tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204864662024-03-13T23:17:58.565-07:00PamelaQuiltsShe works with her hands in delight ~ Proverbs 31:13Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-24040228861136330542024-02-20T22:03:00.000-08:002024-02-20T22:03:20.630-08:00Week 3 of the Log Cabin Blog Hop<p>We are in our third week of the Log Cabin Blog Hop with the Island Batik Ambassadors, which means a new giveaway is live! Here is the schedule with links for Ambassador blogs. I have really enjoyed seeing the variety of quilts with this hop, who knew that a log cabin could be made in so many different ways? Make sure you check out the rafflecopter link at the end of my post for the giveaway! And don't forget, you can still enter to win one of two kits for my Box Office quilt - just visit <a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/2024/02/log-cabin-blog-hop.html">my post</a> to see how to enter! The kits include precut black strips, 20 width of fabric strips of the Fairy Floss Collection, plus 1/2 yard of solid black for binding. And of course, <a href="https://pamelaquilts.etsy.com/listing/1673857507">the pattern</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVv-fQB8821EsSzldpdT4t9EiMujnIaJuwA-B8n310MnvX5xQei3JAS1UTUwVFNA_lhyphenhyphenPQm5mJtZR564fmOtO6FS1MBHla9YSJ9rnpL5zocRWkBuw38f-JD_sDF4P2_MknWJ7KCrQoYAAxln9jB05H0LNc3XOc2uqYDUXkZazuH0FxBLEJJJCkA/s3024/IMG_8056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVv-fQB8821EsSzldpdT4t9EiMujnIaJuwA-B8n310MnvX5xQei3JAS1UTUwVFNA_lhyphenhyphenPQm5mJtZR564fmOtO6FS1MBHla9YSJ9rnpL5zocRWkBuw38f-JD_sDF4P2_MknWJ7KCrQoYAAxln9jB05H0LNc3XOc2uqYDUXkZazuH0FxBLEJJJCkA/s320/IMG_8056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is this weeks blog hop schedule:</p><p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700;">February 20:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75416" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 21</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75414" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a6496; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: -webkit-focus-ring-color auto 5px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.lisasquiltingpassion.blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75411" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://quiltery.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Denise Looney, A Quiltery</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.chatterboxquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 23:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; 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Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-91002069247464406172024-02-14T06:00:00.000-08:002024-02-14T06:00:00.130-08:00A little Valentine quilt just for fun!<p> After a busy few weeks of working on our house and working on deadlines, I took the weekend off and had some fun making a cute little project just for me! I have a cute mini quilt rack that needed a heart quilt for February, so I got to work and finally created one. I wanted to use some pretty pinks that I received in my January Ambassador box from Island Batik - perfect for this project! The fabrics I used were Sangria, and solid pink and fuchsia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhbNoNIkuomDCRFnZHFhpT1kJPMSCFcbQXFwMvB4IuEj4GH5C2eP4r5P25JvdsPeERyUBMWl5HihuFk4gV6UWPOaiHRS1C7ygTRhrbOLcdTc3spJWWKTalSXW2TC2iyt0vZHYWbRJgBcb0yA6y1_m_KrTPV9qpu-JUk2bKNp1JO_FVRxg_NzQhA/s4032/IMG_8067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhbNoNIkuomDCRFnZHFhpT1kJPMSCFcbQXFwMvB4IuEj4GH5C2eP4r5P25JvdsPeERyUBMWl5HihuFk4gV6UWPOaiHRS1C7ygTRhrbOLcdTc3spJWWKTalSXW2TC2iyt0vZHYWbRJgBcb0yA6y1_m_KrTPV9qpu-JUk2bKNp1JO_FVRxg_NzQhA/w300-h400/IMG_8067.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>It started out with a simple heart block I found in EQ8 - easy to sew, but super cute. I added a pieced alternate block, but I did have to do some adjusting to it so that the cuts would be round numbers and not crazy fractions!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO8GJmoYlmNAlBll1yI2BiC9MEn_g-FH7lX0QsTRuPBy_Qb9JSSZttLzSMk4WQIKSUrXxa3pty-d1G9oiaGFtUdRy1f9QpLJdh1L7B9TS0Krm91iJesPx_Sv7L48kMfDwWy5-yIOBgBRw0kJSci9Hh_wh91UOj6JbcM8qFx9yEGD25di9sBW2Uw/s4032/IMG_8065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO8GJmoYlmNAlBll1yI2BiC9MEn_g-FH7lX0QsTRuPBy_Qb9JSSZttLzSMk4WQIKSUrXxa3pty-d1G9oiaGFtUdRy1f9QpLJdh1L7B9TS0Krm91iJesPx_Sv7L48kMfDwWy5-yIOBgBRw0kJSci9Hh_wh91UOj6JbcM8qFx9yEGD25di9sBW2Uw/w300-h400/IMG_8065.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is a better view of the whole quilt. As you can see the blocks face opposite directions so that they are right side up on both sides of the quilt rack. This gave me quite the problem when I was sewing it together because I had them backwards at first! It was interesting to figure out the best way to piece the half squares for the sides, but the nice thing about working with mini quilts is that even if I do have to waste a bit of fabric, the pieces are so small that it doesn't bother me so much!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq5jk0XWh5OQDrW6p2NAxqhrMC2x-Qk5Z87A0y8il6mv2wgaDdlgjTMa_nkKcmOl7_aAC7Q0u_pjgz6kEAL0iSN7ec4648mYqrVTQxRwvxrZQMLp9MUg8dk-i0G7g4AbPBG5RdxVS3wwDDmKDm47f7qQHtZ842fBX-hYt6KwXj3mGne8GiSY9ow/s4032/IMG_8059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq5jk0XWh5OQDrW6p2NAxqhrMC2x-Qk5Z87A0y8il6mv2wgaDdlgjTMa_nkKcmOl7_aAC7Q0u_pjgz6kEAL0iSN7ec4648mYqrVTQxRwvxrZQMLp9MUg8dk-i0G7g4AbPBG5RdxVS3wwDDmKDm47f7qQHtZ842fBX-hYt6KwXj3mGne8GiSY9ow/w300-h400/IMG_8059.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>After trimming the edges, I was read to add the borders. I pulled out my messy container of reds and pinks to see what I could find. I found a really pretty light pink floral design from a few years ago and a darker pink foundation. Then I folded and organized the bin so I can see what I have! So nice to be able to look through them without having to take everything out of the box now.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9HTF9g_ngMCs5UVne7BIa2OvOjhMOVCILODCFXMdtne2Qs6sjd4VkPm1U5q5Snow_jtBbMvkaOxBITRjYGAVnhuRzQNUP1R8c2SCQbri0FsLkzd8s8kyVIl9LhvC7ZaFiUuJF_z9fd_nkQMwCqXbOJz-PXsz1SaKPnLJTDKxFTmJ1Sun-BS8DQ/s4032/IMG_8064(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9HTF9g_ngMCs5UVne7BIa2OvOjhMOVCILODCFXMdtne2Qs6sjd4VkPm1U5q5Snow_jtBbMvkaOxBITRjYGAVnhuRzQNUP1R8c2SCQbri0FsLkzd8s8kyVIl9LhvC7ZaFiUuJF_z9fd_nkQMwCqXbOJz-PXsz1SaKPnLJTDKxFTmJ1Sun-BS8DQ/w300-h400/IMG_8064(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found that I had a ruler that was the perfect size to fold the fabric around so it would fit, so that made the job extra nice and neat! I definitely will have to do this with the rest of my boxes that are this size! This is a photo storage box, it measures about 8 x 12 x 4. It's a nice way to store small collections of fabric, most of the pieces are less than half a yard, and I can keep quite a few in a box!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpGLYJlTx_5GGwJxqOU1kwbunyTF0SoEJWNFqI8IeKC1MtIblmhtLnpOL2o67EEag9EIrF7uPRAskq4X9XVi7XrvkSEFItyJRXTu_YH3j_a5AlQgTparDt7FQa5sqEhMwyS00gGVBgtPJSfsw3gJPAdsd8UC3pmMc8Vg1WO4Nzphf5NV2f4eRng/s3024/IMG_8062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpGLYJlTx_5GGwJxqOU1kwbunyTF0SoEJWNFqI8IeKC1MtIblmhtLnpOL2o67EEag9EIrF7uPRAskq4X9XVi7XrvkSEFItyJRXTu_YH3j_a5AlQgTparDt7FQa5sqEhMwyS00gGVBgtPJSfsw3gJPAdsd8UC3pmMc8Vg1WO4Nzphf5NV2f4eRng/w400-h400/IMG_8062.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I had originally planned to add a binding of the dark pink, but my quilt was a bit too wide and I ended up trimming quite a bit off of the last border. I decided it would look better to use the border fabric as the binding so that's what I did. I used a scrap of Hobbs Thermore batting for the inside, and used the dark pink for the backing. For the quilting, I outlined around the hearts, then between the blocks. I also quilted in the ditch around the borders, just using my regular foot on my sewing machine and it worked great!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL6GST71ZkwFZ35ypAMZ0lX_XYDPUZRY3ZYlqcKzRfqygjIQ535sJwJ9sfSOUHn3idt6pNxhNpe98JRwfP9JSyx8c3b43YZatZXAPSofxZ5elnxU-BSSczD9lHDi5sA2A3dRlyox7T7JOD3RXVCIlgivyom09lF9Z5cVeh_Fj6dkL-sUGz7pRhw/s4032/IMG_8066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL6GST71ZkwFZ35ypAMZ0lX_XYDPUZRY3ZYlqcKzRfqygjIQ535sJwJ9sfSOUHn3idt6pNxhNpe98JRwfP9JSyx8c3b43YZatZXAPSofxZ5elnxU-BSSczD9lHDi5sA2A3dRlyox7T7JOD3RXVCIlgivyom09lF9Z5cVeh_Fj6dkL-sUGz7pRhw/w300-h400/IMG_8066.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>It came out nicely! I guess now I'll have to plan on what to make to hang on my quilt rack for March!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 2 of the Island Batik Log Cabin Blog Hop</h2><div>Week 2 of our hop is underway! Check out my fellow ambassador's blogs to see what they have made with these gorgeous collections!</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 12</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75426" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; 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font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://pinktulipquilting.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 14</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75423" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://foreverquilting4you.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; 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<div><br /></div><div>Did you miss my post for the hop? If so you can find it <a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/2024/02/log-cabin-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and don't forget about my giveaway, too - make sure you read to the end of the post!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a happy Valentine's day! My love to you all!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-88130585512455073162024-02-11T13:00:00.000-08:002024-02-11T13:00:00.129-08:00Kitchen and Countertop Painting<p> Just in case you were wondering what I've been up to in January, I thought I would write a post about our current home renovation project. Since my husband is retired we have more time than money, if you know what I mean, so most of our home projects involve sweat equity. We've been wanting to redo our kitchen since we moved in - I mean those orange countertops are just so dated! And the yellow paint - every single house we have lived in has had a yellow kitchen, and I was ready for a change.