tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79631428351119254762024-02-07T00:42:57.568-05:00All Decked OutPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-33135726854551641252014-07-09T15:32:00.000-04:002014-07-09T15:32:29.970-04:00Something New and Different<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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making/selling her own line of organic, all natural soaps, creams and body butters
for a little over a year. She came up with an idea for a home party that I
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First, Lori passed around a basket full of various sample body creams for us to
sniff. There must have been 40 of them, and they ranged from sweetly youthful
(Strawberry Lemonade) to masculine (Shave & a Haircut), to more subdued and
herbal (Lemongrass). We drank wine, sniffed, compared, sorted out, and finally
each chose the scent they wanted to use for their cream. We were making 16 oz.
each, so the next step was to choose the size bottles we wanted: two 8 oz.; one
8 oz. plus two 4 oz; or four 4 oz. There was even talk of partnering up and
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We adjourned to the kitchen, and prepped our individual work stations.
Each of us had a measuring cup, an little electric whisk, and a plastic
pipette. Lori gave each of us the bottle of essential oil that corresponded to
the scent we had chosen. We sterilized our whisks with alcohol while we watched
Lori begin to make a big pot of body cream base. All of the ingredients, including
almond oil, shea butter and jojoba oil were pre-measured, so the assembly went
quickly. As she worked, Lori explained how she became interested in this, and
how she went through tons of research and trial & error to develop the
recipes she thought worked best. She only uses top of the line, natural
ingredients, and the results show the care she takes. Once the base was
done (it looked like a a slightly thickened milk), she poured 16 oz. of it into
each of our cups. We used the pipette to measure the essential oil, then add it
to our cream. The resulting concoction was whisked for about a minute, and
poured into our bottles. Lori explained that we needed to take the tops off our
bottles when we got home & let the cream thicken overnight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But what is a bottle of wonderful body cream without a label? Lori provided
materials for us to use to create our own labels; some of us came up with exotic
names, and some of us just stuck with the basics. OK, mine was a mix of
coconut and bitter orange, which I named Coq Orange). She had ingredient labels
for the back (or the bottom) of the bottle, so we knew just what was in there.
We got to pick fabric bags and ribbon trim to carry our creations home.</span></div>
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process work even better than it did, and went home with bottles of high-quality body cream to use ourselves or to give as gifts. She plans on rolling this out as a
home party very soon. The cost for each person would be $25, with the hostess
being free. During the course of the night, Lori draws names out of a basket
for door prizes, and she also brings quantities of her other products for sale.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you are interested in a MYOBC party, let me know. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It really was a lot of fun. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lori is near Willow
Grove. PA. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The optimal group size (depending on how much room you have) is probably around 10. The length of the party depends upon the number of participants; ours took a little over 2 hours. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Her company is
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love scarves. They are a great way to extend you wardrobe's possibilities, and they are a way to bring some nice color up close to your face. My favorite scarves are infinity scarves, ones that are sewn into a loop so that you can double them up and drape them in a variety of ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> A number of my friends have made scarves. As a matter of fact, my friend<a href="http://nancynearphiladelphia.blogspot.com/2013/01/mpq.html" target="_blank"> Nancy</a> went on a veritable scarf tear a while ago. I resisted for quite a while, but then I found some lovely Kaffe Fassett rayon on etsy, and made this beauty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love how soft it is and how nicely the rayon drapes. There will be lots more scarves in my future -- my summer wardrobe really needs updating -- but I plan to use some voile and some lawn as well as more rayon. Here are some instructions I wrote up just in case you aren't motivated to search through the 100's already posted out there in cyberspace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Infinity
Scarf</span></b><b> </b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1 yard of fabric</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The first thing you need to do is
determine how long you want your scarf to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The easiest way to do this is to find a scarf you like and measure
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You might want it to be longer, and
drape over your chest, or you might want it to be shorter and drape close to
your neck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take the scarf you like &
measure it as it is doubled-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is
your scarf length (SL).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You will need 2 strips of fabric
that are SL + 1”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>X<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18”. Sew the 2 strips together, end to
