tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70117286273225880792024-03-17T23:00:16.728-04:00Around the BlocksA quilting journey that detours for other activities that captivate and inspire.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.comBlogger1398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-26444728273374854602024-02-12T20:26:00.002-05:002024-02-12T20:26:21.436-05:00February 2024<p> The husband didn't get to go on his annual two week fishing trip to Florida this winter so I didn't get to do my list of projects. However, I'm almost finished with one of them. I loved my big white bed I made a few years ago (my first wood project0, but it was so heavy I couldn't move it to put a rug underneath and with Jim's handicap he can't help me do that. Our bedroom was pretty but I really wanted to be able to put a rug under the bed that I could change out. I know, maybe silly, but a woman wants her bedroom pretty! also, I'm about over having furniture that I can't move myself. So I sold the bed, nightstands, and lamps and am in the process of trying to make this simple, lower profile bed pretty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4EHi52v6bwR3gcNA6k91LWnHcwnTN_CDe-lM5B3Lrvd4gERCUoonURgaUFgqohVgnZIoD0serAqcEy01tbuDXoX9i4pVn5dXRvSm04AJD0ozt-p-JRLzGbGjZwVYh43oRYD7XGGOlWQc0ZLi6qSadqLt9gVj1wcXE-QJwqU8efdkWsglkPQ-GBLX7wTD/s4032/IMG_1105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4EHi52v6bwR3gcNA6k91LWnHcwnTN_CDe-lM5B3Lrvd4gERCUoonURgaUFgqohVgnZIoD0serAqcEy01tbuDXoX9i4pVn5dXRvSm04AJD0ozt-p-JRLzGbGjZwVYh43oRYD7XGGOlWQc0ZLi6qSadqLt9gVj1wcXE-QJwqU8efdkWsglkPQ-GBLX7wTD/w480-h640/IMG_1105.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR03jBbekYnAW4kXuNRx-zsgtx7NHViJI-9z9plg0gQti8aA5cHbP5N-F2KNJh9oZU7_qHDU7TYwqv_co46uhJi_5Dnarn8sSEnJBIhsRfJ8FDNRBfMG4BgG9f599FH-P-jcM10l2KhBiGGgPqT2Ktku_wu6y8WKMDvKK2JcCxmWf4fz2DMAGDtCIcAYe/s4032/IMG_1106.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR03jBbekYnAW4kXuNRx-zsgtx7NHViJI-9z9plg0gQti8aA5cHbP5N-F2KNJh9oZU7_qHDU7TYwqv_co46uhJi_5Dnarn8sSEnJBIhsRfJ8FDNRBfMG4BgG9f599FH-P-jcM10l2KhBiGGgPqT2Ktku_wu6y8WKMDvKK2JcCxmWf4fz2DMAGDtCIcAYe/w480-h640/IMG_1106.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still waiting on one of the new nightstands. I bought two, and they were "in stock." Only one was delivered and now I'm on about the 8th week of awaiting the other one. Oh well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In quilting news, I received the fabric today for one I am making for the McCall's Quilting issue out this fall. I'm excited and a little nervous. Hope it turns out good.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-542672828340727522024-01-16T16:35:00.002-05:002024-01-18T16:05:13.129-05:00Snowstorm of 2024<p> We finally got a good snow! And in good, I mean about 8-9" The most I've seen since the famous blizzard of 1993. So I've been stuck inside for the last couple of days, and it looks like at least one more as the temps are not above 23 today, and expected to stay below freezing for a few more days.</p><p>Puzzle, our golden retriever, LOVED the snow!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9YMVy8r2skI4-QTOp51_DmuakxrPoh7pjA-U96i8FX9svtuPTqRJvey3BBqGlcw9rp70xIgGBCEoBzzcItm8PidRzkDke9ivXTU1QcZBjs0qXMau8mPUoGmrOn9CAjlTqRwlwpwjU8pTl_W619f49pfuM1JRshh0p2VFgVjTBfhPGLf7C646KyoDnHkv/s3352/IMG_0593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="2514" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9YMVy8r2skI4-QTOp51_DmuakxrPoh7pjA-U96i8FX9svtuPTqRJvey3BBqGlcw9rp70xIgGBCEoBzzcItm8PidRzkDke9ivXTU1QcZBjs0qXMau8mPUoGmrOn9CAjlTqRwlwpwjU8pTl_W619f49pfuM1JRshh0p2VFgVjTBfhPGLf7C646KyoDnHkv/w480-h640/IMG_0593.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmTmEuIUP2BNwiBl_yTng2PB3PahUfBiYhBuBOLt3EZAQ6G-AB7WipkwH3DY4ja4fumb7M5ZCwFS7s-2drgAoTAj4dHFLXbv9Vl4PfGQhnUNg6Wu_0tt7oPgHM-ObBx64oIfpg-sTW79ICrp6zlogSCD8WDAMBCmBUamhol_mnm0J2dYeKEx6BHvP24K7/s4032/IMG_0608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmTmEuIUP2BNwiBl_yTng2PB3PahUfBiYhBuBOLt3EZAQ6G-AB7WipkwH3DY4ja4fumb7M5ZCwFS7s-2drgAoTAj4dHFLXbv9Vl4PfGQhnUNg6Wu_0tt7oPgHM-ObBx64oIfpg-sTW79ICrp6zlogSCD8WDAMBCmBUamhol_mnm0J2dYeKEx6BHvP24K7/w480-h640/IMG_0608.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLeN9YgggvJOVUPEFUEJHNBo_cjCxv3DpsIBxabyoIcQzOihnyZD0jAzW5Vy5HvdG4VhrDbLpJfUAk2hNdfFZWZ396A8enfsdROhFhr7hYyYHDePKLjztNJC3408iDPtr43oZpubpEIRtRszMu14gljH0WrA9MwTVqMjH1TU53p5VEo_0ceM5lcC_Tw_R/s4032/IMG_0638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLeN9YgggvJOVUPEFUEJHNBo_cjCxv3DpsIBxabyoIcQzOihnyZD0jAzW5Vy5HvdG4VhrDbLpJfUAk2hNdfFZWZ396A8enfsdROhFhr7hYyYHDePKLjztNJC3408iDPtr43oZpubpEIRtRszMu14gljH0WrA9MwTVqMjH1TU53p5VEo_0ceM5lcC_Tw_R/w480-h640/IMG_0638.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Me, not so much. But, the good thing about being stuck at home is I have more time to sew! I looked at my scraps and potential baby quilt ideas and came up with a cute traditional design using pinks and oranges, a favorite color combo. Starting cutting on Sunday. I love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsEMw5TdsHebi5M-t5-nf90S6Zas4Hdzj10m4K8Vmv-5fVvh_gYOSHeRRrQzLhiR8OUmlbu_N-7cNkSxLAZFeLm10MtoYr21a_A989CRiHsh43TWTLyjZXZ4yYx1ccifCBK9o6gWvWW2jKa8YliOF5h_idnFQLuv7s2fgoidORzawIP6rXxbTgJg15wpF/s4032/IMG_0619%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsEMw5TdsHebi5M-t5-nf90S6Zas4Hdzj10m4K8Vmv-5fVvh_gYOSHeRRrQzLhiR8OUmlbu_N-7cNkSxLAZFeLm10MtoYr21a_A989CRiHsh43TWTLyjZXZ4yYx1ccifCBK9o6gWvWW2jKa8YliOF5h_idnFQLuv7s2fgoidORzawIP6rXxbTgJg15wpF/w480-h640/IMG_0619%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHiRqW5dq_8UQDB7u-80oyqHmDR9q_RgtIMNiihkwDF9TCaMSZ9rNmzHoBD-tLjB4kSLWL6ouCVuY56Bmoma3nZ5y70hc88jY-DY5Tz2JFo_E7QDSePT6ImKWauyUYIa2YjrHGu6WQbLNaGU6VFAycxusad_r4e5SasMC-6RkNl1s-eHIdXdxWhGQVDUF/s4032/IMG_0620.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHiRqW5dq_8UQDB7u-80oyqHmDR9q_RgtIMNiihkwDF9TCaMSZ9rNmzHoBD-tLjB4kSLWL6ouCVuY56Bmoma3nZ5y70hc88jY-DY5Tz2JFo_E7QDSePT6ImKWauyUYIa2YjrHGu6WQbLNaGU6VFAycxusad_r4e5SasMC-6RkNl1s-eHIdXdxWhGQVDUF/w480-h640/IMG_0620.jpeg" width="480" /></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/AVvXsEh2qAn6I_w44jh_m8Xw9eFvJCh4Ze2eSaukRhFXKuNjX7GSXXbzS3yKYHlgQ9tBCudoWLBHvGTktrhJWEaxwNJhCwpLVo_y1OSAfdIzaUg-tvJUd_zPVE5gLZozsyF_QjbnLtbrNOvvBYJfmxAjQAXIrPx_IS6EdWNmJanThaBU2EK73jE67grG-Uw94T6G/s2841/IMG_0631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="2841" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qAn6I_w44jh_m8Xw9eFvJCh4Ze2eSaukRhFXKuNjX7GSXXbzS3yKYHlgQ9tBCudoWLBHvGTktrhJWEaxwNJhCwpLVo_y1OSAfdIzaUg-tvJUd_zPVE5gLZozsyF_QjbnLtbrNOvvBYJfmxAjQAXIrPx_IS6EdWNmJanThaBU2EK73jE67grG-Uw94T6G/w640-h616/IMG_0631.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is for the new granddaughter of a dear friend of mine. I hope she likes it! This will be the second finish of the year for me. I did the lion quilt for our Church's Music Director. He is expecting his second grandson. It is an Elizabeth Hartman design. The second lion I've made. Really, it isn't difficult. The cutting takes longer than the sewing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyQ6raaDFHjmW2Ku3GJhcTFhBLQ1gS23nTmSqq3U24CEtKDEqOFjPTVPMJ1UT0dW5rCp8chIrpSmPP5K64g577VaIaR8yx-yBvkV1jVnOgZSe3NlcVBrYS8n-ozu1vF50TBLyWXAbAoQXv5RBKxW8UBQaayUvGKUEfrVnKUQaqnRejOAkK9UCZUkMyUNm/s3181/IMG_2808%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="2792" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyQ6raaDFHjmW2Ku3GJhcTFhBLQ1gS23nTmSqq3U24CEtKDEqOFjPTVPMJ1UT0dW5rCp8chIrpSmPP5K64g577VaIaR8yx-yBvkV1jVnOgZSe3NlcVBrYS8n-ozu1vF50TBLyWXAbAoQXv5RBKxW8UBQaayUvGKUEfrVnKUQaqnRejOAkK9UCZUkMyUNm/w562-h640/IMG_2808%202.jpeg" width="562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3QrzDCR50TZgO-ju4WSIpa3Fe8-tcv5TtcIlSqC1MDc71D9LYZh3wHT5rJLfxkYfaCUwDMsrFdCAmdQiK9yS0CmWkYM3EyScZt7umtoHhEF26DEROVdhENdMtg0DURMLoDvKruOqDXf8ecwr8-5lQl_W8Ehyphenhyphenoz0viKvNNOCuGIbn55xsFdh9nMICuesh/s4032/IMG_0629%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3QrzDCR50TZgO-ju4WSIpa3Fe8-tcv5TtcIlSqC1MDc71D9LYZh3wHT5rJLfxkYfaCUwDMsrFdCAmdQiK9yS0CmWkYM3EyScZt7umtoHhEF26DEROVdhENdMtg0DURMLoDvKruOqDXf8ecwr8-5lQl_W8Ehyphenhyphenoz0viKvNNOCuGIbn55xsFdh9nMICuesh/w480-h640/IMG_0629%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span>Back to sewing working on this one. Maybe I'll finish it in 2024. :)<span><br /></span><div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-49582792856217012312023-11-01T19:34:00.001-04:002023-11-02T18:50:11.307-04:00Still running FIVE years later<p> On a whim I took a look at my old Late Life Running blog. Can't believe it has been five years since my last post. Wow. I have done a few 5k races but no half marathons in five years......until now. I signed up for one on November 11th. Not sure I'm ready but I did 11 miles last Saturday. I don't have time to get in any more long runs. My left knee hurt a bit on that run but seems ok now. Wish me luck!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-41820879396171744972023-11-01T19:23:00.002-04:002023-11-01T19:25:15.999-04:00November 1, 2023<p> Well tomorrow is Jim's big birthday - 70 years old! It is so hard to believe we are as old as we are! And I'll soon be 65. I made him a cake, homemade bread, homemade soup, today. I'll be working tomorrow but he can open his present later when I get home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR_nZhDRIHeWQZc9vZVE0wCdbl0EU6bWYjEB693K1I7LqFsEe2UfMkNAu0OeAK6P0aqoEXYkXCionERHXKSInN6UZ1jQaAn5kqhNtJd0VhAP8g2j7hUON52MN4NlJh3TigCETTZgu57RM4tNCr3KHa55Naz4QiVU39Vve_YZeAowCzGSDCxXl-XifchMV/s4032/IMG_9723.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR_nZhDRIHeWQZc9vZVE0wCdbl0EU6bWYjEB693K1I7LqFsEe2UfMkNAu0OeAK6P0aqoEXYkXCionERHXKSInN6UZ1jQaAn5kqhNtJd0VhAP8g2j7hUON52MN4NlJh3TigCETTZgu57RM4tNCr3KHa55Naz4QiVU39Vve_YZeAowCzGSDCxXl-XifchMV/w480-h640/IMG_9723.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our kind neighbor changed out our five outside lights in the last two days. We have the best neighbors! All five of our LED dusk to daylight lights had gone out and they were the kind that didn't have bulbs. I was able to get these really nice looking outside lanterns from Costco, that use LED bulbs. So happy about that. When they go out I'll just pop in another bulb. And I love this style. It seems to go better with our home.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqrT1wPEJF87rPKZwQhDX_zQvBn9vMjgKnTwFcjrtIArAPXXs_OeNFVFOSBEsV65HJ1JGw7xviwwnJh5u63BvXfDHUmkX14QhciKqCNF9VJTBQ3TS9ymn_WVzsgC3YIFS8cFUky1vkexqUEQY-tKADz7PcCKZLzR_9ombnjVnme6Vn_DHLXWufDurnc9_/s4032/IMG_9724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqrT1wPEJF87rPKZwQhDX_zQvBn9vMjgKnTwFcjrtIArAPXXs_OeNFVFOSBEsV65HJ1JGw7xviwwnJh5u63BvXfDHUmkX14QhciKqCNF9VJTBQ3TS9ymn_WVzsgC3YIFS8cFUky1vkexqUEQY-tKADz7PcCKZLzR_9ombnjVnme6Vn_DHLXWufDurnc9_/w480-h640/IMG_9724.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We only had three trick or treaters last night. I was so disappointed. Our little neighbors boys came over and a teenager. But we did get a pic of the grandkids when they were on their way to a big fall event on campus where they live. I'm sure they had a ball! Hermoine and Mario.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4pew_mPghj25A6QIfQ88iqlpendEIRojSXgj1ZQxrpxf89gO6evlTaaW3qH0cbrRwJ5gCswuM2Ud1-P4AvDF9_scg1tq7_94-CRRRVQR4gMN0bVHqE7f8T1cUyH7kaoViSW5BpuVvWI6ApqBov9mhOPvhJlJsY0eYIvdKZUWqtaR1Mg7jBlV-yUztuud/s2645/IMG_4642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="2026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4pew_mPghj25A6QIfQ88iqlpendEIRojSXgj1ZQxrpxf89gO6evlTaaW3qH0cbrRwJ5gCswuM2Ud1-P4AvDF9_scg1tq7_94-CRRRVQR4gMN0bVHqE7f8T1cUyH7kaoViSW5BpuVvWI6ApqBov9mhOPvhJlJsY0eYIvdKZUWqtaR1Mg7jBlV-yUztuud/w490-h640/IMG_4642.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div>I got the idea to get out Jim's big fake teeth and try them on Puzzle! it was a hoot but she only wanted to eat them. She had me laughing so hard last night. She came parading into the living group with one of my headbands in her mouth. I took it away from her and it wasn't five minutes when she comes in wagging her tail with another one! Evidently I had left two of them on my bathroom vanity. She can reach anything on there now. She was so proud of herself.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_Dtfoqn185xKUnGlTSV9cYgA0Yp-l_L2Kga2lrBxdMD5H-E61gO-NZWLyTCozt-XIa1lLrPuR1d_0O6D5UKY6JIMW0MS9oxKtvmImsfrwZPfqTn0mtS7NR_1gGcaMBeni1mT0BUBNSvnyAXd-BmkQu_hWdsiaGodJnIWR8Aw8adZWvRnfhZ6QV-fQ1et/s4032/IMG_9697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_Dtfoqn185xKUnGlTSV9cYgA0Yp-l_L2Kga2lrBxdMD5H-E61gO-NZWLyTCozt-XIa1lLrPuR1d_0O6D5UKY6JIMW0MS9oxKtvmImsfrwZPfqTn0mtS7NR_1gGcaMBeni1mT0BUBNSvnyAXd-BmkQu_hWdsiaGodJnIWR8Aw8adZWvRnfhZ6QV-fQ1et/w480-h640/IMG_9697.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This dog is such a joy and a blessing. We've had some really nice fall weather lately. Turned cold last night but today was still beautiful. The sky the other night was so very pretty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbxdZaeBB9vJ7IgF8ppalpr3X2Y1ihdulz9bcywXcOvppFKfLu8ExozEQNnwC6F69amccRHIea3FWgD9TdXmYttJmcVIrkI0YkuQoCgCQ_THDZ7AwaI5ttunhzz5b1rPyyihMVz2IDmLJrgsFq4FNQZ8l7ShpGZ-w2V437emc2cLVc1kt6wqyAs2ty-OS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbxdZaeBB9vJ7IgF8ppalpr3X2Y1ihdulz9bcywXcOvppFKfLu8ExozEQNnwC6F69amccRHIea3FWgD9TdXmYttJmcVIrkI0YkuQoCgCQ_THDZ7AwaI5ttunhzz5b1rPyyihMVz2IDmLJrgsFq4FNQZ8l7ShpGZ-w2V437emc2cLVc1kt6wqyAs2ty-OS=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8kVkShZyvlXQ2J8SUr030FMdpz9HhRwZqvxPjIAJSxM0oROIcOxtgg25P3_jB8Nws7d1O2RaTqIfSHyntR17K5-o_V-F9A7ViT1DzlOv4EObgHUZGNVoNaAGOJ9j-Z1AkSWKlwtWcAjOYeJl6NT7-1Th_qZbe0Fz3j56kKgw_42mFPsjNsfyrI4wPA2bP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8kVkShZyvlXQ2J8SUr030FMdpz9HhRwZqvxPjIAJSxM0oROIcOxtgg25P3_jB8Nws7d1O2RaTqIfSHyntR17K5-o_V-F9A7ViT1DzlOv4EObgHUZGNVoNaAGOJ9j-Z1AkSWKlwtWcAjOYeJl6NT7-1Th_qZbe0Fz3j56kKgw_42mFPsjNsfyrI4wPA2bP=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I have started a new sewing project but haven't gotten enough done to show yet. I've put the Bonnie Hunter Morning Glories quilt on hold while I try to finish this little Christmas throw quilt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-48291923261252261132023-10-15T09:28:00.005-04:002023-10-15T09:29:36.913-04:00<p> October 15, 2023</p><p>A lot has gone on since I last posted. I finished a memory quilt for Katie's uncle. We took a real vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. Then we had the kids for several days during their fall break. We had so much fun! The other local grandparents got some time with them as well. So blessed! Also started a new paper pieced quilt, pattern by Bonnie Hunter. </p><p>So the pictures are not in any kind of order.</p><p>Memory quilt....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20_zxL64d2AmiT2MERyHWNN3e3zRQzaBsC_za025s9yF3VVAjzxR4eyV0oP1_kA3CvbEcskSZHnnAOsgrBmWX-gbrKDALwoWCknG-nm3jXY73vp6gVwKhyphenhyphenlnFar19ygZV4RC8XGSWTxELqAN9tWXwdn0w-ijxTKcms9mfGOV53BOfEA7o2skELVJp2i7G/s2622/IMG_3954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="2622" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20_zxL64d2AmiT2MERyHWNN3e3zRQzaBsC_za025s9yF3VVAjzxR4eyV0oP1_kA3CvbEcskSZHnnAOsgrBmWX-gbrKDALwoWCknG-nm3jXY73vp6gVwKhyphenhyphenlnFar19ygZV4RC8XGSWTxELqAN9tWXwdn0w-ijxTKcms9mfGOV53BOfEA7o2skELVJp2i7G/w640-h610/IMG_3954.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>At the museum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We called this week "Grand Camp." Haddon with his little friend Merritt Hixson (a distant cousin).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HaahiKDwiZ8t5OtajIaBKDhGHF4hJQ93aLn9PY5BhNVSZPTTuk3jdPlkCtkj7ofCv93a3xue82bjSeUZCLqAkJ5W9qQ9wn8OjiH6XGcHOp8RgTF6d974MDgvmqakzE8u0UfRjGT3b4_1E0XUBTe8VZj48cUKvxvuf4C8FGMkEX0LW6XeYIA-R0s8geeq/s4032/IMG_9432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HaahiKDwiZ8t5OtajIaBKDhGHF4hJQ93aLn9PY5BhNVSZPTTuk3jdPlkCtkj7ofCv93a3xue82bjSeUZCLqAkJ5W9qQ9wn8OjiH6XGcHOp8RgTF6d974MDgvmqakzE8u0UfRjGT3b4_1E0XUBTe8VZj48cUKvxvuf4C8FGMkEX0LW6XeYIA-R0s8geeq/w480-h640/IMG_9432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Emma and Shiloh Hixson. They lived next to my grandchildren before they moved to LA. Their mom is Alicia Graves, the daughter of one of my besties Tina Graves, and she has SIX kids!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbBF5pZ9Cni-tO-fTxIZidobWFqoxiDyGCn5snn8zfTL7Ga5ucxsk1mM-rZp6g51KPvELeC77pv8JRkXc-gVdMMA4-tPu10IBQ81orbckdoOn1UC0baRYEdru7yFkQZAuGkZZU5Hv1md7afrI0IEExST8znEzxG84igACPMRLrHiMzzrNe3gzUCyrotq7/s4032/IMG_9437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbBF5pZ9Cni-tO-fTxIZidobWFqoxiDyGCn5snn8zfTL7Ga5ucxsk1mM-rZp6g51KPvELeC77pv8JRkXc-gVdMMA4-tPu10IBQ81orbckdoOn1UC0baRYEdru7yFkQZAuGkZZU5Hv1md7afrI0IEExST8znEzxG84igACPMRLrHiMzzrNe3gzUCyrotq7/w480-h640/IMG_9437.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Tina and I love that our grandchildren are so close.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGieDuqt2d3TxrZmWATQomzF5schyphenhyphenopFW8ziHMRXiH9ylYLC8-TmHWIKemezwVzjoK0idOZ-o7ANwnmBu8dB514OfD6f4bvEhcP8YFETHbdM3W5Ar2m6VWtNXNvyJS3UwPwbnpJHNVqxhoQLMRU0ZhgYYIZwzdXEkMqGiUgTsirH6u3sOG_IGbUgSkmrZ_/s4032/IMG_9443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGieDuqt2d3TxrZmWATQomzF5schyphenhyphenopFW8ziHMRXiH9ylYLC8-TmHWIKemezwVzjoK0idOZ-o7ANwnmBu8dB514OfD6f4bvEhcP8YFETHbdM3W5Ar2m6VWtNXNvyJS3UwPwbnpJHNVqxhoQLMRU0ZhgYYIZwzdXEkMqGiUgTsirH6u3sOG_IGbUgSkmrZ_/w480-h640/IMG_9443.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Fun at our house with Papaw<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBXmplrc0xFcPAB7GxJ97PY-mZOMRxjGAAFXPWt9yKUDwqEq2yk1r4cXicv5ZBZjFy1nCSEWpi3t8XGFLu14mGBZrsDT_unyI2CA1ceCV69AeANJfIWLiiMhFSN5woU4oDWlkKDaZfR0p3U0dZCRCvUaBDZkReCzZDnmOqhUt57KAzitLktilvI5MVycY/s4032/IMG_9450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBXmplrc0xFcPAB7GxJ97PY-mZOMRxjGAAFXPWt9yKUDwqEq2yk1r4cXicv5ZBZjFy1nCSEWpi3t8XGFLu14mGBZrsDT_unyI2CA1ceCV69AeANJfIWLiiMhFSN5woU4oDWlkKDaZfR0p3U0dZCRCvUaBDZkReCzZDnmOqhUt57KAzitLktilvI5MVycY/w480-h640/IMG_9450.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx0OQ4bMW7t_FEuOP25rruthzDDwrM6CWk5uAiv1obzXsyqNz-QS9oProtvLX7TtcIV-b1yiMtVHvx4p7LmbB013lOrSktKZBqp79NGX-mURnWsSperSLD6cFRbVAgS0wD3G_lhhsM7FNGKgFYzaax2igSmUgrQv9F1f5Ank2MotqGE8h7nmaDhIceNiF/s4032/IMG_9492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx0OQ4bMW7t_FEuOP25rruthzDDwrM6CWk5uAiv1obzXsyqNz-QS9oProtvLX7TtcIV-b1yiMtVHvx4p7LmbB013lOrSktKZBqp79NGX-mURnWsSperSLD6cFRbVAgS0wD3G_lhhsM7FNGKgFYzaax2igSmUgrQv9F1f5Ank2MotqGE8h7nmaDhIceNiF/w480-h640/IMG_9492.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxQUjsBBaUuLbOD6n8MTW3uNBRSE60VSnLWntjmbf36NsOcsUwWqj7jaboKZKpliMIJR7EN728bZ4xPxLcaf_mDBQD8oKG18rTQmfFmYPOxEJQFreh2495TYbHsBA4nu-NjjCD88-rrSZkp3nMTnO1hm5BeWq4cBVvvPAN8SnJKQkEeMPhtjBALMDs427/s4032/IMG_9496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxQUjsBBaUuLbOD6n8MTW3uNBRSE60VSnLWntjmbf36NsOcsUwWqj7jaboKZKpliMIJR7EN728bZ4xPxLcaf_mDBQD8oKG18rTQmfFmYPOxEJQFreh2495TYbHsBA4nu-NjjCD88-rrSZkp3nMTnO1hm5BeWq4cBVvvPAN8SnJKQkEeMPhtjBALMDs427/w480-h640/IMG_9496.