tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81531208108616421992024-03-14T03:37:20.115-05:00A Sentimental QuilterKathleen Tracy is an avid quilter as well as an author of seven quilting books. She is inspired by scrap quilts from the past and the history of the women who made them. Little quilts or doll quilts using traditional designs and reproduction fabrics are a special favorite and she hopes that her quilting books inspire others to make a connection to quilters from long ago.Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.comBlogger742125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-14162505740974281122024-01-18T08:08:00.001-06:002024-01-18T09:31:55.075-06:00Making Curved Basket Handles <div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Here is a repeat of a blog post from a few years ago on making basket handles - </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
Everyone loves basket quilts, and every quilter probably has a basket quilt or two in her collection, don't you agree? I have an easy technique to tell you about today that I hope will get you started making one soon. <br />
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Baskets have always evoked the simple life and remind me of the past. For some of us, baskets are a great way to decorate our homes in a simple Country style. Long ago, there were so many uses for baskets, and they were especially such a part of nineteenth century life, that it’s really no surprise that they found their way into quilting patterns as well. <br />
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In earlier times, every home had numerous baskets and every basket had a role – there were egg baskets and berry baskets, laundry baskets and sewing baskets. Quilters in the nineteenth century had sewing baskets that had to be large enough to hold needles, thread, scissors, buttons and perhaps a small project or scraps of fabric. <br />
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I've made several small basket quilts and I especially had fun using some of my reproduction fabric scraps making this one that's in <em><strong>Remembering Adelia,</strong></em> my third book. <br />
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It's called Civil War Baskets and if you are inclined to use '30s fabrics or brights or batiks instead of reproduction prints like I did, guess what? It will turn out great. The nice thing about traditional patterns from long ago, like basket blocks, is that they are time-tested. They've been around for a very long time and are still being used today in contemporary quilts. So don't ever feel you have to be limited by MY fabric choices. Make it your own way.</div>
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If you're hesitant about making those handles for your baskets, or you're just beginning, never fear - here's a great method that takes away a lot of the stress.<br />
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It's pretty simple to make curved basket handles once you get the hang of it and you can use the same technique for vines and stems on other applique projects. </div>
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The first step is to cut your strip on the bias--which means that it's cut on the diagonal of the grain. I also like to use pressing bars, which are 12" long, heat-resistant plastic bars for making applique vines and stems. They come in a package with several bars of varying widths.<br />
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Cut a strip the correct width--for the Civil War Baskets in <em>Remembering Adelia</em> it's 1 1/4".<br />
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Fold the strip WRONG sides together and sew a 1/4" seam along the raw edge to make a tube. Cut the ends of the strip to the the correct length--for the Civil War Baskets it's 1 1/4" x 6". Trim the seam allowance a little to about 1/8".<br />
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Slide the rounded end of the pressing bar into the tube and press as you roll the seam to the middle of the tube. Press the seam in one direction. When you turn it over, the seam will be hidden. Remove the bar--CAREFUL, it gets very hot--and finish pressing the tube flat.<br />
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Now you're ready to shape the handle into the curved shape and pin it to the background fabric. Since the fabric was cut on the bias it will stretch easily. Find the center and pin. Then, using a blind stitch, sew in place, starting with the inside curve, then the outer so it doesn't pucker. I like to use 50 wt Aurifil thread that matches the handle fabric and <span style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">a John James Gold 'n Glide Applique Needle for the applique.</span> Then just trim and follow the directions for your pattern to attach the handle section to the basket part. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-23157892978070995872024-01-15T13:13:00.002-06:002024-01-15T13:13:39.367-06:00Join the Sew Along Fun<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Join me in making some sweet basket blocks for a small (or large) quilt in my Facebook 2024 Basket Quilt Sew Along. You'll find details and pattern instructions for a simple basket block in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">FB group</a> files and also on my <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">website</a> .</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5wQ2khJlniryGlmVuZRHQC_ZczdTb8g2w2ixvH4FcGyPmZCzLXGoqYkRKMl8vSb2r68TxMQQN4lsskZpdLF4lOPR3HuPYrDAmmuyewRjQzJYTl6vc09Z0XLmmNgVPJcJV7K_9Aw8gnF0bE2ohHaoP3kDaL566Ol6syKSm128z2Oxaybh3CTYnDJbA08/s1200/babybunting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1200" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5wQ2khJlniryGlmVuZRHQC_ZczdTb8g2w2ixvH4FcGyPmZCzLXGoqYkRKMl8vSb2r68TxMQQN4lsskZpdLF4lOPR3HuPYrDAmmuyewRjQzJYTl6vc09Z0XLmmNgVPJcJV7K_9Aw8gnF0bE2ohHaoP3kDaL566Ol6syKSm128z2Oxaybh3CTYnDJbA08/w419-h386/babybunting.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Choose a project from one of my books or patterns or try the free basic basket quilt in the files. This 4" Baby Bunting block is one of three different basket blocks found in my Schoolgirl Sampler book, which is now on sale in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhKathleen" target="_blank">Etsy shop.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're looking to make a basket with handles, try one of my patterns on Etsy - </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGBoB0LtHqKUuYxr9puybsMxtRPvc0ukwVHTXkmXBFz9L4iC-uD1uZM0U8xHKDLqxvEc7JDdj3FLJI9udPX3i3epR4nDvIML0mqLiM-9cFBivhEdjoAe6AqtTliGKmIM7mIj_06r0ojuEciTan6_RqoaQ9R7awbygfZu5fWBhJeEHoBZWnGfqLZumeQ0/s1731/basketsred.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1731" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGBoB0LtHqKUuYxr9puybsMxtRPvc0ukwVHTXkmXBFz9L4iC-uD1uZM0U8xHKDLqxvEc7JDdj3FLJI9udPX3i3epR4nDvIML0mqLiM-9cFBivhEdjoAe6AqtTliGKmIM7mIj_06r0ojuEciTan6_RqoaQ9R7awbygfZu5fWBhJeEHoBZWnGfqLZumeQ0/s320/basketsred.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8K1x0QZXJfCuKFdZuXi0sfKJpYOQu2i6dGr8M-Y1xTI7r0jPPDd5f3aPZAz5ER53jarwpmRF1GOv7qTTct_i6Tqp99M8AqyxRgK2FGjXlzpbXwarrFXhDv88IS1paW92CF8JXK8x9dxWe8Z6gxGgU_65Mep3forb5K-Ws6GoYaxvOJjzaJFxe7h9ZMk/s320/cherrybaskets.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I highly recommend the Clover Bias Tape Maker in 1<b>/</b>4" size for making bias strips for the curved handles. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVEco0RLQQxHEHbNOx6TW0ahr2fQ7v8_sS8mE2ONt1y8E95Vg0RUosy2WIt083JoRBrtIWrVG4l1dsjjc8owR6sbW41TT-gs6G9RTH7SGIZeTVubbJR_yzMCULq3d-4ip2Ns0T_9R_i3oiYRBCxBnZyKvXyyvmaXXtedDLGb1i_Nk_jVUkJsLasWQlQo/s1772/Clover%20tape%20maker.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Use a pin to push the fabric through the narrow slot to get it started.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RavlvyjN_dHq6oS6sCppSQeAhyphenhyphenAX2J5r2bKWFJGbfnegzUxaemfe76ucg52mlj0inXTEVvqw-yBqso-ZbLjf7_U11UlVJCopBf9EUNBcVScSl4mvwNBMklQHvXddngh8w3aGLjRZLS5lhZqZremUKhDBR4ufaHTEKaCbevlPbfxd9K2Dd3XmkdiB93k/s1772/Clover4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RavlvyjN_dHq6oS6sCppSQeAhyphenhyphenAX2J5r2bKWFJGbfnegzUxaemfe76ucg52mlj0inXTEVvqw-yBqso-ZbLjf7_U11UlVJCopBf9EUNBcVScSl4mvwNBMklQHvXddngh8w3aGLjRZLS5lhZqZremUKhDBR4ufaHTEKaCbevlPbfxd9K2Dd3XmkdiB93k/w358-h358/Clover4.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Press as you slowly pull the folded strip through the tape maker.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPusi8WabK0KFLBFpbFhO_VDi4ZR1uqoNLPZF8Em1v1_49VOBxKN20NqGbHDAT9iQv6n9K4EYayIuyXwto3oi6pC4NZNV7DR-mWklwkEZsopd41J2tePaA29Kv53zsFqzxbO4Jr6TCxx-hPZEzn3-QJA5tzJ53UyqaMUU-6UbJ6aMpNW__M-Xd9vHjhQ/s1772/Clover5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPusi8WabK0KFLBFpbFhO_VDi4ZR1uqoNLPZF8Em1v1_49VOBxKN20NqGbHDAT9iQv6n9K4EYayIuyXwto3oi6pC4NZNV7DR-mWklwkEZsopd41J2tePaA29Kv53zsFqzxbO4Jr6TCxx-hPZEzn3-QJA5tzJ53UyqaMUU-6UbJ6aMpNW__M-Xd9vHjhQ/w344-h344/Clover5.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you press, the fabric will stretch slightly (because it was cut on the bias) and you can curve the strip into the handle shape you prefer.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVWUg6cTNC5PEB1ovHtZS4Ly685mmF8v_G0S3SYB-TUoXv9J1APVxKafq2aY1vYvmAOjtaOoZE59dnxrHxNb8m-OTmdY6XwcScHZW2kSLq_67tDObmddHbn8_Nt9WIoc333tVcUDJfAU-3kJDA1xc9TS6Kjml1QkfUXSf90oPqfkOjc7AlAzG4QK6Ce8/s1772/Clover6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVWUg6cTNC5PEB1ovHtZS4Ly685mmF8v_G0S3SYB-TUoXv9J1APVxKafq2aY1vYvmAOjtaOoZE59dnxrHxNb8m-OTmdY6XwcScHZW2kSLq_67tDObmddHbn8_Nt9WIoc333tVcUDJfAU-3kJDA1xc9TS6Kjml1QkfUXSf90oPqfkOjc7AlAzG4QK6Ce8/w359-h359/Clover6.jpeg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes I pin the strip to my pressing mat and gently stretch it into the shape I want, then press it again with a little steam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tada!! Follow your individual pattern instructions to place the handle and applique it to the top portion of your block. You will probably have to trim it a bit or let the ends hang over and trim after you sew to the bottom portion. Better to have a longer strip and trim than one that's too short. I use tiny dots of Roxanne's Fabric Glue to hold the handle in place on the background fabric. Using a blind stitch and Aurifil thread in the same color as the handle, I begin the applique on the inside curve first and stitch the outer curve last. Try it! It's not as hard as it looks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some of the quilts our members made and are making - </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR5rtMT26A3SNc4IN85SCQUErUDFQxts-fK-CR0eheS8LUE0bk3F22LrFKyhNoguPH6UXDuOaT_t-sBDKVQ60DEP_odyl0P9VOgHzIrSvTBtFkYb1NRKiVcPhngzmDYKYMyR3DGTaLv7mfvR8G7OrjlYyixMPHakk4ujvmZXJfLyeocpiKm24oO9-orY/s1948/BasketsBluesue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1948" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR5rtMT26A3SNc4IN85SCQUErUDFQxts-fK-CR0eheS8LUE0bk3F22LrFKyhNoguPH6UXDuOaT_t-sBDKVQ60DEP_odyl0P9VOgHzIrSvTBtFkYb1NRKiVcPhngzmDYKYMyR3DGTaLv7mfvR8G7OrjlYyixMPHakk4ujvmZXJfLyeocpiKm24oO9-orY/w416-h328/BasketsBluesue.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3iJ6HefKUB4m3W1L1MB_CH5nZuJvsZt0qXovZJm_EORY9e4EhJMK1NPrXhKBGNceIJuVaISIekRGRabsXEp3t-6gCQArVnF7_9xvKPhmKEMnrXnp4nKv1R9o3ZVIbx4wh9IAEavKHEzbbroXY3mn81Cj_wcK4lDe_9auVO5SaUaP4Odwvh42EHNtKE0/s1935/Basketsjulia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1935" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3iJ6HefKUB4m3W1L1MB_CH5nZuJvsZt0qXovZJm_EORY9e4EhJMK1NPrXhKBGNceIJuVaISIekRGRabsXEp3t-6gCQArVnF7_9xvKPhmKEMnrXnp4nKv1R9o3ZVIbx4wh9IAEavKHEzbbroXY3mn81Cj_wcK4lDe_9auVO5SaUaP4Odwvh42EHNtKE0/w383-h362/Basketsjulia.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf_xVUMmv9R15azo0BAe2LTGKiB8D7J2M8VlMCzTAVOOTxeExItfbpG0ATPOCth1ntJuF331O58DWdYRFW6ZZsyewpVIL-kk5Cg9re21lDVDYw81LuIBikmybxiBuHgkq0DnKk54v9e9ZvTmUZWhAWmTZq5J3tV0dnlwZQH_kupuZFRlKONwyTkDtHEM/s2048/BasketsSue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf_xVUMmv9R15azo0BAe2LTGKiB8D7J2M8VlMCzTAVOOTxeExItfbpG0ATPOCth1ntJuF331O58DWdYRFW6ZZsyewpVIL-kk5Cg9re21lDVDYw81LuIBikmybxiBuHgkq0DnKk54v9e9ZvTmUZWhAWmTZq5J3tV0dnlwZQH_kupuZFRlKONwyTkDtHEM/w336-h449/BasketsSue.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLuFgC1NaVwcW2icXLvhFu2VzeuVQCZdJDcxLJxRhHvfMnubyUWiRqT-FT20Rw8fv26ffs5NjZ2oTqS-0rwk0x38qxsLE1z1OXN04zs-p0ezJKrSkDQ7N59mGJOnzrdwrQAxrD2ozoPVdat8H5UKGSnlfIN9GUKPD7HygG-LEwI2J98wLnZr7s2_X6YI/s1185/baskets19.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1185" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLuFgC1NaVwcW2icXLvhFu2VzeuVQCZdJDcxLJxRhHvfMnubyUWiRqT-FT20Rw8fv26ffs5NjZ2oTqS-0rwk0x38qxsLE1z1OXN04zs-p0ezJKrSkDQ7N59mGJOnzrdwrQAxrD2ozoPVdat8H5UKGSnlfIN9GUKPD7HygG-LEwI2J98wLnZr7s2_X6YI/w401-h321/baskets19.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've got several baskets made. just not sure how to set them yet. No rush. I have plenty of other things to to do and will try to get some more of these finished in the coming weeks. Have a good time! If you're in the FB group or on Instagram I'll enjoy seeing your progress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-31921809025216185152024-01-08T10:13:00.000-06:002024-01-08T10:13:09.344-06:00Baskets, Baskets, Baskets<p>Who loves basket quilts?? The sew along will begin on <b>Monday, January 15, 2024.</b> Look for details here and in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> on that day. I'll post directions for a simple 4" basket block (below) and some suggestions for making a small quilt using this block in the group files. I'll also post it on my <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">website</a> - Country Lane Quilts. Look for the Basket Sew Along page and just download the pattern file.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE3EUDqx4jEEZKgzgoQRvctjocO3Q4QI8OJ00HqcI0FZH7qG0oZ12N-RcvxgkTrxkYevOQBEsQmE6DBieYRPOSjLwQ1D1TBYopoozhlUYvfMekYNicTUdx-8psMneF_CNhhwUC47ctumeNfeLel8zuvF0mGuK9ABM6yVGcIG14Hiyn8FKxxlAN-QNYtI/s400/basketblock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="400" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE3EUDqx4jEEZKgzgoQRvctjocO3Q4QI8OJ00HqcI0FZH7qG0oZ12N-RcvxgkTrxkYevOQBEsQmE6DBieYRPOSjLwQ1D1TBYopoozhlUYvfMekYNicTUdx-8psMneF_CNhhwUC47ctumeNfeLel8zuvF0mGuK9ABM6yVGcIG14Hiyn8FKxxlAN-QNYtI/w404-h388/basketblock.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><p>If you love basket quilts and have any of my books, there are a few patterns in some of them. (Take a look at my previous post from last week.) Schoolgirl Sampler alone has 3 different small basket blocks and a pattern for a scrappy Posy Basket quilt. So you can choose one of those as an option instead. </p><p>One of the most popular basket quilts is always my Civil War Baskets quilt from my oldie but goodie book Remembering Adelia. Since it's an old book and hard to find now at a decent price and my publisher is no longer in business to offer digital versions, I decided to recreate this as a single pattern. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI-xhBIJab8jcuQMkZRIU2ytpdWDr3s0iwq6XjBaDZsCgSIlf255RHXk-Ln4-e3oZZKO42kNC5zG89buMpXNMoI_280I8-583xeS_iG-6erSu1-RzCCE9H_VzVoAcxD1hf4c-fylHYk2y_gm_kx-XAUZdCKgFvYNNczVHpwq6n2Lg-VztFhOXTHWcUds/s960/cwbaskets3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="930" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNI-xhBIJab8jcuQMkZRIU2ytpdWDr3s0iwq6XjBaDZsCgSIlf255RHXk-Ln4-e3oZZKO42kNC5zG89buMpXNMoI_280I8-583xeS_iG-6erSu1-RzCCE9H_VzVoAcxD1hf4c-fylHYk2y_gm_kx-XAUZdCKgFvYNNczVHpwq6n2Lg-VztFhOXTHWcUds/w365-h377/cwbaskets3.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><p>Go to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhKathleen" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> to see this and some other basket quilt patterns. One thing I should mention is that if you purchase this pattern you should also buy a Clover Bias Tape Maker in the 1/4" size. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80vN2zxAZotLYd17GaJo0vt3Gb6ZppQ9feAbisuEXDh1hFsBRCx-PByoFfQeqFZC31jqNkaAyj1wk42S41JSztMnuBGAsbDHTUR3qb2Bpvh_hTdZ4th3Jwm09ojvZB9Tckxm49FWD6ZLZtIDtniHSc1Qj4wPmcyRZx-cYgVLvLa_wuSmpiKylXZfiayU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1024" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh80vN2zxAZotLYd17GaJo0vt3Gb6ZppQ9feAbisuEXDh1hFsBRCx-PByoFfQeqFZC31jqNkaAyj1wk42S41JSztMnuBGAsbDHTUR3qb2Bpvh_hTdZ4th3Jwm09ojvZB9Tckxm49FWD6ZLZtIDtniHSc1Qj4wPmcyRZx-cYgVLvLa_wuSmpiKylXZfiayU=w430-h356" width="430" /></a></div><br />Perhaps you have your own method for making curved strips for handles, stems or vines and that's fine, so no need to buy the Clover tool. But if you're new to making appliqued handles, I think this is a great tool for making them. While my original book also has good directions for making your own bias strips, and that's how I made mine for that particular quilt, I now recommend this Clover tool for the handles because it is so much easier. So the pattern does not include the exact same directions for making the handles as the book. Just a heads up. The directions and diagrams come with the tool. You can probably purchase one at your local quilt shop, craft store or on Amazon.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope you will join us!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-44277064207931033392024-01-01T11:48:00.004-06:002024-01-01T11:48:17.913-06:00Basket Quilt Sew Along 2024<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy New Year, quilters! I wanted to let you all know that we'll be making baskets as a sew along/challenge in my Facebook group Kathleen Tracy Quilts this year. We've done this a few times over the years and it's always popular. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">We'll begin sometime in mid-January. Watch for details coming soon.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ljvU6YbT5ESymYO2cMWv3jy584EwKcdDwQJmF6pmfK0tql_9xmoo4WVEw2H89Wt8VSlYDPekvviDDsEKy012ej1tXtTk0WN4raX7ePN4WS4yAIZUqigxDaI7BDd03xQL4zdlzFV4Nl62XwfzuVrvxTO1STDjPiL8VZ58fBM72ud3GRgpwaZuYprh-2U/s2749/CWbaskets1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="2670" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ljvU6YbT5ESymYO2cMWv3jy584EwKcdDwQJmF6pmfK0tql_9xmoo4WVEw2H89Wt8VSlYDPekvviDDsEKy012ej1tXtTk0WN4raX7ePN4WS4yAIZUqigxDaI7BDd03xQL4zdlzFV4Nl62XwfzuVrvxTO1STDjPiL8VZ58fBM72ud3GRgpwaZuYprh-2U/w358-h368/CWbaskets1.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Who doesn't love a little basket quilt?? </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">An oldie but goodie - Civil War Baskets. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You'll have the option to make the basket quilt of your choice. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">I will give you instructions to make a basic 4" basket block and t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">here are several patterns in some of my books for you to choose from as well if you'd prefer to make one of those instead. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some basket quilts to consider:</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gmfF6PUwk4lNkMloSC6wcEvHUbVcfoUY9uTm3TcxwAmE5H7qMpWwiymHZSMa4BRRMELgjhSVXWmSxNdgd7jWEBxMGhao7PHXAknyvDXuFc2bsr8ETKpCZCLv6LJ7MuDERKR1A2Q6WmfrFqWxPOrtiBl5mDq16joTwuu7ZMP2k8Fj2klD5sMJLXjGBR8/s1158/posy%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="999" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gmfF6PUwk4lNkMloSC6wcEvHUbVcfoUY9uTm3TcxwAmE5H7qMpWwiymHZSMa4BRRMELgjhSVXWmSxNdgd7jWEBxMGhao7PHXAknyvDXuFc2bsr8ETKpCZCLv6LJ7MuDERKR1A2Q6WmfrFqWxPOrtiBl5mDq16joTwuu7ZMP2k8Fj2klD5sMJLXjGBR8/w355-h411/posy%20(2).jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Posy baskets from Schoolgirl Sampler</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV0TxMfXNvAp94qYrA8SRRW1LsyVtS8Irh59zuF9TqNJwz9Zd59EX06r3OoNOrOdILv2Lltgu1h6Z3qoCTb7DUb974G3kzfTxuaayP2A77kgRvBc7b3Y3-y1CGiqZQshaAUxJRQrC9K0/s1600/march+009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV0TxMfXNvAp94qYrA8SRRW1LsyVtS8Irh59zuF9TqNJwz9Zd59EX06r3OoNOrOdILv2Lltgu1h6Z3qoCTb7DUb974G3kzfTxuaayP2A77kgRvBc7b3Y3-y1CGiqZQshaAUxJRQrC9K0/s400/march+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Civil War baskets from my book <i><b>Remembering Adelia.</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUQgG7yAO7IJA8rYWCkKres7Eo4S14oqr0AfVLJwMClR4HgHkT6n-PpwvnCbq984minvNmfuecp3o8iy5azSyalp4b_5Chiylos4PYy_ha-daLl6TiWQHAqFVZYrZ62SieeGSzYblqmQ/s1600/oct+025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUQgG7yAO7IJA8rYWCkKres7Eo4S14oqr0AfVLJwMClR4HgHkT6n-PpwvnCbq984minvNmfuecp3o8iy5azSyalp4b_5Chiylos4PYy_ha-daLl6TiWQHAqFVZYrZ62SieeGSzYblqmQ/s400/oct+025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Olivia Loves Baskets pattern is available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhKathleen" target="_blank">Etsy shop.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sfYjKbBfBecP9_1uJW3DsF0A_AUL84a6HWd65EXMMIL2H0jIrhTL2JRdUXIQ8_Dml2m8YjYFjI2qsf74qt8zXweMc13H_590HcUSOtLcShqwXHMm5-27lABVaeHL83UVtLOC_kCpjtU/s1600/IMG_1580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sfYjKbBfBecP9_1uJW3DsF0A_AUL84a6HWd65EXMMIL2H0jIrhTL2JRdUXIQ8_Dml2m8YjYFjI2qsf74qt8zXweMc13H_590HcUSOtLcShqwXHMm5-27lABVaeHL83UVtLOC_kCpjtU/s400/IMG_1580.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prairie Baskets is from my second book<b><i> Prairie Children & Their Quilts.