tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61813647591343227722024-03-14T03:52:47.389-05:00Katie Mae QuiltsKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-65444845401281772302014-08-31T17:56:00.000-05:002014-08-31T17:56:15.354-05:00Blog is Moving!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have, apparently, successfully got the blog up and running at <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.com/?page_id=32">Katiemaequilts.com</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bloglovin' says I need to make a post here, telling you to go there, in order to move my followers. I don't know how long it will take. And </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have no idea what I'm going to need to do for Feedly, so bear with me. {Or just refollow me.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll have a giveaway sometime this week {over there, not here} to encourage everyone to hold tight during this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, don't go digging around the new site too much yet. It's definitely a WiP. And I might not know how to write in Wordpress yet. Whee, this is fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And because we can't do posts without pics, here's the Little Man and CC. He has mastered the tone of blaming CC for everything. She's convenient for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-20864108537133170822014-08-31T17:11:00.001-05:002014-08-31T17:11:17.098-05:00August - The Fastest Month?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really can't believe how fast August went. We had a little time with family, then Cub Scout camp, then VBS, then Seattle, then it was supposed to be a week of nothing before school starts, and it's already Sunday. How did it get to be Sunday??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's hope September goes by just as quickly, since we heard the dreaded "thirty days extension" words. {My response: Wait, you had an end date to extend from?}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, with no "babysitter" for long-arming, I was stuck with finishing things around here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/border-table-runners-part-1-finished.html">table runners</a></b>. So many table runners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And some </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/some-little-finishes.html">pillowcases</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/some-little-finishes.html">pillow cover</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/christmas-charming-stars-finished.html">Christmas Stars</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! My AYOLF goal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a quickie NewFO and finish, cat mug rug.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then there's the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">flimsies...</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Denim%20Sawtooth">Gigi's Denim, Pillowcase and Sawtooth Star</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Which needs a better name. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Luscious%20Picnic">Luscious Picnic</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple quilts moved to the "Just Needs Borders" list...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Cardinal%20Charms" style="font-weight: bold;">Cardinal Charms</a> - borders already on hand, just needs to be put together</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a few quilts had blocks added to the pile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In life, besides the thirty day extension, we had our three-month social worker visit. And I got a high five! Doing everything right. "You mean, considering my husband is deployed?" Nope, I'm apparently rocking this. Woo! Of course, I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's "right."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We still have very little communication - he learns signs, but not English. Or Korean - I listened to him sing a song in Korean and it was essentially "Row row row your boat....row row row your boat..." He will have a speech evaluation soon and hopefully will be at the local school for services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CC is a year old! She's eleven pounds and still has such a baby face. The vet said to expect her to be 15+ pounds full grown, BEFORE becoming fat. As all cats do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tycho had a series of testing in July to determine why he's lost three pounds in two years - all of which determined he's in excellent health for a senior cat. He has trouble processing proteins, so he started special food. And can't have ANY table food, which has caused much complaining.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been racking up the treadmill miles during naptime. I'm as speedy as a gazelle! If gazelles can barely maintain a ten-minute-mile. Next half marathon is in four weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the blog switchover? I'm considering hitting the button after this post goes live. Which is probably the wrong way...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The charms are Kate Spain's 12 Days of Christmas. I'm pretty sure the stop border is from Flurry. I love that it's definitely Christmas-y but not red/forest green. And I adore those elves skating!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My layout of all four blocks together leads to another star in the middle. And I kind of love it. The same fabrics was accidental, I'm sure, but it works in its awesomeness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the candy cane stripe bias binding? Perfection. It's Scottie Christmas by Wilmington Prints, and I might have bought half a bolt or so for all Christmas quilts. And hand stitched, even though it took me foreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The back is plain old cotton. I knew this would never be anything but a wall hanging, and I don't see the point in something pretty on the back. It has a hanging sleeve {not stitched down yet} and corner pockets to help hang it straight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The backing shows off the quilting - this was done quite a while when I wasn't quite good at filling in spaces properly or swirling the right way. The "swirls" do match the designs in the fabric on the front, and the front is busy enough that it looks fine there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And hey - look! I managed to get a good rolled up shot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now I want it to be Christmas so I can hang it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just when I thought there would be no cat pictures, I realized I needed to measure it. And that meant Miss CC had to "help."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Measures approx. 44" square</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-57527954615015414582014-08-25T12:05:00.001-05:002014-08-25T12:05:19.919-05:00WiP - Cluck Cluck Sewing<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week, I went to Seattle for my birthday. We got to do some nerdy things like see the Icons of SciFi exhibit at the EMP, while wearing Doctor Who shirts. We did some fabric shopping, which I covered in <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/some-little-finishes.html">Friday's post of finishes</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now we are happy to be home with no plans for the next week and a half before school starts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Except putting together the garage shelves and getting that organized. That'll probably take me a while!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, since we were away for part of the week, the sewing time was a little less. What I did do was almost entirely from <b><a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/">Cluck Cluck Sew</a></b>. Apparently I like her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I calculated and cut the sashing for </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Spin%20Cycle">Spin Cycle</a> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://cluckclucksew.bigcartel.com/product/spin-cycle-quilt-pattern-129-pdf-version">a Cluck Cluck Sew pattern</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.} With less than a half inch to spare. Eek! I had to size it down to 2" instead of 2.5" because, well, obviously I didn't have enough for 2.5"!</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">My churn dashes</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> are made from the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2013/10/churn-dash-block-tutorial.html">Cluck Cluck Sew tutorial</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. These scraps are from </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/road-to-oklahoma-washington-style.html">the quilt I made the Little Man's foster family</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/some-little-finishes.html">Sunkissed pillow</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. This catches me up for August!