tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79461393349868695492024-03-04T23:42:57.894-05:00life's little adventuresJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.comBlogger686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-50499700623744374252024-03-01T14:42:00.001-05:002024-03-01T14:42:10.112-05:00SQUARES....as far as the eye can see... <span style="font-size: medium;">it's a photo heavy post; sorry!
</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxmso1fWgjZEdjrOM-VIO8YVSl4mbqvjllujtsukvXYst19Plbg6noVsfGnrvtBX5l044VOklRfekN_2ebtWZanOVRw5a_et5cv2tFRMV8ptFQ9IgbKrqd_C5t5E6C_vmgx32Enwsx3NwWBTms0qq0eH6qxCErO_v9CL-ruvAWGBv96xU_1rjgF2gHo0/s960/339761513_193648276738914_4117404880447026581_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxmso1fWgjZEdjrOM-VIO8YVSl4mbqvjllujtsukvXYst19Plbg6noVsfGnrvtBX5l044VOklRfekN_2ebtWZanOVRw5a_et5cv2tFRMV8ptFQ9IgbKrqd_C5t5E6C_vmgx32Enwsx3NwWBTms0qq0eH6qxCErO_v9CL-ruvAWGBv96xU_1rjgF2gHo0/s320/339761513_193648276738914_4117404880447026581_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">i knew i was behind on my blogging, but i didn't realize that i hadn't really blogged about any of my RSC23 projects! YIKES!</div></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t8hKTHruRWaKl-dNki1yOpqnqRUYobeiANAiTR8Xfq7uQfj_UCYiftcCk8Ye33sxNAXxhYcEGA8sqCMCqyA1bqrCqZ9ailHAzmKGFr8prfWxN2jTuZTK4XIYen1GAlm3pYf3OGknKIc8ThGxUzfTJyxpHhHfl_DfNj0KJtOQQbFtxnkPAEtEmhHIENM/s960/339997287_140489085449437_5015635665467430583_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t8hKTHruRWaKl-dNki1yOpqnqRUYobeiANAiTR8Xfq7uQfj_UCYiftcCk8Ye33sxNAXxhYcEGA8sqCMCqyA1bqrCqZ9ailHAzmKGFr8prfWxN2jTuZTK4XIYen1GAlm3pYf3OGknKIc8ThGxUzfTJyxpHhHfl_DfNj0KJtOQQbFtxnkPAEtEmhHIENM/s320/339997287_140489085449437_5015635665467430583_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i was still working with and through my 3" squares. i have a Studio2 cutter, and a few dies that i really like to use. 3" squares show up in the majority of my projects</span>. </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpOXK4szXswFHQCNcUbPUp1r0FGV0EqF75GMAd2nLBPbYI00b7DPNc-Oog-mDTbRRqgm2SUjo7WDN825hvBQaAWUhZPZy3vEQAx74LzdHDRziat-kxvYXS8MyD93YRCoP665bqu8Y5SnUkEkLlwZW2XH3IiJDjFd0XZtglpr8flYB5BnanM3jKPPCjjY/s960/340072762_242185994878561_2097976022186777137_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpOXK4szXswFHQCNcUbPUp1r0FGV0EqF75GMAd2nLBPbYI00b7DPNc-Oog-mDTbRRqgm2SUjo7WDN825hvBQaAWUhZPZy3vEQAx74LzdHDRziat-kxvYXS8MyD93YRCoP665bqu8Y5SnUkEkLlwZW2XH3IiJDjFd0XZtglpr8flYB5BnanM3jKPPCjjY/s320/340072762_242185994878561_2097976022186777137_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">i made hearts- 9 of them. (the grey one got lost at the bottom of this post...) all from scraps!</span> </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO8WSONvRt0vOJgFtmAMDWQBI4EoyiRfJBUvcltJH9FrdmlrCpODjcRyWCbr5dtYaDTv2zAN0YY_ClKYvZbWuaHoAIlU5ldyqOWGND07sy2O3nm9mEfv42RahSWXyf2xRk1DmpRCHbG1RmMCLFei7iPw2ixhEkisLjfE74DYn8ia3HXNz71ipAG1tIXo/s960/340088610_709625624237255_8640874421824509216_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO8WSONvRt0vOJgFtmAMDWQBI4EoyiRfJBUvcltJH9FrdmlrCpODjcRyWCbr5dtYaDTv2zAN0YY_ClKYvZbWuaHoAIlU5ldyqOWGND07sy2O3nm9mEfv42RahSWXyf2xRk1DmpRCHbG1RmMCLFei7iPw2ixhEkisLjfE74DYn8ia3HXNz71ipAG1tIXo/s320/340088610_709625624237255_8640874421824509216_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">keep scrolling- and then there's the 36 patches- an idea <a href="https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">loosely inspired by some of Cynthia's work. </a></div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">did you just scroll all the way to the bottom to see all this scrappy random colorness? SO MANY DIFFERENT FABRICS! bless your sweet little heart! thanks for stopping by, and be sure to <a href="click back to Angela's blog" target="_blank">click back to Angela's blog</a> and see what everyone else is doing.. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmUQgUfiC1MGtG4MsiQdIxMy7lybzyKK1h7I4cjdhinoPvEhxEyGML-EJ4JsVDDV5tLNL2m2UflEITbP3VHMUtN_aUN4VMAMzOga_TpPT9gHysYwjhJDl2Kc6I05H2WkhZfYXtAVu4FhI2a1BGdQFhlUlR1yDD8yBWzd-X3HHsxzT7nI4p-tMWmom0Rs/s960/430612434_10231463198313997_2949602128106249976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmUQgUfiC1MGtG4MsiQdIxMy7lybzyKK1h7I4cjdhinoPvEhxEyGML-EJ4JsVDDV5tLNL2m2UflEITbP3VHMUtN_aUN4VMAMzOga_TpPT9gHysYwjhJDl2Kc6I05H2WkhZfYXtAVu4FhI2a1BGdQFhlUlR1yDD8yBWzd-X3HHsxzT7nI4p-tMWmom0Rs/s320/430612434_10231463198313997_2949602128106249976_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-10167763607108249782024-03-01T14:00:00.002-05:002024-03-01T14:35:31.499-05:00Gifted, Shared, Loved... <p><span style="font-size: medium;">i've been absent from bloggy land, and missing my RSC friends. i'm back with a plethora of catchup posts! mostly from RSC23...</span></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3gqFfG6qsrjEKGltdcGrnWNk0YKHb5UredBo8_XfHaBB3PtsOW6S9MrFtySKAL_DKzhT_F48FWbsHl24oF_16-1CO2n3W1DnXs7qRvR9KroyEtkI-G8NLYOkJCXNFtjar8M6siRY_GUiqxuQK64FqoxbPuL7ERjrXOanKMu_nl7AXPxL0T7Z-4pJGjA/s960/344851196_10230884409804646_3006920674543320379_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3gqFfG6qsrjEKGltdcGrnWNk0YKHb5UredBo8_XfHaBB3PtsOW6S9MrFtySKAL_DKzhT_F48FWbsHl24oF_16-1CO2n3W1DnXs7qRvR9KroyEtkI-G8NLYOkJCXNFtjar8M6siRY_GUiqxuQK64FqoxbPuL7ERjrXOanKMu_nl7AXPxL0T7Z-4pJGjA/s320/344851196_10230884409804646_3006920674543320379_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">granddaughter L turned 5 in late October. i mailed her 2 of my favorite quilts from RSC22. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CwufhFS-Yq43eTagB_q9nF1gKvgYCgK5GCNq0hOQRAmatn6aFgELfzwCc4Lli4nDNXpEx7dHZUcSvQBKwYvJ3sonj00ps0JmXbvCw-ToQgDXyCWY6B18AAAVd-dZ7EMsMt5jhI9BuFgsoIRWEqznR55j3xtqLPVTD3FonkDJy17EVrZN_dZ2mXlJTbc/s960/398086058_10230883877111329_4345451263979897151_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CwufhFS-Yq43eTagB_q9nF1gKvgYCgK5GCNq0hOQRAmatn6aFgELfzwCc4Lli4nDNXpEx7dHZUcSvQBKwYvJ3sonj00ps0JmXbvCw-ToQgDXyCWY6B18AAAVd-dZ7EMsMt5jhI9BuFgsoIRWEqznR55j3xtqLPVTD3FonkDJy17EVrZN_dZ2mXlJTbc/s320/398086058_10230883877111329_4345451263979897151_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgUh0w3pRX4A4yY_jkfyHLwURUKdyag-NQC0yf_NeqnEXpgpkOfOX-vjg16rzoH3XflZtl2kCdMAzNY4voX5fRahpjAckREj-UMIgbr9VSoaEC23FOVqzoxMOdzV6qN2iEYQoCuALm7OHN0FL6xFDyYhgPH1fP3HidDs-xK1BdCIBAujStYc90T8QVVI/s960/398653485_10230883877391336_5814798173779373716_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgUh0w3pRX4A4yY_jkfyHLwURUKdyag-NQC0yf_NeqnEXpgpkOfOX-vjg16rzoH3XflZtl2kCdMAzNY4voX5fRahpjAckREj-UMIgbr9VSoaEC23FOVqzoxMOdzV6qN2iEYQoCuALm7OHN0FL6xFDyYhgPH1fP3HidDs-xK1BdCIBAujStYc90T8QVVI/s320/398653485_10230883877391336_5814798173779373716_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">just 2 very simple designs; i like to focus on color and contrast, rather than fiddly piecing. 3" squares, and 3" HSTs. she loved them! no pics of the colorful backing, though...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhUNsuZ8hKXE1wGTlKNRhgnJY3XfJ9bZ-7UmxU60xcbwRnvX1sOuqZXwSBjK9y69G9kIGMuIlX_aiDbgg_U7CU8Zgk7WpbDuGys3ZaLeqOeW-WJj6quBlTQAlCEUdOdA21S4jpsMIYVDTg1BqhGcNdxpPz8UKYgSpr_Nq6PTslVuWqEbtrbVKwUsJLYw/s960/398663538_10230883876831322_5938560475853878039_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhUNsuZ8hKXE1wGTlKNRhgnJY3XfJ9bZ-7UmxU60xcbwRnvX1sOuqZXwSBjK9y69G9kIGMuIlX_aiDbgg_U7CU8Zgk7WpbDuGys3ZaLeqOeW-WJj6quBlTQAlCEUdOdA21S4jpsMIYVDTg1BqhGcNdxpPz8UKYgSpr_Nq6PTslVuWqEbtrbVKwUsJLYw/s320/398663538_10230883876831322_5938560475853878039_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2P8CJnLi63vAiSvCbukG5Pw0VnAHoItofb1Y9YF45UwhuFvMFKVYbd3I9W0ESokF2LOKXQo4lDZdpH9_6YDolirJAIrBaCjaMfzEeJyFGIgMbZL7GiwbscaJ38ijlpLxrd31KE2iko6vhS40rCzMxHMfkKrp6lYHguKKLcnHOO8PzktM6SF-liAFGvu8/s960/430550828_10231463337917487_2656421171730835770_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2P8CJnLi63vAiSvCbukG5Pw0VnAHoItofb1Y9YF45UwhuFvMFKVYbd3I9W0ESokF2LOKXQo4lDZdpH9_6YDolirJAIrBaCjaMfzEeJyFGIgMbZL7GiwbscaJ38ijlpLxrd31KE2iko6vhS40rCzMxHMfkKrp6lYHguKKLcnHOO8PzktM6SF-liAFGvu8/s320/430550828_10231463337917487_2656421171730835770_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">my favorite DIL turned 30 (!!!) the end of July. P had commented in RSC21 that she really liked the scrappy twinkly stars that i was making- so obviously, the quilt needed to go live with her! (full picture of this quilt in my header photo, but now it's finished, not just a flimsy...) youngest grandson T had to get in on the happy occasion... </div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox3kKXxIklTsQX3ShUB14m9erV-1bbmupJtv-3Vbs66lNlY2jfH90LktFvFwzr8EGcb10dgUIr2HsMiuybWDJUK6OurvlNyo812QguPkJ7NEpQycOR25yDXnXYFd4RemecAPbvK2IB0p2TNJaj15yque4Nc_cMq0Th1WuzMal-5QtQZaTxJQBCFtn35I/s960/430751391_10231463337477476_2632062947415499968_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox3kKXxIklTsQX3ShUB14m9erV-1bbmupJtv-3Vbs66lNlY2jfH90LktFvFwzr8EGcb10dgUIr2HsMiuybWDJUK6OurvlNyo812QguPkJ7NEpQycOR25yDXnXYFd4RemecAPbvK2IB0p2TNJaj15yque4Nc_cMq0Th1WuzMal-5QtQZaTxJQBCFtn35I/s320/430751391_10231463337477476_2632062947415499968_n.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Daughter #2, A, turned 17 June 29. (see, i'm really behind!). as a budding young writer, the Full Stop quilt seemed like she was the best one for it to be loved by... she was really happy! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">sharing and gifting a favorite quilt to one of my loved ones is the best ever. it's great when they find a home to go to; where they'll be appreciated and used. </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMBrviQi60ehkDcm8qSXIyuceSkHXgrOnHbloSQinaNHOUyBEq-PhkDqiJatSo-yktxMfga3pT4lJ00LhyphenhyphenwUwU4gQJNRDNd14Scv_yKSFp_tMHk5dSlabyCNYHCtsylTZY54VGgveLr3N4SMKJ_jGDvpNuPFxohiKszCVDIASUrZMObrWFVSrCgzVJXU/s960/430663316_10231463337077466_164251370042199843_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMBrviQi60ehkDcm8qSXIyuceSkHXgrOnHbloSQinaNHOUyBEq-PhkDqiJatSo-yktxMfga3pT4lJ00LhyphenhyphenwUwU4gQJNRDNd14Scv_yKSFp_tMHk5dSlabyCNYHCtsylTZY54VGgveLr3N4SMKJ_jGDvpNuPFxohiKszCVDIASUrZMObrWFVSrCgzVJXU/s320/430663316_10231463337077466_164251370042199843_n.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.pepperfuneralhomes.com/obituary/gabriel-wise" target="_blank">June 30 my youngest son passed away tragically and unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident.</a> although i kept sewing along with you all, i just didn't have the energy to blog for awhile. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm doing ok, and so is the family, though it was quite a shock, and so sad. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kzT2hEWIPER166JtoSqwbKQYA_iQIrSVk_JZOQ9FAZN68KnlE23Q_BUYMi9Umobn-ElcG0St2Wh84MOJxwYfzCCu6872KPQxymUNYnWhpnrrEOqATKPfRdR5ZFmmNrbIqB1ENPMAhZY7YI9uHEBkueA-8hLgdppxBZ7eKjixODpQWBrnmk9xpWPJyCg/s2048/408242968_10231031735327692_3925913051648836919_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1974" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kzT2hEWIPER166JtoSqwbKQYA_iQIrSVk_JZOQ9FAZN68KnlE23Q_BUYMi9Umobn-ElcG0St2Wh84MOJxwYfzCCu6872KPQxymUNYnWhpnrrEOqATKPfRdR5ZFmmNrbIqB1ENPMAhZY7YI9uHEBkueA-8hLgdppxBZ7eKjixODpQWBrnmk9xpWPJyCg/s320/408242968_10231031735327692_3925913051648836919_n.jpg" width="308" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbDZBk3Bhl0Bd9OSiulTrtqy0BKpn-Fh7gnCxb7dI-NN4x74geaNINkwnh2DzfQlAogT5nPPtVQ7pdIcvPk8HGexNEbbnpylr59zZXY6SpAFYYIwia7swLJ0LSdzMzls-daoiDtdX8m8mTxRUdo6iX8l8TXZX9f_OBSHRDNXaPw0Kh2MOe09CuCldRMo/s2048/430685987_10231463205194169_8018989199259086576_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbDZBk3Bhl0Bd9OSiulTrtqy0BKpn-Fh7gnCxb7dI-NN4x74geaNINkwnh2DzfQlAogT5nPPtVQ7pdIcvPk8HGexNEbbnpylr59zZXY6SpAFYYIwia7swLJ0LSdzMzls-daoiDtdX8m8mTxRUdo6iX8l8TXZX9f_OBSHRDNXaPw0Kh2MOe09CuCldRMo/s320/430685987_10231463205194169_8018989199259086576_n%20(1).jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the above 2 quilts were not pieced as part of my RSC shenanigans. the first one is for a great niece's baby in CA, the second (<a href="https://katyquilts.net/2023/08/08/something-new-21/" target="_blank">Baby Shark; inspiration found here</a>, although now that i revisit Katy's post, i realize she used HSTs, not isosceles triangles... ) was pieced for the <a href="https://www.nebraskamccsale.org/" target="_blank">Nebraska MCC quilt sale</a>, and is on its way into the world...) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i appreciate the friendship and camaraderie of all my RSC bloggy (and Instagram!) friends! <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">go see what every one else is up to-</a> you just might be inspired! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-30795183511440083252023-04-15T09:24:00.001-04:002023-04-15T09:24:11.108-04:00tap, tap, tap.. is anyone there? i'm sewing in the background...<span style="font-size: medium;">is it ok to say life has been busy?</span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">my calendar is full, our schedule is busy and our life has been humming along...
i'm still sewing along with RSC23, just not as often as i'd like... i'm sharing my blue and pink churn dash blocks from January and Febrruary (in April!) and i've got a start on the greens and purples for March and April!</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7G0PwuCX55qghdI1TUZnLnT7PwnzgwOztzrqusJ9NKoT4bkcTENRWwUuSAIaudN1OedsgUtgrEc-cBbC_Tq5tfAa6B9NypQ-Ij9FKn7Tm4uuS9Mb2_PUS9RjRwvj1JDZ0yWMDHu-Z72RPdsMxLSy0xsNwcrrMil9V7eeJ2rOgjfQmiiPoMEuW94W/s960/341176238_892734158477623_4251601102978959298_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7G0PwuCX55qghdI1TUZnLnT7PwnzgwOztzrqusJ9NKoT4bkcTENRWwUuSAIaudN1OedsgUtgrEc-cBbC_Tq5tfAa6B9NypQ-Ij9FKn7Tm4uuS9Mb2_PUS9RjRwvj1JDZ0yWMDHu-Z72RPdsMxLSy0xsNwcrrMil9V7eeJ2rOgjfQmiiPoMEuW94W/s320/341176238_892734158477623_4251601102978959298_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">one of my RSC projects this year is the churn dash blocks. i have an accuquilt die for this {my favorite block} and i decided to do the blocks with a white center, and the background in the COM. </div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5VpUMNfHA99wYxqPqgKtSIjhwMLMgzMKs1YLcD8430gOe8Wi0uUvooaWCwOILxyCYh59XuhQtgWFuugqpsYj3aH6CFovtstP3KJNBoUADtjrR6d56DbYHBkSJDShaqv1EClBTWMQJdsq8kaIrQ5hMGs1W7fwS25BYs9_kyW7Ei465evixVc3tFiK/s960/341348205_6779033485447358_8380668913095336854_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5VpUMNfHA99wYxqPqgKtSIjhwMLMgzMKs1YLcD8430gOe8Wi0uUvooaWCwOILxyCYh59XuhQtgWFuugqpsYj3aH6CFovtstP3KJNBoUADtjrR6d56DbYHBkSJDShaqv1EClBTWMQJdsq8kaIrQ5hMGs1W7fwS25BYs9_kyW7Ei465evixVc3tFiK/s320/341348205_6779033485447358_8380668913095336854_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm loving them so far!</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXYvYooqzeAUbEogFm8ASoRQbls33NCBdyR6DPbw0LfyveeKqXJrqopbd_oJCU55j_t_gLDS0lYhR63idkTl-tmDWbhLkbbpsO5JptDvPNjqtaDewre1iY93o4__lPjONqGnuZsVLbfJgWD335H-ngRiFTNGADzZigJwBrCj2ge2URNmohmtjqbRM/s960/341395296_549727840638514_9086217462234220409_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXYvYooqzeAUbEogFm8ASoRQbls33NCBdyR6DPbw0LfyveeKqXJrqopbd_oJCU55j_t_gLDS0lYhR63idkTl-tmDWbhLkbbpsO5JptDvPNjqtaDewre1iY93o4__lPjONqGnuZsVLbfJgWD335H-ngRiFTNGADzZigJwBrCj2ge2URNmohmtjqbRM/s320/341395296_549727840638514_9086217462234220409_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm thinking of an on-point setting for these, and perhaps i'll keep this quilt for myself... </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCPGrnb1ePLJGqS9b2Dm_RN4Lwle0jfUMa2YivksiSOtTaIHHE5UP1exar_d8G8ZWqycxzWQ8JaneT5EA-pr6xMOwJnBfKMH44OxLLXqc5wfZqZkRyn3lK-i-AKZTnCVkWthXbQZ4rvJO6Slez8DWuH7I7zwZYNpaTPZsKXjB1u06p1x6xchTsIeh/s960/341378112_5400397970063448_7660752400477015597_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCPGrnb1ePLJGqS9b2Dm_RN4Lwle0jfUMa2YivksiSOtTaIHHE5UP1exar_d8G8ZWqycxzWQ8JaneT5EA-pr6xMOwJnBfKMH44OxLLXqc5wfZqZkRyn3lK-i-AKZTnCVkWthXbQZ4rvJO6Slez8DWuH7I7zwZYNpaTPZsKXjB1u06p1x6xchTsIeh/s320/341378112_5400397970063448_7660752400477015597_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">although, after our <a href="https://pareliefsale.org/" target="_blank">recent trip to the MCC PA Relief Sale</a>, i've been inspired and motivated to sew/give more quilts, specifically for the MCC auctions. and here's some good news: <a href="https://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2023/03/are-you-ready-for-hands2help-comfort.html" target="_blank">the Hands2Help drive this year has MCC as one of the donation point</a>s! go check it out!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and be sure to <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click over to SO SCRAPPY</a> and see what everyone else is making! </span></div> <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-26126428606897279822022-12-09T23:21:00.004-05:002022-12-10T14:54:28.035-05:00Christmas Traditions: creating layers of memories and meaning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hey! Merry {almost} Christmas! <a href="https://poppyseeds1720.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">are you here visiting from Betsy's Christmas Blog Tour?</a> thanks for stopping by! i'm happy to share one of our family traditions with you- and while you're here, leave me a comment and tell me what's YOUR favorite tradition? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for longer than i can remember, it's been a tradition in our family to celebrate Jesus' birthday with a birthday cake. we often do this on Christmas Eve, but there is a lot of flexibility on when we actually do this celebration. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in fact, while talking with my Dad this week, i realized that i don't actually remember the beginnings of this family tradition. (kind of like cutting the tail off your Thanksgiving turkey. why? because that's what grandma always did...) i'm still researching in the recesses of my brain where this memory came from... (the cake, not the tailless turkey...) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'll keep you posted! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">meanwhile, here's a lineup of some of our Christmas Eve/Birthday Cake for Jesus Celebrations and Gatherings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">throughout the years, the gatherings changed- some were quite elaborate (hoards of friends and relatives smashed into our tiny house along Penn's Creek) and some very simple (just our immediate family and a small cake.) when my oldest daughter, M, was 8 years old, she made a blue pottery angel one summer at <a href="https://www.susque.org/" target="_blank">Camp Susque. </a> thereafter, the birthday cakes feature the angel holding the birthday candle.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">also throughout the years, you can see that our family has grown! if you look closely, you can see the progression and growth of my 6 children, and my family! with 6 children, several now grown and married, along with the addition of 7 grandchildren, there are many happy faces celebrating and anticipating the arrival of the Baby Savior on Christmas morning! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQFRginKQObyRqB71283LPg5Q0esoSypFLJo9P5mCu0uB9HzWzSEOCygGAKyw8ddONWbQvbkO7_4fNFmf0yiJJFOOFBg2VGIeoS3vMcj7V80KNkw4H_DADkHp3FrQ2cyiviDXxV6Ohw_JRRqNqioq6rvBse1DNyN8O0BE5DMRvGlzw6YfPT1Jaohd/s960/319039142_10228565054742219_1099070220977180408_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQFRginKQObyRqB71283LPg5Q0esoSypFLJo9P5mCu0uB9HzWzSEOCygGAKyw8ddONWbQvbkO7_4fNFmf0yiJJFOOFBg2VGIeoS3vMcj7V80KNkw4H_DADkHp3FrQ2cyiviDXxV6Ohw_JRRqNqioq6rvBse1DNyN8O0BE5DMRvGlzw6YfPT1Jaohd/s320/319039142_10228565054742219_1099070220977180408_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u>1990</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the above picture would have been the very first Birthday party for Jesus. we lived in a very small house, and i would not doubt that there were 40+ people at this gathering! my oldest daughter, M, (1½) is the girl in the blue (aqua?) overalls, being held by her Aunt Esther. the twins, D & N, were asleep on the sofa. being only 3 months old at the time, i guess they were too little for cake! all the other children around the table are random 1st & 2nd cousins. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjw9zlvFtYu4DNG3sRf5R2HyX3Wp1EYPrw7-VDOyXMgL2gLxGzSAdhRfoogxJ-yC84qVaHRbrNRhKQrMwjnwMx8emzYBaFuq_Wy2syoulJ0Ak4L5rWxsZ9HiqY5weIXdzsiH8vjkZ6ThudbP_dshQJwKlsfBdSV9qcMgC7HjwJmsibGVMmhiRFrIt/s960/318946963_10228565056382260_1053080773359370581_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjw9zlvFtYu4DNG3sRf5R2HyX3Wp1EYPrw7-VDOyXMgL2gLxGzSAdhRfoogxJ-yC84qVaHRbrNRhKQrMwjnwMx8emzYBaFuq_Wy2syoulJ0Ak4L5rWxsZ9HiqY5weIXdzsiH8vjkZ6ThudbP_dshQJwKlsfBdSV9qcMgC7HjwJmsibGVMmhiRFrIt/s320/318946963_10228565056382260_1053080773359370581_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u>1992</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">same small house, another large gathering. M, now 3½, is in the bottom left corner of this picture. D, the oldest twin, is 2½ and he's in the red sweatshirt. G, my 4th baby, is due in March, and he's <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/there-is-no-snow-in-forecast-today.html" target="_blank">actually born in the Blizzard of '93</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS9gEdZ_AFTg1bMmd6djSgFXHjsuYcAzqoragEtFWlS6EXe_CyuIa4wmpOWGIQ3adb5P-knsAAvoTc0iUAWBi7NZUKsqfevtUjbRxVLKOoHuZaXNMksQLM1Oe7TuYeEEDcm3kLdGqwK9ouZ3RRlYkWx0OUZCeIC536Zn_YhrRmfyYFLHOrMtgxBJL/s960/319040506_10228565063102428_3276018444235560831_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS9gEdZ_AFTg1bMmd6djSgFXHjsuYcAzqoragEtFWlS6EXe_CyuIa4wmpOWGIQ3adb5P-knsAAvoTc0iUAWBi7NZUKsqfevtUjbRxVLKOoHuZaXNMksQLM1Oe7TuYeEEDcm3kLdGqwK9ouZ3RRlYkWx0OUZCeIC536Zn_YhrRmfyYFLHOrMtgxBJL/s320/319040506_10228565063102428_3276018444235560831_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u>2002</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our lives changed quite a bit in the gap of the 10 years between these pictures. now i'm a single mom, homeschooling my 4 children, working a few odd/part-time jobs, and we live in the tiny town of New Berlin in central PA.(i'm sure there were more birthday cakes for Jesus, but no pictures, i guess...) M is 13, D & N are 12 and G is nearly 10. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7YepeZYSM30N516gRDB0tpWM-wziO7ir1iLE-KMWLXkRNPIahNGI-vvWCIzjnDXyeCOgQwOwZi9gLP5M26IbNe5l0-6PmYxO8JxCJsVDvhFNPWZUv-nm_zrjKtih-iy5F3b8xex72M_V0tGtD2ePmZixkDeZo34vHRV7Eiv6-oUjXCsad7x6CFQd/s960/319074168_10228565060662367_8625721450946007920_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7YepeZYSM30N516gRDB0tpWM-wziO7ir1iLE-KMWLXkRNPIahNGI-vvWCIzjnDXyeCOgQwOwZi9gLP5M26IbNe5l0-6PmYxO8JxCJsVDvhFNPWZUv-nm_zrjKtih-iy5F3b8xex72M_V0tGtD2ePmZixkDeZo34vHRV7Eiv6-oUjXCsad7x6CFQd/s320/319074168_10228565060662367_8625721450946007920_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u>2003</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">this year we're celebrating with our friends, who have graciously invited us over for Christmas Eve dinner and some small gifts. with 8 children of their own (6 gathered at home in this picture) and my 4, we've a big crowd, so good thing it's a big cake! 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M is now married- that's husband K alongside her. N is home for Christmas, and G is too! A & B are 6 & 5 years old now. and just for fun: seems we're having a Birthday Pumpkin Roll- merely to keep things interesting! 5 of my 6 children are home around the table this year- making the celebration <i>just that much more special!</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgFaf0A--pxZ56CzULVLBBWACrwpIPzBOTGq87oUeT1iT3vNMr6HeTV9gRNn7olz62IBqpfEID6WQCALVRGH0YwbwixTXyKA9tgBvQD4RLMG85US3K1We9qb-7YQcoxN0ljJjMVjE3vGSssyID1WK4fPPkEB6J4dLV8nToI-AcVfTGjXj87jgi_Yr/s960/15672669_10211243143505264_8082606405951761494_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgFaf0A--pxZ56CzULVLBBWACrwpIPzBOTGq87oUeT1iT3vNMr6HeTV9gRNn7olz62IBqpfEID6WQCALVRGH0YwbwixTXyKA9tgBvQD4RLMG85US3K1We9qb-7YQcoxN0ljJjMVjE3vGSssyID1WK4fPPkEB6J4dLV8nToI-AcVfTGjXj87jgi_Yr/s320/15672669_10211243143505264_8082606405951761494_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>2016</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">big brother D (the oldest twin) is home this year, and is the only brother to join A & B for cake. (good thing, too! that cheesecake is <i>so tiny</i>!) there were 2 grandchildren added this year as well: a boy AND a girl, born 6 days apart! they must be at home, tucked safe and snug in their beds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTHoEA5yPxOFtl1GSCfHd4Jt0hP5VfUJxjWrT2yNCzpbFD3alIclJQ8tt1-43MjDrwpm2gD4AlfFwTuqwFdbvXlRBDkwO3XJbYRuuGLADqiF2RQs5W08FErZDldu1W-UZIy1A3e9CAOEUXE8ujxKpWBjyByFIBB9XGLNxKZPR5OepvKpgKjI9sjlm/s960/319025641_10228560422866425_5844027895484714739_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTHoEA5yPxOFtl1GSCfHd4Jt0hP5VfUJxjWrT2yNCzpbFD3alIclJQ8tt1-43MjDrwpm2gD4AlfFwTuqwFdbvXlRBDkwO3XJbYRuuGLADqiF2RQs5W08FErZDldu1W-UZIy1A3e9CAOEUXE8ujxKpWBjyByFIBB9XGLNxKZPR5OepvKpgKjI9sjlm/s320/319025641_10228560422866425_5844027895484714739_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>2017</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">here we're having another cheesecake for Jesus (and look, it's so much bigger!) good thing, too, since we have even more precious people gathered around: K and grandson C, N and his wife P, along with granddaughter E. ( C&E are both 13 months old) A is 11, B is 10.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8243ceqUfcLGz8uLnP-1waiyZ0HT1jM0NkXSZT6R7NW6Cfr7JsKViAQDKgcjMJ9K1LxoQfSdEbqKyq0akdDqiNKh1nw2ClLhkbXarncqVJpbtWLEnQY_aS-tjZqqlHfU7y-Vu3MhqNqVCIXovxSYYIoa6azJuvYVKqLt_IrMLQVRApC7Wz4nWBZVE/s960/318929458_10228560297823299_2221395077669013605_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8243ceqUfcLGz8uLnP-1waiyZ0HT1jM0NkXSZT6R7NW6Cfr7JsKViAQDKgcjMJ9K1LxoQfSdEbqKyq0akdDqiNKh1nw2ClLhkbXarncqVJpbtWLEnQY_aS-tjZqqlHfU7y-Vu3MhqNqVCIXovxSYYIoa6azJuvYVKqLt_IrMLQVRApC7Wz4nWBZVE/s320/318929458_10228560297823299_2221395077669013605_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>2018</u></b></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">son D is back for Christmas, along with daughter L. L is our second granddaughter, born just a few months ago. Joining the girls and C at the table is C & P, my niece and nephew. (cheesecake seems to be popular!) and we're a bigger crowd now, so the celebration has moved into the school room...</div></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke9PqFt9WeOKeni9cPGwsbGAv2LIvrw0_WPrvShcvDe7ilFWUts2PdTIIG81KETrYbiULgyi76Ry1RB2IW3enluS7u3nWm1eKIVevnEfK9_JBBr9Fh8xEPYGyUOgNZINOREnJmAdKho8eRHOL0qmCqIdZENvLBT_I-EVjkbDXoXzrgL0qX1_wcmYL/s960/318948530_10228560318543817_2910764616364653069_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke9PqFt9WeOKeni9cPGwsbGAv2LIvrw0_WPrvShcvDe7ilFWUts2PdTIIG81KETrYbiULgyi76Ry1RB2IW3enluS7u3nWm1eKIVevnEfK9_JBBr9Fh8xEPYGyUOgNZINOREnJmAdKho8eRHOL0qmCqIdZENvLBT_I-EVjkbDXoXzrgL0qX1_wcmYL/s320/318948530_10228560318543817_2910764616364653069_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>2018</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we had 2 different birthday celebrations this year, i guess to accommodate traveling and/or working children. grandson #2 has joined us, in the highchair, and L is a sweet and cuddly baby. he brings the grandchild count to 4. Aunts A & B are thrilled! (Grammy and Pap are too, of course!) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrxqATvFDyfao7BMwJzVzrTH9kOJcXV3p-zxwrJ2qR6rUnacE4u4xF5SUsdwUBOu23GtM-vF0gi5c3WlPfCT7nmgAbcNA49UYWd-VJRxaXWJWw3xGRJtTa8uOrz571CFt5RM344Ygxm93wKh3JhVtWmld1ov4ZAAfbaWQv9MVGqghHkFy_xLcmUJC/s2048/80129516_10220561542979427_5893452813882621952_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrxqATvFDyfao7BMwJzVzrTH9kOJcXV3p-zxwrJ2qR6rUnacE4u4xF5SUsdwUBOu23GtM-vF0gi5c3WlPfCT7nmgAbcNA49UYWd-VJRxaXWJWw3xGRJtTa8uOrz571CFt5RM344Ygxm93wKh3JhVtWmld1ov4ZAAfbaWQv9MVGqghHkFy_xLcmUJC/s320/80129516_10220561542979427_5893452813882621952_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>2019</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with our 2 youngest daughters still living at home, of course A & B are at every Christmas Eve celebration. M & K live locally, so we're blessed at having them nearly every year, too! grandsons C & L are 3 and almost 2. we're thrilled D, along with L (now 13 months old) are here as well. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLmBNu0plnMYKcN8VnNStoO1dxs8W1FKh5n25urHdO54efouNWdBF0pDespNhHo0_4-FJ6_u-X8EO5-vdJZU6702H_fnrArpfhTfHGLPzfHTI7-LKR9Od6iHTFLZrYAHFngTfWi4qei1O5Le7ywkn6RibLpghvK3I2_abgJCOzE_CH3YOe1CW14vE/s960/318727847_10228560358664820_8532622278563761511_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLmBNu0plnMYKcN8VnNStoO1dxs8W1FKh5n25urHdO54efouNWdBF0pDespNhHo0_4-FJ6_u-X8EO5-vdJZU6702H_fnrArpfhTfHGLPzfHTI7-LKR9Od6iHTFLZrYAHFngTfWi4qei1O5Le7ywkn6RibLpghvK3I2_abgJCOzE_CH3YOe1CW14vE/s320/318727847_10228560358664820_8532622278563761511_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p> <b><u> 2021
</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our most recent Birthday Party for Jesus was last year. we celebrated Christmas as a family early: we went right from Thanksgiving, to Christmas Eve and then rolled directly into Christmas day. it was a crazy, noisy, messy but FUN time! and now we're at 7 grandchildren! having 5 (6, if you want to be super technical...) at Grammy & Pap's house at one time is a big deal! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from L>R, in the green jammies: L (he's 3). A (she'll be 2 in May. i made her a very special quilt; you can <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-rainbow-for-beautiful-little-girl.html" target="_blank">read about it here</a>) C (5) E (also 5) T (he's 6 months old) M is holding baby T, but also pregnant with Baby S. (who was born in April) Daughter A is 15, and holding a niece and nephew on her lap. granddaughter L (now 3) lives in California now, so wasn't able to join us. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as you can see, throughout the 31 years of Birthday Cakes for Jesus that are represented here, we've had many changes, some losses and lots of additions to our family. But one thing that can always remain consistent is those traditions that we hold dear, the extra effort we make to ensure that Christmas is celebrated in a memorable and meaningful way, and the memories we make with our family- those we love the most, and hold the closest in our hearts. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-77185969514725016792022-12-09T17:34:00.004-05:002022-12-10T09:54:22.168-05:00GO FORTH: they are warm. and they shall know they are loved!<span style="font-size: large;">i did TWO posts this week! if you're interested in seeing and reading about one of our family's oldest and favorite traditions, <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-traditions-creating-layers-of.html" target="_blank">click HERE.</a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60wz413XQzu5RLEdL6hYlZXyi50iWrY9vV_yVIobF3BMSKrkIKRrM3Y8Z243dJ7dDpZWH3nMru0SSe0-Si_Ipxc-xVKbnF9hpYNxtVSJOTEj0bQ6FfSyBd1rpA-RbMK-CE9yYbug2NsUbvA5eIwxXiJHlK7HNKLbl8kLzIBIc1E8M6UgDo36LlRVm/s2048/317380336_10228527735889271_3799131135049366193_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60wz413XQzu5RLEdL6hYlZXyi50iWrY9vV_yVIobF3BMSKrkIKRrM3Y8Z243dJ7dDpZWH3nMru0SSe0-Si_Ipxc-xVKbnF9hpYNxtVSJOTEj0bQ6FfSyBd1rpA-RbMK-CE9yYbug2NsUbvA5eIwxXiJHlK7HNKLbl8kLzIBIc1E8M6UgDo36LlRVm/s320/317380336_10228527735889271_3799131135049366193_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> just like the song that never ends, here are some 9 patches that seem to go on and on... </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">99 leftover 9 patches, to be exact! leftover from <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post.html" target="_blank">RSC18 (eclectic AND bohemian)</a> and <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/p/rsc21.html" target="_blank">RSC19 (L/D 9 patches, pieced into an Irish Chain Family table cloth.</a>) ( i see a couple donuts and shoo fly blocks snuck into this top, too...) </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">in RSCland December is supposed to be Put All The Blocks Together Month. i try to be a Good Quilter, so after pulling this stack of blocks out of the Parts Department Drawer, i put them up on the design wall, doing my best to arrange them in a pleasing manner. i'm happy with how this top turned out (it's so colorful and cheery!) and i'll take it in to Scraps2Wraps this week, and we'll finish it up. (tying it)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">then, it's ready to travel somewhere as a donation quilt- either locally, or even overseas... </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">lots of blocks are being assembled this month- go see!</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-6497754668197462782022-11-29T12:19:00.006-05:002022-12-02T19:21:52.481-05:00looking ahead to RSC23! <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we're still in 2022, specifically RSC22, but already i'm getting excited for RSC23! i'm looking to do some different things this year, as well as carry over one of my projects from RSC22. (the PP schoolhouse blocks with Kona school bus) </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznt9nnKJlPiRR9VKVsmYAu9Gc--eoQr7EuVSanZAiIHalUG1yqLTUCn3U4YnBmK9cmKhyRCFlWJ4tRXThCPd4tmnP0uHTNIXsB7KjEwjSPL30yuPGARsnFxRFX4Ur-gMcEb1-gNrfhFKNrU0dWAu9Wx93VCWLVyEMwvY8Xwbrm0e764-T7SubgGW2/s960/316422302_10228503393080716_9030109225877743304_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznt9nnKJlPiRR9VKVsmYAu9Gc--eoQr7EuVSanZAiIHalUG1yqLTUCn3U4YnBmK9cmKhyRCFlWJ4tRXThCPd4tmnP0uHTNIXsB7KjEwjSPL30yuPGARsnFxRFX4Ur-gMcEb1-gNrfhFKNrU0dWAu9Wx93VCWLVyEMwvY8Xwbrm0e764-T7SubgGW2/s320/316422302_10228503393080716_9030109225877743304_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">i recently pieced this Rainbow Baby Churn Dash quilt for a (as yet, unknown & unborn) baby from our church family. our sewing group, Scraps to Wraps (S2W for short) gifts each child of our church family with their own quilt on Dedication Sunday. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i found {most} of these colorful fabrics in the sewing closet at church, and immediately thought of making a colorful churn dash quilt, in aaalllllllllll the rainbow colors. i used Kona snow and lighthouse for the centers. then: it occurred to me that another quilt like this, pieced along with RSC23 could be really fun, too. and since churn dash blocks are one of my favorites, i quickly added this to my List Of Quilts To Piece Next Year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><i>and: while I've got 'cha: does anyone have any suggestions for a (quick, fun, easy, favorite) quilt using a charm pack AND a jelly roll? i have a couple of those pairs floating around, and I'd love to use them to their best advantage. any suggestions would be much appreciated!) </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NmIPCMHfm5xJSK2YfviBeWOiNR0GIIVyFf2xWp8RUbQh5xYDnQKzcRQ7acCpD74iwXhQZLwOawKkdNB0b-7Vmcm2jiSc7-F9Z3mKtTu9Xhum8Ahh-cXJfmc98yjwW1O7E2kd1Vt4J4FbsPF9NWjOtdW46Nr3UrqoWGPcRxw76DNr9aG0vcIl37c/s881/heart.BMP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NmIPCMHfm5xJSK2YfviBeWOiNR0GIIVyFf2xWp8RUbQh5xYDnQKzcRQ7acCpD74iwXhQZLwOawKkdNB0b-7Vmcm2jiSc7-F9Z3mKtTu9Xhum8Ahh-cXJfmc98yjwW1O7E2kd1Vt4J4FbsPF9NWjOtdW46Nr3UrqoWGPcRxw76DNr9aG0vcIl37c/s320/heart.BMP" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">my drawer of 3" squares is still going strong, and not even nearly empty- even after 9 years of RSCing! yes- this will be MY TENTH YEAR of sewing my scraps, one color a month!!! wow! i've seen a few of the RSC blogger friends have done the scrappy hearts block, and made some really pretty quilts. so this year, i'll be making these hearts too. the block is drafted in my EQ program (and of course, you know it's not my original idea- this block, in several variations, is floating around all over the internet... ) and as drafted, would finish at 20" square. </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58FQa-DTSSXVs8JPup7jIckY20hMOdIqsq5ZqPYbsn87uCdDHq3o9qTfjcm_Ti3yVBPzAcicOyKquirJdKQ1owisprRHBc8i1wWK4ePvmiVnmA54f6B3F_qyGGHd1x6liajW4KhNrS44TH62gbFPEaKkOKtCoZJZdeN7-zQzDU35aBy89ZwACaeo/s960/290301049_10227454133969894_3696012904688636410_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58FQa-DTSSXVs8JPup7jIckY20hMOdIqsq5ZqPYbsn87uCdDHq3o9qTfjcm_Ti3yVBPzAcicOyKquirJdKQ1owisprRHBc8i1wWK4ePvmiVnmA54f6B3F_qyGGHd1x6liajW4KhNrS44TH62gbFPEaKkOKtCoZJZdeN7-zQzDU35aBy89ZwACaeo/s320/290301049_10227454133969894_3696012904688636410_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-which-blogger-starts-3-new-rsc22.html" target="_blank">i'm loving these school house blocks that i started last year. </a> i'm using Kona school bus yellow as the background, and lots of different, bright and favorite fabrics for the houses themselves. i pieced 27 (?) of these last year, but plan to continue piecing even more this year. i'm thinking i'll make a {long, rectangular} quilt for in our stairwell, with Kona indigo sashing. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNBF-bz-dCZl13YsY2Td2G-bSeTpadN9RKPOLc412ZzvcKpWOvkqPT3E-Fe2n2G8x1lKFP44_QVddceILUGvs7a4u0N66fJlS2AIcNnVCmdpXeLKVBowlkHyoSxhaKeGAqXJ9Q6dQDIgIMPdtHJCe3H1NA8bibVkjDUMpXzsEupy68SAOFn2z9pYv/s414/305185135_10227814795226200_2337198749769570032_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNBF-bz-dCZl13YsY2Td2G-bSeTpadN9RKPOLc412ZzvcKpWOvkqPT3E-Fe2n2G8x1lKFP44_QVddceILUGvs7a4u0N66fJlS2AIcNnVCmdpXeLKVBowlkHyoSxhaKeGAqXJ9Q6dQDIgIMPdtHJCe3H1NA8bibVkjDUMpXzsEupy68SAOFn2z9pYv/s320/305185135_10227814795226200_2337198749769570032_n%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">above is another (non-original) block i saw some other RSCers were working on. drafted up in my EQ, it also finishes at 20" square. i'll piece a few of these each month, but not be so very strict about adhering to the called RSC color. i want the flower pot to be colorful, not quite so monochromatic as most of my piecing... </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">( i really should try to branch out a little, right?) i already have all the background cut out, and plan on having the brown baskets from *mostly* the same fabrics. and: interesting back story about the brown fabric: i sent some quilts along to the <a href="https://www.littlelambsofutah.org/" target="_blank">Little Lambs Foundation</a> For Kids, as part of the <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/05/hands2help-comfort-quilt-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">Hands2Help quilt drive</a>. <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mari was in charge</a> of coordinating this year, and i was the lucky recipient of some batting, 2 charm packs, and several yards of BROWN FABRIC! (which is a color i'm lacking in my stash!) so, obvouisly, i plan to put that brown to good use in these flower baskets, and then i'll have even more quilts to donate...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">funny how that works, right? we sew and sew, using our stash and scraps, and then EVEN TEN YEARS LATER, we're still going strong! quilty math is the best math, right?!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYdpal9dVO0jyw2-GPzYAEqsLqdlOAWViehy5bdBZpE8iBHENV72vRqKMxLyY1lBnR3I9jBYt_hkPlj9iOXFGSpIBdmz3RPkO1_ZhfLvViD1eVhX8qqpasPzIxrHV4hryS3xQDcFzJzdCjPBo4RPonRByQej5h6D35S5iDIaEL3Gtt9jcoXqGnFgE/s960/314573990_10228325703198580_1719827313870997056_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYdpal9dVO0jyw2-GPzYAEqsLqdlOAWViehy5bdBZpE8iBHENV72vRqKMxLyY1lBnR3I9jBYt_hkPlj9iOXFGSpIBdmz3RPkO1_ZhfLvViD1eVhX8qqpasPzIxrHV4hryS3xQDcFzJzdCjPBo4RPonRByQej5h6D35S5iDIaEL3Gtt9jcoXqGnFgE/s320/314573990_10228325703198580_1719827313870997056_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> my final {new} block for this RSC23 roundup is </span><a href="https://cluckclucksewshop.com/products/primrose-207-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Primrose, from Cluck Cluck Sew</a><span>. we recently had a new quilt shop open up in our area (after several years of NO LQS's) and i made a special stop, looking for Ball blue mason jar colored fabric. i found several very nice fabrics that i'm super happy with, and plan on making several of these blocks each month, featuring all different kinds and colors of flowers. i think i'll keep this quilt for our bed- it will be perfect for summer. this block finishes at 20" X 10", so there will be multiple rows of colorful flowers dancing across my bed! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and: maybe one more new block for RSC23: sawtooth stars! i forgot how much i love them (they're one of my favorite blocks!) and maybe i'll do a few of them next year, too...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so: what are you working on? what has you excited to sneak away to the sewing room? and be sure to click on over to <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela at SoScrappy</a> and see what everyone else is working on! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-53456394180394528082022-11-05T10:03:00.003-04:002022-11-05T10:03:35.862-04:00HST: 3/6/9: So. Many. Triangles!<div style="text-align: justify;">one of my RSC22 projects this year was these HST triangles. i STILL have many 3" squares, despite piecing SO. MANY. TOPS. with numerous iterations of designs based on 3" squares since RSC14. this year i switched it up a bit, and made those squares into triangles. (me so clever...)</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNWMDJ8gc08DI9goMVvgEGVyRdY4LeJgIRfd0XZB7tAOMcugPYBh5DqUB95p2QNU1TnE-NtKp_GFXhXH_R019ZWKOclBrD1OL_5vjwx5OGO3fUA4pUpZ3H_GZvG3-OaIJq7LVST5kE0zL9TKlbfXJdejSL4jCKaVlQbwjv83pT_O45FZnQRWpFkmW/s600/314570969_10228325700998525_5626962182425156079_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNWMDJ8gc08DI9goMVvgEGVyRdY4LeJgIRfd0XZB7tAOMcugPYBh5DqUB95p2QNU1TnE-NtKp_GFXhXH_R019ZWKOclBrD1OL_5vjwx5OGO3fUA4pUpZ3H_GZvG3-OaIJq7LVST5kE0zL9TKlbfXJdejSL4jCKaVlQbwjv83pT_O45FZnQRWpFkmW/s320/314570969_10228325700998525_5626962182425156079_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>the "design", or at least the idea behind the design is <a href="https://www.sewkatiedid.com/2011/08/21/magic-number-quilt-tutorial/" target="_blank">based on this tutorial</a>. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsC5WHb7yshFTTsw12gZAor82cJ2g7k049rq_YnhE1wqTABEjN73xvRiuJyNq4VMwMtXliR0QBkW0fj4xe2-JrkPN26uokMq_qEml0QukcKK6OH-y4q7qRLr8rE5UK5DazFqm-ICZoVtMxT89jAapQ1Saqe6yMWDzAEYYjki9kjO05sSLgv2b3YhY/s960/314644613_10228325703598590_4970692960825849456_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsC5WHb7yshFTTsw12gZAor82cJ2g7k049rq_YnhE1wqTABEjN73xvRiuJyNq4VMwMtXliR0QBkW0fj4xe2-JrkPN26uokMq_qEml0QukcKK6OH-y4q7qRLr8rE5UK5DazFqm-ICZoVtMxT89jAapQ1Saqe6yMWDzAEYYjki9kjO05sSLgv2b3YhY/s320/314644613_10228325703598590_4970692960825849456_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>this finished flimsy is a bit different than what i had <a href="https://www.sewkatiedid.com/2011/08/21/magic-number-quilt-tutorial/" target="_blank">originally envisioned</a>, including a few twists and turns along the way, i'm happy with how it turned out. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxzmcqmI44OgMDol6NX4kZSkuJkdadt46nj6Iz22e8mzZqEpyjVLoD0CAF-2xbA70Auv5TWYMa3yRAxQJMZVBW0OpOyYBsp_QwIzX8vfxIsFWJS-JhpRjWYfWTNgofpHUpYCRayBSqxlevJZfNt2kHVMEOj32D032SA8o8smf1wbmklLP8b8eRbEM/s960/314531791_10228325701798545_7907704359332551248_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxzmcqmI44OgMDol6NX4kZSkuJkdadt46nj6Iz22e8mzZqEpyjVLoD0CAF-2xbA70Auv5TWYMa3yRAxQJMZVBW0OpOyYBsp_QwIzX8vfxIsFWJS-JhpRjWYfWTNgofpHUpYCRayBSqxlevJZfNt2kHVMEOj32D032SA8o8smf1wbmklLP8b8eRbEM/s320/314531791_10228325701798545_7907704359332551248_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>using my design wall, i started with the palest pink in the upper left hand corner, trying to gradually and seamlessly (haha) transition to black in the lower right hand corner. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">with the addition of a few {rainbow} white spacer blocks in some of the rows, i'm very happy with how this quilt turned out. there are a few triangles/colors left over; perhaps enough for a colorful sofa pillow?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5LOgSvg23UVteB7BrMRLWPoDmv4w8LBx-48pnWabWvd8GN6lDrXt1KRjxa3ckoJoE-YRLyxkbfaohjQNc2SK7GEYIu8GBi2stfhzSWWIqvgwgWdNb-Fxgz8qW8XqQGjNEI3jtG5m6dSUDcMjZ6Dvz_ouX2mkKxnAsXRCb2D6UlRQXAy1g1mnhXWu/s414/314567170_10228325724319108_4730786809854964054_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5LOgSvg23UVteB7BrMRLWPoDmv4w8LBx-48pnWabWvd8GN6lDrXt1KRjxa3ckoJoE-YRLyxkbfaohjQNc2SK7GEYIu8GBi2stfhzSWWIqvgwgWdNb-Fxgz8qW8XqQGjNEI3jtG5m6dSUDcMjZ6Dvz_ouX2mkKxnAsXRCb2D6UlRQXAy1g1mnhXWu/s320/314567170_10228325724319108_4730786809854964054_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> i'd like it to be at the top of my "to be quilted soon" list, but we'll see how that ends up working out... <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-38362273700888964482022-11-05T07:18:00.001-04:002022-11-05T07:18:10.424-04:00making progress: one stitch, one block, one row, one flimsy at a time...<div style="text-align: justify;">our life gallops on, one week at at a time (or really, one day at a time, just like everyone else...) and i'm able to spend some time in the sewing room a few nights a week. i appreciate the quiet time, and some time to be creative. i have a few finishes to share this week!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehYRZTQdq3xkP2X6z6EnIgfJwExzYrXnvL9IOhSkxAmU_zS9BxxloJ4mLWxu1TEKbKGTuKBqRTG9RR2_2sU1RBl58IvjR6B6Xw3C5FCJXrvGgZXw2EVoyrpKxkRaV8LxK70HtyhtT-nCTT618ioduc_rlbwtajZGROhKdUkd7vEDd2qls4bnyIct_/s960/313178680_10228231324279166_788946833222712523_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehYRZTQdq3xkP2X6z6EnIgfJwExzYrXnvL9IOhSkxAmU_zS9BxxloJ4mLWxu1TEKbKGTuKBqRTG9RR2_2sU1RBl58IvjR6B6Xw3C5FCJXrvGgZXw2EVoyrpKxkRaV8LxK70HtyhtT-nCTT618ioduc_rlbwtajZGROhKdUkd7vEDd2qls4bnyIct_/s320/313178680_10228231324279166_788946833222712523_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/studio-churn-dash-12-finished.html" target="_blank">Shoo Fly {Churn Dash}remains one of my favorite blocks</a>. in fact, i have several quilt tops cut out, and kitted up in this block/pattern. so many variations, and i love this layout especially. (of course, i can't take credit for this clever design. <a href="https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">i saw it over at Alycia's </a>awhile ago and it really appealed to me...) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qYp-qv66ILWjzURvCULQJvj0YhY1K_40Y4p9xqNjxWIgDEVw4WtejoxZX1ocG8eywyUsyIPHmGXFG9FNJbJBo4_K5cS16L_Zady5X1H4pDmGa-1OVyVo-9wpyU2vOJeJN3jKgAYoqEI8PK_WGS29yYbiivLYh69586BxyRu47LaflqZUHFTBG2Z9/s960/312264897_10228231326039210_8753809850080635844_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qYp-qv66ILWjzURvCULQJvj0YhY1K_40Y4p9xqNjxWIgDEVw4WtejoxZX1ocG8eywyUsyIPHmGXFG9FNJbJBo4_K5cS16L_Zady5X1H4pDmGa-1OVyVo-9wpyU2vOJeJN3jKgAYoqEI8PK_WGS29yYbiivLYh69586BxyRu47LaflqZUHFTBG2Z9/s320/312264897_10228231326039210_8753809850080635844_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">my Framed 4 Patches danced their way through all the colors of RSC22. (except for brown and black) and i pieced them into a quilt top. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the Kona colors that frame each monochromatic 4 patch are: black, pepper, ash, snow, charcoal, lighthouse and slate. (or something very similar to those colors... can't remember ATM.) </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmii_2AeSI4Uct3vAKfETEvT5NBt8baqm5SN1UzbWdljtDzOnld80GHa1N29Sjd0B4QqIwQIYwQG5p1XHgbzEBXGa31E7wrgVvM0C45TGocx0AClGvPJI9WpHzLUOGIiPw6351mg79fayo7of1ss42jUg23GbqOV8PVyhCTyL80fVzfCFEfGUxxQ_/s600/312828781_10228231323319142_4225928673779279315_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmii_2AeSI4Uct3vAKfETEvT5NBt8baqm5SN1UzbWdljtDzOnld80GHa1N29Sjd0B4QqIwQIYwQG5p1XHgbzEBXGa31E7wrgVvM0C45TGocx0AClGvPJI9WpHzLUOGIiPw6351mg79fayo7of1ss42jUg23GbqOV8PVyhCTyL80fVzfCFEfGUxxQ_/s320/312828781_10228231323319142_4225928673779279315_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">if you look VERY CLOSELY, you can see that the first row is in rainbow order. (meaning the colored 4 patches) for the remainder of the quilt, i just made sure that the colors were evenly sprinkled around. this quilt will go into our church sewing group, Scraps to Wraps, and be tied and given as a local donation when a need becomes apparent. This top seems as if it could be appropriate for a child, or even a teen boy if necessary. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucRQAy2MZt-lk0GQ0ptUR2D4VSZnBO7M6MiRQ8f2yBCtPps4-l9d6ZJowuDRzvda8J_L8lwAfeL1y4X59fyaUZKyRUzSKF0EvO6-FQ4Ha0UrouTlKPjHacOyVbvG-24XiV_5GIh-k8cI4ZKwqV4DbKP6f6BmWAQWij2LpvifKeTtGYflkzgZzymkC/s960/312784452_10228231325199189_4483950319542813355_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucRQAy2MZt-lk0GQ0ptUR2D4VSZnBO7M6MiRQ8f2yBCtPps4-l9d6ZJowuDRzvda8J_L8lwAfeL1y4X59fyaUZKyRUzSKF0EvO6-FQ4Ha0UrouTlKPjHacOyVbvG-24XiV_5GIh-k8cI4ZKwqV4DbKP6f6BmWAQWij2LpvifKeTtGYflkzgZzymkC/s320/312784452_10228231325199189_4483950319542813355_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> one last picture of the Churn Dash quilt. Welly. (short for Beef Wellington) is usually sad when we take Daisy out of the pasture for quilt/miniature donkey photo shoots. he hangs around the fence and bawls. But: he matches the quilt so nicely, doesn't he? he's a curious steer ( i think they all are) and was happy to be included. (i even gave him an apple when we were done!)<p></p></div><div><br /></div><div>COMING SOON: i finished my HST 3/6/9 quilt! i'll get a picture up later today.... </div><div><br /></div><div>and of course, as always, <a href="i'm linking up to RSC22 rainbow parade over at Angela's blog" target="_blank">i'm linking up to RSC22 rainbow parade over at Angela's blog</a>! </div><div><br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-87455277513907071672022-09-05T14:12:00.003-04:002022-09-10T10:00:13.417-04:00so, where was I all summer, and just exactly what was I doing anyway? <span style="font-size: medium;">EPIC + BUSY + WHIRLWIND = Summer '22 for my family!!!</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">first, we started off with a trip to Baltimore, MD, to celebrate this little guy, T, turning 1. (!!!) i love this picture of him in his cozy couple. it reminds me so much of Toy Story. i plan to have this picture printed out VERY LARGE and hang it somewhere prominent. he's so sweet... </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW2JiVk_m4uJ-B3yP9WLa65rI8OwWDTeu6mNW5Mk43a3EJaj1tEo6DOlg5bEY0tyOcmbDf62xRbDK4FJRGOXuFjvgV3OmyzwEOqVCNPKB8rqTKmoAQjDtiY3AVqdX510oxa0cPtQW7vob9Cv-vRcaa5USiO3FHfDmAO41DrpuDXijUvS2A50Eesq3/s960/305205471_10227815142834890_4984422038754569400_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW2JiVk_m4uJ-B3yP9WLa65rI8OwWDTeu6mNW5Mk43a3EJaj1tEo6DOlg5bEY0tyOcmbDf62xRbDK4FJRGOXuFjvgV3OmyzwEOqVCNPKB8rqTKmoAQjDtiY3AVqdX510oxa0cPtQW7vob9Cv-vRcaa5USiO3FHfDmAO41DrpuDXijUvS2A50Eesq3/s320/305205471_10227815142834890_4984422038754569400_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">while we were down celebrating baby T, we realized that Margo (the dog) also had a birthday. she turned 2. so of course a little impromptu birthday party was in order...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW2JiVk_m4uJ-B3yP9WLa65rI8OwWDTeu6mNW5Mk43a3EJaj1tEo6DOlg5bEY0tyOcmbDf62xRbDK4FJRGOXuFjvgV3OmyzwEOqVCNPKB8rqTKmoAQjDtiY3AVqdX510oxa0cPtQW7vob9Cv-vRcaa5USiO3FHfDmAO41DrpuDXijUvS2A50Eesq3/s960/305205471_10227815142834890_4984422038754569400_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eEArqqf3UJga_jfE6UBwWpj4Ib2oJiNkWr-EviQQF1EUK8uIwIHoT-jE55B1pkmYj6EDv_kaFUT2lJxnIrYRt8wEvXAoEVRznviYd2to4maCxuDnkwFAGOl2m2PkgyjgefGoBvTc0zQSMbm6Jte8Q-llWdmfWg4ntxxq3j1r0uRGvxnykptnzEl7/s960/305325296_10227815141274851_8256193943061373598_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eEArqqf3UJga_jfE6UBwWpj4Ib2oJiNkWr-EviQQF1EUK8uIwIHoT-jE55B1pkmYj6EDv_kaFUT2lJxnIrYRt8wEvXAoEVRznviYd2to4maCxuDnkwFAGOl2m2PkgyjgefGoBvTc0zQSMbm6Jte8Q-llWdmfWg4ntxxq3j1r0uRGvxnykptnzEl7/s320/305325296_10227815141274851_8256193943061373598_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">a few weeks later, we all piled in the car again, and headed back down to Baltimore to help N with his new replacement windows. my son N, and wife P, have a cute little Craftsman house, and hubby Dave put some of the replacement windows in, as well as taught N how to install the ones that remained when we left. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eEArqqf3UJga_jfE6UBwWpj4Ib2oJiNkWr-EviQQF1EUK8uIwIHoT-jE55B1pkmYj6EDv_kaFUT2lJxnIrYRt8wEvXAoEVRznviYd2to4maCxuDnkwFAGOl2m2PkgyjgefGoBvTc0zQSMbm6Jte8Q-llWdmfWg4ntxxq3j1r0uRGvxnykptnzEl7/s960/305325296_10227815141274851_8256193943061373598_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNppiKhfB9r2qSv_ckKmmCFfEVMValSqlPFJjuCmYUh1lNV4Hgt8-ZtDZKyjM2SM4AdjeQXqgGxrzu7Jw1zG_Asl17JQcLOYmfjD9XPMuT0UQkgfCDh_nV4ZKhTgmF2KNs0yw2Up8bpMmzvsZPKwed1GrsTF9SPDQZ2-GQgLs1_5abCPYagGDDh0xV/s960/304880774_10227815148875041_7084355394071566073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNppiKhfB9r2qSv_ckKmmCFfEVMValSqlPFJjuCmYUh1lNV4Hgt8-ZtDZKyjM2SM4AdjeQXqgGxrzu7Jw1zG_Asl17JQcLOYmfjD9XPMuT0UQkgfCDh_nV4ZKhTgmF2KNs0yw2Up8bpMmzvsZPKwed1GrsTF9SPDQZ2-GQgLs1_5abCPYagGDDh0xV/s320/304880774_10227815148875041_7084355394071566073_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">granddaughter E was happy to help. (and T was intrigued by Pap's bucket of tools) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNppiKhfB9r2qSv_ckKmmCFfEVMValSqlPFJjuCmYUh1lNV4Hgt8-ZtDZKyjM2SM4AdjeQXqgGxrzu7Jw1zG_Asl17JQcLOYmfjD9XPMuT0UQkgfCDh_nV4ZKhTgmF2KNs0yw2Up8bpMmzvsZPKwed1GrsTF9SPDQZ2-GQgLs1_5abCPYagGDDh0xV/s960/304880774_10227815148875041_7084355394071566073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP5pHxRjs5KJvUCewY7BIUIwARGEzMdcWz1Yzwg6e5YKoVL_uebkgnTIyMAYOzmkgaKffnNweOxyEf-iN0pCqTdQPEdRmA1Jl3vozecRrqebOrfQgZ2iE6baB5rk_FkJygqL4KTFx-dRlvQxwkG7omw8YKUYcP5fckjEaPMa5D_v5zR6jnhIW6dHl/s960/302527600_10227815146514982_800971041411576202_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP5pHxRjs5KJvUCewY7BIUIwARGEzMdcWz1Yzwg6e5YKoVL_uebkgnTIyMAYOzmkgaKffnNweOxyEf-iN0pCqTdQPEdRmA1Jl3vozecRrqebOrfQgZ2iE6baB5rk_FkJygqL4KTFx-dRlvQxwkG7omw8YKUYcP5fckjEaPMa5D_v5zR6jnhIW6dHl/s320/302527600_10227815146514982_800971041411576202_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then at the end of June, we drove to Florida (via Georgia) to see Dave's parents, Bud and Joyce. we stopped off at the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm" target="_blank">National Prisoner of War Museum</a> in Andersonville. Some of Dave's relatives are buried there, and it was a sobering history lesson. we have plans to visit the <a href="https://www.mycivilwar.com/pow/ny-elmira.html" target="_blank">Union Civil POW Camp in Elmira, NY</a> soon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy09a1aAYGUhYHO5uzDI1PQIgOK66GZq6FCAeeF63ls6XRJBDvGbWEDobsj0I2vEsMlf1xJGkrHjo5Tf0WjS95U9I8hHn4WlXRk8Xl1aF8pJNODJwpkLHSogep3cn1eNPHFFxcXawZYaSGoYz_-oqNC2d2oHCAJ6XAgKt8ojyqwuikqxeQ14PkG3wu/s960/302425895_10227815142554883_6579713853806512556_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy09a1aAYGUhYHO5uzDI1PQIgOK66GZq6FCAeeF63ls6XRJBDvGbWEDobsj0I2vEsMlf1xJGkrHjo5Tf0WjS95U9I8hHn4WlXRk8Xl1aF8pJNODJwpkLHSogep3cn1eNPHFFxcXawZYaSGoYz_-oqNC2d2oHCAJ6XAgKt8ojyqwuikqxeQ14PkG3wu/s320/302425895_10227815142554883_6579713853806512556_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">while in FL, A turned 16. (!!!) we celebrated with a trip to Target.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy09a1aAYGUhYHO5uzDI1PQIgOK66GZq6FCAeeF63ls6XRJBDvGbWEDobsj0I2vEsMlf1xJGkrHjo5Tf0WjS95U9I8hHn4WlXRk8Xl1aF8pJNODJwpkLHSogep3cn1eNPHFFxcXawZYaSGoYz_-oqNC2d2oHCAJ6XAgKt8ojyqwuikqxeQ14PkG3wu/s960/302425895_10227815142554883_6579713853806512556_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIWWGN8b27rnsNTIeBAVoEknFHuXnxY6HNGe02KXAM19HoLQsCh4jsWEXx9QNnfDHlfn6JbIhL3fjKJP0dGnlgRp2-JOdeiM3b07yWLdX4MnqfGUQFGAc4ziZRHTe-Bzxcvf6MKH3ozIeOfR2BgAKo8ITD3IlL44Zl7F_Y8Ad99ow2hIOnGyGgFAE/s960/305466068_10227815146314977_3924216026003725233_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIWWGN8b27rnsNTIeBAVoEknFHuXnxY6HNGe02KXAM19HoLQsCh4jsWEXx9QNnfDHlfn6JbIhL3fjKJP0dGnlgRp2-JOdeiM3b07yWLdX4MnqfGUQFGAc4ziZRHTe-Bzxcvf6MKH3ozIeOfR2BgAKo8ITD3IlL44Zl7F_Y8Ad99ow2hIOnGyGgFAE/s320/305466068_10227815146314977_3924216026003725233_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwz_HEc09uuKU_ie8-2yBOHTmJhqvbbPIecl3bKcNffL8Lt6T8FJJ5w6X5iL1zRZpAsqOM2iszzHMmTg2C5aGLnNOy7KXVUyXWT9K17vHVwnDbQzbDOTZt50P4GCWSoPKYEkYZ47x8tlIANI1Dl4oM_Wi_UeCthKfjBzzwM4EZTxHL2EWxIeGxi8j/s960/305091504_10227815147154998_59625200154294655_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="804" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwz_HEc09uuKU_ie8-2yBOHTmJhqvbbPIecl3bKcNffL8Lt6T8FJJ5w6X5iL1zRZpAsqOM2iszzHMmTg2C5aGLnNOy7KXVUyXWT9K17vHVwnDbQzbDOTZt50P4GCWSoPKYEkYZ47x8tlIANI1Dl4oM_Wi_UeCthKfjBzzwM4EZTxHL2EWxIeGxi8j/s320/305091504_10227815147154998_59625200154294655_n.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as well as birthday cake and presents with Nanny and Papa. it was such a lovely visit, adn despite the HOURS AND HOURS in the car, and miserable Florida weather, we are so happy that we went! it had been 2½ years since we'd seen the grandparents in person. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when we returned home, A was ready to take her driver's permit test, and passed on the first try. now she and daddy are regularly practicing/driving and A is anxious to get her driver's license. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwz_HEc09uuKU_ie8-2yBOHTmJhqvbbPIecl3bKcNffL8Lt6T8FJJ5w6X5iL1zRZpAsqOM2iszzHMmTg2C5aGLnNOy7KXVUyXWT9K17vHVwnDbQzbDOTZt50P4GCWSoPKYEkYZ47x8tlIANI1Dl4oM_Wi_UeCthKfjBzzwM4EZTxHL2EWxIeGxi8j/s960/305091504_10227815147154998_59625200154294655_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_UEHwN939McPD-ei34gembX-Ir01fsU4ivQ4NhGZ5wjeYE5eaK_8B2cOGmLaalgdAJs0ifMtIXh0Y0PXzR7zwxpEe8mnb3TYsZHgkywTyI4aWZl189pe9B4MFbBl5GxypCFDJbbvaWmhQFuY-G7dSNJfxLXzYQXfK2oZIeCmySRRrha55PNDKQWZ/s960/304771002_10227815147034995_6249074041343034744_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="960" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_UEHwN939McPD-ei34gembX-Ir01fsU4ivQ4NhGZ5wjeYE5eaK_8B2cOGmLaalgdAJs0ifMtIXh0Y0PXzR7zwxpEe8mnb3TYsZHgkywTyI4aWZl189pe9B4MFbBl5GxypCFDJbbvaWmhQFuY-G7dSNJfxLXzYQXfK2oZIeCmySRRrha55PNDKQWZ/s320/304771002_10227815147034995_6249074041343034744_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">July 4th was celebrated by the families in our family- below is N, P with E & T and the Bernese Mountain Dog Margo. apparently Baltimore does a fantastic parade for the 4th. they were up at at 'em early to watch the parade, and they had a great time. (and took this fantastic family picture!)</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_UEHwN939McPD-ei34gembX-Ir01fsU4ivQ4NhGZ5wjeYE5eaK_8B2cOGmLaalgdAJs0ifMtIXh0Y0PXzR7zwxpEe8mnb3TYsZHgkywTyI4aWZl189pe9B4MFbBl5GxypCFDJbbvaWmhQFuY-G7dSNJfxLXzYQXfK2oZIeCmySRRrha55PNDKQWZ/s960/304771002_10227815147034995_6249074041343034744_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z60YcQYydFQbdtIbXGXJNSb2AVgdsqLxqtksDjYYEQ-0qOWZlZdwCnCbf_q11LQHjdohPbdSfr_SwBQateBTRiCtM9T09uebDU7Gwl4nVE-qk28vkMKiNtez54LpijVASM22NmCBOuy2pmh2jHcFyMzB33TOZfWMmSLxNPa6psgCmWmrHjJRckc9/s960/304122843_10227815148315027_1548616512655623504_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z60YcQYydFQbdtIbXGXJNSb2AVgdsqLxqtksDjYYEQ-0qOWZlZdwCnCbf_q11LQHjdohPbdSfr_SwBQateBTRiCtM9T09uebDU7Gwl4nVE-qk28vkMKiNtez54LpijVASM22NmCBOuy2pmh2jHcFyMzB33TOZfWMmSLxNPa6psgCmWmrHjJRckc9/s320/304122843_10227815148315027_1548616512655623504_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we also celebrated the 4th with our daughter's family- M & K and children C, L, A and S in their backyard. we just love the chinese lanterns, and just about any holiday or special occasion is a great reason to launch a few... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z60YcQYydFQbdtIbXGXJNSb2AVgdsqLxqtksDjYYEQ-0qOWZlZdwCnCbf_q11LQHjdohPbdSfr_SwBQateBTRiCtM9T09uebDU7Gwl4nVE-qk28vkMKiNtez54LpijVASM22NmCBOuy2pmh2jHcFyMzB33TOZfWMmSLxNPa6psgCmWmrHjJRckc9/s960/304122843_10227815148315027_1548616512655623504_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9oNfjrHhdjapQ6UmUmfecyYIND_7Fjs_bSoqFqSh0FvIuS1RV9Mx_cdKZub4gL1vvpOGNIN63wOEGwPxAS-QYTTLJfSuaIeVLJ5WIubN1wXZ-fZKVMOvz3cpzdC31Xf-yssVITW5DrKveQFsnP-PzGfRjuALp1OVvWS-o4R56HM38O_6n926naen/s960/305452573_10227815145154948_66523533062069953_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9oNfjrHhdjapQ6UmUmfecyYIND_7Fjs_bSoqFqSh0FvIuS1RV9Mx_cdKZub4gL1vvpOGNIN63wOEGwPxAS-QYTTLJfSuaIeVLJ5WIubN1wXZ-fZKVMOvz3cpzdC31Xf-yssVITW5DrKveQFsnP-PzGfRjuALp1OVvWS-o4R56HM38O_6n926naen/s320/305452573_10227815145154948_66523533062069953_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">just a few days after returning home from FL, we got the phone call that my FIL was not doing well, and was in fact in the hospital from complications of COPD and CHF. although initially expected to make a full recovery, Bud passed away July 28. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9oNfjrHhdjapQ6UmUmfecyYIND_7Fjs_bSoqFqSh0FvIuS1RV9Mx_cdKZub4gL1vvpOGNIN63wOEGwPxAS-QYTTLJfSuaIeVLJ5WIubN1wXZ-fZKVMOvz3cpzdC31Xf-yssVITW5DrKveQFsnP-PzGfRjuALp1OVvWS-o4R56HM38O_6n926naen/s960/305452573_10227815145154948_66523533062069953_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(2 live in PA, the youngest in GA) it was so meaningful to all be together as we rallied around the parents, caring for them, loving them, and helping to make decisions. it was a family time that i'll always remember and treasure. relationships are so important- especially the family ones! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjR9g3tRFyoNdrHpGH40vT9rrQGCs5qpZYLGPcsNVlv360nTVcIowRpd68ggiPATT4uVt9nU8EUaHeK7au5KsHu6Y-d_dRN0w7OCCCFfE3xmFkAQS1iLFAyTmbEORPS9rK4auQ1a39sLvEehsly1-Godn0s89zDYoFDU_1Xc1zqduwMFzTy6Cfv6J/s960/305141910_10227815143354903_3371987639798628298_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjR9g3tRFyoNdrHpGH40vT9rrQGCs5qpZYLGPcsNVlv360nTVcIowRpd68ggiPATT4uVt9nU8EUaHeK7au5KsHu6Y-d_dRN0w7OCCCFfE3xmFkAQS1iLFAyTmbEORPS9rK4auQ1a39sLvEehsly1-Godn0s89zDYoFDU_1Xc1zqduwMFzTy6Cfv6J/s320/305141910_10227815143354903_3371987639798628298_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a little bit of "stash enhancement" happened too! i'm thinking of the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/822272908/pdf-exploding-heart-quilt-pattern?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=slice+of+pi&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&pop=1&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">Exploding Hearts</a> for this colorful bundle...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjR9g3tRFyoNdrHpGH40vT9rrQGCs5qpZYLGPcsNVlv360nTVcIowRpd68ggiPATT4uVt9nU8EUaHeK7au5KsHu6Y-d_dRN0w7OCCCFfE3xmFkAQS1iLFAyTmbEORPS9rK4auQ1a39sLvEehsly1-Godn0s89zDYoFDU_1Xc1zqduwMFzTy6Cfv6J/s960/305141910_10227815143354903_3371987639798628298_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TTMfohOJLHkwpuDkXIV_Dbz5KKbHE61UH6RODPaieLvq7TFdcSsXWZ47BtrtQj4wy-ju8sLP4WOWgW1X4nM84hpYlUun40nL3n2Gl_x369HE9YC2iTVLW9C9ZYAJmV3NlA0BqipHjfO2bjDZQ5_lO0spZPQanWbI-eM6t5DLTFK4R0nr3y7aXbvk/s960/303504577_10227815141674861_2737537731589983131_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="960" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TTMfohOJLHkwpuDkXIV_Dbz5KKbHE61UH6RODPaieLvq7TFdcSsXWZ47BtrtQj4wy-ju8sLP4WOWgW1X4nM84hpYlUun40nL3n2Gl_x369HE9YC2iTVLW9C9ZYAJmV3NlA0BqipHjfO2bjDZQ5_lO0spZPQanWbI-eM6t5DLTFK4R0nr3y7aXbvk/s320/303504577_10227815141674861_2737537731589983131_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">while Dave and I were traveling back from FL, {most of} the rest of family gathered at<a href="https://www.knoebels.com/" target="_blank"> Knoebel's for a family fun day</a></span>. <span style="font-size: medium;">i was so sad to miss this- we had planned it months in advance- it's so hard to get a large, busy family all together at once, but they sent me lots of pictures, and had a great time! (and what a great picture, too, right?!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXLn4cpncRUphxA4khXuaF83TK8k8ZaZ-MJ6O2Koe0ngHTG6iorRyEoA_Byt5tcjVlS36pk2X5V4mE6fuSAK1pcOA77n6Wqe-RAxmcP-4x4-AuJv639BxVeaQgLgJ-vEDR1mSq8ioWls1R9pQRWnXbCMmtJTk55UgG27O0Ggp-ehKHGWAshZv2Fc/s960/305386910_10227815145714962_6883907468053581132_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="960" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXLn4cpncRUphxA4khXuaF83TK8k8ZaZ-MJ6O2Koe0ngHTG6iorRyEoA_Byt5tcjVlS36pk2X5V4mE6fuSAK1pcOA77n6Wqe-RAxmcP-4x4-AuJv639BxVeaQgLgJ-vEDR1mSq8ioWls1R9pQRWnXbCMmtJTk55UgG27O0Ggp-ehKHGWAshZv2Fc/s320/305386910_10227815145714962_6883907468053581132_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">once again this summer, my 3 daughters participated in a local triathlon (run, paddle, cycle) and did great, placing 2nd in the Woman's Team category. we just love the play on words for their team- 3 sisters/ Corn, Beans, Squash. </span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dave and I moved to an upstairs bedroom, emptied out this room and got busy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoQB8qmecVsvbdo19xw5v2ZFKrYAubHnx3M91JGk-5VWABIQr_BNkMR3tBAxGC6JACTjs1kB7oiD_XUEXoLd_GXnUa02UnGQ4kwhuOqKq73fvvMbw5P0YP2a3EEM8pKxkrp4QcRUO8c2Y-G79C3vfgwdFFusiSQ7QUv9RNchw_jl2oHlujyyEBCwx/s320/304626944_10227815145434955_1843670421242809032_n.jpg" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm including these {unfinished, a-little-bit-shocking pictures} of the BEFORE so you can really appreciate the AFTER. </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudPeB-zUjgfm5NDzg9Fc-ejk7jP_UbDzZgfHORHW8awgQBiRG67ge-NrbGWFhDM5x_kgbqxHZm4Q_TWvj_4pFGjSF3RhozJHAnmVap2YGx8Jq4a0zhJyZKUuyINpPL8a-xzbu2xuQmN6PnbVlfuCjNe0zPoWE0wklYHNdYv-7Z3BXVOaNIQq90mfh/s960/305041163_10227815144554933_3414508746025819871_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQO-wiF6jYSOXjjBWChTGmXp6vvB2ljB_S2m7iOrAPZfqMoEIKN_isSa4UZDhgMKm7FPdrF2ljKqCB4nr2QVP74r64c1uT9rvbtR4vpiEHNjSc2Ivr3HJ3Vd7q_3dnG0570ZZyOmYe2iFEcZ3dWS_-llwzF3126WIP70p6yXAAvgOyk1c5pgTJAkgm/s320/304845740_10227815148035020_4126935274434315764_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">it actually only took about 3 weeks to finish this space for Joyce: hanging the drywall, finishing the drywall. hang 2 doors, put up the trim, sand and refinish the floor, paint all the things, window treatments, outlet covers and cover the baseboard heaters (properly) </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoQB8qmecVsvbdo19xw5v2ZFKrYAubHnx3M91JGk-5VWABIQr_BNkMR3tBAxGC6JACTjs1kB7oiD_XUEXoLd_GXnUa02UnGQ4kwhuOqKq73fvvMbw5P0YP2a3EEM8pKxkrp4QcRUO8c2Y-G79C3vfgwdFFusiSQ7QUv9RNchw_jl2oHlujyyEBCwx/s960/304626944_10227815145434955_1843670421242809032_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmaF8XA1h23mTLNLfUKV2p7CQAZFEpDoKajjhRCSZH1zAIXXBzt6z9E-nZB5i0svF-2Zi7fA1rpVZ-v8BW_pyyFKyh7ySNgiLsO5XJXOxPm8ZWQXVglHO-swdVvg6iMJrQotbqpeBaMSBjt8An_Iw9BpLoP6ERcI6YZm4-APToXKsoBEqc0WDZH2A/s960/305035993_10227815143114897_5006636797056630653_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmaF8XA1h23mTLNLfUKV2p7CQAZFEpDoKajjhRCSZH1zAIXXBzt6z9E-nZB5i0svF-2Zi7fA1rpVZ-v8BW_pyyFKyh7ySNgiLsO5XJXOxPm8ZWQXVglHO-swdVvg6iMJrQotbqpeBaMSBjt8An_Iw9BpLoP6ERcI6YZm4-APToXKsoBEqc0WDZH2A/s320/305035993_10227815143114897_5006636797056630653_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with the granddaughters, A (16) and B (almost 15) we think it will be good for Joyce to be here with our family, in a family setting of a busy and active house. Joyce's room is downstairs, right off the main living area, so she can come and go as she pleases, depending on the activity (and noise!) level in our house. </span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">so, the big question is: how will it go? how will it change our lives? the simple answer is i have no idea! but i know that we are making the right decision- for Joyce, for us, and for the family. and i'm confident that in choosing to make sacrifices and do what is right (not necessarily easy or fun) i will be blessed and grow as i learn to show love in a way that does not come naturally for me. </div></span><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-89361743614854569572022-09-05T13:29:00.002-04:002022-09-05T13:29:51.395-04:00what happened to ORANGE & PURPLE? i mean... JULY & AUGUST? <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> if you know me IRL, you'll know i have a thing for old furniture... i don't know what it is about me, and those old, unloved primitive pieces, but when i see something really cool, i usually want to adopt it... </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuEIx2X78rMUsIftg1Tf47oBIHkjrCb5XHGbOxt9_gM0D0kv702aRxZCtS-M8Mtj9L6r7ztyndhFbb0R47iXB-Y7F_VZVbGf-Rhqblw8iUhcLdRKaw5zb0c10CVIKy2yjvBbB6KsQkPfDfySkXRinGiStBa3s95YZe4TqvIG7RVMKl4Kbr6A_E8wX/s960/304757067_10227814794946193_1508116545357811670_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuEIx2X78rMUsIftg1Tf47oBIHkjrCb5XHGbOxt9_gM0D0kv702aRxZCtS-M8Mtj9L6r7ztyndhFbb0R47iXB-Y7F_VZVbGf-Rhqblw8iUhcLdRKaw5zb0c10CVIKy2yjvBbB6KsQkPfDfySkXRinGiStBa3s95YZe4TqvIG7RVMKl4Kbr6A_E8wX/s320/304757067_10227814794946193_1508116545357811670_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">such was {is} the case for this 18 drawer oak cabinet. a friend happened to share it from a local antique store's FB post, and i knew the cabinet, and me, wouldn't be happy until it was living in my sewing room. i've promised all concerned that this is the last piece of {cool, old & primitive furniture that i'll be buying...}</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and before you ask: no, i don't have 18 UFOs/WIPs to fill each of those drawers. don't be silly... haha! it's only about 15 or so... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ar9yqYH7o51nRI6GQ1aLEM0yQQr7PCCPdT0R4gSrpE94rvDaCPNMDaQs8-nMRliVTD5E1brTilMTQIXQjshJWmgPZUpa958ujv8jKXFZrqqrclI75dEh2NZzJ3GBvOK3wJk0wI7wnDmadyHN5ir9bvyAwvaWivPRy3MPBGVK-UhrS4dqd0ROdWX5/s960/304160061_10227814795546208_3623403973685240377_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ar9yqYH7o51nRI6GQ1aLEM0yQQr7PCCPdT0R4gSrpE94rvDaCPNMDaQs8-nMRliVTD5E1brTilMTQIXQjshJWmgPZUpa958ujv8jKXFZrqqrclI75dEh2NZzJ3GBvOK3wJk0wI7wnDmadyHN5ir9bvyAwvaWivPRy3MPBGVK-UhrS4dqd0ROdWX5/s320/304160061_10227814795546208_3623403973685240377_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsJlT4dv5eAqC3vCWsqipBIrN6bRGZt6QFPx7YZfa2vg_B8z39TUs7KhdM9gfj6DvpR4vbHZ-VVcpP_ieTiwj7BwrMxp95cDK0RLl7WHDG1hqJyn7G6cRw9Gk_FgSFZXLGdjHPesQI9XMEcNsw8DlytY8tRgD-4QCe8Xg2yPpAP46XCEc1AQ-8ktD/s960/303699153_10227814794626185_8723305095517712634_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsJlT4dv5eAqC3vCWsqipBIrN6bRGZt6QFPx7YZfa2vg_B8z39TUs7KhdM9gfj6DvpR4vbHZ-VVcpP_ieTiwj7BwrMxp95cDK0RLl7WHDG1hqJyn7G6cRw9Gk_FgSFZXLGdjHPesQI9XMEcNsw8DlytY8tRgD-4QCe8Xg2yPpAP46XCEc1AQ-8ktD/s320/303699153_10227814794626185_8723305095517712634_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">here are my orange and purple triangles- in 3/6/9 groupings. i know where i'm going with this quilt now <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/01/getting-started-on-rsc22.html" target="_blank">(changed my mind on the layout)</a> and i'm excited to get started- i think i only have a few more colors of triangles to fill in, then it's ready for the design board. </div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucQsdWCIOuYwUUCdo5HfPEREGOJfxun_CZLsnOERiozbZSgXQCAPURYBvwK7RED0V02aTPQsAVDH7imv5NvwAdn5ZBnGKZS2aGkKAE2cmR-U-JPzm9jLn_Q92scto7oCHXqx54ZtnXzOSMK9xdzenbNt2Wvzo6k0Lxv6wlJ-e7XdDCoulVPKYGYO/s960/302501611_10227814743064896_6834690202017808935_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucQsdWCIOuYwUUCdo5HfPEREGOJfxun_CZLsnOERiozbZSgXQCAPURYBvwK7RED0V02aTPQsAVDH7imv5NvwAdn5ZBnGKZS2aGkKAE2cmR-U-JPzm9jLn_Q92scto7oCHXqx54ZtnXzOSMK9xdzenbNt2Wvzo6k0Lxv6wlJ-e7XdDCoulVPKYGYO/s320/302501611_10227814743064896_6834690202017808935_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm still working through all those 3" squares in my drawer: above is what i'm calling my Two Step Quilt, but i saw another one somewhere this week called a zipper quilt. (<a href="https://katyquilts.net/2022/08/12/finish-it-up-friday-30s-bricks/" target="_blank">here's one Katy made, that doesn't scream RAINBOW!!!</a>)</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvQ9iKj0i1_FAc60714BW4y-cr2TPtyesQuXWFO7S0EmVq-eW0oo4Zn_Gge-q-eowTEme9G9QKF-sCaZkGUVmCwkmY4WXw4DGJ9RDYB9xH8vDpsNjbSOUB0lVGXOFeyjsA0yLFvoj53IWzzpkKwhZ1o3j3OuDhCYUYhUEtfc2-jsXfhE7iFBP2ts1/s960/299855654_10227726483698467_3093017828682336280_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvQ9iKj0i1_FAc60714BW4y-cr2TPtyesQuXWFO7S0EmVq-eW0oo4Zn_Gge-q-eowTEme9G9QKF-sCaZkGUVmCwkmY4WXw4DGJ9RDYB9xH8vDpsNjbSOUB0lVGXOFeyjsA0yLFvoj53IWzzpkKwhZ1o3j3OuDhCYUYhUEtfc2-jsXfhE7iFBP2ts1/s320/299855654_10227726483698467_3093017828682336280_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">here are a few more of the Kona framed 4 patches i'll be adding to the pile...</span> <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicukwPn44VRV0Bas_DBUPbGKZWNmmRTI1DmYrmflZBNOueVmixS-DlITAwSo5jlra8sxexQWvvaVNoR7A7q3YQ-rigYf-ZnF3tBqhFgzVNFS3cXDKRdlwjd3y74Tz7LKueimD-tdyRjc3eO60R3QppmRBiqwbta4d1taJPYLA6rhAKuHE_nMF9-dAk/s960/299835399_10227726481338408_8486883627201599977_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicukwPn44VRV0Bas_DBUPbGKZWNmmRTI1DmYrmflZBNOueVmixS-DlITAwSo5jlra8sxexQWvvaVNoR7A7q3YQ-rigYf-ZnF3tBqhFgzVNFS3cXDKRdlwjd3y74Tz7LKueimD-tdyRjc3eO60R3QppmRBiqwbta4d1taJPYLA6rhAKuHE_nMF9-dAk/s320/299835399_10227726481338408_8486883627201599977_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and lastly: thinking ahead to RSC23 (!!!) i've seen these flower baskets around the last couple months (sorry- again i can't remember where...) but thought they would be something different for me to work on. lots of my 3" squares are not so many in number anymore, so needing just 3 of them for each "flower" could work nicely. i received some lovely browns from <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mari</a> for <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/05/hands2help-comfort-quilt-challenge-2022.html" target="_blank">participating in the Hands to Help Challenge</a>, and with some batick from my stash, i'm looking forward to working on something different next year! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleWMjQ2nxKsTRu7wZQ-MCzfVq2JQxrJWdbhfL0QWyc91tzpDcRrDzZDMZC4YkktHhrhau56C6NcD6pXA4TnyE9Q2YXS1TcRNEK_AlScvP1AjvjPzEh5HnP3CA2lT12Fiaq7enjFTwZZYiD_epsMeVMSKWyl3pTh1uJwUkChxsFtjXNcbWAHWpyXhL/s960/305185135_10227814795226200_2337198749769570032_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleWMjQ2nxKsTRu7wZQ-MCzfVq2JQxrJWdbhfL0QWyc91tzpDcRrDzZDMZC4YkktHhrhau56C6NcD6pXA4TnyE9Q2YXS1TcRNEK_AlScvP1AjvjPzEh5HnP3CA2lT12Fiaq7enjFTwZZYiD_epsMeVMSKWyl3pTh1uJwUkChxsFtjXNcbWAHWpyXhL/s320/305185135_10227814795226200_2337198749769570032_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-25683824299723411812022-09-05T12:46:00.003-04:002022-09-05T14:14:22.331-04:00crumbing along: piece by piece.. <p><span style="font-size: medium;">i've been MIA most of the summer- it's been crazy! and by crazy, i mean more crazy than normal. {how is that even possible?!} more about that soon... </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">you can click <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/09/so-where-was-i-all-summer-and-just.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get a brief update of where my summer went...</span> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9Eo2uB1s98oAt5ZSLGcixqXiv7j0YafCUzgRb4uR0HtXFkmTkRGI9dX4B_xfA1zZOZjwNIbeJ0yc7tlVUhbANY95a4rgayfIQ7SjD0OLEiy-ew2vXfl0kHXi74d51eTvWnBMw62--gtdVEPiNX0UKdpwINnlPzzu4RtAH2qz0vLt6Sw15QhkOEsi/s960/299428565_10227726483578464_6344707153243051808_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9Eo2uB1s98oAt5ZSLGcixqXiv7j0YafCUzgRb4uR0HtXFkmTkRGI9dX4B_xfA1zZOZjwNIbeJ0yc7tlVUhbANY95a4rgayfIQ7SjD0OLEiy-ew2vXfl0kHXi74d51eTvWnBMw62--gtdVEPiNX0UKdpwINnlPzzu4RtAH2qz0vLt6Sw15QhkOEsi/s320/299428565_10227726483578464_6344707153243051808_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i've been working on my crumb blocks here and there as time, energy and my schedule allows... i have many of my colors sorted out- and stacked on paper plates, ready to grab, sew and press when i need a little break! </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_O5h0AL1nWqjdO0wYCm2Yuq2DrDw00VYBHeHayPlQhsJq_LfFGe5HRewjCetU5Lj0AxYx0g2hD67ZB0ZUlN-n0TDnIVbspxCzEtfC82CNkdtijSksXFDZ6lkxnohQgsqLNDiOqWhVPYYc_EaNpgoQ1_gOVf_8qM8WD_mi_zUjWw3_hGacQh8ylfF/s960/299667599_10227726482818445_4407079819090474751_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_O5h0AL1nWqjdO0wYCm2Yuq2DrDw00VYBHeHayPlQhsJq_LfFGe5HRewjCetU5Lj0AxYx0g2hD67ZB0ZUlN-n0TDnIVbspxCzEtfC82CNkdtijSksXFDZ6lkxnohQgsqLNDiOqWhVPYYc_EaNpgoQ1_gOVf_8qM8WD_mi_zUjWw3_hGacQh8ylfF/s320/299667599_10227726482818445_4407079819090474751_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">greens, browns, blues... always SO MANY of those crumbs in my stash... </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2Lhg3v5sLfdAljFYFqYs8QyVM08PXZ6sZ5r7R1eyHVthC9XvipNfk4q9QSlH3XH5M861GaoS1PYXcw0FvF0B34zbZs_ozsMGexywx6PdG2mQ5wq-hCaSDkjirsXS7t4NdEL9uFBkpQxPA_pTSPwXPt6XydLX3V7JCuBqQLiKn43S683ZWaefbOm7/s960/299700126_10227726481698417_4162880703802870334_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2Lhg3v5sLfdAljFYFqYs8QyVM08PXZ6sZ5r7R1eyHVthC9XvipNfk4q9QSlH3XH5M861GaoS1PYXcw0FvF0B34zbZs_ozsMGexywx6PdG2mQ5wq-hCaSDkjirsXS7t4NdEL9uFBkpQxPA_pTSPwXPt6XydLX3V7JCuBqQLiKn43S683ZWaefbOm7/s320/299700126_10227726481698417_4162880703802870334_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">i have a big enamel bucket, full to the brim, of these 6½" (unfinished) crumb blocks!</span> <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVZ2UzBtEykIbnmMOWMhNQPLnoBFfGafL_YbJbUqPFAknmPZcpdQ5LdUGiQs_k97bUJsQy1_OyzDarwijLt2PuM5_a2SmSv0zk0Pyg_YXehyqNJ2CCqDEW_wQ3cmOyRT_qRYC8BK5qzi470ePghoOJaHxvxUqHhBB_qtLunj-8w_UcFmzgqBhVfoM/s960/299706937_10227726482938448_1311838894714275142_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVZ2UzBtEykIbnmMOWMhNQPLnoBFfGafL_YbJbUqPFAknmPZcpdQ5LdUGiQs_k97bUJsQy1_OyzDarwijLt2PuM5_a2SmSv0zk0Pyg_YXehyqNJ2CCqDEW_wQ3cmOyRT_qRYC8BK5qzi470ePghoOJaHxvxUqHhBB_qtLunj-8w_UcFmzgqBhVfoM/s320/299706937_10227726482938448_1311838894714275142_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">and i'm "way behind" - i haven't even started (or sorted!) the purple and orange scraps... </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOg_pB5-DAWI-hn83EVxt-fVhoX_x7cKu1fRryUj6rCdct8sYUl-OgrP_QSuhdjebgwBEhNbthEAb5MNKLS4qNEyQLCyzv-YDuOrxU-MokQlYvzxEibYEp_8MJTRvO_ACgYMrWsxaqmR-2I9q2nAVqZR_PsL0DTaMK0sZmVN2mGVcuUaLsfmyZEPM/s960/302897680_10227814743104897_7913705416632063413_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOg_pB5-DAWI-hn83EVxt-fVhoX_x7cKu1fRryUj6rCdct8sYUl-OgrP_QSuhdjebgwBEhNbthEAb5MNKLS4qNEyQLCyzv-YDuOrxU-MokQlYvzxEibYEp_8MJTRvO_ACgYMrWsxaqmR-2I9q2nAVqZR_PsL0DTaMK0sZmVN2mGVcuUaLsfmyZEPM/s320/302897680_10227814743104897_7913705416632063413_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">thanks for stopping- and i'm trying to get a bit caught up on my bloggy/quilty/life news. (wish me luck at NOT spending all afternoon at the computer!) make sure to <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">stop by Angela's blog- our RSC hostess with the mostest</a>!