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Cade's Cove loop in the back of the truck with Mamaw and Puzzle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThfWl1Ot4DAHe3bu8mUESiAVFhY8A147tNwxKfqHOcaHW3EG_eerIZ2k9pqjeLCns2zhlNd0xnATZNgIqK8p-sNwexp2XujFMveKauFRLYXhzVbkLPOLDxH5Gum2BeI-G7hERxOJRad2IynUcdLZk-pq6gl0nSXLyQQ39eUKXDGucc6iMIZn5kBS5yIS0/s3088/IMG_9510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThfWl1Ot4DAHe3bu8mUESiAVFhY8A147tNwxKfqHOcaHW3EG_eerIZ2k9pqjeLCns2zhlNd0xnATZNgIqK8p-sNwexp2XujFMveKauFRLYXhzVbkLPOLDxH5Gum2BeI-G7hERxOJRad2IynUcdLZk-pq6gl0nSXLyQQ39eUKXDGucc6iMIZn5kBS5yIS0/w480-h640/IMG_9510.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>New paper pieced quilt. This one is taking a while to do. Very tedious.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTzNUZfyWTy1tLKl_sR3PvBoQjxKZzmbWqz-QI-z9NO_Ll7YpCwtwaNVxQNf1VuRyXmIrQtveRs0n6dJoZ-d9c1xOJBnd4qYHEZRLLDKJQj0-S-PFSQMtuOmMZa6iesNMtk0TUCjh8ORLaGJKpOjmW50q3vU1DUa8jJS5TUiXXw421ysihHJxpT0lyezQ/s4032/IMG_9549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTzNUZfyWTy1tLKl_sR3PvBoQjxKZzmbWqz-QI-z9NO_Ll7YpCwtwaNVxQNf1VuRyXmIrQtveRs0n6dJoZ-d9c1xOJBnd4qYHEZRLLDKJQj0-S-PFSQMtuOmMZa6iesNMtk0TUCjh8ORLaGJKpOjmW50q3vU1DUa8jJS5TUiXXw421ysihHJxpT0lyezQ/w480-h640/IMG_9549.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>It's been almost two full years since I quit the pixie haircuts and started learning how to deal with my wild curls. I love having longer hair!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgO5hevzoKaB7lBKt-zSXWkGxfjEQvpPGlnOZzp0ye_uHxi2wkWQ3ChycYbyBS17gUhjSxh7e6R0uoZYPX8GQrS8ne6w3G33GfBm6kr1V02Tyj4spkRiTKojfiwGTL3rEvEIjsG7QyyI0eIxZ1mugbYl-Uzh-PBOBuKTG2MHh9fgNeq99M6w-2oNzU97aY/s2272/IMG_9556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="1957" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgO5hevzoKaB7lBKt-zSXWkGxfjEQvpPGlnOZzp0ye_uHxi2wkWQ3ChycYbyBS17gUhjSxh7e6R0uoZYPX8GQrS8ne6w3G33GfBm6kr1V02Tyj4spkRiTKojfiwGTL3rEvEIjsG7QyyI0eIxZ1mugbYl-Uzh-PBOBuKTG2MHh9fgNeq99M6w-2oNzU97aY/w552-h640/IMG_9556.jpeg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgmMtJkt48SCV5bgjC9mojk87zqlMfqmLEJnbc36137RED_WL_BuPmaj1Z6rwn8IeZCdrfDUAvhOQgq7lPzPgIw0GuskIiOr6BGR2zSNHqBtxh-OeJLIR1FL_tL8AESjhO8Gfr9ZkRsYLxb5UDnZ15Mu21mMe5eFaOp8QZhjgv40upRN35qd2HVBrgYlH/s2205/IMG_9557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="1953" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgmMtJkt48SCV5bgjC9mojk87zqlMfqmLEJnbc36137RED_WL_BuPmaj1Z6rwn8IeZCdrfDUAvhOQgq7lPzPgIw0GuskIiOr6BGR2zSNHqBtxh-OeJLIR1FL_tL8AESjhO8Gfr9ZkRsYLxb5UDnZ15Mu21mMe5eFaOp8QZhjgv40upRN35qd2HVBrgYlH/w566-h640/IMG_9557.jpeg" width="566" /></a></div>Can't believe how much it has grown in just two years. And this includes five trims.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwgCEIxzlZ5Loow9QKSnffPhIPWSLRTLiRAH1HR8Vk575weRuYmXBvsdfOqQ0ryf70mAKDeg_DEvd4-OzBZ8YGUsxy2eoMAD-u7O6oyIIk65tTm5A0PzNwbapCRJBgwFlMH-mumv4LR_IFD5CwQ2sKAZm3NphmkXu7cIBdvath_EtqtinKoGXUubEgqpB/s1800/IMG_9558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwgCEIxzlZ5Loow9QKSnffPhIPWSLRTLiRAH1HR8Vk575weRuYmXBvsdfOqQ0ryf70mAKDeg_DEvd4-OzBZ8YGUsxy2eoMAD-u7O6oyIIk65tTm5A0PzNwbapCRJBgwFlMH-mumv4LR_IFD5CwQ2sKAZm3NphmkXu7cIBdvath_EtqtinKoGXUubEgqpB/w640-h640/IMG_9558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-15296909583059738212023-09-01T22:22:00.002-04:002023-09-01T22:27:26.562-04:00September 1, 2023<p> Fall is just around the corner. Thought I'd post what's been going on since my last one. I finished the orange/pink quilt. Love a scrappy quilt! Only had to buy the backing and I got a great price on 108" 3 yards pack of this cute kitty print.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gMOzfXHCqJBSBBABkbMSVOIwbPTQ_1hPmPVdaLT-kr-4CHswzzi-w90sYOuK7hBmr69FQ8TItSp3x1hDAwyoPAA3nFhh3abEQczbG-6jMsWg0-5LjAtWaAEYZWJNJNstdf3SmUTcWU7nYC_L31kPhlbAqof43Y2BtqF0HdelxzGuNg7A0BYbZM_9DS82/s4032/IMG_8260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gMOzfXHCqJBSBBABkbMSVOIwbPTQ_1hPmPVdaLT-kr-4CHswzzi-w90sYOuK7hBmr69FQ8TItSp3x1hDAwyoPAA3nFhh3abEQczbG-6jMsWg0-5LjAtWaAEYZWJNJNstdf3SmUTcWU7nYC_L31kPhlbAqof43Y2BtqF0HdelxzGuNg7A0BYbZM_9DS82/s4032/IMG_8260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy74raYstRmCExSfEa_GA2vSH7rmVYfNM0Ltrp8BVM2Yq8Cy65vxKdame4kNFGS2I_w3245EdTbTd8PqDk8hEojprE7_Cqn_YulhvmfgU9aVOakHLN17eloz_25nDadNCQ3ZY0V755hySXSR4g0RoyrhO3ON1-qAbWNH8Sw-wPEJVIQFfiiIzM9X6wsEy/s4032/IMG_8275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy74raYstRmCExSfEa_GA2vSH7rmVYfNM0Ltrp8BVM2Yq8Cy65vxKdame4kNFGS2I_w3245EdTbTd8PqDk8hEojprE7_Cqn_YulhvmfgU9aVOakHLN17eloz_25nDadNCQ3ZY0V755hySXSR4g0RoyrhO3ON1-qAbWNH8Sw-wPEJVIQFfiiIzM9X6wsEy/w480-h640/IMG_8275.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gMOzfXHCqJBSBBABkbMSVOIwbPTQ_1hPmPVdaLT-kr-4CHswzzi-w90sYOuK7hBmr69FQ8TItSp3x1hDAwyoPAA3nFhh3abEQczbG-6jMsWg0-5LjAtWaAEYZWJNJNstdf3SmUTcWU7nYC_L31kPhlbAqof43Y2BtqF0HdelxzGuNg7A0BYbZM_9DS82/s4032/IMG_8260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gMOzfXHCqJBSBBABkbMSVOIwbPTQ_1hPmPVdaLT-kr-4CHswzzi-w90sYOuK7hBmr69FQ8TItSp3x1hDAwyoPAA3nFhh3abEQczbG-6jMsWg0-5LjAtWaAEYZWJNJNstdf3SmUTcWU7nYC_L31kPhlbAqof43Y2BtqF0HdelxzGuNg7A0BYbZM_9DS82/w480-h640/IMG_8260.jpeg" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of our church friends is going through a rough time with cancer treatments. I wanted to make him and his wife a quilt. I pulled out blues/greens from my stash and made this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDU6tncf10ImFEbhk7awdAloBJ57Bi3kYRAN4nh8S2X5hppx0zbLJXq8ail7G9dBygUtmut0SRvdivbakxuyrMXpT1c7y53Hl3GYfy0a7mJOfbhM5MxaCJUF_9SuSRuS6WjtXuLfXRCWt4UfQNZhVvrDx-7oaVnkIUle2xKNyLYqLNGI0OJz73EIUOs8/s2557/IMG_8377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2396" data-original-width="2557" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDU6tncf10ImFEbhk7awdAloBJ57Bi3kYRAN4nh8S2X5hppx0zbLJXq8ail7G9dBygUtmut0SRvdivbakxuyrMXpT1c7y53Hl3GYfy0a7mJOfbhM5MxaCJUF_9SuSRuS6WjtXuLfXRCWt4UfQNZhVvrDx-7oaVnkIUle2xKNyLYqLNGI0OJz73EIUOs8/w640-h600/IMG_8377.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIp_tXNiUdr0q1-wedHNUv2sIR50v6CE6UWGvlByby1ex5Kzd_l7hWkCiERtEFgRhDPfqVqhaveurfNqtxElClkEfbgxH3EIpsy4LdztXmhX2jxgecY3tIShbiMTc2LHecYLbJnU91LPfByrXQXn6N-MDq5X0hIrWw-DyygwPAMBVgSxwSu8l2Mue7wS3/s4032/IMG_8378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIp_tXNiUdr0q1-wedHNUv2sIR50v6CE6UWGvlByby1ex5Kzd_l7hWkCiERtEFgRhDPfqVqhaveurfNqtxElClkEfbgxH3EIpsy4LdztXmhX2jxgecY3tIShbiMTc2LHecYLbJnU91LPfByrXQXn6N-MDq5X0hIrWw-DyygwPAMBVgSxwSu8l2Mue7wS3/w480-h640/IMG_8378.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I did a baptist fan edge to edge for the first time and at first I thought it was too big, but really it was perfect for this quilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ28_GZtjGP8zWjFWjbpy4PXa41it9c0iSCWfg67ML8JsDnhlDzWPJKsYzhC84XnAE0Hbr1wkS1hn7W0wovXygO_sLJ-wL8sMJmDqnHYSewyACePqssmZq7DzyVfq6hdkrKy-J-RIoAyiyhlWBPFqiD1Jm4htLwusA7xMqtRj2olaTBN9RfUcmxD7lEDv/s4032/IMG_8379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ28_GZtjGP8zWjFWjbpy4PXa41it9c0iSCWfg67ML8JsDnhlDzWPJKsYzhC84XnAE0Hbr1wkS1hn7W0wovXygO_sLJ-wL8sMJmDqnHYSewyACePqssmZq7DzyVfq6hdkrKy-J-RIoAyiyhlWBPFqiD1Jm4htLwusA7xMqtRj2olaTBN9RfUcmxD7lEDv/w480-h640/IMG_8379.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3-pOsEvCbl0MjwEHv4T8DpZilIEgfAxBFK6U_izbrvTAmsySriN1zlDdg2fDaC-hwqJfVRzeQzFVOzXOFl57k74n9pg3zhcG2jZv7ySyoaHhfuuFTWJhKILg5Y1XNzqqx0Okw05lUbqiSY0D6imOrH8Zzh2g7JdCuuwF6ze-hbGS3_KWCFInT5CudjOQ/s4032/IMG_8382.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3-pOsEvCbl0MjwEHv4T8DpZilIEgfAxBFK6U_izbrvTAmsySriN1zlDdg2fDaC-hwqJfVRzeQzFVOzXOFl57k74n9pg3zhcG2jZv7ySyoaHhfuuFTWJhKILg5Y1XNzqqx0Okw05lUbqiSY0D6imOrH8Zzh2g7JdCuuwF6ze-hbGS3_KWCFInT5CudjOQ/w480-h640/IMG_8382.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I don't think I could have picked better colors for their quilt. They loved it! And it matched their home so well with the greens, blues, and grays.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAtg-wSfemmTaYVdftsjfvX_bksoAmWBJU4rjioLidbcB5CHPuAUtCjerFJI4geEV0OkFGJ6IbXGD2Me0ZCcSoFCXv7c3IC8RyFOsGp1TvFJ6r-QJZ6YC_FoZVcL8CJbgsJHMUdmlJ5DCZo8flxhyeHUOI8MQuAzF2b9SDYMcFmSqEoRhWQReWI7fY2xm/s2239/20230807_181929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="1679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAtg-wSfemmTaYVdftsjfvX_bksoAmWBJU4rjioLidbcB5CHPuAUtCjerFJI4geEV0OkFGJ6IbXGD2Me0ZCcSoFCXv7c3IC8RyFOsGp1TvFJ6r-QJZ6YC_FoZVcL8CJbgsJHMUdmlJ5DCZo8flxhyeHUOI8MQuAzF2b9SDYMcFmSqEoRhWQReWI7fY2xm/w480-h640/20230807_181929.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Started and finished another quilt. I wanted to make one for my friend Becky. She gave me a basket of her children's clothes. Some of these go back almost 40 years! I'm not fond of making quilts from stretchy fabrics, but I really wanted to do this for her. I used a lot of starch. Found this design on etsy and just figured out how to make it. I called it "My Children, My Heart" and put a picture of her three kids on the back label. She loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCREAxG-RndS1BhTtilIk9wsZVtU87RNEK_yr3eJ-G939QMxA8Fz_YDGsFzPTEfkZRimc4R_IsoHu_6BMiifuVB5A_K8hDXkMy54BHqRSBgSY0iieQh4dYM7ou7OLr3H-WZ3iFl3n-j8YQ4p1O4yaIDFIuEvv2dnqFdl2uVv6LokxuDtF3yQ3gtwmTDVG/s3154/IMG_8669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="2837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCREAxG-RndS1BhTtilIk9wsZVtU87RNEK_yr3eJ-G939QMxA8Fz_YDGsFzPTEfkZRimc4R_IsoHu_6BMiifuVB5A_K8hDXkMy54BHqRSBgSY0iieQh4dYM7ou7OLr3H-WZ3iFl3n-j8YQ4p1O4yaIDFIuEvv2dnqFdl2uVv6LokxuDtF3yQ3gtwmTDVG/w576-h640/IMG_8669.jpeg" width="576" /></a></div>And used on of my favorite backings -- newsprint!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkgbS5pY6fIhvmyxwszPTCKjDfVbUWa28zutuEHS1OkM8Dhlun3nMvnGi7wPpDcHtGRQhNtSyrhlSH5MLjo03oFGarC8hxlKnkznnUcNeXXMYNHNfQUaptCK7QM8EcFJb2Hu8b1hAC119hK-yqILvOc97QDstFevwIYmCkCPck-k2N39W7cqlcVRBe8EB/s4032/IMG_8670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkgbS5pY6fIhvmyxwszPTCKjDfVbUWa28zutuEHS1OkM8Dhlun3nMvnGi7wPpDcHtGRQhNtSyrhlSH5MLjo03oFGarC8hxlKnkznnUcNeXXMYNHNfQUaptCK7QM8EcFJb2Hu8b1hAC119hK-yqILvOc97QDstFevwIYmCkCPck-k2N39W7cqlcVRBe8EB/w480-h640/IMG_8670.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5LBy7Zk--8laIr7fYMT6cFUSBLDm1kCs9bTpvAlCrtCGolSFUL2OtM3aT2n4LpVtHtjo6jJvr4V5GXfWnES3fNTngsdXvbz0QGsaya7X_VC9AHrxjnj8nU4I4jJ4JlGkrLBXwjuSD93BChARlsORdf4H1XTn-XLfKUcILyutDn-Qj0-A2Ft9skl_utky/s4032/IMG_3860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5LBy7Zk--8laIr7fYMT6cFUSBLDm1kCs9bTpvAlCrtCGolSFUL2OtM3aT2n4LpVtHtjo6jJvr4V5GXfWnES3fNTngsdXvbz0QGsaya7X_VC9AHrxjnj8nU4I4jJ4JlGkrLBXwjuSD93BChARlsORdf4H1XTn-XLfKUcILyutDn-Qj0-A2Ft9skl_utky/w480-h640/IMG_3860.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKvS381iEiyM67fRasRT9RZ-M2aUtohzMLTESc5QxeBXl6qPeOBUyTokaoec7rL4YioHnoqLUtQUZTVkjxuqhd1TImPwXd_88jkDQzpPWmp8bxGnFi2J7Q-p_ZoL4JDw8y6QEMUlK98EuC7SQm66Dz4Jnjv_2478NefdoukUtJ7eTVPHBv1qRBCjtkGdt/s4032/IMG_3865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKvS381iEiyM67fRasRT9RZ-M2aUtohzMLTESc5QxeBXl6qPeOBUyTokaoec7rL4YioHnoqLUtQUZTVkjxuqhd1TImPwXd_88jkDQzpPWmp8bxGnFi2J7Q-p_ZoL4JDw8y6QEMUlK98EuC7SQm66Dz4Jnjv_2478NefdoukUtJ7eTVPHBv1qRBCjtkGdt/w480-h640/IMG_3865.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>After I finished this one, I saw that Bonnie Hunter just released a new paper pieced pattern. I'd just told a friend I'd like to do another paper pieced quilt. So I got it and started. Hoping to not buy anything but backing for this one too. I've got 15 blocks so far, but I've got a long way to go. These blocks take about two hours to make, and the quilt has 49 blocks! But so far, I'm loving it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnjxtLRl4YVQPquFd8tTyjZecoJfXbUyFipWmmzJfdmAZDkB2U3d5Kk34pbHvD_CJBhVw3NeHeThIDkcj3o_bEH0qtPMUZXGyYD2AiqOF9ur2CxElL3ZIRZ8GvtF5Tl_hNdk7k6ZXPU0OSuSGwVSB-j7QGtiP5xOaSoN5IcFNjw_w9yLS2fCP76GaPNIc/s3024/IMG_8790.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3024" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnjxtLRl4YVQPquFd8tTyjZecoJfXbUyFipWmmzJfdmAZDkB2U3d5Kk34pbHvD_CJBhVw3NeHeThIDkcj3o_bEH0qtPMUZXGyYD2AiqOF9ur2CxElL3ZIRZ8GvtF5Tl_hNdk7k6ZXPU0OSuSGwVSB-j7QGtiP5xOaSoN5IcFNjw_w9yLS2fCP76GaPNIc/w640-h542/IMG_8790.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>I had to put these away, to start on a memory quilt for my DIL's uncle who recently lost his wife. I've made many memory quilts for widows, and typically men have plenty of non-stretch dress shirts, that is, if they are church goers. I'm noticing lots of men, and almost all women, wear synthetic stretch material now. These clothes are not good for quilt making. I'm working on this one and will show it after I gift it, but whew, it isn't easy. I don't like working with t-shirts, but I felt I had to use a few that were special to her.<div><br /></div><div>My hair is still growing. Had a trim the end of July and probably won't have another for three more months. I'm still enjoying getting to wear it up and in lots of different styles. Can't believe it has grown this much in less than two years, with five trims!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzV2OiFulUb3pUv2T6wyYhnOmqkD87frGRTpNsDSSbc4CN94sbHyRT8KV0LpKbYo5aHQiDuKi3YYT9qlBMLjszutEuzvI4gZpi3sP0Sho62G_ne6hmRWqUHyY3A2Z9CsxsA8vlXqGQExAQKpgOVVDsjCEmrB5LQ1E-oS_-zz-ea6DY61PUjQwFN0zT5-R5/s1231/IMG_8721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzV2OiFulUb3pUv2T6wyYhnOmqkD87frGRTpNsDSSbc4CN94sbHyRT8KV0LpKbYo5aHQiDuKi3YYT9qlBMLjszutEuzvI4gZpi3sP0Sho62G_ne6hmRWqUHyY3A2Z9CsxsA8vlXqGQExAQKpgOVVDsjCEmrB5LQ1E-oS_-zz-ea6DY61PUjQwFN0zT5-R5/w552-h640/IMG_8721.jpeg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUjRr3YVcQZJWGXpQMspxYFMRu_Npwyxdy6fCOQNKZnPy1IT2i-v8aVaG-yRnB-j6Kn86wZBbH7RWlkEcXiLxeDmoIz0Ca26OvxIo5xtOB2FOgDHwGcpR7UvImur9HTB4eCVNj4yaUEh2QTC4xq916VqqoMrXGkzbRxj62TqWNMqZftfpufIfqA41uU8K/s1231/IMG_8762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUjRr3YVcQZJWGXpQMspxYFMRu_Npwyxdy6fCOQNKZnPy1IT2i-v8aVaG-yRnB-j6Kn86wZBbH7RWlkEcXiLxeDmoIz0Ca26OvxIo5xtOB2FOgDHwGcpR7UvImur9HTB4eCVNj4yaUEh2QTC4xq916VqqoMrXGkzbRxj62TqWNMqZftfpufIfqA41uU8K/w566-h640/IMG_8762.jpeg" width="566" /></a></div>This was a fun style using only bobby pins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VppF3SZfzmTYKDpfWBUI5P1qBjAdNiQaRww87vl9MOm_ONP3UPw0BFRHogxRh1KMdOncKJg6nvAf93yKTSLGp75jHVpCcNRUe1AzcOOLXqcLujL0dNj-4EqPNcZYy-GeJ9tWKWz4a-aBv-MVSHjP8JW5SxZngLIKmPjhTBUToKG9xvIemLSkLvVoklTa/s1455/IMG_8763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VppF3SZfzmTYKDpfWBUI5P1qBjAdNiQaRww87vl9MOm_ONP3UPw0BFRHogxRh1KMdOncKJg6nvAf93yKTSLGp75jHVpCcNRUe1AzcOOLXqcLujL0dNj-4EqPNcZYy-GeJ9tWKWz4a-aBv-MVSHjP8JW5SxZngLIKmPjhTBUToKG9xvIemLSkLvVoklTa/w516-h640/IMG_8763.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div>My son and family recently went to a wedding in Katie's hometown. Those little ones love an event! They all looked soooo good!! I am so thankful they send pics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifMZgN6LkZ1CpiWrtlnAQ9_sShlI8YC_Owg9NX4nx-IqDHip1aDH4lbtnHBv1A0WD5av_jB5_EZOKhUaUMPN63bsdhqkGrI5ueACV7UL0P67QdjBkPagTtTeckb_3w335hqLOSph-9fEVGwGkdIpJYOJ0h6D9sB8ZmOtoqBjE5nG3NGZP14VKH3kA-2Nn7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifMZgN6LkZ1CpiWrtlnAQ9_sShlI8YC_Owg9NX4nx-IqDHip1aDH4lbtnHBv1A0WD5av_jB5_EZOKhUaUMPN63bsdhqkGrI5ueACV7UL0P67QdjBkPagTtTeckb_3w335hqLOSph-9fEVGwGkdIpJYOJ0h6D9sB8ZmOtoqBjE5nG3NGZP14VKH3kA-2Nn7=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi16Qm-y-1KAg_x0fYcVJH3L0IxGA9PXZwsjyWgkytSBCzhWBFg2_nzoECPmq65c2gkpScue2BFTdCqDIH4ZutLw8aKrOHCA9Nuw1jJXH5guYMN_klaHDzGe-h_XK8CGzsP6cY8y7PPIFelD2w2AHwv7JaNq_axHidXdJDvC5fHjOctPCwsDDt0PCJIHFdC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi16Qm-y-1KAg_x0fYcVJH3L0IxGA9PXZwsjyWgkytSBCzhWBFg2_nzoECPmq65c2gkpScue2BFTdCqDIH4ZutLw8aKrOHCA9Nuw1jJXH5guYMN_klaHDzGe-h_XK8CGzsP6cY8y7PPIFelD2w2AHwv7JaNq_axHidXdJDvC5fHjOctPCwsDDt0PCJIHFdC=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe3Y9lpok4rTvoEv0q3UWZDwMDAvW8Ljo7GD3IDBkqNuDqS7rhUYUEdDy_82ko6acEfv2Qwt1tMeTrwB3CYZJUvPze3gPueut3IMte3Rd16Us2sFsYctlOMtNyhxDKHFpjhL3jEmYhHMfVRVauCdC2aoeJe21KsRf3gLkD5vs0V9LRTixckpqdfyvb7gT7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe3Y9lpok4rTvoEv0q3UWZDwMDAvW8Ljo7GD3IDBkqNuDqS7rhUYUEdDy_82ko6acEfv2Qwt1tMeTrwB3CYZJUvPze3gPueut3IMte3Rd16Us2sFsYctlOMtNyhxDKHFpjhL3jEmYhHMfVRVauCdC2aoeJe21KsRf3gLkD5vs0V9LRTixckpqdfyvb7gT7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTDePeMPfXEeXdP1yg71KN6kVJjyG3nmzOznVcstXBv3i-hHvYppPXc2Wcb4xmYvVqCFrX0EuVUcZeXj3njPpg55WVMQIw8NP109VU2-Bs0m2WD96jjy1Bmx3sK-q0sFmxtRuPECjceB0sJEgINJ4I30MqPgpJj8U65mtg4ACqbzoZo2Y2TCRVWro4v6m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTDePeMPfXEeXdP1yg71KN6kVJjyG3nmzOznVcstXBv3i-hHvYppPXc2Wcb4xmYvVqCFrX0EuVUcZeXj3njPpg55WVMQIw8NP109VU2-Bs0m2WD96jjy1Bmx3sK-q0sFmxtRuPECjceB0sJEgINJ4I30MqPgpJj8U65mtg4ACqbzoZo2Y2TCRVWro4v6m=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>Love seeing them all dress up. <div><br /></div><div>I did a little project recently and I'm very happy with. They say necessity is the mother of invention and that is certainly true for this project. I had to check the vent on my dryer, and it was a beast to remove the countertop we had over the top. Way too heavy for me, and Jim just can't help with things like that. I finally got it off and sold it on marketplace. Bought two 16" wide shelving boards, stained them, put a sealant on them, and pushed them together to cover both washer and dryer. Then for fun, I put up some peel and stick wallpaper on the wall behind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH_FPSueKM84UZNsSI1gDHyJBIH0GzI0A4Nyv5NpgCaH1gvVdqj8OELLaW3mVxCqTZTHq3npk6fjB3Vs_m1rdV8H7uW5QuEIMJ9Uy5cmQ7DdtrvDcQIg2bEM4jFwol0DWNcjciEIZSv024Yfi6BDATRQIxMaMQqEuXRWlmBa7t2qMOzn9BMR0e5r9T9KS/s4032/IMG_8587.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH_FPSueKM84UZNsSI1gDHyJBIH0GzI0A4Nyv5NpgCaH1gvVdqj8OELLaW3mVxCqTZTHq3npk6fjB3Vs_m1rdV8H7uW5QuEIMJ9Uy5cmQ7DdtrvDcQIg2bEM4jFwol0DWNcjciEIZSv024Yfi6BDATRQIxMaMQqEuXRWlmBa7t2qMOzn9BMR0e5r9T9KS/w480-h640/IMG_8587.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Q7WqOgtCY7FHM0PwxGE9M8uyhwm-awmYrYFtQMa9B9nKM733io-NfktiQ7l6tnRxubiQ58uekDXdyzG60fg4w8WQ154T6Nakc99HPjjwULx34y88j-KeliGMDjSz6K7LhsTkymrsrI4ymd9f5kQhY9tRJxz1qWXg1FBLRwTHvYzQEbKA2ByGdVjb7HG/s4032/IMG_8586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Q7WqOgtCY7FHM0PwxGE9M8uyhwm-awmYrYFtQMa9B9nKM733io-NfktiQ7l6tnRxubiQ58uekDXdyzG60fg4w8WQ154T6Nakc99HPjjwULx34y88j-KeliGMDjSz6K7LhsTkymrsrI4ymd9f5kQhY9tRJxz1qWXg1FBLRwTHvYzQEbKA2ByGdVjb7HG/w480-h640/IMG_8586.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>That's all for today!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-58022704526481919962023-07-21T13:30:00.002-04:002023-07-21T13:32:08.127-04:00The days are long but the years are short.....<p> That's what they say.....and it's true. We were able to make some good memories in the last couple of weeks. Sadly, my DIL's aunt was not doing well, and my DIL wanted to see her before she passed so they made a quick trip home. I mean quick, here on Sunday evening, left on Monday. Unfortunately she passed on Monday night so they made another trip on Thursday. We decided to keep the kids and then return them to their new home on Wednesday. So we drove 20 hours in two days to take them home, and get us back to east Tennessee. BUT, we made some great memories while they were here. Memories we will cherish, and I hope they will also.