajzkd1EeMCANtI_JMS-0uGRBVnsFoNIstTlZDOlc5fWze9sglgP8l4-er8T-kFZiedlKWQm_rkSBjcCTsZSxFwkEgc_1-Lc7d1E/s1350/424655999_891830026283912_9168956788608427570_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxHq9t1WBLWpcf2rAMY4nSuMa5Fu_QVVCqjXH41hLOSfG-PaeDHHHee41bXokwoO2w5fMY9Tf6QGfAa9SUdiV4qasajzkd1EeMCANtI_JMS-0uGRBVnsFoNIstTlZDOlc5fWze9sglgP8l4-er8T-kFZiedlKWQm_rkSBjcCTsZSxFwkEgc_1-Lc7d1E/w512-h640/424655999_891830026283912_9168956788608427570_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br />To begin, using the very tip of a sharp needle, you perforate the paper where you want to create your stitches. I am taking one small section at a time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is this something that I will continue to do, beyond this one photo? Perhaps... it may be a camping activity when I complete our Camping Journal Quilt. I can keep a variety of thread colors on hand with the book and it won't take up much room. It definitely is not as easy to do while riding in the car/truck, but then again... it is a slow-stitch project... so what's the rush?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since my supply of blue thread was lacking an ample supply of a deep dark blue, and it called for several medium and light shades (which I do have) I opted for the use of a variegated blue for some of the details. I am pleased with the look.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave gave me skeptical look when I started the process... he asked questions about what I was doing, why and... <i>"what are you going to do with it when you are done?" </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Why do we have to have an answer to such a question??? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes a project just satisfies the "create drive" that we all have. How it manifests will vary. Some will design clothing or do interior design... Others build guns or guitars... Some design buildings, roads or lego villages... Still others will use a tractor to move snow (or dirt so that when the snow melts, it goes where the designer wants it to.) Some will cook, some will draw, others will paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Why does the result of a creative session have to have an actual use or purpose?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My apologies... This actually turned more into a rant than an expression of creativity... Apparently his questions struck me in an odd way... Sorry :( </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep <b><i>Creating</i></b>,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/30/to-do-tuesday-linky-party-59/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-420.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/31/wednesday-wait-loss-365" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-223-linky-party/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/all-three-finished-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div>Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</div><div><a href="https://brianshomeblog.com/2024/01/thankful-thursday-blog-hop-my-new-and-happy-home-with-titan.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday at Brian's Home</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/02/dinner-and-show.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div><div><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/02/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-short-week-but.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/02/designing-calendar-cow-on-off-wall.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/02/radical-acceptance-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://poweredbyquilting.com/2024/02/02/starlight-bom-finished-friday-foto-fun-314/" target="_blank">Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/pastel-plaids-and-finished-or-not-friday.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-65067201136181615122024-01-28T17:00:00.051-07:002024-01-29T09:47:59.131-07:00Sew & Tell ~ January 29, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmwWLxcJUua12TiMPs39l-yPWxFd26wp7cQGMDs2yx2npMczLersPDk-5toc75ksGslMrQAnGcdZ1bn2-O0beHdexiXapX4XMI0L5vNbem4DfKyHqpoFu5PCvu5xCyxBQyG6QdrBsdRelYUWyfBoDdHzzXxxBzv9gf6hyphenhyphenVi6bFmTtiBWqfnQyYGSAjlw/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmwWLxcJUua12TiMPs39l-yPWxFd26wp7cQGMDs2yx2npMczLersPDk-5toc75ksGslMrQAnGcdZ1bn2-O0beHdexiXapX4XMI0L5vNbem4DfKyHqpoFu5PCvu5xCyxBQyG6QdrBsdRelYUWyfBoDdHzzXxxBzv9gf6hyphenhyphenVi6bFmTtiBWqfnQyYGSAjlw/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Well... another week has passed and we are peeking around the corner towards February! Wow... 10 days of water restrictions or no water are now a thing of the past.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8RtsyGlDF49GBa0dc9OXP3gqvvl8YbErPBTpONeYaMIiE_1nQAd6iH1gDgzT0N5GgfyAl39YUufjaiXWlhFrcQlYrXxUzsItFiVjoQnmu-XkOBKzZlwTImpbc9MJFdo9J-WcQmKhoxdjSTz6OuXB7Khyphenhyphen8lvdo4fEpNEdqyl2J1SdfQXlVMG95xlewuU/s2048/421555826_7190430111012980_7463822591331849451_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8RtsyGlDF49GBa0dc9OXP3gqvvl8YbErPBTpONeYaMIiE_1nQAd6iH1gDgzT0N5GgfyAl39YUufjaiXWlhFrcQlYrXxUzsItFiVjoQnmu-XkOBKzZlwTImpbc9MJFdo9J-WcQmKhoxdjSTz6OuXB7Khyphenhyphen8lvdo4fEpNEdqyl2J1SdfQXlVMG95xlewuU/w400-h300/421555826_7190430111012980_7463822591331849451_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The mountain of laundry is becoming manageable a few loads at a time. I certainly don't want to contribute to a problem with water over-use should the pumps not be able to keep up. No, no, no... that would be very bad!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You may be wondering, <i>what was your first load of laundry</i>? It was a load that included two quilts and a few towels. A quilter has to have her priorities in the proper order, right? I needed one of the quilts to be gift wrapped and ready to deliver to the 15-year-old boy! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All-in-all, I have realized that we have more than enough clothes! Ten days... and we still had the daily necessities of socks and underwear to last a few more days. The second load was made up of jeans. While the stack of jeans in the closet was declining, we still had a few more. Shirts were getting slim, but we managed, and linens were aplenty in the closet. So, just why do I do laundry so often??? Probably because I don't like the baskets overflowing... or maybe because it just became a habit when the girls were still living here. I <i>had</i> to do a load or two every few days to stay ahead of the overflow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Should I purge? Nah... that would just take time away from my studio. LOL!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I have had plenty of time in the studio. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I waited for the water service to be restored, I quilted a sweet Valentines table topper and hosted the weekly TGIFF party. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you see/hear my informal </span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/tgiff-brides-quilt-ii-new-sew-along.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><b>announcement </b></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">for my new Sew Along event? </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CRlVoOJAG0fWhkcPOE87j2WTqYKtbCcbvelseelp-q6T2lYhEGVrGrIPZeaMdPah_iCyFD25vZK01ETnNuj2vgauspGUVv42pJa9SqjahQvowPJ27AVWfmDjn5niQ14NUsghQA3GsLI_79rWKVFMSeR_nrm1JNuBGHhymR0JDojVDR4na9TLSSbCVC0/s3004/20240125_083027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="3004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CRlVoOJAG0fWhkcPOE87j2WTqYKtbCcbvelseelp-q6T2lYhEGVrGrIPZeaMdPah_iCyFD25vZK01ETnNuj2vgauspGUVv42pJa9SqjahQvowPJ27AVWfmDjn5niQ14NUsghQA3GsLI_79rWKVFMSeR_nrm1JNuBGHhymR0JDojVDR4na9TLSSbCVC0/w640-h640/20240125_083027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaaLmiCOLRozSqGL0YPOoX49T0TCCiKrl-k1ZUxXrmVAcw2AaRZxhkMMmLP6mXhfxf1eJTgRQHcBp74gbE3f_ATsyoJQ4otkLUS90yvBDuqEFm0OrbvxwHbG-yLPT3gchd7MSYWQ8-bjJp71w5Y5pvjn8E40Txl-PKslJK4HXhZL0Yavr8iNLLnJ0nDc/s1460/Bride's%20Quilt%202011.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaaLmiCOLRozSqGL0YPOoX49T0TCCiKrl-k1ZUxXrmVAcw2AaRZxhkMMmLP6mXhfxf1eJTgRQHcBp74gbE3f_ATsyoJQ4otkLUS90yvBDuqEFm0OrbvxwHbG-yLPT3gchd7MSYWQ8-bjJp71w5Y5pvjn8E40Txl-PKslJK4HXhZL0Yavr8iNLLnJ0nDc/w414-h640/Bride's%20Quilt%202011.png" width="414" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Bride's Quilt II will begin in a few weeks... I don't have a firm start date, but for now, you can begin a fabric pull. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently, I have been influenced and inspired by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/a.crafty.fox/">@A.crafty.fox</a> and her single colorway quilts/kits. Go check her out on Instagram. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have always been drawn to the Wedgewood and Currier & Ives blue dishes. Several years ago, 2011, I made these two quilts for couples that had invited us to their weddings. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am drawing from Amanda's influence and will be making another "blue work" quilt. These patterns are the same blocks that were part of the Pieces in the Garden quilt in 2022... but a larger size.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since publishing that announcement, I am tempted to go with an optional layout that would require 16 blocks 12" blocks and eight 6" blocks. It is a non-typical layout that I could see being done as a Quilt-As-You-Go in 4 larger main sections like the picture below.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXNg6Cp5IdJFjM6Ow3UoJfQueXowcHU0n0oN43_flpoWdEnfTK0Z4VP5bjY1KhJ-dhuJJUDsskmWNNAdjoeARtYRDE7OV58ajlnBT9m79SKYnwQax0AQ2Fb-5Ebh7Ob8fU7LYNT31UGFDOWIrMrrPMc80xRmCbbIWgeKkA4Gd-RoK6fQ-rc9gjbH01nE/s606/Brides%20quilt%20section.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXNg6Cp5IdJFjM6Ow3UoJfQueXowcHU0n0oN43_flpoWdEnfTK0Z4VP5bjY1KhJ-dhuJJUDsskmWNNAdjoeARtYRDE7OV58ajlnBT9m79SKYnwQax0AQ2Fb-5Ebh7Ob8fU7LYNT31UGFDOWIrMrrPMc80xRmCbbIWgeKkA4Gd-RoK6fQ-rc9gjbH01nE/w372-h400/Brides%20quilt%20section.png" width="372" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What's your preference?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Traditional sampler quilt layout? Or a non-traditional layout?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">No matter your decision, I will likely offer directions for both layouts. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This would be a beautiful quilt in any color... purple would be like a field of lavender (I'm thinking that I will make the traditional layout in this scrappy colorway) or yellows (with a little blue/green) could be like sunflowers and daisies... or a variety of pinks would be like a rose garden... greens could be like a beautiful meadow. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are so many options!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Which will you choose? Will you plan on joining the sew along? Watch for more details!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF0tBLTHCL1F7BE4Vw-0OSLmSUq8hnIOtfsnDPfK6T7AT7eZPkFMmJEv69C7mvCFeetyscI5-9WUkCYGpxXetUUeKK4sXgzDN0aJ1yRCIjbQKxP1U5Nv4Hf5nhSaou4pwj704lxm5j5sslr2PeD9ExbRjtp0KkDg3dHL4CsDwmLM-Kjr0f-MgHfY2WS0/s800/LAPaylor%20Feathered%20star.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF0tBLTHCL1F7BE4Vw-0OSLmSUq8hnIOtfsnDPfK6T7AT7eZPkFMmJEv69C7mvCFeetyscI5-9WUkCYGpxXetUUeKK4sXgzDN0aJ1yRCIjbQKxP1U5Nv4Hf5nhSaou4pwj704lxm5j5sslr2PeD9ExbRjtp0KkDg3dHL4CsDwmLM-Kjr0f-MgHfY2WS0/w386-h400/LAPaylor%20Feathered%20star.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><br />It is now time for this week's feature... <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/01/how-many-art-projects-shall-i-work-on.html" target="_blank">Not Afraid of Color's Feathered Star block</a> is part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and is absolutely <i>beautiful </i>and the "star of the party." Her choice of background fabric will be fabulous when all of her blocks are put together. Go show her some love!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-pink-scraps.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/sunday-stash-january-28-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching_02005148314.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></i></span></div><div><i style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-29-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musing-1-29-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/01/end-of-january-craftastic-monday-link.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=29Jan2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-90509090648231020712024-01-25T16:00:00.066-07:002024-01-26T11:39:31.635-07:00TGIFF & The Bride's Quilt II ~ A New Sew Along<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNGRQtLx_FjjWOCyu38SK6IqzBrG3ZWKIvR06jpxivo4c3z1FSUXgZKEnWunPCVzbk2K9ALe6AM75U4CXc4zEdDBxOTKRhbTXJgcb4Y_JA2OgruKoxwgkXDQSY5YDKkom2aK7oBaGxrvYA06HXHcrcxj2-OjJlf2S9sPddwkpVVIUKIIhGBOKsRiAw1A/s800/TGIFF%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNGRQtLx_FjjWOCyu38SK6IqzBrG3ZWKIvR06jpxivo4c3z1FSUXgZKEnWunPCVzbk2K9ALe6AM75U4CXc4zEdDBxOTKRhbTXJgcb4Y_JA2OgruKoxwgkXDQSY5YDKkom2aK7oBaGxrvYA06HXHcrcxj2-OjJlf2S9sPddwkpVVIUKIIhGBOKsRiAw1A/w640-h184/TGIFF%20logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Welcome to TGIFF ~ Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday and Melva Loves Scraps.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am excited to be announcing a <strike>new(ish)</strike> revamped Sew Along ~ The Bride's Quilt II! I have been allowing an idea to marinate and develop for some time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZeXoFJzptTpB9bPEeD61Z2YLV796-tOUcUwgRI-ys_YwEnN9H9AiqSFRVPJu_baW1F673KXoL5m187KED5SuEcwlas5rwkMr1WKZbKv1zOu1Vd94bTCRbvEbYmWnnkWlm6p4pv8dK3n4DXrfrLhLo9ZG-fGULBfZEHK0p3btznbq0Xrs58YlYT9KMng/s3004/20240125_083027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="3004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZeXoFJzptTpB9bPEeD61Z2YLV796-tOUcUwgRI-ys_YwEnN9H9AiqSFRVPJu_baW1F673KXoL5m187KED5SuEcwlas5rwkMr1WKZbKv1zOu1Vd94bTCRbvEbYmWnnkWlm6p4pv8dK3n4DXrfrLhLo9ZG-fGULBfZEHK0p3btznbq0Xrs58YlYT9KMng/w640-h640/20240125_083027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />But <i>first</i></b>... I'll share my most recent finish. This vintage postcard panel is our newest table topper for the season. This type of project is a great way to practice FMQ and to refresh the muscle memory of your movement for size and timing. I did stippling in the background areas (though it is hard to see), twisted ribbons in borders, outlined details of the flowers and leaves and a cross-hatch over the "medallion" area. You might notice a small tag in the lower left corner... it was one of the tags from my Advent calendar that I bought - Kylie & the Machine tags... there was an assortment of fun little tags with cute sayings, and I thought "MWAH" was a perfect addition to this table topper. 👄💖</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few shots of details...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfeSxeARZqK45qvKbS-sk3iogs9Ch_NauTMwF8jZ1lOqZWc_G6lwgQCxTb3QjxlESe9eSKKOoHEtVSblt-LX7WvK0wDZNRXMpxwWdGdNYPjKnXaixiOe7-7BS3TmIE117ypZywmUUfo3jsBgpX2HrltYJ-LBplzfLzr19xGr1tsUidD3ph7eAgf2Slfo/s2448/20240125_083114.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfeSxeARZqK45qvKbS-sk3iogs9Ch_NauTMwF8jZ1lOqZWc_G6lwgQCxTb3QjxlESe9eSKKOoHEtVSblt-LX7WvK0wDZNRXMpxwWdGdNYPjKnXaixiOe7-7BS3TmIE117ypZywmUUfo3jsBgpX2HrltYJ-LBplzfLzr19xGr1tsUidD3ph7eAgf2Slfo/w640-h640/20240125_083114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz8vKYzfuBjYpg6-U8Je1QgnR3XwVTDQXsnr9V2noUiK9bY2HrfdQBqxJdzPjGmVrEa9tshbo1YW3qZOr-AVgUUi-hsH7q_i8luo0ljbzt3LYATRBDUuGp3sGhReANPH4mIxgOgRs8d-CZcbX7VaAMjnQ66ODumfhQGxL6MFgXiwYNREkWqYrx9jTr2U/s2448/20240125_083054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz8vKYzfuBjYpg6-U8Je1QgnR3XwVTDQXsnr9V2noUiK9bY2HrfdQBqxJdzPjGmVrEa9tshbo1YW3qZOr-AVgUUi-hsH7q_i8luo0ljbzt3LYATRBDUuGp3sGhReANPH4mIxgOgRs8d-CZcbX7VaAMjnQ66ODumfhQGxL6MFgXiwYNREkWqYrx9jTr2U/w640-h640/20240125_083054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>On to my announcement... </div><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnrVcFsZg2f8T8d0n6ZZ5o_Qjyx9XQiJfD7pGuNtzX-KPqzVU4GAvqIJ70XV2-xMXXI_cFqibTjLPfPd811rgmwU1X5m8_7IriavNojOZwo-ys7LhqTvpgS7lnPeHhZa3Ui7f-6a46iszZO9E3XjgXMlh3xXQeuUDXirOFlFo7CcsMf0edBGZ06V62fI/s3000/100_3103.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnrVcFsZg2f8T8d0n6ZZ5o_Qjyx9XQiJfD7pGuNtzX-KPqzVU4GAvqIJ70XV2-xMXXI_cFqibTjLPfPd811rgmwU1X5m8_7IriavNojOZwo-ys7LhqTvpgS7lnPeHhZa3Ui7f-6a46iszZO9E3XjgXMlh3xXQeuUDXirOFlFo7CcsMf0edBGZ06V62fI/w400-h400/100_3103.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In 2022, I hosted the Pieces in the Garden Row quilt that was based on the story of a Bride's Quilt and the life of my Maternal Grandmother, Tressie Teegarden. This quilt was a row quilt made of 15 different blocks, varying in sizes 3-inch, 4-inch and 6-inch. Some of the blocks were quite challenging just because of the tiny pieces... as well as the need for multiples of 8, 12 or 16. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was more than pleased with the finished quilt but have to admit that it ended up being much more a challenge than I had anticipated.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN6M_APQi98_AcgimwDqw22slK7qM7wMVHLeJxBH_4T81hIIWKXx1yPvmTAvMMBX__vCdHL6_4rIQ5dcAQ13Eq7VUp2Rq9DRMEERningakHXRzuRgLCHkhC1r0a8KEc_TqrlVqxl7B9na6CAPNn_RnJAgJVrXjJbFvMsTfO8t_Hky0EGmqtMT0W_WYqk/s2304/Blue%20Bride's%20Quilt%20for%20Nikki%20&%20Aaron%20Williamson.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN6M_APQi98_AcgimwDqw22slK7qM7wMVHLeJxBH_4T81hIIWKXx1yPvmTAvMMBX__vCdHL6_4rIQ5dcAQ13Eq7VUp2Rq9DRMEERningakHXRzuRgLCHkhC1r0a8KEc_TqrlVqxl7B9na6CAPNn_RnJAgJVrXjJbFvMsTfO8t_Hky0EGmqtMT0W_WYqk/w480-h640/Blue%20Bride's%20Quilt%20for%20Nikki%20&%20Aaron%20Williamson.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The Bride's Quilt II, a sampler quilt, will have 12-inch blocks. Here's a few photos of quilts I made a several years ago... in 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sew along quilt will include 12 blocks, all traditionally pieced. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have a fat-quarter bundle in various shades of blue on order and have begun re-writing patterns from the Pieces in the Garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In previous sew alongs I have had a story accompany the block/pattern. This one will be a little different... This time I want your quilt to tell <i>your</i> story. I will have pages with a series of questions included with the pattern. Here's a sample...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfjV6ZAiRfZsboCVzclMyNeARIwXtoBvkIagQ56PcOHmSbSoxRK7nDfOsi7pZXWdAs6uzD0E3mC2wG6dqjgcd6RAsWihGC1zyn5Q9wrz5R1IJmjxG58lplYYmhEjkgiYq91vvdZQEp2O9Txa1V8dZImzBJprt74XTIg2xN7mbXIJewa4g_iG_eWgBxj0/s765/sample%20page.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="765" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfjV6ZAiRfZsboCVzclMyNeARIwXtoBvkIagQ56PcOHmSbSoxRK7nDfOsi7pZXWdAs6uzD0E3mC2wG6dqjgcd6RAsWihGC1zyn5Q9wrz5R1IJmjxG58lplYYmhEjkgiYq91vvdZQEp2O9Txa1V8dZImzBJprt74XTIg2xN7mbXIJewa4g_iG_eWgBxj0/w640-h520/sample%20page.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Watch for details of start date... I'd love to hear if you are interested in joining in. Leave me a comment. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is now your turn... share your recent finish in the party.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(I was asked to kindly note that this linkup is for finishes... but I'll just leave it up to you to define "finished". 😁 I know that I have several "finished" steps... the main part of a quilt top prior to adding borders, a completed top, a quilt that has the quilting completed... and then there is a finally finished quilt with binding.... like I said, I'll let you define finish. 😉) </i>Thanks for joining me!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Linking with:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-we-may-need.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-of-calendar-cows-on-off-wall.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/simple-sneaky-patchwork-method-beauties.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://poweredbyquilting.com/2024/01/26/wish-bom-month-1-friday-foto-fun-313/" target="_blank">Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</a></i></div><div><i><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-ohio-star-for-qov-and-finished-or.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=20Jan2024&meme=13384" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-49206805778530969762024-01-21T15:00:00.004-07:002024-01-25T08:54:15.261-07:00Sew & Tell ~ January 22, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNku8VC-RUiab0sDyc5Q50cOjVPaVH6jFZ0_-29vynlteDhmw7LNrH_Uc6-sczGoZZxV6hUzyXMTXn45XVf-OL_PMKDGpa8TwQZLiMtIlOdSuLq1BszW7qPqMzTrbIYFmNF9an_BvoFhGEtyASRqZ6xByltDDyHYJAulL8dgaq4sj6Y2tnXPLj18NLAVA/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNku8VC-RUiab0sDyc5Q50cOjVPaVH6jFZ0_-29vynlteDhmw7LNrH_Uc6-sczGoZZxV6hUzyXMTXn45XVf-OL_PMKDGpa8TwQZLiMtIlOdSuLq1BszW7qPqMzTrbIYFmNF9an_BvoFhGEtyASRqZ6xByltDDyHYJAulL8dgaq4sj6Y2tnXPLj18NLAVA/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a week... and what a week it's been!