tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63229930204349813562024-02-07T17:09:23.899-08:00Green Eyed Ladykelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-46380976927984266942014-01-12T19:16:00.000-08:002014-01-12T19:23:15.968-08:00Slowly Working on Celtic Solstice QuiltI suppose that I should sit down and put together a post so that I can get it on the Linky with Bonnie's <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/">Quiltville</a> blog. I have been slowly working on making blocks for this years mystery quilt, with slowly being the operative word. I actually did get a couple of blocks made and put together on New Years Day and then things really slowed down. This is what I had at the the end of New Years.<br />
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See what I did there? Turned the points on the chevrons in and made the block a star. I did not even think about it until someone brought it to my attention after I posted the picture on Facebook! I'll be honest, it just seem to want to go together that way. After observing the discussion on the Facebook page from the other quilters, I have decided to to the quilt with some of the chevron block both ways. One of the other quilters is making an 9x9 block quilt the same size as mine and is putting a 'star' block at the center and then alternating with the 'correct' block out from there. Her quilt looks great and so I am borrowing her idea.<br />
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So making the quilt bigger means making more blocks. Back to the cutting table and the sewing machine. I am finished with the blocks with the blue star points and I am currently working on more of the chevrons. Here is a pic of what I currently have completed and on the design wall.<br />
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I think that the colors are very cheerful! I do think that I will cut down any more of the really pale green as it looks really washed out in the pictures and sort of breaks the design of the diamond in the block. I'm still debating about the border color. I have lots of greens but after having seen some of the quilts with blue borders, I like them too. I guess that I will need to see more of the design of the total quilt before making that decision.<br />
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The process is slow as do not have much time during the week to work on the sewing. But now that I have most of the components of the larger block complete, even a little work will result in a block or two being put together. <br />
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I have enjoyed seeing the other quilter's work in the links with Bonnie's blog. I really like some of the different color combinations. Maybe next year I will branch out and try different colors. <br />
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Another reason that the quilting thing was slowed down was this handsome guy. He spent several days at my house at Christmas and of course you don't get much sewing done when you are playing!<br />
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I will be looking forward to the Link up next Month so see all of the finished quilts! Go see all the fantastic work that has been done so far here http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/01/mystery-monday-link-up-part-6.htmlkelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-43485321829104597992013-12-19T17:48:00.000-08:002013-12-19T17:48:56.118-08:00A Little Bit of EverythingI have been doing as Bonnie has suggested, making a few of the pieces from each clue as they appear. You can see my progress in the picture. My box is slowly staring to fill up.<br />
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I did manage to over cut a few of the white triangles for the first clue, but never fear, I have set them aside for another day. I may even use them to piece blocks to use for the for the back of the quilt. Clue one is finished and I have been working steadily on the other 2 clues when I have time.</div>
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The clips that you see in the picture are the new larger clips by Clover. They are working very nicely to hold the counted blocks together so I know how many I have completed. Now if I could just figure out a way not to make the counting mistakes when cutting fabric. lol</div>
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Looking forward to the next Clue out tomorrow. Please take a look at the progress of all of the other folks who have linked to Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice quilt page - <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/12/celtic-solstice-mystery-monday-link-up_4572.html">http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/12/celtic-solstice-mystery-monday-link-up_4572.html</a>. Have a great weekend, everyone!</div>
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I was finally able to get all of the white on white scraps together and to find some yellow and golds for this clue as well. I have decided to go with the white background as I had lots of scraps from previous projects and decided that this would be a good time to use them. The print backgrounds are nice, but after 2 mysteries with rather busy backgrounds, I thought it might be time to tame it down a little bit.<br />
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I also thought that folks might like to see how I made the chevrons with out any waste triangle. How can that be? Well, some fancy footwork with the easy angle ruler and a template will get you this block with out the waste of the sew and flip. I had used this once before when working on rectangles that needed a sew and flip triangle end and I was running short of fabric and thought that there must be a better way. Who would have ever thought that the geometry that I took in high school and college might come in handy?<br />
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First cut a piece of paper to the 2 inch with that your fabric strips will be. I used a piece of used printer paper. Measure your 3 1/2 inch length that Bonnie would have you cut your green fabric somewhere in the middle of the length of the paper.<br />
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Remember that you cut the fabric right sides together and now when you take the pieces apart, you have the uphill and downhill parts of the chevron as shown.</div>
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Now press the pieces, remembering to orient the seams so they will nest. I found that pressing the seams in the directions shown result in pieces that 'nest' nicely and have the seam on the piece of the block that comes in contact with the bed of the sewing machine pointing away from the needle for easier sewing.</div>
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I am going to work on finishing my Lazy Sunday quilt tonight. I only have one border to put on and I am determined to get it finished and out of the way! I am looking forward to seeing everyone's progress on Celtic Solstice on the Monday Link-up!</div>
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WOOHOO!!! The border is done and on! I decided to make the quilt larger and so it is square and queen sized. This is the completed quilt laid out on my full sized guest bed. Now I need to get the backing done so this can go to my quilter. Time to straighten the sewing room and really get into the new mystery.<br />
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I still have one more border to put on that quilt, but needed something to show for the Monday link-up. Here is a picture of the two block that I have done. Ended up cutting eight block to make but decided to make just 2 to use the rulers and check out my seam width. Everything appears to be working well. I am enjoying everyone's pictures and blog posts!<br />
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Now ready to go for tomorrow's clue.<br />
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The rulers make cutting the pieces easy and accurate and with a correct size seam the block turn out a perfect 3 1/2 inch size.<br />
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Check out all the links http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/12/celtic-solstice-mystery-monday-link-up-1.htmlkelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-34361248931362231512013-01-13T17:29:00.000-08:002013-01-13T17:29:52.491-08:00Slowly Finishing Easy StreetEasy Street is starting to come together! Of course, I always have to look for the longest and the hardest way to get to the end, and this time is no different. I got behind on the clues and so I have been making my quilt block by block instead making all of the blocks and putting them together. Doing this has shown me several things about the construction of the block that may be of help to the folks who were waiting to make the quilt later or have not finished yet.<br />
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Construction tips for Easy Street.<br />
1. For the obsessive among us (yes, me too.) the seams will nest better if you make a few of the gray and white foursies twist the other way. You will need 4 of the reverse twist four patch blocks for each B block and 2 for each setting triangle. It will be obvious where they are to go when you lay out the block. I had kept a few of the four patches back to use as leaders and enders so I was able to make a few of the blocks with the reverse twist.<br />