</div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzaAroPP08YWiLXVNyhCHuTE4DkZdp5vdpXV-uQ7DqoLP8EowNDZ2tMf9duEZURbUeWQNGMRn-WLcrIZV-GuiAyLeItsIPtHqQ9j-fVbAioFSS6PoYVyY6PERwwIDRhxmzzePygn5Y4q8-DLWN43IRvyWIuvjQ3Xo_NVP_kmR05iFuAnXjuYOatQE/s960/299192996_10227726484498487_3976303135069453676_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzaAroPP08YWiLXVNyhCHuTE4DkZdp5vdpXV-uQ7DqoLP8EowNDZ2tMf9duEZURbUeWQNGMRn-WLcrIZV-GuiAyLeItsIPtHqQ9j-fVbAioFSS6PoYVyY6PERwwIDRhxmzzePygn5Y4q8-DLWN43IRvyWIuvjQ3Xo_NVP_kmR05iFuAnXjuYOatQE/s320/299192996_10227726484498487_3976303135069453676_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-3868454214681556002022-06-25T08:57:00.003-04:002022-06-25T09:22:00.144-04:00out of the sewing room, and into the world! <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">i actually have a few finishes to share this week! woo-hoo! my eclectic AND bohemian tablecloth (9 patches) is a holdover from RSC18. but this week, it's finally finished. (i'll do my best to get better pictures up soon!) pieced all from stash, and alternating the L/D placements, i focused on using mainly the colors red, yellow, aqua, purple, grey and pink. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeUJb5mVY8q1SVe8pHIgB9V3vT_pK8cNGNt6MdgLfZaVq7heZr16IhsklZ1VKz-5q6TEsbmko5QjmsNhgyp55Qw8eTGzjmQs-TsPnEXMW_tXiBJ7p_j_0SU5RFgMarhpJsZJVbROSc2WFEZJARcTt-w8ZmEId6ODF_BuLb7NFGrU7KMOadcVeUZQv/s960/290434590_10227454135329928_320372885016699815_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeUJb5mVY8q1SVe8pHIgB9V3vT_pK8cNGNt6MdgLfZaVq7heZr16IhsklZ1VKz-5q6TEsbmko5QjmsNhgyp55Qw8eTGzjmQs-TsPnEXMW_tXiBJ7p_j_0SU5RFgMarhpJsZJVbROSc2WFEZJARcTt-w8ZmEId6ODF_BuLb7NFGrU7KMOadcVeUZQv/s320/290434590_10227454135329928_320372885016699815_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it certainly is cheery on the schoolroom table, and we had a family dinner on Thursday night, where the E&B family tablecloth made its debut. ( this is a lightweight "quilt"- no batting, just diagonal lines quilted through every other square of the 9 patches) i made it to fit the table when it's not extended. <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2021/07/repeating-rainbows.html" target="_blank">(there is another, longer tablecloth for when the leaves are in, and the whole family is home...) </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">what can i say? i have alot of 3" squares... (all pictures will enlarge if you double click on them) </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14YG1wub0qauko5ukTI0qdH89a6yG5sbCe3Z53fl2X_j_Xo2x1Njc2S1b00vjwGEbwx74x9uYBQfcqi0-Y8x1JQcNfc2w838_YoEQXFPPibLqGvkD9Jeqq5nq4VrHGOFGvkyyM8giUsyOJs0GWawp-mJA2j_oYyZ-N_2eHoEKku8xq7MCVDrG_DJM/s960/290253033_10227454134689912_7151307931091723806_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14YG1wub0qauko5ukTI0qdH89a6yG5sbCe3Z53fl2X_j_Xo2x1Njc2S1b00vjwGEbwx74x9uYBQfcqi0-Y8x1JQcNfc2w838_YoEQXFPPibLqGvkD9Jeqq5nq4VrHGOFGvkyyM8giUsyOJs0GWawp-mJA2j_oYyZ-N_2eHoEKku8xq7MCVDrG_DJM/s320/290253033_10227454134689912_7151307931091723806_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">recently, i had the happy discovery of some rainbow jelly rolls- both batik and tonal strips mixed together. immediately, i wanted to try out one of the "new" patterns floating around (or at least getting lots of interwebby love!) <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/tonga-treats-interweave-quilt-free-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Interweave. (free pattern here)</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i know <a href="https://exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wanda</a> recently completed a quilt top with this pattern, using batiks (she modified the pattern slightly as well) and i saw another one somewhere on my RSC wonderings. i thought i'd try weaving the warm and cool colors of the rainbow together for a baby quilt. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i forgot that for each 2½" (2" finished) width of the top, it takes 2 strips. so, my completed experiment is only half as wide as i was originally thinking. (what can i say, i'm kinda bad at math sometimes...) i'm happy with how this table runner turned out, and plan on making a couple more quilts using this pattern. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8IQouL2hAX_5Y-oDsnkg4RnJcJH-XlpnjMXEXsXsrr4dxXWX68TBiKpkuXwDTtOGfqalXMvmtxfavk9sTmOLXXhtTC3_PfwsXvq1m2OnHHObuiuicSaWuhsTinlEZPO_TY-4d9jLj4HbkM7hNNLo0xGVF_5YRl6DBU2WQx9M5NEEYz0zKmf9YvJt/s2048/290102873_10227454184851166_3766576413252128561_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8IQouL2hAX_5Y-oDsnkg4RnJcJH-XlpnjMXEXsXsrr4dxXWX68TBiKpkuXwDTtOGfqalXMvmtxfavk9sTmOLXXhtTC3_PfwsXvq1m2OnHHObuiuicSaWuhsTinlEZPO_TY-4d9jLj4HbkM7hNNLo0xGVF_5YRl6DBU2WQx9M5NEEYz0zKmf9YvJt/s320/290102873_10227454184851166_3766576413252128561_n.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">last up this colorful morning is a <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html" target="_blank">Strip and Flip quilt</a>, which we'll use for a dedication quilt for a church baby. i love how it turned out! </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">thanks for stopping! i appreciate my RSC community, and i promise to do MUCH BETTER at replying to your comments! you guys are such an inspiration to me, even though i don't post here to often! have a great week- we're off to Jacksonville, Florida on Monday to visit the in-laws. wish me luck- FLORIDA in JUNE? what were we thinking?! </span></div> <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-74852634712678408612022-06-25T08:48:00.006-04:002022-06-25T09:22:37.634-04:00needed: coffee AND a lawn chair! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkRAdSh1dlmnbPbJShGZhQsiQ4NZWEUE5CCP6ywwanJ7cuwKE4dzSl_CHObcGqRFPID83WBILkt_WdNIDzO7_p3UQ59iNc4aRCjcw9nPS0sn0tU6wXlM3F4zZLbFKDyapy4Wsq26h0mFukxKxAyOgLEGtygNVZh0TIug2JkV-mbiwMoXC0tcGebEi/s960/290095667_10227454133169874_4159073776019400457_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkRAdSh1dlmnbPbJShGZhQsiQ4NZWEUE5CCP6ywwanJ7cuwKE4dzSl_CHObcGqRFPID83WBILkt_WdNIDzO7_p3UQ59iNc4aRCjcw9nPS0sn0tU6wXlM3F4zZLbFKDyapy4Wsq26h0mFukxKxAyOgLEGtygNVZh0TIug2JkV-mbiwMoXC0tcGebEi/s320/290095667_10227454133169874_4159073776019400457_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">i'm linking up to RSC22 this morning</a>- with a bunch of blue (and some green) blocks to share! (double click to enlarge the pics if you want to see the fabrics. SO. MUCH. BLUE.)</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">my HST blocks are coming along nicely- with alot of blues to add to the pile! i know how i'm going to lay out/design this quilt, so once we have a couple more colors done, i'll get started on it... </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrbAwO336W9UNsxkn67cexNuaswyqhMbrRFkhebJEmG9Zmi9TCtQUB550MQCPYX1NwvbunXNioQvTRhkbdIhHdzE8Mi2--9eUyjDaYFbGwJPe50klIbE0VkztDxoojC5X5Ywi8hM-ptwkN43PimaZzqcoWpbsesZJO50tPoxeTEBN3iyT1Oyt2I-c/s960/290135762_10227454133209875_9018854039703659708_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrbAwO336W9UNsxkn67cexNuaswyqhMbrRFkhebJEmG9Zmi9TCtQUB550MQCPYX1NwvbunXNioQvTRhkbdIhHdzE8Mi2--9eUyjDaYFbGwJPe50klIbE0VkztDxoojC5X5Ywi8hM-ptwkN43PimaZzqcoWpbsesZJO50tPoxeTEBN3iyT1Oyt2I-c/s320/290135762_10227454133209875_9018854039703659708_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN7b8MLV3_14pqGFw7d-7us33KYbypPa6sOnD2_SDlPwALASP5NLbeAtOmBYYuI9rzRBuS3hIQSi9ePbGtVN2nuse9Pwn9oWZk7o8fPFjBChVIJP03sWCnYo2-ShoGzpxEyDL2cZqa-RGunXpyrgyMfhuMHz9arXI3FSYpuXh4FTV9Yx19L8lAAnK/s960/290301049_10227454133969894_3696012904688636410_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpN7b8MLV3_14pqGFw7d-7us33KYbypPa6sOnD2_SDlPwALASP5NLbeAtOmBYYuI9rzRBuS3hIQSi9ePbGtVN2nuse9Pwn9oWZk7o8fPFjBChVIJP03sWCnYo2-ShoGzpxEyDL2cZqa-RGunXpyrgyMfhuMHz9arXI3FSYpuXh4FTV9Yx19L8lAAnK/s320/290301049_10227454133969894_3696012904688636410_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">next up in my RSC22 blue parade is some framed 4 patches. again, i'm using the Kona (grey, slate, black, snow, ash, ect...) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE1uWvf5FxQTyTsjAsvls-rqu3eVNd-RZzsYtofgAvpErR2WTlOubaL8ff7McbChKioSTG-UVZg8lqAQMASYfKUsggLfPOXsrL0dmR4OCkzV9vQCBzSjsonHzU0CeVlCvt8Iaf7yryRTdezYvuWjtBRvP8Ml49Coub9FXYw_zBW0yxY4wx2l3_qem/s960/290351559_10227454135929943_5902447545647257992_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE1uWvf5FxQTyTsjAsvls-rqu3eVNd-RZzsYtofgAvpErR2WTlOubaL8ff7McbChKioSTG-UVZg8lqAQMASYfKUsggLfPOXsrL0dmR4OCkzV9vQCBzSjsonHzU0CeVlCvt8Iaf7yryRTdezYvuWjtBRvP8Ml49Coub9FXYw_zBW0yxY4wx2l3_qem/s320/290351559_10227454135929943_5902447545647257992_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIRFzfbOjKWOMkIcFqLA263zzjrtYMLvfRQBS5cyJnSwbdM07oN12JVnegwUCaoC95QXcQPCf3Bjn0_Am8POjqLHUcwrRQZourwMVaHDYC4wx63z6J-w17XuRCXzl26drreG3S6XLu5xmSGttfIEF2689ivtpWRUxsdylsApLT8ona4Fk3UZdXH4a/s960/290366637_10227454136329953_4179161373117342367_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIRFzfbOjKWOMkIcFqLA263zzjrtYMLvfRQBS5cyJnSwbdM07oN12JVnegwUCaoC95QXcQPCf3Bjn0_Am8POjqLHUcwrRQZourwMVaHDYC4wx63z6J-w17XuRCXzl26drreG3S6XLu5xmSGttfIEF2689ivtpWRUxsdylsApLT8ona4Fk3UZdXH4a/s320/290366637_10227454136329953_4179161373117342367_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the blue caboose this month is my Two Step quilt. <a href="https://www.joscountryjunction.com/quilt-finish-two-step/" target="_blank">(or a loose take off of one that Jo made... as a matter of fact, it's such a loose take off, that it's really a completely different design altogether. haha... ) </a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipia5KKJhG-oMrlb5CFebBEr1Odp6dgM7V0FHGSTIrJiavoyU2yNtTkWT8b4js2m1j1U-7Grg1A0rk8vxIkhl2uPNttYUQ8L33FFT4CJ0UrbkqwidEe9QjfLlODe2f6aseCX2pe8wVPosSlpnOH6rRPEQrrClK9Ew7vORi5C4PxNnh4atv9OiJPBIf/s960/290374943_10227454131889842_5774039524656254910_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipia5KKJhG-oMrlb5CFebBEr1Odp6dgM7V0FHGSTIrJiavoyU2yNtTkWT8b4js2m1j1U-7Grg1A0rk8vxIkhl2uPNttYUQ8L33FFT4CJ0UrbkqwidEe9QjfLlODe2f6aseCX2pe8wVPosSlpnOH6rRPEQrrClK9Ew7vORi5C4PxNnh4atv9OiJPBIf/s320/290374943_10227454131889842_5774039524656254910_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://katyquilts.net/2022/06/16/30s-bricks-2/" target="_blank">Katy also recently completed a similar design</a>. I'll probably do a layout similar to hers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thanks for stopping by! i have some finishes to share this week, too! <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post.html" target="_blank">click here to see!</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-74911667774188834392022-05-29T14:37:00.007-04:002022-05-29T15:00:54.006-04:00Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge: 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEQlLGdIuUgTJ-T21kxJP_U1v6zD1gRuEgV8oIa2JBZIGjBS1wmZKeY-b_Gczq-MzMaHnLyU0_D6YYDYSyEYUSihWT1P6TAYmm018JUtfZeJhhu7-ObGRnW-9DBFfw74frX3PR8B5ZPVqtJkt6qScC5_OPzDbobnVKhBbeAhAX8I3V73BGA8HUWn_/s1911/h%202%20h%20button.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1911" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEQlLGdIuUgTJ-T21kxJP_U1v6zD1gRuEgV8oIa2JBZIGjBS1wmZKeY-b_Gczq-MzMaHnLyU0_D6YYDYSyEYUSihWT1P6TAYmm018JUtfZeJhhu7-ObGRnW-9DBFfw74frX3PR8B5ZPVqtJkt6qScC5_OPzDbobnVKhBbeAhAX8I3V73BGA8HUWn_/s320/h%202%20h%20button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> i love to piece quilts; i love to gift quilts for donation! (after all, there are only so many quilts that one family, one person, one sofa, one rocking chair can use, right?) </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmy9BfCeXyWdgrTem7y4vAM7Y3KDrAB6MDKmkNlzDruFHPyQxJH53TDYhNHIFwKi0C4eJ4rbfMlXQ7JUuLfbwUGKiNdxuZpEFZ0RMSsZFXRbL8TjcQl2JvcPae2KRSnz_GH1DGNBw8FRIpGuonOzYKhWJc17klJOCV3YBIJ_FMexM-S6H4d17tau-/s960/284918440_10227299063053218_8193983255833468627_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="960" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmy9BfCeXyWdgrTem7y4vAM7Y3KDrAB6MDKmkNlzDruFHPyQxJH53TDYhNHIFwKi0C4eJ4rbfMlXQ7JUuLfbwUGKiNdxuZpEFZ0RMSsZFXRbL8TjcQl2JvcPae2KRSnz_GH1DGNBw8FRIpGuonOzYKhWJc17klJOCV3YBIJ_FMexM-S6H4d17tau-/s320/284918440_10227299063053218_8193983255833468627_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about 7+ (?) years ago, i was the quilting teacher for our local Ben Franklin store, teaching 8-12 quilting classes a year. after awhile, that petered out, but i still have the quilt samples i made to advertise and teach the classes. </span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYZmrqfSEm1vWHLpqgwwZpwxBv7Q8hLJvT5vJitpPU1-QsSjYWfwsjDG0nf3S62-1Mu0KJ4lDcpK2GENhC84i-ZLs9oqh-LUzXlNb1xBgHYWZd1dEI1_xghD9j_NqykmvKn8lBYCjl5ft97oz6Ts9EkixFZeBYNXmGOKflD9q6R9qTLmzqMsyZ6lI/s960/284893999_10227299060693159_7864645655624282241_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYZmrqfSEm1vWHLpqgwwZpwxBv7Q8hLJvT5vJitpPU1-QsSjYWfwsjDG0nf3S62-1Mu0KJ4lDcpK2GENhC84i-ZLs9oqh-LUzXlNb1xBgHYWZd1dEI1_xghD9j_NqykmvKn8lBYCjl5ft97oz6Ts9EkixFZeBYNXmGOKflD9q6R9qTLmzqMsyZ6lI/s320/284893999_10227299060693159_7864645655624282241_n.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i never came up with a home for many of the quilts; i just wasn't sure what to do with them... they're all pretty small (no bigger than 36"- 42" square) and it's an eclectic bunch. </span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPLx_cMfd2u1gg7ogdhWVVvN_bOxDltqrw8hPZcIzXLxvtvsggt9BUD8DMzYyCYiI2t7iyguAHW-r6nHlD0j1bndUcwAIKIxS_PMn_ZZMIxAemhsegsdJpHous4cJTDIH8ktZBIZFtC0HwavcrOcQVStSCEEoE9YGbIHpP17uIVZqI7zl4Ty1rJFs/s960/284840666_10227299061093169_7241645578249272503_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="956" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPLx_cMfd2u1gg7ogdhWVVvN_bOxDltqrw8hPZcIzXLxvtvsggt9BUD8DMzYyCYiI2t7iyguAHW-r6nHlD0j1bndUcwAIKIxS_PMn_ZZMIxAemhsegsdJpHous4cJTDIH8ktZBIZFtC0HwavcrOcQVStSCEEoE9YGbIHpP17uIVZqI7zl4Ty1rJFs/s320/284840666_10227299061093169_7241645578249272503_n.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">although every one of them is brand new, never used, some have been lonely and forlorn for quite a long time. (yikes! i didn't realize it was SOOOO long until i looked back through my blog!) </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXfi9ybDZpAN3fiJ61-Zl4kUCCtJlx_xWLxjsNx1aEkXwOVGbxU3gOR8jfj1AsCV7bh3YGlsnD9hURuPf-djAuTNL4r5VvRgQZQ1dpbsuW5fDwoOKQ9LJ4EGRwTij-tWuY5sZxtGksanV4dNlA_xyrmsu4jflf996SEFCQjjNK6VqIoedRCFaR0rB/s960/284763233_10227299060213147_5041247304218266301_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXfi9ybDZpAN3fiJ61-Zl4kUCCtJlx_xWLxjsNx1aEkXwOVGbxU3gOR8jfj1AsCV7bh3YGlsnD9hURuPf-djAuTNL4r5VvRgQZQ1dpbsuW5fDwoOKQ9LJ4EGRwTij-tWuY5sZxtGksanV4dNlA_xyrmsu4jflf996SEFCQjjNK6VqIoedRCFaR0rB/s320/284763233_10227299060213147_5041247304218266301_n.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">so, it's certainly past time that they found a home where they will be loved and used! </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbtj21_pxDbjvDuklr5lXXSzjYnKGI9p4-VZtvBNHWl8M4ya2sV5xDFXriMYblW8eb0XRHddSI2QNwUwMA9_Z0vK9PxgUyQUODxHMz6R-eBbhlJZVCXs52pHBgaTRfppaTj6cB7HIg9WsF3JmJfwSEhwnI6eeYokPZE6vi5Am-s1XWBqdmDpBy6MS/s960/284679509_10227299061813187_8557832375929174964_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbtj21_pxDbjvDuklr5lXXSzjYnKGI9p4-VZtvBNHWl8M4ya2sV5xDFXriMYblW8eb0XRHddSI2QNwUwMA9_Z0vK9PxgUyQUODxHMz6R-eBbhlJZVCXs52pHBgaTRfppaTj6cB7HIg9WsF3JmJfwSEhwnI6eeYokPZE6vi5Am-s1XWBqdmDpBy6MS/s320/284679509_10227299061813187_8557832375929174964_n.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">after looking through the <a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">suggested donation list that Mari provided</a>, i figured Little Lambs Foundation was the best choice for these smaller quilts. </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic34rOe8QGM6KzZj8fgQh8Snu7m8vSjXUHt7vDVHbxsKHsXAMOZ3hlHl0Ukd7s_ySUFuutSDkv9hg-8igBnp6_NMFuaM-yb6UTSr6QPYh-_01mnPYtb17UbBK0qe7pqTxjGbZYON9kGt0OoPt1rKSiPBNsfI1DQlnSipTVMakW_nQX_YNloFOex-G3/s960/284488914_10227299060013142_5778801755963255581_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic34rOe8QGM6KzZj8fgQh8Snu7m8vSjXUHt7vDVHbxsKHsXAMOZ3hlHl0Ukd7s_ySUFuutSDkv9hg-8igBnp6_NMFuaM-yb6UTSr6QPYh-_01mnPYtb17UbBK0qe7pqTxjGbZYON9kGt0OoPt1rKSiPBNsfI1DQlnSipTVMakW_nQX_YNloFOex-G3/s320/284488914_10227299060013142_5778801755963255581_n.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">i know these are not your typical baby quilt, but I'm hoping that they'll bring some family and the baby some comfort, knowing that someone cares... </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ny-xeTvyQdrOhrRJQ7pxvvtyiWMNa3KtZaSf0_3ihZZWIFL2PU37IvzEwWBouy8zGomdVdFZxSIbW5TKLk53OjooNTuACqiEkhhEMtROBWnevZUXAaLkibN0vkwKJZqc6IKaxwKkn2OV12gNa1RmhWfxE8PAPvLEm5DSgt__p-_ml1ljZLVDm-_/s960/284281740_10227299061373176_5007224784768433387_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ny-xeTvyQdrOhrRJQ7pxvvtyiWMNa3KtZaSf0_3ihZZWIFL2PU37IvzEwWBouy8zGomdVdFZxSIbW5TKLk53OjooNTuACqiEkhhEMtROBWnevZUXAaLkibN0vkwKJZqc6IKaxwKkn2OV12gNa1RmhWfxE8PAPvLEm5DSgt__p-_ml1ljZLVDm-_/s320/284281740_10227299061373176_5007224784768433387_n.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div><br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-47883649444183955132022-05-28T19:51:00.002-04:002022-05-28T19:51:54.318-04:00a little more greenery for the rainbow!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCQAEqHfs16Po5bm2UBhkuRwJ4HSNVKzgGo-vb_ITZWLlD_P-19l5YGWODtJ3qyjgGaMtX9Bb2FG9MciLJ1QnW8ILigX8V0x_E565zpyCPn7Ybj5_T7omOAZF3CxVSBn_Fl6WthKHUA3wD9ev5wJvKJ_Hhl-VTzWLhmJSk2Q_H8ijiqXY-gvh8nGc/s960/284930711_10227292944340254_8018190659429141498_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCQAEqHfs16Po5bm2UBhkuRwJ4HSNVKzgGo-vb_ITZWLlD_P-19l5YGWODtJ3qyjgGaMtX9Bb2FG9MciLJ1QnW8ILigX8V0x_E565zpyCPn7Ybj5_T7omOAZF3CxVSBn_Fl6WthKHUA3wD9ev5wJvKJ_Hhl-VTzWLhmJSk2Q_H8ijiqXY-gvh8nGc/s320/284930711_10227292944340254_8018190659429141498_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">7 green framed 4 patches join the other RSC22 colors. I know I saw this idea (completed quilt?) on another RSCer's blog, so I can't take the credit for this fun block. I'm excited about how it's turning out! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IslsqBRIpM46U_zp_qVA6zPfUf5x9ThYPtJ6ZnOORoPSELklKuUQWYylHvU-iV8-D0VKUVRH6HR25RosJsM2Z9gH2XmOdfVVfHjECgA4qtHaO3gRRShOvlBMsNIzfeJyHI4d3PQUBanQD_9XDdrKWhgbWg5NwaERH_aJ1eeXqJzu3u0kwMkaS7FK/s960/284853098_10227292946700313_4049486212525199828_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IslsqBRIpM46U_zp_qVA6zPfUf5x9ThYPtJ6ZnOORoPSELklKuUQWYylHvU-iV8-D0VKUVRH6HR25RosJsM2Z9gH2XmOdfVVfHjECgA4qtHaO3gRRShOvlBMsNIzfeJyHI4d3PQUBanQD_9XDdrKWhgbWg5NwaERH_aJ1eeXqJzu3u0kwMkaS7FK/s320/284853098_10227292946700313_4049486212525199828_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">the kona colors that i'm using are: black, pepper, snow, grey, pewter, ash and coal. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uXNytZ7iFR-b4wAMeh-hxhYKsHzo5OdnOgjUHLgWSLtkKruXJUrqS1xJ5FTinZogojZs8s998J9DA9-FNia3bGOig3UgpuVBU6BguTRqLOdWRdEjrBLKzbNKh6Y5DenUSFHWlLUVrL7Uh9mkxZUGKYosdIlTWqgfsUUyylqx7GuDJ6AtFNsaHPWQ/s960/284823535_10227292945980295_2971506012257005220_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uXNytZ7iFR-b4wAMeh-hxhYKsHzo5OdnOgjUHLgWSLtkKruXJUrqS1xJ5FTinZogojZs8s998J9DA9-FNia3bGOig3UgpuVBU6BguTRqLOdWRdEjrBLKzbNKh6Y5DenUSFHWlLUVrL7Uh9mkxZUGKYosdIlTWqgfsUUyylqx7GuDJ6AtFNsaHPWQ/s320/284823535_10227292945980295_2971506012257005220_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">here are my green (all shades!) blocks of the "Two Step" quilt i started after seeing <a href="https://www.joscountryjunction.com/" target="_blank">Jo's quilt</a> awhile back. i guess i found some lonley red, yellow and teal 3" blocks floating around... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6W-FQgM0yaRRQyDtwsWcsC163zPWQ8NdD4dJ-ehqZ8TTyOnLaQSe_gwHG-xTHOgx8jj5tXvdgaCnDk1HGM839roex82wW3bJF85NTS6qVjB2sXPngCuPBVUpUnAVBJzkpKa72TG3qoHCBwTqt7Ee_O2R5Fsu5GI4yelHUoRFM6PPT8Le-s2rBvTB/s960/284844418_10227292945740289_7152259253362284187_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6W-FQgM0yaRRQyDtwsWcsC163zPWQ8NdD4dJ-ehqZ8TTyOnLaQSe_gwHG-xTHOgx8jj5tXvdgaCnDk1HGM839roex82wW3bJF85NTS6qVjB2sXPngCuPBVUpUnAVBJzkpKa72TG3qoHCBwTqt7Ee_O2R5Fsu5GI4yelHUoRFM6PPT8Le-s2rBvTB/s320/284844418_10227292945740289_7152259253362284187_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a new venture for me this year: TRIANGLES! i'm starting to like triangles more and more- i've auditioned a {new to me} blocks for RSC23.