tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9259480046366514882024-03-12T19:09:13.561-05:00Busy Being DebraJoin my adventures around Houston TX; studio quilt artist; commission work Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-52804463351846032612023-02-05T12:27:00.007-06:002023-02-05T12:28:58.406-06:00Strong Finish for January <p> My main important goals for 2023 are: </p><p>1. Evaluate existing unfinished projects to decide to either</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Finish </li><li> Rework the pieces for some other idea</li><li> Donate or pitch in the trash</li></ul><p></p><p>2. Finishing quilts for Harris County Emergency Shelter which temporarily houses teenagers which include:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Quilt tops given to me</li><li> My own quilts — which in a few cases have turned out to be the parts & pieces from other unfinished projects</li></ul><p></p><p>To avoid getting too lopsided in one direction or another, I’m planning to take a day or two each week to work on my own projects. </p><p>I was very proud of the strong finish I had in January. When the month closed, I had 4 quilt tops ready to be pieced on the longarm, the backings prepared and binding cut, pressed & wound. Several included parts & pieces from unfinished projects. One (the blue one below), in particular, started as a table runner and was expanded into a strippy quilt section. It’s definitely a step in the right direction! Such a relief to have these organized.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdC4M4-X8N4ysrStfdqpdG7vCePiLt1P2XS_pJWgKtzHyxArwNTajnY32ZCLoCCVDBAzFUX_WvENiBY9dfHddZXwcxqR1Iexcvk_0S0sRUqTrPlQMaVqqLLTNJy2RGblEUYHOPUSgNW0MZj4m-qcRknqzH17uM1O3OVUWz5VPZYPa_8B1mrB-EzGcww/s2048/722A4780-5B68-492D-81F8-C65369055EE3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdC4M4-X8N4ysrStfdqpdG7vCePiLt1P2XS_pJWgKtzHyxArwNTajnY32ZCLoCCVDBAzFUX_WvENiBY9dfHddZXwcxqR1Iexcvk_0S0sRUqTrPlQMaVqqLLTNJy2RGblEUYHOPUSgNW0MZj4m-qcRknqzH17uM1O3OVUWz5VPZYPa_8B1mrB-EzGcww/w480-h640/722A4780-5B68-492D-81F8-C65369055EE3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I also put the hurt on my scrap stash with 6 large improvisational rectangles that will be a quilt top. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpUDTpWy9Ut5N6RAcfKJuQIA3y5TW4yDs-_OU0Nc2iV32r7tOASnCJfLE7Tk7uy5VP-tON9uwVqXPEIDoTMhDr1oJahdf3oYQM7bLcKHWJLIngPbxDVzR05pF8t-bI2YJxX78OT9GKy6bxUInxqrlb_oun-pbfU88v6q21Jod6RmxHc-Xd0RkE8Cegg/s2048/378C2276-593E-4473-8F37-8621C3AB6583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpUDTpWy9Ut5N6RAcfKJuQIA3y5TW4yDs-_OU0Nc2iV32r7tOASnCJfLE7Tk7uy5VP-tON9uwVqXPEIDoTMhDr1oJahdf3oYQM7bLcKHWJLIngPbxDVzR05pF8t-bI2YJxX78OT9GKy6bxUInxqrlb_oun-pbfU88v6q21Jod6RmxHc-Xd0RkE8Cegg/w640-h512/378C2276-593E-4473-8F37-8621C3AB6583.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLE17l21w1xk24ZeNRxUc0fxlM_SEGweBw_sZfPEALNinkibJd-GuqgpnRrWmB7ot9jIKmCpQAcmJiWC0i5R0jevF_Y8GHy9eOYgqOBDB5RMAc5dNprhYIsT5_VuAjeQcafrY3TuiQbIxZylFnYG-UQhSMnmHr4LDJ4DCdOUQLxRJFJN3h8LIx-kP1w/s2048/3EDBCE63-18E2-4FD0-AE11-595D649750B3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLE17l21w1xk24ZeNRxUc0fxlM_SEGweBw_sZfPEALNinkibJd-GuqgpnRrWmB7ot9jIKmCpQAcmJiWC0i5R0jevF_Y8GHy9eOYgqOBDB5RMAc5dNprhYIsT5_VuAjeQcafrY3TuiQbIxZylFnYG-UQhSMnmHr4LDJ4DCdOUQLxRJFJN3h8LIx-kP1w/w480-h640/3EDBCE63-18E2-4FD0-AE11-595D649750B3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s crazy how my “new to me” garbage picked drying rack worked so well to get the pieces organized. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also like having the bindings ready! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0Bmiif5oubvUBfWuwImsQBoOYwvE-ORpVa5fIOsV-rppeRngIls_fOPUmlo0p2ObQYZ5DWGS6in28rEaIffZarZUNiatPyt9gia80fMIMSusMmm7W8LgSRF4APPo-peMFPAbWNxSCURVmUwu0VwYg06SbSLE6hdhxcTQgm36PS2gYD3T0Dg9z7GG3w/s2048/157B5F44-08B6-4317-9F41-391218A98ADA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0Bmiif5oubvUBfWuwImsQBoOYwvE-ORpVa5fIOsV-rppeRngIls_fOPUmlo0p2ObQYZ5DWGS6in28rEaIffZarZUNiatPyt9gia80fMIMSusMmm7W8LgSRF4APPo-peMFPAbWNxSCURVmUwu0VwYg06SbSLE6hdhxcTQgm36PS2gYD3T0Dg9z7GG3w/w640-h480/157B5F44-08B6-4317-9F41-391218A98ADA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year all the short lengths of weird, ugly “what was I thinking” fabric is going to become bindings. With scrap quilts I think that’s a fine idea! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With all this organization going on, I’m feeling very motivated! How’s your motivational level at the beginning of this new year? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-38161776750820825152023-02-04T11:48:00.007-06:002023-02-04T11:52:49.604-06:00The Grateful Threads Project 2022 Foster Quilts <p> I know, it’s been a hot minute! Life happens. I’m having a great time spending time with friends, family and studio. </p><p>I was honored to present 18 quilts to the Youth Services Tulsa transitional housing for young adults. Hawkins and I took a weeklong camping trip that saw us visiting Texarkana up to Bentonville and over to Owasso OK to visit with my lifelong friends and deliver the quilts. It was the first trip in the newly painted camper. It got a lot of attention! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiydoUhHIZXD6HavlqtIBhnEoNu9BuyFyyDCfA25sBzhXhEzEwwdSdRe-5olouLQFLUkImh6AkJL-T7EEMEwpc7xeQmJd7yyUa2gKn3oX8l9onezPT0aPgFtlUHBBvz4i9Km-Fi6VWtjAOa2AHWbVHQzUG0yLLCkAhKhklwaxeBIXXAgN5aoM212cw/s1600/FF480BB9-D86D-4CB6-B87D-887B7DFE2EDE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiydoUhHIZXD6HavlqtIBhnEoNu9BuyFyyDCfA25sBzhXhEzEwwdSdRe-5olouLQFLUkImh6AkJL-T7EEMEwpc7xeQmJd7yyUa2gKn3oX8l9onezPT0aPgFtlUHBBvz4i9Km-Fi6VWtjAOa2AHWbVHQzUG0yLLCkAhKhklwaxeBIXXAgN5aoM212cw/w640-h480/FF480BB9-D86D-4CB6-B87D-887B7DFE2EDE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_aUM6n1OgY3c9w9l1DWQY3W1pM90VXjjkIdczIrPVxWiIfUfEQEJ9ahj5SqxzDAAHYDf7WbVhKvPvJSR1hzV39QLQg4P5yS7Ou6PrCr6pgyeP1wFxqv55a7VR-RXgBZNEkzjqvhT-UNNmufF0cGx0WEMW11-6JlwZ7JzBUGdC_2lxD2MWJFlWiYhQw/s4032/690C225D-7B25-408D-8D34-5EC62043E96F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_aUM6n1OgY3c9w9l1DWQY3W1pM90VXjjkIdczIrPVxWiIfUfEQEJ9ahj5SqxzDAAHYDf7WbVhKvPvJSR1hzV39QLQg4P5yS7Ou6PrCr6pgyeP1wFxqv55a7VR-RXgBZNEkzjqvhT-UNNmufF0cGx0WEMW11-6JlwZ7JzBUGdC_2lxD2MWJFlWiYhQw/w400-h300/690C225D-7B25-408D-8D34-5EC62043E96F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A selection of the quilts we took to Owasso for the foster program (below). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCLyiAmaOtcJi73frQdboK6gyZbLosBBQM_6FuUdAo2vtTddSOFNEqTi7ksEGt3O9EHt77tmtWOFtpL6jktz3ghMZXDTSLbW81SmdOJ-lismi4Q8Q-jxWzb230fVhKiH_D6N4IleCeETZN7KCovHkixqu2YG4YN3hfVOjoUkJaImxLOgqE63gFVxW_g/s1200/7DBC37AA-4539-47F3-927D-1C7D32B66DFB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCLyiAmaOtcJi73frQdboK6gyZbLosBBQM_6FuUdAo2vtTddSOFNEqTi7ksEGt3O9EHt77tmtWOFtpL6jktz3ghMZXDTSLbW81SmdOJ-lismi4Q8Q-jxWzb230fVhKiH_D6N4IleCeETZN7KCovHkixqu2YG4YN3hfVOjoUkJaImxLOgqE63gFVxW_g/w640-h640/7DBC37AA-4539-47F3-927D-1C7D32B66DFB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Improvisational knit quilt from reclaimed thrifted clothes. Very cuddly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj453GAsrEdA6Ma44xhrZmvxu-5paU8SqLAh4_zBd4QSVO8NfO5zIsvOrynkDWs4MdnU7Yvlp8qE5pHEmyAf-lFTB8roKlApxxMkGJcAQgCkCltcaayQwWcH5hWWUuOtTealxE5kAMMXwf8s5AyM_5iMM_x8BvBHR0XrYEyNe_8qtwURlvpaTX1viOG_g/s1200/3599BD37-62D8-45FB-8080-31973BBCE0D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj453GAsrEdA6Ma44xhrZmvxu-5paU8SqLAh4_zBd4QSVO8NfO5zIsvOrynkDWs4MdnU7Yvlp8qE5pHEmyAf-lFTB8roKlApxxMkGJcAQgCkCltcaayQwWcH5hWWUuOtTealxE5kAMMXwf8s5AyM_5iMM_x8BvBHR0XrYEyNe_8qtwURlvpaTX1viOG_g/w514-h640/3599BD37-62D8-45FB-8080-31973BBCE0D7.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my “signature” strippy quilts </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YFT8IYdiJ6R_QuGmuUVJ8Zsl5zAQayNydz5OCfL94TEj8xDpFFF-PKUeFl2gXI1Qd2BSksJlJQcpynRg88O-qvz0GtkIdyAhkIW69FQnV9D2bhIs2RimpGJwYb3bN1ZzfpzhUawvp1BJ_484m_l6xFlDY19akSbv3pheU8UZ9FupgiHmqF2cDzeXFQ/s1200/7162BD73-3912-46A0-856F-51866346D41F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YFT8IYdiJ6R_QuGmuUVJ8Zsl5zAQayNydz5OCfL94TEj8xDpFFF-PKUeFl2gXI1Qd2BSksJlJQcpynRg88O-qvz0GtkIdyAhkIW69FQnV9D2bhIs2RimpGJwYb3bN1ZzfpzhUawvp1BJ_484m_l6xFlDY19akSbv3pheU8UZ9FupgiHmqF2cDzeXFQ/w514-h640/7162BD73-3912-46A0-856F-51866346D41F.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very tickled to figure this quilt out. Another strippy quilt featuring the dog panels circa 1990. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONZHplOxDN3BhFbvAAT_n21ISXfZHIo83LYeeDoG1x90fVHQFLHnt2E2YY-LRl26Ut-ntXt1WErO6eGUapgFSw90IbIo1k4ZGDfR_DPcXKesG4LEepx7jL6VcVZO7bVwYpI4C7pRSzRgRGHQlCHioXykjDtZa73uOE6WQHgilFovJU2HTQmazI9BUJw/s1200/AEC6BAB6-ED7D-4C8C-BF9B-5707EC348BDF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONZHplOxDN3BhFbvAAT_n21ISXfZHIo83LYeeDoG1x90fVHQFLHnt2E2YY-LRl26Ut-ntXt1WErO6eGUapgFSw90IbIo1k4ZGDfR_DPcXKesG4LEepx7jL6VcVZO7bVwYpI4C7pRSzRgRGHQlCHioXykjDtZa73uOE6WQHgilFovJU2HTQmazI9BUJw/w514-h640/AEC6BAB6-ED7D-4C8C-BF9B-5707EC348BDF.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bunch of misfit 9 patch blocks combined with purple fabrics. The Square in a Square setting is always a good layout. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1uDsJp-APnYI5CAMnWuUYtOqviLrqUtLi-zLFE6Vd4AfYvPjgGutdMyHP8SU44c_3KiIOe9dTPbHHnWZ290bIL00AY-wj26EaWXPwvCVm9JpQTQ04GBhFaBfZMBZFmJYIKRwd2YImMIT77XeqXMrtLRw32KyU388qdVQzr98ZaR3Mz6B4gS03YqW5w/s1200/EFDF74D8-92C9-441D-999E-1662B5C51947.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1uDsJp-APnYI5CAMnWuUYtOqviLrqUtLi-zLFE6Vd4AfYvPjgGutdMyHP8SU44c_3KiIOe9dTPbHHnWZ290bIL00AY-wj26EaWXPwvCVm9JpQTQ04GBhFaBfZMBZFmJYIKRwd2YImMIT77XeqXMrtLRw32KyU388qdVQzr98ZaR3Mz6B4gS03YqW5w/w514-h640/EFDF74D8-92C9-441D-999E-1662B5C51947.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely use of a printed panel quilt. The large floral squares are nicely complemented by modified 4 patch blocks. Quilt by my friend Barbara</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdBK3wvrH1-ta7loHUfV9X9ZdtGS144LoKmJGZVtlvITi-OfdRn-PttV0851OJQdzUR5ZFdeLXU8IWd_OqIhE5eTgumKS7foQcUbrwOkla8EqPn1OPSNN5d6vz6f-52Ae4Aui_buytglL1Gy0ujzUwTl_yiRXqZviKjW5D8DQ-LCiiNHc_sl6IQTT-Q/s1200/F13143A3-0AFB-4342-BCC5-FC41D4DCAD38.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdBK3wvrH1-ta7loHUfV9X9ZdtGS144LoKmJGZVtlvITi-OfdRn-PttV0851OJQdzUR5ZFdeLXU8IWd_OqIhE5eTgumKS7foQcUbrwOkla8EqPn1OPSNN5d6vz6f-52Ae4Aui_buytglL1Gy0ujzUwTl_yiRXqZviKjW5D8DQ-LCiiNHc_sl6IQTT-Q/w640-h640/F13143A3-0AFB-4342-BCC5-FC41D4DCAD38.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> This fabulous quilt had my head spinning. Sharilyn is a math professor. She and her mother work together on quilt tops I quilt for The Grateful Threads Project. She always uses interesting layouts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for Joining the Conversation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you would like to view all the quilts given through The Grateful Threads Project, my Pinterest board is here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pin.it/PnyiQ9q">https://pin.it/PnyiQ9q</a></div><p><br /></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-89457250028948364752022-06-30T15:39:00.083-05:002022-06-30T16:05:56.209-05:00Adventures in Salado TX : Deer & Magnolia Pearl clothes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recently took a short trip to visit a girlfriend in Salado TX. It's a small town north of Austin in the Hill Country region of TX. My friend has a gazillion deer on her property; probably because she feeds them twice a day. They are the best trained deer in TX. If she doesn't have chow around mealtime, they'll come nosing around the patio or even come into the open garage! I definitely enjoyed seeing them! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LO9c9fmEEL8OeTYrwOIh6Kfb_fyZ5_03q4x585BLwHJxkeySFnULtxCYGFHdurE0U40oLcP_ukuq1I1vv_ApQKMSwRJ3EjrfZ2cLXXHQUZVzBf5v_26nfeqx-ua6Cb8PBUEMAt4S7fpPsUFF3L0FLy3aJOuyN6PhMZjqOls9gAVZTeH5OCDoD69CWg/s4032/9C7FD2F1-BC31-44C2-B4E1-F4EAE564C06A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LO9c9fmEEL8OeTYrwOIh6Kfb_fyZ5_03q4x585BLwHJxkeySFnULtxCYGFHdurE0U40oLcP_ukuq1I1vv_ApQKMSwRJ3EjrfZ2cLXXHQUZVzBf5v_26nfeqx-ua6Cb8PBUEMAt4S7fpPsUFF3L0FLy3aJOuyN6PhMZjqOls9gAVZTeH5OCDoD69CWg/w640-h480/9C7FD2F1-BC31-44C2-B4E1-F4EAE564C06A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcNCVPacV1L_syaeHMzOXVrAcsyQlCgFAS4sQbklf2RNnjMNtvr1-P64Bnj7k7NIOyYn32Q17J7CqJDRDeOv5a01PZ0K9p1hD5gUfk8BQpme_Th95Z8dc_k-4PURXViFi1jljbhc1YR5ISSketKVJUmxfXkhEbaf3zU3-WKwPbWmOHc954RzBctNMuw/s2448/637FC13F-F9C0-42B0-936F-F54389B13CB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcNCVPacV1L_syaeHMzOXVrAcsyQlCgFAS4sQbklf2RNnjMNtvr1-P64Bnj7k7NIOyYn32Q17J7CqJDRDeOv5a01PZ0K9p1hD5gUfk8BQpme_Th95Z8dc_k-4PURXViFi1jljbhc1YR5ISSketKVJUmxfXkhEbaf3zU3-WKwPbWmOHc954RzBctNMuw/w640-h640/637FC13F-F9C0-42B0-936F-F54389B13CB4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmaLyMJRMyEDX9P2VS-H-qt6SJyWJgvld6u9tYuz-MlnUEZecH7Qen-WSXwj78-FZyU7QXrGvKgkAuUU0UNL8MclnM6RLAd5IDrsxKAhtW5G_s-h6ZiSSDey8WJOy6A1kq70333iZFFnHCMRoyIhKIndwwQX8GRoeq8QDHXiHCagV1gReWKqsUudjBg/s2448/09572207-B085-4EEA-9F5A-312830509606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmaLyMJRMyEDX9P2VS-H-qt6SJyWJgvld6u9tYuz-MlnUEZecH7Qen-WSXwj78-FZyU7QXrGvKgkAuUU0UNL8MclnM6RLAd5IDrsxKAhtW5G_s-h6ZiSSDey8WJOy6A1kq70333iZFFnHCMRoyIhKIndwwQX8GRoeq8QDHXiHCagV1gReWKqsUudjBg/w640-h640/09572207-B085-4EEA-9F5A-312830509606.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffJcXzvMUDjDNIyXZILuvx8PfZEw38VlHL0Zno7wnsNTmvCWb_eVYzZHhXQvX_wv8zCvXvjCAYrUSpKX8qjp_Vt6a50H5jJ1EnFwta4sQMFPpwVmIfEeeQRUWSxdq8l4ujEDD8FhKkcLwiQTCShx9VzZQ-bqF3GOGnKpNYfjqxeL1rzkjDDiZ4GHV7w/s4032/4CBE36C7-63D4-4013-BF7F-8480153764A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffJcXzvMUDjDNIyXZILuvx8PfZEw38VlHL0Zno7wnsNTmvCWb_eVYzZHhXQvX_wv8zCvXvjCAYrUSpKX8qjp_Vt6a50H5jJ1EnFwta4sQMFPpwVmIfEeeQRUWSxdq8l4ujEDD8FhKkcLwiQTCShx9VzZQ-bqF3GOGnKpNYfjqxeL1rzkjDDiZ4GHV7w/w640-h480/4CBE36C7-63D4-4013-BF7F-8480153764A7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lqMuN-oph_Wh6aELdHqkLZNqXtKCdcHmsLEC3eAOqkx6_9jmPcpbqVKoHZb6nCZCEQ9vAwLcZ1HqIgpf7fFfQVs7_sbggl9r4rvWW7wYO40nYdBk-ed4N_AV7FGN85B87j7yOTffDqxiFU3GHD3iu30U76lkUcXxA5Jji2lrmwIMbDPU-L-hRTE_JQ/s3024/5CD01F33-26F8-441D-8BD4-6D00AA69BC04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lqMuN-oph_Wh6aELdHqkLZNqXtKCdcHmsLEC3eAOqkx6_9jmPcpbqVKoHZb6nCZCEQ9vAwLcZ1HqIgpf7fFfQVs7_sbggl9r4rvWW7wYO40nYdBk-ed4N_AV7FGN85B87j7yOTffDqxiFU3GHD3iu30U76lkUcXxA5Jji2lrmwIMbDPU-L-hRTE_JQ/w640-h640/5CD01F33-26F8-441D-8BD4-6D00AA69BC04.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the days I was there we took a stroll through the local shops. One shop had a large selection of Magnolia Pearl clothes. <a href="https://magnoliapearl.com/" target="_blank">Magnolia Pearl</a> is a Fredericksburg TX company known for their raw edge look. I was immediately intrigued because this is the 1st time I've seen the clothes in a store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SGfd17IpCf3vYi_fQ-IweR28ig5sUz9Gfssalxo39NfyZorCnFaG7VDOjfL9N4aX6TKrnApT-NKuFNScBq3SscFEv0_5yckjJpF1uE-0hD67rYLP8Q8X81ynENrvscesUJ2rkgMWKRVOYCAtw5u3Mn5nRqJSMIhhc97m7v2MSiyym3uw9Oi-K8vRPw/s4032/AC6DE3E0-9E1E-4611-ACB4-1D127BCD1072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SGfd17IpCf3vYi_fQ-IweR28ig5sUz9Gfssalxo39NfyZorCnFaG7VDOjfL9N4aX6TKrnApT-NKuFNScBq3SscFEv0_5yckjJpF1uE-0hD67rYLP8Q8X81ynENrvscesUJ2rkgMWKRVOYCAtw5u3Mn5nRqJSMIhhc97m7v2MSiyym3uw9Oi-K8vRPw/w480-h640/AC6DE3E0-9E1E-4611-ACB4-1D127BCD1072.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This lightweight coat really caught my eye. All the diamonds are machine appliqued to a muslin base. The edges are left raw and are already a bit shaggy. Truly a serious amount of work--I believe the clothes are now sewn in India. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j_YYfsJAC0BxsXORPIHgbwr4rmthCqjH1Yr_Ft0TORPAPaD6tJd5jV1_PHeZmbVWmzG-yiXsBi6CClpaLbhMJMczHXxDWt7N0BD9TZ-EPtXp63z7iv4qWhbcErdypC2vQocnSrxJM_bq6NNbxIAilgD2Aqxd_ML7Q29nhi57JgIPnf6QNUl9sTQm0g/s4032/03E6DAC2-E5A2-4DDD-B6AD-928BFD38C711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4j_YYfsJAC0BxsXORPIHgbwr4rmthCqjH1Yr_Ft0TORPAPaD6tJd5jV1_PHeZmbVWmzG-yiXsBi6CClpaLbhMJMczHXxDWt7N0BD9TZ-EPtXp63z7iv4qWhbcErdypC2vQocnSrxJM_bq6NNbxIAilgD2Aqxd_ML7Q29nhi57JgIPnf6QNUl9sTQm0g/w480-h640/03E6DAC2-E5A2-4DDD-B6AD-928BFD38C711.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ocGB_xPGtrpSNxQ02rTgXdc9gfYJj_7HkXYTN3XOb6CcKN5ph7W0-52godKNRgu-09Nuexm_umU7_iXaiy0ICKFJHKg8xGhjObNjxUTZye9d35VkyZWOIJaDBPwFw9N-IpM5_u7mCsJSI0VbI8DDEandI-52H79yjyfPlOty7KIYGMayxi6JGTEhCw/s4032/05A412FA-27DD-4DBA-9201-7C07C6C1BEF8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ocGB_xPGtrpSNxQ02rTgXdc9gfYJj_7HkXYTN3XOb6CcKN5ph7W0-52godKNRgu-09Nuexm_umU7_iXaiy0ICKFJHKg8xGhjObNjxUTZye9d35VkyZWOIJaDBPwFw9N-IpM5_u7mCsJSI0VbI8DDEandI-52H79yjyfPlOty7KIYGMayxi6JGTEhCw/w480-h640/05A412FA-27DD-4DBA-9201-7C07C6C1BEF8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzbht6nDK2ZNbDuC8Bu_mRCNCD7Vb7yk9v0fZzYq_muIjQiaB_FYsUcnoWO5XgRM-2I2rpY-3ZQfQ2oZAgGJ-QKXKNd3SwA8YJ2dN8Tb4jNvzAOdRHpry5g-dtyzZi7p8uP6yyVsIkMdgOKQ6lONShDM6SWcO2_bc9b7u2ZZzzRH8wTSOSo6EDx6bqA/s4032/06FE0035-DDA2-4571-AB4B-3E276BBE968A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzbht6nDK2ZNbDuC8Bu_mRCNCD7Vb7yk9v0fZzYq_muIjQiaB_FYsUcnoWO5XgRM-2I2rpY-3ZQfQ2oZAgGJ-QKXKNd3SwA8YJ2dN8Tb4jNvzAOdRHpry5g-dtyzZi7p8uP6yyVsIkMdgOKQ6lONShDM6SWcO2_bc9b7u2ZZzzRH8wTSOSo6EDx6bqA/w480-h640/06FE0035-DDA2-4571-AB4B-3E276BBE968A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygUnMg6xvlkGzM2chJpogrUOuecD429ZDqMbrncmEYFYt5nckurWnTTG2Z4ty8sX_rZfY1C2ty6igHfx5aV5sOWDqkkJmhrSn6AXiIbrJEnLMFKt0gaV3QC8Ri1pVNpCxHh8xheqS9zFhxCNuOyk5pRhBC5OT9-U7aD_jVzG8TQptViAuR63WHmaDIQ/s4032/7EF9EE01-9EEC-4F48-883D-44A1C59D95CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygUnMg6xvlkGzM2chJpogrUOuecD429ZDqMbrncmEYFYt5nckurWnTTG2Z4ty8sX_rZfY1C2ty6igHfx5aV5sOWDqkkJmhrSn6AXiIbrJEnLMFKt0gaV3QC8Ri1pVNpCxHh8xheqS9zFhxCNuOyk5pRhBC5OT9-U7aD_jVzG8TQptViAuR63WHmaDIQ/w480-h640/7EF9EE01-9EEC-4F48-883D-44A1C59D95CA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBJrvvhapQd8yNAnPKJoZoLUOR9MIUcS-BiriT_Fj7Ekp1esj-BA7t2_BPMV49EiKJkY775zOeMRC3IJTrqMhL_NlClfEInzoYaAoYHHbEyw4Mm9GKceciRJwzRrVKz6fpm23xC9rY0NtxHj4Ksw63nPbrbfMdIln9hXlRY-qNFy2lcs49o8f9JepWg/s4032/9CB79E94-BB7C-4D22-9566-780B2699D122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBJrvvhapQd8yNAnPKJoZoLUOR9MIUcS-BiriT_Fj7Ekp1esj-BA7t2_BPMV49EiKJkY775zOeMRC3IJTrqMhL_NlClfEInzoYaAoYHHbEyw4Mm9GKceciRJwzRrVKz6fpm23xC9rY0NtxHj4Ksw63nPbrbfMdIln9hXlRY-qNFy2lcs49o8f9JepWg/w480-h640/9CB79E94-BB7C-4D22-9566-780B2699D122.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, I loved this one! 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I had to buy the deer charm! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N3qMp5dlZDvFDj62lxE5wav9jqSKrbBmIOoS4Qb77tVwzxweK43XkMFwHUD8qhjvcdMBng-lm8feWTEM2g8BUMuWAP0Oxxy-rwKe2Jr3p1Dh-dKK_XLcQ34UfjiP2jLWJm7hlVCsPPoPJylvUrdB64GbSblS5Ue3YFCwLq5uKmfbPgiOm-KSi15qyQ/s2448/D1D6E0E5-33BB-4256-827D-0589B0EE87CE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N3qMp5dlZDvFDj62lxE5wav9jqSKrbBmIOoS4Qb77tVwzxweK43XkMFwHUD8qhjvcdMBng-lm8feWTEM2g8BUMuWAP0Oxxy-rwKe2Jr3p1Dh-dKK_XLcQ34UfjiP2jLWJm7hlVCsPPoPJylvUrdB64GbSblS5Ue3YFCwLq5uKmfbPgiOm-KSi15qyQ/w640-h640/D1D6E0E5-33BB-4256-827D-0589B0EE87CE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fun trip! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! Are you going anywhere this summer? </div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.36980281.4501928638211545 -130.5260528 58.070660536178849 -60.2135528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-69733593182554413872022-06-21T19:42:00.059-05:002022-06-21T19:57:49.319-05:00Machine Quilting & a Vintage Quilt <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been nervous about starting the machine quilting on this commission tshirt quilt because the customer gave me a microfiber sheet for the backing. I usually use cotton or cotton sheets. I didn't know how the microfiber (polyester) fabric would behave. As it turned out, I wasted a lot of time and mental energy worrying. It was fabulous! I was also able to do some fun freestyle stitching. The "fingers" just appeal so much to me. I'm going to experiment with them more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZsk4Lo1Q-483Tj2lFardzSatd5bKGJUzFnoNLFjqkH7qHomd7ABCka2ATNaURgHKSHN-enlk1U2G1B1CbNNx2c4q3cw6KvU8FFphYjtAC7Z_uM9KYMa9kfQ5K4UJP0Lx2oYjHO5DFrRB6ivaC6xfwGdLJjfSASVGxieiY791VtcKnmtFDUO3-_vJiQ/s1440/04BE4F3C-04D2-4F61-B5B6-DCD4AFF0568B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZsk4Lo1Q-483Tj2lFardzSatd5bKGJUzFnoNLFjqkH7qHomd7ABCka2ATNaURgHKSHN-enlk1U2G1B1CbNNx2c4q3cw6KvU8FFphYjtAC7Z_uM9KYMa9kfQ5K4UJP0Lx2oYjHO5DFrRB6ivaC6xfwGdLJjfSASVGxieiY791VtcKnmtFDUO3-_vJiQ/w640-h482/04BE4F3C-04D2-4F61-B5B6-DCD4AFF0568B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4m6KYzrz0YtPVwD7EIxNLQkjaJ0me84-EB5V6pZdCUGqojtJd1-ZqU2o2DgPxmqVTvTe_gtU0Y5PcsTXzDNS0sd4zTotLaerWYNuuv2BawrX01Mw3zMST036AzhUElKpthNvt6eXzjzQjBVDlopwsqojuL3JT9cA6iGxFDiGEpmnKFAGK91JztWd2w/s1440/5F12F0AE-3998-40C6-BD84-E8DAB5490E17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4m6KYzrz0YtPVwD7EIxNLQkjaJ0me84-EB5V6pZdCUGqojtJd1-ZqU2o2DgPxmqVTvTe_gtU0Y5PcsTXzDNS0sd4zTotLaerWYNuuv2BawrX01Mw3zMST036AzhUElKpthNvt6eXzjzQjBVDlopwsqojuL3JT9cA6iGxFDiGEpmnKFAGK91JztWd2w/w640-h482/5F12F0AE-3998-40C6-BD84-E8DAB5490E17.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpR3xOgMfAwa3_Uk4q2d5Vj3ogeNsY8Qd2EMOO62eoK2dkewv5w3ne_skmqMZ2ZLYc7Aq94mheryJ1Ekfnvu5rBZWdkfxx6U0sD4B-ZWm9iak9mRFrF1XzpYylcMdu_nMWV5R4h0OfYqQqiH8PCRALyvjpPDSEFsJ5xbaTG3SD3_lraHInjFMy2rBCA/s1440/765ECC4C-DF35-4B8A-B523-0E5A3D9B07BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpR3xOgMfAwa3_Uk4q2d5Vj3ogeNsY8Qd2EMOO62eoK2dkewv5w3ne_skmqMZ2ZLYc7Aq94mheryJ1Ekfnvu5rBZWdkfxx6U0sD4B-ZWm9iak9mRFrF1XzpYylcMdu_nMWV5R4h0OfYqQqiH8PCRALyvjpPDSEFsJ5xbaTG3SD3_lraHInjFMy2rBCA/w640-h482/765ECC4C-DF35-4B8A-B523-0E5A3D9B07BC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55pjEEGwlHfLIkGgDBXUlfyVHFYtQNXp_frJUU3h89Jx-RLkyxrvgwl9n7t1JNwZjtJVgYPzcT1ZjnNxePhD0KTvLEXNVbufNhoNXlFcf7X_5OZ_tAaoSz9b15bxD9hSl1EkRGgfoCVh9KxIrnke-d9QPyzEDWH7r6qxEUqz-_5vKOO0Cre2FTujqWA/s1799/9F72D5AF-3ED0-4386-8F69-B44C84A7E2D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55pjEEGwlHfLIkGgDBXUlfyVHFYtQNXp_frJUU3h89Jx-RLkyxrvgwl9n7t1JNwZjtJVgYPzcT1ZjnNxePhD0KTvLEXNVbufNhoNXlFcf7X_5OZ_tAaoSz9b15bxD9hSl1EkRGgfoCVh9KxIrnke-d9QPyzEDWH7r6qxEUqz-_5vKOO0Cre2FTujqWA/w512-h640/9F72D5AF-3ED0-4386-8F69-B44C84A7E2D4.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HWW28clyLmkxpKm9HyUiDx732r9ulAFZpNmt3LK51lGlhn743SaJqodCKYLU2YFyn_4400q0xVVnUFNXY-S8qUCCrM0EoIjwPfSRVopZX8FZZ7lVze3wG8q6t5dqeFOw-8aFJSBpUgn5iHu9BHBGvAZiauiqkxW7BQgcslR5QvSs_eMbrAuubdyFLQ/s1440/C762AFCB-7546-488C-BFDF-FCB0B1E3CC96.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HWW28clyLmkxpKm9HyUiDx732r9ulAFZpNmt3LK51lGlhn743SaJqodCKYLU2YFyn_4400q0xVVnUFNXY-S8qUCCrM0EoIjwPfSRVopZX8FZZ7lVze3wG8q6t5dqeFOw-8aFJSBpUgn5iHu9BHBGvAZiauiqkxW7BQgcslR5QvSs_eMbrAuubdyFLQ/w640-h482/C762AFCB-7546-488C-BFDF-FCB0B1E3CC96.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Recently a friend gave me a vintage bowtie quilt that had been given to her. She didn't have any use for it. It intrigues me a bit. The colors definitely suit me and it's very soft with minor repairs needed. It's main issue: it's very lumpy; very lumpy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm uninterested in taking it apart. It's hand quilted. I might consider cutting it up but I know I'm probably not going to do that. At least not anytime soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What would you do with it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvZiAoSBtJKZkjfrTzJ-ltVj2jBTGSewCQv9QzxvOJ5fDxKmWjPQJZgfsY2yvtiECrUxCGC6rC0_563VDR4wb8n4ft663eJZm0BY9IMOHYJHYOPPJV0cLPMuwPNbDJRgZ3vgvFGSe7i2IHvm_B2WQtXlVWnmOOkpQPe17qqHcPRbTMitZKcfYRq2nOw/s2448/01D9A7D6-A9CB-46DE-8721-85122A6DE457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvZiAoSBtJKZkjfrTzJ-ltVj2jBTGSewCQv9QzxvOJ5fDxKmWjPQJZgfsY2yvtiECrUxCGC6rC0_563VDR4wb8n4ft663eJZm0BY9IMOHYJHYOPPJV0cLPMuwPNbDJRgZ3vgvFGSe7i2IHvm_B2WQtXlVWnmOOkpQPe17qqHcPRbTMitZKcfYRq2nOw/w640-h640/01D9A7D6-A9CB-46DE-8721-85122A6DE457.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xthAdKClADHnyoqABaBTiQuaCsRHnlasjjSSRHcJAElYIhz9U4CqEhUMtzdILIIUnXYgZQGfpwAoAsCoaiWYH7yzCkx0Xehg418Qn4XOtQ98lGJYzzr8FWAcO4N43nbXSWygxdcs0Qq6csE3hgcDAYgA81ZDWDsmrkyiOK-95upHgaRMSEDgXZjuhA/s2448/1FB3BB89-0B58-4986-A6CC-383D1945681A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xthAdKClADHnyoqABaBTiQuaCsRHnlasjjSSRHcJAElYIhz9U4CqEhUMtzdILIIUnXYgZQGfpwAoAsCoaiWYH7yzCkx0Xehg418Qn4XOtQ98lGJYzzr8FWAcO4N43nbXSWygxdcs0Qq6csE3hgcDAYgA81ZDWDsmrkyiOK-95upHgaRMSEDgXZjuhA/w640-h640/1FB3BB89-0B58-4986-A6CC-383D1945681A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In other news, I was accidentally exposed to COVID on Sunday. I gathered with Hawkins' family and one of his son-in-laws thought he had a head cold. By late Sunday night he was running a high fever and 2 COVID tests came out positive immediately. Monday morning we all got the news. I'm hoping the vaccines and boosters I took protect me. Tomorrow is the 3rd incubation day so I'll find out soon enough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's excruciatingly hot here. Hawkins and I are seriously looking for a cool spot to land in July. Not the best time for a road trip with gas prices hovering around $4.50/galloon but we've had an offer for a stay in clear and cool Pennsylvania on a lake. Seems inviting! Might be worth the trip and besides, I want to see Asheville NC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com1Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.36980281.4501928638211545 -130.5260528 58.070660536178849 -60.2135528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-89506216523586862352022-06-16T10:00:00.002-05:002022-06-16T10:03:13.807-05:00Second Improvisational Quilt <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I finished the last improvisational quilt top, there were still plenty of strips & bits leftover. So, I just started another one! I’m amazed how easy it is to start new projects. 😎😎. Yesterday I looked at my tub of improv pieces. Lo & behold! I think my 15 odd strips will work well with the started panels. It will be Fabulous to combine all this into a lively quilt & empty that tub. Did I say Empty? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I’ll stitch this strippy style on the longarm where I piece & quilt simultaneously. I’m aiming for a queen sized quilt with a wild colorful backing. I’m going to divide the sections with the solid turquoise fabric. I think some solid divisions will help all the chaos of the pieced sections. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I anticipate giving this quilt to Hawkins. He asked for my mom’s quilt but I couldn’t give it to him! Like her, he likes colors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENnYIBt7woKxFyrRLBL5WuqT8aHg8hI7T0jHl_lJMxRuhkTYwWMlZE-VNfcqO_q0j47LhU44NHjFalaMd8d4GG1Hh1Y3XgWQyY-duaeJsF0ukJkiW0ajI5E3Y0z3JvTd4EegQ5TBd64S0BfAuJvnWv7eyFD9drTNuj4DHoYG8V3fj1ge8TSLzD9JRlg/s3264/15CDB1A6-303B-4FD2-A332-DD65D9421420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENnYIBt7woKxFyrRLBL5WuqT8aHg8hI7T0jHl_lJMxRuhkTYwWMlZE-VNfcqO_q0j47LhU44NHjFalaMd8d4GG1Hh1Y3XgWQyY-duaeJsF0ukJkiW0ajI5E3Y0z3JvTd4EegQ5TBd64S0BfAuJvnWv7eyFD9drTNuj4DHoYG8V3fj1ge8TSLzD9JRlg/w480-h640/15CDB1A6-303B-4FD2-A332-DD65D9421420.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWbMgZt4Kt4T0B71AmkVLnTo1t3bjzZfffyScQnzaXypZmhXfDxx7MMMdshP6b4VeyWR9tj4I7JW-YDM4qa724SYnfZDrefHhdXEKg_bwiORFpM3v8KVE-5rVoIQvMQa5xRtgAEI2JmoSz7zTbiq1_D3d8alYOaz_R1fSG3rouHw57qO-PxO4X3tFOA/s3264/41B2983D-574E-4A9C-8326-ACF59AF6DC60.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA-pefmosxcG1lM8k1carIKiVGMSPdNqhgoY8-_F5KJKIm2ppeLmpunlwur55mWN2KN3gn4t69MUxS9MPdBJmI6gz14bGrTAeMeX62K9-LEoyWDvVetoSAhfiu2s06s3KCf9fy2AbNdwNhGLI5LrcXRH8vTuNPCBSWg_g52uDL2SNYRczI0n0FMZGkA/w640-h480/76F5E541-5E23-4964-93E9-C03EA9630819.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Mocking up part of the 2nd panel. That panel should be finished today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div> <p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-44931204948338271072022-06-13T12:41:00.001-05:002022-06-13T12:41:28.553-05:00Bathroom Update: Vanity counter top installed <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The long awaited hall bathroom update has started! The painting is finished and I made some decisions about decorations. I'm focusing on a natural theme-birds 7 butterflies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hawkins delivered the countertop yesterday. It's gorgeous! Texas longleaf pine. He'd given me a small Mesquite shelf last year and he hung it too. It's all really pretty impressive! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I bought the same sink as in my master bathroom and it wasn't until yesterday that I discovered I also bought the same faucet but in a shiny finish. I guess I like what I like! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy8YHVY8JTZ8aCJlQI2izYqWJcrQOtjgt-VPxzWZlYIcpYwSQ0auejS3mICO1QsG6bEIYHwmGJSqwbxWi6qJb7XYruMb01ejKSbniUzrp_nJPrx1v64FPlpXjSsQR0ut1Ke89B-oS2nQ4t9IaAIK5urP_FWx6wiqqdgj1U9SCyI1x7xTiBugIpq9tAA/s3264/000AECC6-CBE6-40F4-9EAA-BD4490F93488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy8YHVY8JTZ8aCJlQI2izYqWJcrQOtjgt-VPxzWZlYIcpYwSQ0auejS3mICO1QsG6bEIYHwmGJSqwbxWi6qJb7XYruMb01ejKSbniUzrp_nJPrx1v64FPlpXjSsQR0ut1Ke89B-oS2nQ4t9IaAIK5urP_FWx6wiqqdgj1U9SCyI1x7xTiBugIpq9tAA/w640-h480/000AECC6-CBE6-40F4-9EAA-BD4490F93488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dq0KkesojB_95leh4LVBJkHxjm_U6RMYB-WUqsTwAGx-LaWMgTjH4bfPgYOILS4oZaY0kSjrHs1EniV_9xKNNkkghRCeE4eemf_UcBvcYfZZqkb2rGK90O5qeG1FFXCqFvoVrCZmJ8aD3l0H7YrYnRkQ5HwguFrLRk0ebmuvoA-hkFixG2TwGDA9Sg/s3264/90B9E282-91D8-4D1D-A322-0EAABE61264A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dq0KkesojB_95leh4LVBJkHxjm_U6RMYB-WUqsTwAGx-LaWMgTjH4bfPgYOILS4oZaY0kSjrHs1EniV_9xKNNkkghRCeE4eemf_UcBvcYfZZqkb2rGK90O5qeG1FFXCqFvoVrCZmJ8aD3l0H7YrYnRkQ5HwguFrLRk0ebmuvoA-hkFixG2TwGDA9Sg/w480-h640/90B9E282-91D8-4D1D-A322-0EAABE61264A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a sweet man! So over the moon about him! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He just shaved his already short beard; it'll be back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">See the sheer shower curtain in the background. I decided the shower probably won't be used so I sewed some premade panels together for the curtain. 15 minutes later I hung it. The large grommets eliminate the need for shower curtain rings. It's "faux linen" (100% polyester). Really? I like the color & the sheerness of it so I bought the premade panels (not thrifted-at Home Goods). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJtIqOurskhJJw_d93liIFLe6j0vsa1FtRqQHdaI8qboZIN7NJz-Ua2uT13yTQ0FK1c14d_KvUldM3CuULP_FVKS_nQtbBxR_Mw2rrPzE3LpSt_EhxAFvsSzvqPP7cb8uigaKNINlByVfSxMidM_hZtiMYUzWD7Y1QBgADqWd7TQ6InWO718F8vGU3w/s4032/E6815730-AA04-40E1-9F66-A6DBF8A612F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJtIqOurskhJJw_d93liIFLe6j0vsa1FtRqQHdaI8qboZIN7NJz-Ua2uT13yTQ0FK1c14d_KvUldM3CuULP_FVKS_nQtbBxR_Mw2rrPzE3LpSt_EhxAFvsSzvqPP7cb8uigaKNINlByVfSxMidM_hZtiMYUzWD7Y1QBgADqWd7TQ6InWO718F8vGU3w/s320/E6815730-AA04-40E1-9F66-A6DBF8A612F5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we started on the caulking I just about had a cow! Clearly we had different ideas of how it should be applied. Luckily, it wipes off well with a wet cloth if you act quickly! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaROrBpQ6F13EWY-ABfP9lcxbTOeAHq-Hm8nGSHzC7XZFvsWB8WC9faY-Fv5QElN6yXU5TQw_tlK-J2dFl0dcUZpWsIXvLEkN9FcQe_71vGjLkJG0WkqEaxn6uZwmTfbxHvEb7tBcGrnrTnvE8ew6n_6BYpPnydI8aoKqsDMZXHhmG5RV0_PvGuZWacg/s1799/449FCA24-F527-44A1-B5D6-FF4FFC3359EC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaROrBpQ6F13EWY-ABfP9lcxbTOeAHq-Hm8nGSHzC7XZFvsWB8WC9faY-Fv5QElN6yXU5TQw_tlK-J2dFl0dcUZpWsIXvLEkN9FcQe_71vGjLkJG0WkqEaxn6uZwmTfbxHvEb7tBcGrnrTnvE8ew6n_6BYpPnydI8aoKqsDMZXHhmG5RV0_PvGuZWacg/w512-h640/449FCA24-F527-44A1-B5D6-FF4FFC3359EC.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still need a new mirror and then I'll hang the pictures around the vanity. He's working on a bead board backsplash. The counter has a protective finish against water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4z4QjShhCG3frmMs9T0ll4GtLWvoYiN0KWJg5g43s0yr1jW5qB5pwq3dNLbnVrm1l9QwVZnRFiBVCFjZg90VxaRXLvADXNUXaQC5tl-v6vJepZbOBrCfLNUhA09Uw99AnpUxn9Xn6bHmEF31qUx2qTp_JsSfes2qUV_amSQ3iHL-gpsRMIczxZtVtQ/s3264/A8FA92BE-5231-473B-A4BC-C8954E97AFFE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4z4QjShhCG3frmMs9T0ll4GtLWvoYiN0KWJg5g43s0yr1jW5qB5pwq3dNLbnVrm1l9QwVZnRFiBVCFjZg90VxaRXLvADXNUXaQC5tl-v6vJepZbOBrCfLNUhA09Uw99AnpUxn9Xn6bHmEF31qUx2qTp_JsSfes2qUV_amSQ3iHL-gpsRMIczxZtVtQ/w480-h640/A8FA92BE-5231-473B-A4BC-C8954E97AFFE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of my vintage birds flew in immediately for a spot on the shelf! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SGgYPwOCIa12xUWbbMvLTWDdSUYhZfjXhlJItlDWpHNOotugquGt5BDIqQkQbZ--YP-FMAaSnnsFDH4-W5OAWOw4DkZpEDau7MS7gRVnW9ibDDVjOZLeuFVSAJyz-MbkZfyj6jwyJ-tUfFLDHUkJMBz4LhmX6HyZT_OYDZOGm2e20XhoWWCyhEsjdA/s3264/5C47DAA8-5390-409C-BDA4-E55498F7F588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SGgYPwOCIa12xUWbbMvLTWDdSUYhZfjXhlJItlDWpHNOotugquGt5BDIqQkQbZ--YP-FMAaSnnsFDH4-W5OAWOw4DkZpEDau7MS7gRVnW9ibDDVjOZLeuFVSAJyz-MbkZfyj6jwyJ-tUfFLDHUkJMBz4LhmX6HyZT_OYDZOGm2e20XhoWWCyhEsjdA/w480-h640/5C47DAA8-5390-409C-BDA4-E55498F7F588.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it turned out one of my abstract collage pieces looked very good on the wall opposite the vanity. A small portion is behind the door but nothing that interrupts the effect of the piece. Plus, the colors are so lovely! </div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN7DA_sSHUsnS3slHZVLVyO2505hgkw70stZR3DYb6LyT9DYDrVyDoZdoF0ew1_PLE7EtrcDd-0t5vdKqhk6oIgPNODxIS2NcIhngp_041kFPRCwCEDwBUxSE5x7FZorcv-rNBQ5JPPMxOKOswfdwlmWHpcvbFHSw-Bv9odBHiJ40vYmbgT6SR1MZTQ/s3264/F5C7694B-394E-4D70-97CE-63C0A55F9CC5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN7DA_sSHUsnS3slHZVLVyO2505hgkw70stZR3DYb6LyT9DYDrVyDoZdoF0ew1_PLE7EtrcDd-0t5vdKqhk6oIgPNODxIS2NcIhngp_041kFPRCwCEDwBUxSE5x7FZorcv-rNBQ5JPPMxOKOswfdwlmWHpcvbFHSw-Bv9odBHiJ40vYmbgT6SR1MZTQ/w480-h640/F5C7694B-394E-4D70-97CE-63C0A55F9CC5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little natural bits on this piece that help carry my theme. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you think??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-38408586642700829432022-06-10T12:37:00.004-05:002022-06-10T12:38:11.914-05:00Improvisational quilt top finished<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBQOlh3oQctxCUOTS6SmEYxxnL-ANvGUpON3IVSp8Osebq75JBnX4gdNdj_0ct-ygCITiqXyWStVr8jFeav-IFMtRG2dYn_rF0Df_HYaH5fuvDaJxfIBP8vqqN4OfHKrk59bDiNhrQCeIJ42dtQ8gfP6F_YYl5mmhbWkSgz9Jal1IZsgl1-_H-L4yqQ/s2448/D7DBEEBB-DC20-48B0-96C9-8320C1797D94.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBQOlh3oQctxCUOTS6SmEYxxnL-ANvGUpON3IVSp8Osebq75JBnX4gdNdj_0ct-ygCITiqXyWStVr8jFeav-IFMtRG2dYn_rF0Df_HYaH5fuvDaJxfIBP8vqqN4OfHKrk59bDiNhrQCeIJ42dtQ8gfP6F_YYl5mmhbWkSgz9Jal1IZsgl1-_H-L4yqQ/w640-h640/D7DBEEBB-DC20-48B0-96C9-8320C1797D94.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I wish I could say this used up a lot of my scraps but, who am I kidding? I bet I have enough of this group for another small quilt. It’s so therapeutic for me to sit a little while and just stitch. I’m going to give myself permission to make another top. There’s joy in looking at many of my favorite fabrics sewn together. Once it’s quilted that joy will be coupled with comfort and warmth. <p></p><p>Speaking of warmth! Oh My Goodness! We’re headed for a heat wave & it’s early June I hope this is not the summer forecast. Thankfully Hawkins’ pool is open. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPY4axinfZDCE4HuCMpoDbZ0DoErLh7IuKZHFCrug8rPH_1ER8ZfwkrzkPASG_L4SAFSo03pUhm9Sg60-v15zpdQH6F3uj8xOtSb7T1eq8OdtOqv89wQKYnfmsZz5xu84pVdzUDGjyDNtrbY6915hr8CQUkHpXBtkIAGrVE12tfWdmefbfJIcHcrwfw/s1286/08E35E8D-EA3A-4C4A-975C-04E8F88EE4A9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPY4axinfZDCE4HuCMpoDbZ0DoErLh7IuKZHFCrug8rPH_1ER8ZfwkrzkPASG_L4SAFSo03pUhm9Sg60-v15zpdQH6F3uj8xOtSb7T1eq8OdtOqv89wQKYnfmsZz5xu84pVdzUDGjyDNtrbY6915hr8CQUkHpXBtkIAGrVE12tfWdmefbfJIcHcrwfw/w374-h640/08E35E8D-EA3A-4C4A-975C-04E8F88EE4A9.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How’s the summer heat in your part of the USA? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><br /><p><br /></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-80287331350148538052022-06-08T11:04:00.002-05:002022-06-08T11:04:50.611-05:00Improvisational Quilt Top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I’m reaching the end of having craftsmen in my house. Next will be cleaning up the "decorating mess" I've made by pulling pictures and wall hangings out of the closets for possible hanging. Most will return to the closet because I don't really have "that much" wall space; although I do like a good gallery wall. But, how many gallery walls is too many? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Back in the Bentwater days I did a series of Improvisational wall hangings that may get cut up soon. Their scale is too big for my house & they've lost some of their appeal for me. Maybe they would like to become placemats and table runners. It's not a totally sad ending for them. At least they would see the daylight more! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For quite a few years I entered the Hoffman Challenge so I have a cache of 45" wide wall hangings. I'm thinking of putting up a rod so I can rotate those pieces in and out on a regular basis. It's a shame to have all that work hanging in the closet. It's such a doloop being creative. Sometimes I think I'm just storing the same fabrics but in another form. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While the craftsmen were here I actually did get quite a bit finished on my Improvisational quilt top. A few more hours of stitching and it will be ready for the longarm. I'll also then have to double down and finish those commision tshirt quilts. It's always something! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm tickled with this top so far. Lots of fun fabrics & a crisp layout; good immediate use of scraps too! Can't beat that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplydqkqRZMufMikiT5bPSj_45xlOo6aq1PwWt-I9rV-EgniUlkLnraNO8hdrHA7bquLQeqeA7t1geYdg-0WpnxlcY7d30c2YAX0IE0viMmVmiW-3bTXki-QcbAk-0R0YImxcOa1ZYSWMe4BcajJVDBX0K8az-2Bgy1deTD9AXHklr6nvYmT_Kt_NCkw/s3264/1B8C08E1-31B4-4D14-8785-82764976A88B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplydqkqRZMufMikiT5bPSj_45xlOo6aq1PwWt-I9rV-EgniUlkLnraNO8hdrHA7bquLQeqeA7t1geYdg-0WpnxlcY7d30c2YAX0IE0viMmVmiW-3bTXki-QcbAk-0R0YImxcOa1ZYSWMe4BcajJVDBX0K8az-2Bgy1deTD9AXHklr6nvYmT_Kt_NCkw/w480-h640/1B8C08E1-31B4-4D14-8785-82764976A88B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvADFM9fmOj9BCMnLBDoUD6jm7IP7UeAHtGf503eNpjce1hCGJzgwOxPJFDEMfvNZ0uA5QZcVf_PWTHrCr1AzGuN6uyBPOUGwGwCXzz61Vw2HwUOXUBnu-8X0bNxCy-c-qdviLA-i_65zh3UuJT-R3UQKwnOHxeht8NEQ9F4qS-Ht-W8Y2TQNWmZugw/s3264/9CD411DE-A369-4B89-A2A3-D115F89220BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvADFM9fmOj9BCMnLBDoUD6jm7IP7UeAHtGf503eNpjce1hCGJzgwOxPJFDEMfvNZ0uA5QZcVf_PWTHrCr1AzGuN6uyBPOUGwGwCXzz61Vw2HwUOXUBnu-8X0bNxCy-c-qdviLA-i_65zh3UuJT-R3UQKwnOHxeht8NEQ9F4qS-Ht-W8Y2TQNWmZugw/w480-h640/9CD411DE-A369-4B89-A2A3-D115F89220BC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaYCytBqEfJS0TKvQte_4RJzqqK3dYpzH6T0TePDU8nBqGV1MRTqkn-iH2OA23uEJPKgQZR9BZZDRUmOGofNwSQmxSzfFaJWgrGH-DtlRh2o6p9uzQ1TDhCcJ-NWBKCYZRr9M1PkehWjCBbJ91iEmBy8Co96Dgdbj_gybX2XsrzrHkArwIdh7r93UQA/s3264/946F0D1E-40AB-45C0-8A39-0BD25A3275AD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaYCytBqEfJS0TKvQte_4RJzqqK3dYpzH6T0TePDU8nBqGV1MRTqkn-iH2OA23uEJPKgQZR9BZZDRUmOGofNwSQmxSzfFaJWgrGH-DtlRh2o6p9uzQ1TDhCcJ-NWBKCYZRr9M1PkehWjCBbJ91iEmBy8Co96Dgdbj_gybX2XsrzrHkArwIdh7r93UQA/w480-h640/946F0D1E-40AB-45C0-8A39-0BD25A3275AD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> What's happening in your summer life?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-69080652944553731042022-06-06T12:06:00.004-05:002022-06-06T12:06:47.502-05:00Improvisational Pieced Panels<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well these escalated quickly! I sat down Saturday to stitch just a few sections. A little bit here and a little more there and I had 3 panels. I realized I should probably pull out a backing fabric so I'd have an idea when I should stop all this fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My current plan is to stitch 3 18" wide panels the width of my backing fabric. The space between the panels will have wide horizontal strips (also from the scrap bins). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKCSPyxTwFfCRQeND4qltXNZq6-HhFdlUX2lUe6Hx8xYUrshynDmDYv8G7Adf67BeUYN8xPvqhd6ZgtABLZMiyhBLVgL9KNYlytF_N7qwCxDBOewr7NgvaAYt1fm9lA8A1f0jiSVFA5NQ1SRrYydyzgca8cEhjB4gy6cm6VsALJM389Lte94pdScYFw/s3264/293C70A5-607F-4929-BFB7-20206D296165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKCSPyxTwFfCRQeND4qltXNZq6-HhFdlUX2lUe6Hx8xYUrshynDmDYv8G7Adf67BeUYN8xPvqhd6ZgtABLZMiyhBLVgL9KNYlytF_N7qwCxDBOewr7NgvaAYt1fm9lA8A1f0jiSVFA5NQ1SRrYydyzgca8cEhjB4gy6cm6VsALJM389Lte94pdScYFw/w640-h480/293C70A5-607F-4929-BFB7-20206D296165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpKiuj3LkimI_DB2QbqNUyaA1m9qd_eRnwq85HVUdFdA4l0ldX9pDhn6pqfd8fKT_ZkcbNn7fp2RaS3lq2uP_QTcyDDHFOKN-1o_VNjJvtEWrOorG94KWqP-mkzqiHQjV8l5R92oqX3g543lygK2xlyLyeXgQy9v189ztseiUV0P3nQP0Mz7BZx5MMQ/s3264/759E7EA2-14A9-428C-B786-DC51996EC50E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpKiuj3LkimI_DB2QbqNUyaA1m9qd_eRnwq85HVUdFdA4l0ldX9pDhn6pqfd8fKT_ZkcbNn7fp2RaS3lq2uP_QTcyDDHFOKN-1o_VNjJvtEWrOorG94KWqP-mkzqiHQjV8l5R92oqX3g543lygK2xlyLyeXgQy9v189ztseiUV0P3nQP0Mz7BZx5MMQ/w640-h480/759E7EA2-14A9-428C-B786-DC51996EC50E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a very pretty piece of decorator fabric for the backing. It was originally purchased in the Bentwater days (8+ yrs ago) & designed to be pillows. I think the stripe was supposed to be the ruffle or maybe the pillow back. I bought it & another colorway from the now defunct Hancock Fabrics. <div>I never intended to sew pillows. I always thought it would be a pretty quilt backing. It's wide and long enough for a big nap/couch throw. I think I will really enjoy it; along with the 5 or 6 other nap quilts I have--because I'm a big napper. Ha! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0m1GmmD_AMQg1M_8Dr4GmLXyyGzo4eVSvyXwxfB8LHpkj7Em7mjmvlsjw8qzm1kEzT6lz6qvuC2HEceUdkU0wqQPjjWf4razy5OM0gTVx43EE5BuEP1YXdVu7OarFkVTw2tMaGfLFEORSL9lYQbta7U-0XF4KlBGl1P9WcKp8p_hZ9isxE-9YUQkg/s3264/6832C6B6-072E-41EF-A9E2-00F88B4EE03B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0m1GmmD_AMQg1M_8Dr4GmLXyyGzo4eVSvyXwxfB8LHpkj7Em7mjmvlsjw8qzm1kEzT6lz6qvuC2HEceUdkU0wqQPjjWf4razy5OM0gTVx43EE5BuEP1YXdVu7OarFkVTw2tMaGfLFEORSL9lYQbta7U-0XF4KlBGl1P9WcKp8p_hZ9isxE-9YUQkg/w640-h480/6832C6B6-072E-41EF-A9E2-00F88B4EE03B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's impossible to see in this picture but I'm going to give it a shot. My little hall bathroom has a large wall across from the vanity. Until this week the magazine lady pictures were on that wall. Now that it is blank I'm wondering what to do with it. The Issue: The door opens and covers a little over ¼ of the space. Any pictures on the door side of the wall are hidden when the door is open. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What to do there?? (It's seem self absorbed to be even thinking of this with all the big issues many people face in their lives.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One idea: put a multiple towel bar up and drape some of my vintage embroidered towels off it. The problem is the narrow clearance with the adjoining door frame (4"). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2nd idea: I could just put up something in the clear space & leave the area behind the door blank. Or put something there that's subordinate but coordinates. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">3rd idea: put up a large piece and realize part of it will be hidden most of the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">4th idea: put up my collection of hand stitched cross stitch & needlepoint pictures as a gallery wall. The bathroom is not used any longer for showers so moisture really isn't much of an issue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have plenty of favorite pictures, some wall hangings and accessories. Making a decision is a bigger deal! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8w9J0_Xwgb6z97Mw_xit35MhfEmX0-9ORRcWbnMCLGJavEtB-lEx_1S68hYdHGXU4CccVAxJCH6nnmRVOkbAw_F7yJcYPAAq1wDmy2SboPbODclGtW0-QXtD7IgTMXx0RFJBrp-oWILLmNK8s2ZSjgraiaUY-KuYX-f6ZlXtWP5jKrTNarGCkG5nkw/s3264/DD417274-729D-4E81-A046-60F083ABAA89.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8w9J0_Xwgb6z97Mw_xit35MhfEmX0-9ORRcWbnMCLGJavEtB-lEx_1S68hYdHGXU4CccVAxJCH6nnmRVOkbAw_F7yJcYPAAq1wDmy2SboPbODclGtW0-QXtD7IgTMXx0RFJBrp-oWILLmNK8s2ZSjgraiaUY-KuYX-f6ZlXtWP5jKrTNarGCkG5nkw/w640-h480/DD417274-729D-4E81-A046-60F083ABAA89.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, it's Monday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><br /> <p></p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-64741873235691579102022-06-04T09:30:00.003-05:002022-06-04T09:30:53.543-05:00Lotsa Pinwheel Blocks <p> I'm using this project as a distraction from the work and workers in my house. Apparently I got a little too distracted! LOL!</p><p>I love the little starfish. I wasn't going to cut that fabric but I'm happy that I did! What's the point in saving it? I'm much more focused on using my stash now; especially the pieces I want for my personal quilts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYX4pBNSZYh73kHqO6ZOEo6_HGEuSNcDG21cg-1WBgUvyswBUBJsvVawbx6AGuJRNww9QuWUCKq6KUmVu5r4MlnmT8anml5m2eA1sVCP8zqq-Xt22wuWWsXA-HXaxSKrqZy7ZVYazb-cMu6HT7mFr0C5yJ4bjYnZJlICwo0R0yWhn120fy-WVJ6vSVA/s2448/AC686316-00AD-459D-8652-7AA8EFFE0CFA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYX4pBNSZYh73kHqO6ZOEo6_HGEuSNcDG21cg-1WBgUvyswBUBJsvVawbx6AGuJRNww9QuWUCKq6KUmVu5r4MlnmT8anml5m2eA1sVCP8zqq-Xt22wuWWsXA-HXaxSKrqZy7ZVYazb-cMu6HT7mFr0C5yJ4bjYnZJlICwo0R0yWhn120fy-WVJ6vSVA/w640-h640/AC686316-00AD-459D-8652-7AA8EFFE0CFA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEawg5yQ3rLsQhiH-aVjhezvbmxiLO9hBXOkyTQX1XXd2oRjKV9dWt_J5zZxXIhsgHMd4NPO0NvubCfblH1dTOKW1YHue0rOp0N0y0m4z_GEuruP2WLYieULPutbwSm4hDX-862Gr8EIdySUJHz84wovo3l7Oesx8wUHSgTFx-HBK7GKD8VvdGsOB0g/s2448/71DD2E5E-EEC9-4371-886A-5AE5673F50B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEawg5yQ3rLsQhiH-aVjhezvbmxiLO9hBXOkyTQX1XXd2oRjKV9dWt_J5zZxXIhsgHMd4NPO0NvubCfblH1dTOKW1YHue0rOp0N0y0m4z_GEuruP2WLYieULPutbwSm4hDX-862Gr8EIdySUJHz84wovo3l7Oesx8wUHSgTFx-HBK7GKD8VvdGsOB0g/w640-h640/71DD2E5E-EEC9-4371-886A-5AE5673F50B8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The little trimmings are making interesting blocks. These will be fun in some improvisational panels. Rummaging through my scrap box I discovered about 10 other improv panels so I'll have enough for a few quilts. These panels are easy to finish off with the longarm. I remember now that I was sewing the panels when the pipes burst at my house and flooded everything. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg36iZfbAulh50t8svdGGiOiGjzMwoBNwdg6bEejNMXTWdUzLwaQqs0bt4-sYEgeUtSs3dkE0x9p5l1z9Uz7x6WDt5P-39bBBY8alCEeNlOpF6x8vuaabo0jfVqoAxPKdiTMIIwDjynwuyg4m5QhpbfosObYOp3bqeg6UoL7EJ9H4eHETqYYVkUt-rVOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg36iZfbAulh50t8svdGGiOiGjzMwoBNwdg6bEejNMXTWdUzLwaQqs0bt4-sYEgeUtSs3dkE0x9p5l1z9Uz7x6WDt5P-39bBBY8alCEeNlOpF6x8vuaabo0jfVqoAxPKdiTMIIwDjynwuyg4m5QhpbfosObYOp3bqeg6UoL7EJ9H4eHETqYYVkUt-rVOg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An example of an Improvisational Quilt from 2020 with drapery prints. This is one of my typical quilt from the pieced panels--useful and durable. Cleans out the scraps. I seem to go through cycles with my stitching but eventually it all gets finished and finds new homes.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>To stay motivated and keep my hands working well, I decided to work in batches. So far switching between cutting, stitching and ironing is working well. The cutting and ironing operations seem to be the hardest on my hands--I think it's the gripping. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Y1uJozGrL8G8SkWzXPRx0qnEsKdG8niqc4RHZVKOxIutKlbajeqWgWzFufzy7I098e5Hpgov1rDEdQGCsQpfYX7CM8QQ0b73--HTHgX5-Tapi227P7FV5J4DT9atZ81scIJQAtW7CF0z6pQo_xu8BMB10aRiIi7Xi_m29MYSwRxexptroL55gDqdA/s3264/64BE3482-C549-47DC-8E10-0155F8BE4895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Y1uJozGrL8G8SkWzXPRx0qnEsKdG8niqc4RHZVKOxIutKlbajeqWgWzFufzy7I098e5Hpgov1rDEdQGCsQpfYX7CM8QQ0b73--HTHgX5-Tapi227P7FV5J4DT9atZ81scIJQAtW7CF0z6pQo_xu8BMB10aRiIi7Xi_m29MYSwRxexptroL55gDqdA/w480-h640/64BE3482-C549-47DC-8E10-0155F8BE4895.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6JdVQYnVWSkZHkTrA1yPQ1GzhYUE9IAj2kXft7gpIX9TYuUq8ex-ETxNDTY2OZDEdnEddD03cxNOowUT67HpvJXspDS15-myVhzoM2pecEQkCeqMOyt6F8sqnwQa4IYFDciu--jW1rinVsjcW2eCywyu4990HgPQfodl5BpI6m5ZD63PWqqK5COedw/s1440/6B2A08BC-0D8F-4A83-AE58-651644B78016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6JdVQYnVWSkZHkTrA1yPQ1GzhYUE9IAj2kXft7gpIX9TYuUq8ex-ETxNDTY2OZDEdnEddD03cxNOowUT67HpvJXspDS15-myVhzoM2pecEQkCeqMOyt6F8sqnwQa4IYFDciu--jW1rinVsjcW2eCywyu4990HgPQfodl5BpI6m5ZD63PWqqK5COedw/w640-h640/6B2A08BC-0D8F-4A83-AE58-651644B78016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So fun! I'm taking it easy on the middle points; for the most part they match. If not, oh well. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghanLUZdYrxMA7CfcPrwHUmWvymut_i0kQRVn4xL_yTVXl08A-trY0ZNvs0qHmJNuUhWvB54ThIvIxTmPtXM8QkX4EUFghR2VkJwdO9xmPJthXIK0cruKvQhyEFWPPL5dMPwM0qKrVlpHnVnhCBMyf10fj0X_O71Z0NszpbdH5hnEQJeF-SJRKuE_XHg/s3264/2D543905-C8CB-467C-B8B5-FC3B451384B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghanLUZdYrxMA7CfcPrwHUmWvymut_i0kQRVn4xL_yTVXl08A-trY0ZNvs0qHmJNuUhWvB54ThIvIxTmPtXM8QkX4EUFghR2VkJwdO9xmPJthXIK0cruKvQhyEFWPPL5dMPwM0qKrVlpHnVnhCBMyf10fj0X_O71Z0NszpbdH5hnEQJeF-SJRKuE_XHg/w480-h640/2D543905-C8CB-467C-B8B5-FC3B451384B5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div>Last day of painting today! Everything is looking so good. I'll probably sew all day; although there is a matter of "nothing in my refrigerator". I hate when that happens. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you enjoying the pinwheels?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation!</div></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-66407340882105034312022-06-03T11:15:00.002-05:002022-06-03T11:15:50.111-05:00Home Improvements & Pinwheel Blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm so excited! The exterior house painting is finished! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I decided to use the blue as a bit of trim and for a large wall in my courtyard (invisible to the street). It's the side of my garage & I see it from my dining room where I actually spend a good amount of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I pulled the orange from the house brick for the door. Strangely, I am over the moon about the door! I trimmed it with the blue and the front of the porch with the aqua. My intent is to have 2 large planters on either side with a bush in each and lots of colorful flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63SA1hVQx-PLp6XiYGsJunpahMvAGBAc5vymQlNal8L4rw7wN1UbHiuoHodFI7KP909q4-0l8rP5RWZkdnmYp25X63tkWgYau5gPaQTM1vcKO9Sa7swjR3FAXdakHXZiSjHkKB4q_B6PhN0QqryCnB-4ijhOyMSRLutMlbuIe-UpBX3pzizPWV_ytsA/s3264/3B5A097F-EFCD-4F44-8628-B292EA5E6D3B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63SA1hVQx-PLp6XiYGsJunpahMvAGBAc5vymQlNal8L4rw7wN1UbHiuoHodFI7KP909q4-0l8rP5RWZkdnmYp25X63tkWgYau5gPaQTM1vcKO9Sa7swjR3FAXdakHXZiSjHkKB4q_B6PhN0QqryCnB-4ijhOyMSRLutMlbuIe-UpBX3pzizPWV_ytsA/w640-h480/3B5A097F-EFCD-4F44-8628-B292EA5E6D3B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGyiXWRrqGJ_Tn6zTYdHMDClwW6XYMc5oDuoOxvYD7rOAUrDvbB0c5_GxMXZO2Reu5j-pGqguoOCtYR2bw9QEHjgQ-nRaMgRbhbnTxmf7PBW-2BFASs6f0g2jdcMgwrG4Gtnv_DwuqcXAzSmso9B2Fh_LdEqIprnQV1cxs5iBLVc9mnB0VntYiLTlRg/s3264/06DE7B1A-FCE3-4C1C-BE41-C0EF8ECA3CA6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGyiXWRrqGJ_Tn6zTYdHMDClwW6XYMc5oDuoOxvYD7rOAUrDvbB0c5_GxMXZO2Reu5j-pGqguoOCtYR2bw9QEHjgQ-nRaMgRbhbnTxmf7PBW-2BFASs6f0g2jdcMgwrG4Gtnv_DwuqcXAzSmso9B2Fh_LdEqIprnQV1cxs5iBLVc9mnB0VntYiLTlRg/w640-h480/06DE7B1A-FCE3-4C1C-BE41-C0EF8ECA3CA6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyCVRotGpuZFaYNDv3dtNK6V2RfjhzTVfXmFUWDfsSEFOp88DU5XLR7Qgl4LIPRV85_Kw2mZrFM3TdtUqMK-0GYF5nbqj6sRjoXm5tEeKp00BCs3l8yvviLG15Cx8pJHnXJownEtDs8zPzIF7mvBTBoDIkDLyarubWl-xFs6eRo3dpYd8pDwRCXT7zw/s3264/14AF6056-B177-4C8A-8B5E-E37E31D33727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyCVRotGpuZFaYNDv3dtNK6V2RfjhzTVfXmFUWDfsSEFOp88DU5XLR7Qgl4LIPRV85_Kw2mZrFM3TdtUqMK-0GYF5nbqj6sRjoXm5tEeKp00BCs3l8yvviLG15Cx8pJHnXJownEtDs8zPzIF7mvBTBoDIkDLyarubWl-xFs6eRo3dpYd8pDwRCXT7zw/w640-h480/14AF6056-B177-4C8A-8B5E-E37E31D33727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wrought iron got a new coat of black paint. Looks fabulous! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCpQ87PBiMhAtXXIAskazEJUnUDc_HwtTArgJ0vvbbEWnh7SnOzdPp9XpJjf6z-3EVjQ-7VppaYCETj-5KJR6j97Myg7IsNYcmQZNJoVoiweCNX0Dgvv27BSxjDxpCzabVodlkcbkQZAf-foOST1hak00sk_wn90iOKf_s1aYQbytGwLVV6qTnvTavA/s3264/24E3AD28-19C0-4DA5-88C6-7279654A7C74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCpQ87PBiMhAtXXIAskazEJUnUDc_HwtTArgJ0vvbbEWnh7SnOzdPp9XpJjf6z-3EVjQ-7VppaYCETj-5KJR6j97Myg7IsNYcmQZNJoVoiweCNX0Dgvv27BSxjDxpCzabVodlkcbkQZAf-foOST1hak00sk_wn90iOKf_s1aYQbytGwLVV6qTnvTavA/w640-h480/24E3AD28-19C0-4DA5-88C6-7279654A7C74.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWUmvDQsMla9yccjWzkACbu1PWOcYYSTZZuIq94LIRapE_kDHwymDcLHunMQR2s4rl3QPyiDv9WYM66RbkDeYCh_DExRv_m2g8E_na7i5C6Ni9GNQY611tpdUI37SiephjQx9SiXbf3DXHtki400xiNcWFRqluC4-E07Dg_QwoeOz_v1og712t8uU7w/s3264/501CE059-2507-4D48-8E8A-20AAC82F9A8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWUmvDQsMla9yccjWzkACbu1PWOcYYSTZZuIq94LIRapE_kDHwymDcLHunMQR2s4rl3QPyiDv9WYM66RbkDeYCh_DExRv_m2g8E_na7i5C6Ni9GNQY611tpdUI37SiephjQx9SiXbf3DXHtki400xiNcWFRqluC4-E07Dg_QwoeOz_v1og712t8uU7w/w640-h480/501CE059-2507-4D48-8E8A-20AAC82F9A8E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love this space now! From inside looking out it feels like another room. I may remove the middle planter edging (from 20 yrs ago-previous owner) and consider a chair or two out there. It might be a pretty spot for coffee in the morning. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfm_8Igw13l8Q-98t4QKq4xDrWm45spaM7efMmTjyNHuCZhPJvVZf-HvdHQzOgs8bqZ1WHLIjXIvgRSEWChG-TxCRm9BpOEip9a-jtosSJM-2ezv9-UbzUJ8y6iX235HNQMmGj2Nkz1AMeo0NgG63QrxZdrRffc5xSRbpfQXpuL66RBjNmvv95k8sMQ/s3264/69854EA8-6092-4F16-BA1C-2F2A37FB33E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfm_8Igw13l8Q-98t4QKq4xDrWm45spaM7efMmTjyNHuCZhPJvVZf-HvdHQzOgs8bqZ1WHLIjXIvgRSEWChG-TxCRm9BpOEip9a-jtosSJM-2ezv9-UbzUJ8y6iX235HNQMmGj2Nkz1AMeo0NgG63QrxZdrRffc5xSRbpfQXpuL66RBjNmvv95k8sMQ/w640-h480/69854EA8-6092-4F16-BA1C-2F2A37FB33E6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This big wall (visible from the street) is asking for some kind of wood sculpture. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr4HCTxhlGY4FpA4RuKu20DfB77D61b05fgknzd-zCfFBV7qROZhWGhLKZOgC9u6SiRXySXsAx3c-eXNYTRmAj8Uj9e0vxAfLdBeII3Q2A1ZLWFbcI_993PBgQw9n_Fn7TslUIwVSohe-R0lVUw8TYvkmOxi2dLVet9kJ0Z9TbX5TSDQA6nQgHOGeew/s3264/E7104AB6-DC1C-4B3B-9DFF-A370A2A0B8E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr4HCTxhlGY4FpA4RuKu20DfB77D61b05fgknzd-zCfFBV7qROZhWGhLKZOgC9u6SiRXySXsAx3c-eXNYTRmAj8Uj9e0vxAfLdBeII3Q2A1ZLWFbcI_993PBgQw9n_Fn7TslUIwVSohe-R0lVUw8TYvkmOxi2dLVet9kJ0Z9TbX5TSDQA6nQgHOGeew/w640-h480/E7104AB6-DC1C-4B3B-9DFF-A370A2A0B8E0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Awww, that blue! Love it! Envision it with a long shelf and my white conch shells. Maybe a white iron decoration? </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnrX-w6l9ym_90sPRthj1JsD0PrMZSYld8DaOjBr_XE3VTeYQq2t94_LdRGrTRHczTJaBtm29i4JjwJOKyqc27q41y5pDtwlMgp0-lNZUOGQXUUkerhtyNzKYyeXhnL3az97Wkan9GkMHYdKewYAQPPY6IAsLs5Riw53u_qFDssRXT20GRMP-PgF6Aw/s2448/94845AAD-C926-425E-B276-5208C236B6CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnrX-w6l9ym_90sPRthj1JsD0PrMZSYld8DaOjBr_XE3VTeYQq2t94_LdRGrTRHczTJaBtm29i4JjwJOKyqc27q41y5pDtwlMgp0-lNZUOGQXUUkerhtyNzKYyeXhnL3az97Wkan9GkMHYdKewYAQPPY6IAsLs5Riw53u_qFDssRXT20GRMP-PgF6Aw/w640-h640/94845AAD-C926-425E-B276-5208C236B6CD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> And, while the craftsmen work, I've been stitching half square triangles for pinwheels. This is going to be a fun cheerful quilt! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone needs color in their lives! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-74021648062695134372022-06-02T10:53:00.001-05:002022-06-02T10:57:41.548-05:00Pinwheel Block Parts & Home Improvements<p> I decided it might be a good idea to put the pencil to the paper to figure out how many pinwheel blocks I might actually need for a queen sized quilt. Turns out--a ton! I went ahead and cut the FQs I had set aside; then paired them with some solids (or prints that read solid).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOyhGQAfqXESzDjMLlxi1N9CLxyrZRxqrL3KuMuZ5efJ0w0cO9ZaggSKPGtzxfQ7-cWMCyxJUCGMjye0b07vxkNsgRcoJA1iBFVb2y-66pz6Pt8wDNip0Y0zBY5N9-RlBUGGZSQ8U7Xn_aRqPqVmr3PgfG_BukSq6XNd5Nuq9lQNG6ecI3DOA-CbLKA/s2448/F50DF2AA-4A1A-412B-B8CE-F287C56D2660.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOyhGQAfqXESzDjMLlxi1N9CLxyrZRxqrL3KuMuZ5efJ0w0cO9ZaggSKPGtzxfQ7-cWMCyxJUCGMjye0b07vxkNsgRcoJA1iBFVb2y-66pz6Pt8wDNip0Y0zBY5N9-RlBUGGZSQ8U7Xn_aRqPqVmr3PgfG_BukSq6XNd5Nuq9lQNG6ecI3DOA-CbLKA/w640-h640/F50DF2AA-4A1A-412B-B8CE-F287C56D2660.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a narrow sliver leftover that happened to work well for some individual half square triangles. I figured I'd need to use as many black and white prints as I could. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4rGwt2W0UzTP-L2ym6BKFxD0CYbJb0uzHeOd1KjMAuHsyLMCr41HcOmwjQD9zWLtLAm-vlWToMLm6QavNnKHIbc05n7SzyWxENJlRj2wmb3FseHTIN-gvd-dxUHTuTYeohaRI7_MN7UwIMu5VJjDTbf8XMtu8HHObWGj27oTyMsSHBufKR-I80Ghfg/s2448/B83E2349-CD34-4695-B042-B47BFD27B882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4rGwt2W0UzTP-L2ym6BKFxD0CYbJb0uzHeOd1KjMAuHsyLMCr41HcOmwjQD9zWLtLAm-vlWToMLm6QavNnKHIbc05n7SzyWxENJlRj2wmb3FseHTIN-gvd-dxUHTuTYeohaRI7_MN7UwIMu5VJjDTbf8XMtu8HHObWGj27oTyMsSHBufKR-I80Ghfg/w640-h640/B83E2349-CD34-4695-B042-B47BFD27B882.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stitched about 25 units yesterday. Next up ironing them open, nipping off the dog ears, & stitching them together for pinwheels.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fYsp7hZZY-Zb9kYtkk0hgM3UHuazIG-OmuLgpbsCsu-z1NdbokjIV20zhK5ivpB5FHasBW8nDxMsa1VW5dR4ZK2iYR4fbOV7dMIYOQKMEQEYdNTYUz4W_Ov9JNucU3DPpb9pF14WGKfm1tXvJvCRZg-HWQw9rDGkUO180eLtin8cX_7SrSzQljlOpA/s2448/AE6205E5-06DD-4B93-BBBE-6969DF6D1837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fYsp7hZZY-Zb9kYtkk0hgM3UHuazIG-OmuLgpbsCsu-z1NdbokjIV20zhK5ivpB5FHasBW8nDxMsa1VW5dR4ZK2iYR4fbOV7dMIYOQKMEQEYdNTYUz4W_Ov9JNucU3DPpb9pF14WGKfm1tXvJvCRZg-HWQw9rDGkUO180eLtin8cX_7SrSzQljlOpA/w640-h640/AE6205E5-06DD-4B93-BBBE-6969DF6D1837.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ6dNQIG-cL0__aAVdTN2F5A6E3oe1CP_02ijCR1BFWc1LHSvc2S7AiKQ_y33VhC-9hhHNpGSC3sihZUEZx96JWb2uWH7RXpE5kTiYwUelF3MM7aRmBHjEG6YdiW5ybMJzURqyoiF5w_y1eFhFOAEtjEWRITZYtt97TLZ-G96mlapSaAkwKEuba40wA/s2448/0D31B70E-B3FE-45A2-AC80-36E4B8818F47.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ6dNQIG-cL0__aAVdTN2F5A6E3oe1CP_02ijCR1BFWc1LHSvc2S7AiKQ_y33VhC-9hhHNpGSC3sihZUEZx96JWb2uWH7RXpE5kTiYwUelF3MM7aRmBHjEG6YdiW5ybMJzURqyoiF5w_y1eFhFOAEtjEWRITZYtt97TLZ-G96mlapSaAkwKEuba40wA/w640-h640/0D31B70E-B3FE-45A2-AC80-36E4B8818F47.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the paint colors I chose for my house exterior turned out to be much brighter than I expected. I cannot today believe how anxious it made me; well, that coupled with the contractor saying it would cost an additional $800 to change all the colors. It was probably a glimpse into the life of someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis. I would be a huge basket case. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luckily I was able to stop the painting quickly before any more was applied. I decided to keep the trim color and return to the previous creamy white I now have for the exterior walls. In the end it costs $200 for the wall paint change. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I was standing outside looking at the trim I realized it is basically the same color as the wicker chairs in my kitchen and just a darker shade of my kitchen cabinets. I guess I like blue green. </div><br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwvJ7UM5ZnxsEkCoVPlaIDARac0olOWpCQbWXMOGdE49ynZACWImJ_e3L1zAszUDS4DaHWml7LmUxaAgp2UjOg_qNfzZbFZG7Ijbk9Kg-xtwZrPnXd5Qa13_sWnemmnU79CBlqW1PeCPtRQHo3iC8fZkANABqL5tBBDIVF3feXD0_sxYs1Wo-Nb2B1Q/s2448/00A6E69A-1C49-4117-AD8B-0CA4B5551ABD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwvJ7UM5ZnxsEkCoVPlaIDARac0olOWpCQbWXMOGdE49ynZACWImJ_e3L1zAszUDS4DaHWml7LmUxaAgp2UjOg_qNfzZbFZG7Ijbk9Kg-xtwZrPnXd5Qa13_sWnemmnU79CBlqW1PeCPtRQHo3iC8fZkANABqL5tBBDIVF3feXD0_sxYs1Wo-Nb2B1Q/w640-h640/00A6E69A-1C49-4117-AD8B-0CA4B5551ABD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, that's lovely moss growing on my garage roof. It's just one thing after another. I'd love to paint my bricks but that's another $1800. Not happening today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsk3F-prH4BfzJPG7REng0GfpWLkervu9szo7LnuMtA3GpmEuSO4EfpsWuIuAttYEwnSFyBYmvNWVpF9bR5FidsnaefhnXBqzlMrVo9yQ8feX9QqHt20DsY_ENwKBFj8YG07U-Trwj_9fjSSoqDCSb68kFTmQAZ8-k9LXYPCYZZh6c14UywWOquVhdw/s3264/5CF8F3CD-DB00-4B74-B338-D33A37D6EAD2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsk3F-prH4BfzJPG7REng0GfpWLkervu9szo7LnuMtA3GpmEuSO4EfpsWuIuAttYEwnSFyBYmvNWVpF9bR5FidsnaefhnXBqzlMrVo9yQ8feX9QqHt20DsY_ENwKBFj8YG07U-Trwj_9fjSSoqDCSb68kFTmQAZ8-k9LXYPCYZZh6c14UywWOquVhdw/w640-h480/5CF8F3CD-DB00-4B74-B338-D33A37D6EAD2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a blue-blue green world over here. Ahhh, quiet, subtle, peaceful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's happening in your world?