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2. When pressing and during construction, press toward the green. This will allow the seams to nest better and will give you crisper corners. I used Bonnie's color scheme, so if you have changed the colors just substitute your colors. Be aware that you may have to un-twist some of the four patches and make the seam lay all the same way in order to get the proper fit.<br />
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3. I pressed the seams on the A blocks up and the B blocks down and they fit together nicely. <br />
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4. Watch the direction of the four patch blocks closely! I think that I wasted more thread un-sewing than I saved by chain piecing. :-( Oh well, that is part of the process.<br />
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The quilt went traveling as well. I had a week off and spent part of it with my son, daughter-in-law, grandson and daughter during the first part of the week and the last part of the week with my other daughter. And I did get some sewing done!<br />
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Here are some pictures of the still not completely completed quilt top. I still have not picked out a border fabric, but I have the backing ready to prepare. I picked it up on sale and it is the apple green color!<br />
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I just want to thank Bonnie for all of the fun with the mystery and tell everyone how much fun it has been seeing every one's progress on their quilts. There are a lot of very talented people out there in the blogosphere that quilt! Keep up the good work!<br />
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kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-25797718852276714262012-12-20T20:14:00.001-08:002012-12-21T22:06:02.857-08:00Waiting until the last minute!Decided that I had better get something on the blog or it would be too late to make the link for this week. I did not get much done on Clue 4 of Easy Street, as I had many other thing to do this week. Last minute sewing for Christmas and such as that. <br />
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I did get a few of the purple and turquoise geese made and a few of the 3 1/2 inch green blocks cut for demonstration purposes.<br />
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No idea where I got the green with the little lavender sprig print, but I think that it will help to tie the colors together.<br />
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Another reason that I didn't get much sewing on the mystery is this little quilt. When I finished with clue 3, I was in a sewing mood and pulled something off the the shelf to complete. I was determined that I would finish this project that I picked up on a shop hop in 2005!<br />
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I miss-cut several times, it was a good thing that there was extra fabric in the kit. This should make a cute table topper as it is only about 38 inches square. Anyway off to get this in with all of the posts in Bonnie's link for Clue 4 of Easy Street mystery!kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-8243477935792953962012-12-09T19:03:00.000-08:002012-12-09T19:03:25.328-08:00Bury the LedeWell, the weekend was rather productive, but the week was pretty much a total loss. Didn't get much done as I had a horrible cough and laryngitis that lasted all week. It took a day and one-half of resting my voice on Saturday and today to get back to something that sounds like normal.<br />
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I didn't get all of the part 2 geese done for Easy Street before the 3rd clue came out on Friday. So I did have some catch-up to do. Luckily, Bonnie had a couple of sessions of Quilt Cam this weekend, so I had time to get caught up. I finished up the purple geese and then started on the new blocks so now, I'm all caught up with the clues. Am waiting to cut the green squares until I know how they will be used. Then I can chose the 'right' green.<br />
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I ended up not using a couple of the aqua blue/turquoise fabrics that I had chosen because they looked to light. My colors for this group are very saturated and the lighter ones would just have washed out too much. Anyway, here at the Part 3 blocks of Easy Street in all their glory!<br />
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I was playing around with the blocks and the rectangles that we had cut previously, anyway these are laid out on the 'outback' part of my Koala Outback Jr. sewing table. The green thing at the top of the picture is the box that the mystery pieces live in until they become a quilt. Here they are all arranged in their separate compartments.<br />
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kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-295970113276888992012-12-03T18:26:00.000-08:002012-12-03T18:26:48.483-08:00Purple, Purple. Where is the Purple?I was up early to see about the clue for <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/easy-street-mystery.html">Easy Street</a>. Picked up the iPad from the nightstand and looked up the new clue! I tried to print is out before I realized that I had unplugged the wireless printer when I was decorating for Christmas. Hop out of bed to plug in the printer and get that clue on paper! Unfortunately, then I had to get ready to go to work. I turned out to be an interesting day, as I had lost most of my voice. I did manage to croak my way through the day with a minimum of times repeating myself because people could not understand what I was saying.<br />
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I had not gone looking for the purple after the initial information about the colors in the quilt. I thought that I would have enough, as I had some left from a project from several years ago. One of my son's friends was getting married and wanted a quilt with black, tan and a little purple! My first thought was - what a color combo. I usually make scrappy quilts for gifts, so off I go to get the colors. I had blacks left over from that project, but could not find them for last year's Orca Bay. Well, found them this year! A day late and a dollar short, as always. I was determined that I was going to find those purples this year! And I did!<br />
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Here is a picture of the original project. This is a smaller copy of the queen sized quilt that I made from blocks that I put away so well, I could not find them for the queen quilt. (Am I sensing a theme here???)<br />
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The pattern is Rocky Road to Dublin and I think that it looks quite nice, even if I had a few thoughts about the combination of colors!<br />
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Off to look for the purples! I finally found the strips that I knew that I had in the 3 inch bin. It hurt just a little to lose that inch, but I can use it in some string piecing someday.<br />
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I think that he is a good excuse for not having all my flying geese done! What do you think?<br />
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Here are the geese that are done and the ones that are cut and ready to go! Hope I will get a chance to sew a little here and there this week and get them finished up. If not, then they wait for another day!<br />
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I have really enjoyed reading all of the blog posts from all over the world! Last week I was in the first 50 and this week I didn't make the first 150, oh well. Better 'late' than never. I hope to have my Orca Bay quilt finished for the Monday Link-up next week. <br />
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Happy sewing, everyone!kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-13621165344641355062012-11-25T17:50:00.000-08:002012-11-25T18:14:54.638-08:00Decorating for ChristmasDecorating for Christmas took on a whole new twist this year, with the redecorating of the living room/dining room over the past year. Started with new windows (boy, have they made a difference in the heating bill) followed by a new gas fireplace insert. Then new carpeting, out with the 20 year old stuff! New furniture was next. Still need to get some sort of window treatments, haven't seen anything that just hits me right. Also, still waiting for the entertainment center. The one in the picture is a temporary one from IKEA. It is nice, but not quite big enough for the record player that I have and want to use. Anyway, it does look nice and the new one will be very similar in color and style.<br />
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So, can't put the tree where it used to be, no room there. Couch is in the way. Can't put the Santa collection by the fireplace, too hot now with the new insert. The tree is 9 feet tall, so the only place that it will fit now is between the fireplace and the wall and the Santa's will go on the sofa table.<br />
