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Showing posts with label Vintage Sheet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage Sheet. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Bits

Be Aware, Be Thankful 1. Weekends
2. Paychecks
3. A fun job
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Bits and pieces of what I’ve been working on . . .


katys block


I got another paper pieced snowflake done for my Quilt Around the World Christmas swap.  Katy requested that all her blocks be made with red and white only.  I love the results!!  I’ve made 9 so far . . . I think!


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I joined the Brown Bag Swap via Stash Manicure.  The fabrics pictured are the fabrics I’m sending to my partner, Michele.


brownbagmine


We were to send FQ’s totaling 2 yds from our stash that no longer ‘speak’ to us.  Since I did a huge overhaul of my stash last year, I didn’t have many that I didn’t love so I had to throw in fabrics I still really like.  I’m excited to see what Michele makes with them!


Here are the fabrics Michele sent to me.


brownbagmich

At work a couple of days ago a book came in with a project that is outside of my box that I think I’ll make with these FQ’s.


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Another swap block done for my Vintage Sheet Freedom Bee.  This one is for Jessica.
jessica


And this one is for Kylie


I have a few more I need to make SOON!!


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At Harriet’s we sell these darling kits to make two paper pieced blocks. 
There are tons of samples made, but not all are made up so I took home a pack and stitched up these two leaves. 



They finish anywhere from 3 1/2” square to 5” square with out borders.  One could enlarge the foundation, of course, to make a bigger block.
Next on my list is the birthday pack which has a present and a slice of cake and an animal pack that has a monkey and a giraffe.


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I’ve almost got all the bindings done on the mini quilts I’m taking to Argentina!!  These were so fun to make – I’ll do a post on them later.


argentinabindings
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Update, Sheets and a Share

Lissa Update

I just returned from a visit to Utah where I was able to play Hand and Foot (card game) with Lissa at the rehab center she has been moved to!  It was soooo great to see Lissa sitting up and able to speak!  She had a trache plug to make sure she could go with out having to use the trache tube for 10 days, if so they will take it out completely!!

Lissa has been working hard at physical therapy, pushing herself to be able to go home!!  She can move herself from her bed to her wheel chair and it gives her a great sense of accomplishment.  It’s a miracle really, a true miracle.

One of her 8 year old sons, Brady asked her if she could come home for a sleep over for just one night.  AWWww!!  When Lissa told her that the doctors probably wouldn’t let her leave yet, he asked if she could come home for a couple of hours.  Still nope, not yet . . . but getting there!

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I’ve got a few deadlines for this and that, but what am I doing??

second hand diamond prog

Sewing up my vintage sheets, top almost done . . . pics to follow.

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I have to share with you a wonderful FREE program that Trisha let me know about when I was having lots of blog uploading problems.  It’s Windows Live Writer.

My preferred browser is difficult to run Blogger tasks so Live Writer is my answer!  Live Writer has it’s own blogging format, but you don’t have to use it, I don’t.  I like Blogger, but it’s totally compatible!!

It’s a universal writing program in which you write posts then upload to your blog.  Whether you use Blogger, Wordpress, etc this is an writing editing program where you can insert pictures, links, tables, etc. You don’t have to change any of your presets with your blog!!

When you are ready, just push ‘Publish’ and you are blogged! Yes, you can schedule your postings too if you want to pre-post.

I love it, maybe it will make your life easier too!  Thanks to Trisha and everyone else who shares their knowledge!!

Monday, July 19, 2010

What I've been Sewing

Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. Swimming Pool
2. Air Conditioning
3. Ice
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I'm in a Vintage Sheet Bee that has been organized by Deb in New Zealand.  


A while back I participated in a vintage sheet swap so that's how I began collecting the sheets.


Denver has a bevy of thrift stores and I have found some really nice sheets!


For this swap, we send the fabrics we want others to make our (12 1/2" sq) block from.  I chose to make the following flying geese block.  




So far I have received two sets of fabrics.  I love how the blocks turned out!!

Today I got the block Brenda made for me, I love how the two look together and can't wait till I have them all!!




Here's a little quilt (slightly smaller than a fat quarter) I made from left overs (2fer!!)


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Vintage Sheet Swap

Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. Computer still (barely) under warranty
2. Sunshine
3. Fresh air
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Look at this wonderful assortment of vintage sheets!!




I was fortunate to find a swap going on where I sent in two sets of ten 15" x 30" pieces of vintage sheets and in return I got all these!!


I think I'll try to collect some more pieces then make a light summer throw.  Won't it be charming??