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leader/ender project? </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2009/09/tutorial-double-hourglass-blocks-easy.html">Cluck Cluck Sew</a> <a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/California%20Girl%20Hourglass">double hourglasses</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Added just a couple more last week, but with Spin Cycle going together this week, there will be lots of ender-ing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my non-CCS project - I put together the columns for </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Denim%20Sawtooth">Gigi's quilt</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. The flannel shredded like CC in a paper bag, the pillowcases were so very thin that I had to interface them, and the stretchy denim behaved like...stretchy denim... But it's together and it looks great and I'm so glad it's at least to the flimsy stage!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Charming%20Stars">Christmas Stars</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to Seattle, so I still got some hand stitching done while I was away. But I am, officially, the world's slowest hand stitcher. I turned the third corner, so I'm </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">almost</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> done. Maybe this week! {Wait, it's </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-goals.html">my monthly finish goal</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Definitely this week.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Palette of the week is "favorite." I decided, after my sister was a pain via text while I was picking her baby quilt colors, to use the fabric panel I'm cutting apart for her nursery. Because no one in the quilt store knew what "Neverland" consisted of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what we ended up with - pretty close! I've got a quarter-log-cabin pattern sketched out for it.</span><br />
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He no longer complains about being there. No, he's in the shelves, picking fabric, and confidently ordering a quarter yard and three quarter yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, he's addicted to pillowcases. This is Robert Kaufman's The Last Frontier and Stargazers. And I don't want fabric marinating in the sewing room anymore, so I whipped them together this morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also made a stack of burp clothes for my sister - Army ones for her husband...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and UConn ones for her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the last of the small finishes - I pulled this out of the "quilted" pile, put an envelope style back on it, and declared it done. The quilt {<b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2013/01/sunkissed-jewel-box-finished.html">Sunkissed Jewel Box</a></b>} was finished in 2013 - these were the four blocks that didn't make it in. They make a great little pillow, even though I don't think I planned to save two greens and two greys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The backing is a bit more Sunkissed by Sweetwater, and I did just so happen to cut the pieces of </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">a churn dash</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> before putting the rest in the green bin.</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-29655182151306237802014-08-18T04:00:00.000-05:002014-08-18T04:00:05.838-05:00WiP - VBS<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week was Vacation Bible School at our church, so I got a little less sewing time, but a lot more craft time. Somehow every time we find a new church, they automatically put me in the craft room for VBS. Weird. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the pile of crafts the kids brought home. I'm most excited about the Jesus sign - we had one in our house growing up, and now I have my own! I mean, the Dude has his. I guess. Technically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the afternoon, I tried to stick with making five blocks a day for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Denim%20Sawtooth">the flannel stars</a></b>. I failed by the end of the week, but with a final push on Saturday, I got them finished and laid out with the pillowcases and jeans. All the columns are stitched together now; I just need to put it all together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also finished the inside patchwork for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Cardinal%20Charms">Cardinal Charms</a></b>. Unfortunately, the consensus is my friends <strike>hate me</strike> don't think I should be lazy, and it really needs a stop border before the blue cardinals. I'm hoping I have enough leftover of the cream with red dots from the above quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made some awesome candy cane stripe binding and attached it to the front of <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Charming%20Stars">Christmas Stars</a></b>. Now I just need to get some hand stitching time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally pulled a couple more </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1167655961"></span>Weekly Churn Dashes<span id="goog_1167655962"></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> together. A couple darker greens this week, since I did bright greens during dark green month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my new leader/ender project - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/California%20Girl%20Hourglass">California Girl Hourglasses</a></b>. I just have to say, it is great to have a L/E project that I love, because it makes me want to work on my other projects to add blocks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, everyone say "Hi, CC!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Sunday evening, I had finished all my weekly projects, and it wasn't quite time to start dinner. I didn't want to drag out a big project, and clearly I wasn't going to <i>clean</i> anything, so I started playing with the leftover corners from <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Wee%20Wander%20Quilt">Wee Wander</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then the girls ended up in the same place on opposite sides, looking like the creepy twins from The Shining, and the boy is really a faceless body catching fireflies, and maybe they're not catching fireflies but SOULS. And now something so very sweet is kinda creepy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On another note...the color palette of the week...purple! I know Jennie's a big fan of Frozen, so I counter with the much better recent princess movie.</span><br />
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M</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">y mom's sewing machine was under a pile of construction, but I did get some hand stitching done at their place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mom taught me to blanket stitch so I could fix my sister's <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/cinderella%20quilt">Cinderella quilt</a></b>. So far, I stitched the shoe in place and started ripping out the words. See the words in the light pink? No? Yeah, that's why they're out.</span><br />
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At my MIL's, I visited her neighbor who <b><a href="http://shop.threadnut.com/">imports threads from Germany</a></b>. My thought - uh, Gutermann? Nope, turns out it's hand-dyed, artist palettes, all kinds of weights and decorative things that I don't understand. But I understand <b><a href="http://shop.threadnut.com/8-Metallic-Braid_c35.htm">sparkly</a> </b>and now I have a small sample to play with. As soon as I learn a running stitch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also did a lot of binding stitching and got my mother's <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/border-table-runners-part-1-finished.html">table runners finished</a></b>. I'm working my way around the daisy ones next, and then I still have a nice stack waiting to have binding stitched to the front. Sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I got home, I pulled together the rows for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Luscious%20Picnic">Luscious Picnic</a></b>. And a bonus doll quilt from the scraps. And the backing, and the binding, and it's all ready to go when my babysitter comes back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I made five of the flannel stars for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Denim%20Sawtooth">Grandma's quilt</a></b>. I'm going to try to knock out five a day, because that's all I can stand of trimming flying geese.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And California Girl became my leader/ender project, and goodness gracious, she is perfect. LOVE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Full disclosure moment. What I have to deal with every time I want to take a picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then I realized I hadn't done any BOM stuff. I don't know where I am on churn dashes because it's green...again. Apparently May was emerald green and August is bright green, and all of <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/05/may-family-month.html">my May ones</a></b> were bright, so...maybe dark green? Maybe something totally different?