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The santas are a story in themselves. When I was in my residency in Nebraska, I purchased the first one of my tall Santa collection at our church bazaar. It was followed closely by a second tall Santa that I received as a thank you gift. I took that as a sign, need to collect tall Santas. I have added a new one every year, sometimes more than one, but I have to slow down now as I have a bunch. I am looking for ones that have interesting details or are a unique color. <br />
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Anyway, here is the finished product for the living room. Pictures of the dining area to follow as soon as it is finished!<br />
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As you can see, there is not much room for any more Santas. That is of course, unless they are small. A couple of short Santas made it into the collection, but they were gifts.<br />
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The quilt on the wall is actually my daughter's, but it's here and she's not so I'm using it because it has a hanging sleeve. I do have another one that I can put there when she decides that she want this one back!<br />
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All in all, the room looks rather festive, I think. I hope to spend some evening time enjoying it! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!<br />
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-4764724282004732542012-11-24T20:48:00.001-08:002012-11-24T20:48:18.716-08:00Quiltville Mystery Time Again!Well, another year has swept past and it is time again for Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery. She is calling this year's quilt<a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/10/find-yourself-on-easy-street.html"> Easy Street</a>. Bonnie's initial information about the color of the fabrics and the amount that you need is in this post. The first clue came out on Black Friday, so as soon as I was up, I printed it out. I have a new printer that does a very nice job of doing two sided printing and so I will be using that and cutting down on the amount of paper this year!<br />
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I did need to make a shopping run to the local quilt shop,<a href="http://www.thequiltedforest.com/"> The Quilted Forest</a>. The shop was featured in the Better Homes and Gardens Patchwork and Quilting Quilt Sampler this fall!! I had used up most all of my black on white prints in the Orca Bay quilt that was the mystery last year. Oddly enough, although I didn't think that I would find much apple green called for in the pattern, I did find quite a pile from my scraps and from fat quarters. Who'd a thunk it, I don't recall making much of anything with that color but seemed to be collecting it.<br />
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Back to the sewing room to work on the four patches called for in the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/11/easy-street-mystery-part-1.html">first clue</a>. The picture shows the four patches grouped into four groups. I had a very few patches of some of the black and white prints and in order to keep them from all showing up in the same place in the quilt, I split them up. Now there will be a few patches of the 'rare' prints in each quadrant of the quilt.<br />
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I saved about 16 of the squares back to use as leaders and enders for the rest of the clues. The stacks of blocks are held together with a long pin with a small piece of eraser on the point of the pin. Quick and easy way to hold them all together!<br />
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I have been looking at other blogs and it looks like a lot of people are changing the colors this year. I decided to stay with the original color suggestions, mainly because it a little outside the box for me. Thought that I would stick with the 'retro' color scheme (that's what my daughter called it) and run with it.<br />
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After getting all the four patches together, I had some time left, so decided to work on a couple of Christmas presents. <br />
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My daughter has a 1950's bungalow and I thought that these would look great in her kitchen. If you are reading this dear, try to act surprised when you open the box on Christmas! That yellow is a real eye popper.<br />
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I am looking forward to the Monday link-up to see what everyone is doing with their quilts. Happy sewing, everyone!kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-64181825816725017652012-10-01T18:58:00.000-07:002012-10-12T17:17:52.021-07:00School kits for Lutheran World ReliefI have been making school bags for Lutheran World Relief for several years. The church I attend and am a member of, Immanuel Lutheran, participates in this worthwhile endeavor. The ladies of the church also do quilts and furnish other kits, such as sewing kits and hygiene kits, but I like doing the school kits. I think that part of the fun is thinking about the children who will receive the kits and imagining them using them at school. My mother always says that no one can take away what you learn. To find out more about <a href="http://lwr.org/site/c.dmJXKiOYJgI6G/b.6319053/k.BDBF/Home.htm">Lutheran World Relief</a> and the work that they do, click on the link.<br />
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The best time to buy supplies for the <a href="http://lwr.org/site/c.dmJXKiOYJgI6G/b.7521997/k.98D3/School_Kits.htm">school kits</a> is obviously in the fall when school supplies are on sale. The items that are included in the kits are easy to find, but the cost can start to add up if you don't get things on sale. LWR changed from a bag with handles to a drawstring backpack type of bag for the kits. In my opinion, it is faster to make than the old bag with handles. LWR does give instructions for making the <a href="http://lwr.org/atf/cf/%7B3F934D1F-3443-49CB-95AC-954E18EF5D03%7D/GI_QK_SK_DrawstringBackpackPattern.pdf">school bags</a>, but the purpose of this blog post is to show you a way to make them from 60 inch upholstery fabric with virtually no waste.<br />
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I like using 60 inch wide fabric as you can get four bags out of about 1 1/4 yards of fabric. If you watch for sales, you can sometimes get your material for $3 a yard or less. Some of prints may not be something that you would use for your furniture, but make great school bags. You can find 60 inch wide denim was well. Make sure that the selvages of your fabric are aligned before cutting. You can see that the fabric I have chosen, when folded in half, selvages matching, is about 29 inches.<br />
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I'm using a metal tape measure to get the length correct. I didn't have any other measuring device that was as long as I needed. I used a rotary cutter to cut the fabric, you could mark the fabric and use a scissors as well.<br />
I then cut the fabric into 2 pieces that are 1/2 the width of the fabric and the length of 38 inches. For the fabric that I was using I just cut down the fold as shown.<br />
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Next I took the two pieces of fabric and folded them so that the 2 short edges were together. I did this to make it easier to cut using the rotary cutter. I measured the fabric that I could cut two pieces of the same width and cut it, resulting in four pieces of fabric 38 inches long and about 15 inches wide.<br />
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You will need to cut a piece of fabric 4 inches wide and the width of the fabric to use for the tabs at the bottom of the bags. You will thread the drawstring through the tabs to create the drawstring straps.<br />
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In the next picture you can see that I have folded the 4 inch strip so that it is now 2 inches and have pressed it to make a crease. I don't usually do this, but did so today to show how it looks to find the center of the 4 inch strip.<br />
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Set this strip aside for use later in the construction of the school bag.</div>
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The directions published by Lutheran World Relief tell you to make a 1/2 fold around all the edges of the fabric for the body of the bag and sew around the edges. I have a way that I think is easier and doesn't require so much sewing that is not really used to put the bag together.</div>
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On each of the long edges (38 inch) of the bag fabric, turn about 1/2 inch of the fabric toward the wrong side as shown. The edge shown in selvedge, but most of the edges that you will be working with will be raw edges. Sew close to the folded edge of the fabric.</div>
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I do a lot of quilting and one of the things I do is chain piecing. This means that I sew quilt pieces together without cutting the pieces apart every time I sew two pieces together. This cuts down on wasted thread, which is something to think about with the cost of supplies today. You can see how I go from one piece to the next without cutting thread. You can cut the pieces apart later.</div>
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I do a second like of stitching about 1/4 inch away from the first line of stitching for the 4 inches of the folded side edges of the bag on all 4 corners. This reinforces the edge for the casing. This step could be left off if you desire.</div>