</p><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/AVvXsEjigMqkONJwDWMYdu8nftjCzrqTZzeN2iddrxpTTLozaVQ8Vl-Dte4dtudmV_3gnZxC_VTWREuCf2LBqItgXmtGfAnRP-coAxYSE2nSrW67xnGQ8jmpD0MytNvPzQpDDN3yOuicbaS5Ad1wI6BAeP0ImtLbj68JorAFQSLYGvOzmvoxLN_MefL0NFfAfPrO/s2869/IMG_7943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2869" data-original-width="2735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigMqkONJwDWMYdu8nftjCzrqTZzeN2iddrxpTTLozaVQ8Vl-Dte4dtudmV_3gnZxC_VTWREuCf2LBqItgXmtGfAnRP-coAxYSE2nSrW67xnGQ8jmpD0MytNvPzQpDDN3yOuicbaS5Ad1wI6BAeP0ImtLbj68JorAFQSLYGvOzmvoxLN_MefL0NFfAfPrO/w610-h640/IMG_7943.jpeg" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It looks like I have two more memory quilts to work on soon, but first want to finish this one. Now, back at home, maybe I can get it done.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn6Itzkyujop1UMT0VwbMlIZ2J-q2tmUPzIq5XnrZRPGFiZq1LFq1am5QavaODjHghYChHCm94Gu8nRnED-pj10d1Y6y6ukeKQUYuB_WcOHObaTrDZpDwQFjuHDQaqamZE-x8ug74gxO4auV0RZLweVjHVp20Md7H4EEb7aPjprnn3Zfzt-Z51Sssm77t/s4032/IMG_8154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn6Itzkyujop1UMT0VwbMlIZ2J-q2tmUPzIq5XnrZRPGFiZq1LFq1am5QavaODjHghYChHCm94Gu8nRnED-pj10d1Y6y6ukeKQUYuB_WcOHObaTrDZpDwQFjuHDQaqamZE-x8ug74gxO4auV0RZLweVjHVp20Md7H4EEb7aPjprnn3Zfzt-Z51Sssm77t/w480-h640/IMG_8154.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div>You can see I still have some scraps of my favorite bird fabric. Just had to include a few of those in this one. :)<br /><div><br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-56271692964881652862023-07-09T14:38:00.000-04:002023-07-09T14:38:10.049-04:00July 2023<p> Wanted to just capture some photos for my blog book. Just life........in random order.</p><p>We enjoyed some food on the grill the other day. Marinated the veggies in Italian dressing, the steak bites in Dales. So good.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmRc-ebZcNXZuZnz-a-U7ghiE2LAfeNtoZ7HZ-2fCMVlWYQln6hgw9RWik3FUF5Zj7Dghlo3Bdt_jkbg_1d1iFBU98znlBe69umba3iaSYuVrn1lVcSr4IvFN7n3CyQkuPCDeONXDezy-_oeS0ybCXyqG0OpmhKz7M74CmKRWqLTYHF8h-z1le3Fr9i87/s4032/IMG_7853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmRc-ebZcNXZuZnz-a-U7ghiE2LAfeNtoZ7HZ-2fCMVlWYQln6hgw9RWik3FUF5Zj7Dghlo3Bdt_jkbg_1d1iFBU98znlBe69umba3iaSYuVrn1lVcSr4IvFN7n3CyQkuPCDeONXDezy-_oeS0ybCXyqG0OpmhKz7M74CmKRWqLTYHF8h-z1le3Fr9i87/w480-h640/IMG_7853.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>The kids received their first cards from Mamaw :) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8Zu4bw19ozJXNXjhSOA4d2Dha5KhDqHE48Hc5AlFbepe9FI77-GklwFJlMVud_fYGsVsp1h87TSsxQjZ2k5myfWlvrT8mI9IO_D75oEs6TC4zZdkxggIzdAxF7bRJI6GoB7b5CHnWyMlk421COjSWOYAnQTs5RJ5feI_MaTSH-8KfkjvII1aER1ZE6TF/s4032/IMG_1992.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8Zu4bw19ozJXNXjhSOA4d2Dha5KhDqHE48Hc5AlFbepe9FI77-GklwFJlMVud_fYGsVsp1h87TSsxQjZ2k5myfWlvrT8mI9IO_D75oEs6TC4zZdkxggIzdAxF7bRJI6GoB7b5CHnWyMlk421COjSWOYAnQTs5RJ5feI_MaTSH-8KfkjvII1aER1ZE6TF/w480-h640/IMG_1992.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Father's Day. Jim has no biological children but he is the absolute best Fur Dad and Papaw to the grands.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGYsCQXJKy1yEMaxyubKMWOQm-5cgJ8UVmnXrph_S3-TVHDKM-xpmnU1jNGlfnoBQ0snUNSa6nkHn_xANsjiF1iKWViu_W3GiLdUpn8ApoAMEV4XBcdGIBlZVsPBh6MawJKz8ccnMcAT3u8ESGi7FNzyayTZmi5hEb2oPgEE4Txs6l5JDowbyNHm4ciiM/s2838/IMG_7528%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="2090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGYsCQXJKy1yEMaxyubKMWOQm-5cgJ8UVmnXrph_S3-TVHDKM-xpmnU1jNGlfnoBQ0snUNSa6nkHn_xANsjiF1iKWViu_W3GiLdUpn8ApoAMEV4XBcdGIBlZVsPBh6MawJKz8ccnMcAT3u8ESGi7FNzyayTZmi5hEb2oPgEE4Txs6l5JDowbyNHm4ciiM/w472-h640/IMG_7528%202.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div>Remembering my own father. Love him much. I'm the little one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n5koNYTY1eZm9hqf0bN-s2CNW1SQjz9Hru4Fs_itlbjX-oKL-gbDPu1RyzGdW4BY4y3vk35eASYOFleGma7jIqi7JYyRb_SmjwX9BFotAG0OgJVo4-eLjyyWVKt9IYbHTxE28T3T2Fyjyw37rCb-sbBpdCMDACz5JJWDC7QJW_6qXqw4Vr4MA6U8AdYI/s1467/IMG_7595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n5koNYTY1eZm9hqf0bN-s2CNW1SQjz9Hru4Fs_itlbjX-oKL-gbDPu1RyzGdW4BY4y3vk35eASYOFleGma7jIqi7JYyRb_SmjwX9BFotAG0OgJVo4-eLjyyWVKt9IYbHTxE28T3T2Fyjyw37rCb-sbBpdCMDACz5JJWDC7QJW_6qXqw4Vr4MA6U8AdYI/w510-h640/IMG_7595.jpeg" width="510" /></a></div>We had dinner guests over and they brought their dog, Jack. Oh my, these two had so much fun together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9LKMq5lRbuh3owF6YxOb1m6caBfbk7eWSeWif0xGgqxAr8zCdjIOYhIeUyXs0EJ89QXx-U1UoTuijGlWvojUD2u3QNDT-lwxu4dSOnRxV7KzIYcjIPZViVTuBazk4C5uwd8lu7A-QKUvWz8_V4XMalgQxEw2yDDnC5O7sq-CAYNpROUNKFn45YivEuxt/s4032/IMG_7627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9LKMq5lRbuh3owF6YxOb1m6caBfbk7eWSeWif0xGgqxAr8zCdjIOYhIeUyXs0EJ89QXx-U1UoTuijGlWvojUD2u3QNDT-lwxu4dSOnRxV7KzIYcjIPZViVTuBazk4C5uwd8lu7A-QKUvWz8_V4XMalgQxEw2yDDnC5O7sq-CAYNpROUNKFn45YivEuxt/w480-h640/IMG_7627.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Puzzle chasing bubbles in the back yard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWZCDb1y3fIJBVVeu2IqfmP5mUQCc8-UGhJCvKlijP5Yzuhg7H-RWHydIdWJgA_6ipmZlWWMShFoCfBYfbvhscTZhxRRHsyqOlzreulOUpXQpEJA-MrNz--_JyhHbrCS0NMXI8TCQUSnxULdwvHZJZCZyzv-iy3cl-Y1ebVApU-Dqp_We4wdIrfYU06YZ/s3084/IMG_7647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="2589" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWZCDb1y3fIJBVVeu2IqfmP5mUQCc8-UGhJCvKlijP5Yzuhg7H-RWHydIdWJgA_6ipmZlWWMShFoCfBYfbvhscTZhxRRHsyqOlzreulOUpXQpEJA-MrNz--_JyhHbrCS0NMXI8TCQUSnxULdwvHZJZCZyzv-iy3cl-Y1ebVApU-Dqp_We4wdIrfYU06YZ/w538-h640/IMG_7647.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div>A bright summer Sunday before church. We matched!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzlncoGXvHv1WcupRQvO7L5AbWd7aggtloEyvRZBxwq8IPE87Zg5A4INlfx-3CPf67QtsiUHkazGISS-DvvHO3GXlqCNTMBPodpOFORZjAkgNyWyyoTC8g7oWyeVSJQZLnlYlRB5kxdTZ5vPPBAq-FGlbzBtAfYC3MKGiqpu-5Row1egm8NwBqhcRHa36/s3088/IMG_7631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzlncoGXvHv1WcupRQvO7L5AbWd7aggtloEyvRZBxwq8IPE87Zg5A4INlfx-3CPf67QtsiUHkazGISS-DvvHO3GXlqCNTMBPodpOFORZjAkgNyWyyoTC8g7oWyeVSJQZLnlYlRB5kxdTZ5vPPBAq-FGlbzBtAfYC3MKGiqpu-5Row1egm8NwBqhcRHa36/w480-h640/IMG_7631.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Our home brings me joy. I wonder if that is normal. I love to decorate and clean it. I think it stems from our home as a child. It was pretty chaotic, and always a mess. I know my parents did the best they could, but it still affected me. Never underestimate the implications in a child's life from their earliest environment. I'm thankful for all the good my parents taught and showed me. And really the mess and chaos taught me too, how much joy I get from a clean, nice home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvihWYpkss6c_qGfegs18nPSk9buI_GDH7nwFywFGZ97XpOPj6e25cSppESeQGYb4MYdlogoaxI1hBu8NHFtpZwj5pxhiDIG4xn_0U6YhFumAiUhOyC0SnsfGqWmMkpu_gWvYtmLQZtyK8uM49d_dzHYfkf7a5UsbS1WZCiH_gm9VHXfN7uBZo0zL4q_8M/s4032/IMG_7691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvihWYpkss6c_qGfegs18nPSk9buI_GDH7nwFywFGZ97XpOPj6e25cSppESeQGYb4MYdlogoaxI1hBu8NHFtpZwj5pxhiDIG4xn_0U6YhFumAiUhOyC0SnsfGqWmMkpu_gWvYtmLQZtyK8uM49d_dzHYfkf7a5UsbS1WZCiH_gm9VHXfN7uBZo0zL4q_8M/w480-h640/IMG_7691.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We really enjoy our screened porch. Even in the heat of summer you can find one or both of us here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFyrHW5mOz7htX1AdI89xVn4L5HYFc_dXxDX_k979YKMtC9H5vyDMLX65u4Z4pKLFFXzzP_4GQU6k81y8Nvh_ghrPd9EIZ7TilLLBJkykflW8WnV7ukbKpAVQQDCWjV52deYgqKSVjdgPpHoT-Tg3x-C0qmdeibBIMJO-wQ-Fmegz4wHmYWfylMYHl5GA/s4032/IMG_7692.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFyrHW5mOz7htX1AdI89xVn4L5HYFc_dXxDX_k979YKMtC9H5vyDMLX65u4Z4pKLFFXzzP_4GQU6k81y8Nvh_ghrPd9EIZ7TilLLBJkykflW8WnV7ukbKpAVQQDCWjV52deYgqKSVjdgPpHoT-Tg3x-C0qmdeibBIMJO-wQ-Fmegz4wHmYWfylMYHl5GA/w480-h640/IMG_7692.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Had to put out my patriotic quilts for the 4th of July -- tradition!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF46cSf99oq-B_9YXmopris-U9ZkDwf1rZlttb8P0dzh9MYOF0f85oyyef7KHqe5oGQznfTyZlnjTcBUv2jpYEBxTkN5erG67aKts5dabNa1R9oyWkych-nYmtXm4N0O_1iES8MvBDeBVCnp0LOaEC1d3S17SUkTEZhEbs3URqb4ljV04-eSB-c_nqGEX/s4032/IMG_7755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF46cSf99oq-B_9YXmopris-U9ZkDwf1rZlttb8P0dzh9MYOF0f85oyyef7KHqe5oGQznfTyZlnjTcBUv2jpYEBxTkN5erG67aKts5dabNa1R9oyWkych-nYmtXm4N0O_1iES8MvBDeBVCnp0LOaEC1d3S17SUkTEZhEbs3URqb4ljV04-eSB-c_nqGEX/w640-h480/IMG_7755.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>...and go watch the local fireworks in our little small southern town.....they always put on such a great show.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JDaQ1X2ugA_q7Scd5Xj1l6SFSTxPukHMtOtDBGNATu7KS-cNEOj7Jgy78rB26uvJd0aKwG6DcqsGwtmIwlVyAToxXy4yBybux4rsZiMxGtJuD7n5q_WkOvpAI7abILxHswaYOw2TQK9F0BXnZmJykJGAzSgJnVhq-8f_PEqMoO2I_QzglVx-1hR2182c/s4032/IMG_7790.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JDaQ1X2ugA_q7Scd5Xj1l6SFSTxPukHMtOtDBGNATu7KS-cNEOj7Jgy78rB26uvJd0aKwG6DcqsGwtmIwlVyAToxXy4yBybux4rsZiMxGtJuD7n5q_WkOvpAI7abILxHswaYOw2TQK9F0BXnZmJykJGAzSgJnVhq-8f_PEqMoO2I_QzglVx-1hR2182c/w480-h640/IMG_7790.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>...and the hair is still growing and I've not cut it yet. I will I'm sure just not yet.The shrinkage is unbelievable. From a very short pixie to these in less than 2 years!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-iJDEKUSxqL92cNWuQB1XUi_WubOqA09BXCFO0vYrhZJgbI3sR-TWOWg9a_dZ4zZK9mZjkbw4ZsGWWK56LnZvTKNltptziHghK-I_G7nSJcCUZlTG4otCjAfhCDGKesXBimRfEjaf2eG5MjBo1WppvWyEXsClDalPthqDpfom9qTeHC7ZWdAz1nW9cI-/s2057/IMG_7850.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1297" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-iJDEKUSxqL92cNWuQB1XUi_WubOqA09BXCFO0vYrhZJgbI3sR-TWOWg9a_dZ4zZK9mZjkbw4ZsGWWK56LnZvTKNltptziHghK-I_G7nSJcCUZlTG4otCjAfhCDGKesXBimRfEjaf2eG5MjBo1WppvWyEXsClDalPthqDpfom9qTeHC7ZWdAz1nW9cI-/w404-h640/IMG_7850.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-79633430957499579592023-06-23T14:00:00.000-04:002023-06-23T14:00:20.332-04:00They've moved<p>It took me about a week to get myself back together after they left. We've been so blessed to have them here for almost three years.</p><p>My son took a job out of state, but still within driving distance. He will be working in his field, New Testament manuscripts. I've very happy for him. You can imagine how narrow the field is but he's found a niche and it is perfect for his blend of talents and abilities.</p><p>Still, the grandchildren. Oh, I know so very many grandparents have never had their grandchildren live close, so I'm not complaining, just acknowledging my feelings. So here are some pictures to commemorate the last few weeks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWZZx7330o008vW0rKqe9qJ8udrycl1CmlwJ8LsFqlUaTHjMUptqWXTHVEAubHw8GPQSzBbrRMYjfoDKL1R__DJmfsVHQe4qEqegt6ZIFARVOaGVOdOs-OVp0aL0cfHrt42dX7wj8ruGEBLCSImuNckrsEHdhxJuwwLKWEzITeh0PTAT61SIaw9G1dl0H/s4032/IMG_1940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWZZx7330o008vW0rKqe9qJ8udrycl1CmlwJ8LsFqlUaTHjMUptqWXTHVEAubHw8GPQSzBbrRMYjfoDKL1R__DJmfsVHQe4qEqegt6ZIFARVOaGVOdOs-OVp0aL0cfHrt42dX7wj8ruGEBLCSImuNckrsEHdhxJuwwLKWEzITeh0PTAT61SIaw9G1dl0H/w400-h300/IMG_1940.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71YrteOLz9eM7A_lzO1wprgS1iy84FTXM-EGQTOdr6ggzUL2tMcXqm4nApkpZz544AVoEW5gafQAZEiWvR8WQ4WOSkPD7mKd9wM2DNiNG8qkZg0FEn0j3kovSFTYRgCwPwR-sLz4CCcIiLJeFYA59aXv_c3auAIIbPvDM99ncqe3Lzn6udYTC4QfZxr2q/s4032/IMG_7217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71YrteOLz9eM7A_lzO1wprgS1iy84FTXM-EGQTOdr6ggzUL2tMcXqm4nApkpZz544AVoEW5gafQAZEiWvR8WQ4WOSkPD7mKd9wM2DNiNG8qkZg0FEn0j3kovSFTYRgCwPwR-sLz4CCcIiLJeFYA59aXv_c3auAIIbPvDM99ncqe3Lzn6udYTC4QfZxr2q/w480-h640/IMG_7217.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANn0N-VTUk3H9kEB3Ceb66hGmOLNekCsu5LXWrf2D-JXrIL4F5YSIDSltlDc82141L3yTF3JfG5Ud8PhI7izHUsLmfnInah8H8j-eDQIvPXpCqN0UVJR9gtjJLT14iNgtJ_wEZIPm_b5RunQTtWrSvZeytWaz9u8gaWP69e5b1oiTuoEdtLa5nTWQ2Ilg/s4032/IMG_7221%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANn0N-VTUk3H9kEB3Ceb66hGmOLNekCsu5LXWrf2D-JXrIL4F5YSIDSltlDc82141L3yTF3JfG5Ud8PhI7izHUsLmfnInah8H8j-eDQIvPXpCqN0UVJR9gtjJLT14iNgtJ_wEZIPm_b5RunQTtWrSvZeytWaz9u8gaWP69e5b1oiTuoEdtLa5nTWQ2Ilg/w480-h640/IMG_7221%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgBz0HsofjTetx9qzkPI5GqtKfGVjRKwmt7c3drORHsP1m4Qwd8woW2lLLLO3jA7j1dH0Mdj-bn-TFvQ40EqxS0OqQKs4ulsNQKACxPILxfwHbCjOhy-BVSQpq0nej-hiz1VJTow3vqQlJvszE8dRBwfMxKnds_W05qZy-R7P7nCei-ZkKQDeJesl1tGs/s1336/IMG_7231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgBz0HsofjTetx9qzkPI5GqtKfGVjRKwmt7c3drORHsP1m4Qwd8woW2lLLLO3jA7j1dH0Mdj-bn-TFvQ40EqxS0OqQKs4ulsNQKACxPILxfwHbCjOhy-BVSQpq0nej-hiz1VJTow3vqQlJvszE8dRBwfMxKnds_W05qZy-R7P7nCei-ZkKQDeJesl1tGs/w530-h640/IMG_7231.jpeg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcFr3rGLC3HP6NHrDm_goelP34npwoFjtnZY3phubwBBovv0r9laRO4rdKLOzQt4fbPEFK3cjL6yW7uQYg-BD73M8jwNwJJoT6KWmIDlHNKM7rPFN6AouVvmsUPObdNxX2_DskWDHtLyNVtngtQmujenNTU9ndm_aX8f-eLz6pPczwfFfSJIJJtX6JRGk/s4032/IMG_7258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcFr3rGLC3HP6NHrDm_goelP34npwoFjtnZY3phubwBBovv0r9laRO4rdKLOzQt4fbPEFK3cjL6yW7uQYg-BD73M8jwNwJJoT6KWmIDlHNKM7rPFN6AouVvmsUPObdNxX2_DskWDHtLyNVtngtQmujenNTU9ndm_aX8f-eLz6pPczwfFfSJIJJtX6JRGk/w480-h640/IMG_7258.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF_98077KrTuA5J5LRwcI3FDaEUfzx99WsEX20Sr-Xh3637Xuv07UCy7bvT7U2Ni-QJ_oIS6oBkKZPMpXgNouK4Zu7pizov5dJYBJSOLSQMWC5srhFurgiP_n0eEiG-sh4M0jDcYrjt2L21Yf6av6BxkA9cC7IW1WrKbjI68tV4PIwJ0qCPlGirI_rLBo/s2013/IMG_7236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2013" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF_98077KrTuA5J5LRwcI3FDaEUfzx99WsEX20Sr-Xh3637Xuv07UCy7bvT7U2Ni-QJ_oIS6oBkKZPMpXgNouK4Zu7pizov5dJYBJSOLSQMWC5srhFurgiP_n0eEiG-sh4M0jDcYrjt2L21Yf6av6BxkA9cC7IW1WrKbjI68tV4PIwJ0qCPlGirI_rLBo/w400-h399/IMG_7236.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Decided to put up some tiny solar lights on the swing set. Not perfect, but still fun at night.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPMT-eatJ4Sc0a9GjMJ4mfbJBq5g2WO4MpwweilCdsElnppu38YxANBkF1ujHI9e1BVd7X6hEeTw3Qyvl74Gj_dpEQb0utpThw4Af-0hoZi4BYblD13vZGEF6TK7QRYhRz9Ud84tO4MHqjoVCyJEpLhyr3_vK8wR2XgRmd-599JR-MZb3JFhtOERGecvo/s4032/IMG_6980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPMT-eatJ4Sc0a9GjMJ4mfbJBq5g2WO4MpwweilCdsElnppu38YxANBkF1ujHI9e1BVd7X6hEeTw3Qyvl74Gj_dpEQb0utpThw4Af-0hoZi4BYblD13vZGEF6TK7QRYhRz9Ud84tO4MHqjoVCyJEpLhyr3_vK8wR2XgRmd-599JR-MZb3JFhtOERGecvo/w480-h640/IMG_6980.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We had some lake time at the local park. The kids love the lake!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEe-U0uoHOUHXPCnDoYvvcyt38DpEqSXLlvN6vDKoTJJiGVTEbZWlNJurUmXhQQhrvtlqSrUtrXryO1wS0bTmGWRjkO-jKPgEyF8YdR5imcdCa_fh9SZXWtWxFHEUQkX2yca65QwIGDUON-n8nLNNqryAVxcvRxWY4VXzx-I--CS_SL5fM65g0Q7S-jNi/s4032/IMG_6972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEe-U0uoHOUHXPCnDoYvvcyt38DpEqSXLlvN6vDKoTJJiGVTEbZWlNJurUmXhQQhrvtlqSrUtrXryO1wS0bTmGWRjkO-jKPgEyF8YdR5imcdCa_fh9SZXWtWxFHEUQkX2yca65QwIGDUON-n8nLNNqryAVxcvRxWY4VXzx-I--CS_SL5fM65g0Q7S-jNi/w480-h640/IMG_6972.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v9sN8ITazgWWXeTcEfA3TU_53JYsKtcyFrYR8zsEbNYZwXL8WxzB9DzYdc0UdVYu1LdWBAsew1l056ePoDAIpRbk22JSvS2ae3Truxy5h3_pApYFXr47gXwPkf1sfu1evCiq5b_F-h80Ys1RqNnOHkPpoIfwhTf7DXc1Nqt0LfTRv_z2OHf0kmn38OYK/s4032/IMG_6969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rHDqsngCeMPGclXClCGbnmaawAfN0xtMnTtIBmguivdSjhb0k8J3OCYnyyAuqyN8IjKhLTL8i2ZYGgZfFT7C7MW2Lrbf9Q1U5LYaBWDdGoc6abMjNBBx_uh9EWE8t9l4HcwHKeji1D8jL1e9spRUGGP0yI7TLqVd9XwZEpW5E2RyF6dz7D2UplOCWyKb/w480-h640/IMG_7392.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I hope and pray they remember these three years as some of the best of their childhood. We have tried to be intentional with teaching them things and just having fun being together. Lots of play days at our home, swinging, playing with the pup, making up games, scooter rides, easy-roller rides, lawn tractor rides and scooter and even push chair rides. Then there's been cooking, garage picnics, races, tag in the house, and our beloved and somewhat irreverent nightly made up stores of Wind and Prime finger shadow puppets. There have been times when I've laughed until I cried. I won't dwell on the times they drove me nuts and I yelled at them, although there were a few of those too. This has been real life, but real good life. Times I will cherish all my days. And I hope they are old enough for these memories to meld into them so that when they are old they will still smile when remembering.<div><br /></div><div>We will still make memories with them I'm sure, but it will be different.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-70799606151083410992023-04-22T20:19:00.000-04:002023-04-22T20:19:11.688-04:00Spring 2023<p> Not a lot of quilting has been going on since the last post. Just too busy! The grands are both playing soccer, so that's practice twice a week and games on Saturday. They are having fun and we know our time is short with them before they move in about 6 weeks, so we don't mind the busyness. It will be all too quiet around here once they are gone.</p><p>So, here are some pics of today's adventures. Started off with soccer but I didn't get any pictures. They played their best friend's teams. Next Papaw took them for pancakes at the annual pancake breakfast to benefit the Lions' Club.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6bDB3hvWH-p8fCFQKZAqSy5dTb7NJP59t2mLz33aewqqN4Klmv8Cvq1ea7RxunCt9fhScSqJC7om8cXzGSVFcuf-EVx6wmY-K1hh4zax5TTZryqyQSElk0kf2n9jmkkOueDit9zP-zFj25jaB-n_Ru0quxf7Q7pp5-Qkcl9lx6bSllUHdypQthHObw/s4032/4A97365A-5A11-401D-B5C9-48C62832F4B4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6bDB3hvWH-p8fCFQKZAqSy5dTb7NJP59t2mLz33aewqqN4Klmv8Cvq1ea7RxunCt9fhScSqJC7om8cXzGSVFcuf-EVx6wmY-K1hh4zax5TTZryqyQSElk0kf2n9jmkkOueDit9zP-zFj25jaB-n_Ru0quxf7Q7pp5-Qkcl9lx6bSllUHdypQthHObw/w640-h480/4A97365A-5A11-401D-B5C9-48C62832F4B4.heic" width="640" /></a></div>After that, there was a boat ride. All I heard was "faster, faster!" And even though it was rather cold, we stopped by the local marina for some ice cream.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNfr2ecJsggDjC1nkhwma5KgqRdiHR9tdRFnrsMNlTHnmZmFWxaNMjXX0DIf8-ahTTopL5AwR6l2oZ_D92yJAg0vXSMj00ZjOpunyccFbxVjU5gAJSwlXd9fUJlRjRclz1l7csfqFPwWAK3sqIBNPpO6PzrgUgfadhkFEGeBuW6hKl1i7RQ4JWisY_g/s4032/660B6D8E-4AC0-4706-9CD3-9A00433F47F7.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNfr2ecJsggDjC1nkhwma5KgqRdiHR9tdRFnrsMNlTHnmZmFWxaNMjXX0DIf8-ahTTopL5AwR6l2oZ_D92yJAg0vXSMj00ZjOpunyccFbxVjU5gAJSwlXd9fUJlRjRclz1l7csfqFPwWAK3sqIBNPpO6PzrgUgfadhkFEGeBuW6hKl1i7RQ4JWisY_g/w480-h640/660B6D8E-4AC0-4706-9CD3-9A00433F47F7.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip71lP3nRxJEBsWq3YPG4XQ4OHaKkMBrUpeOL5bLH2ZOAJv6NbfJd3jlCiY-I_pRZWbzbyOawF1lgO6vxSujL6AcwVaumAZJG4sRlBxwXWA-0-7egAC6Eq0XJ-6NauY5LFR4XAAhvmBn_H0kFspU0Gb6mXRfIy3wvRmiDERRSBsWE5R3NVHXa0a3Hz6w/s4032/71273754-8143-47FE-9BBF-8C089F6EB538.