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Please do not copy my work or take images or content from this site without giving me credit. Thank you!Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-38306844618623755132023-01-30T19:55:00.007-06:002023-01-30T20:11:39.784-06:00A Great Start and A Final 2022 Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2023 is off to a roaring start. I already have four finishes which also means four UFOs off the list. Yay me! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing I finished this year was this Churn Dash baby quilt. Sometimes, a simple, traditional block is the best choice for a sweet quilt.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3Kv0qV-lgT_TWeEXmaoH3RRvIoGq2Zoa4LtJcBA68Ej9rL2iKolTxvK-aeVrMqAOfadYv7GmHDJ7xQMRzwQEd2DVgZxoG-S-3f1kPJuG9eXfOw2HhumNP5dVrLoQ0kncGNSM2wtkioDhe6nWIoBVVGqX-n5ZwLL948kgoED-2gkd08owbWWnvw/s2016/IMG_4517.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3Kv0qV-lgT_TWeEXmaoH3RRvIoGq2Zoa4LtJcBA68Ej9rL2iKolTxvK-aeVrMqAOfadYv7GmHDJ7xQMRzwQEd2DVgZxoG-S-3f1kPJuG9eXfOw2HhumNP5dVrLoQ0kncGNSM2wtkioDhe6nWIoBVVGqX-n5ZwLL948kgoED-2gkd08owbWWnvw/s320/IMG_4517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These two quilts were started at a retreat last July, and I told you about them </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/some-scrappy-stuff-and-quilt-retreat.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">here.</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> They're going to a local group that makes quilts for St Jude Children's Research Hospital. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmG-thc4ym8qGW1NZhDEwK4I4nbwOdbqlr4FKuyq18P8JC-vnMgFYhLxHbAjrxltAXXzY_irt-XlVRA86uPqNASwY1gJoZy3evj1wbRzBFMdxo0oVTzJUlWBVZndZTEigM3qa4tUOK1NyhUpwng_9sBJjAFxDMWfGc9bf2FAzO2_GeK2MroJK-g/s1860/IMG_4514.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1860" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmG-thc4ym8qGW1NZhDEwK4I4nbwOdbqlr4FKuyq18P8JC-vnMgFYhLxHbAjrxltAXXzY_irt-XlVRA86uPqNASwY1gJoZy3evj1wbRzBFMdxo0oVTzJUlWBVZndZTEigM3qa4tUOK1NyhUpwng_9sBJjAFxDMWfGc9bf2FAzO2_GeK2MroJK-g/s320/IMG_4514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63ECRAfSs_8_6365CqXq_121rmsWECWSqMmjkLGkc5mcvaKp9cDho0bSJEKKxH5qWO7iuZXHQY6msA2WF4rjppVvwC7ngC5o24dQ08Cx2sGvvy_zqRr1ymOpaC4qdQoPCQDuCH2dfedM_ekh8VYiXJj4nwHkdag-tW049f_hCJ0gSFdtFi3cEkQ/s1919/IMG_4513.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1919" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63ECRAfSs_8_6365CqXq_121rmsWECWSqMmjkLGkc5mcvaKp9cDho0bSJEKKxH5qWO7iuZXHQY6msA2WF4rjppVvwC7ngC5o24dQ08Cx2sGvvy_zqRr1ymOpaC4qdQoPCQDuCH2dfedM_ekh8VYiXJj4nwHkdag-tW049f_hCJ0gSFdtFi3cEkQ/s320/IMG_4513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The very last of the orange Tom & Jerry fabric (read about that <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/tom-and-jerry-quilts.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/another-march-finish-and-stash-report.html" target="_blank">here</a>) was used up in this fun improv quilt. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LUwMuCXlGvcC9fpOsf1K-SQNH1emGLR1c0VfMu6vN5i6LGw6DweQ4s9B-weHKO_o9GkvskpKDgz_845uzE3IedI3AG9Th3ue7f7iTdeLpeTpJNH7EMpobJA8j_pIOsR9FKlK8if4YPKf41jJ5mLZHy7bjzHozPE2dkn_47C9leM40SxGZ5LvqQ/s320/IMG_4525.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UQoSKy85JUSI0ZOrv3h_sN1AdTlClEzKN5BjdcPEmdoXXDL1yPY3lghq2Ly8N_X6yPOJtRlWZ7nMRPGJEwHCAHabeJ3AIDIfuCc6kBoZ1qUqCujoO3KVIt99oRtkT4stm2YTDvZggO-rnTAyZyXMmAaUfDBrZaGkOu4USQMAZqxgmhtmVMHgCA/s2016/IMG_4526.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UQoSKy85JUSI0ZOrv3h_sN1AdTlClEzKN5BjdcPEmdoXXDL1yPY3lghq2Ly8N_X6yPOJtRlWZ7nMRPGJEwHCAHabeJ3AIDIfuCc6kBoZ1qUqCujoO3KVIt99oRtkT4stm2YTDvZggO-rnTAyZyXMmAaUfDBrZaGkOu4USQMAZqxgmhtmVMHgCA/s320/IMG_4526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I struggled with this one a little, because of all the curved piecing and making all the pieces fit together, but I'm really happy with the result. I call it "Tom and Jerry High Jinks". It's also a St. Jude donation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope I can keep up this pace all year. Wouldn't that be something!</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>DECEMBER 2022</u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><div><span>Fabric Added in December - 0 yards</span></div><div><span>Fabric Used in December - 4.4 yards</span></div><div><span>Total Fabric Used in December - 4.4 yards</span></div><div>Days I sewed in December - 30/31</div><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><u>TOTALS FOR</u></span><u> 2022</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><span>Total Fabric Added in 2022 - 86.7</span><span> </span>yards</div><div><span>Total Fabric Used in 2022 - 222.8 yards</span></div><div><span>NET FABRIC USED in 2022 - 136.1 yards</span></div><div>Days I sewed in 2022 - 354/365</div><div><span>PERCENTAGE OF DAYS SEWED in 2022 - 97%</span></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-57561290721637602342022-12-31T20:57:00.002-06:002023-01-01T09:08:35.585-06:002022 - A Very Quilty Year<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2022 has been a very quilty year! I met almost all my goals, .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsyPrk1K1paR01FmY4ZAl5L-r5X06Jg3bGwA8bIncGH-VekT49mLdPIaG_zzxR4fYiLqrHYlhxrZZvElcO2pCWH3GV_Wsoq89NxoW2ix4yFk_worCMSHpzgo4SMI2clTmJ2MB39kKDsyZkQkmx98zWnx4vBxkT5uTdG2hJ2ezzh9EzQEEm_ahkg/s1772/IMG_4361.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsyPrk1K1paR01FmY4ZAl5L-r5X06Jg3bGwA8bIncGH-VekT49mLdPIaG_zzxR4fYiLqrHYlhxrZZvElcO2pCWH3GV_Wsoq89NxoW2ix4yFk_worCMSHpzgo4SMI2clTmJ2MB39kKDsyZkQkmx98zWnx4vBxkT5uTdG2hJ2ezzh9EzQEEm_ahkg/s320/IMG_4361.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... finished nearly everything on my "Sew What" ("to do") list, .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nplgf0Ke5lnooq__g1ZXN1-l1pdiaSFlj0O1W2IcWsZWWu152yLRtoLEPO_k9C7Pc1cAqHONEIYHXGDUzokVDTbmKPksna_uiLxF3kYmeIHS-pD11QWQmiJJ9pmD9XLnTieB7TFe4KrpkREI81G8tPRhS2cy12lGEqz99lx5EgFkz6TOSI83yA/s2016/IMG_4360.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nplgf0Ke5lnooq__g1ZXN1-l1pdiaSFlj0O1W2IcWsZWWu152yLRtoLEPO_k9C7Pc1cAqHONEIYHXGDUzokVDTbmKPksna_uiLxF3kYmeIHS-pD11QWQmiJJ9pmD9XLnTieB7TFe4KrpkREI81G8tPRhS2cy12lGEqz99lx5EgFkz6TOSI83yA/s320/IMG_4360.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... had seventeen finishes for the year, and completed my 400th quilt.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXpNr5NxWg7LX3M3S9yiH8uDwUXTEHxArMMGGmjFj-DUtca5h38BQ131arj7TtFliuHbofpNJsFOuH1Gu_BqYMXj6QGS4zQdAUCzF_6qMBrHqF-ZER46ZjoH0yvqTOSekZ9cErYCYEsYrzPzJlUtBVu0agmYZVJLT6IbixaagHGw-5pv7TphgPQ/s2016/From%20Skitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXpNr5NxWg7LX3M3S9yiH8uDwUXTEHxArMMGGmjFj-DUtca5h38BQ131arj7TtFliuHbofpNJsFOuH1Gu_BqYMXj6QGS4zQdAUCzF_6qMBrHqF-ZER46ZjoH0yvqTOSekZ9cErYCYEsYrzPzJlUtBVu0agmYZVJLT6IbixaagHGw-5pv7TphgPQ/s320/From%20Skitch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I even made two Christmas gifts, which I haven't done in many, many (many!) years. (That may be the most impressive thing of all!)</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DVKOQRbGOQYfipL9jdF_2UgvUxEEUAkc6_ovA77tP5Tchva-LLC9_VR7C5wzaBLp1hnBVg30IU8IWKlISZUTw2hWZdnTqIhjfZNkoaHBg3c9RNOSTPR6yiiwj1MUK2cNNmGpAlTugBoJ0uoFj2JloZY4XqONqjPRUoHbUbyXCfzU1a1bnkhXPw/s2016/IMG_4242.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DVKOQRbGOQYfipL9jdF_2UgvUxEEUAkc6_ovA77tP5Tchva-LLC9_VR7C5wzaBLp1hnBVg30IU8IWKlISZUTw2hWZdnTqIhjfZNkoaHBg3c9RNOSTPR6yiiwj1MUK2cNNmGpAlTugBoJ0uoFj2JloZY4XqONqjPRUoHbUbyXCfzU1a1bnkhXPw/s320/IMG_4242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow I'll set new goals and update my UFO list. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy New Year, everyone. May all your quilty dreams come true!</span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-35681468413447436582022-12-29T19:10:00.004-06:002022-12-30T18:52:35.681-06:00Mike's "Goldleaf" Quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I should have titled this post "Throwback Thursday" because it's about a quilt I made last year and didn't blog about. I'd found a box of HSTs I wanted to do something with, so I put them up on the design wall and had a play day. You know I like those!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGEwMaU1cix38hUvsom9NH-aKmp4OG6PoQjKt8EJJHrf4fVmlfvtApeoMxKuJ-RuDxsZB1e1hew5tHBohsMu8iQt9o0NggF-jL1hqU7Yl-GxphNffXF3_e9WLiFQO9XpcnJjEKCYHXCsktMNW9eOZ-uAGhpQDFFAjzzZRWfeSmpXHVl0iogEDvw/s1280/IMG_9496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGEwMaU1cix38hUvsom9NH-aKmp4OG6PoQjKt8EJJHrf4fVmlfvtApeoMxKuJ-RuDxsZB1e1hew5tHBohsMu8iQt9o0NggF-jL1hqU7Yl-GxphNffXF3_e9WLiFQO9XpcnJjEKCYHXCsktMNW9eOZ-uAGhpQDFFAjzzZRWfeSmpXHVl0iogEDvw/s320/IMG_9496.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing I did was rearrange them into a more random looking design. Next I pulled out a length of fabric I had bought for something and then decided I didn't like it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcueh4NmRdqBnppIx3GoMD5FsgMV1nb9DZm-2oi41faPOZ2lwizYEOLYHBvjSPe9_IUAIXaiCPoDlduROAu66lYZeWN6z8R5dyyQZxkTMjy9_XdetyWj_C3KIfXaZKSv7xsWIxoDvqqu-wAlVgJLeHOvZ8VafJMm9ViMzHBqxYtus8GzvvlLBAdw/s1280/IMG_0009.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcueh4NmRdqBnppIx3GoMD5FsgMV1nb9DZm-2oi41faPOZ2lwizYEOLYHBvjSPe9_IUAIXaiCPoDlduROAu66lYZeWN6z8R5dyyQZxkTMjy9_XdetyWj_C3KIfXaZKSv7xsWIxoDvqqu-wAlVgJLeHOvZ8VafJMm9ViMzHBqxYtus8GzvvlLBAdw/s320/IMG_0009.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any fabric you don't like almost always looks better when you cut it up into smaller pieces. (That's your tip for today!) I cut out some squares and rectangles and worked them into my design then used the rest of it for borders. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH5OwGnbSnpB4qUSXI1WCikUDnNxuB02BUNM-bmOrtCAmrrUZyq7DadvdK5GX71YotRTXPzjyb2Wu-PPHFnYIkqVGl6SyOCMhxlYEHcrdGFFhEuFMXTQ6szcveBAoAGU6xP8CEss30w5rzCxM1U67KYoFiJppyyhYZVGtO-1vddV7HvVUIPFyJg/s1280/IMG_0121.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH5OwGnbSnpB4qUSXI1WCikUDnNxuB02BUNM-bmOrtCAmrrUZyq7DadvdK5GX71YotRTXPzjyb2Wu-PPHFnYIkqVGl6SyOCMhxlYEHcrdGFFhEuFMXTQ6szcveBAoAGU6xP8CEss30w5rzCxM1U67KYoFiJppyyhYZVGtO-1vddV7HvVUIPFyJg/s320/IMG_0121.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a difference!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8jpIbM-3TI9ar9cX0J0LTTj2_3Kml4-zpfpdP0wyUMA1RJ02F63sY4gRrnFQzuEA0qJhllA5p85jhC9FsgOzaJzRqwb8v6ajB2CnQVcfC54BWs7kGQC92O_gsiTskr_JS2Y5iYQcsIUe2U5W_XVXRXLQije6KI3YcRCPsuidClj0v5M-GcTczA/s1195/IMG_E0886.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8jpIbM-3TI9ar9cX0J0LTTj2_3Kml4-zpfpdP0wyUMA1RJ02F63sY4gRrnFQzuEA0qJhllA5p85jhC9FsgOzaJzRqwb8v6ajB2CnQVcfC54BWs7kGQC92O_gsiTskr_JS2Y5iYQcsIUe2U5W_XVXRXLQije6KI3YcRCPsuidClj0v5M-GcTczA/s320/IMG_E0886.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9w1vKN_oydrxdkHXc9UqTqfjEMhAj9dXN5Yr4IAtda-seNLl74nGST0I-86yYk1UuE6jzFC0uOrm0IzKYlJoU1TXqCxpKNNpph-09EjnAyEV1sgqqZ-A_kjRvkIG9hbopYNla9cV9aMTQs82r8Fqhnon2MD9qHlpvPk7qcg11k02Gx_QmhYuag/s1280/IMG_0890.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9w1vKN_oydrxdkHXc9UqTqfjEMhAj9dXN5Yr4IAtda-seNLl74nGST0I-86yYk1UuE6jzFC0uOrm0IzKYlJoU1TXqCxpKNNpph-09EjnAyEV1sgqqZ-A_kjRvkIG9hbopYNla9cV9aMTQs82r8Fqhnon2MD9qHlpvPk7qcg11k02Gx_QmhYuag/s320/IMG_0890.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>This was gifted to another family member, my brother-in-law Mike this time. I'm making a list and checking things off. Have you noticed?</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/12/scraphappy-saturday-christmas-eve.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-55598170111296654452022-12-16T14:36:00.003-06:002022-12-17T06:43:32.799-06:00Niece and Nephew Quilts are Finished and A Recap<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been sharing with you the quilts I've been making for my nieces and nephews, the ones who have not received one in a while. I overlooked three of them so thought I'd get caught up on that and do a recap.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ones I've already posted about are <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/t-shirt-quilt-rest-of-story.html" target="_blank">Josh</a>,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ashleys-wedding-quilt.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Ashley</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/two-quilts-for-price-of-one.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Laura</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-finish-some-donation-projects-and.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Nikki</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-dent-another-finish.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Travis</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/paige-and-pauls-wedding-quilt.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Paige</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/marapr-goals-finally-met.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Natalie</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-wedding-quilt-for-emily-and-chris.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Emily</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/12/an-all-stacked-up-finish-and-stash.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Carrie</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Karlie" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Karlie</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/search?q=kourtnie" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Kourtnie</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, and </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/search?q=kacie" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Kacie</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">'s. (Each name has a link attached in case you'd like to see them.) All of them were made since 2018. Thank goodness, I have a fantastic quilter (Shirley Jackson) I can depend on!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason is the one nephew who had <i>never</i> received a quilt from me. When he was born (and I'm embarrassed to tell you how old he is, so I won't) I was crocheting afghans for new babies. I also crocheted a large afghan for him when he was first married. (Oops, that hints at how old he is. Don't pay any attention to that.) Anyway, it was definitely his turn! I named his quilt "Long Time Coming".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0-LgTV2WgZU0oyaBefHV1dc2W6jNmKBzoiaMfCuGwc4grA4xmo3eduCwozA7yx9JPHRSAlYSztS36ADRcfxwe60uLniptmQGECrOTk5kVgeKgxLEtu_L_JjjNDvbjP2Of0JlIrpE1k7b0vhC4lnUuog2CG-4T5J54Hz-EYexi9INgsN1ysRq9Q/s640/jasonquilt9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0-LgTV2WgZU0oyaBefHV1dc2W6jNmKBzoiaMfCuGwc4grA4xmo3eduCwozA7yx9JPHRSAlYSztS36ADRcfxwe60uLniptmQGECrOTk5kVgeKgxLEtu_L_JjjNDvbjP2Of0JlIrpE1k7b0vhC4lnUuog2CG-4T5J54Hz-EYexi9INgsN1ysRq9Q/s320/jasonquilt9.