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Now turn down two inches on each of the short edged of the bag. This will form the casing for the drawstring. </div>
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The stitching forms the top of the casing for the drawstring. Next turn up 1/2 inch on the edge of the casing as shown and sew, again along the edge of the fold. Your casing is complete. I usually do a second line of stitching to reinforce the bottom of the casing.</div>
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In preparation for completing the side seams, cut the tabs to hold the drawstrings at the bottom of the bag. Retrieve the long strip previously prepared for the tabs. I cut my tabs at 4 inches in length. If you only have one strip of tabs for 4 bags, you will need to cut them a little shorter than 4 inches in order to have 8 tabs to complete the project.</div>
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The cut tabs then need to be folded in half as shown, except that the edges will match. You can see what the tab will look like when pinned into the bag in the background of the picture.</div>
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Take your bag and matching the top of the casing, fold the bag in half, wrong sides together. As shown, add the tabs to the bottom of the bag, taking care to make sure that they are completely enclosed inside the bag. Double check here, it is very easy to get one piece of the tab sandwiched in the bag and have one piece sticking out on the back of the bag. Being careful now will save a lot of frustration and un-sewing later. Trust me, I know!</div>
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Making sure that the side edges are properly aligned, beginning at the <b>bottom edge </b>of the casing, sew the sides together close to the stitching that you originally did when you turned in the sides 1/2 inch. Check often to make sure the edges remain properly aligned and that you are stitching through all layers. Backstitch at the beginning of the seam and when you reach the tab, to strengthen these areas, as they will be under a lot of stress when the bag is used.</div>
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<b>Do not </b>start your stitching at the very top edge of the bag or you will sew the casing shut!</div>
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I just did some straight sewing, you could make a X or something more decorative if you wished. Trim all of the threads. Sew both sides of the bag in the same manner. Your bag is now finished except for the strings.</div>
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You can see the casings of the bag and how the stitching does not go all the way to the very top of the bag.<br />
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I thought for a long time about a quick way to put the strings in the casings. I wanted a way that was quick and easy. Using a bodkin of some type to pull the string through the casing would have worked, but was too time consuming, Here is my solution. It is quick, easy and most of all cheap to make and use.<br />
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I cut a small dowel to a length that was slightly longer that the width of the bags that I needed to complete. Then I used some painter's blue tape and wound a 12 inch piece around one end of the dowel. I can tear off the tape as it loses it 'stick' and have new piece ready to go.<br />
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Cut your drawstring to 2 yards in length, you need 2 per bag. Seal the ends of the cording if using nylon or polyester cord.<br />
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Wrap the tape around the dowel and cording as shown in the following photo. You will then push the dowel and the attached cording through one side of the casing and back through the other as shown in the following pictures.<br />
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You can now fill with the supplies listed on the information from Lutheran World Relief!</div>
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In order to keep the supplies in the bag and make it easier to handle for shipping, I fold the drawstrings toward the center of the bag and then fold the top of the bag down and tie the resulting package with twine or string. Nice, neat and nothing can spill out.</div>
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kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-18011632762033722882012-06-12T19:39:00.000-07:002012-06-12T19:40:16.790-07:00Day 6 continuesI am very sorry about the lateness of these posts, but after doing two days of 10+ shops and the driving to get to the proper place to start the next day, I was too tired to blog. Actually had no time to do it. I am such a slow keyboarder that it is pathetic, so it takes me a long time just to do a little blogging. I will explain the driving comment with my Day 7 blog. Then on Saturday, I attended the graduation ceremony for my niece and then was back in Rochester for her graduation open house on Sunday. Monday was back to reality, back to the real job day and I had to stay late to try to get everything caught up. So now it is Tuesday and I can get back to telling you about some more of the shops that I visited!<br />
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The next shop on the trip is <a href="http://www.iowasewinghouse.com/">The Sewing House</a> in Ottumwa. A smaller shop with a nice selection of samples to enjoy. They do long arm quilting at the shop and and have kits available. I did purchase some minkee for a quilt back.<br />
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Patchwork Peddlers was the following shop on the list. This shop is in Kirkville and kind of hidden back off the main road. Smaller shop but a nice selection of fabrics. Another customer brought in sewing machine and I was able to answer some questions about walking feet and show here how to place the foot on the machine and warned her that it would be sort of noisy. Very friendly and great service.<br />
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On to Tracy and B&B Creations. I drove past the store once but caught it on the second pass. My TomTom GPS unit is having an issue with the proper side of the street for it's locating! This shop, as you can see in the picture, is in a house. Nice selection of various fabric, although limited by size. I had a very helpful little friend in this shop ; )</div>
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The next three shops are actually quite close together, given some of the driving that I have been doing. <a href="http://www.barefootquilting.com/">Barefoot Quilting</a> in Alba is a quiet, friendly store. They also sell barn quilts and have a good selection of fabrics.<br />
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Just down the road, at Moravia, more exactly near Moravia is Shops at Granny's House. Facebook link here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shops-at-Grannys-House/72701418177">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shops-at-Grannys-House/72701418177</a>. This shop is again a small shop with a somewhat limited supply of fabrics. They also sell beads and I did find some pearls for a project that I am planning.<br />
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Centerville was the next stop, at Ben Franklin. This store is a part of a variety chain and has the usual fabrics, notions and threads as well as other items carried a this type of store. I did not make it past the candy counter with buying some chocolate!</div>
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It was getting late and I needed to get to 3 more shops, so off I went! The Sampler in Chariton was the first of the last 3 shops of the day. That sounds kind of confusing, doesn't it. Well, anyway this shop is just off the main square and although it is small, there is a lot of fabric. You may have to do some digging to find the one that you want. They give a discount to quilt guild members.<br />
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Just a few miles down US Highway 34 is Quilt with Us in Lucas. This is a very small town with a large quilt shop. It is nicely laid out with lots of fabric displayed in manner that makes it easy to see and select. They are close to the railroad tracks and I didn't remember how loud those engine horns can be. The shop has expanded since I was here many moons ago on another hop. Here is the Facebook link: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilt-With-Us/127769643922790">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilt-With-Us/127769643922790</a><br />
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The last stop of the day is at the Robinson's True Value in Osceola. This really is a one stop shop with fabric, notions, variety items and hardware! I arrive at closing time (sorry) so did not have much time to wander around. Very friendly. The store is on the east side of the square.<br />
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This is end of day 6 and I was able to make it to 12 shops today. Now comes the planning for the last couple of days of the trip. Thursday will be a long day, the shops are open from 9 AM to 8 PM and I will need every minute to get caught up, as I am behind on the number of shops that I will need to visit if I expect to be done by Friday. I don't think that I will make it, but we will give it a good try.<br />