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The record low temperatures over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend shattered record lows of 90 years. It caused a freeze in a 4-inch water main in the small water system that serves our small neighborhood. Small as in only 60 or so houses are on this system. Dave is the president of the board as well as the head maintenance guy for the system. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "fun" began early Tuesday morning with a text message stating that a residence had no water. Uh-oh... bad news. As other residents began their days more calls and messages came in. It became clear, very quickly, that there was a serious problem. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eWe0P8xdTQSq8tN3i0ovQwr5EfGvxnhOwtxjhjbB9dN5zO3zPtxkPjx3c3CPFhetCb-KBnZBVuAHandXB2zxve7Tiqsoy7SZ43I90fgoO41Lk4hsaw_nyEW2UwSJlqxiSTwgg296jGDUjT4nFcSdodPh4lHo0N-N2tnwNq9a3VCVNJFb-5u9-kMszdA/s960/Resized_20240117_073454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eWe0P8xdTQSq8tN3i0ovQwr5EfGvxnhOwtxjhjbB9dN5zO3zPtxkPjx3c3CPFhetCb-KBnZBVuAHandXB2zxve7Tiqsoy7SZ43I90fgoO41Lk4hsaw_nyEW2UwSJlqxiSTwgg296jGDUjT4nFcSdodPh4lHo0N-N2tnwNq9a3VCVNJFb-5u9-kMszdA/w640-h480/Resized_20240117_073454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After determining the location of the freeze (a section of line that crosses a deep cut where railroad tracks once existed) the team of professionals and volunteer residents were able to separate the system so that the 15 houses without water would once again have water service restored directly from the system's pump house. The remaining residents were unaffected (including our house) since we were supplied by the direct line from a water storage tank.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, because there was no way to refill the tank, we would need to conserve water. This means no long showers, dish washers, or laundry. Dave was gone most of the days, though still nearby, so I had extra time for quilting and sewing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And, honestly, I never realized just how much time is taken up with doing laundry! As was not typical, I had just done all of the laundry just before the freeze... (God's timing and wisdom is just amazing) So, we are doing fine with not needing to go naked... yet. With fingers crossed and our prayers spoken boldly, we hope to have water full, yet temporarily, restored by Tuesday. <b>But</b>... as things have progressed, it has been determined that there are <i>multiple </i>leaks within the system in both sections. **sigh** </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enough of my whining... here is what I got done!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrendREZFOBojXXpx-t5q8HBKoDIAQgwTQq53KRy0PKgMnBE3v8q1QXKLnk6NLwiCJsPFQsGydWYLsrH3yRdyxWTsOXezlCkIrJaPtVqTH_v6g259yhA7-hKAf4vRbhL5FAmVTCz1OdV7FWRrXwkrc6BzJ5-XqTYNG1xZeVTabbGNxxZPolEYJGkMIo6k/s1157/Colorado%20runner%20and%20cozies.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1147" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrendREZFOBojXXpx-t5q8HBKoDIAQgwTQq53KRy0PKgMnBE3v8q1QXKLnk6NLwiCJsPFQsGydWYLsrH3yRdyxWTsOXezlCkIrJaPtVqTH_v6g259yhA7-hKAf4vRbhL5FAmVTCz1OdV7FWRrXwkrc6BzJ5-XqTYNG1xZeVTabbGNxxZPolEYJGkMIo6k/w396-h400/Colorado%20runner%20and%20cozies.png" width="396" /></a></div><br />I completed the custom order of a table runner that looked like the Colorado flag as well as a set of 4 soup bowl cozies. You can read all about them on the <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/red-letter-day.html" target="_blank">Red Letter Day</a> story.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qAcBNDnzca22WlTu6yV2DkVViG3v_C9Qfe1cWNE0VADxQlbGKRmrmEhhEyoLul9Edksaxr5EJ0SjaseLgUXblSib3S_xqmFP3XfoZSrHV6n4amQFjvM9n1GFzLIb4frCba_athPbts6Vi1RO71eugPqFe_BoGfqris_POa_dSsgR4WDPpiPBQWirES4/s1222/File%20Holder.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1222" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qAcBNDnzca22WlTu6yV2DkVViG3v_C9Qfe1cWNE0VADxQlbGKRmrmEhhEyoLul9Edksaxr5EJ0SjaseLgUXblSib3S_xqmFP3XfoZSrHV6n4amQFjvM9n1GFzLIb4frCba_athPbts6Vi1RO71eugPqFe_BoGfqris_POa_dSsgR4WDPpiPBQWirES4/s320/File%20Holder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I prepared my semi-annual supply of file holders to be sold to gunsmithing enrolled in the program at the local college. These help the students to protect the pricey investment of files they need for gunsmithing and allow them to be contained in one place for easy transport.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And finally, I quilted our grandson's Denver Nuggets quilt. How fortunate that one of the jerseys I included in the quilt was "15"... and Tyshan turned 15! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoj0oJMGutKLw4KjZ6wfKp727Ui1kZ-gjEkvX_p_KgGDq1QcaK82qStkEUfhyXonTOx7jY-lE-W1qy_rjYpa4EV7gaJAdCEX9-078XOo4ZjFDBysA0iVI_jgflzd2ga_U9_DMOvmkX153d4SNWQM_hSL0wCc3My5_x0BUepj_hROYnEQ9wpm2nT2GczY/s3921/20240121_074234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3921" data-original-width="2660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoj0oJMGutKLw4KjZ6wfKp727Ui1kZ-gjEkvX_p_KgGDq1QcaK82qStkEUfhyXonTOx7jY-lE-W1qy_rjYpa4EV7gaJAdCEX9-078XOo4ZjFDBysA0iVI_jgflzd2ga_U9_DMOvmkX153d4SNWQM_hSL0wCc3My5_x0BUepj_hROYnEQ9wpm2nT2GczY/w434-h640/20240121_074234.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">The all-over grid spaced at 4 inches went quickly.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What will the coming week hold, other than water woes?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am preparing to announce a sew along! I'll be piecing blocks, determining layout options and writing patterns. The announcement will be made when I host TGIFF ~ Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday. Be sure to come back and plan to join that party as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVi4ZfWUtao5A63qKL9S9q8fR0kzaOA2iqEqje0eQOZSPpMMQm514UzNc0uxFfnWL6xncPqxIyRSFv7VHfhlRJ2a9TNkm_eQ_uN2_WXP7QygnZ-rz1yKU2pVDuV-hWx6yc7d0jWCM5Ms8AK2QHhFYDg1GWfhS3qvv96IgAU0qakazqz2HoHg-bL5HQ4c/s587/Brenda%20SAHRR%20center.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVi4ZfWUtao5A63qKL9S9q8fR0kzaOA2iqEqje0eQOZSPpMMQm514UzNc0uxFfnWL6xncPqxIyRSFv7VHfhlRJ2a9TNkm_eQ_uN2_WXP7QygnZ-rz1yKU2pVDuV-hWx6yc7d0jWCM5Ms8AK2QHhFYDg1GWfhS3qvv96IgAU0qakazqz2HoHg-bL5HQ4c/w271-h400/Brenda%20SAHRR%20center.png" width="271" /></a></div><br />This week's Sew & Tell feature is Brenda at <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/lets-begin-our-sahrr-2024/" target="_blank">Songbird Design</a>. She shared her pretty little batik bird sitting atop a spool of thread as her center medallion of her <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/announcing-sahrr-2024/" target="_blank">Stay At Home Round Robin</a> quilt. Lovely! I've included the link to her post with the details of the event. Check it out!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-more-green.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/sunday-stash-january-21-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-22-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-1-22-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/01/mid-winter-craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-419.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/24/wednesday-wait-loss-364" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-222-linky-party/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/three-plus-three-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=21Jan2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-61515291430706732462024-01-18T09:04:00.002-07:002024-01-19T09:29:03.193-07:00Red Letter Day<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a red-letter day! You may ask, "Why?"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Because I finished the custom order for a Colorado flag table runner and bowl cozies! And that red letter is a <b><i>C.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-77M8hd7xsl_gxXjxZMshVBR-RnDqqW3Sh-M4QR33tWqxTkI_K52rN-dAJGXmiAPeFjuLNOV_P5gh6eSE7ZAwO_t2MMUSRn5Q1ilWeJ4QKJKlbuJmVodslxSF3rDM4P2egOcCGs0PIsGBoP1bfU9rsAzQqn_ITtQu7D2iQoz7bx6RSPk4MbLprFtj1q8/s1157/Colorado%20runner%20and%20cozies.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1147" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-77M8hd7xsl_gxXjxZMshVBR-RnDqqW3Sh-M4QR33tWqxTkI_K52rN-dAJGXmiAPeFjuLNOV_P5gh6eSE7ZAwO_t2MMUSRn5Q1ilWeJ4QKJKlbuJmVodslxSF3rDM4P2egOcCGs0PIsGBoP1bfU9rsAzQqn_ITtQu7D2iQoz7bx6RSPk4MbLprFtj1q8/w634-h640/Colorado%20runner%20and%20cozies.png" width="634" /></a></div><br />The table runner (20" x 40") perfect for a table, cedar chest or buffet. I used prairie points to make the mountains and I appliqued Fishers Peak in the yellow sun - Fishers Peak is a prominent landmark and the newest addition to the Colorado State Parks system.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The bowl cozies are a bit fancier than the normal... Piecing in that C took a little bit of quilt math and extra time, but the result was more than I could have hoped for. The bowl cozy pattern came from <a href="https://www.hhstitches.com/post/soup-bowl-cozy-pattern" target="_blank">Happy Hour Stitches</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's all I have for now... but before you go,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Tell me about one of your favorite state or national parks. </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Why is it your favorite?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe we'll add it to our list.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-221-linky-party/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/sewing-memory-quilts-and-ntt.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/confused-on-free-motion-mavericks.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/01/nybg-train-show.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div><div><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-making-headway.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/art-sketchbooks-on-off-wall-friday.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/fun-with-selvages-beauties-pageant-243.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/2024/01/tgiff-blooming-beautiful.html" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/lightening-streak-1-yellow-and-finished.