tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20971612565654932472024-03-05T15:25:38.284-08:00A BEAR MOUNTAIN PATTERNWELCOME~~~
~A NEW YEAR AND A NEW LOOK~
STAY AWHILE, I WILL SHOW YOU MY NEW PATTERNS, EMBROIDERY PROJECTS, PASSION FOR BEARS, UFOs, COLLECTING FABRICS (CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH OF FABRICS OR BEARS) AND THROW IN SOME OF MY LIFE AS A MOM OF FOUR AND A BRAND NEW GRANDMA
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-61575710636583752352014-04-26T15:29:00.001-07:002014-04-26T15:29:47.105-07:00Slices of Life<p>Do you like the old blocks most, I do. The Log Cabin, The Dresden Plate, The Monkey Wrench, The Double Wedding Ring and the Grandmother’s Flower Garden….all those ones that we droll over in antique quilts. Those quilts that had special meaning to the women who were piecing them. I am always amazed when I think back to those women and their creativity and resourcefulness and mostly that they did all those quilts with out a rotary cutter. <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fUrvrdtBX-h25g8yXedhvWyZX8ehtwfpXXAcUf6Y6uyebGyiuc6Rp_W6QYb5tVgVITlXXc1ROPYdryDrhPAMhi7gSK4WPBkbXc6WY-OJ_3jJr6ailRfKN4fP6IoQKi9gcNIZQJK3TEUW/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BzrUPCZPQ_g/U1wzWH8tWnI/AAAAAAAAAUk/4mQBFBuPdl4/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="243" height="244"></a> <p>I am jealous of their Quilting Bees, and their determination to combine providing warmth for their families and still getting together with their women friends. Undistracted by cell phone or the television. I can almost hear their laughter and gossip, their prayers for each other and their complaining. What a gift. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-24967331804658812922014-04-13T09:43:00.001-07:002014-04-23T10:06:30.333-07:00TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS PART TWO<p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Do you have those projects that when you work on them you are enjoying it and cant wait for the next step, but the minute you put it aside it is hard to get back to?</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">This is how my Eleanor Burns ‘UNDERGROUND RAILROAD” is for me….I love making a new block and since I am making two sizes I love the challenge of making the 6” block and the 12” is always fun to make…but the minute I put it aside I really forget about it.  Which is a shame because it is going to be a nice quilt.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">So here are the next two blocks:</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbg_uEY64wKjfhRiFbAKaCy8HLeaF8ZCsL5DK8_ZZ8o_A8U9lBYK_kJdAe44sI0h0vkbfaob491OdJHJC4O1ZZgHjfAv1K9PX-2NKW9SDr6XqRy_gtB8SnMrioEDzN5r43N8njBOAdrQf/s1600-h/DSCN3572%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN3572" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3572" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jB_JMiSGqgQ/U0q-mNQAdII/AAAAAAAAAR0/I0QCHNipj_0/DSCN3572_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Crossroads</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JUOgeSgVMqU/U0q-ns1cGII/AAAAAAAAAR8/Y4AjpvV2-ak/s1600-h/DSCN3573%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN3573" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3573" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1W9BCxYVsEs/U0q-oyZE9uI/AAAAAAAAASE/NwjknIVDDt8/DSCN3573_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="274" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Sail Boat</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">TTFN</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQkk3FK-JCgEZZYP3yH1bASyL_8NdDMaBys9AdVjyTnPKRiXeQDfh7SoOYztMwYVGNy2CIz1_JGebWL-4z4GFNDIZ2a01DddhQslpzPQnOaG1vRcFICj39nVbglicmVLUDY1Tm1QZqWIB/s1600-h/sg-0%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="sg-0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zIIeQH_Alfw/U0q-q7PMr4I/AAAAAAAAASU/XbTdlgTR4EY/sg-0_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JZiVssRQcY4/U0q-rjba4LI/AAAAAAAAASc/DLXR2e8RpyE/s1600-h/ABMP%252520Logo2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="ABMP Logo2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ABMP Logo2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5iAUdOpj63dVya8d4mMSvwf_-VgxY26XBCbc8ER8SqVNtWg9eTdDlBDb87S3JQYLPjLMevJUgPT9bfV9fcEHDajz5NUh9n7QbWhK26kcBisUzYszFMy9XIV9Wo0cTrWFvJIZBpjHAeFN/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-63840124465137504732014-03-10T09:24:00.003-07:002014-04-13T09:27:36.038-07:00SEWING FOR AIDYN ELIJAH<p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I am a quilter and not a sewer.  But when it came to Aidyn Elijah I temporarily became a curtain maker.  Mind you very simple!  It was actually the first time I ever purchased a whole bolt of fabric. The hardest part of the sewing was that the curtains were so long. But after pressing, sewing double seams (fancy huh) there are up and look good.  Three for the window and two for the closet.