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For Tim I tore into my box of batik strips (again!) and made a variation of the Jelly Roll Race Quilt, using different size strips and pieces </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(instead of WOF strips)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and sewing some diagonal seams instead of straight. It wasn't nearly big enough to suit me, plus I wanted to change it up, so I added strips around it going in the opposite direction. It ended up plenty big enough, and I ended up with another happy nephew. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ggyrIB8mFaQzUi66cd6FlAYPkDuoC6hhGmiJ2GmuXoQj9Ta9XpM_YYAlsL6Ick_U4QmquOs7_flam2RlYT4s3gxzwIFuboCi9dTT0Tj6ODbmhNS392PR5M8YeVJHgbqRGEsyM83_N-dDl7z0vDS4xIJjtGC3sPs31DRsGgUVVzu8acbBc6b4uQ/s2982/TimmyQuilt.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="2469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ggyrIB8mFaQzUi66cd6FlAYPkDuoC6hhGmiJ2GmuXoQj9Ta9XpM_YYAlsL6Ick_U4QmquOs7_flam2RlYT4s3gxzwIFuboCi9dTT0Tj6ODbmhNS392PR5M8YeVJHgbqRGEsyM83_N-dDl7z0vDS4xIJjtGC3sPs31DRsGgUVVzu8acbBc6b4uQ/s320/TimmyQuilt.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tina's quilt was Amy Walsh's "Zen" pattern. Yes. I used batiks. I've used this pattern before, but this time I sewed some of it in a hotel in Seattle. I've set up a little sewing area in many a hotel. An important thing to pack for that is my Ott sewing light. You know how bad hotel lighting is.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCNmDN8dMZ9OiR-EQ5XPK0jIX1XdxqjLzdIBYPQZandaVxz1uEq8OY9iMSBtzRSkEvrLnxQb8YVkcRR477-blyYywK_yUEY9PzvHZJBT2mIM88mwfT_N04YSdWJGXdw6A4EP1gWlzegOVmyKg5BkXX6ylbrx6TOaxFIGe-k_KCu6T95KhtKwk0A/s4032/TinaQuilt.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCNmDN8dMZ9OiR-EQ5XPK0jIX1XdxqjLzdIBYPQZandaVxz1uEq8OY9iMSBtzRSkEvrLnxQb8YVkcRR477-blyYywK_yUEY9PzvHZJBT2mIM88mwfT_N04YSdWJGXdw6A4EP1gWlzegOVmyKg5BkXX6ylbrx6TOaxFIGe-k_KCu6T95KhtKwk0A/s320/TinaQuilt.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You may remember that, in 2018, I went a little crazy cutting up my batiks into 2.5" strips. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAviHZvyzshvHL0LrDJocPlSyq469B4YY7foBCpD6xPlthxDQoiaHvsx4qYZequsMjRvpFPqrFHtZQKC1myAYzvRkJad8ZsLXdkr8L4K7eD2FIzzOaaje9U3DR1vIV7ZOCJ1_eJEnRJfCBagdLGKETOduHhF0gEurWMJodk4CeIB1g9v4Ajj8ug/s1600/batiks.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAviHZvyzshvHL0LrDJocPlSyq469B4YY7foBCpD6xPlthxDQoiaHvsx4qYZequsMjRvpFPqrFHtZQKC1myAYzvRkJad8ZsLXdkr8L4K7eD2FIzzOaaje9U3DR1vIV7ZOCJ1_eJEnRJfCBagdLGKETOduHhF0gEurWMJodk4CeIB1g9v4Ajj8ug/s320/batiks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, that box looks like this .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKAK3ruSXvLps-m5ekCzgupGkyzCJoT7EfJ2UJ8dd3338clmIFMIs2EQP-INgf9x_azKG00ChX94VCZ2tQnY1anUZSoBhRtN1bzE-BMQcGlcmyqegsbZm_scOvtLK1THMRr1NPeBthyl9CjmFZ6B4vkO7I84F2fX-I2Vzx84OSg4FsQuJ8H1UmA/s2016/IMG_4231.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKAK3ruSXvLps-m5ekCzgupGkyzCJoT7EfJ2UJ8dd3338clmIFMIs2EQP-INgf9x_azKG00ChX94VCZ2tQnY1anUZSoBhRtN1bzE-BMQcGlcmyqegsbZm_scOvtLK1THMRr1NPeBthyl9CjmFZ6B4vkO7I84F2fX-I2Vzx84OSg4FsQuJ8H1UmA/s320/IMG_4231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hooray!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now all the nieces and nephews have new quilts. (Another Hooray!) Should I start on the great-nieces and nephews? Well, I do have all those scrappy squares I cut up a few years ago.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2022/12/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-little-joy.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Quilter</a>, and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/12/scraphappy-saturday-thank-you-next.html" target="_blank">Super Scrappy</a>.</span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-20315413570416417152022-12-07T20:05:00.004-06:002022-12-08T13:18:57.724-06:00A Baby Quilts Catch-Up<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since I took a break from blogging during the Pandemic, I missed sharing some of my finishes with you, so I decided to have a little Baby Quilts Show and Tell.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 2018 I started making a few baby quilts to put back for the great-grands, and only got two finished. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbrnesEI69wGc3UXCRGexZYc9Rr70eLF1j3ZyoM7Cg3c7Y3Q30MDDCdrILxNhTbUNtz6TPwXrmWqv3E5u8tXd1zDmC5QU3a4HgIRDatp7FgyKJeL21lMxuX2SDfsCIqatnE7syWkO_2ZqSgddIe-Erc3h8FqwFMaTht_wbHpmEaHTwg78WAkr1w/s1402/IMG_2350.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1402" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbrnesEI69wGc3UXCRGexZYc9Rr70eLF1j3ZyoM7Cg3c7Y3Q30MDDCdrILxNhTbUNtz6TPwXrmWqv3E5u8tXd1zDmC5QU3a4HgIRDatp7FgyKJeL21lMxuX2SDfsCIqatnE7syWkO_2ZqSgddIe-Erc3h8FqwFMaTht_wbHpmEaHTwg78WAkr1w/w200-h173/IMG_2350.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CN_N9GjQEPiBI-E8LmYShbaVq5gGv6JMCb19CwJ9lUdjxDGu2J0RC5Xthtl4il95TVatmteIcd_IpFAy7ZsuGWoeEmsLOVJe0JZycmuWKktHAirLBZUQ4XDXNZuz6vtefotGB1xrCZH40ZnzcvxQ-srqEfiLgBco_OB-9WP7IXErmX_utruyJg/s1600/IMG_4814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1600" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CN_N9GjQEPiBI-E8LmYShbaVq5gGv6JMCb19CwJ9lUdjxDGu2J0RC5Xthtl4il95TVatmteIcd_IpFAy7ZsuGWoeEmsLOVJe0JZycmuWKktHAirLBZUQ4XDXNZuz6vtefotGB1xrCZH40ZnzcvxQ-srqEfiLgBco_OB-9WP7IXErmX_utruyJg/w200-h152/IMG_4814.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can read about them </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/6-6-report-for-february.html" style="font-family: verdana;">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and </span><a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/another-great-grand-finish.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 2019 I finished three more to put back. I used a Zen Chic charm pack for this one and had a little fun with the border.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTkKSsrZ9YU12ggaS50sztkf7_OVjaeEYBW1LV8bF8uy3P1abMOFS8j4LoKbJC2vVWWYDcryDnzeZAPqIblOkJjqa32ctOaLZmqiyT3b67vzpbtwAgT_XAL6kPYDJK27iwGC29OEPlM8tu2w13bNYllw1-fX3kWKpXQHGYkO7K2DRZHyhgFvIqg/s1280/baby2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTkKSsrZ9YU12ggaS50sztkf7_OVjaeEYBW1LV8bF8uy3P1abMOFS8j4LoKbJC2vVWWYDcryDnzeZAPqIblOkJjqa32ctOaLZmqiyT3b67vzpbtwAgT_XAL6kPYDJK27iwGC29OEPlM8tu2w13bNYllw1-fX3kWKpXQHGYkO7K2DRZHyhgFvIqg/s320/baby2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These two were made from a Hushabye Hollow layer cake from Moda.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3USpApOJkzb8wpkvb9LSEXp8hSFuBmCyhFuEoTcpfKYOT_B7cJw2wmYbAEKR8c9N7PbBL0xKuvwomlseTyUeKH0MoSLSu4RgLnILLTGtDLtnPEhjey-dljU7n0bIm3QZW_wvp5hMzEhiWMut-FwI0R9KAh9Vb_wUVuyq8d7tJFwLUCcOt28lP0A/s1026/baby3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3USpApOJkzb8wpkvb9LSEXp8hSFuBmCyhFuEoTcpfKYOT_B7cJw2wmYbAEKR8c9N7PbBL0xKuvwomlseTyUeKH0MoSLSu4RgLnILLTGtDLtnPEhjey-dljU7n0bIm3QZW_wvp5hMzEhiWMut-FwI0R9KAh9Vb_wUVuyq8d7tJFwLUCcOt28lP0A/s1026/baby3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3USpApOJkzb8wpkvb9LSEXp8hSFuBmCyhFuEoTcpfKYOT_B7cJw2wmYbAEKR8c9N7PbBL0xKuvwomlseTyUeKH0MoSLSu4RgLnILLTGtDLtnPEhjey-dljU7n0bIm3QZW_wvp5hMzEhiWMut-FwI0R9KAh9Vb_wUVuyq8d7tJFwLUCcOt28lP0A/s320/baby3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXyaGjomo2ATAet7Y8DwY234_X1h5aZJ1-enBWagzOFEb9ptAFFe04zmCEOZj02IpmxTvwjghekjDf2tRwlkJg1G7RFsMAAf8-5hoeyc-JLaEMgT1bcV-V_mTiUvzviEP9lp7l68cXF-UzTc1j_yb0fkXYlP7-V4uqcFeptLNHoY9lpb14glpXQ/s1000/baby4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1000" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXyaGjomo2ATAet7Y8DwY234_X1h5aZJ1-enBWagzOFEb9ptAFFe04zmCEOZj02IpmxTvwjghekjDf2tRwlkJg1G7RFsMAAf8-5hoeyc-JLaEMgT1bcV-V_mTiUvzviEP9lp7l68cXF-UzTc1j_yb0fkXYlP7-V4uqcFeptLNHoY9lpb14glpXQ/s320/baby4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last year I had two new great-nephews to make quilts for. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For Karsyn, I chose a simple windmill type block and used a cute print from my stash and a coordinating batik.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU_NzgbipC25sH7fF-aUebMS9FQUhmth6VNycPMPSZavXKUILQ6__U-2eya0gkbWhPlPtzVEH1A8fWUfTfLWUwhJUOFMQoG7KQi-7VjaQR2dlSL45Z1t0t2lRZE4Y_MFsu4T07KyrMB5lmiq2_L4tmv7aRFIOafN4kLMD2f3HWBjE-WE9GrIMEw/s1280/IMG_E9903.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU_NzgbipC25sH7fF-aUebMS9FQUhmth6VNycPMPSZavXKUILQ6__U-2eya0gkbWhPlPtzVEH1A8fWUfTfLWUwhJUOFMQoG7KQi-7VjaQR2dlSL45Z1t0t2lRZE4Y_MFsu4T07KyrMB5lmiq2_L4tmv7aRFIOafN4kLMD2f3HWBjE-WE9GrIMEw/s320/IMG_E9903.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrYHM3c9iA380NhdV4hv5V16SGkmv9KBGRKFrOPEUPpr5iKTRL3Dq136rhAbDTNPHyVuiPV756HX88fKt1f2RPMmH5xMLHCiEf83Uz2WdLsTQ-0mza5zlWGyzPS-LUCoIuNygNgKDvkLMan1M5RXhu5B5g5L7064-7-A5QQILNq2NuQXUjPNUdA/s1280/baby1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrYHM3c9iA380NhdV4hv5V16SGkmv9KBGRKFrOPEUPpr5iKTRL3Dq136rhAbDTNPHyVuiPV756HX88fKt1f2RPMmH5xMLHCiEf83Uz2WdLsTQ-0mza5zlWGyzPS-LUCoIuNygNgKDvkLMan1M5RXhu5B5g5L7064-7-A5QQILNq2NuQXUjPNUdA/s320/baby1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used another print from my stash along with some brights to make this one for Dayshon. It's the "Grand Stand" pattern by Kari Nichols. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love the little Lego construction workers! </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/AVvXsEiSUcCQpP6GtI3CCu7n8jyTo5wXGp-jhlwjjnX30FDrsGt8K981vVxJDa4W7NY0wQmZkBNEu7DougELPr6Q0UnVWpUlMnWexsafwfxUWWzZl7qgXMfjq_4KOWWPTwTl0fg26Lhz3x5q9Rl4kCZmruYIrL76Hb4JE4-JXUAjewckNmIPWU2mN_5ctg/s1180/baby5.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1180" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUcCQpP6GtI3CCu7n8jyTo5wXGp-jhlwjjnX30FDrsGt8K981vVxJDa4W7NY0wQmZkBNEu7DougELPr6Q0UnVWpUlMnWexsafwfxUWWzZl7qgXMfjq_4KOWWPTwTl0fg26Lhz3x5q9Rl4kCZmruYIrL76Hb4JE4-JXUAjewckNmIPWU2mN_5ctg/s320/baby5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBszSRI0sY8Tca7O6ZqnyP8u8OVZEZpIZFNC7gUlpvcMpZCJAOpBM4yrGuphdNlA4zriNnSzcGZq5ccjFGHMiZxsViaD63Ku6a4mLpKFYp0BRRCzMgWDnKpP-CbYGcS3wUMUqS16DmHyBtgou1oeJupFZzFS7DZ3OOw9k269GoTYr-S2e-S7gx4Q/s1280/IMG_E1345.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBszSRI0sY8Tca7O6ZqnyP8u8OVZEZpIZFNC7gUlpvcMpZCJAOpBM4yrGuphdNlA4zriNnSzcGZq5ccjFGHMiZxsViaD63Ku6a4mLpKFYp0BRRCzMgWDnKpP-CbYGcS3wUMUqS16DmHyBtgou1oeJupFZzFS7DZ3OOw9k269GoTYr-S2e-S7gx4Q/s320/IMG_E1345.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Earlier this year I made my first quilt for a great-great-nephew! His name is Everett. I used a panel for this one because the theme for his nursery is "I Love You to the Moon and Back", and when I saw this panel at my Local Quilt Shop I knew I had to use it. Then I played with border ideas until I came up with this .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-LR5AMcoeKfrTFAdBh0haSzjZ7AG-WNgqOWFxZ9Ps025AOULTxD9M_eSgJh2jE3Sk27C3tj0ADKnyh7GNR6L1-NwN5jaz9CMbxPXhTiorVZ7SR-L1zfvCVl6XrzghEGLG_dFOS44vFbwJUS_qxjQmz9vhwwtoQG9slPjDel_cIjrvlZ24dmp0Q/s1030/IMG_E2766.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-LR5AMcoeKfrTFAdBh0haSzjZ7AG-WNgqOWFxZ9Ps025AOULTxD9M_eSgJh2jE3Sk27C3tj0ADKnyh7GNR6L1-NwN5jaz9CMbxPXhTiorVZ7SR-L1zfvCVl6XrzghEGLG_dFOS44vFbwJUS_qxjQmz9vhwwtoQG9slPjDel_cIjrvlZ24dmp0Q/s320/IMG_E2766.jpeg" width="298" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmxAsHGN59Zxm-rMHFiG7EyYfNupybMKEE5s_dBMfObyTwVx34L8aWVMAm8NAb_BYiAw29UJ32C0xAFzsKSJuLFW_VVPQr88tPqYnFGMqnVwljRPuaDnKc-4JSb47G7FNd5jyZ0f3C6TTVimQiNzaex7ULZBQLH29eZddIfPHzv766KJqyT_EUg/s1280/IMG_2768.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmxAsHGN59Zxm-rMHFiG7EyYfNupybMKEE5s_dBMfObyTwVx34L8aWVMAm8NAb_BYiAw29UJ32C0xAFzsKSJuLFW_VVPQr88tPqYnFGMqnVwljRPuaDnKc-4JSb47G7FNd5jyZ0f3C6TTVimQiNzaex7ULZBQLH29eZddIfPHzv766KJqyT_EUg/s320/IMG_2768.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">.....and I love it. There's nothing like loving the quilt you finish and then gifting it to someone you love. I smile just thinking about it.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-11867619431402978552022-12-05T10:35:00.005-06:002022-12-05T10:42:40.936-06:00December's One Monthly Goal<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In January I started the Block of the Month hosted by Sherri McConnell at <a href="https://www.aquiltinglife.com/" target="_blank">A Quilting Life</a>. My friend, Denise, is always finding projects to talk me into, and I usually go along with her. I'm always glad, though, so that must be a good thing. The last BOM I made with her, went to my SIL, Jan, and she loved it. I did, too! (You can read about it <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-quilting-life-block-of-month-jans.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This time I decided to go with Christmas fabrics. I started with these -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRzoZp4cTIM2q2VL8akeQQiSKHWhET3DixEMWUbCBDbzliEfW2Nd2sIWJvGrfzVoZesY7Y5FhDPrOXNcGQBJNZHITTmticpVZAfg9aWy_ofa3WMcQaQyAIplLeQuBDMs5I0FwT3IHlgzltHXTgsk4UNrXITMwLzgyr3Ow0RdKU768YFun-a28bw/s1946/IMG_1932.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1946" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRzoZp4cTIM2q2VL8akeQQiSKHWhET3DixEMWUbCBDbzliEfW2Nd2sIWJvGrfzVoZesY7Y5FhDPrOXNcGQBJNZHITTmticpVZAfg9aWy_ofa3WMcQaQyAIplLeQuBDMs5I0FwT3IHlgzltHXTgsk4UNrXITMwLzgyr3Ow0RdKU768YFun-a28bw/s320/IMG_1932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">None of the rest of the prints I used were really very "Christmassy". Maybe you would call them more "classic". If you're really a fan of Christmas you might even call them "boring". </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSOxdTJ0w9c96EumcRwhxYyoo617nqpvNI3TFZtcSxddZtDkil0ejAmBhzR6gGi2JHNy_DWcgi84rLLhu8q8BxMxhnTJonoUMs7hqdNE0yoEjBiZcSGxQ0hC_yGdDX3-BoFt0SM-BTiqmtsOrBYTnRxzdtsbVRqIJGpqm7feJb017Emk-2Kg_sw/s1770/IMG_1942.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1770" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSOxdTJ0w9c96EumcRwhxYyoo617nqpvNI3TFZtcSxddZtDkil0ejAmBhzR6gGi2JHNy_DWcgi84rLLhu8q8BxMxhnTJonoUMs7hqdNE0yoEjBiZcSGxQ0hC_yGdDX3-BoFt0SM-BTiqmtsOrBYTnRxzdtsbVRqIJGpqm7feJb017Emk-2Kg_sw/s320/IMG_1942.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mynLmKkMhu1WGwlK4wpTQi-Wic15bWQzP1X5ZSqUoI7leGsKhsTKaJwPQ2GvXaXtB-6if1EgMjmbaVISewWcK9WZ0M1Hb22uqPhSG21e8n_MwW-nPd-tc9PCeRohgL6cWE5k9ApARyt-SGbLcA4mEKT6fR9S___AeB9xgLpl-RRqlNBm5qy8uQ/s1554/IMG_3402.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1419" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mynLmKkMhu1WGwlK4wpTQi-Wic15bWQzP1X5ZSqUoI7leGsKhsTKaJwPQ2GvXaXtB-6if1EgMjmbaVISewWcK9WZ0M1Hb22uqPhSG21e8n_MwW-nPd-tc9PCeRohgL6cWE5k9ApARyt-SGbLcA4mEKT6fR9S___AeB9xgLpl-RRqlNBm5qy8uQ/s320/IMG_3402.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hwriRfyBORyc2lIONbNd2uAmaAU6_nK9cvKKXQIHrr4d0Wq3QSxEq6ewcL7YfiMUIwXwufqIyw3ZwH1OetQCM15anDEN3BqshoSy-9GFe5R5dzn0KHV_ForxZMpyFrV-OmF-U0hTnw0krQD2-9J-1_dqrGsJfpDx5JMOfjsLEK2zb4_i_e5E4w/s1602/IMG_2730.