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYU-GF6iUZEFuAI86YO9bMs4ZbCWAmYaACSfVx5m-IVqDlTn1m3-xs2opEvEGzS5GKJTZSGqLAtj1TBIlIAlXgPVQ9JLD-s9dCVA9ZcTED-n3o8ybpTzOz96p2Rc-qhPGnLXzL3Zl8Qg/s1600/july+019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYU-GF6iUZEFuAI86YO9bMs4ZbCWAmYaACSfVx5m-IVqDlTn1m3-xs2opEvEGzS5GKJTZSGqLAtj1TBIlIAlXgPVQ9JLD-s9dCVA9ZcTED-n3o8ybpTzOz96p2Rc-qhPGnLXzL3Zl8Qg/s320/july+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cherry Baskets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU5hcFkFEv25C7J2tVLbRsPjXACHx4MoIWkmJEv5yIsrK5VICwxjEB7e7jS59wmMo84IiedR-GaVT9YTUv5iU6IHatl4ngDUqSRQYUGWdaC0dtDhAsZnFNrdFDSNGQpbCOx_SWdYTr4s/s1600/Pg17_AuntSarahsScrapBasket_WEB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU5hcFkFEv25C7J2tVLbRsPjXACHx4MoIWkmJEv5yIsrK5VICwxjEB7e7jS59wmMo84IiedR-GaVT9YTUv5iU6IHatl4ngDUqSRQYUGWdaC0dtDhAsZnFNrdFDSNGQpbCOx_SWdYTr4s/w347-h394/Pg17_AuntSarahsScrapBasket_WEB.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Aunt Sarah's Sewing Basket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;">January always puts me in the mood to organize my fabric and scraps so </span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"> I'm hoping to get a little of that done this week as I work out the details of the sew along. My sewing room's been neglected for awhile. It really needs to be cleaned up on a frequent and regular basis but last year really threw me off my game a bit so it just didn't get done very often. I find myself avoiding walking into that room right now . . . . So I'll grit my teeth and try to clean it up for a few minutes every day to keep my creative urges going in the right direction. It's a good idea to try this if you're thinking of joining me in the upcoming basket sew along. A clean space or table sometimes really makes all the difference and can feel like a fresh start. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;">I hope you all have a happy New Year! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-79261542992471078342023-12-25T13:24:00.000-06:002023-12-25T13:24:53.769-06:00Merry Christmas<p>Here's hoping you're having a very Merry Christmas! Holidays are always so rushed and I haven't posted in awhile. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYwD3tSieSk1gqRv_BBYe8Mq6xRFcl6Qp7pyh3_ixkrOZRL7SybnufVagrwProBUwYJFbyn6PC--9Eu7H5L2ax1MEWEjwqy0gjviTnJG6VKS2g34tv-Xrwob5N1vWvmJuI1-B84SrAK7Ch6dvCSInxKTcQDvEKbYd4VG-yi7sKCF0H-AKluYSR-yP/s1698/christmas1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="1698" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYwD3tSieSk1gqRv_BBYe8Mq6xRFcl6Qp7pyh3_ixkrOZRL7SybnufVagrwProBUwYJFbyn6PC--9Eu7H5L2ax1MEWEjwqy0gjviTnJG6VKS2g34tv-Xrwob5N1vWvmJuI1-B84SrAK7Ch6dvCSInxKTcQDvEKbYd4VG-yi7sKCF0H-AKluYSR-yP/w379-h331/christmas1.jpeg" width="379" /></a></p><p>We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with our kids and my sister yesterday. Today, my husband made Swedish pancakes and bacon for Christmas breakfast. I almost never eat bacon anymore so it was a nice treat. We'll spend the day just hanging out, maybe napping. Was down with the flu for awhile after Thanksgiving and I still have no energy. Made a few more trees and I think I'll try making a few more after Christmas too. </p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-5DkH_pxTRL3V-IDhvhW0xhVpU1n10RBhGEOZzFV1iMlJO98uPKt38BkUjY16_GW0-dX-_zFbs74MpEx4PiFUPqXXq2W_4GrBUBUEITM7XS4uTP4R0PeC30HsM7M1IxpLw-Cp5XzIc7C7kr-who7FgjU8DZAn5W7bkk3t17BfZD5k2_T5IAjpK2s6jP0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1728" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-5DkH_pxTRL3V-IDhvhW0xhVpU1n10RBhGEOZzFV1iMlJO98uPKt38BkUjY16_GW0-dX-_zFbs74MpEx4PiFUPqXXq2W_4GrBUBUEITM7XS4uTP4R0PeC30HsM7M1IxpLw-Cp5XzIc7C7kr-who7FgjU8DZAn5W7bkk3t17BfZD5k2_T5IAjpK2s6jP0=w350-h368" width="350" /></a> </p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This coming week I'll be planning a new little sew along for next year. A few of my FB group members expressed an interest in making a basket quilt(s). Details to come after the new year but you'll probably have a couple of options for making the baskets. I'll do some thinking on it and post here soon. Hope you'll join us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6IfTbB1G06jNVfQP8ZsFoWljsDII7vqRAB2o3qs9AROIcI_7LzVLagoqakgsLKKDR5ggISJgal1LIbiFcZGq-gE7lJ4hSQOvOMwNoedSt8q_AOuhyYzmuQkCl4xW55v6UpzC84IGXKD4HhPV44cb7sYx5WXxYTg2XNoH86Qorw-kV29QgL6jEL5yxgFU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="400" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6IfTbB1G06jNVfQP8ZsFoWljsDII7vqRAB2o3qs9AROIcI_7LzVLagoqakgsLKKDR5ggISJgal1LIbiFcZGq-gE7lJ4hSQOvOMwNoedSt8q_AOuhyYzmuQkCl4xW55v6UpzC84IGXKD4HhPV44cb7sYx5WXxYTg2XNoH86Qorw-kV29QgL6jEL5yxgFU=w378-h363" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDs3GZN3Cp6ED4XoTA9vH5fwLRwquErN0vg9km8HsfSK6XKrq4TfZ1VG5k-TNxUvickjIXQhjo6lwMtYaVabQfjjCs57LRNH43wOHqCI90WELBlt7eEKhR20DjlE15XItorXa7miY6zAeqX7bm2_IDnny8T0je4-wb03QzQlmkmo9FSFGpKhohteMoREE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1790" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDs3GZN3Cp6ED4XoTA9vH5fwLRwquErN0vg9km8HsfSK6XKrq4TfZ1VG5k-TNxUvickjIXQhjo6lwMtYaVabQfjjCs57LRNH43wOHqCI90WELBlt7eEKhR20DjlE15XItorXa7miY6zAeqX7bm2_IDnny8T0je4-wb03QzQlmkmo9FSFGpKhohteMoREE=w359-h353" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew70PJDYhiQrFAy6OXoEjKeQzXjWq2vw5rL9yReNtseFfdzWQP2V6jT1c7XN79URttet6UX4szhRKmZueI9kiiAO3l0X6YRbmI18PdMxw4rrFCzq0dfhX_b_zIOmrHrfJTDNftAz88hI/s1600/dec+014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew70PJDYhiQrFAy6OXoEjKeQzXjWq2vw5rL9yReNtseFfdzWQP2V6jT1c7XN79URttet6UX4szhRKmZueI9kiiAO3l0X6YRbmI18PdMxw4rrFCzq0dfhX_b_zIOmrHrfJTDNftAz88hI/w371-h308/dec+014.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFex2WdAY7vwMe2KwS6vTwp1uNNkMBwoUvvunOzgYKqSrG3lTbU8OtnpP8-NnnJi0Ax6L_24_hlQDRvrj3Ew9MvBfXDuWlaRmtONdvaTbZ5-disvHa8ZP7bhLB3rUuob7an2Z16dh6t0/s1600/dec+011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFex2WdAY7vwMe2KwS6vTwp1uNNkMBwoUvvunOzgYKqSrG3lTbU8OtnpP8-NnnJi0Ax6L_24_hlQDRvrj3Ew9MvBfXDuWlaRmtONdvaTbZ5-disvHa8ZP7bhLB3rUuob7an2Z16dh6t0/w341-h418/dec+011.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No snow in Illinois this year . . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcfpTcE2X2cIJ11cf6LVeHSK180bQiiP2SIuJCREdPuGvB6tBoBrSh8YvQyj8Xl4mCa7HuXC10u7Fz1p3uoDlXmPoKKKJ-Xcw6Q5oVKetcSl-GVWBure7sLXsrIKw3emTvUMHlS26HWLh4CxnKmtKyXjJOMzcZzbsAd6Yf_D9RorX2hRdEzD8wylrMsmw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="400" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcfpTcE2X2cIJ11cf6LVeHSK180bQiiP2SIuJCREdPuGvB6tBoBrSh8YvQyj8Xl4mCa7HuXC10u7Fz1p3uoDlXmPoKKKJ-Xcw6Q5oVKetcSl-GVWBure7sLXsrIKw3emTvUMHlS26HWLh4CxnKmtKyXjJOMzcZzbsAd6Yf_D9RorX2hRdEzD8wylrMsmw=w343-h325" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have yourselves a Merry little Christmas! May hope and peace be with you all for the New Year.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtSXB64CnViiCzaYysoXuO9v0Jd3URf6wyonF6UfDyhQmnx5LOammmqV-YfmLSTG5vanZ7G3kS0Uw5DyHGaul0kdXh6vY6yf4CeCFyUHQ3NKKBVU1lGs6o6mSe6sVsHNL7ElPCTvAPzMY20UJ9r8lKFRlyEJ3I6HzfxTalmeqK7S_CA3uCg2ZQhj86UQ/s757/Peace%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="757" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtSXB64CnViiCzaYysoXuO9v0Jd3URf6wyonF6UfDyhQmnx5LOammmqV-YfmLSTG5vanZ7G3kS0Uw5DyHGaul0kdXh6vY6yf4CeCFyUHQ3NKKBVU1lGs6o6mSe6sVsHNL7ElPCTvAPzMY20UJ9r8lKFRlyEJ3I6HzfxTalmeqK7S_CA3uCg2ZQhj86UQ/w357-h357/Peace%20(2).JPG" width="357" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-46524514559524035462023-11-07T11:57:00.001-06:002023-11-07T11:57:29.427-06:00Quilt Show in the Garden<p>Last weekend I attended the Fine Art of Fiber show at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Lots and lots of pretty quilts in a beautiful garden setting. I've missed going the past couple of years because of the pandemic. Haven't been to any quilt shows for a looong time so this was fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtoLxlyz-uVqB-Bb5I3G0SHMkA5LD8-JQY2Y1KBGaLBb3Ze80I_b4skcH5cu_ODF5fQzvTG27j6LflcTCZgpWqBiJnu8EIYe1exrrQMiR2Vm2-VNiUY5xFq84lgagPE1CHSQibVmIOGRJpzt-wvlRxwWA7Br0stW82XcRGzz40czxnRUljpznoa4lGJw/s1725/botanic7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1483" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtoLxlyz-uVqB-Bb5I3G0SHMkA5LD8-JQY2Y1KBGaLBb3Ze80I_b4skcH5cu_ODF5fQzvTG27j6LflcTCZgpWqBiJnu8EIYe1exrrQMiR2Vm2-VNiUY5xFq84lgagPE1CHSQibVmIOGRJpzt-wvlRxwWA7Br0stW82XcRGzz40czxnRUljpznoa4lGJw/w372-h432/botanic7.jpeg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I've always had a plan to reproduce this block someday. And now it's done for me! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJhLY9Y4Vn2CBIiGyiZCiFkPk7bqRhXhQ5o0ukdKHcBU7r9uWnsCq2YNZixop_ZkDek-dKoYOmjVFtlnQUMAl0vpFV549mDA0_lhP8_DKKAjtk2yGyNGrtbU2oFttm-ZrKmcSvDRxFCvfKa-vAtcPMrvtxWcjFV34A7uwRoKNL0lZAsUmzBjFJGJKLaw/s1745/antiquequilt1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="1745" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJhLY9Y4Vn2CBIiGyiZCiFkPk7bqRhXhQ5o0ukdKHcBU7r9uWnsCq2YNZixop_ZkDek-dKoYOmjVFtlnQUMAl0vpFV549mDA0_lhP8_DKKAjtk2yGyNGrtbU2oFttm-ZrKmcSvDRxFCvfKa-vAtcPMrvtxWcjFV34A7uwRoKNL0lZAsUmzBjFJGJKLaw/w401-h401/antiquequilt1.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZD2FOQrlIalU_GmRQOeHRFusyNtadrXuHwiSe1UfSLJyIRaylJKm7oY_L6Sbv5jcvsB6kfRQbE2dxAPClReV-6J5a6xzPzZWqUhuLDSeZM33GYKYBnT-l6Ep-BAacxtx05UVFkBoE1CAIcNakrHxiEJUr1uqrJwKjs9BKshK-La49SzC4sJQsXRQFNs/s1772/antiquequilt2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tree sparkled! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-26532670292108210302023-11-03T09:10:00.002-05:002023-11-03T09:26:03.063-05:00Scrap Quilt Love<p>Do you love the look of scrappy quilts? And do you sometimes have a little trouble choosing fabrics for your scrappy quilts? You're not alone. I get questions about choosing fabrics all the time. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcrLQhJHwzCx78j_6ri8kA7UFSsaiBvKmmVWu29zwCIhuWGGowauShMXAsesDvSJv6AIX1-FaOSeD5EHkXm9T4rBz0DnnR0yQECam4yfP5RVtdFIWR5Zlkd609LEOJcnuEvrtty0RJJN-tEP1udrr6M3ZjEhTbi9vYsoGbZXLKPnDkeot9NjzywcPM2g/s1533/judiesquares.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1517" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcrLQhJHwzCx78j_6ri8kA7UFSsaiBvKmmVWu29zwCIhuWGGowauShMXAsesDvSJv6AIX1-FaOSeD5EHkXm9T4rBz0DnnR0yQECam4yfP5RVtdFIWR5Zlkd609LEOJcnuEvrtty0RJJN-tEP1udrr6M3ZjEhTbi9vYsoGbZXLKPnDkeot9NjzywcPM2g/w447-h451/judiesquares.jpeg" width="447" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JLs9iTPy7dplGqaeAiEAp2hG3rLwzEqZQIk0GQNSA5LuZu5yxtQUKRAffUIe-UNB8bNwv1fhHuKPHpQBwZ45TE3Sf_f2cC5y64wKf98Q9RjFzoziorv8x4n8DMgzpKy6TomLxzyX262DFoId-g_oUmUEhj1MCL6yI3rUWAPdxPqhBiomfypMsGPB/s3648/sept%20019%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's important to develop a good collection of fabrics in order to make nice scrap quilts. I know it's fun to just keep buying the same colors over and over again (guilty). But, if you're intent on making scrap quilts, then you need to go outside your box and pick up some prints that may not be in your customary colors. I love blue and always tend to buy a lot of blues. But if I only buy blue every time I shop, my fabric collection will suffer and so will my quilts. If it gets overwhelming, focus on building up your fabric stash by buying one color at a time. The good news - this will involve a lot of shopping.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDBIDFV0vB2nCZKpasObGMChwcCTaPO_4aHQbof0IJa8ihzrGlNNP7CLQWZS1YU-y3SNDzCNZg3GMl6PCudpQ8vTAqSyC3AhBaf089HG5nHeA2KiWqF95gTiq-m0bL7LUpwbUjefvnwSW9tIzc0BOXAGOYsl_oohyphenhyphenNmBmGEVVAuaP3TP1O27w3mq2zp0/s630/8b0d7439443bb9b20d0a1a8d25d01433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="564" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDBIDFV0vB2nCZKpasObGMChwcCTaPO_4aHQbof0IJa8ihzrGlNNP7CLQWZS1YU-y3SNDzCNZg3GMl6PCudpQ8vTAqSyC3AhBaf089HG5nHeA2KiWqF95gTiq-m0bL7LUpwbUjefvnwSW9tIzc0BOXAGOYsl_oohyphenhyphenNmBmGEVVAuaP3TP1O27w3mq2zp0/w401-h449/8b0d7439443bb9b20d0a1a8d25d01433.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEVR_YUvVEev4kTO8-vpjBAYnbJ4LtFFH2Mrj79DYWL3nJeSj54FyjivQUbp08TuqlwLnDZUPNdjIzqPDT04B82xABb7FJe5C0LkKcnD7V8UHqyp64uC8UtVM5smDmKpV2P1HySo_I4ainietqkOBkGsKC8zvGk7MreDtU26ZlaAFupX8lEwYMSWTWoc/s2048/scraps1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1483" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEVR_YUvVEev4kTO8-vpjBAYnbJ4LtFFH2Mrj79DYWL3nJeSj54FyjivQUbp08TuqlwLnDZUPNdjIzqPDT04B82xABb7FJe5C0LkKcnD7V8UHqyp64uC8UtVM5smDmKpV2P1HySo_I4ainietqkOBkGsKC8zvGk7MreDtU26ZlaAFupX8lEwYMSWTWoc/w362-h499/scraps1.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPmfOxSuhyphenhyphenjBg9-foWsSgzeNmTaw0POUegXCIqRVsAfDopuz9MdEtdVvUvajpTT-wTsBbNV0XJgVQwJ40TxCCFegxnugqxDTuZxt6lIkpqutMJI6fzxF9qJt3YZGAGHdSMaSb-iqq2wcDV7U4U22ZtYyLnedjq6zzje1pKUuzk-l7hCTgW9IQoTgwkOg/s1024/IMG_5987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1024" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPmfOxSuhyphenhyphenjBg9-foWsSgzeNmTaw0POUegXCIqRVsAfDopuz9MdEtdVvUvajpTT-wTsBbNV0XJgVQwJ40TxCCFegxnugqxDTuZxt6lIkpqutMJI6fzxF9qJt3YZGAGHdSMaSb-iqq2wcDV7U4U22ZtYyLnedjq6zzje1pKUuzk-l7hCTgW9IQoTgwkOg/w345-h337/IMG_5987.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's actually easy - in order to make even the simplest scrap quilt you'll need a variety of scraps in all the colors. Decide which will serve you better and fit your budget: Yards and yards of just a few prints or lots and lots of smaller cuts that you'll use for a long time as you build up your collection and make your quilts?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxr1eVqDdwFRY_xYCwKa2NwtBdXIR5hj0EEf7zMKRmi8cx4AVIGJriO84lP70cC3z8kTP9E7WUq2f_c5wyECfaNkt6P_2iWLWaz6sC2cjkn-3Ca0xyrafempvuUJTEVPBxCv1cCNSMu23Vb3S0rT5mWM8IZv7EhiScHDhtUtWGIw95Q7aiNQi0NvZYmU/s2048/fourpatch6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1876" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxr1eVqDdwFRY_xYCwKa2NwtBdXIR5hj0EEf7zMKRmi8cx4AVIGJriO84lP70cC3z8kTP9E7WUq2f_c5wyECfaNkt6P_2iWLWaz6sC2cjkn-3Ca0xyrafempvuUJTEVPBxCv1cCNSMu23Vb3S0rT5mWM8IZv7EhiScHDhtUtWGIw95Q7aiNQi0NvZYmU/w357-h390/fourpatch6.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To repeat - In order to make good scrap quilts the very first thing you need to do is begin collecting lots of different prints in various colors. If you're like me and have been doing this for years, then this might not be a problem for some of you. But, if you're new to scrappy quilting (or quilting in general), it's absolutely necessary to have a "good fabric wardrobe" with a nice variety of prints in basic colors. Every quilter should have a good assortment of prints in shades of:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>red</li><li>medium blue </li><li>brown</li><li>tan </li><li>rust or orange</li><li>green </li><li>gold </li><li>indigo or dark blue </li><li>pink</li><li>purple </li><li>black</li><li>and, of course, a collection of light prints or "shirting" fabrics</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpLRFL3w4famR9tB1IoHyKxLcclLCq4WeRz_sVPlanUVmbEqtUm-qQj5HT9amNjV2sJwNwEQnN56Z8yPRgDAD3iebuFUWzT1LoMepXhhyPbMWgvQDTlTtKW27wmIF8WIQmM3bbo3H0NLMsx-fWESl71OTgkpnCWvcdEX_jR5m370DooXIwEtmMJaULyg/s1772/pinwheels5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpLRFL3w4famR9tB1IoHyKxLcclLCq4WeRz_sVPlanUVmbEqtUm-qQj5HT9amNjV2sJwNwEQnN56Z8yPRgDAD3iebuFUWzT1LoMepXhhyPbMWgvQDTlTtKW27wmIF8WIQmM3bbo3H0NLMsx-fWESl71OTgkpnCWvcdEX_jR5m370DooXIwEtmMJaULyg/w382-h382/pinwheels5.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A little organization is key. You may want to take an inventory of some of your fabrics. I store mine according to color. In order to make a good scrappy quilt, you'll need to have several different prints in each colorway. Sounds like a lot of fabric but you don't need yards and yards of prints for each color. Fat quarters, 1/4 yards or even smaller pieces will do. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUvdJaXiSRliGLoEVfAqJBsST4BONsLzL7C7rGBm_8GneQFsNB3ihAsf0jaEjcwmzoiXS3JLy1UdAxNciJUqSjfW1v98ahxS05MeDr3c9FKrm9l2EsY_fvKOcDXl1hhgdZ1A1ra_AHozq8xjYH3L8nVzk1TmjOrTtyPa_7-us29PkKc5bGlccDQhlvh8/s2345/fabric4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2345" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUvdJaXiSRliGLoEVfAqJBsST4BONsLzL7C7rGBm_8GneQFsNB3ihAsf0jaEjcwmzoiXS3JLy1UdAxNciJUqSjfW1v98ahxS05MeDr3c9FKrm9l2EsY_fvKOcDXl1hhgdZ1A1ra_AHozq8xjYH3L8nVzk1TmjOrTtyPa_7-us29PkKc5bGlccDQhlvh8/w385-h333/fabric4.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d1OGFnPvGbEIK_5T5TsiXuPOILhA7mNTBV_4VCF35MAuMKgh91eLZsLmPlsUEnwmJ6N8IUNglUViCNJ0stGexMEZIQGlWVlG_clGhpDslIOP-kXkU4EB6vOFg3JJa1m5CsIvD9m-n04Kd86M52B6eg0sSM73Rpv76kkd1Ygfd9jmiK45JsZg34xNd1M/s2321/fabrics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="2321" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d1OGFnPvGbEIK_5T5TsiXuPOILhA7mNTBV_4VCF35MAuMKgh91eLZsLmPlsUEnwmJ6N8IUNglUViCNJ0stGexMEZIQGlWVlG_clGhpDslIOP-kXkU4EB6vOFg3JJa1m5CsIvD9m-n04Kd86M52B6eg0sSM73Rpv76kkd1Ygfd9jmiK45JsZg34xNd1M/w394-h394/fabrics.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSELHPkF-90lX_ACCkZI-rOyK78m29PWCQwpAsGfJodOnCebOF7vqWlj3oB4ppIyQdqNynJ_8Bfb_W3hyd0RjPr1hcWCEblRF2I7nJ3zSjjL8eyDzjULw_6IECLkuQsV6wQ_tBqhloJZ6R36bYJqiTimVJVuAj65u2pxUjutRhERMBlz83_-Q00UbCsg/s2385/fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="2291" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSELHPkF-90lX_ACCkZI-rOyK78m29PWCQwpAsGfJodOnCebOF7vqWlj3oB4ppIyQdqNynJ_8Bfb_W3hyd0RjPr1hcWCEblRF2I7nJ3zSjjL8eyDzjULw_6IECLkuQsV6wQ_tBqhloJZ6R36bYJqiTimVJVuAj65u2pxUjutRhERMBlz83_-Q00UbCsg/w391-h407/fabric.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next time you visit a quilt shop or shop online for fabric, in addition to buying yardage of what you love, try focusing on buying some prints in different colors you may not already have in your collection. Perhaps buy additional half yards, quarter yards or fat quarters of just ONE color (but a variety of prints in that color) on this trip. I always seem to be low on gold and green. Not my favorite colors or used often as the focus in my quilts but I still love to incorporate them into my scrap quilts and need to remember to buy more. Then, the next time you shop, focus on only buying say, an assortment of reds, or just buy a few brown prints.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pwV8WFRHOSIpKV1JFlX2vs2dUP_y5NuEEsW4qMYU4gcj30UmsbEkbqYYqlCkLdS0CWadLceTZB9b13-j3AgVPEjEmdu3QKtuIHK06VJ-cgLkd9PaADBPjmzEwfPZE4tdzc_aL7hmiu4kv45km4i0jI0Xaw9CgyvqM_K7ee79i1osCTuto01YpRdGTo8/s1715/reds1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1715" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pwV8WFRHOSIpKV1JFlX2vs2dUP_y5NuEEsW4qMYU4gcj30UmsbEkbqYYqlCkLdS0CWadLceTZB9b13-j3AgVPEjEmdu3QKtuIHK06VJ-cgLkd9PaADBPjmzEwfPZE4tdzc_aL7hmiu4kv45km4i0jI0Xaw9CgyvqM_K7ee79i1osCTuto01YpRdGTo8/w402-h381/reds1.jpeg" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-uvgM_KjFF3JVmTYfii_3T7jBUm_-BFwv9ScS0-adAXtMz4shG9VdIvwxOn_pJFwyMdmQVzV58z4muID530lCUMXFphN11Q0JC-YqGOe7scAluiCDCPkpmnZUKjdh5BP16bpI3CV88vXYxMbi9uvCMo4akgP7fDgcgr_wEk8tBVe1uCuhwbFjrb0QtM/s1645/browns.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="1645" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-uvgM_KjFF3JVmTYfii_3T7jBUm_-BFwv9ScS0-adAXtMz4shG9VdIvwxOn_pJFwyMdmQVzV58z4muID530lCUMXFphN11Q0JC-YqGOe7scAluiCDCPkpmnZUKjdh5BP16bpI3CV88vXYxMbi9uvCMo4akgP7fDgcgr_wEk8tBVe1uCuhwbFjrb0QtM/w396-h372/browns.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to buying "quiet" prints like the ones above, look for interesting prints in all the different colors. These will add interest to your quilts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MRrmyl4KNnmdmJDgjXFM5T8CJrh26qLYw9nXdFrefdGn1dbz21_PbOQoB9QX5JO8Ovhnja7FmjzGd2RcLBArMbuAFfN5CU8PqPILWtsEmjYSfOGBdIMiWLyaEt_OPbW8hw56Nql0Y9ZWi0n48miTo1q9WS5jts1DOXiabS06-bUvBuQjU8j1MxICs08/s1734/browns1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1734" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MRrmyl4KNnmdmJDgjXFM5T8CJrh26qLYw9nXdFrefdGn1dbz21_PbOQoB9QX5JO8Ovhnja7FmjzGd2RcLBArMbuAFfN5CU8PqPILWtsEmjYSfOGBdIMiWLyaEt_OPbW8hw56Nql0Y9ZWi0n48miTo1q9WS5jts1DOXiabS06-bUvBuQjU8j1MxICs08/w412-h383/browns1.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAcgOA1NQe1sRvDF9ZJ6ZGqGebvp3HqVA3uCneKmZArIn0NxwI0RBRUlutp-DxC_0i-iIXYObyh3gpBV3QyvTbuGePlYwo49QAqotO8YA447U7SQTtrl7RHDQXaarV6kaoEaEMJlou7dBSpE_9JnZS5gVxG_MqoMzfwUeBEpuSP18UaARdLxc4jXKTZQ/s2305/fabric5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2305" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAcgOA1NQe1sRvDF9ZJ6ZGqGebvp3HqVA3uCneKmZArIn0NxwI0RBRUlutp-DxC_0i-iIXYObyh3gpBV3QyvTbuGePlYwo49QAqotO8YA447U7SQTtrl7RHDQXaarV6kaoEaEMJlou7dBSpE_9JnZS5gVxG_MqoMzfwUeBEpuSP18UaARdLxc4jXKTZQ/w445-h423/fabric5.jpeg" width="445" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Over time, if you shop often, this will give you a nice variety. And, you may find that this is a way to overcome the overwhelming feeling we all get when we enter a quilt shop and may help to keep the confusion to a minimum. There's usually inspiration at every step and if you see a quilt you must make, then go for it and buy all of the fabric it takes. Just remember to also build up your basic fabric collection while you're there. Also, if you make small quilts, then don't buy all large, busy floral prints. Mix it up and buy a few geometrics, stripes or checks, tiny florals and dots too. Save the large florals for the borders perhaps. When you build up your fabric collection this way, the next time you feel like making a scrappy quilt, you're good to go.