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9J400EOaeAw/Ux3nUZNej-I/AAAAAAAAAPo/k7SbWIxmMtc/s1600-h/IMG_7057%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_7057" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_7057" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw53mPuMPJaNB3y-Bgq4EcoVoigpyPdIP0Qqca5TysRnvrOaY5Yv0IQmblFFg7O_OMZqhZJlr97uHgw59xuGE2UQ7RS0cerZ6Nqxc6XVFnVa6SDeNP4Lm6OV3XRi-yiuYCwLRWqE3fU24M/?imgmax=800" width="293" height="385" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KDw0jcL0PC4/U0q60CYImmI/AAAAAAAAAQY/crnwidRjTA0/s1600-h/IMG_54645.jpg"><img title="IMG_5464" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5464" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TNOAJculg2c/U0q61cnH-vI/AAAAAAAAAQg/lG_yZohaF6I/IMG_5464_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="294" height="392" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">A cuddly quilt out of Minkee, I simply gridded it.  Nice and simply.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LwLWu9TQoS4/U0q62qIHZ_I/AAAAAAAAAQo/vka_tfL4kQ4/s1600-h/IMG9528837.jpg"><img title="IMG952883" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG952883" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWvr_g8uaIvqSpHg_1V87FeZs2Ve431uZ_heb4iCLXqEiUVV8ClIjZmK3f5n2u7OhOOA7_l17S4ykmDHpF-KwCVScXKuesPcsGALusW0PjYQktSXJCle1uEk1QXYJS6kvEkewM_Zt8CUl/?imgmax=800" width="289" height="385" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I found this cute panel when my daughter Meagan and I were at the Long Beach Quilt Festival, before I knew the theme of the Aidyn’s room. But I fell in love with the cute animals.  And as it turned out his theme is <u>elephants</u> so it fit right in.  I hand quilted this panel with the big stitch and using Perl Cotton.  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YegEvWs3B5M/U0q64-2So5I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/F2ncsJ78MKQ/s1600-h/IMG_20140210_2205135.jpg"><img title="IMG_20140210_220513" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20140210_220513" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QTXJLssSlPo/U0q6569a_zI/AAAAAAAAARA/sitKRtGmytE/IMG_20140210_220513_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="304" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And now I am working on a Trip Around the World……pics to follow.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">It is a whole new different experience quilting for Aidyn, I always ask myself ….how many quilts does a little man need…and a friend of mine told me….as many as you want to make him…..FREEDOM!!!!!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">TTFN</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S-vKEHwUzyM/U0q667rAF1I/AAAAAAAAARI/0KVRIsA7ANI/s1600-h/sg-0%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="sg-0" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYM6MkMNSpSCbohcJZkOO4zuGsD-TzJJpeX8yLiiZ6ovDUZFmeg1E_Nx_xB2OytBtEIL4GRlZ_P5yG2nqNPQuB4zu1kEpmNzUsEUBChMWRLuBYIo0RjCidhu9WsVD2npx-I3QY0KnUxFi/?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePdAFQ3N_-2x48lPr8pZ84IXjfXj8RV03T-FjoAyn-XATqQAuvGto3Q47RhajJNk-52EY5wEPvArltsV99wjQLOBDPZp6POGbETcsA24CDt7PG2LPpTYjB85YxFJOavqf2fD0RiUHXU9a/s1600-h/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bear for ABMP" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Bear for ABMP" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IqXVymZ7AQ0/U0q69eRJehI/AAAAAAAAARg/8MmqLOL0lH0/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></a></font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-25088292204214600262014-02-20T16:08:00.001-08:002014-02-20T16:41:32.165-08:00TAKING CARE OF OLD BUSINESS ~ Part One<blockquote> <h1><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">NEW YEAR ~ NEW LOOK ~ NEW IDEAS ~HOPEFULLY NEW FRIENDS</font></h1> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I am so excited to return to this place, it is a good place to share. And I have missed it.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Before the catch up and new stuff…I have to finish up some old posts the I never completed.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">PATCHES OF SPRING</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Here are the last of the blocks from Patches of Spring:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-laPbSRPZzfI/UwagcBMvCqI/AAAAAAAAANQ/QZQoF34VvDs/s1600-h/BreathDeeply%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2x8EL9Z-4hM/UwagdatC3HI/AAAAAAAAANY/OHFfOh7kjN4/BreathDeeply_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="288" /></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Fifth Block:</font>  <font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Breathe</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">You know that smell, that hint of freshness in the air when spring is ready to burst forward.  It is in the tiniest flowers and the new blossoms on the trees.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Gd7vc_cgaOs/UwagelVEV2I/AAAAAAAAANg/cYlBY4qrJzc/s1600-h/Ladybug1%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiDXf9Mmgc7PlwTp3AnCB9bA2Q_d_gi_DRlfRYgFj5XwwLexaNJygfDotytOhZncZ0B_gbYD6d8-6dR3u8Pn7mppbBRl4vHEnfM64SupzxX4jTfJrutQpCahfHmPnYfUtizt6vd4S2wsD/?imgmax=800" width="280" height="275" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Sixth Block: Dance</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And it is with that first smell, that the Lady Bugs and Bumblebees start their dance in anticipation.