tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54842548572387195822024-03-12T14:02:47.732-04:00Loose ThreadsLuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-66713416197965931832023-04-14T20:28:00.001-04:002023-04-14T20:31:31.725-04:00April Update<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I really did intend to keep updating my blog, but time just seems to be flying by. My last post had photos from the fall Jane Stickle retreat in Shipshewana, and I'm heading to the spring retreat early next week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This photo is from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1422884075/all-american-flag-pattern?click_key=469b1fb50659008dd5c8a06d733f57065713a6bc%3A1422884075&click_sum=b46543d2&ref=shop_home_feat_1">newest pattern called All American.</a> I love making Dresden plate blocks. I hate to tell you how long I had the Easy Dresden ruler before I ever took it out of the package, but it was a really long time. These Dresden plates are made using a Creative Grids 30 degree ruler. You sew them the same as you do the pieces cut with the Easy Dresden ruler, but there are less blades to sew so it goes together faster. You can click on the image on my sidebar to take you to my Etsy shop. The pattern is also available at Back Door Quilts here in Greenwood, IN.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y0LLl47M1w2Uoh8n3BWzGnirLHAq_9EWZJ7HJQz6v5IiKdWU9U1U2HoYcBhwMFRLeJcZZC7U1t15Moj2eErvLIl7E120HOAoiUJNaEjqiHGub-JcbBMu96F0kStk0pWQDIcTBXhrO31xwBsafWwmLDK1-58rfwWSjTJFsGK_hiaft5910z_o1jnsQQ/s320/All%20American%20Flag%20Cover%20Photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y0LLl47M1w2Uoh8n3BWzGnirLHAq_9EWZJ7HJQz6v5IiKdWU9U1U2HoYcBhwMFRLeJcZZC7U1t15Moj2eErvLIl7E120HOAoiUJNaEjqiHGub-JcbBMu96F0kStk0pWQDIcTBXhrO31xwBsafWwmLDK1-58rfwWSjTJFsGK_hiaft5910z_o1jnsQQ/s1600/All%20American%20Flag%20Cover%20Photo.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br />I decided to join in on the<a href="https://www.jemimascreativequilting.com/blog"> Jemima's Creative Quilting</a> annual mystery quilt along. The next round has 12 hexagon flowers and will take some time to stitch. I might take this project along to the retreat next week. According to the next part that was released, I should use green on the next round of hexagons, but I'm thinking I might switch it up and do something different. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq3nlXRHZ-JU5y8teEl3sUEgguX-SZMgcWVkVKUW4ELmu58Ke01T4iK4r1hvs3bP4jkq6TuaU8pE_qnf4y8Ci09kqAR9LFD6iPYwFPA9T7H1-BoK2c4FizZyXAGNhrs7Ux5Q-A142aaHvE4kZ6KYX8Hj5JaELSfEmsUkHz4_t8ksLoKs4yaitDhC-ew/s2607/IMG_1270.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="2446" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq3nlXRHZ-JU5y8teEl3sUEgguX-SZMgcWVkVKUW4ELmu58Ke01T4iK4r1hvs3bP4jkq6TuaU8pE_qnf4y8Ci09kqAR9LFD6iPYwFPA9T7H1-BoK2c4FizZyXAGNhrs7Ux5Q-A142aaHvE4kZ6KYX8Hj5JaELSfEmsUkHz4_t8ksLoKs4yaitDhC-ew/s320/IMG_1270.heic" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's another hexagon project I have started. This one is the Tea and Cake quilt from the book Quilts for Life 2 by Judy Newman. I have the next round cut for this quilt. You can really create a lot of different designs from the simple hexagon shape.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7HCzhiNgUpP9mw81asqon6L5G1gdoQE0O_Jq1_rGJJlHASSkSikOD6JOuWnTKYuMH_jkMiujXrLAc0gE-0eucIJ19XpI61BVHlDkjYzk3RMiIPivnC4AhqyN0NfCNC9nJq0Ao1DFNHG8DgYgEfJLtm-tUyzJeVD2QprUaayCeiyzzxMZmehPRjFHAg/s3264/IMG_9706.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7HCzhiNgUpP9mw81asqon6L5G1gdoQE0O_Jq1_rGJJlHASSkSikOD6JOuWnTKYuMH_jkMiujXrLAc0gE-0eucIJ19XpI61BVHlDkjYzk3RMiIPivnC4AhqyN0NfCNC9nJq0Ao1DFNHG8DgYgEfJLtm-tUyzJeVD2QprUaayCeiyzzxMZmehPRjFHAg/s320/IMG_9706.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaUuUUpdcYhkvcna20zxOIW1hj9m1qHVau3ufWLvmPU9gzgJNpa0JHzHuPv_SMRRrTbVKVYClAvAB5jFF8Z9O1FrNnLB8_mhKTEOhpIQYpo01Gbh2hQ-Y7_m9RelCaQSvyYX-3f6Okw4l5Gx9Ub20uIaX7ab5x9hDxhQNc47mBWA7EtgZVPCYVkunLXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="570" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaUuUUpdcYhkvcna20zxOIW1hj9m1qHVau3ufWLvmPU9gzgJNpa0JHzHuPv_SMRRrTbVKVYClAvAB5jFF8Z9O1FrNnLB8_mhKTEOhpIQYpo01Gbh2hQ-Y7_m9RelCaQSvyYX-3f6Okw4l5Gx9Ub20uIaX7ab5x9hDxhQNc47mBWA7EtgZVPCYVkunLXQ" width="194" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These next 2 blocks are from the Judy Newman pattern Beehive Coverlet. These blocks are fun but kind of confusing to create a secondary design. There are 67 hexagons in each block, so each one is kind of a mini quilt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpMK5rgKb6onoZWIRFrvZpApxBqUhg3lEWPS0nqZRh63WyojT7AjMDPPc3bRO1rzdntJCye6ZWVINaqBm6Cji8XHZQrOmQcwJMoIdqrQmvDTI91l8-KYbDNusGJo6HpJHIWqphDE1DVwJ0hsLeva_qQNVjv8ZmnILc0pqnvwkX8t22IzwrY4gaW8VvQ/s3264/IMG_9698.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpMK5rgKb6onoZWIRFrvZpApxBqUhg3lEWPS0nqZRh63WyojT7AjMDPPc3bRO1rzdntJCye6ZWVINaqBm6Cji8XHZQrOmQcwJMoIdqrQmvDTI91l8-KYbDNusGJo6HpJHIWqphDE1DVwJ0hsLeva_qQNVjv8ZmnILc0pqnvwkX8t22IzwrY4gaW8VvQ/w258-h344/IMG_9698.HEIC" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1z7a2j3IgW1NaDTWRGA6yKhOr1ti8j7g37xXRnrEW_rQVIGnh1j9SaknH87wpq__6naUdD2Z3MQzOSZXerGcAOf7hQTLsyW1DgORf9Q-KpAjB7dOigMtzy8YQwC2FhjilVJBXyBrzgZGsuU7-GaY0r1G4Mt_5WdA3ENY2rEWZ-WlnXldaP5AJp0rrg/s2438/IMG_9882.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="2438" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1z7a2j3IgW1NaDTWRGA6yKhOr1ti8j7g37xXRnrEW_rQVIGnh1j9SaknH87wpq__6naUdD2Z3MQzOSZXerGcAOf7hQTLsyW1DgORf9Q-KpAjB7dOigMtzy8YQwC2FhjilVJBXyBrzgZGsuU7-GaY0r1G4Mt_5WdA3ENY2rEWZ-WlnXldaP5AJp0rrg/w267-h254/IMG_9882.heic" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm still cross stitching, too. These are some of the stitches from one of my St. Patrick's displays. These patterns are by Stitching with the Housewives. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-snmabgBbE3UU_sXI_vWaSGRcs9g6sloJKJPeul2rjI3fWBXocKAVd08u19IZDZPxJqvBxQASA1JtSjvt67j58YmWwulXfgCMBZvMLjHlDJutyKc0dKtLLux6ZcuozC_XqapMMmRWtZ6lUFgIP9HWLpAVQa2CqJypJVEoRyMrABkZGaX5G8NRP8FpyQ/s2384/IMG_1212.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="2384" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-snmabgBbE3UU_sXI_vWaSGRcs9g6sloJKJPeul2rjI3fWBXocKAVd08u19IZDZPxJqvBxQASA1JtSjvt67j58YmWwulXfgCMBZvMLjHlDJutyKc0dKtLLux6ZcuozC_XqapMMmRWtZ6lUFgIP9HWLpAVQa2CqJypJVEoRyMrABkZGaX5G8NRP8FpyQ/s320/IMG_1212.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pillow in the tiered tray is a design by Helen D found as eastcoastcrafter on Instagram. The table topper is made from<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/462754432/sunburst-dresden-table-topper?click_key=ed0badcfc719dcd69174fd06d55543d01a12427f%3A462754432&click_sum=08a6caf0&ref=shop_home_active_8"> my pattern Sunburst Dresden Table Topper. </a> It's a quilt as you go pattern so comes together pretty quickly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwaUJ8SJYcI88emk1BEb7vWqMQyngDmPLg8zXRWWSyjbakBSs0YmsPitfaou2yT5dehC0vlYl8u1DPCe_10MYfhNoEXenkXCTVTtZkEylP-_ezQpHRn2j-3AeT5lLtWSGsZbhDXLPGjCdHkVllFKZHvzzueONxX2VQ8BVmG08XFHnn5d8obFRyH8J7Q/s3264/IMG_1232.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwaUJ8SJYcI88emk1BEb7vWqMQyngDmPLg8zXRWWSyjbakBSs0YmsPitfaou2yT5dehC0vlYl8u1DPCe_10MYfhNoEXenkXCTVTtZkEylP-_ezQpHRn2j-3AeT5lLtWSGsZbhDXLPGjCdHkVllFKZHvzzueONxX2VQ8BVmG08XFHnn5d8obFRyH8J7Q/s320/IMG_1232.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These next few stitches are from the pattern A Year in the Round by Kim and Jade of Small Town Needleworks. These patterns are so cute and a lot of fun to stitch. I have May downloaded and am ready to start stitching on it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnu0pzknZ1FgoAn4WHzpysnWX1SbwSk_LnDWTFCocB5kPSSK0cDTvqMwrsnM5YVyMdcWa4OfHUCiv5q-L5k6c1lWoZcNng8yFXfX2hzbIkGzyAeAEsf-qO0flt-exC7SyKi6lKOVKSij2ud8k2tyg-A5qyaNV7Ux8VDK5QqQU5F_kep3kJFNaKZpN9A/s2393/IMG_1146.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="2393" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnu0pzknZ1FgoAn4WHzpysnWX1SbwSk_LnDWTFCocB5kPSSK0cDTvqMwrsnM5YVyMdcWa4OfHUCiv5q-L5k6c1lWoZcNng8yFXfX2hzbIkGzyAeAEsf-qO0flt-exC7SyKi6lKOVKSij2ud8k2tyg-A5qyaNV7Ux8VDK5QqQU5F_kep3kJFNaKZpN9A/s320/IMG_1146.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMJN-VEb9cyBQpcnpETOS37HgPYgEA6U1OSJ77afmHK4M30alj7_8sJfBf-UTV9wV9OqALp6IeTSmNCxBgsA9DKaR1bNzSObj6LV_aqbVzvGY96R7Z6Hz5wYriNv2B6aeXt9jUKDVyxqXuW2GGKbg7e8g6Bu-U7QPbBhpmss4SvG8uFL6uSYyz2o90g/s2448/IMG_1169.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="2448" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMJN-VEb9cyBQpcnpETOS37HgPYgEA6U1OSJ77afmHK4M30alj7_8sJfBf-UTV9wV9OqALp6IeTSmNCxBgsA9DKaR1bNzSObj6LV_aqbVzvGY96R7Z6Hz5wYriNv2B6aeXt9jUKDVyxqXuW2GGKbg7e8g6Bu-U7QPbBhpmss4SvG8uFL6uSYyz2o90g/s320/IMG_1169.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbxTvpB5u1OAmMlvhfYvuDsLG0xdf5Q3ab8pS7HwnaSDJLAaWWgPe9zyPN9Ru79bGDUtrcVH7VXdgSwIr_wEWp_NhG_3GH7rd6RunByvwuZ3v021xpC_XXsSZVC11jN9cXAIPgJOo03e2xqf7zxMilHuGOCUQZZFwILT6xzD9WyYEBlauO_cP7BXGrA/s2594/IMG_1182.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbxTvpB5u1OAmMlvhfYvuDsLG0xdf5Q3ab8pS7HwnaSDJLAaWWgPe9zyPN9Ru79bGDUtrcVH7VXdgSwIr_wEWp_NhG_3GH7rd6RunByvwuZ3v021xpC_XXsSZVC11jN9cXAIPgJOo03e2xqf7zxMilHuGOCUQZZFwILT6xzD9WyYEBlauO_cP7BXGrA/s320/IMG_1182.heic" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This pillow is a design from Primrose Cottage. I made this into a small pillow for the smalls exchange at the retreat with Two Tall Stitchers Carol and Jen. This was my first time at this retreat. It's nice to meet others that share your interest in stitching. Cross stitch retreats are becoming a "thing" just like quilt retreats. Both are a lot of fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLF9Whgresu8xwDSNEipL-4XtzDax0UmsaomzUw-X4UT5nWydgTUdzSfH4N16zvPnjrNK1tc0IX9dGAbBhQkFcLMUM0mN2ArqEnQTL_Y6Y3hl5lT8a9NuToyslE_rfmYJgPabGmEEwKB9W-KUcvwqGDF1TdR-_PEJqroehKzyFstBya14cf1229Z4KA/s3264/IMG_1189.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLF9Whgresu8xwDSNEipL-4XtzDax0UmsaomzUw-X4UT5nWydgTUdzSfH4N16zvPnjrNK1tc0IX9dGAbBhQkFcLMUM0mN2ArqEnQTL_Y6Y3hl5lT8a9NuToyslE_rfmYJgPabGmEEwKB9W-KUcvwqGDF1TdR-_PEJqroehKzyFstBya14cf1229Z4KA/s320/IMG_1189.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was the small that I drew in the smalls exchange. It was made by Jen @jenquilter on Instagram. I have this displayed in my sewing area along with tomato pincushions that belonged to my Mom and Mother-in-law. The little wicker basket is where my Mom kept her needle and thread. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4MCYoGBS9spJ9zU-Rgu2arSAe5Dxp4U-ihX6r1S8JsjPDhbJPSewfDQyD4UUpkDyEwLtPE8P-CPz8J3MUuborWlX-s84N_N40euXdYXah6G15jJA5Xi9TfdtjJgQ3cRL6KL5DsYxi4KQbPNwsbeu5PPlTl8HVMYfY7SpQLwFdgRaB-Vm-vJkQ-1SpQ/s2448/IMG_1261.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="2448" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4MCYoGBS9spJ9zU-Rgu2arSAe5Dxp4U-ihX6r1S8JsjPDhbJPSewfDQyD4UUpkDyEwLtPE8P-CPz8J3MUuborWlX-s84N_N40euXdYXah6G15jJA5Xi9TfdtjJgQ3cRL6KL5DsYxi4KQbPNwsbeu5PPlTl8HVMYfY7SpQLwFdgRaB-Vm-vJkQ-1SpQ/s320/IMG_1261.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a small spring stitch I did. This is a design by <a href="https://thestitchdesigner.com/">Erin Elizabeth. </a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbZp5rqIa6mdfFvw5HWdOzo2MOsk5ccO3OZSlvjn2FOSbaIBLgfdkL2i8ICGGn8Dlk1fF-YKJ7t-36YIlZxdxYfG4rPKFgZ6rMzXn8j01VjUBncOEjKhce3-UlOh2E4poRA8J32NFeT0TsHEhMuBMfqO5q8gMvQm_WPjvBy1LYwsgEzSgs_mX-Bnpjw/s3264/IMG_1276.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbZp5rqIa6mdfFvw5HWdOzo2MOsk5ccO3OZSlvjn2FOSbaIBLgfdkL2i8ICGGn8Dlk1fF-YKJ7t-36YIlZxdxYfG4rPKFgZ6rMzXn8j01VjUBncOEjKhce3-UlOh2E4poRA8J32NFeT0TsHEhMuBMfqO5q8gMvQm_WPjvBy1LYwsgEzSgs_mX-Bnpjw/s320/IMG_1276.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't plant any tulips last fall, so these in my family room will do until I plant some. The weather here has turned to spring with warm days and cool evenings. Most yards have been mowed once or twice, and the daffodils are blooming. Hope the weather is great where you are.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGDHgGY0pRmpkQc6Cvk4JziDNdYEmLbt0_hccifMTWjRe9UDNiSKyfrKgjteyPWl2ME4VXgERgtVjjJx22dAQBJgaN81g40AgOBJQdoSBF3UpbpmnzNgKozZIZTd0_bIYR6zFLSRxUfkR__QIin9UBxaZYJnGCIcCwnrrtETCyWJaLOgjbbTko0X-sw/s3264/IMG_1282.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGDHgGY0pRmpkQc6Cvk4JziDNdYEmLbt0_hccifMTWjRe9UDNiSKyfrKgjteyPWl2ME4VXgERgtVjjJx22dAQBJgaN81g40AgOBJQdoSBF3UpbpmnzNgKozZIZTd0_bIYR6zFLSRxUfkR__QIin9UBxaZYJnGCIcCwnrrtETCyWJaLOgjbbTko0X-sw/s320/IMG_1282.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until next time.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><i><b>Thanks for stopping by for a visit.</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><i><b>I hope you are finding some time to stitch today. </b> </i></span></div></div><p></p>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-79424385686211572322022-12-08T07:30:00.014-05:002022-12-08T07:30:00.179-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to try to work my way through the quilt blocks that I've started and never put together into a top. This pattern is Antique Baskets by Brandywine Design. The pattern has more baskets, but I'm stopping at 16 to make a wall hanging. The handles are embroidered. I used a product called Transfer Eze. You can see more photos of the blocks and a photo of the pattern <a href="https://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2020/02/doing-lots-of-hand-work.html" target="_blank">here. </a> I'm trying to choose a sashing fabric from my stash. I'm not sure about either of these fabrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oYf_fcafwEUimp1GVtQw_aCg0H1YsiUvKBGQBBfXyoE3mY1gsGEs8NSMN64-_BLdJsiRz-GIKoHa8ZbaF1oYyTKbrthW5L9LBtvFQ0n2KcIjAGJJmVkXO1DWz91R2uIRVFUnx9ThEPGiabRnjAmJyuW_gYZusqob9JAN82vS4GRwDv4M-3WXGcL36A/s2448/IMG_1023.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="2448" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oYf_fcafwEUimp1GVtQw_aCg0H1YsiUvKBGQBBfXyoE3mY1gsGEs8NSMN64-_BLdJsiRz-GIKoHa8ZbaF1oYyTKbrthW5L9LBtvFQ0n2KcIjAGJJmVkXO1DWz91R2uIRVFUnx9ThEPGiabRnjAmJyuW_gYZusqob9JAN82vS4GRwDv4M-3WXGcL36A/s320/IMG_1023.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've started a new hexagon project. One of the girls at the Jane Stickle quilt retreat gave me a package of hexagon papers that she didn't want I thought that was a sign that I should start a new hexagon project. I'm using my stash of Tilda fabrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qf8ZKKWwXzXrjmxdSu32yRM43Z0AV27cSR-8UAiV9JIQxnrOVEx0yOiDGS_2ixvyhP2sD-JkAmZUMuywjB3Un7fYFIFO1oZcTVuaD-FlQtT9L9mRQE8zYzN6KM4tfmvh00UapRic53-UhcyFl93IFOxmi8xRhebM29K781VZH2DgiA4ztlAGj5lFQQ/s2448/IMG_1018.