tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40858367471043064742024-02-18T20:03:33.125-08:00Kitchen QuilterJuliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-35354721947300324192011-10-25T14:09:00.000-07:002011-10-25T14:28:02.207-07:00Lovely RipplesI haven't worked on Big Blue, the granny rectangle or those itchy socks, but I have been working on my lovely ripple blanket. I'd be a bit further on if I hadn't had to frog it a couple of times, due to the colors. I finally had to ditch the light yellow (actual name was Carmel), it just wasn't working. And I started a completely new project - stripping my kitchen table. I've been sanding it down to the natural wood. It has been such a huge eye sore for such a long time. I have no pictures of the ugly table, just picture the Walton's table and you've just about got the image...benches and all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wEHltu0Q5sXZVSOSWdRfikuGsJaS75K_ovxjclVV8cy7go2jg2In3jjkOCaz8D27AiG1NvVzLU7mWb7WeYlycncIqnkWv74XnhMsFrykN6Ley4wFNucDF2Lqk71rX-lTEKTSi8amhmWC/s1600/100_2056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wEHltu0Q5sXZVSOSWdRfikuGsJaS75K_ovxjclVV8cy7go2jg2In3jjkOCaz8D27AiG1NvVzLU7mWb7WeYlycncIqnkWv74XnhMsFrykN6Ley4wFNucDF2Lqk71rX-lTEKTSi8amhmWC/s400/100_2056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667541570225199458" /></a>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-15058589263212863412011-10-17T08:14:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:01:42.826-07:00Crochet WIPSI have to admit I haven't been doing too much with my quilting projects, but I have been working on crocheting things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EFWYFaD_yNzCXb6O1mvZ3CwwgwYTfSqkzrA_4WhAc6H4qkrFwnNUsm4crH-Dvnu8mc4bq6GrobtVtrTBaLb_rg36e64WFQ9wmQg5jaFLYyUgr8LpMZsxTFnaMnJNnaPBTRutatBb7sRL/s1600/100_2041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EFWYFaD_yNzCXb6O1mvZ3CwwgwYTfSqkzrA_4WhAc6H4qkrFwnNUsm4crH-Dvnu8mc4bq6GrobtVtrTBaLb_rg36e64WFQ9wmQg5jaFLYyUgr8LpMZsxTFnaMnJNnaPBTRutatBb7sRL/s400/100_2041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664480720893569938" /></a><br /><br />Granny rectangle love! I started this for my 12 year old who loves blue. He doesn't know I'm making it for him. Every time he sees me working on it he grabs it and and say's. "This is mine because it's blue. When are you going to finish my blanket?" I keep telling him I'm making it for my bed:)I don't think he's buying it since my bed is king sized.<br /><br />Socks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xkdyzxTaqUJgQUUhRh7TqnHFD0RkgcyvPaitVEQuwYi_3sp7dCmMcrDWKkMS0cbvWGLZUhuU47JPNoAs0T2FLxQiqVcdec0bvoOepKsQ0EJUAXKQKPfSrY5BZsuw1BtM6AIzqJFla7dC/s1600/100_2046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300pxhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xkdyzxTaqUJgQUUhRh7TqnHFD0RkgcyvPaitVEQuwYi_3sp7dCmMcrDWKkMS0cbvWGLZUhuU47JPNoAs0T2FLxQiqVcdec0bvoOepKsQ0EJUAXKQKPfSrY5BZsuw1BtM6AIzqJFla7dC/s400/100_2046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664481908068191218" /></a><br /><br />I'm teaching myself to knit socks, its slow going. I've made it to the heel flaps though. I read that socks aren't as hard as the pattern suggests and that all you need to do is <span style="font-style:italic;">trust the pattern</span> and not think to much about <span style="font-style:italic;">how it isn't making sense.</span> I'm hoping this doesn't end up as a second sock syndrome.<br /><br />Lovely ripples<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgukxaXrBaEY4X-aeDmKewELApVJTefsJHAXuEl4JL04UJfS51cpVrlbrtv3TJ5Vxkc8IsRqDE1B1BMLQcaVW2jHQA59zyp613i88a1YKNsJpJ9HDPB5SIPSgdyTiyPZNaodsaqIlggr4k/s1600/100_2043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgukxaXrBaEY4X-aeDmKewELApVJTefsJHAXuEl4JL04UJfS51cpVrlbrtv3TJ5Vxkc8IsRqDE1B1BMLQcaVW2jHQA59zyp613i88a1YKNsJpJ9HDPB5SIPSgdyTiyPZNaodsaqIlggr4k/s400/100_2043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664484749452481986" /></a><br /><br />And then I was perusing my favorite crocheting blogs and found that Lucy of Attic24 and Heather of Little Tin Bird are having a ripple along and I couldn't resist. I don't like the first three colors together though. Navy blue, a light yellow and red. It looks a little patriotic and I like patriotic, but I didn't want to start out that way and then drift into other colors. I'm going to have frog it back to the the blue:0/<br /><br />Those socks (maybe if I think plural, the second will get finished) are being made from a wool blend and boy is wool itchy! It's my first time of working with wool. The granny and the ripple are Red Heart supersaver yarn. My favorite acrylic is Lion's Vanna's choice, but I'm making both of these for my younger boys and they drag their blankets everywhere. I don't really like Red Heart supersaver yarn, but it's cheap and comes in a huge array of colors and as everyone say's, <span style="font-style:italic;">it wears like iron.</span> I also noticed that after it has gone through the dryer with a few dryer sheets it softens up pretty well. It also doesn't make my hands itch like the wool does. I would like to try Style Craft acrylic yarn, but I've never seen that in a store here in the US. I'd love to be working with the yarn, Lucy and Heather are using, but I can't afford Debbie Bliss Cashmerino...sadness!<br /><br />Edit!<br /><br />I completely frogged the ripples. I measured it on the intended bed and found it a little too wide for a twin with he ripples going across the bed and a little too short for ripples going the length of the bed. I started over with green and my first row has 280 stitches with 20 peaks and valleys. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR50UQ0uCHl1bMuQrBibNQZ5-n0qJsvz6ovccPUbAIPufwI92KhE7-B_Y3_fdRS8-Y0ftjy2vmh7lVaPVQpE5lVmUT_I27zO7jfoySof0xsYtet-33_ZkYe7tdYwJBURVD-od6df9VMmtT/s1600/100_2047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR50UQ0uCHl1bMuQrBibNQZ5-n0qJsvz6ovccPUbAIPufwI92KhE7-B_Y3_fdRS8-Y0ftjy2vmh7lVaPVQpE5lVmUT_I27zO7jfoySof0xsYtet-33_ZkYe7tdYwJBURVD-od6df9VMmtT/s400/100_2047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664601287433471554" /></a><br /><br />Do you see the crochet hook? Hands down, it is the best hook ever. I'm going to have to buy another set of these. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crochet-Tools-Medium-Hooks-Handles/dp/B002PI4ZKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318967902&sr=8-1"></a>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-31342596871442820292011-09-13T08:33:00.000-07:002011-09-13T08:46:13.172-07:00Resized and Squared<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EHfZf0K418RUef0T9a4cgTpMSBGoAKuBVm1UEZk4t87G5yGU5qZbvNjkfgmd2NKVR_72pt4fS-2n7fwBZH7eCSAD12FPibkYG_BT39TvuBuwDWfpEZkUcJo339hjXXV4tzAyiPc2HULa/s1600/100_2036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EHfZf0K418RUef0T9a4cgTpMSBGoAKuBVm1UEZk4t87G5yGU5qZbvNjkfgmd2NKVR_72pt4fS-2n7fwBZH7eCSAD12FPibkYG_BT39TvuBuwDWfpEZkUcJo339hjXXV4tzAyiPc2HULa/s400/100_2036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651869933479045186" /></a><br /><br />Yay!! I finally finished the squaring up of all those blocks. I was doing then one a time, but found if I was careful in aligning everything I could do two at a time. I really didn't enjoy fixing my mess:0(Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-73569716659824853812011-09-07T13:57:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:49:37.523-07:00MistakesI've been very neglectful of my blog...pretty much from the start. I had good intentions about blogging everything I created. It didn't quite work out like that. I'm going to try and do better, not that I have a huge following, but it is a good place to document my creations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkGlfewjITdE3mPrwqnjRSzBrW3oHT6VtqydGLcrmswRHva_lKlWlQXoQogE1wkG3xqwEOAwTSGHqiTt_shztF8wU98AHDt1V5y7zUNPakaYS4kkHHF_rrJduyz9UET7nGW8LObMSI1Er/s1600/100_2035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkGlfewjITdE3mPrwqnjRSzBrW3oHT6VtqydGLcrmswRHva_lKlWlQXoQogE1wkG3xqwEOAwTSGHqiTt_shztF8wU98AHDt1V5y7zUNPakaYS4kkHHF_rrJduyz9UET7nGW8LObMSI1Er/s400/100_2035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649735815107573730" /></a><br /><br />Anyway I decided my butterfly quilt really needed to be finished. I've had that project hanging wayyy to long. I laid them out and found I need to make 6 more blocks, so I did that and then began to square them all up. Yeah - something went dreadfully wrong. I'm not quite sure how I managed it, but about one third of my blocks are a half inch off. I tossed them in my basket feeling a puzzled about how I managed that horrible trick and frustrated that I'd done that. As near as I can figure I must have cut the them wrong. I didn't cut everything out first, so I'm thinking I cut those 1/3rd separately and measured wrong. Funny thing is that I when I cut out the last 6 blocks I couldn't remember and had to check the tutorial for cutting dimensions - those 6 were perfect. So now instead of putting my blocks together I'm trimming 2/3rds of them down to 6 inches.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-10038125591607889282010-12-30T13:22:00.000-08:002010-12-30T14:41:35.581-08:00Headbands/ear warmers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTH_jSGOqeFM0cgOaXl8Wh-dxGjrrVb9YQi4A6-6wu5c8eB8zcc_zJ2tNaEkiq5Zu42UkvR_yWG8VN_fTVzA93Upd8P-y1fUCpdqNyJqtNyQMvBKS6dIc6kuNIdPMLo1Shi7zOLfHuhn/s1600/Headbands+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTH_jSGOqeFM0cgOaXl8Wh-dxGjrrVb9YQi4A6-6wu5c8eB8zcc_zJ2tNaEkiq5Zu42UkvR_yWG8VN_fTVzA93Upd8P-y1fUCpdqNyJqtNyQMvBKS6dIc6kuNIdPMLo1Shi7zOLfHuhn/s400/Headbands+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556601324055756082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPqf5ZQcg2_1Dt2DvWSTP1_ZF4T-BLrL137WAEJ_anffSoxtPCqJbpzKJVaERW405eNYtw4tk_7KFsiRkNc2vf1nQ_85CwaGhBHGBSFxx5IVUTiXHau8ZVYyIbs39Ysz4gQIe_-aSxiW/s1600/headbands+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPqf5ZQcg2_1Dt2DvWSTP1_ZF4T-BLrL137WAEJ_anffSoxtPCqJbpzKJVaERW405eNYtw4tk_7KFsiRkNc2vf1nQ_85CwaGhBHGBSFxx5IVUTiXHau8ZVYyIbs39Ysz4gQIe_-aSxiW/s400/headbands+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556601316492868674" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've been making these cute little headbands that keep your ears warm. It's been fun falling back into crocheting again. I've started a pair of fingerless gloves - we'll see how they turn out since I'm not using a pattern.<br /><br />And as usual...I really need to use something other than my cell phone camera.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-28197483011950031702010-12-19T20:34:00.000-08:002010-12-19T20:38:10.855-08:00Crochet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGMx0RkzYravCxJEbvssgMJT9dm3UVsqT0QKjEdnvud2VDS7XjXQipephVl0atfI8iVegIP_paUxcEQAcJxNS0yDcXCUX26ceQ7Q8q-7oo4-Wwio5y3w6dzQPgEXaEJ82avEed2EsMNNK/s1600/27992802108_ORIG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGMx0RkzYravCxJEbvssgMJT9dm3UVsqT0QKjEdnvud2VDS7XjXQipephVl0atfI8iVegIP_paUxcEQAcJxNS0yDcXCUX26ceQ7Q8q-7oo4-Wwio5y3w6dzQPgEXaEJ82avEed2EsMNNK/s400/27992802108_ORIG.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552619093321276098" /></a><br /><br />I have been crocheting.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-69577813816843170912010-09-24T08:53:00.000-07:002010-09-24T09:10:00.424-07:00Pure!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD6Q7ziQ7fUKQd7i9SJdGjNLbwGOvcm3rhhOyarVe-7RAYGdpqo9MVpF1cR0BOJmKz4CalmxHyUVmPyo0vqWzr73lrgtoHKFCooMcUhIKoKdx8osCbe8iZK68iKsljmXQs0h4lnRgq80u/s1600/Pure-bundle-450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD6Q7ziQ7fUKQd7i9SJdGjNLbwGOvcm3rhhOyarVe-7RAYGdpqo9MVpF1cR0BOJmKz4CalmxHyUVmPyo0vqWzr73lrgtoHKFCooMcUhIKoKdx8osCbe8iZK68iKsljmXQs0h4lnRgq80u/s400/Pure-bundle-450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520512322294154386" /></a><br /><br />I really really really want to own some of this fabric. I love it and have plans for it...unfortunately I don't have any of this in my stash. ~sadness~Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-81373056594198477492010-07-30T09:17:00.000-07:002010-07-30T12:48:03.043-07:00I'm not in the kitchen anymore...When I started this blog I had taken over a small part of my kitchen as my quilting spot. I had everything except my fabric in my little corner of the kitchen and aptly named myself, Kitchen Quilter. Well I had to move from that home and into one that doesn't have a lot of room in the pocket size kitchen. The dining room and living room are one large long combination room and my quilting stuff was quickly taking over both spaces...plus we had just about stop eating at the table because my stuff took up half the table. In this little house I also had the largest bedroom. Three of my daughters share one room, it was a smaller than mine. Three days ago we decided to switch bedrooms around. My sons were staying in their own room, it's the smallest of the bedrooms, but there are only 2 boys in the room so it works. My oldest daughter has as odd shaped room that isn't really a bedroom but it works for her. I had the big room...a room without much storage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNouXSqs6jOl9TJJ6JhtgO9GVWVgZI-gPc8riWkTyj3PquOCPwg0J1o6jFsyc6p4gf7ghZAw49WAXSwpCXHyYSS1PDzZiH0T5LrskDIAboEXRABqfdmBQGLMvNcymSkcpNiAhskriHEdk/s1600/100_1874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNouXSqs6jOl9TJJ6JhtgO9GVWVgZI-gPc8riWkTyj3PquOCPwg0J1o6jFsyc6p4gf7ghZAw49WAXSwpCXHyYSS1PDzZiH0T5LrskDIAboEXRABqfdmBQGLMvNcymSkcpNiAhskriHEdk/s400/100_1874.