end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Press the seam.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sew your fabric into a tube by
folding it in half lengthwise and stitching along the long side, beginning your
seam about 3”- 4” from the end & finishing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3”-4” from the other end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are using rayon, you will want to pin
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Turn the tube to the right
side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Press your seam by putting the
scarf on your ironing board with the seam on top & running down the middle
of the tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just iron down the middle
& avoid pressing the sides of the tube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Make a loop by matching the right
sides of each of the 2 short ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
are working in a small space, and the fabric likes to scoot away, so pin
generously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew those ends
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Flip the end seams to the inside
and press, again trying to avoid making side creases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can sew the opening closed by hand, or by
machine stitching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want my scarves to
have nice, soft rounded edges, so I sew by hand to avoid that sharp edge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Put the scarf on, go look in the
mirror, and admire how special you are; take a picture so you can post it on FB
and brag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, because you now realize
how easy this was, go get more fabric & make a whole wardrobe of
scarves!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-41952503179733325582013-12-03T20:16:00.000-05:002013-12-03T20:16:06.943-05:00Celtic Solstice: Pulling Fabric<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I've pulled my fabrics. Any guesses as to how many different fabrics there are?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those bins in the back are my base triangles and my sides for Clue #1. You can learn all about the Mystery by clicking <span style="background-color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/celtic-solstice-mystery.html" target="_blank">here</a></span>. </span></span></div>
<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-88501151850872878612013-11-30T11:19:00.002-05:002013-11-30T11:32:09.233-05:00Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I'm following along with Bonnie Hunter's <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/celtic-solstice-mystery.html" target="_blank">Celtic Solstice Mystery</a><a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/celtic-solstice-mystery.html" target="_blank"> Quilt</a>. I've got all fabrics pulled, a new blade in my cutter, and my first set of directions printed out. It's not too late to join!</span></div>
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<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-15189703410943639262013-06-17T22:01:00.000-04:002013-06-17T22:44:36.046-04:00Easing Back Into It<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Where has the time gone? I've been on a blogging sabbatical & and trying to ease my way back in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My nephew and his bride just bought a darling house not too far from me. It has a ton of great features, is a place they can be in for a while, and was in almost move-in condition. Almost. It took several weekends, but the place now has freshly painted walls through out, and some new carpet in a few of the bedrooms. The main floor is painted in shades of gray (no comments, please), with crisp white woodwork. The kitchen has a very nice dining area, which they painted in the lightest shade of gray; the chair rail and wainscoting are a bright white. Their table has a light oak top, with white legs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I saw this line of of fabric, and a pattern using Julie Herman's Hex N More ruler, I knew what I had to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is Julie's ruler:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here's what it can make!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just love the braids. I need to play some more with that concept!</span></div>
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<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-610187688362596772013-01-01T10:44:00.002-05:002013-01-01T11:12:45.799-05:00Quilters' Tips Blog Hop<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I follow a lovely blogger whose name is Mrs. Pickles. She decided to create a mini blog hop for the new year in order to share some great quilters tips. The <a href="http://mrspicklesgarden.blogspot.com/2012/12/quilting-secrets-blog-hop-day-one.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">first entry</span></a> was all about HSTs, and had some valuable information. Today's entry, which you can find <a href="http://mrspicklesgarden.blogspot.com/2012/12/day-2-on-quilters-secrets-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a> was really useful. </div>
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The tip that I liked best was one that involved using Elmer's School Glue to create a perfect binding. The best part is a video that demonstrated the technique. Since I am a visual learner, this was just what I needed. </div>
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Yep, I'm sitting on the time out chair because I have neglected the blog. Not enough hours in the day, sorry to say. </div>
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There are several projects that have lingered on and on. This is the one that has weighed heaviest on me:</div>