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__35hxITrs8kmTy2f_m3OsGWxEte0IKdV7e3OkvQM71qLbCMjpWQyVS2Ah_lxWRoCt5_lm0yJ3DgbOaEMo-Mnp4OlPb8pnXvOYFvehZVG6RmawWA7zA1_4zG3Gq1HyiZJr0003XdPkiqfCQOHWaA1domjnCjn1n9lP6pmNtOij9tkwzuAhaUYP3fn/s1024/01-Pg22_SewingBoxScraps_WEB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="906" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__35hxITrs8kmTy2f_m3OsGWxEte0IKdV7e3OkvQM71qLbCMjpWQyVS2Ah_lxWRoCt5_lm0yJ3DgbOaEMo-Mnp4OlPb8pnXvOYFvehZVG6RmawWA7zA1_4zG3Gq1HyiZJr0003XdPkiqfCQOHWaA1domjnCjn1n9lP6pmNtOij9tkwzuAhaUYP3fn/w434-h491/01-Pg22_SewingBoxScraps_WEB.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bottom line - don't be afraid to buy more fabric. Sure, maybe you feel you don't need it and it's probably true, we will never use all of it up in our lifetimes. But, as quilters, it goes without saying that we are also collectors of fabric. Fabric is what drives us as well as the entire quilting industry. You should not apologize or feel ashamed if you have too much fabric. Buying fabric is an essential part of the creative process and it often gives us the inspiration we need to begin something new. Stop and think - do you really need 5 yards of a print you love? Or, will a half yard or even a fat quarter do? There will always be new fabric to love. You may be better off buying additional smaller pieces of some other lovely prints that will complement that one and this will build up your collection. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Happy Fall!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRAVDE9YpQuZulsJn4W0QvHUxdUJQStMQkxeJ7rx2eKtm5b36GlhgCX7RlL9gQUFoHiLB1MogAkC1Pyi9NrtSzMLCDl_rPU6mFT2cCQV5z6Z4VR6Z7f3p2vfjtMsOI-9h9pfcD9w7b6wF8Sxd2x6B8dyuF2cEEKRTHSweWDoqd8pAbso8VDsi7K95zz0/s1674/fall1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1674" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRAVDE9YpQuZulsJn4W0QvHUxdUJQStMQkxeJ7rx2eKtm5b36GlhgCX7RlL9gQUFoHiLB1MogAkC1Pyi9NrtSzMLCDl_rPU6mFT2cCQV5z6Z4VR6Z7f3p2vfjtMsOI-9h9pfcD9w7b6wF8Sxd2x6B8dyuF2cEEKRTHSweWDoqd8pAbso8VDsi7K95zz0/w439-h424/fall1.jpeg" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-29910355036831487262023-10-13T08:55:00.004-05:002023-10-13T08:55:38.899-05:00Autumn Leaves Sew Along - Part 4<p>Here's the final step in out little sew along for fall 2023. Mix your 3" Turnstile blocks from last week with twelve 3 5/8" squares to make a pieced border. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0mxQ8K2xd4hwwnkmYU38IwtDEhqkZtL0OIC3o1WjjrTYChyPDzWDzMWP-CxSleG0PBT8v2AAaNkWYe5dJmabYOMgcJX21-g6-iJGffb9imxUSJQn67oLwJ6xaxLq9Z8RrjrN-IdCCrcd83Nna_LELgeu8qvcyJw6XIv_8vkJeV6JAg5n3ipFXDskiS8/s1772/IMG_9900.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0mxQ8K2xd4hwwnkmYU38IwtDEhqkZtL0OIC3o1WjjrTYChyPDzWDzMWP-CxSleG0PBT8v2AAaNkWYe5dJmabYOMgcJX21-g6-iJGffb9imxUSJQn67oLwJ6xaxLq9Z8RrjrN-IdCCrcd83Nna_LELgeu8qvcyJw6XIv_8vkJeV6JAg5n3ipFXDskiS8/w356-h356/IMG_9900.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><p><span style="text-align: justify;">You'll find the directions in my</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank"> Facebook group</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> files. If you 're not on FB, go to my website and find the directions on the </span><a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Autumn Leaves Sew Along page.</a> </p><p>Make your border strips using the same fabric for the squares or use a different fabric for each square. Make it as scrappy as you like. Using dark squares gives it a different look.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbzJodg3w98f4N7i1A3EDGr5zr4VU_fwBfS2k_w_qSO-oNUs6fjNinNaiDRnYYEbRvgEWQvSowZeSvLsFTfP-ldGpCuklaSlrD9A0nASBdgpcH5bK0iXYXJ3tY2KVbS_r2odECs-6IeMOOClNbW1R_1QZLwkJDlRW5ErppicCWCiWIuNi5iOL6D7YOpQ/s1200/Autumn%20leaves.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbzJodg3w98f4N7i1A3EDGr5zr4VU_fwBfS2k_w_qSO-oNUs6fjNinNaiDRnYYEbRvgEWQvSowZeSvLsFTfP-ldGpCuklaSlrD9A0nASBdgpcH5bK0iXYXJ3tY2KVbS_r2odECs-6IeMOOClNbW1R_1QZLwkJDlRW5ErppicCWCiWIuNi5iOL6D7YOpQ/s320/Autumn%20leaves.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVXoHSKwGtwszKgSol8e3WgkNzSnYoQN-MeVg8PqB6KjKBKD1yvEZYMaKq-nCuezTmOs_4Ycd1Ob4kWC9MYjMmqflIRfJarlA-8jt-NQUXTDe3NhA0_HehyU-51OapZXqakRxOPu-nC6CgkCWwWfG9CwWQlPVWGN2Lm-hPMe1Wg4lB7_22fQQ6sRHeLc/s1200/Autumn%20Leaves5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVXoHSKwGtwszKgSol8e3WgkNzSnYoQN-MeVg8PqB6KjKBKD1yvEZYMaKq-nCuezTmOs_4Ycd1Ob4kWC9MYjMmqflIRfJarlA-8jt-NQUXTDe3NhA0_HehyU-51OapZXqakRxOPu-nC6CgkCWwWfG9CwWQlPVWGN2Lm-hPMe1Wg4lB7_22fQQ6sRHeLc/s320/Autumn%20Leaves5.JPG" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvjmMjA8SGhSN5RXMmJtqAijPmaQuJnlgT68QHYC_Euq4Vg9S3klfST7W-xqYoAg1Wr24WHd8u6enNMKQci1xPVY6d_C_CTcRSfE-2mcgiOd1KMV9ZeaBRoQGI-9_QyEXYmk6okRvXRq-6-uNBXCG0zI96pGcDu6iWzzhbwgB5FqGxIQbclrrRoydIy8/s1200/Autumn%20Leaves6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvjmMjA8SGhSN5RXMmJtqAijPmaQuJnlgT68QHYC_Euq4Vg9S3klfST7W-xqYoAg1Wr24WHd8u6enNMKQci1xPVY6d_C_CTcRSfE-2mcgiOd1KMV9ZeaBRoQGI-9_QyEXYmk6okRvXRq-6-uNBXCG0zI96pGcDu6iWzzhbwgB5FqGxIQbclrrRoydIy8/w348-h348/Autumn%20Leaves6.JPG" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvjmMjA8SGhSN5RXMmJtqAijPmaQuJnlgT68QHYC_Euq4Vg9S3klfST7W-xqYoAg1Wr24WHd8u6enNMKQci1xPVY6d_C_CTcRSfE-2mcgiOd1KMV9ZeaBRoQGI-9_QyEXYmk6okRvXRq-6-uNBXCG0zI96pGcDu6iWzzhbwgB5FqGxIQbclrrRoydIy8/s1200/Autumn%20Leaves6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKwXoglI-_si2qI_AJAAG1QsFt8ULHS4p9ddz27J61FAY6DbIViMm5wJpwVa0Ch2n5Sn5VKG86jkW145EHzEQGoco71KmZLmD-A_G4maG_loturY9oT8li303u5Ex4_S0G6KTjKtRX2ySogDR2lMfTgeHbrnCAZe1fH04Kxu9vRk0U-2WmGuKAlejX0zI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="684" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKwXoglI-_si2qI_AJAAG1QsFt8ULHS4p9ddz27J61FAY6DbIViMm5wJpwVa0Ch2n5Sn5VKG86jkW145EHzEQGoco71KmZLmD-A_G4maG_loturY9oT8li303u5Ex4_S0G6KTjKtRX2ySogDR2lMfTgeHbrnCAZe1fH04Kxu9vRk0U-2WmGuKAlejX0zI=w324-h324" width="324" /></a> <br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of possibilities! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Thanks for joining me this time. Have a happy fall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM9UHGH6tg21Tgu-dbaS0hLM2dibhVaI40IJoaYqixmwbqM2YFoUiGMRlnqx709w2q2tPsoH70PMkixUdFKBzRpWwvefHSwLjLIgLTV5OJdr964_g49KixghfbuAcfQwbY_TvvNytg0cvInFKz3SK14ZJjhkxrny5d1ZC2-MdqzrZANi4jmapFcNMr=s1646" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1646" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM9UHGH6tg21Tgu-dbaS0hLM2dibhVaI40IJoaYqixmwbqM2YFoUiGMRlnqx709w2q2tPsoH70PMkixUdFKBzRpWwvefHSwLjLIgLTV5OJdr964_g49KixghfbuAcfQwbY_TvvNytg0cvInFKz3SK14ZJjhkxrny5d1ZC2-MdqzrZANi4jmapFcNMr=w380-h352" width="380" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mp_Uzh6zIOaWKILFPYvf22P8Gda4uQk3AfOpZeQ1eY9h1HmKk5QF10W13qSdgDF_G989iLS_KpGBHy8btltzmS2J9T3UaVFUskmsIyama8Gr39PMjCXpTfyHWrzbkZHh5tVKrWjA0Y4ebETHisNjJiXiqI46oofoSaJ6YnS8PGQi_Df99En3y8ar3f8/s1695/IMG_9891.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="1695" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mp_Uzh6zIOaWKILFPYvf22P8Gda4uQk3AfOpZeQ1eY9h1HmKk5QF10W13qSdgDF_G989iLS_KpGBHy8btltzmS2J9T3UaVFUskmsIyama8Gr39PMjCXpTfyHWrzbkZHh5tVKrWjA0Y4ebETHisNjJiXiqI46oofoSaJ6YnS8PGQi_Df99En3y8ar3f8/w369-h348/IMG_9891.jpeg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-42633539473305666272023-10-06T08:16:00.000-05:002023-10-06T08:16:21.069-05:00Autumn Leaves Sew Along - Part 3<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Step 3 of our little Autumn Leaves Sew Along involves making 12 small Turnstile blocks. Or Spinning Pinwheels as I sometimes call them. Now 12 may seem like a lot but they stitch up quickly. I still have a few more to go and I did all these in a day. I pick my fabrics and cut out all the pieces one day and sew on another which makes it easy. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-f9xld8Zc_5-qVl_gIWKw_-Z6ttto-_NWimA-kWl3PBq_POJnbxi702pkI19PwYQWl6yDmvJHsUmkvpR0zhixwZyT-pkrwTg70PiayUbXkpiqB1duMOad9mSaAOWdMSiddz2z0kjfyraB-zvKHiPbDplV5byO4W6mHFloSFA_XFhetOJpd-KBihgzhc/s1735/IMG_9857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1735" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-f9xld8Zc_5-qVl_gIWKw_-Z6ttto-_NWimA-kWl3PBq_POJnbxi702pkI19PwYQWl6yDmvJHsUmkvpR0zhixwZyT-pkrwTg70PiayUbXkpiqB1duMOad9mSaAOWdMSiddz2z0kjfyraB-zvKHiPbDplV5byO4W6mHFloSFA_XFhetOJpd-KBihgzhc/w420-h329/IMG_9857.jpeg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You may make all 12 blocks from one color paired with
the same light background, or use a different colored medium or dark print for each block and
a different light background as I did - OR make the spinning parts from four different
prints within the block. Anything goes! Use
up your fall-colored scraps and delight in the scrappiness!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1HS0ks6OzPJ1_u1RBuQ2rjtyfj3Y0dGRiqwc_eqnSejsxlgCJCCTByDcf_B9w2n3oOxZAvLF1EJLWEhNjVCT42ZoaWMi05QMBP7GUVF7pSaaUwFgQQ6PlsSVGjCRLwstrwKAkWgh0MfpJn4Hived5_PCXWUk_PSL_cGGTOh8KPFChKAIJy4UhbFShME/s1762/IMG_9859.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1654" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1HS0ks6OzPJ1_u1RBuQ2rjtyfj3Y0dGRiqwc_eqnSejsxlgCJCCTByDcf_B9w2n3oOxZAvLF1EJLWEhNjVCT42ZoaWMi05QMBP7GUVF7pSaaUwFgQQ6PlsSVGjCRLwstrwKAkWgh0MfpJn4Hived5_PCXWUk_PSL_cGGTOh8KPFChKAIJy4UhbFShME/w349-h373/IMG_9859.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Some of you may remember that this block was included in last year's fall Mystery quilt. I like it so much I thought it would be perfect for yet another fall quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq2R3-6_CsMGgjt6ZnmcNYejQtdUDFSd21EyFGQ1yWQaQp0IH8POWD3uEQoC1DJFrSEggxmXe6THBxMRoDrV4YVXEsoUg_Vw4JnsR9DQfKetGic_0Vgy_tzT5PXvRm4PTTY9DnFzZNF4J1AJhOcS_sRu3K9lmxzfRetuQ12vc-tn94IDFWvmtbyziXfk/s1765/IMG_8250.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1730" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq2R3-6_CsMGgjt6ZnmcNYejQtdUDFSd21EyFGQ1yWQaQp0IH8POWD3uEQoC1DJFrSEggxmXe6THBxMRoDrV4YVXEsoUg_Vw4JnsR9DQfKetGic_0Vgy_tzT5PXvRm4PTTY9DnFzZNF4J1AJhOcS_sRu3K9lmxzfRetuQ12vc-tn94IDFWvmtbyziXfk/w365-h372/IMG_8250.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK33Rom79c6Y_t01VLUKrtL9gSsGQN9YtAs8EO30wiFBpDmrhM5LYw8X2IJZcjXuira16_FaBNLtRRwyRAVE9Cst8ZJ3lZBQ_IdG7WnTJRFt1Zh5pjxAj6yKi_f1aQCh7ahrEZpTomzlklszL6LJGUQw82He5dvmUuwVGH1FA72_rF8cyqq2MbBLLlE0c/s1772/IMG_8214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK33Rom79c6Y_t01VLUKrtL9gSsGQN9YtAs8EO30wiFBpDmrhM5LYw8X2IJZcjXuira16_FaBNLtRRwyRAVE9Cst8ZJ3lZBQ_IdG7WnTJRFt1Zh5pjxAj6yKi_f1aQCh7ahrEZpTomzlklszL6LJGUQw82He5dvmUuwVGH1FA72_rF8cyqq2MbBLLlE0c/w357-h357/IMG_8214.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 19.9733px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">These 3" Turnstile blocks will be used in a pieced border for Step 4, where you’ll also have the option of adding black or darker prints to finish off the quilt. So, if you are hoping to use a dark background for the turnstile blocks in this step instead of light, the finished quilt may be entirely too dark. If you just don’t like the look of a light background for your blocks, my suggestion is to use a tan (or another medium-colored print) to allow for some contrast when the last dark pieces are sewn together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">You'll find directions for making the block in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> files or on <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">my website</a> under Autumn Leaves Sew Along. See you on Friday, October 13, for the final step.</span></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xNV2x6XNB9Fjc8wZp4SkV7T_WCCTQD723p9qJUNEQ3bDdjebMra8y6Sjl0oD0y1JqV9mheIDsfXvOl7FJaNGBYhx7Bn3eL5InZgqB_BN-sp_76QjLbQgoKHZQLtjOv_HMpT5KwJho_4/s1600/nov+082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xNV2x6XNB9Fjc8wZp4SkV7T_WCCTQD723p9qJUNEQ3bDdjebMra8y6Sjl0oD0y1JqV9mheIDsfXvOl7FJaNGBYhx7Bn3eL5InZgqB_BN-sp_76QjLbQgoKHZQLtjOv_HMpT5KwJho_4/s400/nov+082.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-34802219807755929582023-09-29T08:39:00.000-05:002023-09-29T08:39:08.868-05:00Autumn Leaves Sew Along - Part 2 <p style="text-align: justify;">This week we'll sew the four leaves together that you made in Step 1 and make the center of the quilt. Follow the directions in Step 2 of the file to cut and sew the triangles for the setting. You'll find the directions in my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank"> Facebook group</a> files. If you 're not on FB, go to my website and find the directions on the <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">Autumn Leaves Sew Along page.</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxkdCWCPhLjsvLm-pp4DYh-fIDsGVCxqStMuWq79CSV08wS1_GeLcV6Trfwnfo-pucyXD1WqXH-ZT1YgLNPyQPtx-mAtxFTtXhSD0ADFHaZhPOg668K0rbjTcQcDJZ4yjfCn0Gu-g8HfsTTXBMS6cCTNyrtjvf9ZkUYTMcg2_Z_3yH29WFhVn6lVVrDI/s702/Autumn%20leaves2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="699" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxkdCWCPhLjsvLm-pp4DYh-fIDsGVCxqStMuWq79CSV08wS1_GeLcV6Trfwnfo-pucyXD1WqXH-ZT1YgLNPyQPtx-mAtxFTtXhSD0ADFHaZhPOg668K0rbjTcQcDJZ4yjfCn0Gu-g8HfsTTXBMS6cCTNyrtjvf9ZkUYTMcg2_Z_3yH29WFhVn6lVVrDI/w337-h338/Autumn%20leaves2.JPG" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>After you've completed that part, you'll add a narrow border. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeezo4MdVTwCmfPfP2AKNd40vTPf7u-Mz9jsR3dbOBE8kkvCMErW4ybe5jvaVwjOIuv9LTt2cknQrSs7h8onOL1lTqzDPwh2epKv8XiE71AZQBC_kFPf5ZhtXvAS6CiOu7wOBcQ9IwSQcdd2e3Rs6t3aBTj24ZU5jGb6Uxj8RKI_ra1CwaC66QwApNR7U/s841/Autumn%20leaves3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="841" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeezo4MdVTwCmfPfP2AKNd40vTPf7u-Mz9jsR3dbOBE8kkvCMErW4ybe5jvaVwjOIuv9LTt2cknQrSs7h8onOL1lTqzDPwh2epKv8XiE71AZQBC_kFPf5ZhtXvAS6CiOu7wOBcQ9IwSQcdd2e3Rs6t3aBTj24ZU5jGb6Uxj8RKI_ra1CwaC66QwApNR7U/w337-h336/Autumn%20leaves3.JPG" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VV3iynBF9GccWdDbPRMf6eAfsLkfOaM9xLsJTLmEDpvhMWGOFyPN0gj010yGaMb-bRfZ8OrEv8EWqPSXdFeY7GJ7SdDIbIs9ydcoU8usdahb3XP9Rf-qLNvi5c-4sz3Fk3zr-UYTn0cgYlSm3SbVZt9ifGvfsPcudLkqs4L_b8y4obHvprJ6n3Iggtw/s1722/IMG_9812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1722" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VV3iynBF9GccWdDbPRMf6eAfsLkfOaM9xLsJTLmEDpvhMWGOFyPN0gj010yGaMb-bRfZ8OrEv8EWqPSXdFeY7GJ7SdDIbIs9ydcoU8usdahb3XP9Rf-qLNvi5c-4sz3Fk3zr-UYTn0cgYlSm3SbVZt9ifGvfsPcudLkqs4L_b8y4obHvprJ6n3Iggtw/s320/IMG_9812.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use a nice teal green for my border. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here's where you can get creative. Try using different setting triangles instead of the light prints I've used. If you like a more primitive look, then use darker prints for the triangles. And a contrasting border. There will be an option to use different prints to bring this all together in the last step where we'll make a pieced border. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgy-2NinJ4PHhXMBU9Wem7zgO5fCKOtWZwLcpj-vpUi33L98Vx851kNAjVh-wDckKlUN_bJKOKyerPLksoFoJyhWkcXxbNQf7mYrb669k3xBn2-ElpFVkBI6YFbfQ05rq9n0RDQdnkbF1zpI3LDZ2EFR9960cOtwYg5jknEOgzOfrYIsv_UWUU_Q2QRI/s713/Autumn%20Leaves%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="713" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgy-2NinJ4PHhXMBU9Wem7zgO5fCKOtWZwLcpj-vpUi33L98Vx851kNAjVh-wDckKlUN_bJKOKyerPLksoFoJyhWkcXxbNQf7mYrb669k3xBn2-ElpFVkBI6YFbfQ05rq9n0RDQdnkbF1zpI3LDZ2EFR9960cOtwYg5jknEOgzOfrYIsv_UWUU_Q2QRI/w357-h356/Autumn%20Leaves%204.JPG" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQioW0i5OkdS2sraY25345uWcIog8zfivc4hI7wFnnEehQ-n9-_rAn0VvTZS1gaf9XJgipVNLp1AQp6O1vsc8f54uNi1VVNJhvyLlnBhD3WQmba_-5D6HQGnzdhGltyhZXmNAbo3I-GjB-JIgsTjvqgvX9zM2c4pYB8mp5pBWGf9SUy6hX-Hj-kuT3A/s842/Autumn%20Leaves%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="842" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQioW0i5OkdS2sraY25345uWcIog8zfivc4hI7wFnnEehQ-n9-_rAn0VvTZS1gaf9XJgipVNLp1AQp6O1vsc8f54uNi1VVNJhvyLlnBhD3WQmba_-5D6HQGnzdhGltyhZXmNAbo3I-GjB-JIgsTjvqgvX9zM2c4pYB8mp5pBWGf9SUy6hX-Hj-kuT3A/w367-h362/Autumn%20Leaves%205.JPG" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hope you're having fun! I'm still trying to keep up with my Scrappy Ohio Stars from <a href="https://reproquiltlover.com/" target="_blank">Repro Quilt Lover's blog.</a> But, as usual, distractions abound so I'm a little behind. I may decide not to make all of the blocks Taryn is showcasing and turn it into a smaller quilt using my favorite blocks. I can always pick it up again later if I change my mind. We'll see what happens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5KolaBmegWKfn3Bu9EWHMQYi02H0tOYGgf8JL5GQC8rkfLI2ajubvOpi_cUE7XNw4x1vuEgNpmJd19-g6RZZeOq05hDQdSLCa8vNJO-Fq0hWc1xFyu-QXEPTHnA5zmnNdIbOOvVWF4StsMOZCb7uo3dQMno2lFcf5MKQDsSaYkgvtxSpAmXf1-S7yIs/s1728/IMG_9688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1681" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5KolaBmegWKfn3Bu9EWHMQYi02H0tOYGgf8JL5GQC8rkfLI2ajubvOpi_cUE7XNw4x1vuEgNpmJd19-g6RZZeOq05hDQdSLCa8vNJO-Fq0hWc1xFyu-QXEPTHnA5zmnNdIbOOvVWF4StsMOZCb7uo3dQMno2lFcf5MKQDsSaYkgvtxSpAmXf1-S7yIs/w361-h372/IMG_9688.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZewGjTBM1zxFz9DUBnmYzXsQvWWGAe71jDXivOaH-XeAicHCZZcfETAmqZHr9mcE_gblwzJFHpOhNNRq1hCFANgayjiqzLpqFfLK85jf8zKhj46ovu5OQ6iX6nf7cHQAy63CFa2vG9VC14hqTNlBzqJGYLPYO4QOT7_0dhInwvVVH95kDw-UP2-Nvk9Y/s1772/IMG_9789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1772" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZewGjTBM1zxFz9DUBnmYzXsQvWWGAe71jDXivOaH-XeAicHCZZcfETAmqZHr9mcE_gblwzJFHpOhNNRq1hCFANgayjiqzLpqFfLK85jf8zKhj46ovu5OQ6iX6nf7cHQAy63CFa2vG9VC14hqTNlBzqJGYLPYO4QOT7_0dhInwvVVH95kDw-UP2-Nvk9Y/w360-h348/IMG_9789.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCun1YcBfSuTJku00Qi6eHw2EzS6t9tHgRzTwKUwnnyGl3NoXmp1ymEpsU89pt9qspfcAayNEVXb0xnnmJvsoIF0xESe-097JPHFAM7kxm_g3v6qnavhJSBP036QeIqCYvmziW_9x_RNdc5YkZ7jyHYkAv7StE2vWiQ4VMKzWOqdEAs4I8R_a0VDIl0Ig/s1772/IMG_9679%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCun1YcBfSuTJku00Qi6eHw2EzS6t9tHgRzTwKUwnnyGl3NoXmp1ymEpsU89pt9qspfcAayNEVXb0xnnmJvsoIF0xESe-097JPHFAM7kxm_g3v6qnavhJSBP036QeIqCYvmziW_9x_RNdc5YkZ7jyHYkAv7StE2vWiQ4VMKzWOqdEAs4I8R_a0VDIl0Ig/w347-h347/IMG_9679%20(2).jpeg" width="347" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Seven blocks finished. Quite a few more to go. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnheorHu5xdHJYMV69oxnnGEJ7U_wdOAV5OB3HpZbBXagZis7sDKdUAKAQOOkojWPYhokshbwOji7FH5kRcVCNRTiPxpg65IdzC4xn1wkrTKLfMea8CGaTTj7FcJjnnRctOFVVz3giz87YDicvMQSAqHjKVLhHwrRuEkI65qHSlhNMI77_uB3cQBaNm4/s2754/3ED76EB6-6D3C-4E52-B2EE-7230E14856E8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="2470" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnheorHu5xdHJYMV69oxnnGEJ7U_wdOAV5OB3HpZbBXagZis7sDKdUAKAQOOkojWPYhokshbwOji7FH5kRcVCNRTiPxpg65IdzC4xn1wkrTKLfMea8CGaTTj7FcJjnnRctOFVVz3giz87YDicvMQSAqHjKVLhHwrRuEkI65qHSlhNMI77_uB3cQBaNm4/w318-h353/3ED76EB6-6D3C-4E52-B2EE-7230E14856E8.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I know it looks like I made a mistake with the star points but that's the way the quilter made hers. As I mentioned before, I've been inspired to recreate the blocks from the antique quilt as closely as I can with colors. Style too, to get a true antique look. You have to ask: Did she do that randomly, by mistake or deliberately? Did she want to add a sense of quirkiness to her quilt? Did she make a mistake and then shrug and say "Oh well, I'll just leave it?" Was she distracted by something more important while she was sewing? We'll never know. But it shows that modern day quilters have a lot to learn about creativity from quilters of the past. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's been fun picking through my reproduction fabrics and scraps to find the perfect ones that "match" the ones in the antique quilt that Taryn shows. But, for me, that seems to take FOREVER. And then I wind up going with the prints I like better anyway. But - it's still great fun. Visit <a href="https://reproquiltlover.com/" target="_blank">Repro Quilt Lovers blog</a> for more info.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Have a good weekend! More sew along fun next Friday, Oct 6. </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-88695299759065857342023-09-22T12:04:00.001-05:002023-09-22T12:04:11.315-05:00Autumn Leaves Sew Along - Part 1 <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are the blocks for Step 1 of our fall quilt sew along. The quilt is called Autumn Leaves. Isn't it a sweet, quirky little block? I drafted it from a block I saw in an antique quilt. A little different from the usual Maple Leaf block. You'll find instructions in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> files or on the <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">Autumn Leaves Sew Along page</a> of my website.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehjVMjcc6l0-1pwahYB3sNYFlTr5vvUhghDaqBxG5UbLCpDJVsyDOnu7BjrKSNvlAfm6LWBd9CltEqybeRv5c1XN-4tN-BJb9_I3Bfp8LVH7u77cT9x0ByHX-nMbsR53z7BX4-7_YShTTYfAAG2eMWK0tBbA4ArlKyFssZ2DS_4ar2RUiVUXHcFuOWdw/s1884/IMG_9782.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1884" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehjVMjcc6l0-1pwahYB3sNYFlTr5vvUhghDaqBxG5UbLCpDJVsyDOnu7BjrKSNvlAfm6LWBd9CltEqybeRv5c1XN-4tN-BJb9_I3Bfp8LVH7u77cT9x0ByHX-nMbsR53z7BX4-7_YShTTYfAAG2eMWK0tBbA4ArlKyFssZ2DS_4ar2RUiVUXHcFuOWdw/w368-h326/IMG_9782.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzIrGioraWKxivT7Q08QVOaZJTHLHahYCQ_o4tEoMuLpUS1yCBJLnPcwn92MhzXHKdad25nKuzeK0ZACvImhcT1CTuZV67GEyUzlHB_asqDNLTR1PyWSyzhv0E_erXAUowr4xNdWxSFPqGqtzb11U-6XCRIHkbhbeS_NOOl6KLYtoFaDBDG8mfcG0mA0/s1748/IMG_9786.