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip71lP3nRxJEBsWq3YPG4XQ4OHaKkMBrUpeOL5bLH2ZOAJv6NbfJd3jlCiY-I_pRZWbzbyOawF1lgO6vxSujL6AcwVaumAZJG4sRlBxwXWA-0-7egAC6Eq0XJ-6NauY5LFR4XAAhvmBn_H0kFspU0Gb6mXRfIy3wvRmiDERRSBsWE5R3NVHXa0a3Hz6w/w640-h480/71273754-8143-47FE-9BBF-8C089F6EB538.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div>Next was some play time at the park while Papaw got the boat hooked back up to the trailer.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sFWFlrrVqGqcG5mc7aPzk25bSfU21o8J7atgvZHH67Y4ZXij-1gP-GpCM38n_Q5euLDdnMk4qNl5hCoVhxKELY7QbqHQpQ2SIpDxepP_iTN7sdqHyC-fwxykrEmhGTJDBCUz0E8qciwsPkCQkT13ZHGfT3AP6meKscvaTeUocy9GPR0tFwIm7_Qt_Q/s4032/8EA74A5E-2489-45FA-8DFC-FF36F1137981.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sFWFlrrVqGqcG5mc7aPzk25bSfU21o8J7atgvZHH67Y4ZXij-1gP-GpCM38n_Q5euLDdnMk4qNl5hCoVhxKELY7QbqHQpQ2SIpDxepP_iTN7sdqHyC-fwxykrEmhGTJDBCUz0E8qciwsPkCQkT13ZHGfT3AP6meKscvaTeUocy9GPR0tFwIm7_Qt_Q/w480-h640/8EA74A5E-2489-45FA-8DFC-FF36F1137981.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>And back home for some fun and games with Puzzle. She adores these children, but really she loves all children, and for that matter she loves everyone!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A3C7aXIOPF0D66yOLlr01fNYsHtlo-OoH9gYCcnSctaz-reYm7klySQVL9Y8oDgHD8AQ-tw6t05EkQpQy7DqIQaKlisd_yAD9HUAZvZBPAQ_PN5Q69FmQy1IWNNEPMK3B3644SD1odef-Kn2CdBLkV1I_l0t2_KCFRY0hskK15hlCSJiD5fTTHvCSA/s1430/8294922B-DFBB-4088-8E4A-B7B817DB013E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A3C7aXIOPF0D66yOLlr01fNYsHtlo-OoH9gYCcnSctaz-reYm7klySQVL9Y8oDgHD8AQ-tw6t05EkQpQy7DqIQaKlisd_yAD9HUAZvZBPAQ_PN5Q69FmQy1IWNNEPMK3B3644SD1odef-Kn2CdBLkV1I_l0t2_KCFRY0hskK15hlCSJiD5fTTHvCSA/w524-h640/8294922B-DFBB-4088-8E4A-B7B817DB013E.heic" width="524" /></a></div>And while I'm sharing photos, I need to add some from Easter. The kids, and their parents came by for some photos on their way to the other grandparents for Easter dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-O_JkIRy1wxSKZVqgBOXDSssefW3Y-3y6AvoXtxAmq6DssY6hnigPNfMJsLJDGFqsrO284OoYU6m5FVXVqDa9WsWJt-yUb3FmJsYkehmFtXiIGzX4BTSNtoB62Mya4mP1pyl3rwc61ZyV6dqC79vK1bV5sVDIBKYG3-WFfBkvP3wDFSLJGbpIXWW0w/s2899/5102289A-546B-4DE6-8469-C5248D104B23_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="1974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-O_JkIRy1wxSKZVqgBOXDSssefW3Y-3y6AvoXtxAmq6DssY6hnigPNfMJsLJDGFqsrO284OoYU6m5FVXVqDa9WsWJt-yUb3FmJsYkehmFtXiIGzX4BTSNtoB62Mya4mP1pyl3rwc61ZyV6dqC79vK1bV5sVDIBKYG3-WFfBkvP3wDFSLJGbpIXWW0w/w436-h640/5102289A-546B-4DE6-8469-C5248D104B23_1_201_a.heic" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbuqHMKoV_QT7Uv27xf2txl4P3Ye86ibLb4zXws2kQ-hR-Ra8Me8zK8sRXCgcIQ6tfELIoxAjYPQf3W-6rwplErFa-tqoHRLDfUkkmKD1Lhy6jpTbx2dogF3AeU9bFeYT0MvUDNlE8tOt0dcJKADiZ8Duyu7XXbStXfcsvSC7vtxM7XqQsHnlsCl72A/s3373/560701E3-5EE9-42BC-8FA6-595A98F7D650.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="2583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbuqHMKoV_QT7Uv27xf2txl4P3Ye86ibLb4zXws2kQ-hR-Ra8Me8zK8sRXCgcIQ6tfELIoxAjYPQf3W-6rwplErFa-tqoHRLDfUkkmKD1Lhy6jpTbx2dogF3AeU9bFeYT0MvUDNlE8tOt0dcJKADiZ8Duyu7XXbStXfcsvSC7vtxM7XqQsHnlsCl72A/w490-h640/560701E3-5EE9-42BC-8FA6-595A98F7D650.heic" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pRupmr2XRnWyDloa1LjJNj2V14t1IixJZqcJbaUTcvUlp_TAgX4NZYNXpDOqRz1GFX0dBdEYbsyKtB_NLsXTf7K3yNfJByBi3ic4SdJWmCGHhcq9Du_Svm_fAvrmu6ZanI6FlV9HyxRmnyyX45HLL2HOBJ_zPfxY7QaVnZN3vIMJIq03_NlUFXyrXQ/s3171/7163D4E1-C959-4667-8FE2-7007458951F3.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3171" data-original-width="2116" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pRupmr2XRnWyDloa1LjJNj2V14t1IixJZqcJbaUTcvUlp_TAgX4NZYNXpDOqRz1GFX0dBdEYbsyKtB_NLsXTf7K3yNfJByBi3ic4SdJWmCGHhcq9Du_Svm_fAvrmu6ZanI6FlV9HyxRmnyyX45HLL2HOBJ_zPfxY7QaVnZN3vIMJIq03_NlUFXyrXQ/w428-h640/7163D4E1-C959-4667-8FE2-7007458951F3.heic" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My brother and sister-in-law came to eat with us, along with a widowed childhood friend and a neighbor. We all enjoyed a simple meal and good fellowship.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXOT3VAfmrS5xwldcdeNVuVH0HN3Yws5lYZAqbD0XFeKHRtqK73XaNoG1cmCnREx4gKZDklSaKp6aOLmwiEbidZgI0_NaUhooxrtcv0McDvttfalRZeruttlRQffpNPKoKds9v8merA5gzkxiNIaJoN8hClmuHUh2B4rtVk6wJGUNB1cIUKo-LkVDbw/s4032/2101E9C6-F1A9-46E7-9C14-117E72AD2562.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXOT3VAfmrS5xwldcdeNVuVH0HN3Yws5lYZAqbD0XFeKHRtqK73XaNoG1cmCnREx4gKZDklSaKp6aOLmwiEbidZgI0_NaUhooxrtcv0McDvttfalRZeruttlRQffpNPKoKds9v8merA5gzkxiNIaJoN8hClmuHUh2B4rtVk6wJGUNB1cIUKo-LkVDbw/w480-h640/2101E9C6-F1A9-46E7-9C14-117E72AD2562.heic" width="480" /></a></div>I finally got the new lavender quilt blocks made, but they still aren't put together.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlToZLa-5EMK1j42dKj74odnhwCh1uBAAu-LYzt1qqT1ybtgXkqmQN0clVXJbV0VkiuLCW3lOsVX9jKcIQLOHOeu2Pd514s6CeWPD7w9HZn2NERfFZvi9Bk0bf8NWIqjKVmiNaJfh4QV5EPmBtx6S5VYWUcsv0SMBPm1wnoQAE8b4yyUmKNIvJvDAaYQ/s4032/CEE5E9B6-5663-4C06-A216-2F9F22EB5ED0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlToZLa-5EMK1j42dKj74odnhwCh1uBAAu-LYzt1qqT1ybtgXkqmQN0clVXJbV0VkiuLCW3lOsVX9jKcIQLOHOeu2Pd514s6CeWPD7w9HZn2NERfFZvi9Bk0bf8NWIqjKVmiNaJfh4QV5EPmBtx6S5VYWUcsv0SMBPm1wnoQAE8b4yyUmKNIvJvDAaYQ/w480-h640/CEE5E9B6-5663-4C06-A216-2F9F22EB5ED0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I hope to custom quilt this one. Next week we are going to the Paducah Quilt Show to meet up with some long time friends. It will be a fun time and I hope I return with some new ideas and fabric.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-8612554283279910132023-03-13T16:02:00.002-04:002023-03-13T16:02:49.263-04:00Started the year off right<p> I'm now working on my fourth quilt of the year - 2023. Did the quilting on the Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter mystery), and went right into a Valentine's quilt, much like the one I did last year for my brother. It, too, has some of his birth mom's hand embroidered blocks in it.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4Rp2J8bc3g-sB-xShM6eYaOf404jPVC-2XmJH0ncrFmnfoRQjgtCnacBe_ump3FzAGy8cRYoPx6CDM51Nng7N8oRJuE6mM8nK8UMEDx415cgf_jpe8d7HEdw-FH-fspgsNPRmOiruUWf3wx03KnSUrSFXdcjbF2eItKWGvoY7LW9HqcmhMw-dn3LBg/s4032/8B178027-BA73-42B9-8FC5-62D62C45A404.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4Rp2J8bc3g-sB-xShM6eYaOf404jPVC-2XmJH0ncrFmnfoRQjgtCnacBe_ump3FzAGy8cRYoPx6CDM51Nng7N8oRJuE6mM8nK8UMEDx415cgf_jpe8d7HEdw-FH-fspgsNPRmOiruUWf3wx03KnSUrSFXdcjbF2eItKWGvoY7LW9HqcmhMw-dn3LBg/w640-h480/8B178027-BA73-42B9-8FC5-62D62C45A404.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><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/AVvXsEjJ-l7kz-JEshLZKcEZjJyGusc-gfX1zApEV3LeCBZvFmfA-yGvsYH8VrlY27AXMB8cE_hT5KNAUfThUnmEtcuM4yOOtct6GrpnpiE75L__b5fHJlUUmLulW78YscP3YKg46ujKY9Zbq2a3QtSyfwWo7QoVBwFSl1fGkIyMZm8KUwPD3JHTx95dreXkDA/s4032/99189787-8797-4BDF-9A2C-7F128CDC2AA4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-l7kz-JEshLZKcEZjJyGusc-gfX1zApEV3LeCBZvFmfA-yGvsYH8VrlY27AXMB8cE_hT5KNAUfThUnmEtcuM4yOOtct6GrpnpiE75L__b5fHJlUUmLulW78YscP3YKg46ujKY9Zbq2a3QtSyfwWo7QoVBwFSl1fGkIyMZm8KUwPD3JHTx95dreXkDA/w640-h480/99189787-8797-4BDF-9A2C-7F128CDC2AA4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vrStpWQkd1eMeA4ZNQUXyfAfQMtIh_jYb7jZ1Eq0nXSj8Yx_Vd7YmgnW6xjrY26-JUGRTScInzO3-w2RobwqUgGSwsa9iduBbuBSLFda_o4j7j8aIBNH0iM4qU0DCv7r1o43OFkMD2IrhnIZ0_g9-AgRdmj7LpGKqUfig4zu7yVYD5Bzv8wve4XZJQ/s1800/DF093801-EB9E-47E7-A78E-2FFA1CCA4FDA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vrStpWQkd1eMeA4ZNQUXyfAfQMtIh_jYb7jZ1Eq0nXSj8Yx_Vd7YmgnW6xjrY26-JUGRTScInzO3-w2RobwqUgGSwsa9iduBbuBSLFda_o4j7j8aIBNH0iM4qU0DCv7r1o43OFkMD2IrhnIZ0_g9-AgRdmj7LpGKqUfig4zu7yVYD5Bzv8wve4XZJQ/w512-h640/DF093801-EB9E-47E7-A78E-2FFA1CCA4FDA.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Both of these new quilts have been on the beds for a couple of months now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDlDqtIPyhMdlPrKgX0fj7s4ZsxsCzFXuwvFVXB5VBxQY6AVNSNbkTIcPXzT83VuCMffp6H1_81NzXlhR3iHDHTXETN8uE0iRfziq9KNbYetCugX7aN_Jk7HyhuwFtWtjhpjBYOEoIsfErZDSsepWZbR8yvARCFXDOpeF-klf6_65u_6T_Zv3m_EZEA/s3780/BB82B0AE-30B7-4A54-8188-F951EE823A49.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDlDqtIPyhMdlPrKgX0fj7s4ZsxsCzFXuwvFVXB5VBxQY6AVNSNbkTIcPXzT83VuCMffp6H1_81NzXlhR3iHDHTXETN8uE0iRfziq9KNbYetCugX7aN_Jk7HyhuwFtWtjhpjBYOEoIsfErZDSsepWZbR8yvARCFXDOpeF-klf6_65u_6T_Zv3m_EZEA/w512-h640/BB82B0AE-30B7-4A54-8188-F951EE823A49.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>When I finished up the red and white one I decided to do another Bonnie Hunter complex quit pattern for a Christmas quilt. I have it finished but it hasn't been quilted yet, still awaiting the backing. I loved making this one. It is called On Ringo Lake and was one of her annual mystery quilts a few years ago. I even learned to miter the corners.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglQJJG090ijjCiYlXPDadIKkzsa38EHtURYGGvZ1O1z7PlX0H1HKxbzBV1OyQNaLbfq5JWVKO-hnX5atiuZ7rD7UpNXcfeikjiVCe_yOPI5x8iABrUbrJkyoj2HW7JFRkieNK0njpwiEQKRIhyVxg0ch0ryWl719sZiQUcBLpv_LiqvMYX4cxVZNobw/s4032/E26D8B8E-0FDD-4A78-9AAC-B523B09822F9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglQJJG090ijjCiYlXPDadIKkzsa38EHtURYGGvZ1O1z7PlX0H1HKxbzBV1OyQNaLbfq5JWVKO-hnX5atiuZ7rD7UpNXcfeikjiVCe_yOPI5x8iABrUbrJkyoj2HW7JFRkieNK0njpwiEQKRIhyVxg0ch0ryWl719sZiQUcBLpv_LiqvMYX4cxVZNobw/w480-h640/E26D8B8E-0FDD-4A78-9AAC-B523B09822F9.heic" width="480" /></a></div>I upgraded my design wall this year. I saw these acoustic tiles and loved the idea of no damage to the sheetrock, removable, and just really pretty. I love, love, love the new design wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP2T1d5O7uoeTWBNRmxMolC9zAALBaBhyqgts0lDyfsqamm7DC7RFC0heyZOXbBoFKQTtjmeEfv8HdVQ0bAvjamDqSfOmEZrSIAuHM4LvyaLRTE_DIPihWwFq2_nTyzYpl6gRc24XkxdhX7dNRlOyTepcFtTcz820J7uQh5I3Lp4pSAcclOVMRVCtJQ/s4032/FD38FF17-3157-479F-9FAD-03F9D569A179.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP2T1d5O7uoeTWBNRmxMolC9zAALBaBhyqgts0lDyfsqamm7DC7RFC0heyZOXbBoFKQTtjmeEfv8HdVQ0bAvjamDqSfOmEZrSIAuHM4LvyaLRTE_DIPihWwFq2_nTyzYpl6gRc24XkxdhX7dNRlOyTepcFtTcz820J7uQh5I3Lp4pSAcclOVMRVCtJQ/w480-h640/FD38FF17-3157-479F-9FAD-03F9D569A179.heic" width="480" /></a></div>The last quilt I'll show is one I just started today. It has bigger pieces with 4" HSTs and is called "Fresh" by Thimbleblossoms. I am using a lot of a line called Lavender Blessings and will add some other like colored fabric. I was inspired to make this springy quilt by the beautiful watercolor my precious daughter-in-law painted for me for my birthday in January. I was so touched! She is so talented. I cried when she gave it to me, it is SO SPECIAL.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA2oLoupqdbezPYNt_21mz2iorGPN2B76Z4lFXdQCvxvjMyDRVM-e93lohkL3j6LeYYSmJhGF9HEgTTsO9Tji_xFE1svx_oW-9lTqDLIbntQGBpGAx7PcidLkv8CFV24uFp8VQVPT65gdggj92ko9YV2JwFdOYJ3BTyoJZONK1Rat2zt67jzCMOo4AQ/s4032/9D62A898-0CA8-4E19-8B87-4CFC5AA89947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA2oLoupqdbezPYNt_21mz2iorGPN2B76Z4lFXdQCvxvjMyDRVM-e93lohkL3j6LeYYSmJhGF9HEgTTsO9Tji_xFE1svx_oW-9lTqDLIbntQGBpGAx7PcidLkv8CFV24uFp8VQVPT65gdggj92ko9YV2JwFdOYJ3BTyoJZONK1Rat2zt67jzCMOo4AQ/w480-h640/9D62A898-0CA8-4E19-8B87-4CFC5AA89947.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>This one will be another for a king bed at 96" square without a border. I will probably make it a bit bigger with a 4-6" border. There will be 16 of these very large 24" star blocks. Hope it turns out pretty!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tvK50afTbY7h12rPFY1bARIpsM7o9gljowlcGjWqKAV4dfH8ARu9Ds_MT4NjFhRz6isUd6MXIGc0gFkTeRPmHlc0T5VR1qoYFD_W3xpzUu3TKhNQ_tFwYwrJP-iDWnkdl84QgbIHpa-yoaITioN3m5_1NYByh_15lhOAiHwHxl-fXGEXnnAd3XKZjQ/s4032/F0525FEE-850D-4D48-930F-9C2F41B547E3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tvK50afTbY7h12rPFY1bARIpsM7o9gljowlcGjWqKAV4dfH8ARu9Ds_MT4NjFhRz6isUd6MXIGc0gFkTeRPmHlc0T5VR1qoYFD_W3xpzUu3TKhNQ_tFwYwrJP-iDWnkdl84QgbIHpa-yoaITioN3m5_1NYByh_15lhOAiHwHxl-fXGEXnnAd3XKZjQ/w480-h640/F0525FEE-850D-4D48-930F-9C2F41B547E3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>In other news, the kids are playing soccer this spring. We can't wait to watch their games. We are helping by getting them to some of their practices, while momma and daddy start the packing process for their move to New Orleans in a couple of months. :( just can't dwell on that....I know the Lord will be there for them just like he is here. We've tried to have them over for fun days, knowing our time is short with them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiHW1bGZWestyyzX9y2HrKs7HuBQ2mBAGTGQ7whXZEZ89YgHWDIdTObUZkWkbdV5EOT5h0s3IPC4AqR96HjmRVs2lMBk-4v5i-NHZpjP0LguHgZxdJYfkhqQ5d1nvXh2TLW_iGmagrG6am5lz8uGscS2IFZgmdNdrtfzRH0nSgPxcspuTElb12EsrxQ/s850/778BA146-1918-4D34-BC5C-CF6BEE8D7C17.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiHW1bGZWestyyzX9y2HrKs7HuBQ2mBAGTGQ7whXZEZ89YgHWDIdTObUZkWkbdV5EOT5h0s3IPC4AqR96HjmRVs2lMBk-4v5i-NHZpjP0LguHgZxdJYfkhqQ5d1nvXh2TLW_iGmagrG6am5lz8uGscS2IFZgmdNdrtfzRH0nSgPxcspuTElb12EsrxQ/w532-h640/778BA146-1918-4D34-BC5C-CF6BEE8D7C17.heic" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpt_0CBZeKLTxbWsTnzjABe1z-R4jINrnnD6kc0Ewkm4Nvqij1mbI5856DXlw4vNJzHdfPrAdCZ25fol6-PlIN86QK1T5Pi4JvY_RUX4oyHw3jOm9cIG5eChPs78YSEKx4JF4EzieFf2WcYXvdjxlcsSBz1zSfpnJfxFiQQ0WOFSVvm4Q30bCFkj-1w/s4032/B342F585-B08C-43FD-9277-A25E9EBA4C6D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpt_0CBZeKLTxbWsTnzjABe1z-R4jINrnnD6kc0Ewkm4Nvqij1mbI5856DXlw4vNJzHdfPrAdCZ25fol6-PlIN86QK1T5Pi4JvY_RUX4oyHw3jOm9cIG5eChPs78YSEKx4JF4EzieFf2WcYXvdjxlcsSBz1zSfpnJfxFiQQ0WOFSVvm4Q30bCFkj-1w/w640-h480/B342F585-B08C-43FD-9277-A25E9EBA4C6D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Pets and grandkids playing a little electronics. The pup loves them so very much, and it is likewise.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQgK1eQpGYIb9iV7O9mho6D-YLklnwYXgtYlVpO81bAZWv8L7OfCLzNXbkeAy7AoUSpT6bnnwwNsVq_V2oPbPSUJHkjRkUm930K5hJMJe--fRLjJvRyRgITIvi9zQzenrg-wpjpDHdZcYPI4Qm8BcB6D-wwKtaVA_GhNMHy2p8NU4D0QToO_BgVKpBA/s3088/1DD211DC-4582-4C89-A4E2-86699337DB12.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQgK1eQpGYIb9iV7O9mho6D-YLklnwYXgtYlVpO81bAZWv8L7OfCLzNXbkeAy7AoUSpT6bnnwwNsVq_V2oPbPSUJHkjRkUm930K5hJMJe--fRLjJvRyRgITIvi9zQzenrg-wpjpDHdZcYPI4Qm8BcB6D-wwKtaVA_GhNMHy2p8NU4D0QToO_BgVKpBA/w480-h640/1DD211DC-4582-4C89-A4E2-86699337DB12.heic" width="480" /></a></div>Mamaw sure loves this sweet puppy....and can't you just see the love in the picture below. She adores her "daddy" and got to go for a boat ride recently.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzsmHNyiJvuV5CAFR4rnq-JSqnTdoaRPzFqSpLWFPV1CkPjhbaNEnRJLEzjE5BGyhDUaRupxcDeAiyh9Zn4i8JVohOsxwYsB4ePMIKkaicexNm5k1DJp61_zZOnH6can8lmnYj6DYFcOk_lrUqddaNvCaa5BW8RdtoFTfFx8GII84r3u7237frity0g/s4032/9F45A984-95A3-40F6-A908-FCF082C83B18.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzsmHNyiJvuV5CAFR4rnq-JSqnTdoaRPzFqSpLWFPV1CkPjhbaNEnRJLEzjE5BGyhDUaRupxcDeAiyh9Zn4i8JVohOsxwYsB4ePMIKkaicexNm5k1DJp61_zZOnH6can8lmnYj6DYFcOk_lrUqddaNvCaa5BW8RdtoFTfFx8GII84r3u7237frity0g/w480-h640/9F45A984-95A3-40F6-A908-FCF082C83B18.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>So that's a little recap on what's been going on here in East Tennessee since the new year,<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-50958818596885663192023-01-08T20:39:00.002-05:002023-01-08T20:39:34.688-05:00First quilt finish of 2023<p>I got the last clue and reveal of Bonnie Hunter's 2022 mystery quilt last friday. I loved it! I worked on it Friday, Saturday, and today. It is finally finished. It is definitely one of the most complex quilts I've made but it wasn't that hard. She had great instructions and I learned a few things from a friend recently to also help my piecing. Isn't it a beauty? My friend's secret for piecing? Starch your fabric before cutting and while pressing the units. It really does help to make more accurate cuts and seams.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1JOqoJydw4kjXe9Rock2B2qkXAbYkaa9zn19IIS1_4TjzW0JJlUkWpkQubyuUO4QEwHLANW2LIR7dGncvxtL7t7FOZ8yIvvZiXuV-xzT79-kaVzRq6EH6LKtj3G02FgDHBYNJc7IK_tyPBSDvoxMaDX7H-oNtU7VMS1sRUkOFTCCEvYW5_xHGRIxUg/s4032/0FB28B25-B3DF-4FFF-AC2C-0550BEAC2888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1JOqoJydw4kjXe9Rock2B2qkXAbYkaa9zn19IIS1_4TjzW0JJlUkWpkQubyuUO4QEwHLANW2LIR7dGncvxtL7t7FOZ8yIvvZiXuV-xzT79-kaVzRq6EH6LKtj3G02FgDHBYNJc7IK_tyPBSDvoxMaDX7H-oNtU7VMS1sRUkOFTCCEvYW5_xHGRIxUg/w640-h480/0FB28B25-B3DF-4FFF-AC2C-0550BEAC2888.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>I'll try to find or order some backing tomorrow. Haven't a clue what I"ll use.<p></p><p>Our new custom dog crate was delivered. As you can see the kids loved it as much as Puzzle did.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFShdiz0iTmyAvLz79RkZLfnEJmcKDtexVXs1Il0tjMZMpQ8QK_B7z62gYQibxPmASSTa74WJLqyf5RYBpJh6Pa2zUSz65ydYSmtwT9wzdhstKdrhzbaNViKSD_ExI4lCCybPfd7-kdIf4LE3myi8roTIH-HBOKgBWi1WKZgOahQ93gCg3C256HXYnQw/s2956/16B72632-B822-4476-BF7A-C9053B6461AA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="2931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFShdiz0iTmyAvLz79RkZLfnEJmcKDtexVXs1Il0tjMZMpQ8QK_B7z62gYQibxPmASSTa74WJLqyf5RYBpJh6Pa2zUSz65ydYSmtwT9wzdhstKdrhzbaNViKSD_ExI4lCCybPfd7-kdIf4LE3myi8roTIH-HBOKgBWi1WKZgOahQ93gCg3C256HXYnQw/w634-h640/16B72632-B822-4476-BF7A-C9053B6461AA.jpeg" width="634" /></a></div>We had such fun with the kids last weekend when they spent the night. The raided our closets to dress up like us.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjROLVeGquB_BwVGp7qXMDnhU_tXbdprXObRgGhUxcBU70oaTbHEzHPNWM4Kqw6a_1ojFVvu-tNLCcau-a6bKqzKdMLSlwS3krJskmb87j2_L3Y_GAE0fpyrkZOO9MptL90S-AlVBVyqonq8uxjbnp0ghvvhfJhIUlLGCfDRAd4Z2W4T-nSA7OpoK_n-Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjROLVeGquB_BwVGp7qXMDnhU_tXbdprXObRgGhUxcBU70oaTbHEzHPNWM4Kqw6a_1ojFVvu-tNLCcau-a6bKqzKdMLSlwS3krJskmb87j2_L3Y_GAE0fpyrkZOO9MptL90S-AlVBVyqonq8uxjbnp0ghvvhfJhIUlLGCfDRAd4Z2W4T-nSA7OpoK_n-Q=w568-h640" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emma is giving me the "look" I often give her, ha!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZs-98LA7iJtgQ3_GQB7qgDkBuoTU1I11L7B8a1MKeTnewDQKtG0GGFPg2KFoJ_YHGIj7zFbwCyk3vFT5ao3YulUvHmjDw3ogOt6FW1w1VKmsMnRi11F4SY1q67DleVkX_2drzPXFTCmdgyl-8OJs_SLDfh3lTtZ3Y0haG1W-w8AHKYEdE947qusapkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="2708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZs-98LA7iJtgQ3_GQB7qgDkBuoTU1I11L7B8a1MKeTnewDQKtG0GGFPg2KFoJ_YHGIj7zFbwCyk3vFT5ao3YulUvHmjDw3ogOt6FW1w1VKmsMnRi11F4SY1q67DleVkX_2drzPXFTCmdgyl-8OJs_SLDfh3lTtZ3Y0haG1W-w8AHKYEdE947qusapkw=w531-h640" width="531" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They enjoyed playing "puppies" and we named them Polly and Patch (to go with Puzzle). :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3WPO_jDloPMC3yON0_LHoJl3FRHYfW1X_YLsxdQylCLtfN22r9lI5kZKDGapkdrlPfZsKrT9u80ss4vL6aIxGA6Csjz6tw5w-6a4VKawQjNrSPuHrsq_QFwkHgsSE0hYaOIe-QrBKBrxNGgvIh7nre3TXPF_K505LQfibF0pcIMuBGfvIqWBcbOdq8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3WPO_jDloPMC3yON0_LHoJl3FRHYfW1X_YLsxdQylCLtfN22r9lI5kZKDGapkdrlPfZsKrT9u80ss4vL6aIxGA6Csjz6tw5w-6a4VKawQjNrSPuHrsq_QFwkHgsSE0hYaOIe-QrBKBrxNGgvIh7nre3TXPF_K505LQfibF0pcIMuBGfvIqWBcbOdq8w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEYGvIyPJqaL9obiO6Cwxgf6jmNN_JCUDbRk4Wv9QNDFshuNsDdKkkcDIu0_Jtoq-scDse_VqPRSW4wehBSYKBooi-rT1gPqaa3QXrj4SECM_EtC8FKJ24Z-tFvLdJGYCDRRY__4wbyZaqk7Pfen72RXOFWqbSWJFpSsZ2JpS3riks8nF8lTHdh5yiXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEYGvIyPJqaL9obiO6Cwxgf6jmNN_JCUDbRk4Wv9QNDFshuNsDdKkkcDIu0_Jtoq-scDse_VqPRSW4wehBSYKBooi-rT1gPqaa3QXrj4SECM_EtC8FKJ24Z-tFvLdJGYCDRRY__4wbyZaqk7Pfen72RXOFWqbSWJFpSsZ2JpS3riks8nF8lTHdh5yiXw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />I discovered my mom's old sewing machine. My sister said I had it but I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out where it was. Duh! It hit me that it was inside the cabinet that I use for a table in our bedroom.