tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26929115342406622102024-02-19T18:05:23.987-08:00'cause Sandy Said SewSandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-35037323592486182532010-11-26T08:02:00.000-08:002010-11-26T08:10:31.652-08:00Help the Food BankDon't forget this weekend is our annual food drive for the local food bank. They always need help but especially this time of year. Check out our newsletter for how you can help. And, if you don't already get the newsletter, sign-up so you don't miss Quilt Country happenings,Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-36287810862250561262010-11-23T13:35:00.000-08:002010-11-23T18:05:52.557-08:00Whew!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYf_ydFHSZKaBclY8aD0ItN0J2DiRbM7AVKsCeCCtPttRCByCU4kpWqGZsrT2eKOls_4xGvkhabDxvtQdiCLowv_oZJU6N1vOMMSjBCDOa1pdr-1UUmyG2AMV8lDryetVqfFcLbWtShM/s1600/CCQD118_th.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542863588199335810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYf_ydFHSZKaBclY8aD0ItN0J2DiRbM7AVKsCeCCtPttRCByCU4kpWqGZsrT2eKOls_4xGvkhabDxvtQdiCLowv_oZJU6N1vOMMSjBCDOa1pdr-1UUmyG2AMV8lDryetVqfFcLbWtShM/s320/CCQD118_th.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXebmDbT4Ve91uXe375F9ohcr8DtDj1D6St0RAwbARRydGcj2I-8M53Zh-49yy7N0jIWi2dEBd7KvB7TX2xnDQItk81jKvthaMi4NUzVQ0OTqZIJkAf8lyG-6p6x7M_6PiRRuWjMgKrM/s1600/22417+binding_your_best_th.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 131px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542862819643460338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXebmDbT4Ve91uXe375F9ohcr8DtDj1D6St0RAwbARRydGcj2I-8M53Zh-49yy7N0jIWi2dEBd7KvB7TX2xnDQItk81jKvthaMi4NUzVQ0OTqZIJkAf8lyG-6p6x7M_6PiRRuWjMgKrM/s320/22417+binding_your_best_th.jpg" /></a><br />Just finished looking at the sale books we have on-line. Well, we try to keep the website in sync with the shop, but that's a hard job.<br /><div><div><div>So.... I took off the books we've already sold and added some sale books we'd never added on-line. What I'm saying is, keep on looking back for new stuff! Here are a couple.</div><div> </div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-91664629736624113462010-11-18T17:17:00.000-08:002010-11-18T18:13:25.131-08:00There's still time!<div>Every year I think I have PLENTY of time to get things done before the holidays. Then reality sets in...<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUJ-7Qi-0mg2IoMU4WQz0l7KnSWWzJaPvudHqwZtf062fpMpcLF9cQye1y4nxK_Nl54y6RvLRTbDRMviTwHA18NxORefadiPAhDvqYWsxyio09ZDcKs_H-UeGDVlbPOmW2pGLggC1Nw/s1600/thanks1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541068040530304946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUJ-7Qi-0mg2IoMU4WQz0l7KnSWWzJaPvudHqwZtf062fpMpcLF9cQye1y4nxK_Nl54y6RvLRTbDRMviTwHA18NxORefadiPAhDvqYWsxyio09ZDcKs_H-UeGDVlbPOmW2pGLggC1Nw/s320/thanks1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well this year, my friend Karen designed a quick and easy napkin pattern I just had to try. I love to set a pretty holiday table and these napkins are so quick, I made 14 yesterday. They're SO quick, I not only made some for Thanksgiving, I made some for Christmas. I may even make a few as quick gifts.<br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><div>Sometimes we jokingly refer to Quilt Country as Kit Country because we like to make kits.... So, since these napkins were so much fun to make, we decided to share... if you can't come by the shop, look on-line to check out these kits <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ0I90Fdms0_SVBOebeTEbs-BegitK_lfic-ceI3egtpzl8kbkazBvy0mrIaZmdvg51hFX5nLjpqsUMwuSHT80uq1aWnjZEDWK6z0i0lKI4GdHuiJv3rmvcfF6pOeT7GL3cJFia-DJyA/s1600/xmas1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 137px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541067845957065442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ0I90Fdms0_SVBOebeTEbs-BegitK_lfic-ceI3egtpzl8kbkazBvy0mrIaZmdvg51hFX5nLjpqsUMwuSHT80uq1aWnjZEDWK6z0i0lKI4GdHuiJv3rmvcfF6pOeT7GL3cJFia-DJyA/s320/xmas1.jpg" /></a>if you want something that can be done quickly and looks great. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ0I90Fdms0_SVBOebeTEbs-BegitK_lfic-ceI3egtpzl8kbkazBvy0mrIaZmdvg51hFX5nLjpqsUMwuSHT80uq1aWnjZEDWK6z0i0lKI4GdHuiJv3rmvcfF6pOeT7GL3cJFia-DJyA/s1600/xmas1.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUJ-7Qi-0mg2IoMU4WQz0l7KnSWWzJaPvudHqwZtf062fpMpcLF9cQye1y4nxK_Nl54y6RvLRTbDRMviTwHA18NxORefadiPAhDvqYWsxyio09ZDcKs_H-UeGDVlbPOmW2pGLggC1Nw/s1600/thanks1.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-81553562283506695922010-11-05T16:47:00.000-07:002010-11-08T08:35:54.767-08:00Fall Market 2010<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J66Iw9i-Z2m24qLh3pIphToCYTFWFDArIzCHKOAdkaGfUVr2506WrglumU8G0k1xIbNe2wBh9A2ViOBQ_8TSwyOq1QTq8Wl0jNiKwfC36kndnGxjnCuhs7fiIwNVE7skHvHhfiQHXZc/s1600/glad-garden-wallhanging.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536225254279712178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J66Iw9i-Z2m24qLh3pIphToCYTFWFDArIzCHKOAdkaGfUVr2506WrglumU8G0k1xIbNe2wBh9A2ViOBQ_8TSwyOq1QTq8Wl0jNiKwfC36kndnGxjnCuhs7fiIwNVE7skHvHhfiQHXZc/s320/glad-garden-wallhanging.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Well,we've always loved the look and feel of wool but hadn't been able to find any that matched the look and feel of Quilt Country. Guess what we found at this Market? Yummy wool kits!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This one in particular just has me itching to get my needle and floss out. And, it'll be something cheery to work on during the upcoming yucky winter weather.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Who knew there were so many young new designers from Australia? We found several kid's clothing patterns, embroideries and take a look at this whimsical quilt. Can't wait to get started!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnZb1weBGWLnr1a0URYLt5U-VL_jLvX1xUzX1wRShsqTTkQhfiYUDHgx9fWA9s6W22ZF5JpdkBVTxYd5XkBayloUMFlTDcbaCqP8Fg_9364-JVOGR1BpZ38vLHpI3x0ZnsEJCl0XvHsI/s1600/lollypops+on+bed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536227821304754466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnZb1weBGWLnr1a0URYLt5U-VL_jLvX1xUzX1wRShsqTTkQhfiYUDHgx9fWA9s6W22ZF5JpdkBVTxYd5XkBayloUMFlTDcbaCqP8Fg_9364-JVOGR1BpZ38vLHpI3x0ZnsEJCl0XvHsI/s320/lollypops+on+bed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Oh. There's just one thing, I guess. We'd better get all the notions, books and patterns we brought back from Market organized, put out on the floor, models made, etc. Of course, there'll be stuff that we couldn't bring back with us coming in for quite a while, too. (Yippee!!) So, maybe my needle and sewing machine will have to wait just a little longer....</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-49025291463571393672010-04-19T17:04:00.000-07:002010-04-19T17:45:43.504-07:00The New Website<div>A year in the making, the new website is live at last! There has been a REAL learning curve on my computer. I am relatively computer literate but this was something totally different. Take a look and see what you think. <a href="http://www.quiltcountry.com/">http://www.quiltcountry.com/</a> </div><div>Below is a photo of new home page. Everything about the new website is so much better, the look, the shopping cart, all of the departments and well, just everything! On the home page there is also a spot to subscribe to our newsletter, which is also totally new. The newsletter will go out in the next day or so. We hope you enjoy all of the changes on the new site.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzRFD-tOl8VwvHhvBvnFBIAVcpvjl2rr3pKmmOMiHXf7uSSbzSobz4YR_wEraeLkOc42Lz-teKj8c67EhjIJtaFxCmyIHcDMZ82Th1Yo5noxQD_uXBVodFfgykKSo-8-HnP1RnMbirdk/s1600/Quilt_Country+home+page.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462007576034628514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzRFD-tOl8VwvHhvBvnFBIAVcpvjl2rr3pKmmOMiHXf7uSSbzSobz4YR_wEraeLkOc42Lz-teKj8c67EhjIJtaFxCmyIHcDMZ82Th1Yo5noxQD_uXBVodFfgykKSo-8-HnP1RnMbirdk/s320/Quilt_Country+home+page.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-72661525717391182442010-01-20T17:32:00.001-08:002010-01-20T17:39:06.010-08:00What an honor!Yesterday I was out front in the 30s fabrics and guess who walks in the door, the Statue of Liberty. Now this would be an honor for anyone BUT for us at Quilt Country it is a special treat! If you have never been in our bathroom it is really fun and full of Statue of Liberty memorabilia.<br /><div><div>When she walked in the door I couldn't believe it. I told her she had to go to our bathroom. She stopped in her tracks. I explained our bathroom decorations and she went back to check it out. Krissy grabbed her camera, of course, and documented the event! Krissy even got the reflection of the torch in the mirror perfectly placed so it looks like she is holding it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86EuaPUTBJx1Uq6Fpp7yQmcD404NOHCRv9WGdhBitXU7c9M6tSSprzk8PSl4hicPcv013BNeQwpVmfJYDOC_LkZkMqwp7ajZyQchQwf3HjdEy9oWueDvu-Q7WZOFIJYETWs3cO8Lo7Q0/s1600-h/IMG_6256.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429001167604589186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86EuaPUTBJx1Uq6Fpp7yQmcD404NOHCRv9WGdhBitXU7c9M6tSSprzk8PSl4hicPcv013BNeQwpVmfJYDOC_LkZkMqwp7ajZyQchQwf3HjdEy9oWueDvu-Q7WZOFIJYETWs3cO8Lo7Q0/s320/IMG_6256.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPPZtf9bBDY2ZHVTdZcNes0mJ4pAT0VvVqcGjm1vqIJoT5EeJoW9uELg4_BHiJCtfqaRSREQSHMhfttm7851MU1Qc4nL_77aGLolhaVKxaRGVZeXPc-ELy_67CDUOKN5HDv3ajZs09Ps/s1600-h/IMG_6255.