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hwriRfyBORyc2lIONbNd2uAmaAU6_nK9cvKKXQIHrr4d0Wq3QSxEq6ewcL7YfiMUIwXwufqIyw3ZwH1OetQCM15anDEN3BqshoSy-9GFe5R5dzn0KHV_ForxZMpyFrV-OmF-U0hTnw0krQD2-9J-1_dqrGsJfpDx5JMOfjsLEK2zb4_i_e5E4w/s320/IMG_2730.jpg" width="282" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The blocks have a consistent fabric for the churn dash, the background, and the sashing. AND, as you can see, there are a lot of HSTs. No comment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My goal for December is to get the blocks into a top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1l7JbY8VMryTnPwNH34qvFeXwrwwHtOTupB8nbGX8dME5Sl14qMQd-LNDffQUICgDWTQjtxBE6NMkeqPQVsNBbOwFAmfkzkPgGZMlTz1toBOk-kQ8VGvA3p_p11IWKlmJJ2Es6OaIeW3CH1d2cXsFDf5yljxKeisJi4VtlWBcYFBJdwMuCcaljw/s1948/IMG_4177.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1948" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1l7JbY8VMryTnPwNH34qvFeXwrwwHtOTupB8nbGX8dME5Sl14qMQd-LNDffQUICgDWTQjtxBE6NMkeqPQVsNBbOwFAmfkzkPgGZMlTz1toBOk-kQ8VGvA3p_p11IWKlmJJ2Es6OaIeW3CH1d2cXsFDf5yljxKeisJi4VtlWBcYFBJdwMuCcaljw/s320/IMG_4177.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I may have to convince people it really is a Christmas quilt, since it's not red and green, but that's fine with me; I like it better that way. (Guess who the grinch is around here?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/12/December22OMG.html">One Monthly Goal</a></span></div><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-38502839636697101452022-12-02T22:22:00.005-06:002022-12-03T21:21:04.926-06:00An "All Stacked Up" Finish and a Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In September when I first shared about the "All Stacked Up" quilt I was working on for my niece (you can read about it <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/09/progress-reports-aidans-quilt-and-all.html" target="_blank">here</a>) I really hoped I'd finish it and gift it before the end of the year. And I have! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ1fy6XGHRRJT-5QRwob-6xxT0xTGeHEmWjv_SReCs21WG4lS6o6hYoCroLBTmJ-osK25QfQi_yulV_HvID26hjnJaC6qIOXqlvLe4K9uApNAeEu70G8cWlSETp1NeTxtcvqN3fLMFrcZB5gSX1Kq_UkxPWd0hcPV8jq3KOLxVlj76QBywoFkfg/s1441/IMG_4051.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ1fy6XGHRRJT-5QRwob-6xxT0xTGeHEmWjv_SReCs21WG4lS6o6hYoCroLBTmJ-osK25QfQi_yulV_HvID26hjnJaC6qIOXqlvLe4K9uApNAeEu70G8cWlSETp1NeTxtcvqN3fLMFrcZB5gSX1Kq_UkxPWd0hcPV8jq3KOLxVlj76QBywoFkfg/s320/IMG_4051.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbQkHAVmjtKARDioA3K9ZuDAFWijNhnXOo3q6rH3id5yQU9UHCCHCINLH7pjJepOBfZEV850oyduTo0JFHoGlDoCbVkCjX2Cu-qRH0YKROl_HQ9__OXpGRYLsDJxKEt3_OfzW1Sf9f5EvjeYVJZ01ioSJt43V01BiodvM0FQXhNcUPcpMRNIpsg/s2016/IMG_4056.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbQkHAVmjtKARDioA3K9ZuDAFWijNhnXOo3q6rH3id5yQU9UHCCHCINLH7pjJepOBfZEV850oyduTo0JFHoGlDoCbVkCjX2Cu-qRH0YKROl_HQ9__OXpGRYLsDJxKEt3_OfzW1Sf9f5EvjeYVJZ01ioSJt43V01BiodvM0FQXhNcUPcpMRNIpsg/s320/IMG_4056.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyD0Rlxl5xx1GIWmlz3RvIWsyFKgIi2mQw8ecU0SwPJEDEdVEmCeiXg3ox0aTcx3RzuLY9QS2asRdbRdKCQHjA7dWsAjDpVl5ftOOOlxMDQxz_3R9tnzNpxM7vgsnEjX_AlmMrIrNz5o1MbK55M_IZJ3Ioaf5EIOA-yf5sEG0TyNMtF5VoMcUVQ/s2016/IMG_4058.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyD0Rlxl5xx1GIWmlz3RvIWsyFKgIi2mQw8ecU0SwPJEDEdVEmCeiXg3ox0aTcx3RzuLY9QS2asRdbRdKCQHjA7dWsAjDpVl5ftOOOlxMDQxz_3R9tnzNpxM7vgsnEjX_AlmMrIrNz5o1MbK55M_IZJ3Ioaf5EIOA-yf5sEG0TyNMtF5VoMcUVQ/s320/IMG_4058.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shirley Jackson, once again, did a beautiful job quilting it for me. She used the Juliette panto from One Song Needle Arts. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCY8pk4ZL9krwaotdoY2pquXr4d7r7fmS4KHoCF8eedhzo5epl6JMkrp5Ck9ZPEeVysOFkFIaVnKCaT4og54Ww8QEqCAevAKTaU9Un2iKfZrveUtTkUvv2QKxTMFacHfuhb6wo6IWHH04c0Y7VXukVwXKcffQS8XhOY9i3Qj1zLkOVEOHCGx8AQ/s2016/IMG_4059.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCY8pk4ZL9krwaotdoY2pquXr4d7r7fmS4KHoCF8eedhzo5epl6JMkrp5Ck9ZPEeVysOFkFIaVnKCaT4og54Ww8QEqCAevAKTaU9Un2iKfZrveUtTkUvv2QKxTMFacHfuhb6wo6IWHH04c0Y7VXukVwXKcffQS8XhOY9i3Qj1zLkOVEOHCGx8AQ/s320/IMG_4059.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So another loved niece ..... </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6lgVt4qyya5OsKQDB5AMkmmXIg2oPKG_qn5VdVpwE5D0a6XZqbfKeL4onAQKGVjl2pUn-9AGRLZr29_CCpwimkh5_aGXP_3WuFK1WDGEFsFXVH6jJZHOQXayrTJC-7cGLntJJV595pU8jXPm0uYzF_U4-zt3AD2t5GwFfHia7WPABNI801jGYA/s1500/IMG_4169.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6lgVt4qyya5OsKQDB5AMkmmXIg2oPKG_qn5VdVpwE5D0a6XZqbfKeL4onAQKGVjl2pUn-9AGRLZr29_CCpwimkh5_aGXP_3WuFK1WDGEFsFXVH6jJZHOQXayrTJC-7cGLntJJV595pU8jXPm0uYzF_U4-zt3AD2t5GwFfHia7WPABNI801jGYA/s320/IMG_4169.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... has her quilt from Aunt Sandy. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doesn't it look perfect on her new green sofa?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4xDiepoZP7S0WaJ7UlqvDdRlPwJuILJTi62wBTZRA67Zi7E3f40JyORNtXjFUuXXmNBsFFs2D1AkFUK1l7444AaWcI-DM5LazUYFUgk0GdKTfzr7I74R8zedtIkMgU3_VzcNdWzu4_5zx1w4f58CoZ4RMeOU2CKimHRqJupulfgB9LsKwc-x2w/s1014/IMG_4170%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1014" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4xDiepoZP7S0WaJ7UlqvDdRlPwJuILJTi62wBTZRA67Zi7E3f40JyORNtXjFUuXXmNBsFFs2D1AkFUK1l7444AaWcI-DM5LazUYFUgk0GdKTfzr7I74R8zedtIkMgU3_VzcNdWzu4_5zx1w4f58CoZ4RMeOU2CKimHRqJupulfgB9LsKwc-x2w/s320/IMG_4170%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And now every single niece and nephew has received a new quilt at some point during the last five years, most within the last three! I know I've missed posting about several, so I'll catch up with a show and tell soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>NOVEMBER</u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added in November - 9 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used in November - 22.8 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added Year to Date - 86.7 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used Year to Date - 218.4 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Used in 2022 - 131.7 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed in November </span><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span style="font-size: large;">30/30</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed this year - 324/334</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Percentage - 97%</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/12/scraphappy-satuday-mad-dash-to-finish.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a> and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2022/12/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-three-for-three.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></span></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-8446375069296174122022-11-25T19:19:00.002-06:002022-12-02T22:39:50.843-06:00A Big Finish - Aidan's Quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A month ago Aidan's quilt was a top, and now it's a finish. A big finish! 81" by 98" to be exact. It should work okay for a few more years until he's done growing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was "fun" (you know what I mean!) man-handling that thing to machine stitch the binding on .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpH5_j9j5ZAWl9DEB1QbMmNNBj05Sln87Hb0Xj0UddA5PKE6YnKXWhs_z9k_-Eh1CXodhDO5sGhkI6xfhmRcRJsDwOzjtJff1sSDgKd7W4KEd4kRAtiyPjBnexh9Mik0m2sR5TIdyzFYfCBna8AZSRCNkEXEpnfmNDsQy-KB-mqkZLqVdPzA61w/s2016/IMG_3969.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpH5_j9j5ZAWl9DEB1QbMmNNBj05Sln87Hb0Xj0UddA5PKE6YnKXWhs_z9k_-Eh1CXodhDO5sGhkI6xfhmRcRJsDwOzjtJff1sSDgKd7W4KEd4kRAtiyPjBnexh9Mik0m2sR5TIdyzFYfCBna8AZSRCNkEXEpnfmNDsQy-KB-mqkZLqVdPzA61w/s320/IMG_3969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">.....and it was very warm </span>hand-stitching it down. (The weather is not cold enough yet for that!) I didn't even ask Hubby to hold it up for me to take pics because it's so big. I just threw it onto the ground and had a fall photo shoot.</p></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfHRCHyW3Z4Y4CZ41VrSo0iUWaTFfJ37MSwaMqJvpwGC5IYfh50g3vgZXHf9d3cFwwpdbPW5NIm5VikvtbF1nZUdJc8mfQa68f1UdBP8S6julZxtV5H7rjgruzEs_ebqwAiUku5ilwpsRGkW1R-QJZDw4FyvyJT-0ZTB5wNVRtx1ZXNYtfKpCkg/s2016/IMG_4005.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfHRCHyW3Z4Y4CZ41VrSo0iUWaTFfJ37MSwaMqJvpwGC5IYfh50g3vgZXHf9d3cFwwpdbPW5NIm5VikvtbF1nZUdJc8mfQa68f1UdBP8S6julZxtV5H7rjgruzEs_ebqwAiUku5ilwpsRGkW1R-QJZDw4FyvyJT-0ZTB5wNVRtx1ZXNYtfKpCkg/s320/IMG_4005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1280" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxw1jWcjYqxN15Zjnu4OHZ8K8Epl06B6aCVzG4j9y7nGTEA8-H9rn4LxG5WNsYcxd_DRrK1Ab1Klb5_Ckl7p67oi3A2rQhh-cIMJUjvXLuivqqIFlC_LUU9wJ4jYLVGrxSfxg2kFA0Am-vnsf4Pi6k-jx1aaAA5mgyeUsso9SJGDBmcC2xkNpOQ/s320/IMG_4010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwMUZrVhudiqcUME_Q3_dnd5HX-3yxpeH0N-nQN86ZNQsDXG2tujUwP6X8oOeUIoH7rBW2lCB86GKa77fQsZhLf-L9EkLg-b7W2FXpZpm4TZakhAPo68yEp8Cg1qzt-5rtbStV-3Oi6ineKTXxApgHHEIBUo-UHDhx8kgqWYZWMeqjD6LQ1jRQ/s2016/IMG_4012.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwMUZrVhudiqcUME_Q3_dnd5HX-3yxpeH0N-nQN86ZNQsDXG2tujUwP6X8oOeUIoH7rBW2lCB86GKa77fQsZhLf-L9EkLg-b7W2FXpZpm4TZakhAPo68yEp8Cg1qzt-5rtbStV-3Oi6ineKTXxApgHHEIBUo-UHDhx8kgqWYZWMeqjD6LQ1jRQ/s320/IMG_4012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had the fun of gifting it in person when the family was together for Thanksgiving dinner. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He was a good sport about wrapping himself up in it ....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ii0AKD1RkRtRiAr9oEX9ARolezVPWUarU-y13XxuUu8pQlu028VSm7SNv2QZorOIYyn8kYdc7GSLgnq02-BZRCmAGo0XJ9SMbFdy1DmmkafcxcUMydXUK-ccxOAv2_NsnYU58uyNFSeaNGPKkhQEmy-pcjPy5FOLTjk3hcMMeek1FNAOkzfI9A/s1320/IMG_4115.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1037" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ii0AKD1RkRtRiAr9oEX9ARolezVPWUarU-y13XxuUu8pQlu028VSm7SNv2QZorOIYyn8kYdc7GSLgnq02-BZRCmAGo0XJ9SMbFdy1DmmkafcxcUMydXUK-ccxOAv2_NsnYU58uyNFSeaNGPKkhQEmy-pcjPy5FOLTjk3hcMMeek1FNAOkzfI9A/s320/IMG_4115.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... to reenact a photo</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">of him with another of his "Gramma Quilts" when he was three years old. I didn't dare ask him to pose at the window, though! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg0h8l7sudLWhG4qCpa7mddk_mFm0jduMXsqLKMjYGDoTwB8briErEeoMfxwCCwYN5sf_HG5oRMNLxWYmxCNUZQvWtDSTSIXykq1RT8fOWylgJ_kyfK0qZ5t-unN1492qfYBp2N-h-HIqqtfA0GJ_4JZWxHnYz4sIG2ze__7DuecKPSBxDYAudQ/s1546/IMG_4116.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifg0h8l7sudLWhG4qCpa7mddk_mFm0jduMXsqLKMjYGDoTwB8briErEeoMfxwCCwYN5sf_HG5oRMNLxWYmxCNUZQvWtDSTSIXykq1RT8fOWylgJ_kyfK0qZ5t-unN1492qfYBp2N-h-HIqqtfA0GJ_4JZWxHnYz4sIG2ze__7DuecKPSBxDYAudQ/s320/IMG_4116.jpg" width="234" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He really likes his quilt, and I think it's big enough .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDjqrjUege2B07LL40Gbxqru-o3Tn15SrOrOdDa6v5ZbSDVv2q2K5pV35hOBp0z_f-vdHNuZy0soAvvrJfUEEsUW2WgCY6kolJJZ6bUO_KQVvmrEYiZOpRL3RyANeTWCzsEnISfNvyLzwuT8MHJVia658FBPFmGYkaoDVC4tBVkYGZX_hG8xkpA/s1802/From%20Skitch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1802" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDjqrjUege2B07LL40Gbxqru-o3Tn15SrOrOdDa6v5ZbSDVv2q2K5pV35hOBp0z_f-vdHNuZy0soAvvrJfUEEsUW2WgCY6kolJJZ6bUO_KQVvmrEYiZOpRL3RyANeTWCzsEnISfNvyLzwuT8MHJVia658FBPFmGYkaoDVC4tBVkYGZX_hG8xkpA/s320/From%20Skitch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... for now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlu2CnI8KOtCbTT501AY4PglxtDJLyjKZnlXfGodBVBqP1KWxA57H9q2T5HDfItXstWTK18UP3oFBU5IPaRbUhE3BFRJO8Lk0_8zT4UZyWSiv565am-wBR3pmx8oae2TB_kVctEiekoczkBwL9M7HQra_2gheqFEPTv51hY8PhTIz4UmP1054ew/s1802/From%20Skitch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlu2CnI8KOtCbTT501AY4PglxtDJLyjKZnlXfGodBVBqP1KWxA57H9q2T5HDfItXstWTK18UP3oFBU5IPaRbUhE3BFRJO8Lk0_8zT4UZyWSiv565am-wBR3pmx8oae2TB_kVctEiekoczkBwL9M7HQra_2gheqFEPTv51hY8PhTIz4UmP1054ew/s1802/From%20Skitch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlu2CnI8KOtCbTT501AY4PglxtDJLyjKZnlXfGodBVBqP1KWxA57H9q2T5HDfItXstWTK18UP3oFBU5IPaRbUhE3BFRJO8Lk0_8zT4UZyWSiv565am-wBR3pmx8oae2TB_kVctEiekoczkBwL9M7HQra_2gheqFEPTv51hY8PhTIz4UmP1054ew/s1802/From%20Skitch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></a></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-54131593272515105462022-11-20T14:37:00.009-06:002022-12-02T22:39:22.654-06:00Rennes' Quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rennes is the most recent great-nephew to get a quilt from Aunt Sandy. (These little ones just keep coming!) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I bought a few </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">blues and grays </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">when I was in Shipshewana this past summer so I would have enough to make a scrappy version of <a href="https://sewcanshe.com/easy-baby-quilt-with-half-square-triangles-free-quilt-pattern/?fbclid=IwAR1Pap6aUiJQ7I2kDeEt-IF4m-dw1tC9cZJuxPR_l29vjCq0UiI-HkY1Tp4" target="_blank">"Child's Play"</a>, a free download from sewcanshe.com. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5frGWtF-bON-euQfQvYEYN4wKZ9HodJDcXJ7Tkhz3r7OCHEaHmq2rquSEvIZmHHcpiPycHBALsVCMo1_vUGaeiQRTiQnOgSJq-JVmOY4ca8CQBoukSLOY9TCC6Tiyou_ZPwo-MOqowQQKv5yWZwVz-UeE54GwTebn8jZbkelrhuHoEeSynWg9uQ/s2016/Rennes3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5frGWtF-bON-euQfQvYEYN4wKZ9HodJDcXJ7Tkhz3r7OCHEaHmq2rquSEvIZmHHcpiPycHBALsVCMo1_vUGaeiQRTiQnOgSJq-JVmOY4ca8CQBoukSLOY9TCC6Tiyou_ZPwo-MOqowQQKv5yWZwVz-UeE54GwTebn8jZbkelrhuHoEeSynWg9uQ/s320/Rennes3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">More HSTs, but I'm getting used to them, so I've stopped complaining! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcB1nF31FF8U23xueGjSg5hU8ofl-UMA9fAF5ZQ4kdV7s4cVMvHQ8Dp1uiTIsd8t4Uj0xAuKhgfHZ1yKarEzR64vZjfS7d-7IAPUeawM_3DxGCajJGFFroAkuKy1UcDuGqzMs4BuZgbLHzub99kl7HV2d4UIwBFRmzTuXYElpI8yz0TVgkoNktg/s2016/Rennes6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcB1nF31FF8U23xueGjSg5hU8ofl-UMA9fAF5ZQ4kdV7s4cVMvHQ8Dp1uiTIsd8t4Uj0xAuKhgfHZ1yKarEzR64vZjfS7d-7IAPUeawM_3DxGCajJGFFroAkuKy1UcDuGqzMs4BuZgbLHzub99kl7HV2d4UIwBFRmzTuXYElpI8yz0TVgkoNktg/s320/Rennes6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Auditioning fabrics for the binding was hard. I though they all looked good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </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/AVvXsEhGi8O59VHi4v_veTJaTo2DdJ842h-7SWDEwiqzwIpLp4UNB7AY0FmRsCs8g-sb7Q-WW6QCWRp27NhWb5OuWu4ZfX-p959aeROVI7o2qpkxDlislzS1wGjQgb_yxJbhxhs3BMNyd2XruN0M1X-pVKi631hDV5njjyRcYqUfZbK3Z9c1UKYnhJrjHw/s708/Rennes.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi8O59VHi4v_veTJaTo2DdJ842h-7SWDEwiqzwIpLp4UNB7AY0FmRsCs8g-sb7Q-WW6QCWRp27NhWb5OuWu4ZfX-p959aeROVI7o2qpkxDlislzS1wGjQgb_yxJbhxhs3BMNyd2XruN0M1X-pVKi631hDV5njjyRcYqUfZbK3Z9c1UKYnhJrjHw/s320/Rennes.