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea-rdQB8G6uwCzpVpWuiTTego7PStuqaN4yda-aMm8ZUKWMOgMTppCsFqURPwPv1Wdh-upN-ainjEaKWhTZsMueaAfaUqprRXcG4KR_czsigutpaX4Co41MaLCZj6LlS5MDHKaet0ecUMoVTxI_QxFt_OFyuC-C1j4LB9uQ4t_xro3Yn9cl6Rfw/s4032/IMG_7959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiea-rdQB8G6uwCzpVpWuiTTego7PStuqaN4yda-aMm8ZUKWMOgMTppCsFqURPwPv1Wdh-upN-ainjEaKWhTZsMueaAfaUqprRXcG4KR_czsigutpaX4Co41MaLCZj6LlS5MDHKaet0ecUMoVTxI_QxFt_OFyuC-C1j4LB9uQ4t_xro3Yn9cl6Rfw/w400-h300/IMG_7959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We have a friend who knows how to do lots of projects, and he suggested that we try a faux granite paint job on our countertops. He and his wife did the same thing on their orange counters and it looks amazing, so we decided to go for it! We paid him and his granddaughter to come over and do the painting since we have quite a bit of counter to cover. Since we were doing that, it seemed like the best idea to finally do the walls as well. I did those myself, what a pain! Kitchens are so hard to paint, and I would say it's been 50 years since these rooms were painted. I scrubbed down the walls and got busy with that so our helpers could come do the counters.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvGedKvpy3z2fCg_xffSc85JYGEAA0udRZSL4Ns4qXBQxzxe8R14QuekB0fgKTmDtC8rlqmjGiIEkJYTiM-saHKB9HgfJnvjkk7UXZu_nuGogwR6Ql6nu-J8ILmnCa11gNFfSmybGcCQBCGEWvsSVjYOWn51hzfF8HrndY02rI_DBcT4X4i9lOQ/s4032/IMG_7997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvGedKvpy3z2fCg_xffSc85JYGEAA0udRZSL4Ns4qXBQxzxe8R14QuekB0fgKTmDtC8rlqmjGiIEkJYTiM-saHKB9HgfJnvjkk7UXZu_nuGogwR6Ql6nu-J8ILmnCa11gNFfSmybGcCQBCGEWvsSVjYOWn51hzfF8HrndY02rI_DBcT4X4i9lOQ/w300-h400/IMG_7997.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>When the counters are started it looks like the cat was walking all over the counter! As the layers of color are added it starts looking better and better, though! I used four shades of brown, wanting to keep the paint pretty neutral.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-FX3juQYFD25mXPXUL86-U5ZPq1VvnRclnOKV1tCUKkloQ5tW_H-2Bpo4WAJv-FGMpOdmMFDVKUtij3mwGQYzONiXDdY0v6Irp5TgkhnEB5sZzGXq-IlzTH98hZZZNbvdqvzW0bXhkzP5wS_iCZg3u7gijy-nZ3ACku3qrHcT76QL1Sz9fDLzA/s4032/IMG_7994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-FX3juQYFD25mXPXUL86-U5ZPq1VvnRclnOKV1tCUKkloQ5tW_H-2Bpo4WAJv-FGMpOdmMFDVKUtij3mwGQYzONiXDdY0v6Irp5TgkhnEB5sZzGXq-IlzTH98hZZZNbvdqvzW0bXhkzP5wS_iCZg3u7gijy-nZ3ACku3qrHcT76QL1Sz9fDLzA/w300-h400/IMG_7994.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were at it, we made a few changes, taking out a small counter by the refrigerator that blocked the freezer door from opening fully, and taking out a built in desk and hanging shelf in the corner. We will be putting in a pantry unit in the corner instead for a cleaner look. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrVeDNFhJY_m7HPN8_E2ZZp8vMjva9nzDsBLj0uED-F9bEQKzXBGKSSZCrJqoQ6hCFDEkUpAwzimXOdHL-UFUkt4v3Ngf-a-Z6bitUgBrLVKdl8yv3maNetoV5DRptwXdwhQrUnWexLw7XRMlL3OWSveEpa5Qi6gMbWf_u0pBlfbzfx-Z289S2A/s4032/IMG_8005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrVeDNFhJY_m7HPN8_E2ZZp8vMjva9nzDsBLj0uED-F9bEQKzXBGKSSZCrJqoQ6hCFDEkUpAwzimXOdHL-UFUkt4v3Ngf-a-Z6bitUgBrLVKdl8yv3maNetoV5DRptwXdwhQrUnWexLw7XRMlL3OWSveEpa5Qi6gMbWf_u0pBlfbzfx-Z289S2A/w300-h400/IMG_8005.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are the finished counters! What a great change!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0WDfajGFEANA8ZLsNxV9EiLkN8B2iJeLkQ6rVQvKNjpbmyl-S435NSDkRR0zl4kJiXTPqI0_gCgyi1-AYjYd1pPqli6oPnvOmdlr12DyYoF9drrVB8l7zIZS8gHueSgYBtyw5nCLj2Gtj8beNuF1gPIu6IF6X75GXWIcFT3VTvuq93uvrVX2zw/s4032/IMG_8038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0WDfajGFEANA8ZLsNxV9EiLkN8B2iJeLkQ6rVQvKNjpbmyl-S435NSDkRR0zl4kJiXTPqI0_gCgyi1-AYjYd1pPqli6oPnvOmdlr12DyYoF9drrVB8l7zIZS8gHueSgYBtyw5nCLj2Gtj8beNuF1gPIu6IF6X75GXWIcFT3VTvuq93uvrVX2zw/w300-h400/IMG_8038.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I'm in the process of finishing up the dining room. Here is the before. I had to patch some cracks and the corner was in need of new tap as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbc97IkSjB5zM6p-c9w7nKpIzihnSbBNEii2uXsHTXCoi5KhL-ZzjVwfSfNLcWI4SkqMC-z9FrSIg9nIgWAWDLlxuMbxXQrJJW-wn_5qS0eFmxb5AqOsdftBqweEBvXDutd1HwKaSbA4IOqwj8I7EhW-FRT4vlqPtDmn8n1sl0u-Yk1EjHFOO2g/s4032/IMG_8045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbc97IkSjB5zM6p-c9w7nKpIzihnSbBNEii2uXsHTXCoi5KhL-ZzjVwfSfNLcWI4SkqMC-z9FrSIg9nIgWAWDLlxuMbxXQrJJW-wn_5qS0eFmxb5AqOsdftBqweEBvXDutd1HwKaSbA4IOqwj8I7EhW-FRT4vlqPtDmn8n1sl0u-Yk1EjHFOO2g/w400-h300/IMG_8045.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>And after! I am still working on the trim, which is a rich chocolate brown. We'll mount the tv on the wall, and get rid of the stand in the corner as well. We are doing lots of sorting and editing - over our 29 years of living here we've accumulated lots of stuff that we don't really need so my plan is to get rid of about half. We are pleased with having less clutter to deal with! The paperwork is really needing to be dealt with, so I've got a couple of banker's boxes to work on, but at least it's not in my line of vision every day. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/2024/02/log-cabin-blog-hop.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OwiPq4YkEDPWZilAnrNgRNXRKAbQ_Zbc66apybzt0E5ijMbNeiHqhHDIPlr3-zsGN9FrcxpeR9prbmIxOfUKb6l6_zdIhdZyTnOSxOqSDTBcoU3h6K2ZzmqF5zuLUQUZRlklt_XuakfdDZ3RtQ9WRPqs2_SaSCyj8NXOi7VzwtSr_e_FIHvKjA/w400-h400/IMG_8056.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I haven't had as much sewing time as usual, but I did get my February Island Batik challenge done! I have extra fabric, so am giving away two kits for the quilt I made, check out <a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/2024/02/log-cabin-blog-hop.html">my blog post </a>to enter! </div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-7803569034935757082024-02-07T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-07T05:00:00.138-08:00Log Cabin Blog Hop<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFpk8z9Oplpl2FkW5nUzawOpeMGH9aV_b3CPAnBy_MYi445ojWZWNzsx-WMP1B_oFertQITCAaj_ZBRs25yywP281iKgTlAp2y-egac3Mv9p_tsyNnM8qIDKIr-tlo-w8TwESqyF-l17F5q7IOLS5JH3VwDA8FCzQ6PUYAseM7faZ7I7nm5FXUg/w300-h400/IMG_8026.JPG" style="display: none;" /><p>Welcome to my blog for the Log Cabin Blog Hop! All of us Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to create a Log Cabin Quilt featuring the newest collections of Island Batik fabric arriving at quilt shops right now! The collection I received in my Island Batik Ambassador shipment was Fairy Floss by <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/">Tamarinis</a>, and it is so gorgeous! I really enjoyed playing with these fabrics, and it was interesting to envision them in a log cabin quilt. <i>All the products I use in this post were provided to me at no charge as part of the Island Batik Ambassador program.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="756" height="214" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I had originally planned to do a larger quilt, but time restraints forced me to go with a lap size version, but I love it! First of all I had to get all these lovely fabrics out and press them and cut into strips for my log cabin. I don't think you can make a log cabin without strips of some sort!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uPVv-FI0NkulkJOVMdiNfey4qRxc9F4CdqON9LIyaAtf5aFEUV1AFegpFtKztGrmkaQlNBs-aUp0NR3S6W_aG4lYcLdGLmP4UCnyJn-3Wdoz64E4AUd_1-dnG01taxVHQqa1WzqsAk9riFLpQiRpngRFGuTOAHKMdkYKUwogQ7pCf5WEeAX1rw/s4032/IMG_7963.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uPVv-FI0NkulkJOVMdiNfey4qRxc9F4CdqON9LIyaAtf5aFEUV1AFegpFtKztGrmkaQlNBs-aUp0NR3S6W_aG4lYcLdGLmP4UCnyJn-3Wdoz64E4AUd_1-dnG01taxVHQqa1WzqsAk9riFLpQiRpngRFGuTOAHKMdkYKUwogQ7pCf5WEeAX1rw/w300-h400/IMG_7963.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I cut 2 1/2 inch strips from all of these lovely colors! Then I cut strips from black for my background. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnjqOESEmkPemHZzpG96Se8bdIvYWB6b5wEIBSZX1g_9EYPPY76DORN6Uxx8RCnsKlCwyRD6hFIph98rEkmusvcQwQsc6K2NMTCTOSLaO-y98AzM8Qjt8lOX-4wZqCNSSMKs8OxxDdjY14lOrXMObb3D469-4YekjXE2C_siPsH-qqgF4VC-yRw/s3024/IMG_7971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnjqOESEmkPemHZzpG96Se8bdIvYWB6b5wEIBSZX1g_9EYPPY76DORN6Uxx8RCnsKlCwyRD6hFIph98rEkmusvcQwQsc6K2NMTCTOSLaO-y98AzM8Qjt8lOX-4wZqCNSSMKs8OxxDdjY14lOrXMObb3D469-4YekjXE2C_siPsH-qqgF4VC-yRw/s320/IMG_7971.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I got started piecing my blocks, using Aurifil thread and a <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz</a> needle in my machine! I'm happy to say that my seam allowances came out perfect and I didn't have to fudge my blocks a bit! I really think this combination helps my piecing a lot, between a nice sharp needle and high-quality thread it makes all my stitching come out so much nicer!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwrMoF8UXvK7XmEiBhnL7Q86Bv12WmfB4qvF58Bo_O-R6nR5BNVwDOWMjsZDoouDJylDhKqY7C98pPGoR8443fVE8lE6ZsZDRX2rLpRQIXOyxPhN-Ado-WTbuam8Is_Avg1akvTDPlZXUJWAWmopTQexlNy-twga-ucve9czvaK0TUPJ0EZmKbA/s4032/IMG_8012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwrMoF8UXvK7XmEiBhnL7Q86Bv12WmfB4qvF58Bo_O-R6nR5BNVwDOWMjsZDoouDJylDhKqY7C98pPGoR8443fVE8lE6ZsZDRX2rLpRQIXOyxPhN-Ado-WTbuam8Is_Avg1akvTDPlZXUJWAWmopTQexlNy-twga-ucve9czvaK0TUPJ0EZmKbA/w300-h400/IMG_8012.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I also put the new <a href="https://oliso.com/collections/smart-irons/products/tg1600proplus-smart-iron-yellow">Oliso iron</a> I received to work! I love the new sole plate, it really does glide over the fabric nicely! This color is Butterscotch and I love the cheery color! I appreciate how the smart iron doesn't need to be stood up, I find that it helps with my wrists to not have to keep turning it. </div><div><br /></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfTtWELX6kv1_2mOlBRD7T2m__WeamMrENqtspAzVmCH3JHGhmoAUCSHH4OgIt-tmEnCemzkZOFh8osejgtv-tAkYvUa2Xf4su2RuTmeWyKpAh5zfs6Ijq_QtPVh2OHHOenJ5818l8Y5zLh8sdhf1qSCT602cwAL29O9-XHrSNyh4AIKFbnayGQ/s4032/IMG_8014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfTtWELX6kv1_2mOlBRD7T2m__WeamMrENqtspAzVmCH3JHGhmoAUCSHH4OgIt-tmEnCemzkZOFh8osejgtv-tAkYvUa2Xf4su2RuTmeWyKpAh5zfs6Ijq_QtPVh2OHHOenJ5818l8Y5zLh8sdhf1qSCT602cwAL29O9-XHrSNyh4AIKFbnayGQ/w300-h400/IMG_8014.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />I found the perfect purple - and was tickled to find that I had received this spool of <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> in my Island Batik Ambassador box in 2021! It was just the ticket for the quilting! I decided to do straight lines in a diagonal grid. I used the <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/hobbs-heirloom-batting/hobbs-heirloom-premium-80-20-black-cotton-blend-batting/">black batting from Hobbs</a> in this one. I love that's it's 80% cotton, and so soft and cozy! The black batting is great for a dark quilt and you don't have to worry about bearding at all! I was excited to find out that for most of Hobbs batting you don't have to worry about which way is up, they are made to be the same on both sides.