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2448" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qf8ZKKWwXzXrjmxdSu32yRM43Z0AV27cSR-8UAiV9JIQxnrOVEx0yOiDGS_2ixvyhP2sD-JkAmZUMuywjB3Un7fYFIFO1oZcTVuaD-FlQtT9L9mRQE8zYzN6KM4tfmvh00UapRic53-UhcyFl93IFOxmi8xRhebM29K781VZH2DgiA4ztlAGj5lFQQ/s320/IMG_1018.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are just a few photos from my trip to Shipshewana. Each time I pull up to the side of Yoders Department Store , there are more barn quilts. These are over on the side of the store that has all the fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh-8uXjaXK46V5pBBsFr0woYY8DT-jl-zQYx0clcP7vi2dS4ZT3_E70sIU7_7K08g6dBp3mj9JmitxTweYHe9428wksfmJyCnSGy2K0uP2AfgVbOfJwfGBqhsNHgeUxtUMcbNoJWIhTbDGelq98Q9ZGUbzeQ9DKftMi0Rqnx3RfFfFELd8ljNlhdCuw/s4032/2022-11-11%2010.39.37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh-8uXjaXK46V5pBBsFr0woYY8DT-jl-zQYx0clcP7vi2dS4ZT3_E70sIU7_7K08g6dBp3mj9JmitxTweYHe9428wksfmJyCnSGy2K0uP2AfgVbOfJwfGBqhsNHgeUxtUMcbNoJWIhTbDGelq98Q9ZGUbzeQ9DKftMi0Rqnx3RfFfFELd8ljNlhdCuw/s320/2022-11-11%2010.39.37.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus are standing out front of the entrance into the hardware/department store side of Yoders. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT5DjVSxDYEXQEWCLEUQOPWWSxHdgKjs7izdL6rgHowAI-4GRT4uhblcQQhZe83VviwfCfpqD1Zy5szLqqAkRTMQyE7oPZgSau6h3GFlKOjRFcRgQnWaSXa1sHh2hK1gpEx6qD04G___Z4fBU4EexKZVaH61RuHyaPitSJFWSt8BbIcfiVStaFKh0_g/s4032/2022-11-10%2013.21.19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT5DjVSxDYEXQEWCLEUQOPWWSxHdgKjs7izdL6rgHowAI-4GRT4uhblcQQhZe83VviwfCfpqD1Zy5szLqqAkRTMQyE7oPZgSau6h3GFlKOjRFcRgQnWaSXa1sHh2hK1gpEx6qD04G___Z4fBU4EexKZVaH61RuHyaPitSJFWSt8BbIcfiVStaFKh0_g/s320/2022-11-10%2013.21.19.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Amish were in town on Saturday to do their shopping. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiO3EwZ3Zv1YCE7Kf38azlamWEOYzBskvH0k7Sbv_qfFdXp5VPhXvpNPfct3DmxK9bEytOAC8UP6MmHq1gvYMUeYPR1KTsm8Xrj-CnVM6nH1SfbGb1ziJ2DEHCNSs_yEgW_qcbafXYdo7zpQ6mOFsGglcYUXiQTMWy02H4qIl9hRfiGeKuJl8Ifs7tA/s4032/2022-11-11%2011.48.01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiO3EwZ3Zv1YCE7Kf38azlamWEOYzBskvH0k7Sbv_qfFdXp5VPhXvpNPfct3DmxK9bEytOAC8UP6MmHq1gvYMUeYPR1KTsm8Xrj-CnVM6nH1SfbGb1ziJ2DEHCNSs_yEgW_qcbafXYdo7zpQ6mOFsGglcYUXiQTMWy02H4qIl9hRfiGeKuJl8Ifs7tA/s320/2022-11-11%2011.48.01.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a new to me popcorn store. It's called The Dutch Kernel, and there are lots of different flavors including Snicker Doodle, Cheddar Caramel and Pizza flavor. They have a <a href="http://thedutchkernel.com" target="_blank">website</a>, and you can order online. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDrmFOC7sN8fUiXwLm0OWqweHIirf6y8e_AR5euHFpEiDk4oRArzD_U40yuvUssFjICGr8ecPgMesOG7fWUTwiz4RFZQQ6PMBICcD5ro9RWYUNw7-qwom1WJhXit9jh1_E4r-IiqJ06GH5Rr9rw93LuXQOV2F60_jsgCnSMeuKNtSqiZZr4ez_X0xhw/s4032/2022-11-11%2013.47.03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDrmFOC7sN8fUiXwLm0OWqweHIirf6y8e_AR5euHFpEiDk4oRArzD_U40yuvUssFjICGr8ecPgMesOG7fWUTwiz4RFZQQ6PMBICcD5ro9RWYUNw7-qwom1WJhXit9jh1_E4r-IiqJ06GH5Rr9rw93LuXQOV2F60_jsgCnSMeuKNtSqiZZr4ez_X0xhw/s320/2022-11-11%2013.47.03.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a wreath that I wish I'd bought. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKt2uW2w9d_ZjXFr0UJBGJgK-m3QH6ab5PaoPeGicOiWeg85qMF-QKAcXP97emEkW8SNrNnmzL2egAaZxV27xgprwbqDe1MBLrPL18wiZzGm-e4rb6KBwUC730ED28yTJQBRNBss-PUt08Nm3mG5VBYkPbj2_d6gdMcpsp-nwzSP-qAXkDd_hX3YPyg/s4032/2022-11-12%2015.58.43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKt2uW2w9d_ZjXFr0UJBGJgK-m3QH6ab5PaoPeGicOiWeg85qMF-QKAcXP97emEkW8SNrNnmzL2egAaZxV27xgprwbqDe1MBLrPL18wiZzGm-e4rb6KBwUC730ED28yTJQBRNBss-PUt08Nm3mG5VBYkPbj2_d6gdMcpsp-nwzSP-qAXkDd_hX3YPyg/s320/2022-11-12%2015.58.43.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The town was all decorated for Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-BLeS3Nr5v1iv2GDfE780EVfsSSSAoNa50ijhfXOCOYEUf5_tFl1oLus8ThLY63iWYbc0ioKDzRXkohXhwU1fymqwPrjX0cyaq00e7sqlCuDET_5qwkI34sikFo5fVDjrmVe40Efa-I6g9QDvgulYBfC4AFGcxoUlGtn9_i83__geZSxgraSC3JQbw/s4032/Photo%20Nov%2012%202022,%203%2059%2035%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-BLeS3Nr5v1iv2GDfE780EVfsSSSAoNa50ijhfXOCOYEUf5_tFl1oLus8ThLY63iWYbc0ioKDzRXkohXhwU1fymqwPrjX0cyaq00e7sqlCuDET_5qwkI34sikFo5fVDjrmVe40Efa-I6g9QDvgulYBfC4AFGcxoUlGtn9_i83__geZSxgraSC3JQbw/s320/Photo%20Nov%2012%202022,%203%2059%2035%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love time spent there with friends. It had been 3 years since I'd been to the retreat. I had a great time even though I didn't get much sewing done. I embroidered 3 basket handles during the retreat. That was pretty much it. But, that's ok. Catching up with friends and having fun was more important. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvZNmLvpr-0mmIgCedBUCddJ_ZWePGFLohdptQ5gVt5-bucKep2EPEub1zvNqNQ0zhr8pmfkJEgb03Odgck4nJWkg4mQVnWUoQTvglShRv3-KErinAc_PvcLrCBVUzLCa5mfiDwH_hhBnGmDKDDwzLxjaQogOtafhKZomycaeX38F-FI3w_E_Y7sHgQ/s4032/2022-11-12%2015.59.23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvZNmLvpr-0mmIgCedBUCddJ_ZWePGFLohdptQ5gVt5-bucKep2EPEub1zvNqNQ0zhr8pmfkJEgb03Odgck4nJWkg4mQVnWUoQTvglShRv3-KErinAc_PvcLrCBVUzLCa5mfiDwH_hhBnGmDKDDwzLxjaQogOtafhKZomycaeX38F-FI3w_E_Y7sHgQ/s320/2022-11-12%2015.59.23.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by for a visit.</span></b></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">I hope you're finding some time to stitch today. </span></b></i></p><p></p>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com2Indianapolis, IN, USA39.768403 -86.15806811.458169163821154 -121.314318 68.078636836178845 -51.001818tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-39647371770819558412022-11-26T17:44:00.170-05:002022-11-26T17:44:00.174-05:00Fall/Thanksgiving Wrap Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello everyone. I know it's been awhile. I've just come back from my semi annual quilt retreat in Shipshewana, Indiana. That was my first time being there in 3 years. It was wonderful to see old friends and meet some new ones. Several people asked what happened to my blog. I've been over on Instagram lately. My user name is loosethreads_luann if you want to follow me over there. I've also been doing mostly cross stitch lately, but after being at the quilt retreat I'm inspired to do a bit of quilting. </span></h4><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a nice Thanksgiving dinner here with family and friends. My Grandsons helped pick up my fall decorations and take them to the basement. As soon as I get those things organized and stored away, it's full speed to Christmas decorating. We have the outside Christmas lights up. It's snowed already here in Indiana, but we had a couple days that were close to 60 degrees so we took advantage of the nice weather to do the outside. OK. I was supervision and did some pre Thanksgiving meal prep while my husband and daughter did the outside decorating. Before we picked up the fall decorations, I took a few photos. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the fall table centerpiece I made from some picks and a pumpkin from Hobby Lobby. Underneath everything is my Sunburst Dresden Table Topper made in fall colors. You can find the table topper pattern in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/462754432/sunburst-dresden-table-topper?ref=shop_home_active_5">Etsy shop here</a>. </span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8bF_O9v-53zMkiKmVk2t7hJwIwsV8aiFeCrg7dr1GLcGP8iWNt_IR9MuHNfZOaHpRc2I1kcbM7EHhKLAN_7ROO4aIZffow6DV2y-CpIhTXJfoN7QkkcS6ziiAFJwuDOQA3oIO9qijB7fs6yllAq_PxO7d-IFWqWzKj0nCSSWscp33JRd9PRrootGOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8bF_O9v-53zMkiKmVk2t7hJwIwsV8aiFeCrg7dr1GLcGP8iWNt_IR9MuHNfZOaHpRc2I1kcbM7EHhKLAN_7ROO4aIZffow6DV2y-CpIhTXJfoN7QkkcS6ziiAFJwuDOQA3oIO9qijB7fs6yllAq_PxO7d-IFWqWzKj0nCSSWscp33JRd9PRrootGOg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Everything here came from Hobby Lobby. This is a glass jar with felt pumpkins that came on a long stem. I just pulled them off and filled the jar. The jar is sitting in a small wreath.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9DQQfQdCftzt4-qOKgY10kSHb6y4fZA5r6P242yWdoaJS0MfrKO69RkP-YZyzRV4gUsuh78c2SOkEJGrQ-3R5b0eejxZ2Xs6uw0duul3FSuUxEcV7dt0eADKWyly0axODed9Zh2-4wT1ulRzDBIA3-vs30GXKfVqf8282Rqf81-v7jSU5UTvWTdDPQ/s3264/IMG_0977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9DQQfQdCftzt4-qOKgY10kSHb6y4fZA5r6P242yWdoaJS0MfrKO69RkP-YZyzRV4gUsuh78c2SOkEJGrQ-3R5b0eejxZ2Xs6uw0duul3FSuUxEcV7dt0eADKWyly0axODed9Zh2-4wT1ulRzDBIA3-vs30GXKfVqf8282Rqf81-v7jSU5UTvWTdDPQ/s320/IMG_0977.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I just happened to go to Hobby Lobby for something on the Monday that all fall decor went from 50% off to 65% off. I came home with the fall sign, the galvanized pumpkin container, and all of the pumpkins in the bucket. There was an overflow that I'll use somewhere next year!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF765FTkvQdbtbZX0fac8WCEF2Iv6zxYKHYBJSR5CeMXo7JtMhRy58QISDDOx0IO6mBEUj9S0Fqf6lS7O9-lEvVrakgBMxz1BGilzK5fTTkwo4SSjo32ftNhfVZ7LMCkkWqxThSyqeN3MQJi_F-oRKhszj6B6nugKcKj7oOc8xcv9ZQkMFL06R6gA1eA/s2516/IMG_E0938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF765FTkvQdbtbZX0fac8WCEF2Iv6zxYKHYBJSR5CeMXo7JtMhRy58QISDDOx0IO6mBEUj9S0Fqf6lS7O9-lEvVrakgBMxz1BGilzK5fTTkwo4SSjo32ftNhfVZ7LMCkkWqxThSyqeN3MQJi_F-oRKhszj6B6nugKcKj7oOc8xcv9ZQkMFL06R6gA1eA/s320/IMG_E0938.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some of my fall quilts. I love the color teal so I try to add some teal to my decorating every season. This leaf quilt was from a pattern by Judy Martin</span></b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fTSnEqBQEIVMSrVz03iXeQZAsPrxy8e1umw1FOf62cVEXxPXkdjUoHGJLuY_LQHXpCbtaHz7Sr61ts5fGEXU24v4F9aUBwDsbiDX8gEVE62dBXzloVMFee_wpQ633bqwSefuY4wIsznwbwr7FkhAYQr99-B2NfWyc1VxSdB8ALKBwTFMM-gPK_D-hg/s3264/IMG_0945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fTSnEqBQEIVMSrVz03iXeQZAsPrxy8e1umw1FOf62cVEXxPXkdjUoHGJLuY_LQHXpCbtaHz7Sr61ts5fGEXU24v4F9aUBwDsbiDX8gEVE62dBXzloVMFee_wpQ633bqwSefuY4wIsznwbwr7FkhAYQr99-B2NfWyc1VxSdB8ALKBwTFMM-gPK_D-hg/s320/IMG_0945.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I did this one when watercolor quilts were popular. It was folded up as just a top for a long time. I decided to do a little machine quilting on it so I could display it. I made it so long ago that the book is gone, and I don't remember the designer. I have a stack of quilt tops that I'm hoping to quilt my way through this winter. </span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBmg36IOvPCkx4eWbBvItPT_mYDt57lglpscinW4SIui1PFhNjSt0ci-xk9y1x7PhpKvWQz-qFNkL1a4Id5ThTWDh0XQ91YAHBwmWAiBJdKFbTt5QJLGyD1nC5v2qksYZH23fUg2iKOQCVCP1BygWDJdqoBTJ7uW6WH14hJY-ioJWaYY6MX8Lt4uf-w/s3264/IMG_0948.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBmg36IOvPCkx4eWbBvItPT_mYDt57lglpscinW4SIui1PFhNjSt0ci-xk9y1x7PhpKvWQz-qFNkL1a4Id5ThTWDh0XQ91YAHBwmWAiBJdKFbTt5QJLGyD1nC5v2qksYZH23fUg2iKOQCVCP1BygWDJdqoBTJ7uW6WH14hJY-ioJWaYY6MX8Lt4uf-w/s320/IMG_0948.JPG" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a twisted bargello. I combined directions from a magazine and a pattern that I bought at a quilt show. This one is a one and done. I'm glad I made it but won't do it again. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy12l9_OVVAVzZ88G_NkMUqnNTCVCycOzNLzmCeloGI9C-YVfb740BcIiNiolNN9oRMe1q0p2R0GudLM0nH9sNeeViNNBDlK8I2sFlf-Jd29dQoD7WRvXV6faRwkellwfR67B1lzwfaVR566y2awm9rJvo3RExM5gadkIPaWmTB0gpsDWWQFB29nl3FQ/s2668/IMG_E0965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2341" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy12l9_OVVAVzZ88G_NkMUqnNTCVCycOzNLzmCeloGI9C-YVfb740BcIiNiolNN9oRMe1q0p2R0GudLM0nH9sNeeViNNBDlK8I2sFlf-Jd29dQoD7WRvXV6faRwkellwfR67B1lzwfaVR566y2awm9rJvo3RExM5gadkIPaWmTB0gpsDWWQFB29nl3FQ/s320/IMG_E0965.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lone Star is easy to make using a product called <a href="http://Quiltsmart.com">Quiltsmart.</a> Quiltsmart is foundation paper piecing using cut rectangles. There are no bias edges, and it's the perfect way to make a Lone Star quilt. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzr6InHgD8MU_7oWwp_OBuTzraiSA1ssPsdEzGP53-y2hJj8C091mXckmEMIMUHAYLn1OZVZTjC1EbFws6QLKqZjLX6GyxES5_O6ukXszZXMHyB6Uo8DgmPQnV5qgynr5ooQOFz8uuFkAZfzFxZuBRSQRV96_RWp2M_quiuxy9c-8y-gHNtb-PJJFmeA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzr6InHgD8MU_7oWwp_OBuTzraiSA1ssPsdEzGP53-y2hJj8C091mXckmEMIMUHAYLn1OZVZTjC1EbFws6QLKqZjLX6GyxES5_O6ukXszZXMHyB6Uo8DgmPQnV5qgynr5ooQOFz8uuFkAZfzFxZuBRSQRV96_RWp2M_quiuxy9c-8y-gHNtb-PJJFmeA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I love this little pumpkin wall hanging made from a pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew. The pattern is called Mini Pumpkins and can be found on Etsy.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0cFpCA2dvDhl6FdugRUkpdINTXKo9fLyMjGxkl3M6wSF9-MoNfrcCVYBH8DO9gOtUGBRsNjxirYLjfpFNGb-orE9F1EtFiF1wO8CrjzZYooEWDCEmRIp8GFV6MI3hs0DZ3v_k1dxqGyjhwMQbZf6t27FbDMJ-OlrS-u6BFdG1mC4TQVQ3M8CiVKjTw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0cFpCA2dvDhl6FdugRUkpdINTXKo9fLyMjGxkl3M6wSF9-MoNfrcCVYBH8DO9gOtUGBRsNjxirYLjfpFNGb-orE9F1EtFiF1wO8CrjzZYooEWDCEmRIp8GFV6MI3hs0DZ3v_k1dxqGyjhwMQbZf6t27FbDMJ-OlrS-u6BFdG1mC4TQVQ3M8CiVKjTw" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This one is on the bed in the guest room. The applique' block in the center is from a quilt I started and didn't finish. The rest is squares and half square triangles.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI2HQgPECu1XbLNtql8v3WKMMEBouilfi-8mHd0IpTydIiTr-4lk7CrQzvdcXz-9WYfRT-KfZajBQso-oHVUQ5afgfHJaBrrrYGwmeRPBHgdwUrKsbVQ53g5dc-G0HtnzKRb4AotCYiMs8uZFEGIDaJ3vWCEKlNuWxcg6KFiiGvAVut120dpcH_EV_iA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI2HQgPECu1XbLNtql8v3WKMMEBouilfi-8mHd0IpTydIiTr-4lk7CrQzvdcXz-9WYfRT-KfZajBQso-oHVUQ5afgfHJaBrrrYGwmeRPBHgdwUrKsbVQ53g5dc-G0HtnzKRb4AotCYiMs8uZFEGIDaJ3vWCEKlNuWxcg6KFiiGvAVut120dpcH_EV_iA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">These are just a few of the cross stitch pillows I finished for fall and Halloween. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i5670RFeq6lWytoXiec1YFT8_vWcz7PtaDRa3V4Cnu_ujMaugmtZ-Dz5x6qu_GtoMoWCKIvfKUEvOFz0LYP81fLObh9EMFgD_9pkpRAdtgoTuqOZw8yDd88_1CX0EUVS5qUmNoLaaZ1kyHcG7QG0rZNwyXlDOg2E5dGmCLPesNZC6Jm-73ciQbdE6A/s3264/IMG_0975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i5670RFeq6lWytoXiec1YFT8_vWcz7PtaDRa3V4Cnu_ujMaugmtZ-Dz5x6qu_GtoMoWCKIvfKUEvOFz0LYP81fLObh9EMFgD_9pkpRAdtgoTuqOZw8yDd88_1CX0EUVS5qUmNoLaaZ1kyHcG7QG0rZNwyXlDOg2E5dGmCLPesNZC6Jm-73ciQbdE6A/s320/IMG_0975.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I found this pillow at Home Goods and decided I needed a fall afghan to go with it. I don't know if I'll get this one finished until next year. Once a season is past, I move on to the next. Unfinished projects get stored away until the next year. I'm going to have to start working a couple of seasons ahead to be ready in time to decorate. </span></b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4A-4t6-BzwnBpGlhE5Vws-kGPoYNCEhAj2LckoiIcWej3E-EBEv5qhG4NxKjBTT9EEMl8TqQgkPLTdD2oZ5hg_wlP3kmojS8HD6_lwVoGiZROiKspmS28tSrzFR7l4d4FGHyo9u10S8JKXG4SstYB1NVXZeIAz-Gmat0EPbNgfGqNvqBNx5tf8VkOg/s3264/IMG_0968.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4A-4t6-BzwnBpGlhE5Vws-kGPoYNCEhAj2LckoiIcWej3E-EBEv5qhG4NxKjBTT9EEMl8TqQgkPLTdD2oZ5hg_wlP3kmojS8HD6_lwVoGiZROiKspmS28tSrzFR7l4d4FGHyo9u10S8JKXG4SstYB1NVXZeIAz-Gmat0EPbNgfGqNvqBNx5tf8VkOg/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> know this post is a bit scattered, but lately I've been looking up some of the bloggers that I used to read to see if they are still posting. I've found some and have enjoyed reading them again. I've subscribed to some that are quilting, cross stitch, and a combination of both. Some have a little crochet and knitting. I've always enjoyed different crafts, so you may see several different things here. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Until next time.....</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by for a visit!</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I hope you are finding some time to stitch today.</span></i></b></div>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com36R7VHMPG+F4-4.4138543 157.67525-4.4138543 157.67525 -4.4138543 157.67525tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-75765749313687815852021-07-10T23:23:00.000-04:002021-07-12T09:56:39.131-04:00New Patterns and Some Stitching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been busy doing a lot of sewing the past couple of weeks. I enjoy pattern writing and explaining how to sew things step by step. I made this quilt in different fabrics a couple of years ago and wrote a rough draft of the pattern then. A few weeks ago I decided to remake the quilt in Lori Holt fabrics and double check the pattern draft I wrote. The result is the quilt below called Dresden Blossoms. You can purchase the pattern in<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuAnnsLooseThreads" target="_blank">my Etsy shop LuAnnsLooseThreads. </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZdz5s9b_DjRnemqb-LaOP0CXYuuxyN1-AZSZ0h1h2pynvWG3VI7BN3sftpfip6XBbSWnDEUzGBzpjH1jwqkzMV4jqSSAfZ5VmbCrDz9sVh08tKm2akVQKuDkaEsOpu4fqyxrgiMS1uDg/s1839/Dresden+Blossoms+Cover+Brighter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="1839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZdz5s9b_DjRnemqb-LaOP0CXYuuxyN1-AZSZ0h1h2pynvWG3VI7BN3sftpfip6XBbSWnDEUzGBzpjH1jwqkzMV4jqSSAfZ5VmbCrDz9sVh08tKm2akVQKuDkaEsOpu4fqyxrgiMS1uDg/s320/Dresden+Blossoms+Cover+Brighter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still cross stitching a lot and have a lot of Sunflower stitching to work on. I wanted a table runner to go under my tiered tray that will hold my sunflower stitching. I came up with this table runner below and wrote and published a pattern for it. You can click on the link in my sidebar to purchase that pattern. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7m798yJbdLMRIP0QYo6xnVLOSlbYNyAzKaz7o9PyeYo58hFUiJ6EzXOuA0AaF-Fd5uLurHcVwdKTsywkZq4gn9uTg5IPt11hJmw85ZuTi5YxvvLP9qusvD70jY-TT4z5BrTz7jzmqFli/s2048/Summer+Sunflowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7m798yJbdLMRIP0QYo6xnVLOSlbYNyAzKaz7o9PyeYo58hFUiJ6EzXOuA0AaF-Fd5uLurHcVwdKTsywkZq4gn9uTg5IPt11hJmw85ZuTi5YxvvLP9qusvD70jY-TT4z5BrTz7jzmqFli/s320/Summer+Sunflowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvk0K2afzqG6btAnY1tmvVbU9GeXb8bEJ-4dOZ7wB2r3wCbwv-RGT-HfH4T14m0RqucPw9BDslvnB_iypaAzY-Ad8Ogk8MJY7kXgN9YtfLwDX1Ar3SW1PutaSQJF4xmA_BSgD4-jROYVf/s2048/pattern+covers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvk0K2afzqG6btAnY1tmvVbU9GeXb8bEJ-4dOZ7wB2r3wCbwv-RGT-HfH4T14m0RqucPw9BDslvnB_iypaAzY-Ad8Ogk8MJY7kXgN9YtfLwDX1Ar3SW1PutaSQJF4xmA_BSgD4-jROYVf/s320/pattern+covers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been in the mood to get back to stitching some hexagons, so I decided to jump in with some other hexagon stitchers over on Instagram and do the Tea and Cake quilt from Judy Newman's new book, Quilts for Life 2. This has been a lot of fun so far. The book gives a general idea of the layout of the quilt. But it's kind of like a choose your own adventure quilt. Right now I don't have a plan, but I'm enjoying getting back to stitching hexagons again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlJ-nDV0K07FFBEj2CZYSVNkJt4lCwsVGa_grsFaF2HUaC-6MfcycVALh29lMidSjn35DlXg5ws4nbDApy2jVrtIoImloM0pj2Vxe33gCgToFQQVB8VG4gjfvbMPUKpGSZFXKaNhUCjAF/s1600/IMG_2021-752509.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6983480497846316146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlJ-nDV0K07FFBEj2CZYSVNkJt4lCwsVGa_grsFaF2HUaC-6MfcycVALh29lMidSjn35DlXg5ws4nbDApy2jVrtIoImloM0pj2Vxe33gCgToFQQVB8VG4gjfvbMPUKpGSZFXKaNhUCjAF/s320/IMG_2021-752509.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the book that contains the pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pALvlAnJltT3CEMlHRXqpLrQbox0_aK5VJhNmMY7ITDRPes8RwR79UqYZnOXuXK_lpUoS1FUfmuhM5pKfDqxTJX86402uDJI26HoehBBlI2q8tnaH5o16i56t4zfXgxcUa3h6_p7yUzI/s2048/20210610_023559446_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pALvlAnJltT3CEMlHRXqpLrQbox0_aK5VJhNmMY7ITDRPes8RwR79UqYZnOXuXK_lpUoS1FUfmuhM5pKfDqxTJX86402uDJI26HoehBBlI2q8tnaH5o16i56t4zfXgxcUa3h6_p7yUzI/s320/20210610_023559446_iOS.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's some of my small cross stitch projects. The two small pillows are free patterns from <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Melisa at Pinker N Punkin blog</span></a>. </span> She has a lot of other free patterns that are really cute. A lot of them are my "to do" pile. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU1dNf4qk14SZdrVhBGzJGL5i9VnF4qMXHwvcipshNk1bpRl4soHcuMZDWhLM168Vha4HPDvZukIWLllOw0vkdWZZTgmZlR_dUUeuWM8fcz7tKi21xngUnDnbriSMRmQ4thpZ0D9nKqqR/s2048/20210704_162649711_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU1dNf4qk14SZdrVhBGzJGL5i9VnF4qMXHwvcipshNk1bpRl4soHcuMZDWhLM168Vha4HPDvZukIWLllOw0vkdWZZTgmZlR_dUUeuWM8fcz7tKi21xngUnDnbriSMRmQ4thpZ0D9nKqqR/s320/20210704_162649711_iOS.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pattern is called Freedom and the designer is Monica from Monica's Stitching Studio. I love this Uncle Sam with his flag and eagle. You can find this pattern and more of Monica's Designs in her Etsy shop found<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MonicasStitching?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=980130926" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span><span style="color: red;">here.</span></a> Now we decorate our cross stitch with some fru-fru, so I've added a bow, stuffed gingham star and a Patriotic pick. Cross stitch is a lot of fun this time around. I cross stitched a lot back in the late 1980s. Now there are patterns that are small enough that we can finish them in a couple of days. The finishing (making into little pillows or framing with different fabrics behind the stitching ) takes almost as much time as the stitching itself. The possibilities are endless. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1GtPzrDWFwZ-GV544BgedAKXDrFktLXDLWgte2kpGnydak95DI1OT-zZzI8gNtOqfOSnaCFXp08hQfi6xcjZrMhnxXZgfxSsqrNu0fNQnb6PAV0h7brA9CMGyOq81Bjzplb3XNUCroiJ/s2048/20210704_170707346_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1GtPzrDWFwZ-GV544BgedAKXDrFktLXDLWgte2kpGnydak95DI1OT-zZzI8gNtOqfOSnaCFXp08hQfi6xcjZrMhnxXZgfxSsqrNu0fNQnb6PAV0h7brA9CMGyOq81Bjzplb3XNUCroiJ/s320/20210704_170707346_iOS.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun July 4th barbecue with hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, potato salad, and fruit pizza made by my two Grandsons. I found this trifle dish on sale at the grocery store, so I made this banana pudding trifle. (My other trifle dish went to Goodwill because I didn't think I'd ever use it again.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBbtCy1FkjrSiH20z5ZLvZBZsHQMxwAM9eTGTDq5Wqmp0RLWEC6Y0tL4ov4oApwnjWOxaW2sYTBpkCThQ_8jtGfoV2JDzjgqtukXhraORSxrHGwipvnZMTFO7InEdK0QIXPJmkI_MaYTw/s2048/20210704_142738489_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBbtCy1FkjrSiH20z5ZLvZBZsHQMxwAM9eTGTDq5Wqmp0RLWEC6Y0tL4ov4oApwnjWOxaW2sYTBpkCThQ_8jtGfoV2JDzjgqtukXhraORSxrHGwipvnZMTFO7InEdK0QIXPJmkI_MaYTw/s320/20210704_142738489_iOS.heic" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by for a visit.</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i>I hope you are finding some time to stitch today!!!!!</i></span></b></div>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-54657344961196281132021-06-21T12:18:00.000-04:002021-06-21T12:18:14.480-04:00Switching to a New Email Subscriber Service<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>Good Monday morning</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I wrote my first blog post here in August 2008. At some point I added the box over on my sidebar that allowed you to subscribe to my posts by email. In the past Blogspot has used Feedburner to allow you to get notices when I post here on my blog. But for some reason, Feedburner is going away.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So I've signed up with a service called Follow It. You will probably have to confirm your subscription again since I'm using a new service.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The email will be from follow.it.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yzGfCveuzpudk9M6V5rKgUFmBFf4d-bCtIoNubNqrXcqCFGAc09OMX7cBTVN7SgLDZzxJKzGi855KIt6geDjtKx9mIIoKmnEJLBBM9cCn1UC0Ue-LyN5AV46uPg281fgXQD15Im4rnvv/s827/20210621_150812000_iOS.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="827" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yzGfCveuzpudk9M6V5rKgUFmBFf4d-bCtIoNubNqrXcqCFGAc09OMX7cBTVN7SgLDZzxJKzGi855KIt6geDjtKx9mIIoKmnEJLBBM9cCn1UC0Ue-LyN5AV46uPg281fgXQD15Im4rnvv/s320/20210621_150812000_iOS.png" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">When you open the email, it will look like this. Click the link in the green bar, and you will continue to receive updates from my blog. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fEuOozAEOFyPUgYF-M4Pf_yg7vx3aQtlUWejvXKcbrp5svZ3gQzVegAbpK8EtkeYidOWng27ktGl39jI0cmRV2pBVmp_unc8-ZFUqTfGdbhb2df8lSSHDWv2rkweOVvAtueAbbsv3ACD/s1415/20210621_150829000_iOS.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="821" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fEuOozAEOFyPUgYF-M4Pf_yg7vx3aQtlUWejvXKcbrp5svZ3gQzVegAbpK8EtkeYidOWng27ktGl39jI0cmRV2pBVmp_unc8-ZFUqTfGdbhb2df8lSSHDWv2rkweOVvAtueAbbsv3ACD/s320/20210621_150829000_iOS.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">If you are a blogger and haven't switched over from Feedburner yet, email <a href="https://follow.it/ni" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Follow It</span></a>. </b><span style="font-size: large;"> When you click that link and their page opens up, there is a box that pops up at the bottom that says "Send us a message." They were very helpful and emailed back and forth with me until I (hopefully) have made the switch. I believe Feedburner is going away on July 1, and if you don't switch to another service, you will lose your subscribers. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Those of you that follow me, t</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>hank you.</span><span> I'll be back later today or tomorrow with a quilt/cross stitch post.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><b><i>Hope you are finding some time to stitch today.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><i>Thank you for visiting!</i></b></span></span></div><p></p></div>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-25506351261762948822021-06-16T18:30:00.001-04:002021-06-16T18:30:00.264-04:00Patriotic, Wreats and Hexagons - Checking In<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi Everyone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm just checking in after several months of being MIA. I'm just making sure that I can still remember how to do a blog post and to see if there is anyone out there that is still reading my posts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a quilt that I made a couple of years ago. It's just a pattern that I made up. I have it hanging up in my kitchen using the yardstick hanging idea from<a href="http://roguequilter.blogspot.com" target="_blank"> Janet that blogs at Rogue Quilter</a>. I love Patriotic decorating and will post more later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTIFBwhlXpoCfY64eBIseRhOCCGoIbNLRixgBN-26fib8QCunmdOsdJsPjgXL_19_aZxbOQXzhnDz5KMJGdwVfN986J5ztHwmCqnKxlQjnUnoREYagBMDn1v44pXerll2zBIIBOYuydvE/s2048/20210614_232432122_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTIFBwhlXpoCfY64eBIseRhOCCGoIbNLRixgBN-26fib8QCunmdOsdJsPjgXL_19_aZxbOQXzhnDz5KMJGdwVfN986J5ztHwmCqnKxlQjnUnoREYagBMDn1v44pXerll2zBIIBOYuydvE/s320/20210614_232432122_iOS.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been making wreaths the last couple of weeks. The wreaths below are all made from a tutorial on YouTube from <a href="http://priscillas2000.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Priscilla at Stitching with the Housewives.</a> Priscilla and her daughter, Chelsea, are cross stitch pattern designers and have a you tube channel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLg7eSBLu7AVXO17T-Djmi9iKHGsm3n-M_vBZNiKl2J7mlZow4GdR3e1EMJRNp1IUHEn0APvZfiX-zgm32qR_r_oKSa1-YRI2la1QVAGtcdsbEqUeJTfde5rs6LqsCeKPYWImtKy1jTt_/s2048/20210525_230753791_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLg7eSBLu7AVXO17T-Djmi9iKHGsm3n-M_vBZNiKl2J7mlZow4GdR3e1EMJRNp1IUHEn0APvZfiX-zgm32qR_r_oKSa1-YRI2la1QVAGtcdsbEqUeJTfde5rs6LqsCeKPYWImtKy1jTt_/s320/20210525_230753791_iOS.heic" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is made from small tulip stems from Michaels. </div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtdGprPTgH_ZN1L31AHHdLhkYSeF4Vr7s2KAs6T9qkMqdw2QB9t51CK0cXwHKbrbJdpr6_2dCKI6b2McuHj7uEtIxOUPD-H3vpIl4tz1kI4aJyLcOSOazjgRf6XLtoeRPd0yQ6IQERodu/s2048/20210525_220213270_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtdGprPTgH_ZN1L31AHHdLhkYSeF4Vr7s2KAs6T9qkMqdw2QB9t51CK0cXwHKbrbJdpr6_2dCKI6b2McuHj7uEtIxOUPD-H3vpIl4tz1kI4aJyLcOSOazjgRf6XLtoeRPd0yQ6IQERodu/s320/20210525_220213270_iOS.