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1728" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzIrGioraWKxivT7Q08QVOaZJTHLHahYCQ_o4tEoMuLpUS1yCBJLnPcwn92MhzXHKdad25nKuzeK0ZACvImhcT1CTuZV67GEyUzlHB_asqDNLTR1PyWSyzhv0E_erXAUowr4xNdWxSFPqGqtzb11U-6XCRIHkbhbeS_NOOl6KLYtoFaDBDG8mfcG0mA0/w373-h378/IMG_9786.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd9jpbj7tuwQJTNjqqwjyzXFipngYPyTVGKzticwfyisjklQzxjBjym-zIoFFTpf2cc1YBDBBDVmIGXbeO7pDqWU8TT1JVg-sVSmEKiqUD8HH22nVZrMmPQaWEwGwDy8TAF7h9BN7xes5gU-bEF4IgseSWXDyheM-L6rB42RXJ4hjNw_GvoxJuzhdJ5c/s2902/IMG_6843.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="2902" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd9jpbj7tuwQJTNjqqwjyzXFipngYPyTVGKzticwfyisjklQzxjBjym-zIoFFTpf2cc1YBDBBDVmIGXbeO7pDqWU8TT1JVg-sVSmEKiqUD8HH22nVZrMmPQaWEwGwDy8TAF7h9BN7xes5gU-bEF4IgseSWXDyheM-L6rB42RXJ4hjNw_GvoxJuzhdJ5c/w370-h347/IMG_6843.HEIC" width="370" /></a></p><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree." - </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Emily Bronte</span></em></span></h4><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In case you're wondering, in the coming weeks, we'll be making a little quilt in four parts using some small blocks. I'll upload directions in my Facebook group files (and also on my <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">website</a>) every Friday through the middle of October. <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This will be a pattern for a quick and easy little quilt for you to display around the house, on a table or hanging on a wall. Perfect for the fall season.</span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvS8XTdhOvjDltu55HlGRofKRxPCv7iQ9gEKPmgYyMRhnLl1WbUXlepO1F8gfa-VB6PZGB_3zSC15q7TYe7IlLSa2k6GJ4FDv-Vda7yeqknCLy-bTservi-b1qraoBO1SA66dgIrgmNddyGYcyGitfYeYytXo2anNS2WwW1sT-GOklwDFMsWEFvIpskm4/s2918/IMG_8161.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2888" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvS8XTdhOvjDltu55HlGRofKRxPCv7iQ9gEKPmgYyMRhnLl1WbUXlepO1F8gfa-VB6PZGB_3zSC15q7TYe7IlLSa2k6GJ4FDv-Vda7yeqknCLy-bTservi-b1qraoBO1SA66dgIrgmNddyGYcyGitfYeYytXo2anNS2WwW1sT-GOklwDFMsWEFvIpskm4/w364-h367/IMG_8161.HEIC" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><em style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"> (Blocks from last year's sew along, not this current one.)</span></span></em><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Making your blocks with scraps adds to the fun. Before you begin, take a little time to sort through your scrap box or basket. You never know what you'll find. And you know how playing around with fabric always makes your creativity flow. So does buying new fabric. You have my permission to do that, LOL. We all need a little pick-me-up now and then.</span></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: times; font-size: large; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fz_BVA-WwXM/UoupU9nPHvI/AAAAAAAAOWw/Kw8vbVv1HWY/s1600/nov+136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fz_BVA-WwXM/UoupU9nPHvI/AAAAAAAAOWw/Kw8vbVv1HWY/s1600/nov+136.JPG" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Over the years, I've found that there are two things that help us to successfully finish a project - taking it in small steps and sewing along with friends. Always more fun in a group. </span>I like to do these sew alongs on Facebook because making a quilt in a group gives you so much inspiration as well as support from others and encouragement to finish. And, if you need help, there's always someone there who knows what to do. If you're not already a member, click on the FB group link on the right sidebar of my blog.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; line-height: 18.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8LBRK8nZ8DE/UouozPp6d4I/AAAAAAAAOWY/H1SAXoHd4mQ/s1600/nov+146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8LBRK8nZ8DE/UouozPp6d4I/AAAAAAAAOWY/H1SAXoHd4mQ/s1600/nov+146.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6u9IbFATPe2E3JbS-9Ms2Nn1jpslGC0GQjD5ddKNrwNpND7RuIT8Udrcy8UKtGi5khg9SbNQkvjbfxxcpDTRMRVrtLdZN7JvvN042ufNw3hghJ6sbtjs7xrHXwThq0ob-liKOhCJEhTf6vhJ5_pk8eOcDZkRasgABAapa3WitzTcz6a9loogs7rNIas/s3024/IMG_8083.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6u9IbFATPe2E3JbS-9Ms2Nn1jpslGC0GQjD5ddKNrwNpND7RuIT8Udrcy8UKtGi5khg9SbNQkvjbfxxcpDTRMRVrtLdZN7JvvN042ufNw3hghJ6sbtjs7xrHXwThq0ob-liKOhCJEhTf6vhJ5_pk8eOcDZkRasgABAapa3WitzTcz6a9loogs7rNIas/w344-h344/IMG_8083.HEIC" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's almost pumpkin time! There are a couple of patterns for pumpkin quilts in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhKathleen" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOet2lvifUGIbnTOZ-ej6YjGr8fMlzysYawxmKMUr3tWBlvQ0H_OPrp5mXtBpef2WVUhDWhEUdUlrEBA_q16XzUx0MyT4vJPHZTS4llD0bpHNUvZCT7gO-uTRRV-fWcjf4xifDxqxoyO_VJpjXb0_0hxzvC7B7a1JWRuNQVcrSopHLt9ojajSGuQ2-pNA/s2332/IMG_5063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2332" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOet2lvifUGIbnTOZ-ej6YjGr8fMlzysYawxmKMUr3tWBlvQ0H_OPrp5mXtBpef2WVUhDWhEUdUlrEBA_q16XzUx0MyT4vJPHZTS4llD0bpHNUvZCT7gO-uTRRV-fWcjf4xifDxqxoyO_VJpjXb0_0hxzvC7B7a1JWRuNQVcrSopHLt9ojajSGuQ2-pNA/w388-h301/IMG_5063.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaM-zImpyQme9q0OLAkdzPK_Mhz5vQbEfsOpjDcgWp70uDHY2PMzJ9PdbbW-pbgeLnOvXjVh9eyaMMYSwZ1-P5mPLecVj2HeKTKFGa_9PzDn8zHz6bfr0LvPMCZmJbRVaS56QuVgzaoWePO3OlwCZWuZQLk4oPM6dTp83qKsuLt8FPAsY9bcPYGk8ljk/s564/antique%20stars2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="564" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaM-zImpyQme9q0OLAkdzPK_Mhz5vQbEfsOpjDcgWp70uDHY2PMzJ9PdbbW-pbgeLnOvXjVh9eyaMMYSwZ1-P5mPLecVj2HeKTKFGa_9PzDn8zHz6bfr0LvPMCZmJbRVaS56QuVgzaoWePO3OlwCZWuZQLk4oPM6dTp83qKsuLt8FPAsY9bcPYGk8ljk/s320/antique%20stars2%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don't forget - the sew along is all about using the fabrics and colors you love. Make it scrappy! I'll give you the next part on Friday, September 29. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-20619497762504541432023-09-16T09:55:00.001-05:002023-09-16T09:55:46.641-05:00Fall Sew Along 2023<p><span style="text-align: center;">Get ready for some fun! Fall will be here before you know it and I'm hosting another sew along in my Facebook group for a small quilt that's perfect for the season. Join me on Friday, September 22, for the first part of the sew along. I will be posting the directions in my FB group files and also on my website. Join my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> so you can catch everyone's progress as we go along. Or, l</span><span style="text-align: center;">ook for the Fall 2023 Sew Along page on <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">my website </a>starting next week.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXX4QOS7UrAdwvUl3k-JHLSKSj6pNkxvY4S0X2vySlquKLCrQCAhQYP6JHDkFe3-7Tf-82pkUJOH9DwC8s2vqM8Q4r91ssk3HA66IDMMKdZHlaNFLyvQ6s4JlvAQT_0RcebTJiWKYbzQhVcOeWsgJmh4w2RJP6xZtf8opCUVX98Gh1J2teR3VUjYHcEg/s1769/IMG_9743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1769" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXX4QOS7UrAdwvUl3k-JHLSKSj6pNkxvY4S0X2vySlquKLCrQCAhQYP6JHDkFe3-7Tf-82pkUJOH9DwC8s2vqM8Q4r91ssk3HA66IDMMKdZHlaNFLyvQ6s4JlvAQT_0RcebTJiWKYbzQhVcOeWsgJmh4w2RJP6xZtf8opCUVX98Gh1J2teR3VUjYHcEg/w397-h386/IMG_9743.jpeg" width="397" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">This will be a quilt made in four parts in four weeks or so. No pressure if you need to take longer. For now, gather up some pretty fall fabrics and then join me next week for the first installment. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">I've had a rough couple of months recently and, to be perfectly honest, just could not find the time or energy to do much quilting or blogging. Last month I promised myself that I would hold another sew along for my Facebook group members this fall since I haven't been active in the group at all. But I kept putting off actually coming up with a plan. I finally decided on a fall-themed block to begin with but that was as far as I got. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">Then, a couple of weeks ago, a quilter on Instagram inspired me (and lots of others) with a sew along to make some pretty Ohio star blocks based on an antique quilt. I hesitated at first because I knew I had very little time but then jumped in because I loved the look of the blocks in the original antique quilt. Turned out to be exactly what I needed - and sure seemed much easier to participate in someone else's sew along than organize one myself. Check out Taryn's blog for details on the scrappy star stitch along - <a href="https://reproquiltlover.com/" target="_blank">Repro Quilt Lover</a> It's all great fun. And if you're on Instagram you can follow the hashtag #scrappystarstitchalong to see what quilters are making and posting. </span></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquS2-ZwmzBtKmlXLsPfSsuMEVfJNrnTNYIvPJlO8fyksCwgj4f9NW5LtTOsEC_8VT_Bajhu7tpYxxadyf2oF0OYrZqhjEqK80trn_uz4o9ycARPYqvwwioJ9K2zmfWeMV4PoXvCOJYKdfHwPoT3Y2fdA8wgY-2QtS24MXQs5PvU37h_C8ZAzypmnHEPg/s1860/IMG_9726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1860" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquS2-ZwmzBtKmlXLsPfSsuMEVfJNrnTNYIvPJlO8fyksCwgj4f9NW5LtTOsEC_8VT_Bajhu7tpYxxadyf2oF0OYrZqhjEqK80trn_uz4o9ycARPYqvwwioJ9K2zmfWeMV4PoXvCOJYKdfHwPoT3Y2fdA8wgY-2QtS24MXQs5PvU37h_C8ZAzypmnHEPg/w415-h376/IMG_9726.jpeg" width="415" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">All very "antiquey" looking, don't you think? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOKd-QZX_pkFwFuuJ2vmQSHoDK-oFeiqt-y74s65FyazBwQpYoOI0IOR61d8zunRdPCvI-E4IH12c6vXP9s3Pzpov3sWrphZF3eutc94LCc6YLkA5X7Tg05F_E0-7wDTvkPmAJy3B6W_cF-0yVJm0cjiyMvCganRqeC1Qspfn9OMHR599Oj0YL4FD2pI/s1702/antiquestarreproblock0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1702" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOKd-QZX_pkFwFuuJ2vmQSHoDK-oFeiqt-y74s65FyazBwQpYoOI0IOR61d8zunRdPCvI-E4IH12c6vXP9s3Pzpov3sWrphZF3eutc94LCc6YLkA5X7Tg05F_E0-7wDTvkPmAJy3B6W_cF-0yVJm0cjiyMvCganRqeC1Qspfn9OMHR599Oj0YL4FD2pI/w440-h370/antiquestarreproblock0.jpeg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeilBHcDT4gZ5viskEScXM06f7sreZEG_prz9WBX4kvl5j3AuwSdhiCc3M_xdQWM4IwE3rUTS8YI7LGATko3IKE9FYctwKDgHY4Xw1Ggqrjk-MxPz8LwgXpKWil7mX6Y7Im6uLsMcH5F_QJZ5IXRzNxTIq6hCJxFDchfl5ebiWrC5DjjIU9Zp6ucdHCGI/s1762/IMG_9711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1762" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeilBHcDT4gZ5viskEScXM06f7sreZEG_prz9WBX4kvl5j3AuwSdhiCc3M_xdQWM4IwE3rUTS8YI7LGATko3IKE9FYctwKDgHY4Xw1Ggqrjk-MxPz8LwgXpKWil7mX6Y7Im6uLsMcH5F_QJZ5IXRzNxTIq6hCJxFDchfl5ebiWrC5DjjIU9Zp6ucdHCGI/w423-h387/IMG_9711.jpeg" width="423" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uC0l1wbuj2z54c7S170knK0Px63AllWiqIanHKhAFPO7DfHz7XivdXCNxWJg3ahDBCZU5Usas6zizyaaLqFyq3Xu2ypBQ4FAaCEMLE6TYT64Q9SFVHv3YiSbBeokEtuNOvplQ9cLNhjpYHd46ryESp-jMZ8cE9mPB_xq0VqcUes1jTvV4jQns2o25DQ/s1592/IMG_9723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1592" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uC0l1wbuj2z54c7S170knK0Px63AllWiqIanHKhAFPO7DfHz7XivdXCNxWJg3ahDBCZU5Usas6zizyaaLqFyq3Xu2ypBQ4FAaCEMLE6TYT64Q9SFVHv3YiSbBeokEtuNOvplQ9cLNhjpYHd46ryESp-jMZ8cE9mPB_xq0VqcUes1jTvV4jQns2o25DQ/w405-h404/IMG_9723.jpeg" width="405" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RDWV6v0x3o-9bgwMyIvS7oegdx3YrX6Xy1TWLVdOcfzZVPfqNcc3462gQhW0JiRXLjfgHkNxqjQ87MbxiI_LkGH2k_byv8gR99w9AN2uUCN5jFqEj6HuKLJDUCAYaUiys267wMnJyvw8J7V7Lzj5O10VUjjKKTYLU0yO6jfFlgqm_3Qndwez9IAW8wY/s1762/IMG_9734.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1762" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RDWV6v0x3o-9bgwMyIvS7oegdx3YrX6Xy1TWLVdOcfzZVPfqNcc3462gQhW0JiRXLjfgHkNxqjQ87MbxiI_LkGH2k_byv8gR99w9AN2uUCN5jFqEj6HuKLJDUCAYaUiys267wMnJyvw8J7V7Lzj5O10VUjjKKTYLU0yO6jfFlgqm_3Qndwez9IAW8wY/w402-h402/IMG_9734.jpeg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><p>So far, I've made four blocks. I've been inspired to recreate the blocks from the antique quilt as closely as I can with colors. It's been fun picking through my reproduction fabrics and scraps to find some that "match" the ones in the antique quilt that Taryn shows. This was just the kick in the pants I needed to get back into things. Sometimes a little bit of sewing, no pressure, is good for the spirit and great therapy. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>* * *</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">For me, fall is definitely a time of transition. It's my favorite time of year and </span><span style="text-align: center;">I always get energized by the season. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I've heard it said that life seems to start all over again in the fall . . . Almost a rebirth. But not like an exciting springtime rebirth. Fall is a quieter, gentle season that embraces change, reflected in the changing colors of the leaves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8LBRK8nZ8DE/UouozPp6d4I/AAAAAAAAOWY/H1SAXoHd4mQ/s1600/nov+146.JPG" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8LBRK8nZ8DE/UouozPp6d4I/AAAAAAAAOWY/H1SAXoHd4mQ/s1600/nov+146.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn." </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">~ Elizabeth Lawrence</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB8SVvHR43VRIDURTbZC4loEu2HjtFy3GJ2AnQF3chP59ApYT5ehTU9niPJFBq8Bg-BpamDJyknkgqkgF2GSz0rU-coyyRhEWm-nt1JEvydh50FaBneFMWGc7xDEU_TEL7xll2y2xpVI/s2048/geese1.jpeg" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB8SVvHR43VRIDURTbZC4loEu2HjtFy3GJ2AnQF3chP59ApYT5ehTU9niPJFBq8Bg-BpamDJyknkgqkgF2GSz0rU-coyyRhEWm-nt1JEvydh50FaBneFMWGc7xDEU_TEL7xll2y2xpVI/w400-h400/geese1.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv0TXqIBRRbqLidenPZ4vxl-8XqKgPUfaluUIqWsvbk3R66LC4BTj8bCvjFzPyceKP9vZfDxNHbquS49Am8utZpsdU5dVL64pCAxDEy-INJZ5ojPXErbb3JFr4V7UtbfQ8sfNj270BacEwfwLFWqIgdPBdflZMM3djcDuP0uliwY2zIu84u8xP5dApRM/s1772/IMG_8214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv0TXqIBRRbqLidenPZ4vxl-8XqKgPUfaluUIqWsvbk3R66LC4BTj8bCvjFzPyceKP9vZfDxNHbquS49Am8utZpsdU5dVL64pCAxDEy-INJZ5ojPXErbb3JFr4V7UtbfQ8sfNj270BacEwfwLFWqIgdPBdflZMM3djcDuP0uliwY2zIu84u8xP5dApRM/w399-h399/IMG_8214.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWLf96aY8-zXAoJT5Csn-NnxHL5WoSWecg31lGl8ND_QoG9_ZeQjNuRtQHY1mvRIrEWm1QBQowO7NC2ZfYx8mVxPTS_LIoi4a0f-rNbqP1iKk7jit4jseM9HE70n472P7Qu4Q6fd0jbRpKMWa-LCdfdqcqG06QjiJJ3L9mszNvOiwG5MA9rjohzZyjko/s1656/fall%20mini.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="1656" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWLf96aY8-zXAoJT5Csn-NnxHL5WoSWecg31lGl8ND_QoG9_ZeQjNuRtQHY1mvRIrEWm1QBQowO7NC2ZfYx8mVxPTS_LIoi4a0f-rNbqP1iKk7jit4jseM9HE70n472P7Qu4Q6fd0jbRpKMWa-LCdfdqcqG06QjiJJ3L9mszNvOiwG5MA9rjohzZyjko/w390-h387/fall%20mini.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little quilt from last year's fall mini sew along - unfinished, LOL. Probably because I wasn't sure about the borders, sigh . . . . I think it needs something a little more subtle so when I have time I'll rip those borders off. Mistakes happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a good weekend and I hope you join me next week for some fall quilty fun! </div><br /><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 18.4px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></em></span></div></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-2053762423860189852023-06-09T10:37:00.003-05:002023-06-10T07:48:09.805-05:00Summer UFO Progress<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's June 9 and I'm feeling good about making some small progress on some of my unfinished quilts this month. I challenged my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to spend this month finishing up some of their projects that have been set aside for awhile. Lord knows I have a ton of incomplete tops to work on, large and small. To begin, I picked an easy one that I started last year. Yesterday, I finished this small hexagon quilt from our FB group hexagon sew along from last year. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgVbHtED9vum2W3aIg9Mqgr1eL7xCsTSXacZPL2clFHkP-DRHDkjRRkbLWBDZHYzwes6o8WJl0OjlEl16rzs05gQE4LTBEHzhlhJ-RNGO8FFMQL9wp6tWTUHI98COXu-b6UzH2qbAzNoH0_wCtjwQkdIuBxGorkUHD08gdWdhcptjMPKisQC-A2j3/s1764/IMG_9158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1764" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgVbHtED9vum2W3aIg9Mqgr1eL7xCsTSXacZPL2clFHkP-DRHDkjRRkbLWBDZHYzwes6o8WJl0OjlEl16rzs05gQE4LTBEHzhlhJ-RNGO8FFMQL9wp6tWTUHI98COXu-b6UzH2qbAzNoH0_wCtjwQkdIuBxGorkUHD08gdWdhcptjMPKisQC-A2j3/w434-h421/IMG_9158.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Those small hexies are really fun to make and I do love hand stitching but, man, do they take me a long time. Even sewing them into a small quilt. First, you make the individual hexagons using English Paper Piecing and then turn them into flowers. Then I appliqued the flowers onto background squares.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm4IIhN_R-mttoCDxyj__BN6mEEdLWDo_OJZFoQQr67iLOFyBowtZrL4XOj7oP5h0yBdS9sGIJHxIb36FBjqpz0ckue1smwfgpiE-Dgwl2_7FxX-psud5atN7-xNHBLQ3u1OgMwSbS84dG_NmT8e-RyXs24heLtVLR7Uv63i-q9WaQ-mG2fa0NMA6e=s1765" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="1765" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm4IIhN_R-mttoCDxyj__BN6mEEdLWDo_OJZFoQQr67iLOFyBowtZrL4XOj7oP5h0yBdS9sGIJHxIb36FBjqpz0ckue1smwfgpiE-Dgwl2_7FxX-psud5atN7-xNHBLQ3u1OgMwSbS84dG_NmT8e-RyXs24heLtVLR7Uv63i-q9WaQ-mG2fa0NMA6e=w400-h375" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-iWqNBwJfDY92qTvnmQ_LrEkuLyC2HjRIJRjHFX2DjOOjzqL3iZG307JxPvEE0tK9e6XnQZ34A8wdUx9KUDkEpq4AYEUqvslKBkYeBuF8vkELd9OOwRT4a9SZZzhlxtsE6DKMe56hgh-b3ARoDRvntsz9KzXUiJAlD7r8m-GINMSbPuUdwm1Mphz/s1420/hexflower.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1420" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-iWqNBwJfDY92qTvnmQ_LrEkuLyC2HjRIJRjHFX2DjOOjzqL3iZG307JxPvEE0tK9e6XnQZ34A8wdUx9KUDkEpq4AYEUqvslKBkYeBuF8vkELd9OOwRT4a9SZZzhlxtsE6DKMe56hgh-b3ARoDRvntsz9KzXUiJAlD7r8m-GINMSbPuUdwm1Mphz/w355-h340/hexflower.jpeg" width="355" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6WVO8V8_zZKnbDU--eOxPWq1Btml_jkUKk-fBB3OVMJ8ZhW_5h_SrqKXLy4vGlClFS0EYMPurbc13nHHgJh38M8Ny4z70SzAQgkFS2rGS1lGMCyS1CUB0xhNFSAfEKqVWhcN7xFsE51C3Lb_HsDNcfZzjjdClQOpwSQd6m3-tqlEJRPPG2NO0tgi/s1868/IMG_7024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1682" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6WVO8V8_zZKnbDU--eOxPWq1Btml_jkUKk-fBB3OVMJ8ZhW_5h_SrqKXLy4vGlClFS0EYMPurbc13nHHgJh38M8Ny4z70SzAQgkFS2rGS1lGMCyS1CUB0xhNFSAfEKqVWhcN7xFsE51C3Lb_HsDNcfZzjjdClQOpwSQd6m3-tqlEJRPPG2NO0tgi/w380-h422/IMG_7024.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I sewed the squares and the rest together by machine.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5aFwGga6PqFj9k7N_THN1mVrPfe3W8jVOMS9eALSGSuR2Y2yb4TjhZk42eGSyGvoq5enkSLwIwTbeDElgM8CrwiEhsuGkPlXm1Y7UL2RsgrL2JfyLBpoyLQLHW8bub_ObmC3BmJPRv3bsb3RlQybhqIjjQPc9kTLf4uHVUsxtn1J9JJpmw1u3ztfi=s1810" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="1810" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5aFwGga6PqFj9k7N_THN1mVrPfe3W8jVOMS9eALSGSuR2Y2yb4TjhZk42eGSyGvoq5enkSLwIwTbeDElgM8CrwiEhsuGkPlXm1Y7UL2RsgrL2JfyLBpoyLQLHW8bub_ObmC3BmJPRv3bsb3RlQybhqIjjQPc9kTLf4uHVUsxtn1J9JJpmw1u3ztfi=w423-h389" width="423" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last year when we had the sew along I got as far as putting the little top together and doing some quilting. Then for some reason I stopped and moved on to something else. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EOykSe6Jmtikkt2PWHd9RhSQwVCxsse6Gz5e1kv2PHv01mfwCN9exEAQbJ62AtK_nmNtojF91SfeJWHMp4ApVVjB72pWS8pkyLKVsQNOnF9LTQbb6_KApybHs8uLKqKHnshdIpFgVG16Y8MAj-HxGFXNUfmHTH9GjbSlhbUOByLmDD3l79tG8RQf/s2048/IMG_7410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EOykSe6Jmtikkt2PWHd9RhSQwVCxsse6Gz5e1kv2PHv01mfwCN9exEAQbJ62AtK_nmNtojF91SfeJWHMp4ApVVjB72pWS8pkyLKVsQNOnF9LTQbb6_KApybHs8uLKqKHnshdIpFgVG16Y8MAj-HxGFXNUfmHTH9GjbSlhbUOByLmDD3l79tG8RQf/w393-h523/IMG_7410.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm a great one for making tops and then quickly moving on to something else that catches my fancy. So close! Too much work has already gone into it to just let it go. So I started working on it again, a little bit every day. Felt really good to finally finish. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After that, I became motivated to start another one and so layered some other little tops together with backing and batting that were in my pile. Ready to quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1KFAYVX6HCW9tULdKr8_A7gVFApu_a8m0_KjhQCVNSBraYX4QwJu3mnXzD0k06ZNfuMeD9UU9krbdeCzvFZt-bKWyGq4hzzjS4G86vdVjTM4syjQH_GBhOkE6H9J_u5qqbw2N_hq4QxqvLKqjjyHuwZL7YgtBsLqJllsG9jaEpOFNjx6fIGx5a8a/s1772/UFOs.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1KFAYVX6HCW9tULdKr8_A7gVFApu_a8m0_KjhQCVNSBraYX4QwJu3mnXzD0k06ZNfuMeD9UU9krbdeCzvFZt-bKWyGq4hzzjS4G86vdVjTM4syjQH_GBhOkE6H9J_u5qqbw2N_hq4QxqvLKqjjyHuwZL7YgtBsLqJllsG9jaEpOFNjx6fIGx5a8a/w361-h361/UFOs.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My little Dolley Madison Star was a 4th of July sew along from last summer. All of these patterns are in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group files.