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIDXm0qA2S64hnjGIJ8NbrGl4RF-Z9Tf1NvsgHkXCopq_K83Xc9pMF19-_fAQKg1hcTtHKw_h70yu7uOnQiPhBwO51W1235gEEGht_Y7WC1iWd46yUYmAEUUQfti3zcym6B-0QS8C9q9sNeaIU8f8olemq5eRbP8vko579XIiMqb99EYpLD6BnA/s4032/IMG_8023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIDXm0qA2S64hnjGIJ8NbrGl4RF-Z9Tf1NvsgHkXCopq_K83Xc9pMF19-_fAQKg1hcTtHKw_h70yu7uOnQiPhBwO51W1235gEEGht_Y7WC1iWd46yUYmAEUUQfti3zcym6B-0QS8C9q9sNeaIU8f8olemq5eRbP8vko579XIiMqb99EYpLD6BnA/w300-h400/IMG_8023.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I marked the quilting lines with my handy old butter knife! (It has a smooth edge so it works like a hera marker.) The sun came in for a bit to cheer me as I worked! I love the black solid from Island batik, it makes a wonderful background, doesn't it? I thought about using white, but I loved the contrast the black provided.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFpk8z9Oplpl2FkW5nUzawOpeMGH9aV_b3CPAnBy_MYi445ojWZWNzsx-WMP1B_oFertQITCAaj_ZBRs25yywP281iKgTlAp2y-egac3Mv9p_tsyNnM8qIDKIr-tlo-w8TwESqyF-l17F5q7IOLS5JH3VwDA8FCzQ6PUYAseM7faZ7I7nm5FXUg/s4032/IMG_8026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFpk8z9Oplpl2FkW5nUzawOpeMGH9aV_b3CPAnBy_MYi445ojWZWNzsx-WMP1B_oFertQITCAaj_ZBRs25yywP281iKgTlAp2y-egac3Mv9p_tsyNnM8qIDKIr-tlo-w8TwESqyF-l17F5q7IOLS5JH3VwDA8FCzQ6PUYAseM7faZ7I7nm5FXUg/w300-h400/IMG_8026.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>After I sewed the binding on I dashed out between rain storms to get a quick picture! Doesn't it look like spring? I love these colors! I decided to call this quilt Box Office.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTlRKYTDPzqoRQUYGftFMZUOPOoE-9W7zPy2nMHmeZPAzWJadYNA9qVk-dxPK_1S9AK3wV05D7cVnyvoXC3gi6KY58KOqeR3mIj5gMuB3_QJuSptiyuwStstZIZjKSMfgHSGPjoM9AA6iFd50UeFPtijsUt2fu5ca39rIBlRRW6T2yf9xh6GZMg/s4032/IMG_8036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTlRKYTDPzqoRQUYGftFMZUOPOoE-9W7zPy2nMHmeZPAzWJadYNA9qVk-dxPK_1S9AK3wV05D7cVnyvoXC3gi6KY58KOqeR3mIj5gMuB3_QJuSptiyuwStstZIZjKSMfgHSGPjoM9AA6iFd50UeFPtijsUt2fu5ca39rIBlRRW6T2yf9xh6GZMg/w300-h400/IMG_8036.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I was given 2 yards of Woodblock Block Lines in Red Burgundy and added a strip of Cerulean to make it a bit wider for the backing. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRoKM1tPenyt8Nnz2bqEP6izn2hV-RvoluTyFQ5laTdp-xMgoxxEo6VebZJjK0jVVdFZcdx6emdxUHohXgPPSoab4h_b9pDW9yT8oPMp5I3WjTRI8qXtrUBt_KGc9epMTsTSWFWJmN6yiST5foLteNQ9vkc7KnfOyGAo7RGOtWko4nVdYMGO0w/s4032/IMG_8035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRoKM1tPenyt8Nnz2bqEP6izn2hV-RvoluTyFQ5laTdp-xMgoxxEo6VebZJjK0jVVdFZcdx6emdxUHohXgPPSoab4h_b9pDW9yT8oPMp5I3WjTRI8qXtrUBt_KGc9epMTsTSWFWJmN6yiST5foLteNQ9vkc7KnfOyGAo7RGOtWko4nVdYMGO0w/w300-h400/IMG_8035.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Thanks to <a href="https://oliso.com/">Oliso</a>, <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/">Hobbs Batting</a>, <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil Thread</a>, <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz Needles</a>, and of course <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> for the great fabric! And a shout out to Tammy Silvers of <a href="https://www.tamarinis.com/">Tamarinis </a>for the lovely fabric design!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now on to the good stuff! I cut way too many strips, in fact I have enough cut to make two more of this size quilt (48 x 60) I am going to do a giveaway for both of these sets! See the rafflecopter widget at the end of my post to enter! </div><div><br /></div><div>You can find Fairy Floss precuts at one of my favorite shops - <a href="https://creekside-quilts.com/">Creekside Quilts</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Island Batik is also doing a giveaway for a bundle of Fairy Floss and a bundle of another line. Head over to their<a href="https://islandbatik.com/log-cabin-blog-hop/#more-75394"> blog </a>to enter to win one of them!</div><div><br /></div><div>Like my design? You can purchase my pattern!</div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pamelaquilts.etsy.com/listing/1673857507">Box Office Quilt Pattern</a></h2><div>Here's how to enter to win a quilt kit plus pattern:</div><div><br /></div><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="0aef69c040" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0aef69c040/" id="rcwidget_efsc42yv" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-18139380743778773632024-01-23T22:03:00.000-08:002024-01-23T22:09:41.432-08:00January 2024 Island Batik Ambassador Unboxing<p> I had a rather large package delivered the other day, and I was super excited to receive my first Island Batik Ambassador shipment for 2024! I immediately had to open it up and see what it contained. I love unboxing days - <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> and their partners send us these great shipments to use in our monthly challenges, and they are sooo generous!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiml6E0rpSZaNOf5JrT5vvrEaot2RVC1RyOOAaEeWKjJhPaBZ2SZWSHSLOthOZLGbu_zLHfTeu_diQt51oxDzyKn0u7ueqExDUYxtPHCMudYniJ1wId66faWlIjxShd7Wn4Z645iB71Qt4dq6oNTpMLWBVxQRUKgRpa-_dOU4GqzHbbhQTbTqfhpQ/s2000/Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Contents of a box sent to an Island batik ambassador, containing lots of fabric, and other notions." border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiml6E0rpSZaNOf5JrT5vvrEaot2RVC1RyOOAaEeWKjJhPaBZ2SZWSHSLOthOZLGbu_zLHfTeu_diQt51oxDzyKn0u7ueqExDUYxtPHCMudYniJ1wId66faWlIjxShd7Wn4Z645iB71Qt4dq6oNTpMLWBVxQRUKgRpa-_dOU4GqzHbbhQTbTqfhpQ/w229-h320/Cover.jpg" title="Island Batik Ambassador shipment January 2024" width="229" /></a></div><br /><p>So many wonderful things inside! Check out the video I made (this is take two, I messed up and didn't press the record button the first time...)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A0a1z0kfbBU" width="320" youtube-src-id="A0a1z0kfbBU"></iframe></div><br /><p>After making the video, I spread out all the goodies to admire and enjoy them before putting them on their designated shelf. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr6zaLSLFC3PXLP_kUi1v__6O2kcsVqBF7grfHELYpoSlI5rBnh10HDaHnCivLDjkxSTeBQ20FSplg5BpULSV4IeIN9ljYnRlZlox2TKkrtzWK83x9Kc2Zf7zuIMtDv4-sXNRpn0e3dsbpZvSt2lDonxU3d73Mx5O1XstyM16CSQX8dyCV4SrJQ/s4032/IMG_7928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr6zaLSLFC3PXLP_kUi1v__6O2kcsVqBF7grfHELYpoSlI5rBnh10HDaHnCivLDjkxSTeBQ20FSplg5BpULSV4IeIN9ljYnRlZlox2TKkrtzWK83x9Kc2Zf7zuIMtDv4-sXNRpn0e3dsbpZvSt2lDonxU3d73Mx5O1XstyM16CSQX8dyCV4SrJQ/w300-h400/IMG_7928.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Fairy Floss by Tamarinis is for my first project. Love these purples, aquas, and greens! It's going to be fun to work with these for sure! (Arriving in quilt shops next month).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeZ14mZaJY8Hee1HhHBVbdwu5vQzTyd16sO6T4JysqHhTqxpvGvD_ZjEvYKeJudu39CISqMBqvZZEnBcO9Z5vw0eWYQPW4pFx7Fu4OhU5QG5F84AwK5JhkofsqIIXYVhNMtA-al0RKYd5q3DnfBGJXyuvB1Ce9SLmCFtKM5v5_-morNPedjD7NQ/s4032/IMG_7930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeZ14mZaJY8Hee1HhHBVbdwu5vQzTyd16sO6T4JysqHhTqxpvGvD_ZjEvYKeJudu39CISqMBqvZZEnBcO9Z5vw0eWYQPW4pFx7Fu4OhU5QG5F84AwK5JhkofsqIIXYVhNMtA-al0RKYd5q3DnfBGJXyuvB1Ce9SLmCFtKM5v5_-morNPedjD7NQ/w300-h400/IMG_7930.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>These colors are echoed in the foundations bundle - 1/2 yard each of twelve beautiful fabrics! These are great because they are always available, and not just a seasonal line. The solids are just so wonderful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaCeefqi7rj9UMbrDhjTa2HEJr35TJBLuqoRt_9ewH2lDcg6oxJ2dsZMvZAKJ0ToxrRemIOdQqQrcd2IgwpgDrtOUxARaOw08_017mQ5-tXITXKG32gyhLoXUgCGF62TGRQfMC6gquSWMig9l8om-WMQEAYhO1Gs_tjAsrGBrMQ28R258Ib8dQg/s4032/IMG_7932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaCeefqi7rj9UMbrDhjTa2HEJr35TJBLuqoRt_9ewH2lDcg6oxJ2dsZMvZAKJ0ToxrRemIOdQqQrcd2IgwpgDrtOUxARaOw08_017mQ5-tXITXKG32gyhLoXUgCGF62TGRQfMC6gquSWMig9l8om-WMQEAYhO1Gs_tjAsrGBrMQ28R258Ib8dQg/w400-h300/IMG_7932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And speaking of solids, I also received four yards each of black, white and gray. These really work great as backgrounds and make the beautiful colors pop!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkNpVEQ_BDjKnWLdp-w93FLXsRf_w3yg09EKD4Cpoyv_ndNV7aLrfosvKCa9MyN_W2VE5kQ7Fh0_1sXuHVzratgnaCBSWuRRZPr_GqGN6xYAHgZD8VJZupBLO4sWi5oTfmjD3jbiz6_rO5UfZiS_lPu3MA8LREvrYcZ5QDK3JY5lvk4btiHVL7g/s4032/IMG_7933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkNpVEQ_BDjKnWLdp-w93FLXsRf_w3yg09EKD4Cpoyv_ndNV7aLrfosvKCa9MyN_W2VE5kQ7Fh0_1sXuHVzratgnaCBSWuRRZPr_GqGN6xYAHgZD8VJZupBLO4sWi5oTfmjD3jbiz6_rO5UfZiS_lPu3MA8LREvrYcZ5QDK3JY5lvk4btiHVL7g/w300-h400/IMG_7933.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And for my neutral I have six yards of sprinkles! Isn't it pretty? I actually have liked all of the neutrals I've worked with over the past 9 years - but this one is a favorite! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38L7ebL-Dep3YIvWoWnx6jVox9oxOzl1klpoP26N20nxHx0Ga1xYpnaxeZGWh3ofucYQFF7O5k1hTXok_feWKN-cQy-7f0oGwhjQWiGkAu_n5fskON8L6gMu_IPMRxgUQWbxEs1pKi4qoBe0VGmscgZmTAE6gH3cGLtjb95fpv148w5BGYB8vEQ/s4032/IMG_7936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38L7ebL-Dep3YIvWoWnx6jVox9oxOzl1klpoP26N20nxHx0Ga1xYpnaxeZGWh3ofucYQFF7O5k1hTXok_feWKN-cQy-7f0oGwhjQWiGkAu_n5fskON8L6gMu_IPMRxgUQWbxEs1pKi4qoBe0VGmscgZmTAE6gH3cGLtjb95fpv148w5BGYB8vEQ/w300-h400/IMG_7936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I have two different precuts from the foundation lines, the first is Glorious Greens in 2 1/2 inch strips.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qXu143qR_-M4zrJRpSzwmsHfQFmM05Py8N3MAlkBBEjnIEodFWsF2hpS3uQZChLsoSb7Wqtm-lmt9aqDpCGp_aR_y7XzhqzTp6MyMk-BpubACBkq1If9kQL9zKJi5bbkeoaz0J3bE0deOgFVgqQ-0llLNs4EwRcw7ktdRjUefthZrCoqkEbYgA/s4032/IMG_7935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qXu143qR_-M4zrJRpSzwmsHfQFmM05Py8N3MAlkBBEjnIEodFWsF2hpS3uQZChLsoSb7Wqtm-lmt9aqDpCGp_aR_y7XzhqzTp6MyMk-BpubACBkq1If9kQL9zKJi5bbkeoaz0J3bE0deOgFVgqQ-0llLNs4EwRcw7ktdRjUefthZrCoqkEbYgA/w300-h400/IMG_7935.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>The second is Bodacious Blacks in 10 inch squares. I am thinking hard about what I want to do with these! Very intriguing, for sure!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdUnLOjT7-HaH8mzovYMLfIOp7i3gq1wceAeKo4cTQuiJFc9Gzlz4k2LqBelfJ9lmlEoSbK3sGNQ1R5C8OT3HE9wZ46XVA1b2Dic7JK2tbMQXM5fJzLuszl9Wng4xPuFOzDhm2XF7RAz9N2RGBb47Tt3vnbn06tFHSmE9OS_XtJlU3Nmb1hLQKA/s4032/IMG_7943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdUnLOjT7-HaH8mzovYMLfIOp7i3gq1wceAeKo4cTQuiJFc9Gzlz4k2LqBelfJ9lmlEoSbK3sGNQ1R5C8OT3HE9wZ46XVA1b2Dic7JK2tbMQXM5fJzLuszl9Wng4xPuFOzDhm2XF7RAz9N2RGBb47Tt3vnbn06tFHSmE9OS_XtJlU3Nmb1hLQKA/w300-h400/IMG_7943.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>From the Fall collections, I got a Zen Funk strip pack and a black and white to coordinate with them. (Designed by Kathy Engle for Canton Village Quiltworks.) Look for these in your local shop, they are really cool! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkx_368n77XtW3SzKnvDBrlBGo81D-w9BJwp4pOIVwGFEGFxEXcxi-E97PTM1RE6Ln8AnSl3yseZhCVxYyH4Yp1GPW7KlsdDGFFY1-ydfckH_5yiqQoS6ox8n2MJAYIb6Y0fl4mCy1LNxEmJt1ARzUx3cG7hApnPe69Vw20oAbhNt307w0J3uIw/s4032/IMG_7939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkx_368n77XtW3SzKnvDBrlBGo81D-w9BJwp4pOIVwGFEGFxEXcxi-E97PTM1RE6Ln8AnSl3yseZhCVxYyH4Yp1GPW7KlsdDGFFY1-ydfckH_5yiqQoS6ox8n2MJAYIb6Y0fl4mCy1LNxEmJt1ARzUx3cG7hApnPe69Vw20oAbhNt307w0J3uIw/w400-h300/IMG_7939.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is Lavandin by Claudia Pfiel. You all know I am a fan of her collections! This is going to make a great project - now to decide what to make...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0lMvBs2IwJI258_01FpkxXzzp0Gfn3Mvp6WnG4QGO1Mx4uT3WFQfPMEzpp4JPOFlP4mT56Oz6urJz98cem0ZrnD6mNFQkpQK9SRrEwqgubcEQYMO5Ho5lVeX2acV-F7s5NnIdXFw737W4jp-y0wZSxEoCLgrUN7xcdv3oT01Bhs0Ce9yfDAPOg/s4032/IMG_7941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0lMvBs2IwJI258_01FpkxXzzp0Gfn3Mvp6WnG4QGO1Mx4uT3WFQfPMEzpp4JPOFlP4mT56Oz6urJz98cem0ZrnD6mNFQkpQK9SRrEwqgubcEQYMO5Ho5lVeX2acV-F7s5NnIdXFw737W4jp-y0wZSxEoCLgrUN7xcdv3oT01Bhs0Ce9yfDAPOg/w400-h300/IMG_7941.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And three packages of Stashbuilder rolls - such pretty colors! It's always so much fun to open them up and see what's inside! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJSdA9UGUxS6asETi_izDMKXEap3khlJeyWSiYK8oDfV0moqBYkSH47Oojb1-2Ic7HWggKXkk3CK9l76jiKQNKp0Z2ptaWL27_tB6hVV6GxgBOYf9Ine3xEzG-cjXg2_85XCVqDEJ47mcxA-Im8Nc3Im-BojvcFP2_YUj_qQC5oYJKf-BlyDDqA/s4032/IMG_7927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJSdA9UGUxS6asETi_izDMKXEap3khlJeyWSiYK8oDfV0moqBYkSH47Oojb1-2Ic7HWggKXkk3CK9l76jiKQNKp0Z2ptaWL27_tB6hVV6GxgBOYf9Ine3xEzG-cjXg2_85XCVqDEJ47mcxA-Im8Nc3Im-BojvcFP2_YUj_qQC5oYJKf-BlyDDqA/w300-h400/IMG_7927.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And a surprise bundle with a winter collection for the May blog hop! So fun...can't wait to show you what's inside this bundle!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21rRERqzhlgv1FrGDDFxeKaRQ0A2Q5tvRXWdKhT_nAtmJaeB8VQag6CkF7QasTKPIsQ6AsjMVabAoaliwglkShH3HxNcfJ11B0EiGILpLk2jswxttNVniSK2YxNr6ZzfkPceLzeUvznfj81Smsm3ktPpMFTWxdj6V8nzfFn0Qhh042BbMyvNsyg/s4032/IMG_7926.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21rRERqzhlgv1FrGDDFxeKaRQ0A2Q5tvRXWdKhT_nAtmJaeB8VQag6CkF7QasTKPIsQ6AsjMVabAoaliwglkShH3HxNcfJ11B0EiGILpLk2jswxttNVniSK2YxNr6ZzfkPceLzeUvznfj81Smsm3ktPpMFTWxdj6V8nzfFn0Qhh042BbMyvNsyg/w400-h300/IMG_7926.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I was super excited to know we have a new sponsor this year! Each of the ambassadors have received a new <a href="https://oliso.com/collections/smart-irons">smart iron from Oliso</a>! Such a pretty color, too! I have a pink one that's nearly 5 years old. It's a little battered from a couple of accidental falls from the ironing board, but works great. I plan on storing it as a backup iron and putting this new beauty into service right away!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhyphenhyphenqB901YfU-7r6Ar8t4hyEUofme__dW_HNQ0RO68_se3B5q6eYZmfgoMPVgDH5o_oMGjY7qVfcoDwHA5oQBE7Gv9W130Z3A0T1Nvs7svP_3JALKxRKNoJCLA-ib5XVJzjEBvbOcuEDg26XhNS17n7545-o8cEUBgFFXQv1tYkUCbAcWyRtjxgQ/s4032/IMG_7925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhyphenhyphenqB901YfU-7r6Ar8t4hyEUofme__dW_HNQ0RO68_se3B5q6eYZmfgoMPVgDH5o_oMGjY7qVfcoDwHA5oQBE7Gv9W130Z3A0T1Nvs7svP_3JALKxRKNoJCLA-ib5XVJzjEBvbOcuEDg26XhNS17n7545-o8cEUBgFFXQv1tYkUCbAcWyRtjxgQ/w300-h400/IMG_7925.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/">Hobbs batting</a> is providing us with batting again this year, too! This is the first part, there will be more soon! I do like the Thermore batting, it's so soft and lightweight!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IR2PPauVbZ1_wdKPN2-CNQ3TcrPp3bhKM0xtcBQpNFyFswOy5N68cWvooiauhZBCSHsrMSLz4p8HeNzuwLoUKRWpREjejIehHBVuH9i666RebRoP5SFRVBvZYPuOi7sjP8tgAFTWpAByO_-XqUdbXsbyb_Y8btPQ0qTgcAIC3hh7oA88oNlifQ/s4032/IMG_7945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IR2PPauVbZ1_wdKPN2-CNQ3TcrPp3bhKM0xtcBQpNFyFswOy5N68cWvooiauhZBCSHsrMSLz4p8HeNzuwLoUKRWpREjejIehHBVuH9i666RebRoP5SFRVBvZYPuOi7sjP8tgAFTWpAByO_-XqUdbXsbyb_Y8btPQ0qTgcAIC3hh7oA88oNlifQ/w300-h400/IMG_7945.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz needles </a>is providing us with an assortment of their wonderful needles, as well as informational material! I do love their needles!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNyRxF2d6oTlSHh1klMZWY3PwK7cao2Uch-2g6wv89jk33q_E6R_AVK_KgHzmclYvAX9VykmOSinhHUGjTGRAivGcSeWDyOdvVy0RfvLqTiP4FWOGGakp6WfAh01Q28iAgyTeACUxjfB_A-k9hPflqY3xW6qG-PmaZLOlTA6RtnNCxId3rQsKvA/s4032/IMG_7944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNyRxF2d6oTlSHh1klMZWY3PwK7cao2Uch-2g6wv89jk33q_E6R_AVK_KgHzmclYvAX9VykmOSinhHUGjTGRAivGcSeWDyOdvVy0RfvLqTiP4FWOGGakp6WfAh01Q28iAgyTeACUxjfB_A-k9hPflqY3xW6qG-PmaZLOlTA6RtnNCxId3rQsKvA/w300-h400/IMG_7944.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com/">Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design</a> is also back this year, and I got the V block ruler! I really like this unit, so am excited to get to try out this ruler - I think the challenge with this one will be lots of fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/small_image/200x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/q/squirrel-toy-pattern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/small_image/200x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/q/squirrel-toy-pattern.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>We also are making a soft toy using a <a href="https://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/">Funky Friends Factory</a> pattern! I picked Sue the Squirrel. This will be a lot of fun - can't wait to pick out the fabric for this one!<div><br /></div><div>We'll also be receiving an <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> thread package, I am really looking forward to that! So you can see there's a lot of sewing coming up in my future! </div><div><br /></div><div>Right now I'd better get started on the February blog hop project - I can't wait to cut into the bundle of fabric and get it started! Make sure you keep an eye out - Island Batik always has great giveaways and I'm planning one of my own, I have accumulated more fabric that I can use over my years as an ambassador and it's time to share the wealth!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-10488595382458249462024-01-05T15:57:00.000-08:002024-01-05T15:57:22.121-08:00I'm an Island Batik Ambassador for 2024!<p> It's official, I am on the list of Island Batik Ambassadors for 2024!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-IBA-team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-IBA-team.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This will be my tenth year as an Ambassador, and I have definitely enjoyed the experience! Right now, I am looking forward to receiving the first of two shipments for the year, I'm sure it will be full of awesome fabric and supplies, It's always fun to see what arrives, and then start planning how to use it for our monthly challenges. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexjslaK3V4Yg-Lrgm6Ib-Kms1oU0od8lMS5P0b8oiwC6X6rrpl32e0aRwMtA-lhep9PIICFJDIYbxT6e9nCc4nZ6vL0LWB7d3G4RxN2pznsx28G9z-Aqv_KY7TH-J_IM5lRGWu7_HKsF5fMFYhEt_aJlbD4JOIk3WNLUpP8tHK_CzPWLvgjjw-Q/s430/2024-I'm-An-Island-Batik-Ambassador.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="430" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexjslaK3V4Yg-Lrgm6Ib-Kms1oU0od8lMS5P0b8oiwC6X6rrpl32e0aRwMtA-lhep9PIICFJDIYbxT6e9nCc4nZ6vL0LWB7d3G4RxN2pznsx28G9z-Aqv_KY7TH-J_IM5lRGWu7_HKsF5fMFYhEt_aJlbD4JOIk3WNLUpP8tHK_CzPWLvgjjw-Q/s320/2024-I'm-An-Island-Batik-Ambassador.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I'm looking forward to sharing what arrives soon! Here's to another fun year of challenges! I have quite a bit of fabric left from last year, so I'm going to doing some fun giveaways. Make sure to follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PamelaQuilts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamelaquilts/">Instagram</a> so you don't miss out!</div><p><br /></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-65428178940015040052023-12-31T20:59:00.000-08:002023-12-31T20:59:33.620-08:00A Wonderful Christmas!<p> No quilting happened this week, but we had the most wonderful Christmas ever! All five of our daughters came with their families and we had the best time celebrating and just being together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T2nR-osSSxU7AVRBMBE64f180HU42iuO5ezULXSUqow6DR4GPmGpDuiWitzA3tA8UnZui84vgj-ctu-QcExp_FnAK_-Uj66lNcSAKg5KDNsZxAuTmcRRWGEwb_m_hr65w7aQBzDzt2eaq2Ginjnlgwktl_oDEUF7E3RSjarxbIcRQxy59vZRnQ/s5712/IMG_2769.HEIC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T2nR-osSSxU7AVRBMBE64f180HU42iuO5ezULXSUqow6DR4GPmGpDuiWitzA3tA8UnZui84vgj-ctu-QcExp_FnAK_-Uj66lNcSAKg5KDNsZxAuTmcRRWGEwb_m_hr65w7aQBzDzt2eaq2Ginjnlgwktl_oDEUF7E3RSjarxbIcRQxy59vZRnQ/w640-h480/IMG_2769.HEIC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Love seeing all these faces in one photo! We started out with a fun visit to Shore Acres and enjoyed a lovely sunset, then had a great time seeing the lights - it was pretty cold, but such a beautiful clear night!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMfROZ4oTwDzWhNoDiVDAHZ_0ubtdK77ilJytWpW3WmLnsSEEcht2RiYrNPK4g8_Yf7iwfwFWv8NUgNXsMXo23wMYzoi25TfkUsomq_5VrUwK16gyLsRKu4bi348N9GQMsTJdAayxeS1obENJCjeTTCfnxSG5wv_NzBbSFWrPxs6JIDiuP5dgfw/s4032/IMG_7788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMfROZ4oTwDzWhNoDiVDAHZ_0ubtdK77ilJytWpW3WmLnsSEEcht2RiYrNPK4g8_Yf7iwfwFWv8NUgNXsMXo23wMYzoi25TfkUsomq_5VrUwK16gyLsRKu4bi348N9GQMsTJdAayxeS1obENJCjeTTCfnxSG5wv_NzBbSFWrPxs6JIDiuP5dgfw/w640-h480/IMG_7788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We then gathered for a meal at a local restaurant and warmed up! It's tricky making sure all these people get fed on a regular basis, but we took turns preparing meals, and with this night and a pizza night it worked out great and no one felt worn out by all the food prep and clean-up! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhqlcy_BDtmhmPb0FjgMbXpLLRwqbpqHEpR4hOGSLCrnUh6I3DeBqeCaSEbibSHxMu-RFSloENVWbNbJMcdEoeuN4ka4kCBIWGMH8KkdOg3BDFJd9Dvc8-105Y_3BGMCj7G0uT70T0dB74SFI894deirxDi5eo67x4YQ-cun0r9jrqZwtdsHh3w/s5712/IMG_2798.HEIC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhqlcy_BDtmhmPb0FjgMbXpLLRwqbpqHEpR4hOGSLCrnUh6I3DeBqeCaSEbibSHxMu-RFSloENVWbNbJMcdEoeuN4ka4kCBIWGMH8KkdOg3BDFJd9Dvc8-105Y_3BGMCj7G0uT70T0dB74SFI894deirxDi5eo67x4YQ-cun0r9jrqZwtdsHh3w/w640-h480/IMG_2798.HEIC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Christmas Eve started out with attending church as a family for the first time in many years! So very special! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yq0H9vHOUkqfUUBbkW4IGnDhx_KjwiYUrBasJv6dANtD0Lo6iES_Go8RidOtFmKP9EG7j4vC2OECjQswhJzsKKZuIt6rJP-dwFV7KrTKa-vHVf5j4sghub8Ge2t8oWUaJwqiv8xG37GQHq6MA1jodYFq3kb_-XCbhhpXMi8EIbvAI8eMDAmY1g/s4032/IMG_7803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yq0H9vHOUkqfUUBbkW4IGnDhx_KjwiYUrBasJv6dANtD0Lo6iES_Go8RidOtFmKP9EG7j4vC2OECjQswhJzsKKZuIt6rJP-dwFV7KrTKa-vHVf5j4sghub8Ge2t8oWUaJwqiv8xG37GQHq6MA1jodYFq3kb_-XCbhhpXMi8EIbvAI8eMDAmY1g/w300-h400/IMG_7803.