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499741388699070674" /></a> <br />The three middle girls were crammed into a mid size room with <span style="font-weight:bold;">lots<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> of storage.<br />We spent one day getting everything moved around and then I spent another day getting all my quilting stuff put away in actual drawers and in cabinets...including my fabric, it's out of the boxes and plastic totes for the first time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyd3cZyQZH3PqPjOjZlZOMtX8wUofttUhckaCl299wP-H39DhZ_KmvhZFb1L9aq8ZF1f09seNkL33M-fr_H_-DaBVGNXsM9EumFLb4dstS4eYl2uDh__1FiIHIHUFCQQGBlfGPRA-0kVzP/s1600/100_1876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyd3cZyQZH3PqPjOjZlZOMtX8wUofttUhckaCl299wP-H39DhZ_KmvhZFb1L9aq8ZF1f09seNkL33M-fr_H_-DaBVGNXsM9EumFLb4dstS4eYl2uDh__1FiIHIHUFCQQGBlfGPRA-0kVzP/s400/100_1876.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499742717716603650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS2DwxNURAzJG126CKSaF1T6B5SADf5AylgkZzTtEmVG1VjrJ-lsU1CGPboISGoMuHJRttj-4PJr9yIj_Hnvf341SRsKISzmCSGCC5v-wq2tuGJJuCmaJOsokBiVMAHHUwTi11TKf0EzI/s1600/100_1875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdS2DwxNURAzJG126CKSaF1T6B5SADf5AylgkZzTtEmVG1VjrJ-lsU1CGPboISGoMuHJRttj-4PJr9yIj_Hnvf341SRsKISzmCSGCC5v-wq2tuGJJuCmaJOsokBiVMAHHUwTi11TKf0EzI/s400/100_1875.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499742708610594978" /></a><br /><br />Not a lot of fabric by some standards (mostly mine), but it's all put away in such an organized way...at least for me and I'm happy with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTWh6lbgPnbqrMPYVzjcZKxSRIrrIUb39Jah01HO8PDnoKJnm7vpLaZ13k48dHJuNNTLQ4mzLX9MbWR1LlE_7O_j36cxJ2kkXxI_RkROyoWeuutfKqIewIsrWFPFYMRmzhVoUcbRg5pTT/s1600/100_1873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTWh6lbgPnbqrMPYVzjcZKxSRIrrIUb39Jah01HO8PDnoKJnm7vpLaZ13k48dHJuNNTLQ4mzLX9MbWR1LlE_7O_j36cxJ2kkXxI_RkROyoWeuutfKqIewIsrWFPFYMRmzhVoUcbRg5pTT/s400/100_1873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499743518104256834" /></a><br />But I think I'm Bedroom Quilter now. I'm going to keep all my piecing work done in my little area of the bedroom, but I'll still be dragging everything to the dining room table when it's time to do some free motion work.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-71154394085167886682010-07-29T15:05:00.000-07:002010-07-30T08:03:11.922-07:00Hexies!For the last several months, everywhere I visit I've been seeing hexies popping up - kinda like how the butterflies are doing right now. But! I started the hexies almost 4 months ago. My mom came for a visit and got me hooked on them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_D3nUEzxEndVXxFtKJVAALDbSI3BvYUZT0hj_0xvh3rICHDQWKtbWNT5McvV1Uo0DkFUipPMccoOrhBCcoDMB24TA4t7TXnrPl2f-pAhYGcrcMgNN11YeRRWgX5yAcVDRM2w-P0UrsRx/s1600/100_1864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_D3nUEzxEndVXxFtKJVAALDbSI3BvYUZT0hj_0xvh3rICHDQWKtbWNT5McvV1Uo0DkFUipPMccoOrhBCcoDMB24TA4t7TXnrPl2f-pAhYGcrcMgNN11YeRRWgX5yAcVDRM2w-P0UrsRx/s400/100_1864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499454597296461874" /></a><br />Most people are making them a little smaller than the ones I've been making. Mine are measure about 4½". I used to have a lot of them made up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhnz4PII7HohDZ4QYnZkEFooW7hQ9jhNQu8gSepi6FHcp5geQ_j5-NiFsIiKvNcz5XZ8WpNbCNxsUrXXAbNoOhd7rgfVP23_wdXw8cKKLZ5JzUOYowjXuwZfHOoRyP0sAe5Vpm_fGYEwk/s1600/100_1868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhnz4PII7HohDZ4QYnZkEFooW7hQ9jhNQu8gSepi6FHcp5geQ_j5-NiFsIiKvNcz5XZ8WpNbCNxsUrXXAbNoOhd7rgfVP23_wdXw8cKKLZ5JzUOYowjXuwZfHOoRyP0sAe5Vpm_fGYEwk/s400/100_1868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499457352112221058" /></a><br />But...I've been turning them into blossoms! This is my sit in front of the TV, my <span style="font-style:italic;">drag with me everywhere sewing every stitch by hand</span> project. I will be bordering each blossom in white fabric before I hook them together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRuGFmwwFOM51ejRnekXi-OhJDDtjoGqnhoqpq_o7PZRBWZpZf6o3V1ZOx-yO5uhjsswMc0_m9XB4H_UvKNVN_f45KcG9X5BHapmHrL-axdmQBHNn90n_B32wOsaaC9Vh5gHFH7SG5URf/s1600/100_1869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRuGFmwwFOM51ejRnekXi-OhJDDtjoGqnhoqpq_o7PZRBWZpZf6o3V1ZOx-yO5uhjsswMc0_m9XB4H_UvKNVN_f45KcG9X5BHapmHrL-axdmQBHNn90n_B32wOsaaC9Vh5gHFH7SG5URf/s400/100_1869.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499458162051620594" /></a><br />I think this one is my favorite. I just love that red fabric!Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-6363974186669542002010-07-20T23:14:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:44:32.378-07:00Butterflies!My newest fascination started while I was making the rounds of some of my favorite quilt blogs. It was Lori over at <a href="http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2010/07/butterflies.html">Bee In My Bonnet</a> that got me started. Then I found myself following a link from Lori's blog to Amy's blog, <a href="http://mrsschmenkmanquilts.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/butterfly-block-tutorial/">Mrs. Schmenkman Quilts</a> and from there I began to think I couldn't live (small exaggeration) without making some of my own butterflies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9Mv1WYstV1s6tQ8gqensv6l2z2yWQdRC4VOPvwLqVBq050yExHGN0yB1R3keBb6yUb-rbCoyA_NP3vyFUDV63ATZf1Mykro-3J3JwTPhCzlypYQ67jqUlI6tTxb6e_608M8QxqOjDhQI/s1600/Butterflies+in+progress.