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-91947523963537531132024-01-14T17:00:00.003-07:002024-01-17T10:17:26.291-07:00A Slow Stitched Sew & Tell <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome! I had a super productive week with two fabulous finishes that I shared late in the week. You can read all of the details <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2024/01/double-finish.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQk6q3otiA1goP1EDCR065-N22tvTGhgV8NaidcoufvWlHfBSqfnIoDF274az8FwtNJzJaHDVndt6pBfdQ9fpGkGqZDAnD9b2oE6HfkYFnz-7w6yz83cofIbUpNy3QdFr4vEWvm_Dcb-QhUYpOurd5_KCDu0PsxOnYD8FfkNSh7uEFa4UhGRrJQ_aPF0/s2448/20240111_133533.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQk6q3otiA1goP1EDCR065-N22tvTGhgV8NaidcoufvWlHfBSqfnIoDF274az8FwtNJzJaHDVndt6pBfdQ9fpGkGqZDAnD9b2oE6HfkYFnz-7w6yz83cofIbUpNy3QdFr4vEWvm_Dcb-QhUYpOurd5_KCDu0PsxOnYD8FfkNSh7uEFa4UhGRrJQ_aPF0/w400-h400/20240111_133533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am still in a holding pattern for finishing the Denver Nuggets basketball quilt. The backing fabric should be delivered on Tuesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytxFpIZJgC_Y3m81NSn8sQemfccbhIdW3PEUcTvtbbXTz7-kMC7AWYTLReoyYTYPGco-4TKx9-0Ubu1GmyPHGkDBlo2wbSaB8yKs0XQQX_e5qNLV3GLI7QEsvDHWbg4-EsCmSaQjXfbPiON5Px2V3jCY-UyjdMQnNxqbkXmjY_7Pv9l7BFI7VKTADmwc/s1080/IMG_20240113_161222.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytxFpIZJgC_Y3m81NSn8sQemfccbhIdW3PEUcTvtbbXTz7-kMC7AWYTLReoyYTYPGco-4TKx9-0Ubu1GmyPHGkDBlo2wbSaB8yKs0XQQX_e5qNLV3GLI7QEsvDHWbg4-EsCmSaQjXfbPiON5Px2V3jCY-UyjdMQnNxqbkXmjY_7Pv9l7BFI7VKTADmwc/w640-h640/IMG_20240113_161222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After a thorough cleaning of the house and bathrooms, I turned my attention to our Camping Journal quilt. I made a few more park signs and then I created a few kits for the blocks I decided to include to represent each night of our stays. Below are two for our stay at Palo Duro Canyon State Park where we enjoyed plenty of hiking... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSFX1Bv79gfaQTC5X1JhqqBYGbmzHyobGvzK247vUVbCBJymITzU3idoh-iWeNZxj8cAhgcGy_Iq71QKCpopGqOdFvjGIUuhgXxB-jvYXI9mTJDsSVNd0z-2S8NdO9jl30fOMvWdql4o6m4bfGh7HjENcUwZht5fMTaWos1D3q6u_kf7nql8UcF15cbs/s1080/IMG_20240113_162132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSFX1Bv79gfaQTC5X1JhqqBYGbmzHyobGvzK247vUVbCBJymITzU3idoh-iWeNZxj8cAhgcGy_Iq71QKCpopGqOdFvjGIUuhgXxB-jvYXI9mTJDsSVNd0z-2S8NdO9jl30fOMvWdql4o6m4bfGh7HjENcUwZht5fMTaWos1D3q6u_kf7nql8UcF15cbs/w400-h400/IMG_20240113_162132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7W0Dt8R7f1uZgsem7qxdsrP8EOaQrUUx9pLsxNWFwaG0V8hfwLTzFLelCU3ufZNOOp2Mv2aIEwg1D3xerGHfb87RRPHfMyCb5Wf-5wI5wq1K4ThxaYYPzh_w64EK-MKeq88a-srShfTWF6G1sdXifNXkIG_6tnmSzm2xHJxp9KqFk-ErWsnVkCfZdzA/s4080/20231025_100859.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7W0Dt8R7f1uZgsem7qxdsrP8EOaQrUUx9pLsxNWFwaG0V8hfwLTzFLelCU3ufZNOOp2Mv2aIEwg1D3xerGHfb87RRPHfMyCb5Wf-5wI5wq1K4ThxaYYPzh_w64EK-MKeq88a-srShfTWF6G1sdXifNXkIG_6tnmSzm2xHJxp9KqFk-ErWsnVkCfZdzA/w640-h480/20231025_100859.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scene represented in my block above</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I sat and stitched and enjoyed a variety of shows (Little House, a hallmark movie about a veil, Heartland and others, I kept thinking, "I have other projects I should be starting." But I told myself to just sit and enjoy... So... I did. It was relaxing and cozy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX5aTp4d9TUZtGvKeFgRllX11rUIB1LZlfpOzK0nqynDg-fFx99UJ8n59hVN1IkxwM2NAmNB8DPyyZT8v4qB4pN5_dcjqxX5yj3F6H6gS8W3t5SR08ZosInYFFPKe94Wt3_TIn5vNhBjyrZ6VMKaFYwXda3naV0Jjok4cQGjHsjH4KUsJUnW0TzfUEIU/s2690/100_3478.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="2690" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX5aTp4d9TUZtGvKeFgRllX11rUIB1LZlfpOzK0nqynDg-fFx99UJ8n59hVN1IkxwM2NAmNB8DPyyZT8v4qB4pN5_dcjqxX5yj3F6H6gS8W3t5SR08ZosInYFFPKe94Wt3_TIn5vNhBjyrZ6VMKaFYwXda3naV0Jjok4cQGjHsjH4KUsJUnW0TzfUEIU/w400-h225/100_3478.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For the coming week, I will allow my attention to turn to a few new projects. I had a request for another Colorado Flag table runner and a set of 4 bowl cozies in the colors of a Colorado flag. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The table runner will be easy and quick... I need to think on the bowl cozies. As luck would have it, I happen to have the 100% cotton batting required for the cozies since I had a customer request a few microwaveable potato baker bags before Christmas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ykpQzFYoG-eU-a3H_NXOhzyxyDlmXrqaBW-eFJaj8swkV5TNrEoF_w6xAET-tA6hLP4SRQB7xbKOh-nkOq2RpqfWbIFxaeUjGLZpHzBtJD1FagcHVSjH73ohPnbIsP85hKczJ9XEjy6ZdAOa3WqY6R8-wWgn1dBLIgV2HmHCbCWpnrp8mNEaWgsHFY8/s478/Nan%20patchwork.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="478" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ykpQzFYoG-eU-a3H_NXOhzyxyDlmXrqaBW-eFJaj8swkV5TNrEoF_w6xAET-tA6hLP4SRQB7xbKOh-nkOq2RpqfWbIFxaeUjGLZpHzBtJD1FagcHVSjH73ohPnbIsP85hKczJ9XEjy6ZdAOa3WqY6R8-wWgn1dBLIgV2HmHCbCWpnrp8mNEaWgsHFY8/w400-h300/Nan%20patchwork.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Let's take a look at this week's feature... Nann at <a href="https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/2024/01/weekly-update-starting-with-finishes-omg.html" target="_blank">With Strings Attached</a> shared several finishes, but her nine-patch with gold-ish/cheddar setting squares captured my attention.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is a bold color and as an "unofficial" challenge to myself this year, I have a desire to use more bold colors and quilt-outside-the-box in some of my projects. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does the fact that I stated that here make it official now? If so, disregard it! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have a friend who loves purple and encourages me to use it more in my quilts. I find myself naturally drawn to greens in many of my quilts... blue is my favorite color... Orange is probably my least used color in quilting... How about you???</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>What color is your favorite to use in quilts?</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>What color is your least used or favorite?</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stay warm and Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-green.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/01/14/sunday-stash-january-14-2023/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching.html" target="_blank">Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-15-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/01/craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/15/to-do-linky-party-57/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-418.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/17/wednesday-wait-loss-363" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=14Jan2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-85441696388767489452024-01-11T14:03:00.005-07:002024-01-13T08:40:15.299-07:00Double Finish<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHus4zYCyvIUZTBlGbVaeoT2yKkEa80OBe3pwW1htZ5xWMDnoMfXTrtPxKPU9XjKHwu5JCmq7KBRApKHphJ6oIJ5dpZ5hqKebNbsW2C2GfoXpllPldCvE81z9qooiJc7jTJI9KmBOKgm9u8UvcP3cV0Eb9sO9eXyEP3IJ7FeUH8xgFSKRD44E45nImA4U/s3056/20240108_073959.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHus4zYCyvIUZTBlGbVaeoT2yKkEa80OBe3pwW1htZ5xWMDnoMfXTrtPxKPU9XjKHwu5JCmq7KBRApKHphJ6oIJ5dpZ5hqKebNbsW2C2GfoXpllPldCvE81z9qooiJc7jTJI9KmBOKgm9u8UvcP3cV0Eb9sO9eXyEP3IJ7FeUH8xgFSKRD44E45nImA4U/w400-h400/20240108_073959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The weather outside was terrible... it was cold... It was snowing and it was windy. It was wintering outside like it hasn't wintered for a while. I was quite content staying inside, whether in my studio quilting the TOPS quilt or in the living room as I hand-quilted my sweet, silky elephants.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The interstate was closed in both directions. Yet, Dave was out in this storm clearing our driveway...and it was still snowing and drifting. Then he went to a nearby neighbor who is 70+ years. Then... then... then... He was really enjoying his time on his tractor. Boy and their toys, right? When the snow stopped, the sun returned shortly after and we were off to my Mom's house. She and two other houses share a long driveway that is just off the highway. The highway was open... the driveway is private and no one was available to clear it. **sigh** I will be glad when the snow removal is no longer <i>our</i> responsibility. Twelve inches of snow was a lot to remove by shovel and snowblower. No fun...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, as I stated, for as long as I could, I was content with my quilting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOobK1vJMHbBrnMlN0n8h6XUEVOjBilH8DR2ARx6lVF8GDMscohX5-wXuieQidOMkw9aO0hCi8r_RBBP5cDI7gWvWBigLt_WUqiBD-xPHv1aosh7TYk9R33pFR3-40mWEp7RCru89HpklCkum9e6DNsfhyIfZrC5Ypc5mtbQuhc5VWMcjOKkTh3Cgsx-w/s4080/20240111_133052.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOobK1vJMHbBrnMlN0n8h6XUEVOjBilH8DR2ARx6lVF8GDMscohX5-wXuieQidOMkw9aO0hCi8r_RBBP5cDI7gWvWBigLt_WUqiBD-xPHv1aosh7TYk9R33pFR3-40mWEp7RCru89HpklCkum9e6DNsfhyIfZrC5Ypc5mtbQuhc5VWMcjOKkTh3Cgsx-w/w480-h640/20240111_133052.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The TOPS quilt was my first "storm" finish. It is approximately 40"x60". The grid, on point, is spaced at 3 inches using navy thread. The binding is a flange style binding with a bright pink and a floral/bird print I located in my stash. I have no recollection of where it came from, but it was just enough... and it was perfect.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And the reverse tie-dyed fabric was right at home in the supporting role of backing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsdskEhwVeI_h4P47Do2qZBejoGkzqmOk6B5GhOKGFmb3jseYnAOgd0xy4wuBzm0Hug9DHC5BZUxigvOiTnaSCR1ZMSWX9nqueaip8ylZSj3vhigg9w36L4NnGnfcpV2NgP96RvgmNos6HS2UiNz_WB4QakQIwgJxnDpitdwDCyH5K0TzdxP7kW1zahg/s3825/20240111_133119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3825" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsdskEhwVeI_h4P47Do2qZBejoGkzqmOk6B5GhOKGFmb3jseYnAOgd0xy4wuBzm0Hug9DHC5BZUxigvOiTnaSCR1ZMSWX9nqueaip8ylZSj3vhigg9w36L4NnGnfcpV2NgP96RvgmNos6HS2UiNz_WB4QakQIwgJxnDpitdwDCyH5K0TzdxP7kW1zahg/w512-h640/20240111_133119.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Silk Elephants table runner was not far behind in the finishing line up.