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>After that we went to the kid's vacation rental to enjoy a light lunch and spent the afternoon playing games (Dutch Blitz). We came back to our house for dinner (Valley of the Sun soup!) and presents. This year we did a Secret Santa for the Adults and older boys, and it worked out super well, so much easier than buying a ton of small gifts for everyone! We decided to keep this tradition for future years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VPC9Wlkh7XVnUSfdXXS6XfbEPmoT_Os5OY99u2UAICZWdG-3Odlf12agKIA7hMzeTeK_Y7wd6trrR4CHEuCHYiy78sanXeg9iyGPIEwTe5O99QlyTaPLTkVjbH9UsKAlg4RP9lY11TOazr6kN62hzRp9PsfZMHhty1Y8WT5epfFrQ8Eow-YyDQ/s4032/IMG_7802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VPC9Wlkh7XVnUSfdXXS6XfbEPmoT_Os5OY99u2UAICZWdG-3Odlf12agKIA7hMzeTeK_Y7wd6trrR4CHEuCHYiy78sanXeg9iyGPIEwTe5O99QlyTaPLTkVjbH9UsKAlg4RP9lY11TOazr6kN62hzRp9PsfZMHhty1Y8WT5epfFrQ8Eow-YyDQ/w480-h640/IMG_7802.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Our cute little Santa had a bit of a tough time with all the sugar and excitement and was super tired! Isn't this outfit super cute! Those bell bottom pants were so adorable on her!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlytW6VdNXGo6Knxy-UTFHXNcmTZyhP5brQY6OghnFPmrTc3fEAhAvOle4B9Ec90cA56CX3DI4Ej8YFSAIMJTlCQQJWrHF_UUtnJ768S8Y6Q_SwYCJn3H8v_X40MHchrT14qlBYKG4Zh7tKQgjCPrKP95S0AYnYQBQd4ATCZG4gAd1KzG961DLw/s4032/IMG_7816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlytW6VdNXGo6Knxy-UTFHXNcmTZyhP5brQY6OghnFPmrTc3fEAhAvOle4B9Ec90cA56CX3DI4Ej8YFSAIMJTlCQQJWrHF_UUtnJ768S8Y6Q_SwYCJn3H8v_X40MHchrT14qlBYKG4Zh7tKQgjCPrKP95S0AYnYQBQd4ATCZG4gAd1KzG961DLw/w480-h640/IMG_7816.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Christmas morning saw our first departure - we had to share time with other family in Oregon. The rest of us settled in to work a jigsaw puzzle after another game of Dutch Blitz. With several of us working on it we were done well before dinner time! Our youngest daughter left that afternoon as they had a very early morning flight back to Colorado. We enjoyed our dinner of ham, scalloped potatoes and Brussel sprouts, then cleaned up before the remaining kids left for the night. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1VfuJqOIiwZjFfj9VD0ZQTpAtGR5cSCcGzfeim0I9obc7LGPe8WC_zA30wUptZnYVIarsXw5W4gT-EkCfPlQy4X_xIuPyS3y1JPg9xKkqj6ZZ6ETPB65lkMs-UdotmVCqfeE0MmuV1hOxECmMYPgeLxXGXrcg6WE7rg8JLdcH8ikSJjUbXAEVw/s4032/IMG_7822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1VfuJqOIiwZjFfj9VD0ZQTpAtGR5cSCcGzfeim0I9obc7LGPe8WC_zA30wUptZnYVIarsXw5W4gT-EkCfPlQy4X_xIuPyS3y1JPg9xKkqj6ZZ6ETPB65lkMs-UdotmVCqfeE0MmuV1hOxECmMYPgeLxXGXrcg6WE7rg8JLdcH8ikSJjUbXAEVw/w480-h640/IMG_7822.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>This sweet girl was a great addition to our festivities and was so good. Scamper even tolerated her and all the company fairly well, for a grumpy old man cat! We made a make shift barrier of bar stools so she could stay in the dining room, and it worked quite well. That was one of the things we were a little concerned about with so many people here, but it was all good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu6UVRvNX2-z8hLAWmNtUDn8Te56L7Tgk87Uv_2xxoTLdWQPPRGfqYyAuEj5K4Xw22r41S2rv83Ab5Hbri4Lf64FgkDVq_h2zWyMOkVff_tuoOtgK-JIYgw1uEtiSTRjTN23X7_j6aTso33j2CQd7CVgl1AJ0HGBHOpm73RIWnJ6D4HnaPFkpXA/s4032/IMG_7828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu6UVRvNX2-z8hLAWmNtUDn8Te56L7Tgk87Uv_2xxoTLdWQPPRGfqYyAuEj5K4Xw22r41S2rv83Ab5Hbri4Lf64FgkDVq_h2zWyMOkVff_tuoOtgK-JIYgw1uEtiSTRjTN23X7_j6aTso33j2CQd7CVgl1AJ0HGBHOpm73RIWnJ6D4HnaPFkpXA/w640-h480/IMG_7828.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Tuesday after some more game playing, we took a drive out to Shore Acres again, this time to do some hiking and see the ocean. It was chilly, but not too bad! The trail was a bit squishy in spots, but no one slipped or anything. The waves were pretty neat to watch, too! We did try to watch the time so it didn't get dark on us!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkN5Aqk2RXTh4_clqIrkmCTuvmBhggbT3UoaPi5itmqsE_rdu5W0mS_lt0pxgUbStesLKJ5AtozDAgL98XPopm-tX_Kn1wL6xxGGl8uQGRq8mgQuWlZCX4WNdsH3PxmViGyfnVh-bhEr28JR6iyPk74V6SIovhNT9VwbL0I6nVpr3w3swkGCWSA/s4032/IMG_7844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkN5Aqk2RXTh4_clqIrkmCTuvmBhggbT3UoaPi5itmqsE_rdu5W0mS_lt0pxgUbStesLKJ5AtozDAgL98XPopm-tX_Kn1wL6xxGGl8uQGRq8mgQuWlZCX4WNdsH3PxmViGyfnVh-bhEr28JR6iyPk74V6SIovhNT9VwbL0I6nVpr3w3swkGCWSA/w640-h480/IMG_7844.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We headed home for our last evening of family time, and the sky turned a lovely pink!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWcCIqHQag-uOnd8C8l9saWVbnfR_fgYaP4vbHq_JOkUaQwb96SEbWEb3GbQIfNjTiJu5cUTP0k55m7xdZJCFvTVXdOEJjZx-MDbl75mhSsRtIqxpvBIZNGctbHbdjjIu7PXjgh0OhtOM1ApqhgKBpo6OuirICzVWX7Yh-w14vVwl0HUHzn5T5w/s4032/IMG_7847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWcCIqHQag-uOnd8C8l9saWVbnfR_fgYaP4vbHq_JOkUaQwb96SEbWEb3GbQIfNjTiJu5cUTP0k55m7xdZJCFvTVXdOEJjZx-MDbl75mhSsRtIqxpvBIZNGctbHbdjjIu7PXjgh0OhtOM1ApqhgKBpo6OuirICzVWX7Yh-w14vVwl0HUHzn5T5w/w640-h480/IMG_7847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The next morning the rest of our travelers had to leave. We had such a great time. Definitely a time to treasure - and good memories. I am very grateful! Can't believe it's over already, and now it's New Year's Eve! I hope that 2023 was a good one for you, and you made some good memories as well. Here's to the New Year and making more good memories (and quilts!)</p><p>Happy New Year!!</p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-53985877208633430532023-12-22T07:00:00.000-08:002023-12-22T07:00:00.254-08:00Celebration Table Runner!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoR6YZmA-lalOI7GfST18YnkUCzYPOvdATPJrE1wLxoANOMugDOsmuFbPgiHsJp0ZS4MkAtk4ycvR1IE_m4jL95U9D3bP5hQHIUOIDrB8_KQSrF-Js-ukICj4cAQKvsMJwyKetqyxg3a3iAXt0Bb-WFP-RPSekqTcdvpMTI8xzaXYcWkp0HNmrQ/w400-h400/IMG_7736.JPG" style="display: none;" /><p> Time for the final <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> Ambassador Challenge for 2023! This challenge called for the ambassadors to make a project of any size for the celebration of our choice. Island Batik and their partners provided us with all the supplies in the two shipments we received this year. For this challenge I chose to use some of the foundations that I was provided in my July Ambassador box. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrdi0QzNRCkqCqEC4-nNcttKcwuzdkctspLHO1xhNk7Q4jUSEgRgMy_fN3neZtQZqsxZ4g96bCUOgGYnDsReJjtTGIkkSdyx-q3K3nFLTVyyRus9R0yxKFJMT25ngmgzw13okFd-xULzL5nDxAjDiv-jJ0y4A5yUnWiOROy8hKn_Fg4-P2JjAqg/s1600/12%20-%20Celebrations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrdi0QzNRCkqCqEC4-nNcttKcwuzdkctspLHO1xhNk7Q4jUSEgRgMy_fN3neZtQZqsxZ4g96bCUOgGYnDsReJjtTGIkkSdyx-q3K3nFLTVyyRus9R0yxKFJMT25ngmgzw13okFd-xULzL5nDxAjDiv-jJ0y4A5yUnWiOROy8hKn_Fg4-P2JjAqg/s320/12%20-%20Celebrations.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are so many holidays to celebrate, but this year my favorite is going to be Christmas for sure - all five of my daughters and their families are coming home! From Massachusetts, Tennessee, Colorado and Washington, they are coming to celebrate with us, and to say I am excited is definitely an understatement!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoR6YZmA-lalOI7GfST18YnkUCzYPOvdATPJrE1wLxoANOMugDOsmuFbPgiHsJp0ZS4MkAtk4ycvR1IE_m4jL95U9D3bP5hQHIUOIDrB8_KQSrF-Js-ukICj4cAQKvsMJwyKetqyxg3a3iAXt0Bb-WFP-RPSekqTcdvpMTI8xzaXYcWkp0HNmrQ/s3024/IMG_7736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoR6YZmA-lalOI7GfST18YnkUCzYPOvdATPJrE1wLxoANOMugDOsmuFbPgiHsJp0ZS4MkAtk4ycvR1IE_m4jL95U9D3bP5hQHIUOIDrB8_KQSrF-Js-ukICj4cAQKvsMJwyKetqyxg3a3iAXt0Bb-WFP-RPSekqTcdvpMTI8xzaXYcWkp0HNmrQ/w400-h400/IMG_7736.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was easy to choose a design, I wrote a pattern back in 2016 that I called <a href="https://pamelaquilts.etsy.com/listing/464729842/pdf-table-runner-pattern-celebration">Celebration</a>! Since we are celebrating Christmas, red and green fabrics were also a natural choice! I had this pretty red and green in my <a href="https://islandbatik.com/product-category/foundations/">foundations</a> bundle. (Candy and Pinecone Netting). Mint was perfect for the background! For the back and binding Turtle was a great choice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5BU0RdPonD0igChZsEH3eFtAkBH5b1ff936SeVD4kAcN37eCe8UPTwswpwZ9PDb7GEou0qYU79q3vEBat6CPlDvIxgwlfQjGGZ_VIX_eLZJDANs0VeSMgQmOU3_Im28RdAqx_f0-n3vTje7veu9ZM5WboUc-pjg6KqJu56KegoaVtVja1AwgzA/s4032/IMG_7705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5BU0RdPonD0igChZsEH3eFtAkBH5b1ff936SeVD4kAcN37eCe8UPTwswpwZ9PDb7GEou0qYU79q3vEBat6CPlDvIxgwlfQjGGZ_VIX_eLZJDANs0VeSMgQmOU3_Im28RdAqx_f0-n3vTje7veu9ZM5WboUc-pjg6KqJu56KegoaVtVja1AwgzA/s320/IMG_7705.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a pale green <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products/aurifil-cotton-50wt">Aurifil 50 wt</a> thread for piecing, as well as for the quilting. It's lightweight, yet strong, and makes a nice seam. For piecing I like to use a size 10 <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles/products/microtex-sharp-chrome-sewing-machine-needles">Schmetz Microtex Chrome needle</a>, they are super sharp and make such nice stitches and precise seams! These needles are long lasting, too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc6dmeggztYSllX2VP04e0Oir1T0vlRn9h8Nf7DOIFwTXZvveGB8ntg8hb0pUsFR3GMviDKYvD2-pZflmwzlrkBum0f6gz9chmOCCXpAe1ZQLmTtwwfTfBKKAcMfuJv3BVwcAfNDO5yzeFy9NkOb0fM9xCTW7UtmaUyxUOu4ZpLWnsZM1SiWUag/s3024/IMG_7706.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc6dmeggztYSllX2VP04e0Oir1T0vlRn9h8Nf7DOIFwTXZvveGB8ntg8hb0pUsFR3GMviDKYvD2-pZflmwzlrkBum0f6gz9chmOCCXpAe1ZQLmTtwwfTfBKKAcMfuJv3BVwcAfNDO5yzeFy9NkOb0fM9xCTW7UtmaUyxUOu4ZpLWnsZM1SiWUag/s320/IMG_7706.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It did not take long to make the blocks - only four needed! Isn't the soft mint a nice complement to the red? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1QEnHL-sHtB9rj13SOIiTVmuwZlkhvaJFCJG0ZJ7WQs-c8rOyhQ6lt7_g0CnaADamQkuFlFbyaLe0OnlM4UxN2-SgdGZTLRFIfLugOgannSMzdzZB_sUoRQTkmy9xc8JnkFXH5h-BGn6VlDcvpH5faEseHLqvj7D2_VRzheJAXnJr_I4MXGq3w/s4032/IMG_7707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1QEnHL-sHtB9rj13SOIiTVmuwZlkhvaJFCJG0ZJ7WQs-c8rOyhQ6lt7_g0CnaADamQkuFlFbyaLe0OnlM4UxN2-SgdGZTLRFIfLugOgannSMzdzZB_sUoRQTkmy9xc8JnkFXH5h-BGn6VlDcvpH5faEseHLqvj7D2_VRzheJAXnJr_I4MXGq3w/w300-h400/IMG_7707.