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9Mv1WYstV1s6tQ8gqensv6l2z2yWQdRC4VOPvwLqVBq050yExHGN0yB1R3keBb6yUb-rbCoyA_NP3vyFUDV63ATZf1Mykro-3J3JwTPhCzlypYQ67jqUlI6tTxb6e_608M8QxqOjDhQI/s400/Butterflies+in+progress.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496241590726805138" /></a><br />I started with pulling out anything and everything I could find that might make some pretty butterflies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgsUrcEwA7gqNY8IkkEX82cngolhpgXjT68dZLr-lmKHnAl4s85yD00atlheeSJlKYuT8cgtUCBvg5XlxksoYc2UGcBHHZdmt_LgurlmZa9DAtujojZ4X-V4WK_KIpH8yBXudAVupUkeq/s1600/Flutterbies.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgsUrcEwA7gqNY8IkkEX82cngolhpgXjT68dZLr-lmKHnAl4s85yD00atlheeSJlKYuT8cgtUCBvg5XlxksoYc2UGcBHHZdmt_LgurlmZa9DAtujojZ4X-V4WK_KIpH8yBXudAVupUkeq/s400/Flutterbies.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496247439235178178" /></a><br />I started last night and after lots of cutting and a couple of mistakes I ended up with 17 butterflies completed and another 58 that are cut out. This morning I counted and found I need a few more fabrics...like only 150 more. Eeek! I'm wondering were I'm going to come up with that many different fabrics. I think I may be using a few of the fabric pieces I vetoed with my first run through my-not-quite-big-enough stash. I think I need about 220 blocks for the size I'm after. <br /><br />And I'm still sorry that the pictures aren't very good. The lighting is bad and so is the cell phone camera. Tomorrow I am going to have to break down and buy some batteries for the good camera.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-820802298382474482010-07-17T19:57:00.000-07:002010-07-17T20:08:09.067-07:00An almost finish!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVEwAvsWpn54xH_hg4hMDTvDeRJ-xl9YyOxe8uGf1CBZhLY1RNt1cXu_x2rSc8K9qCFYc8lTkf6EV3yQ7vlNkpKzENkn859E_LuVAxmOlzq_QMLvltdcdEUst-Ga6QnFqlWm41H-wrtB1/s1600/Colors+and+spots.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVEwAvsWpn54xH_hg4hMDTvDeRJ-xl9YyOxe8uGf1CBZhLY1RNt1cXu_x2rSc8K9qCFYc8lTkf6EV3yQ7vlNkpKzENkn859E_LuVAxmOlzq_QMLvltdcdEUst-Ga6QnFqlWm41H-wrtB1/s400/Colors+and+spots.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495076725267738530" /></a><br /><br />This is something I've been working on for a while and it's almost finished. I still need to quilt it and then bind...yeah, it's almost finished. *laughing* Ashley over at <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/">Filminthefridge</a> created an awesome quilt named Sunny Squares and I just loved it - so I created my own. Excuse the bad picture, I used my cell phone to take the picture because my good camera isn't charged and I didn't have batteries.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-86121185000575435012010-06-08T07:16:00.000-07:002010-06-08T07:32:37.250-07:00AccuQuilt!Over at <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2010/06/accuquilt-go-cutter-giveaway.html/">Amy's Creative Side</a> <a href="http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2010/06/accuquilt-go-cutter-giveaway.html"> </a>she blogged about the AccuQuilt give-away. It's been a long time since I blogged about anything, but I really want win this...of course who doesn't?Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-2084567222441760892009-10-10T15:18:00.000-07:002009-10-10T16:06:00.797-07:00Sweet deals!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sometimes such awesomely sweet deals will cross your path!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyjQBfu_6W2Z9YTJuL89wrCDQbeu6Ov5FD1vMY8M5xPrPRIhyl8m18DfIYzre1DkqeJYTlzscmnoSjME-1CBoHsd3S-iyz1Usl5X58n4RXzN3RYH36c4wWEHYZsHCtKQOft2OHmrO4txD/s1600-h/100_1767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyjQBfu_6W2Z9YTJuL89wrCDQbeu6Ov5FD1vMY8M5xPrPRIhyl8m18DfIYzre1DkqeJYTlzscmnoSjME-1CBoHsd3S-iyz1Usl5X58n4RXzN3RYH36c4wWEHYZsHCtKQOft2OHmrO4txD/s400/100_1767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391109604168532050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thrift store shopping does pay off. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Katie Jump Rope.<br />2 yards of each color!<br />3 bucks for the whole lot!<br />Priceless!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-25169278317171913352009-08-24T21:20:00.000-07:002009-08-24T21:30:17.248-07:00Back to school!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was back to school day today. I've home schooled these 3 kids their whole lives and now they're in public school. I missed them terribly! The house was too quiet. I wondered and fretted about how they were getting along with the new environment. I worried that they wouldn't be happy and worried they'd be sad. I shouldn't have. They had a good day and can hardly wait to go back again tomorrow. The other 3 kids (who are teenagers) will continue their studies at home through an online academy - that's what they chose. They also missed their younger siblings and worried about the same things I did.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tkn3-U3mRk5Wif00Jg5wWQvxMNzs_-eyoW7lx9v1LflXaOKfgeAuyK4u-WNXeJYX0p0ckLcqmuoMw7FNEQVfy89zUq8quHDC6NPzjxBKB8O2GT97ftt0e3a2NDETl1-x8Kk_FvUbCYWE/s1600-h/100_1761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tkn3-U3mRk5Wif00Jg5wWQvxMNzs_-eyoW7lx9v1LflXaOKfgeAuyK4u-WNXeJYX0p0ckLcqmuoMw7FNEQVfy89zUq8quHDC6NPzjxBKB8O2GT97ftt0e3a2NDETl1-x8Kk_FvUbCYWE/s400/100_1761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373753516785637442" border="0" /></a></div>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-19046806645792144742009-08-23T15:24:00.000-07:002009-08-23T16:32:56.815-07:00Almost done!<span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm done with the piecing of my string quilt. I thought I had enough Warm and Natural to get started with the quilting, but I don't and won't be able to shop for another week and a half. *darn* I really wanted to get started on it. I feel so accomplished when I can pull a quilt from the dryer and enjoy the crinkly soft finished product. You know what I mean?<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since I've gone as far as I can with it I'll share a picture of it. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CPauTxETBfw9k09VZJpoBZ86EvJ25dDj88eg2mlQGVURhYl450LTqClyEhp0HNVuG2IdLuOJ3qgKqlEJcxPKw72TgakbZRDOh35on7qjPJMPbxXXbB7ql78msIIaoMhwW1_kNF8UdWjg/s1600-h/100_1748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CPauTxETBfw9k09VZJpoBZ86EvJ25dDj88eg2mlQGVURhYl450LTqClyEhp0HNVuG2IdLuOJ3qgKqlEJcxPKw72TgakbZRDOh35on7qjPJMPbxXXbB7ql78msIIaoMhwW1_kNF8UdWjg/s400/100_1748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373294300746748306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I started collecting Asian type prints about a year ago and was waiting until I thought I had enough and also waited until I found a pattern that would suit the fabric. I found the tutorial at</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;" > </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Film in the Fridge.</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I loved the string quilt look immediately and knew that I was going to use my Asian collection for this project. The fabrics are mostly Kona Bay, Blank, Micheal Miller, Benartex, Free Spirit and<span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span>Robert Kaufman.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_XN_OApB18kqC3ZFGgpE9Sa2wwHngerRJk_IwWr798l-qR5seGcG0YHebkwgQjvhE-DF2fENs9wnxyJqDjsodQQrunJblBYUt_4DKsFvLO1dQv4uZJASY77EHZHRtiQUOJJQ_pEym-m/s1600-h/100_1746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_XN_OApB18kqC3ZFGgpE9Sa2wwHngerRJk_IwWr798l-qR5seGcG0YHebkwgQjvhE-DF2fENs9wnxyJqDjsodQQrunJblBYUt_4DKsFvLO1dQv4uZJASY77EHZHRtiQUOJJQ_pEym-m/s400/100_1746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373294306961410434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think I'm going to name the quilt, Asian Beauty! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">What do you think?<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_XN_OApB18kqC3ZFGgpE9Sa2wwHngerRJk_IwWr798l-qR5seGcG0YHebkwgQjvhE-DF2fENs9wnxyJqDjsodQQrunJblBYUt_4DKsFvLO1dQv4uZJASY77EHZHRtiQUOJJQ_pEym-m/s1600-h/100_1746.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></a>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-27657969071837931602009-08-22T21:16:00.000-07:002009-08-22T21:26:14.412-07:00Sew Fantastic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvnZKjh2xpvEzpx7lRcT-QUC1HZ4PtzaVRvCQm2t_YkxLjSnNyZ7vukINmSHz9RO78Dd2nnQoSNcXglyitOEJn51QicjDeIvt_93J2yEPyJKB0rjlGIr36Dv_Lo1WbzTMnWip14wex3H8/s1600-h/sew+fantastic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvnZKjh2xpvEzpx7lRcT-QUC1HZ4PtzaVRvCQm2t_YkxLjSnNyZ7vukINmSHz9RO78Dd2nnQoSNcXglyitOEJn51QicjDeIvt_93J2yEPyJKB0rjlGIr36Dv_Lo1WbzTMnWip14wex3H8/s400/sew+fantastic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373009137838636082" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://sew-fantastic.blogspot.com/">Sew Fantastic</a> is having an awesomely huge and generous giveaway! Rush on over and take a look. Sew Fantastic is a really fantastic place to visit, so if I don't win...I still win with having another great blog to visit that is chock full of great ideas and inspiration.Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-17666156267090740342009-08-22T16:05:00.000-07:002009-08-22T16:20:07.133-07:00Amy Butler!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">21 different Amy Butler prints!<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12mk46Aj1vQsxUJjVXVjTYNOQYNOa5luC0YpW1v8S5xUb7BYa5j2jupatYvQpvdiYIdOtIzlrphQsZoH1qCrbvOMsQM7vOB3iImNIyzOEaZdaRb8B45gmfsnIOtPRC-JazrMSOVXHPsUX/s1600-h/100_1736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12mk46Aj1vQsxUJjVXVjTYNOQYNOa5luC0YpW1v8S5xUb7BYa5j2jupatYvQpvdiYIdOtIzlrphQsZoH1qCrbvOMsQM7vOB3iImNIyzOEaZdaRb8B45gmfsnIOtPRC-JazrMSOVXHPsUX/s400/100_1736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372930296662146434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Not quite finished with my string quilt, but I've been thinking about my next project.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I think it's going to be a disappearing 9 patch with white. I think it's going to be pretty!</span><br /></div></div>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-22841432199579550922009-08-17T06:44:00.000-07:002009-08-18T07:06:32.086-07:00Look What I Found!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's a shirt</span></div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmoXrp6AXP4TLgYy6BTzbBCbjUhNJR_4FunBMA-GlohUm2HpwErwzUiZjW5dJsOqWMvxC0Agg7sAXfnJ-YYFbsTzNa5dxhyphenhyphenS5kYr1dc5XMJWcWoKN5E1-6C2u43VdhhDwBwWcjrRGQR-P/s1600-h/100_1693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmoXrp6AXP4TLgYy6BTzbBCbjUhNJR_4FunBMA-GlohUm2HpwErwzUiZjW5dJsOqWMvxC0Agg7sAXfnJ-YYFbsTzNa5dxhyphenhyphenS5kYr1dc5XMJWcWoKN5E1-6C2u43VdhhDwBwWcjrRGQR-P/s400/100_1693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370929068653362786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was in a thrift store the other day and I found this shirt, it's a seriously ugly shirt (at least I thought so and so did the kids), but I loved the fabric. As fabric it's cute, in a quilt it will be cute...just not as a shirt. For a whole .5o cents I got almost a yard of this lovely fabric. Cool beans....at least I think so!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meanwhile, I stayed up much too late last night working on my string quilt. I have 7 more blocks to make. I'm so excited! It's been fun. At first I thought maybe I had too many strings and would have bunch left over. I didn't really want a bunch leftover and was a little bummed that I had miscalculated and cut too many, but nope, I'm now worried that I'm going to run out of a the 2 fabrics that I have consistently put in each block. This is it, 2 little strips left and seven blocks to go.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZf5wxVLIvPFTT8j6KjTQorOUsDEsl1MceZ_GeriFxWF7fID7NSQC1yje8hgaMioNTjBdt7yB3WNxz4threWygSP5Yzrs4PQxqWXCtk-2hn7SlWDreKbVAON6pEuIoxlGrRBqLWQ3ojx8/s1600-h/100_1720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZf5wxVLIvPFTT8j6KjTQorOUsDEsl1MceZ_GeriFxWF7fID7NSQC1yje8hgaMioNTjBdt7yB3WNxz4threWygSP5Yzrs4PQxqWXCtk-2hn7SlWDreKbVAON6pEuIoxlGrRBqLWQ3ojx8/s400/100_1720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370939927607963490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />There isn't a whole lot left of any of the strips. I need 7 more blocks, does this look like 7 more blocks? It's going to be close!