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Yesterday, 04:02 AM
#392
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Good morning, Bloomers! Just updated the gallery. Lovely blocks, Bibliostone, A2P and WMUT.
TG, it was good to hear from you. I hope the next few weeks fly by and you'll be back to sewing shortly after. As for PT, I recall vividly the pain sometimes. Hang in there!
SBG, you must be pleased to be so close to finishing BurgSur. I think we're all looking forward to seeing your accomplishment.
Terriamn, so happy you are enjoying your adventure!
I zigged when I should have zagged. I was going to quilt the fish tops but I came across small pieces of batting, perfect for my second Boom 34 blocks so I started to QAYG on them. Maybe I'll have that finished next week as it's about to get busy here with having the grands tomorrow night and then some house projects next week before our DS from KS is coming in for a long weekend visit. We'll see when it gets done.
Hope everyone has a pleasant day.
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TG, it was good to hear from you. I hope the next few weeks fly by and you'll be back to sewing shortly after. As for PT, I recall vividly the pain sometimes. Hang in there!
SBG, you must be pleased to be so close to finishing BurgSur. I think we're all looking forward to seeing your accomplishment.
Terriamn, so happy you are enjoying your adventure!
I zigged when I should have zagged. I was going to quilt the fish tops but I came across small pieces of batting, perfect for my second Boom 34 blocks so I started to QAYG on them. Maybe I'll have that finished next week as it's about to get busy here with having the grands tomorrow night and then some house projects next week before our DS from KS is coming in for a long weekend visit. We'll see when it gets done.
Hope everyone has a pleasant day.
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Yesterday, 05:27 AM
#393
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Location: Portage, Michigan
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All2, I am familiar with one of Brackman's books but not the Civil War one. I love history so I may just add that one to my birthday and Christmas list. Thank you for the blocks and the touch of history about each. Love it.
I was able to sneak on for a few minutes. The commencement ceremony is just starting and I am view online. Seating is limited to four per student. Parents and brother were priority for in person viewing.
I was able to sneak on for a few minutes. The commencement ceremony is just starting and I am view online. Seating is limited to four per student. Parents and brother were priority for in person viewing.
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Yesterday, 09:57 AM
#395
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A2P and B'stone, great blocks!
Hopefully I will get that big bugger Burg Sur finished today! Only the sashings are left to quilt (minimally) and then I'll trim and bind it.
I like to QAYG each Boom block, too, but my Juki 2010Q domestic has a problem that when you drop the feed dogs, they won't come back up. I've taken it for repair for this twice, and it's $100 each time. So I just won't drop feed dogs anymore. I'll do all my quilting, big and small, on my Juki longarm. One day I'll probably replace the Juki domestic. I think I wore it out. I sew a lot and I sew fast, so maybe it's just shot.
We have GLORIOUS weather today! It's a shame to even be indoors.
Hopefully I will get that big bugger Burg Sur finished today! Only the sashings are left to quilt (minimally) and then I'll trim and bind it.
I like to QAYG each Boom block, too, but my Juki 2010Q domestic has a problem that when you drop the feed dogs, they won't come back up. I've taken it for repair for this twice, and it's $100 each time. So I just won't drop feed dogs anymore. I'll do all my quilting, big and small, on my Juki longarm. One day I'll probably replace the Juki domestic. I think I wore it out. I sew a lot and I sew fast, so maybe it's just shot.
We have GLORIOUS weather today! It's a shame to even be indoors.
Yesterday, 10:43 AM
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SBG, too bad about the feed dogs on the Juki. That must be frustrating. I always wonder if mine will pop back up. They hesitate a moment and then they click into place. I just opened my machine up for a bobbin change and found a lot of red lint, presumably from the last red and white quilt I finished. And I thought I’d cleaned it out. Apparently not. Oops.
I'm off to my neighbor’s house for a couple of hours. She has been declining so I don’t know what I’ll find today. Maybe it’ll be a good day for her.
I'm off to my neighbor’s house for a couple of hours. She has been declining so I don’t know what I’ll find today. Maybe it’ll be a good day for her.