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-68353874154087593782012-06-07T06:50:00.000-07:002012-06-12T18:38:25.878-07:00Day 6 - All Iowa Quilt Shop HopQuiet night in Keokuk, and now on to the job at hand, shop hopping. The first shop for today is in Keokuk, <a href="http://www.quiltnetc.com/">Quilt 'N Etc</a>. A smallish shop in a downtown mall, this shop has a range of fabrics, not much of any type. She does have a very nice selection of sale fabrics for 3 dollars a yard, so a great place to pick up some quilt backs. The owner is changing her thread lines and has Guttermann threads on sale for $1 for the smaller spools. I did get a few of the odd colors that I don't have, as I use this for applique. <br />
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The next stop is a few miles down the road at <a href="http://www.sistercraftquilting.com/aboutus/">Sistercraft Quilting n' More</a> of Salem. The owner of the Keokuk shop had printed directions to the shop, which was helpful, as this is another 'out in the country' shops. Plus, the GPS is working again. It needed to download some new software which I completed last night so I'm back in business again! It was a quiet, beautiful morning and the birds were singing, including a bobwhite with a 'stutter'. He kept singing bob-bob-white. Small crowded shop, but expanding into more space I was told. A little bit of everything.<br />
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Quilter's Paradise in Mount Pleasant is the next shop today. Here is the Facebook link: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilters-Paradise/196922110329634">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilters-Paradise/196922110329634</a>. I am making good time so far and should have 5 shops in by about noontime. The shop is easy to find and I pick up some minkee for the back of a quilt. Lots of nice samples displayed in the shop and there is a long-arm quilting service. The shop is just off the main street, watch out for the construction!<br />
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-4361799520912107562012-06-05T19:52:00.000-07:002012-06-05T19:52:14.211-07:00All Iowa Quilt Shop Hop - Day 5The morning got off to an early start today, as I left the apartment with DD2 and she needed to be to work at 8 AM. I went to breakfast at the Blue Bird Cafe in North Liberty. The food was great and the service attentive. On a weekday morning, I think I was the only customer for a while. Here is a Facebook link: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BluebirdCafeNorthLiberty">http://www.facebook.com/BluebirdCafeNorthLiberty</a>.<br />
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The first shop today is also in North Liberty and within sight of the Blue Bird,<a href="http://www.ctquiltshoppe.com/page/page/5870153.htm"> </a><a href="http://www.ctquiltshoppe.com/page/page/5870153.htm">Common Threads Quilt Shoppe.</a> A smaller shop with a more limited selection of fabrics and very friendly service. The shop also does long arm quilting.<br />
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The next chosen stop is Kalona and the Stitch and Sew Cottage. I had a couple of different ways that I could go, but chose to to this one next. The road took me very close to the ongoing fire at the landfill for Iowa City. Lots of black smoke today. This thing has been burning now for about 2 weeks. Stitch and Sew has lots of panels displayed and kits made up with the Northcott Stonehenge line using their panels.</div>
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Driving through this area you see Mennonites out with their horse-drawn buggies. Kalona has hitching rails for the people to tie up their horses while they shop. On to the next stop which is <a href="http://www.inspirationsquilts.com/">Inspirations</a> in Hills, Iowa. The shop has lots of reproductions, but does have some brights and juvenile fabrics in the back room. The shop for you if you like the darker Civil War type fabrics.</div>
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I have a little bit of driving to get to the next shop,<a href="http://www.heartlandcottons.com/contact.html"> Heartland Cottons</a> in DeWitt. This is a very new store, open less than a year. They have a line of small paper pieced patterns from a designer in Davenport. I picked up a little pattern for a mortarboard, now I just need to get home in time to make it!</div>
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<a href="http://www.expressionsinthreads.com/">Expressions in Thread</a> in Le Claire is the next stop after a bite for lunch. Should have stopped somewhere else. (insert sad face) The meat was not cooked properly, which was unusual. Have eaten at this chain before without incident. Expressions in Thread has a wide selection of fabrics and lots of fat quarters and kits. Nice sized classroom and they sell machines as well. This is the view out the front of the store:</div>
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Back on the road and on to Muscatine to <a href="http://www.thelittleredhenonline.com/">The Little Red Hen</a>. I was tangled up on construction in Bettendorf and then got lost trying to find this store in Muscatine. Wasted a lot of time, dang that GPS unit! This shop is in a residential area and easy to miss. The shop sells fabric and patterns, has gifts and sells flowers and has a greenhouse. They are giving away a free potted herb, but I left mine behind as I am sure that it would be dead by the time I arrived home and I don't want to be a plant murderer!</div>
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I only have time for one more shop today and that will be Ellen's Quilting Corner in West Burlington. This shop has a range of fabrics, not many juvenile prints. Many nice kits for sale. They also have a nice classroom. I know I keep going on about the classrooms, but how are we going to learn new skills or get new people involved with quilting if we can' teach them?</div>
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I drove down to Keokuk to spend the night and get an early start tomorrow by visiting Quilt 'N Etc. I can't believe that I did all of my blogging the day that I did my hopping. I do want to give a shout out to my DD 2 who has loaned me her camera for the duration of the trip. Thank you so much!</div>
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-16328127192376494382012-06-04T19:41:00.000-07:002012-06-05T18:57:54.828-07:00Day 4 - All Iowa Quilt Shop HopDay four starts off bright and sunny, The breakfast this AM was divine. I spent too much time blogging this AM and didn't get to hopping until about 10 am. I did spend a little time doing some antiquing as well this morning.<br />
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The first shop today was <a href="http://www.wix.com/backstitch/web">The Back Stitch</a> in Elkader. This shop has quilt fabric and fabric and threads for cross-stitch and embroidery. They have lots of beautiful threads and looking at all of the items really made me thinking about getting some counted cross-stitching done. (Like I have the time to do anything like that.) The shop had some nice fabrics on sale.<br />
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Just across the street, behind the buildings is the Turkey River. This stone bridge connects the business district and the the courthouse and the rest of the town on the other. You can just see the tower of the courthouse above the trees in picture.</div>
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After looking carefully at the map, I thought that heading to Manchester and the<a href="http://www.thequiltmakershoppe.com/"> The Quiltmaker's Shoppe</a>. This shop has a wide range of fabrics and lots of nice samples. I did find a fabric that I need to complete a project. This is the first shop in the entire hop where I have seen this fabric. I had to order the fabric for the original project from Utah.</div>
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<a href="http://www.vintagethreads.net/">Vintage Threads</a> in Dyersville is the third stop of the day. This shop is smaller and has a eclectic mix of fabrics. They had a really cute quilted book made with a panel that I had purchased earlier in the hop. </div>
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They had used a chalkboard fabric on the opposing page and had a zippered pouch on the front of the book to hold the eraser and the chalk!</div>
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On to Dubuque and the<a href="http://www.cottoncabinquilts.com/"> Cotton Cabin Quilt</a> Shop in downtown. I finally dug out the GPS rather than just wandering around and it turned out to be a lifesaver and got me to the shop with no trouble. The shop is long and narrow, reminds me of my condo. They have a nice selection of fabrics and I find a pattern for a diaper bag that converts from one with handles to straps for a backpack. </div>