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzkitz2HkMQgyD1XxtdrfGedIg7IG1cciHuFcCPvE7E8BsNh16P_keeLJZrq0wrPOpjxKDHuN21f4a4CprRQBcEyJk_rJVLS9mnvy7T_jqPmRoc33OR9T8QFS-8tklC06VsBybJwPLBDSveMEpn6zWC6yu7WQF0MT0PlDSC9tD4-WGVwsryriMvqs/s1772/dollymadisonstar2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzkitz2HkMQgyD1XxtdrfGedIg7IG1cciHuFcCPvE7E8BsNh16P_keeLJZrq0wrPOpjxKDHuN21f4a4CprRQBcEyJk_rJVLS9mnvy7T_jqPmRoc33OR9T8QFS-8tklC06VsBybJwPLBDSveMEpn6zWC6yu7WQF0MT0PlDSC9tD4-WGVwsryriMvqs/w418-h418/dollymadisonstar2.jpeg" width="418" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerG_7FHFHVhzI0J-OAa33kFZeGYV3rlwpL8UfCfBD9XPo5lWsPw01Vrh8DC6O1MNhZt900bGJJq-Kg-qPFv51BRDRB_fm6CVxVpeV0cTtkBEmQMNnUMwT7MFFVZaXcHKkzk_nPWMmFQfLNXVqbjMfcK_-VIKGGP3pzTqJMouPa0e2R48WZhHKfKtx/s1772/dollymadisonstar.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1772" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerG_7FHFHVhzI0J-OAa33kFZeGYV3rlwpL8UfCfBD9XPo5lWsPw01Vrh8DC6O1MNhZt900bGJJq-Kg-qPFv51BRDRB_fm6CVxVpeV0cTtkBEmQMNnUMwT7MFFVZaXcHKkzk_nPWMmFQfLNXVqbjMfcK_-VIKGGP3pzTqJMouPa0e2R48WZhHKfKtx/w411-h385/dollymadisonstar.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Made a little progress! Shouldn't take me long at all now. Summer gets busy around here and I don't do as much quilting so I'm taking advantage of what little time I have right now. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're joining me in this challenge, how are you doing on finishing up some of your projects? Making any progress at all? What little things do you need to do to finish up some quilts? Start there. You'll feel great once a few of them get done. Remember, if you need to, make a list of things you have to do to finish. It helps me to break things down into steps. If I focus on one little part at a time I always get more done. Read my <a href="https://sentimentalquilter.blogspot.com/2023/06/organizing-for-finishing.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a> with some tips.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* * *</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6l8X8viaC8eVnuU0HiHO-aOm6frIaRpkYL-ILDT38UNC6X7aGLFSOR3wlajW47d9LR0qIxRvKfds6DDw-X0pUP84_vIxPqCVVWXz5Tk9_MAf8L8vhZo-Em190j-JxqSKwd19wX9LBeSkw0wgs38OZRpHywvvSBAZ-2YrBhdRwPrr1qt4Gsdy9HqO/s1695/backyard1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="1695" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6l8X8viaC8eVnuU0HiHO-aOm6frIaRpkYL-ILDT38UNC6X7aGLFSOR3wlajW47d9LR0qIxRvKfds6DDw-X0pUP84_vIxPqCVVWXz5Tk9_MAf8L8vhZo-Em190j-JxqSKwd19wX9LBeSkw0wgs38OZRpHywvvSBAZ-2YrBhdRwPrr1qt4Gsdy9HqO/w436-h436/backyard1.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtVegVC6CyrtihmEkamrAeH-QKJp2zkIeu0wch5_c1bSOzkiyZcyTCtvyw9DsMJyT6QxP0NQOj1zuyVyHMXT3-xPDs2IhJwhPqjXezeJpCPGCImD6Jhe6kvJiLTXC-eE5nVBxjT86oihNlxqRCadDgYZ6mBRapIWdOEFiJdyTQPieBpA78GnC2MEg/s1798/backyard3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1798" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtVegVC6CyrtihmEkamrAeH-QKJp2zkIeu0wch5_c1bSOzkiyZcyTCtvyw9DsMJyT6QxP0NQOj1zuyVyHMXT3-xPDs2IhJwhPqjXezeJpCPGCImD6Jhe6kvJiLTXC-eE5nVBxjT86oihNlxqRCadDgYZ6mBRapIWdOEFiJdyTQPieBpA78GnC2MEg/w452-h439/backyard3.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoy the weekend! Still trying to get some plants to grow in my shady back yard. I love my big tree but it does make gardening a little difficult. Some days my tree grounds me as I sit here and read or contemplate or play with the dog(s). It provides nice shade when it gets hot and shelters the birds and small wildlife that come to visit. Then the chipmunks and rabbits eat all the flowers LOL. Yet I feel blessed to be able to commune with even this tiny piece of nature on a daily basis, flowers or not. Enjoy the weekend! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3jdcmWxjubJj9udH6j5jxwW3lqa62EtFd0PbFlS7IQHsHoZs0FZtrZQkQ-bG9ugAJgIUrCj9DKF6iZjBXYvrOrkEyzGqyw424ltMX91msHaOYsPRL-WkkGnT_tHyjwD67x5AwCF2NYINlHXZo3sxklz30HijKfrWS25uY33vMujCYSeuuP7DPtvk/s1741/IMG_9089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1741" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3jdcmWxjubJj9udH6j5jxwW3lqa62EtFd0PbFlS7IQHsHoZs0FZtrZQkQ-bG9ugAJgIUrCj9DKF6iZjBXYvrOrkEyzGqyw424ltMX91msHaOYsPRL-WkkGnT_tHyjwD67x5AwCF2NYINlHXZo3sxklz30HijKfrWS25uY33vMujCYSeuuP7DPtvk/w421-h410/IMG_9089.jpeg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-83981032125774636552023-06-01T06:30:00.001-05:002023-06-02T07:16:41.754-05:00Organizing for Finishing<div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">If you're joining me in finishing up some of your unfinished projects, here are a few suggestions. We'll be starting this personal challenge in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> in June 2023: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505;"></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"> If you can find time, organize your sewing space a little before you start. For me, getting rid of clutter makes it easier to focus on a new (or, in this case, old) project. Clear off that sewing table to make sure you have space to sew. Do the same with your cutting table. Fold up the fabric and put things away. You might actually find something you've been looking for in the process LOL.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdUNiFS-E-XBL0-Yc8ButzRGaeCUNWWEp105-o_zATdLZRgPgGtdnyTgRqn9F09biaZiDH01jKK2ES0--y-UQgBtjE0WohA3qs0O3Uu0p43rOWPuORGCKUF59tuC8tXbPNkMGKvC7RW6LqYpFRtJMDXfsq0br5shO-uxyQYCnRXE06iWyuaQeCi1A/s2048/table.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2048" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdUNiFS-E-XBL0-Yc8ButzRGaeCUNWWEp105-o_zATdLZRgPgGtdnyTgRqn9F09biaZiDH01jKK2ES0--y-UQgBtjE0WohA3qs0O3Uu0p43rOWPuORGCKUF59tuC8tXbPNkMGKvC7RW6LqYpFRtJMDXfsq0br5shO-uxyQYCnRXE06iWyuaQeCi1A/w458-h437/table.jpg" width="458" /></a></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have a small sewing space so I have to organize to make it work.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; 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min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div>Scraps organized by color . . . .<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPzDsAqg-F8SmmsB6n8ky2NPNdwEwVC02r33LdwLdm4dl4OZbB4EZ0izHcGOweC_K-3492DbDE9-HjplwrhSit2B5kUpZo5fQ18mKXAW0i-89Zs4V_K0KSekmgNMfI2DObnVsnSkuRUc1p2gnuXl8QLv4nN1Fte37kJe3tdtH0ZUq4QkixsKQnmPl/s2048/march%20001.JPG" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPzDsAqg-F8SmmsB6n8ky2NPNdwEwVC02r33LdwLdm4dl4OZbB4EZ0izHcGOweC_K-3492DbDE9-HjplwrhSit2B5kUpZo5fQ18mKXAW0i-89Zs4V_K0KSekmgNMfI2DObnVsnSkuRUc1p2gnuXl8QLv4nN1Fte37kJe3tdtH0ZUq4QkixsKQnmPl/w497-h372/march%20001.JPG" width="497" /></a></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="color: #050505;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;"> Choose a project to finish. Maybe start with something that's not too overwhelming. Then, in the coming weeks, you may find you're motivated to work on finishing another one. Focus on one at a time to get the ball rolling.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS8zt9QrIzUeObfa7nWuI0DB1qvLsWsdN-lUb_T-2V9upmC1QfHZgYxcO0gqCzmOqOFM-wn9FMiTX7bMuIn4GVbwpgGIPjBG5T8tvh6_eHl4pjto26-Snu9uLiD_AfydDEPGr6T6Wt__CBwJJ76pNSlmqZKWha-KIFrTQegq53DR-cSTstSOeJR5-/s1773/hexsupplies.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS8zt9QrIzUeObfa7nWuI0DB1qvLsWsdN-lUb_T-2V9upmC1QfHZgYxcO0gqCzmOqOFM-wn9FMiTX7bMuIn4GVbwpgGIPjBG5T8tvh6_eHl4pjto26-Snu9uLiD_AfydDEPGr6T6Wt__CBwJJ76pNSlmqZKWha-KIFrTQegq53DR-cSTstSOeJR5-/w466-h466/hexsupplies.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span><span style="color: #050505;"> </span><span style="color: #050505;"> </span><span style="color: #050505;">If you've been away from your sewing machine for awhile, maybe clean the lint out of the bobbin area and oil it if necessary. Change the needle.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;">Always misplacing your scissors, seam ripper, pins, needles, rulers? Find an organizer case, box or basket to keep them in and use it after each sewing session.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoVzm6yRfUXAfaq201A_Y2DhidE_rk7zjUc5jmuqG55M4wyUXGu6dIOC86xsTKO9CGhrHK4fRuI192M4uttF0xZH9dgonJSxPMyFaEr3b6LWdYxTqS2mUnnE29I_qEoaPcmXVhZX2S2kr5MIYNNyzn5ldQF0a7uSqANxyiBqpS6CAaiGGJXgS03kB/s2048/jan%20039.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoVzm6yRfUXAfaq201A_Y2DhidE_rk7zjUc5jmuqG55M4wyUXGu6dIOC86xsTKO9CGhrHK4fRuI192M4uttF0xZH9dgonJSxPMyFaEr3b6LWdYxTqS2mUnnE29I_qEoaPcmXVhZX2S2kr5MIYNNyzn5ldQF0a7uSqANxyiBqpS6CAaiGGJXgS03kB/w358-h477/jan%20039.JPG" width="358" /></a></span></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; word-break: break-word;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make a list of what you need to do to finish this particular project. Break it down into steps. When I work on quilts on a deadline, I always keep a little notebook listing the specific parts of each quilt I am making. For example: </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul class="x1e56ztr x1xmf6yo x1xfsgkm xtaz4m5" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 32px; text-align: start;"><li><div class="x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1. Piece the blocks</span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2. Sew the blocks together</span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3. Add borders, make the top</span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">4. Quilt the top, and</span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">5. Add binding</span></span></div></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: start;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">I check or cross off each part as I finish. If you keep track of each step and break it down into smaller steps it may not be quite so overwhelming. See if this works for you. Organizing is key for me!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6B2jpLVMetzB7x9PqaPixfQcfSBXcLS7Ihk7xL_YZdbqSTmNm3kU32RkvaFykbIAM8uA6K3p3iKIhFWmRcWgokhT8SVoZl-AUFKm3hOqYIlgmhvOhFW2Wn1ov6l-rbTnVUStIvIqZ9wsVnnOUn3_lzniunZ7HYySXevMOgN9ewaMxhD6PzzBFtWj/s2048/IMG_4677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6B2jpLVMetzB7x9PqaPixfQcfSBXcLS7Ihk7xL_YZdbqSTmNm3kU32RkvaFykbIAM8uA6K3p3iKIhFWmRcWgokhT8SVoZl-AUFKm3hOqYIlgmhvOhFW2Wn1ov6l-rbTnVUStIvIqZ9wsVnnOUn3_lzniunZ7HYySXevMOgN9ewaMxhD6PzzBFtWj/w420-h420/IMG_4677.jpeg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like project boxes for my larger unfinished quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeG0yl4V5JKkq6DcdEGSg5qBFtbKpUHh4_OKZFHpR_CPpx6I_d1qguaJnLSQ4OSLonhc6I03J9AtuWt3yjSdq74vBiX13XEGAQiM1NMLwh5uQ03ZdQ4w2NUITKdoDWv02iZriKjB3wP64qk5YajgcFQqqHcZ6FwrhHLmqURgQ1bObURrgwyqqm395/s2048/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeG0yl4V5JKkq6DcdEGSg5qBFtbKpUHh4_OKZFHpR_CPpx6I_d1qguaJnLSQ4OSLonhc6I03J9AtuWt3yjSdq74vBiX13XEGAQiM1NMLwh5uQ03ZdQ4w2NUITKdoDWv02iZriKjB3wP64qk5YajgcFQqqHcZ6FwrhHLmqURgQ1bObURrgwyqqm395/w415-h553/image.png" width="415" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little hexagon quilt that was started last year just needs some hand quilting and a binding. It'll be my first project I hope to get finished. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-19224796221597215992023-05-22T12:03:00.000-05:002023-05-22T12:03:47.060-05:00Finishing Up Those Quilts<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Do you have trouble finishing things? </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: normal;">Is there a pile up of unfinished quilt tops or blocks in your sewing room? Join the club.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: normal;"> </span></div><div dir="auto"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hHgvFre4uvWuENwcur_fXftqQrKvXbtHUjc4H64wTQGW-l-4pwS00A-ml1TSjrcEgUILehftmrtVC6AkT-mFWOegs23jqAzrJpwO0XEFf8nYzxl6SXmem0gkJIg88GPJaqb3aonWRaFGrthheFUgAMNHbtQEQ-2zyluZSftPzbnm0QctuyCvQFG/s1772/IMG_8214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hHgvFre4uvWuENwcur_fXftqQrKvXbtHUjc4H64wTQGW-l-4pwS00A-ml1TSjrcEgUILehftmrtVC6AkT-mFWOegs23jqAzrJpwO0XEFf8nYzxl6SXmem0gkJIg88GPJaqb3aonWRaFGrthheFUgAMNHbtQEQ-2zyluZSftPzbnm0QctuyCvQFG/w382-h382/IMG_8214.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lately, I seem to be having a more difficult time than usual finishing up some quilts and other projects I've started. Then, just yesterday I read something (not necessarily about sewing or quilting but appropriate) about how just getting in the room can motivate you. I've been avoiding my room because it's messy with tons of projects in all stages on "incompletion". . . . and it drives me crazy that I keep starting new stuff. So I went in there and spent a few minutes and something happened. I got motivated to organize some things. Then, that led me to think about the piles of blocks that needed to be sewn together. I made myself a promise to just sit in there this week, without a plan. See what transpires. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I posed this idea to my <a href=" https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>. I</span></span><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">n the coming weeks and months, some of us in my Facebook group are going to be working on finishing up a few incomplete projects we have started but set aside. Join us if you need encouragement or motivation to get back to a quilt you started but never finished. No need to join in if you're an on-track quilter who always finishes whatever they begin before moving on to something else. Sigh - if only . . . . I'm terribly guilty of putting things aside when something new inspires me. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm aiming for one hour in my sewing room every day, or at least several times a week. Believe me, this has been difficult lately for one reason or another. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWVAC1iOxfPSHcoHS7Xj5wbE2MSBQSsPo0XFJbmOnORTOu6J2naRJYGQaiT7vVUbuQTw1mW1yW86ps3nZn3fWoMXO2XBueBTWH4JKuFoM2gT410e9FxMUIJdE8_MfpqYdCEXDGr7JSwWX7s11taaFvBVWj2kufTO9Jmxkv4hD5m-yrcYk_txV7YLD/s2448/Peonies.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWVAC1iOxfPSHcoHS7Xj5wbE2MSBQSsPo0XFJbmOnORTOu6J2naRJYGQaiT7vVUbuQTw1mW1yW86ps3nZn3fWoMXO2XBueBTWH4JKuFoM2gT410e9FxMUIJdE8_MfpqYdCEXDGr7JSwWX7s11taaFvBVWj2kufTO9Jmxkv4hD5m-yrcYk_txV7YLD/w449-h449/Peonies.jpeg" width="449" /></a></div><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These are some Peony Star blocks I started for a second Peony Star quilt (from my old book Remembering Adelia). I pulled them out and decided I would really like to finish a few more. </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto" style="color: black; display: inline !important; line-height: var(--system-14-line-height); margin: 0px !important; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sometimes airing something in a group and committing to working on it again can be motivating. My FB group is full of gentle encouragers. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We're going to be starting this in June, showing a project that we would like to finish - a recent one (large or small) </span><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia;" tabindex="-1"></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">or maybe one we started years ago but set aside for some reason or another and yet it would be oh so lovely if we actually had some motivation to finish it. And then we'll commit to working on it regularly over the next few weeks or months. No pressure, no shaming. Life happens. But sometimes taking something out and airing it before others is all it takes to become motivated to work on it again. Maybe all your project needs is a binding or - maybe some of the blocks are made and you really want to make more. Maybe someone in the group is working on the same Kathy Tracy project and you can encourage each other. </span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLdXbe2NPvig7mt2xScWftFBZtLJ9LAuT8NLhp_l_54lkISjSEeWw99912oBzQIGcudzvtKRa201y3xwo2lFKSkfv9XOXBbo5JhpmdiSS0g2bhgnckKRGAYoNgSSNMSY0GhngKtdflXF-MUf6TNz2-buyKcbKUjKIDYJndBuk2A7I9KV8-Ye3fDDu/s2448/peonypink.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLdXbe2NPvig7mt2xScWftFBZtLJ9LAuT8NLhp_l_54lkISjSEeWw99912oBzQIGcudzvtKRa201y3xwo2lFKSkfv9XOXBbo5JhpmdiSS0g2bhgnckKRGAYoNgSSNMSY0GhngKtdflXF-MUf6TNz2-buyKcbKUjKIDYJndBuk2A7I9KV8-Ye3fDDu/w385-h385/peonypink.jpeg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_FlvhW7X_GRWBN0FTGJVqanXo2XtZu6fHVpfxdBb2Yuvvb5aoDFE-O70q0UViF1HHbTslTMujE9J8BMEZitt8DawqSL-dVEI7WwCdQn3-1AqOkYyBUKB-fQGJ8C3p7q-MGnaeAnF_mCTNWJ_DUsfKuuLtS6HXUmnATEdXfWEZLUr842THVWwXYrw/s2448/peonyblue%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_FlvhW7X_GRWBN0FTGJVqanXo2XtZu6fHVpfxdBb2Yuvvb5aoDFE-O70q0UViF1HHbTslTMujE9J8BMEZitt8DawqSL-dVEI7WwCdQn3-1AqOkYyBUKB-fQGJ8C3p7q-MGnaeAnF_mCTNWJ_DUsfKuuLtS6HXUmnATEdXfWEZLUr842THVWwXYrw/w372-h372/peonyblue%20(3).jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These are such fun blocks to make. Lord knows why I need another Peony quilt, but we'll see what happens. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjJhLJY9KTR3uIuZxcBDbF7o0tzay1N1vRDfPVPuMRfda2nb0oBzFJQnvvw-vE-mPrZHvVajC2IU5lhvDdTZJGZw5fUBAxMqq4QmYUKZmmHSM_L14nblndMTRr6NIse3YHdPB4ncR_tdMfE0BNA0mIbv9YJfPQq8p2u8BhKEJUte8byAVO4obbK-s/s2381/Peonystar%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="2381" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjJhLJY9KTR3uIuZxcBDbF7o0tzay1N1vRDfPVPuMRfda2nb0oBzFJQnvvw-vE-mPrZHvVajC2IU5lhvDdTZJGZw5fUBAxMqq4QmYUKZmmHSM_L14nblndMTRr6NIse3YHdPB4ncR_tdMfE0BNA0mIbv9YJfPQq8p2u8BhKEJUte8byAVO4obbK-s/w459-h439/Peonystar%20(2).jpeg" width="459" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Someone in the group posted something recently that reminded me that when we decided to challenge ourselves to work on some UFOs in the old Yahoo group, a bunch of us wanted to finish our Dear Jane quilts. And it actually worked - some got the motivation to finish it and some of us became motivated to at least head in that direction a little more (no names here LOL). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKEdHCdDdmHb2-6Eji7y7omkkoE8dF3sN3C98znqdF6mZ7zWrs4dcrc0rCdg0avs1cHAoOe-azM-ArZcCoYztiwPoPUaekcfvGDrEi2Zz1_4K00B3KoSc2EqLuio-XKMs1PLIUjVHWixcHvc-6ZCcsYuy_5K7KGEE3CO3uhuDR3MuUfehTNV5kqc9/s2048/Dear%20Jane3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKEdHCdDdmHb2-6Eji7y7omkkoE8dF3sN3C98znqdF6mZ7zWrs4dcrc0rCdg0avs1cHAoOe-azM-ArZcCoYztiwPoPUaekcfvGDrEi2Zz1_4K00B3KoSc2EqLuio-XKMs1PLIUjVHWixcHvc-6ZCcsYuy_5K7KGEE3CO3uhuDR3MuUfehTNV5kqc9/w342-h455/Dear%20Jane3.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7GO-jlMHVnZB0rsBc-pby3FBtU74FYZfrRB_gDgc3W60saKL75vwm3j58WSbF7K0F67-RV-smy3YYmLf6mIBY7fSllzC4X2XCRzRyU9VSisC3sAJT1RUVHODPJQzuyzvBpj8omCYqYcJ5Lo02oxj9nvszcq5IHsYzjNw85moEtumqQ6lmZC6NseQ/s2048/Dear%20Jane4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7GO-jlMHVnZB0rsBc-pby3FBtU74FYZfrRB_gDgc3W60saKL75vwm3j58WSbF7K0F67-RV-smy3YYmLf6mIBY7fSllzC4X2XCRzRyU9VSisC3sAJT1RUVHODPJQzuyzvBpj8omCYqYcJ5Lo02oxj9nvszcq5IHsYzjNw85moEtumqQ6lmZC6NseQ/w358-h478/Dear%20Jane4.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMqUR9L_hqpjh-cvFgiovnOuKYM1zRItzOUgaV_Hy-t-W0pJK10vOu2hFJxnwOdP6hPey0gzs4o8wVx7IO8Og1zE1P_Q0MyKbZ2pjj84vtcUP73BRXmNyF_0deMNWgum8wsC_3r15eIb8fJqcFFHQJP0caOTQT3OZzUjn-vOh8MDgGwC-aNZXnDor/s1826/Dear%20Jane2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="1722" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMqUR9L_hqpjh-cvFgiovnOuKYM1zRItzOUgaV_Hy-t-W0pJK10vOu2hFJxnwOdP6hPey0gzs4o8wVx7IO8Og1zE1P_Q0MyKbZ2pjj84vtcUP73BRXmNyF_0deMNWgum8wsC_3r15eIb8fJqcFFHQJP0caOTQT3OZzUjn-vOh8MDgGwC-aNZXnDor/w420-h445/Dear%20Jane2.jpeg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know, I know - it's like, Finish it already!! But when I post pictures, I get motivated. So maybe it will get closer to being done if I commit to spend an hour on it every now and then. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I get sidetracked quite a bit with new ideas or new fabric I want to use. At times, I look at some of my unfinished projects and for some of them think - maybe it's not really worth the effort. Maybe the colors or fabrics are wrong or I never really liked the pattern. Maybe I don't really need another little quilt -Shockers! LOL.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg388RNzxqgSQ2h7GzWLxqJuIumRQAeXkPD-QYfW8dT4D7CUxoOe4y3rOAvUBSLdIVLOVy3dPH0YEJluowly17vuhZKko1InDkk2-3eXoNO_sBk3AKXH5Mq3h4FoNQeZBdWjlod4rPncdzZa0pliVbh_U20gkYK-WEwAQSHiaY1hWVO1273tpaRl1Vr/s1791/IMG_7682.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="1791" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg388RNzxqgSQ2h7GzWLxqJuIumRQAeXkPD-QYfW8dT4D7CUxoOe4y3rOAvUBSLdIVLOVy3dPH0YEJluowly17vuhZKko1InDkk2-3eXoNO_sBk3AKXH5Mq3h4FoNQeZBdWjlod4rPncdzZa0pliVbh_U20gkYK-WEwAQSHiaY1hWVO1273tpaRl1Vr/w416-h376/IMG_7682.jpeg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Or maybe I did it for a group sew along and others liked it and became motivated to finish. But for some reason I got sidetracked and never did. That cute little star quilt will definitely be on the list. </span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1swDiKTzYmpdve5HR7KamAUsIFg7J38-uGTo6C80qGvdDVEhbLDMsUo6k6xzdBwZvwDJsHsD4JK8KBjUoFkKEk6928PsARMIDnvsRpmcLw70178jaP5BRDfkVB2w_zqndV2us8-uSQjpdwoeG53UIKu0fH4nlBe9GoVAp6NK6WgjqzMZxTXeHb5G5/s1772/IMG_7841.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1swDiKTzYmpdve5HR7KamAUsIFg7J38-uGTo6C80qGvdDVEhbLDMsUo6k6xzdBwZvwDJsHsD4JK8KBjUoFkKEk6928PsARMIDnvsRpmcLw70178jaP5BRDfkVB2w_zqndV2us8-uSQjpdwoeG53UIKu0fH4nlBe9GoVAp6NK6WgjqzMZxTXeHb5G5/w399-h399/IMG_7841.