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ufKvwsCaHvy01vPZv4sWfkUV-ylqv1R_VTSksNeY9OngKhIUk9ahLydax3tEqYFkG2izilQ0Lq0kDVLdYzyBWBx1yx4sDh320nNV1d0TiIRMwW0bYP-tp62FPTnlD8ljKQ48AUpyrlPmZKHvF-yakndbd9gHqfAcPONBSBowRePYl5nb8K1VKq7Jh-o/s3751/20240111_133501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="3751" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ufKvwsCaHvy01vPZv4sWfkUV-ylqv1R_VTSksNeY9OngKhIUk9ahLydax3tEqYFkG2izilQ0Lq0kDVLdYzyBWBx1yx4sDh320nNV1d0TiIRMwW0bYP-tp62FPTnlD8ljKQ48AUpyrlPmZKHvF-yakndbd9gHqfAcPONBSBowRePYl5nb8K1VKq7Jh-o/w640-h222/20240111_133501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dKbiMwRGpedSc5GynOnOpn58ridGrA0D6r3f4jZkn0-LoLq9Mw4DTniRfk0E7Ck74bBKwlIh3gEqp1z2rJbw_9ez8aTUJFugT3D0rSlbk5LW04triIuKsnWoabpYpy41w2DxrpN07hyphenhyphenGzk7EQU-P7D2Wz3RNQTzuhsI5uBiKMMZJGTI5OI3OdQYRinw/s2448/20240111_133533.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dKbiMwRGpedSc5GynOnOpn58ridGrA0D6r3f4jZkn0-LoLq9Mw4DTniRfk0E7Ck74bBKwlIh3gEqp1z2rJbw_9ez8aTUJFugT3D0rSlbk5LW04triIuKsnWoabpYpy41w2DxrpN07hyphenhyphenGzk7EQU-P7D2Wz3RNQTzuhsI5uBiKMMZJGTI5OI3OdQYRinw/w640-h640/20240111_133533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love the final result! The wool batting, once washed and dried, really offered some extra texture to the runner. After some shrinkage, it measures 28-1/2" x 9-1/2". I'm sure it will find the perfect home... though it may not be mine since I have absolutely no idea where I would place it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A small snowbank from the blizzard and snow removal did make a nice background...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow8zS6jdRBVSImX7iGjbiuRpCEI52uMzwAMR_sq5HPkEt4cMqzMTI6-3yMDsIKnBNqoF_QIPYUOx6ehxSxjWxgW-VcTiuz8hPp6-hJnDmceNxtqTSq5b2HXQoBdRYpl34ayLDXRe47ei0KjFkYTzz7FbA6FAc9i8ftQ0dq46MyV4UbeQ6Zm24T3b96_s/s3060/20240110_155437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1721" data-original-width="3060" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow8zS6jdRBVSImX7iGjbiuRpCEI52uMzwAMR_sq5HPkEt4cMqzMTI6-3yMDsIKnBNqoF_QIPYUOx6ehxSxjWxgW-VcTiuz8hPp6-hJnDmceNxtqTSq5b2HXQoBdRYpl34ayLDXRe47ei0KjFkYTzz7FbA6FAc9i8ftQ0dq46MyV4UbeQ6Zm24T3b96_s/w640-h360/20240110_155437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know that much of the United States is bracing for the arctic blast of temps and as I write, we are getting more snow. Though this storm is supposed to have less accumulation. For this, I am very grateful. I am already dreaming of a trip to warmer temperatures. We are planning to head to Arizona in March...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are currently looking at options.... mainly around Tucson and Phoenix. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Do you have any suggestions? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Are there any quilt shops or guilds that I should contact?</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Places that are a "must see" or a "don't stay here" are all welcome. Leave a comment... we want to hear what you have to say.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-220/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/happy-2024.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/working-on-project-quilting-151-at-free.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/01/nybg-glow.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div><div><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-fun-stuff-to.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-return-to-off-wall-friday.html" target="_blank">Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie</a></div><div><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2024/01/tgiff-postcard-from-sweden-finish.html" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/hawaii-gingham-giveaway-3-and-finished.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/01/scraphappy-saturday-2024-number-2.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2024/01/patchwork-quilts-188-fmq.html" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-9613053534335272972024-01-07T17:00:00.022-07:002024-01-11T08:53:51.190-07:00Sew & Tell Party ~ January 8, 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumsTxSqxICfQHgpzgRh0KK0U3CJJ8KqsydGTrngOLHh1h2k4qqHJUOW86XDhXaLQRcB2pwVeMzYyYe6wA8dklNDxryGkR4-EWbdCoESytLmB8XRd26NAmWiLccycdqbZ2r2mq5naRRMB6ZLVPw_yTWBq2X3Ky-83BifGIHDe7gncxhLxn7orJU3-sAhM/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumsTxSqxICfQHgpzgRh0KK0U3CJJ8KqsydGTrngOLHh1h2k4qqHJUOW86XDhXaLQRcB2pwVeMzYyYe6wA8dklNDxryGkR4-EWbdCoESytLmB8XRd26NAmWiLccycdqbZ2r2mq5naRRMB6ZLVPw_yTWBq2X3Ky-83BifGIHDe7gncxhLxn7orJU3-sAhM/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome the weekly party I call Sew & Tell! Wooo!</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35HLvM78SdRGJexoBeTch7w8ozhFBepBK_aSVK1rkrSiGZnxZDezBNONO8csaiP04SOqepYSxPA1egwkksvSC-OtmSQretMu75faMvKu6uLkl5QuvJGc2rN_O1b7yGabZ5r3UjDMVjtHJvirU_b6Axms7XJAtZQOPnu0g60HzbxRTxE2p0i6UhJ49U34/s3562/20240105_140131.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3562" data-original-width="2375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35HLvM78SdRGJexoBeTch7w8ozhFBepBK_aSVK1rkrSiGZnxZDezBNONO8csaiP04SOqepYSxPA1egwkksvSC-OtmSQretMu75faMvKu6uLkl5QuvJGc2rN_O1b7yGabZ5r3UjDMVjtHJvirU_b6Axms7XJAtZQOPnu0g60HzbxRTxE2p0i6UhJ49U34/w426-h640/20240105_140131.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I've been busy in my studio. Let's take a look. Using the few Denver Nuggets pieces I had, and some leftover blocks from a jumbo Irish chain project, I put together the main portion of a top for our Grandson's birthday later this month. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It seems very plain to me. But I keep saying to myself, "it is for a teenage boy. Boys don't want anything fancy." Am I right?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once the top was complete, I decided to place an order for some basketball fabric for the backing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww_oy8WcXQYPC8kWh43V_wdnvvIKamU_PW-5Ny7hG49Okfaaqj9nn61_XAFL7qii9Juw8MbMMQuMqlmsPZoPCnL4mwy_R3RKNkLxxuzMXF8xBq5_C5T6qSbdsrWQYtzeaQ7uqkGAJbEthDTKAjb9FYEoZb3Bu12dV8QbnqijxTH0LJXU1u8w-Cmu5SXY/s4080/20240106_121102.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww_oy8WcXQYPC8kWh43V_wdnvvIKamU_PW-5Ny7hG49Okfaaqj9nn61_XAFL7qii9Juw8MbMMQuMqlmsPZoPCnL4mwy_R3RKNkLxxuzMXF8xBq5_C5T6qSbdsrWQYtzeaQ7uqkGAJbEthDTKAjb9FYEoZb3Bu12dV8QbnqijxTH0LJXU1u8w-Cmu5SXY/w480-h640/20240106_121102.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Since I had done all I could do with the Nuggets quilt, I turned my attention to another t-shirt quilt. This one is for my friend's TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group. They are having a big rally in the spring and will be selling raffle tickets for the chance to win it. Each person that buys a chance will get a one of my brochures that has the price list and order form for a custom quilt of their own.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am using the reverse tie-dyed fabric from last summer as the sashing strips and backing. I'll need a contrasting binding to finish it... watch for a finish soon! It is a small throw, 40" x 60" and will be finished with an all-over grid, on point.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Evenings and late afternoons found me unwinding with hand quilting my silk elephants. All three have been outlined and one complete with quilted details. Dimple quilting was used wherever there are dots. There is just something so very therapeutic about slow stitching. ❤️ </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqNClcjXl-YH76mhYlKJcYV6Lo9f3ke-TkrY1q_K1JYtnjRXU4kMzwvYmCu0oMecKR5u9W2Mnm_1i75HHmC6N06bZI_qamFUuYowLVFjddQVc2-M116aNHWxxsZ74hOk8Db5-DOXPGJcCzU7NcGuVxw088Rgn0JrVR7GrHPX-8hIKCRWbn1PrePC8INc/s1080/IMG_20240107_085108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqNClcjXl-YH76mhYlKJcYV6Lo9f3ke-TkrY1q_K1JYtnjRXU4kMzwvYmCu0oMecKR5u9W2Mnm_1i75HHmC6N06bZI_qamFUuYowLVFjddQVc2-M116aNHWxxsZ74hOk8Db5-DOXPGJcCzU7NcGuVxw088Rgn0JrVR7GrHPX-8hIKCRWbn1PrePC8INc/w640-h640/IMG_20240107_085108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In addition to all of this, I have actually taken the first step in compiling an email list of participants of my on-line sew along events. I will soon be adding to the list with quilt guilds/clubs and fabric shops that I think might be interested in having me offer a class or program. <b>Would you like to have me come to your area? Send me an email and we can discuss the possibility. </b>MelvaLovesScraps@NolanQualityCustoms.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, I've had a very productive <strike>week </strike>few days since the grand-daughters left on Tuesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>How 'bout you? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What have you been doing?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Feel free to tell me in a comment or link up a blog story or social media post. I'd love to hear from you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWx5D2Gfd2xvZmnbpwTqlGAu-cQss2tuxPb7dBlatBEVSD9-i7T2Nz0ChGlv8ccADXgrdshzw44v0DTyoeRqQKqdib2Zo3ylm5UMsjo-dl8EsQN0hcSYIoxRqiNLNijWGGwyPBFf6mgkffH0TVVRNsXN9lSRq3vuasH6gfJ8VFeWa1PVpFPEipzTqcDE/s639/Joy%20tags.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWx5D2Gfd2xvZmnbpwTqlGAu-cQss2tuxPb7dBlatBEVSD9-i7T2Nz0ChGlv8ccADXgrdshzw44v0DTyoeRqQKqdib2Zo3ylm5UMsjo-dl8EsQN0hcSYIoxRqiNLNijWGGwyPBFf6mgkffH0TVVRNsXN9lSRq3vuasH6gfJ8VFeWa1PVpFPEipzTqcDE/s320/Joy%20tags.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />But before I go... let's take a look at last week's party feature. Joy shared a tutorial for making <a href="https://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/2024/01/tues-tutorial-truly-recycled-christmas.html" target="_blank"><strike>recycled </strike>upcycled Christmas tags</a>. Take a look. These would make great bookmarks too. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=07Jan2024&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Linking with:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2024/01/oh-scrap-something-new.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltpaintcreate.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/sunday-stash-and-short-list-january-7-2024/" target="_blank">Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate</a></div><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-8-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-1-8-24/" target="_blank">Monday Musings at Songbird Designs</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2024/01/january-craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/08/to-do-linky-party-56/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-417.