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEraAOJbLZIabca5vTgIfQo7RWheM5op3pKuKsrPDF7DyqojWWnszQOPX_5DyxPH9Y1Zvs6JlIc_V1fErOmoF1AIUPvXaoS1-D8lxguyfxbbl9lyMUP4BoWfBvvuWNcP0InQYWGBzn2TzAFOHdZfOM3ZV48JG1yB8mM5hy5mPe00ScMJeEqrnfiwRHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEraAOJbLZIabca5vTgIfQo7RWheM5op3pKuKsrPDF7DyqojWWnszQOPX_5DyxPH9Y1Zvs6JlIc_V1fErOmoF1AIUPvXaoS1-D8lxguyfxbbl9lyMUP4BoWfBvvuWNcP0InQYWGBzn2TzAFOHdZfOM3ZV48JG1yB8mM5hy5mPe00ScMJeEqrnfiwRHg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>I opened it up and it worked! This machine is a 1948 model and the one mom made all of our clothes with. She evidently wore out the original cabinet, and I think maybe 30-40 years ago they found this one and refinished it for her machine. This would be such a great little set up for someone who sewed or quilted but didn't have a dedicated sewing room.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyxV_C_3hlv9jYGAZd81lJUllylsxv9uLYww166X8WXgRQJl9vQvZhvcAPPStHzPo5TC_oGZvUUO1LbWcU5FAT_D3uGjmvFTsAtdnXmhimtwFeXidCbPTjnqQn96CVkj594llekjp4jKjeCGOXvVTBXCbQjy3N0BBK98QPIvjWE0VjcpagqvsqDYUxbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyxV_C_3hlv9jYGAZd81lJUllylsxv9uLYww166X8WXgRQJl9vQvZhvcAPPStHzPo5TC_oGZvUUO1LbWcU5FAT_D3uGjmvFTsAtdnXmhimtwFeXidCbPTjnqQn96CVkj594llekjp4jKjeCGOXvVTBXCbQjy3N0BBK98QPIvjWE0VjcpagqvsqDYUxbA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />And one more of the kids....they don't have iPads at home but get to play games on Papaw's when they visit....which they love. He's keeping an eye on them while watching TV. Fun times and memories made. Hope they never forget.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKj5X62G1aDeopIjLnO0NqpTh0PCsR1EoSRUTbWOJGkwUudENBYbnUtYz2a5Ry4ex_HhumxC7LfWzeGsaFj0sJoVKRYaNi0wc5KpZgs91IDjCIw_2DKURu9L02bzlAOozsUkR_gycmUmd-hUXlhyCvCVzuLr3esA-GGV6QZRUT8sUY9-XWaE_dw4mfAg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKj5X62G1aDeopIjLnO0NqpTh0PCsR1EoSRUTbWOJGkwUudENBYbnUtYz2a5Ry4ex_HhumxC7LfWzeGsaFj0sJoVKRYaNi0wc5KpZgs91IDjCIw_2DKURu9L02bzlAOozsUkR_gycmUmd-hUXlhyCvCVzuLr3esA-GGV6QZRUT8sUY9-XWaE_dw4mfAg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /> <p></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-82344435248620523242022-12-27T10:23:00.003-05:002022-12-27T10:26:40.565-05:00As 2022 ends, and 2023 is before us....<p> I usually do goals and a recap of each year as a final post. It's been a busy year, but aren't they all. They go faster and faster as I age. I've had a couple of interesting projects this year. We got a puppy! My hubby has wanted a golden retriever ever since we married 20 years ago. I finally caved :) Puzzle is her name. She is named after a search and rescue golden retriever that worked with Susannah Charleson and is in her book, Scent of the Missing. And yes, she is a golden retriever. We are in love with her, although the first few months were terribly hard. My husband Jim, has a bad leg and can't easily get up and down or walk. He walks with a cane, so he could not get up quickly to take her out in the night. He does his best, but will agree that most of the work initially was left to me. Top that with her getting a parasite when she was very young and having to go out 4-7 times a night for about 12 days with diarrhea.</p><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/AVvXsEh1UcH9estSG94GrKxbueU6DikNKUIvbzmUOi0limBkSVZM8DFI8Fs3mUHfsjLFeAkt7FklJUkGH4grMyGEOq4fKXTZPBpTXBJniMOo2erBzaUbRTc8nSGvrzLRIDx3IuXv0Nfu8VQAo2BUKJzbrAjUupzLFU5W8YSPcLwBTlSqNTV7t4p-m9K1KA-QGw/s1800/C77B025D-B7A0-4AE3-8EAC-6E0CDFB08C85.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UcH9estSG94GrKxbueU6DikNKUIvbzmUOi0limBkSVZM8DFI8Fs3mUHfsjLFeAkt7FklJUkGH4grMyGEOq4fKXTZPBpTXBJniMOo2erBzaUbRTc8nSGvrzLRIDx3IuXv0Nfu8VQAo2BUKJzbrAjUupzLFU5W8YSPcLwBTlSqNTV7t4p-m9K1KA-QGw/w512-h640/C77B025D-B7A0-4AE3-8EAC-6E0CDFB08C85.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She is absolutely crazy about the grandkids and they feel the same towards her. The next big thing I did was teach a rock art class for the local homeschool co-op. It was enjoyable but time-consuming. A bit more than I expected. There are some budding artists in the group though. I prepared a rock each week and directions for them to copy. We used paint pens. Below are a few we did, and a couple of others I did in the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHU3V3eBtDHdaZOc6Yi6jtIu_alVM72fksBQh6IpxW9WXttZpAg3s5LnYRSCvGimVP5tpY4P2C3vPZgK2b_wKnUDOR41j9rG7AZSnAGHy9NhZkQ2XZgWO8Vkt7U2MHXu7ZrQrk7RZhw4tD-XRf4w5nbR3sVYhXzZ7OwoPopmIDPS1h6KsyPFHZu0uQg/s1800/EC47DB75-AB13-4244-93B4-66ADE049B0BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHU3V3eBtDHdaZOc6Yi6jtIu_alVM72fksBQh6IpxW9WXttZpAg3s5LnYRSCvGimVP5tpY4P2C3vPZgK2b_wKnUDOR41j9rG7AZSnAGHy9NhZkQ2XZgWO8Vkt7U2MHXu7ZrQrk7RZhw4tD-XRf4w5nbR3sVYhXzZ7OwoPopmIDPS1h6KsyPFHZu0uQg/w512-h640/EC47DB75-AB13-4244-93B4-66ADE049B0BE.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, to the quilts. I made a lot of smaller quilts this year. I sold my Gammill long arm machine and purchased a Bernina and absolutely love it. It is so user friendly. Computerized. And the great thing is, one of my friends has one just like it and is so smart and always ready and able to answer any questions I have regarding how to do something on it. Included in the quilts I made this year are two for friends who lost their husbands in 2022. :( Made from their shirts and both were big UT fans.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_Nr7XqJEoFmsIT6VkASnalyhWBvT4F3q2gSnzlxsefpTffbGFTba7mIjUZBW8txmcQtmEUQQyPOuCXyo0TB1uQjSPq911Ir4uhTSgNf-9qxGA-hMr2dJKFi3xgAe5Bv44PrlqRz5cT3tSviLuGkP5wDfd2N7EdAUxLB2IaBICn5Ua-YZqw9O4Anhag/s1800/448F8AA5-F477-4754-9FE3-08FDBB70DAAA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_Nr7XqJEoFmsIT6VkASnalyhWBvT4F3q2gSnzlxsefpTffbGFTba7mIjUZBW8txmcQtmEUQQyPOuCXyo0TB1uQjSPq911Ir4uhTSgNf-9qxGA-hMr2dJKFi3xgAe5Bv44PrlqRz5cT3tSviLuGkP5wDfd2N7EdAUxLB2IaBICn5Ua-YZqw9O4Anhag/w512-h640/448F8AA5-F477-4754-9FE3-08FDBB70DAAA.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>Another project I started in 2022 was to let my very short pixie har style grow out. I've spent hours on Youtube/blogs/instagram trying to learn how to manage my very curly hair. I cut it short about 18 years ago when I let it go grey and have wanted it longer every since. It is now longer than it has ever been and I am loving learning how to deal with the curls. The top left pic was one I found online and a friend put my face to it! The grandkids thought it was hilarious and said I'd look like a witch. Neither wanted me to grow it out. But that is often how our family wants to see us - the way we've always looked. The husband was supportive although I know he didn't like it at first. He has come around now. It's amazing to me the hair growth of only one year, with three tiny trims.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTlKlbZsuSKgK6oZa2fYEqeg-MFZXSkdvgOX9QpaSlNp9zIxTKTG0kN7k6RJ1H2Fbzsp_CKLYjXDDuy9o1YAlASdEQpV5Zu2DeIBTz9-00ArDHLBDgrYEvL-bNJZous_K93QbeuxODC5_lilTWZuI4k7Hfuj9InczmFbOb8NIkSi_kqt48-4lYwNifQ/s1800/D559C230-A4B3-4E0C-BEF0-F7599285BFA3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTlKlbZsuSKgK6oZa2fYEqeg-MFZXSkdvgOX9QpaSlNp9zIxTKTG0kN7k6RJ1H2Fbzsp_CKLYjXDDuy9o1YAlASdEQpV5Zu2DeIBTz9-00ArDHLBDgrYEvL-bNJZous_K93QbeuxODC5_lilTWZuI4k7Hfuj9InczmFbOb8NIkSi_kqt48-4lYwNifQ/w512-h640/D559C230-A4B3-4E0C-BEF0-F7599285BFA3.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I purchased a new rug for our dining room this year and really love it. Wayfair has great rugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq602cz2tdPkUv8fsp1KOvkJP2d-XO5ilEytH32aB74JnPvU41PeRnSlygL7mGlPlToDUcI69qDPAW6IUHSHtrVGfD-Vav2-Wu81Td9a8p9LZ6k6CHsH72ajOMDiVVvHJ2byY44xv3MEwhkdB9qDBgIMMYCOeut0-eaJj3qJnjzUQwH8XjpsYqfitviw/s4032/FBC3FF68-AA29-41B5-82A9-BBD147EE4EEE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq602cz2tdPkUv8fsp1KOvkJP2d-XO5ilEytH32aB74JnPvU41PeRnSlygL7mGlPlToDUcI69qDPAW6IUHSHtrVGfD-Vav2-Wu81Td9a8p9LZ6k6CHsH72ajOMDiVVvHJ2byY44xv3MEwhkdB9qDBgIMMYCOeut0-eaJj3qJnjzUQwH8XjpsYqfitviw/w480-h640/FBC3FF68-AA29-41B5-82A9-BBD147EE4EEE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We had a great time with the kids over on Christmas Eve. SO happy to still have them here, but we know that is changing in 2023. My son is taking a position in New Orleans at the Seminary. Makes my heart so sad for them to move, but I knew it would probably happen and am trying to focus on the memories and joy we've had with them for the past two years here. I just hope the kids will always remember these times.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2k5R0LaMYJGyHjGczjW0Yrhga3Tr04FNzmqByCFisRuFmgg61oX3nH4S8FgAtMaTgwepKwMjrBFmArwuSWPE1IexopiKzwt8e-SeeZVkcf_x5kqbsrsG4lE2i9byYWJ0siO9obOFeL3JpLdEQZxGzqPpF5PSMEYitluTtof6Oz_gpsbtJ7WnQj7_EoQ/s3227/73C7A895-FFF8-4B8D-B511-392A3D4B7C44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="3227" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2k5R0LaMYJGyHjGczjW0Yrhga3Tr04FNzmqByCFisRuFmgg61oX3nH4S8FgAtMaTgwepKwMjrBFmArwuSWPE1IexopiKzwt8e-SeeZVkcf_x5kqbsrsG4lE2i9byYWJ0siO9obOFeL3JpLdEQZxGzqPpF5PSMEYitluTtof6Oz_gpsbtJ7WnQj7_EoQ/w640-h576/73C7A895-FFF8-4B8D-B511-392A3D4B7C44.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x8b-XzFHWJzlr1sKgVrm2ZHnc4T5ekS0ug_Y-X-68maj6QOPc8LdXlmZWmE0BFV4cEKdRw-NWT0yJ0LIqoCoxsKNVEr89uJI0pL35r9LG2MzoKNz7ASg_v68Y3X-J0aAwtfbksRh2gUKK8wtfy846Ip5SKV77GUGVkbfWb2SJ_31RkJuyxcWqqLZKg/s4032/12C25567-8B2F-48FC-872C-A8B718CA45A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I finally decided I just didn't have the skills to do it right. I found a local craftsman that agreed to build it for us. It should be ready soon. A crate on one side and a drawer and shelves on the other, with a removable top. Can't wait to get it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEVvzTYXc4RnmievaP7KisWupnIExYxm9p4P7N8xuRtW9-tNKYgWVnESw459-WpU4F6fcmV8TKml3yd0rPm8pgJCGk8IeMksab888R4SimRHGz06PvIs3e5TbyQFQ-0vhl0c1SV_G-97Z-EKPphe0VfPtBjYtK6Q0HPI7IAsH25CiA2g5FCp_bwrBSg/s4032/306E8FBB-3397-4A17-A559-94AE4F68280F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEVvzTYXc4RnmievaP7KisWupnIExYxm9p4P7N8xuRtW9-tNKYgWVnESw459-WpU4F6fcmV8TKml3yd0rPm8pgJCGk8IeMksab888R4SimRHGz06PvIs3e5TbyQFQ-0vhl0c1SV_G-97Z-EKPphe0VfPtBjYtK6Q0HPI7IAsH25CiA2g5FCp_bwrBSg/w640-h480/306E8FBB-3397-4A17-A559-94AE4F68280F.heic" width="640" /></a></div>As 2022 ends I have two quilting projects going on. I am doing Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery quilt. My first time to do it. I'm have a great time and learning lots. Can't wait to see the finished quilt. Right now it's still a mystery. She gives out clues on her blog weekly. She is a great pattern designer and teacher. This is where we are right now, but I'm pretty sure there will be an alternating block to go with these. Love the colors!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFc2QlaIRyr3FgRqXCBXJXRpT-NQTVivIXToRy7tAUT-BNGGVsT1mAHF5Q3sdmd1Ba0IbUFT9D1JPjctpWsKrNXUeUWbWERsApB8dIukyzccUGoIkhozSP4vUGo52WRNhYnvzfKhJqGptcp3BggOCurPOMDuwDtxdwEM_BW3EqopyviKD_XugaGsprg/s2942/1100B166-8AF2-4393-8DA9-4D54815299BF.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2942" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFc2QlaIRyr3FgRqXCBXJXRpT-NQTVivIXToRy7tAUT-BNGGVsT1mAHF5Q3sdmd1Ba0IbUFT9D1JPjctpWsKrNXUeUWbWERsApB8dIukyzccUGoIkhozSP4vUGo52WRNhYnvzfKhJqGptcp3BggOCurPOMDuwDtxdwEM_BW3EqopyviKD_XugaGsprg/w640-h628/1100B166-8AF2-4393-8DA9-4D54815299BF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPuVECClr0PrGfrkF7SEDtVu4TqdM_bYHYpfPdZFKIqiMGT6gM2BqZpn8HuSfzLxVIkhRWAk77sBtXIiredt-FoUnxfxklvjo5k7cet9LhxP5DChinmt3Y81dB5t24Ft05wV3cStIwcBwa84IlIy_WYRRaQM5GjDH2Xxiw58ub7htf71xjyVOTVqNUQ/s4032/B1C0C4EB-BAEA-456F-B611-29ECAA5FAEC2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPuVECClr0PrGfrkF7SEDtVu4TqdM_bYHYpfPdZFKIqiMGT6gM2BqZpn8HuSfzLxVIkhRWAk77sBtXIiredt-FoUnxfxklvjo5k7cet9LhxP5DChinmt3Y81dB5t24Ft05wV3cStIwcBwa84IlIy_WYRRaQM5GjDH2Xxiw58ub7htf71xjyVOTVqNUQ/w480-h640/B1C0C4EB-BAEA-456F-B611-29ECAA5FAEC2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Another project I am currently working on is a red and white quilt. I made this same pattern in 2021 for my brother. His birth mother had hand embroidered a lot of flower designs in red. I used most of them in his quilt. He had given me lots of her hand embroidered pieces a few years ago. When he told her I quilted she said, "she will know what to do with them." I assume her other children weren't interested in them. His quilt turned out beautiful so I'm making another with the leftovers and a panel I bought that has some redwork flowers on it. I am using them as fussy cut squares, as I won't be embroidering them. I just hope the red print isn't designed to wash out! Didn't think of that until recently.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nu2oWdZ0vWpJln6Wvl8eRzK8XDt8DZ9ZYPcvhdKOCbnshBdeoEWit6UUQlIVRRpkg-MRpvvUU7dWpWmxw6ZFy0shmMn-4uPqSdNwRN5-_Jae6CO7VYdgk9tAd4cXq5wKNzHwuyd_5SDpD0g7byAsu3d_w3cKwyECQkRCR5DYV1AkZ8gVPmZRnweF_A/s2927/EF9E2606-489E-46F4-8E9C-4E9F38380DAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="2927" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nu2oWdZ0vWpJln6Wvl8eRzK8XDt8DZ9ZYPcvhdKOCbnshBdeoEWit6UUQlIVRRpkg-MRpvvUU7dWpWmxw6ZFy0shmMn-4uPqSdNwRN5-_Jae6CO7VYdgk9tAd4cXq5wKNzHwuyd_5SDpD0g7byAsu3d_w3cKwyECQkRCR5DYV1AkZ8gVPmZRnweF_A/w640-h578/EF9E2606-489E-46F4-8E9C-4E9F38380DAD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>And here we are on December 27th and we had our first snow fall of the season. Maybe 1/2 - 3/4" of an inch but still pretty and kept me from going to work today. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ_o3hEGIkcXNEgFBgh8ihcli1gGQDfiBb9MRKOE-IPKy2tsilO2Eg5kW1BTDydQZNjrxuz927mFZyUZ11LV8pbfK2RreUZgWbPfA9bcsAWnC3sZ7CwTMZchLtWzoDm9aBvhj8Q0YmqemGLHwuE3xTK1h0wQ5saZT_ATk1MGISrGc6uNf52Z2ZLP0tg/s4032/D5F6DC3B-5688-488F-A616-416292F29909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ_o3hEGIkcXNEgFBgh8ihcli1gGQDfiBb9MRKOE-IPKy2tsilO2Eg5kW1BTDydQZNjrxuz927mFZyUZ11LV8pbfK2RreUZgWbPfA9bcsAWnC3sZ7CwTMZchLtWzoDm9aBvhj8Q0YmqemGLHwuE3xTK1h0wQ5saZT_ATk1MGISrGc6uNf52Z2ZLP0tg/w480-h640/D5F6DC3B-5688-488F-A616-416292F29909.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I'll end this long post with my book list I read in 2022. I re-read several I've read in the past so I won't list all of those.</div><div>- Why The Universe Is The Way It is by Hugh Ross (loved this nerdy book, read it 3 times! He is a Christian astrophysicist)</div><div>- A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (the above book caused me to want to read this also)</div><div>- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn</div><div>- I Survived the Children's Blizzard of 1888 by Lauren Tarshis</div><div>- Jimmy by Robert Whitlow (read this years ago)</div><div>- Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone by Diana Gabalden (Outlander Series)</div><div>- The Shephard's Wife by Angela Hunt</div><div>- The Auschwitz Escape by Joel Rosenburg</div><div>- Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayen (true story of immigrants)</div><div>- A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman (supposedly a great book, but I didn't like it the much)</div><div>- Churchill by Andrew Roberts (absolutely loved reading the true stories of Churchill, a fascinating man)</div><div>- The Rooster Bar by John Grisham</div><div>- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (great true story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics)</div><div>- Code Girls by Liza Mundy</div><div>- Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (loved this one too)</div><div>- The Secret Keeper by Amanda Cox</div><div>- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn</div><div>- The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore</div><div><br /></div><div>Goals for 2023? I'm still thinking about those.</div><div><p><br /></p></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-43025250976446657432022-12-24T16:50:00.004-05:002022-12-24T16:50:28.598-05:00Merry Christmas 2022<p> Merry Christmas to all our friends! Blessings to you for the new year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FKdqbHRJLLERzumwXGADaTFZ4yAs4yFFbEWCpaK9JOd0CUPc7SMekyfgYWXylSn3Vbc9YwXtmlyhoPycFS-AxWY4CES5WKuuORKOilIraYcE6cxVfCCfQu8QHJ2KOJHVSa72QSZoiW2i3nTZxWlF6jaBudLNJtlTkuLYS0EfeTuev1Kh_l5EilcmUA/s716/B09B75EB-C419-4E0E-AC2E-666FAC26A074.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="653" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FKdqbHRJLLERzumwXGADaTFZ4yAs4yFFbEWCpaK9JOd0CUPc7SMekyfgYWXylSn3Vbc9YwXtmlyhoPycFS-AxWY4CES5WKuuORKOilIraYcE6cxVfCCfQu8QHJ2KOJHVSa72QSZoiW2i3nTZxWlF6jaBudLNJtlTkuLYS0EfeTuev1Kh_l5EilcmUA/w584-h640/B09B75EB-C419-4E0E-AC2E-666FAC26A074.jpeg" width="584" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-36746172954617582222022-12-24T08:44:00.000-05:002022-12-24T08:44:38.499-05:00November/December 2022 Happenings<p> Let's start with the quilts. I finished the Christmas Cabins. Love it, although I wish I'd quilted it a bit denser. I was afraid to because of the minky backing, but it did great.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZUnd9_ojaA0oNXZyqOFBCPK2AXOGjtjr02tvZYkXeDwandQf1iLnzZJY-dmXz6xxspNtnSb6M-7vXMISS2eqo5EZdK_O--4YNj2NidwSEF0XVu-esPC1F-LOVMqMReJzgiBnOwy3KAuXgejQZwdC_PBgMdmNhWK_gLHdsWW06V79PMQm_QGx74yhUA/s1549/581B8939-9A99-4BAC-B8E9-C7C35974ACE8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZUnd9_ojaA0oNXZyqOFBCPK2AXOGjtjr02tvZYkXeDwandQf1iLnzZJY-dmXz6xxspNtnSb6M-7vXMISS2eqo5EZdK_O--4YNj2NidwSEF0XVu-esPC1F-LOVMqMReJzgiBnOwy3KAuXgejQZwdC_PBgMdmNhWK_gLHdsWW06V79PMQm_QGx74yhUA/w542-h640/581B8939-9A99-4BAC-B8E9-C7C35974ACE8.jpeg" width="542" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up are the two memory quilts I made this year. One for a childhood friend who lost her husband to cancer earlier in the year, and the other for a work friend of 40+ years who lost her husband a few months ago to a fall and neck injury. Both were made from the shirts of the husbands and both were big University of Tennessee fans. I incorporated some of the shirt embroidered UT emblems in each quilt.