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, instead of making a decision, I whipped out Part Five for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections">Ripples and Reflections</a></b>. I had to skip steps because I miscut Fabric Nine. It's been replaced but not yet recut. This step was fairly simple, but as there's sixteen of them, fairly boring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally, my blue palette, borrowed again from <b><a href="http://www.loribarbelyphotography.com/2014/03/on-the-road-maui.html">Lori Barbely Photography</a></b>. She goes to Maui and takes these gorgeous pictures, and all I get is <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">a couple yards of fabric</a></b>. Not fair. And look at those Kona names! Oasis, Breakers - yes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished the first "<b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-big-events-for-my-boys-month.html">Celebrate!</a></b>" one in March, just in time for a birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bound a <b><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/IMG_03021_zps0769553e.jpg">daisy one</a></b> for my church's silent auction in April.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally, I finished the set that started it all - the witches border print that my mom bought...a long time ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quilted with the most adorable loops and pumpkins, if I do say so myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The leftover pieces work perfectly as a little center piece. Or a wall hanging. Or a giant mug rug or large candle mat. I really like the kaleidoscope effect of the witches' faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then while I was at it, I finished up the second Celebrate one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a bright and cheery backing, and double loop quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the matching hexagon mini.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Size: long - approx. 20x40" depending on the print / small - approx. 20x20"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern: <b><a href="http://www.createforless.com/The-Quilt-Company-Easy-Striped-Table-Runner-Pattern-/pid153070.aspx">Striped Table Runners</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The witches all went to my mother, but the two Celebrate ones will be listed for sale on my Facebook page. And stay tuned - I have quite a few left to bind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I wandered through photos and <b><a href="http://design-seeds.com/index.php/search?hex=40876d">Design Seeds</a></b> and I'm still really not any closer to a decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Am I Scarlett and any one of her numerous green dresses?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lucky four leaf clover with a hint of daisy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ooh, sangria! I could be sangria!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think part of this indecision stems from not having a quilting style. I mean, I finished <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/05/cat-tails-finished.html">Cat Tails</a></b> and <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/central-park-sudoku-finished.html">Central Park Sudoku</a></b> this year...those two couldn't be more different! But they're both in my living room. {Maybe that's part of the problem.}</span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-15488717412808507152014-08-01T06:00:00.000-05:002014-08-01T06:00:05.052-05:00August Goals<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes I feel a bit like whining about the fact that I can't go long arm anything while the "babysitter" is overseas. But then I check <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/halfway-through-2014-reviewjuly-goals.html">my UFO list</a></b> and realize "to be quilted" is one of the shorter lists.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for August, I'd like to work on making it the longest, while simultaneously clearing out the "awaiting binding" list. Then I'll have a clean slate when he gets back with plenty to choose from in the quilting queue.</span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-44893376965852022752014-07-31T14:22:00.002-05:002014-07-31T14:22:47.059-05:00July - the NewFO Month<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This month, I decided to do whatever I want. Partly because it's summer and partly because my husband left on a no-notice deployment. It's rough being the only one to take the kids to swim lessons, and the park, and to the ice cream store. Okay, not really, but it's harder to fit in sewing time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finished Flimsies: <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">Tennessee Waltz</a></b>, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ohio%20Nines">Ohio Nines</a></b>, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Wee%20Wander%20Quilt">Wee Wander</a></b> {with mitered borders!}, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/wip-diversity.html">Mitered Corner Practice Piece</a></b> {okay, it's hardly huge, but I'm going to make it a pillow. It counts.} Only Tennessee Waltz was started prior to July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blocks: <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections">Ripples and Reflections Parts 1 & 2</a></b>, red <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Weekly Churn Dashes</a></b>, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Luscious%20Picnic">Hello Luscious-Avignon Picnic</a></b>, California Girl Double Hourglass, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Denim%20Sawtooth">Sawtooth Star + Denim</a></b> - all new projects except for the churn dashes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, that's eight NewFOs for the month. Not bad. Especially since almost all were on <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/halfway-through-2014-reviewjuly-goals.html">my UFO list</a></b> somewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And in between there's been the zoo and kids museums and tie dye and family and treasure hunts and accidentally learning things. And that family in the middle picture is expanding - new <strike>quilt</strike> niece or nephew due in February!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And no races, but I'm doing the world's worst 5K training program. I've never been this fast...or sore.</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-35170692645723510002014-07-30T10:06:00.000-05:002014-07-30T10:06:03.754-05:00Christmas Tree Skirt - Finished!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Christmas in July! And an order fulfilled long before it was due!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, that does make it difficult to take pictures, as there's no Christmas trees around. Or snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's made entirely from my Christmas scrap bin - lots of <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/rudolph-quilt-finished.html">Rudolph</a></b> and the <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/grinch-quilt-finished.html">Grinch</a></b> and <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/sunday-stash-report-week-50.html">Kate Spain</a></b> and <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2011/07/christmas-in-july-week-5.html">Sandy Gervais</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I alternated Kona, solid pieces of Christmas fabric, and pieced sections. Made a good dent in the scrap bin...until I tossed the backing scraps in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made some ties for the cat to play with. Um, I mean, to close up the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not my first time making bias binding, but my first time sewing it in a circle. It was a lot easier than I thought! And bias binding really is a dream - no fraying and manipulates so easily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quilting is just simple straight lines along the wedges. I don't do it often anymore, and it was nice to just follow the lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the <b><a href="http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/2011/12/festive-christmas-tree-skirt-mini.html">Sew Crafty Jess tutorial</a></b>, which was very well done. However, in the future, I'd just buy a wedge ruler. {And there will be a future, because this is totes adorbs and I want my own.} I spent so much time making sure the ruler was lined up on the template and not enough time making sure the rotary blade wasn't lined up with my thumb. Owie.