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The drive to Cascade is uneventful, with a minimum of road construction. Spools 'N Jewels is a gift shop and quilt shop. This seems to be a common combination. Smaller shop but lots of fabric and of course the jewels.. Here is link to Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SpoolsAndJewels">http://www.facebook.com/SpoolsAndJewels</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://www.fernhill.net/">Fern Hill </a>in South Amana is a gift and quilt shop. The lower level of the building has gifts and antiques and finished quilts for sale. The upper level has fabrics and quilting supplies. They feature the Fern Hill fabrics by Camelot Cottons in one of the rooms. And now the GPS unit stops working! Back to the phone for directions as well. My data minutes are going to over the moon this month!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Off to Williamsburg, to get to two more shops before the day ends. The first stop is at <a href="http://rainbowsandcalicothings.com/">Rainbows and Calico Things.</a> This shop is in the country, but very easy to find. They have a wide selection of fabrics. The building also has a very nice classroom. There are some very nice fabrics for sale, on a rack by the front door, so be sure to check it out.</span></span><br />
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Forgot to take photos at the first two shops, so sorry, will go back and get them later as they are close to home. My camera which was acting up, started working again for a short period of time after I accidentally dropped it on my kitchen floor. Evidently 'restart your camera' is shorthand for drop it on the floor. It only worked for a couple of pictures and then I was back to the phone again.<br />
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The first stop today was at Larson's Mercantile in Clear Lake. The store is exactly was it says, has little of everything: fabric, sewing and knitting supplies, quilt blocks to embroider, toys for the kids, jewelry, you name it. They have a large stock of Moda marbles and some flat fold fabrics as well. The annual flower are arranged around the outside of the building and some of the hanging baskets were buy one, get one. Will need to come back after the trip to get some flowers for the patio.<br />
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Posh Fibers is a very small shop in the basement of a home in Mason City. They also have fabric and kits in the garage as well for this hop. A mix of fabrics, lots of kits. Did see a new fabric in gray, pink and black that has line drawing pictures very reminiscent of Tim Burton illustrations. This is Halloween fabric.<br />
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The next stop is a way down the road at Waverly, Moose Patch Quilt Shop. Iowa is not really know for their moose, so this is kind of a novelty. They have a wide array of fabrics and have some very nice displays, including a quilt on a bed (not something you see in shops often). Shop is very quiet, especially after the bustle at the shop in Mason City.<br />
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<a href="http://www.crazytoquilt.com/">Crazy to Quilt</a> is the shop in Cedar Falls. I have been here many times, my dear daughters went to school at the University of Northern Iowa (Go Panthers), so I spent a fair amount of time here, off and on. The shop is very busy, compared to some that I have been at. This shop has lots of batiks, good representation of large florals and reproductions. They also have lots of great samples made up for inspiration. I did find a charm pack of coordinates for the panel that I had purchased at Carroll on Friday.<br />
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The weather is actually starting to look kind of ominous with lots of dark clouds as I travel to rural Jesup and <a href="http://www.merrysstitchins.com/">Merry's Stitchins</a>. It has been a while since I have been to this shop and they have a new building! It is beautiful! The shop is large and open and has a great classroom and lots of samples made up. Lots of fabrics and kits. The previous shop was small and cramped, so this is wonderful.<br />
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I have just enough time to get to the shop in Oelwein, Lou Ann's Quilt Garden and Retreat and breeze in with about 10 minutes to spare. It is really good that there are no constables patrolling the back roads today! This is a smallish shop with a retreat area next door. Nice selection of fabrics.</div>
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The next stop would be Elkader and <a href="http://www.wix.com/backstitch/web">The Back Stitch</a> but I will be there after the shop closes. I did drive to Elkader and spent the night at <a href="http://www.elkaderbedandbreakfast.com/">Elkader Bed and Breakfast</a>. Had a restful night and a wonderful breakfast, highly recommend that you give it a try. Here are pictures of the Queen Ann Victorian and my room.<br />
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Well, time to hit the road for another day. I expect to be near Iowa City by tonight. </div>kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-20460450607877845562012-06-03T17:56:00.000-07:002012-06-05T18:58:06.645-07:00Day Two continues - All Iowa quilt shop hopI will pick up where I left off with the previous post. After leaving West Union, I drove to Postville to go to the <a href="http://www.forestmillsquilts.com/">Forest Mills Quilt Shop</a>. The shop is actually out in the country, way out in the country. I had to call twice to make sure that I wasn't lost! Should have hooked up the GPS. The shop is tucked back behind the trees and without the sign easy to miss. Wide selection of fabrics and I did find some music themed fabric that my DD 1 had asked me to look for. This part of Iowa is hilly and rocky, more like parts of Minnesota that I have seen from that state-wide shop hop. For a flatlander like me where I expect the roads to be straight and the intersect at right angles, this driving can be interesting! I really enjoy it.<br />
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The next shop was Country Stitchin' near Waukon. This is again, out in the country, but well marked and easy to find. It is a pretty large shop with a wide selection of fabrics. The gentlemen sitting on the bench in the front of the store was also at the previous shop but you can't see him in the picture. At Forest Mills, he asked why I was taking pictures and I told him it was for my blog. When I showed up at the shop in Waukon, he wanted to know if I wanted his picture again, so here he is. He was traveling with a group of quilters who were traveling in the white van you see in the picture.</div>
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On to Decorah and to the <a href="http://www.pnqs.net/">Pine Needles Quilt Shop</a>. This shop used to be in Cresco and moved to Decorah. They have a very nice shop on the main downtown street. Lots of room, lots of fabrics of all kinds, kits and precuts. The shop was a American Patchwork and Quilting Shop Hop shop in the past as well. </div>
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The last quilt shop for today is Quilter's Garden in downtown Cresco. This smaller shop has quite a few panels and I find a panel of fabric that coordinates with some of the music themed fabric that I already have. Bonus points for me! Eclectic mix of fabrics and very good service.</div>
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Time to stop shopping and start delivering! I drop off the graduation stuff in Rochester and drive to Brooklyn Park to drop off the rocking chair, only to discover I was given the wrong chair!!??!! Back home I go, will try to get this straightened out tomorrow. Sunday hours for the hop are 11:00 to 4:00, so probably won't get to very many shops. Monday I will need to buckle down and get busy getting to the shops!</div>
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-63462963407835590292012-06-03T07:59:00.000-07:002012-06-03T07:59:08.110-07:00Day 2 - All Iowa quilt shop hopDay 2 gets off to a late start again, that seems to be a theme with this trip. I am going to the northeast corner of the state today, it will make it quicker to get to Rochester, MN to drop of some items that my sister needs for a graduation party for her daughter, Emily, next weekend. <br />
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I also received feedback from DD 2 that I need to do better editing before I publish my posts, so I did do a little work on the previous posting. I must admit that things very often look a little different in the morning than they do at midnight!<br />
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The first stop of the day is at Debbie's Quilt Shop and Gifts in Osage. Couldn't find a link for the shop. This is a medium sized shop with an eclectic mix of fabrics as well as small gifts, tea cups etc. They have food for the hoppers in the back of the shop along with their sale fabrics. Nice selection of batiks. I do find a very nice kit for queen sized quilt on sale for a great price, so it went home with me.<br />
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The gentle reader will note that I will comment on specific fabrics or types of fabric from time to time, These comments are usually based on something that I am currently looking for and are not meant to state that this is the only type of fabric that the shop carries.<br />
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The next stop was a new shop to me and I had trouble with the GPS so it took a while for me to find it, even though if I had been looking up instead of at the screen, it would have been easy to see!. Stitches is a yarn and quilt shop in a building next to the Theisen's Supply in Charles City. New, small shop but nicely laid out and accessible from both the front and the back of the store.<br />