</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/AVvXsEiKo2VAwM-5h69--CAir1um4Ro2f5RaxQV0srIL2P7einZwIPjkMjWel-7QcHBbpdM_yXGBJI5CMut_Lf0NqDR_JzkY6yixo9o5-X-Ec5DYmM7j-m_dagclWeKr3WqVIdyUMdHotO61LT-SrFWqXfR8sXqfr9mjP3V41uyk4ldWJ-273zMA4nwP6iqgBw/s4032/27AD3E68-5B73-4A80-B76B-0D9ED66211D0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo2VAwM-5h69--CAir1um4Ro2f5RaxQV0srIL2P7einZwIPjkMjWel-7QcHBbpdM_yXGBJI5CMut_Lf0NqDR_JzkY6yixo9o5-X-Ec5DYmM7j-m_dagclWeKr3WqVIdyUMdHotO61LT-SrFWqXfR8sXqfr9mjP3V41uyk4ldWJ-273zMA4nwP6iqgBw/w480-h640/27AD3E68-5B73-4A80-B76B-0D9ED66211D0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>The above quilt pattern is called Nova. And the lower one is called Bricks and Stepping Stones by Bonnie Hunter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPpauc6dHbXu_k29Jpc5iN_OZktp4mFjak7fml2aC9Qidar2-wqa4YmA40-cETc9yi-g52SQNkf-y7VdqHraYrujoREPrhcqLGDUDkKi9x87zzioxxqMFzjUn079evt-_rFPo7_1g1ubGa2AERaUCaXXPsu8FwCjIZNEJySDUA0W0VGcC9vRBQvDtHg/s1800/99C064E3-A20C-41B9-870E-59F51E95016E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPpauc6dHbXu_k29Jpc5iN_OZktp4mFjak7fml2aC9Qidar2-wqa4YmA40-cETc9yi-g52SQNkf-y7VdqHraYrujoREPrhcqLGDUDkKi9x87zzioxxqMFzjUn079evt-_rFPo7_1g1ubGa2AERaUCaXXPsu8FwCjIZNEJySDUA0W0VGcC9vRBQvDtHg/w512-h640/99C064E3-A20C-41B9-870E-59F51E95016E.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These next two are in-progress quilts. I joined Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery quilt and am loving it! Learning some things to help my piecing work, and it is fun to try to figure out what the final layout will be. I suspect we are only a few weeks away from finishing. Great for me too, since it forces me to slow down since I can only have instructions a week at a time. Kind of like a block of the month but it's a block (section) of the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZYa0ZU01m1Zqwc-MCzu0gmjvkVJfT4xAcAfHXyELOOI7U3Nhw8nNe-TqsPNOYIx9sE30H51gyGzzLUVQWQ6yd9G3hs9JG_1TGJ_ydFwE0uzUaCdFC0-wBxhRbUSp8Wpl9jZAXx7kjqTadgBLHFPSKpJNx4s8x1mf2Se0inSjjDSGR-nYTgK_Uma1Dw/s2942/1100B166-8AF2-4393-8DA9-4D54815299BF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="2942" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZYa0ZU01m1Zqwc-MCzu0gmjvkVJfT4xAcAfHXyELOOI7U3Nhw8nNe-TqsPNOYIx9sE30H51gyGzzLUVQWQ6yd9G3hs9JG_1TGJ_ydFwE0uzUaCdFC0-wBxhRbUSp8Wpl9jZAXx7kjqTadgBLHFPSKpJNx4s8x1mf2Se0inSjjDSGR-nYTgK_Uma1Dw/w640-h628/1100B166-8AF2-4393-8DA9-4D54815299BF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next one is a remake of one I did last year for my brother. I used hand embroidered blocks made by his birth mother. There were a few left over so I decided to make another one, I loved it so much. I didn't have enough of the embroidered blocks so I ordered a rework panel with flowers to supplement. No, I won't be embroidering these, but I think they will still look good in the quilt. Hope to have this one on a bed by Valentine's Day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKTs2FVpnf6lDR48hnuJS6bcjAXsz2WyzMZc5llwHe-J-tEC4GAg-7w8p85NtS5VZd0zoZ-nWZhpXp7bLqqAYm91yiFVynwhNyriF6SvU3a1QY8z0s6mYM7MvAzasGUX8l7wtGdpmtooEPGYySdLK_woivpXFieWW1TNADhgZFSXSI2KbLEPPa1QZyw/s2813/242451D4-02FA-407F-B159-3FEF8083A06C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="2741" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKTs2FVpnf6lDR48hnuJS6bcjAXsz2WyzMZc5llwHe-J-tEC4GAg-7w8p85NtS5VZd0zoZ-nWZhpXp7bLqqAYm91yiFVynwhNyriF6SvU3a1QY8z0s6mYM7MvAzasGUX8l7wtGdpmtooEPGYySdLK_woivpXFieWW1TNADhgZFSXSI2KbLEPPa1QZyw/w624-h640/242451D4-02FA-407F-B159-3FEF8083A06C.jpeg" width="624" /></a></div>Other goings on .........my favorite little boy was sick with strep a couple of weeks ago, so I babysat him. Well, I should say me and Puzzle the golden pup babysat him. She was by his side all day long. Thankful he was on medication so he didn't feel so bad. We also made some paper snowflakes for his Christmas tree at home.<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/AVvXsEh-669O2Qdzwa-0m5QTJvyN1Yam4vB0Wd6_Nr7m4YOckw86B18BUcnG8-6Jv8AdA8w_MPPQluUmuWuH_4Ns14uSKmvjS_DKQlhG0A3JrN3ouEXirskj9mV4dmwJ69n03cm3SoqZ1NXUy0ugX0WsmgD1u-b7CWLKzDEu6Nwj8neMw7mKEMyKvGoCshffYw/s4032/69859F4D-424B-4EF6-B1A9-EF143A013F0F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-669O2Qdzwa-0m5QTJvyN1Yam4vB0Wd6_Nr7m4YOckw86B18BUcnG8-6Jv8AdA8w_MPPQluUmuWuH_4Ns14uSKmvjS_DKQlhG0A3JrN3ouEXirskj9mV4dmwJ69n03cm3SoqZ1NXUy0ugX0WsmgD1u-b7CWLKzDEu6Nwj8neMw7mKEMyKvGoCshffYw/w480-h640/69859F4D-424B-4EF6-B1A9-EF143A013F0F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD32EyHoYUcSeV_wQReaK-sXkdRJHBf5mtX6b6S4pEAwe4fmUAllO8In2Z3JOxVBJ0AP8xS6roE-2JaP7qt580xtwRdop9kkG0bO7UTqoqWq2QlPbtGQ-2dC4HIpkKCsXpF8UCzh3B9l0TXcDyVDXjzcNDVfInvKV8d725AlDW5lDuc_YmI6UnW2PwA/s1440/A3944812-5513-40CA-858C-F2A82A69506F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1440" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD32EyHoYUcSeV_wQReaK-sXkdRJHBf5mtX6b6S4pEAwe4fmUAllO8In2Z3JOxVBJ0AP8xS6roE-2JaP7qt580xtwRdop9kkG0bO7UTqoqWq2QlPbtGQ-2dC4HIpkKCsXpF8UCzh3B9l0TXcDyVDXjzcNDVfInvKV8d725AlDW5lDuc_YmI6UnW2PwA/w640-h608/A3944812-5513-40CA-858C-F2A82A69506F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>I never tire of making these beauties. SO easy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8FpuXlFDCKAuQ2YdatGcJ-0DRLNrQ1x688q9xpn9nWMr0qcshWFOGXAaTTekVKX9OCwPz4xGYD3JCiMNbIW3XJqqj8jmfPyZ1sGISZqYrNg7Z5_b_t6f6tJzXshEsZdsNlF4krQ7XwJEloz69uqNWEmQpfwcSzX9TUMnm15OO6SCwPS8sVsN2M7ghA/s1440/99D76D8B-269F-4925-9339-18A454DE8FBC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1440" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8FpuXlFDCKAuQ2YdatGcJ-0DRLNrQ1x688q9xpn9nWMr0qcshWFOGXAaTTekVKX9OCwPz4xGYD3JCiMNbIW3XJqqj8jmfPyZ1sGISZqYrNg7Z5_b_t6f6tJzXshEsZdsNlF4krQ7XwJEloz69uqNWEmQpfwcSzX9TUMnm15OO6SCwPS8sVsN2M7ghA/w400-h381/99D76D8B-269F-4925-9339-18A454DE8FBC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>We took the grands to see the play "The Sound of Music" and they both loved it, especially our girl Emma.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ChRML-aBR8VluZXvwHphDhzC2moRZLor73hGa3p3wZc0-2fFbVDj7P-UmmjJrUI7kYJ81qUfpEDfCd6NpoaUDeEgTWTezI6-dJ-5PHYic02XEPvl7OKrwmQ158XmykMEX54XH1yPRmhsDnyHGuDHQfiatr7cVYC8re7sPykBlUe_7Z0TeITNAzzeQ/s4032/83F941AE-A925-4B8B-B824-5A2E66525B64.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ChRML-aBR8VluZXvwHphDhzC2moRZLor73hGa3p3wZc0-2fFbVDj7P-UmmjJrUI7kYJ81qUfpEDfCd6NpoaUDeEgTWTezI6-dJ-5PHYic02XEPvl7OKrwmQ158XmykMEX54XH1yPRmhsDnyHGuDHQfiatr7cVYC8re7sPykBlUe_7Z0TeITNAzzeQ/w640-h480/83F941AE-A925-4B8B-B824-5A2E66525B64.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>It started at their usual bedtime of 8 pm, so the little guy did his best. But by intermission at 9:30, he was done. Papaw volunteered to take him out to the car, maybe go get some ice cream while they waited on us. He was asleep before he could take more than one bite of his sonic blast. Bless his heart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKN2zwROsklkkrdXsgN3bu-RjgrgRh31hC1mTp6fmnWqeBlhjym_iM3z9UT94snAxAoSY50eM1HgfXrRxus-_j4EIeIPcF0X_Dk2rcA2UgF71X6OnKZhV5r-r4Ar1_tvWC9v8BdetDfkibOFuGvTybVGq-h3yQNotDmL-0I2Hi7cHQG9B8JWvlzZOAg/s4032/BAAB0BC4-CB60-4A7B-ACD1-BE475427F698.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKN2zwROsklkkrdXsgN3bu-RjgrgRh31hC1mTp6fmnWqeBlhjym_iM3z9UT94snAxAoSY50eM1HgfXrRxus-_j4EIeIPcF0X_Dk2rcA2UgF71X6OnKZhV5r-r4Ar1_tvWC9v8BdetDfkibOFuGvTybVGq-h3yQNotDmL-0I2Hi7cHQG9B8JWvlzZOAg/w480-h640/BAAB0BC4-CB60-4A7B-ACD1-BE475427F698.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Emma was a trooper and stayed focused and enjoying the show to the end at 10 pm!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD63Z9xDETkYKowVINJioNXO-MZXExZ4qEi5003CponaBb8urs1Fhz0Qu_v_oHMDmvGD1nrzOekkDAuIwEAKqLqxT7PpRjDLJpnaMDBjrW4-H4aqmi_TDcMQALmH2irZn7VxbL3PFx11tm0lVx9s-74IS-OrKv0pPpVWQSRIDXd6ZdrrI9Ocz__6fw3A/s4032/39929002-396E-4EEC-A79B-019CFA1B5804.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD63Z9xDETkYKowVINJioNXO-MZXExZ4qEi5003CponaBb8urs1Fhz0Qu_v_oHMDmvGD1nrzOekkDAuIwEAKqLqxT7PpRjDLJpnaMDBjrW4-H4aqmi_TDcMQALmH2irZn7VxbL3PFx11tm0lVx9s-74IS-OrKv0pPpVWQSRIDXd6ZdrrI9Ocz__6fw3A/w640-h480/39929002-396E-4EEC-A79B-019CFA1B5804.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>My hair has continued to grow throughout the year, with just three trims. I'm loving it. It is now longer than it has ever been in my life. I'm able to put it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoLJyD3lK_gVJY_FctHBv_PZ4VaOZyTI0Aar6vy5THkcfFuXGKNd8vf_v9Ha662usUn8IzcUXsPdcx-HleQ_gbWuZIRGtFAS3Z0Ubn0XCaqfggnIo2aIH4ByMKhZ4VVwg-BX4ml0fH_u76o7J1Nyq_q1i4uVET_sJmO9gPpwgxhdhiXRBEnup1Kp30Q/s1442/136FDD3A-B872-4251-90C9-5CD681AEBAE3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1127" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoLJyD3lK_gVJY_FctHBv_PZ4VaOZyTI0Aar6vy5THkcfFuXGKNd8vf_v9Ha662usUn8IzcUXsPdcx-HleQ_gbWuZIRGtFAS3Z0Ubn0XCaqfggnIo2aIH4ByMKhZ4VVwg-BX4ml0fH_u76o7J1Nyq_q1i4uVET_sJmO9gPpwgxhdhiXRBEnup1Kp30Q/w500-h640/136FDD3A-B872-4251-90C9-5CD681AEBAE3.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div>I just can't believe how much it has grown in one year. The right picture is with it wet so it the curls were lengthened out some that shows more of the length.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOnVVmm674yWJ1oXOUV0crytctjKA4BiEy9IuztPEW7O6wAPJ0wXvzlNGOZY6aii1DR-IeGcfTaksRNVJ4d8OssxId0FLhg4qJFCP7A6Rw9SxHwazbmFh7Yvkh3KRrP8RMNoyQOOtHpaNSTIe2B99TIX0JyEhNpAGoDcKpL1XS5vnm2a_a2uyXZtzrQ/s1800/FE2DACCF-6E22-48EC-9AD9-E26110A8BBB4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOnVVmm674yWJ1oXOUV0crytctjKA4BiEy9IuztPEW7O6wAPJ0wXvzlNGOZY6aii1DR-IeGcfTaksRNVJ4d8OssxId0FLhg4qJFCP7A6Rw9SxHwazbmFh7Yvkh3KRrP8RMNoyQOOtHpaNSTIe2B99TIX0JyEhNpAGoDcKpL1XS5vnm2a_a2uyXZtzrQ/w640-h640/FE2DACCF-6E22-48EC-9AD9-E26110A8BBB4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>And it the pic below comparing last year at Christmas time to now, I had worn it is a bun all day so the sides were more lengthened out than normal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOGZ7YLEYufLrjF1K0w4X_lgcU4LYuxQGqAN7-XTU_FGQhQbVbgC_pLUUi8q83moWacVg-JheTNSX8PeVMIGGDI_DwyS1UsD2fEufcSF3ibz0RqXjXVi9mlddo83aD3qeY4o5Z8quaTs0EgAx1SGJdPZdHg0NIzdZQ5MFTQb-FZgnQscXsBIwmn348g/s1695/7065BE2A-21CE-4221-88F0-E798709E1DD4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="1695" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOGZ7YLEYufLrjF1K0w4X_lgcU4LYuxQGqAN7-XTU_FGQhQbVbgC_pLUUi8q83moWacVg-JheTNSX8PeVMIGGDI_DwyS1UsD2fEufcSF3ibz0RqXjXVi9mlddo83aD3qeY4o5Z8quaTs0EgAx1SGJdPZdHg0NIzdZQ5MFTQb-FZgnQscXsBIwmn348g/w640-h582/7065BE2A-21CE-4221-88F0-E798709E1DD4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>So, I am still letting it grow. Not sure how long I will let it get but I am enjoying the journey of learning how to deal with my curls and wearing it different ways.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZ2jHY7eNrEBMaL_bouq64Ym2nl0nHgdIPgnaIHz-D9BTMg214xh8Ve72e09dK7bJWhQI26Lutwv9RQdOuanODQRarmP0n8OmkvodwuGF17p2IQ1hit5wcWwl1iQCCwdl3lv6X6dn210k0ZlPUMFBkRqRyVtcmBFjrqeLMYG2oaROb6D_UUjItwMHhw/s1018/82CD42E3-6575-4677-BD44-6534B46B7CDC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZ2jHY7eNrEBMaL_bouq64Ym2nl0nHgdIPgnaIHz-D9BTMg214xh8Ve72e09dK7bJWhQI26Lutwv9RQdOuanODQRarmP0n8OmkvodwuGF17p2IQ1hit5wcWwl1iQCCwdl3lv6X6dn210k0ZlPUMFBkRqRyVtcmBFjrqeLMYG2oaROb6D_UUjItwMHhw/w516-h640/82CD42E3-6575-4677-BD44-6534B46B7CDC.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div>I did a 5k on Thanksgiving morning. Decided to at the last minute. I've tried to continue running three times a week this year but most of that has been inside. I wasn't sure how I'd do. But, I am very pleased with my results. I placed 8 of 31 in my age group (60-64) at a time of 38:15. 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She designs such neat things! I'm waiting on some grey for some sashing and borders. I won't say it was easy, because it has so many pieces, and I still struggle with my 1/4" seam. I don't know if I am just always in a hurry, sewing too fast or what, but I inevitably end up cutting off some points. Overall I am still happy with it and will enjoy having a new Christmas lap quilt in 2022.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pH06FlitmJL0HUMJjPyuatjpNy3N3oRrH4Z-_lDFjLH36Z6eGu7cjdppiH8ZdrxlrPRWRY_dgxf2dOe4kthrnztbPJZPCvgNwCVqG61XlRAiuc5fDo100BeZnrwv10nwA1cC8PQQc-VUcmT20KEMN1gElVlvDEWn3sFaSwokBvgmL0nFE77STqb7ow/s4032/E978D440-4DA1-4C00-ABF4-5BCC9F271689.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pH06FlitmJL0HUMJjPyuatjpNy3N3oRrH4Z-_lDFjLH36Z6eGu7cjdppiH8ZdrxlrPRWRY_dgxf2dOe4kthrnztbPJZPCvgNwCVqG61XlRAiuc5fDo100BeZnrwv10nwA1cC8PQQc-VUcmT20KEMN1gElVlvDEWn3sFaSwokBvgmL0nFE77STqb7ow/w480-h640/E978D440-4DA1-4C00-ABF4-5BCC9F271689.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-60826050063665729772022-10-23T19:03:00.004-04:002022-10-23T19:06:57.749-04:00Fall 2022<p> Wow, been a while since I posted. Life is busy and good. Here are a few of what I've been up to. Hair is still growing, kids are still in the area and we cherish any time we get to spend with them. The pup, Puzzle, is growing so fast! I've done some more painting and am leading a rock art class for our local homeschool co-op. Also recently finished a memory quilt for a friend whose husband passed this year from cancer and did a little Christmas wall hanging, pattern called Christmas Cabins by Wendy Sheppard. 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Memories that will make you smile years from now - the blessings of a full life. Today was one of those days.</p><p>We got our new golden retriever puppy a few weeks ago. And YES, it is like having a new born baby - both the good and the bad! We are finally adjusting to all the changes so we had the kids over for a Friday night sleepover. First, let me introduce "Puzzle." She is our new baby. Jim has wanted a golden retriever dog for YEARS. I mean, like since we married 20 years ago. I never wanted a dog that sheds. He wouldn't consider the doodle type dogs so I finally caved when a friend of a friend had full bred golden puppies available.</p><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/AVvXsEjI3hCe7tMGjO1OUz5UsVjclJN3BXsE7Wev_WGpMVVJI4IF5VOpulXQc0nMthqrONeYUFNHpmzB9Q6tnG7ZiDNTfAXjlocA1BO3KwMu8Ye71gkuaLdVardK3ruSG6K65MqQGNEIhi9o9poywu7cqoj0fs9qf2mHX9fVEis_9Qj4WOilydrO7FEx9AD0eQ/s2130/4A780FE1-3361-46FC-9406-2FFCD9565E4B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="1909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hCe7tMGjO1OUz5UsVjclJN3BXsE7Wev_WGpMVVJI4IF5VOpulXQc0nMthqrONeYUFNHpmzB9Q6tnG7ZiDNTfAXjlocA1BO3KwMu8Ye71gkuaLdVardK3ruSG6K65MqQGNEIhi9o9poywu7cqoj0fs9qf2mHX9fVEis_9Qj4WOilydrO7FEx9AD0eQ/w574-h640/4A780FE1-3361-46FC-9406-2FFCD9565E4B.jpeg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She is named after Puzzle, the Golden Retriever search and rescue dog belonging to and working with Susannah Charleson. She has written three books so far of her adventures with her dogs and her search and rescue work. Great books, if you love animals you should read them.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG64Zvjji8P78eUut-E8Z0hSYbcPJqg970H_KdmwLWAOXYVVZUwYVfv43yk4wYXqfR7QUvmN23rTx_pgapgAB77kvCFYhZYliA-WFy_LPartIjbjPUUsO0ck-PMlE2J4ZEH8FaTX45xIJKGVH3BuOzV6D6dX6p7rZFnVHRW8KmqwiGHN3hXd_B0vNkg/s4032/F5C038C8-ADEA-478E-A1A4-85DFC671A352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG64Zvjji8P78eUut-E8Z0hSYbcPJqg970H_KdmwLWAOXYVVZUwYVfv43yk4wYXqfR7QUvmN23rTx_pgapgAB77kvCFYhZYliA-WFy_LPartIjbjPUUsO0ck-PMlE2J4ZEH8FaTX45xIJKGVH3BuOzV6D6dX6p7rZFnVHRW8KmqwiGHN3hXd_B0vNkg/w480-h640/F5C038C8-ADEA-478E-A1A4-85DFC671A352.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We haven't had our regular every-other-friday-night-sleepovers with the kids since we got her and then me having covid. We missed them badly. We want them to love Puzzle and learn how to help care for her and play with her. So they were here last night and today. They did so great with her! It was so good to have their happy little faces here to fill our home with love and laughter β€οΈ So after our traditional breakfast of pancakes, we played with the pup, helping her learn tricks, then they played games on the iPads for a bit (they don't have them at home, so it's a treat when they come to our house), and we did a little road trip with Puzzle to a couple of pet stores. Our road trip included letting Papaw and Puzzle hang out in a grassy, shady area while me and at the kids had lunch at our favorite place, Pizza Inn. After picking out a harness, some bones, and a personalized dog tag, we headed home, as we talked, laughed, and listened to Israel K's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, all the while loving on and playing with Puzzle between the two kids in the back seat of the truck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTZBhz9XNN_eKirSPtV8C7Mys2qETX9l7ZWFazMY7u0Lau5PRTAGqBpjvBxgkARlXhLI5_qrGTpTHDk4-znvoENnb6eYmRzauenzpnVtu_5Yxf8y-1t-_tQSpd4OihFElMlo4hrqS2xXo8l1hhohPSZpEUMWESfu-Xf_cLwiAohmVFZxjxo0nGsacbA/s4032/FBE2BEC7-E1B5-4F14-A222-5E97A6E3D1E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTZBhz9XNN_eKirSPtV8C7Mys2qETX9l7ZWFazMY7u0Lau5PRTAGqBpjvBxgkARlXhLI5_qrGTpTHDk4-znvoENnb6eYmRzauenzpnVtu_5Yxf8y-1t-_tQSpd4OihFElMlo4hrqS2xXo8l1hhohPSZpEUMWESfu-Xf_cLwiAohmVFZxjxo0nGsacbA/w480-h640/FBE2BEC7-E1B5-4F14-A222-5E97A6E3D1E3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdC3psj9oJDejrPxi5fA7uewhQxBCQGVQUniFeJboFY1ZXqF-4iHBwXcqwpxmc9McfNAohGgQeyW372RgFhzq02-iMxYQnK1aCBCV4c5Ib7Zko7mjRciyRu2nQ3aojAU5ufts6pSq7t3B8-1p-ecEtNyPRbILmFddTdDvXNy4OOmkV-bnaUtJy_pWHQ/s4032/B218A631-5A17-4E6F-AB51-EBF483C03A34.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdC3psj9oJDejrPxi5fA7uewhQxBCQGVQUniFeJboFY1ZXqF-4iHBwXcqwpxmc9McfNAohGgQeyW372RgFhzq02-iMxYQnK1aCBCV4c5Ib7Zko7mjRciyRu2nQ3aojAU5ufts6pSq7t3B8-1p-ecEtNyPRbILmFddTdDvXNy4OOmkV-bnaUtJy_pWHQ/w480-h640/B218A631-5A17-4E6F-AB51-EBF483C03A34.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj2_gfMrKmvmLVMhgncGxmzSZb_NshT2La4Yc-GDuXu3W8mWKNm-Gg0svnt8YQ2l1PpDHxc66hjtTsO7M5AX-IgkXx5YJcIIFx5u14ue8id9KW4bqh9ejHtZS_hKKJPX1vUnlxUnwOBh1xnyMx_Qp3vfyMiRHBYwpiwS3X1PgLE409j-RWED3awLT_w/s3088/72B4B3DE-7348-4E52-A212-75ECD8B8D50C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj2_gfMrKmvmLVMhgncGxmzSZb_NshT2La4Yc-GDuXu3W8mWKNm-Gg0svnt8YQ2l1PpDHxc66hjtTsO7M5AX-IgkXx5YJcIIFx5u14ue8id9KW4bqh9ejHtZS_hKKJPX1vUnlxUnwOBh1xnyMx_Qp3vfyMiRHBYwpiwS3X1PgLE409j-RWED3awLT_w/w480-h640/72B4B3DE-7348-4E52-A212-75ECD8B8D50C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I'll throw this picture in too, below. The last sleepover involved a movie with 3D glasses and another trip to Pizza Inn. This was BP, or before Puzzle. We had a great time with the grands this night too. (by the way, we did not see the Top Flight movie, but a Minions movie - π)<br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMI4o9hD9UyyJiP_HDbSFQl3V41vM4Hpx3pAUbIfe0m1r517dLvSjaYTa52_RZXXanVV0cUzgKHWm29IImFlTfLHo0-pXNs4bdA7ObxZPFLtH6dzPMKaSxu6rfxmkIJJDcXXujRuGE5jp-qIgddvutW7svZARD4k3JI3VO0YpMhViOIkAZLeA8Mvtmg/s3024/67B36062-6D37-43E2-BD2D-DE3D9F8F0CBF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2788" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMI4o9hD9UyyJiP_HDbSFQl3V41vM4Hpx3pAUbIfe0m1r517dLvSjaYTa52_RZXXanVV0cUzgKHWm29IImFlTfLHo0-pXNs4bdA7ObxZPFLtH6dzPMKaSxu6rfxmkIJJDcXXujRuGE5jp-qIgddvutW7svZARD4k3JI3VO0YpMhViOIkAZLeA8Mvtmg/w590-h640/67B36062-6D37-43E2-BD2D-DE3D9F8F0CBF.