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Family baby quilts always get hand quilted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YRlGowE_iQ6YIDbItQmonKiRSAKjoeQZYweoa-PY8l8nWdx_WmuRl5AT85VBoUYHWUEN7MjZRqJY9BnMmD1sjeaZITa3tKGQCfr71dLEo1YXyPwUnQOgP42bCLYCu9vHRdZ0yzepHV5PplQKByxsQOIxeHuIIykC4eZuzWe85WCylbNRdHViZA/s2016/Rennes2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YRlGowE_iQ6YIDbItQmonKiRSAKjoeQZYweoa-PY8l8nWdx_WmuRl5AT85VBoUYHWUEN7MjZRqJY9BnMmD1sjeaZITa3tKGQCfr71dLEo1YXyPwUnQOgP42bCLYCu9vHRdZ0yzepHV5PplQKByxsQOIxeHuIIykC4eZuzWe85WCylbNRdHViZA/s320/Rennes2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>I'll probably use this pattern again. I really love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg196STLYMbJY90yYTW3GAh3sMuXotvgtcwTYMZ4EJeokTt4YFqXgarQyJlbiXPPP92T0QJUhKumJ0gr35YyyLPqx5ekdQYKi6jo2Woyd2_pkf0Su2MvLNSbUxtF-pUjq4KA7w0a3pYxVbfwdZzhjR55TeF97jT28yWrzTWI8KVPqjb1j2nzKBEyg/s1823/Rennes9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1823" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg196STLYMbJY90yYTW3GAh3sMuXotvgtcwTYMZ4EJeokTt4YFqXgarQyJlbiXPPP92T0QJUhKumJ0gr35YyyLPqx5ekdQYKi6jo2Woyd2_pkf0Su2MvLNSbUxtF-pUjq4KA7w0a3pYxVbfwdZzhjR55TeF97jT28yWrzTWI8KVPqjb1j2nzKBEyg/s320/Rennes9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So does Rennes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LP4hhgnLExGcU2WtMqB7c5j6Q-fbbFAs3NXWNSUEty7KJMaeRhRCr_Qppr3QlyvHeUe3XyVUoZPphpSVOiLLZHkps31zHeNfVSsdAGbEAO_evgt8Xgw2JpjlsqHlPygi4NiGYXAlU5JCnR-o7usCliliA1pL4Ay6S9zxVfWH-kkvjrrI-bz23g/s1431/IMG_4084.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LP4hhgnLExGcU2WtMqB7c5j6Q-fbbFAs3NXWNSUEty7KJMaeRhRCr_Qppr3QlyvHeUe3XyVUoZPphpSVOiLLZHkps31zHeNfVSsdAGbEAO_evgt8Xgw2JpjlsqHlPygi4NiGYXAlU5JCnR-o7usCliliA1pL4Ay6S9zxVfWH-kkvjrrI-bz23g/s320/IMG_4084.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/11/ah-to-be-home-again.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a> and <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2022/11/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-two-down-one-to-go.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a> and <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/rennes-quilt-and-baby-quilt-show-and.html" target="_blank">Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></span></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-35777841633104715402022-11-16T19:42:00.003-06:002022-11-26T18:48:17.861-06:00An Early Finish - Safari Babies<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I may have planned too easy a goal for November. The Safari Babies quilt is already done! I quilted it with a simple meander on my domestic machine and put on a bright binding for a fun finish.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mJjHDxVerFcZCFYxnCkOMeYfWuLu3nLmNsOMxVmhKZaG0iMjjKMDeD5PY5zgjtn0et9Np4ONAhRWovnLTdLh875Em7ySjkIj4OtrvL15h3DkhYE8m5vFP9tdJzGd60xCLsMuRezLPpdvCHDs_6pQwcRDgJHoHBywS6o6S3tlICC3J7c11gNDHw/s1941/IMG_4037.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1941" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mJjHDxVerFcZCFYxnCkOMeYfWuLu3nLmNsOMxVmhKZaG0iMjjKMDeD5PY5zgjtn0et9Np4ONAhRWovnLTdLh875Em7ySjkIj4OtrvL15h3DkhYE8m5vFP9tdJzGd60xCLsMuRezLPpdvCHDs_6pQwcRDgJHoHBywS6o6S3tlICC3J7c11gNDHw/w320-h235/IMG_4037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Such cute safari babies!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwfaN-kTKPMPxtpfEmiN91lonDL14rcnGyVvmho9ttCAFdoURLFgio-zxP944KEWBzuXEDNeAD1DDEjsU3srTzFnkBNl12yz3CmhWsYfkQZkhcgblnVCus_pqX9PWnXwor23CzTKakvJAgz5b_-3no3lbH0IeYccdf8Zkxab3U-tUnqb_O0-DJQ/s320/IMG_4043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've already found some line drawings for another quilt like this one. This time - underwater babies!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/11/scraphappy-saturday-storm-days.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a>, <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2022/11/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-two-down-one-to-go.html" target="_blank">Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a>, and <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/11/November%2022OMGfinish.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-85400153774413736992022-11-06T15:00:00.002-06:002022-11-07T16:12:31.994-06:00November Goals<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've done well this year getting things checked off my 2022 "To Do" List but not so great at finishing things on the "UFO" List. I have three donation quilts along with the backings and bindings made and ready to be finished. One is from last year, so it needs to be done first. I found the cutest little safari animals online last year, traced them onto unbleached muslin, and embroidered them, but that's as far as I got. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's what happens when I just </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">have </i><span style="font-family: verdana;">to have some handwork to keep busy. Things end up on the UFO list. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2egtZ-JN8uKEt_9bTWWj8_lIdSdLrOLjsduC1oDB4RoSJLU2lyYSDlfFVITnAZfljUTfrPk6Kj0sgU43DU9mIQoedcnqiCCLoh3ymhHCX-DOXSh7VIP25qKYLKF9DH4S0gwvlfTKmkDbWPqF622vREkRIFKuw24INizRVihF0q18uTG9BDGM8-Q/s1905/IMG_3700.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1905" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2egtZ-JN8uKEt_9bTWWj8_lIdSdLrOLjsduC1oDB4RoSJLU2lyYSDlfFVITnAZfljUTfrPk6Kj0sgU43DU9mIQoedcnqiCCLoh3ymhHCX-DOXSh7VIP25qKYLKF9DH4S0gwvlfTKmkDbWPqF622vREkRIFKuw24INizRVihF0q18uTG9BDGM8-Q/s320/IMG_3700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think they're pretty adorable.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvpSAenlfIkTIH9_JVb7AL9Z-6wlSItKu7tMIiPDHczmtMOTOOQzN3PdjNH1-xYEgkkkdHbQa2d5lcfHMJrTfY6JYDrFgjt6J3FVD3fXqHsNpNaOrhCWNUlUkg6CWT-y2fhuvlwfFsN3HkgvMuc3UjAqHc5G5igPyDHS9bna1jL5ozMFJ2I_mqQ/s1241/IMG_3700.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1241" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvpSAenlfIkTIH9_JVb7AL9Z-6wlSItKu7tMIiPDHczmtMOTOOQzN3PdjNH1-xYEgkkkdHbQa2d5lcfHMJrTfY6JYDrFgjt6J3FVD3fXqHsNpNaOrhCWNUlUkg6CWT-y2fhuvlwfFsN3HkgvMuc3UjAqHc5G5igPyDHS9bna1jL5ozMFJ2I_mqQ/s320/IMG_3700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week I pulled a bunch of 2.5" squares from my (incredibly organized) stash and started sewing them together to come up with this -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKyeoIPSCorShF5TXFLAJB2sJgB2QziHNTcFLQJZGfXNFmYPclF9F6wyO0-isQbco3VUSqx2DCnNK4zNsKPEbxyI7C5Y7vYKj7MtMGYDwUyCzPNsiqNhqoRzfHiHeWCUi5lJ1ZXLYLCfMzavBD4ZQjPm3P1S9O9tYnZEs-BcMLDT9chIrXckqUw/s1869/IMG_3967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKyeoIPSCorShF5TXFLAJB2sJgB2QziHNTcFLQJZGfXNFmYPclF9F6wyO0-isQbco3VUSqx2DCnNK4zNsKPEbxyI7C5Y7vYKj7MtMGYDwUyCzPNsiqNhqoRzfHiHeWCUi5lJ1ZXLYLCfMzavBD4ZQjPm3P1S9O9tYnZEs-BcMLDT9chIrXckqUw/s320/IMG_3967.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Getting this done and checked off the list is my November goal. If i can finish a couple of other WIPs (Works in Progress) and keep them from ending up on the UFO list at the end of the year, that will be a bonus! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/11/november-one-monthly-goal.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-45432037750930042762022-11-02T10:23:00.004-05:002022-11-03T20:54:19.529-05:00October One Monthly Goal Met and a Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My October One Monthly Goal was to finish and gift the I Spy quilt for Baby Vivi, and I did it. It was finished and gift wrapped for several days, but I didn't get by there to drop it off until the afternoon of the 31st. Phew! That was close.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess I was really focused on finishing, because I didn't take any "in process" photos. How about some slightly fuzzy close-ups instead?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmw3kx6M5B88BodoXVsE7X16R1SYMZDYow4H87KEAjusxZZ6gBmUpG7jUzO25N2sRGe61uxmvZX-Pac8UDdZm-n6DD3krcL1g2iLHAADmYYv5mIWaJvipDHqufFNNjrnDift73R-hSOBEKGVUT6yq-wDggs6wa_CQD0MSdKkZD0bMVBDdyDZqKw/s1203/IMG_3916%204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmw3kx6M5B88BodoXVsE7X16R1SYMZDYow4H87KEAjusxZZ6gBmUpG7jUzO25N2sRGe61uxmvZX-Pac8UDdZm-n6DD3krcL1g2iLHAADmYYv5mIWaJvipDHqufFNNjrnDift73R-hSOBEKGVUT6yq-wDggs6wa_CQD0MSdKkZD0bMVBDdyDZqKw/s320/IMG_3916%204.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMRCSmDXCfxNF42Af1AaXTf_E9hvY92OcVMIRuoDrtOsYikSFw1h9NUTyPiok5UnI4iXwGsIuYqsp3MYSCMa5_oY0Gyeu9A2qldD7dyXPm6wTEtG4oJsF30rd2yPl2f0h2cPttR6524ogbOykwg3neQXNqp3iW80TFj6AERcyFjqkfijfl1u3DQ/s949/IMG_3916%205.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jobiG4pyJTgXk6qMzDXQlTrSqXQJwUkf1wlr4EMVXVFyLucnccypXaXmQecxxrXpjaEm_2RvOdwB64ilhmsXMV0hDLQezHxFFy_CkPePzJwbNkK2PVlAwjUv5RdXKygtlyD8AOFYuhSFKV3HgabzF2Pt6e4DyvutZWmpoCnNxZf5LXfCQHYlDg/s1539/IMG_3920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1539" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jobiG4pyJTgXk6qMzDXQlTrSqXQJwUkf1wlr4EMVXVFyLucnccypXaXmQecxxrXpjaEm_2RvOdwB64ilhmsXMV0hDLQezHxFFy_CkPePzJwbNkK2PVlAwjUv5RdXKygtlyD8AOFYuhSFKV3HgabzF2Pt6e4DyvutZWmpoCnNxZf5LXfCQHYlDg/s320/IMG_3920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... and a sweet custom label made by my friend Denise, aka Vivi's gramma.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD7Ixfoc-quqhy6RaxAomQ5mBwKqFeARoAfvFOLwDomXWfquqosFQCypjghs7FGfX4mmw1e9_iBdl_YmI9W5ATag-FxKqdk8f8dat736eNlg7nx7d7b8NEyZxBKdMB_yoahi9Aiw1c-e1EGyc9-R7dNJylhCCj8zoiUhgvmS3_0Sqm_ttnhGbKQ/s2016/IMG_3919.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD7Ixfoc-quqhy6RaxAomQ5mBwKqFeARoAfvFOLwDomXWfquqosFQCypjghs7FGfX4mmw1e9_iBdl_YmI9W5ATag-FxKqdk8f8dat736eNlg7nx7d7b8NEyZxBKdMB_yoahi9Aiw1c-e1EGyc9-R7dNJylhCCj8zoiUhgvmS3_0Sqm_ttnhGbKQ/s320/IMG_3919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My stash report is a little sparse this month, but I'm getting there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>OCTOBER</u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added in October - 5.5 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used in October - 10.4 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added Year to Date - 77.7 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used Year to Date - 195.6 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Used in 2022 - 117.9 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed in October </span><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span style="font-size: large;">30/31</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed this year - 294/304</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Percentage - 97%</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/10/scraphappy-saturday-fall-and-fun.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a></span></div></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-33480434180515170502022-10-17T22:10:00.007-05:002022-10-19T09:21:24.851-05:00Car Quilts<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every car needs a quilt. For a spur of the moment picnic. To cushion that garage sale treasure you're bringing home. To hide your quilt shop purchases from .... umm .... from someone. Comforters are perfect for the job. They're fun to make, too. I made this comforter in 1985, and I can still identify a lot of the fabrics - maternity clothes I'd made, some of Hubby's shirts, PJs I'd made for our little ones, jeans, even fabric from my bridesmaids dresses. Ahem .... that's some really old fabric!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiTjhC4YZeV-5lUBtm4WDncx9JISFbrO5QqznnrEN0Vpcg_Lke2GFOLtutwWGcygFf-tffqyD2nJdAlEbQ0IT956OlovcJ9xboFMaVwgTsU8LDMfCi4ZWPdZhSL9GplzSSi8UT6YzR8ZLIyO0jgXcWc-26qREYUgvbKcRY4zMUWnfhgRvT0lR5w/s3264/untitled-Mobile%20Phone-2015-3%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiTjhC4YZeV-5lUBtm4WDncx9JISFbrO5QqznnrEN0Vpcg_Lke2GFOLtutwWGcygFf-tffqyD2nJdAlEbQ0IT956OlovcJ9xboFMaVwgTsU8LDMfCi4ZWPdZhSL9GplzSSi8UT6YzR8ZLIyO0jgXcWc-26qREYUgvbKcRY4zMUWnfhgRvT0lR5w/s320/untitled-Mobile%20Phone-2015-3%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before our sons took their comforters, I snapped a few pics of what they look like now. It's interesting that most of the fabrics are in shreds while the double knits still look like new. That is crazy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjVAy4A6TNMfHziXFbgoW44qlRetRwGDQqGd5wa0Q3sDVI0Z2f7GgrlTeXKMpcOtxE-_HSodu-qdMhMQ5xJHuX7WNH06VlvD-39079WBAFMBL51sBvlBwQ7cu3zK6EMNR5-ZI2sYDbH1qdWrwUdZK74qW-Y6xCw6_j6vjQJRW_IOmAkQrYJIk4Q/s4032/2021.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjVAy4A6TNMfHziXFbgoW44qlRetRwGDQqGd5wa0Q3sDVI0Z2f7GgrlTeXKMpcOtxE-_HSodu-qdMhMQ5xJHuX7WNH06VlvD-39079WBAFMBL51sBvlBwQ7cu3zK6EMNR5-ZI2sYDbH1qdWrwUdZK74qW-Y6xCw6_j6vjQJRW_IOmAkQrYJIk4Q/s320/2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiPNk8fwGwr16a8etyHmlAhyQBBjld1InrA9y-3lu3f8Ud3uoS6IAIhBf8kelYsRHtalXlbt1ZOAFVXJ5qoIRq0NzmB2LGKhchOPipk-LBIjvBwikwHJU8Kn4uELRTBOWT3y5XoFolQuu1nRjO8Lw-ssmfGfws_Gd-9M5A0UpJiu02MJw761ZWg/s4032/IMG_E0796.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiPNk8fwGwr16a8etyHmlAhyQBBjld1InrA9y-3lu3f8Ud3uoS6IAIhBf8kelYsRHtalXlbt1ZOAFVXJ5qoIRq0NzmB2LGKhchOPipk-LBIjvBwikwHJU8Kn4uELRTBOWT3y5XoFolQuu1nRjO8Lw-ssmfGfws_Gd-9M5A0UpJiu02MJw761ZWg/s320/IMG_E0796.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCIdxyLIZ7mJ5E-sj-y2mKBQvJEwCDJfbWbxdihcxAq4QQs00Vnvx44OBU0Gi8dvbnGmp_rxWALR0ebx3a9O5PNBuFuT6fhy3e4PoIKYV7_JCZFth0Pm93LCdAZOcSU-xjLQLPh2RgkL-RJt7CvUwUkOXZQ573jWixA5QkkdYyEdhfvQZZvEWA/s3503/IMG_E0797.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3503" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCIdxyLIZ7mJ5E-sj-y2mKBQvJEwCDJfbWbxdihcxAq4QQs00Vnvx44OBU0Gi8dvbnGmp_rxWALR0ebx3a9O5PNBuFuT6fhy3e4PoIKYV7_JCZFth0Pm93LCdAZOcSU-xjLQLPh2RgkL-RJt7CvUwUkOXZQ573jWixA5QkkdYyEdhfvQZZvEWA/s320/IMG_E0797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Obviously our own cars are now in need of comforters. I'm on the job, though. I have one finished. It was a real stash buster .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDJeb1fhiR-MHQnkqMFPp5CwaxIzGBaBsTrrjVDztMLht2iypXjZSTwSnU6QWBrfAvdxJav-U22tnjBOBYMflRC9EJrqqWPd9wiUIUS9n3wtuizOmTgp67GT1F9IJ5S8Sn6MbtUg139smOVWZNALQK6zT8cXQ5FVY_SqHvjS22XNQ9zykVp3uOw/s3406/IMG_E1701.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3406" data-original-width="2548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDJeb1fhiR-MHQnkqMFPp5CwaxIzGBaBsTrrjVDztMLht2iypXjZSTwSnU6QWBrfAvdxJav-U22tnjBOBYMflRC9EJrqqWPd9wiUIUS9n3wtuizOmTgp67GT1F9IJ5S8Sn6MbtUg139smOVWZNALQK6zT8cXQ5FVY_SqHvjS22XNQ9zykVp3uOw/s320/IMG_E1701.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... it even looks pretty on an Airbnb sofa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpnP-JgfV7wm8oiTHuLA29aYhp79jiFc84VcDSg4qnAWzwK_3ptLxwlDPx41Rdj1ZKveLk9MFY2Nr0J0nRSvrj-6e1gPWOZiH2vBCSgHcPZlZ4WVL3TKVRMh619NcMkfVUd7ITJ-VzUJgRZ5cAp8Jr0Bwl-mvdw0tVpz1jRneVlLy79t9gqydMg/s4032/IMG_3805.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpnP-JgfV7wm8oiTHuLA29aYhp79jiFc84VcDSg4qnAWzwK_3ptLxwlDPx41Rdj1ZKveLk9MFY2Nr0J0nRSvrj-6e1gPWOZiH2vBCSgHcPZlZ4WVL3TKVRMh619NcMkfVUd7ITJ-VzUJgRZ5cAp8Jr0Bwl-mvdw0tVpz1jRneVlLy79t9gqydMg/s320/IMG_3805.