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These really are easy to make. Once I stopped dropping the roll of wire and getting the grapevine wreath to stop sticking to everything, it was pretty easy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzwewxKA7bh3GT8KtZZoHfaTZsFl2h743g8OERz7PnO5cOeML1H7ExFeaa4nuEXxw5y-bu5lij-kRPZ-7SSYiD_vf8eHXxDd0P0IDgMwcRX_tMcw5INxeQgBnvGxPD-CqPbSw7JG8WIUJ/s2048/20210525_220250599_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzwewxKA7bh3GT8KtZZoHfaTZsFl2h743g8OERz7PnO5cOeML1H7ExFeaa4nuEXxw5y-bu5lij-kRPZ-7SSYiD_vf8eHXxDd0P0IDgMwcRX_tMcw5INxeQgBnvGxPD-CqPbSw7JG8WIUJ/s320/20210525_220250599_iOS.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">This one is on my front door now. It is made from 4 different geranium branches from Michaels.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqUxzphyU7-HMhagEPRIRP73tP2A8bDyPMyR9vL-x8ligac5ym2m36o8CJt-LD_sMeMT7zFZBdx-gzbooMOH9MOKEH685onyID47MyKMI3LI5DNxlcKUzJrg3dMvsXO8NjdrWUxuz2M9F/s2048/20210525_221438088_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqUxzphyU7-HMhagEPRIRP73tP2A8bDyPMyR9vL-x8ligac5ym2m36o8CJt-LD_sMeMT7zFZBdx-gzbooMOH9MOKEH685onyID47MyKMI3LI5DNxlcKUzJrg3dMvsXO8NjdrWUxuz2M9F/s2048/20210525_221438088_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqUxzphyU7-HMhagEPRIRP73tP2A8bDyPMyR9vL-x8ligac5ym2m36o8CJt-LD_sMeMT7zFZBdx-gzbooMOH9MOKEH685onyID47MyKMI3LI5DNxlcKUzJrg3dMvsXO8NjdrWUxuz2M9F/s320/20210525_221438088_iOS.heic" /></a></span></div>I've been doing mostly counted cross stitch for the last several months. Lately, I've been thinking about pulling out my hexagons and starting a new project. 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And, welcome to new readers that have found me. I guess I haven't posted since blogger switched to this new format, and it was a stretch for me to get the photos into my blog. Hopefully they will publish at the right size. </p><p>This is one of the quilts that I made last year. This is a pattern by <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/" target="_blank">Cluck Cluck Sew</a>, and it was a fun, easy stitch. The Welcome sign came from <a href="https://www.joyfullysaidsigns.com/" target="_blank">Joyfully Said</a> in Middlebury, Indiana. I'm really missing my annual fall trip to that area of our state, and I know those of you that gather in Shipshewana for our Jane Stickle retreat are missing our time together, too. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJqQyNc42chOTe2Ycp6jSdPMP5Er-PQJzuRn5EA6o1J9hFe4wborsY3En0VmNCm_Wni5lq8H0KqB5XfKOd8u_7ICG_QmMpCkILS5hdix-otTY9e4DyeEvRmhuRDsmc2kajh4nkxIwLh9Z/s2048/Pumpkin+Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJqQyNc42chOTe2Ycp6jSdPMP5Er-PQJzuRn5EA6o1J9hFe4wborsY3En0VmNCm_Wni5lq8H0KqB5XfKOd8u_7ICG_QmMpCkILS5hdix-otTY9e4DyeEvRmhuRDsmc2kajh4nkxIwLh9Z/s320/Pumpkin+Quilt.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to confess that I haven't really done much quilting since last winter. I've done a few things, but I have mostly been doing counted cross stitch. I am a returning stitcher from back in the day when it was really popular. The difference to me now is that there are patterns out there that don't take months to complete. There are a lot of small charts out there to stitch, and there are also a lot of charts posted on line for free. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photo below is from my Drawer of Shame. I stitch these things and put many hours into them, and then they immediately go into a drawer so I can move on to the next project. Those of you that stitched years ago know that we would stitch on one project and then take it to a framer to be framed. If we stitched something that was a standard size, we would go and buy a frame and mount the stitched piece on sticky board and frame it ourselves. Today, there are all kinds of things that people are using to mount their cross stitch. Then there is usually a bow and a decorative pick inserted somewhere on the piece. Sometimes the bow has a covered button in the center or other little do-dad. Soon I will start to finish these and post them when they are completed. If I don't get a move on, that October piece will be useless until another year rolls around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_31jrwdxAnf2Z47ZM0u5NwvZmgfOrVquNcwmIOyq0BLe8cr7N0tyigTUFJiQvQWYZHFrQXeBj2Raz-_v71t3yq7YljX0T1h3fUaUaZII-veWNAE_HIuJ6_kDg03V5MAWVhlTWU_zAIsZe/s2048/WIN_20201012_15_29_49_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_31jrwdxAnf2Z47ZM0u5NwvZmgfOrVquNcwmIOyq0BLe8cr7N0tyigTUFJiQvQWYZHFrQXeBj2Raz-_v71t3yq7YljX0T1h3fUaUaZII-veWNAE_HIuJ6_kDg03V5MAWVhlTWU_zAIsZe/s320/WIN_20201012_15_29_49_Pro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a box of cross stitch things from years ago that I've saved. These 3 pieces below were in that box. 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I have some old patterns from back then, too. I hope to stitch several of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I watched a video about dyeing cross stitch fabric in a pickle jar. After I watched it through the first time, I waited for a week or so and watched it again. I already had a couple bottles of dye and decided it was worth giving it a try. This is really addictive, and you can probably tell by looking at the photo, I have accumulated more than the first two bottles of dye that I started with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPBoegy6k3cTbj9L5esQGm8R05WRhyphenhyphen4v9Zww-hKwF1ZiTc5yWgXaG5OBhW3RhFd54B4fE6DdtsOTXE_NN_5gkQBG7CkxeAJSrFDRS5CeAw6QNcEXou-OQEw850GBIjwEwZA6SqQOZexBD/s2048/WIN_20201012_15_18_42_Pro+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPBoegy6k3cTbj9L5esQGm8R05WRhyphenhyphen4v9Zww-hKwF1ZiTc5yWgXaG5OBhW3RhFd54B4fE6DdtsOTXE_NN_5gkQBG7CkxeAJSrFDRS5CeAw6QNcEXou-OQEw850GBIjwEwZA6SqQOZexBD/s320/WIN_20201012_15_18_42_Pro+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have made some project bags. My friend, Michele and I make 2 of the same bag and trade. That way we both have a nice variety, and it's fun to see what fabric combinations the other comes up with. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6x57v5QAMGizn-dgur7kIaCpYUHDRwHaxH3kb0uA43BTRtvx_XM0oDVg8Dt_dfFVcJX545IpzbOcvETJfZ2044S03BcvU1wVW1qDZfOE1azjvB6OLi50OFq2wLdUcOz5oAgT-9UB3nCO/s2048/WIN_20201012_15_45_35_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6x57v5QAMGizn-dgur7kIaCpYUHDRwHaxH3kb0uA43BTRtvx_XM0oDVg8Dt_dfFVcJX545IpzbOcvETJfZ2044S03BcvU1wVW1qDZfOE1azjvB6OLi50OFq2wLdUcOz5oAgT-9UB3nCO/s320/WIN_20201012_15_45_35_Pro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div>If you are cross stitching, let me know. I've hesitated to post cross stitch here because even though this blog is called Loose Threads I have mostly posted about my quilting in the past. I'll get back to it again some day, but right now I am having lots of fun dyeing fabric and cross stitching. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Thanks for stopping by for a visit.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>I hope you are finding some time to stitch today. </i></b></span></div>LuAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805705253087258631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5484254857238719582.post-59800950504240849152020-05-02T18:14:00.000-04:002020-05-02T18:14:01.063-04:00Are You Stitching?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Right now most all of us are in some stage of a stay at home order or quarantine. So I'm wondering if you are stitching and being productive or if you're in the same boat as me. I seem to flit from one project to another and can't seem to settle on anything that will hold my interest for more than 10 minutes. It really irritates me that I have all of this time on my hands and can't seem to focus. I have to tell you that I really admire all of you out there that are plowing through your UFO pile and finishing things.<br />
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You already know that there's a whole range of emotions that go along with everything going on. My friend, Val, sent me a funny message the other day that she found on the internet:<br />
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I've joined along with a number of you, and I'm making masks. The first few I made were from Patriotic fabric. Then I read an article where batiks were a stronger fabric and would be better to use for masks. I also read where there should be a different fabric on each side so when someone wears the mask, takes it off, and puts it back on they can tell which side was nearest their face.<br />
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If any of you are making masks, you know there is some elastic to be found now, but not much. At first there wasn't any. So I pulled out my bias tape maker and made ties. That is really time consuming. And you're wondering what the problem was with that because I had the time. I don't have a good answer for that...... I can tell you that I find the mask making process just a bit depressing. Some days it's really depressing. I know that there are people out there that want and need these, so I keep making them. At first I made a few masks and then I'd make a box of ties with my bias maker and then complete the mask.<br />
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The mask part isn't hard to make. It's simple sewing, ironing in 3 pleats and then top stitching. After making a bunch with ties, my friend, Rosemary, sent me a couple packages of elastic. That makes things go so much faster. She sent me 20 yards so I made 50 masks with that. I've donated to a lady setting up a homeless shelter in an old hotel, neighbors, relatives, etc. whoever wants or needs them.</div>
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I just scored 40 yards of elastic from one of our local quilt shops, so I can finish sewing the 100 masks that I have cut. I was just about ready to get rid of my batiks before all of this happened because I just never use them. I'm glad I still had them. </div>
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And then there is food during quarantine. Do you know how easy it is to wander into the kitchen and just grab something to munch on? We don't normally even eat bread, but there is just something about being home that makes me want to bake. I know I'm not alone. </div>
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I thought I was pretty well prepared for all of this. I watched this virus go through China and then Europe. I figured we might be in here a week or two, so I bought a few extra things - including toilet paper. I probably don't need to even tell you about grocery shopping in a pandemic. I go on line and click the items that I want, drive to the grocery, and someone brings the bags out and loads them in my car. This whole process is kind of like playing the lottery. You pick a few things and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Either way, I think we are all learning to get by with less (or at least substitutions).</div>
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You might know that I wasn't the only one in town that thought making bread sounded like a good idea. So every time I put yeast on the list, there wasn't any. Amy and Trudy, friends from Michigan and New Jersey both mailed me a baggie of yeast so I could make bread. That was really nice, and the bread tastes so good and makes great toast. The two loaves on the left are banana bread because I don't let bananas go to waste.</div>
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I've been cleaning and sorting through my sewing room hoping that something will spark joy. (I couldn't help myself.) I found a bag of Peanuts fabric that I'd bought to make Christmas stockings to donate to Quilters United. I used some batting scraps and other Christmas fabric for lining and made 24 stockings. </div>
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One thing I've been doing is counted cross stitch. I used to do it years ago when it was popular and have some pretty large pieces that I've done. Here is one I finished a couple weeks ago by Country Cottage Needleworks called Holly Jolly. My friend Michele gave me several different pieces of the cloth to stitch on. If I remember right, we called it Hopscotch cloth back in the day. I found some Christmas fabric in my stash and will make this into a pillow. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">At first I spent a lot of time looking out the window like I was waiting for a space ship to land or something. Now going down to the grocery to pick up an order is exciting because we get to go on a car ride. </span><span style="text-align: left;">My last time shopping inside a store was March 11. That trip was to JoAnn fabrics to get some colors of DMC floss and a couple of extra pieces of cross stitch cloth just in case I was in here a week or two. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Now that I look back on the last couple of months, I wish I would have journaled all of this because we're living in history. Our state is beginning to open things slowly in 5 phases. </span></div>
My age group will be one of the last ones to be turned loose. So until then, I'll be sitting here on my porch watching the ducks and cross stitching. Please everyone stay well.<br />
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It's a beautiful day here in Indiana. It's a bit cool, but the sun is shining and that makes everything better, right? Of course it does. I saw Patty on Tuesday, and she said she enjoys reading my blog. It's always nice to hear that from a reader, so thanks Patty!</div>
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I've been using these winter months to look through my stash and decide what I think I will really use and what I can part with. I have a whole lot of stash in containers in my basement, and they have kind been out of sight --- out of mind. So that's where I've been working. The fabrics that went into the "can live without" pile have been cut into pillowcases if they were large enough. Some pillowcases have already been sewn and donated along with fabrics that were too small for pillowcases or charity quilts. I've cut over 100 pillowcases, and those of you that sew pillowcases know that each one has 1 yard of fabric. I know that's a lot of yardage, but I'm not alone, right?</div>