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429001179189291042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPPZtf9bBDY2ZHVTdZcNes0mJ4pAT0VvVqcGjm1vqIJoT5EeJoW9uELg4_BHiJCtfqaRSREQSHMhfttm7851MU1Qc4nL_77aGLolhaVKxaRGVZeXPc-ELy_67CDUOKN5HDv3ajZs09Ps/s320/IMG_6255.JPG" /></a></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-20844166768998321492009-11-29T10:29:00.000-08:002009-11-29T11:23:38.939-08:00lessons learned from cleaning out the pantry<div><div>We have been on a cleaning binge the past 4 days or so. We had a mini remodel in 2 bathrooms and so while everything was a mess we decided to take it a step further. We have a closet across the end of our den that is 6'X24'. It is really big so it can hold a lot of junk! It had gotten so bad that we couldn't get in it any longer so what else could we do. Even we were appalled at the amount of stuff that came out of there. We divided it into the appropriate groups and now we even have empty shelves.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiiUF4cOzqsgzRHth6PNms7473iFdsHc0_Q2zvGLcKjKHoZVphEWhdi30qvtRqL0Jrdye3ZzrCclctia2Unsiu9_QG5U6sYIzPZ0VXqJOvgIHLBEtoBL8hnxUW5VJb6yLgzauCUusfmU/s1600/IMG_3181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409595704303182226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiiUF4cOzqsgzRHth6PNms7473iFdsHc0_Q2zvGLcKjKHoZVphEWhdi30qvtRqL0Jrdye3ZzrCclctia2Unsiu9_QG5U6sYIzPZ0VXqJOvgIHLBEtoBL8hnxUW5VJb6yLgzauCUusfmU/s320/IMG_3181.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbzQRt5wZ2wouLVx4xxx6HWepXkx5C2p5hPUlLPl81gkjeD2hF9Vy9X2Hq4CXfN95zPiOmEzmk9siirAfS1CGsczL-SNmS9xNln743Mpiv81ucBdkYREkmpYa_RKggWHC64nnXJgfqgM/s1600/IMG_3183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409595709467152850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbzQRt5wZ2wouLVx4xxx6HWepXkx5C2p5hPUlLPl81gkjeD2hF9Vy9X2Hq4CXfN95zPiOmEzmk9siirAfS1CGsczL-SNmS9xNln743Mpiv81ucBdkYREkmpYa_RKggWHC64nnXJgfqgM/s320/IMG_3183.JPG" /></a></div><div>Next it was on to the kitchen. I cleaned out the pantries, all of the cabinets and drawers and I got a lot of junk out of there too. There were packs of Jell-O that were 3 years past their expiration date and all sorts of partly used packs of seasonings and a bunch of opened crackers, cereals and pasta. There was a particularly interesting bottle of old rice. It was some sort of special red rice that I thought deserved to be poured down the disposal. It all went down with no problem. Next it was on to the coffee cabinet which had at least 6 partially used bags of assorted coffees One was a very old can of Folgers decaf which I thought needed to be poured down the disposal so that I could put old knives in it. Half way through the decaf things stopped working. Tony was working on hanging mirrors in the bathrooms and I really hated to tell him that the sink was stopped up. He was perturbed when I told him about the coffee. (You might guess that this is not the first time I put something that I shouldn't have in the disposal.) But then I had to fess up to the red rice. You know what happens to rice when it gets wet? Well, it expands. The rice had swollen and totally blocked both sides of the sink. He had to use a knife like an ice pick to get it out. As soon as he got the rice out of all of the nooks and crannies the coffee water started pouring out. It was totally gross. Of course, I got photos.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHYF2ekttQdiIjPfIhRhYqP2vWnAYulpxlVwDPt_jfKTjqkC30UBp3ogE7k_DY0OCGEA6SefXtSe7fnDdvaOpizk79HlC4VQ2N5-QD_WIqADuRLuHmJUV7l4pVBNZA4Kkohon6-16yp0/s1600/IMG_3184.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607250514581538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHYF2ekttQdiIjPfIhRhYqP2vWnAYulpxlVwDPt_jfKTjqkC30UBp3ogE7k_DY0OCGEA6SefXtSe7fnDdvaOpizk79HlC4VQ2N5-QD_WIqADuRLuHmJUV7l4pVBNZA4Kkohon6-16yp0/s320/IMG_3184.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNG8PzlXKlkEardp0UbzUllrAzlDgmtCTd8djaaeHeQD0ILer4q5ammadcc9eg-ZYDrPZebGKafbZTyhtitnI0nb9F3_3JJPhHAioKSLiJjTo7E_WDX4UqzeSy0dwkOY9yKAlUPdQym0/s1600/IMG_3185.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607255573590946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNG8PzlXKlkEardp0UbzUllrAzlDgmtCTd8djaaeHeQD0ILer4q5ammadcc9eg-ZYDrPZebGKafbZTyhtitnI0nb9F3_3JJPhHAioKSLiJjTo7E_WDX4UqzeSy0dwkOY9yKAlUPdQym0/s320/IMG_3185.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkrrSVJmI9hh0RBBU64IOpqJoy8_R9Bg4ZAV7wz98QYh4jemJqMMPNWtNHYKDYMpsr75ctnfIpS8itdLbK3Q3eWRIkXnrK0xg9I0BhIfeL3S67otKFH1ylHTxK_obyT2WJm4tK-s5408/s1600/IMG_3186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607262652098082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkrrSVJmI9hh0RBBU64IOpqJoy8_R9Bg4ZAV7wz98QYh4jemJqMMPNWtNHYKDYMpsr75ctnfIpS8itdLbK3Q3eWRIkXnrK0xg9I0BhIfeL3S67otKFH1ylHTxK_obyT2WJm4tK-s5408/s320/IMG_3186.JPG" /></a></div><div>The bin was about 3"-4" deep in rice, water and coffee. </div><div>The moral of the story is, don't put uncooked rice down the disposal.</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-22880968452448982682009-08-26T03:40:00.000-07:002009-08-26T04:15:50.689-07:00Judy Niemeyer Patterns and Getting Ready for Market<div><div><div>Judy Niemeyer's new patterns, Bali Wedding Star and Stepping Stones are in. They are so pretty and use the 2 1/2" strip kits which Judy chose for us when she was here in June. She is definitely amazing and just does it so quickly. Bali Wedding Star is in and we also have the extra papers. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsA0LNd_QeMscbaHrJnExEfHo8tDTEw7Uw46SsUlg41w1gzD01r2mb26bh7QdTtXmMNQPkSx3TbJITEE7hADdMnISv1Lozv_MCU8IJ5imFhlugsuM3t2hcJbIvIhuE-40UB0RSmFGzgw/s1600-h/Bali+Wedding+Star.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 192px; HEIGHT: 147px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374226707978447042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsA0LNd_QeMscbaHrJnExEfHo8tDTEw7Uw46SsUlg41w1gzD01r2mb26bh7QdTtXmMNQPkSx3TbJITEE7hADdMnISv1Lozv_MCU8IJ5imFhlugsuM3t2hcJbIvIhuE-40UB0RSmFGzgw/s320/Bali+Wedding+Star.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Below is a photo of our Scraparama strip kits that work beautifully with both the Bali Wedding Star and Stepping stones. (see photo below)</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG1cm9lJQh9AKf6T4IwopYOVQxV3TPtoivOVXoyYCMiu_e2Xs4_rGWLIbCxsfNfyeLjfG5nuF4vU6NsD4uRLFFEM6uYZpjaSYRJkSKuQiUcsGqP8N2vy4RBTSUXE5hjYlpdBRaJL0F4c/s1600-h/batik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 155px; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374225857525098642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG1cm9lJQh9AKf6T4IwopYOVQxV3TPtoivOVXoyYCMiu_e2Xs4_rGWLIbCxsfNfyeLjfG5nuF4vU6NsD4uRLFFEM6uYZpjaSYRJkSKuQiUcsGqP8N2vy4RBTSUXE5hjYlpdBRaJL0F4c/s320/batik.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Stepping Stone is striking and also pretty simple to make, at least for a Judy Niemeyer pattern! We have this pattern in and also the extra papers to make the quilt larger.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2jin3jkFZqXG4TxOo214-ivHnpD2VtyLnqJ62-7kHkq-5YLBEY6FlnLoZB0sPuCcqgStvITTp3PqzkV7f4xdYVr9D_kzRKZxAIL5HuUS4mZ070s3yAGYxbtltjOpW7_lYhVHJC2a8-Y/s1600-h/Stepping+Stones.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 152px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374226714525900802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2jin3jkFZqXG4TxOo214-ivHnpD2VtyLnqJ62-7kHkq-5YLBEY6FlnLoZB0sPuCcqgStvITTp3PqzkV7f4xdYVr9D_kzRKZxAIL5HuUS4mZ070s3yAGYxbtltjOpW7_lYhVHJC2a8-Y/s320/Stepping+Stones.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>We didn't go to Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh this year so we are a little ahead of the game with our patterns for fall...Not sure if that is the way to look at it but we are goin' with it!<br /><div><div><div>One of my favorite new patterns was designed by our friend, Marianne Harwood, who loves floral quilts. It is called Blooming Vases. The scrappy black and blue backgrounds are very neat and the quarter square sashing in blues is pretty. What do you think?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpepqjNStL71TrzbXDBGJh8XdT22z9DUn0kgynxBCADKWpZybxoGq1HwAfqro8iO9fQMEtR3C0tciTGamZ-do3T_-fM4mbtNsqOoNj-HtHFzxmbMrFxijh1-E60wOT3EhniLPS5UwwAQ/s1600-h/new+quilt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374223850206474322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpepqjNStL71TrzbXDBGJh8XdT22z9DUn0kgynxBCADKWpZybxoGq1HwAfqro8iO9fQMEtR3C0tciTGamZ-do3T_-fM4mbtNsqOoNj-HtHFzxmbMrFxijh1-E60wOT3EhniLPS5UwwAQ/s320/new+quilt.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Another really fun quilt is the Halloween quilt, which is neither finished nor named. We are changing the center block and making the witch a larger. It is bright and fun. The owl is very cool.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP7AccVY7utn2tvRV-u3-sw5Rq0tU3mHbfchHAv_NsiDbsAtBFUluO-O8Q18C8vqSqTMzHw0QNGMxA77lfhmZoUHHz_xf0H9u2I4NDcbGcIZ4pnUQ7zra3FP2iJOmlRn3xKyyFs-pN54/s1600-h/Halloween+quilt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 271px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374223497342899250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP7AccVY7utn2tvRV-u3-sw5Rq0tU3mHbfchHAv_NsiDbsAtBFUluO-O8Q18C8vqSqTMzHw0QNGMxA77lfhmZoUHHz_xf0H9u2I4NDcbGcIZ4pnUQ7zra3FP2iJOmlRn3xKyyFs-pN54/s320/Halloween+quilt.jpg" /></a><br />This photo is a work in progress. Betsy came up with this pattern to put her birthday swap blocks together last year and we all love it! So, of course we had to make it into a pattern! It is not quite ready yet but is in the "testing" phase.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEl-fJW_CHEiNF-XlzR_CPchiKVchFogPWsMrbDlEUEs7dpTB1MrHoY3M2NK6ir8CsrJBkSREkWMiKf-YSLaT-qMPVnx_I5TGZFwE3IMwpO51rLMmlhAcx-p15LqHJsQggtWfv-Vvf74/s1600-h/IMG_2514.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374228182255880050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEl-fJW_CHEiNF-XlzR_CPchiKVchFogPWsMrbDlEUEs7dpTB1MrHoY3M2NK6ir8CsrJBkSREkWMiKf-YSLaT-qMPVnx_I5TGZFwE3IMwpO51rLMmlhAcx-p15LqHJsQggtWfv-Vvf74/s320/IMG_2514.JPG" /></a></div><div>Sassafras is a new very scrappy pieced pattern. There are four blocks, all with the same pieces but arranged differently.