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m-u3z6zX27E/Uwaggt5gJXI/AAAAAAAAANw/tZ_l3pHI7Cs/s1600-h/ThymetoGarden%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MGzJIWzAZ9A/Uwagh_6dhFI/AAAAAAAAAN4/CwMUpB5U9Rk/ThymetoGarden_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="277" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Seventh Block: Thyme</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And you start getting the urge to get your hand dirty in the mud.  Preparing the soil for new growth.  Making plans of what you will plant and watch grow.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvRyls9aKCqaQrG6mW1im5VV9BNjH2Q_0KwLENiJm_CE_0aSSgqTge3LD_psZWQG6c4w_qvngV06bGsSK9KsWLs_0V55Aj0Hbl97AF8H9UjJ2Ze6cZDLE32qFDyvZMFbB4n6Een-hf9LV/s1600-h/FrontPorch%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2iVoofT9Vlw/Uwagj88JEmI/AAAAAAAAAOI/1J2d3QEJUy8/FrontPorch_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="295" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Eighth Block:  Your Porch</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And all this wonderful newness and change, you are privileged to watch from your front porch.  Soaking it all in, daydreaming and enjoying a new season.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fPmdR-EdJSs/UwaglYzgx8I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/fOc33F_0b_U/s1600-h/fourpatch%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJgJknZzntlIij1pqnq9GNgGPmSVpXHOgYni_FSDhstF-ssepdPwkV2uFOinFRfN_UJ71offxFGPPMVizSXsmnHACIWO9hUESAq8JADxJKaUK6bo8Hnt4dFOIOhh6qUi73b9FX6OYG_uY/?imgmax=800" width="276" height="269" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">This is your filler block. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoYKUYyGhqfPeia0RFmti7cGfHk5YjMyD8sO3sR1eswjMADO6G9qAk8jSe7qnob9ZYvNUcXBhkNQWompYhDuqMcegkEV2qQ3XbU-OgBZwmSlTqeo6tZgIEuaIq4-vi8T7PqYTa17YUM_A/s1600-h/ButtonYoYo%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-shSCA6jJZuM/UwagpExH_0I/AAAAAAAAAOo/ZMUP_qcEZuA/ButtonYoYo_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="272" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">This sweet covered button sits on a huge yellow to complete your corners.</font></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jt7pjBNV-_Yns1vpHh31OWu5rKELOpFsAqJAsl8NAx7dujMQ4Y_7ltFR9pyUWGZePMUKdvPfp-zuyPSZq9nrgqu6SG6QklDIWhdrUR8hqeE1zkjF3buQ8NYdd7hi5qLMQsifL1ZFi6rl/s1600-h/_217%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"><img title="_217" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="_217" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sOw-P5CETSY/UwagrSFRA5I/AAAAAAAAAO4/49yGSJK6giM/_217_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="483" height="363" /></font></a><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And here is the completed sweet wall hanging as it hung it Sierra Cottons and Wools in Bishop.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">It is easy to make and piece together and lots of fun embroidering. Perfect project to work on while waiting for Spring.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">TTFN</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlifnSJ5zHmuRokxFL3KR8-WewWSM4MSckjhn4Acl44G1oZWfjvSVYnrDlaWMp4HvzB-nfaZjYrysoXvdr8xwI_oPIAU-lcw8cUp0dfrrUQ0tOMWaVKEIb0V1gAu4NlL6PuokqAKzbmLd7/s1600-h/sg-0%25255B4%25255D.gif"><img title="sg-0" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ux6QSQoNIwA/UwagtDwDynI/AAAAAAAAAPI/uMr2HlQQKfY/sg-0_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="151" height="80" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WOuDXm018js/UwagtotWF3I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/QnfGwQIb0MY/s1600-h/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bear for ABMP" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Bear for ABMP" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9d8AJ-J_gqA/UwagunDFkdI/AAAAAAAAAPY/8idvEbTFA4I/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="130" height="92" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-83671355458787034422013-10-02T13:21:00.001-07:002013-10-03T09:16:29.344-07:00WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUMMER<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I was just sitting here, writing a post for June and now that whole summer has past and the weather is changing in Bishop again.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">And what a difference a couple of months make.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Well, the Old Bear and I are still trying to get adjusted to this “retirement” thing. Especially now that I am not working at all myself, we find it difficult to be on schedule with anything, other than hair appointments. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Before we had to get things done in a timely manner because of kids and work.  But now… OH MY!!!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Thinking about it, I find it rather interesting, that we are probably busier now than we have been in the past, as far as travelling and being busy with projects.  But there are no deadlines, or starting times, so things are easily put off.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">It was a wonderful summer, and in the next few posts I want to bring you all up on my projects.