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I've been doing some embroidery. I started these little baskets awhile ago right after the pattern came out. I put them away and just recently started working on them again. I've joined the Knotty Girls group at my local quilt shop, Back Door Quilts. Since the group only does hand stitching, I decided these baskets would be my take along project. And, as my friend Helen tells me - it doesn't do any good to take them along if you don't work on them. By the way, Helen has done her 20 baskets and her quilt top is put together. It's gorgeous. I got a little sidetracked ……..</div>
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I think I have enough basket bottoms sewn to do 16. I might make 4 more and do a 4 X 5 setting. Some quilts are fine being square, but I mostly like to see a rectangular quilt unless it is a medallion style.</div>
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It was fun picking out the fabrics, and I fussy cut the fabric whenever I could.</div>
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The basket below is the one I'm working on. It's almost finished.<br />
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Transfer-Eze (no affiliation) is an easy way to transfer an intricate design onto your fabric. You simply place the design in your copier and a piece of Transfer Eze in the paper tray. Then you peel the backing off of the transfer Eze sheet that has been printed with your pattern and stick it to your fabric. The sticky part is very light, but if your needle begins to drag all you have to do is clean the needle. Those little bottles of hand sanitizer come in handy for this. It's available at your local quilt shop or from an on line source.<br />
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<a href="https://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2019/11/sue-spargo-trip.html">In this post,</a> I wrote about a trip that I made with friends up to northern Ohio to the Sue Spargo store. Helen made these amazing blocks using wool and fabric and beautiful threads. She has started me on these patterns, and this is my first one. I don't usually do much folk art, but this will give me a chance to work with some of the beautiful threads I've been collecting. I think that will be the fun part.</div>
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That's a lot of what I've been working on. I'll show you the rest in a few days.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #e06666;">Thanks</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">for</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">stopping</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">by </span><span style="color: #e06666;">for</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">a</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">visit.</span></i></b></span><br />
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A couple of weeks ago I taught a fussy cutting class at <a href="http://www.backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts</a> here in Greenwood, Indiana. I enjoy fussy cutting, talking fussy cutting, looking at fabric for fuss cutting.... Well, you get the idea. I enjoyed getting together with others that are interested in learning. I cut kits for the class and included paper pieces, templates, marking pen and fabrics. </div>
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Here are some examples of some of the French General fabric that I enclosed. I showed a 1" hexagon, 1" jewel, and 2" 60 degree diamond. I also basted 3 hexagons for each student. One was thread basted through the paper, another had the fabric tack stitched at each corner, and the third was glue basted. </div>
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In these photos, I show you how you can fussy cut a hexagon. This is the same hexagon, but in this second photo the hexagon pieces have been turned 180 degrees. When you baste your hexagon pieces, take time to audition them in different arrangements. Sometimes you end up sewing the pieces together in a different way than you intended when cutting. I call that a "happy accident". In the photo above, you end up with the white lines creating a secondary design that forms a wonky star. In the hexagon below, at first glance you see a white circle in the center. It all depends on which way you like the best. In fussy cutting there is no right or wrong way to sew a block together.<br />
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Here is the example of the 60 degree diamond. Sewing it together as in the first photo, there is a red circle with a blue center.</div>
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But in the second star you get a red flower in the center with a white star as a secondary design.<br />
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The table topper below is made from my Sunburst Dresden Table Topper pattern. It is available in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuAnnsLooseThreads?ref=hdr_shop_menu">my Etsy shop</a> or at <a href="http://www.backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts</a>. I made this as an example that you can fussy cut shapes other than those that are for English Paper Piecing. </div>
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Every one also got the fabric and pattern to make this snowman mini quilt. The snowmen are fussy cut from a fabric that I bought at Back Door Quilts. </div>
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Here is another shape that I fussy cut. These paper pieces were a gift from my friend, Rosemary. Right now I don't remember the name of the paper pieces. </div>
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Here is another block from my Antique Wedding Sampler. The center is fussy cut. I ended up hand piecing that little star. It's pretty tiny. </div>
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I am kind of addicted to sewing hexagons. I keep some basted and stored in this case below in case of emergency. You never know when you're going to need a hexagon to sew. I have 2 more cases like the one below. One has bright 1" hexagons and the other has 3/4" hexagons. <br />
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I've been cutting and sorting some of my stash. I cut, sewed, and donated 30 pillowcases</div>
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I sewed with Quilters United yesterday and turned in 30 Christmas stockings for next year, 12 burp pads and a few quilts made from kid friendly fabrics. I've been keeping pretty busy. <br />
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Here are the links on my blog to my fussy cutting tutorials:<br />
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<a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2017/07/lucy-boston-framed-tutorial.html">Lucy Boston Framed Tutorial</a><br />
<a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2017/07/lucy-boston-framed-tutorial.html">http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2017/07/lucy-boston-framed-tutorial.html</a><br />
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A belated Merry Christmas to you. I had planned to post this before Christmas, but time got away from me.<br />
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As you can see, the stockings weren't hung by the chimney with (or without) care. I believe one of the last times I hung our family stockings on the fireplace, one of the filled stockings fell on our cat who loves to lay in front of the fire. Another year I put some chocolate in the stockings. We have a gas fireplace, so it comes on as easy as turning on a light switch. That chocolate was pretty squishy after a night hanging over the fire. <br />
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For a few years, our stockings have remained in the box in the basement. Then I saw this idea on Pinterest. (I somehow have 2 Pinterest accounts. One has no pins, and the other is linked here on my sidebar. You can see my pins by clicking the link on the right.) I had the ladder in our bedroom with a crocheted piece on it, so all I had to do was put lights on the ladder and tie the stockings on with ribbon. <br />
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You can see the cat's blanket in front of the fireplace. The bubble lights on the fireplace have been around for ages. I love the decorations from back in the day. I <a href="https://easycrochetpattern.blogspot.com/2014/11/crocheted-hexagon-christmas-tree-skirt.html">crocheted the tree skirt </a>in this photo and the photo below. I enjoy knitting and crocheting in the winter.<br />
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The photos are kind of dark. It looks like I took them at night. The tiny tree on the right (below) is for my grandson's room. Someone at their house ran over the cord with the vacuum, and the lights quit working so I ordered another string of the fairy lights and fixed it.<br />
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The quilt on the wall is from a pattern linked on my sidebar. You can find it by clicking <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2011/09/charming-christmas-present-quilt.html">here</a>. It is a Moda pattern that I made with smaller blocks. The table topper pattern is my pattern and is available in my<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuAnnsLooseThreads?ref=seller-platform-mcnav"> Etsy shop here</a>. <br />
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I make these little quilts with 1 1/2" half square triangles. They measure about 12 1/2" when finished. You could put <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015TAZLXG?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=KJ3RBFE2WP58M70QKEVH">Insul Bright</a> in them so you could use them to hold hot dishes. The knitting needle tree is something I remember from when I was younger. My Mom always had one of these, and I would help put it together. I did a post and showed how I do my <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2012/12/knitting-needle-christmas-tree.html">knitting needle tree </a>here. <br />
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This tree is in our entryway with another tree skirt that I made. The pattern can be found on my <a href="http://easycrochetpattern.blogspot.com/2014/11/crocheted-hexagon-christmas-tree-skirt.html">crochet blog at this link</a>. <br />
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I have a few of these signs around my house. They come from<a href="https://www.joyfullysaidsigns.com/"> Joyfully Said Home in Middlebury, Indiana. </a> When I get to Shipshewana, I usually go there to shop.<br />
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Here's a ceramic Christmas tree that I made years ago along with a cross stitched sign from my childhood friend, Sharon. She and I used to cross stitch different Precious Moments cross stitch pictures and gift them to each other. <br />
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I wish you all a healthy, Happy New Year with countless blessings.<br />
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A few weeks ago 5 friends and I made an overnight road trip from Indianapolis to Uniontown, Ohio, which is just south of Akron. Our destination was the Sue Spargo store. There were a couple of quilt shop stops in Dublin, Ohio, on the way. Since we were a group of 6, one of the girls called ahead to let them know we were coming. There is open sewing on some Wednesdays in the classroom next to the shop so we got to meet others that were working on Sue Spargo projects. <br />
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Here is the main part of the shop. There is lots of wool, ribbons, buttons, and thread. </div>
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Here we are in the shop. I'm on the left. My basket has some goodies in it. You will notice that you don't see much wool in photos on my blog. OK. You haven't seen any wool yet. That didn't stop me from buying a few things there.<br />
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They took us on a tour of the back room. Here is some of the wool. The back area is mostly for mail orders. We were allowed to go back there and shop off of the shelves. <br />
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More ribbons waiting to be packaged.</div>
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Here are just a few of Helen's blocks that she made in a class with Sue up at Mackinaw Island. Helen brought her blocks along to pick a sashing fabric. They featured Helen on Sue Spargo's </div>
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It's still fall here, but it's starting to feel more and more like winter isn't too far away. I love fall colors and use them in a lot of my quilts whether it's fall or any other time of the year. I'll take you on a little tour of some of my fall decorations and on our fall trip to the mountains. </div>
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This table topper is made from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuAnnsLooseThreads?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Sunburst Dresden Table Topper pattern. It's available in my Etsy shop</a> or at <a href="http://backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts</a>. </div>
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This sits at the end of my island in the kitchen. I made the table runner ages ago and right now I'm unsure of where the pattern came from. The centerpiece is a basket that I had with some faux pumpkin decorations from Hobby Lobby. The brown ceramic leaves were made by our cousin Sandi from North Carolina. </div>
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This is the view out my back windows. The tree is actually in our neighbor's yard, but I enjoy it just as much as they do. </div>
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I like to decorate the mantel for the seasons. These are mostly faux pumpkins along with some real gourds. I need to make sure I remember to sort out the real ones before I pack the decorations for the year. </div>
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Here's a better look at the quilt draped over the back of the chair. This is my version of Fall Foliage Spectacular by Judy Martin. (It's from her book Cookies and Quilts.) That border is a Fossil Fern fabric. You remember those? Some like this one were just great to pull out the colors in a quilt. </div>