</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-17275883173782322462014-07-28T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-28T07:00:07.914-05:00WiP - Pool Time<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm at my in laws, so there's not a lot of sewing going on here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did manage to get some stuff done before I left, and during naptimes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, Central Park Sudoku isn't new, but <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/central-park-sudoku-finished.html">the finished post </a></b>is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Checked off part 2 of <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections">Ripples and Reflections</a></b> - a whooping 2.75 hours to build these four matching blocks, at 180 pieces total. I was right about them luring you in with part 1 being fairly easy. Glad to put it away for a month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I'm strip piecing my <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Luscious%20Picnic">Hello Luscious-Avignon Picnic</a></b>. Strips are done and cutting is happening...when there aren't little fingers around. And there's twice as many of those than normal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first section is nearly together...and yes, I went color-sorted-scrappy. And yes, cell phone pictures at nine p.m. <i>are</i> amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a departure from the norm, I went scrappy with my last red <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">churn dash</a></b>, because I adore my Punctuation scraps and I didn't have enough of one piece to make a block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my palette of the week. Look, it's not food! Although suddenly I want pomegranate punch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's also been trips to the zoo, and <b><a href="http://maryjos.com/">Mary Jo's</a></b>, and treasure hunts, and smores, and lightning bugs, and did I mention the pool?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It started when I fell in love with </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_central_park.pdf">Central Park by Kate Spain</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. But not the animals. So when this Sudoku kit came across my path, I snatched it up. And I showed my mom and she said, "that looks like the horrible stuff we had in the 70s." Woo, modern fabrics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I adore Sudoku, but keeping it in place throughout a quilt isn't that easy. You'd think it would be, but there was a lot of double checking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The top was pieced over the summer of 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought the borders back in Oklahoma...probably at least 18 months ago? Finally put them on in February. I'm still not positive the dark purple was the right decision. But clearly it's staying. They're both <b><a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_good_fortune.pdf">Good Fortune by Kate Spain</a></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was quilted with loopy flowers back in March, and then it waited until I would not be able to quilt but still needed a finish. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had no binding in mind until I was out picking up my machine from its spa vacation at </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bearpawquilting.net/">Bear Paw Quilting</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in May. A tiny skinny end bolt of Good Fortune was in their clearance. I grabbed it and hoped it was enough...and it was!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Photobombing overwhelmed my shoot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Dude took off with it and declared that it was his. All that pink and purple? "Mom. It's minkee." Well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought the size was a bit off - too big for a baby, too small for a lap. Apparently the right size for a boy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And complimentary colors for the cat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fabric: Central Park, Good Fortune {Kate Spain}, Kona White</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern: <b><a href="http://quiltinjenny.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-favorite-things-how-to-make-sudoku.html">Sudoku layout</a></b> {with 5" charms and 1" finished sashing}</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Linked:</span></b><br /><b style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Whoop Whoop @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></span></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/finish%20it%20up%20Friday" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Link A Finish Friday @ Richard and Tanya Quilts</a></span></b></b><br /><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com/search/label/needle%20and%20thread%20thursday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation</span></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.co.uk/p/finish-along-2014.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Finish-Along @ The Littlest Thistle</a> {<a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/04/aprilquarter-2-goals.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">FAL List</a>}</span></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-67979103383164936632014-07-21T16:27:00.003-05:002014-07-21T16:27:21.611-05:00WiP - Diversity<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm still bouncing all over the place this week, but at least I have some finishes to show for it! And some new skills to boot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I quilted and bound my sister's <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20in%20July">Christmas tree skirt</a></b>, and bound <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Sudoku%20Quilt">Central Park Sudoku</a></b>. Making bias binding wasn't a new thing, but attaching it in a circle was. And it wasn't that hard!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I practiced a mitered border on a little panel piece from my husband's grandmother's stash. It worked okay...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...so I went ahead and put the mitered border on my <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Wee%20Wander%20Quilt">Wee Wander quilt</a></b>. I'm so glad I learned the technique, because this is <i>perfect</i>. Straight borders wouldn't have cut it with this amazing border print.</span><br />
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I finally - <i>finally </i>- finished cutting my MIL's <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections">Ripples and Reflections</a></b>, and made the first block. I'm keeping track - 1 hour to sew, 41 pieces.</div>
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And since working with Christmas, modern fabrics, 80s fabric, novelty fabric, and batiks wasn't enough for one week, I started one with homespun-style flannels.</div>
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When digging through Grandma's stash, I found two pillowcases with a design and her name and her husband's. And then I felt immense guilt because I've had the denim from her husband's jeans for three years and haven't made her a quilt yet. What kind of person puts off Grandma's quilt??</div>
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So I whipped together a plan, dug out these flannels from a kit, and got started!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And in between all this, I cut another neutral jelly roll for my vacation sewing. This is a new one to me - </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fronddesignstudios.com/plaster-of-paris-series-set-2/">Plaster of Paris</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - that's very Grunge-like. The real jelly roll is California Girl, bought during my husband's last deployment. Fitting that I should work on it during this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, yeah, and my <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Weekly Churn Dash</a></b>. This is just a Joann's print, nothing special, but I love the pattern of the white dots and the random blue flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the design palette of the week! Orange, and I love the matching Kona names. {Photo courtesy of <b><a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/images/orange-tree.jpg">the EPA</a></b>. Really!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, I finished off the <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20in%20July">Christmas tree skirt</a></b> for my sister. Waiting on a backing decision, and I'll probably quilt this at home so I can take it east with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then my aunt made a decision on her final border and I finished up the <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">Tennessee Waltz</a></b>. And it was totally the right decision. This one will be quilted on the longarm, so not for a while yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And lastly, I ordered Wee Wander as a deployment gift for the kids, received it on Wednesday, and whipped it into a top by Sunday. Okay, it's not a complicated top, and it still needs to be trimmed, but I really enjoyed fussy cutting the adorable kids.</span><br />