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, one done and one to go. I think I can say, with absolute certainty, that I have enough scraps to make another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/10/oh-scrap-last-chaser-blocks.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a></span></div><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-1771672727008785722022-10-02T16:45:00.004-05:002022-10-12T08:31:04.563-05:00October Goals and a Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't believe it's already time to set October goals. I probably said the same thing about September, now that I think about it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Three years ago I made an <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/i-spy-penelope-rose.html" target="_blank">I-Spy quilt</a> for a sweet little Penelope Rose not knowing (obviously) that she would have a baby sister about now. So it's Vivenne's turn. We call her Baby Vivi. I pulled out all the squares I had already cut, added some brights for sashing, and got busy. Working on something that bright and fun is never really work, though. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blocks in progress .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIEsM1gUUgGegYDMwHtiGrNaBmI2yR7_6oMDh9ADdoovUWYprmyimE7GEBg4ceBdYKvVM8B3dEHH9jEbKM-aD9Ge61R81qNiOcsaWCzUoaZJwO1QqlbYUCI5jHqep71K5IBbYP9N9PR4AVVh3MjFOk6rpYth2ZNdCd7EiB2q2i0jWfi-uBJBaAw/s2016/IMG_3748.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIEsM1gUUgGegYDMwHtiGrNaBmI2yR7_6oMDh9ADdoovUWYprmyimE7GEBg4ceBdYKvVM8B3dEHH9jEbKM-aD9Ge61R81qNiOcsaWCzUoaZJwO1QqlbYUCI5jHqep71K5IBbYP9N9PR4AVVh3MjFOk6rpYth2ZNdCd7EiB2q2i0jWfi-uBJBaAw/s320/IMG_3748.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">..... and a few finished blocks .....</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTGgTppdCXzE-mDCYTzGZB1tmSxhetpyU01FpgEsZJ6Mjya1pTLTiGObfQyihcaPAX-RZwX0wWa0EH_wR2ex3rzDf3DJcvBVkqPG8Rqpbi40YmTbgp7UM-ll3zKqIrkC7vvpAR8UX2INKC_7a24FZ_7JkYSq1FgqmsnoAbfd75I8qZ9xza76CKg/s2016/IMG_3749.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTGgTppdCXzE-mDCYTzGZB1tmSxhetpyU01FpgEsZJ6Mjya1pTLTiGObfQyihcaPAX-RZwX0wWa0EH_wR2ex3rzDf3DJcvBVkqPG8Rqpbi40YmTbgp7UM-ll3zKqIrkC7vvpAR8UX2INKC_7a24FZ_7JkYSq1FgqmsnoAbfd75I8qZ9xza76CKg/s320/IMG_3749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">..... add up to a goal for October. My goal is to finish and gift it by the end of the month. After all, the weather will be getting colder soon, and we don't want Baby Vivi to get cold.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>SEPTEMBER</u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added in September - 16.5 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used in September - 31.8 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added Year to Date - 72.2 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used Year to Date - 185.2 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Used in 2022 - 113 yards</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed in September </span><span style="font-size: large;">- 30/30</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed this year - 263/273</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Percentage - 96%</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/10/OMGOct22.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a>, <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/10/scraphappy-saturday-waiting.html" target="_blank">Oh Scrap!</a>, and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/10/scraphappy-saturday-waiting.html" target="_blank">Super Scrappy</a></span></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-35077696661431461292022-09-25T21:59:00.005-05:002022-10-01T15:57:22.720-05:00September Goals Met!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">September has been a productive month. And it's not over!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Light blue is the color this month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I finished my Windmill blocks and Sawtooth Star blocks today. The collection of rainbow blocks is looking good. Those ziplock storage bags are getting full!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02iVqTE_NFeAoHMPlR0FkG2_eeIQEX5Gg21EmQWYhdPwZGJLGUxVqr35oZTOkq9cMEJeeDv6tEWrGZb74VcdaA8jLJrNpeIZoCOB5jKvKo5t_C3xwEO-4GXLZJiZ2IBjeQb-HQj_Mn8VCeJ3MKFvX-xpIlw58cQrAOAFz4_1fjxg8CQzEPmuVOg/s2016/IMG_3728.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02iVqTE_NFeAoHMPlR0FkG2_eeIQEX5Gg21EmQWYhdPwZGJLGUxVqr35oZTOkq9cMEJeeDv6tEWrGZb74VcdaA8jLJrNpeIZoCOB5jKvKo5t_C3xwEO-4GXLZJiZ2IBjeQb-HQj_Mn8VCeJ3MKFvX-xpIlw58cQrAOAFz4_1fjxg8CQzEPmuVOg/s320/IMG_3728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDax7hPvK5Ld1eL3jQtqWf9AOTCw0-GgVCvZrBaBvjEaKxCujozzBbnNs3ygMz3E-B9bod48ntpQM18TamIjxtDktM8QiUx_E8rD10JCGFx1CTPJVFkoUECtiyCzaxE7kLpP081MzyuZhfiaK9oNzWwwksIq_EqNKnJPlkOVq0pTv9fKuGDp6WwA/s2016/IMG_3729.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDax7hPvK5Ld1eL3jQtqWf9AOTCw0-GgVCvZrBaBvjEaKxCujozzBbnNs3ygMz3E-B9bod48ntpQM18TamIjxtDktM8QiUx_E8rD10JCGFx1CTPJVFkoUECtiyCzaxE7kLpP081MzyuZhfiaK9oNzWwwksIq_EqNKnJPlkOVq0pTv9fKuGDp6WwA/s320/IMG_3729.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The brick blocks are stacking up, too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczvFDI6qXeEo4WphE-cn24kAEl3DvF9WrCKooRTX78eRAtamgj8uq-gmnOO_CWOFWKNPfr0Xk6mmF5BeqT8SysH1ohjWuMvZIWYpQOE5XBE9_hFbhI8i7J1YGi7I3HZZG7xaflosII-F3XJ2UhzeHT29X2sfevGnLKIJWZs_4jKXbXFhuusXAfQ/s1604/IMG_3725.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1604" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczvFDI6qXeEo4WphE-cn24kAEl3DvF9WrCKooRTX78eRAtamgj8uq-gmnOO_CWOFWKNPfr0Xk6mmF5BeqT8SysH1ohjWuMvZIWYpQOE5XBE9_hFbhI8i7J1YGi7I3HZZG7xaflosII-F3XJ2UhzeHT29X2sfevGnLKIJWZs_4jKXbXFhuusXAfQ/s320/IMG_3725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I met my One Monthly Goal, too. Early! The blocks for Aidan's quilt are now a top. I used Stephanie Sheridan's "Cartwheels" pattern. It's 84" by 99" so the only way I could get a decent photo was to throw it out on our (king size!) bed, so you can't actually see the whole thing, but you get the idea.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwRXnsXVLZvUT7gg66_gaJDLCYl5Q4lIbWcwm3UWV-j6l0TPtBeg-6X_KHx7Fvlgcfs7_AfHwK3Wt3Iw4ZpwhbcOe6h2EfOzuy87eYfKvjdLPPDwrw68HJTZZJvmKecT5aG37WaBI0Ez98MWNsQXfU185ZRY1hDJJmmNntGkDUt2N9SbkL7LaWA/s1632/IMG_3661.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1632" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwRXnsXVLZvUT7gg66_gaJDLCYl5Q4lIbWcwm3UWV-j6l0TPtBeg-6X_KHx7Fvlgcfs7_AfHwK3Wt3Iw4ZpwhbcOe6h2EfOzuy87eYfKvjdLPPDwrw68HJTZZJvmKecT5aG37WaBI0Ez98MWNsQXfU185ZRY1hDJJmmNntGkDUt2N9SbkL7LaWA/s320/IMG_3661.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't have quite enough of the backing fabric I showed you last time (Tonal Squares by Ann Lauer for Benartex) .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2fxk7h6OEmuy5SsMwcCdk3g_QqdxA1wz2-NYbzPonpq49iLSx7dJYh9nFXRCP6tOLcYke6rV6oF4-pSiaTwft5vKkQg1jBttMiopUnYVOUYhf620bA3YWteBsZ1YRvUfsTiJty_0qMUgEh6Bv2xnPCiPjZroC6XiVNj5aEYENDRwEx1kfHMbjQ/s2016/IMG_3682.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2fxk7h6OEmuy5SsMwcCdk3g_QqdxA1wz2-NYbzPonpq49iLSx7dJYh9nFXRCP6tOLcYke6rV6oF4-pSiaTwft5vKkQg1jBttMiopUnYVOUYhf620bA3YWteBsZ1YRvUfsTiJty_0qMUgEh6Bv2xnPCiPjZroC6XiVNj5aEYENDRwEx1kfHMbjQ/s320/IMG_3682.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">.... because I had bought all my LQS had and had to order more online. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh6_Y2-sAlriWtcC4WoVXpqYxZszb1ejLnuvHmkEmc96FCY-oqwD2Xq4pAaUsAPbIvT30b7j1ZcroSoQiP38ezmjwsPh9ggtXsbUf3JBwvuT2LPqAW3JBKjHmE6b8fW4P1FtS4__JD-A9N4uX9czfJUtN5C8oDtr6NpCJ9jV_xZCeXBdauwHoxQ/s2016/IMG_3724.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh6_Y2-sAlriWtcC4WoVXpqYxZszb1ejLnuvHmkEmc96FCY-oqwD2Xq4pAaUsAPbIvT30b7j1ZcroSoQiP38ezmjwsPh9ggtXsbUf3JBwvuT2LPqAW3JBKjHmE6b8fW4P1FtS4__JD-A9N4uX9czfJUtN5C8oDtr6NpCJ9jV_xZCeXBdauwHoxQ/s320/IMG_3724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's the same fabric but the selvedge edge on this piece says "Dog On It' by Ann Lauer for Benartex. And it came up in the site's catalog when I'd searched for "Tonal Squares". I know. It's not very exciting, but I thought it was interesting, and I'm just a little curious now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll post my Stash Report later. I still have five more days to sew!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/09/scraphappy-saturday-storm-prep.html" target="_blank">Super Scrappy</a> and <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/09/Sep22OMGFinish.html" target="_blank">Elm Street Quilts</a></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-42565799635176706932022-09-22T21:54:00.003-05:002022-09-24T10:02:23.734-05:00A New Old Project<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I was working on Kacie's quilt in 2021 (you can read about it <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/every-girl-needs-new-quilt-when-she.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>) I pieced a backing for it using leftover fabrics from the front along with a few pieces from my stash. I liked it so much when it was finished that I decided to turn it into a quilt top at a future date instead of using it as a back.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLYD5lvVouTVrh1TgNPM-p7NQyzkWqmfZJp_MHmCVXiGMU3Q6tWnYa7McFU5W1qyQHKBn7rBH8NAXJ4ti1uz4eVfQQyFEo2W3FtPyKxSTCYU40Qsw85dATCjEbK1gKDDkBjn7uRY-M8-EsjDBH1XZ-WRDRykgup1TXSFMCqzLYMguT4CARVM4bw/s966/IMG_9969.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLYD5lvVouTVrh1TgNPM-p7NQyzkWqmfZJp_MHmCVXiGMU3Q6tWnYa7McFU5W1qyQHKBn7rBH8NAXJ4ti1uz4eVfQQyFEo2W3FtPyKxSTCYU40Qsw85dATCjEbK1gKDDkBjn7uRY-M8-EsjDBH1XZ-WRDRykgup1TXSFMCqzLYMguT4CARVM4bw/s320/IMG_9969.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I added an orange strip .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs7VaMruWozB4ms01cgXPsCZxitRD5Xe9kNruM46X1dS8gqbIQt1LDpZ76c-tojujNnqutdKtlzwtDjJBLSHB53NHFhA3be9Z1XA1MmQD9P9yVfUlZ2DmuayS-cO3L0vhJZOSKQ2I49hpSYgK20NVYEs5sCrkmyOCMQuPuc-mi4ri4xy_Xf_wkQ/s1026/IMG_E9987.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs7VaMruWozB4ms01cgXPsCZxitRD5Xe9kNruM46X1dS8gqbIQt1LDpZ76c-tojujNnqutdKtlzwtDjJBLSHB53NHFhA3be9Z1XA1MmQD9P9yVfUlZ2DmuayS-cO3L0vhJZOSKQ2I49hpSYgK20NVYEs5sCrkmyOCMQuPuc-mi4ri4xy_Xf_wkQ/s320/IMG_E9987.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... and knew it needed more, so I set it aside. A few weeks ago I was in the mood to get something off my UFO list, so I pulled it out and put it up on the design wall and waited for inspiration to strike.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found these squares I had appliqued in J</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">anuary of 2020 </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">when I started my temperature quilt. That plan was a bust. I didn't even make it through the first month!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hmmm, could I work some of these into my design?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqDft-EaJtxFhIPh-vAaMDz9tR2kXwvzEmR9LXvaz93O9F8slycw6h5NvWVbK6bUaZ4IsQJUnBT2UPMiOdBXFuZ7D35q3svTkRMpd5fDADSC0ItVqAII24Jqva2oerxxA1FD2AfqdfuuzJbPw3pP3IR-loT6QcAMKH1aYnLBJUtl0idc6rHMtRg/s1658/IMG_3635.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1658" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqDft-EaJtxFhIPh-vAaMDz9tR2kXwvzEmR9LXvaz93O9F8slycw6h5NvWVbK6bUaZ4IsQJUnBT2UPMiOdBXFuZ7D35q3svTkRMpd5fDADSC0ItVqAII24Jqva2oerxxA1FD2AfqdfuuzJbPw3pP3IR-loT6QcAMKH1aYnLBJUtl0idc6rHMtRg/s320/IMG_3635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes. I could.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QQDxOOTIKBYD_vx7Dq0hOOl5ouJvsJguHHt8kCNLLacn9L7Lk_KBwoO_mlgeEZAPkt9yOmKWQzh6rx5zKGm8x_OfV6Hbsm_E_qe8xDxYmqJDSaH63qTt1XYNm8nfrbIuDUwVVQf-neA41KGrJQHPUWEBHbg9XpW-y7cpJ3wHNPHwqqi5RUYd8g/s1792/IMG_3631.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QQDxOOTIKBYD_vx7Dq0hOOl5ouJvsJguHHt8kCNLLacn9L7Lk_KBwoO_mlgeEZAPkt9yOmKWQzh6rx5zKGm8x_OfV6Hbsm_E_qe8xDxYmqJDSaH63qTt1XYNm8nfrbIuDUwVVQf-neA41KGrJQHPUWEBHbg9XpW-y7cpJ3wHNPHwqqi5RUYd8g/s320/IMG_3631.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of of them I added by ripping out sections and inserting in a new strip -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW_UiMNf9esRkBtt7Ct8ugt20m14RN4J-UdntsY5gVaqHu_h3yvBIhHLcjziOhmOp-AsqP_vUWkh56KGK-lVYv5ykcqXAdXKgTdsDPQp8d21ramRB8FG-_stiqrvKFreqp3dcb2GhHSa6310Q_umuVAws88aPnSOdmh659kInKoEWMzKkUjW93g/s2016/IMG_3710.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW_UiMNf9esRkBtt7Ct8ugt20m14RN4J-UdntsY5gVaqHu_h3yvBIhHLcjziOhmOp-AsqP_vUWkh56KGK-lVYv5ykcqXAdXKgTdsDPQp8d21ramRB8FG-_stiqrvKFreqp3dcb2GhHSa6310Q_umuVAws88aPnSOdmh659kInKoEWMzKkUjW93g/w320-h240/IMG_3710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of them I added using raw edge applique -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_wsASsoS0DGmSsxpRYSRhXHXOXYz8_EsoZnKu5oVCferL3Ev19sFfBUq6dFWvLxlDoB0M3Z12-GVwoGR1wz5xPqaM6kyFyzfcPltQxoA_PrJVhz25Qdo1Rh6kKxRBOjvX37mH-j-kjJimiLd_SqlNtODNExv8hmtsLrKpc2H4sGs5Kw7VReuhg/s2016/IMG_3711.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_wsASsoS0DGmSsxpRYSRhXHXOXYz8_EsoZnKu5oVCferL3Ev19sFfBUq6dFWvLxlDoB0M3Z12-GVwoGR1wz5xPqaM6kyFyzfcPltQxoA_PrJVhz25Qdo1Rh6kKxRBOjvX37mH-j-kjJimiLd_SqlNtODNExv8hmtsLrKpc2H4sGs5Kw7VReuhg/s320/IMG_3711.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow! The color in this photo is really bad. You can see in the photos up there ^ that it's two really cool shades of green. Of course every shade of green is really cool, but let's move on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, I auditioned some strips of orange and grey in the lower half .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8JYBYKpQ6P8jZOGeVNg96Gxa1XYdEJKi_7oEcMYBUGdfHZXSkojDSX1IGObvIge5S3bdulVFiPKhJoCWk2YwPnw8SvUa7jT8QR1Lto6L__cXi_3ejjde8LXpxQzcUxV3CpI_SdC9qUQFOxKOWeEiw-EdG7jqa5Wb9r3z1NAlqddaxBNKCrNG9g/s1828/IMG_3691.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8JYBYKpQ6P8jZOGeVNg96Gxa1XYdEJKi_7oEcMYBUGdfHZXSkojDSX1IGObvIge5S3bdulVFiPKhJoCWk2YwPnw8SvUa7jT8QR1Lto6L__cXi_3ejjde8LXpxQzcUxV3CpI_SdC9qUQFOxKOWeEiw-EdG7jqa5Wb9r3z1NAlqddaxBNKCrNG9g/s320/IMG_3691.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I said that once those strips were sewn in I was going to call it "done" no matter what. Well, you know how that goes. I made a few more changes in the top half, and now it really is done!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuAyPKehI3G8eFjjwVI_Xi5EhM3rR9GO0i15UnvKC7ZZa3VBeLZlHF4f5MEbXudLK6RJRfMqIgTWXN7TW03I5o0JIYUewskPgaa1hKFANvKcJt8KEFqsV6LjVeeIRjkdz8Z67gMC63J6e6cuVVA4aPGmIQ_MWocrjGYPNxmkqrefTg6PMnQJ4Sw/s1931/IMG_3697.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuAyPKehI3G8eFjjwVI_Xi5EhM3rR9GO0i15UnvKC7ZZa3VBeLZlHF4f5MEbXudLK6RJRfMqIgTWXN7TW03I5o0JIYUewskPgaa1hKFANvKcJt8KEFqsV6LjVeeIRjkdz8Z67gMC63J6e6cuVVA4aPGmIQ_MWocrjGYPNxmkqrefTg6PMnQJ4Sw/s320/IMG_3697.