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Old projects that are half started can sometimes be bad energy for us and just a lot of extra baggage carried around in our heads. Getting rid of things you feel "pressured" to finish is somehow liberating. And getting past it can free you up to work on something else instead of hanging onto it. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We're planning on starting this in June so I'll have to sit down in the room, pull some UFOs and mull it all over. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">My motivation for finishing projects can get a little off track. By tomorrow, it may not even be the Peony blocks I plan to work on. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Join us in the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">FB group</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> if you're so inclined and see what happens. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'll keep you posted if I make any progress. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-57503424413357271182023-04-18T10:32:00.000-05:002023-04-18T10:32:28.066-05:00Reproduction Fabric Panels<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Do any of you own pre-printed fabric panels? These are also called "cheater cloth" fabrics and used to be very popular years ago. It seemed that just about every reproduction fabric designer had one or two in their fabric lines. If you collect reproduction fabrics like I do they're really fun and a welcome addition to your fabric collection. If you can find them anymore. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MXGG9m5-DCWRzCNNHqrUzKVIqGPVEJRP-Va960s7BkKmaff9NectWgfL-JN0Nuz-NEPyYH6kjZN6n5cc5CpyXPBlbcWnHUjTJYFei5lEPWKrMtVZ6BBXM9A0bCMZ8VXAGZPk1rBoPOCtSUcqBLlqOY9IEDh5v0Dt-iOz9uP2_SsvspeW3BA1X_Jg/s1772/panels.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MXGG9m5-DCWRzCNNHqrUzKVIqGPVEJRP-Va960s7BkKmaff9NectWgfL-JN0Nuz-NEPyYH6kjZN6n5cc5CpyXPBlbcWnHUjTJYFei5lEPWKrMtVZ6BBXM9A0bCMZ8VXAGZPk1rBoPOCtSUcqBLlqOY9IEDh5v0Dt-iOz9uP2_SsvspeW3BA1X_Jg/w392-h392/panels.jpeg" width="392" /></a></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The cheater cloth nickname was originally given around 1910 because it was an easy way to "cheat" and make a quilt without doing any piecing. Here are some of the panels in my collection. I only have a few, mostly ones designed by Judie Rothermel and a smaller piece of one designed by Jo Morton. </div></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQNnuAPP8sF6rouGB6Zpl0Ma9PgXNw0r4obXDuyIP9HLGb0SxIwdpFCALLGOKA9QKZT3HKRskpXD925kwEJ0ZuHcdSe0tDRA4dXNl-VOsSM6LXiAcRUJsW6RI2fURswEQam1SNkxQVQWnKo0KR64yyZWMtCK6Y8oDX_mL-4wo-zWWNOsNnq6h6VOr/s1772/panels2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQNnuAPP8sF6rouGB6Zpl0Ma9PgXNw0r4obXDuyIP9HLGb0SxIwdpFCALLGOKA9QKZT3HKRskpXD925kwEJ0ZuHcdSe0tDRA4dXNl-VOsSM6LXiAcRUJsW6RI2fURswEQam1SNkxQVQWnKo0KR64yyZWMtCK6Y8oDX_mL-4wo-zWWNOsNnq6h6VOr/w428-h428/panels2.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3RvFz2Wy3JOBUFLbfNk6ucZKzQ7w8oEq0xO8F40d1KNt1SYE2k3PbBcBpq928bpN6T-5c_3J4Q8Wg38bKG21sYTO7vV1HAMVZKBHQekjCmU52jVBjO0cYJFLuUXygFcOrTb1PAVhirp6IYeB-FfYnV_FvcbwWRh0KBYXuYll-W2LpztpVpXtJhup/s2048/panels3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3RvFz2Wy3JOBUFLbfNk6ucZKzQ7w8oEq0xO8F40d1KNt1SYE2k3PbBcBpq928bpN6T-5c_3J4Q8Wg38bKG21sYTO7vV1HAMVZKBHQekjCmU52jVBjO0cYJFLuUXygFcOrTb1PAVhirp6IYeB-FfYnV_FvcbwWRh0KBYXuYll-W2LpztpVpXtJhup/w367-h489/panels3.jpeg" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: large; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Years ago, when I first started quilting, I used to practice my hand quilting on these. Treated them as a finished quilt top, layered with batting and backing and just followed the lines to do some hand quilting. Then sewed on a binding. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1tW69LPnLWQOLJHiV1FePzVrCHoCU5GW6kUjToIh38lnr-dBvbivvH19DexZQ9m1Kcvr8RK-mTW29B_N5Onk2MXIGIZQK2mmrOhV9rqCH9TW8oCgJJJpN1nOXryLzs12uVl7JODsOkjL0lS5vbpwiWkdfZyLCtl-5MB3xO-SUo9tYLqi6doLhRr/s2048/panels6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1tW69LPnLWQOLJHiV1FePzVrCHoCU5GW6kUjToIh38lnr-dBvbivvH19DexZQ9m1Kcvr8RK-mTW29B_N5Onk2MXIGIZQK2mmrOhV9rqCH9TW8oCgJJJpN1nOXryLzs12uVl7JODsOkjL0lS5vbpwiWkdfZyLCtl-5MB3xO-SUo9tYLqi6doLhRr/w354-h472/panels6.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1tW69LPnLWQOLJHiV1FePzVrCHoCU5GW6kUjToIh38lnr-dBvbivvH19DexZQ9m1Kcvr8RK-mTW29B_N5Onk2MXIGIZQK2mmrOhV9rqCH9TW8oCgJJJpN1nOXryLzs12uVl7JODsOkjL0lS5vbpwiWkdfZyLCtl-5MB3xO-SUo9tYLqi6doLhRr/s2048/panels6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK1tW69LPnLWQOLJHiV1FePzVrCHoCU5GW6kUjToIh38lnr-dBvbivvH19DexZQ9m1Kcvr8RK-mTW29B_N5Onk2MXIGIZQK2mmrOhV9rqCH9TW8oCgJJJpN1nOXryLzs12uVl7JODsOkjL0lS5vbpwiWkdfZyLCtl-5MB3xO-SUo9tYLqi6doLhRr/s2048/panels6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV1z7u7PRNnKwAGom-VcYYUqV-gT3xFlW9xXZ28J38btkUZlFhfKpQFg2WEIolEsH0WKv4VxzOtipPP8JUUPeftwA4QERVJdniGMcxgV9Q8OcKdmCxJErypjPrCYeKzGpU9XmHwtVVYweu4lGWYbNjrFWBgeBkfc4X2j_7p0mm72ap29XpYjcbe9n/s1772/panels5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV1z7u7PRNnKwAGom-VcYYUqV-gT3xFlW9xXZ28J38btkUZlFhfKpQFg2WEIolEsH0WKv4VxzOtipPP8JUUPeftwA4QERVJdniGMcxgV9Q8OcKdmCxJErypjPrCYeKzGpU9XmHwtVVYweu4lGWYbNjrFWBgeBkfc4X2j_7p0mm72ap29XpYjcbe9n/w388-h388/panels5.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtF0-bsZRcrbIBwtB6RMrXFAvHszDwgIfstNJ9FFeb-Ymrfylg0QQK7xwt-9F_w26PYX_tV20pudP-BdkF2yKlJ1b27eFBCSrghlESNxTzhmlKV65tSYLDLLG_f0iji_oIf1x-T7NpIWYwl4B3mNBz6UtOr75KZLuvrI8zijxYMdNhzZQOxtrxBTA/s2048/panels4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtF0-bsZRcrbIBwtB6RMrXFAvHszDwgIfstNJ9FFeb-Ymrfylg0QQK7xwt-9F_w26PYX_tV20pudP-BdkF2yKlJ1b27eFBCSrghlESNxTzhmlKV65tSYLDLLG_f0iji_oIf1x-T7NpIWYwl4B3mNBz6UtOr75KZLuvrI8zijxYMdNhzZQOxtrxBTA/w366-h488/panels4.jpeg" width="366" /></a> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">This picture below is of a tumbling blocks fabric panel that a friend</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of mine had machine quilted - she added borders and turned it into a pretty lap quilt that looks antique. Quick and easy.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtaKafkn_IJv2se5a84cF241nBLHXSSJ3DYFYFJv2BUX295IUq53JkWABD3rR2WcGdLV8O-r98zlgxuFSdkCaSdvyJ6E0lo_uAKdt9oI8HAK4IKZ1f20rn2Z9bKOgfuYblrh_-HO77HKGy3oSnUEbNYYymQDI4IEJzSi6KW0vkgfX0eAZmeUbXkPo/s2048/juliaquilt.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtaKafkn_IJv2se5a84cF241nBLHXSSJ3DYFYFJv2BUX295IUq53JkWABD3rR2WcGdLV8O-r98zlgxuFSdkCaSdvyJ6E0lo_uAKdt9oI8HAK4IKZ1f20rn2Z9bKOgfuYblrh_-HO77HKGy3oSnUEbNYYymQDI4IEJzSi6KW0vkgfX0eAZmeUbXkPo/w392-h523/juliaquilt.jpeg" width="392" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll tell you, it doesn't look that much different from this little tumbling blocks quilt I pieced all by hand from scraps. You probably know how long that took. I've always wanted a larger one so maybe someday I'll use my panel (above) and do the same thing.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd3w-mCHAb2_0S0keWjJB-rFOpQke2k0z8O9J_QKcNoUAZ3orBdcAAKvVs9Si_BD1_Olw01BDV3Nr5VTyD7oGTAV5wAyHu0SO209UXIR4rkDEg74X_kzw9Eb107DKZKbZ9XEONan8TpWclQASSNNxsNvmWHoqawwAzXZZyV5Vl6Tgfz3bYuWrv_of/s1024/1-IMG_3947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1024" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQd3w-mCHAb2_0S0keWjJB-rFOpQke2k0z8O9J_QKcNoUAZ3orBdcAAKvVs9Si_BD1_Olw01BDV3Nr5VTyD7oGTAV5wAyHu0SO209UXIR4rkDEg74X_kzw9Eb107DKZKbZ9XEONan8TpWclQASSNNxsNvmWHoqawwAzXZZyV5Vl6Tgfz3bYuWrv_of/w455-h326/1-IMG_3947.JPG" width="455" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most of the ones I've shown here are pretty old and hard to find but I know fabric companies still make these. I saw that Moda came out with one by Betsy Chutchian recently. Mary Ann's Gift?? And I think I saw one by Julie Hendrickson too. If you can't find any new ones, try Etsy or eBay. You might get lucky. </span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* * *</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a small amount of snow here yesterday but the sun is out today and I'm almost certain spring is coming . . . . It has to, right??</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nNKdsvi4vF4/VQxLlQYrGgI/AAAAAAAAR80/HIiQot6dW_k/s1600/april%2B045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="346" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nNKdsvi4vF4/VQxLlQYrGgI/AAAAAAAAR80/HIiQot6dW_k/w458-h346/april%2B045.JPG" width="458" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-2526684321973057842023-04-03T06:32:00.000-05:002023-04-03T06:32:39.723-05:00Where's Spring? <p><span style="text-align: justify;">We've had so much rain and cold weather here in the Chicago area lately. Spring just does not want to get here! I know I say this every year. But this year . . . it's all been a little too much to take at times. Maybe Mother Nature is waiting to see just how much we can take and how long we can go on complaining about the weather.</span></p><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z4OhPBFXy_jmx602-S6wNhh1W5wctT1vZHXeI0gSPI8Um6I0UuXrypLj7SWPwAvMrFIeHVJ-t-I1Gk0K0At3py7E8wHj4gzWwTRyXV0Mk1oaVaU4P2fBs818vYsX6Z8AnZ6PRGQ7DGFQFPUYXaWCnx3hUY5XPeSaHSFoi9z6LWtdghDi2y_lnSYh/s1200/april%20005-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z4OhPBFXy_jmx602-S6wNhh1W5wctT1vZHXeI0gSPI8Um6I0UuXrypLj7SWPwAvMrFIeHVJ-t-I1Gk0K0At3py7E8wHj4gzWwTRyXV0Mk1oaVaU4P2fBs818vYsX6Z8AnZ6PRGQ7DGFQFPUYXaWCnx3hUY5XPeSaHSFoi9z6LWtdghDi2y_lnSYh/w387-h516/april%20005-001.JPG" width="387" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaYVdozurMoM-1RpSJIhGQGckb8guyLk-BZHKQ5Joo44ZE8c4VVifjIRhjGJw7aLZvrofS5JM5HR77aoasayiDnGGOfHSpVCOBkDlRhJzXuHTu1aJof7DfgdUqsU9TJNtBDmW5TeBeab2nVZiqb-OQpIEgOL95AH-X7jAsDwEgeG5SS1sFkgdL5Fg/s1200/april%20013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaYVdozurMoM-1RpSJIhGQGckb8guyLk-BZHKQ5Joo44ZE8c4VVifjIRhjGJw7aLZvrofS5JM5HR77aoasayiDnGGOfHSpVCOBkDlRhJzXuHTu1aJof7DfgdUqsU9TJNtBDmW5TeBeab2nVZiqb-OQpIEgOL95AH-X7jAsDwEgeG5SS1sFkgdL5Fg/w452-h339/april%20013.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No flowers. Just puddles and mud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're like me and live in an area that has seen way too much bleakness and cold this year, getting impatient for a true springtime to arrive, here's a <a href="http://www.countrylanequilts.com/id30.html" target="_blank">free pattern</a> for a cute little flower quilt that may uplift your spirits and keep you busy. I designed it years ago for my old Yahoo group and thought I'd resurrect it. I'm hoping that as soon as I finish writing this blog post the sun will miraculously come out and we'll be there already.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhv4FIpNlY0/U2Jzugam93I/AAAAAAAAPmk/HEqBu6EoKyg/s1600/May+Flowers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhv4FIpNlY0/U2Jzugam93I/AAAAAAAAPmk/HEqBu6EoKyg/w408-h408/May+Flowers.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This little project is so cute and it's very easy to put together. I played around and made a sample block yesterday. Just make Snowball blocks and use a different color for one square for the flower center when you put 4 blocks together. Download the pattern <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/id30.html" target="_blank">here</a> and you'll see directions for making the blocks in two sizes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBZogf4KIQCTPkPPke05yQGL0AccuTW-VMjzSU-_92PSVefpRopY2G8IFDpqkn7dPip2Rye4k9COx1Vpt4SBLMN13lq1t-CTYMKvuW7lLgjOL-012kw0bSzif8esEtG8oFm_EQZAHAo1TeP8l5cHb_uuZj3tduBxex0ETd3qOov5Cvt_FYQFxXWMW/s1772/posy2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBZogf4KIQCTPkPPke05yQGL0AccuTW-VMjzSU-_92PSVefpRopY2G8IFDpqkn7dPip2Rye4k9COx1Vpt4SBLMN13lq1t-CTYMKvuW7lLgjOL-012kw0bSzif8esEtG8oFm_EQZAHAo1TeP8l5cHb_uuZj3tduBxex0ETd3qOov5Cvt_FYQFxXWMW/w370-h370/posy2.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make the block, mark diagonal lines onto the small squares and sew to the corners of the larger square. Add one square in a different color for the center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flip and press the corners open. Using a little dab of water along the seam while pressing will help make it lie flat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY23QIGSItyiNWmOniNmNarHS2sOpffvaWRnEuMc-Td1UZkwBxsExalEnw5J4jCPYr1-30sazfeFXiniClUVFq_rgE2cTHzWFS4r-D0SUW6Y1OPCoY3rsoA2Ta-bXeWh9vAotNJqSowJyqkgU5JIuH1ae9lBTfKVHoa3T8ie9LN8bX60hYZkg3CXy6/s1772/posy4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY23QIGSItyiNWmOniNmNarHS2sOpffvaWRnEuMc-Td1UZkwBxsExalEnw5J4jCPYr1-30sazfeFXiniClUVFq_rgE2cTHzWFS4r-D0SUW6Y1OPCoY3rsoA2Ta-bXeWh9vAotNJqSowJyqkgU5JIuH1ae9lBTfKVHoa3T8ie9LN8bX60hYZkg3CXy6/w366-h366/posy4.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiTpq3jVe2wN4PMjW7UljMt2xgaBGoXEVKAkUx_2gPEI79LvoOusNkHgFJPY5Ummm_H7wN9GD18-gnZm7BL7GfZx9OZ7c64OZxIE2mtq69QOT5F-vhQtusuwAQfCZBhPkkYd7IDQ_4kaPcdZLWOcRUKpBuEYTqzb7nYsL-_u0_BRFfuBQC3JteouG/s1559/posy3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1559" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiTpq3jVe2wN4PMjW7UljMt2xgaBGoXEVKAkUx_2gPEI79LvoOusNkHgFJPY5Ummm_H7wN9GD18-gnZm7BL7GfZx9OZ7c64OZxIE2mtq69QOT5F-vhQtusuwAQfCZBhPkkYd7IDQ_4kaPcdZLWOcRUKpBuEYTqzb7nYsL-_u0_BRFfuBQC3JteouG/w382-h382/posy3.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trim the seams to 1/4".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make four of these units, arrange as shown and sew them together with the contrasting pieces meeting in the center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFk4SPXL4vvYbxyb17oTxIIUBNjxf5MjMyFIilbTsGmSYZOGx8e1HS32BJ6cHb2L_RB0JYT4MuImo-T_MyQcUCFvH0XpRTXst_5VgK3u7x6kQXBOulL9hrrFBhbzx2uatpQo5NEgXwrCgVDbxfRPCyxt604NJMjjqnzXXl_2zcgqfXUi9IzahbvR0/s1680/posy5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1680" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFk4SPXL4vvYbxyb17oTxIIUBNjxf5MjMyFIilbTsGmSYZOGx8e1HS32BJ6cHb2L_RB0JYT4MuImo-T_MyQcUCFvH0XpRTXst_5VgK3u7x6kQXBOulL9hrrFBhbzx2uatpQo5NEgXwrCgVDbxfRPCyxt604NJMjjqnzXXl_2zcgqfXUi9IzahbvR0/w414-h386/posy5.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The pattern gives you directions for two different sizes. I made the 6" blocks a few years ago and this time went smaller and made 4" ones.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPw01lxmB7UNcWjd8wXvZt8yCHnfzziTBBFPysA4kb1F5KMFDzGcICFBDgZ85nM4jIzrcLjGkI2Js1-JBx2hXXpZC_dWUs14rz9Uf09zlfclnJnG73IyxniTYBGlbWfxqeOG-GXILG4iHb4EX6YWOaYJqKLF7k_ESNxB9ZRBLLCNUWsU-XxieltE6/s1804/posy6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1804" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPw01lxmB7UNcWjd8wXvZt8yCHnfzziTBBFPysA4kb1F5KMFDzGcICFBDgZ85nM4jIzrcLjGkI2Js1-JBx2hXXpZC_dWUs14rz9Uf09zlfclnJnG73IyxniTYBGlbWfxqeOG-GXILG4iHb4EX6YWOaYJqKLF7k_ESNxB9ZRBLLCNUWsU-XxieltE6/w412-h398/posy6.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Such a cute little flower, isn't it? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">You can add a button. Or a stem and leaves by appliquing them onto a plain block. Then fill your house and thoughts with flower blocks and quilts and maybe spring will arrive here for those of us in the midwest. I'll keep wishing and hoping . . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8NS_h7AZnkE9Y1kr_VbJrjlNkNNyx_94ffnE9_TS9bU4pxzfXlA0obWbzgpbueLiPOjvvCJVoJ-ygffNbqLzMxGTbypPiKakwS-HWdozyB-RodjJCqz4w1Uz2QVtWvRz2JeST4KxhzNlpiPO2r87REuzN6TwVl-jIy7piMic83jXWpMKuDn406yK/s225/april%20showersflowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8NS_h7AZnkE9Y1kr_VbJrjlNkNNyx_94ffnE9_TS9bU4pxzfXlA0obWbzgpbueLiPOjvvCJVoJ-ygffNbqLzMxGTbypPiKakwS-HWdozyB-RodjJCqz4w1Uz2QVtWvRz2JeST4KxhzNlpiPO2r87REuzN6TwVl-jIy7piMic83jXWpMKuDn406yK/w338-h337/april%20showersflowers.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-42383565378552353102023-03-10T13:03:00.003-06:002023-03-10T13:19:26.605-06:00Display Your Little Quilts<p><span style="text-align: justify;">I'm often asked - what do you do with all your small quilts? Many of us hang these on a wall or place them on a table. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxLUXCeDDGQ9kSo7k2vHZe6PyIkVGTwZ0tZemdRzLTbS1DSDQBixcGycwRZ6z5Vp7wNYFBXvQROugr5M7NkT4Zum3NQtsOoVsEDuR7GwFJj5Pxotuv_fiefxGhIvc4Umc3SoezR0dyZNsIXQe5HGDbjNmNNWdZnkcEAtwv7iOL-qXJM1EIzdlPPjE/s2350/IMG_0518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="2242" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxLUXCeDDGQ9kSo7k2vHZe6PyIkVGTwZ0tZemdRzLTbS1DSDQBixcGycwRZ6z5Vp7wNYFBXvQROugr5M7NkT4Zum3NQtsOoVsEDuR7GwFJj5Pxotuv_fiefxGhIvc4Umc3SoezR0dyZNsIXQe5HGDbjNmNNWdZnkcEAtwv7iOL-qXJM1EIzdlPPjE/w382-h401/IMG_0518.jpeg" width="382" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">You can make a whole wall of quilts if you have more than a few. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJJ5IwcOI9ge4G8e8TEm2kLi-5EtA3oJiPRaSYV_lRlPA6DAzP5e8vb-sI60c4O70Sfb5mHwNhOduUIrMpv8QgF717JXwrREzVBjfQV-aDClfArz5SlgQVOAK3vVWQNeXJPDlidq9MBwXvBXKdMXzDA5GbVAvl2e4UDM70KUA4iPuUviFXJsb5goI/s1024/IMG_4687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="705" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJJ5IwcOI9ge4G8e8TEm2kLi-5EtA3oJiPRaSYV_lRlPA6DAzP5e8vb-sI60c4O70Sfb5mHwNhOduUIrMpv8QgF717JXwrREzVBjfQV-aDClfArz5SlgQVOAK3vVWQNeXJPDlidq9MBwXvBXKdMXzDA5GbVAvl2e4UDM70KUA4iPuUviFXJsb5goI/w357-h519/IMG_4687.jpg" width="357" /></a></span></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84_lCTNNQcAJg1bRLCnVx2Y2tuy-IPBuZiIKCTorxHCItfubo-PoqOnGoF3TV6J2FIpQKE7J7GFEoRTs3llVieffrCPXu4ABfYJEvQPQSx4lm3PvB4at4joyfmzJ0gJ8rIdAGAsQ-RZJ0aEKh02e9zZnqRlugUFJew9yzvFoCglvxIote19tD1H8W/s885/props%20004%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="885" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84_lCTNNQcAJg1bRLCnVx2Y2tuy-IPBuZiIKCTorxHCItfubo-PoqOnGoF3TV6J2FIpQKE7J7GFEoRTs3llVieffrCPXu4ABfYJEvQPQSx4lm3PvB4at4joyfmzJ0gJ8rIdAGAsQ-RZJ0aEKh02e9zZnqRlugUFJew9yzvFoCglvxIote19tD1H8W/s320/props%20004%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Try some rolled up in a basket. Then bring the basket indoors LOL. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_UilwWOAdufZTeMOVxsE6CovekClBugJWX1LeUhUBDV-rXRu2IbDcjs0ngdbCLAE0gRu-_XwW4nkklXzI7k7qqsa7Ody_Sy7teRk6g1r3ANDQAkH9Nzv5FTlfCD5ZLp_l6NZueauGz5RoqRBYAwBhAYsr8i_rutCvr4DWNvEX_YUQVe8e0H1TVt4/s3648/sigquilt2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_UilwWOAdufZTeMOVxsE6CovekClBugJWX1LeUhUBDV-rXRu2IbDcjs0ngdbCLAE0gRu-_XwW4nkklXzI7k7qqsa7Ody_Sy7teRk6g1r3ANDQAkH9Nzv5FTlfCD5ZLp_l6NZueauGz5RoqRBYAwBhAYsr8i_rutCvr4DWNvEX_YUQVe8e0H1TVt4/w411-h308/sigquilt2.JPG" width="411" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Display them on a bench. Oops, this one's a larger "small" quilt! More like wall hanging size.</div><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cJCuFba5-dCDcjx_Hf6npmuJQ1-GU7m-QshviG4paIJ08amylX0mJgdwW05ZkB53-ZiqvBZBslgKZyhAewq0UCs7EPKRwS-mvIcbbI_umQQc-X2dxxxOFkF111RcnC11KUxGVWbmMRCLMIzBLAPxySzZliXHAxQYkS-TDBu4R8BMLKPZ-SUIRBZZ/s2381/IMG_4042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="2238" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cJCuFba5-dCDcjx_Hf6npmuJQ1-GU7m-QshviG4paIJ08amylX0mJgdwW05ZkB53-ZiqvBZBslgKZyhAewq0UCs7EPKRwS-mvIcbbI_umQQc-X2dxxxOFkF111RcnC11KUxGVWbmMRCLMIzBLAPxySzZliXHAxQYkS-TDBu4R8BMLKPZ-SUIRBZZ/w363-h386/IMG_4042.jpg" width="363" /></a></div></div><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Small quilts can personalize a room and add color, texture and creativity to a space. Some quilters change them out with the seasons. I always have a few small quilts out and displayed around the house.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggCmnlOu7AYFb5wr6U1qhqlIfg9JtK3-duOpmxKbSFAyBBb4PQ7H7EyYtfcBWS0jF-d3wc6jDEx2gNfGsBmm2XvHiFmbH-yuck4y6MNWZ3b-djJRtckk6v_ckigKLwvRlnf6uif8esiuZYHTz6F--xgPVAm1ALr_kegel0yFRhMCQv43hdTUrT8Kxu=s1765" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1692" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggCmnlOu7AYFb5wr6U1qhqlIfg9JtK3-duOpmxKbSFAyBBb4PQ7H7EyYtfcBWS0jF-d3wc6jDEx2gNfGsBmm2XvHiFmbH-yuck4y6MNWZ3b-djJRtckk6v_ckigKLwvRlnf6uif8esiuZYHTz6F--xgPVAm1ALr_kegel0yFRhMCQv43hdTUrT8Kxu=w384-h400" width="384" /></a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTRDULT_O__vKpSx92mBlcpwAJKDASzIhAmmEYqfpOMhrccW_MhQHxwAUehSOvzR8MNvakOrC59MvaSZL4sOJFj3nar9Emu5Il_JDEKrA7v6jZsmHwUioyHoEcnbojhLBW1Xm_ZrERWmZcJRmhZfDrb0KyqeYNBxHCFUfvDV7LHykh4P2I6wbvbRb/s2448/Augustquilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8wXxXlYb3TkmEaJZ51J2o9le0FvO3NXvbo6dcn0c-EsfM78ZKCt5LbiDKJJgr9mlZ2hkPN9cXwSZyih-fkB-U9Tz_d78NNKPh1aYkmChvuyrbU9wlOnqGldhLJJx5nkZzO_pF3ZARUMKkxApoTdQ3SEg57_WV2xk5DmaigqgHAcS0DYFMW9RCaZs/s2397/welcomehome.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="2144" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8wXxXlYb3TkmEaJZ51J2o9le0FvO3NXvbo6dcn0c-EsfM78ZKCt5LbiDKJJgr9mlZ2hkPN9cXwSZyih-fkB-U9Tz_d78NNKPh1aYkmChvuyrbU9wlOnqGldhLJJx5nkZzO_pF3ZARUMKkxApoTdQ3SEg57_WV2xk5DmaigqgHAcS0DYFMW9RCaZs/w377-h422/welcomehome.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">One of the fun things about making small quilts is that they're easy to display around the house in so many different ways. Quilts really add something to a room whether they're dressing up a bed, draped over a sofa or hanging on a wall in an entryway. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthtfiqDFBGCaWYO0Z98lKOKPrdGe-BtkIoYt2pAj-hc_R7T9YzOalOws0kGrJ3TnlTiqODRMwJ7XpWrlV6ySSUYvdgkilrSDc7bE4zd0I1PrxMFEakDSmoGlAPbtFMnbHeLEDL5uGC8g/s2048/basketofquilts+%25282%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthtfiqDFBGCaWYO0Z98lKOKPrdGe-BtkIoYt2pAj-hc_R7T9YzOalOws0kGrJ3TnlTiqODRMwJ7XpWrlV6ySSUYvdgkilrSDc7bE4zd0I1PrxMFEakDSmoGlAPbtFMnbHeLEDL5uGC8g/w400-h294/basketofquilts+%25282%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VesMJP_iV2b_jQbNjHr0jUECKEaWgN7S5kX71TFLQjWj0cZt4UT6zchxPfOeqiFzoJGeWdONXOp8t96r-m5yquDNEV8XCV5kOp2m9ReUxZ4RnMebI1tMvLh2GGe4exGH2hv-ZAS6UK0nGOziEYAxLLcCOkn8UksYcloRgYGc0Lah4UXq1isGzhln/s1744/house.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1376" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VesMJP_iV2b_jQbNjHr0jUECKEaWgN7S5kX71TFLQjWj0cZt4UT6zchxPfOeqiFzoJGeWdONXOp8t96r-m5yquDNEV8XCV5kOp2m9ReUxZ4RnMebI1tMvLh2GGe4exGH2hv-ZAS6UK0nGOziEYAxLLcCOkn8UksYcloRgYGc0Lah4UXq1isGzhln/w391-h497/house.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibYxEob-0srbfX-KjOnSDxFIP4apdKmquACd6wrfCMei6LXLF0VbnwClXcj-QPZnt8lcUEL0bobpRYX8YBbZGQoZnS_Pc7BjnoYZ4qdCqs3CYKOU3B2Ss1ger-dtXzvNMmD9HxyCXAIY/s2048/IMG_4054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibYxEob-0srbfX-KjOnSDxFIP4apdKmquACd6wrfCMei6LXLF0VbnwClXcj-QPZnt8lcUEL0bobpRYX8YBbZGQoZnS_Pc7BjnoYZ4qdCqs3CYKOU3B2Ss1ger-dtXzvNMmD9HxyCXAIY/s320/IMG_4054.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-JlOqTQm7J-6sEi6iEQYOj1xgpG8WgJZIGtUw7-gwkuGOLKPmaOgULjNOG2YcDvrss31HP0U_E24BVvFEFJZab8MUDVunlD1Yxo73xNmUuRoO_EUpNvnrXn_Aovc8is6TRAzj8jDjosog96cApifZ-UeKepyP-c2Qmu84CJQsoci2OGHX4f6ad8P/s2353/vase.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="2222" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-JlOqTQm7J-6sEi6iEQYOj1xgpG8WgJZIGtUw7-gwkuGOLKPmaOgULjNOG2YcDvrss31HP0U_E24BVvFEFJZab8MUDVunlD1Yxo73xNmUuRoO_EUpNvnrXn_Aovc8is6TRAzj8jDjosog96cApifZ-UeKepyP-c2Qmu84CJQsoci2OGHX4f6ad8P/w355-h376/vase.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie22CxBzLQxfeOhISGZ0dv3-10AVDPyuZVj_5A5fZc33m1oPRfnCOwgom2TR5v1U1HpkWlNeA5fPLAL-1LPMJyOsq-hYrm8aZCQ0ndPiZQTqEVjjwvSETg5n0r5FakqEVJyAibaeVD2HrDxM3hqubIeu3Sqv8J9HkNeKHhTegIFP2FLpMFrbE6o7az/s1694/triangles6%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1656" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie22CxBzLQxfeOhISGZ0dv3-10AVDPyuZVj_5A5fZc33m1oPRfnCOwgom2TR5v1U1HpkWlNeA5fPLAL-1LPMJyOsq-hYrm8aZCQ0ndPiZQTqEVjjwvSETg5n0r5FakqEVJyAibaeVD2HrDxM3hqubIeu3Sqv8J9HkNeKHhTegIFP2FLpMFrbE6o7az/w347-h355/triangles6%20(3).jpeg" width="347" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Small or large, I think that quilts make a home a home. Seeing a quilt displayed ini someone's home conveys a feeling of warmth to me. D</span><span style="text-align: justify;">on't just make the quilts and put them in a drawer or closet. Bring them out and display them so you and others can enjoy them.</span></p><p><br /></p></div>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-91580736897989759742023-03-05T12:08:00.000-06:002023-03-05T12:08:43.829-06:00Simple Sewing, Mindless Piecing<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've talked about this before - how simple, mindless sewing can work wonders for your creativity. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes I can't take the time or don't have the energy to focus on a large, complex project that involves a lot of work or concentration. I did that consistently for my Dear Jane and Schoolgirl Sampler. Pushing myself to get them finished as best I could. Writing books and making projects on a deadline also requires a lot of focus and that can drain your energy if you do it regularly. When I get tired, and quilting becomes "work," I have to take a break from it. Afterwards I find myself in a quilting slump and the only way to jump start my productivity or creative impulses is by playing around with fabric and making something small. Like this sweet little Valentine Mini. </span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oexIy770M4kvOTOiS5q3u1WyFuRa4KMkfdRgZapoLYuv_HskajgEqHQ1sH3zyAhHOeIq3InT9jePbaNJdgBPM-_-TPR-znOTS4Rani8a9ZOsTVY0t3lYgZpew8rjb2blsoQBll2TY_s6D4Q0ETOzeFCggfKpDEsFPjGTRZN_HNdfRUOi4AOJg7s4/s1200/1-miniheart2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oexIy770M4kvOTOiS5q3u1WyFuRa4KMkfdRgZapoLYuv_HskajgEqHQ1sH3zyAhHOeIq3InT9jePbaNJdgBPM-_-TPR-znOTS4Rani8a9ZOsTVY0t3lYgZpew8rjb2blsoQBll2TY_s6D4Q0ETOzeFCggfKpDEsFPjGTRZN_HNdfRUOi4AOJg7s4/w332-h443/1-miniheart2.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd-6bwuoeRy8tx01qY-7cB6hT_A-RH22BoOvYH6coG9Hv0uVCNaZl38Os4UnAnKS3pPg1c3fIDMeXorswQ-YcXKioBLOzGrzm3cu1tRZqp1RbTpNpWNWqDhQS2QSbNw7QZnuiFOvIz7eesz5m2ZWhthFo9B698IeoFrAB2j7YoT9pmfsE2iicvrIo/s1200/2-1-miniheart3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="931" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd-6bwuoeRy8tx01qY-7cB6hT_A-RH22BoOvYH6coG9Hv0uVCNaZl38Os4UnAnKS3pPg1c3fIDMeXorswQ-YcXKioBLOzGrzm3cu1tRZqp1RbTpNpWNWqDhQS2QSbNw7QZnuiFOvIz7eesz5m2ZWhthFo9B698IeoFrAB2j7YoT9pmfsE2iicvrIo/w335-h432/2-1-miniheart3.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Years ago, I saw an antique strip quilt in a magazine made with what looked like mostly blues and browns. Not a good or close-up photo. I cut out the page and filed it for "Someday." I ran across it last week, became inspired again and spent time pulling some fabrics to use in it - </div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicks6_GPErtu-_rPmIxEZR9LEsYve8b66nE4Zn5lU-odfX3K0SGYytDXjwC-6_Z-fZ2ZoDaS1z0lQsuGRpghVGj6L5KQDjzDKMsQRU-WECypqJxK2XPK8M2vCiv6k4pb6F0AwWid0nU3e4qCmdRyHYBcF8B7R4HwbL7_0P-ZzopTFnyJxtBNUzyL3x/s1796/blueandbrown2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1796" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicks6_GPErtu-_rPmIxEZR9LEsYve8b66nE4Zn5lU-odfX3K0SGYytDXjwC-6_Z-fZ2ZoDaS1z0lQsuGRpghVGj6L5KQDjzDKMsQRU-WECypqJxK2XPK8M2vCiv6k4pb6F0AwWid0nU3e4qCmdRyHYBcF8B7R4HwbL7_0P-ZzopTFnyJxtBNUzyL3x/w419-h407/blueandbrown2.jpeg" width="419" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>I started cutting and making a few blocks. mindlessly sewing four patches and hourglasses together. </span><span>This one was just a picture and had n</span><span>o pattern, so I'm going to create my own. I realized I didn't really have a blue and brown quilt. I decided to add a little touch of pink to the blue and brown blocks and see what happens. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXiN5onPiYpjA088FC39Hs-0OLftym2KWGAIlwlj-X1q_M9TXe98K69r0qUvf519WflnBKZwdTgYj3qrTu8xeDd72lOIgPQQLqS_DyZ9GV_rWHCL8uID3HIeolc5h6cOmJ-bAF1xobaHQOmXDd3JUsSWkgSGWZ0e1AV5ymQkMI1OC--tZp-kZrxbn/s1772/blueandbrown.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXiN5onPiYpjA088FC39Hs-0OLftym2KWGAIlwlj-X1q_M9TXe98K69r0qUvf519WflnBKZwdTgYj3qrTu8xeDd72lOIgPQQLqS_DyZ9GV_rWHCL8uID3HIeolc5h6cOmJ-bAF1xobaHQOmXDd3JUsSWkgSGWZ0e1AV5ymQkMI1OC--tZp-kZrxbn/w429-h429/blueandbrown.jpeg" width="429" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1e5GRF0uJNPOUi7dsGcdg3c2O05yvQmmsQWqobZ9gH3A5uz7qBCsR-85Bt2dgNbUhAzXtqrxeT6LvIsv3kMaD3t4gr152ot_v1bSSOIyXgsvB2u4_Dl1jw3qs8jiSWmFIPTBKI5tG1UqbHxnq7FM-qYWcl4yi1PwWfjpIjIfmYWPiBE5gHRRjz3T/s1764/fourpatches.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1764" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1e5GRF0uJNPOUi7dsGcdg3c2O05yvQmmsQWqobZ9gH3A5uz7qBCsR-85Bt2dgNbUhAzXtqrxeT6LvIsv3kMaD3t4gr152ot_v1bSSOIyXgsvB2u4_Dl1jw3qs8jiSWmFIPTBKI5tG1UqbHxnq7FM-qYWcl4yi1PwWfjpIjIfmYWPiBE5gHRRjz3T/w415-h405/fourpatches.jpeg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Beginning a new project can be very exciting.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have about four or five of these types of simple, larger quilts started. Nothing fancy. Simple blocks, pretty fabrics, traditional settings and all based on antique quilts I've seen. I work on the blocks in between the sew alongs and my Dear Jane. And I'll finish each one when I finish. No pressure. Just sewing blocks until I feel I've got enough for a lap-sized quilt.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7NvYPxyF5SOwLjr43UM2_4gaRWx0NN8cGqLjFtvbwNjx8adTlL5GvY9g2Wo3QT7P_xslW2XsQwnU6OUBFkrB7X3xyfuW7fIhbHLTbJIV_ymN8CsX-8UJZsMshoX5MWx9AN3NJvzhoUg2oGLgmsY9ZmcOCgWSK48eCk4NG4qZ34YgxLQ_lfLPiHnm/s2448/IMG_3873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7NvYPxyF5SOwLjr43UM2_4gaRWx0NN8cGqLjFtvbwNjx8adTlL5GvY9g2Wo3QT7P_xslW2XsQwnU6OUBFkrB7X3xyfuW7fIhbHLTbJIV_ymN8CsX-8UJZsMshoX5MWx9AN3NJvzhoUg2oGLgmsY9ZmcOCgWSK48eCk4NG4qZ34YgxLQ_lfLPiHnm/w421-h421/IMG_3873.jpeg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">I really love mindlessly sewing simple blocks. The repetition and playing around with the fabrics and coordinating colors sparks some kind of creative flow. I find a nice box to store the blocks as I make them. And keep the fabric for the setting or borders along with the finished blocks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2j57hMU9RIQM_Vm5A_qKoVDEQWkgmgOmd0J-rVgHUFFBqYIViQPVNIrpctJCEROO934wwFpkK5RDQK74eihT2SITlUtSaqryNrJBheJtj-k6Q6ae6pMorJWhaccBTmvBq9LlJBi23Vg/s1600/IMG_3821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1600" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2j57hMU9RIQM_Vm5A_qKoVDEQWkgmgOmd0J-rVgHUFFBqYIViQPVNIrpctJCEROO934wwFpkK5RDQK74eihT2SITlUtSaqryNrJBheJtj-k6Q6ae6pMorJWhaccBTmvBq9LlJBi23Vg/s400/IMG_3821.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I collect enough blocks for a top I begin to put them together. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">No pressure. Sometimes I wonder if the reason we struggle to finish quilts is because we get bored with a specific project? Or become stressed by trying to make it perfect? If </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">I take breaks from one quilt and move onto another one for awhile, I still make progress. Just not in a straight line, LOL. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_n88KYcMSpYMRt_e8gVvwOnVLTNaHBVPPdKi3Sl7K67gPRoR8wLZZjfkYGgEpDCxPO4e7dWM437mk3YTA6imgxxjI-L8ts1VHxF-sqm11_6AK5qxUHi6XmO3AiYyNS0lfCWhxxjeczqndlKSuDW_i6qKHbo3R3zl6WWWQqwrOu1mKkIvuPiINY56/s1772/judiesquares1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1680" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_n88KYcMSpYMRt_e8gVvwOnVLTNaHBVPPdKi3Sl7K67gPRoR8wLZZjfkYGgEpDCxPO4e7dWM437mk3YTA6imgxxjI-L8ts1VHxF-sqm11_6AK5qxUHi6XmO3AiYyNS0lfCWhxxjeczqndlKSuDW_i6qKHbo3R3zl6WWWQqwrOu1mKkIvuPiINY56/w398-h420/judiesquares1.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The epitome of mindless sewing - squares set in rows, LOL. Still plugging along every now and then. </span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM6YWZ6wVEmUKmn4MxMZxumx4kmEkNnSR3q18ojBl3sfy1P5_2RCTYe2WHcPQmsirb3_09YDok3b5BacfYZXcPVNi668snD4cLh0gIPkx8ofePIwPipKvMSH-I1hL9XjB7aKhRCAXtNk/s2048/storagebin.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM6YWZ6wVEmUKmn4MxMZxumx4kmEkNnSR3q18ojBl3sfy1P5_2RCTYe2WHcPQmsirb3_09YDok3b5BacfYZXcPVNi668snD4cLh0gIPkx8ofePIwPipKvMSH-I1hL9XjB7aKhRCAXtNk/w400-h400/storagebin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love these plastic project cases for storing blocks for some of my in-progress quilts. I found them at Michaels in the Scrapbooking department. I'm sure other craft stores and maybe even Target carry them too. they stack nicely and I keep them at hand for when I feel the need to do some mindless sewing. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmS_u3H-bPJF2M17MtJOPxvR2SxpQ8Uy5NlyqXbE1eFaoDoOuuCBu-2DwprPEOKQIzXbN0G8l3scuYcEQwSvX9gNl2QyHSRTNx7tE2x55M0UxxPNyzkI99MXRoEmt28h7_XWJ-DavArI/s1600/IMG_3823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmS_u3H-bPJF2M17MtJOPxvR2SxpQ8Uy5NlyqXbE1eFaoDoOuuCBu-2DwprPEOKQIzXbN0G8l3scuYcEQwSvX9gNl2QyHSRTNx7tE2x55M0UxxPNyzkI99MXRoEmt28h7_XWJ-DavArI/w395-h395/IMG_3823.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My goal for the coming weeks - just sew and have some fun! It's meditative and good for the soul. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-29650781557181399602023-02-06T09:14:00.002-06:002023-02-06T09:14:52.793-06:002023 Valentine Mini Mystery Quilt - Step 3<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Here's Step 3 of the 2023 Valentine mini quilt - </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Materials
and Cutting<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From a light
print for the quilt background, cut <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">1 square, </span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">4
½”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>x<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>4 ½”</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1
square, </span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">7”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>x<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7”</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">cut
twice on the diagonal for 4 triangles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 squares, </span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">3 ¾” x 3 ¾”.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Cut each square once on the diagonal
for 4 triangles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From
a pink or red print, cut <span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4
rectangles/strips, </span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">2” x 11 ½ </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">for borders</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>4
squares, 2” x 2”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for corner blocks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sew the blocks together in diagonal rows as
shown with the 4 ½” setting block in the center row and the setting triangles
on the ends of the first and third rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb9Wh-SWsbbQnkX3rp_4LLfRurmPysEQ3dDDFl-_aDQmHEtzEf4rbBFQsnDyE1QH9LsAT_PzaP6cf2CGmkzV2jcEYl0e-FkgQSqeIqxZrpzuPX3gF5kQrqsu-xVKo8YeiCF8jR5l7OIqoQsCBdQD9qT2iJYMIfoHC-D9v9LxADL-xF07JmxRZAO-La" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="685" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb9Wh-SWsbbQnkX3rp_4LLfRurmPysEQ3dDDFl-_aDQmHEtzEf4rbBFQsnDyE1QH9LsAT_PzaP6cf2CGmkzV2jcEYl0e-FkgQSqeIqxZrpzuPX3gF5kQrqsu-xVKo8YeiCF8jR5l7OIqoQsCBdQD9qT2iJYMIfoHC-D9v9LxADL-xF07JmxRZAO-La=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.<span> </span>Add the 4 corner triangles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 3. </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">Sew two border strips to the sides of
the quilt. </span>Sew two 2 ½” squares to both ends of the remaining border
strips. Sew these to the top and bottom of your quilt. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9q55bBgyXi2-XYQJdh7rEf-aqOZ-NySu3GanIaa5Uv6p9U6HOD0QN6MxSgu8fxFOqXxM7yNI6iAKikEfGKJJTY8KFE1gt7NcxH8FC5GFYHVDgiF2CJ75yI3xt9-OA-OgYqjRIZbxhCIAG13VVVUjNBK9ZNBj-_7JHyGBOyZN9u5RvSh8y-Rqb3EQv" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="729" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9q55bBgyXi2-XYQJdh7rEf-aqOZ-NySu3GanIaa5Uv6p9U6HOD0QN6MxSgu8fxFOqXxM7yNI6iAKikEfGKJJTY8KFE1gt7NcxH8FC5GFYHVDgiF2CJ75yI3xt9-OA-OgYqjRIZbxhCIAG13VVVUjNBK9ZNBj-_7JHyGBOyZN9u5RvSh8y-Rqb3EQv=w395-h395" width="395" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> Ta da! Love Letters . . . </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /><br />I thought it might be fun to applique some little hearts inside the blocks. Layer with batting and backing, quilt and add a 1 1/4" binding. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-3565626656537077532023-02-03T08:42:00.000-06:002023-02-03T08:42:10.423-06:002023 Valentine Mini Quilt - Step 2<p> Step 2 - Take four matching half-square triangles from Step 1 and sew them together as shown. Do this with each set of matching HSTs. Make 4 blocks. Trim to 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc1fuXyuKcQBOclV8FHghqURU9zyfls3UjYkzDvbhk1N52w0My3KiM4JM3Iej2kLtWl5S6DPBW173F7RmrVcDa4xY653l769gxRfm8j3T73E5tT0REYuqs0o3dAMELxlgg-0OcTRFK3BVr2j9mTZDnqXyVZ-fJmUZgxWQiGf41wt-Bsdv2-LZLNPht" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="292" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc1fuXyuKcQBOclV8FHghqURU9zyfls3UjYkzDvbhk1N52w0My3KiM4JM3Iej2kLtWl5S6DPBW173F7RmrVcDa4xY653l769gxRfm8j3T73E5tT0REYuqs0o3dAMELxlgg-0OcTRFK3BVr2j9mTZDnqXyVZ-fJmUZgxWQiGf41wt-Bsdv2-LZLNPht=w280-h279" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZTy2TmhSkgpfaKGAkEIvrqbwIFGYThXblxqE_duKHeRau1XL91b1IGKSgnXHCe9ZirtXugsTlCg2G156MyRLpEiBAfX_rk2029obiYTdkFkbtxeXAKzNdfXqnG7zDVre4wJVqO3rdvP5AK7dWwlhnIz6I8nt6R_BIxSy5bmKl2Lceuu-OnC2azOs/s1527/IMG_8716.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1527" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZTy2TmhSkgpfaKGAkEIvrqbwIFGYThXblxqE_duKHeRau1XL91b1IGKSgnXHCe9ZirtXugsTlCg2G156MyRLpEiBAfX_rk2029obiYTdkFkbtxeXAKzNdfXqnG7zDVre4wJVqO3rdvP5AK7dWwlhnIz6I8nt6R_BIxSy5bmKl2Lceuu-OnC2azOs/w373-h336/IMG_8716.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make 4 blocks. </div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p>Step 3 will be posted on Monday, February 6. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-49155718738136052252023-02-01T08:23:00.000-06:002023-02-01T08:23:41.702-06:002023 Valentine Mini Quilt - Step 1<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the first step for making my little Valentine quilt - </span></p><p><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Cutting</span></u></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">From four different red or pink fabrics, cut</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span><span> </span>2 squares, 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" </span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;">From four different light or shirting prints, cut</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> </span></span></span> 2 squares, 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-gDjOqDmZsJ4-UtIt7dm8hHc01UcwlKZdwVbjAE_PfkvcoA2Tl8xhha6Ch8CZv1sxwggZz_wxS6wPhdXSfNpotxOewDSe4MXgedHfKItUcpGQnyrUgpjMI7kdCF7gGFBhyllwfA1-_9Euo2aNa1gszehfjcUZJZ_Y5c2VXZXAwR4X4xC-GyXGs_u/s1735/IMG_8667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1735" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-gDjOqDmZsJ4-UtIt7dm8hHc01UcwlKZdwVbjAE_PfkvcoA2Tl8xhha6Ch8CZv1sxwggZz_wxS6wPhdXSfNpotxOewDSe4MXgedHfKItUcpGQnyrUgpjMI7kdCF7gGFBhyllwfA1-_9Euo2aNa1gszehfjcUZJZ_Y5c2VXZXAwR4X4xC-GyXGs_u/w449-h425/IMG_8667.jpeg" width="449" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This gives you 8 light squares and 8 pink and red squares in matching sets of 2. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next - Match up each red or pink print square with a light print square in matching sets of two. Make 4 sets of half-square triangles. Here's how to make half-square triangles - </span></span></p><p style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Layer
a light print square together with a pink or red print square, right sides
together. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner across the lighter square.
Stitch 1/4" away from the line on both sides. Cut on the drawn line.
Flip open and press. Arrange in four groups of matching prints. Make 16 half-square triangles. Trim each to 2 1/2" x 2 1/2". </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPePcCCPsfr2n-5YKdvjLvOej9_gK1bzsuPO0vcNPNRkR6KirGQbEhHu3sF54oRJQowTy5_oEXzY79S8xeJQ84nw7NxG9GeK0Ds5O53TNQ5QQ2ZyEvCyksbETAKg-V4P2Jtmi4T3mQ2mpeSiSSnvmojB06UDx-agknrz7NyYWEsepZk5g1Tb6_yOxd/s1772/IMG_8665%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1772" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPePcCCPsfr2n-5YKdvjLvOej9_gK1bzsuPO0vcNPNRkR6KirGQbEhHu3sF54oRJQowTy5_oEXzY79S8xeJQ84nw7NxG9GeK0Ds5O53TNQ5QQ2ZyEvCyksbETAKg-V4P2Jtmi4T3mQ2mpeSiSSnvmojB06UDx-agknrz7NyYWEsepZk5g1Tb6_yOxd/w431-h401/IMG_8665%20(2).jpeg" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you have trouble with half-square triangles, one of my favorite tools for making them is the</span> <b style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Quilter's Rule Quick Quarter ruler. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHttpoZ38sSponXef693RxJtoBQdwT5uDCb--BT5wgzbgfm_ft4qqlYI_43hguOFoyy_2w3j6iUVVzq44hOt1tmVqmbkxVCdN-S4de2OQEcZkI2EdBtqtyfZL9glypnx3RpYHcuEx66jm4Yc5i3b078RpCulylfKOANGgQuN0I7xFxG1xpCSIV0zjs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="578" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHttpoZ38sSponXef693RxJtoBQdwT5uDCb--BT5wgzbgfm_ft4qqlYI_43hguOFoyy_2w3j6iUVVzq44hOt1tmVqmbkxVCdN-S4de2OQEcZkI2EdBtqtyfZL9glypnx3RpYHcuEx66jm4Yc5i3b078RpCulylfKOANGgQuN0I7xFxG1xpCSIV0zjs=w423-h104" width="423" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You may be able to find this tool at your local quilt shop or a quilt shop online. If not, JoAnn Fabrics and Amazon carry it. Here's how to use it: Cut 2 squares (usually light and dark) according to the
directions in your pattern. Layer the right sides together. Line up the open notches
of this ruler on the diagonal corners of your fabric squares as shown.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxKOORPXruZM-5aalobuki73H6rgvdPztzyfTlI0pYxpmiPrebXKSoQO9BdSpwBu9hC9RB6jogLwcA5BUwWEfxBtF_ea44gKgBEryZTwHBLJVcD8P8DjPARMlZiZjp_FG5Bi1ksw9iDekhzGUBxTiMXcwmdVICORaUH2BX7SNDfIcU4Cxp5bcxVmjg" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="416" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxKOORPXruZM-5aalobuki73H6rgvdPztzyfTlI0pYxpmiPrebXKSoQO9BdSpwBu9hC9RB6jogLwcA5BUwWEfxBtF_ea44gKgBEryZTwHBLJVcD8P8DjPARMlZiZjp_FG5Bi1ksw9iDekhzGUBxTiMXcwmdVICORaUH2BX7SNDfIcU4Cxp5bcxVmjg=w317-h409" width="317" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mark a line along
each side of the ruler with a fine lead pencil. These are the sewing lines.