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It is a wedding present for my nephew, Jesse Michael and his bride Rebecca, They were married in May. I have been wanting to do a kaleidoscope quilt for the longest time. I was gung-ho at first, but then it got old really really fast. All of those bias edges were quite a challenge, and each block require a lot of muscle & spray starch to force the centers of the scopes into submission when they insisted on "nippling up". The hand sewing on the binding should be finished today or tomorrow, and then it will be shipped to Park City, Utah, where Jesse Michael is the new Executive Chef at Hyatt's Escala Lodge. The quilt is quite large - 101" square - but the newly weds have a king bed; Jesse is 6"8 and Becca is 6'. One whimsical note is the paw-print fabric I found from the Pokey Puppy line to play into their love for their Lab mix Piper. With the weather out there, they are going to need something warm!<br />
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The next quilt is a jelly roll 1600, made from 2.5" strips of Kaffe Fassett fabric. I just love it and want to make more. It's not bound yet, but that should get done this week. It's for my SIL's brother Chris and his new fiancé Colleen. They sold a house, bought a new house and got engaged, all within a week at the end of the summer. Their new house is huge and unique. Built by an architect, it reminds me of something by Frank Lloyd Wright: big, open spaces, floating staircase (think Brady Bunch), lots of stone and wood. Not for everyone, but it is so them! The problem is that right now everything is beige, brown and so very neutral. I'm hoping this will perk it up on the back of the sofa:</div>
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Last but not least is a table runner I made for my new boss and his wife. They just moved into a home that is built around a one-room house that dates back to the very early 1800's, and possibly late 1700's. I found the pattern, Pie Birds, in a book by Kim Deihl, called Simple Charm. There a number of other wonderful patterns in the book, but this one was on the cover and just spoke to me. I now have enough 1.5" strips to make several more, and you can betcha one will be for me. The runner is 15" x 43". It's mostly CW scraps, but there are a few surprised in there as well. It would make a great leader-ender project.</div>
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Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-28441928291273863612012-09-27T21:46:00.001-04:002012-09-27T21:46:30.104-04:00Shameless Bragging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our newest grand baby arrived today, one day after her "due date". </div>
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Her name is Sophia Ruth Ojeda, and she clocked in at a whopping 9 lbs, 6 oz., and 22". She is named Ruth after her great grandmother on her daddy's side. Big sister Alma Eleanora is named after my mother, Eleanor. I think it is lovely that both of them will carry a bit of their family history forward, don't you? </div>
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You can tell that Miss Alma will be a wonderful big sister!</div>
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Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-66236705468095969072012-09-11T19:53:00.000-04:002012-09-11T19:53:14.406-04:00Anticipating #6<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Daughter Kate and her husband Paul are expecting baby #2 at the end of the month. She will be grandbaby #6. As you can see, big sister Alma is already practicing to be a good helper when her little sister arrrives. </span></div>
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I've made a flannel quilt for each and every grandchild. Here are <a href="http://imalldeckedout.blogspot.com/2011/12/baby-things.html" target="_blank">Owen's </a>and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7963142835111925476#editor/target=post;postID=5006097574020876985" target="_blank">Maddie's</a>. They are just two 1.5 yard pieces of good quality flannel, sandwiched with batting, then quilted on my Bernina. Nothing fancy, but perfect for wrapping around the stroller or throwing on the floor as a soft play mat. They wash beautifully and wear like iron. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7963142835111925476#editor/target=post;postID=3543920073800349699" target="_blank">Alma's quilt</a> wasn't as fancy because Kate and Paul didnt want to know their baby's gender, but this time Kate knows she's carrying a girl and requested a ruffle!</div>
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I like the flannel from Valori Wells -- such a whimsical print, with nice strong colors. Right now it's called Petunia's Fancy because I've been calling this no-name baby girl Petunia. I just know she'll love it!</div>
Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-31177409208243551242012-09-02T22:05:00.000-04:002012-09-03T08:31:22.550-04:00BIG Pillows<div style="text-align: justify;">
My daughter Kate asked me to make BIG pillows for the reading corner in Alma's room last Christmas. Her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7963142835111925476#editor/target=post;postID=2138180506447349363" target="_blank">nursery was done mostly in fabrics from Kate Spain's Fandango line</a>. I got 24" pillow forms, then made covers using leftovers from her quilt and bedding; the backs of the pillows were made with fleecy fabric.</div>
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Alma is expecting a little sister in a few weeks. So far, Kate and Paul have not divulged a name, however I've been calling her Petunia because I have to call her <em>something. </em>Anyway, Petunia will take over Alma's nursery (and those wonderful pillows), while Alma moves into a nice, new room. A nice new "puh-pull" room. Actually the walls are light lavender, and the rug that is the focal point has eye-popping shades of purple, magenta, orange, green and teal. </div>