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">But the biggest, most wonderful news that we received this summer, is that our baby girl is pregnant with our FIRST grandbaby. Which brings up the question…..how many baby quilts does a baby need?</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Let’s do some more blocks from the Patches of Spring pattern:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Second block:  Long Walks</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFZQNYSRmePZrhQJ2aytMxyTNFrv11EKJltSc2XV4bC1sc7NxTPDCbZh4fG6abCmSb6zmjnRAgKV2lqpsu2LOHrx3n0u3uMd5axwF_TCezj1RQb_Y_sH7e75N7V-R5IetZ8PWSmSHKv7j/s1600-h/228%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="228" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="228" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-paCCl6CRx-8/Ukx_qSGRoUI/AAAAAAAAAJM/BkOhobVmeV8/228_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" height="231" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Even though this block is in the Patches of Spring pattern, I think it really fits for any season.  In S[ring, when the air is crisp and the leaves are showing up everywhere, there is a fresh smell in the air.  In the Summer, before it gets too hot and everything is in bloom. In the Fall, when the breeze is cool and the ground is covered in leaves. And in the Winter, when you have to dress warm because the air is brisk and you can enjoy the smell of wood burning fireplaces.  I especially like the thought of the walks being slow and long.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Third Block:  Rubber Boots</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GtBK_pqMoT0/Ukx_sfVzdtI/AAAAAAAAAJU/QmoG8FPWu8Y/s1600-h/_215%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="_215" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_215" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lg5JLvTIU1Y/Ukx_t8oT6WI/AAAAAAAAAJc/hrM_6KO2eOc/_215_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="276" height="228" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">As a child I stepped in every puddle in defiance. I can hear my mama telling me “Don’t step in those puddles, you will catch a terrible cold”   </font><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Of course, once she turned her back, I splashed even harder…I can’t remember if I ever caught that “terrible cold”..probably selective memory.  Now as a adult, the rain still brings much pleasure, the sound and smell of it, the memories it conjures up.  And now in my older age, though I am probably more prone to getting that cold…..sometimes I still do it to remember her and her loving warning.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Fourth Block: Shine</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fI2suv3f58w/Ukx_vzFczuI/AAAAAAAAAJk/8Et6twerd_E/s1600-h/230%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="230" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BnhujQ2CrkXy0Ib8BHd0BthVGdmMx-BD7PJPXpb3BSSX5MLKfbvX75YDXRXf_juuG-sd91Kb_-Bmxhg_H0anWKbF3EBgN80ZnRJJAOG_tic5G0AxG-pVK5StN35zHZ9U44diGNLFtRIx/?imgmax=800" width="269" height="261" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">It is good advice…..bloom and shine.  In no matter where we find our passion, whether it be quilting or writing, in woodworking or painting.  Wherever it may be, may we strive to bloom in it, excel in it and find pleasure it in…and then SHINE!!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">NEW PROJECT: <font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">UNDERGROUND RAILROAD</font></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I love Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day  (quiltinaday.com) books.  I enjoy her techniques and the pictures and instructions are so thorough, and include so many different ideas and sizes all figured out for you.  In this particular book she also includes lots of information about the Underground Railroad and its history. Although I have yet to make a full quilt in a day…</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Because I couldn’t decide what size of blocks I wanted to do, I decided to do the 12” block in Civil War Reproductions, which seems appropriate. And then to pull some favorite fabrics our of my stash to make the 6” blocks.  Yea 6”, but there are so cute!  </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dI8QHBvFB30/Ukx_zdex4OI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/WJrJwCb3HSk/s1600-h/DSCN3125%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN3125" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3125" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--t3Oiak9F9k/Ukx_0hwFpxI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/ndr2LEXywSw/DSCN3125_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="231" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lEJ1-xFik3Y/Ukx_2tz17cI/AAAAAAAAAKE/p7USekE0VfY/s1600-h/001%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="001" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FLx09uARayE/Ukx_4LialfI/AAAAAAAAAKM/ZxPlHLU3AI4/001_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="237" /></a><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Bow