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8-Li9nZAmEkGR5YwdAv4XsFQPmqEMoqk-sEIhQ9JlP7No00XMMPCifFrbSiI7phLskSdJ6uJWPqn1lFdd-tEsV2y_ZBHddg0rTYg3oG1_W9ldRwsW76he4x8X4Gn1uGbcG7c72PuEv5b/s1600-h/100_1721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8-Li9nZAmEkGR5YwdAv4XsFQPmqEMoqk-sEIhQ9JlP7No00XMMPCifFrbSiI7phLskSdJ6uJWPqn1lFdd-tEsV2y_ZBHddg0rTYg3oG1_W9ldRwsW76he4x8X4Gn1uGbcG7c72PuEv5b/s400/100_1721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370939942520638626" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A few blocks to be cut.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3dQtssynBES3E7SBjvNOyqj5m3juGlzHdFC0wpqsZ2aGGJAHukbzueWJF6iV-XEXGwank7JzlnlHga1h0yWsMruyc8c5E-_qog5P93rdEnMn-Cw9ovnElMJdnI6J-O8-22A_-gIklANc/s1600-h/100_1724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3dQtssynBES3E7SBjvNOyqj5m3juGlzHdFC0wpqsZ2aGGJAHukbzueWJF6iV-XEXGwank7JzlnlHga1h0yWsMruyc8c5E-_qog5P93rdEnMn-Cw9ovnElMJdnI6J-O8-22A_-gIklANc/s400/100_1724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370939965273199170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">A sneak peek at what I have put together so far. I think it's beautiful!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu4vpNMpbpph7txe0KeBuxlCWzT552-eLTAHeB_ehtkjtwPivmy3BF-x_0WCAD3BX8lpkeGl7_OnH7UWQ0oXFp-mcoTpqcDrzXCP0ZSEMZbf0wcoYVOvroo8uEoHqn5OB3Hyiedj8t1GB/s1600-h/100_1720.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRqA6_SRF3cCMubKCrU7agpbrpdj6xyJsuXMROIAjG9XLIDIK0ZiRp03sigiL83F4iDaV5mQNiwZANE-gdMKucBtduHBSCs47NfOxkS47wusqozG183lbUeL-qOsv6IpAQ2EZfqLOexMC/s1600-h/100_1723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRqA6_SRF3cCMubKCrU7agpbrpdj6xyJsuXMROIAjG9XLIDIK0ZiRp03sigiL83F4iDaV5mQNiwZANE-gdMKucBtduHBSCs47NfOxkS47wusqozG183lbUeL-qOsv6IpAQ2EZfqLOexMC/s400/100_1723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370939954249203090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu4vpNMpbpph7txe0KeBuxlCWzT552-eLTAHeB_ehtkjtwPivmy3BF-x_0WCAD3BX8lpkeGl7_OnH7UWQ0oXFp-mcoTpqcDrzXCP0ZSEMZbf0wcoYVOvroo8uEoHqn5OB3Hyiedj8t1GB/s1600-h/100_1720.JPG"><br /></a>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-16423532553612028082009-08-14T13:51:00.000-07:002009-08-14T14:00:12.968-07:00Celebrate with p.s i quilt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBmLsrd23LrPH5B45IB8gEwl2EdHiZJo4YDHMGUywm8TRAUwyRf6LWXJzPioor6NKri9iWj3l3N8G5owzmYo7qqYBDErkaN7-nopl0Um8AXAw7M8V4NBqz3UlrtwyU-vapw4R2gLSdhD7/s1600-h/bdaybash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBmLsrd23LrPH5B45IB8gEwl2EdHiZJo4YDHMGUywm8TRAUwyRf6LWXJzPioor6NKri9iWj3l3N8G5owzmYo7qqYBDErkaN7-nopl0Um8AXAw7M8V4NBqz3UlrtwyU-vapw4R2gLSdhD7/s400/bdaybash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369926298531659026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">p.s i quilt is hosting another awesome giveaway in honor of </span><a href="http://www.thequiltshoppe.net/dynamic/?page=6"> The Quilt Shoppe.</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rush over, take part and check out the great stuff they have at The Quilt Shoppe.</span>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-90278909610098088172009-08-13T16:00:00.000-07:002009-08-13T21:43:29.777-07:00Teaching Moments<span style="font-family:verdana;">The past few days have been busy ones. I put my house up for sale and have been doing lots of cleaning and several of my children decided they wanted to make quilts and <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span>. I've also been working on my string quilt. I don't often give myself praise, but I think it's turned out beautiful. I'm working on the borders right now, well not right now, since I'm sitting here blogging about it - but I will be working on the borders in a little while.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp727H0fPg22C2m-DYfCICiHHeXXaYFp9pTAJitPDNa-hYvUlv2g2iNUbMokuYapcCBn_Q_z56so5pVK9Otj2in7BnLdEXmt_GUhYaznsIFnMj7YSVY_wxQxINlEyc3FxOjdxzNKVXwuP/s1600-h/100_1710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp727H0fPg22C2m-DYfCICiHHeXXaYFp9pTAJitPDNa-hYvUlv2g2iNUbMokuYapcCBn_Q_z56so5pVK9Otj2in7BnLdEXmt_GUhYaznsIFnMj7YSVY_wxQxINlEyc3FxOjdxzNKVXwuP/s400/100_1710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369588870717308866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This little dolly quilt was created by my 12 year old daughter. She picked through the scrap bags and put this cute little quilt together and almost ran over finger while working on her first attempt at stippling. She did a great job!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1obXzV9kk2ASUNrsEmQ-CnmxFcqJRPqdgZTwsUE_Sb_Y_n-gbDlH2Kz-B8PRuL3ydz6PK-kjnM6mPUTuQetcUpkjD7Dj7rVCOIyJjbgUx3CGGObLd6-W10J9ph-uVgzOFKsF6fU8AGHH/s1600-h/100_1714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1obXzV9kk2ASUNrsEmQ-CnmxFcqJRPqdgZTwsUE_Sb_Y_n-gbDlH2Kz-B8PRuL3ydz6PK-kjnM6mPUTuQetcUpkjD7Dj7rVCOIyJjbgUx3CGGObLd6-W10J9ph-uVgzOFKsF6fU8AGHH/s400/100_1714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369588889338038210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> My 7 year old son, wanted to make </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >something</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (he was very vague) about what the something should be. The </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >something</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> turned into this little pillow that he sleeps with every night. Little guy did a great job with his stippling too, he steered the fabric while I ran the pedal.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66eu2qZ6Zp0LNUw-2CFZNqhzZIT6P9YI33QmHTSZcXZxLlT1AxXdcZFWMP3OR15NCR2pMOy5mImbckTzdMW-9c8xYP7zri_VR35oA0okg1kzvR4K6IyAJHx7bM0EVQECYZ8-AYy6AFQD/s1600-h/100_1712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66eu2qZ6Zp0LNUw-2CFZNqhzZIT6P9YI33QmHTSZcXZxLlT1AxXdcZFWMP3OR15NCR2pMOy5mImbckTzdMW-9c8xYP7zri_VR35oA0okg1kzvR4K6IyAJHx7bM0EVQECYZ8-AYy6AFQD/s400/100_1712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369590623477176562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My 13 year old daughter picked out her fabrics at the fabric store and is thrilled with the colors. She had never used a sewing machine before and had a lot trouble with her quarter inch seams, her blocks turned out a little wonky. She was unhappy about it until I told her that lots of people make wonky squares on purpose. I named her quilt Wonky Squares...totally original huh?