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Time for some new giant pillows! Back when Kate Spain's Terrain line came out, I bought several pre-cuts and some yardage in anticipation of Alma's moving into a big girl room. The colors are absolutely perfect! Here are the wonky-pieced tops for the pillows:</div>
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These are really big at 24" x 24" each. They are pieced on a batting foundation. I'm debating whether or not to do some loopy quilting on top just to keep some of those wider strips from shifting. I have some nice, soft lavender fleece for the backs & will set them off with either purple or magenta piping. </div>
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And yes, I've got enough to make Miss Alma a big girl quilt. Kate's already picked Julie Herman (a.k.a. Jaybird)'s <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=1575821931401575&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=54942&Parent_Ids=" target="_blank">Off the Rail Pattern.</a> This will be one happy happy room!</div>
<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-32943863883875767152012-08-26T18:12:00.006-04:002012-08-26T20:24:42.553-04:00Done!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Some time last year, I saw a kaleidoscope quilt on </span><a href="http://subeesews.blogspot.com/search?q=kaleidoscope" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Subeesews blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. I had to make one! I decided it would be the wedding quilt for my nephew Jesse Michael and his bride, Rebecca. I startd it, then became distracted by other projects. As happens with a lot of great ideas, the thrill wore off after about 3 rows of blocks, and what had been an adventure became a millstone around my neck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well maybe not a millstone, but a nag at my conscience every time my ADQD pulled me in other directions. </span><a href="http://imalldeckedout.blogspot.com/2012/06/wedding-kaleidoscope.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Their wedding was in May</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. It's almost September, so I figured I'd better get cranking to get it done before the next family wedding and the arrival of the next grandchild. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last two weekends have been devoted to just that. I had some extra incentive because Jesse Michael, who is a chef, will be moving from Atanta to Utah in a few weeks to become the new Executive Chef at Hyatt's Escala Lodge in Park City. It gets a lot colder there in the winter than it does Atlanta; he and Rebecca will really need that quilt to keep them warm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It measures 100" x 100". Yep it's big, but Jesse Michael is 6'8", and Rebecca is 5'11" -- they need a big quilt! I am ordering the backing today. I'm going with a wide back instead of piecing one because I just don't feel like wrestling with all of that fabric. As soon as it arrives, it will go off to my local long-armer, who will bring it to life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who were kind enough to offer words of encouragement (or even just send a kind thought my way) in the midst of </span><a href="http://imalldeckedout.blogspot.com/2012/07/can-you-hear-me-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">my recent hearing crisis</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, I thank you. Your messages made me feel a lot better about this first of many milestones in the aging process. I'm trying to approach it with a sense of humor, but there have been moments when "funny" wasn't enough -- you've helped me through that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am scheduled for surgery to correct the deviated septum on Friday, August 3. My surgeon is very good, and says the procedure only takes about 20 minutes. Contrary to the way in which some nose guys do the procedure, he does not use packing afterwards, so no 8 foot wads of gauze to pull out 2 days later. He claims I will be back to work on Monday. He'd better do a good job, because I'm even more dangerous with my rotary cutter when I'm under the influence of anaesthesia than usual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also visited the Happy Hearing Aid Center and Car Wash to see what options were best for me. The process was painless (except for the finances!) and I'll pick up my aids on Friday morning. They are tiny, fit behind the ear, and have a clear, almost invisible wire going into the ear canal speaker; there is a remote control to adjust the volume. In addition, they are bluetooth capable, so I can hear my cell phone in my head once I get it hooked up. I can probably also open my garage door. Of course they also cost an arm and a leg and are not covered under medicare. Guess the government doesn't care if we old folks get run over by political campaign bus because we can't hear it coming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will be able to test these babies out at work on Friday afternoon, then at </span><a href="http://nancynearphiladelphia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Nancy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">'s church's Quilt Day on Saturday. No more talking behind my back, sisters! They also come right in time for the classes I will be taking at </span><a href="https://server7.pacecomputing.com/quiltodysseycom/www/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Quilt Odyssey in Hershey PA</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> next week. I was kind worried that I might hear one of the instructors incorrectly and accidently cut two 12" strips instead of twelve 2" strips. Now I am good to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again everyone, for your kind words of encoragement and support -- bloggers are the best!</span></div>