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The second shop is <a href="http://www.quilterswindow.com/">Quilter's Window</a>. This shop was an American Patchwork and Quilting Shop Hop shop in 2008. The shop sell sewing machines, a wide range of fabrics and has a very nice classroom. I did find a book for bed scarves. I think that it would be fun to try some of these 'little' quilts. I also live the building that the shop is in. Don't you love that old architecture?</div>
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I pick up a bite to eat on the way to West Union and <a href="http://oneblockoverquiltshop.com/index.html">One Block Over</a>, Watch out for the construction again. This is a medium sized shop with a large selection of <a href="http://www.jinnybeyer.com/ax_commerce/collections.cfm">Jinny Beyer</a> fabrics. The store has bolts of her border fabrics, as well a many of her blender fabrics. I find a couple of bolts of a cotton silk blend and purchase some for garment sewing. <br />
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I do want to apologize for the pictures at this venture. My digital camera failed to work and now I have resorted to using my camera on my Samsung Nexus. On the computer they actually look pretty good, but I miss being able to compose the pictures like I could with the camera.<br />
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<a href="http://www.countrythreads.com/">Country Threads</a> was my first stop today. They are only a few miles down the road from where I live but I don't shop here much. They have lots of reproduction fabrics and I'm just not into repros right now as far as my quilting goes. The have a new little garden house in front of the store and I always enjoy their flowers. The shop also has cats and one of them took a liking to the way that I scratched her and started following me around.<br />
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The second stop was at The Honey Barn in Goldfield. This is a smallish shop with an eclectic mix of fabrics. I run into a couple who are hopping and geocaching. Sound like something fun. So far, I've been like the first one or two customers of the hop to register, judging by the prize drawing slips.<br />
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The next shop is in Vincent and is a quilt shop that also has fashion accessories, gifts and serves food in the back of the shop. Here is a link to the Facebook page for Mrs. T's Mercantile: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mrs-Ts-Mercantile/147205689236">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mrs-Ts-Mercantile/147205689236</a>. The shop has fabrics, threads and sewing machine accessories. Your purchase will be rung up on an old-fashioned crank register that really rings! Look at that beautiful sky.<br />
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I decided to go to the Gingerbread House in Webster City next. It meant doing a little backtracking but that's OK, I'm on vacation! This shop is in an older home and has fabric and gift items on the main level and holiday decorating items on the 2nd floor. The ceiling is really short upstairs but the trip is worth bending over and walking around. I have purchased several Santas over the years at this shop for my collection of 'tall' santas and I find another one today. <br />
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Fort Dodge is the next stop and I have to pick up the rocking chair here as well as visiting 2 shops. The first shop is near downtown and is new to me, <a href="http://tilliesquilts.com/">Tillie's Quilts</a>. I see that they have the some of the Bittersweet collection by Nancy Halvorsen, but I don't have the info on the amount that I need, so will have to make a trip back this way to get some.<br />
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After the pick up at<a href="http://www.mcgregorsfurniture.com/"> Mcgregors Furniture</a>, it is off to <a href="http://www.familyquiltshop.com/">The Family Quilt Shop</a>. This is quite a small shop. They have their batik fat quarters flat and in a big bin so you can see the entire piece of fabric and get the color gradation that you want. I really like this idea.<br />
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The next stop was an adventure! Got to love summer with all of the road work. Finding<a href="http://www.leesquiltshed.com/"> Lee's Quilt Shed</a> was an experience. Once the new highway is finished, it will be easy to get to, but not so much now. It is a cute little shop, lots of patterns and the owner is very friendly and helpful! She had written directions to get me to the next shop around all of the construction. Yah!<br />
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Towne Square Quilt Shoppe in Lake City is a shop that I have been to before. It is small, very neat and organized and has a trunk show at this time. Here is the Facebook link: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Towne-Square-Quilt-Shoppe/142476009131743">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Towne-Square-Quilt-Shoppe/142476009131743</a> They also had some great gingerbread cookies today!<br />
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Carroll, Iowa is the location of <a href="http://www.bethsyarnbasket.com/">The Yarn Basket and Quilt Shop</a>. This shop has a very nice yarn shop in the front and a quilt shop 'out back'. They have a nice selection of pre-cuts and I found a cute panel that had the numbers 1-10 in three languages with appropriate animals in the proper number! It will make a cute little quilt.<br />
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The last shop of the day is <a href="http://www.threadsetc.com/">Threads, Etc.</a> in Glidden. This shop does long-arm quilting and has a selection of fabric and lots of kits. The shop is neat and open and everything is easy to find. They have several bolts of a fabric line that I need to finish a quilt, so they are on the list to contact again.<br />
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My day ended in Jefferson when I found the Ben Franklin closed when I arrived. The brochure states that the shops are to be open until 6 PM, but I guess that not everyone got the memo. I drove to Ames and ate at <a href="http://www.hickoryparkames.com/">Hickory Park</a>. Since my son graduated from Iowa State, I have not been down this way much and the restaurant really has great food. Home to bed and to start the hop again tomorrow! It will be a shorter day as I have to be in Rochester and Minneapolis later in the day.<br />
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-58754256163448215092012-06-01T06:41:00.001-07:002012-06-01T06:41:57.639-07:00All Iowa Quilt Shop Hop beginsTime to back into the blogging! I think that the redecorating project is about done with the final construction of a bookcase last night. I still need to do some fine tuning of accessories and get my computer moved to a different area of the house, but the living room and dining room are completely new! I really like my new comfortable furniture and the new look!<br />
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But I digress. Today begins the All Iowa Quilt Shop Hop. 80+ stores to visit in a little over a week. I don't think that I will have much of a problem with the trip, especially after having done the Minnesota State hop for the past 5 year. They have a lot more territory to cover in about the same amount of time. I hope to be blogging about the places I visit on this trip so everyone can get a chance to see the locations in Iowa where the quilters go! <br />
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The trip starts today. I hope to make a big loop and return home tonight and hit as many shops as I can. I need to be in Minneapolis by tomorrow to deliver a rocking chair to my son and daughter-in-law in preparation for the grand baby. Everyone with a baby need a chair that reclines and rocks at the same time, it's a life-saver. <br />
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Time to get going, I will try to do some posting off and on during the day if I am able to find a hot-spot. Wish me luck and good shopping.kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-81083393390233539942012-01-04T19:02:00.000-08:002012-01-04T19:14:19.007-08:00New Year CraftingWell, I am settling back in the regular grove, after the hubbub of the holidays is over. DD#1 was home before the New Year's holiday and DS and DDIL were here both before and during the New Year weekend. It was fun to be together and have a second Christmas on Saturday. I did not get much quilting done as I was busy enjoying my family. <br />
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I also enjoyed watching DD work on a craft project while she was here. I was able to unload some of my old craft supplies as well. She was working on making some hats for friends for New Year's celebrations. Here are some of her creations<br />
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After all of the eating, talking and laughing, when everyone went home, I was able to work on the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/orca-bay-mystery.html">Orca Bay Mystery</a>. Here is the picture of the pieces that I was able to get up on the design wall. </div>