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My LQS came through when I set out to find a backing fabric with grey <i>and </i>teal <i>and </i>orange in it. Isn't this fabric the best? It's from the Love Always AM collection by Anna Maria for Free Spirit Fabrics. You should see this in the other color ways. You really should. So fun.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oYPqbtT8lRMfLiK0FTiy2vphQC6f_s5gxmnRhqPzDYfVEPEok7A_rglpESEVeTvVvKIXM5wASEHzqnWNPOx6erQKZS0ymy3YBR_6q6PjOBtr5sbNqySpmntcdLYSTfF91yuuyjHnyRCbMGOs1BVo8IxCajyWft7fRGYHsNxPTUlNXaMD-7jAcA/s2016/IMG_3694.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oYPqbtT8lRMfLiK0FTiy2vphQC6f_s5gxmnRhqPzDYfVEPEok7A_rglpESEVeTvVvKIXM5wASEHzqnWNPOx6erQKZS0ymy3YBR_6q6PjOBtr5sbNqySpmntcdLYSTfF91yuuyjHnyRCbMGOs1BVo8IxCajyWft7fRGYHsNxPTUlNXaMD-7jAcA/s320/IMG_3694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And speaking of fun..... The person I'm going to gift it to is going to absolutely LOVE this quilt. Seeing that is one of my favorite kinds of fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/09/scraphappy-saturday-storm-prep.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday</a></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-32869847505317568442022-09-14T19:49:00.008-05:002022-09-17T10:37:34.232-05:00Progress Reports - "All Stacked Up" and Aidan's Quilt <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't you hate it when you have a really vague idea in your head of the fabric you want when you go into your LQS (local quilt shop), and they don't have it? Then, don't you love it when they have the<i> perfect</i> thing, and it isn't what you had in mind at all? </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Funny, but that happens to me all the time.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found this <i>perfect </i>gorgeous batik to use for the background in my "All Stacked Up" blocks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvRdaOEd2RHsqARZekraRRS6CtE_iBQCGrbFgfXKexIvTFJpc2iMy4hj1_7iOXLZiFDFRKVPbkH6AZ7GWSMXABHgiRUah4DjLzDB3VapxDGSkqMpANu01rx4eII4yOQNupTCCYG7f5yNA7m46FIztMYc15t8cI6V8Otezs4fqASTmU5fEa9ziUg/s3039/IMG_3484.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="2442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvRdaOEd2RHsqARZekraRRS6CtE_iBQCGrbFgfXKexIvTFJpc2iMy4hj1_7iOXLZiFDFRKVPbkH6AZ7GWSMXABHgiRUah4DjLzDB3VapxDGSkqMpANu01rx4eII4yOQNupTCCYG7f5yNA7m46FIztMYc15t8cI6V8Otezs4fqASTmU5fEa9ziUg/s320/IMG_3484.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though there <i>are </i>some </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">HSTs in this pattern, it's a nice change from the projects I've been working on lately, because of all the straight-line stitching. I added a few more batiks to the mix while we were in Middleton, Wisconsin recently at <a href="https://www.bluebarquilts.com/" target="_blank">Blue Bar Quilts</a> .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhellq8ehlHd2rPzEwdLzGgLkdcCTZm5eevntc_utzF1qHOE25FBJwsSTiuWnP7121tmsdBBPm-Qoz3zb-zegIu1dO_cTytrAwhMLXA9vR3lZOnMmmGBasRtAcP7EAvQUiFzLeLRM2s8MLpgkQNJrXf82sMhfpTddJyiV7Tug_I6vFyoVLcP8VtBw/s1926/IMG_3315.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1926" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhellq8ehlHd2rPzEwdLzGgLkdcCTZm5eevntc_utzF1qHOE25FBJwsSTiuWnP7121tmsdBBPm-Qoz3zb-zegIu1dO_cTytrAwhMLXA9vR3lZOnMmmGBasRtAcP7EAvQUiFzLeLRM2s8MLpgkQNJrXf82sMhfpTddJyiV7Tug_I6vFyoVLcP8VtBw/s320/IMG_3315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinie1g2TdjrZvF3EqpxO4q2F32i06vLDLvMHBHEd7RVpYKOr73BXQZFQS19aym9ZbnouCllAtNEC2wcR4VG93_RJ1dsy3sm1MBeI5LGFSHsRKfNhQrVp7tiSdl32o85rUfV25G_sTKGGyeOxCWXPJxjl047e1VCrzg3tpthBdxXyniQ8D-AQoQqA/s2016/IMG_3321.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinie1g2TdjrZvF3EqpxO4q2F32i06vLDLvMHBHEd7RVpYKOr73BXQZFQS19aym9ZbnouCllAtNEC2wcR4VG93_RJ1dsy3sm1MBeI5LGFSHsRKfNhQrVp7tiSdl32o85rUfV25G_sTKGGyeOxCWXPJxjl047e1VCrzg3tpthBdxXyniQ8D-AQoQqA/s320/IMG_3321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... so they made their way into some of the blocks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxOfC_dc3RHxGzibw34xVqfG5-PDzBCiU1NoghKYnY9WH2y2zu-Oef1A90k5zsbakzaY4fhD1coMtqRkWlt9O4ik1pZNKk6Xp2NGDjzR1JJoKyHy1xEmukJLnd4JzVXVKU_GRzm4Vo-bXgtkVJSRZQ_MqawcVXmueKWwiWC_R1VXAVMubtPOIZQ/s4032/IMG_3566.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxOfC_dc3RHxGzibw34xVqfG5-PDzBCiU1NoghKYnY9WH2y2zu-Oef1A90k5zsbakzaY4fhD1coMtqRkWlt9O4ik1pZNKk6Xp2NGDjzR1JJoKyHy1xEmukJLnd4JzVXVKU_GRzm4Vo-bXgtkVJSRZQ_MqawcVXmueKWwiWC_R1VXAVMubtPOIZQ/s320/IMG_3566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyuF0IzBCCTRSyqMrIgtMyHVOyYIg20PqkKU1EjMHshucfWHH4ah8_KDyi_FGNrVUr-7PysMmaMlwRzKaHzbPIUHGM-imRKPskIvUfnMTcqZLgxnBkmgK0Fxdxy3e6d3gFmYFX4eZl3abvBgCTwImYhMQAZv1R1Qgvka5-6jW6Z3x9490LD7XwA/s2567/IMG_3554.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="2567" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyuF0IzBCCTRSyqMrIgtMyHVOyYIg20PqkKU1EjMHshucfWHH4ah8_KDyi_FGNrVUr-7PysMmaMlwRzKaHzbPIUHGM-imRKPskIvUfnMTcqZLgxnBkmgK0Fxdxy3e6d3gFmYFX4eZl3abvBgCTwImYhMQAZv1R1Qgvka5-6jW6Z3x9490LD7XwA/s320/IMG_3554.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This top will be ready to go to my quilter's soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meeting my September goal (getting Aidan's quilt top finished) is looking good, too. I found this great Bernartex print, Tonal Squares by Ann Lauer .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09e0-T8DuOn0HAPBEcFYmRZs6VKxOukvyQH7p_xutPNJngMTUV-6lTe2mx8LbLRlt3WZ4vCKLAurBX4bom0qtFxapdn6YV__lB4mF3WweQA3pXX5oNXnuSlBSQLRq0hrrLH3O50noW8OdK5DLnBrHIrkfHcGGvjXoxyMyi9T0bRUE9Y7zchDvJA/s2007/IMG_3644.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2007" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09e0-T8DuOn0HAPBEcFYmRZs6VKxOukvyQH7p_xutPNJngMTUV-6lTe2mx8LbLRlt3WZ4vCKLAurBX4bom0qtFxapdn6YV__lB4mF3WweQA3pXX5oNXnuSlBSQLRq0hrrLH3O50noW8OdK5DLnBrHIrkfHcGGvjXoxyMyi9T0bRUE9Y7zchDvJA/s320/IMG_3644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL7O3y4lhUF5P48kywaCC8gtLfHZNTstnN6JgwEP46vsRublEoMVzExcEJJHrt3w1i84222WRycM-QHd2u8pB38DOPUoBDDxPcYMKrDI929Gkd9aEKTUUCgwjqCZQa3Pa-9oB2d0YW-rnV2Fig1xMoIIgoufUnR3-WilpawNmfQ4laTWsg2jnsA/s1627/IMG_3647.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1627" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL7O3y4lhUF5P48kywaCC8gtLfHZNTstnN6JgwEP46vsRublEoMVzExcEJJHrt3w1i84222WRycM-QHd2u8pB38DOPUoBDDxPcYMKrDI929Gkd9aEKTUUCgwjqCZQa3Pa-9oB2d0YW-rnV2Fig1xMoIIgoufUnR3-WilpawNmfQ4laTWsg2jnsA/s320/IMG_3647.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... and now 120 String Block HSTs are ready to go up on the design wall. </span></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/AVvXsEihpm7hin923cpODGO9sXAgsT-W3yd1_4TssXDCRKOeLY-2df6GWdOwB92f2DVmsyD6VvEYjy9-4KGeSkkb5mffBzYUA52l-QVqjB9-I3dfYCFNFcR74jQA_3W0rGHIWS1VHoqV3CuE_DPmESp57sLjUEZm-Jw6QajOGZHW-e3W57mhvyYvP6BMBg/s1680/IMG_3648.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1680" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpm7hin923cpODGO9sXAgsT-W3yd1_4TssXDCRKOeLY-2df6GWdOwB92f2DVmsyD6VvEYjy9-4KGeSkkb5mffBzYUA52l-QVqjB9-I3dfYCFNFcR74jQA_3W0rGHIWS1VHoqV3CuE_DPmESp57sLjUEZm-Jw6QajOGZHW-e3W57mhvyYvP6BMBg/s320/IMG_3648.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">More later. I'm headed to my sewing room.</span></div></div><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-89565433428408573532022-09-06T20:56:00.008-05:002022-09-06T21:21:45.021-05:00September Goals<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My grandson needs a new quilt. It seems he has outgrown all the quilts I've made for him. It's no wonder.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQWmvF5VYfdWlCs8DiZiceE2B6HL9eJ_geKfB9Q5mQjQSLdl0fNlacoNLd3VTwhEBAbNV79CxPJiaf-VcSukhEt1lYqWvFExWyaS_yFw26vDnV8eMmDy_OLvRsjCI31g6xBD4xVV2sttXh_OWThKBLmjY2htbJAgqh5L-5zihWUWy7oIy-lR32Q/s1512/IMG_3429.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1127" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQWmvF5VYfdWlCs8DiZiceE2B6HL9eJ_geKfB9Q5mQjQSLdl0fNlacoNLd3VTwhEBAbNV79CxPJiaf-VcSukhEt1lYqWvFExWyaS_yFw26vDnV8eMmDy_OLvRsjCI31g6xBD4xVV2sttXh_OWThKBLmjY2htbJAgqh5L-5zihWUWy7oIy-lR32Q/s320/IMG_3429.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Look at this child! I think he gets taller every day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He wouldn't give me any ideas about the style or colors I should use. He wants to be surprised. I bet that would be risky with a lot of 16-year-olds, but I'm pretty sure he'll like whatever I do. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've decided to use the "Cartwheel" pattern by Stephanie Sheridan. It was featured in the Aug/Sept 2016 issue of McCall's Quick Quilts magazine. This is what I have done so far .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeoNS1vVikwUif_Dk2HnfnDFQ9rfI8Dn4AmBc7E4rEAjaDZ784uvWUdq3VWU_a4QgPbKBbHaTuzCRIDPIFolDhrvunVNmTqsBmA85t12opGuFrgQTJYQ0Lhhzpv_AN8rLLMmtvoIhCSC8sQjiVnMMnZZ41evy43Xhgb5HbKajrcXLy8gNaCSLSA/s2016/IMG_3586.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeoNS1vVikwUif_Dk2HnfnDFQ9rfI8Dn4AmBc7E4rEAjaDZ784uvWUdq3VWU_a4QgPbKBbHaTuzCRIDPIFolDhrvunVNmTqsBmA85t12opGuFrgQTJYQ0Lhhzpv_AN8rLLMmtvoIhCSC8sQjiVnMMnZZ41evy43Xhgb5HbKajrcXLy8gNaCSLSA/s320/IMG_3586.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... 60 string blacks partially made, and a huge mess in my sewing room!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1ljnWgwp0pmyTpvmAhNk0Hx7N5FE7AYaqzbQnzROGLPvq2UYO4nZt9x2D-2rT-O5wUSjGvuJ6am72sSa7wAuwEaagqbbCxOBuL8iJaLJMTtY5tpQujLhoS6MWda0ge9QvW6v3TFdQU65kDWb7hBwP2CzdDZmnuR911OG8XDg1Umo46_gPHuwLA/s1837/IMG_3576.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1837" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1ljnWgwp0pmyTpvmAhNk0Hx7N5FE7AYaqzbQnzROGLPvq2UYO4nZt9x2D-2rT-O5wUSjGvuJ6am72sSa7wAuwEaagqbbCxOBuL8iJaLJMTtY5tpQujLhoS6MWda0ge9QvW6v3TFdQU65kDWb7hBwP2CzdDZmnuR911OG8XDg1Umo46_gPHuwLA/s320/IMG_3576.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The plan is to turn the string blocks into HSTs with a navy or dark blue monochromatic print. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">My September goal is to have the top finished and ready for quilting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm all set up and ready to get back to work!<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj1GGK2D0N1yDw-ZOImw4UtZZQWz1JotvPC-0TxXLdc-sKOA8hKIMK5S40D9MAY2udRxz0YDHAfvk-ih8B_r_9jYjVCevnr1siw7sH7jCXBCMynZ74u0hm2zz_YgfmSZ5puOQf6FXHtrEURyUkcRbSFrlcok4W_nuLt-pR88y5x6hiS_Ude-03Q/s2016/IMG_3563.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj1GGK2D0N1yDw-ZOImw4UtZZQWz1JotvPC-0TxXLdc-sKOA8hKIMK5S40D9MAY2udRxz0YDHAfvk-ih8B_r_9jYjVCevnr1siw7sH7jCXBCMynZ74u0hm2zz_YgfmSZ5puOQf6FXHtrEURyUkcRbSFrlcok4W_nuLt-pR88y5x6hiS_Ude-03Q/s320/IMG_3563.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/09/OMGSept22.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a> and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/09/rainbow-scrap-challenge-septmeber.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a></span></div><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-13272689364518262032022-09-03T18:57:00.000-05:002022-09-03T18:57:59.765-05:00A Happy Girl and A Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First up - the happy girl. Last month I told you about the Nightmare Before Christmas Quilt I had just finished (you can read about it <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-goal-done-and-im-glad.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>), so I thought I'd share this picture of Cerena with the quilt when she received it. I think it was a hit!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeaxZYug38KO1q0jGkk2pyMOqvN9xOuH86egRZHk5s0-s8MD_GQpnc_8RZwgoEwugdBtV61L_YEQ8m4J2WvpPoovcRrXtEIyV0WQpNcEJrrfWuEWWOO38qdGT0jq4pK82mEgmnSi_e69RppUCyo3rv8R-AcLRs_c3m6E6NPFvk3qSuAPsDxGX5w/s1434/IMG_3524.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1086" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeaxZYug38KO1q0jGkk2pyMOqvN9xOuH86egRZHk5s0-s8MD_GQpnc_8RZwgoEwugdBtV61L_YEQ8m4J2WvpPoovcRrXtEIyV0WQpNcEJrrfWuEWWOO38qdGT0jq4pK82mEgmnSi_e69RppUCyo3rv8R-AcLRs_c3m6E6NPFvk3qSuAPsDxGX5w/s320/IMG_3524.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've started working on another niece/nephew quilt, still making my way through my batiks stash. That stash "ain't what it used to be" (as they say), so I added to it when I was at retreat in July. Just some FQs but not a bad selection. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW5H9AdWh6t8i97ZvUPHlJKer7d11NoO_ugFZnFgL1lY92Cc0qZghKLqelmhdhEnzp31NlD1R029cSErZJmuc_yZ8zry0QDOyR4B3ZGhtPOHa5K6lcRk9uJJTnA4XNgIsh0FmVSScq5M8cYZ1FfyQkiLTMDOH5jLTX83e5qw6isxJGryQME5Tow/s2016/retreat.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW5H9AdWh6t8i97ZvUPHlJKer7d11NoO_ugFZnFgL1lY92Cc0qZghKLqelmhdhEnzp31NlD1R029cSErZJmuc_yZ8zry0QDOyR4B3ZGhtPOHa5K6lcRk9uJJTnA4XNgIsh0FmVSScq5M8cYZ1FfyQkiLTMDOH5jLTX83e5qw6isxJGryQME5Tow/s320/retreat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you ever get to Shipshewana, Indiana try to make a stop at <a href="https://www.lollys.com/" target="_blank">Lolly's Fabrics</a> and <a href="https://www.yoderdepartmentstore.com/" target="_blank">Yoder Department Store</a> to do a little stash enhancing. And make sure you allow plenty of time! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm using the "All Stacked Up" pattern by Linda and Carl Sullivan for Colourwerx. Here's a preview -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKFMAYf1Qf5tEOBMNRmpJOfryIIwr-R9C5HStVLpRXSJeKwhfHu_nBdM3TQS_eqQdn0ci7-AMsWFIF7ViFUpFOecRIm-Ehft4PNptWObTd92_1-aOpWl6fXvlheGhIsUccDGHUb3FBenaDBdmqLuDnfF6N1E8ql1VRJxrS1YVgK-2H9yC3ZZufQ/s2016/retreat2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKFMAYf1Qf5tEOBMNRmpJOfryIIwr-R9C5HStVLpRXSJeKwhfHu_nBdM3TQS_eqQdn0ci7-AMsWFIF7ViFUpFOecRIm-Ehft4PNptWObTd92_1-aOpWl6fXvlheGhIsUccDGHUb3FBenaDBdmqLuDnfF6N1E8ql1VRJxrS1YVgK-2H9yC3ZZufQ/s320/retreat2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDxouwI7Upt80UcBr3ltdQHTMFE8gVXL77hDt7W3l_Qv-nD9jlwwuB_mSHBFIN7UXyj9aZfpE7gHv_PzHkQLiehFlVxjmo1uzKCyVr7iKSZ1Zjasv4rvBaQ5dLJXq8zSKSOsrgtLJ1FFQtlVhn7r9H7zphONd5vnY9RhiXsfSL3w91E5KfX_-og/s2016/retreat3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDxouwI7Upt80UcBr3ltdQHTMFE8gVXL77hDt7W3l_Qv-nD9jlwwuB_mSHBFIN7UXyj9aZfpE7gHv_PzHkQLiehFlVxjmo1uzKCyVr7iKSZ1Zjasv4rvBaQ5dLJXq8zSKSOsrgtLJ1FFQtlVhn7r9H7zphONd5vnY9RhiXsfSL3w91E5KfX_-og/s320/retreat3.jpg" width="320" /></a><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><u><br /></u></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><u><br /></u></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><u><br /></u></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><u><br /></u></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></u></p><p style="line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px;"><u style="font-family: verdana;">AUGUST</u></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added in August - 3.7 yards</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used in August - 14.5 yards</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added Year to Date - 55.7 yards</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used Year to Date - 153.4 yards</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Used in 2022 - 97.7 yards</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed in August </span><span style="font-size: large;">- 31/31</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed this year - 232/243</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Percentage - 95%</span></div></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-7580394091527790572022-08-23T19:08:00.005-05:002022-08-24T10:03:42.788-05:00August Goal Done (Thank Goodness!)