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have one more quilt to show, but I can't because I don't have pictures that I can get to. When I find the cable to the camera I'll post them. Fifteen year old dear daughter didn't have the memory card in the camera when she took pictures of her quilt and I can't get to them without the camera cable. And she already gave the quilt away so I can't get a picture of it unless I corner the lady at church next week - I may do that!<br /></span>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-74741318824250143732009-08-03T07:33:00.001-07:002009-08-03T09:54:49.298-07:00Strings!<span style="font-family:verdana;">I did it, I started a string quilt. I've been collecting asian type prints for almost a year now. Some are more asiany (i know - not a real word) than others, but I think it's working. The wonderful tutorial came from here <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/">http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/</a></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpgjg92SMRmRdc6i_eRGVZKhPM6qn3P21emFQEPYwsZxcJXoXLOPKG2q4xRfYA2MJwNd4O1y7i94h3pWfKAnzUrU3VdekHtBJqFsZo1QJNPnAlg6tOLN47G4Ue8jfUlwZHoLgt0OcVIZJ/s1600-h/100_1707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpgjg92SMRmRdc6i_eRGVZKhPM6qn3P21emFQEPYwsZxcJXoXLOPKG2q4xRfYA2MJwNd4O1y7i94h3pWfKAnzUrU3VdekHtBJqFsZo1QJNPnAlg6tOLN47G4Ue8jfUlwZHoLgt0OcVIZJ/s400/100_1707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365747027328656802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />It's fast, it's easy and that is perfect for me. I generally have one or two of my kids helping to pick out which fabric strip should go next. I'm loving this!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhdFFSDmBxS65OjfUJ0D3X_FjZ-df8MqLYe_nCtmiKzxRGKxMdbhXlz-CGGpCmUc8v7AkAfKk6tYy76zSi-Gnhma5Yu3XSu9cUL01n5mqGc3HT5fa1fEYAYDl85cz4SLPCU1W9I3MjP1B/s1600-h/100_1706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhdFFSDmBxS65OjfUJ0D3X_FjZ-df8MqLYe_nCtmiKzxRGKxMdbhXlz-CGGpCmUc8v7AkAfKk6tYy76zSi-Gnhma5Yu3XSu9cUL01n5mqGc3HT5fa1fEYAYDl85cz4SLPCU1W9I3MjP1B/s400/100_1706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365748203687532578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIyLIJVp_Ifm26gvgNKPHJjar9tA9pA0ZvdjyMvZrbpeRcVGMzx4ckyAWuJ9fweYlvF_agnNkRdQkcXaBDI2X_AM989sjJC_KnJb20jnT9VzNpBI9tRq950X-pYWCV2CfknndKPL-K04V/s1600-h/100_1706.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></a>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-19766606494629544992009-07-30T12:13:00.000-07:002009-07-30T12:35:25.148-07:00I finished it!<span style="font-family: verdana;">Almost a year later I've finally finished my Flying Geese quilt. This quilt isn't made of really good material. I bought the material from Walmart long before I realized that not all fabric is made the same. I just thought I was getting a really good deal, it was 1$ a yard and I bought a lot of this stuff thinking I could use it in so many ways. After I realized that the fabric was seriously cheap I knew I would be using it for the back as well (an attempt at getting it used up). I still have about 1/2 yard of several of the colors. I figure I'll let my girls use it for their practice blocks that they are planning.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGCdNQpSRXP_ezcP7BFd1d68uZAt1V9xNv22pldN7w1DnNs_YNL8i_40UXYUf0j9lrQfhge_p_3w805l3mQSWwpj8VcetXcfPHiG9GoaJjKpQIw6ILReKZ2as33kdLAwy13R96Z4lqLRB/s1600-h/100_1703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGCdNQpSRXP_ezcP7BFd1d68uZAt1V9xNv22pldN7w1DnNs_YNL8i_40UXYUf0j9lrQfhge_p_3w805l3mQSWwpj8VcetXcfPHiG9GoaJjKpQIw6ILReKZ2as33kdLAwy13R96Z4lqLRB/s400/100_1703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364336256213064098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcynSFPta76QMCXwqrcE0vJfFReRPQ0gK2GLBUzcXv2Qgc3uQhKkbvA9w0lJ56eYfsy3Dj-WzXHSO2aLKVXEFOVLpBJqjTMryzGbc6Yruk0ZGG0wTe20YvtYS-xSRFDzRaajoTbH6CVJ8/s1600-h/100_1702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcynSFPta76QMCXwqrcE0vJfFReRPQ0gK2GLBUzcXv2Qgc3uQhKkbvA9w0lJ56eYfsy3Dj-WzXHSO2aLKVXEFOVLpBJqjTMryzGbc6Yruk0ZGG0wTe20YvtYS-xSRFDzRaajoTbH6CVJ8/s400/100_1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364336262942971410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's not quite long enough for a twin bed, it was supposed to have 18 geese in each row. I only ended up with 16, but didn't want to have more than one color in each row. I did manage to stick 2 purple colors together, but they aren't the exact same shade of purple. The picture makes the 2 colors look identical though. Since the quilt isn't big enough for a twin bed, it will be a quilt the kids can drag to the couch when it's cold and it's gets plenty cold here in Idaho. I feel achomplished! I finished it. I have nothing else started, so <span style="font-weight: bold;">YAY!</span> I get to start another project today.</span>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-91486149516315254042009-07-29T20:38:00.000-07:002009-07-29T20:55:27.889-07:00p.s. i quilt Giveaway<span style="font-family:verdana;">This is kind of fun. I've watched these little giveaways as a lurker, but now I'm participating. So, here's the official cut & paste from p.s.i quilt</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J8sOntubMjwCkZM3aCGoLn76PLvwTbOIlhPbjUkbEA1A-Amz2qtwS_cXsGuU6eGElvrXGimTdtG1qOfwGtWkJq_FhGFEpnMdWNi_5ENlJXO-tUpE7P5tH6J179IYyIenu5ouUc0zNSdN/s1600-h/moda8giveaway.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J8sOntubMjwCkZM3aCGoLn76PLvwTbOIlhPbjUkbEA1A-Amz2qtwS_cXsGuU6eGElvrXGimTdtG1qOfwGtWkJq_FhGFEpnMdWNi_5ENlJXO-tUpE7P5tH6J179IYyIenu5ouUc0zNSdN/s400/moda8giveaway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364093265213033042" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">okay so how about a <span style="font-size:180%;">giveaway</span>?!?!</div><div align="center">the gals at the <a href="http://fatquartershop.com/">fat quarter shop</a> saw <a href="http://rachel-griffith.blogspot.com/2009/07/if.html">my last post</a>...</div><div align="center">they graciously donated a $50 gift certificate for one of yall!!!</div><div align="center">how cool is that?!?!<br /><a href="http://rachel-griffith.blogspot.com/">http://rachel-griffith.