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thereof, was legendary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure
when her hearing started to diminish, but by the time she was in her 70’s,
dinner conversations approached sitcom level, with mom jumping into conversations
based on a misheard word, and then going off on a totally unrelated
tangent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one where she mistook the
word “woozy” for “floozy” was particularly memorable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At the beginning of May, I came
down with the same summer cold that seems to have afflicted many of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sinuses were stuffed up, and then one evening
my left ear just closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the only
way I can describe it – it felt like it slammed shut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One minute I could hear out of it, and the
next I couldn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I talked, I could
barely hear myself – felt like I was 100 feet under water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With rest, antibiotics and a trip
to the beach, the cold finally went away, but my ear continued to be stuffed
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some days were better than others,
but I could not hear people at work, I missed two-thirds of what was being said
at our guild meeting, and I became terribly self-conscious about always having to
ask people to repeat themselves or speak up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I even started to wonder if some of my co-workers weren’t speaking extra
softly just to get my goat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hubby
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The ENT visit was yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knew that I had a badly deviated septum
that was almost totally blocking my left sinus passages and Eustachian
tube?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blockage had kept that tube
from draining, so my left middle ear canal was swollen shut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Nose put me on a reducing daily dosage
pack of steroids to reduce the inflammation and wants to see me in a couple of
weeks to chat about septum surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a day of drugs, I do notice a slight difference in my ear and a
really big difference in my stiff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>knees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
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hearing test.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one with the trained
audiologist, the sound proof<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>booth and
the big headphones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boy did I fail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have turned into my mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to the tests, I have roughly a 50%
loss of hearing in BOTH ears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently
my hearing has been going for quite a while, but the clogged ear thing brought
everything to a head (no pun intended).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s
hearing aid territory, folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So in 2 weeks I also have an
appointment with the Hearing Well Center, where we will talk about my options –
the options being expensive hearing aids, wildly colored hearing aids, barely
visible hearing aids or big-ass ear trumpets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If any of you have experiences along these lines, please feel free to
share – I’m in uncharted waters here and need all the advice I can get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the mean time, can you just speak up?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eh?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The patterns are from all the major fabric manufacturers and look like they are ones that were released in conjunction with specific fabric lines. There are patterns from Moda. Art Gallery, Michael Miller, Robert Kauffman, Henry Glass & Lecein, to name a few. Go take a look and build your idea stash</span>! <span style="font-size: large;">Did I mention that the patterns are free?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just got back from a week at my sister's vacation house on Ocean Isle Beach, NC. She was kind enough to lend it to my lovely daughter, Kate, and her husband, Paul. They, in turn, invited us, as well as Paul's parents, and his brother, who was accompanied by his soon-to-be fiance. Quite a full house! Oh, did I forget to mention Alma? Miss Alma is now 15 months old, curious about everything and really enjoyed being the center of the beachy universe. Kate, who is six months pregnant, enjoyed two sets of grandparents sharing the child care responsibilities with her asd Paul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She LOVED the ocean -- could not get enough of it -- and really liked playing in the sand. One of her most favorite activities, however, was chasing down (stalking?) other children. Any child under the age of 4 was fair game. She would follow them around, trying to engage them in "conversations", or trying to give them a hug. I think having been in day care has contributed to making her a real social butterfly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't like to spend a lot of time in the sun, so I took my Baby (the featherweight), to work on some projects. I finished the binding on the Flea Market Fancy quilt, got a good part of a wedding gift quilt done for Kate's best friend, and finished up the top from the McCall's Mystery Quilt. You can read more about that Mystery </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7963142835111925476#editor/target=post;postID=6880284845293294020" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. The fabrics I chose were very girlie, from Chez Moi's Sophie line. This is not a small quilt -- it's 82" x 82". There was no particular recipient in line for this one, but Kate allowed as how Alma and her little sister might like it as a quilt to share. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I need to unpack. There is also a very large pile of laundry wainting. Back to work tomorrow (ugh). I will post pix of that wedding quilt later this week, and will also post the Mystery once it's back from the long-armer.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My usual quilt holder was not avaiable, so I had to improvise with a few bottles of wine, 2 merlots and a shiraz,to be exact. We quilters can be very inventive. </span> </div>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-56318299513096497262012-06-06T21:06:00.000-04:002012-06-06T21:06:08.102-04:00A Wedding Kaleidoscope<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Many months ago, I saw an interesting quilt on </span><a href="http://subeesews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SuBeeSews blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. It was a kaleidoscope quilt, made with a 45 degree ruler. </span><a href="http://subeesews.blogspot.com/search/label/kaleidoscope%2Fwedge%20ruler" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> are SuBee's posts about her kaleidoscope tops. I wrote to Sue, asking about the method used to make the quilts, and she was kind enough to send me details instructions, and information on where to get the ruler. If you are interested, I found a really good tutorial </span><a href="http://bittybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2008/12/scrappy-kaleidoscope-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I would try the technique for the first of many wedding quilts I need to make over the next year. This quilt is for my nephew, Jesse Michael, and his beautiful bride Rebecca. They are currently living in Atlanta, where Jesse is a chef at the Grande Hyatt in Buckhead. They were married here in Pennsylvania on May 5th. The wedding was absolutely perfect, with the predicted rain holding off. It could not have been a more perfect day! Of course the quilt was not done it time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I asked Rebecca what colors she liked, she told me that browns and pinks were her favorites. I hope that the quilt is not <u>too</u> pink for Jesse. If you look closely, you can see a fabric from the Pokey Little Puppy line -- the newlyweds have a black lab mix named Piper, that pretty much rules their lives, so I thought the paw prints would be fun. The top is half-way done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Any suggestions for borders? I'm struggling on that one. I could use the dark brown Kaffe. I've also got a nice dark brown with pink dots and a darkish brown mottle. Should I pull a narrow border of a light? Decisions, decisions!Here is what I have so far.</span> </div>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-44545330240003130882012-06-03T15:57:00.002-04:002012-06-03T18:11:49.168-04:00Do You Etsy?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I like to support my LQS, but there are many times when I'm looking for something a little different or for a piece of fabric from an older line -- and now-a-days, "older" can mean a line that just came out a few months ago. There are also times when I'm looking for a bargain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the best places I've found to start my search is on </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Etsy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. Of course there are wonderful hand-crafted items, but there are also oodles of patterns and fabrics, as well as notions for fabric-related crafts. Need the little D-rings and swivel hooks to make purses, wristlets or key fobs? How about snaps for children's clothing, or the special laminated cotton for diapers? The soft elastic bands and flowers to make infant headbands, or ground walnut shells for pincushions. Zippers in any color and any length? Etsy's got it all, and more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please check out her store to see if there is anything that strikes your fancy -- her prices are great. Her Etsy store is </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/QuiltfabricsbyConnie" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Quilt Fabrics by Connie</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. She tells me that she will be getting a bunch of new fabric by the end of the month, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several months ago --could have been 6-7 months ago -- someone blogged about vinyl decal sheets you could use to decorate your sewing machine. I'm not talking about the sets of decals used for Featherweight restoration, I'm talking about flames, and art deco swirls and hot-colored flowers. As I recall, there were even ones suitable for long-arms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me get the apology out of the way: I'm sorry not to have blogged in months. No real excuse other than a lack of time and a lack of motivation. A friend of mine once described it as losing her mojo -- not sure if it was my mojo that was lost or if my ADQD (Atttention Deficit Quilting Disorder) just stole my focus. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things and be a more faithful blogger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This weekend was spent doing laundry, cooking and sewing. There are tons of projects in the works that really need to get done (there's that ADQD again), but I had some charm packs of Denyse Schmidt's Flea Market Fancy that were calling my name, so that's what I worked with.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the first time I've gone out of the box and let the quilt design itself. I've never had the guts to wing it before. I made a ton of HST's, then started arranging them on the design wall. The result was this asymetrical top. I like it -- just not sure if I LOVE it. Wish I'd made it a couple of rows longer. And I'm not even sure where it will end up. Could be a baby quilt, or it might be a gift for someone special. What do you think?</span></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">And there's a tute for the CHICKEN PINCUSHION I love (cackle cackle)!</span> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cutting-corners/category/pincushions/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Riley Blake Pincushion Tutorials</span></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This little software program allows you to print out triangle paper on your own printer for HSTs in finished sizes from 1" to 7", in eighth inch increments. They are having a sale now; the program normally costing $19.95 is now $14.95. If you like using triangle paper to make perfect HSTs, this represents a significant savings over buying individual packs of papers. In addition, you can print out one sheet, for making just a few HSTs, or scads of them. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have not used triangle papers before, you might want to give it a try. Yes, you will have the extra step of ripping the paper off the back of the sewn triangles, but the resulting HSTs are <strong>perfect</strong> -- no wonkiness and no stretching from having sewn on a bias edge. I would not recommend them if you need to sew just one or two HSTs, but if you need to sew multiples, they are a great way to go. And with this program, you don't need to hunt through your collection of assorted triangle papers only to find that you have 20 different sizes EXCEPT the size you need right then; you just go to your printer and print out exactly what you need. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The triangle grids can be printed on standard computer paper, using a shortened stitch length (makes tearing the papers much easier) but I prefer newsprint, which is available from a variety of souces, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sax-Plain-White-Newsprint-Newspaper/dp/B0042SSUS0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1332518648&sr=8-4" target="_blank">this one</a>. The newsprint is thinner, and makes the tearing-off process even easier. Quilt Pro also has a similar program for quarter square triangles, which I have not tried. Some of their other products include foundation piecing software and add-ons for Carol Doak's foundation pieced blocks. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is that link again: </span><a href="http://www.quiltpro.com/page/Triangle_Magic_half_mainpage" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Quilt Pro Triangle Magic</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. Click on the menu items at the bottom of the web page to see full explanations of what the program is and how it works. If you end up purchasing the program, let me know how you like it!</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am working on a king-sized quilt. It need it to be generously sized, not skimpy. So how big should it be? What is a good proportion for an inner and outer border?</span></div>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963142835111925476.post-23146602254756024572012-03-17T16:56:00.000-04:002012-03-17T16:56:01.788-04:00Catching Up<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, now that I have my new computer, I realize why I was so frustrated editing pictures for posting on my old one. My old CPU, easily 10 years old, had a whopping 8 meg of RAM, and a 500 meg hard drive -- it was virtually top-of-the-line when I bought it, but could no longer handle the demands I made of it. The new machine is more middle-of-the-road, but has 8 GIG of RAM, and a 1 TB hard drive. Yowzer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">So now I will begin catching up. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">First in line is the 3rd <a href="http://imalldeckedout.blogspot.com/2011/11/racey-post.html" target="_blank">Jelly Roll 1600 quilt</a> that I did for Christmas. I gave my neice and my nephew's fiance batik jelly roll quilts for Christmas. By the time I realized that my step-nephew's fiance would be joining us for Christmas as well; I was only able to get the top done for hers. I finally pieced the back & sent it off to my FLLQ (Friendly Local Longarm Quilter). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here it is! It's made with a Bali Pop, plus some random batik scaps from my scrap bin, and is named <em>Chablis and Merlot</em> in honor of the Rebecca's love of wine.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I gave it to her today at the end of her bridal shower, and she loved it. Now I need to get cracking on their wedding quilt. I'm trying something different this time -- a kaliedescope quilt. Thanks to Sue, at </span><a href="http://subeesews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SuBee Sews</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for giving me the idea. You need to check out </span><a href="http://subeesews.blogspot.com/search/label/kaleidoscope%2Fwedge%20ruler" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">some of the kaliedescope quilts she has made</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span> </div>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.com3