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/10/wednesday-wait-loss-362" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-220/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2024/01/happy-2024.html" target="_blank">Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/working-on-project-quilting-151-at-free.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-56313567024334438352024-01-04T15:36:00.002-07:002024-01-05T08:36:58.422-07:00The Dust Has Settled<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We survived! We had a grand time with the grandkids... (sans the two meltdowns from the toddler) We did a train ride from Trinidad, CO to Raton, NM. We enjoyed two different parks for them to run and play, slide and swing. There was a visit to Grandma Carol's (my Mom). There were a few movies enjoyed, baseball games, crafts made, card games played and food consumed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZm-iwXyrMSaLYMfI5Yrym3P_TI00ApvXvqNsgkNSpuVTQZEgt0uCsSOnA0bsZgwJoBGzmbfUHJ6MFLHg5bQ9rvipIcb77fWgTKGQKNzMaqDDzWPAwWwkSkhzik49j9J7esjH4eIgK5andgjphkKDyjAe54AtyKV4ip_gwtbSrzO2xEj2dFaDe-0oZjo/s1080/IMG_20240104_092507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZm-iwXyrMSaLYMfI5Yrym3P_TI00ApvXvqNsgkNSpuVTQZEgt0uCsSOnA0bsZgwJoBGzmbfUHJ6MFLHg5bQ9rvipIcb77fWgTKGQKNzMaqDDzWPAwWwkSkhzik49j9J7esjH4eIgK5andgjphkKDyjAe54AtyKV4ip_gwtbSrzO2xEj2dFaDe-0oZjo/w640-h640/IMG_20240104_092507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We sent them home with clean clothes and kiss and then collapsed in our chairs with a celebratory beverage as we finished watching the movie they selected for that afternoon's <strike>sleeping </strike>entertainment - Night at the Museum. 🍷🍺</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a good night's sleep with no toddler in the middle, we were refreshed and enjoyed the quiet... Shhhh... don't disturb it. LOL. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did a little more laundry and mopped the floor (Note to self::popsicles are an outside treat) and then pulled out a project that I located as we waited for the grands to arrive on the 30th. I was anxious to start and had to practice extra restraint and patience.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6addTT4bO9103QIcLQ5jdVw6k-3FAWgfUvM86pJFNAxWdZ2oqEIObFsREPjnEykXUJJhmvA3WkhHdtFV12DaPNxgZJzXnpzDsSerbxbp0MpAhSAmiIpEqOG9qyLqQe-Q9-KoZN0YJINqxGHU4vxhEENkgp4HVsOIO5PHurGnCfcRNzypoddvBVN-eGuw/s3841/20231229_104955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="3841" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6addTT4bO9103QIcLQ5jdVw6k-3FAWgfUvM86pJFNAxWdZ2oqEIObFsREPjnEykXUJJhmvA3WkhHdtFV12DaPNxgZJzXnpzDsSerbxbp0MpAhSAmiIpEqOG9qyLqQe-Q9-KoZN0YJINqxGHU4vxhEENkgp4HVsOIO5PHurGnCfcRNzypoddvBVN-eGuw/w640-h202/20231229_104955.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3wo6ZAOYWhiYD900wb369PmtC79HSM1yS0gWJPFbwLDMfW1x6SSpxyrtBCCv87EjqcgCLtHGu0EGii8vSuqXlnqM-6eNyHWQy82Nc_ep7HSohS1wB4RkD7zMitiDX0KsRMsqSErLii-CyR-U2c-jtwSM49QsJZiM7ahOp73JZRsg5xMBzbaXllMZoAE/s3060/20240104_094009.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3wo6ZAOYWhiYD900wb369PmtC79HSM1yS0gWJPFbwLDMfW1x6SSpxyrtBCCv87EjqcgCLtHGu0EGii8vSuqXlnqM-6eNyHWQy82Nc_ep7HSohS1wB4RkD7zMitiDX0KsRMsqSErLii-CyR-U2c-jtwSM49QsJZiM7ahOp73JZRsg5xMBzbaXllMZoAE/s3060/20240104_094009.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3wo6ZAOYWhiYD900wb369PmtC79HSM1yS0gWJPFbwLDMfW1x6SSpxyrtBCCv87EjqcgCLtHGu0EGii8vSuqXlnqM-6eNyHWQy82Nc_ep7HSohS1wB4RkD7zMitiDX0KsRMsqSErLii-CyR-U2c-jtwSM49QsJZiM7ahOp73JZRsg5xMBzbaXllMZoAE/w400-h400/20240104_094009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>This scarf was in with a stash of hankies that belonged to my Grandma T. I have no idea where it would have come from, but I think it is silk. I thought it would be a fun "slow stitching" project. I pulled out some wool batting leftover from a quilt 2 years ago and decided that would be perfect for it. I chose a backing, also from leftovers, of my Mom's rail fence quilt. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I spray basted the sandwich. I wasn't completely satisfied with the way it was sticking and decided to baste the sandwich around the edges.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did some quick research and learned that elephants are known to represent happiness, good luck, loyalty, power, or stability. It was also stated that they often symbolize power, royalty, and wisdom, but numerous meanings are associated with this majestic creature. "Elephants represent many positive influences, ranging from strength and good fortune to health, happiness, and spiritual well-being," says Johanna Aúgusta. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"They are loyal companions that remain determinedly protective over their families, never forgetting the bond which ties them together," she adds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It sounds like the perfect project at the start of this new year. 🐘💗</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQErj233cO9__D8kO3PzqjsZJoS8UmCvgPxKyV-MnjRn4GcRun3YivOg87LBZ7S1wY3a2I6YNCPAY3-0nXGLJuYMHQdVE55nKvaulAz11VM5mKMyc7hlphgiVz9mNJ5_nn451nejDazZcdw53MOxhBqbQ7h1mvmrwU52YsQGnbDA73huD-wWQyQffpvSc/s3249/20240104_151717.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="3249" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQErj233cO9__D8kO3PzqjsZJoS8UmCvgPxKyV-MnjRn4GcRun3YivOg87LBZ7S1wY3a2I6YNCPAY3-0nXGLJuYMHQdVE55nKvaulAz11VM5mKMyc7hlphgiVz9mNJ5_nn451nejDazZcdw53MOxhBqbQ7h1mvmrwU52YsQGnbDA73huD-wWQyQffpvSc/w400-h346/20240104_151717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />In other quilty goodness news, I am working on a t-shirt quilt for our grandson. He will be turning 15 this month and is a basketball player. His 8th grade team won the championship play-off between the two Pueblo School Districts. I thought he would like to have a Denver Nuggets quilt. I don't have many pieces for the top... only 5, but I am creatively adding pieces to expand the size.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The snow is falling outside, and I am happily warm and sewing/quilting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What is your first project of the year? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-416.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/03/wednesday-wait-loss-361" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2024/01/making-plans-on-my-600th-post.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><div><a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2024/01/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-new-year-new.html" target="_blank">Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-years-list-writing-beauties-pagent.html?sc=1704468719489#c3363725499364295484" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div>Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</div><div><a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/2024/01/tgiff-quilted-cushions-and-nathans.html" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/grey-gingham-quilt-and-finished-or-not.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-3645984530431840632023-12-31T17:00:00.003-07:002024-01-03T09:23:51.487-07:00A New Year's Sew and Tell Party<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkxzI7vgf75UJ4kRO4QIMGgFzpcQ70MZLrqLyYCYEJF_bdOKTuNHg6A2G35XFDJiRlDXk9iLU_q-_ck-VPaHn7VYuESqle4edNkbRymYIA44YrkMkzUeXcMITqX05dMKb8uGHeOY598eWAEjjedVLaGJ65_RsZHC66Q8oiOJ_8gch4wcC-lGfL14vCmc/s782/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkxzI7vgf75UJ4kRO4QIMGgFzpcQ70MZLrqLyYCYEJF_bdOKTuNHg6A2G35XFDJiRlDXk9iLU_q-_ck-VPaHn7VYuESqle4edNkbRymYIA44YrkMkzUeXcMITqX05dMKb8uGHeOY598eWAEjjedVLaGJ65_RsZHC66Q8oiOJ_8gch4wcC-lGfL14vCmc/w640-h234/Sew%20and%20tell%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Happy New Year! </i></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have grandchildren with us (we are outnumbered! Send help 🤣) and very little time to share details about what we are doing, so, for your entertainment, here's the link to my </span><a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-year-end-review-2024.html?m=1" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Year End Review and 2024 Plans</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week's feature is a curved log cabin from Elena at <a href="https://thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com/2023/12/22/curved-log-cabin-craze/" target="_blank">That Fabric Feeling</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9N9Za1M2GqWs8OjGB6q8Ua3vmrtIfo93YmTQggoSeGoRPkWZSi3W7cUZqkFs7Vwhi9s42v__NBx5HApuAPc5eKhHFX5xDanYViN3ahS2XTssx-vnJsHYiTW24rDAs4La9QXIGPnuU9jk4pA90_ZPqw10ga6shfzqYM2KrWTfSjZvaBoMpT4cE6XULLeg/s471/that%20fabric%20feeling%20log%20cabin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="471" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9N9Za1M2GqWs8OjGB6q8Ua3vmrtIfo93YmTQggoSeGoRPkWZSi3W7cUZqkFs7Vwhi9s42v__NBx5HApuAPc5eKhHFX5xDanYViN3ahS2XTssx-vnJsHYiTW24rDAs4La9QXIGPnuU9jk4pA90_ZPqw10ga6shfzqYM2KrWTfSjZvaBoMpT4cE6XULLeg/w400-h306/that%20fabric%20feeling%20log%20cabin.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I offer my thanks from the bottom of my heart for all of you that have been faithful in joining the weekly party and follow along in my life's journey.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll catch you up in a few days.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /><i><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Melva</span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><div><a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/design-wall-monday-january-1-2024.html?m=1" target="_blank">Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a></div><div><a href="http://www.sewcando.com/2023/12/hello-2024-craftastic-monday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltschmilt.ca/2024/01/01/to-do-linky-party-55/" target="_blank">To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt</a></div><div><a href="https://www.quiltfabrication.com/2024/01/midweek-makers-416.html" target="_blank">Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication</a></div><div><a href="https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/01/03/wednesday-wait-loss-361" target="_blank">Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>m</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><script src="//www.blenza.com/linkies/thumblink.php?owner=MelvaLovesScraps&postid=31Dec2023&meme=13410" type="text/javascript"></script>
Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-69863588419974955512023-12-30T06:00:00.002-07:002023-12-30T14:45:13.344-07:00Best of 2023 & Year-end Review, 2024 Planning Party<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Bkb84Wp5IV5I3sWKK-RyXVce2xtD-D-oxM7MxDNROuO8PykUgQuS-i4yzY88Z0f2ip5LlsmpKnql8vNEyyHgSISgGaUyfYdK_yeeEEWzNCXtrnPOs0lzKjRdt7-wEd5aDTIal9oekBSCJWllaMLKqV0tNoZ6TEP8n08-uwS4aSKlqkKsL-m6lrPvsM/s308/2024%20planning%20party.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="130" data-original-width="308" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Bkb84Wp5IV5I3sWKK-RyXVce2xtD-D-oxM7MxDNROuO8PykUgQuS-i4yzY88Z0f2ip5LlsmpKnql8vNEyyHgSISgGaUyfYdK_yeeEEWzNCXtrnPOs0lzKjRdt7-wEd5aDTIal9oekBSCJWllaMLKqV0tNoZ6TEP8n08-uwS4aSKlqkKsL-m6lrPvsM/w400-h169/2024%20planning%20party.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />As the year draws to a close, I wanted to review the highlights and progress of the year. G</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">oals that I had for 2023 were:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtJKL8WQReY67VYRiKUcWiH57wJzYNrp7FnDnKoRsOUjvHoF8cXPJvKsJU8Lv62jbdEKiLFkEePtv0wM9dB_s0bUm_fVNY1LRA3h-Rqa-3ZVMRbujjGLfbeGwyxMnJ2ZeTovmTk7WY4K9U6Wcusk9_nuodxqZrkiNTKHiurs6O5l7tgyNtZ1MxamnbJY/s4080/20230623_093618.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtJKL8WQReY67VYRiKUcWiH57wJzYNrp7FnDnKoRsOUjvHoF8cXPJvKsJU8Lv62jbdEKiLFkEePtv0wM9dB_s0bUm_fVNY1LRA3h-Rqa-3ZVMRbujjGLfbeGwyxMnJ2ZeTovmTk7WY4K9U6Wcusk9_nuodxqZrkiNTKHiurs6O5l7tgyNtZ1MxamnbJY/s320/20230623_093618.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>❤ Make "<a href="https://www.ifoundaquiltedheart.com/" target="_blank">quilted hearts</a>" and spread a trail of love as we travel and camp. To date, 58 hearts have been released into the world. Sadly, none of them have been "reported". My husband said, "it's because you leave them in up on mountains, hilltops and remote trails." LOL! Well, perhaps there is that. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwryZW4TuDA4OvNnUAKckhyRZ2m7uziR5NfUySPEIU3AKu55ggo1rNZsGua1giD853GX9c3KMTgn3fxlBEBng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">❤ While it wasn't an official goal, but a challenge I stumbled upon while perusing through Instagram, I enjoyed the 52-week Mini Quilt Challenge. There were never any "rules" that I saw, but most of my mini quilts ranged in size from 3"x5" to 5"x7" with a few 6-inch minis sprinkled in. I used multiple orphans and tried new techniques and ideas. Some resulted with fabulous results, and others were merely "just ok."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMPxc2G4QEtBcqDwWdG5VfqgOMnm3r_zDL37JjMzGXpJc95lFavnDYDTDqDi3uHMwQ2HrRVXUuP8SNXMBRUcanxzEhnnjpNG70e3PSAwAiUjRRTvNFkYCaKTGCUvKzX88Zj3YmC_Lx5NGhNc9zgRI-8uMxhOJi8m78tRaG0iWbL6vWcTd95e7QzwUrLs/s2507/100_3434.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="1880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMPxc2G4QEtBcqDwWdG5VfqgOMnm3r_zDL37JjMzGXpJc95lFavnDYDTDqDi3uHMwQ2HrRVXUuP8SNXMBRUcanxzEhnnjpNG70e3PSAwAiUjRRTvNFkYCaKTGCUvKzX88Zj3YmC_Lx5NGhNc9zgRI-8uMxhOJi8m78tRaG0iWbL6vWcTd95e7QzwUrLs/s320/100_3434.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4cOm9TRm7P35T8Di_OdoDZMOGal72LNu8wKPMV9I675EMOOnoAu7Ok7gkFA9htwiElIIR08HH46bCK8RZK8D0npeDWuA80FdXO-BTvpFtAu4Cs_uFU-ud7y_J38VSXrysCUjb6PDpePjponFbiKJ8LlM31QywkT-sPLbTbCGGmlha7Zx1imxSfqunw/s2511/100_3442.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="2511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidN4cOm9TRm7P35T8Di_OdoDZMOGal72LNu8wKPMV9I675EMOOnoAu7Ok7gkFA9htwiElIIR08HH46bCK8RZK8D0npeDWuA80FdXO-BTvpFtAu4Cs_uFU-ud7y_J38VSXrysCUjb6PDpePjponFbiKJ8LlM31QywkT-sPLbTbCGGmlha7Zx1imxSfqunw/s320/100_3442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />❤ As I tidied up my studio last year, following several months of illnesses, I found an extra jellyroll and pattern book for such an item. I stitched up two quilts during a few snowstorms. They were lovely and both found new homes this year. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">👀 The <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2022/12/2023-planning-party.html" target="_blank">laser light</a> that I received in my Christmas 2022 stocking has been used a few times, but I have not found that I "can't live without it" tip or technique. As I get time, I will give another try.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfNh9ut_CuRiqHF2hCQ3Ah_dXiTZirCbYIPItokjkWpgPrThzY8PCeaQW3x1YHf3yghybWuUrhl2t1LVawkqNZjOxtBnJ8MpG6d1ULfiRijaJ_QyV8XpEt9EuR4pQHWrfqoyx7ZsP0gwZWMCl7-CpwkhBX4PWHTMKisJA9UDNEQG1QAU7OJW0rMHhZWQ/s2048/Trails%20book%20arrival.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfNh9ut_CuRiqHF2hCQ3Ah_dXiTZirCbYIPItokjkWpgPrThzY8PCeaQW3x1YHf3yghybWuUrhl2t1LVawkqNZjOxtBnJ8MpG6d1ULfiRijaJ_QyV8XpEt9EuR4pQHWrfqoyx7ZsP0gwZWMCl7-CpwkhBX4PWHTMKisJA9UDNEQG1QAU7OJW0rMHhZWQ/s320/Trails%20book%20arrival.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />❤ I was successful in getting my Pieces from the Santa Fe Trail sew along compiled into a book. I held a book signing event at the local library as the local "Santa Fe Trail Days" celebration kicked off. I also presented at the Heritage Center in Boise City, OK. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❤ As I considered another on-line sew-along event, I opted to take a pass. I was never able to develop an idea that I was really excited about. I have learned that if your heart is not in it, it is evident, and others fail to get excited as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did, however, continue hosting my weekly Sew & Tell party. It has grown to have an average of 15 participants. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❤ I was blessed with the opportunity to finish 11 quilt tops for others and numerous t-shirt quilts and orphan block projects, bringing the total finished quilts to nearly 30 for the year! When you get to do what you love for your job, it is rarely "work". Which is why I am able to still enjoy all of the small projects I took with me as we traveled and unplugged. It was something that I was able to do to rejuvenate my creativity and it was FOR me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGtZ9tw-8ZGuTUgGmwCk_lg83MqBKU6Qaz5Q4Bio_Wljoar6mF-Z4WiasHyGhzLfuZPWEi4hZiH36xeiu3cQaOc-xQc7Zg4vYiiTMhJkDzT1L8WvU2-6lPzES19w_BunfUuAV0HKMZUMtjm4ct_LSwrkUFB73zBRFfRNne1ahqaQH5rNA3ex74MMYKvs/s1080/Best%20of%202023%20IG%20sq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGtZ9tw-8ZGuTUgGmwCk_lg83MqBKU6Qaz5Q4Bio_Wljoar6mF-Z4WiasHyGhzLfuZPWEi4hZiH36xeiu3cQaOc-xQc7Zg4vYiiTMhJkDzT1L8WvU2-6lPzES19w_BunfUuAV0HKMZUMtjm4ct_LSwrkUFB73zBRFfRNne1ahqaQH5rNA3ex74MMYKvs/s320/Best%20of%202023%20IG%20sq.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The most popular blog posts were as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRTw7YdyM0KfRl91l9fn1xMfyZjCZxw_JwsMeXgnrh8rBAhaYNrE2wHyAaVC2S5OAScow-nZ2gotrUvl44DqjvPDNuX8sd_znso426ttnRELr7zQ2dVdKVlRf4BGbaDaU5ja6N7e81sY_Db998Oq1Im9_80D4o3RDgQc0xCCxqgoqApW8VOrRIrzmQww/s2817/35c-52.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="2817" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRTw7YdyM0KfRl91l9fn1xMfyZjCZxw_JwsMeXgnrh8rBAhaYNrE2wHyAaVC2S5OAScow-nZ2gotrUvl44DqjvPDNuX8sd_znso426ttnRELr7zQ2dVdKVlRf4BGbaDaU5ja6N7e81sY_Db998Oq1Im9_80D4o3RDgQc0xCCxqgoqApW8VOrRIrzmQww/w200-h200/35c-52.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />#1 - <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/09/creators-create-for-joy.html" target="_blank">Create for Joy</a> featured mini-quilt #35/52</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRsWmc_I0m7VBi2K3deOlY9sdq-dDsP2A-yGeq2Z_SulPw9Wdx9o4CDxWPoB3Arx88nWNDc9JNPHqkVY2Ac3HeuJtNyRKy6CvtErDAfCU7ARJCU-IdxqpaOLy9lQi80zlsAhJi5mWx6tFHG5gY0O71AfbcKWQPeEnEX-iwvHUuctXp3yHT3VaX_hZdn8/s3000/100_3429.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRsWmc_I0m7VBi2K3deOlY9sdq-dDsP2A-yGeq2Z_SulPw9Wdx9o4CDxWPoB3Arx88nWNDc9JNPHqkVY2Ac3HeuJtNyRKy6CvtErDAfCU7ARJCU-IdxqpaOLy9lQi80zlsAhJi5mWx6tFHG5gY0O71AfbcKWQPeEnEX-iwvHUuctXp3yHT3VaX_hZdn8/w200-h200/100_3429.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />#2 - <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/01/whimsical-and-windy-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Whimsical Wednesday</a> featured some fancy quilted hearts</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrea52T_Yl6hbkNK6jIsA2bynA8NwcBWFbj9w8X1IRRak1eAz6NELTPnmgmJINjaJWw58qijYAgCUGPVBYJJ92jKW8ebHkxiLr2CxsbYfu6L-Wu1GNOLWdUtFjXW3hsvytqaLW_Lg430B0sNhliAI2ZBnJmkKlCZnkxqxDm3w4_-k1c9RC-h1HFKouVKg/s3000/100_3495.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrea52T_Yl6hbkNK6jIsA2bynA8NwcBWFbj9w8X1IRRak1eAz6NELTPnmgmJINjaJWw58qijYAgCUGPVBYJJ92jKW8ebHkxiLr2CxsbYfu6L-Wu1GNOLWdUtFjXW3hsvytqaLW_Lg430B0sNhliAI2ZBnJmkKlCZnkxqxDm3w4_-k1c9RC-h1HFKouVKg/w200-h200/100_3495.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />#3 - <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/02/therapy-in-studio.html" target="_blank">Therapy in the Studio</a> featured my granola recipe</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOupUDXotQpXCj-vs-f2qSSxbWHDDLA7VvOe1WnY1TsdtuyaZbZk8UQcDd-6zRHSki2IDt6QrTw-iBSt-ylplTaffmtVq7L6vYG_yPQpyX95mlGtmaVHXgrZjhF68FTrNrVqPbzIhnB9Mug7OdXY5T9S4_hdVxdZBCV2jnbcP_Cp4J1sXErTvtyL0_U8A/s1703/100_3649.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1703" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOupUDXotQpXCj-vs-f2qSSxbWHDDLA7VvOe1WnY1TsdtuyaZbZk8UQcDd-6zRHSki2IDt6QrTw-iBSt-ylplTaffmtVq7L6vYG_yPQpyX95mlGtmaVHXgrZjhF68FTrNrVqPbzIhnB9Mug7OdXY5T9S4_hdVxdZBCV2jnbcP_Cp4J1sXErTvtyL0_U8A/w200-h150/100_3649.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />#4 - <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/05/wayward-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Wayward Wednesday</a> featured a quick little bag that was just too fun for many to resist the temptation of making. I'm not saying go check it out, but if you do, be warned... it is a DrEAMI NOW project.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW0rzWeQalT1B86Mx9gq0aosWqM-QN0GKJcD5FLElh4foJ15ztlQPXk1nfkuvTCk87ItZ2oTsJ_jsvPMvaG8GWXLPUdG9YzVmoKrNARjuQUKgljRUODmTRKlvjUz4YYAHVlKWj59xkn7_IRgYcVADmeZgMKwLgU07APuJRX_MKHFgF-qdZUTM3C6CbF4/s1143/Danita%20and%20angel.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1143" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW0rzWeQalT1B86Mx9gq0aosWqM-QN0GKJcD5FLElh4foJ15ztlQPXk1nfkuvTCk87ItZ2oTsJ_jsvPMvaG8GWXLPUdG9YzVmoKrNARjuQUKgljRUODmTRKlvjUz4YYAHVlKWj59xkn7_IRgYcVADmeZgMKwLgU07APuJRX_MKHFgF-qdZUTM3C6CbF4/s320/Danita%20and%20angel.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />#5 - <a href="https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/2023/04/an-angel-and-her-wings.html" target="_blank">An Angel & Her Wings</a> ~ When I received the news that a HS friend had committed suicide, I felt compelled to create a mini-quilt, #16/52, in her memory, inspired by a photo that she had shared on social media. It resides with her loved ones on display in their home. It was healing for me to be able to express my love for her when words would not come.