Tie</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_RpRX2FVK_E/Ukx_6ON63ZI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Sp4mgNBSm6I/s1600-h/001_04%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="001_04" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="001_04" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sn_oyd9XBQ8/Ukx_7jh2VjI/AAAAAAAAAKc/cqIHcnMddhM/001_04_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9nRu0qVz2zprwzHpMnt1YuuwKglRwjXP7ONB5LObq7GtEQxSLPFZkooggPuUqb4M2Ld7KYGLtXelpU3CZ_6v2NRK3fRXQsf-P4TtcgxBABC_Qnf8Q3uUKkAMOjYdi4jJl1npKg2iHLvf/s1600-h/002_04%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="002_04" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="002_04" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fxBGD1ppVeA/Ukx__OqYUII/AAAAAAAAAKs/G582OItf6Es/002_04_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="238" /></a><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Shoo-Fly</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">I think this type of picture shows the contrast in sizes between the two blocks better.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b1nWucYw4Zo/UkyABZ9HHNI/AAAAAAAAAK0/vfEwmlSEPmI/s1600-h/004_02%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="004_02" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="004_02" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VVVxNG3zW4I/UkyACthIx8I/AAAAAAAAAK8/gQXPqUIg2ck/004_02_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Monkey Wrench</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UcW6MaGO-3c/UkyAFEnBhqI/AAAAAAAAALE/7OjHbxAZHUs/s1600-h/005_02%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="005_02" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="005_02" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SkjI1FcnABw/UkyAGY0dFMI/AAAAAAAAALM/lWfl70k0f9k/005_02_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">The Wonderful Log Cabin block.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RMth3FV7QGQ/UkyAIT91QXI/AAAAAAAAALU/dWOybY54Lwk/s1600-h/DSCN3255%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN3255" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN3255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisM9ciZ0SfPyTiwbBlEkhiokKw4QOz6euCpvJX-Vq0sdKLsMfbV3fbtHM9EL1ecFdFRJqq6ylwnrBcQTsovXWclxwHXoM0xxb1suSZiy6LFrLlVbv_8mLduA4JnOGLKeVZTLPXpdlAfan/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Underground Railroad</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">Enjoy the change of weather.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Wickenden Cafe NDP">TTFN</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VoSAnihwl14/UkyAKo7dMII/AAAAAAAAALk/Z5V7QmnBUOk/s1600-h/sg-0%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="sg-0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIwWARx8iqSuHszRZyGCGuiG2bDn3OK6g9OMdgDVuCPldyC_wuVg4J0veJ0TMrZDtuW0uk_Vuwa929dYpLuh54BdZmOAIxuCjTy2bXAGWWZer4bfGfVvhi-42YsKevgBsUEevZU7ubNYv/?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDZ8T2c5S1p01kXXngb3KoiRbJyXLzb7_5MT4mlrPCdg9UYJfHIKJ10mfmrujxoT_oz3gW3kr9vurI332T-CHu8c9fLOv64kWU39MKBXsieJr_JzfzTOm5DN4g01fHil0aT-tVXf3YL7-/s1600-h/ABMP%252520Logo2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="ABMP Logo2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ABMP Logo2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1Fg5KBMF67k1GS51-ramvEC-A-v10Uk3516lRVD8T-qg4Gpj3_x0bKoTYx-Nck_lLUwicmuhXQKS6y_axdYioXChpi9Z-HWSNC1bClzAE9O8cyivBcr84-ZluSZHrFMW-wUlZdwJx23o/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-51417770740133718432013-06-30T21:39:00.001-07:002013-06-30T21:39:59.235-07:00NEW PROJECT<p><font color="#000000">The concept of a new project, makes me sort of laugh.  It gives the impression that I am caught up on all my UFOs and so it is on to a new project.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">NOT</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">Believe me this is not the case.  But I finally finished all the buttonholing that I needed to do on 2 of the pieces so I thought I could share it now.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">It is from</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TNJ7GlkWd70/UdEHxQ-fXPI/AAAAAAAAAHM/ZnPi2jOs3h0/s1600-h/Opprotunity%2525202013002%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font color="#000000"><img title="Opprotunity 2013002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Opprotunity 2013002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mMC85jV4WOc/UdEHyT4qUYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/0FBy1FkUieA/Opprotunity%2525202013002_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="333" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#000000">I have to admit that the title kind of threw me off…..I am a traditionalist quilter at heart.  I love all the old blocks, from the Log Cabin to the Dresden Plate. So when I read “Urban” it didn’t do a thing for me. That is, until I browsed through it….and fell in love with most of the patterns.