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYow0FoEWPMbkvTF31U-AUYpv21MOE1pFu46vcInlitH_Tgm0Kt4E6jGz0nEtexAZFgrUuhyphenhyphen3xKQMh4QOmSBaBeMGMgExKW2axl086xmSlT6oKxsXLliBq4I3YNKqpFchs5Y0zTu9cgY/s1600-h/Sassafras+turq.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 248px; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374224556017960850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYow0FoEWPMbkvTF31U-AUYpv21MOE1pFu46vcInlitH_Tgm0Kt4E6jGz0nEtexAZFgrUuhyphenhyphen3xKQMh4QOmSBaBeMGMgExKW2axl086xmSlT6oKxsXLliBq4I3YNKqpFchs5Y0zTu9cgY/s320/Sassafras+turq.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdBkyRwssSB0vn74Dzpb6jLX2-DvBNJNWwyRhpK97kL2EU8qEYNfintOkrfEpcn-nVJduDQEXwRlKJv7LN6rvCueDqhp7F1j6AQS6ZgKzZzUofYrXSMBUejA02-hLWZ1rPPPX_Y4vGmE/s1600-h/Sassafras+orange.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 187px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374224542740996242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdBkyRwssSB0vn74Dzpb6jLX2-DvBNJNWwyRhpK97kL2EU8qEYNfintOkrfEpcn-nVJduDQEXwRlKJv7LN6rvCueDqhp7F1j6AQS6ZgKzZzUofYrXSMBUejA02-hLWZ1rPPPX_Y4vGmE/s320/Sassafras+orange.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Hope you are enjoying some cool fall weather. Here in TX it should be a pleasant temperature in a month or two. </div><div>Come see us at Quilt Country and check out our new models. We have added lots of new ones and re organized.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-32296543726319212972009-07-02T16:50:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:16:13.337-07:00Indenpendence Day, Buck-A-Block and Strips<div>We will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The Buck-A-Block packets may be picked up on Saturday, July 11. See you then!<br /><div><div><div><div>We have had a a wild time last week at Quilt Country. Judy Niemeyer was here for a week and the classes were wonderful. I still think she is the best teacher I have ever seen in action. The students really enjoyed the class and many of them got quite a bit done. Judy bought several of her new patterns and quilts of her newer patterns that will not be released until August or September. The are beautiful. One of the patterns is the new Bali Wedding Star. This new pattern is really pretty with floating points on the stars. We are anxious for the new pattern to arrive. While Judy was here she hand picked sets of batiks for the arcs of the wedding ring. Of course, you can make anything with these beautiful batiks. Each set has eighty-eight 2 1/2" strips that are in eleven different color ways. They are so beautiful! The photo below is a photo of a set lined up before cutting and then arranged after cutting. We have a few left. They are just so beautiful that they are being gobbled up for lots of other projects. They are $79.95 for the set of strips.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTI4Zt63sKt__k5zEHZGYk41c8hWJBnJNVYtPsVcPZSlR7l4a3BUK1clxflzTi7GJgiqAGvCRE1g8B8fmgZfQn0SbyXXQJ58pKD25YcdLSm5L9g-tDH718OgwWyykykg0sG0mq5v9rwM/s1600-h/batik.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354021207305596866" style="WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTI4Zt63sKt__k5zEHZGYk41c8hWJBnJNVYtPsVcPZSlR7l4a3BUK1clxflzTi7GJgiqAGvCRE1g8B8fmgZfQn0SbyXXQJ58pKD25YcdLSm5L9g-tDH718OgwWyykykg0sG0mq5v9rwM/s200/batik.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrtIjgkAp6IMpmaxYPkcL6IWfygYwLOA0QQnU_ntYQdpiJM5wu1hTRwZ-2m46DTUTA93Jsd8PDTBUKeGLx3BWrv9Uuo1um_v1p6F-uJZY15lBxmfpsqmnLqzkPvs2qJTaBi9nqw9r0-g/s1600-h/IMG_0531.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354030300465608530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrtIjgkAp6IMpmaxYPkcL6IWfygYwLOA0QQnU_ntYQdpiJM5wu1hTRwZ-2m46DTUTA93Jsd8PDTBUKeGLx3BWrv9Uuo1um_v1p6F-uJZY15lBxmfpsqmnLqzkPvs2qJTaBi9nqw9r0-g/s200/IMG_0531.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Below are two photos taken during Judy's classes. If you are ever in a position to take a class from Judy it is a great opportunity. She has so many tips involving paper piecing and her beautiful quilts.</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOYuxs3VYMybf0sNC4zuzu8q7K07r_q-K92chpVDSo_ubWO-ANMp7UyxZ1h-C-HPsSezgsP1tuozag8m9yUmT6l4AYh6A8rAYUJ372DLphHefO8ZFesY9EQZESKy9NqJpCWo1cEgKxuY/s1600-h/IMG_0527.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354029877440344114" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOYuxs3VYMybf0sNC4zuzu8q7K07r_q-K92chpVDSo_ubWO-ANMp7UyxZ1h-C-HPsSezgsP1tuozag8m9yUmT6l4AYh6A8rAYUJ372DLphHefO8ZFesY9EQZESKy9NqJpCWo1cEgKxuY/s200/IMG_0527.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOgyWNCQMvmLBEmprOxzNcQlTJOsDs2bxU0IStvPLGkjI8EQUIy8Htruvz-xbUBFl9nSIaGiKzk7cb_mU1wcG-zeUcu2-WoeZUi9aTXMEt-Kz6GSoKdrhIkeqgsF78UWCVATV45QZSEQ/s1600-h/IMG_0528.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354029752591171426" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOgyWNCQMvmLBEmprOxzNcQlTJOsDs2bxU0IStvPLGkjI8EQUIy8Htruvz-xbUBFl9nSIaGiKzk7cb_mU1wcG-zeUcu2-WoeZUi9aTXMEt-Kz6GSoKdrhIkeqgsF78UWCVATV45QZSEQ/s200/IMG_0528.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-27370262506588509572009-07-01T17:19:00.000-07:002009-07-01T17:33:46.492-07:00Joshua went to swimming lessons today, his 3rd day. I think he is doing great.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySoNPJrTrw3gAOzvw1vQ2B8zOsKWFv9kNaao0Dl4muWlrN_luIKRr5v8AD9V6mQWCsuo2jqUrsEVEJGYfWjg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzr_Rk3Ph3JFJFNKI-pjFKx0OYxhZt59FvgYX7mjyJVTGsOGfdFsaHSh38yhZKS9NAG-3O0SGg8_x6Vs04Naw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_9GVpuVxpJcK6-q0N8rN8kysBpUchD09kbypEXS7Cfx_DSyhqhoVz-W4GC5EvsijY_nphBPBZNV3VM10Ajg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-81154441846776867362009-06-03T11:13:00.000-07:002009-06-03T11:37:01.552-07:00Batiks Galore and MoreQuilt Country has been getting in a lot of fabric over the last few weeks. There are several pretty bright and cheery florals, the beginnings of our Christmas fabrics and 167 bolts of batiks 11 boxes, from Island Textiles. There were so many boxes the UPS truck backed up to our door! Below are photos of Joan unpacking and checking in the boxes.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I2rZzCW_U9pZnxEgOjjJTZAwHDk2Onvdw5bu7riXzPrUUtjaeiL77aIrw3bHL4Q7Y3OHFN34SAgSLN3jc3htAI6xHdAzQBrh4nkYlAqUIK2z8hagBngU0XhirCfWVPzslybZRmJzckk/s1600-h/IMG_0905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343166993253917698" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I2rZzCW_U9pZnxEgOjjJTZAwHDk2Onvdw5bu7riXzPrUUtjaeiL77aIrw3bHL4Q7Y3OHFN34SAgSLN3jc3htAI6xHdAzQBrh4nkYlAqUIK2z8hagBngU0XhirCfWVPzslybZRmJzckk/s200/IMG_0905.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhLAj0xmZVyz1qb_xhyphenhyphenh3lWGH5AItaQA32p3nLgs_kR1IoHzD3Q55dUViWyBNOiBaAO2MznmxzR4vKUUkTpkc1x3WJWdYWrVkCCD65Egfn5kzvEGOV7qy1vgydCZli6V1BVP0ILhJe0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343166988167069506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhLAj0xmZVyz1qb_xhyphenhyphenh3lWGH5AItaQA32p3nLgs_kR1IoHzD3Q55dUViWyBNOiBaAO2MznmxzR4vKUUkTpkc1x3WJWdYWrVkCCD65Egfn5kzvEGOV7qy1vgydCZli6V1BVP0ILhJe0Y/s200/IMG_0900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrVt_n8yvxA0qna-IcEgo95nyanpbbbOcSd7HFzqSJmQ7tXiS7x1deQOVmvK2aiKryFSiecssLyeUhrSO0iM0hhqO6ExyZNA2BZMTBqiE6etWEqW9BoUVa3Fjjkggu-CUUXLzX6mcUNg/s1600-h/IMG_0907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343166998475762994" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrVt_n8yvxA0qna-IcEgo95nyanpbbbOcSd7HFzqSJmQ7tXiS7x1deQOVmvK2aiKryFSiecssLyeUhrSO0iM0hhqO6ExyZNA2BZMTBqiE6etWEqW9BoUVa3Fjjkggu-CUUXLzX6mcUNg/s200/IMG_0907.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Bobbie has been busy working on the displays for the Christmas area and the Christmas fabrics are beginning to arrive. We have ordered some pretty and also some fun Christmas fabrics this year. Our good friend, Sara Tuttle, has a new Christmas line with MODA. It is called Beach Birdies and they are in Santa hats. Really fun!!!</div><div>The supergirls have also been busy rearranging the shop and moving groups of fabric to better utilize the space. I think it looks great!!!</div><div>One of the things they have been making room for is an expanded line of Artgirlz items. We have new charms, kits and rubber stamps. Lots of cool stuff!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFi3bvW1oe0CJaSy_mHWLrZdlLGCUDkCXtZUi3UPafbSY_IHYIfefDS0Q45Q6k4WhsMHWm5wPVvX1KCWV4Zf-pA-TI297ubPyIdVHty3SQqtt5lWaU6R4UV4AAcfr9LmNXRPGaRMyIY/s1600-h/BIG+PIN+cushion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343171788021799202" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFi3bvW1oe0CJaSy_mHWLrZdlLGCUDkCXtZUi3UPafbSY_IHYIfefDS0Q45Q6k4WhsMHWm5wPVvX1KCWV4Zf-pA-TI297ubPyIdVHty3SQqtt5lWaU6R4UV4AAcfr9LmNXRPGaRMyIY/s200/BIG+PIN+cushion.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD81KkJA4lQgKUOiyOCyG8xldJHfV3jvFJ32h_m5iEItMsjxmIvKh0DES2-gSt0hFYLUrCKVIDSTCr7InC67dwRSx6TtD2BjWo8Cp_NItzWXx2j7S8bhPvShn6vW7F9gvBakrKnh6t2tI/s1600-h/Santa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343171793962328146" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD81KkJA4lQgKUOiyOCyG8xldJHfV3jvFJ32h_m5iEItMsjxmIvKh0DES2-gSt0hFYLUrCKVIDSTCr7InC67dwRSx6TtD2BjWo8Cp_NItzWXx2j7S8bhPvShn6vW7F9gvBakrKnh6t2tI/s200/Santa.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcLfhIU46IpbVbQtINVnEw-Dkybc9pxKtb_nDWKCkO-CWxS9QlqdJTnb7WIC94DgKfOaXKBOJyc2XhqwzBBjFnJIoCjKadY3sTmpMcedDZeDVMSYzxi01BWgXyF2mE6UPZ66bJIKFGm0/s1600-h/Christmas+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343171785757612386" style="WIDTH: 87px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcLfhIU46IpbVbQtINVnEw-Dkybc9pxKtb_nDWKCkO-CWxS9QlqdJTnb7WIC94DgKfOaXKBOJyc2XhqwzBBjFnJIoCjKadY3sTmpMcedDZeDVMSYzxi01BWgXyF2mE6UPZ66bJIKFGm0/s200/Christmas+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-9669369755320413882009-05-31T14:42:00.000-07:002009-05-31T14:47:39.421-07:00knitted tube socks, YUCK!I knitted my first sock! I decided on a tube sock because it seemed simple and I am usually OK with tube socks. Well, the self striping yarn doesn't look nice at all in a tube sock. Below are some photos, needles still attached. I like the yarn but not the sock. I will be taking it out and knitting a reg. sock. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnqKQ9iUQwwancD2zTY08TE_v_vDIKDtHZBOeYhnJcdJKEuphhzX8BTT1JSUd9ezM5H4LflSweLu0wjxdp7U3xsLjtImd09I8_7haU82vNmf6nXOpwYvEjs4BuURtrtMeA5hGVj75oZs/s1600-h/IMG_0890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342107457296199970" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnqKQ9iUQwwancD2zTY08TE_v_vDIKDtHZBOeYhnJcdJKEuphhzX8BTT1JSUd9ezM5H4LflSweLu0wjxdp7U3xsLjtImd09I8_7haU82vNmf6nXOpwYvEjs4BuURtrtMeA5hGVj75oZs/s200/IMG_0890.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZrNDvjwQKDQkuWg7zxhLP85zQBmw6tFKVcmpGfKCqWIrG663Uf2lTApdxSeDrqsUVGl_sfXmge7W3s_mm7CbN6BBdDrTO3fLKYEA12kbRQnkgE0Jz89ARYX2mdkX4T3g9_RXqc9WD_M/s1600-h/IMG_0891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342107458663271378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZrNDvjwQKDQkuWg7zxhLP85zQBmw6tFKVcmpGfKCqWIrG663Uf2lTApdxSeDrqsUVGl_sfXmge7W3s_mm7CbN6BBdDrTO3fLKYEA12kbRQnkgE0Jz89ARYX2mdkX4T3g9_RXqc9WD_M/s200/IMG_0891.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ168_n377VbkCVoIFCtwCmAnTjGt_75xHn7XeBIlF4VWv8GceN6yP0qHumJw87uAPAi8KOdJWATps04QUOZb7y7_Mo6o8Amq0islUOAz6e5h_hoHfBUsWwp2Y6s2nfbtT04k-lLH0z0/s1600-h/IMG_0892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342107465725596754" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ168_n377VbkCVoIFCtwCmAnTjGt_75xHn7XeBIlF4VWv8GceN6yP0qHumJw87uAPAi8KOdJWATps04QUOZb7y7_Mo6o8Amq0islUOAz6e5h_hoHfBUsWwp2Y6s2nfbtT04k-lLH0z0/s200/IMG_0892.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-86264425808620974332009-05-25T14:41:00.000-07:002009-05-25T14:48:58.254-07:00We had a fun Memorial Day. I met Jesse and Krissy at the gym for water aerobics which was fun. They hadn't been before and I was glad the came to see what we do. I think Krissy might start going at night. Then I brought Joshua home from the gym with me and he and Tony played in the pool and with the new water cannons. Of course, Tony had to "surprise" him by ambushing him when he walked out of the door in his suit. They had fun and then it was ribs on the grill and potato salad, etc. We celebrated Kelli's birthday with the light strawberry trifle. Yum!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJxIyg1Sg5hDxGX4CVp46HEe9q2OqLmyl1KfCQXTS1a7PMoNA1TdLoTcmlBYbwEAY4HSpYQeS3luhspGUR' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-90902896657352785052009-05-10T17:19:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:41:27.704-07:00Cooper and Porsche<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdEa5H_HX4j9332hvKFY87nlJHQqcFRB5FGnQv0zlJjwE1yraCDOTC1dWu99Es4FW7hbcgbd5F-R1JFSP7DQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><div><div><div><div><div><p>Cooper is our new puppy. We have had him for one week and it has been very interesting. He is the first boy puppy we have ever had. There are a lot of things that are different when you have a boy instead of a girl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKWMmtn4DHZj2pCXOFSANlqhAXPR7oQZ_KJgS31W_J5HI2Hsi0_ZgEt5yhu2HJxDwiX5ecR29oRMneJBMsOnUz6NaRq-EH21Us2dkMhaOKxTdVQ05H8KvIsthpESbR5hjmSNVi6DhxbQ/s1600-h/IMG_2874.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbUe7zn7pZ2gJlvdYfAxrH5k_ndWl9TlYJg4PXBIpAbkjAc4gcf0T3SgXjStLNXzOnDTGrhLsekj9btBHxjU8HiVkPw4Iojx1hgcIA7eVPPeZMFhFiA7qfQeWGkPNyDYp3bJuMCCqCE/s1600-h/cooper+and+bone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334359820820073650" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrbUe7zn7pZ2gJlvdYfAxrH5k_ndWl9TlYJg4PXBIpAbkjAc4gcf0T3SgXjStLNXzOnDTGrhLsekj9btBHxjU8HiVkPw4Iojx1hgcIA7eVPPeZMFhFiA7qfQeWGkPNyDYp3bJuMCCqCE/s200/cooper+and+bone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Porsche really loves him and they play, fight and share the toys. He is a real cutie a while Porsche is sort of equally black and white Cooper is mostly black. He seems smart and eats like a pig. Really, I don't think he even tastes his food and when he finishes he runs over to Porsche's dish. We have to pick him up when he finishes so she can eat.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqwSrukkpAYJgeE7FVERToDrFTiHTOlKR3SLS8ATgDZwmS3mem_zvV3eKQyr9UKqWFbfYu_-zCoq3hBXly3CusRz6a4j-GxMqbHmgfqgQ7YUcjad1OJ2jepUlIw-OPJWZlSfw0hGVnk0/s1600-h/Cooper+and+Porsche+playing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334359824887155538" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqwSrukkpAYJgeE7FVERToDrFTiHTOlKR3SLS8ATgDZwmS3mem_zvV3eKQyr9UKqWFbfYu_-zCoq3hBXly3CusRz6a4j-GxMqbHmgfqgQ7YUcjad1OJ2jepUlIw-OPJWZlSfw0hGVnk0/s200/Cooper+and+Porsche+playing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYouNugxRDz-CaB3E8PHHQ4voVRFFm1R5N6R7eA0sUkRdPNCxM1QbayR796eDXWLH8FjTys9xmsFmQ4q69TissYmnneyZdZ8kd841DFi5m7mqeXSXI6k0G6fAHs1LM0RvfbyysEM4qr8/s1600-h/IMG_2860.JPG"></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqxDV_yB8yWtnRVa4Xj9iieYKX48HyxAxcx_nNoA2Et0lu8kaf-gTT_J52Oy0qZG51XeIJqnOl2mb245TDViEzWpSmwt3K9NCoB2DMcvgqIQjNZLiqHeJKkep8biqdQXWe42zo6BLaYY/s1600-h/IMG_2860.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-59539343148601736802009-05-05T05:54:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:16:26.385-07:00Crazy for quilting<div><div><div>Crazy quilting has always been one of my favorite types of quilting. Being a slightly obsessive personality I would get into one type of quilting and concentrate on that. There was the Amish phase, the crazy quilting phase the "Lucky" phase...</div><div>We have a small display in the shop of some of the crazy quilting items I have done in the past. I loved the hand work at the time but was really bad at the machine finishing. One of the first items I crazy quilted was the heart below. We had just moved to TX and of course I had to make the French knot bluebonnets. Something went wrong when I tried to make it into the heart pin. As you can see the edges are not even at all. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0irLkZpmR7OTuzVbuz-BxoABXGOHH64vx8fiJj1Q1f6imEPVO8EdsnRQLAB13LEBznXOnjcDa0wqs-2P7Qn_sX2w1PRj-lmG_Tq4kAvMfahpbkI0QWAnUBxlpVQlMq_D7vsHxw1Z2d_w/s1600-h/IMG_2829_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332324038101228786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0irLkZpmR7OTuzVbuz-BxoABXGOHH64vx8fiJj1Q1f6imEPVO8EdsnRQLAB13LEBznXOnjcDa0wqs-2P7Qn_sX2w1PRj-lmG_Tq4kAvMfahpbkI0QWAnUBxlpVQlMq_D7vsHxw1Z2d_w/s200/IMG_2829_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Did you all have the quilted collars to wear over your "granny" dresses? I loved those and wore this one a lot. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnLy1Z9Fu5bgdsv_jeFpDZER6VSeVbgn4hVssgjaSLnqJOcYBPYSYMXjeiOgDdp86Oeul-qP0JO-QYUtTBXuvQcHzzynBZRCYOoViNLVZg7RTslPc2PXVd-a65obt_Q9jt7-P4QFIL00/s1600-h/IMG_2831_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332324041932260962" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnLy1Z9Fu5bgdsv_jeFpDZER6VSeVbgn4hVssgjaSLnqJOcYBPYSYMXjeiOgDdp86Oeul-qP0JO-QYUtTBXuvQcHzzynBZRCYOoViNLVZg7RTslPc2PXVd-a65obt_Q9jt7-P4QFIL00/s200/IMG_2831_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>This is one for Valentines day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYLMr-hFe3cnit5jlX_G9Aph9umDqzyv6ljOcczqF_TgV2cK3oBZp7oCBftEL2HkdvA4icfg6kqHxNrI5MzFoznGqbG_3yh0qvy5QNWxyoEsSG_9ek-Zv8AMVDt9lSd5XoNT-OUjuDpI/s1600-h/IMG_2830_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332324044231217506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYLMr-hFe3cnit5jlX_G9Aph9umDqzyv6ljOcczqF_TgV2cK3oBZp7oCBftEL2HkdvA4icfg6kqHxNrI5MzFoznGqbG_3yh0qvy5QNWxyoEsSG_9ek-Zv8AMVDt9lSd5XoNT-OUjuDpI/s200/IMG_2830_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Many of us at Quilt Country are interested in crazy quilting and have decided to start a crazy quilt friendship group will be meeting on the second Friday of the month. This is not a class but there will be a variety of crazy quilters with a many styles of crazy quilting and we can learn from each other. I plan to use lots of beads on mine. We have the new Alice <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wilhoit</span> crazy quilting book and it is really pretty. She uses batiks for her fabrics. I do love batiks... We also have several books using beading instead of stitching. Beads are always fun! I think there is a renewed interest in hand work whether it is applique, embroidery or crazy quilting. The only decision left is to decide on colors and fabric style for my block.</div><div> </div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-39396785897922570982009-04-17T14:22:00.000-07:002009-04-17T14:34:49.820-07:00To the dump. To the dump. To the dump, dump, dump!After many, many years of putting off the inevitable we cleaned out the storage room on Mill St yesterday. It was totally amazing, sort of like a clown car type of experience. <div><div><div><br /><div>I wish I had thought to take a photo showing what it looked before. Suffice it to say that it was to the point of opening the door, throwing something in and shutting the door quickly. There were 6 of us and it took us 2 hours. Not bad.</div><div> </div><div>First we took everything out. Oh my! I think the space is about 12' X 20'. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ1eQamUL7KBahCdtZCLjdQXOGg3gwbA6eQOI426zIVQqLtTjv3K71KpamqLGNPD00WQxPTLKogf3CsgvZ-34JJMmu-IrHkwEshQ-U4Q9B3K-oB965yrofCFJO1mdkel1U-VS7wHAxXk/s1600-h/IMG_2825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325775642782860834" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ1eQamUL7KBahCdtZCLjdQXOGg3gwbA6eQOI426zIVQqLtTjv3K71KpamqLGNPD00WQxPTLKogf3CsgvZ-34JJMmu-IrHkwEshQ-U4Q9B3K-oB965yrofCFJO1mdkel1U-VS7wHAxXk/s200/IMG_2825.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82aavKhivuQCfr3e3VypiUbjMi9zeNtHrXDVB1Ff3B0qqP4mdH8XIOZPBQ3QWcdIBJi4RGiwIVWLt80x3N5GWhIFij1pkToCWiO6xYsdvrYsvKYY7gHa_Rk0SlZPUhVrYu-b7sgBf45s/s1600-h/IMG_2826.