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Since this picture was taken over the weekend, I have been able to put together two rows of the body of the quilt, I am putting the pieces together like a 4 patch. I like to construct my quilts like this if possible as it allows me to 'pop' the seams. I make a couple of rows of 4-patches and then use those pieces to make larger and larger 4-patches until I have 4 big chunks of the quilt to finish. Especially with quilts that have lots of pieces like this one, being able to pop the seams really makes the quilt lay flat without lots of lumps where the seams meet. I have also found that with the need to keep the string blocks oriented in a proper alignment, making all of the pieces the same (the black star blocks and the white star blocks are all constructed the same) really helps keep everything going in the right direction. Helps to cut down on the un-sewing! </div>
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<br />kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-88052221170252862602011-12-26T18:54:00.000-08:002011-12-26T19:28:47.107-08:00Boxing DayI missed getting my post up for the last Link-up Monday last week because of a late shopping trip. I signed on one minute before the time ended after shopping, getting something to eat and checking into the hotel. I guess that I should have been better prepared. Not a very good Scout. : ^(<br />
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Here are the pictures that I was planning on posting from my work on <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/12/orca-bay-part-5.html">Orca Bay clue 5</a>. I discovered that if you cut your triangles with the fabric either right or left sides together and were careful about how you placed them, you would be able to have virtually no dog ears.<br />
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That's where I was when the shopping intervened. The trip ended with a flat tire. Thank you, thank you to Dean's Towing in Owatonna for the help!</div>
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DD#2 was here for the Christmas weekend. We went to the Christmas eve service at out church and she and her SO made lunch on Christmas Day and then we opened presents. It is so much fun to have someone else do the cooking for a change. : ^) Needless to say, not much sewing was done, with all of the eating and presents and talking and laughing going on. DD#2 is an interior designer and we discussed some plans for the house while she was here. We also enjoyed the new fireplace insert. It's nice to have toasty toes! </div>
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So, after she left to go back to her apartment, I was able to get to the sewing room and work on the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/12/orca-bay-part-6-merry-christmas-from-me.html">Orca Bay Mystery clue 6 </a>for a while. </div>
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I was able to get a couple of the blocks finished, but when this happened, I knew it was time for lunch.
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I also decided to sew either black or white blocks and not both at the same time. Takes too much thinking!<br />
I was also able to get a nap in today as well. All in all a very good Boxing Day.<br />
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I have also been listening to Pandora radio on my Ipad while I have been sewing. I listen to an ambient station and they have been playing a lot of songs recently that contain whale song. How strange is that? I like the background noise, but if it is a song with words, I find myself paying too much attention to the music and not enough to the sewing.<br />
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I hope that everyone has been enjoying the Mystery<a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-6.html"> Link-up Mondays</a>, I know that I have. It's great fun to see all of the quilts in all of the colors and to read everyone's blog and comments. See everyone next Monday. Have a Happy New Year!<br />
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The concert on Saturday was great fun. The Golden Valley (MN) Orchestra and Chorus Polaris had a Christmas concert at the Gesthemane Episcopal Church in downtown Minneapolis. Both organizations did a fine job for the concert. There was a reception after the concert where we had a change to visit with the performers. It was great fun watching DD1 sing again. All in all, a fine holiday evening.<br />
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My son's birthday was the previous week and he received the game Pandemic from his wife. We played it several times over the weekend. It is a cooperative game, so you work together to save the world or you all go down together! I highly recommend it, I found it to be great fun. It is really different to be playing as a team rather than against the other players.<br />
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I came back home on Sunday and worked on the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/orca-bay-mystery.html">Orca Bay</a> mystery quilt. I was able to complete the black and white HSTs from the third clue. <br />
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Here are the clues that I have completed resting in their storage box.<br />
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I won't be able to start on Friday's clue right away as I have 2 meetings to attend on Friday. The first one starts at 7 AM and I probably won't be home until the afternoon.<br />
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The early meeting is our county Board of Health, of which I am the Chairperson. Our meeting is being attended by the Director of the State Board of Health. I don't think that has ever happened as far as I know. Our board has been working hard over the past several years to turn around a complicated situation, so I hope that the state has taken notice of the hard work that our staff and the board have been doing.<br />
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I am hoping to get some cleaning and decorating done this weekend. I should also try to get my shopping completed and will try to keep up with the sewing for the mystery as well. I really don't have anything to do, do I? Well, just need to take it one bite at a time!<br />
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Right now it's time to quit and get some Chocolate! Happy sewing everyone and here's to Friday's clue.</div>
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Here are my first attempts. I did have some coffee before I made these, needed to be awake, especially after that reading mistake!<br />
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First 2 blocks , sewn and pressed</div>
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Now triangles. Note how the little white selvage in the previous picture is now gone.</div>
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I made the two blocks the first time and then started making 5 at a time. I have to stop and trim down some of the strings because they are too wide and I want more variety. </div>
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I also moved to using spray starch. I normally use the Mary Ellen's Best Press, but I didn't think that I had enough stability as the regular starch. I have made 12 blocks without much of a dent in the box or red strings.</div>
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I also made about 100 more of the QSTs from the first clue.</div>
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I am off tonight to attend a concert where my DD1 is performing. She sings in the Chorus Polaris in Minneapolis and they are having a Christmas concert with the Golden Valley Orchestra. I will be going with my DS and his wife. Should be fun. We are planning to go out after the concert.</div>
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<br /></div>kelltrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404256981131755954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322993020434981356.post-69062425328622539912011-12-08T13:52:00.001-08:002011-12-08T14:14:14.174-08:00Orca Bay Part 3I have not had as much time as I would like to get my quilting done. I did get some time over the weekend to work the <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/orca-bay-mystery.html">Orca Bay </a>mystery. I am working on all three of the steps at the same time, if I get bored with doing one type of square I just move to another. I have been re-cutting some of my strings for the part 2 blocks. They are going kind of slow, I think that I am trying to over think the color placement. I have a problem with the idea of just grabbing a piece of fabric and sewing it down. Need to get over that!<div>
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I have enjoyed looking at every one's blog posts and admiring all of the blocks. It is almost like a world wide retreat, where you can look over your fellow quilter's shoulder and see what they are making. </div>
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Here is where I am at so far. Every block stacked in piles of 10. I will have some more time this evening to get some quilting done, so here I come black and neutrals and blue strings. Be prepared to be part of my new project. Can't wait to see tomorrow's clue.</div>
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