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I'm going to miter the fabulous border, which I've never done. <b><a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/">Debbie {A Quilter's Table}</a> </b>suggested <b><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2009/04/03/tutorial-mitered-corners/">Amy's Creative Side's tutorial</a></b> - I've read it and I think I'm going to try on something smaller first. I don't want to mess up my lovelies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then there's my <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Weekly Churn Dash</a></b>. The Dude and I bought this fabric during an Oklahoma Quilt Shop Hop a few years ago. He has pretty good taste.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://porchswingquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Color%20Mondays">Jennie {Porch Swing Quilts}</a></b> is starting a palette linky. As it is Rainier Cherry season out here, I have one red thing on my brain. {Photo courtesy of <b><a href="http://www.rainierfruit.com/products/variety.html?varietyid=26">Rainier Fruit Company</a></b>.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And finally, I cut 2.5" strips for a jelly roll quilt while I'm on the East Coast. Jelly rolls are easy travelers! This one is <b><a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_hello_luscious.pdf">Hello Luscious by Basic Grey</a></b>, with the cream Grunge from the same line, and it will become <b><a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/05/avignon-picnic.html">Avignon Picnic</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, all these finishes leave me wondering what to do next...</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #7d4417; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/search/label/Linky%20Tuesday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River</span></a></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">WiP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced</a></span></span></b></b></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</a></span></b></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; border: 0px; color: #7d4417; line-height: 18px;"><span style="border: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://kimsbigquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Scrap Basket Sunday @ Kim's Big Quilting Adventure</a></span></span></span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; border: 0px; color: #7d4417; line-height: 18px;"><span style="border: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fortworthfabricstudio.blogspot.com/search/label/Fabric%20Frenzy%20Friday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabric</a></span></span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; border: 0px; color: #7d4417; line-height: 18px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://porchswingquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Color%20Mondays">Color Mondays @ Porch Swing Quilts</a></span></b>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-23024249313594886242014-07-07T10:42:00.000-05:002014-07-07T16:17:27.432-05:00WiP - Doing Whatever I Want<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So... I deliberately didn't take on much work this summer because it's my first one with two kids. Turns out, that was a really good plan, because now I'm also solo parenting for the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I have officially declared that I'm doing whatever I want in July. If I want to add things to my UFO list and not check anything off - fine. If I want to do Christmas in July - go for it. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(As is <b><a href="http://sewlux.blogspot.com/2014/07/christmas-in-july-series.html">Sew Lux</a></b>, <b><a href="http://fortworthfabricstudio.blogspot.com/2014/07/christmas-in-july-giveaway.html">Fort Worth Fabrics</a></b>, <b><a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/2014/07/christmas-in-july-tutorials.html">Quilt Story</a></b>...) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I want to slice off part of my thumb...oops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Case in point. Inspired by </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://craftingdotdotdot.blogspot.com/">Winding Bobbins</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and using </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/2011/12/festive-christmas-tree-skirt-mini.html">Sew Crafty Jess'</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> measurements, I ran a rotary blade right over my thumb. Okay, that might not be <i>their</i> fault.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But anyway - my start on my sister's Christmas tree skirt. Which is adorable and doesn't have any blood on it...thank goodness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And since there was a little too much desert khaki in my life last week, I pulled out some fabrics I got out of the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thecozyquilt.net/">Cozy Quilt's</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> sale section. They were leftover from a applique quilt, and random sizes, so I ran a couple quick calculations and made an Ohio Star/Nine Patch/Irish Chain baby quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't have any reason for it, and I'm not going to be quilting it any time soon, but I hung it up on the railing and the bright colors make me happy. And CC loves to hide behind it for sneak attacks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And of course, my red scraps always make me happy. The real challenge this month is to not use </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Sandy Gervais Valentine's fabrics.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/search/label/Linky%20Tuesday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River</a></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">WiP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced</a></span></span></b></b></b><br />
<b style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</a></span></b></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For starters, major life changer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After almost 2.5 years in process and two years since referral, the Little Man finally came home. He's been home almost eight weeks now and things are going well. He still won't speak English other than CC, no, out, kitty, and ammo {in reference to Nerf gun darts...thanks, Dad.} But since the lack of communication is our only complaint, we're doing really well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got a half marathon PR in the beginning of the year, which means all the rest of this year's can just be "finish at any time." Woo! Which was definitely necessary in Portland and Seattle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In sewing, I've completed 12 quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three customer quilts - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">T-shirt Quilt</a></b> / </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/vera-bradley-quilt-finished.html"><b>Vera Bradley Quilt</b></a> / </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">T-Shirt Quilt</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One start that wasn't on the UFO list {that was actually completely done from scraps} - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/04/pretty-in-pink-finished.html">Pretty in Pink</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Five already-started-and-stopped UFOs - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/03/chunky-log-cabin-finished.html">Chunky Log Cabin</a></b> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/four-patch-frenzy-finished.html">Four Patch Frenzy</a></b> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/03/skorca-finished.html">Skorca!</a></b> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/05/cat-tails-finished.html">Cat Tails</a></b> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/flirt-marks-spot-finished.html">Flirt Marks the Spot</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three projects that I already had planned and purchased the fabric - <a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/road-to-oklahoma-washington-style.html"><b>Road to Oklahoma</b></a> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/owl-always-love-you-finished.html">Owl Always Love You</a></b> / <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/04/goodnight-monkey-finished.html">Goodnight Monkey</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also made some table runners and wall hangings and some more table runners and an ironing board cover and did I mention the table runners?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I finished off some tops to join the neverending "to be quilted" list. {And other ones got quilted, but they're close enough to finished that I'm just ignoring them for now.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How's the list looking? Still pretty bad...but there's more crossed off than added, I think. I won't be quilting as much this summer, since quilting will cost me babysitting fees as well. My plan for July is to piece whatever the heck I feel like, whenever the heck I feel like it. It's summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Vera Bradley Stars Quilt</strike> - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/vera-bradley-quilt-finished.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">finished!</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Tammy's Running T-Shirt Quilt</strike> - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">finished!</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike><b><a href="http://loribarbelyphotography.com/" style="color: #7d4417;">Lori's</a></b> Running T-Shirt Quilt</strike> - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">finished!</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">Tennessee Waltz</a></b> - added 5/14 - pieced to borders</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Space Twin Bed Quilts - added 6/14 - awaiting pattern choice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Sudoku%20Quilt" style="color: #7d4417; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Central Park Sudoku</a> - my AYOLF goal for July. I even have the binding, so it's probably a total cheat, but whatever. It'll definitely get done.</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/St.%20Paull%20Cross%20Quilt" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">St. Paul's Cross</a></b></div>