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325775646271845090" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82aavKhivuQCfr3e3VypiUbjMi9zeNtHrXDVB1Ff3B0qqP4mdH8XIOZPBQ3QWcdIBJi4RGiwIVWLt80x3N5GWhIFij1pkToCWiO6xYsdvrYsvKYY7gHa_Rk0SlZPUhVrYu-b7sgBf45s/s200/IMG_2826.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>So after filling Joan's truck to the brim for the dump, Debbie's van for Goodwill, Sharon's van for the shop, Micki's cute little convertible trunk with quilts and my car for my house, we are done!! Doesn't it look great??? The boxes in the center are documents to be shredded.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjKssAEHHnFMgP42yOqC87LAj0sY7m-UH1PI-H6i-BsPpSKL0E39Sz-8RAtTHMfT14L-oEA42E-y60V3seupvAGWGQ0TLMVVBZd1J8wzTqUxlqS1EjaFmOFFsi53_YBgLFTOxgjDTagU/s1600-h/IMG_2827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325775649005209410" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjKssAEHHnFMgP42yOqC87LAj0sY7m-UH1PI-H6i-BsPpSKL0E39Sz-8RAtTHMfT14L-oEA42E-y60V3seupvAGWGQ0TLMVVBZd1J8wzTqUxlqS1EjaFmOFFsi53_YBgLFTOxgjDTagU/s200/IMG_2827.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3DhDn0Mf5E3wh4QeY5pZ-MEKTBRCC7jvAzY0GwdjlMUb2chzseAUB1dRcR7i3YL86H2nWTY78PpHA8AXBo64QOuuyZIHR9JRqEvAqt5J0Ni4gKoH9PUOY9w0fyut_biM9v2w58roGHQ/s1600-h/IMG_2828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325775652189794498" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3DhDn0Mf5E3wh4QeY5pZ-MEKTBRCC7jvAzY0GwdjlMUb2chzseAUB1dRcR7i3YL86H2nWTY78PpHA8AXBo64QOuuyZIHR9JRqEvAqt5J0Ni4gKoH9PUOY9w0fyut_biM9v2w58roGHQ/s200/IMG_2828.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-64303073762239155912009-04-08T04:05:00.000-07:002009-04-08T04:45:07.256-07:00In just a few short hours...<div><div>SO much can happen. Yesterday I realized the if Joshua and I were going to dye Easter eggs it would have to be that afternoon. When I picked Joshua up at school I told him we were going to dye eggs and also plant our 2 tomato plants, 1 cherry and 1 Celebrity. He was very excited.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We got all of the egg dying paraphernalia together and he decided to color them before he dyed the eggs. So he was busy coloring while I was getting things set up. He did a great job, as you can see. If you look at his hands you can see the progression of dye migrating.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeajiv8DRN3eywtUcwJ3qOSowlXW4yXcIGeOGyCYxEByIcgnSvNIroPlpf9QwxwovEVzLo4s6mQUxlOOsGEx9u2kLBeEBIzxTeTa2oZb-d9NwJobb5hKfiRa4A_h59ITcEnn1dEy6HdAs/s1600-h/IMG_2799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322277147870203506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeajiv8DRN3eywtUcwJ3qOSowlXW4yXcIGeOGyCYxEByIcgnSvNIroPlpf9QwxwovEVzLo4s6mQUxlOOsGEx9u2kLBeEBIzxTeTa2oZb-d9NwJobb5hKfiRa4A_h59ITcEnn1dEy6HdAs/s200/IMG_2799.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Cool! Look what happens when you "accidentally" drop the egg in.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjmEX2Vl4cAQQcd7mn4DE3b6GE8o4J-ytnvw33eV3DquFaAnNuFGfJHeMKIJzKaCrfsya-XKv4hsVbvgTnSk-1l0mYeFFEE3PQbVmvAnEMh98VoYKH1fYN44XUNaFM0Chgd86lqpOotw/s1600-h/IMG_2800.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322277160079407490" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjmEX2Vl4cAQQcd7mn4DE3b6GE8o4J-ytnvw33eV3DquFaAnNuFGfJHeMKIJzKaCrfsya-XKv4hsVbvgTnSk-1l0mYeFFEE3PQbVmvAnEMh98VoYKH1fYN44XUNaFM0Chgd86lqpOotw/s200/IMG_2800.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Who needs to use the spoon when I have opposable thumbs???<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kb_ARL7nhke8GSrMiRYkBK_xB0KT6XuiFDjVHORfXUJ9OgxPhHcef4Qnroyz7azkL0L7ylH1Z5pyCZZ-93JOZrM5tSI7RJXOkNyXFhUUaqO2Cn8zDDS-MJ27w7AM-ALVKc4wGKzvfT4/s1600-h/IMG_2803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322277167618168786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kb_ARL7nhke8GSrMiRYkBK_xB0KT6XuiFDjVHORfXUJ9OgxPhHcef4Qnroyz7azkL0L7ylH1Z5pyCZZ-93JOZrM5tSI7RJXOkNyXFhUUaqO2Cn8zDDS-MJ27w7AM-ALVKc4wGKzvfT4/s200/IMG_2803.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />I don't think this dye is permanent...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mRSqkuKUlR_3BANrAhPiXPX0wTmYyLHSEYbkrmxf-2DPznfwgFGkXu_RtNpF9tLqmW-9c3MXMobhsQGYdBsUX873qJScVPhPPjIdNQk9YdDoqJbwTbZN4K9iyDc7kScgcPqrQ1lsh2M/s1600-h/IMG_2805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322281318831332178" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mRSqkuKUlR_3BANrAhPiXPX0wTmYyLHSEYbkrmxf-2DPznfwgFGkXu_RtNpF9tLqmW-9c3MXMobhsQGYdBsUX873qJScVPhPPjIdNQk9YdDoqJbwTbZN4K9iyDc7kScgcPqrQ1lsh2M/s200/IMG_2805.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next we moved outside to plant our two tomato plants. Porsche was very interested, as you can see.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXazMZwlrufboJ3aBktyCCrISUfYMXs11dSwhzUmhdUDrG-e75gX52UBtc0CMLwMcbRPUalstLPjgZhPW8lgp0wUuy_F8tUOZ2lboRvHPi36yDwbPrpLXji8R1CNNvmL0OfBe_LUab5A/s1600-h/IMG_2807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322279474063235234" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXazMZwlrufboJ3aBktyCCrISUfYMXs11dSwhzUmhdUDrG-e75gX52UBtc0CMLwMcbRPUalstLPjgZhPW8lgp0wUuy_F8tUOZ2lboRvHPi36yDwbPrpLXji8R1CNNvmL0OfBe_LUab5A/s200/IMG_2807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPrMOzUlOi2IGhgHYolL2r4LN7eAYYWriki7Td6xn-GfD9QQePrcgP93XgCJnqbrc0_whfRzh9guwetRhb9nmcP9rQsqR4HirKQI7W-8LRUxgjmE9fYOdLQen3QEDUcRwqA0_64XCBK4/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322279478345073170" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPrMOzUlOi2IGhgHYolL2r4LN7eAYYWriki7Td6xn-GfD9QQePrcgP93XgCJnqbrc0_whfRzh9guwetRhb9nmcP9rQsqR4HirKQI7W-8LRUxgjmE9fYOdLQen3QEDUcRwqA0_64XCBK4/s200/IMG_2808.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u9WEd8MkwQBi8qrpORDJ6yA2cWj38txJmht9yM1hB3Xc1MrrEsgVq0dYlGMbPWv-Z8xfIVNABxa8CMfim6X0JbEOaPynNN5QIuP5Z2otG4qna5XnhxZe5B8COTXDTje55aTegAlnIAc/s1600-h/IMG_2810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322279482790180258" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u9WEd8MkwQBi8qrpORDJ6yA2cWj38txJmht9yM1hB3Xc1MrrEsgVq0dYlGMbPWv-Z8xfIVNABxa8CMfim6X0JbEOaPynNN5QIuP5Z2otG4qna5XnhxZe5B8COTXDTje55aTegAlnIAc/s200/IMG_2810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see Joshua did a great job!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mLukTF_CDUke3FNfRAiPdLY0vfyzJkL5MSoP4sFkDuUiJtQkWpcfQeiDDoU2ozzPM_1VSUOsISDQJ1haSXTfGay4FEC2TSGRRK3QCFU_-LVUXeH0Hjg9pCNYMQkn5gm2apSuaWfdeKQ/s1600-h/IMG_2814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322279490054914002" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mLukTF_CDUke3FNfRAiPdLY0vfyzJkL5MSoP4sFkDuUiJtQkWpcfQeiDDoU2ozzPM_1VSUOsISDQJ1haSXTfGay4FEC2TSGRRK3QCFU_-LVUXeH0Hjg9pCNYMQkn5gm2apSuaWfdeKQ/s200/IMG_2814.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now this is when all of the trouble started. Joshua and I got the hose and I turned it on very low. He watered the plants and did a fine job. I held the hose while Joshua went to turn it off. It seems that Joshua didn't know which way to turn the hose and turned it the wrong way! The water was pouring out and Porsche freaked out. She was running around trying to catch the water and getting more and more wet. We got the water off and then tried to catch Porsche. She was running everywhere getting all of those VERY irritating little oak tree pollen thingys all stuck in her hair AND then she went over and rolled and rolled in the mulch. Next it was back in the house to try to get the trash out of Porsche's hair and it was quite a pain. It took about 15 minutes. Joshua was really excited and was squealing the whole time and begging to get in the tub with her. We got all clean and I blow dried Porsche then we sat down calmly and watched the end of Chicken Little. Whew! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3qFB9oX_yGXvCoQDRy9_mzp_n9Vm1WfFl0HUAWOSsxs8qlPwMwLVHX4kPKKT_JuTq1Zl2m5KfOPjTooq-auUDoqdAOYKoHtoLU9jGM7lPYs9ilSgy5DgQ5EunydzYkWQKel-Z7NaMbE/s1600-h/IMG_2815.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322283476926158898" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3qFB9oX_yGXvCoQDRy9_mzp_n9Vm1WfFl0HUAWOSsxs8qlPwMwLVHX4kPKKT_JuTq1Zl2m5KfOPjTooq-auUDoqdAOYKoHtoLU9jGM7lPYs9ilSgy5DgQ5EunydzYkWQKel-Z7NaMbE/s200/IMG_2815.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>When Jesse came to pick Joshua up I decided to try the hat I knitted on Joshua. It looked pretty cute and was my first attempt at knitting on the double needles. The mittens? Well these were one pair of 4 1/2 pairs we found in the den!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9lJyRoRbrHlVjf1k-qQZvJwEiINz_9YprYApcfFcDWAGjchkzz2NDwTLg2qLWNScyAbIv7F3xwDlP1wWdU6n2oHub_MC91cdZWRVSilzu6MKb31d0VjOpan92xQ-GNizmReOYy12DNQ/s1600-h/IMG_2816.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322283481115009762" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9lJyRoRbrHlVjf1k-qQZvJwEiINz_9YprYApcfFcDWAGjchkzz2NDwTLg2qLWNScyAbIv7F3xwDlP1wWdU6n2oHub_MC91cdZWRVSilzu6MKb31d0VjOpan92xQ-GNizmReOYy12DNQ/s200/IMG_2816.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-26279300348362209142009-04-03T14:13:00.000-07:002009-04-03T15:01:45.515-07:00Celebration of LifeToday was Joshua's birthday party at school. Instead of calling it a birthday party it is called a Celebration of Life. All of the children in the class, except for the birthday boy/girl. sit in a big circle. Joshua sat in a chair outside of the circle. The teacher put a tray in the center of the circle and on the tray was a large white candle with several smaller candles and a dish of sand. Around this she places pieces of paper with the months of the year on them in order. Then she asks Joshua questions about the earth and sun and how many days it takes the earth to go around the sun etc. Then she lights the center candle. Next she asks about being one year old and what you remember and/or did. He has to go to the circle of candles and walk slowly around them while the children all say the months of the year in order.