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My August One Monthly Goal was to finish putting together Cerena's quilt top. I used a really fun "Nightmare Before Christmas" print for the focus fabric and drew colors from the print to build my version of the Mountain Horizon pattern. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xH-4MYrA6913I0IlHOZ6aNVfLhMERUpqfq7i9q7ru8dU6rxtlPgJkW0pnE3XiTJCzrLsW459PRJtJAVdQOZ0P61VXO66EV6CqB-lAkQgJo-BRHSENjcp8H-oQDRKixTUhyraU5JmMPHxDlEuKm-NVJV23GjI5Qjf6ulw81foXoKRKmuJq_975w/s1998/cerenaaa.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1998" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xH-4MYrA6913I0IlHOZ6aNVfLhMERUpqfq7i9q7ru8dU6rxtlPgJkW0pnE3XiTJCzrLsW459PRJtJAVdQOZ0P61VXO66EV6CqB-lAkQgJo-BRHSENjcp8H-oQDRKixTUhyraU5JmMPHxDlEuKm-NVJV23GjI5Qjf6ulw81foXoKRKmuJq_975w/s320/cerenaaa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the blocks were ready to put into rows (on point) I wondered how it could possibly come together accurately since the directions called for using half-blocks as setting triangles. Normally, you make your setting triangles in such a way that they are large enough to give you a seam allowance along the quilt's edges, so you don't lose any of your nice, clean, sharp points. In fact, when you look at the "picture" on the "Mountain Horizon" pattern the points along the edges of the quilt are perfect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiTvJifGMzCHIC03zGt2j91nIEtLJgLAtckmkvlPjkP090XP4_I6WBrAVFzSfRzrHvsKRhM07KYHE47HWLS15i8H6XDj78JZcSo1nZ-QQ2E49oZUNTDPEPhFJlIGiZmH-poqPMC6turDyAWEKBk02bNU0gqgfkUmFYJa9u8io_qWzHS9W18W1Sg/s1280/cerena1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1037" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiTvJifGMzCHIC03zGt2j91nIEtLJgLAtckmkvlPjkP090XP4_I6WBrAVFzSfRzrHvsKRhM07KYHE47HWLS15i8H6XDj78JZcSo1nZ-QQ2E49oZUNTDPEPhFJlIGiZmH-poqPMC6turDyAWEKBk02bNU0gqgfkUmFYJa9u8io_qWzHS9W18W1Sg/s320/cerena1.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I consider myself to be a fairly precise sewist. Decent points. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ_DHVjUKb-RfHI2T5n4yT1NSNdWDAVCnnoO_5B4dOf3oSWAb9Aab1Zt6ZdBinUXFeLg-rlvm52dbmpHSLm4Vig_RR5URfqAiVubmjKKLwMs06ftKXH-Yh9HvkmFJw5UXgy7l08QQ6bRsFJ6dwN8tTQnpcXCKk1xmu92jbgPnZi83dU75XcZo-g/s2016/cerena11.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ_DHVjUKb-RfHI2T5n4yT1NSNdWDAVCnnoO_5B4dOf3oSWAb9Aab1Zt6ZdBinUXFeLg-rlvm52dbmpHSLm4Vig_RR5URfqAiVubmjKKLwMs06ftKXH-Yh9HvkmFJw5UXgy7l08QQ6bRsFJ6dwN8tTQnpcXCKk1xmu92jbgPnZi83dU75XcZo-g/s320/cerena11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But the edges of my quilt top looked like this .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWupF_stJZ4xx5D0h3gyn2IFVmUOZSXMU5O_rUFjDqfoBVb8T6c8cyI3YfaWc3YWCsAG3SaGF9hX18pdj9UwoT75OzQfk_DS8b3oiohQ5HL8JG5XFWs4UNu7HA6iwfgoyWEKgQzDzmVTwn0xv9-k_Fs6_fmvmuKyiiROX3TmPTWc0x7InkOwThWg/s2016/cerena10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWupF_stJZ4xx5D0h3gyn2IFVmUOZSXMU5O_rUFjDqfoBVb8T6c8cyI3YfaWc3YWCsAG3SaGF9hX18pdj9UwoT75OzQfk_DS8b3oiohQ5HL8JG5XFWs4UNu7HA6iwfgoyWEKgQzDzmVTwn0xv9-k_Fs6_fmvmuKyiiROX3TmPTWc0x7InkOwThWg/s320/cerena10.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... which meant the triangle points would be cut off once the binding was added. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I checked the designer's web site <a href="https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/products/mountain-horizon-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">(Lo & Behold Stitchery)</a> to see if there were any corrections. There were none. However, the designer's own photo shows the same points cut off when the binding was added.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT18FM2XBPATAO_qhvXs9DPbONrwZBTqKMSZ_lP8_EqtYN5GvXgQW02xjUsV1dRnXhTvgut9_gMyNDwjJmkMSJDUem5U7nSUR6Xy0lLR3RuMA_dkv7YO_GX-_i4yrLcCAdClxHoUUax9n68_XIT1VXUqKBSyWhibB5zldg2drh_tIQugUppAZWtA/s2016/cerena9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT18FM2XBPATAO_qhvXs9DPbONrwZBTqKMSZ_lP8_EqtYN5GvXgQW02xjUsV1dRnXhTvgut9_gMyNDwjJmkMSJDUem5U7nSUR6Xy0lLR3RuMA_dkv7YO_GX-_i4yrLcCAdClxHoUUax9n68_XIT1VXUqKBSyWhibB5zldg2drh_tIQugUppAZWtA/s320/cerena9.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another quilt top from her site ..... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKZzqtRWToY_54VG98yDS2dKcRDEqauFyvYF1Z10ai5ox0oLSCXz_7DDc4ghgid0tbL5jXWIC2nv6Sq1eQZRt5AHI0l7iEolr-hOyXOOGYJjjQCNopPi4TSel9UPICN0QI4gUBUz0MCmwR3Eb2gtbIa9mnZopDKrVAMLMVm6WJTFYo_tBhDPkfg/s2016/cerenaa8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKZzqtRWToY_54VG98yDS2dKcRDEqauFyvYF1Z10ai5ox0oLSCXz_7DDc4ghgid0tbL5jXWIC2nv6Sq1eQZRt5AHI0l7iEolr-hOyXOOGYJjjQCNopPi4TSel9UPICN0QI4gUBUz0MCmwR3Eb2gtbIa9mnZopDKrVAMLMVm6WJTFYo_tBhDPkfg/s320/cerenaa8.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... shows the same thing. Obviously the "photo" on the front of the pattern is not a photo, but rather an artist's rendering or digital image of some sort. (Can you tell I am not a happy girl right now?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All that aside, the quilt is finished .....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLz8U8rW8FfxT7KOP6pFrjw4x_TgPGwtPCnp1hIusiL05wXmc59aAbyXG_2nqk29qWOdMMApxvLrGoB_tgmJBCAOWVEMtP8uWzjTZhyzOPdLzSUNK0CjnRDJI4ADPsYUtK65Fk1QXXU4NzvaHnBDuqrE3mhoJ_Kk0CHHnYxEdYwadJVervyDaxA/s1947/cerena5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1947" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLz8U8rW8FfxT7KOP6pFrjw4x_TgPGwtPCnp1hIusiL05wXmc59aAbyXG_2nqk29qWOdMMApxvLrGoB_tgmJBCAOWVEMtP8uWzjTZhyzOPdLzSUNK0CjnRDJI4ADPsYUtK65Fk1QXXU4NzvaHnBDuqrE3mhoJ_Kk0CHHnYxEdYwadJVervyDaxA/s320/cerena5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... and in the mail, and it might even be loved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though it's not my work that's in question, I'm not super proud of this finish. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't even put my name on it like I normally would, just my initials.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMpwvJ1DVHpwwenA6-v8T4EnuFqXudYSwnY_u_WGL1NOhqkWfB8vuIbeR1ssu0zYIVYljSpocqDrc1wN3pZ7UVB_VJAaM11dXtagrasWLHEIRHuUVI_Uq4kHFoLbd67F_uidw8aumCsmOZHfYmmKWI_2ZxsZUYzbf9cxtdMAz5GGBJd0JHYIumA/s2016/cerena4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMpwvJ1DVHpwwenA6-v8T4EnuFqXudYSwnY_u_WGL1NOhqkWfB8vuIbeR1ssu0zYIVYljSpocqDrc1wN3pZ7UVB_VJAaM11dXtagrasWLHEIRHuUVI_Uq4kHFoLbd67F_uidw8aumCsmOZHfYmmKWI_2ZxsZUYzbf9cxtdMAz5GGBJd0JHYIumA/s320/cerena4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And that's all I have to say about that. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-18950077234623411522022-08-20T21:51:00.002-05:002022-08-20T21:53:26.932-05:00Scrap Happy Saturday - Orange RSC Blocks Done<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got my Orange Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks done early this month. Good for me, because we're headed to Seattle in a few days, and I won't be taking my sewing machine with me this time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once again, I had a limited stash to work with .....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHTvoE261h_9ypBWEQinSSU5ndAVe3B0SWkGHhGevMTCS35Lcc30VhK_x0dCsXm2xSldTwMjkg09vR0tglWx1A-LXgIvbC2OCLEIqJT1aNxnO_pFSfpRGQZ5NAeY5V6xUYtJam0bmZInw1dz4vUSPs3dEJMBm-gmbji024IuEGdJTs3tNpR5Q8A/s2016/blog9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHTvoE261h_9ypBWEQinSSU5ndAVe3B0SWkGHhGevMTCS35Lcc30VhK_x0dCsXm2xSldTwMjkg09vR0tglWx1A-LXgIvbC2OCLEIqJT1aNxnO_pFSfpRGQZ5NAeY5V6xUYtJam0bmZInw1dz4vUSPs3dEJMBm-gmbji024IuEGdJTs3tNpR5Q8A/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... but I did it. Sawtooth Stars, Windmills, and 60 orange bricks to add to the rest of the RSC blocks.</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/AVvXsEjab374M9pKj-suWQItwoC0Eq-0RDDWZw1276ecXYeXgQt1o1IHJujYKQLra_iF83hlBz4M40xeiBgpTNRpeIeoMGtJKkKvmfmga9ciAusKExUaEWyKdYju5CcFYWMMryXtRK2p_s8P__urjMC_c-HsAywQMtv_1GeipzSGTOzHG9viVDlHnTi96Q/s2016/blog10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab374M9pKj-suWQItwoC0Eq-0RDDWZw1276ecXYeXgQt1o1IHJujYKQLra_iF83hlBz4M40xeiBgpTNRpeIeoMGtJKkKvmfmga9ciAusKExUaEWyKdYju5CcFYWMMryXtRK2p_s8P__urjMC_c-HsAywQMtv_1GeipzSGTOzHG9viVDlHnTi96Q/s320/blog10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Would you look at that beautiful ironing board? Re-covering it has been on my to-do list for too long. The last time I did it I used a double thickness of muslin which was a mistake. It wasn't long at all before it was scorched and ripped, so this time I bought an outdoor fabric, and I'm happy with the results. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jTjV3b5dDDjIAH5ybe5t4YSDlnqv-B00Q-THlSKKMbFDrqEkjkAXeXPCRuW7gjpLSAXd1FelJKGXtx4DFkM_5NWBOQwEZYea0wlDOd9GKfO0jnDvI8X6xtwJSjsMoV6bj89PMq1YROGGf_-mrLJgaeQAWWnfCZacu9k0w_E5r6ZUoNuRKAQbww/s2016/blog8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jTjV3b5dDDjIAH5ybe5t4YSDlnqv-B00Q-THlSKKMbFDrqEkjkAXeXPCRuW7gjpLSAXd1FelJKGXtx4DFkM_5NWBOQwEZYea0wlDOd9GKfO0jnDvI8X6xtwJSjsMoV6bj89PMq1YROGGf_-mrLJgaeQAWWnfCZacu9k0w_E5r6ZUoNuRKAQbww/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm having fun breaking it in! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/08/scraphappy-saturday-empty-nest-edition.html" target="_blank">Super Scrappy </a>.</span></p><p><br /></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-3167318287365485142022-08-17T20:42:00.007-05:002022-08-23T16:50:18.744-05:00Some Scrappy Stuff and a Quilt Retreat<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do love a good quilt retreat. This summer I was able to go to a retreat for the first time in three years. (Darn that Covid!) <a href="https://www.reservations.com/hotel/farmstead-inn--conference-center-shipshewana-in?gclid=CjwKCAjwo_KXBhAaEiwA2RZ8hM7KiILaaCrL1TQmnqSHWM-HeEZfmRmMfMmsAQQJfyR4hmh2Q-J8VhoC8TMQAvD_BwE#available?rmcid=dsanew&utm_source=googleads" target="_blank">The Farmstead Inn and Conference Center</a> in Shipshewana, Indiana saw almost 40 quilters who had met and become friends over the years in an online quilting forum, and we were happy to be there. What a beautiful setting!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyk8YLQmwAnZlZ409pv71sMRTN6eBHqmKB1A2XjarjyZNGVsAIKbwD7nbO7sPXr7s1DvYO3xFXvcM9WGx3psMl58D5lUmp77-zdBOFkgHTXBpa9nR_qFRvP4ktweqrI59HcKpIx1EFkVTq98PIBwNvWnczBeG5yU2Dpwoji8rXjEi2Ua3BIX4Ww/s2016/IMG_3145.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyk8YLQmwAnZlZ409pv71sMRTN6eBHqmKB1A2XjarjyZNGVsAIKbwD7nbO7sPXr7s1DvYO3xFXvcM9WGx3psMl58D5lUmp77-zdBOFkgHTXBpa9nR_qFRvP4ktweqrI59HcKpIx1EFkVTq98PIBwNvWnczBeG5yU2Dpwoji8rXjEi2Ua3BIX4Ww/s320/IMG_3145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ogM0KpxV3hLUD9Xkl4ogu20gAvVFSpki0_zVtb2k9zzpoU3GZ0IvNJD9_P9JXrtQC2XSoEYtMuOOXsOlxYs3m2hDziq6rqm7R39dHH1sAyQPvcKU4WYPjGde-pREIObfxbcpKCGh_XraSxAFglQHCqeRqWs899-5eZqSiDfWGwRWlX0djTnRPA/s2016/IMG_3146.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ogM0KpxV3hLUD9Xkl4ogu20gAvVFSpki0_zVtb2k9zzpoU3GZ0IvNJD9_P9JXrtQC2XSoEYtMuOOXsOlxYs3m2hDziq6rqm7R39dHH1sAyQPvcKU4WYPjGde-pREIObfxbcpKCGh_XraSxAFglQHCqeRqWs899-5eZqSiDfWGwRWlX0djTnRPA/s320/IMG_3146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This group had a good time and<i> </i>got a whole lot of sewing done.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-cLDsToAnzKD2-Bj9iDt7okrWbm1BG5__ViuHFFhqJQ2cU9062sfrEz22t4acPQLWWHC90iX3HXybeFrvnj82Dy6_L2OCuA8hsTR4lOTGs1JJnxbSsCJ8924n9QbEp8pWIoci2zhjWf_lxfEjTc3qLpJjCXNqznb-CT7V0AiopDhzzYervyG_g/s1536/retreaters.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-cLDsToAnzKD2-Bj9iDt7okrWbm1BG5__ViuHFFhqJQ2cU9062sfrEz22t4acPQLWWHC90iX3HXybeFrvnj82Dy6_L2OCuA8hsTR4lOTGs1JJnxbSsCJ8924n9QbEp8pWIoci2zhjWf_lxfEjTc3qLpJjCXNqznb-CT7V0AiopDhzzYervyG_g/s320/retreaters.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few weeks before retreat I came across some projects I had forgotten about. First was a stack of scrappy 16-patch blocks I thought would make a nice donation quilt if I added dark blue alternate blocks. I had just the thing. When my middle grandson was about six years old I made curtains for his room, and when the room was re-decorated I deconstructed them and put the fabric in my stash. Perfect! Project number one was kitted and ready to pack.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFhKWgeXIEJhideVqV2EmAbDHyJUXGU-y8Gq-hzVLW-uW3gv-kE6sUEyPj6I1eBPeuaQ1UPxp07bs1p9uAIaT_Y8IpMq4anxwlEmtDwlFtpfw8pmhav5VWA0idzTsC8aqgLw6kr0dhqPRrQWl0tx2S_Bfr9Q3CAQ4cWX6x2BeMyVRP7JRFg8WZQ/s2016/IMG_3123.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFhKWgeXIEJhideVqV2EmAbDHyJUXGU-y8Gq-hzVLW-uW3gv-kE6sUEyPj6I1eBPeuaQ1UPxp07bs1p9uAIaT_Y8IpMq4anxwlEmtDwlFtpfw8pmhav5VWA0idzTsC8aqgLw6kr0dhqPRrQWl0tx2S_Bfr9Q3CAQ4cWX6x2BeMyVRP7JRFg8WZQ/s320/IMG_3123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a little bonus pic. My grandson, Gavin, jumping for joy in front of his curtains. I just had to throw that in. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ICfiABb2O1Zn6XvLNjeCwEFKAg65SKisPHe819PfHI7gUu-tyf4WzIW3WT4P86hcD6946hYx9Gf742YWz07CKYIasEYmGA6TbJefp0hbIcbaWz4VGzePaP3wQOqa4svR59D9pmlGxXNLS1imT5HQ0uvqwubTxP0O5vIaWCtjNgcULBtVN71w6Q/s1280/P9230346.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ICfiABb2O1Zn6XvLNjeCwEFKAg65SKisPHe819PfHI7gUu-tyf4WzIW3WT4P86hcD6946hYx9Gf742YWz07CKYIasEYmGA6TbJefp0hbIcbaWz4VGzePaP3wQOqa4svR59D9pmlGxXNLS1imT5HQ0uvqwubTxP0O5vIaWCtjNgcULBtVN71w6Q/s320/P9230346.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next I found a ziplock full of scrappy 4" by 8" bricks I had originally cut for a "Bricks and Stepping Stones" quilt (a free pattern from </span><a href="https://quiltville.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> site) and some black & white 4-patches I had made last year as leader/enders. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07ng9rQS9TaU-SlzrUdHw5ideNaZVzcVO6OVCR-wn1elkzRjUwsSLg7k7XdgkKk1R4AL_XaNmZ6j4S2oxstrP3bwjm3ADNr7bF0XQOHCpKG0TER40BhSZ2uhzD3dGTNvz55uJnbrFJ-FAKs_jjFXrRp415i7jEM2TYUTbjvPRI0LYw9AGoglS3w/s1739/blog6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1739" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07ng9rQS9TaU-SlzrUdHw5ideNaZVzcVO6OVCR-wn1elkzRjUwsSLg7k7XdgkKk1R4AL_XaNmZ6j4S2oxstrP3bwjm3ADNr7bF0XQOHCpKG0TER40BhSZ2uhzD3dGTNvz55uJnbrFJ-FAKs_jjFXrRp415i7jEM2TYUTbjvPRI0LYw9AGoglS3w/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got a lot accomplished at retreat (in addition to visiting with friends, checking out what they were working on, and eating way too much!), and then got both tops finished when I got home as well as using up some stash by making the backings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWcbZItPdLiMvflTh9-5ChhgWiCYrGPaEG8GZV1eWUKe9hXiFCCb03nY9uaBTurNIEnJ2WMo3NfgeqiD0x7g16ObtQsy7eSxPu0hg9Pc8fsiZbUBbglEdyHiZlpGUkfD2BpTmxRniFHmMJi6JuPXicvWLOUdTprWccUpbxuIxohBeAu7TvIakcw/s1746/IMG_3223.