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Cat Flying Geese</div>
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<strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little Dude's foster mother's Road to Oklahoma</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/road-to-oklahoma-washington-style.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">finished!</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Lovely%20Solstice" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Celtic Solstice</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Bedtime Monkey</strike> - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/04/goodnight-monkey-finished.html">finished!</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Cardinal%20Charms">Cardinal Charm Tesselation</a></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just Needs Borders</span></b></div>
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<strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flirt Marks the Spot</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/flirt-marks-spot-finished.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">finished!</a></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Boardwalk" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Boardwalk</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bonnie & Camille </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Spin%20Cycle" style="color: #7d4417; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Spin Cycle</a> {and justifiable, waiting for <b><a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/03/id-like-you-to-meet.html">Miss Kate's</a> </b>release to finish}</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Block of the Month/Week</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{as in, I will be piecing it throughout the year with no hurry to finish}</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2014</a></b></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">MIL's 60th Birthday BOM - Ripples and Reflections</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Quarter%20Stars" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Fat Quarter Stars</a></b></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/doodle%20bom" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quilt Doodle's Row Along</span></a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Coffee panels and yardage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Lone Star</span></span><br />
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California Girl Double Hourglass - <b>this one, and Luscious, are my Something Old goals for the month. I know - how can they be old if they haven't been started yet? I've had both jelly rolls with a planned pattern for two years, so I think that qualifies. And I'll be visiting family for two weeks, so what's easier than a couple jelly roll projects?</b></div>
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<i>Hello Luscious Avignon Picnic</i></div>
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Mason Jar quilt</div>
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Homespun + Jeans</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{as in, scraps that are partially pieced in some way and enough to make a mini or pillow, or there's enough that I can get another entire quilt out of it and am therefore unwilling to separate them...}</span></div>
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Saturday Sampler '11 Scraps</div>
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Steelers Scraps</div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Small Project</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{already in some stage of production}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OU/OSU Bunting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A ridiculous number of pants that need hems or elastic repaired</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Ironing board cover</strike> - <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/weekly-progress-some-little-projects.html" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">finished!</a></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/?category_name=a-lovely-year-of-finishes" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">A Year of Lovely Finishes</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://2hot2knit.blogspot.com/search/label/Something%20Old%20Something%20New" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Something Old, Something New @ Never Too Hot to Stitch</a></span></b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/search/label/Finish%20Along" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Finish-Along @ The Littlest Thistle</a></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-47419745897350205142014-07-02T07:00:00.000-05:002014-07-08T10:26:25.746-05:00Running T-Shirt Quilt - Finished!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Haven't I written this title before? Like, recently?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4827_zpsa5a4a60c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4827_zpsa5a4a60c.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I guess that's what happens when you run, you have a running buddy, and you belong to a running club...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4838_zpsc4bead38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4838_zpsc4bead38.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this one is for my running buddy, <b><a href="http://www.loribarbelyphotography.com/">Lori</a></b>. And it broke my heart right there to cut up the Princess and OKC and Disneyland Half shirts. Those were OUR races! Sniffle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4853_zps0e4f04b8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4853_zps0e4f04b8.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I quilted in hidden Mickeys again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's a photographer for a travel magazine {<b><a href="http://www.islands.com/">Islands</a></b>} and picked up the backing in Hawaii. She also mails me little stacks of Hawaiian fabrics every time she's there, and I'm hoarding them {and the backing scraps} for a Hawaiian quilt for her 40th birthday, which we're celebrating by running a half together in Hawaii. And more importantly, this happens before my fortieth...hahahaha!</span><br />
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<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4856_zps93dfdbc7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4856_zps93dfdbc7.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Talk about a missed opportunity for shirt designers - a Superhero half with <i>this</i> shirt?</span><br />
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<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4861_zpsb2f4334e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/katerkat/blog/_MG_4861_zpsb2f4334e.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really pushed for a different binding, but darn it all if she wasn't right. This same one was auditioned for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">the last t-shirt quilt</a></b> and was far too red-violet. Here, it doesn't appear reddish at all and works perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The border is Christmas fabric - <b><a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/designers/laurie_wisbrun/">Laurie Wisbrun's Brrr</a></b>. Sssh, don't tell anyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also made her a pillow from the back of the Philly shirt. It was her first half, and it was too big to go in the grid, so it deserved its own little spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All photos are courtesy of Lori. Isn't it nice to see professional quality photos for once?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, here's one from me. CC got kicked off the quilt while we were rearranging the blocks. She was pouting. Everyone say "poor, poor CC. At least the Little People animals still love you."</span><br />