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5zJhCjGKG7CmYS-L0WIiQjeHfJp2V6sxaykpTp5qW0RoH8HX060kdFqUyCP-bqGmRkbvzWWn-Iv86xW0LaGlvdAIcSiHdXG1t0STwT2eQH7xrEAqf6vZKAftY1m4eRKkBy74JY8WAYg/s1600-h/IMG_2747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320581058947720818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5zJhCjGKG7CmYS-L0WIiQjeHfJp2V6sxaykpTp5qW0RoH8HX060kdFqUyCP-bqGmRkbvzWWn-Iv86xW0LaGlvdAIcSiHdXG1t0STwT2eQH7xrEAqf6vZKAftY1m4eRKkBy74JY8WAYg/s320/IMG_2747.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Then she lights one of the smaller candles. It continues like this until all of the candles are lit and then they sing Happy Birthday.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaanKPeHur2UX8IMFcz7tq9d35rgg-Ky0YoRqJaHUV-Jt394uco4EYaonmImXZRgKyr8khmsJHKgTfJwxxyO4P6a2SvgqTDzVhiQlZQaZq1XlBBVnzeeyAz9T8MJE1__WIIH5Fwd3ey28/s1600-h/IMG_2748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320581066008115922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaanKPeHur2UX8IMFcz7tq9d35rgg-Ky0YoRqJaHUV-Jt394uco4EYaonmImXZRgKyr8khmsJHKgTfJwxxyO4P6a2SvgqTDzVhiQlZQaZq1XlBBVnzeeyAz9T8MJE1__WIIH5Fwd3ey28/s320/IMG_2748.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>Then he puts all of the candles out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IirDSwY-Bc5JjpF29Z2mCEoVOaBpef1aSkTxOjD7uVPiSHuutBXbCO7luQ5qZ7Oh5uL8QI4aIBVjm9lBGO8ESjRBRXjwyqbnovSFUb1doRF1XBn1XB9j9yOGSObxgL1klpRtg6YVpAs/s1600-h/IMG_2752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320581072737087650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IirDSwY-Bc5JjpF29Z2mCEoVOaBpef1aSkTxOjD7uVPiSHuutBXbCO7luQ5qZ7Oh5uL8QI4aIBVjm9lBGO8ESjRBRXjwyqbnovSFUb1doRF1XBn1XB9j9yOGSObxgL1klpRtg6YVpAs/s320/IMG_2752.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>It was really neat and he was embarrassed by the attention and kept trying to hide behind me. Once he even fell on the floor on his head. His teachers are so great and seem to take everything in stride.</div><br /><div><br />Next he got to pick something from the "treasure chest" because he had gotten the certain number of stickers it takes to get something from the treasure chest. Apparently it is a big deal!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuEO_zmFoYOFQokNaOcz9hJQHE7FdFdk8G1SH2MtJDk0pncSqAsbReqUTa1FEKt4K5Dqa-qvY5l7AiaHQDug50tODgTS2pOM89Sus8fKiwywpvAipz9_Fo27eh-17376fNfqQHa_IC44/s1600-h/IMG_2759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320581075424738498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuEO_zmFoYOFQokNaOcz9hJQHE7FdFdk8G1SH2MtJDk0pncSqAsbReqUTa1FEKt4K5Dqa-qvY5l7AiaHQDug50tODgTS2pOM89Sus8fKiwywpvAipz9_Fo27eh-17376fNfqQHa_IC44/s320/IMG_2759.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Next it was home to Granny and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Granddaddy's</span> house for a hug from Porsche and our little birthday party.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGK3aB5r2Ptyxabik3uY3ZW8o-sBTnfvCivoIzY520tPVO9f2lpSUVysZLy0eV8_Iko1kyvlvpTp9ddp-rMiG1hX_ytyJj6VuqZWMdcQWgScFOHQvSvCdXCbBaVcyc5DgIhUwdqk_AQRg/s1600-h/IMG_2760.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320581079211265714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGK3aB5r2Ptyxabik3uY3ZW8o-sBTnfvCivoIzY520tPVO9f2lpSUVysZLy0eV8_Iko1kyvlvpTp9ddp-rMiG1hX_ytyJj6VuqZWMdcQWgScFOHQvSvCdXCbBaVcyc5DgIhUwdqk_AQRg/s320/IMG_2760.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />We got him a cream filled choc covered donut and had 5 candles on it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43BytY2vgrtqB4IdS4DHY1gkm8qrDTcCfSmMvjQSBtAgqKDjZIAUmVKwfH2dyE9yKrAZYeRpBZp3LmMWaRAVS7pNkTfnXhqRbO7BjxJv_nLuU2UQOYfjTGP9-yuRQbF6soqmulz0BV-k/s1600-h/IMG_2761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320584830700243154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43BytY2vgrtqB4IdS4DHY1gkm8qrDTcCfSmMvjQSBtAgqKDjZIAUmVKwfH2dyE9yKrAZYeRpBZp3LmMWaRAVS7pNkTfnXhqRbO7BjxJv_nLuU2UQOYfjTGP9-yuRQbF6soqmulz0BV-k/s320/IMG_2761.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Then he opened presents.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx6u0oRLF92jL6lLkV6zS9S8fc5IbhAYgFWdF9VxmsaYEgfmBa56A7PWDsEzl67IaLXjc3SwKjQ7D2omDZWT_zlKbE05Ji6de-tLvFgsow5AYhP-BvVN1-z7-UWobMClpYt6IsA2ro6Y/s1600-h/IMG_2766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320584835831107778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx6u0oRLF92jL6lLkV6zS9S8fc5IbhAYgFWdF9VxmsaYEgfmBa56A7PWDsEzl67IaLXjc3SwKjQ7D2omDZWT_zlKbE05Ji6de-tLvFgsow5AYhP-BvVN1-z7-UWobMClpYt6IsA2ro6Y/s320/IMG_2766.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Grandaddy is so funny...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLxr2GWm6MUBTvTOTONBCqKPUeId5OyCXi0aetN5QZaUi3RsDUjxNdO7ltetVaKCid3Tc7hMV4G5ZHtzsYu-KR90xhhMLzeu9XQokQyA_86cBua5Agqx6xWi0Ig23qZPPW3-BRwbixks/s1600-h/IMG_2769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320586899445127250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLxr2GWm6MUBTvTOTONBCqKPUeId5OyCXi0aetN5QZaUi3RsDUjxNdO7ltetVaKCid3Tc7hMV4G5ZHtzsYu-KR90xhhMLzeu9XQokQyA_86cBua5Agqx6xWi0Ig23qZPPW3-BRwbixks/s320/IMG_2769.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Grandaddy helped put the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bionicles</span> together. They are new easier with only about 12-14 pieces each.</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYo6f6vgV37u5cSnGfIK2gKPS9eH_ywv8CLG5iBLYgqw8ZyeG9IDpIE85trJgi6zJSpgl3QiZDEovmCEsnVeZsoK8EX4Rsp_pnGk15rNCGclF4YmKee7vMsc9iUoEuaRZfzCRnu9fkzI/s1600-h/IMG_2773.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320584840196697026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYo6f6vgV37u5cSnGfIK2gKPS9eH_ywv8CLG5iBLYgqw8ZyeG9IDpIE85trJgi6zJSpgl3QiZDEovmCEsnVeZsoK8EX4Rsp_pnGk15rNCGclF4YmKee7vMsc9iUoEuaRZfzCRnu9fkzI/s320/IMG_2773.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sunday is his big party. I am really glad we had the quiet party.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-17564043366731982322009-02-26T11:15:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:18:15.471-08:00Congrats to Connie, Dallas Show and moreThis month Connie was in Des <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Moines</span>, Iowa at the Rep Rally for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">APQS</span> American Quilting Systems for classes and training Connie was awarded the Top salesman award for the company.<br />I asked her what her thoughts were and she said, "This is a job that I JUST LOVE!!!! I feel so fortunate everyday that I get to come to Quilt Country, work with so many incredible women and share my passion and love for quilting."<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Congratulations to Connie Keller for receiving top honors at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">APQS</span> Rep Rally!! We are very proud of her and all that she has accomplished since she began representing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">APQS</span> at Quilt Country.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHQY_nYdq2yfWmyQVuCxwfx-v4T8rAaOq66JNPOBGppRn2TSP0U0Yzf9wcSYibHOCqmUT1d7U6yIEp6jdkPy6IYzFDN8si9cX21t7ymm1MpZuB2Zw55ZmxSVdh1Zqq9e6mjUgUTbFX_4/s1600-h/IMG_2517.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307190643842494770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHQY_nYdq2yfWmyQVuCxwfx-v4T8rAaOq66JNPOBGppRn2TSP0U0Yzf9wcSYibHOCqmUT1d7U6yIEp6jdkPy6IYzFDN8si9cX21t7ymm1MpZuB2Zw55ZmxSVdh1Zqq9e6mjUgUTbFX_4/s400/IMG_2517.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Our new Quilt Country rulers by Creative Grid arrived this week. They are SO cute! The ruler is 2 1/2" X 6 1/2", the perfect size for carrying to retreats or classes and also just to have hear your machine for paper piecing or checking seam <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">allowances</span> or the size of that piece that just doesn't seam right. They sell for $6.25 and are the great quality of all of the rulers we love from Creative Grids. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M0w1QAWN3a8gfpWvTX0jRVPuQLvtlFplQfWiGkbIYqlKAv7SLyQh_3xP-i6oCYO6LdyIhFFY4OgwVlMZB19932a58n7U8UP2XEnhFno2VYqNrjwQBJlxOFA0z6KoPpR8Z2M1H9ZuQbE/s1600-h/ruler.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307202529594010530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M0w1QAWN3a8gfpWvTX0jRVPuQLvtlFplQfWiGkbIYqlKAv7SLyQh_3xP-i6oCYO6LdyIhFFY4OgwVlMZB19932a58n7U8UP2XEnhFno2VYqNrjwQBJlxOFA0z6KoPpR8Z2M1H9ZuQbE/s400/ruler.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>The Dallas show is coming up, fast!!! The dates are March 13, 14, and 15. If you haven't ever been you should do your best to go. It is a great show and there are a lot of beautiful quilts of all types and also lots of vendors.</div><div>They also have a live mini auction on Saturday of the show every year. It is really great and the minis are so cute!! I made one this year, it is a bull's eye, 16" X 20".<br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OBCV0ZP7z_O2DTENZCbxMgi5VMiG5hsVaSjHGFddCzSaUOQqoHpzGEjDXhDdKuzoD_jKtNEshNAR3Q6rh0XUv7Qh3tQs3OZoJ9HkRjn6Fs2GyOdLHQHQT-AuEK6F9sQEgPJxmtJPUFM/s1600-h/ATT00509.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307213651811644082" style="WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OBCV0ZP7z_O2DTENZCbxMgi5VMiG5hsVaSjHGFddCzSaUOQqoHpzGEjDXhDdKuzoD_jKtNEshNAR3Q6rh0XUv7Qh3tQs3OZoJ9HkRjn6Fs2GyOdLHQHQT-AuEK6F9sQEgPJxmtJPUFM/s320/ATT00509.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This weekend we have two classes that I want to tell you about. On Saturday Joan will be teaching the Bella, Bella <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bargello</span>. A photo of her quilt is below. The photo doesn't do it justice!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrloStiZfprZi1RkStRDssLvBpz4YbJvDx7G-K_UeF2DLTim_Sydv1qmC_qtluFCb7N9joBbwPwYDALgDgzw-3_cI0DbmgKaLp1useUYGEaUCa89rzlty2oCD3EZhbUlCEIwj0jwNg4gY/s1600-h/IMG_2576.