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGhnxmV3loljpXnt3ezTT-xD6Q7ZegQCYxdsUZLLv3YYxd_KP2qHSOcue_mDBkcWigtyXDnVtyst5e0kxp3hrJjXdlKR4SJBJpLmn4fauKSe0IewixXDlcIPpGC0Uauj2eXvphIK3hnN_jTeRaAlznvi96cnRQumb0vstp3ljsALA5QFqhc2ySRnt/s960/284660908_10227292944820266_85679062164309642_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGhnxmV3loljpXnt3ezTT-xD6Q7ZegQCYxdsUZLLv3YYxd_KP2qHSOcue_mDBkcWigtyXDnVtyst5e0kxp3hrJjXdlKR4SJBJpLmn4fauKSe0IewixXDlcIPpGC0Uauj2eXvphIK3hnN_jTeRaAlznvi96cnRQumb0vstp3ljsALA5QFqhc2ySRnt/s320/284660908_10227292944820266_85679062164309642_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> these triangles are pieced in sets of 3, 6 and 9. i'm already thinking ahead to how i might like to piece this quilt top when we're done with all the RSC colors at the end of the year. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thanks for stopping by! I read (and appreciate) every comment, although i'm terrible about replying! </span></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-80212149219261803872022-05-28T19:39:00.004-04:002022-05-28T19:39:57.118-04:00a parade of blocks: hope you brought your lawn chair! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WomShGNnrlfmg_DZEU7lIx8wU-4_strvvBw_BenCFaEHMoLEkIkdaWe2G_jEqob5hJoDs5vhfT6vR6lMIVGI2E58kTgZ1zjy7JIU-s1Ns7pYUmEn--1NUENSfjwd503E9NvQQ259MT_s1G-831nR_ukk27T6JhoBPha95fuC9k8FWDvYVb8DMhAS/s960/284990238_10227292589491383_167926057019582110_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WomShGNnrlfmg_DZEU7lIx8wU-4_strvvBw_BenCFaEHMoLEkIkdaWe2G_jEqob5hJoDs5vhfT6vR6lMIVGI2E58kTgZ1zjy7JIU-s1Ns7pYUmEn--1NUENSfjwd503E9NvQQ259MT_s1G-831nR_ukk27T6JhoBPha95fuC9k8FWDvYVb8DMhAS/s320/284990238_10227292589491383_167926057019582110_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">somehow life got really, really busy! i've been sewing in the background (remember: I'm like a duck. all calm on the surface, but paddling like crazy under the water! haha...) </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQTAmlZd7qoYgQJ24wSbIZj5yaR1hgEPASppfS6SQpEp6NWuLjSCnB-g17MF9IQT8Q-BdKgoze2WRQwxjSp95ZeSY96lpaGomzrk2fxfTRjL4d5PoPYI19zJXoVUqRsfEf9W0sZgDzydr46TCQUldf01k5NVoXDS_FCgICATPCCJYP4Y_kp-cueJ9/s960/284548243_10227292589891393_6545795492194965952_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQTAmlZd7qoYgQJ24wSbIZj5yaR1hgEPASppfS6SQpEp6NWuLjSCnB-g17MF9IQT8Q-BdKgoze2WRQwxjSp95ZeSY96lpaGomzrk2fxfTRjL4d5PoPYI19zJXoVUqRsfEf9W0sZgDzydr46TCQUldf01k5NVoXDS_FCgICATPCCJYP4Y_kp-cueJ9/s320/284548243_10227292589891393_6545795492194965952_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a couple months ago, i sorted my dark neutrals jar of crumb scraps- it was really (REALLY!) full, and i thought to get a head start on November...</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3cJTlSDrK-hpiHdQ_5j_qMgTRVcghyq8J6qAjQP7gSWpT8bnV3q5NYVuoSQefrKkKEAeQ0t4uXH_vZNjZBDSz0Nky2-5JMs7hSWU4JjjY6pdDniZy4Cp08r3NO7DZKlm4f0XPCz_UbLM1d5c8FNNAo5BCpnqWA5lmBFUGaueCH8EELRR1lr_tbq-/s960/284692667_10227292590571410_5030508123189382392_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3cJTlSDrK-hpiHdQ_5j_qMgTRVcghyq8J6qAjQP7gSWpT8bnV3q5NYVuoSQefrKkKEAeQ0t4uXH_vZNjZBDSz0Nky2-5JMs7hSWU4JjjY6pdDniZy4Cp08r3NO7DZKlm4f0XPCz_UbLM1d5c8FNNAo5BCpnqWA5lmBFUGaueCH8EELRR1lr_tbq-/s320/284692667_10227292590571410_5030508123189382392_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm glad i did, too! i still have several paper plates of browns and blacks to piece into the 6½</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> crumb blocks. as it is, there are 80 (!!!) finished blocks to show here today.... </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZzTdgmMUC0EM2_teQEpq9tDpd5RGHgOeucO8dPMm2-cVNwXI3aZBlboSBJzLjLfYEkjlO0M5HJ1hlJPLJ-MqPuIEVa0L8CGn8lwyYYaVQ79LER4kFkLZ_9XkzCUez_FUWvMM1exRObCtqM17w3WJBvcBF0Zdb721BlcWguUB_opYFKFC-vh6mtvZ/s960/284714197_10227292591211426_4580433347272694818_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZzTdgmMUC0EM2_teQEpq9tDpd5RGHgOeucO8dPMm2-cVNwXI3aZBlboSBJzLjLfYEkjlO0M5HJ1hlJPLJ-MqPuIEVa0L8CGn8lwyYYaVQ79LER4kFkLZ_9XkzCUez_FUWvMM1exRObCtqM17w3WJBvcBF0Zdb721BlcWguUB_opYFKFC-vh6mtvZ/s320/284714197_10227292591211426_4580433347272694818_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i also have LOTS of green, so i did separate my green crumb sewing into the suggested RSC May colors of sage and dark greens, saving the brights and lights for next time.... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzdFf9PmWCrTnGmR0DgHmWuxf1T76TFyjzsMSuEfZ5edK0cjCW-4uNbYdNm6jqRHtfgv_rLB9PtGEeJNtPZvHFx_3YkaxzA3LAFc9uHU4hCs3woAfXyPxAkPsP1rw8bBnM7JeH5DHtbaRoCg9RnwioMj3zoNaX_dQ9PqCKIJ7DMH51KUaQIKsSI8d/s960/284896659_10227292588611361_7376925143988304670_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzdFf9PmWCrTnGmR0DgHmWuxf1T76TFyjzsMSuEfZ5edK0cjCW-4uNbYdNm6jqRHtfgv_rLB9PtGEeJNtPZvHFx_3YkaxzA3LAFc9uHU4hCs3woAfXyPxAkPsP1rw8bBnM7JeH5DHtbaRoCg9RnwioMj3zoNaX_dQ9PqCKIJ7DMH51KUaQIKsSI8d/s320/284896659_10227292588611361_7376925143988304670_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">i also sewed 25 Railroad Track blocks (rectangles 4½" X 9½") as a <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/04/ive-been-working-on-railroad.html" target="_blank">start on this quil</a>t. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvmG2ynrUi6GQwan_Nyt0u-vkdkg3lND3CsaP_3PL6ImwtEowQcGLt6ttJUi0b17KUIPdh6UTuNbGdJdbLUAVVRfmMjePTwVIExA0uPppIxUskLT5gB5JDltHkn0Mj-jqvp8Se2f66gqwahYyDt-Q0MC_LP4OrgCg8oFBHEzK-b0yxpQsPdpqTSb1/s960/284690056_10227292589051372_1858379322785488617_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvmG2ynrUi6GQwan_Nyt0u-vkdkg3lND3CsaP_3PL6ImwtEowQcGLt6ttJUi0b17KUIPdh6UTuNbGdJdbLUAVVRfmMjePTwVIExA0uPppIxUskLT5gB5JDltHkn0Mj-jqvp8Se2f66gqwahYyDt-Q0MC_LP4OrgCg8oFBHEzK-b0yxpQsPdpqTSb1/s320/284690056_10227292589051372_1858379322785488617_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSiIUAyuWKPHqjOzKv6xC0vZNLP4KetQf3Zy0OgZ0Cg0uXyDV25hGqZPYbIH8_TyS7gJkWhwGQU50zIo3x8WtmYSIyP_7AOWJ7FEQ6dFuIm2iDvBCuH7y1dkiymScD3qhI03eE4vQ4YmpzQ2JuNxev9aMDSFrX-sw_zUnxikWG-hiIrd71hvUnFEI/s960/284592796_10227292590251402_9035221221267644680_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSiIUAyuWKPHqjOzKv6xC0vZNLP4KetQf3Zy0OgZ0Cg0uXyDV25hGqZPYbIH8_TyS7gJkWhwGQU50zIo3x8WtmYSIyP_7AOWJ7FEQ6dFuIm2iDvBCuH7y1dkiymScD3qhI03eE4vQ4YmpzQ2JuNxev9aMDSFrX-sw_zUnxikWG-hiIrd71hvUnFEI/s320/284592796_10227292590251402_9035221221267644680_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">be sure to click back to Angela's blog</a>, and see all the other green (and colorful projects) everyone else is working on! </span></div><p></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-2906503831474610182022-05-07T04:44:00.001-04:002022-05-09T07:11:36.508-04:00A Pink to Beat Them All... <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i've pieced several more of my {Kona school bus} house blocks (finishing at 6") in pinks. i've started on the browns, grays and blacks for November, too. this brings my total up to 12 little houses. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KqMjR3O0-Hn6sfQ0DW8QSqoQCnsdbD4Rcxae0Ni2ZvXn08Ll4sjG_dd14wBypWTvRIEIPjMiCrgGrp-TgJiASVB0l2BpIpsDpbtg6t7lsvffOPOT7-xCMTXsuu3WvVay5zIxHQyzgXQ-5YaPxMUNhxdcFnjfGRFmzuxkGkP0_ghArt3LR0F4Ex1Y/s960/279153044_10227086338255231_7368570204806101860_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KqMjR3O0-Hn6sfQ0DW8QSqoQCnsdbD4Rcxae0Ni2ZvXn08Ll4sjG_dd14wBypWTvRIEIPjMiCrgGrp-TgJiASVB0l2BpIpsDpbtg6t7lsvffOPOT7-xCMTXsuu3WvVay5zIxHQyzgXQ-5YaPxMUNhxdcFnjfGRFmzuxkGkP0_ghArt3LR0F4Ex1Y/s320/279153044_10227086338255231_7368570204806101860_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but who wants to talk about quilts, when we can talk about BABIES! our 7th grandchild (4th granddaughter) was born last Friday!!! She came a couple days early, a surprise to all of us, since my daughter, M, is typically a week late.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnYnA1tS8Odji5VPMhJbTBgPb9-eVcIPKl844b8NlxfLpAOiBRwp0OR44uLqSqPYeSjEkDSSvQGFxumyN64Ig6Yc59qzdnXgfcYeSPQWYNNiKN1ndug0Lh-HbxeClY1LcLhctuBQZPhdKrW9YDFoyWz9MXiC-Ig5NsjIwCZLMdGKp4XTOmhxEy4l4/s960/279899345_10227164412367035_1496551722796186567_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnYnA1tS8Odji5VPMhJbTBgPb9-eVcIPKl844b8NlxfLpAOiBRwp0OR44uLqSqPYeSjEkDSSvQGFxumyN64Ig6Yc59qzdnXgfcYeSPQWYNNiKN1ndug0Lh-HbxeClY1LcLhctuBQZPhdKrW9YDFoyWz9MXiC-Ig5NsjIwCZLMdGKp4XTOmhxEy4l4/s320/279899345_10227164412367035_1496551722796186567_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">of course, we're all just smitten with baby Sadie Ella, and love her to pieces! </span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk0E9xmFMo-MlFylbX4zbKhWYYkWnGupNdKH_8m69xtQaz7mO_3K97KHNMtrffH3wonUDxqKao9GjsxJkrai9pGfJhsUppCpCybGjBDaQ95wVo2nKVicTTUBcHBpaoUC_Q8yHXm6R2PdfyV8c4oULZko9ZezpAmi0nATZp7HA876Jae-4dQGlB3Xc/s960/279851486_10227164412767045_7434414963818796979_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk0E9xmFMo-MlFylbX4zbKhWYYkWnGupNdKH_8m69xtQaz7mO_3K97KHNMtrffH3wonUDxqKao9GjsxJkrai9pGfJhsUppCpCybGjBDaQ95wVo2nKVicTTUBcHBpaoUC_Q8yHXm6R2PdfyV8c4oULZko9ZezpAmi0nATZp7HA876Jae-4dQGlB3Xc/s320/279851486_10227164412767045_7434414963818796979_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/2019/06/hop-skip.html" target="_blank">her baby quilt, Hop Skip, was finished (and washed to crinkly softness)</a> just in time, too! </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEoNChJksQyl7fIeusUk1E-xcHuhk_ezZA1m-mySG6J-3sYslpKcfHRlLXgaUEvGG8V8ldmbrkV5OAoD6r8j7muK7SOzQab8p62CZN_3Fpwr1cMcGGd3olXbl0PjR3wkPm0LwNXdPMnfeWnK3vCeGd-1YxRmJfjLLQ63Y-2MKYyVezlI64IivaDYm/s960/279963341_10227164413207056_3925237727775279304_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEoNChJksQyl7fIeusUk1E-xcHuhk_ezZA1m-mySG6J-3sYslpKcfHRlLXgaUEvGG8V8ldmbrkV5OAoD6r8j7muK7SOzQab8p62CZN_3Fpwr1cMcGGd3olXbl0PjR3wkPm0LwNXdPMnfeWnK3vCeGd-1YxRmJfjLLQ63Y-2MKYyVezlI64IivaDYm/s320/279963341_10227164413207056_3925237727775279304_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">M, (Sadie's mama) bought the deer fabric and i combined some muted Kona pastels for a subtle, but cozy quilt for our newest little one.</span> </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj8-CSJMMusyorU-uAiMWWJ1gj0LW_XV_BmwTOH8K80rMRsraAy4_xxj_3JwJSaCiKVe2KzXeCZA6JW4F14S005ebcdYmGVduVbQF33W_1QeS-D23fZDrG0IekX_xyIkGXyyqMAGMkrUhPrBnn2hP7hvsYgKYZiPB6dLRP0M59Y8R3AuGQDm3I7_P/s960/280266819_10227164414247082_1728302494813091861_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj8-CSJMMusyorU-uAiMWWJ1gj0LW_XV_BmwTOH8K80rMRsraAy4_xxj_3JwJSaCiKVe2KzXeCZA6JW4F14S005ebcdYmGVduVbQF33W_1QeS-D23fZDrG0IekX_xyIkGXyyqMAGMkrUhPrBnn2hP7hvsYgKYZiPB6dLRP0M59Y8R3AuGQDm3I7_P/s320/280266819_10227164414247082_1728302494813091861_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Aunts A&B are also always thrilled with a new niece, and we've tried really hard to all be polite to one another and take turns holding the new baby. ha!</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-4DUKQCSKB_8WoAidLs8Z2mmGmTMup2QY2fn7kgzica2ig-LzlwyzTzMxjtApnruY-flJbRyzgrGCACKpV5VgqGkv28Fl2iQOZYQvG3hR5tbKmncNe7dr2Ins6GaDxJP9opo5TnJtfroq9jGFLMmJXHyRlh8ciqmZxHBX_qgXkNAA2WEZ75AR65I/s960/279733393_10227164412087028_3349446850697828337_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-4DUKQCSKB_8WoAidLs8Z2mmGmTMup2QY2fn7kgzica2ig-LzlwyzTzMxjtApnruY-flJbRyzgrGCACKpV5VgqGkv28Fl2iQOZYQvG3hR5tbKmncNe7dr2Ins6GaDxJP9opo5TnJtfroq9jGFLMmJXHyRlh8ciqmZxHBX_qgXkNAA2WEZ75AR65I/s320/279733393_10227164412087028_3349446850697828337_n.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-rainbow-for-beautiful-little-girl.html" target="_blank">Sadie has a big sister, Addie Kathleen (who will be 2 this week!)</a> and i'm sure they'll be the best of friends!</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLyIN1lE8HyBFrBOKy89ExjfoEieX-109as6LBIzg8dvnFnQkPlBjFPsqaGHTUeAKs79t6ujnHYYzPw199GQx4z5czo3opTKIPiQRbK1AOlJUnDOku9w32yuOZbhzxSBpitUYtXcs7UFmMn3i5P_9tDQf_OHpue0ZklCFmnqifep-H9NBUwMWmxRm/s960/279649857_10227164413607066_2990237315584440080_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLyIN1lE8HyBFrBOKy89ExjfoEieX-109as6LBIzg8dvnFnQkPlBjFPsqaGHTUeAKs79t6ujnHYYzPw199GQx4z5czo3opTKIPiQRbK1AOlJUnDOku9w32yuOZbhzxSBpitUYtXcs7UFmMn3i5P_9tDQf_OHpue0ZklCFmnqifep-H9NBUwMWmxRm/s320/279649857_10227164413607066_2990237315584440080_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">here's the whole family: M and husband K, along with C (5½), L (4), A (2) and newborn Sadie. as you can imagine, their household is busy and noisy! </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyLfqb-ur57lMzx5o6ww7nu3aYwu9EAG46l1v1fwiHf9HYJSRSrfs4wEiPOVYExv4O-paEDZN5j7HdSV5_65P-mjaL27YI0CX0uqTOI-GWtTOT_c_Ct0Ek8SaxK8-jhTE421OXfzLnoH6-v3wevTqJRB-Wj8EJZXzctEETidvmOpRsfDckeHjefzv/s960/279751254_10227164413927074_5329646084791985367_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="960" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyLfqb-ur57lMzx5o6ww7nu3aYwu9EAG46l1v1fwiHf9HYJSRSrfs4wEiPOVYExv4O-paEDZN5j7HdSV5_65P-mjaL27YI0CX0uqTOI-GWtTOT_c_Ct0Ek8SaxK8-jhTE421OXfzLnoH6-v3wevTqJRB-Wj8EJZXzctEETidvmOpRsfDckeHjefzv/s320/279751254_10227164413927074_5329646084791985367_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">in other exciting news: A and B talked me into going with them to a <a href="https://www.forkingandcountry.com/" target="_blank">for King & Country concert in Bingamtno, NY</a>. (it happened to be the same day that Sadie was born, and also my first in-person, real live concert. i'll readily admit I had fun, and wasn't as bad, boring or loud as i thought it would be...)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">we made a weekend of it, staying overnight in a hotel, and doing some shopping, too. it was a lovely time, and we made some great memories. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fYeBJPZnXgQeZPHbguYuyP6kiwKWNfGb8nyV3WvFaiyD1FJanV51bFEt4OYFVvbacTu8WCDJ4NxKWGx_WpPupokQ2rF2RZo3RYQ_YnOrbvokad7jMKm3OKJ1l6EjDYV1-TrmN_C-mKLA-7D0rsTPSUXZef59bUzbsiaYooMzgcR32AH560Jq2RSz/s960/279131890_10227086338815245_8943251607098931057_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fYeBJPZnXgQeZPHbguYuyP6kiwKWNfGb8nyV3WvFaiyD1FJanV51bFEt4OYFVvbacTu8WCDJ4NxKWGx_WpPupokQ2rF2RZo3RYQ_YnOrbvokad7jMKm3OKJ1l6EjDYV1-TrmN_C-mKLA-7D0rsTPSUXZef59bUzbsiaYooMzgcR32AH560Jq2RSz/s320/279131890_10227086338815245_8943251607098931057_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in more quiting news, A decided that she wanted to make her piano teacher a quilt. (<a href="https://www.quiltingdaily.com/quilt/pattern-spring-splash/" target="_blank">free pattern here</a>) this was truly a labor of love for A, as she really doesn't enjoy sewing. Mrs. Weed has taught A piano for 7 (?) years, and last week was A's last piano lesson from her for a while, since the Weeds are going to Italy for a mission trip. </span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6OSZrRZ0up7uYN2NKD9yIIiYCmFe6LjqXQIoBDriPTuKn4zjBwkJieTx4ikgmuot_utdwFRPuk3THuSwJrBawd__07bA7JiXHcq1yvaIWRWKCnVvDr8LZ6-4yMfNb5hyhO_a2rn01f4YiBhhi7I9Q-z4tRw1biEHEMG4YqxYk10tTYonBmqBKPWA/s960/278977740_10227086338135228_1100174034993983582_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6OSZrRZ0up7uYN2NKD9yIIiYCmFe6LjqXQIoBDriPTuKn4zjBwkJieTx4ikgmuot_utdwFRPuk3THuSwJrBawd__07bA7JiXHcq1yvaIWRWKCnVvDr8LZ6-4yMfNb5hyhO_a2rn01f4YiBhhi7I9Q-z4tRw1biEHEMG4YqxYk10tTYonBmqBKPWA/s320/278977740_10227086338135228_1100174034993983582_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> almost done quilting the top, and we'll put the binding on and gift the quilt early this upcoming week. We've found a new piano teacher for A (Mrs. Davis studied at the Cleveland Conservatory!) and we're all confident that although we'll miss Mrs. Weed, A will continue excel in her piano endeavors. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbMearD1aBIQElJ8nRLgjk-Q4W_J9rAiKXJeqxneQXcrfSo27KiJ12FRwquSGx3rkm76Q5mZafD3HmZhbEL1IEj7yjoW7pb6T_3vi7Dkh4XoI3JCriEIQvhcMnuzhm8JOwYQXEsIucmeX0TL4K1zAmu-_6uiW7AXuWU3qzPjwuMOX_x48BB46QhAP/s960/277804156_10227011523024897_2810086487671413856_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbMearD1aBIQElJ8nRLgjk-Q4W_J9rAiKXJeqxneQXcrfSo27KiJ12FRwquSGx3rkm76Q5mZafD3HmZhbEL1IEj7yjoW7pb6T_3vi7Dkh4XoI3JCriEIQvhcMnuzhm8JOwYQXEsIucmeX0TL4K1zAmu-_6uiW7AXuWU3qzPjwuMOX_x48BB46QhAP/s320/277804156_10227011523024897_2810086487671413856_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">and since it's Saturday, and the RSClinky party</a>, I'll close with just a *bit* of green for this rainy May morning: obviously, i have lots of green in my crumb jar, and I'll be busy making some green crumb blocks this week. (in my spare time. ha!) </span></div><p></p></div><div><br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-4976832430622682432022-04-22T19:45:00.006-04:002022-05-07T03:49:58.003-04:00i've been working on the railroad.... <span style="font-size: medium;">all the live-long day....</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">hum a few bars with me...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">i've been piecing the railroad crumb rectangles this year for RSC22, to join the other RR crumbs from RSC16 (?). part of my hold up, and not getting any further on this particular project was my uncertainty on how i would want to assemble</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> the top when i had enough blocks.<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=X+string+quilt&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiIzOD6g6r3AhV_A50JHaZBAR4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=X+string+quilt&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoHCCMQ7wMQJzoECAAQQzoICAAQgAQQsQM6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgUIABCABDoECAAQAzoHCAAQsQMQQzoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEB5QiB5YtC1gwy5oAHAAeACAAXyIAawLkgEEMTAuNZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=PdxjYsi5Gf-G9PwPpoOF8AE&bih=881&biw=1280" target="_blank"> most of the quilts i've seen using the crumb/strip rectangles are made with trapezoidy-shaped blocks</a>, and i definitely want to stick with rectangles. (call me lazy or algebraically challenged...) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">seems i'm just as forgetful as i ever was... (i should read my own blog more often; ha!) i remembered this week that i had intended to use <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2018/05/june-2-completed-quilt.html" target="_blank">Amanda Jean's (Crazy Mom Quilts) June QAL pattern</a> for this Rainbow Rails quilt. </span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFhqBo5qkeTEJbXSpvcPUyQCwsILdJrGds07DUwoWdMTlRVh8NyTfaVUBO3u7eR39idNH8HlJQZVF5efxJGd-CSrRDz-GB58K6oMd0oPJ-bZmCnS6zvxOqw03hHI-adgvCsFaSo-jWm8ZbqwOwUSbZWDZ5QqbdT0lg9vBUfQmF1Qnu77aEnueSzJ/s885/RR22.BMP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFhqBo5qkeTEJbXSpvcPUyQCwsILdJrGds07DUwoWdMTlRVh8NyTfaVUBO3u7eR39idNH8HlJQZVF5efxJGd-CSrRDz-GB58K6oMd0oPJ-bZmCnS6zvxOqw03hHI-adgvCsFaSo-jWm8ZbqwOwUSbZWDZ5QqbdT0lg9vBUfQmF1Qnu77aEnueSzJ/s320/RR22.BMP" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">after a lightbulb of an idea went off in my head, and a brief but colorful design session with EQ5, here's what i came up with. i'm very happy with this layout, and even have some black fabric (from my stash!) in mind. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoUtwyEcGBfF33yuzBAawS2WAMGEumNUi79jK3SeD7Yg0mTnzrgurwFblo6eKyznJ4Rps16iwLDWTCPvNsdW0h1LBqhdA5l9wV6qk-lSuMA0qQLBfpWh-uGDzGlz5DmnEk3xD0PUkznqKNeanxxobM5VS9YxUjHR8KGAS8kgyZ18bkZOJuwPINcxR/s960/279140441_10227080450268035_3456294961219716198_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoUtwyEcGBfF33yuzBAawS2WAMGEumNUi79jK3SeD7Yg0mTnzrgurwFblo6eKyznJ4Rps16iwLDWTCPvNsdW0h1LBqhdA5l9wV6qk-lSuMA0qQLBfpWh-uGDzGlz5DmnEk3xD0PUkznqKNeanxxobM5VS9YxUjHR8KGAS8kgyZ18bkZOJuwPINcxR/s320/279140441_10227080450268035_3456294961219716198_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so now that i've got a clear design direction, i feel excited about this project again. although i LOVE the rainbow effect from corner to corner in my EQ layout, i've a feeling that the rows will be more determined by how many of each of the colors i have available to work with, rather than rainbow order.