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1746" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWcbZItPdLiMvflTh9-5ChhgWiCYrGPaEG8GZV1eWUKe9hXiFCCb03nY9uaBTurNIEnJ2WMo3NfgeqiD0x7g16ObtQsy7eSxPu0hg9Pc8fsiZbUBbglEdyHiZlpGUkfD2BpTmxRniFHmMJi6JuPXicvWLOUdTprWccUpbxuIxohBeAu7TvIakcw/s320/IMG_3223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now the challenge will be getting both of these finished and donated before the end of the year so they don't end up on the UFO list!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/2022/08/oh-scrap-another-very-productive-day.html">Quilting is More Fun Than Housework</a></span></div><p></p><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-41303646167322640042022-08-06T20:49:00.002-05:002022-08-06T20:49:56.213-05:00August Goals and a Stash Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm still so excited about meeting my <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/rsc-purple-goal-and-omg-goal-met-and.html" target="_blank">July goal</a>, that I'm ready to set another somewhat challenging goal for August. So. Here we go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A while back one of my nieces asked me to make a quilt for her daughter-in-law, Cerena, who had loved one of her gramma's quilts so much and for so long that it was completely worn out. At the same time my friend, Denise, was working on a quilt for her DIL and needed motivation, so we decided to make it a sew-along. She was using the pattern "Mountain Horizon" by Brittany Lloyd. Cerena loves all things "The Night Before Christmas", so that was my first fabric choice and coordinating fabrics were soon to follow.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisre_KO10Kf53bAtw-MWV2OftBT03tVtayoQPy-GYE_sJGoAEKWqhjQ-EGZG3wJm_UNVavdHuImWF7t6NKF533NjxaKjRvtova0ASBXWcsIXzvp7aYOPWwraQEWNzXb7fDwR7wpZG7AeCcuw12NNASh8SNGv5uhzBs-rWM9e0mvrY91n0JobEH_A/s1617/IMG_2839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisre_KO10Kf53bAtw-MWV2OftBT03tVtayoQPy-GYE_sJGoAEKWqhjQ-EGZG3wJm_UNVavdHuImWF7t6NKF533NjxaKjRvtova0ASBXWcsIXzvp7aYOPWwraQEWNzXb7fDwR7wpZG7AeCcuw12NNASh8SNGv5uhzBs-rWM9e0mvrY91n0JobEH_A/s320/IMG_2839.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course I had to make it my own. That's the fun part of using patterns! I made several changes in the main block, combining some of the pieces, because I didn't want to cut up the focus fabric. That meant creating a new pattern for part of it and making a test block just to be sure. Can you see what I did? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOuxZnkz5YJfH6f-H8_Op0cvb0xr557crnHwVqWcd47Nzr-2TjKCrKsKW3nXxiWJDn277oEezkKcPar-Ov7NjBHW9qTYtFo3SUn_OsfJExhXey3n7ahEJFbDVGFbqmpTwWCPaXPRNPKJebu3dPtKuK_it3Y0oBDvccU4wZ-ekH8iQMmGZ8RMWBw/s2527/From%20Skitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOuxZnkz5YJfH6f-H8_Op0cvb0xr557crnHwVqWcd47Nzr-2TjKCrKsKW3nXxiWJDn277oEezkKcPar-Ov7NjBHW9qTYtFo3SUn_OsfJExhXey3n7ahEJFbDVGFbqmpTwWCPaXPRNPKJebu3dPtKuK_it3Y0oBDvccU4wZ-ekH8iQMmGZ8RMWBw/s320/From%20Skitch.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQGEuuHPREmPxxAAJyZ1dt9sN7h5gO4-Zp8lA4vPljmMWObcTPWJbOu4gGD666g5wsMlA-yG1SXnSFq2CcgJFbZSKNBBRczLqAxkiLO54IKA532jjwXo6xbDi28ExFlgE_5OdR_LIUqHzPNTEhIjkJemk_LSydkbJ8ugWYqi5qes1QQIa802ztw/s1859/IMG_3108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrbRwUrO93Qw-4meAxoouH7_hnwCeHcJOKydyHTpTs6fMYEO9wh63hbYJljRFXr3gmhzRfdADDbG0NJdcKG-tu7MeCI5esrCGFHfeUKNIDdYLZhHucpg52X2dF1sePPxd6u4UKnlpNXKMOnRXWWj029_LBDt2d7iv4IA-OAu_WWNtUYGI15kmg/s2016/IMG_3118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrbRwUrO93Qw-4meAxoouH7_hnwCeHcJOKydyHTpTs6fMYEO9wh63hbYJljRFXr3gmhzRfdADDbG0NJdcKG-tu7MeCI5esrCGFHfeUKNIDdYLZhHucpg52X2dF1sePPxd6u4UKnlpNXKMOnRXWWj029_LBDt2d7iv4IA-OAu_WWNtUYGI15kmg/s320/IMG_3118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Instead of doing curved piecing I just raw-edge applique'd the half circles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting that first sample block made is always so motivating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWt1o3SlTnap3U46WrOKsWXVE66TlYjEg4tBJo9qnXdHFVJN8_bRoB6-UoJl7GmV1t5rGS2ILIK31h6eLNPvWA6Eq_3Kb_F5_yUu5oXd7XzGVIO_pW7edoA5Sk_V0f3gEnASCnUGBaqFcESgLMJ1cSjuc45wgtbBCKgtGwnv-fIQC54sk-3fPAw/s1711/IMG_3405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1711" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWt1o3SlTnap3U46WrOKsWXVE66TlYjEg4tBJo9qnXdHFVJN8_bRoB6-UoJl7GmV1t5rGS2ILIK31h6eLNPvWA6Eq_3Kb_F5_yUu5oXd7XzGVIO_pW7edoA5Sk_V0f3gEnASCnUGBaqFcESgLMJ1cSjuc45wgtbBCKgtGwnv-fIQC54sk-3fPAw/s320/IMG_3405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My August goal is to have all the blocks finished and get them into a top. You never know. I might get even more done than that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><p><u>JULY</u></p></span><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"></p><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added in July - 15.7 yards</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used in July - 29.8 yards</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Added Year to Date - 52 yards</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabric Used Year to Date - 138.9 yards</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Used in 2022 - 86.9 yards</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed in Ju</span><span style="font-size: large;">ly</span><span style="font-size: large;">- 28/31</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Days I sewed this year - 201/212</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Percentage - 95%</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/08/OMGAug22.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a> </span></div></div></span></div>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-6666879432865569112022-08-02T19:10:00.005-05:002022-08-06T21:08:30.784-05:00RSC-Purple Goal and OMG Goal Met<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was so busy sewing in July that I forgot to blog! I set my goals for the month and posted them on the 5th, forgot all about blogging, and got to work. I managed to dig up a few more purples for RSC2022 by looking through my Asian prints. There weren't many there either, but my Sawtooth Star and Windmill blocks are done as are the 60 brick blocks.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYoODaVGH2CSf1n4bjW0UoT47JK3V7kU00BWaeggeItHcKgBwj4R3QztcMq_fF6s35D--DDatg7OiX7HSRgG-IFyVPolxEdcoyl4hum4Jgi3g1Kv29fS82lQPPUvfPmNhrv0OYKgom49uZoIjmKpnVtwiEGp0yMJqR16NFLQbx1hbyB_d2Z98LA/s1665/IMG_3250.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1665" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYoODaVGH2CSf1n4bjW0UoT47JK3V7kU00BWaeggeItHcKgBwj4R3QztcMq_fF6s35D--DDatg7OiX7HSRgG-IFyVPolxEdcoyl4hum4Jgi3g1Kv29fS82lQPPUvfPmNhrv0OYKgom49uZoIjmKpnVtwiEGp0yMJqR16NFLQbx1hbyB_d2Z98LA/s320/IMG_3250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My One Monthly Goal for July was to finish the One Block Wonder that has been on my UFO list for a while. And I did it! I had already quilted the center.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJezGuRtMkSAPk2QHTIA04nE9-XXwh3kE3_cyyvr1qBXW7GOcp7L_xrSAXUsE63FJ17iyT9_oDwDFJsdxy0F3yvcVaMFlx_JFBawLzuMqaijLsGYF2gxIwjFl1UoX9MBHWjtE7QK1iItjUcCRzTqfMKvpxRFJFUWATJLbUwm9dsPQ3rE0XvpO9Yw/s2016/IMG_3265.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJezGuRtMkSAPk2QHTIA04nE9-XXwh3kE3_cyyvr1qBXW7GOcp7L_xrSAXUsE63FJ17iyT9_oDwDFJsdxy0F3yvcVaMFlx_JFBawLzuMqaijLsGYF2gxIwjFl1UoX9MBHWjtE7QK1iItjUcCRzTqfMKvpxRFJFUWATJLbUwm9dsPQ3rE0XvpO9Yw/s320/IMG_3265.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hexies I'd started quilting in the borders looked better as tumbling blocks, so that happened.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6evGQQPYKWVtvPb-uhv-djKMwDEFZ-ZguPdufY5bysanxVj-VJL-B6j_e6s6BckX4ihF3k0CPO-Q7pPxgVJjHNePZRvPNy73UX_xK7uJ8v3DYSrlCISTFvy2F1YTNm1sXc2p1He5OGT_EJjon6aLQl7zcBhk6uLII4Ef4LAtDPJQ6h5TiJv9UxQ/s1982/IMG_3264.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1982" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6evGQQPYKWVtvPb-uhv-djKMwDEFZ-ZguPdufY5bysanxVj-VJL-B6j_e6s6BckX4ihF3k0CPO-Q7pPxgVJjHNePZRvPNy73UX_xK7uJ8v3DYSrlCISTFvy2F1YTNm1sXc2p1He5OGT_EJjon6aLQl7zcBhk6uLII4Ef4LAtDPJQ6h5TiJv9UxQ/s320/IMG_3264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's quilted, bound, and washed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzOkI2OPq6e7IzD6xNc9VuBumHj7oL0PKM3xRL85ms6bEQhus12XDg1XP1Uhv75eKbiFQvXsm3U9XWNMTDMRoJ0n18Tq67qb42liNv9b8AhhDem4IrfO3TQBgfaZjS2hOv4Bi8i4bpQX-v5lUeg55AYbI9QA-8pozxjP14V6HRQyDnqTmpWOSLw/s2524/IMG_3271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="2204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzOkI2OPq6e7IzD6xNc9VuBumHj7oL0PKM3xRL85ms6bEQhus12XDg1XP1Uhv75eKbiFQvXsm3U9XWNMTDMRoJ0n18Tq67qb42liNv9b8AhhDem4IrfO3TQBgfaZjS2hOv4Bi8i4bpQX-v5lUeg55AYbI9QA-8pozxjP14V6HRQyDnqTmpWOSLw/s320/IMG_3271.jpg" width="279" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The main thing I learned from this project is that even though I like the look of big-stitch quilting, I hate doing it. I'm really over it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do love this finish. I'm not sure where it will end up, though. It's a little small for a snuggle quilt unless I can find someone pretty short to give it to. Hmmm, now that I think about it, I just might have someone in mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/scraphappy-saturday-last-purple-weekend.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572468093565083431.post-78562090544503213312022-07-05T20:47:00.004-05:002022-07-05T20:58:56.860-05:00July Goals<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since I accomplished my June goals, after failing to do much at all in April and May, I think I might have enough mojo now to set my goals for July. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started on a <a href="https://sewthisismyblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/my-first-one-block-wonder.html">One Block Wonder</a> in September of 2019. Yikes! That's embarrassing. Okay, it needs to come off the UFO list soon for sure! I started quilting it around then, but got discouraged shortly after that (with Covid and life, not just with quilting) and set it aside. I had quilted all the blocks in the center of the quilt but not the borders.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBMaOlUZfjiC1V1TMcKUvHOO80B2eSkIaDs1JfI5AS19zbIj820DI-IhZ9rUt1KA2xJlXNrjgwUzsE9BE3do7soVKZ_W-NPg19PELb_R3DpP2a5O6-RAiQ5744-96BORIi6RVsFFvEAHNboXqQufD5saLKMorjCjvF9IkzPQBIeZCb4UZFnJsGw/s2016/IMG_3135.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBMaOlUZfjiC1V1TMcKUvHOO80B2eSkIaDs1JfI5AS19zbIj820DI-IhZ9rUt1KA2xJlXNrjgwUzsE9BE3do7soVKZ_W-NPg19PELb_R3DpP2a5O6-RAiQ5744-96BORIi6RVsFFvEAHNboXqQufD5saLKMorjCjvF9IkzPQBIeZCb4UZFnJsGw/s320/IMG_3135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYvygxmYzCsk0ekCCvF-5xsI0MWxPNR6lUdULTiNm6gUTxbYt0xJLo3CuDlUnBoWEoraOFKTOj1UYtB-CIMM3SuGth0XkeOO2XaexEcNqy-_YyVNuzsWDwQYpOMVXIM6Q40c072nxsRpV4ZdOI-Cn-eRCaC4W--iJVp_XkaUH3AY0eE9yypTWSw/s2016/IMG_3136.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYvygxmYzCsk0ekCCvF-5xsI0MWxPNR6lUdULTiNm6gUTxbYt0xJLo3CuDlUnBoWEoraOFKTOj1UYtB-CIMM3SuGth0XkeOO2XaexEcNqy-_YyVNuzsWDwQYpOMVXIM6Q40c072nxsRpV4ZdOI-Cn-eRCaC4W--iJVp_XkaUH3AY0eE9yypTWSw/s320/IMG_3136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is definitely time to finish it. Hubby made a template for me to match the shape of the six inch hexagons. (I tried, but mine was wonky!) So far, I've stitched a few hexagons in the border, but it's going to need something else. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46eFGhZlZ8NI7KMIeNr7u6ZvEWdduVE0S15KxY2Tvqs3Hx0P6bk7qkzojYdqVcZFGqw5WzIlq29SYK-P9NQJfRPpfOc9-aFU_8Ww64fASBmV_iOH6o2WUYdD1BIkT-oBSnZIPuK2Uh3daPGi1Wk7Zva8JJMH5zRyvr9oPImRn3Vn8MyrcJQp6lw/s2016/IMG_3137.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46eFGhZlZ8NI7KMIeNr7u6ZvEWdduVE0S15KxY2Tvqs3Hx0P6bk7qkzojYdqVcZFGqw5WzIlq29SYK-P9NQJfRPpfOc9-aFU_8Ww64fASBmV_iOH6o2WUYdD1BIkT-oBSnZIPuK2Uh3daPGi1Wk7Zva8JJMH5zRyvr9oPImRn3Vn8MyrcJQp6lw/s320/IMG_3137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm kind of figuring it out as I go. I need to figure fast, though, because finishing this quilt is my July One Monthly Goal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another goal for this month is to get my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks made using this month's color - purple. This is definitely going to be fun since THIS is my purple stash .....<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnbuTm7Z_Fpwt58x-c1hYzfUq354lLgcDFwSBANwT7E7NFYpi6rc2ma3b95T0Ug-qo-5gpXNKLRlnRgpN0YsVtaL9sKlKv-i3RvsxRLaVaUhNwrRGGfWI0U4BXqM-LqVtGHtXsFbY4E8LQpblv8ytKxz5mUJ8454ZJsio4nuRS66v-9ZtCsFHcg/s1875/IMG_3126.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1875" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnbuTm7Z_Fpwt58x-c1hYzfUq354lLgcDFwSBANwT7E7NFYpi6rc2ma3b95T0Ug-qo-5gpXNKLRlnRgpN0YsVtaL9sKlKv-i3RvsxRLaVaUhNwrRGGfWI0U4BXqM-LqVtGHtXsFbY4E8LQpblv8ytKxz5mUJ8454ZJsio4nuRS66v-9ZtCsFHcg/s320/IMG_3126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">..... all of it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And this is everything from </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">my juvenile/novelty prints that </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">has </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">any</i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> purple at all in it.</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/AVvXsEjGqbXlUTE1kjLGcCmqANJIOPlWXStgMTrFodkCE3hYWSM-1BIsHdHX0YHdeS2q5Tfrbjb4Hc2ubPGDYQj1cQ5PmEK7xBGIDWWWcp7Ns1ZFuUXN6979jTu5Y7GtSrcwVsk9dVIr_tUVkRNuyRAbKjzSA4rM6nQyZMYRbP2kIX1pvk-PC75-EKkgNg/s2016/IMG_3133.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqbXlUTE1kjLGcCmqANJIOPlWXStgMTrFodkCE3hYWSM-1BIsHdHX0YHdeS2q5Tfrbjb4Hc2ubPGDYQj1cQ5PmEK7xBGIDWWWcp7Ns1ZFuUXN6979jTu5Y7GtSrcwVsk9dVIr_tUVkRNuyRAbKjzSA4rM6nQyZMYRbP2kIX1pvk-PC75-EKkgNg/s320/IMG_3133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So. Let the challenge begin!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking up with <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/07/OMGJuly2022.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a> and <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/holiday-weekend-for-those-in-us.html" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a></span></p>Sandy Panagoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371332247863196830noreply@blogger.com1