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214906244070610" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrloStiZfprZi1RkStRDssLvBpz4YbJvDx7G-K_UeF2DLTim_Sydv1qmC_qtluFCb7N9joBbwPwYDALgDgzw-3_cI0DbmgKaLp1useUYGEaUCa89rzlty2oCD3EZhbUlCEIwj0jwNg4gY/s320/IMG_2576.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Then on Sunday Debbie will be teaching the Strip-a-Rama class. This is a class, held once a month, designed to help you use those great fabrics in your stash. Below are photos of the design you will be learning this month.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyLszXlOyuZ6SwtfNVuAEPW4qT4AIEzb1fjI7AYeXFFlC76VjpX_MXC7zw1hqPwQpFuv1g5dJ9aU6SMqGXS9TJEcfNyEV8FW2KZZrSx-LA0zwRhZP205XivLFhSGvbVra5OxPjACHKew/s1600-h/IMG_2575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214911534501090" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyLszXlOyuZ6SwtfNVuAEPW4qT4AIEzb1fjI7AYeXFFlC76VjpX_MXC7zw1hqPwQpFuv1g5dJ9aU6SMqGXS9TJEcfNyEV8FW2KZZrSx-LA0zwRhZP205XivLFhSGvbVra5OxPjACHKew/s320/IMG_2575.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1YEpCBVd1JYi_Sbc5jCqYVTbseqREBCnagNOUwVkWxwLqFxhq2z0uLSNKhxWjTvlEJDN0qFnvUU1S0Y6dfGA1RlBnN3KEqwWJ7-u-giDhRmNKYiWoEAplWplTmweo8muU5WKBKLc598/s1600-h/IMG_2574.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214914955802050" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1YEpCBVd1JYi_Sbc5jCqYVTbseqREBCnagNOUwVkWxwLqFxhq2z0uLSNKhxWjTvlEJDN0qFnvUU1S0Y6dfGA1RlBnN3KEqwWJ7-u-giDhRmNKYiWoEAplWplTmweo8muU5WKBKLc598/s320/IMG_2574.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-53839243888681794922009-02-13T14:51:00.000-08:002009-02-13T16:56:16.248-08:00Wurggling<p>Porsche is getting more and more brave outside. At first she stayed right next to us when we took her out but now she wanders and just sits there when we call her to come in. If we head toward the door she still just sits there but when we go in she runs as fast as she can, which, by the way, is pretty darn fast! </p><p>I am trying to get a video of her stalking in the monkey grass. It is so cute! She is really into wurggling right now. </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-OABJCO554c3LG0qQPnkXHcWR_-Rxkl17mtAgl0NtAI8vq07ZQ2x08CpoyDdphwUxOI-CJJGGZo2S8CW6Uw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-33859432919310911142009-02-02T03:49:00.000-08:002009-02-02T04:16:20.220-08:00Our newest family memberSaturday we drove to Houston to get our new puppy. She is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Havanese</span>, not a very common breed and that is why we had to drive to Houston to pick her up. I have been researching dogs that don't shed much for over a year. Her hair is like human hair, with no undercoat, and this breed sheds about as much as a human does. The hair feels like long <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Minkee</span>, which we all know is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sooooooo</span> wonderfully soft. We named her Porsche, or should I say my husband, Tony, named her. I was thrilled that he was thinking of names and I didn't really have a name for her so Porsche it is. He named her for his favorite car. It is a cute name and we spell it a little differently than the common spelling, Portia. <div><br /><div>She weighs 3.8 pounds and is about 14" long and 8" tall. When she is grown she will weigh about 12-14 pounds. Porsche is very energetic, like all puppies, and loves to walk right beside you and I mean RIGHT beside you. The nick name for this breed is "The Velcro Dog". I can certainly see where they got this nick name. I think she is very intelligent and possibly smarter than we are because she seems to be holding out for hamburger. ;-/ I am confident we will win in the end but between the eating (or should I say not eating), playing and the potty training it is a full time job. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hmmmm</span>, seems like there could be a lot of "I told you so" comments right here. It is almost like having a baby but you can leave them all night, if you can stand the crying. It is so amazing how loud such a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">itsy</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bitsy</span>, tiny puppy can be. The moment you put her in the play yard she starts and it is LOUD!</div><div>I will keep you posted on our progress.</div><div></div><div>Here she is on her first night home.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipzWcAqQUbICQPl6A4032ju0HfTKLiVYvQpTbKVlxJ5bzD9OWN8iYkXOITbRQLQyNzLmqoXtCSA078NBFYkwl447J_nQjYhN6jyVHnnL6RgBZiCBjESHYexSu8BQE5SlwHnav-f8AeA/s1600-h/465276630_vvw8t-L.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298170050925305138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinipzWcAqQUbICQPl6A4032ju0HfTKLiVYvQpTbKVlxJ5bzD9OWN8iYkXOITbRQLQyNzLmqoXtCSA078NBFYkwl447J_nQjYhN6jyVHnnL6RgBZiCBjESHYexSu8BQE5SlwHnav-f8AeA/s400/465276630_vvw8t-L.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Here she is on her batik flannel blanket. (Being a member of the Quilt Country family, she had to have batik <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">blankees</span>!)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVwXZs-C7-Y4bFn8EywD1KeGtpjGlrZDEKRx2tUZunUcTI6OLzr63NpCsCrZC9P71JlJMOXEUANLFQBchUbEtyBktw24PGYwcj_FePT32fmjUVTUDR5vZbQc0-_2KipIc2ZNpDo4cvt8/s1600-h/465278276_ZnpYL-L.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298170059835969698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVwXZs-C7-Y4bFn8EywD1KeGtpjGlrZDEKRx2tUZunUcTI6OLzr63NpCsCrZC9P71JlJMOXEUANLFQBchUbEtyBktw24PGYwcj_FePT32fmjUVTUDR5vZbQc0-_2KipIc2ZNpDo4cvt8/s400/465278276_ZnpYL-L.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Playing with Joshua on the kitchen floor.</div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwlPq6mRvXdDiPjP2vUi2NsKY5J4cNJQkA2Dy8Rs9wa3XLDbxmWSPK-hU7Vr3YoeqUHUURx103G0LGwKyDLig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-5488373613119918762009-01-29T17:10:00.001-08:002009-01-29T17:28:12.776-08:00We're ReadyYesterday and today we were busy getting ready for the big sale at Quilt Country this weekend. The batiks are right at the entrance of the shop and look so pretty. It will be hard to say goodbye to them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmv837bWTGst0wRVl7DLizY8PQY7qe9CbZ6Uy1kdTnOkGVBsNDNUQY9P8r1qUT4Yl6dkU27WoZIfe4p1MuErv7ekkYqIK6jy0ruDciq6RzWuwB6U7pnrrnmXrtCIX0w_5kofZNdz00OI/s1600-h/IMG_2498.JPG"></a>I took some photos this afternoon. I doubt that they will look this way very long. I also took some photos of our florals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYB8G2CeCgXHpkORRHLcmyPv2TU5aoXTlJ8eoiWavtvNgckPm48GLOnVfO5K-v5j3ytyxmXykvm1e_bx7uWvnekfv0orj-KsJi-QJAdGwNfmUhbSs1uFVotfiTde6IHxxEQ1pblmxXdo/s1600-h/IMG_2499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296890107725970914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYB8G2CeCgXHpkORRHLcmyPv2TU5aoXTlJ8eoiWavtvNgckPm48GLOnVfO5K-v5j3ytyxmXykvm1e_bx7uWvnekfv0orj-KsJi-QJAdGwNfmUhbSs1uFVotfiTde6IHxxEQ1pblmxXdo/s400/IMG_2499.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7OH3YbAe2PhOha3Xpkmd45pPnXQyZuAkCUiZioGy1dQnAuNu3cXfGjxGDnZ7pELCksR-_RSkbCT09fY2dhuYuTlIxoR8kVeBBmEcQY-3NmRJpUHjNdn5MUZKyVDWbs97mAsl1-SVrzw/s1600-h/IMG_2498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296890095714979714" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7OH3YbAe2PhOha3Xpkmd45pPnXQyZuAkCUiZioGy1dQnAuNu3cXfGjxGDnZ7pELCksR-_RSkbCT09fY2dhuYuTlIxoR8kVeBBmEcQY-3NmRJpUHjNdn5MUZKyVDWbs97mAsl1-SVrzw/s400/IMG_2498.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLy7KpEodG5M-lQ1exijyDQx2CvsitVYSHHm85JqxHgteIvHIkfaQsMPmIc2U8s2FqN37vViSvzycDq5jSC0qRQ1sc9MDiV2V2s7g8nU9N8F6DGgMuyeKSODdBJJ8wjekLWaNWY-a7MQ/s1600-h/IMG_2497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296890101643026578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLy7KpEodG5M-lQ1exijyDQx2CvsitVYSHHm85JqxHgteIvHIkfaQsMPmIc2U8s2FqN37vViSvzycDq5jSC0qRQ1sc9MDiV2V2s7g8nU9N8F6DGgMuyeKSODdBJJ8wjekLWaNWY-a7MQ/s400/IMG_2497.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tOEBo-bHPreW6PpY8B79MsKVw3Uc5_PjtbxbygNjscPbegk1MdjuIsPOqCBzdSQN0Vxo0rrO7D-iJPNnHXNBfSgppHmUNO7cSW0riXlIjLosgHO2UPZJQckPmX9zadYVEYxy9-LIHdA/s1600-h/IMG_2496.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296892383678307154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tOEBo-bHPreW6PpY8B79MsKVw3Uc5_PjtbxbygNjscPbegk1MdjuIsPOqCBzdSQN0Vxo0rrO7D-iJPNnHXNBfSgppHmUNO7cSW0riXlIjLosgHO2UPZJQckPmX9zadYVEYxy9-LIHdA/s400/IMG_2496.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-5293878134801766282009-01-28T06:15:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:02:47.623-08:00Batiks, YUM!!I just love batiks, don't you? We have been working with batiks a lot lately. The employees at QC and also the group of retreat friends I belong to are working on birthday blocks. They are so pretty! We could choose from 4 color ways and we will receive 25+ blocks on our birthday. Some of us in both groups will get over 50 blocks! Last year we made a sawtooth star block and this year it is a churn dash. Below are some of the ones I have made so far. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296353730078995282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstdPqN8pWfczzoPQNT_62h-HXlCWfQ9AnZFYzGVRLgJ0wCdEaPE-kv_GO8KzGSH1JwSpqf3XtiN6J_vAcuSBbuAgpwNSo0WmrWr7uAEMsWk4n9ylbJtxGyca4YtX9g0BuLmaaVhzf-U/s400/birthday+blocks" border="0" /> Tony and I are really excited to be adding a new member of our family. Her name is Porsche (Tony named her) and we will be picking her up THIS Saturday. She is just the cutest thing! Porsche is a Havanese and will be 8 weeks old. Below is a baby photo and also one of her a few weeks ago. Isn't she cute? I guess I am a bit prejudiced.