</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">thanks for stopping by! click back on over to Angela's and see what everyone else is working on! you just might be inspired... </a></span></div><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> </a><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-11825638174227393262022-04-22T19:38:00.004-04:002022-04-23T07:11:52.835-04:00more pinkity pink pinkness...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm happy that i've been able to make some progress on my <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">pink RSC blocks</a> in this busy, busy month! there's so much going on, that it's nice to retreat to the sewing room for some soothing fabric play!</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjRyE1k4QiCL6Akxt0MHiQWinBEabaayg7Uxem8PYvTKmlGgUlVP7QTKNnVl3_RiVcXvHl6Bvi9_pZVxf_pM7LgBH1u9N-jebJ4eqRAxrX64XOhpv5vgFhNI7nmzpMYKhw9xWr-jTwtK_bnM-zwaS9kYazPJMltP2AErBlBucYSq2LQiyNtuntuK3/s2048/279078998_10227080473868625_5006648441839243747_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjRyE1k4QiCL6Akxt0MHiQWinBEabaayg7Uxem8PYvTKmlGgUlVP7QTKNnVl3_RiVcXvHl6Bvi9_pZVxf_pM7LgBH1u9N-jebJ4eqRAxrX64XOhpv5vgFhNI7nmzpMYKhw9xWr-jTwtK_bnM-zwaS9kYazPJMltP2AErBlBucYSq2LQiyNtuntuK3/w480-h640/279078998_10227080473868625_5006648441839243747_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lots of HSTs this month- i'm getting excited about this project, and the design possibilities! originally, i <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/01/getting-started-on-rsc22.html" target="_blank">was thinking that i'd piece linear, colorful columns</a>, but at the moment i'm leaning towards a bit for ecclectic and interesting.... (think Gee's Bend) i'll see how this project evolves, and what it needs when it's time to piece the top... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhI8Nt8fLKCtlJKwu-88W5iuVXveyHq6Yn77185FTG6EIOxEqNrJmPTURmPdyyBa5MHRtP18nb_2dK69oftTrR8E0lTLfzuha3yOUSV_YXsYQXBI1zS5kT5pVZhk7B8gFFwwTrANUrng_1TiZJVjuYegrmQfa2FtRr-VWuP4-hoAd_Qgu8cSQb7vO/s960/279076665_10227080450948052_2709746725076403554_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhI8Nt8fLKCtlJKwu-88W5iuVXveyHq6Yn77185FTG6EIOxEqNrJmPTURmPdyyBa5MHRtP18nb_2dK69oftTrR8E0lTLfzuha3yOUSV_YXsYQXBI1zS5kT5pVZhk7B8gFFwwTrANUrng_1TiZJVjuYegrmQfa2FtRr-VWuP4-hoAd_Qgu8cSQb7vO/w300-h400/279076665_10227080450948052_2709746725076403554_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">35 crumb blocks this month will join the pile...</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqjnWePRf6C6tuFDQIcsIZDTvJpdwwGCt34-4qwvnzWcnXuTTkOUSmtExdt0oaZH1FiHvchvgSHx4RYNkJgR-LaNB8KhB3QjET89-Bpy0BIAZvwQ3Mthu9LtCCOvjK0RfPQC1hOo5hGhgeQr1EKM9Itdol7NKLzqb16JhqtPv0qMg89ysMzLrezVq/s960/279073072_10227080450228034_2298662901002025709_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqjnWePRf6C6tuFDQIcsIZDTvJpdwwGCt34-4qwvnzWcnXuTTkOUSmtExdt0oaZH1FiHvchvgSHx4RYNkJgR-LaNB8KhB3QjET89-Bpy0BIAZvwQ3Mthu9LtCCOvjK0RfPQC1hOo5hGhgeQr1EKM9Itdol7NKLzqb16JhqtPv0qMg89ysMzLrezVq/w300-h400/279073072_10227080450228034_2298662901002025709_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">lots of pinks: hot pink, pale pink, salmon, purple-ish pink and some dusty rose join the party... </div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4oI7XscgCe6Je6wQiGhbXKvugAziw3_o9oMREyuEKEIvwkWDsOp3rrQ9CzIl4N6sZNQLwv7diG8Ihc_ntzutDOi4Ltouc1BpJ8sn5dutihyR1pRQYXl0JOmcOrkvQKPGobY9YesjOOC0ZEzBsXa4AeJ66jULmlKQ477Z0LH_phKQqR8H_XRY5wxm/s960/279100821_10227080451068055_2091158780084783229_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4oI7XscgCe6Je6wQiGhbXKvugAziw3_o9oMREyuEKEIvwkWDsOp3rrQ9CzIl4N6sZNQLwv7diG8Ihc_ntzutDOi4Ltouc1BpJ8sn5dutihyR1pRQYXl0JOmcOrkvQKPGobY9YesjOOC0ZEzBsXa4AeJ66jULmlKQ477Z0LH_phKQqR8H_XRY5wxm/w300-h400/279100821_10227080451068055_2091158780084783229_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> i'm almost done with the pink for our April RSC22- just need to work on some of the schoolhouse blocks- pink, and there are a few holdovers from aqua last month... </span></div><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-11754608211305712012022-04-09T07:23:00.010-04:002022-04-09T07:52:05.183-04:00Pretty is Pink!<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">life gets so busy: tasks, responsibilities, jobs, relationships, to-do lists... <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">i really appreciate the direction, creativeness and camaraderie of my RSC friends and sewing</a></span>! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P5yCKEaJcMpdFg6gzhMuGVbyHhqoHl_E7ySJALAsO71K81jApWdJBsJJd2F1iJ29hMGp0a-qFXzsnUK4tXjHOg9goxtMQaHRtLRYiXRYJTQcS1eRBewFkD4ALCON4ZG8oiJPiptyAB38j7xKZnzOqsnq4KXCg9R1uEZpEO7xhNAqlzvn5kfqEGWJ/s960/278122699_10227011523704914_8378097431759224224_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P5yCKEaJcMpdFg6gzhMuGVbyHhqoHl_E7ySJALAsO71K81jApWdJBsJJd2F1iJ29hMGp0a-qFXzsnUK4tXjHOg9goxtMQaHRtLRYiXRYJTQcS1eRBewFkD4ALCON4ZG8oiJPiptyAB38j7xKZnzOqsnq4KXCg9R1uEZpEO7xhNAqlzvn5kfqEGWJ/s320/278122699_10227011523704914_8378097431759224224_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">13 (Kona) framed 9 patches were completed for April's pink. (a few of them definitely lean toward salmon. there may be a few more salmon blocks lurking in the orange jar; i'll find out when we get there in a few months... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhGhK7KkTl8NoBi0CC7QZf7l8FQ-Ar_eD2_JwA7Zjqg8M_iJAA1nLyvZlDP6xZ7CxNTDMr0LE-ZCsxgXVUfG0v5ifVQ5Xu0cCTAxed_xMJUZM3q3_29OHt7GCkQBx4zQ6ZFcMKiqdGs-OXJQYAoBJ2SLLsa66x4V-Bgl3SmXmCyhtM89-HeU0m3vY/s960/278127240_10227011523184901_3704609645655636617_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhGhK7KkTl8NoBi0CC7QZf7l8FQ-Ar_eD2_JwA7Zjqg8M_iJAA1nLyvZlDP6xZ7CxNTDMr0LE-ZCsxgXVUfG0v5ifVQ5Xu0cCTAxed_xMJUZM3q3_29OHt7GCkQBx4zQ6ZFcMKiqdGs-OXJQYAoBJ2SLLsa66x4V-Bgl3SmXmCyhtM89-HeU0m3vY/s320/278127240_10227011523184901_3704609645655636617_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">18 more "two step" blocks joined the party, too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiDNF6EscU7g4sorjiK46tPC-Ku8ecv4_EQ5bZdBYHz88jaH9kvt9Trb0csBWuzKwHmU_5XvU-xhcDbzw_JFGeEE9KFybJWLpJk7w34lhGyr8HmVKjVNIczdMp6PYfKv8EZ5GS-0xTyJ31DSPmsLz1DbaU-U3ub3uQUmiRVmeyDea69x5jt8EouKf/s960/278161462_10227011524104924_2194072746422444889_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiDNF6EscU7g4sorjiK46tPC-Ku8ecv4_EQ5bZdBYHz88jaH9kvt9Trb0csBWuzKwHmU_5XvU-xhcDbzw_JFGeEE9KFybJWLpJk7w34lhGyr8HmVKjVNIczdMp6PYfKv8EZ5GS-0xTyJ31DSPmsLz1DbaU-U3ub3uQUmiRVmeyDea69x5jt8EouKf/s320/278161462_10227011524104924_2194072746422444889_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">crumb blocks: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Where I Started (January 2022)</u></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgwTX8HJNI03loL4iYkCmuHqqyfkUynSk_VL-P786FV5wH9zTQSOqjgTgWClYQS90MIYIAl5D_LGBEklkRFm7L7oy40MhttF3u_pCN5Q2BM-7LTeEP_Sviixfj4NeXlRrUTplm4SM0g3wE5CVs1tJn7gKlY6brGVmCqecoP7YZPkhk1HmYaA3dF4y/s2048/271239991_10226497843623233_2683974677916927639_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgwTX8HJNI03loL4iYkCmuHqqyfkUynSk_VL-P786FV5wH9zTQSOqjgTgWClYQS90MIYIAl5D_LGBEklkRFm7L7oy40MhttF3u_pCN5Q2BM-7LTeEP_Sviixfj4NeXlRrUTplm4SM0g3wE5CVs1tJn7gKlY6brGVmCqecoP7YZPkhk1HmYaA3dF4y/s320/271239991_10226497843623233_2683974677916927639_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>How It's Going (April 2022)</u></b></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom4IdF4w-pjrooYuOSBz_Ipop0RU0uqj0u-_8JeF03R1aQRw296SL7Oi-Oa5R_vgEQy4m48wjuO4lmV3X3w5TunUr1I9cCP60XJ_zsCk4-asQciumRStvKim_yOipZjaSGSivW1xzWpgdOne9UiBHvPDaBKvtMyTxUzSFJ5j_e_lFd-VKIpAlp_Kt/s960/277804156_10227011523024897_2810086487671413856_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom4IdF4w-pjrooYuOSBz_Ipop0RU0uqj0u-_8JeF03R1aQRw296SL7Oi-Oa5R_vgEQy4m48wjuO4lmV3X3w5TunUr1I9cCP60XJ_zsCk4-asQciumRStvKim_yOipZjaSGSivW1xzWpgdOne9UiBHvPDaBKvtMyTxUzSFJ5j_e_lFd-VKIpAlp_Kt/s320/277804156_10227011523024897_2810086487671413856_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">i discovered Angela's RSC monthly colors in January of 2014. i've been piecing crumb blocks ever since: RSC14, RSC15, RSC16, RSC17, RSC19 and RSC20, only taking a break during the years of RSC18 and RSC21. </div></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">somehow, the jars never get empty! (they do look pretty, though, don't they?!) you can see that even though the colors red, aqua and yellow have already been done for RSC22, there's still some seeds of colorful scraps in there to grow for next year! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">also: looks like i'll be very busy in the months of green, grey and blue! and i didn't even get started on pink yet. maybe this week... i had a {commissioned} wedding quilt to finish, and grandbaby #7 {a girl} will be here in a few weeks. i have her fabric, the pattern and a date with the long arm quilter. i plan to start that quilt today... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm2Gk94MHLGfh1qyGMvDpdhWU1xMqGz7Ciri8ZbaPZfZs5D7LdC5WjyYY4ADHEpA5YSWxURnOhkevKjth7A4KPynqYdIB5tg8LIxNpLUR13MUWVyRR5_UNUZ--THs94-i0Z3T1BV9_yPKqU6JVaykaAm3RO68AR5WYdiS5I25qErdZhwUdOth-cAF/s960/278204956_10227011524464933_1591394950689239123_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm2Gk94MHLGfh1qyGMvDpdhWU1xMqGz7Ciri8ZbaPZfZs5D7LdC5WjyYY4ADHEpA5YSWxURnOhkevKjth7A4KPynqYdIB5tg8LIxNpLUR13MUWVyRR5_UNUZ--THs94-i0Z3T1BV9_yPKqU6JVaykaAm3RO68AR5WYdiS5I25qErdZhwUdOth-cAF/s320/278204956_10227011524464933_1591394950689239123_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">if you have eagle eyes, you'll notice that there are no browns or blacks in the gallon jars on my shelf: TOO MANY! i mentioned in my last post that i had decided to get a head start on Novembers brown/black colors. good thing i have a head start! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCh1NH3yk_Wkb5DB0KB3YmZ6Tw2H5_DxaDvua9tJPNmPCbdxIb1wlRDY30fpH5p8xnIHYTH2H4pDxU2Pa6vPPn1xr70GFnMr-l-mr0K-NGBI9mSjeOTpS2LkX_4ljZfl4vpaOxN80OZye89al8a8_0WaIAZ5p6frtQeEHTcEXH30BWEO0uMsd5r8Y/s960/278148864_10227011525744965_6301938822490873918_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCh1NH3yk_Wkb5DB0KB3YmZ6Tw2H5_DxaDvua9tJPNmPCbdxIb1wlRDY30fpH5p8xnIHYTH2H4pDxU2Pa6vPPn1xr70GFnMr-l-mr0K-NGBI9mSjeOTpS2LkX_4ljZfl4vpaOxN80OZye89al8a8_0WaIAZ5p6frtQeEHTcEXH30BWEO0uMsd5r8Y/s320/278148864_10227011525744965_6301938822490873918_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">44 crumb blocks of tan, foxy brown, inky browns, black, chocolate and golden browns and this isnt' even a quarter of the scraps, i'd guess! </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P8PWCMA63dJgK9EHRO-dKgt0_ZZtDpwbzcAJz1hNyqKv7ZlyPxMyxsTlH9acYRIhW7gEPj7oZVETMrCYg__v6P9Azy6U9RP251h03eEF_NEaPlINqj-kjkaq45e1Rc348ONC_ThpAeCD9a2OBUpx6EqSPG0Z5okRgqdKSLlUV1ngSEtu69VeFC-q/s960/278206231_10227011524944945_8719971484203012165_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P8PWCMA63dJgK9EHRO-dKgt0_ZZtDpwbzcAJz1hNyqKv7ZlyPxMyxsTlH9acYRIhW7gEPj7oZVETMrCYg__v6P9Azy6U9RP251h03eEF_NEaPlINqj-kjkaq45e1Rc348ONC_ThpAeCD9a2OBUpx6EqSPG0Z5okRgqdKSLlUV1ngSEtu69VeFC-q/s320/278206231_10227011524944945_8719971484203012165_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">when i'm ready to piece the crumb blocks, i sort the color from the jars into monochromatic piles on paper plates. (no picture, sorry. it turned out terrible. </span><a href="https://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/search/label/plate%20sorting" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">but here's how Julie does it</a><span style="font-size: large;">, which is exactly how i do it. after the initial sorting of colors, it makes the mindless piecing of the crumb blocks mindless and relaxing</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.) i had 16 plates of different tans, browns and blacks. if i remember correctly, these crumb blocks are from 4 or 5 of the plates...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thanks for stopping! thanks for looking! thanks for commenting! i read every comment, and *sometimes* even reply! and i'm a faithful, lurky visitor to most of the RSC linkups every weekend! </span></div><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-27660905115246071642022-03-26T10:57:00.001-04:002022-03-26T11:05:02.998-04:00yellows, kona cotton solids and a UFO, too!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">i'm all done with my yellow and gold for March. in a fit of a brainstorm, <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/p/rsc-2022.html" target="_blank">i decided to start on the browns and blacks for November</a>: my scrap jars are overflowing, and i enjoy having the mindless piecing of the crumb blocks at the end of a long day... (no pictures of the browns and blacks yet, but soon...)</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z2Pdf93HIJkUaNzRC8CYA5WBlNpjASei4ZS1e2MqL8aubLpOCJFvErCjQMvbYWFDrKxjDinkCqNdpDtebgfaquILuvsn1yVF5xtwSEX3EXdToP5vDR1OJ4dMAlFQhajX4_CdbxGRpwZcoevHRYPbDAx3kIYHJZipOoDU2U_qro5zD5FLaBCHPhN_/s960/275787889_10226867364341020_1620575686527566609_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z2Pdf93HIJkUaNzRC8CYA5WBlNpjASei4ZS1e2MqL8aubLpOCJFvErCjQMvbYWFDrKxjDinkCqNdpDtebgfaquILuvsn1yVF5xtwSEX3EXdToP5vDR1OJ4dMAlFQhajX4_CdbxGRpwZcoevHRYPbDAx3kIYHJZipOoDU2U_qro5zD5FLaBCHPhN_/s320/275787889_10226867364341020_1620575686527566609_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">but, here's the rest of my yellow projects for RSC22. (above) starting on the left of the design wall is the yellow blocks for my Two Step Quilt. Next are the framed 4 patches with Kona neutrals</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(<a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-which-blogger-starts-3-new-rsc22.html" target="_blank">i didn't piece any yellow house blocks</a> for March- with the Kona School Bus background fabric, there would not be enough contrast in the colors...) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the 1930's blocks on the right are an ancient UFO.( i belong to a Facebook group, UFOBingo, and it's helped me get some of my UFOs to the DONE pile!) This month is G-34, and that was my stack of 1930's reproduction blocks. <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2012/03/elusive-ufo-8.html" target="_blank">(it's been in the UFO queue for YEARS now...) </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34b0LhJohYjz9wae_4KBQGXpFSoBVxvGt4mKefgPcBsSMDo1dR9HkPtc5ZaTBmYM3Xur8_i3J4rO1eDx_h32lRG3Pbp3Jpy9pna02DikoXg193r0nABQgOzVIwhLN8gqPzaCr6sIAfJU5WA88vm7KgY-TGfXhimubgUeSpDAwpC6OzU-xWzR5LXG2/s400/100_4888.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34b0LhJohYjz9wae_4KBQGXpFSoBVxvGt4mKefgPcBsSMDo1dR9HkPtc5ZaTBmYM3Xur8_i3J4rO1eDx_h32lRG3Pbp3Jpy9pna02DikoXg193r0nABQgOzVIwhLN8gqPzaCr6sIAfJU5WA88vm7KgY-TGfXhimubgUeSpDAwpC6OzU-xWzR5LXG2/s320/100_4888.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><br />this quilt was in the American Patchwork and Quilting magazine February 2007 edition.( I TOLD you it was an old UFO!) i thought it would make a beautiful quilt for baby BJ, and after she was born, we realized that the blue in the quilt perfectly matched her blue eyes... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsFyEdbllYDl8031FqTJcJfalQ-DwNqjgkLksvI3MCpvh5xaAwU1A39i0qCndVOrd_il69Nr2lypU-aksMnlFriIaZQBwCAKJ5y4kPpSV1HaabTBemD1FtCS_hH7Y5JmEBW6cYTLhTqcKhWDegvxNEFkcAuti1GHTYwTJEjcD1Dpt5Mcf_4DH-6SL/s471/51CuBsIDNSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsFyEdbllYDl8031FqTJcJfalQ-DwNqjgkLksvI3MCpvh5xaAwU1A39i0qCndVOrd_il69Nr2lypU-aksMnlFriIaZQBwCAKJ5y4kPpSV1HaabTBemD1FtCS_hH7Y5JmEBW6cYTLhTqcKhWDegvxNEFkcAuti1GHTYwTJEjcD1Dpt5Mcf_4DH-6SL/s320/51CuBsIDNSL.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">anyway, there was SO MUCH fabric left, and i originally intended to make a matching quilt for our bed. (baby BJ shared our room for a while.) but it took me so long, and the baby grew up (she's 14 now!), we moved, and life just moved on while the blocks sat in a drawer in the sewing room. but February 2022 was the time- i got the blocks back out, sat down with my EQ5, and figured out how i wanted to put the blocks together. </div></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93o9mCBU7f-W50Ngh2CHlaQrZmiL3XbJlD4iexygzyJTlC9VKpAueeeDR8_gjLurZPTfaQ0pSdsCj-9I4YzZbLH9bl6oJFraBlFoPK0biN4TgBVrtvpB0LN-KUnxYWskqQZyqGvc77SOilkqx_tXMsG_boFi7FvPjbt_BvoG2dPJpPfIgF2dcoZDf/s960/275058723_10226803060373461_8457855271048186988_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93o9mCBU7f-W50Ngh2CHlaQrZmiL3XbJlD4iexygzyJTlC9VKpAueeeDR8_gjLurZPTfaQ0pSdsCj-9I4YzZbLH9bl6oJFraBlFoPK0biN4TgBVrtvpB0LN-KUnxYWskqQZyqGvc77SOilkqx_tXMsG_boFi7FvPjbt_BvoG2dPJpPfIgF2dcoZDf/s320/275058723_10226803060373461_8457855271048186988_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">there were so many blocks that i decided to make 2 quilts- very similar, but different. and actually, these are the first "round robin" quilts that i've ever done. EQ5 made the math *almost* painless, and i'm really happy with how they turned out. (both quilts are 76" square)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS9CoUleNLvtKpWUODO1JfcIqYE4X-DCRpuYcDz6GOrL2Euh4XlUIFZL5-oAeqkmmgqmGcWor3c1aa7HS0ozeyto1R_WazX2tgRNZFt32NDKP1WPXkLs_Io4hEGxXRC-VHYxmcrzN8FWE2eoUwsACL3_AGpvMbfYnjzoDwyufGJreF2vzkP-UXBcg/s960/275004037_10226803060693469_2379331863237913066_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS9CoUleNLvtKpWUODO1JfcIqYE4X-DCRpuYcDz6GOrL2Euh4XlUIFZL5-oAeqkmmgqmGcWor3c1aa7HS0ozeyto1R_WazX2tgRNZFt32NDKP1WPXkLs_Io4hEGxXRC-VHYxmcrzN8FWE2eoUwsACL3_AGpvMbfYnjzoDwyufGJreF2vzkP-UXBcg/s320/275004037_10226803060693469_2379331863237913066_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">at the moment, i 'm thinking one of these quilts for B's bed, (eventually) and i'm undecided about the other one. it's a toss up between A, or my daughter-in-law, P. the{machine} quilting will be baptist fan. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCqZI8IPCWF5ImVNJXBKEK4WRrfU1RoMq9plTF8JotnCAkpj6vtflhY-rjZDkZzfpfa6kxXrp4MNgin-tQMqvLBtaX3Ij66jmaFLxwSxY3XIdAUzUEf54dLNmpdzny79427_uLD7MpLhpGdVY84PkGV2B_TJv79uvEnNtseYgwTpLrhLgqJZUT1sB/s960/275006081_10226803061173481_4251251367313050081_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCqZI8IPCWF5ImVNJXBKEK4WRrfU1RoMq9plTF8JotnCAkpj6vtflhY-rjZDkZzfpfa6kxXrp4MNgin-tQMqvLBtaX3Ij66jmaFLxwSxY3XIdAUzUEf54dLNmpdzny79427_uLD7MpLhpGdVY84PkGV2B_TJv79uvEnNtseYgwTpLrhLgqJZUT1sB/s320/275006081_10226803061173481_4251251367313050081_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">the above square</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">turned out too big for the center of the second quilt. instead of ripping it out and fixing the *bad math* i just made another center medallion. (which fit perfectly, thank goodness!) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so now all the blocks are used up (and giving me 2 baby/dolly quilts for my daughters or granddaughters) and a long-neglected UFO has moved forward with some serious progress! </span></div><p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-709031688896162772022-03-25T20:41:00.003-04:002022-03-25T20:41:46.304-04:00yellow- it means Spring: she's really creeping up on us! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OJb91o3mIvqVRPBIjmLriaaXJ5W59u9Q5S-_0SGxnlD04s5VpCUm1ApWzJ5AERB2cyy6u4S7Y6fE85ea2PYu8tW5RcjChleL-igVdw4D754kz0boZe6ubk1PxevumwYaTt08bdNCY_vdnsquvRc1L1CnBz_v0GxdJtdzrgxuRvOocexpSmmbCqJD/s960/275789801_10226867365341045_2365237387176535204_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OJb91o3mIvqVRPBIjmLriaaXJ5W59u9Q5S-_0SGxnlD04s5VpCUm1ApWzJ5AERB2cyy6u4S7Y6fE85ea2PYu8tW5RcjChleL-igVdw4D754kz0boZe6ubk1PxevumwYaTt08bdNCY_vdnsquvRc1L1CnBz_v0GxdJtdzrgxuRvOocexpSmmbCqJD/s320/275789801_10226867365341045_2365237387176535204_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">crocus in the side yard, forsythias peaking out, daffodils on the kitchen table: yellow means spring is finally coming! </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7pk8_Z5MrfnI6nDORw9az__9OkgtmoJdf5GAZD1tCBQu6Qip-HqLOr1VyxIrYAntwZel_LEGgzTZqQi8Rv6P0iMdnRFdcoAx7yT4la-5VGS68U7pnW1Z7EOOK3VEpX9ABqyVGRBTORSA4YK6eSGfhVxK5Lc1mEuB4LvtNZbeYNlNRTbODZavqSXS/s320/275790463_10226867363260993_6477233471222782222_n.jpg" width="320" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as usual, i've been busy in the sewing room, but absent here on the blog. i've got a nice little section of yellows pieced for my HST RSC22 quilt- every yellow from pale butter to deep cheddar. (typing that makes me hungry!