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">So here are the 2 main components of the quilt I am working on:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V59biRv6ZAg/UdEH0AkK0lI/AAAAAAAAAHc/bzqxJOJPkik/s1600-h/Opprotunity%2525202013003%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><font color="#000000"><img title="Opprotunity 2013003" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Opprotunity 2013003" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9rU4SBnrFrQ/UdEH0-WIYTI/AAAAAAAAAHk/sWb3FVPrvQU/Opprotunity%2525202013003_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="268" /></font></a><font color="#000000">It was easy to fall in love with this flower, because my favorite color is red. And any afternoon spent in doing buttonholing is a good afternoon in my book.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eHjT4SuWioU/UdEH2k8nF0I/AAAAAAAAAHs/7RCjNeDYReE/s1600-h/Opprotunity%2525202013004%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><font color="#000000"><img title="Opprotunity 2013004" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Opprotunity 2013004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NRAMa78Z9kA/UdEH3VKQ_eI/AAAAAAAAAH0/GwGBxZyyBzk/Opprotunity%2525202013004_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="268" /></font></a><font color="#000000">And then to add black and white checkerboard, that is a huge plus.  These are a black on black print and a white on white, so there is some depth and fun to it.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">My kitchen floors are just like this, that is with out the designs. But it makes me nostalgic for juke boxes, bobby socks and chocolate shakes. And really reminds me of Curry’s on Brooklyn Avenue in Boyle Heights where I grew up.  There not only has the best ice cream but also the best tuna fish sandwiches.  It was a big treat to go in there and hang out and hope some one would put money in the juke box so we could dance and sing out loud to Frankie Valle and the Temptations.  </font></p> <p><font color="#000000">Wow I guess this quilt brings lots of memories that I didn’t expect ….Another reason to love quilting.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">I will keep you updated.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000">TTFN</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhUY2sh7zlaMFWNibO-pIozP0_ZH0jPcUgcVHUZZYpcsVMCZF6eAWO07ZdDvV-Wr32-pwH1lcBS2To83Ybhyz22YHxOCNIZL2Gbc6WKX9e2sN10VDpdRh4uUSE8-RkY4_ePEkA6wIbw9c/s1600-h/sg-0%25255B3%25255D.gif"><font color="#000000"><img title="sg-0" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiILE5-FAO7PGVncHeZCzvk-peSorcVTJBpM7_GbcyY6jedkfwrtLL_Gkjuy-YdMgl9oMIfwwgaX4Yg_mQtqoOfCUKAuwJBEwBSwExDlf_xhyrNvEk6yb2X7i6x6HJOwiiwI7YeOyeUYU/?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ooUrcDkevlQ/UdEH5MnW6cI/AAAAAAAAAIM/xYKftsf3qww/s1600-h/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><font color="#000000"><img title="Bear for ABMP" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Bear for ABMP" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcp4izTy92Ct8HJWI5COMfAhJMt7Gwrl_al8k4gyYt3ZnJ2iBPT79YN4lgM_Y1Z4Ke_7k0t2xRvqM5dJaLfqJuz7T8n4HgovO2W6RrqR-U7NdMxUy1IP_Ng6IRSm84Y7ROkZm3a58xJBn/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#000000"></font></p> <p><font color="#000000"></font></p> <p><font color="#000000"> </font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-31336260058733879902013-06-12T18:13:00.001-07:002013-06-12T18:13:54.580-07:00JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SPRING<p> </p> <p>It is really started to warm up here in Bishop.  We still have wonderfully cool evening but the days are getting HOT and LONG!!</p> <p>So before we are off to finding ways of staying cool, I thought I would share with you my pattern:</p> <p align="left"><strong>PATCHES OF SPRING</strong></p> <p align="left">Although now that I think about it, there are ways even in this quilt to remind us how to spend some summer time and how to keep cool.</p> <p align="left">First Block:  Clothesline</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xokYWkGd9-E/UbkcyGPOFOI/AAAAAAAAAGU/P9VzHO2GG2Y/s1600-h/PatchesofSpring%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ly-ZsjhsyTk/UbkcyyFZ3mI/AAAAAAAAAGc/rliAZUKWxDA/PatchesofSpring_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="316" /></a></p> <p>What first triggered the idea for this quilt was this wonderful swirly fabric.</p> <p><img alt="Wringer Washer" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/frugalliving/1/G/q/A/-/-/wringerwasherflickrchikurt.jpg" width="233" height="175" /></p> <p>When I was growing up, my mama always hung the clothes on the clothesline.  That is except the “nicer” sweaters or blouses or the endless wool skirts she made us wear in September to look  nice for Back To School….the hottest month of all. No,  those were laid out on a blanket on the floor.  We had a wringer washer and we didn’t put the “nicer” things through but everything else went through whether it wanted to or not. </p> <p> I loved hanging the clothes on the clothes line at the end of our walkway in the back yard. It was quiet time, alone time. Time to think of what I would be when I grew up, or which boy I had a crush on in school, or why do I always have to hang the clothes up. I could sing out loud and not get criticized (I just knew that the Miracles needed a girl singer) and mostly I could take my time.