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkc5aL-j62-wI7tlCRoRQ-PnpnS6PdqysY3iArcnyXDI9_yPzq9rfR7IJDZPQ4pcjYPQ11YMsgFnkdIVkZgbvCjn2IsEMhwVruji8vpsEc-Ai8BJ-RzAWovllH73rEmzLhyphenhyphenDSlF1w_Qc/s1600-h/Porsche+1"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296358640962697474" style="WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkc5aL-j62-wI7tlCRoRQ-PnpnS6PdqysY3iArcnyXDI9_yPzq9rfR7IJDZPQ4pcjYPQ11YMsgFnkdIVkZgbvCjn2IsEMhwVruji8vpsEc-Ai8BJ-RzAWovllH73rEmzLhyphenhyphenDSlF1w_Qc/s400/Porsche+1" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOVnS7hztyE5XtoA5z0nsc2OWbzkjR1tO3H0YuLHejdwQZb3UQAhwDJNDjonYxtGe0yOnWwOjvU9_7md9S2M7quPdmcoXEx_EZxyD5L4m1zR2OQUst8IsKFWmRkjSItgug6f7pEzCBv0/s1600-h/Porsche+2"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296358641121312082" style="WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOVnS7hztyE5XtoA5z0nsc2OWbzkjR1tO3H0YuLHejdwQZb3UQAhwDJNDjonYxtGe0yOnWwOjvU9_7md9S2M7quPdmcoXEx_EZxyD5L4m1zR2OQUst8IsKFWmRkjSItgug6f7pEzCBv0/s400/Porsche+2" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><p>One of my friends, and a former Supergirl, Barb McCraw is going to begin teaching at Quilt Country. Another friend, Teresa Sherling will be co-teaching the classes with Barb. They are two very talented ladies. For some time they have been teaching a Baltimore album class in Denton. We have heard rave reviews on the class and also the pattern. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296355787061230050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS2q274BurRRgK2zehDpuuOCquhpVCPKw8il3m_q49sf2eiC_NTDcZlpMMjSASguLvOh8eVKNS3JDLAaMea-1-lMhvyLPpiEblTtCDMOagrpBE41mNtXo-_fFj5Mk-h_d57g155A9-Hg/s400/IMG_2485.JPG" border="0" />They are also teaching several other classes with techniques that we are all interested in, paper piecing, 3D folded flowers and several others.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB84L4jOxiDs1fdDUL94mcWlre6jiMad-0VQI3GzW8ERjUVKjCCdT0moC_SKVHXMpD3nBevkH2Fp_2MVgyE9wABJBd9I4iuZwCf-KxsdeW3AQhffqSMHCsxYVF2sqFHuOmYgPmLvOjcM/s1600-h/IMG_2483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296356491604186450" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB84L4jOxiDs1fdDUL94mcWlre6jiMad-0VQI3GzW8ERjUVKjCCdT0moC_SKVHXMpD3nBevkH2Fp_2MVgyE9wABJBd9I4iuZwCf-KxsdeW3AQhffqSMHCsxYVF2sqFHuOmYgPmLvOjcM/s400/IMG_2483.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogw6p1SvS0bvF4TGQmgg5qn1CP333GF_vsn_2LPYKNo3Ar6o6eo6iUXvs8a774888-ctQz-anPmuGVmaAYLHkuBj6HXAmFIrhv5SjwFgV5m0TPQa14DVKavH04LzavxzK46tM92dgA4s/s1600-h/IMG_2479.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296356500249887266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogw6p1SvS0bvF4TGQmgg5qn1CP333GF_vsn_2LPYKNo3Ar6o6eo6iUXvs8a774888-ctQz-anPmuGVmaAYLHkuBj6HXAmFIrhv5SjwFgV5m0TPQa14DVKavH04LzavxzK46tM92dgA4s/s400/IMG_2479.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We are also working on several new patterns. One of them is called Eclipse. The quilt uses a curved piecing technique. The curve is very gentle and easy to sew. Paula made the beautiful model below. We are making several kits in different color ways. The quilt is pictured in the green/purple color way and the cool and warm kits are pictured below. We are also working on the kit for the bright/multi kit which is lots of fun! The main problem for me...which one to choose???</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw4GvFvukByOqIERAWu1kF_py0LicwgKbUz-IUHPGRUx0sJLqwoAgsARnZRWUh7LZf4eYJlt5cTDsoFoqj1876-jF-GbSo_QL4iEZ1Ap-3QG-wQB-Jl3MvlQfN7wqQZM23PJdwRsK4H0/s1600-h/Eclipse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296357347039914578" style="WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw4GvFvukByOqIERAWu1kF_py0LicwgKbUz-IUHPGRUx0sJLqwoAgsARnZRWUh7LZf4eYJlt5cTDsoFoqj1876-jF-GbSo_QL4iEZ1Ap-3QG-wQB-Jl3MvlQfN7wqQZM23PJdwRsK4H0/s400/Eclipse.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Cool batik kit<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8SEyhkHF5D8h7FYFXuKQVto0-84AnsQB2ad3QW74eVgjtOK54rQWU3Jn8lQY_9NjYePU2luOG56H_qJXk9Lx9V-lYB8r2QoahQvJ8ta8w6HwrjZiZW_soFq2Y_oInQ0YbZDINZ1YZR4/s1600-h/cool+batik+kit+sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296357347718315106" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8SEyhkHF5D8h7FYFXuKQVto0-84AnsQB2ad3QW74eVgjtOK54rQWU3Jn8lQY_9NjYePU2luOG56H_qJXk9Lx9V-lYB8r2QoahQvJ8ta8w6HwrjZiZW_soFq2Y_oInQ0YbZDINZ1YZR4/s400/cool+batik+kit+sm.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Warm batik kit</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZiJZQ2Zf3x2ahN9umq61enGQ2Yq3ow0dvJbXE2vsSa-jp_ZkbJGTb85urempkdVIgJYzDtdpxXOVoA8la3BBHBtYy_A25wQPEAOvOMuTMpvYqYzXkJKD0GhetvsBZHUnAj2Vle5McFU/s1600-h/warm+batik+kit+sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296357351830035746" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZiJZQ2Zf3x2ahN9umq61enGQ2Yq3ow0dvJbXE2vsSa-jp_ZkbJGTb85urempkdVIgJYzDtdpxXOVoA8la3BBHBtYy_A25wQPEAOvOMuTMpvYqYzXkJKD0GhetvsBZHUnAj2Vle5McFU/s400/warm+batik+kit+sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-14476519820259585532008-12-06T15:46:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:50:34.916-08:00Holiday treats or why you should never flush jellied cranberry sauce down the toilet!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4omnZpDzNmcrXwhwSAoCIcQSq4UCAVMUtIJqyNO4gd4EF-Iwzveu2si4RUxNlGMunj7GdwL4jYkRoVKkaWdOxFwdybGOAInZcX7-l2OHFWgNK0Nrgxc-MMzWib-kTyMoJfHD54E8twA/s1600-h/jelliedsauce.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276828707491569250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 169px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4omnZpDzNmcrXwhwSAoCIcQSq4UCAVMUtIJqyNO4gd4EF-Iwzveu2si4RUxNlGMunj7GdwL4jYkRoVKkaWdOxFwdybGOAInZcX7-l2OHFWgNK0Nrgxc-MMzWib-kTyMoJfHD54E8twA/s400/jelliedsauce.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>OK, after Thanksgiving I took all of my “fat” food up to the store and the girls have been eating on it for a few days. A few days later I tossed the leftovers but the really juicy ones I thought would be better flushed. We don't have a disposal at work and they were to liquidy to go in the trash bag. So I got two containers flushed and then it was time for the sliced, jellied cranberry sauce. The slices just perfectly fit in the hole in the toilet. The toilet started filling up, I took the lid off of the back and stopped the flow of water. All the time I am sort of yelling. Judy and Micki came running. We couldn’t even use the plunger because the water was at the top edge. So Judy scooped most of the water out and then we used the plunger. It just made each slice of cranberry sauce pop up. I reached in and got them and then we did another slice. We were laughing so hard they heard us in the front of the shop. It all worked out fine and I am SO glad the bathrooms were cleaned at lunchtime that day! </div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692911534240662210.post-75416879922273388722008-11-25T06:21:00.000-08:002008-11-25T06:50:50.139-08:00Vacation, Darth Vader and ornamentThe past week some friends and I went on a vacation together. My brother has a wonderful condo on Anna Maria Island in Florida. What a beautiful location! There were 8 of us and it was so much fun. I highly recommend taking a vacation with friends if possible. There are a lot of photos at the links below, a lot!<br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://krissysquilting.smugmug.com/">http://krissysquilting.smugmug.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://sannton.smugmug.com/">http://sannton.smugmug.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://ocarol.smugmug.com/">http://ocarol.smugmug.com/</a> </div><br />This is a photo of me kissing the manatee on the Anna Maria sign. It is such a fun sign.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272604231154939586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 340px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefL6iR4a_T6lY8UtKlUIwHogAWpY3J5UBHe9Dmb0OSGZPY_851mZWbKfeqk4UoZHY7FAJ9Dq57N8W_yg6bSX4uoiFRe0E__aT-xxvmqr8-xzVJ3fEC4-ZEBJqf00UMaItBUudqg3zt9g/s400/anna+maria+sign.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><br />Four of us went <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">parasailing</span>. It was so great. We were on an 800 ft. line 500 ft. above the water. Then as you are coming in for a landing the dunk your feet in the water. I was a little worried about the taking off and landing but it was actually very easy!</div><div>Krissy was attacked by the man eating plant. ;-D Just kidding. Krissy is a really great photographer and has a knack of taking awesome and also funny photos.</div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272604236518470114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucwpMeL80BRqqYnVNAXCUFOiTthtymIL-DxVQmiTkChXsoSaarMHVRDnlJJEKcYSDcFPURrkDrV75pdapTPHMHgLBxazIRii4YgVBQ_s8D1Fuki201kz3qVz2sd7WXKvAjRRa7hGBidY/s400/giant+man+eating+plant.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>The family came later and we all went to Disney World for 2 days. It was Joshua's first trip to DW. What fun. He is a bit taken with Star Wars right now and he got to actually fight Darth Vader! Too cool! I was so afraid they weren't going to choose him but he was the last one chosen so, whew! Below is a link to see him actually fighting Darth Vader with his purple light saver, ummmm I mean light saber. (he insists that it is a light saver)</div><div><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XGy8Ph0R-TA">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XGy8Ph0R-TA</a></div><div> </div><div></div><div>I have been busy making Christmas ornaments. Not quite finished. The really wonderful "Merry" by Patrick Lose inspired me. I am thinking of a wire hanger with a bead or two twisted onto the wire.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272604232336146290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkZJw9jn_WQwQY9SbfltLYYnjSHs_YxNpsQhjUIO5UmC9e_nI932ENTGwm2OoUTh-tuWXh64jS3qClSwQ9YQxe2GYqkQBI3Zhfcds21ibENP7KueEwpkHeeHrUPR2KZjHE932_lFG4xE/s400/ornament.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680400069719796070noreply@blogger.com0