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wasn't sure if the red was too much as a border, so I experimented with adding green on the ends but decided that red all the way around was the best option! Then I got the backing ready and decided on what batting to use. Hobb's provided us with a nice assortment, but in the end I went with the <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/HeirloomPremium_151202_2688.jpg">Premium Cotton</a> - which is a great all-purpose choice! It's lightweight and launders well, which is important for something you use on your table!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZh2AUm-zgW0xD0-decUQdjXnGt1mnd5i6Bg05V47bBpkjDp385CAHsAvmLqi28rWYUZ_1Gg8TfwvBkcDogkeO2h9Rw_Aqnxa67N6j0Rq2qo80haE9Gm2X4ankec_YGeWdlDymR476FihRrXG5F-GnvONn-ctZdl2YrcAWi1wL1g21aarP_Uvhg/s4032/IMG_7709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZh2AUm-zgW0xD0-decUQdjXnGt1mnd5i6Bg05V47bBpkjDp385CAHsAvmLqi28rWYUZ_1Gg8TfwvBkcDogkeO2h9Rw_Aqnxa67N6j0Rq2qo80haE9Gm2X4ankec_YGeWdlDymR476FihRrXG5F-GnvONn-ctZdl2YrcAWi1wL1g21aarP_Uvhg/w480-h640/IMG_7709.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And now it's done! The funny thing that I didn't notice is that in my original pattern, the blocks point in, and for this one I pointed them out. I think it looks good either way, what do you think? It's always a little tricky making something with directional blocks, especially a table runner.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MyH9JKzHqFEONre171LHiW7UpEUWIptPXPX0V1AtDkq8T_DdXOu23vRt2uTypF0mja3djPMA7skDLu-HJBkiHbvFiC_qLjSd38756tjPgsmL2yfxrVp-onA_xmWIPqwmAWlDwcuwn9Hz_DxbUspZCFosqrKqjpbaUIncIZSIz8cki3iKm1eRag/s3024/IMG_7714.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MyH9JKzHqFEONre171LHiW7UpEUWIptPXPX0V1AtDkq8T_DdXOu23vRt2uTypF0mja3djPMA7skDLu-HJBkiHbvFiC_qLjSd38756tjPgsmL2yfxrVp-onA_xmWIPqwmAWlDwcuwn9Hz_DxbUspZCFosqrKqjpbaUIncIZSIz8cki3iKm1eRag/w640-h640/IMG_7714.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>For the quilting I used the light variegated from the Frangipani Color Builder -Silver Moon (4060) It has a slight green tone to it, and I liked it on all the colors in this quilt. I switched needles to a <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/products/quilting-chrome-sewing-machine-needles">Schmetz size 14 Quilting Chrome. </a> I find that they do help with skipped stitches! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVfgHM6xl5u-3u0FZmwiXygXmHk5E681VzquSwXa3q645-g_2vPOr1aIAP7kOOq47F6kCCC9ay7MqlmUq7-Jg7oRts482XLUILRpujqxnRHc7C3tsYDsnXFIzFqsYSRVlh3XFWoNO-4vVBeWW5YMB1AuzxaR7E23RvluBeLOUHxIivi-7fEyMLA/s3024/IMG_7735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVfgHM6xl5u-3u0FZmwiXygXmHk5E681VzquSwXa3q645-g_2vPOr1aIAP7kOOq47F6kCCC9ay7MqlmUq7-Jg7oRts482XLUILRpujqxnRHc7C3tsYDsnXFIzFqsYSRVlh3XFWoNO-4vVBeWW5YMB1AuzxaR7E23RvluBeLOUHxIivi-7fEyMLA/w640-h640/IMG_7735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perfect to add to my table - can't wait to have my family gathered around it in a few days!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the final challenge for 2013, and I'd like to say thanks and a Merry Christmas to all of the wonderful people behind the Island Batik Ambassador program! I've enjoyed another creative year of using the wonderful products they have provided! </div><p><br /></p></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-84800093066199408422023-12-20T07:00:00.000-08:002023-12-20T07:00:00.139-08:00Holiday Madness!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMIXG0XSMjtvfjbwYGmQdABHm-PeKDVvkqzesPRQHZXdcMInCywa2gyT7xwYUyg6LAnUOm3CC7p_nl_j6Hve1Nk4QUhPCvKNnHiPkVnODjJSURkCbemwhYOmXpJFmvplXeJ66_SuaTWbf0DL3c8ITn72f892SSpAa579YvjRnjXjrMA5TEpakvw/w300-h400/IMG_7733.JPG" style="display:none;"><p>Tis the season for being busy! Between holiday events and work to be done, I've been away from my computer more than usual! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclfg3Fvn45FyLB1fEGf1yZ4wKXgd91KACNeKHnjnMyZh-mqY1v8c25RxOZkr0-gRV4fdBNaPNCCgO5r27J46sPNay3dcprMPUDNORtMKUdgdqPPvaYISqsQC0fEkywDQUrG_MyYVUvPG3VjKtEr3YDBhiIbwMAHzQar6l1sCiSeXbdrwO_9RhMg/s4032/IMG_7657.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclfg3Fvn45FyLB1fEGf1yZ4wKXgd91KACNeKHnjnMyZh-mqY1v8c25RxOZkr0-gRV4fdBNaPNCCgO5r27J46sPNay3dcprMPUDNORtMKUdgdqPPvaYISqsQC0fEkywDQUrG_MyYVUvPG3VjKtEr3YDBhiIbwMAHzQar6l1sCiSeXbdrwO_9RhMg/s320/IMG_7657.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I started out the month with a Ladies Brunch at church! I flipped a lot of pancakes, and we had a terrific time! The following week was a fun Bunco party with my friends, and then it was time to get serious and get some projects finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jv2Cu6xLB4Rm-oWV-TV6AGCPNH7xY-EOoc5zNSAVfng7oNeBmVYt9CSznkqrbtYEeZfgwrJryXdD3OzQ3iTBhCM7e5APU0OlZUnJcIAHEEOXNz6-9n8uHlkrACpif6lQtgqAaM1qv9vKsGyfa6NEkMM784PaCHvBflLgywHC1rj52J3eo5vqUA/s4032/IMG_7697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jv2Cu6xLB4Rm-oWV-TV6AGCPNH7xY-EOoc5zNSAVfng7oNeBmVYt9CSznkqrbtYEeZfgwrJryXdD3OzQ3iTBhCM7e5APU0OlZUnJcIAHEEOXNz6-9n8uHlkrACpif6lQtgqAaM1qv9vKsGyfa6NEkMM784PaCHvBflLgywHC1rj52J3eo5vqUA/w300-h400/IMG_7697.JPG" width="300" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>The binding was finally sewn on this quilt - the centers of the blocks are cut from baby clothes - and it is so cute! All the outfits were animal, and nature themed. It measures 80 x 90.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLHpLpkQEz_b1HXh-s0LdZ1cPM8R66rxyGP9NxAd4G3p-4VOgziBnCNL5bE-_h7R9xm1SdmI2PElIphLq6UBPLTtUa-Mjh-kofNwkboaO1Ap3SW-lrINlxSLAmqfDso05nK1iQXOteY_fEmI9FAtLSPiufIbgQ81U9M6t3S1FzEH-ClTCyq-SEQ/s4032/IMG_7693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLHpLpkQEz_b1HXh-s0LdZ1cPM8R66rxyGP9NxAd4G3p-4VOgziBnCNL5bE-_h7R9xm1SdmI2PElIphLq6UBPLTtUa-Mjh-kofNwkboaO1Ap3SW-lrINlxSLAmqfDso05nK1iQXOteY_fEmI9FAtLSPiufIbgQ81U9M6t3S1FzEH-ClTCyq-SEQ/w300-h400/IMG_7693.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Then I got this top quilted and sewed the binding on. These outfits were construction themed, and I loved the fabric I found for the border and backing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2QuJ_SBrq-XjTNBoxi9kdMW2lpq6WfCkfqtjo_HOGgFm94JDvuA-9CfJYIGvOVXd9kEHiu7h_BkzTPebCUeZyDlDpoFnkJGxMC1eX_J_pSUqVqUZ2tZe7FXXn3KhwY5VWBxlzB7_xpL_e0yLttRmaYh5_dz0Mh6xWbA5LvLx44eFgQbFKxRWJw/s4032/IMG_7695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2QuJ_SBrq-XjTNBoxi9kdMW2lpq6WfCkfqtjo_HOGgFm94JDvuA-9CfJYIGvOVXd9kEHiu7h_BkzTPebCUeZyDlDpoFnkJGxMC1eX_J_pSUqVqUZ2tZe7FXXn3KhwY5VWBxlzB7_xpL_e0yLttRmaYh5_dz0Mh6xWbA5LvLx44eFgQbFKxRWJw/w300-h400/IMG_7695.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">And I finished piecing, quilting and binding this third quilt! Dinosaurs for this one, and it came out really cute! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArFYbnDqvJ15SQRvKuXGxIoVhSuESYwOa801hhEWzfqBif7qHfg4UInRMSRZkLnN0HeuZmcW9AexdDww5APCdYjxRfJqaLZN-P2F71eCXBzqO6SK10g_fMnBva1-freW1Q3rIJiChVDrRV7pesDcNXWNIHs8foDOWwS5fmKtqt5Ix4Ai8maSqFg/s4032/IMG_7687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArFYbnDqvJ15SQRvKuXGxIoVhSuESYwOa801hhEWzfqBif7qHfg4UInRMSRZkLnN0HeuZmcW9AexdDww5APCdYjxRfJqaLZN-P2F71eCXBzqO6SK10g_fMnBva1-freW1Q3rIJiChVDrRV7pesDcNXWNIHs8foDOWwS5fmKtqt5Ix4Ai8maSqFg/s320/IMG_7687.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Then for the grand finish, I repaired this lovely vintage quilt for a local customer. It had a row that had to be removed and new binding sewn on. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFar74I9zqqhjRu5JVgpIHMaADPfWbONJmvZsNKwWIS3rSfd3q0IsfBGn4Lk_4QMadx2bu06tAIYFh3v7XK4KgHjUFLPQwZFpylsvCNKpjdaP87jugcdiIHed_TsnbQX199klDOoy78JFtolT8ZnbjeCwk-ZZAMb87VXHB2rcFpsxmjdkNHQ2iCg/s4032/IMG_7692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFar74I9zqqhjRu5JVgpIHMaADPfWbONJmvZsNKwWIS3rSfd3q0IsfBGn4Lk_4QMadx2bu06tAIYFh3v7XK4KgHjUFLPQwZFpylsvCNKpjdaP87jugcdiIHed_TsnbQX199klDOoy78JFtolT8ZnbjeCwk-ZZAMb87VXHB2rcFpsxmjdkNHQ2iCg/w300-h400/IMG_7692.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I repaired a good size hole that went clear through the quilt! I patched the back side first, then added a piece from the cut off row to fill the gap, then patched the front. I hand quilted it through the patch to hold it all together and you can hardly tell! (The star lost one of its points in the process, though.) I also repaired a bunch of popped seams.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMIXG0XSMjtvfjbwYGmQdABHm-PeKDVvkqzesPRQHZXdcMInCywa2gyT7xwYUyg6LAnUOm3CC7p_nl_j6Hve1Nk4QUhPCvKNnHiPkVnODjJSURkCbemwhYOmXpJFmvplXeJ66_SuaTWbf0DL3c8ITn72f892SSpAa579YvjRnjXjrMA5TEpakvw/s4032/IMG_7733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMIXG0XSMjtvfjbwYGmQdABHm-PeKDVvkqzesPRQHZXdcMInCywa2gyT7xwYUyg6LAnUOm3CC7p_nl_j6Hve1Nk4QUhPCvKNnHiPkVnODjJSURkCbemwhYOmXpJFmvplXeJ66_SuaTWbf0DL3c8ITn72f892SSpAa579YvjRnjXjrMA5TEpakvw/w300-h400/IMG_7733.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did get a little crazy and made a mini block to remember this quilt by! The block is Rolling Star, and I found a tutorial by the Fat Quarter Shop to make it in an easier way. My block is a little different and it's only 3 inches finished! Fun! Well, enough procrastinating (or pro-craft-inating). I've got one more project to finish before Christmas, and that's my Island Batik Ambassador project for December - I'll be showing you that on Friday!<br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-69559728145374872392023-11-25T19:04:00.000-08:002023-11-25T19:04:00.158-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p>Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a rather quiet day as we were invited to dinner at our son-in-law's parents' house. It was kind of nice not to have to do all that cooking, then the clean up afterwards, though my husband really missed all the leftovers! I did a little sewing here and there, but mostly just relaxed, it really was nice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPmyjcLNdu2n8_j7zXQUxz472kk9BEKlGA7bWiI-0y9II6Y_nX-nPv3SiKesNmtjyQEHtF5kfcW9oK5vtbeAIP_hOCfTaXCsMr0zK-Coz2ce_zK0-8PkmBa88l48lQIIP-XpPpFYHGvnz5AQPB-r01FsefXgIbwwJtUQQfZBo1xUfN8FLejXuQQ/s1080/Untitled%20design.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPmyjcLNdu2n8_j7zXQUxz472kk9BEKlGA7bWiI-0y9II6Y_nX-nPv3SiKesNmtjyQEHtF5kfcW9oK5vtbeAIP_hOCfTaXCsMr0zK-Coz2ce_zK0-8PkmBa88l48lQIIP-XpPpFYHGvnz5AQPB-r01FsefXgIbwwJtUQQfZBo1xUfN8FLejXuQQ/w640-h640/Untitled%20design.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And now it's time to get started with Christmas, I guess! I pulled out my Farmer's Wife blocks and finished putting the rows together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPe_OxwWbmOfvDPpVnFGv3qkkeY6XTn9ACv_FORy5sD7ywbEGWED3pMfSW1Gu_1oDv_ExWLOjjZDE1JEaHTYrmLgLoUc98uv1JsebzWjWJZbwt8IjB5P_0_WSsRjV8pLferR6hLw4HgrPQP7Lw9UK1-upi87TySjJlRLRnTFWI4aEGR2lT2Mzlw/s4032/IMG_7630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPe_OxwWbmOfvDPpVnFGv3qkkeY6XTn9ACv_FORy5sD7ywbEGWED3pMfSW1Gu_1oDv_ExWLOjjZDE1JEaHTYrmLgLoUc98uv1JsebzWjWJZbwt8IjB5P_0_WSsRjV8pLferR6hLw4HgrPQP7Lw9UK1-upi87TySjJlRLRnTFWI4aEGR2lT2Mzlw/w300-h400/IMG_7630.