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As for my personal <i><b>favorite finish</b> for the year...<b> </b></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWb_CMUz5cfYKi1x6hjEW4tkXbsQOmFCM5t0q2FoBgI5nfKDmnpUgB6kf21pUu0gCpgWsFKhEh86S6vKDFYV-wYG-zDPsfL1nwBQOQ7ohxgjTSpUrIabM9zZ34DquH7vNP7EWcyOEa7BPdnp_Tfg3c8sUoCJ_W_ts0b2sC3AbUmc1UTm87r8-75JL0JzU/s2789/100_3476.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2789" data-original-width="2789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWb_CMUz5cfYKi1x6hjEW4tkXbsQOmFCM5t0q2FoBgI5nfKDmnpUgB6kf21pUu0gCpgWsFKhEh86S6vKDFYV-wYG-zDPsfL1nwBQOQ7ohxgjTSpUrIabM9zZ34DquH7vNP7EWcyOEa7BPdnp_Tfg3c8sUoCJ_W_ts0b2sC3AbUmc1UTm87r8-75JL0JzU/s320/100_3476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The quilted wall hanging of a local landmark, Simpson's Rest, that was commissioned by a customer challenged me and helped me to grow as a quilter and artist.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sandstone bluff is home to the "TRINIDAD" sign and the final resting place of George Simpson.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>So, how did I do? All in all, very well.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The focus scripture for me was from 1 Corinthians 7:32 (The Message)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>I want you to live as free of complications as possible. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We did well with this focus. When we began to feel that we were stuck in a rut, we would take a few days to unplug from the world, find a remote campsite and relax. We would evaluate, nap, enjoy walks, sleep 10-12 hours at night, laugh, talk and read. We would always return home refreshed and ready to get back to our routines.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I followed the Read the Bible in a year chronological plan with my daughter, and started considering what the Lord might have for us in 2024 I felt joyful anticipation. There are many things we have been praying for and striving for... and then I read this in Romans 8...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?”</span> God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him! </span></i><i><span style="background-color: #f1c232; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">... the joyful anticipation deepens.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I look forward to plans for 2024, I really do feel a joyful anticipation. A few things I am hoping to see come to life are:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❧ Taking my Pieces from the Past and Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail programs on the road. I'll be developing a mailing list of those that participated in the on-line sew along events as well as quilting groups that are within a 3-4 hour radius from our location, Trinidad, Colorado. <b><i>Would you be interested in having me visit your group? Let me know, we can make plans!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❧ I'll continue with my custom quilting and t-shirt quilts... I have 4 in que, two for customers. I will also continue leaving a trail of love from my quilted hearts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChsqW02t_rjXeuHfne9bQ3PiN0jXW_aLp0HM6w_aNcxUErvzuTW6aH3GU8NSWxW8EMX9lA7ueE4W-__qv6PaqJ5nIUmQnbiNoAEkR5gJU61A3seP3zY942UkVGADpXcQ5kYoZllzu8zVR9V_Vv2e2elyzLEzuX84XNUXppX1BNRKrxXdttPra-A_LX1c/s4080/20230919_141648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChsqW02t_rjXeuHfne9bQ3PiN0jXW_aLp0HM6w_aNcxUErvzuTW6aH3GU8NSWxW8EMX9lA7ueE4W-__qv6PaqJ5nIUmQnbiNoAEkR5gJU61A3seP3zY942UkVGADpXcQ5kYoZllzu8zVR9V_Vv2e2elyzLEzuX84XNUXppX1BNRKrxXdttPra-A_LX1c/w640-h360/20230919_141648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />❧ With my fingers crossed, I think I may be able to complete our Camping Journal Quilt. This year I completed two borders that included at least 55 different blocks, including a sign for each location and a block for each night's stay. (I've kinda lost count and I am a little behind...) We made many memories on our journey and Shelby has approved of every one of them. LOL!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❧ Since I am anticipating a down-size and move for Mom in the spring, I am certain that there will be a significant amount of time taken up with that and that it will likely take away some time from my studio. But since I rely upon my therapy sessions in the studio, I'll have to make certain that I am still creating and finding joy in life. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for joining me for the 2023 Review, Top 5 and Planning Party! But before you go, tell me...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>What do you do to maintain a proper balance in life? </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>How do you refresh and restore when you are feeling in a rut?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'd love to hear from you!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Linking with:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/12/scaphappy-saturday-ryan-appreciation-day.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy</a></div><div><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2023/12/patchwork-quilts-186.html" target="_blank">Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch</a></div><div><a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Best of 2023 party at Meadow Mist </a></div><div><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2023/12/15/2024quiltingplanningparty/" target="_blank">Planning Party at Quilting Jetgirl</a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>m</i></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757169784448574694.post-10789544649836272682023-12-29T11:48:00.002-07:002023-12-29T11:57:37.475-07:00Wonky Star Toss ~ Final Finish of 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did it! I was able to squeeze in on final finish for the year!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This wonky star toss quilt was an Advent mystery sew along from <a href="https://www.mellmeyer.de/" target="_blank">Melanie Meyer</a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love the variety of sizes, the layout and the fact that I made it completely scrappy was a bonus!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmSU-iVXB927v_mMSQS40ut-RvXP7NlHUs8mYSsSpC6lqjPB3rodHtyXSC00aCVSVfXOwlmR5gPt3X0bYoHd0hYZhCY1JBbKJ63cEp5YKx_0gudtJOkgw062NlLoqYV1XCaVU1lMBPqqfNRfcZGRNK1qbUBCfvkPD7KDEWF2eF162zqBy1RDA9yfD6qA/s3264/20231229_111852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmSU-iVXB927v_mMSQS40ut-RvXP7NlHUs8mYSsSpC6lqjPB3rodHtyXSC00aCVSVfXOwlmR5gPt3X0bYoHd0hYZhCY1JBbKJ63cEp5YKx_0gudtJOkgw062NlLoqYV1XCaVU1lMBPqqfNRfcZGRNK1qbUBCfvkPD7KDEWF2eF162zqBy1RDA9yfD6qA/w480-h640/20231229_111852.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv8ylkuOOC46rPqP4jqcIec2TGDlCALBC8scepaGDbYcvUG3-eEX2hPTAEcDCWcISEUaMhADxh1CjD2oJil7iJE13sYah5GZNnJO5a_jqtWSqQPZoGlupwMn90uO2twEyDCYmPN6n7h5z_YWT82PvnpKsGyVm4NuXEc6NO0PaXqay6YXvjolD2u1AhJw/s3264/20231229_112126.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv8ylkuOOC46rPqP4jqcIec2TGDlCALBC8scepaGDbYcvUG3-eEX2hPTAEcDCWcISEUaMhADxh1CjD2oJil7iJE13sYah5GZNnJO5a_jqtWSqQPZoGlupwMn90uO2twEyDCYmPN6n7h5z_YWT82PvnpKsGyVm4NuXEc6NO0PaXqay6YXvjolD2u1AhJw/w300-h400/20231229_112126.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even the back got a wonky star and used larger scraps</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7BVxYmOzBG0gbBv6-WYTLwc8EvCHrwiER_6oUjJOgUO9c7OADrUY0JaxfDjW2zuINSGWIiW-WP300fsvEP9D_B6eHGvXXO3XuU4Hjb1vF3Y_TNXuJPQIUPG53Bf9taFB4LODBxm-hiawjxBLSA3V5jy_9VIs0qnRocgDTLj2kLWCQPzxLzqR3iAyb5s/s3264/20231229_112256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7BVxYmOzBG0gbBv6-WYTLwc8EvCHrwiER_6oUjJOgUO9c7OADrUY0JaxfDjW2zuINSGWIiW-WP300fsvEP9D_B6eHGvXXO3XuU4Hjb1vF3Y_TNXuJPQIUPG53Bf9taFB4LODBxm-hiawjxBLSA3V5jy_9VIs0qnRocgDTLj2kLWCQPzxLzqR3iAyb5s/w480-h640/20231229_112256.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHROJ4aetTNQY5O4z2qpPaUj0cjphK46O6vBBRBo5QWr30jIAzg6UeHsEnsJ0HT4J_jgDGO0jVWlWsdUkiF7e_Fo74ypqId6rjw47vsoSYr69RvxcAmgTtb0ZtTBvQY8RravbmdJ9RMSVumyP07UPsDNuL_XyagimluGr3swPgcCWQD-cv9Q0qtqwq1_o/s4080/20231229_112316.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHROJ4aetTNQY5O4z2qpPaUj0cjphK46O6vBBRBo5QWr30jIAzg6UeHsEnsJ0HT4J_jgDGO0jVWlWsdUkiF7e_Fo74ypqId6rjw47vsoSYr69RvxcAmgTtb0ZtTBvQY8RravbmdJ9RMSVumyP07UPsDNuL_XyagimluGr3swPgcCWQD-cv9Q0qtqwq1_o/w480-h640/20231229_112316.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love how the wispy clouds reflect the quilting. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy New Year! May your coming year be filled with beautiful quilts, lots of love, laughter, joy and good health!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep Piecing,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i>Melva</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><b>Linking with:</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><div><a href="https://quiltery.com/put-your-foot-down-218-linky-party/" target="_blank">Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery </a></div><div><a href="https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2023/12/table-scraps-challenge-on-free-motion.html" target="_blank">Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning</a></div><div><a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-upper-east-side-at-christmas.html" target="_blank">Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun</a></div><div><a href="https://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com/2023/12/triangle-pouches-not-sandhill-sling.html" target="_blank">Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty</a></div><div><a href="https://poweredbyquilting.com/2023/12/29/2024-planning-party-sort-of-friday-foto-fun-312/" target="_blank">Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting</a></div><div><a href="https://www.fritschinstitches.com/post/harnessing-the-holiday-wormhole" target="_blank">Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday</a></div><div><a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-starry-finish-and-finished-or-not.html" target="_blank">Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts</a></div><div><br /></div></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>m<br /></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Melvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136209056960798231noreply@blogger.com6