</p> <p>Really it was a reflective time, the clothes smelled clean like Tide, and we had one of those cloth hangers that held the clothespins. We had to always put the clothespins in the holder and take the holder in the house, because we had a huge Mulberry tree and any of that purple juice got on them they would stain for sure.  You know, I am not sure why my mama wasn’t as worried about the clothes?</p> <p>Now as a wife, a mom and a quilter… I have a washer and a dryer, but I still lay/hang those “nicer” blouses and sweaters.  Those mama lessons are embedded. But I long to see my quilts on the clothesline, waving in the wind. And smelling like home.</p> <p>TTFN</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wr_nsWqziNk/UbkczVLVBUI/AAAAAAAAAGk/Fd2yLurMHXQ/s1600-h/sg-0_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="sg-0_thumb" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AlLtc-RAn6Q/UbkczmI3Y5I/AAAAAAAAAGs/IVnuBSWgRvU/sg-0_thumb_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYDC4YSmUXVk7Qs-bwIjzfqFRCrPMaJYd6On_8z2Ap86Uj6cdumWxDS_eb39QKYOVVLaelPHgUdLLVkMuyecWVJ-P-ajaFSNraj2YL6i82b74ZMv7MhlEeSaPWW-y9e8XWk7cFmxIU1ax/s1600-h/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Bear for ABMP" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Bear for ABMP" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5Ov1nKtkN_w/Ubkc0b3pNsI/AAAAAAAAAG8/J8CJ886zjZQ/Bear%252520for%252520ABMP_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-77148743965197859242013-06-12T18:12:00.001-07:002013-06-12T18:12:19.743-07:00A RETURN TO MY PASSION<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmsi1f-4XJ0mF786IFHcZuzVAhqoSMjxjnUxyKxAkCVbHdPAtGnNwXhd5wKTx0HbfOQhP4bNtMZl5gxPz2GgWrMYUr1KfgIh8lvUl3p0qjuWGMdawSum93JvVsaVVnVPrbeDRPlGu1Gwm/s1600-h/0017.jpg"><img title="001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X7LWf00Sr6E/UbkcbAaK_5I/AAAAAAAAAFs/8wZgY3o679Y/001_thumb17.jpg?imgmax=800" width="128" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Much time has past since my last/first entry. And many things have happened.  Many good, some sad. Life in general.</p> <p>I have continued to make patterns but for a while my company and own patterns plus projects took a back seat.</p> <p>I was working when I first started my blog, at this job I also maintained a Blog . It was fun I suppose part of my absence on my own blog was because the other took a lot of time. But that is no excuse. And neither was my absence. This is what I like to do. This beings me pleasure.</p> <p>So now I am back..A RETURN TO MY PASSION, and it is feeling good. I am no longer working and enjoying catching up on projects and working my my patterns.</p> <p>So allow me to start with a quick update, I am still happily married to the same old bear. He is retired now, after 40 years with the same Power Company and loving it. .  The children are al doing well, Lauren has changed jobs and is working a lot. Ted graduated from College of the Redwoods and now attends Humbolt University.  Meagan is still at Hume Lake and our oldest Chelsea is still happily married.</p> <p>I am still a bear collector, a quilter and a avid builder of my stash.</p> <p>It is god to be back, I will share any new patterns I have plus projects that I am currently working on. </p> <p>I hope you will visit often and leave a comment or two. And share your projects with me.</p> <p>A quick thank you, a HUGE THANK YOU to my family and Shari for your continued support and encouragement.</p> <p>TTFN</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PwzI2OiZi_U/UbkcbqYX6qI/AAAAAAAAAF0/z0VlFnTs9Qg/s1600-h/sg-03.gif"><img title="sg-0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VhN3x2oNSuY/Ubkcb38EOSI/AAAAAAAAAF8/l-8Slqovkq4/sg-0_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FaYANn3Baz0/UbkccdfW9VI/AAAAAAAAAGE/NxSwD4K7asI/s1600-h/ABMP-Logo22.jpg"><img title="ABMP Logo2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ABMP Logo2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaPpBSGpmtqirVG3a0rqCQ0juUVZbpSH1XHjA79n4dWMs-XW0ADNGJwDoH9clLtYQj6J7JtRYxlyBdufjHBmYIb9KIvk57SkctOFiN91E6YGkN-PI555hDlFImTW53Nt6SGCDareJAxV_/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="74" /></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097161256565493247.post-84916585642709889502011-03-13T09:31:00.001-07:002011-03-13T09:31:36.338-07:00My First Post……  <p></p> <p><font size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxWMD62xI/AAAAAAAAABs/BUNrSpRcpVM/s1600-h/MarchBear023.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="March Bear02" border="0" alt="March Bear02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4u3pRX-GAgHMWy5cCIeVtQyM1W9v0Q-M-gUeN8tkdIdvmwjGNfSb6YkYg7HDNMVxvFEp-cLNHf91m4dt3S-V1fn2gd5W7s_eiA1pMwkcNYtmGFAp2NhgB9jt1EP67YnQwcMfQ6bBBcZ91/?imgmax=800" width="202" height="240" /></a> </font></p> <p><font color="#008000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">HAPPY MARCH EVERYONE!!!</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">The funny thing about the first blog is that you have to sit down and do it.  Get past the initial blank page and just do it as they say……</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">It isn't a lack of what I want to share, or a lack of things to say, it is just …that this is THE FIRST POST!!