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the top corner and side. Whew, by the time you get to the middle, that's a super long row to sew! The bottom corner went much faster, though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xYYGrlvnay1KnZ8N16au7T-VUWn-IZCbb-t6Je6n-gQ87so7o8FSRUJUSpn68Qj4x2edM8yJRlBk6S2AMYGZ20_csHuarpuAzXkeb7Xu3kWIiygs5aCgs5CTSDY70QL3M8g9die7AbcqX84RAFV0SvQUeq0k0NdUA41UUkca3AhHH36IGRcD7w/s4032/IMG_7631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xYYGrlvnay1KnZ8N16au7T-VUWn-IZCbb-t6Je6n-gQ87so7o8FSRUJUSpn68Qj4x2edM8yJRlBk6S2AMYGZ20_csHuarpuAzXkeb7Xu3kWIiygs5aCgs5CTSDY70QL3M8g9die7AbcqX84RAFV0SvQUeq0k0NdUA41UUkca3AhHH36IGRcD7w/w300-h400/IMG_7631.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a beautiful sunny day, so it was really pleasant to enjoy an afternoon of relaxed stitching!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHtqKaAYgbOa1Cjxoh4EmQu0p5szFKKm9NBM5PsWM4BZPUFEcdXJgdZ59EFxKEcYELlbiLwwpf6UixUrs35svO4evAsl8iYPTLj_RkCGIpF8g_AlF5px2iVZ_HeBiCxYLVg-MGMqFJfzesrK08TQ1EwM_KDlgluWNCycs8ZeTf8oGcyH3ADbNoQ/s4032/IMG_7632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHtqKaAYgbOa1Cjxoh4EmQu0p5szFKKm9NBM5PsWM4BZPUFEcdXJgdZ59EFxKEcYELlbiLwwpf6UixUrs35svO4evAsl8iYPTLj_RkCGIpF8g_AlF5px2iVZ_HeBiCxYLVg-MGMqFJfzesrK08TQ1EwM_KDlgluWNCycs8ZeTf8oGcyH3ADbNoQ/w480-h640/IMG_7632.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>By the time I got the borders on it was dark. Here is one fourth of the quilt - hopefully I'll get a chance to lay it out for a shot of the whole thing tomorrow. This is a lot of hours of work! This is the original Farmers Wife book with letters from the 1920's. I enjoyed reading all the letters, and making most of the blocks. Some of them drove me pretty crazy! All in all, I am happy with the top, and am looking forward to quilting it and getting to use it every year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4ryrIGHZYRdcDReIJumkwHwa1muBiU_ur2qPSZcIDPLCkNKPtcGza6o4jbkE6Flo8T1PSbHS4mSyorvcVcOceL2vSa-EAIsRGNfUjJTuiGhtvpRAmJ4phSINgXVT5MbeRrfFPNTT6VcL3zjgM57B7TEaXqVyRNmCvwDSjGo8QQqd0kEXv86ieQ/s4032/IMG_7615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4ryrIGHZYRdcDReIJumkwHwa1muBiU_ur2qPSZcIDPLCkNKPtcGza6o4jbkE6Flo8T1PSbHS4mSyorvcVcOceL2vSa-EAIsRGNfUjJTuiGhtvpRAmJ4phSINgXVT5MbeRrfFPNTT6VcL3zjgM57B7TEaXqVyRNmCvwDSjGo8QQqd0kEXv86ieQ/w300-h400/IMG_7615.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I love how pretty this tree is looking this year! We should have sunshine for a few more days, so we'll be working at buttoning up the outdoor chores - but I hope to squeeze in some quilting time as well. It makes me a lot happier when I take some time to quilt every day, especially this time of year! </p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-18105572445715134282023-11-20T10:11:00.000-08:002023-11-20T10:11:38.097-08:00Blue or Green?<h2 style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLmUH-th9GCkNzOmfi6EerCzBODXD98ua39THpyToky_ZspCEbaNt2qKeKigG8UCy5UvIpPivlJC2rIVacBbrtPZZBT9LK7UyxLel3uWZE60ikkfKEGURAatkzzXthlMFLRUdM9JtcnZmn5fkch-FNgIKvVFNbhj6j3OgMXLzzLhsl4hbfig5Ng/s4032/IMG_7583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLmUH-th9GCkNzOmfi6EerCzBODXD98ua39THpyToky_ZspCEbaNt2qKeKigG8UCy5UvIpPivlJC2rIVacBbrtPZZBT9LK7UyxLel3uWZE60ikkfKEGURAatkzzXthlMFLRUdM9JtcnZmn5fkch-FNgIKvVFNbhj6j3OgMXLzzLhsl4hbfig5Ng/w300-h400/IMG_7583.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Ours was pretty fun, we got to spend an evening with some new friends and had a big Thanksgiving dinner with our church family. Ate a lot of good food and learned a new game - Pegs and Jokers. It was a lot of fun! Of course, that meant that not much sewing got done, but variety is the spice of life, right?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtUtYWlU7B15pAS7IYkr_avNJgrrDuuuPI7sNvxiOkLbKe9jQZuXEisRQ2uhRbbsjOAyEEvcSL1Y8rVhubSQLLzA_GxngcyCnUNV_1bzgl0fbmfqz6ILto58DV73T2n_1udukrioB2XyOyZmxIjCF3ydaelUchPTXQ7CPHC4ldTFM1smR2TEe0w/s4032/IMG_7604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtUtYWlU7B15pAS7IYkr_avNJgrrDuuuPI7sNvxiOkLbKe9jQZuXEisRQ2uhRbbsjOAyEEvcSL1Y8rVhubSQLLzA_GxngcyCnUNV_1bzgl0fbmfqz6ILto58DV73T2n_1udukrioB2XyOyZmxIjCF3ydaelUchPTXQ7CPHC4ldTFM1smR2TEe0w/w400-h300/IMG_7604.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I did get out my Road Trip quilt with the 6 inch blocks. It would be nice to get that done before the end of the year, so I need to decide on my border and get this sandwiched!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDDCQq19Lun-TweEbGigBtzr_IbPjwOFXahwINzbwP-p4RvyPTLrG57-h-B7Imx-VnW8LFSXjNbWFzzvhBSaqyn0CJLGKigxCgUcbGjftW6u2JRLsKXz_T0wTI-f2S1rzX7yD7YWTLoRQLqzoH0PiAFh3qqhhVyXlic2j47kn9hRrX5IhyL7N1A/s4032/IMG_7573.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDDCQq19Lun-TweEbGigBtzr_IbPjwOFXahwINzbwP-p4RvyPTLrG57-h-B7Imx-VnW8LFSXjNbWFzzvhBSaqyn0CJLGKigxCgUcbGjftW6u2JRLsKXz_T0wTI-f2S1rzX7yD7YWTLoRQLqzoH0PiAFh3qqhhVyXlic2j47kn9hRrX5IhyL7N1A/w480-h640/IMG_7573.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>After digging through my stash for possibilities, I was torn between two options. Blue or green? Let me know what you think!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4xo3O896arY2NZzHIcljPVnB-r7tZOsi-7p7sFqZFRdrj_1JKf1_5o9SWXr_pJWXl-NiGO1I0dLn8Qu6wZayIwcYzRtzAztSehgMjzhLtbCI05GYnXqwzN-FpaVV54Y-2BeV7-xwJ4NlR2DjgtBxF7315g6lvKdYbcsr4ARzvCv513sn7XrRhg/s4032/IMG_7574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4xo3O896arY2NZzHIcljPVnB-r7tZOsi-7p7sFqZFRdrj_1JKf1_5o9SWXr_pJWXl-NiGO1I0dLn8Qu6wZayIwcYzRtzAztSehgMjzhLtbCI05GYnXqwzN-FpaVV54Y-2BeV7-xwJ4NlR2DjgtBxF7315g6lvKdYbcsr4ARzvCv513sn7XrRhg/w300-h400/IMG_7574.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will be a 3 inch border and I will use the same fabric as binding.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4FKPK-4606tO7dtB1N7mgezM9mnB8jZt_3E5idCuS5fkpDOpN1h6Dy8ug_X2N3tDo_KsTRwN-lh1FRNF6k-Q6vwR4qV546azICFgJJ2Z-KAaZl4uSou7_I_ja0Xk6XZLAdxXDBx7JIBQeac-4Avi25grTeY0_Rr7ipkT4_RWqMSrKPPiMjI6bw/s4032/IMG_7575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4FKPK-4606tO7dtB1N7mgezM9mnB8jZt_3E5idCuS5fkpDOpN1h6Dy8ug_X2N3tDo_KsTRwN-lh1FRNF6k-Q6vwR4qV546azICFgJJ2Z-KAaZl4uSou7_I_ja0Xk6XZLAdxXDBx7JIBQeac-4Avi25grTeY0_Rr7ipkT4_RWqMSrKPPiMjI6bw/w300-h400/IMG_7575.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm pretty evenly split on the decision, so would welcome more input to tip me over to one side or the other. Otherwise, I just might have to flip a coin!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Island Batik It's In the Bag Blog Hop - Final Week!</h2><div>This is the final week of our blog hop and this is the final day! Check out this lovely new collection:</div><div><br /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 20</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74007" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://pinktulipquilting.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a6496; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: -webkit-focus-ring-color auto 5px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Anorina Morris, Sameliasmum</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://lisascompassion.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 21</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">End of Blog Hop and Final Round-Up</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To celebrate the start of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop, we are giving away two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles of Celtic Fields and Citron Breeze collections by our very own Kathy Engle!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/week-four-prize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/week-four-prize.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, there is the final giveaway! </div><br /><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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<div><br /></div><div>I hope you are looking forward to a good Thanksgiving and a wonderful week! I am thankful for all of my fabulous friends and that includes you!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-72726208081567995272023-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:002023-11-13T04:00:00.132-08:00Catch All Caddy 2.0 - It's In the Bag<p> Welcome to Week 3 of the <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> blog hop! Our theme this time is It's In the Bag and we are featuring <a href="https://www.byannie.com/">ByAnnie</a> projects - always a fun hop! Today I will be showing you my Catch All Caddy 2.0 that I made using the pattern and accessories provided from ByAnnie, and the newest collection by Island Batik!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTKWgKPYRDrbKTniu9l4a-YDjL5OV9mcBKPXBZZUUYcgggd1YjJ7PuykVZPcABKZminC1M38MrUslUjKcZq-TwuoMS3c001uBHH-E_Yw6BJW6lJKTkqykTlU0POPFkG2VerCxd-tP_veqvulYUOxsjmUTHpvHxKQJiwU7EJEWfvBxYJFoQ5_3Aw/s3024/IMG_7526.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTKWgKPYRDrbKTniu9l4a-YDjL5OV9mcBKPXBZZUUYcgggd1YjJ7PuykVZPcABKZminC1M38MrUslUjKcZq-TwuoMS3c001uBHH-E_Yw6BJW6lJKTkqykTlU0POPFkG2VerCxd-tP_veqvulYUOxsjmUTHpvHxKQJiwU7EJEWfvBxYJFoQ5_3Aw/s320/IMG_7526.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The collection I get to feature is Morris Tiles - a signature collection designed by Kathy Engle for Tammy Silvers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHltOgrcMGaKriatIvvuF5A9DYDGMDE-c0jWzQIOpuohb2DGBKS4DpPYrxIfVNG-kifHfeI-O8VqBIBLUFtmRtp6-VbRwSWcusdDy1xHsmQiOxCw4NgmUpha00SfTdrBdAozToD46mqEvmitp-GJv7iPMaMQXMvnJq-DH0WMqhkxnIdAEA4AMlFw/s1080/Morris%20Tiles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHltOgrcMGaKriatIvvuF5A9DYDGMDE-c0jWzQIOpuohb2DGBKS4DpPYrxIfVNG-kifHfeI-O8VqBIBLUFtmRtp6-VbRwSWcusdDy1xHsmQiOxCw4NgmUpha00SfTdrBdAozToD46mqEvmitp-GJv7iPMaMQXMvnJq-DH0WMqhkxnIdAEA4AMlFw/s320/Morris%20Tiles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It's even prettier in person! I have something special planned for this bundle, but I'm not telling yet!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KdIP14auENDE01nygedAfRFlC0zLIswhuVOeUkP5qSZQc4hzT4E-ejpGEgxTQ4yS74Ynj3O9v7x-KjPOqWAsmZOvORD4kE1gWuuWpbGtv1rKHDCRMLMU6L3FzAFoogdaWcm5QI08p3op467KE9vYsmdUNKtpv4SmzB7EFuvIL4oUePBE9K1jbQ/s4032/IMG_7558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KdIP14auENDE01nygedAfRFlC0zLIswhuVOeUkP5qSZQc4hzT4E-ejpGEgxTQ4yS74Ynj3O9v7x-KjPOqWAsmZOvORD4kE1gWuuWpbGtv1rKHDCRMLMU6L3FzAFoogdaWcm5QI08p3op467KE9vYsmdUNKtpv4SmzB7EFuvIL4oUePBE9K1jbQ/w300-h400/IMG_7558.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, on to the challenge! One thing I really like about ByAnnie patterns is that many of them come with add on videos that are included - this really helps with the tricky bits! Plus, they come with a page of labels so you can be organized with all your parts and pieces, and are written with boxes to check off your progress. It just feels so much better with all these helps in place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGErGvPcfuH0mF63B4u3KqNBnZEutRXHeu_GibvfQDvWuXhcHzSLQvW6hWSQ-uvKnW80IitM9fFi-qB4zCGod3cEOKD2ZEqRVI4G9sOePYwU0Dte9eUFsq-5SVHIjVrrJA-jzDpF9pqnBGf35yCwvXfFk9QVXb2jAWwcpH3piApgYVn9E9Lbkbg/s4032/IMG_7503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGErGvPcfuH0mF63B4u3KqNBnZEutRXHeu_GibvfQDvWuXhcHzSLQvW6hWSQ-uvKnW80IitM9fFi-qB4zCGod3cEOKD2ZEqRVI4G9sOePYwU0Dte9eUFsq-5SVHIjVrrJA-jzDpF9pqnBGf35yCwvXfFk9QVXb2jAWwcpH3piApgYVn9E9Lbkbg/w300-h400/IMG_7503.