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">When we got back home, and they tired of the iPad games, there was a wrestling matching with Papaw in the big bed. Lots of giggling, wrestling, jumping and laughter. Such great memories. Then they wanted to mess up Papaw's hair...so the little hands were all in his hair making it a mess - he loved it. Puzzle was jumping and wanting into the action, while Mamaw was trying hard not to be constantly saying, "don't jump on the bed! Be careful! Someone's going to fall!"π</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Later we all loaded up again and drove to the little marina close to our home, for ice cream. Yummy on such a hot day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We are going to miss these days so bad when the kids grow up, or when they move, which with my son's job seems very likely. So we are soaking them up as best as we can. I'm not very eloquent in my writing but I wanted to capture these memories today in my blog, which I will print as a book at some point. Something I do usually every couple of years. When I'm old, I want to read about these wonderful, fun, happy, days.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjJbr2EFDJV4pOv-27U7DiizZK9QhnNb7DjFgtAji0VcyJgFyrjssTFfaFVgfpRhdLGPNY-TEpfe_ZEAsWBKqd2KB21TkdDDfaq2BnxjSNvhjKjf2jMoAbyf4x2uQdf1mOMCPW_YISjAOgy3Ux_cQkIt0hUkZKSZBk9U6nP_uGLn7Yl-Xjo7ZaKsG-A/s2640/AAD60E6A-5991-4613-B3D6-C1CB02CB893E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2640" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjJbr2EFDJV4pOv-27U7DiizZK9QhnNb7DjFgtAji0VcyJgFyrjssTFfaFVgfpRhdLGPNY-TEpfe_ZEAsWBKqd2KB21TkdDDfaq2BnxjSNvhjKjf2jMoAbyf4x2uQdf1mOMCPW_YISjAOgy3Ux_cQkIt0hUkZKSZBk9U6nP_uGLn7Yl-Xjo7ZaKsG-A/w640-h632/AAD60E6A-5991-4613-B3D6-C1CB02CB893E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div>I guess since this blog is supposed to be mainly about my quilting, I'll add this picture of my last project. This is another 'mola' type design where you layer some colorful fabric between the top layer and the batting, then cut pieces of it away to reveal the fabric underneath. My friend wanted one to put on her porch and I wanted to make another as some practice on my new machine. She was very happy with it.<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-24339417692607880162022-06-24T23:04:00.003-04:002022-06-24T23:04:58.852-04:00An Upgrade, some quilts, kids, and a puppy!<p> I have upgraded my long arm machine to one with a bigger throat space and a bigger table. I'm calling it my bass boat. π I've had fun the last couple of days doing some small quilts I had ready. So much to learn on a new machine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pYJBV5y2t4UzBVzh7zSSMbsd8Jn2qplV9mu79COzzsgB8kvRJOyyqnrKrNlia8TNY99Czn2rVvQG_sdypF87-i2Sh61TSLUclC-Q1nd2rwrfBxwVZriBaKTlGLiJ7xL0ZcswVLwvzp8doFUexTc0wrmmmiHTLcdw-phiq5us_hgn9avvizST5VgIfw/s4032/826B9EC9-3111-4544-AD77-3348A3F469BA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pYJBV5y2t4UzBVzh7zSSMbsd8Jn2qplV9mu79COzzsgB8kvRJOyyqnrKrNlia8TNY99Czn2rVvQG_sdypF87-i2Sh61TSLUclC-Q1nd2rwrfBxwVZriBaKTlGLiJ7xL0ZcswVLwvzp8doFUexTc0wrmmmiHTLcdw-phiq5us_hgn9avvizST5VgIfw/w480-h640/826B9EC9-3111-4544-AD77-3348A3F469BA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>I made a little mola type design, where you layer a colored fabric underneath the top and then cut away some of the fabric after quilting. Loved making this! I really want one bigger to put over the fireplace so I'll have to make another.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnloepO1uDf3BVzGLtETBIJ6tUcpL1bAFbJqqn4gkmIobKmy_lIWOIBMlSwUVG_WG80qaGDxkEL92Qb2-YovcA9tUvV1rbfb0YZMIWindsf4KYQmVmY6WiWMJDLizNXgCwPKH2jpilz4TReYLNm3Hmm1lJSipjsc18Vj7voNdKSeOQTKwjE85Jk7iDOw/s3443/C8BFD2CA-DBE7-43F8-8B08-D17B9AA82ED4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3443" data-original-width="2944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnloepO1uDf3BVzGLtETBIJ6tUcpL1bAFbJqqn4gkmIobKmy_lIWOIBMlSwUVG_WG80qaGDxkEL92Qb2-YovcA9tUvV1rbfb0YZMIWindsf4KYQmVmY6WiWMJDLizNXgCwPKH2jpilz4TReYLNm3Hmm1lJSipjsc18Vj7voNdKSeOQTKwjE85Jk7iDOw/w548-h640/C8BFD2CA-DBE7-43F8-8B08-D17B9AA82ED4.jpeg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeMvV2v8VqUFFp1lWuV4Q56kLwxPTRh0Qo-xBwjPzIEyHfLWlTs-WciolKS4atQbsn29fX4-EJ-PTK8X0KecYQBljQNWHZnXF9lN_XZWCe_NBPddg3WBwcPDc0mkp8eDixJGE8QfaE30Bkqax5EXheoQbjUtKhD6lS5fk0ZXQblEwV97XNIVthhDeg/s1684/3F23D1E9-EBD0-4853-B765-F3879EF916A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeMvV2v8VqUFFp1lWuV4Q56kLwxPTRh0Qo-xBwjPzIEyHfLWlTs-WciolKS4atQbsn29fX4-EJ-PTK8X0KecYQBljQNWHZnXF9lN_XZWCe_NBPddg3WBwcPDc0mkp8eDixJGE8QfaE30Bkqax5EXheoQbjUtKhD6lS5fk0ZXQblEwV97XNIVthhDeg/w548-h640/3F23D1E9-EBD0-4853-B765-F3879EF916A1.jpeg" width="548" /></a></div>I finally landed on this place in our back hallway to display it. I'll probably move it again, just not sure where I want it to be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxLWqniBorT6zqVyuWdxpTmk5SGpSJXF8Xhv9FAWMLa-r8fQcOAZWVkfh4NAfY1oeY0quGCkgpbjSngfzw9GJENa0TBd7JK5Sbe8QgkCaynJc53mVjxDTuhe_wD_86v3ZDg2zKH6yHEzesRoSR0Jfl3wrJnEufbyj_GDUOHkxY9r1lS41ydA-kefKIw/s4032/9517EDF8-B414-49FF-B964-75EF3B5B87EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxLWqniBorT6zqVyuWdxpTmk5SGpSJXF8Xhv9FAWMLa-r8fQcOAZWVkfh4NAfY1oeY0quGCkgpbjSngfzw9GJENa0TBd7JK5Sbe8QgkCaynJc53mVjxDTuhe_wD_86v3ZDg2zKH6yHEzesRoSR0Jfl3wrJnEufbyj_GDUOHkxY9r1lS41ydA-kefKIw/w480-h640/9517EDF8-B414-49FF-B964-75EF3B5B87EE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>I did a little table runner/wall hanging, from my Edinburgh Square pattern and scraps. I really didn't know what I was doing on the quilting, but I had fun playing with the overlapping spirals.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8imrgyHLmuwaZGC86eud8JGS69lrB-VptqqRn_dlW8wBQymTISJY4pWpNLEWWM7tHiD6ucCnz3pCtkkIijG_3MjEQ8FPCuII-zC3L3bM5nawg17TrNpVDdkX0Xtxez2_Isu6NmwqoZ3QYp0RU3i-d-cgt_qC8NVJaUt4AZY6oA9kwTbWCmyLnZT21A/s4032/EFA12998-2FDE-4FC8-AAC1-469BFE8DBC9A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8imrgyHLmuwaZGC86eud8JGS69lrB-VptqqRn_dlW8wBQymTISJY4pWpNLEWWM7tHiD6ucCnz3pCtkkIijG_3MjEQ8FPCuII-zC3L3bM5nawg17TrNpVDdkX0Xtxez2_Isu6NmwqoZ3QYp0RU3i-d-cgt_qC8NVJaUt4AZY6oA9kwTbWCmyLnZT21A/w480-h640/EFA12998-2FDE-4FC8-AAC1-469BFE8DBC9A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7zrooKa8X728AC0TWOTJFimQKkHYqjPN6eU_6_0HNflS2m6XfR3tLb5trQs2Y4puYYS0GEjUIbJ0vbHrtejORl0wnmKsNdZNtg7nFPNP6FzmQaPsGEs9wy9cMvpX0MSeL3PdrGNtgR6Y8IWwQk6N5P4qnTGgR5M0ZkAtxp3IJnbf31S_73lg2pSW0w/s4032/7C274E70-5C61-4894-89AC-9712D9A7EAA7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7zrooKa8X728AC0TWOTJFimQKkHYqjPN6eU_6_0HNflS2m6XfR3tLb5trQs2Y4puYYS0GEjUIbJ0vbHrtejORl0wnmKsNdZNtg7nFPNP6FzmQaPsGEs9wy9cMvpX0MSeL3PdrGNtgR6Y8IWwQk6N5P4qnTGgR5M0ZkAtxp3IJnbf31S_73lg2pSW0w/w480-h640/7C274E70-5C61-4894-89AC-9712D9A7EAA7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Ended up putting this one on the wall in the dining area. It may not stay there either.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zveyDuL8tslbmEFQNWy9bu3NoWF7eRCeeCWQBMFE0mpp2Edg6BGVNUnRAUeZt25NSuzcCdl7BV2KXq3epwGf1mbnm0ZPvjbM2lRmM8W5QIXv2D-5IlBPAO3qtsyCCo-jHoGomliKuBYvdVxkqBLokS9bCHJUYBpTlsxxK42AOv7RzNkBBjABH-5EFg/s4032/9A244294-6BC2-4B6C-80C1-D9790054E0A0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zveyDuL8tslbmEFQNWy9bu3NoWF7eRCeeCWQBMFE0mpp2Edg6BGVNUnRAUeZt25NSuzcCdl7BV2KXq3epwGf1mbnm0ZPvjbM2lRmM8W5QIXv2D-5IlBPAO3qtsyCCo-jHoGomliKuBYvdVxkqBLokS9bCHJUYBpTlsxxK42AOv7RzNkBBjABH-5EFg/w480-h640/9A244294-6BC2-4B6C-80C1-D9790054E0A0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I tried an interlocking circles pattern for the scrappy lap size Edinburgh Square. By the way, I'm really tired of making quilts with 1 1/2" strips!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cqUF3zNCDVRun-QClJEXI3iFkOwTedTVa6e8psm3xMOhQ_eJ5i2KjD8Mjbnkx5XtTDFDbdFK7x3RgXzW3y7dcTOo4k7VbX2xTvEQ5LACcl7XfSRxX0e_kJV6D1aytBjk7x5xydZNFOZihn9gZgbiPMLSAwNJca_pG539jJP1j0wzl57gCkZyieV6Zw/s3770/1E5BA719-3AC2-4C51-BF6C-AA5A42A82E27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3770" data-original-width="2910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cqUF3zNCDVRun-QClJEXI3iFkOwTedTVa6e8psm3xMOhQ_eJ5i2KjD8Mjbnkx5XtTDFDbdFK7x3RgXzW3y7dcTOo4k7VbX2xTvEQ5LACcl7XfSRxX0e_kJV6D1aytBjk7x5xydZNFOZihn9gZgbiPMLSAwNJca_pG539jJP1j0wzl57gCkZyieV6Zw/w494-h640/1E5BA719-3AC2-4C51-BF6C-AA5A42A82E27.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div>Recently we went to our granddaughter's first swim meet. She did great. (Photo by Chris Barger)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNt4zfa7UnuEK1rGqIg2FJKbYiHdlg19tCtolMXNWcKUHhukn1ddqkbhmDO45h3-UNKi5Hebkv3l2tS4zeZDy4sBEOoqQMqUe34yOOTSS5h3Y3kJGeOGpht0ui6gLHlzqKj_FD1xGynivOU9QV09eQPOril3mRhA9yq1FynTY2yngiK_QO0__LdlyJA/s640/264B2C33-D8E4-4AA2-8215-0D76D7886BD5.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNt4zfa7UnuEK1rGqIg2FJKbYiHdlg19tCtolMXNWcKUHhukn1ddqkbhmDO45h3-UNKi5Hebkv3l2tS4zeZDy4sBEOoqQMqUe34yOOTSS5h3Y3kJGeOGpht0ui6gLHlzqKj_FD1xGynivOU9QV09eQPOril3mRhA9yq1FynTY2yngiK_QO0__LdlyJA/w640-h428/264B2C33-D8E4-4AA2-8215-0D76D7886BD5.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Visited my friend at her lake lot and had a ball paddle boarding and playing in the water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lKCti4CSQ05_uEGIv5K8BSsYkvc3qa21RhrO6bou8mz8JBrSKyUck9-m5KxvYw2yIGVflEQbi99WBZab61dh41-5KZlU3cMTObZbhCfZFkCPLWrFUmrYNItsGOvpxx1yJ2n4LlH0YWTTNL-apd4j4HamsN_DEy9ffsm6jN749kKDhwTOYW0iQxSSsg/s1800/FEBDA532-4C0D-445C-B8FA-8973489AD404.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lKCti4CSQ05_uEGIv5K8BSsYkvc3qa21RhrO6bou8mz8JBrSKyUck9-m5KxvYw2yIGVflEQbi99WBZab61dh41-5KZlU3cMTObZbhCfZFkCPLWrFUmrYNItsGOvpxx1yJ2n4LlH0YWTTNL-apd4j4HamsN_DEy9ffsm6jN749kKDhwTOYW0iQxSSsg/w512-h640/FEBDA532-4C0D-445C-B8FA-8973489AD404.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>Then here at Mamaw and Papaw's we did light saber fights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NqGtEvxvN4GrS2KXeQC6lUjq9QCeapcCNXqjL0ffBIiJhEdZr1f-6EOsW_apMxdiavwaUI3OjQ9_0b5uJCWEcFcpybsfXCFufXhZPwBzf0quWek47Keeve4s_k0P6Lr864OsWaTwF9vcN7UPNXm8h1nl4z_9mQBt35ijkDPVfrF3DlQqLI0SKioLeQ/s1800/C72D3CBD-22CE-4444-9F23-21031DCB1EC4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NqGtEvxvN4GrS2KXeQC6lUjq9QCeapcCNXqjL0ffBIiJhEdZr1f-6EOsW_apMxdiavwaUI3OjQ9_0b5uJCWEcFcpybsfXCFufXhZPwBzf0quWek47Keeve4s_k0P6Lr864OsWaTwF9vcN7UPNXm8h1nl4z_9mQBt35ijkDPVfrF3DlQqLI0SKioLeQ/w512-h640/C72D3CBD-22CE-4444-9F23-21031DCB1EC4.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>And last but not least, we picked out a sweet little Golden Retriever puppy that we will be getting in a few weeks. I'm a bit apprehensive about all the work it is going to take, but the hubby is thrilled. He says he will train her and take her with him all the time wherever he goes. I know they are supposed to be the absolute best dogs and easily trained. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zQ0vxYrXTVEe1hY7OC5VjLVNORfkkSt-N9XCIuOyEH_WbQqngUDG6zT8hdpijf9cWwtCCOyViNVbk-Ydhsp5uqQJlzs93relotcc5cYZD_ZEoIUkCx-IH7Of9YBpztFN7m1NUxx1vkiCOvsAh3KxmaPRjxSHmv0UaqdqJAm0oFEJFv72RGzHIovpCA/s1936/553DE4B7-5C1C-401F-9F11-243997AE26FD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zQ0vxYrXTVEe1hY7OC5VjLVNORfkkSt-N9XCIuOyEH_WbQqngUDG6zT8hdpijf9cWwtCCOyViNVbk-Ydhsp5uqQJlzs93relotcc5cYZD_ZEoIUkCx-IH7Of9YBpztFN7m1NUxx1vkiCOvsAh3KxmaPRjxSHmv0UaqdqJAm0oFEJFv72RGzHIovpCA/w344-h640/553DE4B7-5C1C-401F-9F11-243997AE26FD.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-11632859706217082652022-06-10T22:58:00.001-04:002022-06-10T22:58:44.439-04:00Summertime and a new Quilt<p> Mercy, isn't summer just the best? It sure is when you've got some fun littles around. They visited this evening and I let them stick around an hour or so after momma and daddy went home. We had fun playing outside and them trying to get "air born" in pictures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyk_2oBc7vtivF-kAnHrHW7AY-Qlu5LXTyVWGWc3LddFw-G_EyX-zaHYjM0XerFGC1dFvkZnCQoKF9uAqmT0tuc44vLukJgW8mZqsYl-Nob4ZC_SlnK6ugpuFrcldUpZ6OPHBdPtL0rEa-rvK6Ky-LRjLQ4ujqSuS09dL0BnNoWim8_7lLGG7iU8OwBw/s3237/3EC78C33-A11E-4464-A71D-C21D7EF1D93A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyk_2oBc7vtivF-kAnHrHW7AY-Qlu5LXTyVWGWc3LddFw-G_EyX-zaHYjM0XerFGC1dFvkZnCQoKF9uAqmT0tuc44vLukJgW8mZqsYl-Nob4ZC_SlnK6ugpuFrcldUpZ6OPHBdPtL0rEa-rvK6Ky-LRjLQ4ujqSuS09dL0BnNoWim8_7lLGG7iU8OwBw/w524-h640/3EC78C33-A11E-4464-A71D-C21D7EF1D93A.heic" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUblzouIYsPqPyfCQbgUIiVFXVOGUe5ZDNb7WDLW6qh4luIkXMwJaH2Ag2hSzGofQCbZ4GjyUQ4qAYa5vgDTOPfPIQOVbpFOP-mOALjZuybhiJU_FupX72BgO9H18V6e48CjRKlfE34LTOvlBeaUW-4ODXEt9x_WhS1p4ex0MbYtewRxVxeXeoO-kUA/s2733/4AD95A4D-1A39-4A84-9D3B-D3CBAEF3AFCB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Was going to make it bed size but really wanted this one to finish up, so I decided on a lap size, 48" x 60" and finally got the blocks all finished. Now to sew them together. It might make a fun table quilt for our outside table.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHs-15ftISaCDDoU8k1FXj-bfRYpQVFe65tlijAtlakJIMgq8Y8d_QKZM6sLJxzf3DW1Zormifz2_Aej7kO2MqssVgBWVjN0dQTK7fmutllQRKFYkFvSiJNyJkXQlT3hEE1DAjDet-wdU8oKaY8hdnpDWusSb7a_vEQC8y4VCGll_fUiM9eG4t51r0w/s4032/48FC630C-0775-4161-AF35-0416D4FA9042.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHs-15ftISaCDDoU8k1FXj-bfRYpQVFe65tlijAtlakJIMgq8Y8d_QKZM6sLJxzf3DW1Zormifz2_Aej7kO2MqssVgBWVjN0dQTK7fmutllQRKFYkFvSiJNyJkXQlT3hEE1DAjDet-wdU8oKaY8hdnpDWusSb7a_vEQC8y4VCGll_fUiM9eG4t51r0w/w480-h640/48FC630C-0775-4161-AF35-0416D4FA9042.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The hair is still growing and is pretty wild. I wore it up in a scarf all day today. So easy and I love the "chic" look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUsCwkP_A0EMLzy1MaHFYOM2r-ts7koucJ2P4gVBnkRMnetnJ-IO_9eLU2DLtkC4y9ds4GH9YNOreRiGvFX7K8wsmTFyD3O6KeEERTiWK3VCb9jnQRFAlxXf96fHwGZ9fHiMkkpzBi-_g--MfI1ZM8HcTiuWgAOS_RIpiNtaWbwt23K8ShEHpLA_LbA/s3088/4452F751-8C95-4D81-9F82-D0FDEE4568D8.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUsCwkP_A0EMLzy1MaHFYOM2r-ts7koucJ2P4gVBnkRMnetnJ-IO_9eLU2DLtkC4y9ds4GH9YNOreRiGvFX7K8wsmTFyD3O6KeEERTiWK3VCb9jnQRFAlxXf96fHwGZ9fHiMkkpzBi-_g--MfI1ZM8HcTiuWgAOS_RIpiNtaWbwt23K8ShEHpLA_LbA/w480-h640/4452F751-8C95-4D81-9F82-D0FDEE4568D8.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2zmtcW7dASchjsRXzBA6gIXRzQryKiOP78N7wQpsf_llUfbFGr3xrSgmUuEhq_-CK9MQsdf9XbrCgcaZ6Qfi9uobiliq-7Nv5Mzldmj0-8oHuz8eb2-bGwC60Gf4GCh6IACTuLb-FjOttIzLlucC_O8KjwS2dvbHPmQm3gu8tdkjYjZwRLVsKlBStw/s3088/CEDB6278-CF09-42EE-A232-B4CA46D808CC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2zmtcW7dASchjsRXzBA6gIXRzQryKiOP78N7wQpsf_llUfbFGr3xrSgmUuEhq_-CK9MQsdf9XbrCgcaZ6Qfi9uobiliq-7Nv5Mzldmj0-8oHuz8eb2-bGwC60Gf4GCh6IACTuLb-FjOttIzLlucC_O8KjwS2dvbHPmQm3gu8tdkjYjZwRLVsKlBStw/w480-h640/CEDB6278-CF09-42EE-A232-B4CA46D808CC.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-83764891747032775552022-05-21T08:52:00.003-04:002022-05-21T08:52:35.531-04:00Quilting<p> I've done some changing up in my quilting room preparing for something big and exciting. No, not a new quilt published (haven't had one published in about two years now π) but something fun for my quilting hobby. The hubby and I went to the Paducah quilt show a few weeks ago and enjoyed all the beautiful quilts, fabrics, sewing products our eyes let us see. We also enjoyed some good times with old friends. </p><p>I'm currently waiting on the shirts for two memory quilts, so I am struggling to find some smaller projects to do to improve my skills. I made another Elizabeth Hartman animal design and quilted it on my friend's Bernina machine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxj6eDSHHjW_8NsRz9NMlsMG0-wu6dbEAxk15wC2uW-4wYzFKwZsZ3NEAZHxC5Hsr-PTxwF-YEYiETpGWRdNFt85iYtmd36lhkVJ5yTliA_YWQXb1RjaqcgqOUsPwRzeQ3dfraLd6YmtIc0FciMKbzS6uGQbWxifUyZO1jcXqtS2XBj-_fXfDTg-BCg/s4032/57794368-9C5C-4479-B0C3-0F95DA381642.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxj6eDSHHjW_8NsRz9NMlsMG0-wu6dbEAxk15wC2uW-4wYzFKwZsZ3NEAZHxC5Hsr-PTxwF-YEYiETpGWRdNFt85iYtmd36lhkVJ5yTliA_YWQXb1RjaqcgqOUsPwRzeQ3dfraLd6YmtIc0FciMKbzS6uGQbWxifUyZO1jcXqtS2XBj-_fXfDTg-BCg/w480-h640/57794368-9C5C-4479-B0C3-0F95DA381642.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6wgfTrvm-RegEDAbuuwUt7DTCrIUotla8CValKwcZc1tgC1UAtxbw05wJxS0ewBEyEjFijzcJF0DUI1dOIT7j3lLZHXsklkvUypUJu9STOi3KRektfrYnDSFGDXgGfIO78-bR2H5rnQpXPvb3ahyp6QrfTMHVG2D6RHNGfg29d-8LaYfuBRiY_5Bgg/s3087/9DA294E4-7B84-4111-A801-E9F90B904BBB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="2934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6wgfTrvm-RegEDAbuuwUt7DTCrIUotla8CValKwcZc1tgC1UAtxbw05wJxS0ewBEyEjFijzcJF0DUI1dOIT7j3lLZHXsklkvUypUJu9STOi3KRektfrYnDSFGDXgGfIO78-bR2H5rnQpXPvb3ahyp6QrfTMHVG2D6RHNGfg29d-8LaYfuBRiY_5Bgg/w608-h640/9DA294E4-7B84-4111-A801-E9F90B904BBB.heic" width="608" /></a></div>I love her animal patterns. No paper piecing and really not too difficult.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjmdNw4QeDYLWXCVtKa92crjdK2yVs_1oJoHUULwhOLHXc6QBenYoQ4LW5hsfJ_dP6tTQDb3ZFrZOJjVlOIqCC8ymTvbiBQQAGFAUIRB1u5DSJM0rvSgEgS93qCzp2liEW2djHBmfGqnPS3QP8U0K8fXNtxhUavYIHM-2dkrfBrecSJ3AG-zAG0-P1A/s3531/D3A33083-AD41-4477-8201-7798F97E8A63.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3531" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjmdNw4QeDYLWXCVtKa92crjdK2yVs_1oJoHUULwhOLHXc6QBenYoQ4LW5hsfJ_dP6tTQDb3ZFrZOJjVlOIqCC8ymTvbiBQQAGFAUIRB1u5DSJM0rvSgEgS93qCzp2liEW2djHBmfGqnPS3QP8U0K8fXNtxhUavYIHM-2dkrfBrecSJ3AG-zAG0-P1A/w548-h640/D3A33083-AD41-4477-8201-7798F97E8A63.heic" width="548" /></a></div><p>I made a mini version of my Edinburgh Square pattern as a table runner or wall hanging. Still need to quilt it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1P4MooJYqeLrVpxAjYn8LsV04s_SteEWabUPiKSoXxldtVmkA2U7NNGMmWnzwzZboBoIY8ZDBBpdqloneg9_eHQUD858XCkBfEyAQKyu-x6UqrWqQBooyWWKuDAcRjs-8lNblTM2hP2BFMDkInG9-vkBqeYD9-4BpVd3Kok6HYvmBysfTmEg2KTD-Q/s4032/EEFD154A-25F1-4CB3-9C29-CE901D5DE136.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1P4MooJYqeLrVpxAjYn8LsV04s_SteEWabUPiKSoXxldtVmkA2U7NNGMmWnzwzZboBoIY8ZDBBpdqloneg9_eHQUD858XCkBfEyAQKyu-x6UqrWqQBooyWWKuDAcRjs-8lNblTM2hP2BFMDkInG9-vkBqeYD9-4BpVd3Kok6HYvmBysfTmEg2KTD-Q/w480-h640/EEFD154A-25F1-4CB3-9C29-CE901D5DE136.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-LLAkg5hW64pxnDxdhBfmXigVEjsGc9AMN-im5ienrOZYQK-dOt4Iln2p9DFGxTpYnp9EcWIK4pHwpF1revmPTt8zRWlMqDFZT-U5HWiJag9loJ8sSWcc6gWJFuDn6THldNKvV8qZQax-N5r7kqYduDLQ7uyWDMaJ5c127L9nzZ0x5wfFSeIZzPhAQ/s4032/9E45268A-9F56-4FA9-95ED-D66CC8780B50.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-LLAkg5hW64pxnDxdhBfmXigVEjsGc9AMN-im5ienrOZYQK-dOt4Iln2p9DFGxTpYnp9EcWIK4pHwpF1revmPTt8zRWlMqDFZT-U5HWiJag9loJ8sSWcc6gWJFuDn6THldNKvV8qZQax-N5r7kqYduDLQ7uyWDMaJ5c127L9nzZ0x5wfFSeIZzPhAQ/w480-h640/9E45268A-9F56-4FA9-95ED-D66CC8780B50.heic" width="480" /></a></div>On our way to Paducah a few weeks ago we stopped for lunch at a great little place called Patti's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJblK49sl7ZFXIE7uK47I3mKH91r4DQyoEtARi4ux6U4gOpGLwodVLNqAfqi25lLM9t8O7vcC4YEPUQKA8Y3PSriQcE4Ah26MDS3_FCtpoJkxZoHzqSmBXUALOinhEfVza1AGdCMBvUJlTvvsRP9mXQrPS5FxCrT-nAX2szA9zc4mkNS4ftweo_C8shA/s3260/02FCBC1D-B752-40D1-BCD6-885072730E83.