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The pillows and little quilt are all made from my patterns. Another way that I like to display smaller quilts and pillows is in baskets. Sometimes I drape them over the edge as shown in the photo, or I will roll them up and display several in a basket. (The pumpkin spice sign had to move from in front of the fireplace because it's been cold enough to turn the fire on the past few evenings.)</div>
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<a href="http://joyfullysaidsigns.com/">Joyfully Said Signs in Middlebury, Indiana.</a> I love their shop and try to visit every time I'm in the area. </div>
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This is another fall quilt. It's a watercolor quilt made from (I think) the book Impressionist Pallet by Gai Perri.</div>
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This sunflower quilt is a two color applique'. These are fun and easy because once you have the pattern basted, there is no thread choice. You choose one color and off you go. This pattern and others like this are available from <a href="http://prqc.com/">Pacific Rim Quilt Company. </a></div>
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Sorry for the photo overload, but here are a few photos from our fall trip to the Smoky Mountains. </div>
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Thanks to everyone that wrote to ask if I was still among the living. Yes, thankfully, I am. I've just been really busy this summer and fall. The weather has turned from fall into winter, and now we're back to fall again. We had heavy snow flurries on Halloween night along with strong wind so there's a lot of candy left over which is why I buy candy that we like. During the summer, I spend a lot of hours sitting out on the porch stitching. So I either choose stitching or sitting at the computer to write this blog. And you know which one I did this summer. I love to stitch outside in the natural light.<br />
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In the last month, I've done 3 trunk shows/programs for guilds. This is how my bedroom looks when I start pulling quilts to pack. I normally take anywhere from 35-45 quilts along with me depending on the time allotted. The first program was at the Mudsock Guild in Fishers, IN. The second was out in Crawfordsville, IN, which was half way to Illinois from here. The last program was for the Indianapolis Quilt Guild South. I enjoy getting out and meeting other quilters. I want to thank my friend, Theresa, for coming to the Indianapolis South guild meeting. She not only assisted with holding my quilts and packing them up after the meeting, but she was able to share some of her quilting experiences that we both have been involved in over the years. Thank you Theresa!!!! You were a great addition to my program!<br />
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Here are some of the quilts I finished. This is the Kingfisher Stitch Along quilt. This was an on line stitch along by Tales of Cloth and Stitched in Color bloggers. There are 46 - 1" hexagons. They are all hand pieced, and I did the machine quilting. The photo was after the quilt had been folded for several days.</div>
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This hexagon sew along was in the June issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. These are 1" hexagons, and I machine quilted this one.</div>
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This one is made up of 1" octagons. It's not my favorite because I used all one line of fabric instead of pulling my own fabrics like I normally do. </div>
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I've taken a couple of classes at <a href="http://backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts </a>by <a href="http://www.brianhaggard.com/">Brian Haggard</a>. He lives here in Indianapolis and does what I would call free style embroidery. This is done on black linen with very little marking. The left hand block is what we did in class. The second one is the same except that I just kept adding more branches and stems. Brian showed an example in class where he used alcohol based markers to lightly tint his work. I have the markers and instead of trying them out to see how it would look, I've kept stitching. That way I won't mess it up, right? You are using all one color of perle cotton and ribbon so there is no agonizing over color. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This is a fun and relaxing stitchery project which is different from anything I've done before.</span></div>
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Here's the front of the house decorated for Halloween. The decorations need to come down in the next few days. I always hate to see them packed away for another year, but it's not the same feeling as packing away the Christmas decorations. <br />
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Today someone wished me a happy holiday, and I responded, "What holiday?" I'm not totally sure what happened to the month of June, but it's almost over. I spend a lot of summer afternoons sitting out on our screened porch with a big glass of iced tea listening to some music and doing some stitching. The time just seems to fly, and the day is quickly over. Here we call this "porch time" because when you are sitting out here in the quiet you really do lose all track of time. I wish I could stop life just until I could get caught up. But, since I can't do that I'll tell you a little about what I've been doing.</div>
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We spent almost 2 weeks at the end of May down in the Smoky Mountains. This is the view from our cabin. We've found a place that we can go to relax and get away from it all and just unplug and regroup until we get back there again. </div>
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While visiting Tennessee, I always get to make a trip over to Mountain Creek Quilt Shop. It's always good to get to visit with Teri, the owner, and see just what is new at her shop. Her shop is the only one that I've visited that carries Tilda fabrics. Here are some that I bought on a previous trip.</div>
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These are the new ones that I bought last time along with a charm pack.</div>
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I wasn't sure what I was going to use them for, but when The New Hexagon book by Katja Marek came out, I ordered the paper pieces pack from paperpieces.com. I had them sorted and stored with the book, so I thought I'd try the Tilda fabrics out on these blocks.<br />
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Here are the first dozen or so blocks. I also used some polka dots that I bought at a shop in Lexington, KY, and some tiny pin stripes that are available at Back Door Quilts. There are only 52 blocks in this quilt. How long could that take? I thought I could do about 10 a week and be finished in about 5 weeks. I need to make up more block kits so I can keep going on this. I thought this would be fun for a summer project. </div>
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I also have enough Morning Glory blocks to make a small quilt. These are all English Paper Pieced.</div>
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This one is called 1797 Revisited. If you are on Instagram, you can search #1797Revisited to see other's finished quilts. I have a ton of hexagons cut, and I'll get back to this one day. I bought my elongated hexagons at Yellow Creek Quilt Designs. After I started cutting these, I ordered the next larger size and decided that I really liked the smaller size better. If you take a look at the quilt it's kind of interesting. You keep adding rows all the way around and eventually fill in the corners. </div>
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Then I found this blue fabric in my stash. It's from the line Elizabeth's Dowry by Karen Styles. I'm adding the half square triangles and will keep going until it feels like the right size. </div>
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The last week in April was our semi annual Jane Stickle Retreat in Shipshewana, Indiana. We have a lot of fun, and we count the days until we can return to do it all over again. It is always fun getting together with friends I've known for years and making new friends. On my last day at the retreat right before leaving for home, I met a new friend Barbara who is as obsessed with English paper piecing as I am. She is doing her Dear Jane quilt using EPP. Wish I had gotten a photo of what she has done so far. I'm looking forward to seeing her projects and visiting with her when we return in November.</div>
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There are horse and buggies everywhere you go in or out of town. This horse and buggy sits in this covered area right outside the Blue Gate Restaurant and is available for rides through town.</div>
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My friend, Pam and I went out southeast of town to the Copper Top. As you can see she had a salad. It had a cheeseburger underneath all of the veggies, but it looks pretty healthy. I went off the deep end and had their signature burger and homemade chips. They won a Burger War at some time, and their hamburgers are wonderful. Mine had a breaded, fried pickle and onion straws plus the regular toppings. </div>
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I always try to head over to Middlebury to visit the <a href="https://www.joyfullysaidsigns.com/">Joyfully Said Home shop.</a> I've bought a couple of their signs, and I love what Chelsea has done with the shop. They have expanded and have a nice selection of home goods. You can order from them at www.joyfullysaidsigns.com.</div>
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No trip to Shipshewana would be complete without a pretzel from Jo-Jos. There is no way to explain their pretzels, but those of you that have had them understand!</div>
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I also stopped in the shop across the street from the Blue Gate. They sell Christmas things back in the corner of the shop, and one of my smaller Christmas trees had lost part of the lights. I really did try to shop with a bit of focus...…</div>
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This quilt is in progress by Connie. I really love this. It was nice to have Connie, Janet and Donna at the table right next to ours.</div>
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My birthday was the Friday we were at the retreat, and some of the girls bought me this cake along with cards and presents. Thanks to you girls for making my birthday so special. You know who you are.</div>
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This quilt top belongs to Judy that does Design Wall Monday. She blogs at <a href="http://www.smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/">Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a> Each retreat we have some sort of a challenge quilt that many of us try to reproduce. Our inspiration usually comes from Rebecca that owns Rebecca's Arts and Antiques in Shipshewana. Rebecca always comes to our Friday night show and tell and most always brings a quilt or two to show us. One retreat she brought an antique basket quilt, and that was all it took for some of us to start another quilt. Here is Judy's top. She was showing it to me, and as she unfolded it a little cheddar basket fell out. She handed it to me and told me that now I have one. I love it!<br />
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Here is Judy's last basket and my first! You can see just how small these baskets are by comparing it to the dime. They will finish at 3 1/2".<br />
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Since Judy gave me one, I've made a few more. Connie helped me out by making a few of my handles while I was away from my machine. And, almost ten years ago when I had knee replacement surgery my friend, Vicki from Minnesota sent me a little box with scissors, thread, needles and this same little basket pattern. The pattern isn't in the box, but I had cut several baskets while I recovered. Some of them are shown in the photo below. I don't know how many I will make. At show and tell some showed basket quilts with 12 baskets, and some had made 300 baskets. I'll keep you posted.</div>
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I've also joined the Circa 1800 club at my local quilt shop, <a href="http://www.backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts in Greenwood, Indiana.</a> I knew about half of the girls in the group, and I am enjoying making these tiny blocks. These finish at 2 1/2". As I read through my pattern I saw Janet's name. She blogs at <a href="http://www.roguequilter.blogspot.com/">Rogue Quilter.</a></div>
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She traded some of these tiny blocks with several quilters including Pam Buda that drafted the pattern for this incredible quilt.</div>
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One of my posts wouldn't be complete without showing hexagons. Here are the last few I've made. I have 24 completed so far. I have block kits made for a few more, and then I'll see if I can put them together somehow. I have a big stack of quilt tops that I really need to get busy quilting. I'm thinking about trying a bit of hand quilting. I am practicing on smaller quilts now. </div>
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Since Judy gave me one of her baskets, and those are on my Design Wall this week, I'm linking up with Design Wall Monday over at Judy's blog <a href="http://www.smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/">Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a>.</div>
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I promised a hexagon sewing tutorial quite awhile ago. This is just the way that I sew my hexagons; it's not the only way. In a lot of cases I try to play mind games with myself when sewing. An example is when I'm hand sewing binding. I start close to a corner, so after I turn that first corner I feel like I'm a quarter of the way finished. I know that's not true, but if you can trick yourself into thinking you are closer to the finish than you really are, you get more of a sense of accomplishment and don't feel discouraged at trying to complete the task you are working on. (or at least that's the way I feel).</div>