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<b style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Whoop Whoop @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></span></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tgiffriday.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">TGIFF</a><a href="http://textilediva.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"> @ </a><a href="http://quokkaquilts.com/">Quokka Quilts</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/finish%20it%20up%20Friday" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts</span></a></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Link A Finish Friday @ Richard and Tanya Quilts</a></span></b></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><span style="border: 0px;"><a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story</a></span></span></b></b></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://prettybobbins.com/category/iquilt-linkup/" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I Quilt @ Pretty Bobbins</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com/search/label/needle%20and%20thread%20thursday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation</span></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mychellem.blogspot.com/search/label/Let%27s%20Make%20Baby%20Quilts" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Let's Make Baby Quilts @ Michelle's Romantic Tangle</a></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://sarahdidit.blogspot.com/" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Feline Friday @ Sarah Did It!</span></a></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-31212039315344943052014-06-30T12:37:00.001-05:002014-06-30T12:38:58.512-05:00June - The Roller Coaster Month<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">June has been an interesting month - lots of ups and downs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband was supposed to go on a short trip, but ended up shredding an engine and being stuck in Guam for nearly two weeks. {He had three other engines to land with. Clearly this was not an emergency. I like denial.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since this was a mere 20 days after getting home with the Little Man, I was going slightly insane by mid-month. Not to mention, no "babysitter" = no long arm rental time = delay in finishing a customer quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But woo - the up! A customer quilt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/running-t-shirt-quilt-finished.html">A running t-shirt quilt</a></b> - and I think I did a fabulous job. ;) {My AYOLF goal.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also ventured cautiously into the world of branding and hired a designer to do my logo. I'm slowly working toward understanding my Facebook page and blog as a business. Don't worry - it'll take all summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also finished a t-shirt quilt for </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.loribarbelyphotography.com/">Lori</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - just a sneak peek, full post will be Friday. With professional photographs! {Because I mailed it to her.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Worked on a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">Tennessee Waltz</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for my aunt - the first border, an "extension" border is done. {My NewFO.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kept steadily cutting <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Ripples%20and%20Reflections">Ripples and Reflections</a></b>. O.M.G. So much cutting! I thought I would cheat and just cut step 1, but so many of the steps overlap pieces. I need one Fabric 4, Piece B, for Step 1, then four more in Step 6, and the last three in Step 10 - or something like that. So I need to cut everything...and I really don't know how to organize it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Put extension borders on <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Spongebob%20KatePants%20Quilt">Summer Drinks</a></b>. I wasn't sure on this, but I think it's the perfect way to finish it off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finished the star blocks for <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Cardinal%20Charms">Cardinal Charms</a></b> and started piecing the rest of the quilt. I laid it out and thought about making more star blocks {six seems paltry} but I really like the 10x12 layout. So I'm sticking with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{And yes, the colors will be spread out. Just threw them on the design wall/floor to check layout numbers.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since we're halfway, here's six months of </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Churn Dashes</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Not too many darker ones, but this month is red, so there will be some darker tones added. Overall I'm really happy with these!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and I made a skirt! A very simple maxi skirt, but I followed </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bigboolittleboo.wordpress.com/tutorials/easiest-jersey-maxi-skirt-tutorial/">instructions</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. And my fabric wasn't stretchy in the same direction as the instructions. So my waistband had no stretch...plus I measured after eating pasta, so everything was just a little off. ;) I ended up sewing a casing, picking out the side seam, and putting in elastic. Little extra work but it fits fine now! And the foldover waist hides the extra stitching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was also school finishing and national park visiting and half marathon running and lion feeding and inappropriate dam joking. You know, summer stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{Sorry...we had a limited window to take pictures and the weather didn't cooperate! I did not want it touching the wet ground and the wind was a pita, as you can see below.}</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I tried to space out the Disney shirts as much as possible. She also wanted the sleeve logos of the parks - which actually helped the layout design when they could go on the sides or tops or bottoms. Sometimes I need something skinny to fill it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also had to piece two shirts into bigger blocks. The Berlin one was harder than I thought. The Indianapolis one just required picking out the side seams to preserve every last centimeter. Sometimes I wonder if race directors ever consider the needs of the future quilt designers! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I pieced blocks with her MM/HF numbers. Random fact: she's called a "Double Agent" and I don't believe those are numbered, though they ought to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I quilted it with loops, some stars, and a few hidden Mickeys. Because why not? After consulting with the longarm rental ladies, I picked a steely-blue-grey that blended with most of the shirts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The backing is a purple chevron and the binding is a tiny purple floral I had in my stash. I wasn't sure how well anything would look considering all the colors in the quilt, but I think the binding worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And of course, both cats were involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CC from the beginning {and most steps in between.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And Tycho tested it out at the flimsy stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern: my design {I print <b><a href="http://www.printfreegraphpaper.com/">1/10 graph paper</a></b> and puzzle it together}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Also of note: I am still working out the details, but I've started pulling together a page with </span></span><b style="color: #333333; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/p/t-shirt-quilts.html">t-shirt quilt information</a></b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">. I contacted someone to make a logo, started saving receipts, and will be making slow changes to the blog over the summer. Figured it was about time I started acting like a business. :D</span></span></span><br />