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It would be so cool to win, even if I don't, I still win because I found a new super cool blog to read. Somehow I've got to figure out how to link things better.</span><br /></div></div>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-41708184885630115182009-07-29T14:42:00.000-07:002009-07-30T09:02:08.919-07:00Charmed Gift Bag<span style="font-family:verdana;">This is such a cute idea for gift giving. There are so many different things you could do with this cute little bag.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://bittybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/07/charmed-gift-bag-giveaway.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://bittybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/07/charmed-gift-bag-giveaway.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />With Christmas coming up (if you're making things it's coming up soon). I'm going to be using this gift bag pattern for all my nieces and nephews.</span>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085836747104306474.post-61063941789926029492009-07-29T07:13:00.000-07:002009-07-30T09:03:12.961-07:00Joining in on all the Fun<span style="font-family:verdana;">Lately I've been hooked on blog reading - quilting blogs to be precise. I used to visit a handful of web sites on everything from diets to family life and to playing computer games, but in the last few months I very rarely spend a</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ny time reading anything unless it's a blog on quilting. I've got a long list</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> of favorites that just keeps on growing. I keep reading about these great online quilting bees and some pretty cool giveaways and I want in on all the fun...so here I am, my name is Julie.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm really pretty new to quilting. My history started with an 9th grade project, it was a small pillow and I got an A+. After the pillow I took a 30 year hiatus from the world of quilting. Almost 2 years ago my mom heard me complaining about wanting a new quilt for my bed, but was unable to buy the o</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ne I wanted. She told me she'd help me make one and quilting reentered my life again. In hindsight I should have picked a small project, instead I jumped with both feet right into making a king size quilt. The pattern was easy, a log cabin, from one of Elenore Burns' books. Due to having a large number of kids at home, being a </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">procrastinator, not having a good sewing machine, not having a dedicated room just for sewing and being one of those folks who are great at starting projects, but not so great at finishing things...it took me 6 months to finish it. Once I finished it I found I didn't really like it. I could see so many flaws, it hadn't turned out like I thought it would, it didn't have that perfectly well crafted look that I had envisioned. I began to think maybe quilting just wasn't on</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">e of my talents. The one thing I couldn't seem to keep from doing was buying fabr</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ic. I didn't buy a lot, so my stash isn't large, just one large plastic bin - that's completely full.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A few months after finishing my log cabin quilt I decided I'd give it another try. This time I opted for a smaller quilt. A twin size Flying Geese, again using an Eleanore Burns pattern book. I had all the geese made when my old sewing machine died. I had it fixed several times, but the fixes just didn't last</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. I borrowed a machine from my mom and realized that the reason my first quilt came out wonky was because my machine was fighting me in keeping a good 1/4 seam. The fabric would constantly pull toward the left and gave me a very uneven seam. The Flying Geese blocks had the same issues and mom needed he</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">r machine back, so I laid away the idea of quilting until I was able to get a new machine. A couple of months ago I was able to buy an Elna Q6600 machine and I love love love it! I am now back to quilting. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D-mqPC9gpFH7R2BufXQU0WJh42CkGYsfXeSIFPnfurPxnd1wYY3Kpu3T90nVFlSA3rYtiZukT2Xmv-M1QBHk8MrFKeHTjOklB4HM5EnmcQpmnVNAVZAxxGuVhnXzzQ-0N4zutdn7ghmP/s1600-h/100_1641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D-mqPC9gpFH7R2BufXQU0WJh42CkGYsfXeSIFPnfurPxnd1wYY3Kpu3T90nVFlSA3rYtiZukT2Xmv-M1QBHk8MrFKeHTjOklB4HM5EnmcQpmnVNAVZAxxGuVhnXzzQ-0N4zutdn7ghmP/s400/100_1641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363961328793788146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This was my very first attempt at stippling. I love this panel, the colors are so vibrant.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy1XBMiMf0NhU33pAZcmgrKlrbPoJi2UxGFJ6UmK0Rzzk8A-ITTJfbRYMXdklALczYO02sBTWbmKfBrwpPobQy9UJIYN45-FH6pT7UiuXIIzm7ykN8iBKFkbFQAMoHRMP_zcN9KJP7cMv/s1600-h/100_1684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy1XBMiMf0NhU33pAZcmgrKlrbPoJi2UxGFJ6UmK0Rzzk8A-ITTJfbRYMXdklALczYO02sBTWbmKfBrwpPobQy9UJIYN45-FH6pT7UiuXIIzm7ykN8iBKFkbFQAMoHRMP_zcN9KJP7cMv/s400/100_1684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363961331174726802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This was my next project, a quilt for my brand new grand daughter.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I struggled to come up with a name for this blog. I finally settled on Kitchen Quilter because I don't have a room that is dedicated to sewing. In the past I've used the kitchen table, continually having to put away my sewing things to feed my family. I disliked having to do that just enough that I didn't sew that often. Once quilting became important to me and I had a good machine I decided that one corner of my kitchen was going to be</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" > <span style="font-size:130%;">my spot</span></span>. <span style="font-family:verdana;">So...Kitchen Quilter I am.<br /><br /><br /></span>Juliejazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912860396602933708noreply@blogger.com1