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Hexagons do take awile to sew together, but it's like anything else --- the more you do, the faster you get. </div>
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There are several ways to baste hexagons:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">(1) </span></b>Take a whip stitch at the corners folding one corner over as you are stitching. (photo below).</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">(2)</span></b> Whip stitching the corners sewing through the paper piece. (I feel like this one is hard on my hands.)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(3)</b></span> Glue basting using the Sew Line glue pen. This has become very popular and is my choice for basting paper pieces right now. You simply baste your hexagon shape over the paper piece using a light line of glue. Be sure to put the glue on the paper and keep it away from the edge where the fabric is folded over. That way you are not trying to stitch your hexagons together through the dried glue. These glue pens and refills are sold at most quilt shops. I buy mine at <a href="http://www.backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts.</a> </div>
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Sewing hexagons into pairs is part of my mind game. Once they are in pairs, the whole hexagon comes together pretty quickly.</div>
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Here are my pairs of hexagons.</div>
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To sew these hexagons together, I first put the two hexagons right sides together and take 2 or 3 stitches.</div>
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Then I sew using a flat ladder stitch (photo below) to finish sewing. This helps to hide your stitches on the right side of the hexagon.</div>
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Next I sew the pairs into hexagon rings. (I sew the six hexagons together leaving an opening to form a ring as shown below.) The arrow shows the opening.</div>
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I have always done it this way because that is the way my Grandmother sewed her hexagons. Here is a photo of one of her hexagons below. The difference is that she sewed the entire ring and then sewed the inside ring together. You can see that her template was the Joker from a deck of cards. Her hexagons were all hand pieced and cut with scissors. (She lived from 1888-1980 so this fabric is pretty old.)</div>
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I have a box full of her hexagons that I need to put together. You can see that she has cut enough hexagons for a block and held them together with a thread knotted at one end and then a stitch through the stack.</div>
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I sew my hexagons this way because I can thread the needle once and sew the center into the hexagon ring with this one thread. Start sewing at the start arrow and go around the center ending by sewing the last two pieces together by sewing your way out of the hexagon ring. </div>
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Here are some of the hexagons that I've fussy cut. </div>
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The hexagons in the above photo were cut from the fabric shown below. </div>
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I keep a container like the one below full of 1" bright hexagons that are basted. I also have a container of 1" reproduction fabric hexagons and a third container of 3/4" reproduction fabric hexagons. </div>
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When you have a few hexagons sewn into flowers, you can either join them together with a background fabric (a path), or you can hand or machine applique' them onto a background fabric. I've done quilts both ways. </div>
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If the repeat in a fabric is like the one below - kind of a tossed flower pattern - I will take one hexagon that I've fussy cut and place it on the same flower in the fabric and trace around it. That way you are sure to always get the exact same shape in each hexagon. </div>
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You are probably tired of coming to my blog and seeing hexagons. Honestly, I'm running out of titles to use on my blog. I never tire of looking at hexagon blocks or quilts with hexagons. I seem to always have a hexagon project of some kind on the go all the tine.</div>
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These double hexagons below are part of a plan that I have for a quilt. I think once I have enough hexagons (right now I'm not sure what that number is), I plan to add a plain border that is off white and then do some broderie perse. Right now I'm planning to do the border applique' on opposite corners of the quilt. </div>
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Some of these hexagons are left over from my Road 66 quilt (pattern in Di Ford's Primarily Quilts first book). I cut 6 hexagons at a time - usually fussy cut - and put them in a tote for later. I have a good sized stash of basted hexagons. </div>
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Here is my finished Road 66 quilt. </div>
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This is my 1797 Revisited quilt so far. I posted about it in <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2019/01/still-stitching-hexagons.html">this post</a>. And, like I wrote in the post, I think I'll continue with this smaller size. <br />
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For those of you here in the US, this is a Public Service Announcement. Have you renewed your driver's license lately? In order to be cleared to fly or enter some federal agencies, you have to have a Real ID driver's license with a special symbol. This goes into effect in October 2020 for all states so there's time.....Well maybe not. You have to prove who you are. The males have a pretty easy time of it. They have the name that they were born with (hopefully), so all they need is their birth certificate and social security card plus 2 documents that prove residency. And those residency documents have to have a date that is 60 days or less. A passport will cover some of this if you have one.</div>
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I've been there 4 times, and today I finally had it all right and will have my new license mailed to me. My first trip I had my birth certificate and social security card. My birth certificate didn't match my married name. I should have known that. Trip #2 I had my marriage license, but it wasn't the embossed copy. So I made the trek downtown to get that. That was enough for that day. Trip #3 I had my birth certificate, social security card, and embossed marriage license, but all of my documents (including my old license) have LuAnn all together as one word. I guess technically Ann is my middle name, but everybody calls me LuAnn. That time they just told me everything didn't match. So today I went back to a different branch (with current documents that provide residency), and I made it. I was beginning to panic because my birthday is at the end of this month, and my license would have expired. </div>
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First of all, I want to apologize for the post that went out yesterday if you subscribe by email or just happened to look at my blog. I had the post written, and it was in my drafts folder. Then I added and changed a few things and hit the publish button. When I went to look at it on line, I noticed that it already had 11 comments. I had posted that same post about a year ago, but somehow it was back in my drafts folder. I'm not sure how that happened.<br />
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I take photos with either my iPhone or iPad and then email them to my blog where they save as a draft post. I intend to get back in here and write something to go along with the photos and then post. That doesn't always happen, and that's how I ended up with 57 posts in my Drafts folder. I've cleaned that out only kept a few things that I really want to post.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">NOW...….<i><b>Dear Jane </b></i></span></div>
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Last November we celebrated our 20th year getting together for the Jane Stickle Quilt Retreat up in Shipshewana. I have only been going 18 of those years, but I've made friendships that will last a lifetime. We had a very large crowd last November (I think around 130), so we had a separate night for just Dear Jane show and tell. <br />
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My Dear Jane quilt. There are 169 blocks that finish at 4 1/2, 52 triangles and 4 corners. I worked on this quilt off and on for about 10 years. I had it long arm quilted.<br />
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There was an internet Dear Jane list, and we had a signature block swap. Some of the blocks have hand sewn beads and buttons and embroidery.<br />
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The blocks in this quilt are from a Spring Fling swap. I bought the center applique block at Rebeccar Harrer Arts and Antiques in Shipshewana.<br />
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When I first became part of the Dear Jane list and retreat, whenever someone said the word swap, I asked where I should sign up. This quilt is made up of swap blocks from some of the girls that come to the retreat. I'm not sure what I was thinking with that bright yellow sashing, but it definitely brightened up all of the dark blocks. <br />
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These blocks are from a Christmas Jane swap. All of the blocks in these quilts are taken from the Dear Jane book. The feathered star in the center of this quilt was a block that I made for a round robin I was in. I think I changed my mind on the fabrics for the round robin and used the feathered star for the center of this quilt. <br />
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At some point, a second Dear Jane list formed. I'm not sure now what the reason was for that. But, I signed up for this list, too. They had a Christmas signature swap, and this is the quilt I made. I love arranging the signature blocks in a colorwash pattern. All of the blocks have Christmas fabric on the corners. <br />
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This is a photo of all of us that were at the November retreat that have completed the Dear Jane quilt. I'm the only one in the photo wearing red (I didn't get the memo!)</div>
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I've made enough swap blocks that I could have made a second Dear Jane quilt. There are some in our group that have made 5 or 6 Dear Janes. I've thought about making a second smaller quilt. I think there is kind of a withdrawal when you finish a huge project like this. After this I moved on to the Nearly Insane quilt and finished it. You can see that quilt by looking under my header at the My Quilts tab.</div>
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I'm not sure where the year has gone. It is mid February already, and January is a blur. I'm getting ready to put my Valentine's quilts and table topper away for the year and thought I'd share them with you.</div>
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This is my Valentine String quilt. I just made this one day while I was making string blocks out of my red and white scraps. You can read more about this quilt and see my EQ drawing <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2018/02/happy-valentines-day.html">here</a>. </div>
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Here is the quilt after being quilted by my long arm quilter. He quilted a heart design that I just love.</div>
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This is a smaller version of the quilt above. This one has 3 inch string blocks. You will read more about these in the link above. <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2012/02/heart-strings-tutorial.html">Here is a link to my tutorial for making the heart string blocks in both the large heart quilt and the smaller one. </a> </div>
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If you don't enjoy making string blocks, you can achieve the same look with squares and half square triangles. You can see my EQ drawing with this layout in <a href="http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.com/2018/02/happy-valentines-day.html">my post here.</a> </div>
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I had a wonderful Valentines. My hubby got me a dozen roses, but I forgot to take a photo before they started to wilt.<br />
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We are just coming out of the Polar Vortex. Schools here were closed both Wednesday and Thursday, and at one point our temperature was -10 degrees, and the wind chill was -41 degrees. I just trusted the weather forecasters that this was bone chilling cold, and I stayed inside. It's a bit warmer today, and we had some snow overnight. It's not enough to completely cover the grass. Before spring, I would just like one huge dump of snow. And, I would like for it to snow during the day so I can watch it pile up. I've stayed in and worked on some projects. </div>
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This is the time of year when I'm very thankful that I have a warm home and all of the comforts that go with it. This house has a gas fireplace, so with a flip of a switch there is warm air filling the family room. I know there are many others that are not so fortunate.</div>
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I've been spending days in my sewing room. The photo below is quilts I've made to donate to Quilters United. All of the quilts and items we make are donated to children. I had some of these tops made before, and some I just put together this week. Then I machine quilted all of them. Today I plan to finish the binding.</div>
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To be honest, this is the time of year I take a look at all of the fabric, yarn and other "stuff" I have here and wonder, "What was I thinking?" So I'm trying to use up some of what I have here. And, yes I've had to buy more fabric for backing and batting to finish some of these things. I guess it's two steps forward and one step back. </div>