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXyZPVUrlZBmgRKkpa5CZ8FFnPeI2bTSFecl5hL0ICfL-jabS2VyEMr9-CELiIN-UV20UKkQ7qj5egKBSZ7nsOT1kDTn8fp2Qm_SypzP1BsfUYMjLcZSvx8jIuWUu4hmAY27UdZVXEu6wboApBTPCnPoyWPTKR6aIwmxTvKuirJdE_82ie8E5zaNV/s320/275806760_10226867363981011_3868448332763586323_n.jpg" width="320" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">there's also a nice little pile of yellow crumb blocks: 52 to be precise! </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpUvUJXbRS6CwU0OvsB6Ccgzgz72e4IGYWTN2b6xs1lhzzVDcMkR8xTbb5YNDAEbEPMRvkphoiBPGjeeaiXZOWYg-H3Be3otM0Gou-c-m67HTWRhKwhq1vB8yGRbiF7LNeDhrQ7AMov_6SZpcux146HYLhk15HlW4uVPCAj9lYwf1L-eYRwrDd9ev/s960/275733334_10226867363581001_1958064887140433537_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpUvUJXbRS6CwU0OvsB6Ccgzgz72e4IGYWTN2b6xs1lhzzVDcMkR8xTbb5YNDAEbEPMRvkphoiBPGjeeaiXZOWYg-H3Be3otM0Gou-c-m67HTWRhKwhq1vB8yGRbiF7LNeDhrQ7AMov_6SZpcux146HYLhk15HlW4uVPCAj9lYwf1L-eYRwrDd9ev/s320/275733334_10226867363581001_1958064887140433537_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">even though my yellow scraps shared a jar with the orange scraps, there were still many more block possibilities in there than i thought!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrQZxLO2YBCKVWxYadAbP_nwic3RNSkSxQRoTkdqH5HfxQnxG1VRDfyRFMHv9opsxUXRdLpvy0KEYcsmWgAcJgv2PwgwENfZUYHgMA6IavRv-_WQ_mVZSDJBOjNRYkK7siqKJmR_lxxp0fPX_ahlGLqbbqmlsdfGUYElQPtLkrRCT9SDLfwZpwAs/s960/275722460_10226867364661028_3678644336725284969_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrQZxLO2YBCKVWxYadAbP_nwic3RNSkSxQRoTkdqH5HfxQnxG1VRDfyRFMHv9opsxUXRdLpvy0KEYcsmWgAcJgv2PwgwENfZUYHgMA6IavRv-_WQ_mVZSDJBOjNRYkK7siqKJmR_lxxp0fPX_ahlGLqbbqmlsdfGUYElQPtLkrRCT9SDLfwZpwAs/s320/275722460_10226867364661028_3678644336725284969_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">again- lots of yellows- butter, golden, almost orange, almost browns, sunshine, lemon and cheese, too!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyWcN0kb5PaFaCn9XzG3yubEAZxVYuObWvXJpvoB6EhnoEL6DP7BeIVV_xSh1dWkFyt9WOUEdEErfXoLhxX8LE4JlyQE3kxshDQIFZO09viHQH_I-BA4HenEGXU9OKrQ_VtZXoJajSTxZDi9kr3Q8zXTHFnanMYanjC4CFDe1V_2_e4GFyLsC8O-X/s960/275744708_10226867366221067_140627906426111061_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyWcN0kb5PaFaCn9XzG3yubEAZxVYuObWvXJpvoB6EhnoEL6DP7BeIVV_xSh1dWkFyt9WOUEdEErfXoLhxX8LE4JlyQE3kxshDQIFZO09viHQH_I-BA4HenEGXU9OKrQ_VtZXoJajSTxZDi9kr3Q8zXTHFnanMYanjC4CFDe1V_2_e4GFyLsC8O-X/s320/275744708_10226867366221067_140627906426111061_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">i see a food theme emerging here... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9oYhxWcBbIcR3qHEHxEY4DMNOLL_6yLt0KtlbON_TDWakF-csoTlHhUUfi3DE4mWXVOdU0BOYigCMgn6L35MTiBLp5shVGn9STjdput_bwT3HCsad_LolZCNYzrLAi-f2LnzVTjl3b3Qh184dxnJnlrKYLIvGfc4xMsxlVWDBfKHPpx2trf2hHwe/s960/275778607_10226867365661053_8678793015120580212_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9oYhxWcBbIcR3qHEHxEY4DMNOLL_6yLt0KtlbON_TDWakF-csoTlHhUUfi3DE4mWXVOdU0BOYigCMgn6L35MTiBLp5shVGn9STjdput_bwT3HCsad_LolZCNYzrLAi-f2LnzVTjl3b3Qh184dxnJnlrKYLIvGfc4xMsxlVWDBfKHPpx2trf2hHwe/s320/275778607_10226867365661053_8678793015120580212_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> last, but not least, a few "railroad' rectangles and squares. (some from last month, too) i'm uncertain what i'll be doing with these- i guess i figure it out as i go! </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">be sure to visit Angela, our hostess for RSC22 and be inspired!</a> </span></p>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-76762461028474488512022-03-05T09:51:00.003-05:002022-03-05T09:55:51.526-05:00just a zippy-quick pop in!i know it's been quiet over here. quiet like a duck! haha... everyone else has been busy though! <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">go see all the colorful projects they're working on! </a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdz2Zvp70plltoHhOYn0oKYuSOphNxhTTW1_GIsr0fDW0nknoIeZs_PQswX2rmwIVo3xxg3d9rEbuCgHiAdKOOK3t_cGW6h6PlVUJu4jwNg1c40dB6mj-GEirGz4kXTkN4eV4k1pPn-8w1MQXu0aCRHxb8p_WQz2k1wR-SqmeH2dfS814zUcbwjPGQ=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdz2Zvp70plltoHhOYn0oKYuSOphNxhTTW1_GIsr0fDW0nknoIeZs_PQswX2rmwIVo3xxg3d9rEbuCgHiAdKOOK3t_cGW6h6PlVUJu4jwNg1c40dB6mj-GEirGz4kXTkN4eV4k1pPn-8w1MQXu0aCRHxb8p_WQz2k1wR-SqmeH2dfS814zUcbwjPGQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm not sure what I've been so busy with, but I've not spent too many evenings in the sewing room. no complaints, tho... i have 43 aqua crumb blocks to share today! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6tZDzwQuikBY2yUzzZaDztYbe1CEadAL8JUpCJvEiYgrousJdHfhND_h1R3_jyTuLP6zN71IMUMGMp99t-IijonPmi6J-nBw7zoG1xfXcI4lDngca1zuLK-qkReGJ8H_9sOPEsCyrSm5vAQ4AQh5VLMTcTTPztRH-DsTgcZZeGBENHEVncBPOkPeM=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6tZDzwQuikBY2yUzzZaDztYbe1CEadAL8JUpCJvEiYgrousJdHfhND_h1R3_jyTuLP6zN71IMUMGMp99t-IijonPmi6J-nBw7zoG1xfXcI4lDngca1zuLK-qkReGJ8H_9sOPEsCyrSm5vAQ4AQh5VLMTcTTPztRH-DsTgcZZeGBENHEVncBPOkPeM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>these blocks (they'll finish at 6") have been done for a while, just waiting for me to get them trimmed. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwsj8R1ruJYqaAqF-hHinoOR7To_c0X7pzoHcT4HJuBy96MxUeD73T3GO88FYJcFn25BKov3LoK6UYpKq123kw7ApvAYiNrgSm4XEB6z694z42aN60mlHiAmDVVvyyN-fWEgwTUcBCZrfWcxs602QG6ELgHSXnaciOulbdBeY01EVgaWdgH6DCudna=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwsj8R1ruJYqaAqF-hHinoOR7To_c0X7pzoHcT4HJuBy96MxUeD73T3GO88FYJcFn25BKov3LoK6UYpKq123kw7ApvAYiNrgSm4XEB6z694z42aN60mlHiAmDVVvyyN-fWEgwTUcBCZrfWcxs602QG6ELgHSXnaciOulbdBeY01EVgaWdgH6DCudna=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>lots of different scraps- not quite green, not quite blue... i guess that's what makes them aqua! haha...</div><div><br /></div><div>i did get a start on my yellow and gold RSC blocks, and hope to have some more time to sew this weekend. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs-mMNCp1fPWpr1zuaOQbFVebQXqehyVVC5_e4g1KaC2wewwCE-wyXIBYUdDiG1Js5mrjRQ7qAb_yVTefTgL5HhbEzKBs2gFGE5HPicgfVWe3CZkmI97bGYuYMEvXw6989wAY6JJK9rBE-CP9kqU63PSl65RLVcjMAI1CEH_G7alGOFIOfSxSlNuqe=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs-mMNCp1fPWpr1zuaOQbFVebQXqehyVVC5_e4g1KaC2wewwCE-wyXIBYUdDiG1Js5mrjRQ7qAb_yVTefTgL5HhbEzKBs2gFGE5HPicgfVWe3CZkmI97bGYuYMEvXw6989wAY6JJK9rBE-CP9kqU63PSl65RLVcjMAI1CEH_G7alGOFIOfSxSlNuqe=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and a few rectangles and squares for good measure (9½" X 4½" and 4½" square). i started piecing some of this size back in RSC18, and petered out after a few colors. so I'm back at it this year, and have some ideas up my sleeve... <br /> <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-42261127816879601262022-02-10T16:00:00.004-05:002022-02-12T17:43:27.838-05:00in which: the blogger starts 3 new RSC22 projects... <div style="text-align: justify;">yikes! here it is, for all intents and purposes, the middle of February, and i've started 3 new RSC22 projects! (<a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click here to see what all the other colorful quilters are working on</a>) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> but: in my defense, i'd have to say- i felt pretty scattered and unorganized 6 weeks ago at the beginning of the year, and didn't have a clear idea yet of what i wanted to work on. even though i don't post much (even as often as i'd like to) i do faithfully visit all you guys, and other blogs (and Instagram) nearly every day. it's a source of great inspiration, and now i finally know where i'm going...</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnj55uQ5of1DMVnkqETl_nC29uvUL7qNnr_iW3RpZYjac9Im6EISW9O-3mjaf5f27MLuOref_bcRv1hnOz3U_3cE49aANeJAka39K5DcpMQMMaXY9y2QXOX3UQki0_rmSgUWIeOE_Z1pVqEcUdhSVw9q0PBwuhFJtvgBEM_qfN9suDD5Q3cuqBtRgJ=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnj55uQ5of1DMVnkqETl_nC29uvUL7qNnr_iW3RpZYjac9Im6EISW9O-3mjaf5f27MLuOref_bcRv1hnOz3U_3cE49aANeJAka39K5DcpMQMMaXY9y2QXOX3UQki0_rmSgUWIeOE_Z1pVqEcUdhSVw9q0PBwuhFJtvgBEM_qfN9suDD5Q3cuqBtRgJ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">on one of my *very infrequent* trips to Wal-Mart a few weeks ago, i happened to stumble across this issis of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. <a href="http://www.joscountryjunction.com/quilt-block-tutorial-inspired-by-the-past/" target="_blank">i instantly recognized the quilt on the front as one by Jo Kramer.</a> i wasn't interested in piecing the cover quilt, but on a whim picked up the magazine to page through it. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRwEwx3qi-NQmx12AC_V7XMKJdOwzK299AvPwDfcaXA4QBMKqrXbH1V8ETdyHMVBqFLaPijLVXMGgIaUP2Fx1Zjwm1WsxLYt7pr_dfzMwefkQCrBIb3OtKsLzoWtiVYxRQyVGJSPvsmS-1h5-GSix5GJGcGxe-MdL23ay7wgBi9gQzdiU6slSthfnA=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRwEwx3qi-NQmx12AC_V7XMKJdOwzK299AvPwDfcaXA4QBMKqrXbH1V8ETdyHMVBqFLaPijLVXMGgIaUP2Fx1Zjwm1WsxLYt7pr_dfzMwefkQCrBIb3OtKsLzoWtiVYxRQyVGJSPvsmS-1h5-GSix5GJGcGxe-MdL23ay7wgBi9gQzdiU6slSthfnA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">i was thrilled to see a pattern for a paper pieced house included in the projects of this issue! and better yet- in 6" and 12" block sizes! I've always wanted to do a house quilt, but in 40+ years of quilting, I've never checked that off my bucket list... BUT: here's the thing that was the absolute clincher for me: the solid color is Kona School Bus- one of my favorites!!! </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm thinking to make a few houses in the COM each month, depending on how much of that color i have. and also, I'm planning to do this a bit more *fancified* than i might normally- I'm pondering 9 patch sashing and cornerstones (indigo?) and maybe finish this to hang on my stairwell wall. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">so, somewhat impulsively, this project (I'm doing the 6" houses) was added to the queue for RSC22. i ordered 5 yards of kona school bus from FQS, and I'm all caught up! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV30IvoS1SpjCwZ84lWCE85pgYg0VoXOv9AfIMuu5oQBXmdMu1f3zv2ESooyXqBPghgy_YEJiX9OApRDOq-jO5NHi7uS-mQ9bH5CE_SCnAd_iScsp9ehxZ-Rdn9lNt_zxlT6Bg4h-NK--LnsOJZ8LAfsjqf9vTd5TjhXsh-Gp9yk31VxywWqmXWpax=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV30IvoS1SpjCwZ84lWCE85pgYg0VoXOv9AfIMuu5oQBXmdMu1f3zv2ESooyXqBPghgy_YEJiX9OApRDOq-jO5NHi7uS-mQ9bH5CE_SCnAd_iScsp9ehxZ-Rdn9lNt_zxlT6Bg4h-NK--LnsOJZ8LAfsjqf9vTd5TjhXsh-Gp9yk31VxywWqmXWpax=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">still: the 3" squares! <a href="http://www.joscountryjunction.com/quilt-finish-two-step/" target="_blank">another inspiration from Jo was her Two-Step quilt</a>. (i think I've seen a few others around on bloggy land, too) and i thought i'd weed out some of the singletons from my 3" square stash and do one of those, too. i still had lots of the LV 3" squares from the waffle quilts last year, so why not? </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(although, in going back to Jo's post to link up, i see that my memory was a bit off. the blocks are 2/2, not my 2/1 as i've pieced them here. i guess that's why it's called a TWO STEP, right? oh, well...) </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6M3xFw6fZFdaAViQMjMrSeZRzlTVKq2RvI4u6Hs9jkcr3Geq_oFVsy6eljAgB7jj0whHMPi341cJ3yjkduB4wRoBdn4QVWU3xO1U8LTkY0C7veyhSce7snVeo71CiJEV9Uabk7xLgT8KMotDAZW6jMt9vTEGe2cM2fP5ekoroSU0AMfrlNlIgDIKT=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6M3xFw6fZFdaAViQMjMrSeZRzlTVKq2RvI4u6Hs9jkcr3Geq_oFVsy6eljAgB7jj0whHMPi341cJ3yjkduB4wRoBdn4QVWU3xO1U8LTkY0C7veyhSce7snVeo71CiJEV9Uabk7xLgT8KMotDAZW6jMt9vTEGe2cM2fP5ekoroSU0AMfrlNlIgDIKT=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">lastly to be started is what I'm going to call a Framed 4 Patch. when i was cleaning off the computer desk, i found a diagram i'd scrawled on a piece of scrap paper, outlining this block. (that means i saw it {was inspired} somewhere from you guys. if this is your design, let me know; i'd be glad to link back and give you credit!) </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEienrFURjO78B73BwFv1gGmpKXIMKHn2oSLeO4-1_hqErAs-J-wBUzAJXppcRegaPNaOsVPfq2Xwc_E-h8SVTphB7tbB3P7Bb1crG2ucCm2AGIj_bFO4x6j0uFxDZIZT9Y5JAG91kUQ9T51XbZ6wF2LD5eeDcsks2eUql3A-pJfw2R6oRqrOzZ5_yJ4=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEienrFURjO78B73BwFv1gGmpKXIMKHn2oSLeO4-1_hqErAs-J-wBUzAJXppcRegaPNaOsVPfq2Xwc_E-h8SVTphB7tbB3P7Bb1crG2ucCm2AGIj_bFO4x6j0uFxDZIZT9Y5JAG91kUQ9T51XbZ6wF2LD5eeDcsks2eUql3A-pJfw2R6oRqrOzZ5_yJ4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />i have a "home made" jelly roll of these Kona colors. ( the colors I'm using for the sashing are black, ash, snow, coal, charcoals, titanium and silver. I'm considering adding in expresso to round out the tan/brown spectrum) i thought they'd be perfect to outline the 4 patches in each color of the month. each block will finish at 9", so not sure how big this quilt will end up being. <p></p></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946139334986869549.post-50485910992578251412022-02-09T11:57:00.003-05:002022-02-09T12:03:00.269-05:00finishes and progress! <div style="text-align: justify;">life has been busy here... a "big" upgrade started here in our house 2 months ago, when the 4ft. lightbulb in the laundry room died. what started as a quite simple "hey, Dave, can you please put a new light in the laundry room fixture" turned into:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ol><li>buying a NEW light fixture for the laundry room. (in the 13 years since it was installed, those 4ft bulbs became obsolete, requiring another fixture altogether...) </li><li>drywalling the laundry room ceiling</li><li>finishing ALL. THE. TRIM. in the laundry room</li><li>painting the laundry room ceiling</li><li>installing new "luxury" vinyl plank flooring in the laundry room</li><li>closing the access hole between the laundry room and the master bathroom</li><li>installing new "luxury" vinyl plank flooring in the mudroom</li><li>finishing ALL. THE. TRIM. in the mudroom</li><li>painting all the trim in the laundry room (white)</li><li>painting all the trim in the mudroom (tan)</li><li>painting the bathroom ceiling (!?)</li><li>painting the bathroom wainscoting</li><li>replacing the sink base cabinet in the kitchen</li><li>getting a new sink/faucet for the kitchen</li><li>installing new quartz countertops in the kitchen</li><li>installing a new granite island countertop in the kitchen</li><li>finishing ALL. THE. TRIM. in the kitchen</li><li>painting all the trim in the kitchen (white)</li><li>painting MORE trim in the kitchen (yellow)</li><li>i <i>think</i> that's the end of the list... </li></ol><div>so, actually, our *tiny* home improvement project became a lot like the book If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. (there are several books like that- If You Give A Moose A Muffin... If You Give A Pig A Pancake...) I'm sure you're familiar with these delightful children's books...</div><div><br /></div><div>anyway- NOT complaining at all! we really stalled out in the home improvement/DIYprojects in the last 10 years or so. it's really nice to have these 3 rooms DONE! </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>so: on to the quilty stuff- i know that's why you really came! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEQCPoP2Z35bErTYvNr8vIa3k57duouwvSPAcV3nxbXPVXuVXS1BQLfq-mawmJduDLDYeqGp7lBZZj6H3mmtIAxzuq7ACHEdm-eL-IhheZVRM39KBUK6K636Ic56BfVHuQGn-oQ8M_Idv0noNsh7khk6l-Il277gXR69rRRFgrLr069ZXcbfbSLUIP=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEQCPoP2Z35bErTYvNr8vIa3k57duouwvSPAcV3nxbXPVXuVXS1BQLfq-mawmJduDLDYeqGp7lBZZj6H3mmtIAxzuq7ACHEdm-eL-IhheZVRM39KBUK6K636Ic56BfVHuQGn-oQ8M_Idv0noNsh7khk6l-Il277gXR69rRRFgrLr069ZXcbfbSLUIP=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>February is aqua- and i have more than i thought... i made all these HSTs, in the "magic numbers" of 3, 6 and 9. (<a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2022/01/getting-started-on-rsc22.html" target="_blank">read more about them, and magic numbers here.</a>)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSb7N3i5qd0qi7hq7GZN83S7UXji8a52HxRQT0MDNHxpdaezCLgJvrcxaC6Z3Pogge0NbUHB3FffQC8pCSsNVuyBnCKnweFwMSs2D_B4TcOQpOBZ_dQRltzpeOWs6pVUrwBO0RLH3OEKHV-5aohJnT8Es8JiEaKIu9lAIgL5b2UuWVciqMU8JaM2Y3=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSb7N3i5qd0qi7hq7GZN83S7UXji8a52HxRQT0MDNHxpdaezCLgJvrcxaC6Z3Pogge0NbUHB3FffQC8pCSsNVuyBnCKnweFwMSs2D_B4TcOQpOBZ_dQRltzpeOWs6pVUrwBO0RLH3OEKHV-5aohJnT8Es8JiEaKIu9lAIgL5b2UuWVciqMU8JaM2Y3=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">while cleaning/tidying some of my baskets in the sewing room last month, i came across these fabric sayings on a panel. i divided them up into quilty sayings, Christmas sayings and bible verses. i decided to work with the quilty sayings first. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">i remembered that i had some <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-rainbow-for-beautiful-little-girl.html" target="_blank">pieces left over from a Kona cotton honey bun</a> after piecing this quilt for my 3rd granddaughter, AK. i thought to improvise log cabin piecing around each saying. again, i used the "magic numbers" theory, cutting each block/rectangle some variation of a 6", 9" or 12" square or rectangle. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJTS_YFfPozxa-_qzeO7zldci4Scz5dc_3LbYm2mbu0arjB5e8tSsy-3sY72bWdI7dYXI5gi_w1UsLZH1AYLbEMEGXplfePdgXWzUlBivvICr7nUy_clQ3aytXDFm6dUR_nV2qIKYGX1QHE4YKmWa1BUx7iyFs46PEHvSj03JJ42j_HGwhYoPvUD0Z=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJTS_YFfPozxa-_qzeO7zldci4Scz5dc_3LbYm2mbu0arjB5e8tSsy-3sY72bWdI7dYXI5gi_w1UsLZH1AYLbEMEGXplfePdgXWzUlBivvICr7nUy_clQ3aytXDFm6dUR_nV2qIKYGX1QHE4YKmWa1BUx7iyFs46PEHvSj03JJ42j_HGwhYoPvUD0Z=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> and finally- here's the shoo fly and donut quilt (one of them) that I <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/2021/10/rainbows-everywhere.html" target="_blank">pieced during RSC21</a>. it's all finished and on its way to the <a href="https://pareliefsale.org/events/2022/4/1/2022-pennsylvania-relief-sale-mewdc" target="_blank">PA Relief Sale</a>. </div><p></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtw57GdXKmXYiNqEaH5eV5iP965ygkWdmgYxeKIJkPhJm-sXM7fBLExweumaD-IZzMx07Bbw3UFClIyCXGbElpfJHmoE1JTz4gWbHdjom17rnEH0-0BPp4T4kPVH8Zvdcsuac2gI_uTrC1F7jvQzwdqvX1AKGUYC6lGjL0yc2_dLMToVL4fROomDTj=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtw57GdXKmXYiNqEaH5eV5iP965ygkWdmgYxeKIJkPhJm-sXM7fBLExweumaD-IZzMx07Bbw3UFClIyCXGbElpfJHmoE1JTz4gWbHdjom17rnEH0-0BPp4T4kPVH8Zvdcsuac2gI_uTrC1F7jvQzwdqvX1AKGUYC6lGjL0yc2_dLMToVL4fROomDTj=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">so, now you're caught up on the recent happenings in our neck of the woods. (mostly, anyway!) thanks for stopping by. I'll be <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">linking up to Angie, our hostess with the mostest for all things RSC</a>. and stay tuned: i started a few more RSC projects that I'll be sharing about shortly... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">if you care to see our kitchen in its raw, recently purchased state, and follow along on our progress in fixing it up, <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/search?q=kitchen" target="_blank">just click here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">and here's a bit of the back story (and cool features!) of our <a href="https://caplingerfamily.blogspot.com/search?q=mud+room" target="_blank">mud room</a>. (just read the first couple posts. they're the most relevant)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.com6