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Yesterday, 02:24 PM
#397
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We are finally home and don’t plan on any more trips till August. We put 6,000 miles on our car since we left Texas. Time for another oil change
Janice and Sewbiz I had turnip greens served with vinegar. Oh my they were delicious! It’s definitely something you can’t get around here, will have to sit down and go through some recipes.
Hubby found this print at one of the quilt shops, My granddaughter has chosen Winnie the Pool for her nursery and she has so many books collected already for the little one. We knew she would love it. What ever pattern I decide on it will be something quick, to be truthful Pooh and I have seen to much of each other lately.
Had planned on sewing tomorrow it’s supposed to be rain and wind tomorrow but hubby still wants to go to the lake. If weather is tooo bad it will be a good excuse to head home and sew
On the ride home I was reading about early quilt blocks and trying to unify them to one name instead of every region having a different name. Very interesting
Janice and Sewbiz I had turnip greens served with vinegar. Oh my they were delicious! It’s definitely something you can’t get around here, will have to sit down and go through some recipes.
Hubby found this print at one of the quilt shops, My granddaughter has chosen Winnie the Pool for her nursery and she has so many books collected already for the little one. We knew she would love it. What ever pattern I decide on it will be something quick, to be truthful Pooh and I have seen to much of each other lately.
Had planned on sewing tomorrow it’s supposed to be rain and wind tomorrow but hubby still wants to go to the lake. If weather is tooo bad it will be a good excuse to head home and sew
On the ride home I was reading about early quilt blocks and trying to unify them to one name instead of every region having a different name. Very interesting
Yesterday, 10:18 PM
#398
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Terri, that Winnie the Pooh fabric is great! Reminds me of the Donald Duck fabric I Boomed a few Booms ago, remember? I never gave that one away. Can't wait to see what you do with the Winnie Pooh fabric.
Today, 04:31 AM
#399
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I have two boom blocks for Terriamn. One is a "Day/Night" block and the other is called Cross Country but I have also seen it named "Mississippi" Block. Maybe more blocks later today. For now, I need to make three more pillowcases so I can turn in 10 for the pediatric ward at a local hospital tomorrow.
Our granddaughter that lives in far Western Wyoming landed the part of "The Mad Hatter" in her 5th grade play. We've talked to her about the play several times and she is sooo excited for it. During one conversation she typed that it would be wonderful if we could come see it .... My hubby & I had already talked about going there (1350 miles 1 way ) and surprise her ... but we had to figure out the logistics of it with her parents. Kids these days are so busy it was hard to get to talk with the adults without being on speaker phone to hear the grands also.
Finally we got to say we were coming & verified the timing would work out. We went from flying (argh .. all the restrictions made it a nightmare), to driving our Explorer ( ugh, hate getting hotels, etc) soooo after much (and I do mean much) back and forth, we are taking our Class C RV and driving. We'll leave Tuesday morning and our live in granddaughter will be in charge of the Possum Trot homestead.
With packing & getting the RV ready to roll (plus having to clean off the table for a Mother's Day Grill out that ended up at our house, lol), I haven't gotten to sew the last couple days. Looks like I will be out and about for about 10 days ... I will try to post from the road.
Dang, with all that, I forgot why I started this ... dang train ran off the track again and got side tracked ... Our granddaughter did my nails for the play and I think she did an amazing job. Being the onery Nana I am, I sent a photo to our Mad Hatter and said we did them in support of her role in the play. She was thrilled to see them and said thanks so much ... I hope she is just as thrilled when she gets home from school and sees our RV in their driveway.
Finally we got to say we were coming & verified the timing would work out. We went from flying (argh .. all the restrictions made it a nightmare), to driving our Explorer ( ugh, hate getting hotels, etc) soooo after much (and I do mean much) back and forth, we are taking our Class C RV and driving. We'll leave Tuesday morning and our live in granddaughter will be in charge of the Possum Trot homestead.
With packing & getting the RV ready to roll (plus having to clean off the table for a Mother's Day Grill out that ended up at our house, lol), I haven't gotten to sew the last couple days. Looks like I will be out and about for about 10 days ... I will try to post from the road.