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I'm backing most of my charity quilts with flannel, so in a lot of cases when I trim the quilt after it's quilted there is enough flannel and batting left for a burp cloth. I think this is 8 1/2 inches wide before it's sewn. I had a half yard of wide blue flannel backing left from backing a quilt, so I bought this blue bird flannel. OK. I bought some pretty bright yellow solid flannel and some with yellow butterflies and flowers, too. </div>
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We have a Quilters United sewing day once a month, and one of the girls had the Paw Patrol and heart fleece left over, so I brought it home to crochet around. Yep, I bought more fleece to put on the backs. <br />
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Then these two pieces of fleece were in the remnants, so I bought them to make another blanket. As I write this, I see that I just might be buying more than I'm using. To crochet around these, I have a skip stitch blade that fits in my rotary cutter. You just roll it around the edges of the fleece, and it makes tiny holes that are big enough to get a crochet hook into. Oh, I am using some yarn from my stash!</div>
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I saw a post on Instagram where someone was making Soap Sacks out of cotton yarn like the Sugar and Cream that you use to make dishcloths. I had a bag (really a huge bag) of leftovers so I started making these soap sacks. <a href="http://soapsacks.com/">SACK stands for Serving a Community with Kindness. </a> This was started as a way to give back to your community's homeless shelters, food pantries or transitional housing centers. There is a link in the About section of their web page to find places near you to donate. The idea is that each sack is donated with a bar of soap inside, and the sack (which is all cotton) can be used as a washcloth. There is always a need for toiletries at shelters and food pantries. There are links to both knit and crochet patterns on their site, or email me if you are interested. Now I have used up a lot of my leftover yarn for these, but there were some really pretty variegated yarns out there so I bought a few...… The pattern for these is easily memorized. Jennifer at <a href="http://fiberfluxblog.com/">fiberfluxblog.com</a> has issued a challenge to crochet or knit 100 soap sacks in a year. I have made a start with 20 so far<br />
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Some of this yarn was what I bought for Soap Sacks. Naturally I had to buy enough to make both dishcloths and Soap Sacks. <br />
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We also have a jigsaw puzzle in the works on one end of the table. This was the last one finished. I admit that I haven't put many pieces in (ok...maybe none) because I'd rather be stitching.</div>
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If you've read the entire post, I'll show you where I sew. It's a bit of a pit right now. The edge of the white table you can see in front of the TV is where my cutting mat is. I've cut and just shoved the rest on the floor, but I know there is fabric in there that can be used for burp cloths. That table is full of strips cut for binding the quilts you saw in the first photo. There is also a couple containers of thread there to match the binding colors for top stitching. There is really no room for a table. There is a closet to the left with part of my stash. On the right is my bookcase and my machine is to the right of that facing the window. This is what should be our guest room, but I love the light that comes in that big window and the arch above it so I sew here. At the bottom of the photo, you can see Tiki our cat. He's not sure he wants to venture in. I'll post another photo when I've cleaned and sorted the piles. Right now there is more sewing to do. I'll post another photo when it's cleaned up (much later), and I'll post a photo of my UFO tops that need to be quilted.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whenever I stop by someone's blog and they haven't posted for awhile, I always hope that they haven't just stopped blogging altogether. I never mean to be away for quite so long, but one thing leads to another and before I know it, a month (or two) has passed. </span><br />
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For Christmas I got a Microsoft Surface Pro so I'm trying to learn to use it. It is lighter weight than my old laptop (and a whole lot faster), and the screen snaps off and becomes a tablet. That makes it easier to take photos and get them into my blog. There is a pen that is held on the side by a magnet, and I know I can do something with that. Right now I know just enough to be dangerous, so hopefully it will all get easier.<br />
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What have I been up to? I'm still quilting and have been doing some knitting and crochet. I've been to Shipshewana a couple of times - once for the Jane Stickle retreat and the other time was to<br />
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This is two different versions of my 1797 Revisited quilt. This is a reproduction of an antique quilt, and there is an Instagram group working on this quilt and sharing photos. I bought the smaller paper pieces from Yellow Creek Designs in their booth at the Shipshewana Quilt Festival. They measure 3/8" X 7/8". After I went to the Jane Stickle Quilt Retreat in November and saw others using paper pieces 5/8" X 1 1/2" (also from Yellow Creek Designs), I came home and ordered a package of the larger size. The 3/8" and 5/8" is the distance on the short side of the hexagon. That 1/4" sure makes a big difference in the overall size. I have a lot of pieces prepped for both sizes, but I am really liking that smaller size. I will probably end up doing something with both. <br />
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This is part of the top of the Rose of Kaleigh quilt. I did this as a sew along on Sue Daley's blog. This is a reproduction of an antique quilt, and the original has this part you see in the photo appliqued' to an off white fabric with a swag border around the outside. This was a big project, and it will take awhile longer to finish it. These are all 3/4" hexagons that were English Paper Pieced.<br />
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This hexagon quilt was in the June issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. The pattern is by Sherry McConnell of A Quilting Life blog. The photo doesn't show it, but the backgrounds are scrappy, pieced four patches. My friend Michele and I traded each other half of a layer cake so we both would have a lot more scrappy variety in our backgrounds. These are also 1" hexagons that are English Paper Pieced. <br />
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I have worked on these pink and brown log cabin blocks during the last several retreats that I've attended. I had a plan and did the math. I multiplied the numbers instead of adding them, so you may see these pink and brown log cabin blocks for years to come...……</div>
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We had a nice Christmas. Our son treated us to Christmas at the Zoo. It was beautiful but really cold. The only snow we've seen here is that made by the artificial snow machine at the zoo. <br />
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Our Christmas decorations are still up including our outside lights. We have two neighbors that still have their outside lights lit, so we will keep ours going until at least the weekend. We've been playing games and working puzzles and just having fun. Do you still have your Christmas decorations up? <br />
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I wish you all the happiest of New Years with good health and lots of stitching ahead. This is a cross stitch that I did years ago. <br />
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I hope everyone is enjoying the change of seasons in your part of the world. Here in Indiana the weather has turned from scorching hot summer weather to crisp, cool fall weather. We have been near freezing several evenings this week. I guess it is October so it's to be expected. I feel like we went from 80 to 50 in a matter of a few days. I don't enjoy the cold, but I do love fall and winter and all of the holidays that come with it. </div>
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This is my newest pattern called Snow Time. The snowman, hat and scarf and wool, and the rest of the center is embroidered. I'll have it up in my Etsy shop and on Craftsy soon. </div>
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We were on vacation in the Smoky Mountains for about 10 days. While we were there I finished my last few Kingfisher blocks. I hand appliqued' them to the diamonds. I'm waiting for inspiration to strike to add the setting pieces and borders. There's a lot of color in those blocks, and it's hard to zero in on just one. </div>
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A few weeks ago I met with a couple of ladies that have bought and made several of my patterns. Sharon made this huge bag is full of pillows made from my Charming Hexagon Pillow Pattern. (I can't believe that this is the only photo I have from that day.......)</div>
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I spent a few days down at Michele's in northern Kentucky a few weeks ago, and we really did sew. It was one of those times when we ate most of our meals at the sewing machine so we could get lots done. We finished our quilt from the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. You can see part of Michele's quilt on the right. </div>
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I had a big stack of these pink and brown log cabin blocks, and I was able to put some of them into a quilt top.<br />
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Here's the view from the cabin where we stay in Tennessee. I think it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. </div>
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I went over to Dayton, Ohio, on Friday to meet Michele, Barb and Meredith for lunch and to spend the afternoon at the One Stop Shop Hop. I spotted a quilt made from one of my patterns in the Sew Happy Quilting booth. Their shop is located over in Belpre, OH.</div>
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This is my leftovers pattern made by Sarah at Back Door Quilts. They had it displayed in their booth. I love how it looks in Kim Diehl fabrics.</div>
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Yesterday we put the Halloween/fall decorations out front. My husband is a very handy guy and bored holes through these artificial pumpkins and put them on a dowel rod so they stay put and don't blow over.<br />
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I've been busy making 3/4" pentagon flowers and have written a new pattern. I have mostly used the new fabric line by Edyta Sitar called Little Sweetheart. The vase and stems on the center block are Kim Diehl fabrics, and the leaves are from scraps. I've done the applique' by hand, but you could certainly applique' this quilt center by machine. I've added some small embroidery stems and leaves and embroidered the flower centers, but you can leave those out if you don't like to embroider.</div>
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I always wonder how people name their patterns or their quilts. Sometimes I try to look for some deep, hidden meaning in the names. In case you are wondering how I came by the name Four O'Clock Fancy......I just mailed a birthday card to a friend from back in grade school days. She and I used to play outside a lot and would watch the Four O'Clocks bloom every afternoon, and we would gather the seeds. That's where the Four O'Clock came from, but it took awhile to find something that would go along with it. The Fancy came when I opened up our Tiki's cat food......Fancy Feast. <br />
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Pattern is available on <a href="https://www.craftsy.com/search?query=LuAnnK">Craftsy here</a> or in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LuAnnsLooseThreads">Etsy shop here</a> or at <a href="http://backdoorquilts.com/">Back Door Quilts here.</a> <br />
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Welcome to new readers who are here visiting from Victoriana Quilt Designs blog as well as those of you that have been here before. Please feel free to browse and look around my blog. Underneath my header photo, I have links to different pages. There are also tutorials there as well as along my side bar over to the right.<br />
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I'm taking part in a blogger's Meet and Greet to welcome Benita to the blog world. She has set up this meet and greet to help those of us that blog to get acquainted and visit each other's blogs. Benita is starting a new blog, so I'd like you to hop on over to her blog and take a look around. There will be prizes, too, so be sure to take a look at her blog and enter.<br />
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I'll tell you a bit about myself. I've been quilting for over 20 years and have tried many different kinds of quilts. Take a look on the quilts tab underneath my header photo.<br />
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Benita asked us to send her a photo of our favorite quilt. The Dear Jane quilt holds so many good memories for me because I have met people from all over the world through connection with this quilt. Twenty years ago, some of the quilters making this Dear Jane quilt started holding a retreat up in Shipshewana, Indiana. I've been going to the Jane Stickle Quilt Retreat for about 18 years and have met people that I wouldn't have met otherwise. Many of them have become close friends, and we've shared each others joys and sorrows. We will all meet again soon at the retreat, and I can't wait.<br />
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I like all kinds of quilting, but right now I am a bit obsessed with English Paper Piecing. Using paper pieces and a Sewline glue pen has made the basting process very easy. I love to find a piece of fabric that I can fussy cut to add a secondary design to a hexagon or a 6 pointed star. You can see my fussy cutting tutorial here.<br />
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Here is the link to Benita's blog. I hope you will stop by her blog, have a look around, and say hello while you are there.<br />
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