Lightly mark the center through the notches as well. This is the cutting line.</span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH33o5hMRRBxzax_uXkUfiae9kup8w-6CXQsdrFILJzy4wVQvafnD0woUr1P0l6ROFtt6658_5RXS4bYRCJFCHURgwEdwknAzY0rEqzzAylAy3qwmf3vyUHnfCsxqCEx4lkknKNIymBRDqkS3WMI_R2ok_cD2HCFh6WuM3XOyMmo2ZhVwuw1-yQSGe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="402" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH33o5hMRRBxzax_uXkUfiae9kup8w-6CXQsdrFILJzy4wVQvafnD0woUr1P0l6ROFtt6658_5RXS4bYRCJFCHURgwEdwknAzY0rEqzzAylAy3qwmf3vyUHnfCsxqCEx4lkknKNIymBRDqkS3WMI_R2ok_cD2HCFh6WuM3XOyMmo2ZhVwuw1-yQSGe=w346-h451" width="346" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt;">You can see that I stitched on the
drawn sewing lines. Slow down and stitch your lines carefully. I always stitch a tiny bit to the INSIDE of the line to make up
for the extra fabric used when pressing the squares open.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 12pt 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8v7vO0ZS-eoq5UF11c4TplJtvFdJ_coImsWDH2Bu0UU_JZ2mekNDxM7OiQ8v8CH8BnutYokbm2sd3uP5AfQr8Xv1JC3ZrxHPdkrh_rYwCcNyLHwDPgbE3vTuD4Rbet7XSPqqtwaBLF4MgYcbUDSh0gJcXj3kp07CF37lLHUn9hos-JwnLOoB2Liq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="527" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8v7vO0ZS-eoq5UF11c4TplJtvFdJ_coImsWDH2Bu0UU_JZ2mekNDxM7OiQ8v8CH8BnutYokbm2sd3uP5AfQr8Xv1JC3ZrxHPdkrh_rYwCcNyLHwDPgbE3vTuD4Rbet7XSPqqtwaBLF4MgYcbUDSh0gJcXj3kp07CF37lLHUn9hos-JwnLOoB2Liq=w391-h391" width="391" /></a></div><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">After you sew on both
lines, press the squares to set the stitches. Flip open one side and press gently BEFORE
you cut the squares in half. Switch and press the other side open. THEN cut in
half. This will stabilize the bias edge and keep your blocks from stretching
out of shape, which gives them a wonky look. If you cut and stitch accurately (slow down!) and press this way, your
half-square-triangle units will come out perfectly instead of WONKY and will need minimal
trimming. Try it! </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFjtpoMAfQqyy9VmIfa-0D99zv6sqZMyh3MA2-MrYXgmWTtagbrr5fK-Kd5VIR0cxYB5w2kjBbZMgPUmZ1rXuMLG9QGWJx1Ryhd8-ZfYVRyBAbUow8lTd9snQ9FO99L6VWaSuxYuYVtFNLWPmIKmzJk7Q9kMGOk2HF0cM8Mb2DjgGxc89-OQwuZ4yK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="504" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFjtpoMAfQqyy9VmIfa-0D99zv6sqZMyh3MA2-MrYXgmWTtagbrr5fK-Kd5VIR0cxYB5w2kjBbZMgPUmZ1rXuMLG9QGWJx1Ryhd8-ZfYVRyBAbUow8lTd9snQ9FO99L6VWaSuxYuYVtFNLWPmIKmzJk7Q9kMGOk2HF0cM8Mb2DjgGxc89-OQwuZ4yK=w354-h345" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih7m4do8bjiGThZ0MY7iZgLS1dUW_4LEhtb0GfVk1QxWy6Tbbb0N8eIawEzfQojOQ9c95qCIB4WBrVsvjyS_qNIbPwTzss2zbG4TyMF_FnsmYRNICrdssyLelBP1X5qKVZ_it7JFjm0_XKi2sI37OpPOd1yStwMjy6flp8FtAB3fjuBUSDyjglzhoc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="495" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih7m4do8bjiGThZ0MY7iZgLS1dUW_4LEhtb0GfVk1QxWy6Tbbb0N8eIawEzfQojOQ9c95qCIB4WBrVsvjyS_qNIbPwTzss2zbG4TyMF_FnsmYRNICrdssyLelBP1X5qKVZ_it7JFjm0_XKi2sI37OpPOd1yStwMjy6flp8FtAB3fjuBUSDyjglzhoc=w360-h360" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2lE7oD_DcfoV1zFPdxqg363wUrolEEILGcj2RO7idww-bLZPPvublfIOfEUAz_M5X032Phuw2ZFmaANIBuLj1WuzwhPLrHbhitFCMPel5nwzoa39iok3S-aXTDKZIcxqMd6U5VDiX1hh1j7txSIXkt0rVeU11HqtGhrUq8tKn49Sx3kOnUupGoWd6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="527" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2lE7oD_DcfoV1zFPdxqg363wUrolEEILGcj2RO7idww-bLZPPvublfIOfEUAz_M5X032Phuw2ZFmaANIBuLj1WuzwhPLrHbhitFCMPel5nwzoa39iok3S-aXTDKZIcxqMd6U5VDiX1hh1j7txSIXkt0rVeU11HqtGhrUq8tKn49Sx3kOnUupGoWd6=w399-h399" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect squares, minimal trimming. Just snip off those ends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span><p></p></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">That's it! I encourage you to join my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> for motivation if you haven't already. I find that if you break down these little projects into simple steps and sew along with others it's not only more fun but you'll be much more likely to finish something. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stop by on Friday, Feb 3, when I'll post Step 2. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span> </span><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-14231792662353439632023-01-31T08:06:00.001-06:002023-01-31T08:11:13.282-06:00Sew a Little Valentine's Day Quilt <p>Over the weekend, I had an idea for a sweet little Valentine's Day quilt. I kept telling myself I had too many other projects to finish but I just could not resist doing one more. You're all invited to join me in making another little project beginning on Wednesday, February1. Some of you sewed along with me last year for something similar and it was a lot of fun. Small scraps, simple pieces and before you know it you have a little quilt finished. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaPfdPotg_BCWnhIXpMwQ082L38afsZZX_OmqPFDYccYN8sNNRWtrX9VatsQd1SaoTacx6ACqOAobKM8b7VhSTckvnxbhQM_H40GqpOTEseMGXl0ZgtUybnWouKV9vK3xLGHsfAr3STVA2w-9xNfKc2zgmM7uaV4wBASkfgFQlCkeU8renHluT4u6/s2004/pinks%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="1935" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaPfdPotg_BCWnhIXpMwQ082L38afsZZX_OmqPFDYccYN8sNNRWtrX9VatsQd1SaoTacx6ACqOAobKM8b7VhSTckvnxbhQM_H40GqpOTEseMGXl0ZgtUybnWouKV9vK3xLGHsfAr3STVA2w-9xNfKc2zgmM7uaV4wBASkfgFQlCkeU8renHluT4u6/w392-h405/pinks%20(2).jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We'll be making this quilt in three steps beginning on Feb 1 when I'll post the first step. Second step will be on Friday or Saturday of this week. Then the third and final step next week. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">This will be a quick and easy little quilt for you to display around the house, on a table or doll bed or to hang on a wall. It won't take much time at all. </span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDGEEuv3ASa7veC0DF7LDVKlbYbLxNiSgq-Kb6-VsfFiXLLlAnGQZsMWKZowyvMLH6N6NAHSAIBDGs655gVYPKNLYWD7HEXQUhtiHfqsvp5Mh_OaZKGZEkmv4eOHgLSCYrImXAhF4HDPgsof95OMO1ibtWvos4rrZIMCJy9c7BdXx7EymbLEE82Rgj=s1772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1772" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDGEEuv3ASa7veC0DF7LDVKlbYbLxNiSgq-Kb6-VsfFiXLLlAnGQZsMWKZowyvMLH6N6NAHSAIBDGs655gVYPKNLYWD7HEXQUhtiHfqsvp5Mh_OaZKGZEkmv4eOHgLSCYrImXAhF4HDPgsof95OMO1ibtWvos4rrZIMCJy9c7BdXx7EymbLEE82Rgj=w398-h375" width="398" /></a></p><p> Valentine's Day quilts are a lot of fun to make. Here are a few of my favorites - </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQKhLHpGmjJCHGbbJeHQ8QbDHc3sLdW63oXqcPwzpQCdCXVE-QwTsQRLSNn1BuZc0aW0ylnN_agnL4aMAMFP3WhkpVZq32KhCnvCeb9NBlZFqyjv3Rnwx9lo1am8a6qqhQYkbO8On7yj8dUXSq5WYdE7FAx265PTahSrIFX5sPD5bmRgojoa8jvg7/s2410/IMG_1145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="2270" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQKhLHpGmjJCHGbbJeHQ8QbDHc3sLdW63oXqcPwzpQCdCXVE-QwTsQRLSNn1BuZc0aW0ylnN_agnL4aMAMFP3WhkpVZq32KhCnvCeb9NBlZFqyjv3Rnwx9lo1am8a6qqhQYkbO8On7yj8dUXSq5WYdE7FAx265PTahSrIFX5sPD5bmRgojoa8jvg7/w338-h359/IMG_1145.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJYSQFvOIhr-kVQ2vrSlUbfwCi5CHFMHU6Gw_z0ccys8aFPTl9-egu_OZTWROxsSzOFgJgEEL55tuekf288JgWz7u_nxhR_ytkMSqtbGhwUfPEyJJ4XR5fd6tJ9X95qSi8mJFROwLHjAegbKrhYCqGnlTCbdtZsCuu9mhdwbU65MIwLRMio0-pWVo/s1853/valentine2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1696" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJYSQFvOIhr-kVQ2vrSlUbfwCi5CHFMHU6Gw_z0ccys8aFPTl9-egu_OZTWROxsSzOFgJgEEL55tuekf288JgWz7u_nxhR_ytkMSqtbGhwUfPEyJJ4XR5fd6tJ9X95qSi8mJFROwLHjAegbKrhYCqGnlTCbdtZsCuu9mhdwbU65MIwLRMio0-pWVo/w329-h359/valentine2.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnb76ZLQFv2EJWh_K2Lm-vEsvN2AzsNvkABa53qAIwKczj3mlpvMAGuoJ8DcrbQEVJ3ipJyh5c-4Jtw5L-i12j0gMPx_Wi1nVbEPg7V7XL0VYloKMcWA4JGEgWv-pAiFh2bcJtOAHkC1D4Zx63HykIoJmQjB4_8IpZVNwl-JnLuxV6t4RhrgSxN8c/s1098/valentine%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnb76ZLQFv2EJWh_K2Lm-vEsvN2AzsNvkABa53qAIwKczj3mlpvMAGuoJ8DcrbQEVJ3ipJyh5c-4Jtw5L-i12j0gMPx_Wi1nVbEPg7V7XL0VYloKMcWA4JGEgWv-pAiFh2bcJtOAHkC1D4Zx63HykIoJmQjB4_8IpZVNwl-JnLuxV6t4RhrgSxN8c/w338-h372/valentine%20(2).jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipf2zEnXvuoWoLpmChkL4utjl9ZD82aPQbvQ9WcMGez7GK38mJ4M1xwhv-6gnTV8b8BGDZRcAFuYn-TsGCzkbzSnsq5BsNKnYxudKltHNpa3-E3bbxaP4sgPD3IMhPU2lh1nDu-WnTcY39DmAjN6L9aqhvz13X-CuzB6pUDoyc7iklEvMUewrK8JyM=s1506" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1506" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipf2zEnXvuoWoLpmChkL4utjl9ZD82aPQbvQ9WcMGez7GK38mJ4M1xwhv-6gnTV8b8BGDZRcAFuYn-TsGCzkbzSnsq5BsNKnYxudKltHNpa3-E3bbxaP4sgPD3IMhPU2lh1nDu-WnTcY39DmAjN6L9aqhvz13X-CuzB6pUDoyc7iklEvMUewrK8JyM=w405-h404" width="405" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"> Bring out your red, pink and light fabrics or scraps and join me on Feb 1! </span><p></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-21404723711123657962023-01-20T11:02:00.004-06:002023-01-20T11:09:12.541-06:00Shoo Fly Blocks<p style="text-align: justify;">My little shoo-fly runner, quilted and bound. Quick and easy. <span style="text-align: center;">Hope you're also making something cute with the shoo fly blocks! See my website or FB group files for the little shoo-fly pattern. (Links are on the right sidebar.)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWPb72Sy5M8Xr5gG4lFk11gYAILZagRsCyIDRsBL2BTJep8OjZ6evgzuNmtWYfNJzLj2jP9cHXV74eVv7CN7s26rdH5CRgg4F65-g5HTrCEGiAZ1ogYzUWjHVRn0DmE_Vb2ZHeVmt3ipsUObwdR-fuKdr4LZwiJZYrjmpgPWt3mdkbdBCMfPs1f1N/s1772/IMG_8542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1772" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWPb72Sy5M8Xr5gG4lFk11gYAILZagRsCyIDRsBL2BTJep8OjZ6evgzuNmtWYfNJzLj2jP9cHXV74eVv7CN7s26rdH5CRgg4F65-g5HTrCEGiAZ1ogYzUWjHVRn0DmE_Vb2ZHeVmt3ipsUObwdR-fuKdr4LZwiJZYrjmpgPWt3mdkbdBCMfPs1f1N/w356-h356/IMG_8542.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcqmhYU-CqcQz352XtZ-ofMcVbQ0UeyGgZ1VYttwhCGmEF60PGhFF4sNriHXEKYbG7WhX1vPWXYe4fqj1hjlAKGbPGI6EEGu_juQuKppSgDcXtPsqzxPAmSApr4QxyJReLs6o42D_nbyowvhvD5U-Utlbrrfef0y26akdsPokgHHTGdrzmu8ClAZO/s1880/IMG_8563.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1880" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcqmhYU-CqcQz352XtZ-ofMcVbQ0UeyGgZ1VYttwhCGmEF60PGhFF4sNriHXEKYbG7WhX1vPWXYe4fqj1hjlAKGbPGI6EEGu_juQuKppSgDcXtPsqzxPAmSApr4QxyJReLs6o42D_nbyowvhvD5U-Utlbrrfef0y26akdsPokgHHTGdrzmu8ClAZO/w368-h313/IMG_8563.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I'll never get tired of making cute little things . . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAezgtljTOt4Z4sFkY1YiN9WwSp9RzE0zEySho0XoLCehKrJTIk49P8VjZnxvw3p1S3H_lSnSSvL-xwfyf8AjVmJnFvSP6PjOVxLNZJYVL3QKJwGUkL5AJlsqIj1R3_WrLK_BuR-fiyOTNetqMp6az18oIeVRH438O5hZCUE8u9kwO97NMXd1iHCR/s1808/IMG_8567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1808" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAezgtljTOt4Z4sFkY1YiN9WwSp9RzE0zEySho0XoLCehKrJTIk49P8VjZnxvw3p1S3H_lSnSSvL-xwfyf8AjVmJnFvSP6PjOVxLNZJYVL3QKJwGUkL5AJlsqIj1R3_WrLK_BuR-fiyOTNetqMp6az18oIeVRH438O5hZCUE8u9kwO97NMXd1iHCR/w363-h349/IMG_8567.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCmq5qiqkLeQobq6wV8OlQfCPWam8O3HdyzTp_NXuigHpuDN-XqXgKVcVo3ON4MAUjRqbIPSMnZDzmtMoTfGW5s4Nb1GpPJ28wfaxFUatJDBoTrzFPIpbPNEbL5f9jr7zygDle8hVR3yBeQbSLTA-bdm0zENSQ7oMCDonWrtEZyrr1DE8PZG7jKcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1742" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCmq5qiqkLeQobq6wV8OlQfCPWam8O3HdyzTp_NXuigHpuDN-XqXgKVcVo3ON4MAUjRqbIPSMnZDzmtMoTfGW5s4Nb1GpPJ28wfaxFUatJDBoTrzFPIpbPNEbL5f9jr7zygDle8hVR3yBeQbSLTA-bdm0zENSQ7oMCDonWrtEZyrr1DE8PZG7jKcQ=w389-h458" width="389" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still making more of these little blocks. It's hard to stop. Maybe I'll start a collection and save for a rainy day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Combing through my scraps is the most fun. I cleaned up my sewing room a little bit and spent half an hour just sitting there, looking for more space to store everything. What if I put the table there? How about shelves? Can I consolidate anything? It's a tiny space and I make the most of it but it's beginning to feel cramped rather than "cozy." Still, cleaning up always gives me a little motivation. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u5XtOgBhQ9t5JvNJT37_i-CCe6uhY9PiJqgSNJ1yaREX0pDPi29aNXEGivRmf1-PdPtpqF883aS931kxDVkLgN-vdPkvbAXFFjiPSiM3JTUIOl9v4GtcXvS9RNf998OWEHmJ8a_yecHwapjj9ZxPOwpbKj-KDWNBdndEVn5PTC0RaoHOeC9Hh5yz/s1790/redbaskets1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1790" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u5XtOgBhQ9t5JvNJT37_i-CCe6uhY9PiJqgSNJ1yaREX0pDPi29aNXEGivRmf1-PdPtpqF883aS931kxDVkLgN-vdPkvbAXFFjiPSiM3JTUIOl9v4GtcXvS9RNf998OWEHmJ8a_yecHwapjj9ZxPOwpbKj-KDWNBdndEVn5PTC0RaoHOeC9Hh5yz/w396-h388/redbaskets1.jpeg" width="396" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGWNacJ8zxCVpfo_EUjkcrsUuU9ZWCS3unzoa9-Xc35YmcjQKP-v2btQjclSpOgL7R0-wGCAdTvoAc2lvjG09hHniT94XA86r4zsWcTjyULJSxXXzBHxlEHS9Ta7BY-yHyoZs0jevq5lAh-y99qX2ITNrOyZI8Z9wCYGOOpFQLa1fgRL0Ed_e2kWS/s758/shoofly-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGWNacJ8zxCVpfo_EUjkcrsUuU9ZWCS3unzoa9-Xc35YmcjQKP-v2btQjclSpOgL7R0-wGCAdTvoAc2lvjG09hHniT94XA86r4zsWcTjyULJSxXXzBHxlEHS9Ta7BY-yHyoZs0jevq5lAh-y99qX2ITNrOyZI8Z9wCYGOOpFQLa1fgRL0Ed_e2kWS/s758/shoofly-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1598" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOVFfSxxaIHwmpX6PbMcqz5UaDx-YAcf-0aK_TgO6gW1zWx6YLRYOzBIfR4CjGqPjmpsr0VCaKLD4aGWJvjyxe2Uqh1wiy3h9n_6-5aONCNBiE0x4Pxyj2XtGU26vQYGwNgodgmVr1jHqdx3-4yryjBSxAyPg4KBDW5KMj3QQILzQk3LPWjzbVspg/w352-h433/redbaskets2.jpeg" width="352" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">One more handle to sew on my little red baskets. Not sure if I'll stop at four - or make a few more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gwPscvXSjjGgF082ovfOo8L1b4D4S8T-oYY8t3Ua7XTLxtlFYk67jO-wTpABX_wkw6Bhvnq70TtwizDn35k7A-JRg_7qVUtASLK9rwvc_ZWevJg9nC7byTxQdX8lCaMbIN2bXa5xLcYGHYZmL2okpqMlo0GWm6pkh1EtDIUwmZBRBzAm_j2S7cAs/s1748/IMG_8534%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="1583" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gwPscvXSjjGgF082ovfOo8L1b4D4S8T-oYY8t3Ua7XTLxtlFYk67jO-wTpABX_wkw6Bhvnq70TtwizDn35k7A-JRg_7qVUtASLK9rwvc_ZWevJg9nC7byTxQdX8lCaMbIN2bXa5xLcYGHYZmL2okpqMlo0GWm6pkh1EtDIUwmZBRBzAm_j2S7cAs/w388-h428/IMG_8534%20(2).jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Have a good weekend - Take some time to sew a little something. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153120810861642199.post-87933359599866709492023-01-11T09:27:00.001-06:002023-01-11T09:27:25.301-06:00Small Quilt Sew Along 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">We're kicking off the 2023 Small Quilt Sew Along today, sewing little 3" x 3" Shoo-fly blocks to make a quilt of your choice. Directions for the block and suggestions for how to set them are in my Facebook group files. (I've also uploaded a file on <a href="https://countrylanequilts.com/" target="_blank">my website</a> under Shoo Fly Sew Along for those of you not on FB.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocIJ4vz5f9RE7mhS6c4MsdBO-8IiBmHU908dS2MKT3cox6ugE4nagysTb-Z42mx6QkBr9oRt4wKDIj0ey1WfQY09Nz5AoIpYFaqMx7y-95p0vj2r9MFt6cLnX9uubj3Ym_9OrEmu3idDntjPKD_ah4frreeckyCzDoUdXwCFIbO9W0gfBY1U5bJn/s1771/IMG_8496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1771" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocIJ4vz5f9RE7mhS6c4MsdBO-8IiBmHU908dS2MKT3cox6ugE4nagysTb-Z42mx6QkBr9oRt4wKDIj0ey1WfQY09Nz5AoIpYFaqMx7y-95p0vj2r9MFt6cLnX9uubj3Ym_9OrEmu3idDntjPKD_ah4frreeckyCzDoUdXwCFIbO9W0gfBY1U5bJn/w401-h384/IMG_8496.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've always loved little shoo-fly quilts and have made a few using slightly larger blocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVVY7nxKawOc4W78_ygH7C0rbWafxRr1zW6BOyio8uHyYH-bLwY2xlM1eSJp2dnkIoGGSD2N9fNxjEnM2Fv2Ht-VkpBWSoiD86rIlnlxn9OgBoHwEg_tsrn-OHAtffR9yCD1l0uFUuglr7_fqt9NT1LEF_f4bnuukjsZEA1V1rZ5jvYiJTrzIGnr-/s1200/1-shoofly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1200" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVVY7nxKawOc4W78_ygH7C0rbWafxRr1zW6BOyio8uHyYH-bLwY2xlM1eSJp2dnkIoGGSD2N9fNxjEnM2Fv2Ht-VkpBWSoiD86rIlnlxn9OgBoHwEg_tsrn-OHAtffR9yCD1l0uFUuglr7_fqt9NT1LEF_f4bnuukjsZEA1V1rZ5jvYiJTrzIGnr-/w397-h386/1-shoofly.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTj4JKFg7VF_jsPDugaqeXGyXks8Ca0tknHkIGCqoaSX_D-wfEBjHioJalb18gc3IL5cW_fsSYcFZozYBvHgkLfa6DfQZklOg-rEpMyNo_yniz2tu58nOamzHn7GW_MUxHdyt98wwHZrqavu0OljAyr4wvvI0Yn2ucfrHVcZNwhy_lWeDCKt3OFEM/s1200/1-oct%20021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1006" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTj4JKFg7VF_jsPDugaqeXGyXks8Ca0tknHkIGCqoaSX_D-wfEBjHioJalb18gc3IL5cW_fsSYcFZozYBvHgkLfa6DfQZklOg-rEpMyNo_yniz2tu58nOamzHn7GW_MUxHdyt98wwHZrqavu0OljAyr4wvvI0Yn2ucfrHVcZNwhy_lWeDCKt3OFEM/w365-h436/1-oct%20021.JPG" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have my book <i><b>The Civil War Sewing Circle</b></i> you may have made the pink and brown quilt. The red and blue one is from my first book, <i style="font-weight: bold;">American Doll Quilts. </i>Either would look cute with 3" blocks. They're such happy little blocks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After making 10 blocks last week I couldn't wait to set them. Yesterday, as I was finishing writing up the directions, I had to stop and make a quick little runner using three of the blocks. You have to admit - these are just too sweet, aren't they? I don't think you can stop at just one. <span style="text-align: left;">They're such happy little blocks!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1gGfVsGNYiketusdpLb8d1qIB4auHrMBoQ8_MOZ0YcH0ZO1f_P_8F6lKwHfppwveB32VISuHVI3R8yYl3AKvD6cCK2N2NG-WpopRNx652q-DO2bJldq2bQVCpDUyOaYKi5DzElTpxrmFjsL-8R6Aa6If0iM4wpUjnzumbfSzKO7QVgiB87xN7PpC/s1794/shoofly1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1750" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1gGfVsGNYiketusdpLb8d1qIB4auHrMBoQ8_MOZ0YcH0ZO1f_P_8F6lKwHfppwveB32VISuHVI3R8yYl3AKvD6cCK2N2NG-WpopRNx652q-DO2bJldq2bQVCpDUyOaYKi5DzElTpxrmFjsL-8R6Aa6If0iM4wpUjnzumbfSzKO7QVgiB87xN7PpC/w438-h450/shoofly1.jpeg" width="438" /></a></div><p>So, jump in, download the pattern, then make some blocks in your favorite colors and have a little bit of fun. Look through the examples I included in the file to decide how to set your blocks. </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm19qIYzVZWSIZMdhLAMK7IoCu1t8Pn9zQW5icw4DodEdyYOOAgOPYqB0VIoUX0jehGpUu2IYiXl-7cPhrkiEKJP-VvCqnqWLwOP8mkPvVmulTM_6DQQtAXP9uBumzH66JQx2cH9grGsZFvxQksXn2ov7f5i_mMQ1jCMxj01GOr16P98ID5YTMZRWW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="531" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm19qIYzVZWSIZMdhLAMK7IoCu1t8Pn9zQW5icw4DodEdyYOOAgOPYqB0VIoUX0jehGpUu2IYiXl-7cPhrkiEKJP-VvCqnqWLwOP8mkPvVmulTM_6DQQtAXP9uBumzH66JQx2cH9grGsZFvxQksXn2ov7f5i_mMQ1jCMxj01GOr16P98ID5YTMZRWW=w267-h322" width="267" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc6vrZZ8ZylI1BWF-r_rVbOJYSa2SQCLOfU9l8QxaMPaAieUkvNj9PcOSMtgQI_TyMW7zh3_BpIG5MMYFLGlMpYFZ3xHKbT0-0ofKmkv9xjkwm9PExKJzIiAIb4ErtLiuV5lwfOPBQtyo87S7GuxTfoq5xWdlF_f-XMqRRzGRqN2O-4TRvWWSTkYnR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="519" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc6vrZZ8ZylI1BWF-r_rVbOJYSa2SQCLOfU9l8QxaMPaAieUkvNj9PcOSMtgQI_TyMW7zh3_BpIG5MMYFLGlMpYFZ3xHKbT0-0ofKmkv9xjkwm9PExKJzIiAIb4ErtLiuV5lwfOPBQtyo87S7GuxTfoq5xWdlF_f-XMqRRzGRqN2O-4TRvWWSTkYnR=w270-h272" width="270" /></a> </p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some of you have asked me to do the sew along here or on Instagram, instead of Facebook. Sorry to disappoint but FB is the only place to conduct something like this where you can share files, interact and allow others to post photos of their progress and quilts. This is the only reason I do Facebook. I simple cannot do any of that on a blog. And you cannot upload files or post others' photos on Instagram. However, if you are on Instagram, feel free to post photos of your own shoo fly quilts using the hashtags <b>#kathleentracysmallquiltsewalong</b> or <b>#shooflysewalong. </b>I would love to see them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Also, beginning tomorrow, some in my group will be sewing along and making the Soldier's Cot quilt from my book <i><b>The Civil War Sewing Circle.</b></i> (See my previous blog post from last week.) If you'd like to join in and have the book, we'll be doing this ONLY in my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathleentracyquilts" target="_blank"> Facebook group</a> where members can ask questions and share photos. There's a pattern available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OhKathleen" target="_blank">Etsy shop.</a> for the version I recently made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW195GV4Nmhl-Guat-YLWrBxEwiS1xZm-LDYncjzlJY1Cti1fRqqOtD3ZIYHnrYJkVX0h3HEtNPRJV2D_UfVz2yUEfcZFPMfw42Jii2Dvqou81GtrAaxnI6848os_hmkg1o0YheYpbsGfVvXAyBwGjwOpbh91sCKXLmJqcfFZx7HKS4g3I9bY-4d-C/s3300/Soldier's%20Cot%20Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW195GV4Nmhl-Guat-YLWrBxEwiS1xZm-LDYncjzlJY1Cti1fRqqOtD3ZIYHnrYJkVX0h3HEtNPRJV2D_UfVz2yUEfcZFPMfw42Jii2Dvqou81GtrAaxnI6848os_hmkg1o0YheYpbsGfVvXAyBwGjwOpbh91sCKXLmJqcfFZx7HKS4g3I9bY-4d-C/w390-h505/Soldier's%20Cot%20Quilt.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have the book, you can purchase an e-book from Martingale. But only for a short time. Many of you may have heard that my publisher Martingale/That Patchwork Place is closing soon. This means that they will no longer be publishing or selling books. There will be a huge hole in the quilting industry and we will all miss the wonderful inspiration they provided us for so many years. If you don't have some of my books that are still in print you might want to purchase them while they are still available, and some of the others in e-book format. I still have copies available of <i><b>Schoolgirl Sampler, </b></i><i><b>Small & Scrappy</b></i> and <i><b>A Prairie Journey.</b></i> But once they're gone, they're gone. Even the e-books will no longer be available. Definitely the end of an era . . . . </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWAgKXkr8svxmx2VB5YSyYl9b3jx6zXuabMrCsMaWDi3dAXp5WM2_dCiLnHmPrJ_NCZUm6VVbPfAm2yQvq6zz_n8W_07xCVZeKDsWGG62SIcsLz0rZpii1GLeR4VW9KZ3UYP2fD1i8A2rDPDKqo5x0OZAiy0szJglHXOdvFepGKR6Mxou6SV9QCWB/s1572/IMG_8497.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1572" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWAgKXkr8svxmx2VB5YSyYl9b3jx6zXuabMrCsMaWDi3dAXp5WM2_dCiLnHmPrJ_NCZUm6VVbPfAm2yQvq6zz_n8W_07xCVZeKDsWGG62SIcsLz0rZpii1GLeR4VW9KZ3UYP2fD1i8A2rDPDKqo5x0OZAiy0szJglHXOdvFepGKR6Mxou6SV9QCWB/w379-h374/IMG_8497.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Enjoy your small sewing!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Kathleen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793289458143493332noreply@blogger.com0