Dang, with all that, I forgot why I started this ... dang train ran off the track again and got side tracked ... Our granddaughter did my nails for the play and I think she did an amazing job. Being the onery Nana I am, I sent a photo to our Mad Hatter and said we did them in support of her role in the play. She was thrilled to see them and said thanks so much ... I hope she is just as thrilled when she gets home from school and sees our RV in their driveway.
WMUTeach - I had two of your baggies of Civil War reproduction fabric to work with so I went looking for my muslin. LOL. I also thought your flowers could use some pollinators, so I added some bees.
Barbara Brackman's "Civil War Sampler, 50 Quilt Blocks with Stories from History", was at my local quilt shop this week. It's a wonderful book, well researched, with stories from diaries, journals, newspapers, etc., Ms. Brackman is pretty famous for her work as a quilt historian. Many of the patterns in this book were reprinted in the 1920s and 30s and have been known by several names. What I know as Churn Dash she names Lincoln's Platform, with a story from Lincoln's inauguration. The second block is called Comfort Quilt and she references Dorothea Dix and her work in Civil War hospitals. I hope you like them.
Barbara Brackman's "Civil War Sampler, 50 Quilt Blocks with Stories from History", was at my local quilt shop this week. It's a wonderful book, well researched, with stories from diaries, journals, newspapers, etc., Ms. Brackman is pretty famous for her work as a quilt historian. Many of the patterns in this book were reprinted in the 1920s and 30s and have been known by several names. What I know as Churn Dash she names Lincoln's Platform, with a story from Lincoln's inauguration. The second block is called Comfort Quilt and she references Dorothea Dix and her work in Civil War hospitals. I hope you like them.
. Cute block for me, I love it. Thank you
We are finally home and don’t plan on any more trips till August. We put 6,000 miles on our car since we left Texas. Time for another oil change
Janice and Sewbiz I had turnip greens served with vinegar. Oh my they were delicious! It’s definitely something you can’t get around here, will have to sit down and go through some recipes.
Hubby found this print at one of the quilt shops, My granddaughter has chosen Winnie the Pool for her nursery and she has so many books collected already for the little one. We knew she would love it. What ever pattern I decide on it will be something quick, to be truthful Pooh and I have seen to much of each other lately.
Had planned on sewing tomorrow it’s supposed to be rain and wind tomorrow but hubby still wants to go to the lake. If weather is tooo bad it will be a good excuse to head home and sew
On the ride home I was reading about early quilt blocks and trying to unify them to one name instead of every region having a different name. Very interesting
Janice and Sewbiz I had turnip greens served with vinegar. Oh my they were delicious! It’s definitely something you can’t get around here, will have to sit down and go through some recipes.
Hubby found this print at one of the quilt shops, My granddaughter has chosen Winnie the Pool for her nursery and she has so many books collected already for the little one. We knew she would love it. What ever pattern I decide on it will be something quick, to be truthful Pooh and I have seen to much of each other lately.
Had planned on sewing tomorrow it’s supposed to be rain and wind tomorrow but hubby still wants to go to the lake. If weather is tooo bad it will be a good excuse to head home and sew
On the ride home I was reading about early quilt blocks and trying to unify them to one name instead of every region having a different name. Very interesting
Today, 04:46 AM
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Good morning. It’s a pretty day today. Just put out the bird feeders and the cardinals flew in and are mate feeding. They’re a bonded pair. I like be the birds here.
Terriamn, the Winnie the Pooh fabric is so cute. Do you have any plans for it yet? It Brings back memories of the stories we read to the boys when they were little. Glad you liked the greens!
Hope you all have a nice weekend planned. We’ve got the girls coming tonight then tomorrow DH is going to help DS rebuild a small deck at their house. I’ll be on my own here with Ernie so I’ll be quilting my red and white blocks. Maybe I’ll even get them done.
Terriamn, the Winnie the Pooh fabric is so cute. Do you have any plans for it yet? It Brings back memories of the stories we read to the boys when they were little. Glad you liked the greens!
Hope you all have a nice weekend planned. We’ve got the girls coming tonight then tomorrow DH is going to help DS rebuild a small deck at their house. I’ll be on my own here with Ernie so I’ll be quilting my red and white blocks. Maybe I’ll even get them done.