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="2226" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJblK49sl7ZFXIE7uK47I3mKH91r4DQyoEtARi4ux6U4gOpGLwodVLNqAfqi25lLM9t8O7vcC4YEPUQKA8Y3PSriQcE4Ah26MDS3_FCtpoJkxZoHzqSmBXUALOinhEfVza1AGdCMBvUJlTvvsRP9mXQrPS5FxCrT-nAX2szA9zc4mkNS4ftweo_C8shA/w438-h640/02FCBC1D-B752-40D1-BCD6-885072730E83.heic" width="438" /></a></div>And here is our little grandson upon his graduation from pre-school. He is so excited about getting to go to Kindergarten next fall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTTDx8wfVAmDMuQnZjoRM6Heujm5FKK021oWUSre5a2sFh-95s70JvaCWr3_fw5TZurNAgCUXaDPuZGsYZOFpNililg5ehjCrcHPItpGwyFAcXeFYm-Vh11u1T5AO7KIVYbXKhUrOZ6S0xamgB-EL8iwMZJy1KfPU8xfE5Rfc-Ar1b-5Q6X7qpFhRxQ/s4032/578D35D3-FD0F-449B-B75F-66BFBC2E8D6C.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTTDx8wfVAmDMuQnZjoRM6Heujm5FKK021oWUSre5a2sFh-95s70JvaCWr3_fw5TZurNAgCUXaDPuZGsYZOFpNililg5ehjCrcHPItpGwyFAcXeFYm-Vh11u1T5AO7KIVYbXKhUrOZ6S0xamgB-EL8iwMZJy1KfPU8xfE5Rfc-Ar1b-5Q6X7qpFhRxQ/w480-h640/578D35D3-FD0F-449B-B75F-66BFBC2E8D6C.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-43669846560777792562022-05-13T23:10:00.003-04:002022-05-13T23:10:46.635-04:00Race and Hair<p> My daughter in law and I recently did a local 5k in support of the Kennedy Ladd Foundation. Kennedy is a precious little girl with Hurler's syndrome, a debilitating genetic condition. Her little brother Lincoln, also has it. The community we live in is very supportive of their family. Check out their website and consider donating for a cure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQvk6kPLQ0oNmbLk8jY2UZbTFECfpO7lnVgBsIwF02kpjtJmOr-C035z2mjt3ccmygnN9ogJ1zd-VzDu-r-1uBChvn7NEogP2Q2m-j8UeAA7Xvwm_eHJovkcNK_g1-DM0_bNcxFQPT0gHc5vpgEFylR5cGOl94M07PXAi8HjdmxdtVIO2WOzpHUbXrw/s2933/629A1C9C-6AB8-4C0B-B289-9F5E99C901C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="2519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQvk6kPLQ0oNmbLk8jY2UZbTFECfpO7lnVgBsIwF02kpjtJmOr-C035z2mjt3ccmygnN9ogJ1zd-VzDu-r-1uBChvn7NEogP2Q2m-j8UeAA7Xvwm_eHJovkcNK_g1-DM0_bNcxFQPT0gHc5vpgEFylR5cGOl94M07PXAi8HjdmxdtVIO2WOzpHUbXrw/w550-h640/629A1C9C-6AB8-4C0B-B289-9F5E99C901C6.jpeg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hair is still growing! I"m loving these crazy silver curls. How long (or big) will it get? No one knows. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrD8qUxb_1sh63JGnzAI-adve8UaTtjrjn39ULeU2x9QDDgwv_-lA0MvyU9X2tzm-Ntl4JfHnGyHTAt9IV1K1ASBY4wgTjl2jKueVir0Fbf7S_HCuzeQlzEDB8ZWG2fUsaLLv4nUyhU727UJEqa-ElTEINAEC-oEPUx5lbNhV1D8YxD9PNNd58tCfMw/s3088/FB832215-1930-420F-B7B2-5DA10E47475A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrD8qUxb_1sh63JGnzAI-adve8UaTtjrjn39ULeU2x9QDDgwv_-lA0MvyU9X2tzm-Ntl4JfHnGyHTAt9IV1K1ASBY4wgTjl2jKueVir0Fbf7S_HCuzeQlzEDB8ZWG2fUsaLLv4nUyhU727UJEqa-ElTEINAEC-oEPUx5lbNhV1D8YxD9PNNd58tCfMw/w480-h640/FB832215-1930-420F-B7B2-5DA10E47475A.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYrZvMwrH8XbmSXWCGwi3FuSL6TyK4JKcJgtAGVPQVez0iLGfk4p-oTetvRhYSwPDkf7Xy9KPXA-oeLdn_hWwtGji4LdrgFSwHuaHg-I0s6BDxJuCvZRGznkt8cU6eDAIE8aNU33T6nnV_d9vy63rbR-4yXCyW2DtbSOUC-_yzWqNLW7Ij5RdJC00Jw/s3088/ECCB2C4B-88B4-429F-AC32-75E4BBF37D58.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYrZvMwrH8XbmSXWCGwi3FuSL6TyK4JKcJgtAGVPQVez0iLGfk4p-oTetvRhYSwPDkf7Xy9KPXA-oeLdn_hWwtGji4LdrgFSwHuaHg-I0s6BDxJuCvZRGznkt8cU6eDAIE8aNU33T6nnV_d9vy63rbR-4yXCyW2DtbSOUC-_yzWqNLW7Ij5RdJC00Jw/w480-h640/ECCB2C4B-88B4-429F-AC32-75E4BBF37D58.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I poofed it out really good just to see how big it was. Pretty big.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRooA8BOVMtXPw757RqWg7WoZIEtvczzhkVQMGtOw_7QG7ZlO2KMcuoVj7sNIxbNiIGSpL2CsfCC145eGSZd4sIUOplx3HCsc4sS2Or5A-L-APHH3hzsj4FmifVYnO-0OZVZNkUtEjFEdxzFful7zHg7kNQRpIeXoolMjIIo8AOHqdCdS_dKu7_MNnQ/s1100/7186E59E-A528-49EE-A7D7-5CE6ECFAD029.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRooA8BOVMtXPw757RqWg7WoZIEtvczzhkVQMGtOw_7QG7ZlO2KMcuoVj7sNIxbNiIGSpL2CsfCC145eGSZd4sIUOplx3HCsc4sS2Or5A-L-APHH3hzsj4FmifVYnO-0OZVZNkUtEjFEdxzFful7zHg7kNQRpIeXoolMjIIo8AOHqdCdS_dKu7_MNnQ/w522-h640/7186E59E-A528-49EE-A7D7-5CE6ECFAD029.heic" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-21942999266926299672022-04-09T12:48:00.000-04:002022-04-09T12:48:17.336-04:00Low Volume I Spy Quilt<p> Finally got this one finished and on our bed. I was needing another summer quilt for our big bed and I just love it. I also love the fact that it was simple, fast, and made entirely from scraps and my stash. It is a free pattern I found on the All People Quilt instagram account called I Spy Low Volume quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9siYuoPXltpxWR_YkbMKHvsqED6QOyQisjLPlPmHDhfRK84WSnAB1uQzWGkfW0oK2gj62MFb2SctbS327gCW4pMwU1tkvchT6W-p895LwD5dhm7Z8iizPR178wxqwfBrLbm4sETsJyiSuB4aewiVDkf9lSKy59C2t08nL9ADMlL7m4tx24QUyojyNg/s4032/9D8DFF22-3EB7-4269-9002-9B8B4584350E.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9siYuoPXltpxWR_YkbMKHvsqED6QOyQisjLPlPmHDhfRK84WSnAB1uQzWGkfW0oK2gj62MFb2SctbS327gCW4pMwU1tkvchT6W-p895LwD5dhm7Z8iizPR178wxqwfBrLbm4sETsJyiSuB4aewiVDkf9lSKy59C2t08nL9ADMlL7m4tx24QUyojyNg/w480-h640/9D8DFF22-3EB7-4269-9002-9B8B4584350E.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO3L5BFF9A1ycFxysbV3toGwFufm1sFJS9ftHCGdeFPPIQbxtd9-Oj6PvAT3A4TKnuFj4sXgmn9LkchAHG3eMPc0TS1NEot2MWJ9kgAo6Wiflo2UmlxDIahQq9BgoFSwsn9585jRJciajZVn-XgMjPmWyd5S0AuEMP_6JwqgL7VWNWWMRkkKWOzLzfQ/s4032/DCA04AA4-FBDF-4085-A888-2D09DDC14962.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCO3L5BFF9A1ycFxysbV3toGwFufm1sFJS9ftHCGdeFPPIQbxtd9-Oj6PvAT3A4TKnuFj4sXgmn9LkchAHG3eMPc0TS1NEot2MWJ9kgAo6Wiflo2UmlxDIahQq9BgoFSwsn9585jRJciajZVn-XgMjPmWyd5S0AuEMP_6JwqgL7VWNWWMRkkKWOzLzfQ/w480-h640/DCA04AA4-FBDF-4085-A888-2D09DDC14962.heic" width="480" /></a></div>I'm still in my 'use low volume prints for lights' quilting mode, even after about two years. I just love the interest and texture they bring to a quilt. I use some scraps of Kona solids I've had for years, for the little triangles.<div><br /></div><div>I also recently quilted this little beauty for a friend's new grand baby. The cross stitch and piecing was done by the baby's great grandmother. She did a great job and I was nervous about quilting it. My machine has been acting a little weird and even after a service call it still acted up once. I got it running but was literally praying it would finish this quilt. I think quilting for others stresses me out and that's the reason I don't think I'd enjoy doing this for a business. I am perfectly happy making quilts for my friends, family, gifts, and charities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r7KG_uNJ6eLZScSRKbMF8SpOxbRju52yWLdkWdEbtG72OCsomz9TZOxwNPk_yU-0lQZNVkuQE9v8DqYMzJPFKVebD-HTQsVZatiQzK8aVE5BylVpbOPUH-0GIAhxpe-YEPWhk1EG0PT9htuGukF5aNeVFcdMj6Em9WPdFncgayba90hzg0H02KBIEA/s4032/84F71B91-154B-4D60-AE2F-516F1F7B3695.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r7KG_uNJ6eLZScSRKbMF8SpOxbRju52yWLdkWdEbtG72OCsomz9TZOxwNPk_yU-0lQZNVkuQE9v8DqYMzJPFKVebD-HTQsVZatiQzK8aVE5BylVpbOPUH-0GIAhxpe-YEPWhk1EG0PT9htuGukF5aNeVFcdMj6Em9WPdFncgayba90hzg0H02KBIEA/w480-h640/84F71B91-154B-4D60-AE2F-516F1F7B3695.heic" width="480" /></a></div>We kept the kids last night as our usual every two weeks for a sleepover. Watched the movie Sing2, which both had seen before but loved all the songs in it and loudly, with much dancing, sang to each. I've not done too well lately with making photos of them. Gotta do better, they are growing up so fast. Haddon registered for kindergarten yesterday and is very excited to get to go to real school.<div><br /></div><div>Emma had career day a few weeks ago and after learning a lot about space travel wanted to be an astronaut. Her momma got her the costume with promise from her to wear it on halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KkpJ6yOdmt2RHZnibLhIUGj2KkolycWHb3hm3mWLxKSOR2vqaHnwcEUfjWRZ9hqVkgVR5a9CH8q-nuAJ2tU4UcELxctZ4ynNxnFxmsA9HEO8VNrTtEAjZRfuQPM_mEyAo3OudwuxGLpKbeiCQxaiRX97WACjN1ITyp4mS8BgrhwjTdq9fnyEh06wQg/s3062/C3F8DFF6-1FD8-430E-A0AC-7A3E6A66DCD7_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="2180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KkpJ6yOdmt2RHZnibLhIUGj2KkolycWHb3hm3mWLxKSOR2vqaHnwcEUfjWRZ9hqVkgVR5a9CH8q-nuAJ2tU4UcELxctZ4ynNxnFxmsA9HEO8VNrTtEAjZRfuQPM_mEyAo3OudwuxGLpKbeiCQxaiRX97WACjN1ITyp4mS8BgrhwjTdq9fnyEh06wQg/w456-h640/C3F8DFF6-1FD8-430E-A0AC-7A3E6A66DCD7_1_201_a.heic" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONI0WDmTTCrPTEPTEWwh2NtG7d_K0bckuL0gaXf49Jzieey4MpcDhWws54iIon7fJir2sHqijJtuHxgkFOaReKndb2deZvZ830TW7uBtQPNCJCDDSz_oTZa12C6i9uxb8R2lNebXpbuDUBBclNPs2VdSK-Arv-Xz7rimHk3P4SJZiVjdKOmjbkY3cbw/s2867/948C7BC7-5868-4AFE-A50D-C3A92DFD551A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="2078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONI0WDmTTCrPTEPTEWwh2NtG7d_K0bckuL0gaXf49Jzieey4MpcDhWws54iIon7fJir2sHqijJtuHxgkFOaReKndb2deZvZ830TW7uBtQPNCJCDDSz_oTZa12C6i9uxb8R2lNebXpbuDUBBclNPs2VdSK-Arv-Xz7rimHk3P4SJZiVjdKOmjbkY3cbw/w464-h640/948C7BC7-5868-4AFE-A50D-C3A92DFD551A_1_201_a.heic" width="464" /></a></div>I am still trying to grow out my curls. These photos was on a rare good hair day. I've been struggling this week. Really trying to figure out what products work the best to tame the curls with less frizz and more definition. It is definitely a project for me. It's' actually about two inches longer than it looks here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFpUxI5XW7EnwJgLCQzaX61gtokw7yY-3rQpkot_7Lb0hswmD7m9F9DkDPNjNuiwyidUrBLpg4oyTUFiKcC4baKR60epFvGQwNjPhp8Lai_Okb0cGhFHKS__04t1wtwYVCh-V2G9XXTcPwCk3VRyjgMRpZJHCoo0MVloDKCj1lr-370k1D04AAolLzQ/s1569/27269B4C-11C1-44EE-A600-ED798BF90CFA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1042" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFpUxI5XW7EnwJgLCQzaX61gtokw7yY-3rQpkot_7Lb0hswmD7m9F9DkDPNjNuiwyidUrBLpg4oyTUFiKcC4baKR60epFvGQwNjPhp8Lai_Okb0cGhFHKS__04t1wtwYVCh-V2G9XXTcPwCk3VRyjgMRpZJHCoo0MVloDKCj1lr-370k1D04AAolLzQ/w426-h640/27269B4C-11C1-44EE-A600-ED798BF90CFA.heic" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF_0Y2DVttg-XD0UEHBOpUwj1JdWw1EeUd9CiOqZM4-nChk3hXYeJWW5MZS37V-Fkt-lMO4MMTEl_oVbf8sjpPCSFoMbPbuIAn6aqIA_n5vT88s5DUknTk9Yau-Jbx0VwjKQV4G1x-_1ENyMjKvi_e5n77QnWnVDoHiVER5Y2XHD73AEAqLk5OGR6wA/s1256/092E2020-0D04-4EB1-BFC0-E09FD4D182D9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF_0Y2DVttg-XD0UEHBOpUwj1JdWw1EeUd9CiOqZM4-nChk3hXYeJWW5MZS37V-Fkt-lMO4MMTEl_oVbf8sjpPCSFoMbPbuIAn6aqIA_n5vT88s5DUknTk9Yau-Jbx0VwjKQV4G1x-_1ENyMjKvi_e5n77QnWnVDoHiVER5Y2XHD73AEAqLk5OGR6wA/w490-h640/092E2020-0D04-4EB1-BFC0-E09FD4D182D9.heic" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-56004090642048990312022-03-19T08:26:00.001-04:002022-03-19T08:26:22.548-04:00Lots of baby quilts<p>Recently I was on a kick to make baby quilts using Elizabeth Hartman's animal patterns. They are so cute and her instructions are great. I won't say they are easy but if you read, read, and read again before you cut and sew you'll do fine with them. They are not paper pieced, which is amazing.</p><p>Here are a few I've made recently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKUTYVq9xkerSIK43So9HNoro62AsU8JDqJ-b5dzD8QIOEoIIY2CbA_2XGILy0uDLFi-hG5eKHqwmZmzBwDwb4ReRUly4pRVxViDSWxhAYXNyo8huvdgMPkrVyYB_ABOQhdHEdX-jHtCAO4YXofPsJXjA4OcdqrcJPDZ63DfvTXErEelADcm_U-XoK1Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKUTYVq9xkerSIK43So9HNoro62AsU8JDqJ-b5dzD8QIOEoIIY2CbA_2XGILy0uDLFi-hG5eKHqwmZmzBwDwb4ReRUly4pRVxViDSWxhAYXNyo8huvdgMPkrVyYB_ABOQhdHEdX-jHtCAO4YXofPsJXjA4OcdqrcJPDZ63DfvTXErEelADcm_U-XoK1Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>The giraffe will be going to a safari themed nursery. The baby shower is today. They requested a book, new or used, be given in place of cards. I was excited to pick out a vintage Golden Book from my collection, Noah's Ark, to go with the quilt as the gift.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMg_DmrRJ1zgqyShRjFz9LzeRxCdReB3eOsoj9VZxyGCfXAs_eGsxyYwoGuvaxdyjRENEcC1hoIp6aBPDGMbj9zIQCtAqgoiWC5WMoePDYHHqj5ObTtVKjOjFwsMcHKUvGlx_RAzpxeuP4nY6kLP_6UiZPCvtdK1XWrU-nOVAnyU5hxaNx_hLYc-N3eg=s1595" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMg_DmrRJ1zgqyShRjFz9LzeRxCdReB3eOsoj9VZxyGCfXAs_eGsxyYwoGuvaxdyjRENEcC1hoIp6aBPDGMbj9zIQCtAqgoiWC5WMoePDYHHqj5ObTtVKjOjFwsMcHKUvGlx_RAzpxeuP4nY6kLP_6UiZPCvtdK1XWrU-nOVAnyU5hxaNx_hLYc-N3eg=w578-h640" width="578" /></a></div>Did a free quilting design (Urban Elementz) of lizards on these two. Loved how it turned out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8tbez1B7cMNKjEBup1cObF_NGE-W-f8SPBzVF7LHij7aGS_oRurg9si36t9Fm3zPAbMcFZXap95oY9MX87F5EKJMFsUbYS5BFuVTH87-hkfSrKSF4TA5hmU0QVxXz06bfRWaenr3LuMr2FH7f_tKcsKrhgk8jGdsRQzuDYQx_-ZpdmR7iOFnJi3_Og=s1601" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8tbez1B7cMNKjEBup1cObF_NGE-W-f8SPBzVF7LHij7aGS_oRurg9si36t9Fm3zPAbMcFZXap95oY9MX87F5EKJMFsUbYS5BFuVTH87-hkfSrKSF4TA5hmU0QVxXz06bfRWaenr3LuMr2FH7f_tKcsKrhgk8jGdsRQzuDYQx_-ZpdmR7iOFnJi3_Og=w576-h640" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9dRdBKMwgBlY74LRyt0g7rqmpEODMRisrI-6P26YOXhfi2gMJ6E0nrM-XXjZfotuseTegp6VXAfnumyvBVvWVD8ewMQQtJ6HHwUcL1JIV97m--rKQ5aC7HTzifEhnSVKx5N59_xGM01qQ95E_YMGOpU2jW2HLYcyQq-yQNBM7dQS-M5_BVIYZz-c6hg=s2820" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9dRdBKMwgBlY74LRyt0g7rqmpEODMRisrI-6P26YOXhfi2gMJ6E0nrM-XXjZfotuseTegp6VXAfnumyvBVvWVD8ewMQQtJ6HHwUcL1JIV97m--rKQ5aC7HTzifEhnSVKx5N59_xGM01qQ95E_YMGOpU2jW2HLYcyQq-yQNBM7dQS-M5_BVIYZz-c6hg=w624-h640" width="624" /></a></div>Practiced circles on my Quilt EZ computer on the Elephant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwew3oSTnEPY-rExDn_GMWgK92ks0u_I06PHQ12Du2FfNtYwzIJ-fdSJXzuN-LPMBsRL2EG6vZnNJ3ykP7m7fHPSFm23Qgc-rDp5GkjrMkqCgB7WKcOkEVDnlN_g1L6nUsK6jLTgQXKqxtBElJr1mV-p89N8Xz37Yn-oVo6pOVGMRhNulazGa_HZ36fA=s3313" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwew3oSTnEPY-rExDn_GMWgK92ks0u_I06PHQ12Du2FfNtYwzIJ-fdSJXzuN-LPMBsRL2EG6vZnNJ3ykP7m7fHPSFm23Qgc-rDp5GkjrMkqCgB7WKcOkEVDnlN_g1L6nUsK6jLTgQXKqxtBElJr1mV-p89N8Xz37Yn-oVo6pOVGMRhNulazGa_HZ36fA=w584-h640" width="584" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZXxBKPgusqKQvOIHy8bvjGgMwmI0OOoxRRNf8kIIHg_hfNLex_-p7qQxzelFH_lBnvqkfxHR_MWhdjpFmbtD1YzWERzccsCxvkGvTxXgxG_NSqJ7Yp0wnMkpQyx3Xx57-OlE54y-pefReQPKP-zVmq4U15LeXCmGdgCZtMl0aV8EPRDo8oAuobNwDSg=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZXxBKPgusqKQvOIHy8bvjGgMwmI0OOoxRRNf8kIIHg_hfNLex_-p7qQxzelFH_lBnvqkfxHR_MWhdjpFmbtD1YzWERzccsCxvkGvTxXgxG_NSqJ7Yp0wnMkpQyx3Xx57-OlE54y-pefReQPKP-zVmq4U15LeXCmGdgCZtMl0aV8EPRDo8oAuobNwDSg=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div>I've made several of her animal patterns before and love them all. This set was in a booklet that was safari themed. I still want to make a few more. Such great, simple, baby quilt gift ideas. Want to do the Lion next. It's awesome!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGHrUb3bK6S1tQ1mKe1aJ5VAwx4FAcO8eo4MpCZ1Dug1pgaBPhbGeReLSKomfHzesnUM0bW7-6QM3ozHE3tLx1swC12XAh9by08YkkUptVcqAD_jjpiJf2M7dwoygofgN5c37LaII_Lopr2yFPmm3QfUARqZ5yCveX8RBbtVn3CKrMSZ6ny74SWJL9Qg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGHrUb3bK6S1tQ1mKe1aJ5VAwx4FAcO8eo4MpCZ1Dug1pgaBPhbGeReLSKomfHzesnUM0bW7-6QM3ozHE3tLx1swC12XAh9by08YkkUptVcqAD_jjpiJf2M7dwoygofgN5c37LaII_Lopr2yFPmm3QfUARqZ5yCveX8RBbtVn3CKrMSZ6ny74SWJL9Qg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>The sunflower mini was one I did from a free pattern from Sugar Free Quilts, in support of the Ukrainians under attack. Pray for Ukraine! The original pattern called for 3 1/2" squares. I cut them at 1 1/2" for a smaller version.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9T7K5EgexAuxWh8a53t54tNQPp2Du6OnQVfsmtLtc0_OSj1rLMBIaQyQ1GYQ7Av027xPVlPlo-rm2T7hklE0rMc7qLrN0Fjx6GykoOP-vXS_TzcKHNMEq68w8WqQe_eVX83gKkkKlIc7utsbplnyUhpw53siPf0sGSaM2ZxiUteoP0Atboautac134g=s1940" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9T7K5EgexAuxWh8a53t54tNQPp2Du6OnQVfsmtLtc0_OSj1rLMBIaQyQ1GYQ7Av027xPVlPlo-rm2T7hklE0rMc7qLrN0Fjx6GykoOP-vXS_TzcKHNMEq68w8WqQe_eVX83gKkkKlIc7utsbplnyUhpw53siPf0sGSaM2ZxiUteoP0Atboautac134g=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011728627322588079.post-51592569491873871022022-02-27T22:35:00.001-05:002022-02-27T22:35:20.646-05:00Easy Brick Quilt<p> I get requests for this pattern all the time. Since I'm discontinuing my other website, thought I'd put it here.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Easy Brick Throw/Baby quilt</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU2JLk5FH4H7nzAQL7gUR9oXrle9z1TTSodRxgPBPve68aSsZB5bcys3q_iEVqKQMA6uGPmUYoH-XT9zezPX6metgqr3tYb7Q8vPgWxrRBwg7wmjHSVUuz8SUbPDSUYdY7F3hx5PLHq0SwPHkHF9CW62wj9Vr37c7IpAzXwYJRwVehh6uLc8w_UnvbnQ=s3407" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3407" data-original-width="2969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU2JLk5FH4H7nzAQL7gUR9oXrle9z1TTSodRxgPBPve68aSsZB5bcys3q_iEVqKQMA6uGPmUYoH-XT9zezPX6metgqr3tYb7Q8vPgWxrRBwg7wmjHSVUuz8SUbPDSUYdY7F3hx5PLHq0SwPHkHF9CW62wj9Vr37c7IpAzXwYJRwVehh6uLc8w_UnvbnQ=w558-h640" width="558" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4β x 8β Brick Throw Size Quilt (finished quilt is 40βx52β)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Supplies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sewing machine, needles, scissors, rotary cutter, cutting mat, at least a 8 Β½β quilting ruler, thread, seam ripper (all the normal quilt making supplies)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fabric (for top only):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ΒΎ yard of white or background<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~2 yards of assorted colored/printed scraps in pieces at least 4.5β by 8.5β (see suggestions below)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Backing fabric:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">About 3 yards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Binding fabric:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">About Β½ yard for 2β finished binding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cutting:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cut 19 pieces of white 4.5β by 8.5β<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cut 40 assorted colored or printed scraps 4.5β by 8.5β<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cut 4 pieces of white 4.5β by 4.5β<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cut 8 pieces of assorted colored or printed scraps 4.5β by 4.5β<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sewing:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sew together in horizontal rows placing the white as shown in the picture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Iβd recommend using at least 10 different fabrics for the colored blocks. You can use scraps, layer cakes (10β squares), fat quarters, or fat eighths. A fat eighth will make (4) 4.5β X 8.5β blocks. If you donβt have scraps and want to use fat eighths for the colored fabric, get at least 11. Many quilt shops will cut fat quarters or fat eighths for customers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254299973211513356noreply@blogger.com0