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<b style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Whoop Whoop @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict</a></span></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tgiffriday.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">TGIFF</a><a href="http://textilediva.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"> @ </a><a href="http://queridocrochet.wordpress.com/">Querido Crochet</a></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/search/label/sew%20darn%20crafty" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways</a></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-66822250445995248052014-06-23T07:00:00.000-05:002014-06-23T07:00:03.616-05:00Weekly Progress - Pieced Borders<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, a quilty question. What do you call borders that extend the main quilt top design? I mean, they're not just borders, or pieced borders. They're different. And I worked on two of them this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also finished a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/t-shirt%20quilt">t-shirt quilt</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...but both are just sneak peeks until they have been received!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And did my </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Weekly Churn Dash</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. This is one of my mother's old scraps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And popped the binding on Mom's Halloween </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2014/03/weekly-progress-striped-table-runners.html">striped table runners</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> so I had something to hand stitch while we drove around the Seattle area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know, where I ran a half marathon. Not even close to my best time {but also not my worst.} Considering my longest training run recently was...Portland's half marathon. A month ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the boys played in the snow pack in front of Mount Rainier. It's not as dirty as it looks!</span></div>
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<b style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</span></a></b></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-85835493285791571502014-06-16T07:00:00.000-05:002014-06-16T07:00:09.752-05:00Weekly Progress - Relentless Forward Motion<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another week, another husband no-show. Good for top finishing...not so much for the quilting. Which is a teensy bit frustrating since I have customer quilts...another downside to renting long arm time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But, he should be back soon, so hopefully I'll be making tops into quilts this week! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until then, I'm just trying to see how many tops I can finish before he gets back. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My aunt's </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">Tennessee Waltz</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is done to borders. I love this pattern so much. Even though I had to fix one block twice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Backings prepped for the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/t-shirt%20quilt">t-shirt quilts</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I did a great job matching the chevrons...and didn't even attempt to match the floral.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I was ahead of schedule, I pulled out </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Spongebob%20KatePants%20Quilt">Summer Drinks</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to see what it needed to finish up. I'm extending the HSTs into the border. Not sure if there will be a second border or if I will call it quits after this.</span></div>
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<b style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</span></a></b></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-58404566278867868042014-06-09T07:00:00.000-05:002014-06-09T15:42:46.765-05:00Weekly Progress - T-Shirt Tops<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hit one month since custody, and except for communication issues and frequent 5:30 am wakeups, things are going great. The Little Man and I are working out a balanced schedule, and the Dude is enjoying the playtime as long as I also make sure he gets plenty of private Minecraft time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday was also my wedding anniversary, and in true Air Force fashion, we spent it apart. I think out of twelve, we've spent maybe three together? My husband owes me a quilting day as soon as he gets back this week...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...because I finished off two <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/t-shirt%20quilt">t-shirt tops</a></b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The grid ones go together really fast. Don't be too impressed. {Also, husband is away. I haven't cleaned the kitchen in a week.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">weekly churn dash</a></b>. So happy that it's yellow month! This is an older Fig Tree print, I think. It's been in a couple quilts now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And since I'm ahead of schedule on the t-shirts, I started on my next commission, <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Tennessee%20Waltz%20Quilt">a Tennessee Waltz</a></b>. I adore when someone wants my very favorite quilt! {But that means I'll have made two and still won't have one!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Notice the lovely stack of red/blue four-patches? Made 80 of them before I checked my design. Um, yeah, it's supposed to be the much smaller stack of blue/grey four-patches. But hey! I started the border! Or another project! Yay?</span><br />
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<b><b><a href="http://whatahootquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/BOMs%20Away" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BOMs Away Monday @ What A Hoot</span></a></b></b></div>
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<b><b><a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Design Wall Monday @ Patchwork Times</span></a></b></b></div>
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<b style="color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/search/label/Linky%20Tuesday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River</a></b><br />
<b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">WiP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced</a></span></span></b></b></div>
<b style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</span></a></b></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181364759134322772.post-45893215796127209792014-06-02T10:03:00.001-05:002014-06-02T10:03:50.353-05:00Weekly Progress - Making a New Routine<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, first of, is anyone else not getting all their comments emailed to them? I just realized this is happening to me {big sorry to anyone I haven't replied to...and I thought <b><a href="http://whatahootquilts.blogspot.com/">Lynn</a></b> just stopped loving me!} and I don't know how to fix it. And I have about six seconds a day to reply to comments so I really need the ease of hitting reply!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And second off...ugh, let's just say after this quickie post, I'm off to buy a card reader and a new camera card. Only all the photos since our first trip to Korea. No biggie. Sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So...things are getting a little better around here. We're working out a routine that works for lots of one-on-one play time and some play-by-yourself time that allows Momma to do some work. It usually ends when the Little Man starts "playing" with CC...but I can get some work done in between.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which means my design floor is now a full <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/t-shirt%20quilt">t-shirt quilt</a></b>! I need to do a little color shifting...too much dark there at the top. But it should be stitched together by the end of the week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm especially proud of taking this shirt...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...with its V-neck and badly-placed-logo and cool side stripes and too-slim-for-the-block-silhouette...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...to this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I did my <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/rainbow%20churn%20dash">Weekly Churn Dash</a></b> - this fabric is from one of my very second quilt. No picture/link of the quilt because it was long before I thought about blogging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And <b><a href="http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Cardinal%20Charms">these</a></b> have been coming along as leader/enders as well.</span><br />
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<b><b><a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Design Wall Monday @ Patchwork Times</span></a></b></b></div>
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<b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417;"><a href="http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WiP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced</span></a></span></b></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #7d4417;"><b><a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/search/label/Linky%20Tuesday" style="color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;">Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River</a></b></span></span><br /><div>
<b style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/search/label/RSC14" style="border: 0px; color: #7d4417; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px;">Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ </span>SoScrappy</span></a></b></b></div>
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