\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><br />Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-27073447381113259532022-06-01T12:06:00.002-05:002022-06-01T12:06:51.455-05:00Pinwheel Blocks <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have so much going on I'm starting to get overwhelmed. I have loaded one of the (paid) queen sized tshirt quilts on the longarm but my head isn't ready to start the quilting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The termite situation caused me to divert my energy back to some home maintenance. I've thankfully been able to hire professionals to do my home improvement projects which include updating my small hall bathroom and painting the exterior of my house. It's a big chunk of change but I don't see me doing them anytime soon. Or ever. So I had some major decisions to make about paint colors and processes and coming to grips with spending the money. Now that's accomplished and I've retreated to my studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A few nights ago I grabbed my IPad to scroll through Pinterest. I do that to relax sometimes. As I was scrolling and using up an hour or more of my evening time, I thought if I just went into my studio and worked on anything mindless, I would feel better and probably accomplish something. Pinning is fun but it doesn't get the work done; sometimes it even makes me feel guilty for neglecting my ideas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So I stopped scrolling and sat down at my sewing machine. An hour went by quickly and I was then ready for bed. I might have to try this more when I'm home alone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A few months ago I decided I wanted to use my small stash of black and white prints (I think I must have been in a fabric exchange once) and couple them with some bright solids for a big variety of pinwheel blocks. For the backing I wanted to use the small remaining bright prints from my 80s & 90s beloved stash. I can flip the quilt over and see them for a change. I still love them but my tastes have evolved. I don't want to use them on any quilts I might donate or gift. </div><br /><div class="separator">I pulled the pile of already cut strips and started to sew.</div><div class="separator">Here's the process I use for sewing pinwheel blocks:</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Cut the desired fabric width (in this case I am using 6½")</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Sew 2 pieces right sides together along the length on both sides</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVLUTOG9PYZvUAg8mtTX_ZimCS-hAjYA1EKXW8VPDF1df10VsSH_6lQcdvX9EjuWlx_311-EfPCj4W6U3iBLRKSX-4PiCVAjPANUsDxIqjR71kPEv5dADZrjVUunAgQJmmvLFZlrYpehCmA_ia8J-CjG52XhNE68SyhdWt28HmKnFRd4QeJ7JUju1Rw/s2448/58B6FC10-5E44-408D-B2C7-5188D891F757.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVLUTOG9PYZvUAg8mtTX_ZimCS-hAjYA1EKXW8VPDF1df10VsSH_6lQcdvX9EjuWlx_311-EfPCj4W6U3iBLRKSX-4PiCVAjPANUsDxIqjR71kPEv5dADZrjVUunAgQJmmvLFZlrYpehCmA_ia8J-CjG52XhNE68SyhdWt28HmKnFRd4QeJ7JUju1Rw/w640-h640/58B6FC10-5E44-408D-B2C7-5188D891F757.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cut the length into the width measurement for a square. For my blocks, that's 6½"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3kGpIIbPdtleMYy822aD3F9eM3bO2a2YZrvMbmtopYLbvaXd55z4u5ta4kKLbgVib5VjF2gKZZgfEs4Yd4-xyk8SHlL4f0TONAZbPDllGht8_8j3aPWoPFTu-i8z0LR_3ESqKZAc2eHPTHZp9KPm4f3wn_kx7nNfTV7X6isRiyr0QWq5xRl-TcmRvA/s2448/18171E70-9F34-4127-B87B-9B32C1E1ED1F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3kGpIIbPdtleMYy822aD3F9eM3bO2a2YZrvMbmtopYLbvaXd55z4u5ta4kKLbgVib5VjF2gKZZgfEs4Yd4-xyk8SHlL4f0TONAZbPDllGht8_8j3aPWoPFTu-i8z0LR_3ESqKZAc2eHPTHZp9KPm4f3wn_kx7nNfTV7X6isRiyr0QWq5xRl-TcmRvA/w640-h640/18171E70-9F34-4127-B87B-9B32C1E1ED1F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stack them up with the cut side out and chain stitch the sides. Flip for the other side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoDK_-Ba2d7CuVEPPXJZQo1sQaeF0gNj40UrgLHFds694AwyR4n2iw4mnnco1HuQMirneA449EaH9LRt57R92qkpoNfH36o2dvV6q29cbPpNFOptFmfh3R6p5ck-y7OpItt7ZDJPDEL36uqjoIgNXAoA1yhMQL0YSf5RUgLnSUOhaEiupr2SNvc27nQ/s2448/C12406D4-1CB9-4BF6-958B-785182BEEC0A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoDK_-Ba2d7CuVEPPXJZQo1sQaeF0gNj40UrgLHFds694AwyR4n2iw4mnnco1HuQMirneA449EaH9LRt57R92qkpoNfH36o2dvV6q29cbPpNFOptFmfh3R6p5ck-y7OpItt7ZDJPDEL36uqjoIgNXAoA1yhMQL0YSf5RUgLnSUOhaEiupr2SNvc27nQ/w640-h640/C12406D4-1CB9-4BF6-958B-785182BEEC0A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point I give every block a nice press. I press my quilt blocks all the time-every intersection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboNwdbUf6kyV-ZLIbOPu17hVuZbRlovQu9yR7bWyQPgWxe0vtN7QtBEnKOPkX7goiedUjpSoBdWV7uybZa4BwCLXg4JNyHsRfVrIioShWtcHITljFZrjfoylXzCfx1fWGQoGbX-cHLw6ezxmvAPtyb68UPnagsP5DBfH8H7uLpwDI194mEDX1mlrrxg/s2448/1EB44204-11D2-4184-B962-15CC311C93C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboNwdbUf6kyV-ZLIbOPu17hVuZbRlovQu9yR7bWyQPgWxe0vtN7QtBEnKOPkX7goiedUjpSoBdWV7uybZa4BwCLXg4JNyHsRfVrIioShWtcHITljFZrjfoylXzCfx1fWGQoGbX-cHLw6ezxmvAPtyb68UPnagsP5DBfH8H7uLpwDI194mEDX1mlrrxg/w640-h640/1EB44204-11D2-4184-B962-15CC311C93C4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I use the angled lines on my cutting board to align the block for the 1st cut. Then my ruler for the 2nd cut. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQAcez9kGJNZUq7XNw9arEnegRSH_Pd5_3fDGIzvWYpJWwAPfZ7DtES4BjHP_RkGcM305PZdHB-2jCJbobpQYNGX35e3C7hn-T5jIZV1_tjZdOIcMaB1R3woyRfs__Q15wpkW_2ro2fn7GV41DETV126C6evPCwYh3emfcBFD1-zRpxfKAb2HCv524g/s2448/1ED5BA1C-0684-4ADB-8F94-E3551A2F7733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQAcez9kGJNZUq7XNw9arEnegRSH_Pd5_3fDGIzvWYpJWwAPfZ7DtES4BjHP_RkGcM305PZdHB-2jCJbobpQYNGX35e3C7hn-T5jIZV1_tjZdOIcMaB1R3woyRfs__Q15wpkW_2ro2fn7GV41DETV126C6evPCwYh3emfcBFD1-zRpxfKAb2HCv524g/w640-h640/1ED5BA1C-0684-4ADB-8F94-E3551A2F7733.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AByKOZO8LN_xsEXPSgAZ2uSzBvPTRkr-2urjdWo2c-H37HDlkbAlUOpugHgSDMugTCc_iVe7TIhRjjKWMK-m-odqHAzXme3hgg0C39vwgsrTazPjbTqJR0MR42Djgg682_8XkhmoaODOYvGx6Hnr6obrxWaYuVLBB_8c8gAaKoIZZ3LxXqly_EidHg/s2448/349957A5-1235-4705-AE36-8D6A0F7B87EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AByKOZO8LN_xsEXPSgAZ2uSzBvPTRkr-2urjdWo2c-H37HDlkbAlUOpugHgSDMugTCc_iVe7TIhRjjKWMK-m-odqHAzXme3hgg0C39vwgsrTazPjbTqJR0MR42Djgg682_8XkhmoaODOYvGx6Hnr6obrxWaYuVLBB_8c8gAaKoIZZ3LxXqly_EidHg/w640-h640/349957A5-1235-4705-AE36-8D6A0F7B87EF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yes, the interior cuts are on the bias but I've been sewing so long, they don't bother me. You could hit them with a spritz of starch. The trick is to lift and place your iron instead of dragging it over the edge and possibly stretching them. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe-gVTcsrZOzXN60lmqyYtbQr9r1ye5WBThb9ydkHnAIf8Qv1NGg70WV-jnWWfvAU62S9i2c-p1BERWrZ8WwdRU_1VJlQr_MblICaVAIX0K8G8OsOBGgXISwgV8vnffDwvLkdFuRnVsuU1CsSscdooueg32nsRsoBMuPLy-7R0NwP4RaK8VAlnWMgJw/s2448/45D1AA60-AA58-4172-98AD-25C09322DB92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe-gVTcsrZOzXN60lmqyYtbQr9r1ye5WBThb9ydkHnAIf8Qv1NGg70WV-jnWWfvAU62S9i2c-p1BERWrZ8WwdRU_1VJlQr_MblICaVAIX0K8G8OsOBGgXISwgV8vnffDwvLkdFuRnVsuU1CsSscdooueg32nsRsoBMuPLy-7R0NwP4RaK8VAlnWMgJw/w640-h640/45D1AA60-AA58-4172-98AD-25C09322DB92.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC9I9LtwV24RC7dqjiKb_jG4evL-u7wBGu_6DyBJ-opBWcFrRpcuPjjYNklp6KAHuzTBoRIb167dxc8mlQH3Gc0oO3TG11gvWZ5m9Re2YGwu2U5mCuGke-fy1JLbD31auuZeW0H2G0AXqYZOTgOZoj02nWJonK1EN_fbX9ush5k0OxW9bjL76nuAzcg/s2448/D799D62C-B7E9-454C-9C36-870DB08F4607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC9I9LtwV24RC7dqjiKb_jG4evL-u7wBGu_6DyBJ-opBWcFrRpcuPjjYNklp6KAHuzTBoRIb167dxc8mlQH3Gc0oO3TG11gvWZ5m9Re2YGwu2U5mCuGke-fy1JLbD31auuZeW0H2G0AXqYZOTgOZoj02nWJonK1EN_fbX9ush5k0OxW9bjL76nuAzcg/w640-h640/D799D62C-B7E9-454C-9C36-870DB08F4607.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll snip off the dog ears. I know there are tons of ideas for the half square units but I'm going old school and experimenting with the colors more than the shapes with this quilt. I don't want anything that seriously makes me think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVoHgT15S9avRt2Bx0Gg2WnLakH_HXL-dKKJYrQld5C_tMRmbl4rVGg_k8pIFWZLoWThl3cy58ATHlzH2LzmRVSUKctbmjTVOirq3ZDjvNgvNUhp6WPnu00gtoUoTViaHQuoMXqxTMLdvVt6BXPrty6pOwFCj1aN61Xiv5FdUyNSI2-V7x4_KjLCHQw/s2448/C670380F-0FD9-4547-8C0E-EFFD10A0CD04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVoHgT15S9avRt2Bx0Gg2WnLakH_HXL-dKKJYrQld5C_tMRmbl4rVGg_k8pIFWZLoWThl3cy58ATHlzH2LzmRVSUKctbmjTVOirq3ZDjvNgvNUhp6WPnu00gtoUoTViaHQuoMXqxTMLdvVt6BXPrty6pOwFCj1aN61Xiv5FdUyNSI2-V7x4_KjLCHQw/w640-h640/C670380F-0FD9-4547-8C0E-EFFD10A0CD04.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There will inevitably be some leftover lengths so I am using as much of the black & white prints as possible. I loosened the blue and cut a 6½" square out of the black & white print that I can match with another solid fabric.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QwscqAUI6C7tQLQV9PZKeIjNnZs6Q3f8bCsCa1XJV264KaCjpIr-U0UivG5R4vV8VcTlE6XGAVueCGH2ITb8TEOlC1B5Z0YuJnh6DDqSgkZG8l1vHycWKZb3YCnEh-96oLU83PkdUoer57APk6y6pIZIJoY7GDRZi09RhndpyY8tDlpoSjI1i7X_iA/s2448/5CB1B132-C17E-46AA-B967-16F54E4810C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QwscqAUI6C7tQLQV9PZKeIjNnZs6Q3f8bCsCa1XJV264KaCjpIr-U0UivG5R4vV8VcTlE6XGAVueCGH2ITb8TEOlC1B5Z0YuJnh6DDqSgkZG8l1vHycWKZb3YCnEh-96oLU83PkdUoer57APk6y6pIZIJoY7GDRZi09RhndpyY8tDlpoSjI1i7X_iA/w640-h640/5CB1B132-C17E-46AA-B967-16F54E4810C4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The new remaining scraps (already sewn together from the previous strip) will be the beginning of some crumb blocks. I'll chain stitch them with the blocks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpkIgB8nxjzBL2TmzMStxS6B5BajeOqTAOBwBhJAacXrcoHqi4QQ4vBPYqkzgAyWSiVZaL6yClxDify2Dg0u7I8YAMde8jbxsvpQZCi8yn3gCusUMPiPSR4pXSBW2pcoqLv-YtwgmNk2voCPh0PilsdfAWJe2xyicZxGoBKUJysjlH5tjyVsY94XJCw/s2448/B716AA2E-C278-4328-ABC5-4D9A9B22312B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpkIgB8nxjzBL2TmzMStxS6B5BajeOqTAOBwBhJAacXrcoHqi4QQ4vBPYqkzgAyWSiVZaL6yClxDify2Dg0u7I8YAMde8jbxsvpQZCi8yn3gCusUMPiPSR4pXSBW2pcoqLv-YtwgmNk2voCPh0PilsdfAWJe2xyicZxGoBKUJysjlH5tjyVsY94XJCw/w640-h640/B716AA2E-C278-4328-ABC5-4D9A9B22312B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's a long length cut off the excess backing of my mom's quilt. It's perfect for the block scraps. It won't take any time at all to accumulate a bunch of blocks for an improvisational quilt. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIhXILzBfwjdg5JAIbooUzdq6lhDLwZQwX_DyaXqC2s2qndzrWPmhF7vLLZ5AW_yHbbNBRPLPLP3R2KwPa-o7nzHkg4TTiYnGLFMuGjQ-thl6V6QyfDi6HWnAAO1JsKmtjIKZ_8u2_DShNTvZ5hu1Z3x4OZS3uP4fFR75NteeAh2Kk9BtV89Tytjl1w/s2448/7E61EB78-9CED-4E74-9968-53C7619BA317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIhXILzBfwjdg5JAIbooUzdq6lhDLwZQwX_DyaXqC2s2qndzrWPmhF7vLLZ5AW_yHbbNBRPLPLP3R2KwPa-o7nzHkg4TTiYnGLFMuGjQ-thl6V6QyfDi6HWnAAO1JsKmtjIKZ_8u2_DShNTvZ5hu1Z3x4OZS3uP4fFR75NteeAh2Kk9BtV89Tytjl1w/w640-h640/7E61EB78-9CED-4E74-9968-53C7619BA317.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, there you have it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Easy Pinwheels! Fast Crumb Blocks! Mindless Sewing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com1Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.36980281.4501928638211545 -130.5260528 58.070660536178849 -60.2135528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-29776088446722630252022-05-21T11:32:00.005-05:002022-05-21T11:33:35.253-05:00Frugal Friday: quilts and such<p> A pretty good thrift shopping day for Frugal Friday. This Sunday is Commissioning Sunday for the new Stephen Ministers at Memorial Drive Methodist. When I spotted this lightweight gauzy rayon skirt I knew it would be perfect for the service. </p><p>I already had a plain linen pullover top from (thrifted) J.Jill and a favorite sheer scarf in my closet. It helps when you dress in a certain range of colors. The best part will be wearing a soft summer shawl my friend Barbara knit for me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLpVDj6MWHsP6Qp1EgtqsgaM4QlLsdUyKOc_Y5qjGgWvb3ebQ4IVQeRvr4wgv2KqvsULmcQtpVRz6vv7rMr44JpV5iPT1oiScww86uR-FquoPv9gqLGLNT8KrCOiJUNU13VLjW8bQ5kV8jwpyu555jgfpz_Evu8k3p3xdKqPq2RcuPk7joGQQ2Gr4zw/s2431/C4305B6A-253D-4516-BB5D-2502D28A9D19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLpVDj6MWHsP6Qp1EgtqsgaM4QlLsdUyKOc_Y5qjGgWvb3ebQ4IVQeRvr4wgv2KqvsULmcQtpVRz6vv7rMr44JpV5iPT1oiScww86uR-FquoPv9gqLGLNT8KrCOiJUNU13VLjW8bQ5kV8jwpyu555jgfpz_Evu8k3p3xdKqPq2RcuPk7joGQQ2Gr4zw/w470-h640/C4305B6A-253D-4516-BB5D-2502D28A9D19.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarBJ8ugqw4vZ7vPq1b-5zUAEqqKMJRFwbMBOdm4Gtaf75l7ksY6G58L6_24D_CjpCqR0Ar6uNac1E0KrWY833qJdGXPOVZ1TU-RnYP0DcUVCtygVQpQjXVH5J48UADvnWdQ3EHH6QCr_fC3dnoM_rnDpi71SH1Y9BVW8C29Ym5JFmFC_6NzEU4Iv9sw/s2448/99114B11-2643-44EF-9C65-77484D936A5D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="1909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarBJ8ugqw4vZ7vPq1b-5zUAEqqKMJRFwbMBOdm4Gtaf75l7ksY6G58L6_24D_CjpCqR0Ar6uNac1E0KrWY833qJdGXPOVZ1TU-RnYP0DcUVCtygVQpQjXVH5J48UADvnWdQ3EHH6QCr_fC3dnoM_rnDpi71SH1Y9BVW8C29Ym5JFmFC_6NzEU4Iv9sw/w500-h640/99114B11-2643-44EF-9C65-77484D936A5D.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I snatched this set of 8 vintage bird glasses for $12. They are just fabulous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod-t79rSt_hzmC9LwaqKXTd4onfXqfhaGX-jgIqfNshBvnqiUYPSYGl1movLrcjF7a4HPLCc-z5ZIKLkJe5ZtCgAkPx2Kogeob9AnXnhYZioEdjNBnk_CdkF5RlSi8eK59aD7AxqTVAOlAroNxk5M0YTKjEhGo-YFrsLP7A1iYc4j-YZJKc_mOAZbtQ/s2448/511FDCF1-0C43-4908-9581-D261CF0C8141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="2448" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod-t79rSt_hzmC9LwaqKXTd4onfXqfhaGX-jgIqfNshBvnqiUYPSYGl1movLrcjF7a4HPLCc-z5ZIKLkJe5ZtCgAkPx2Kogeob9AnXnhYZioEdjNBnk_CdkF5RlSi8eK59aD7AxqTVAOlAroNxk5M0YTKjEhGo-YFrsLP7A1iYc4j-YZJKc_mOAZbtQ/w640-h516/511FDCF1-0C43-4908-9581-D261CF0C8141.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mT1ba6s2WNvugIQx4XRdIob_1aieAIwCtUm_AN3Su0J42VPOPOzEsRCXe5JqRhE8n_zP0iGx2XYmtBFIlVmgS9-LgOGe9YSxSDIILtuNGTwkhKVEqJ1Xdkqk8Cj6hUIkBFjZT14rcWQZi0kTk1M4fwRvmQyCFcdBXAa7XTi6vayN2vFodw1QNOsbpA/s2448/AF65A04A-2B5E-4B8B-BEE7-982EFA080A90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mT1ba6s2WNvugIQx4XRdIob_1aieAIwCtUm_AN3Su0J42VPOPOzEsRCXe5JqRhE8n_zP0iGx2XYmtBFIlVmgS9-LgOGe9YSxSDIILtuNGTwkhKVEqJ1Xdkqk8Cj6hUIkBFjZT14rcWQZi0kTk1M4fwRvmQyCFcdBXAa7XTi6vayN2vFodw1QNOsbpA/w640-h640/AF65A04A-2B5E-4B8B-BEE7-982EFA080A90.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also for $12 I bought this set of 4 dessert/salad plates. So pretty! Lovely for entertaining. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-E1t17U4xYWnKJLl4JQKKk_3wvZN6YDDDhjwW5VcQ8sknh8ZRB55Utmi13YNPDMXmLJ_icmKZAh6OS-ZvHmUCMvu3ytqIKPNem-VA1-vQbYrbd1fyaRmA2i51SQ9qKHpTN3C59529zLXpKstQMxuuNfOybKOEo6bE5IYd-WP207hotokgfo5ZJlUCA/s2448/AF2F312E-46E6-4FCF-9259-6CD496C5BBD8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-E1t17U4xYWnKJLl4JQKKk_3wvZN6YDDDhjwW5VcQ8sknh8ZRB55Utmi13YNPDMXmLJ_icmKZAh6OS-ZvHmUCMvu3ytqIKPNem-VA1-vQbYrbd1fyaRmA2i51SQ9qKHpTN3C59529zLXpKstQMxuuNfOybKOEo6bE5IYd-WP207hotokgfo5ZJlUCA/w640-h640/AF2F312E-46E6-4FCF-9259-6CD496C5BBD8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-k8c_FVEW7bCyVLOJQ1zodI-H40h6T_CR58-OPpoDhqoTOwiOwiC7oCmmIXmDvKYo02vZ9XssN0lKKhcnizOedmj6j2M0EDlXWdYXeILPPDdRwOfWOovxr_I9XJvwzztFaRr3pBQQQ7zjaZFcZtgaPYwDJvhMssicZqqno5tebUY7qE_xirzdHaFpw/s2448/751DBDF7-D419-4FCA-AA8E-61558ACE95AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="2448" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-k8c_FVEW7bCyVLOJQ1zodI-H40h6T_CR58-OPpoDhqoTOwiOwiC7oCmmIXmDvKYo02vZ9XssN0lKKhcnizOedmj6j2M0EDlXWdYXeILPPDdRwOfWOovxr_I9XJvwzztFaRr3pBQQQ7zjaZFcZtgaPYwDJvhMssicZqqno5tebUY7qE_xirzdHaFpw/w640-h600/751DBDF7-D419-4FCA-AA8E-61558ACE95AF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The linen department had a nice supply of goodies for me too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A big twin sheet which I can use for a boy's quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_XGqq8kNFvxN5r3l5pIW3zS8i-omu32m3thcBDwOo6tL_so2P5x1r6xwWsFPmWYqjqFaTv-WwVct9uDx4uUDQyUqKOPFl_qW_vL9iBKRtYdlADmWmD2ZDlABh4-4AdxHI_LdcEz3e0CYrONfqHD77XZDhfQ3mlNhmgaACTvJk11DSZ8UWAmNvWoK1Q/s3264/AC409B0A-DC6B-4112-8EF3-83A3949AFCA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_XGqq8kNFvxN5r3l5pIW3zS8i-omu32m3thcBDwOo6tL_so2P5x1r6xwWsFPmWYqjqFaTv-WwVct9uDx4uUDQyUqKOPFl_qW_vL9iBKRtYdlADmWmD2ZDlABh4-4AdxHI_LdcEz3e0CYrONfqHD77XZDhfQ3mlNhmgaACTvJk11DSZ8UWAmNvWoK1Q/w480-h640/AC409B0A-DC6B-4112-8EF3-83A3949AFCA2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of handmade quilts someone donated. I'll give these to the Teen Parenting program for the babies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpiAmcEODnHu0pr_bAeB7gsw98yHynAvSOIYKRRsGKESp_ziGx7XMX_ce3O2kRRehgDYzSlOSQQbh4xXHMPs7w5LZBIpIR6vpnuaOiC1Gn__sTLAotZDGXvI5uerPOVSg7pCcBd9IoEj53AcNIoloVKo5Z-KcPonmZOqITOvVXs3cilNj18H9pSpQcA/s2446/27759B4D-BF83-4AA9-8301-FAB3E1BF68F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="2446" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpiAmcEODnHu0pr_bAeB7gsw98yHynAvSOIYKRRsGKESp_ziGx7XMX_ce3O2kRRehgDYzSlOSQQbh4xXHMPs7w5LZBIpIR6vpnuaOiC1Gn__sTLAotZDGXvI5uerPOVSg7pCcBd9IoEj53AcNIoloVKo5Z-KcPonmZOqITOvVXs3cilNj18H9pSpQcA/w640-h494/27759B4D-BF83-4AA9-8301-FAB3E1BF68F0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm determined to furnish it from as much secondhand as possible. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33T6SKdw9lzXpvqiVyAslmah99jmKQCSZUHE5moVuFLuKSzjfuXKwwUQNXJ4OuHUCL6ytua-Gmnf5SW2DVzA2CpSjGrHAK-tnfwVzF1Zu9FcUKUzDK3CsEDm_BRV9tjhtBFG1C0LOy16vbn7X-9Z4XTVC7SdMC7nz0evNjEu41VTV2NlR28wvBI_1_Q/s2448/79C95F46-E3E8-4D6F-9015-EA16C2EA5AFF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2448" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33T6SKdw9lzXpvqiVyAslmah99jmKQCSZUHE5moVuFLuKSzjfuXKwwUQNXJ4OuHUCL6ytua-Gmnf5SW2DVzA2CpSjGrHAK-tnfwVzF1Zu9FcUKUzDK3CsEDm_BRV9tjhtBFG1C0LOy16vbn7X-9Z4XTVC7SdMC7nz0evNjEu41VTV2NlR28wvBI_1_Q/w640-h496/79C95F46-E3E8-4D6F-9015-EA16C2EA5AFF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A nice cotton rectangular tablecloth good for the camping picnic table; especially for $1.99</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any new shopping items from you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-36377527173383906452022-05-19T16:08:00.001-05:002022-05-19T16:08:05.983-05:00Embroidered Patches and Patchwork Clothes <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Two camping trips ago I discovered the State Park gift shops sell park patches. Ohh! What could I do with park patches? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Back in the Bentwater days I started decorating a jean jacket with enamel pins; many of them from quilt shows. So, I immediately thought I could expand the idea and include the patches from my travels with Hawkins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Today I picked up batting for the tshirt quilts and noticed the One Together patches were 60% off at JoAnn Fabrics. I chose the ones I felt were women positive & affirming. They'll go on my jacket too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This could be a very fun long term project. Sew some patches on, wear jacket, sew more patches on. A little hippy chic! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh377C1XFGoizM9OzgTCI4YQ-a4y85FWv3dmw-tpnjWm-NjHtRtlZzzX4wtodFo2UgDEl96V8F-u1NtAXw2YLgsPIAkVcpLFOI_cMKTKptinDLnnEe3r0GIu5R7-DMYb7khDA3z7RBAGS7Tv2_gvszEaDTb6TAu1v12bfUMhjiiUsGZ0K5NKOT9wQ2gw/s3264/AE5A68E1-835E-4027-A8F4-3B31085A4E16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh377C1XFGoizM9OzgTCI4YQ-a4y85FWv3dmw-tpnjWm-NjHtRtlZzzX4wtodFo2UgDEl96V8F-u1NtAXw2YLgsPIAkVcpLFOI_cMKTKptinDLnnEe3r0GIu5R7-DMYb7khDA3z7RBAGS7Tv2_gvszEaDTb6TAu1v12bfUMhjiiUsGZ0K5NKOT9wQ2gw/w640-h480/AE5A68E1-835E-4027-A8F4-3B31085A4E16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnobD4qsqZV10pdM6KYFBZpfmfRyUisM8c-l4cb48AIN89-dwS6YrUV9bBfhR2fVOj4-bmHKfFY5UatRlz3iVSnUur6ArhtsJqpArBhcwrtRa9Tw5jCFBMPqZJ60IG6vulQ6WG-KCCmOQWH-hKmwQFlaNVVqhtc_uHWXXqhTJgJoyY_z5dyDV7auxAg/s2448/B91BC278-CBBD-4CBB-8223-CFF2E9082C53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnobD4qsqZV10pdM6KYFBZpfmfRyUisM8c-l4cb48AIN89-dwS6YrUV9bBfhR2fVOj4-bmHKfFY5UatRlz3iVSnUur6ArhtsJqpArBhcwrtRa9Tw5jCFBMPqZJ60IG6vulQ6WG-KCCmOQWH-hKmwQFlaNVVqhtc_uHWXXqhTJgJoyY_z5dyDV7auxAg/w640-h640/B91BC278-CBBD-4CBB-8223-CFF2E9082C53.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found the D patch in the clearance section. It may end up on a crazy quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have tubs of tshirt knits. Some are still tshirts or dresses and some pieces are the leftovers from commissioned quilts. Most people aren't interested in the backs of the shirts once the front has been harvested for their quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'd like to have some easy breezy dresses to wear during Houston's hot summer. Butterick patterns were $1.99 today at JoAnn Fabrics so I bought this dress pattern. I think it will be very adaptable for a patchwork look. I can sew some of the larger tshirt knit pieces together before I cut out the sections of the dress. The dresses could be very cute! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.katherinetilton.com/" target="_blank">Katherine </a>& <a href="https://marcytilton.com/pages/about-us" target="_blank">Marcy</a> Tilton are sisters who collaborate on their combined fabric & pattern business. It looks like they now host <a href="https://paristilton.com/" target="_blank">Tours of Paris</a> focused on design & fashion. Hmmm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Their designs are a great way to ease into the patchwork clothes idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFucGmAP4eHphiu2zSKtvqibAa8-gKKf5P1g-eTqwdGEaJn-5VHQMgdxFkjGHOOk-j-VgQ3L0fpKX-2ACr28NWWXzR6-zTWkoELn96fUDhfFEDfn5vilQSINnUqD4nGIC_LtO3Khgz6gUMBfuTpEXMu1MXSN6LVUdF7FOkadis-L5_wp1PhGwcvjMAA/s2382/9A91089D-1FFB-4BAD-AB54-52CAE8AB975A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="1698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFucGmAP4eHphiu2zSKtvqibAa8-gKKf5P1g-eTqwdGEaJn-5VHQMgdxFkjGHOOk-j-VgQ3L0fpKX-2ACr28NWWXzR6-zTWkoELn96fUDhfFEDfn5vilQSINnUqD4nGIC_LtO3Khgz6gUMBfuTpEXMu1MXSN6LVUdF7FOkadis-L5_wp1PhGwcvjMAA/w456-h640/9A91089D-1FFB-4BAD-AB54-52CAE8AB975A.jpeg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-67961942262944858202022-05-17T09:39:00.001-05:002022-05-17T09:55:15.022-05:00Coins Quilt Finished! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBEpFOhGMOxJQwQMX4UDVYz6p-Ce6Cer58E5wVbJjqSrMG9csHUPkEg8iL_knASJDwfCLbVsSkBdpUWG_aqFgmX0mRCNvqRxYo5i1z5nPvcPOyHNQs-8_x6jsV9YaQA3MZsEOaq5apV1wMplslG7o0-LEkMPC_GWOvITRxQogrTtYHndginBzyKESIA/s2448/03DD0903-7629-497A-8533-23B4C20B659A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBEpFOhGMOxJQwQMX4UDVYz6p-Ce6Cer58E5wVbJjqSrMG9csHUPkEg8iL_knASJDwfCLbVsSkBdpUWG_aqFgmX0mRCNvqRxYo5i1z5nPvcPOyHNQs-8_x6jsV9YaQA3MZsEOaq5apV1wMplslG7o0-LEkMPC_GWOvITRxQogrTtYHndginBzyKESIA/w640-h640/03DD0903-7629-497A-8533-23B4C20B659A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> Very satisfying to see the prints mingle together so well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m fond of the pink sashing and the floral backings. It was interesting how many of the prints had pink in them when the sashing was added. I guess it’s a color that lurks in the background sometimes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still in love with the rectangles. I sorta saw this design idea when I began paying more attention to pavements & how the bricks were being laid. I had just about exhausted my huge stash of precut rectangles (hit my coins or bricks tag to see other quilts I’ve stitched) when I panicked 😱 & cut more from scrap pieces. I guess I’ll sew a few more coins/bricks quilts. 😎😎</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation!</div><br /> <p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-36942790851245332552022-05-14T16:45:00.000-05:002022-05-14T16:45:00.885-05:00Bad Quilter!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I’m a lurker in a Facebook group for longarm quilters. 99% make their living quilting for hire. Occasionally someone will post a quilt top a customer has given her to quilt. Invariably it has a combination of issues; one issue that continually gets discussed is a quilter’s inability to measure the borders correctly so they are flat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, I’m here to tell you today that bad quilter would have been me. LOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I’ve picked up 3 hints along my 15 year longarm quilting journey:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1. Spray starch & a hot iron will shrink some of the fullness out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2. Taking a false seam will eliminate big wads of border. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">3. Relax. Who really cares anyway? What’s a little wrinkle between friends? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had a feeling the border on my mom’s quilt wasn’t really flat. I was right. It’s flat now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Note to self: how hard would it be to measure borders? Really now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo_7E4GksAwxcUdoQ41XNpWtOgZI2fZNoBDSfJMZWbbntLoNlRMEVkIz4KjG-cChH9FIF0AUGDs_hkD3kdwS-RG559mCGJoFrNOgQjWiWrk44QQQJHDOuYbdhQTBsCR3qrBdMcW_zmzPLuceIsDqwR2pGmrwaSX_4YuSADZi0E9AQTx6u68NLWsDfSw/s3264/AFEFEECE-6758-4423-867F-B0016F810F8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo_7E4GksAwxcUdoQ41XNpWtOgZI2fZNoBDSfJMZWbbntLoNlRMEVkIz4KjG-cChH9FIF0AUGDs_hkD3kdwS-RG559mCGJoFrNOgQjWiWrk44QQQJHDOuYbdhQTBsCR3qrBdMcW_zmzPLuceIsDqwR2pGmrwaSX_4YuSADZi0E9AQTx6u68NLWsDfSw/w480-h640/AFEFEECE-6758-4423-867F-B0016F810F8E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What look like flat borders to the naked eye really show their true identities when stretched out on the longarm bed. All the supporting layers are very flat so if the top wrinkles or wobbles, it's obvious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCksMMpX88rhm-Pc2mOBQUC2jxQadcXtWKnYh1oA0mMVlQWJ7x--tYbz4oOQrPPp4up80L4jY874ocBYLuNDYLbuEqQk0HcrUB-4BqrNtKcbHTU1wxsNRhOpr_HcuC7elkzBp4T7R1e7jDilb0ENssexeeF75AriP78Yl78wKTZKxysNRwoBfLHWjsA/s3264/81F74192-09A3-4360-821A-D749BBEF884D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCksMMpX88rhm-Pc2mOBQUC2jxQadcXtWKnYh1oA0mMVlQWJ7x--tYbz4oOQrPPp4up80L4jY874ocBYLuNDYLbuEqQk0HcrUB-4BqrNtKcbHTU1wxsNRhOpr_HcuC7elkzBp4T7R1e7jDilb0ENssexeeF75AriP78Yl78wKTZKxysNRwoBfLHWjsA/w640-h480/81F74192-09A3-4360-821A-D749BBEF884D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's not obvious but I took a tuck about mid-border. One reason I love print borders is they hide mistakes! I'll hand stitch the tuck down so it's even less obvious.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBbiws1r4eKv6awv_xLqf5sMOghndMTG5PIfYllx-Q0FRFZ6ZTxZaR8xm1Qj1WqoKH_4BMG-8BCPphQN3dPua6NMe0Ea33yr3hQDqDIKL9G0aLEj5qGjrUr70sC9bZKZA62-acbhorRHkshrfcShDLsfGcZUJtNy_qYZmICYMrZJzbNKNabn4HuSOBA/s2448/DCF42EF2-F382-49E4-8ADF-82BDC8911AF2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBbiws1r4eKv6awv_xLqf5sMOghndMTG5PIfYllx-Q0FRFZ6ZTxZaR8xm1Qj1WqoKH_4BMG-8BCPphQN3dPua6NMe0Ea33yr3hQDqDIKL9G0aLEj5qGjrUr70sC9bZKZA62-acbhorRHkshrfcShDLsfGcZUJtNy_qYZmICYMrZJzbNKNabn4HuSOBA/w640-h640/DCF42EF2-F382-49E4-8ADF-82BDC8911AF2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And there you have it! The tuck took away the initial fullness and the wavy quilting smoothed down the remaining fullness.<p></p><div>I'll bind this baby and get it delivered to my parents soon. Yippee Skippy! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Any tips? </div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-12432990330986776362022-05-12T10:46:00.004-05:002022-05-12T10:46:39.212-05:00Lovely Evening<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My daughter in law is a very talented belly dancer, emcee and hosts an annual belly dance showcase performance called the Crimson Vagabond Roadshow. This is her 10th year anniversary. She was selected for an emerging artist program in Houston this winter that concentrated on helping artist fine tune their public artist personas. Last night was graduation & each of the 25 artists presented a short story of their journey and examples of their work. Very interesting! For her presentation Laura explained the Crimson Vagabond Roadshow & then performed a number with Brent accompanying her on drums. Just so fun & its great to see them enjoying music together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was lucky enough to get a picture with that great drummer Brent! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65R0_IBq0BGZsMoPUV-Ydf6CKnTL2QQdW8ha57iyf_pYdsof-b6Z20sNksRAMN93LSvGGWOxDML07PIRMvHQlyNIEbDe6slOrguPLG3BAlddUNStB2mIX131BHVqgurDQGiVc9hcuQ5Ip3KdHRM0uAgumJvjrFaBh9A60SXdkdJ2VK71yyqfDxHTTqw/s2037/FDDB578A-5780-4A16-8AB8-7122CBA4B644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="1167" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65R0_IBq0BGZsMoPUV-Ydf6CKnTL2QQdW8ha57iyf_pYdsof-b6Z20sNksRAMN93LSvGGWOxDML07PIRMvHQlyNIEbDe6slOrguPLG3BAlddUNStB2mIX131BHVqgurDQGiVc9hcuQ5Ip3KdHRM0uAgumJvjrFaBh9A60SXdkdJ2VK71yyqfDxHTTqw/w366-h640/FDDB578A-5780-4A16-8AB8-7122CBA4B644.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Join the Conversation! </div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-74878466182622680462022-05-08T10:28:00.004-05:002022-05-08T10:28:57.912-05:00Celebrating Mothers!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VcK0LC-xB0XTK916KJQQpKFOXaqKXO4QJUxRQk_haD-eVdKFgHncNQ75PqVm1W8RBytZMt6WuULAi9LDv81kCNH8pP1aG9dZ05S5Vhc3CVGorY0rnmHVDC0Xrx0hfWDNGdm0w2sjB05SxDE5HWwjRc4HI3-IZuvpKUCnMo8yxXGYiyr-fTCrd6j1LQ/s1140/E5FA4B52-5CD9-4B1D-921D-1A7FD1249C8D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VcK0LC-xB0XTK916KJQQpKFOXaqKXO4QJUxRQk_haD-eVdKFgHncNQ75PqVm1W8RBytZMt6WuULAi9LDv81kCNH8pP1aG9dZ05S5Vhc3CVGorY0rnmHVDC0Xrx0hfWDNGdm0w2sjB05SxDE5HWwjRc4HI3-IZuvpKUCnMo8yxXGYiyr-fTCrd6j1LQ/w640-h640/E5FA4B52-5CD9-4B1D-921D-1A7FD1249C8D.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-71670682759144852802022-05-07T15:14:00.002-05:002022-05-07T15:48:07.340-05:00Frugal Friday: Boho Clothes & Vintage Sheets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I stopped at the thrift on my way home today. I'm loving my new straw hat so much I wanted to get a few summer items I could wear specifically with it. Last night I wore it with a long summery gauze boho dress and cotton kimono jacket to dinner and felt so chic! I think I'm going to have fun with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I spotted this denim skirt. Unfortunately the zipper was trashed but when I asked the clerk reduced it in half. I'll either replace the zipper or add hook & eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It has a slight olive green cast that I'll downplay. I found a few tops so I think this will be a fun skirt for layering and wearing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB1fqxPsa7hPCSuDbWS0VAgrda8nlmawMN1zxVh5TN2Ro5xw2tgoMSJmXrUY5ZMUJCozbetaAnZuvFbOprlFIPdv8p_6kRX_nlhpjimNzIWOtorjiQOtAF5BDphq3sK5ahZEDMyY1hGp25hTcP9GWka9wE8sAUwVwr6pCjV6YD0wehB8dfDi28QLFNw/s2448/2D409116-E63F-40F1-9490-8ACE2CAA833E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB1fqxPsa7hPCSuDbWS0VAgrda8nlmawMN1zxVh5TN2Ro5xw2tgoMSJmXrUY5ZMUJCozbetaAnZuvFbOprlFIPdv8p_6kRX_nlhpjimNzIWOtorjiQOtAF5BDphq3sK5ahZEDMyY1hGp25hTcP9GWka9wE8sAUwVwr6pCjV6YD0wehB8dfDi28QLFNw/w640-h640/2D409116-E63F-40F1-9490-8ACE2CAA833E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHtEqxvkUcNCs0mk9NbTPB7ehD-y5CP6cMYNTijSDljEghmuTUbLZlOdppbe0x-avfXCZP4dIEvVMvhS8jcqj2HwwVrLxcBvurtbgfzeYk-9CMhN4l57RhivR8pNJ6ihdfBoAzultfmXQiGLxcsoVznBA_LU5MSEP27UmDhdj31xZ_n7kBbFiLvbh5w/s2448/05D9FAB4-A394-49C2-9481-BCB350154DA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHtEqxvkUcNCs0mk9NbTPB7ehD-y5CP6cMYNTijSDljEghmuTUbLZlOdppbe0x-avfXCZP4dIEvVMvhS8jcqj2HwwVrLxcBvurtbgfzeYk-9CMhN4l57RhivR8pNJ6ihdfBoAzultfmXQiGLxcsoVznBA_LU5MSEP27UmDhdj31xZ_n7kBbFiLvbh5w/w640-h640/05D9FAB4-A394-49C2-9481-BCB350154DA8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PPCVMYrRcOA3Z8Dwkb3oKxXyPyfCV5dy2w_Ma_cXVplsg-4Jocfyy8Nxc4uvHMGTnX5H9h_YTFWVOa3SOnvdYs1uxshxsTVv1f3XHZxGaRoNCdwIdkhnPrB5NrxnDTaVnt-4gmgTxeaY9X9MmdAV752u0UqwTzZuETfQR6DilzCSOYeTNMxfDaU07w/s2448/93244F2C-8AB6-4CF2-BE48-12C57BFBA328.