</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">You want to make a good first impression…which I am sure I have not..but I am hoping that once I get past this it will all come easier.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">I have been quilting for almost 21 years.  When we were expecting our 3rd and 4th child….yup twins. Very exciting and very special.  I decided that once they ere a little older that I would need a hobby.  Up till then I had done cross stitch and dabbled a little in other crafts.  I grew up with a mom that sewed all our clothes and I wanted nothing to do with sewing so I tried everything else.  When the twins were about 9 months my OB (old bear husband) and I were walking around after having pizza (one of the 4 food groups) and we walked by a tole painting store and right down from there was a quilt shop.  I knew nothing about either of these.  We walked in both and then I told him…”you decide…what should I try”.  For a split second he looked afraid…..then he said that he liked the look and feel of the quilts and thought I should try that.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp3JZniFNQk09poQh4WxVPAZaWi8EuKtS2t9wi79FPTaL3kxyiHhqQcJJHkNIhkcz2ki_4U503_JHFt-AB2KAmp-M1_Rf8oZLpxc9WsZM0_idHTNgTOq8NL4uDh1Too9m-ip6r-I4jC8B/s1600-h/MayBabyBoy3.jpg"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="May Baby Boy" border="0" alt="May Baby Boy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nl6h1VNOzIs9VpQTfJKs1ztyFNLB1KKYdaX8sRzbLxIqfwAgFJ_iFTsDo22LE679BzezJylWjV23cdjH1IGf69We7gezR9MV2tSVYrWdQaz4z9TRzs7y0H-T2BpTgnlEHJ9yadrbkcKt/?imgmax=800" width="174" height="240" /></font></a><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"> </font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">Needless to say, I became addicted and remind him each time he has any comments about my stash and wonders why we have to plan our vacation around a quilt shop or quilt show, I just say…But OB …. it is what you chose!!!!  Love it.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">We have 4 wonderful children…excuse me they are not children anymore.  As we go through this journey of bear blogging…I will share bits and pieces about them.  For now I am blessed with my 4 daughters Chelsea who is happily married and a avid horse person.  Meagan who works at  Hume Lake Christian Camp full time and a quilter.  Lauren who works at Home Depot and has no desire to quilt but doesn’t hesitate to tell me what she wants in a quilt.  And my son Ted (who is a twin with Lauren) who attends College of the Redwoods currently and will transfer to Humboldt in the fall.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">Since they are all grown and I had a empty bear house I decided to try my hand at making patterns for quilting and embroidery. It is my first attempt and I have lots of cheerleaders and support in my family and my bestest friend Shari.  I also work at Sierra Cottons and Wools here in town and the owner Barri Gaudet who is the owner also of  Bareroots patterns has  encouraged me.  Thank you everyone.  Although it is a big thing for me….and sometimes overwhelming.  I am enjoying it. So….</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">The first pattern that I have to share with you is <strong>BLOOMING BOXES</strong>.  </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxYB3jAgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/RdKjabzIPt8/s1600-h/DSCN07605.jpg"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSCN0760" border="0" alt="DSCN0760" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxYm4VIMI/AAAAAAAAACA/ceJbp4d09Po/DSCN0760_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="264" /></font></a><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"> </font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">It is a simple quilt that can show off your favorite fabrics.  This Moda line OZ was perfect for that.  A large floral and tiny checks coordinates. But it would look great in baby flannels, or fun kid fabrics.  So many possibilities and it is one of those quilts that will look different with each change of fabrics.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">OK so there it is….my first post. How did I do…?</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer">TTFN..</font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxYzic1zI/AAAAAAAAACE/6mUsrwTqnPU/s1600-h/clip_image0023.gif"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" hspace="12" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxZLruzsI/AAAAAAAAACI/b3aZLMRkQdE/clip_image002_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="102" height="94" /></font></a></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Accent Dot Writer"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mZHpie2mJmg/TXzxZWvHH7I/AAAAAAAAACM/OEXaEP1X7-c/s1600-h/sg03.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="sg-0" border="0" alt="sg-0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrfwee3x4hfJ0aTnaHU5ewc4_YWvkvr0LEPGfgckYn-8FBUdiyypRUPt2GSy3X5P6Co5hag-s1EaKpE2jsHXSj2eCN8NKHVyws9svzsvcIad-zmC4XYwZ2Ah7Av-FzRhXPRO-a9hGpvuv/?imgmax=800" width="121" height="64" /></a></font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0