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PPCVMYrRcOA3Z8Dwkb3oKxXyPyfCV5dy2w_Ma_cXVplsg-4Jocfyy8Nxc4uvHMGTnX5H9h_YTFWVOa3SOnvdYs1uxshxsTVv1f3XHZxGaRoNCdwIdkhnPrB5NrxnDTaVnt-4gmgTxeaY9X9MmdAV752u0UqwTzZuETfQR6DilzCSOYeTNMxfDaU07w/w640-h640/93244F2C-8AB6-4CF2-BE48-12C57BFBA328.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K5lcCh8dZEQZiLPIleqVxkZVyHaiyPNbojz8Xl4ShvhU9x4n883Mq3XplAG1Ume4vz7QKeu1TNn2TIBQsPVe_6CyvcqQCwlvB7j6XalUf_UCKgHZm5rpBAUxxY14LvMdWNPUQ22ZdZ7fAVj40kW9pvYeygXt-wsdvTulHPxJpqVCsF15fse_0fGfvw/s2448/AC385140-9A1C-4EA8-9820-BF2F557A48FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K5lcCh8dZEQZiLPIleqVxkZVyHaiyPNbojz8Xl4ShvhU9x4n883Mq3XplAG1Ume4vz7QKeu1TNn2TIBQsPVe_6CyvcqQCwlvB7j6XalUf_UCKgHZm5rpBAUxxY14LvMdWNPUQ22ZdZ7fAVj40kW9pvYeygXt-wsdvTulHPxJpqVCsF15fse_0fGfvw/w640-h640/AC385140-9A1C-4EA8-9820-BF2F557A48FC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted a few blue dresses I could just slip on and go! I matched a scarf or two and with my new hat and my loads of blue jewelry, I'm ready for anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jcqCESMBpcbFtKikuob2IIOm4gmORXbrtkVmd2nuPnFYwMjqc0Ap-YSw_xOluh67ITKGRJvqq4iUz6DlAjWAz4-GhgmmuiP1K-X3UaKidC3krqBOmi2pjSPqmmx0ugz1xoBiRBhyju2r5qgN1FREiVLuhYNOYROA1qqmjOdVep1uS0mCZ3E9hbi_1Q/s2448/558FFF05-EB98-4548-8259-41D5173CA510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jcqCESMBpcbFtKikuob2IIOm4gmORXbrtkVmd2nuPnFYwMjqc0Ap-YSw_xOluh67ITKGRJvqq4iUz6DlAjWAz4-GhgmmuiP1K-X3UaKidC3krqBOmi2pjSPqmmx0ugz1xoBiRBhyju2r5qgN1FREiVLuhYNOYROA1qqmjOdVep1uS0mCZ3E9hbi_1Q/w640-h640/558FFF05-EB98-4548-8259-41D5173CA510.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc0g6NQYwxGb7TKAYyZy1ohhYlIn7PVSY78H0kDpizjyhCxHuYwRoVtDQ2N1Rj1RcfR0zPtX-Rvi8McLGwj0Nh_WgblWJpnf6RUVI4s9si8yTgK9ZkHKFC1hRdxHI7ciEP0vGayGJA3_ArN19da5y9DGbrCtxmLdioE7xW67Dn5KZ2LigmVkVu3iUPg/s2448/F94D8240-CDB7-4966-B1AD-82B4AC156AC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc0g6NQYwxGb7TKAYyZy1ohhYlIn7PVSY78H0kDpizjyhCxHuYwRoVtDQ2N1Rj1RcfR0zPtX-Rvi8McLGwj0Nh_WgblWJpnf6RUVI4s9si8yTgK9ZkHKFC1hRdxHI7ciEP0vGayGJA3_ArN19da5y9DGbrCtxmLdioE7xW67Dn5KZ2LigmVkVu3iUPg/w640-h640/F94D8240-CDB7-4966-B1AD-82B4AC156AC9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I found this grey and pale orange shrug/kimono that just WOWed me! It has ruffles and shine. It's a little out of my color range (oranges) but I couldn't leave it behind. So, I built an outfit for it. Three of these items still had their original store tags. That always surprises me. (New with tags) Grey tank, (New with tags) embroidered overdress, chunky lace skirt, (New with tags) shrug and the scarf totaled about $20. This is going to be dynamite with my new hat! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was standing in the open door of the dressing room mocking it up in front of the mirror when I noticed a lady in line waving at me. When I looked over, she gave me the 2 thumbs up signal. Ha! ha! What a hoot! </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOXnswSktQnWpJPcRyY6K_h6RRVlOKiwshXSI2elhqwu0f0A6tRkBKm7rVau9DVrq5PnZoUIhyag1BWQUCjio3dg3CarTG2eE11bABqzuWUif05tazjMGuEiFNauFDtJrMnDxFuHa9R_-a42Jm6Juy1j6iNVQlScxO49ZXoO-3JQwJCotYZf712z_Gg/s2448/2F94B882-A038-4674-A40D-CC2B9123CF8C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOXnswSktQnWpJPcRyY6K_h6RRVlOKiwshXSI2elhqwu0f0A6tRkBKm7rVau9DVrq5PnZoUIhyag1BWQUCjio3dg3CarTG2eE11bABqzuWUif05tazjMGuEiFNauFDtJrMnDxFuHa9R_-a42Jm6Juy1j6iNVQlScxO49ZXoO-3JQwJCotYZf712z_Gg/w640-h640/2F94B882-A038-4674-A40D-CC2B9123CF8C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The linen department did not disappoint. 3 vintage packaged sheets and duvet cover. These will get used for The Grateful Threads Project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKptAYMd19W8fQHV4Q1aJJp2Wu4VYF1P1c7ejWXhTyz77AmvOIsQXR5qbWdFPD6uCQb9H-svMWPqzMmBoqqOwgNazjPlOVes0fepELhbUdZK2xcjIrtgLj0mdjfT1gO6PaEMPCcDBgRfOCWmx--dAw6WJ3PJNiYe5rb1h82wy9DMSRLgD8usLi0P8pA/s2448/7D8724DA-31EE-4C48-8B98-01563021DA84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKptAYMd19W8fQHV4Q1aJJp2Wu4VYF1P1c7ejWXhTyz77AmvOIsQXR5qbWdFPD6uCQb9H-svMWPqzMmBoqqOwgNazjPlOVes0fepELhbUdZK2xcjIrtgLj0mdjfT1gO6PaEMPCcDBgRfOCWmx--dAw6WJ3PJNiYe5rb1h82wy9DMSRLgD8usLi0P8pA/w640-h640/7D8724DA-31EE-4C48-8B98-01563021DA84.jpeg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So happy thrifting trip for me! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p><p><br /> </p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.36980281.4501928638211545 -130.5260528 58.070660536178849 -60.2135528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-76482579288767037012022-05-06T10:29:00.003-05:002022-05-06T10:29:39.821-05:00Beautiful Friends & the Obama Portraits Tour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There is hardly anything in life that can replace the joy of a long beautiful friendship with another woman. I've been blessed to have a few such friendships.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I met my friend Sandy (on the left below) in 1981 when my 1st husband and I moved to Owasso OK. We joined the brand new tiny Presbyterian church that was meeting in the elementary school. Sandy's husband Charlie (who died a few years ago) was the minister. Steve and I quickly became instrumental in building that church and I've loved Sandy from the early days until now. She's been a very positive supporter in my life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I met Pat (on the right below) when I worked as a designer for Floor and Decor about 8 years ago. She and her husband wanted to redo their kitchen and bathroom. We worked tirelessly with her stubborn husband to get just the right look for them! Pat invited me to join PEO and we've been good friends since that design adventure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When Sandy told me she was coming to town (her daughter lives in a Houston suburb) I knew the 3 of us would enjoy getting together. And we did! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We lunched at a <a href="http://theravengrill.com">quaint neighborhood restaurant </a>in the museum district, visited Hawkins' brother's import store called <a href="https://surroundingshouston.com/">Surroundings</a> and oohed and aahed at the fine modern and antique goods from South America. Then with what energy we had left we stopped in at the Museum of Fine Art and viewed the <a href="https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/obama-portraits-tour">Obama Portraits Tour.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv17wosnfRNpeF-3Ed5Y-LrF8367lxUeXhW0FB-SqZilMKImdmBPitZQxd5qz0Ddma2o-CxFConfb1gcR3WXhIkZuiGk7S8su6GC2XnLQakyXH78hRu6ls2kEMTzp2-FClx95B3LIDtTl1EW5RgVP11MjNDv1G0Owfn-iJknYJ-Zz0vjop0p96k3p_A/s4032/FB4C934A-1984-4D8E-B264-86DA0818D914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv17wosnfRNpeF-3Ed5Y-LrF8367lxUeXhW0FB-SqZilMKImdmBPitZQxd5qz0Ddma2o-CxFConfb1gcR3WXhIkZuiGk7S8su6GC2XnLQakyXH78hRu6ls2kEMTzp2-FClx95B3LIDtTl1EW5RgVP11MjNDv1G0Owfn-iJknYJ-Zz0vjop0p96k3p_A/w640-h480/FB4C934A-1984-4D8E-B264-86DA0818D914.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The portraits were fabulous! Having the portraits in a large open space let them take center stage. The commentary and information about the artists was very interesting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As quilters we were immediately drawn to Michelle's dress. It was designed as homage to the Gee's Bend quilters. I love that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa60qL9yUHEelj7xZ8HbnCb7-7KRDCRG6Uw57DPMyFeCOxpGFhtiF1mbjukyl0hk8nByFuQ4rc4QzVZfe11H19iz79o_2qDcKX1gLqytJPQcnS7b18b6HF4N-Zh-RUmQP3bcYkvArey0n-evEzQBsnwHznt3YklxYvgm1KH8dxvgBOcCTmgfoBMhrQQ/s3024/7A48F678-0FEB-4F10-9235-AB4C6639396E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa60qL9yUHEelj7xZ8HbnCb7-7KRDCRG6Uw57DPMyFeCOxpGFhtiF1mbjukyl0hk8nByFuQ4rc4QzVZfe11H19iz79o_2qDcKX1gLqytJPQcnS7b18b6HF4N-Zh-RUmQP3bcYkvArey0n-evEzQBsnwHznt3YklxYvgm1KH8dxvgBOcCTmgfoBMhrQQ/w640-h640/7A48F678-0FEB-4F10-9235-AB4C6639396E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Lady Michelle Obama </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqgGDod_HKPg0sAuWP5jugVoZvExkGgPPkQpQvRY3FW-oDEMVYXzLPV83Lz7IVuP-aFIZ4icbqzVCG_0h8LNnPqO_AI3sU1tI8NtyB0TsLaZw8q4t_fUc192ro7C0F7fXJnPtDssUdzKgNJ8EA_x8_H4WmOsY24hLaqHrwcQ_f2ZhZ3Od5aIBVK57pQ/s3024/393E547B-9127-4A15-8E11-CE8687912943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqgGDod_HKPg0sAuWP5jugVoZvExkGgPPkQpQvRY3FW-oDEMVYXzLPV83Lz7IVuP-aFIZ4icbqzVCG_0h8LNnPqO_AI3sU1tI8NtyB0TsLaZw8q4t_fUc192ro7C0F7fXJnPtDssUdzKgNJ8EA_x8_H4WmOsY24hLaqHrwcQ_f2ZhZ3Od5aIBVK57pQ/w640-h640/393E547B-9127-4A15-8E11-CE8687912943.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGJvjDgoNUwoPEzuoruyQTLl4O1qKzPo_LbiyT5BcMSOCJQ9kr-LQeMJZUg9IoM4zy9v9Q2uTV6I8IsmUyb8k2TkYyJ0P63ePPrJGvoMnjcRBuIhsf4tvv-wS4HLP94C8u0AGK2yjLYakxX1D9PSw-pKax5lt4YviAfAH91VlThVURyX2ELibkwI9SQ/s3024/8265DBA7-ACD7-4DE5-B670-0040246B0A6B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGJvjDgoNUwoPEzuoruyQTLl4O1qKzPo_LbiyT5BcMSOCJQ9kr-LQeMJZUg9IoM4zy9v9Q2uTV6I8IsmUyb8k2TkYyJ0P63ePPrJGvoMnjcRBuIhsf4tvv-wS4HLP94C8u0AGK2yjLYakxX1D9PSw-pKax5lt4YviAfAH91VlThVURyX2ELibkwI9SQ/w640-h640/8265DBA7-ACD7-4DE5-B670-0040246B0A6B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">President Barack Obama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His background foliage with flowers represents the pertinent places in his life: Kenya, Hawaii & Illinois. He wanted a very approachable posture that would invite people to look and feel comfortable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed that the museum had backdrops for picture taking. Being a bit of a ham, I couldn't resist!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTDbQbDTfxGAETDbur_UACq2Pw0Ky5AMDXH16Qck1Y669_k6UsWJ6EVjxgFWllpJyJWp1KOKZDnZjnxwYee_F27ez6_QUQFUNE_hzT2XrZytqZEY4YCoEVti7uScKqntViFrJ_N_BP7QY7wAz8oIcLeij4WCKStfqLd3JgRN6rP6SzNiHZNST5-MuLQ/s3819/42C4D1CF-D988-41BD-B42E-0759455BE02D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3819" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTDbQbDTfxGAETDbur_UACq2Pw0Ky5AMDXH16Qck1Y669_k6UsWJ6EVjxgFWllpJyJWp1KOKZDnZjnxwYee_F27ez6_QUQFUNE_hzT2XrZytqZEY4YCoEVti7uScKqntViFrJ_N_BP7QY7wAz8oIcLeij4WCKStfqLd3JgRN6rP6SzNiHZNST5-MuLQ/w366-h640/42C4D1CF-D988-41BD-B42E-0759455BE02D.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely love this new boho look I am starting to curate. So fun and expressive! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXz_Jppg4BsE1BlN1ElNMqF1WOLClwGtR8gyxoAgtQ7nbGTuuGQKqB3m6PjLPHYPL_qzdfoA5yKolHnTVcSEV1pCOzeZIUPuk4qVWJJDlZbf3mZsn4p2fEcNdS266Nxg3Xa-125crALupBNWQ68L7PSCZ9OZGAJqwRrWdPuvzLaikI9vm0w-Oy1gNiZw/s4032/DA426FBD-F856-4A14-8ADF-A5E4A055FE03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXz_Jppg4BsE1BlN1ElNMqF1WOLClwGtR8gyxoAgtQ7nbGTuuGQKqB3m6PjLPHYPL_qzdfoA5yKolHnTVcSEV1pCOzeZIUPuk4qVWJJDlZbf3mZsn4p2fEcNdS266Nxg3Xa-125crALupBNWQ68L7PSCZ9OZGAJqwRrWdPuvzLaikI9vm0w-Oy1gNiZw/w480-h640/DA426FBD-F856-4A14-8ADF-A5E4A055FE03.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAyPQsEKlmJR2mE3C7eQgnXph1MiCJQ25Qq4V22wpLVhsaO-BCBX_bC8e3D6b9vjpRGFBkTmViSespMoXlqftikSfE_rhitInSr4Qbhy5LGCOdTlb60yggbihmB6IJM5LUe_6HGQvGP8MAqBOSue3zzbJi4SOH7bmKi3PG9iC9JAQ-KIGfEJZEGfApg/s4032/1D076E4A-2FCB-4ED5-A3C6-E2109F16AFDF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAyPQsEKlmJR2mE3C7eQgnXph1MiCJQ25Qq4V22wpLVhsaO-BCBX_bC8e3D6b9vjpRGFBkTmViSespMoXlqftikSfE_rhitInSr4Qbhy5LGCOdTlb60yggbihmB6IJM5LUe_6HGQvGP8MAqBOSue3zzbJi4SOH7bmKi3PG9iC9JAQ-KIGfEJZEGfApg/w480-h640/1D076E4A-2FCB-4ED5-A3C6-E2109F16AFDF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfiINFln4j_n0qCcxKRyYiMBjlVRhqMziM0PgO8cufA81a4wrDXwYI4LiCINZr8YBEg5luZRW-Huch4yvlH1xBPxsGMbl0Tojxqw1jSpqJvVv6IFYZzT5TkriJMojgMDAmLQ1TE_SjiRQA7ynuKopxcD6znbGnjUhiL_UeTXLwgPfPSG3OpXr9LBj6A/s4032/618CF7AD-F609-4F41-8F9E-CD4A7FC70E82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfiINFln4j_n0qCcxKRyYiMBjlVRhqMziM0PgO8cufA81a4wrDXwYI4LiCINZr8YBEg5luZRW-Huch4yvlH1xBPxsGMbl0Tojxqw1jSpqJvVv6IFYZzT5TkriJMojgMDAmLQ1TE_SjiRQA7ynuKopxcD6znbGnjUhiL_UeTXLwgPfPSG3OpXr9LBj6A/w640-h480/618CF7AD-F609-4F41-8F9E-CD4A7FC70E82.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>When I picked up Sandy at her hotel I noticed these quilty artworks in the lobby. Seemed like good indicators for the day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation!</div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.36980281.4501928638211545 -130.5260528 58.070660536178849 -60.2135528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-26322491587592067532022-05-04T13:19:00.002-05:002022-05-06T10:30:06.393-05:00New Summer Hats<p>Hawkins’ dermatologist strongly recommended he get in the habit of wearing a hat. We took a quick trip to a wonderful hat store today. While he was looking at hats I spotted these patchwork caps made in Italy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8nX_SkP-KIKwIi7OY4olGXg9yBw01BP7L_VO-sfznXh0aL_ufnKyG7netgyAT69q78BonzphbPfaVYGkCHEpzmxnHQLBWdvGhjPH7UDkZnIgQcHzbDFONsF87XJ0ZXI_1gao7LCYsPodcacuTKXsy_udD1S4d_ea3hnGT1jS_rU6ryVCEncC6uXYKQ/s4032/11F9A5CF-EFC9-49EF-A948-22CEDE9737D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8nX_SkP-KIKwIi7OY4olGXg9yBw01BP7L_VO-sfznXh0aL_ufnKyG7netgyAT69q78BonzphbPfaVYGkCHEpzmxnHQLBWdvGhjPH7UDkZnIgQcHzbDFONsF87XJ0ZXI_1gao7LCYsPodcacuTKXsy_udD1S4d_ea3hnGT1jS_rU6ryVCEncC6uXYKQ/w480-h640/11F9A5CF-EFC9-49EF-A948-22CEDE9737D9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g2HdplBLAAvPE53rOAHa6AI88NXIOSkm3l4KHXStNpArIfKW6YX6YEFbHomtHQG60q4RGWS9FIjPJ5HGJ3GxHh34aBuy4dznv9Gkbyn504Cye4vfA4GDGU32oq2LyS9Afqbe_ECd0R9VqE-REwvxNQ9Fd_BpOGGaOfLluA2QJTh5lMONTXpTaDjIMg/s4032/0526ACAC-D15B-4751-AC81-E99EB827CF46.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g2HdplBLAAvPE53rOAHa6AI88NXIOSkm3l4KHXStNpArIfKW6YX6YEFbHomtHQG60q4RGWS9FIjPJ5HGJ3GxHh34aBuy4dznv9Gkbyn504Cye4vfA4GDGU32oq2LyS9Afqbe_ECd0R9VqE-REwvxNQ9Fd_BpOGGaOfLluA2QJTh5lMONTXpTaDjIMg/w480-h640/0526ACAC-D15B-4751-AC81-E99EB827CF46.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOweGqpw3uTeZOpG3ltl82iFysynXHDAkkYsIqCgrIb2qEnY5_EQ4n_NSIc7fuWxnqiOJFazisKEr5bEhbxZRGt2Y6z33hN6RztTlfXeZnsgSMDZElRHObllxb_AyE_gmIkTcXHdzwlFPM3fTuonFSM4-6A-tK2KMl6s_ychJIGFd0Hd1ohcbRtsmBg/s4032/261E58A0-6E00-4A6B-9C2E-A408504B6378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOweGqpw3uTeZOpG3ltl82iFysynXHDAkkYsIqCgrIb2qEnY5_EQ4n_NSIc7fuWxnqiOJFazisKEr5bEhbxZRGt2Y6z33hN6RztTlfXeZnsgSMDZElRHObllxb_AyE_gmIkTcXHdzwlFPM3fTuonFSM4-6A-tK2KMl6s_ychJIGFd0Hd1ohcbRtsmBg/w640-h480/261E58A0-6E00-4A6B-9C2E-A408504B6378.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also spotted this blue plaid woven hat and knew immediately I’d be walking out the door with it on my head. A perfectly sized hat is hard to find. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTcHws7j53t7fI0ITihxpoan4-lEFiNF-NaimZb8_65GdaqPaIVWFxhYdfriy1ijl8-P4xJ8T4r7X2QmUqT-DtUz4E_AfZ6a12UkYUuYrFo-YBtsBHYvRfSsVkDZYv2ypeQGiNn1NDwjPljoJwYN4T33xWtyBi4J6u8ci3Hli7s_cY1UsEamaevduQA/s1600/57FFB14E-F2EB-4626-A7FC-F9B8110FAB9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTcHws7j53t7fI0ITihxpoan4-lEFiNF-NaimZb8_65GdaqPaIVWFxhYdfriy1ijl8-P4xJ8T4r7X2QmUqT-DtUz4E_AfZ6a12UkYUuYrFo-YBtsBHYvRfSsVkDZYv2ypeQGiNn1NDwjPljoJwYN4T33xWtyBi4J6u8ci3Hli7s_cY1UsEamaevduQA/w480-h640/57FFB14E-F2EB-4626-A7FC-F9B8110FAB9F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgdInVT86N_eOE2mZbe7yMoDHn4zDwWIeoI5s3uc09fu93frjpWyikHvcUG6MOQNChE8JIS-bNfgCdM4SEDcz_90rJmOeZpS2_6DaSHtk-GgIhrL14JP1eSzvemAoQ9jeJQV2dJXSfRmefPLRGfp1efBIPHCdapwm9qtIUGoeQoaUKXpsuydLKfPVmg/s1600/926EA034-1B13-429C-B4D3-12888B62245E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgdInVT86N_eOE2mZbe7yMoDHn4zDwWIeoI5s3uc09fu93frjpWyikHvcUG6MOQNChE8JIS-bNfgCdM4SEDcz_90rJmOeZpS2_6DaSHtk-GgIhrL14JP1eSzvemAoQ9jeJQV2dJXSfRmefPLRGfp1efBIPHCdapwm9qtIUGoeQoaUKXpsuydLKfPVmg/w480-h640/926EA034-1B13-429C-B4D3-12888B62245E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Do you wear hats? Besides being fun & stylish, they seem important in the sun. At least much more than they used to be—skin cancer being a real issue. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Join the conversation!</p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-21795225563309607682022-05-02T19:12:00.018-05:002022-05-02T21:42:33.796-05:00Tulip Quilts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSq_JoSNdM_Pn2JzdT0pF6PuL1MOh1jP3hEfhhdsKymTaGKDci1J0H_-bityiI6RZjfDQw1SEJ210a8OOuFlrarPlBVvGjCGbsHcurHLdE0fQUGCVHd30DZi-Pko_607_wvQi51VgvflEotKcRTXfedE83P4fQ-k8e7iw2ODNKeQ7mUe1UW5n9uJAHw/s3264/C182BBCB-D94C-4E29-8283-EDD47B520C6B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSq_JoSNdM_Pn2JzdT0pF6PuL1MOh1jP3hEfhhdsKymTaGKDci1J0H_-bityiI6RZjfDQw1SEJ210a8OOuFlrarPlBVvGjCGbsHcurHLdE0fQUGCVHd30DZi-Pko_607_wvQi51VgvflEotKcRTXfedE83P4fQ-k8e7iw2ODNKeQ7mUe1UW5n9uJAHw/w480-h640/C182BBCB-D94C-4E29-8283-EDD47B520C6B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fV4mTREBAkvmJPyIGe4BhT6uq4GBfQxNqWaTOhqxb6Q3aJV8IL13JSDsflfrEpTctQ5QLxhOGO8g0AXpE9zok-R2lzq1DINdneHR3oKMTEf8xT_rUGDmAzazMjldefB7BOHNKoUUmVu8rQBLLn14C3jF0cQV9SJeWVj3q41-wWc7s4oXE6dkR6S7Vg/s4032/F3F66C6B-9C82-46A2-A2AC-2CF6240940C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fV4mTREBAkvmJPyIGe4BhT6uq4GBfQxNqWaTOhqxb6Q3aJV8IL13JSDsflfrEpTctQ5QLxhOGO8g0AXpE9zok-R2lzq1DINdneHR3oKMTEf8xT_rUGDmAzazMjldefB7BOHNKoUUmVu8rQBLLn14C3jF0cQV9SJeWVj3q41-wWc7s4oXE6dkR6S7Vg/w480-h640/F3F66C6B-9C82-46A2-A2AC-2CF6240940C4.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7kTxfF_WsrknLblmgCZ-3CZ1BEOW64td0oSx7lI90bLRSQglz3a2wKC8HjSyFAcYFipZbyDGsgE6CWDNMwGdJ2lDjjIFItIuj0rca8wrVBvn8mz5Be2SOvlp0ht4w7REoldWTyrHGfKlbxQQBPAe2qqvwZHbczghH2bqExh8dd-nhdUDF6yXhLkTIg/s4032/ACB97ECD-C5E1-41E1-BD4F-18C058E9035E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7kTxfF_WsrknLblmgCZ-3CZ1BEOW64td0oSx7lI90bLRSQglz3a2wKC8HjSyFAcYFipZbyDGsgE6CWDNMwGdJ2lDjjIFItIuj0rca8wrVBvn8mz5Be2SOvlp0ht4w7REoldWTyrHGfKlbxQQBPAe2qqvwZHbczghH2bqExh8dd-nhdUDF6yXhLkTIg/w480-h640/ACB97ECD-C5E1-41E1-BD4F-18C058E9035E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv7EbQH7ltSjAqc6NYcQpXv4bsjnhycqxWWh8fHBb4_cr67_fCk08qbCE2OofNr4UuEAtiRRJrAd-A7E1Mvctm1MD0f1x0iz5ruhKS0sehLVAh2Qp2o-20UvlbbLXYaVbqivX3rhVGwo6UGFrbqRk4PPgISFd5gmOo2ZB5PzupHyRvgZxf2Zavci_RA/s4032/22F01033-99B1-4193-9CF3-21E4AE347161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv7EbQH7ltSjAqc6NYcQpXv4bsjnhycqxWWh8fHBb4_cr67_fCk08qbCE2OofNr4UuEAtiRRJrAd-A7E1Mvctm1MD0f1x0iz5ruhKS0sehLVAh2Qp2o-20UvlbbLXYaVbqivX3rhVGwo6UGFrbqRk4PPgISFd5gmOo2ZB5PzupHyRvgZxf2Zavci_RA/w480-h640/22F01033-99B1-4193-9CF3-21E4AE347161.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my friends stitched these 2 quilts for her daughter & new granddaughter. So sweet! I stitched the quilting. It’s been awhile since I’ve meander stitched but it came rushing back to me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation! </div><p></p>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-78149901797882280552022-04-29T09:22:00.037-05:002022-04-29T09:34:12.707-05:00The Grateful Threads Project: New Recipient Outlet<p>I’ve made a connection with a school counselor in one of the largest Houston school districts. She’s part of the Teen Parenting program that educates teen parents. There are currently 50 pregnant girls in the program. </p><p>I’ve agreed to give the program quilts sewn under The Grateful Threads Project. </p><p>I’ve been a little slow lately finishing quilts with all the other activities to which I’ve committed but I think that’s fine. As she told me, babies are born every day. </p><p>This week I was able to rescue a few handmade quilts from the thrift store. The smaller ones were fine but the large quilt needed new binding. </p><p>Here’s the stack headed to the Teen Parenting program this</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cEAGqk40OMRYo_P4tyJ5I68eX369iwCwjsv1xL0FQUt6qXc57lKrSRionz8I0xYOed-ucgfOPElTzKDwTXxTeSsCELTgN4LzjFJYaD2MxHJrdaNl1ZlZoy3Xa4TkNz6jHsVBSUG0HEku1_AdWgfEvesZHAx_IE1ANPGWztlvfl4o-p_zM_IigNTg_g/s3264/275FC889-BF4E-44BB-B1E4-EDCA27F9B159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cEAGqk40OMRYo_P4tyJ5I68eX369iwCwjsv1xL0FQUt6qXc57lKrSRionz8I0xYOed-ucgfOPElTzKDwTXxTeSsCELTgN4LzjFJYaD2MxHJrdaNl1ZlZoy3Xa4TkNz6jHsVBSUG0HEku1_AdWgfEvesZHAx_IE1ANPGWztlvfl4o-p_zM_IigNTg_g/w480-h640/275FC889-BF4E-44BB-B1E4-EDCA27F9B159.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thrifted but new</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01xzD6RrZm2OCiRlr8ju_OjcFJWkUwEZjoiRV8MdlBns1qw9tc9RCY5Kl8gCBQAcjioL1gUniPLta2h7-v_2zECFNJmEeBQXVjJUR_7vfnbk9ul1zoEWn4tqijX5NzP02tizXTly2BdgT33vnpbYHEhnuPtJPZN2tAovhJOiOOH8dG_JlCS8j73iNfg/s3264/15900C41-BB9F-4C6D-A0AE-06F290117A3D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01xzD6RrZm2OCiRlr8ju_OjcFJWkUwEZjoiRV8MdlBns1qw9tc9RCY5Kl8gCBQAcjioL1gUniPLta2h7-v_2zECFNJmEeBQXVjJUR_7vfnbk9ul1zoEWn4tqijX5NzP02tizXTly2BdgT33vnpbYHEhnuPtJPZN2tAovhJOiOOH8dG_JlCS8j73iNfg/w480-h640/15900C41-BB9F-4C6D-A0AE-06F290117A3D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cozy feminine bed quilt for a young lady I stitched this winter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22SI2Nx0KPE-cuQ1Ph2a3vCGllg6C44NhbQLCgHpBowIDGfO2n132lT37p-Ik1mLJV48UP_7gFeyujeYUdapubyxNaRbM-D9kuubi2j8txF4ZxOWKAbN7mddz0cYoTpqp4n3mNrxvspMn8u0hd2umH3tMeCIJB5OkCdFUQGLrEU2kms-Z8kG_yPfZhw/s3264/E582191D-6214-48CC-9C85-E26E4CA1C516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22SI2Nx0KPE-cuQ1Ph2a3vCGllg6C44NhbQLCgHpBowIDGfO2n132lT37p-Ik1mLJV48UP_7gFeyujeYUdapubyxNaRbM-D9kuubi2j8txF4ZxOWKAbN7mddz0cYoTpqp4n3mNrxvspMn8u0hd2umH3tMeCIJB5OkCdFUQGLrEU2kms-Z8kG_yPfZhw/w300-h400/E582191D-6214-48CC-9C85-E26E4CA1C516.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swirly details</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJTkXQmyTAxc92SNTuFxU-iXYaYi9eZvlliCnXAzXtMiQpweC8RN_yK7Yi4prfF0AwUaf61S_UeDEeAxZSRHGkl98oGVbQuZNnEL731DTouCLtGwkQ1nMkmmJaAUx8tHzkYFs7N6KZ0Sxz4GpqmadBod8e_go_LHMRNjzzioIBcbS4SGWPtGOjdkwPA/s3264/2563884B-4249-4F9D-B1F6-D18EF4EC8EDE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJTkXQmyTAxc92SNTuFxU-iXYaYi9eZvlliCnXAzXtMiQpweC8RN_yK7Yi4prfF0AwUaf61S_UeDEeAxZSRHGkl98oGVbQuZNnEL731DTouCLtGwkQ1nMkmmJaAUx8tHzkYFs7N6KZ0Sxz4GpqmadBod8e_go_LHMRNjzzioIBcbS4SGWPtGOjdkwPA/w480-h640/2563884B-4249-4F9D-B1F6-D18EF4EC8EDE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love squares quilts. This one is by Barbara</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYHI7N1Tp_1n8whzyK8yw9RL4XciQswUWNisGyJLLOR7NX73YZ_Gf5s6_gUz681hyiHeu0tq8avE6oXkI8AYsFpVEtf2Tl-2_Z9brhQMNWEwsP9hDFNO3BmVdjUeSrz8bDvNjM9nywfZlI19kzUp5sqqXr57Z9365VoU5lvpjYuOobf46k2D4uyprXw/s3264/A88FFE8F-66CF-4596-A50D-9944E4B57E58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYHI7N1Tp_1n8whzyK8yw9RL4XciQswUWNisGyJLLOR7NX73YZ_Gf5s6_gUz681hyiHeu0tq8avE6oXkI8AYsFpVEtf2Tl-2_Z9brhQMNWEwsP9hDFNO3BmVdjUeSrz8bDvNjM9nywfZlI19kzUp5sqqXr57Z9365VoU5lvpjYuOobf46k2D4uyprXw/w480-h640/A88FFE8F-66CF-4596-A50D-9944E4B57E58.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This thrifted quilt just needed a new binding. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFuJfl7izmw33JZAdr1MvfPjxgreKK8OyIzN7Ei8Q71zRFjl9g0nRwuuUw1icRvSInBntXxQIteFfvgye_836iYRviZAfRaCOWdWAh4WNdSe7eDs1Kiupf3943Yr6q9vTIg5TE8__VVZUKK7O3LylS0MdI1hU_u2B8xNafHRVtRyS4WhRQRDIJtSZnw/s3264/44E33E82-0C18-4B67-9EDD-E2F557A7F957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFuJfl7izmw33JZAdr1MvfPjxgreKK8OyIzN7Ei8Q71zRFjl9g0nRwuuUw1icRvSInBntXxQIteFfvgye_836iYRviZAfRaCOWdWAh4WNdSe7eDs1Kiupf3943Yr6q9vTIg5TE8__VVZUKK7O3LylS0MdI1hU_u2B8xNafHRVtRyS4WhRQRDIJtSZnw/w480-h640/44E33E82-0C18-4B67-9EDD-E2F557A7F957.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Large bed sized quilt by Shari Lyn. I love the frogs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYvrIcTmWLJCyuHsz-JwgFnJrO4eekjWxzRn3Rku2ISLjdysK852cJeFj7wTw8cLei_NWej5zi0p-QxjEJEiou5JtAccOPt4Sb6xgBZhRdTnC-G8jJwJxlTTcu4rfaljU9prFL1-CVdPjIH8zoK3x3iTQfQZNzC_Yrewhmt8jTDdrg1l6OdK3U-rN9w/s3264/98D96104-9987-4177-AB6D-785A86216300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYvrIcTmWLJCyuHsz-JwgFnJrO4eekjWxzRn3Rku2ISLjdysK852cJeFj7wTw8cLei_NWej5zi0p-QxjEJEiou5JtAccOPt4Sb6xgBZhRdTnC-G8jJwJxlTTcu4rfaljU9prFL1-CVdPjIH8zoK3x3iTQfQZNzC_Yrewhmt8jTDdrg1l6OdK3U-rN9w/w480-h640/98D96104-9987-4177-AB6D-785A86216300.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet baby quilt by Barbara </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x8jBi54zR4eoE5Hel_suHA0ohA6P-eawbiFAU0qjgXd6LUIGTowAJc0tHiFLhgZPt_NxzbcU2jVrXGGoeTKMR7Hy7z2nspbouxT0aM7RWN9GZadX8pM7k0EJxngFaFiBomkiaeLwL8nB_pIALnyhey8S1rLjsHBTJih9HXnrNekxGe2mZZ1wi-Mm6A/s3264/40BE0C5A-72CB-4A0C-8E7E-027622E6852C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x8jBi54zR4eoE5Hel_suHA0ohA6P-eawbiFAU0qjgXd6LUIGTowAJc0tHiFLhgZPt_NxzbcU2jVrXGGoeTKMR7Hy7z2nspbouxT0aM7RWN9GZadX8pM7k0EJxngFaFiBomkiaeLwL8nB_pIALnyhey8S1rLjsHBTJih9HXnrNekxGe2mZZ1wi-Mm6A/w480-h640/40BE0C5A-72CB-4A0C-8E7E-027622E6852C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's left of my binding by Deborah McL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKGbzoxyfdCzSt6tCBejHUgN1xUg4jc1bhuWreT023h5e6Fim5Deu5iFS0ohPQNsxFdfO_BTi3xN_ZslFHk9rT_DsxSllFlmq0dgDZIKJuu7P2Tuy-Pohkc8EvcFk23h_QmXuN4XQkPnZXxqf8lvbqLmRp0MrbTe679ThdbSWj-bEi5VtTd_5ylILuw/s3264/BC1FBE40-FC92-444F-919F-B5447F2A131C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKGbzoxyfdCzSt6tCBejHUgN1xUg4jc1bhuWreT023h5e6Fim5Deu5iFS0ohPQNsxFdfO_BTi3xN_ZslFHk9rT_DsxSllFlmq0dgDZIKJuu7P2Tuy-Pohkc8EvcFk23h_QmXuN4XQkPnZXxqf8lvbqLmRp0MrbTe679ThdbSWj-bEi5VtTd_5ylILuw/w480-h640/BC1FBE40-FC92-444F-919F-B5447F2A131C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scrappy 9 Patch on the frame today! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feeling hopeful I can work through the piles of quilt tops soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My hands have been hurting so I know I have to pace myself a little more than in the "good ole days". Ouch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation!</div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925948004636651488.post-57978470379353835292022-04-23T09:12:00.004-05:002022-05-07T15:48:28.089-05:00Frugal Friday: Small Quilts <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What's the one activity everyone does when returning from a camping trip? Why, of course, shop at the thrift store! I was actually looking for some camping supplies. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One of my Corelle vintage plates shattered when it hit the rocky campground so I decided it might be time to switch to melamine. It's not a favorite but I don't want more of my dishes broken. Occasionally I see nice sets of plastic dishes at the thrift. Not yesterday but some days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have also made a local contact for giving baby quilts to HS Teen Moms through a parenting class. Now baby quilts are on my radar screen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As luck would have it, I found 2 nice hand stitched quilts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The red and blue one is tied and never used (or washed). It's a cute little piece. And the price was fine too: $3.93</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspEft1YD3biig58O5nu_x5_b9ui0BCwqGFlirRf5CswNOKm5xnaVNnHE10I1kk9y89nXEmEKJAnTDhZU8ZEIqndo2Vs65buq6rT52EPqEoFCNRvfA2AMQ4FeuuGeghxJLfLxBCIhV8jxqxj98uvCQo75KgvCXjkrSk75gqBZ9SwNofZ2MG7jGoktVjA/s2448/8E8540E4-905E-4EFA-A8AD-F29D6A2B6836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspEft1YD3biig58O5nu_x5_b9ui0BCwqGFlirRf5CswNOKm5xnaVNnHE10I1kk9y89nXEmEKJAnTDhZU8ZEIqndo2Vs65buq6rT52EPqEoFCNRvfA2AMQ4FeuuGeghxJLfLxBCIhV8jxqxj98uvCQo75KgvCXjkrSk75gqBZ9SwNofZ2MG7jGoktVjA/w640-h640/8E8540E4-905E-4EFA-A8AD-F29D6A2B6836.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxObFvXMkq_XnBodluxB0XKvmDO4zeTbO1ChWdWKrfNNVpSRhaDiPXOcXWAnhFuv2AVURHNsMGyXomDcvyhtWq4WzR_X0bi4fBcIHqkiTl3e8-4AjG2bthNdu-LnjvDiHyq3VNdGSSZh-YMAqO8u-3JmI6YuC5sVmBk8YRL_CkKxPncPUJ0Qrf1v-Dzg/s2448/980AFDB0-5A53-4EE6-86C1-757BBDED1B52.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxObFvXMkq_XnBodluxB0XKvmDO4zeTbO1ChWdWKrfNNVpSRhaDiPXOcXWAnhFuv2AVURHNsMGyXomDcvyhtWq4WzR_X0bi4fBcIHqkiTl3e8-4AjG2bthNdu-LnjvDiHyq3VNdGSSZh-YMAqO8u-3JmI6YuC5sVmBk8YRL_CkKxPncPUJ0Qrf1v-Dzg/w400-h400/980AFDB0-5A53-4EE6-86C1-757BBDED1B52.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The 2nd one is a little larger at 50 x 65" so it will be very useful. It had a ragged corner with ripped binding. The original tag said $5.65. I did something I rarely do: I asked for a price adjustment. And, I got it! $3.93 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'll trim the one length of the quilt and add a new machine sewn binding. It'll be good as new! The tag on it says the Methodist sewing group at a local church gave this quilt to a student. It's been longarm quilted with a pantogram. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0LuXfDTRXaH-Qj4QN1jmG59DBnrACMswD9irRZM7pbagQpxpci9quvUsfrq9laEehE8XSkrbn5J9tGowY4q9R_poV685uCv-Su5ZdZ37YBjOod1JfU3HHCnqjktdUsjBHTgl_92J2dGUIfk3WWRque0P5DLXDBnmPe951-wf10-fg3GqQv5mX5IQJw/s2448/108617ED-5725-43CA-82F4-FBDC94A600DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0LuXfDTRXaH-Qj4QN1jmG59DBnrACMswD9irRZM7pbagQpxpci9quvUsfrq9laEehE8XSkrbn5J9tGowY4q9R_poV685uCv-Su5ZdZ37YBjOod1JfU3HHCnqjktdUsjBHTgl_92J2dGUIfk3WWRque0P5DLXDBnmPe951-wf10-fg3GqQv5mX5IQJw/w640-h640/108617ED-5725-43CA-82F4-FBDC94A600DC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2YHIBIN3YDnCwrnqAbSepfJmvbd-kq0Bqw-FH-Kn6-iDN9mUHtGgexDrwW6rhSpWaIg7cYUfWv9P9sbxtE0OdHDhJqi3IRmFYM0q7gjPpI5cHR_zciyShZTD1b5b4sjchiMd890AKZYRAKgNO12F3GoeOfFweSF7n7qEvuD785nA4m2ormKktw_qNA/s2448/4314A243-3809-44E1-979C-E9C24F9AEA70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2YHIBIN3YDnCwrnqAbSepfJmvbd-kq0Bqw-FH-Kn6-iDN9mUHtGgexDrwW6rhSpWaIg7cYUfWv9P9sbxtE0OdHDhJqi3IRmFYM0q7gjPpI5cHR_zciyShZTD1b5b4sjchiMd890AKZYRAKgNO12F3GoeOfFweSF7n7qEvuD785nA4m2ormKktw_qNA/w400-h400/4314A243-3809-44E1-979C-E9C24F9AEA70.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also picked up a very nice fleece blanket that may either go into the camper or be donated. I paid $5.65 for it & it looks like a small twin size. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h7nWBnitePYcgF_edRabrz8T4Yko7mcAg6RYRvNsMgRy5WlpXRDijY9gaIHryP74rMXu8AE6zqQToj8LYZi72DtWk2RVANrv0FiXvKanqQjL_Q7mQd1RqgrvuM0y-dUtCxhnNXw_gNtu06zqmnZZ5-VXcduY2dbCtPDAAq-_jR1ZVW7vpu53Wfhgkw/s2448/CCB2A36C-89FF-48FC-B119-49B97D61096D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h7nWBnitePYcgF_edRabrz8T4Yko7mcAg6RYRvNsMgRy5WlpXRDijY9gaIHryP74rMXu8AE6zqQToj8LYZi72DtWk2RVANrv0FiXvKanqQjL_Q7mQd1RqgrvuM0y-dUtCxhnNXw_gNtu06zqmnZZ5-VXcduY2dbCtPDAAq-_jR1ZVW7vpu53Wfhgkw/w640-h640/CCB2A36C-89FF-48FC-B119-49B97D61096D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I was camping my amaryllis plants bloomed! Such a spring treat! <div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDiUZ2tV-lS4O_5yqNKUmEF_s6S0ZcIN0c-zr5Morj__YSZA6kUqKYOC6dkyC4_8enJLXrkA2lypSkYoNtR3gRVZvodrJzoDGKCW02goiZQJwfX_xvdGl9LsIE0p7Fa15jYZgO1VP6UoEElZaOIikJvjZcAx98qiPkVz5nceAKwQ_If8WFy_nehvUBw/s2448/D6903799-BEAD-49A7-81CE-750155ECE597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDiUZ2tV-lS4O_5yqNKUmEF_s6S0ZcIN0c-zr5Morj__YSZA6kUqKYOC6dkyC4_8enJLXrkA2lypSkYoNtR3gRVZvodrJzoDGKCW02goiZQJwfX_xvdGl9LsIE0p7Fa15jYZgO1VP6UoEElZaOIikJvjZcAx98qiPkVz5nceAKwQ_If8WFy_nehvUBw/w640-h640/D6903799-BEAD-49A7-81CE-750155ECE597.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you ever find newish quilts at the thrift store?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join the Conversation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Debra Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.com2Houston, TX, USA29.7604267 -95.3698028-12.623277427104608 -165.6823028 72.1441308271046 -25.057302799999988