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I chose the <a href="https://www.byannie.com/catch-all-caddy-2">Catch All Caddy 2.0</a> because it seemed fairly easy to make, and I love containers! If you watch the introductory video on the pattern page, you will probably be convinced you need to make one, too! It really is pretty awesome! It was actually one of the easier bags I've made with ByAnnie patterns, and I love how it came out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_0OmIDUsAghBmo6cWmiXXVLWHIDllGrlYes7_4YUGlbZsBhlWc87LAGbgliJVro5dT6oeQMwQhALc9I5LxFOU9bUkASyxYpHxT1NUwOMk0Yj3j2F-vVjRLg23FlE0O37jjhO9XK1vUgaJr7OtnXTQx1oJcNxS8mOrc7gnhyphenhyphenc9ckeSPXn4x2QjA/s4032/IMG_7512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_0OmIDUsAghBmo6cWmiXXVLWHIDllGrlYes7_4YUGlbZsBhlWc87LAGbgliJVro5dT6oeQMwQhALc9I5LxFOU9bUkASyxYpHxT1NUwOMk0Yj3j2F-vVjRLg23FlE0O37jjhO9XK1vUgaJr7OtnXTQx1oJcNxS8mOrc7gnhyphenhyphenc9ckeSPXn4x2QjA/w300-h400/IMG_7512.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After quilting the panels, it was time to start assembling all the pieces and parts! I used a teal and a rose colored thread from <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> (50 wt). Sometimes I will use a 40 weight thread for a bag that will get a lot of heavy use, but for this one the lighter weight thread worked great, plus I had colors that worked with the fabrics. I paired this with a size 14 Jeans needle from <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz needles</a> (the costume pack has a great assortment of needles for many purposes, very handy) - and I was happy that I had no skipped stitches and didn't break a needle with all the layers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcg1rLOuzut9getdzXuVjYYCIvOgPbKBwraERrMihfi9Yiyszw-5iQYeNPhq9O34kITC7Fe0VakYIELMDb-SvBf6Br7MFkcMmQWeqti3ZsE_bXbGZxaZ7H9Mo169jVTMzZ3RewRrG0AfVz_GT5z-O2J4FioYvkERCmEh9LIRfxGI7vD2tMOgXcg/s4032/IMG_7513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcg1rLOuzut9getdzXuVjYYCIvOgPbKBwraERrMihfi9Yiyszw-5iQYeNPhq9O34kITC7Fe0VakYIELMDb-SvBf6Br7MFkcMmQWeqti3ZsE_bXbGZxaZ7H9Mo169jVTMzZ3RewRrG0AfVz_GT5z-O2J4FioYvkERCmEh9LIRfxGI7vD2tMOgXcg/w300-h400/IMG_7513.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I did find that I was missing a package of 1 1/2 inch rectangle rings for the handles, but <a href="https://www.kruusn.com/">Kruusn Quilt Designs</a> saved the day! They have a great assortment of ByAnnie Patterns and notions, in fact they were the winner of the ByAnnie Local Quilt shop for Oregon this year! Linda loves the ByAnnie projects, and I am so happy to know that a local shop carries the patterns and hardware just in case I want to make another one of their projects. It doesn't take long to put the bag together once you have all the pieces and parts ready!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFKXmrVBOWgUqwp0ycZl5UQbk2VZFvu5WhTjOJ4A7ZSuDde9P66sOuQaI7-u3OyKYMIzFZbRP7w2agzCFmmAloWFMWHEF5fqLmLCklBYT3uuOkQyFdBW934VguU7qMSKuyTqvkSlt4WI5BpwpRsZBC76NMHYH-hIBGBgabQjdx9bX5awpjObTlA/s3024/IMG_7530.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFKXmrVBOWgUqwp0ycZl5UQbk2VZFvu5WhTjOJ4A7ZSuDde9P66sOuQaI7-u3OyKYMIzFZbRP7w2agzCFmmAloWFMWHEF5fqLmLCklBYT3uuOkQyFdBW934VguU7qMSKuyTqvkSlt4WI5BpwpRsZBC76NMHYH-hIBGBgabQjdx9bX5awpjObTlA/w400-h400/IMG_7530.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>These dividers are so cool! I love the way they expand, so handy! There are five total dividers on the inside, and seven pockets on the outside, including a zipper compartment. The handles are comfy and padded, plus each end has a loop that you can also use to move the bag around. I think they are really great for clipping your wonder clips to!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ1uQ8tyPn8qkaKUxaWAU39pZtMonWBxuA0C16Y7QxOo4FPozLAs1MiqAqr7qlZfHArBqE2hfZmOkCgCfssuuZtkSmIp_MQeZmn0XU-pJLtTZgQjrN8ya5uVS9Bs9yaLPJSPzr6-6GLg8XF4CZTgpY0mI73rcQMOu0nE8iaE3p0MoTgZpBLtR8A/s3024/IMG_7527.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ1uQ8tyPn8qkaKUxaWAU39pZtMonWBxuA0C16Y7QxOo4FPozLAs1MiqAqr7qlZfHArBqE2hfZmOkCgCfssuuZtkSmIp_MQeZmn0XU-pJLtTZgQjrN8ya5uVS9Bs9yaLPJSPzr6-6GLg8XF4CZTgpY0mI73rcQMOu0nE8iaE3p0MoTgZpBLtR8A/w400-h400/IMG_7527.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I put my pattern, tools and leftover stuff from making the bag in it to take a picture. It will hold a lot! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy_qRCCnJm7dKfyak_h3KROasIyXoUnZMOqSJncxIITUIzi63ItooVhoKo-7vSTyVZPa1F_t7xmUw_uJP1-6tQgoDcIkTpQGebUw-2F6zEFVnCGQG79gohLBcgmqbPh3pvitha13QBbZiUpFEq4DYPex93KLhWAZ7gYejYohH98GemNT3UgDwcg/s4032/IMG_7522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy_qRCCnJm7dKfyak_h3KROasIyXoUnZMOqSJncxIITUIzi63ItooVhoKo-7vSTyVZPa1F_t7xmUw_uJP1-6tQgoDcIkTpQGebUw-2F6zEFVnCGQG79gohLBcgmqbPh3pvitha13QBbZiUpFEq4DYPex93KLhWAZ7gYejYohH98GemNT3UgDwcg/w300-h400/IMG_7522.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Maybe this bag can help me be a little more organized? I think it would be an awesome gift for anyone who does crafts! And the fabrics - so beautiful! Yardage is shipping soon and you can find Morris tiles Stacks (10 inch squares) in the following stores now:</div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bird In Hand Fabric PA</div><div style="text-align: center;">Country Cottage Quilt Shoppe WY</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://creekside-quilts.com/">Creekside Quilts-OR</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hunter Heirloom Quilt dba Hunters Quilt Mart MO</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jambearies">Jambearies Quilt Co-FL</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Laural's Fabrics and More, LLC MN</div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Timber Quilts MT</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quilt Crossing ID</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quilt Haven On Main- MN</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sew Ewe Quilt Shop MY</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sierra Patchworks NV</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Duke's Stash, LLC WI</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Sewing Basket-WI</div><div style="text-align: center;">Treasured Quilting-IA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Don't forget to stop by Elita's blog and see what she made from her Morris Tiles collection!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://busyneedle.net/a-pieceful-perspective-blog/">Busy Needle Quilting</a></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Week 3 Blog Hop Schedule:</h2><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; 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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-9394069527069187042023-11-09T11:05:00.000-08:002023-11-09T11:05:33.935-08:00Road Trip Quilt - 3 inch block finish!<p> I'm excited to say that I've finally finished the first of my three Road Trip quilts! This project isn't an official Island Batik Ambassador challenge, but I've used fabrics received from the Ambassador program to make it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3x6mYMHLNzQC_km-KWEPkPJrPbyKPFfbC67HY3o4NLljkwVJ8y_9OXoT8ntLpRpNralxPJ4qOFQgpU_rlvDk9GfqJCiI-I9LN__AP4x79sVZbR-IwMVSG9tab_NUvPc70M5j_hJ9qaudmADfSeLVR-r2ORKYX4soJcj7qJn-i9hzCXfQ1GQEQQ/s4032/IMG_7518.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3x6mYMHLNzQC_km-KWEPkPJrPbyKPFfbC67HY3o4NLljkwVJ8y_9OXoT8ntLpRpNralxPJ4qOFQgpU_rlvDk9GfqJCiI-I9LN__AP4x79sVZbR-IwMVSG9tab_NUvPc70M5j_hJ9qaudmADfSeLVR-r2ORKYX4soJcj7qJn-i9hzCXfQ1GQEQQ/w240-h320/IMG_7518.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had a bit of a setback when I started quilting - I had quilted about 7 rows when I saw that the back was getting puckers. I really wanted to just keep on quilting and hope it would be ok, but I am thinking I may want to enter this quilt in a couple of shows. Sigh. So I sat myself down this weekend and took out the bad stitching.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKCuft-VMcbN0ncSaVQ8khOdqDvp45SiDypA-o3jVeTAi6v28JUBSYJdGQnvknq4_zGMkGIf3PBpbs2GNu4bXe7g5G5pVstMZLHdNpiq-TRuZ0Lc78ZItJ1WLmaZxd7_HiWyjenisPLonMY6OhDxMU88gr7utPb2RBxdI_6O-E0rfuHWPoXAgJw/s4032/IMG_7533(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKCuft-VMcbN0ncSaVQ8khOdqDvp45SiDypA-o3jVeTAi6v28JUBSYJdGQnvknq4_zGMkGIf3PBpbs2GNu4bXe7g5G5pVstMZLHdNpiq-TRuZ0Lc78ZItJ1WLmaZxd7_HiWyjenisPLonMY6OhDxMU88gr7utPb2RBxdI_6O-E0rfuHWPoXAgJw/w300-h400/IMG_7533(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I repressed the front and the back of the quilt, then used lots of painters tape to make sure the backing was perfectly smooth. I layered it with <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/thermore/">Hobbs Thermore batting</a> because it's nice and thin - great for small quilts or table runners! I then pinned it with more pins than the first time. I made a few adjustments to my tension and off I went for round two of the quilting!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO214DKMw9Gbz7xF5QGi-q1UwHjD5YF2TWKewKeo_ZCINWpoqIuD4cfRpgBeBqpHpjjcyzcD9XYs9-uGJudrhDNXc38D4iVjrGBM6n8JTLMX4ywzBW_kBLVLu-XA76hi4JWfwqnd5T338yvueP7ErNfdLtLBddhfJ3iG1jOlxvtkH4WMafrFdOw/s4032/IMG_7536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO214DKMw9Gbz7xF5QGi-q1UwHjD5YF2TWKewKeo_ZCINWpoqIuD4cfRpgBeBqpHpjjcyzcD9XYs9-uGJudrhDNXc38D4iVjrGBM6n8JTLMX4ywzBW_kBLVLu-XA76hi4JWfwqnd5T338yvueP7ErNfdLtLBddhfJ3iG1jOlxvtkH4WMafrFdOw/w480-h640/IMG_7536.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it went great! I am so happy with the stitching, and the texture is amazing! I like this diagonal cross hatching on mini quilts, it adds texture, but doesn't overwhelm the small piecing. I used 50 wt <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> thread for the quilting in a very pale green.</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/AVvXsEiVcOh4JlOA3JpdqgkNCksHcRQI45KPR3SP5FDdHptkBu0gZOwqt26CgeyhyE6Px-Cdzg1R2YHOAJD-Laef-de91JV0LBNGH_G8LZUhdZq-CzkmOYD5Y85XLk0WPwOtIMN0qIPFaWt5mdUZ0NnUdzrG5pwlAe9XA4_SY9-JAeGupAA-uhKWyTxmMg/s4032/IMG_7541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcOh4JlOA3JpdqgkNCksHcRQI45KPR3SP5FDdHptkBu0gZOwqt26CgeyhyE6Px-Cdzg1R2YHOAJD-Laef-de91JV0LBNGH_G8LZUhdZq-CzkmOYD5Y85XLk0WPwOtIMN0qIPFaWt5mdUZ0NnUdzrG5pwlAe9XA4_SY9-JAeGupAA-uhKWyTxmMg/w480-h640/IMG_7541.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it gorgeous? I love this fabric collection - Naturescape by Jerry Khiev for <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a>. I received it in last year's summer ambassador shipment. It's so pretty! How big would you guess this quilt is by looking at it? It's 28 1/2 x 32 inches. A bit large for a mini quilt, but very satisfying!</div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2dO__uHX1hn6ASnLV4eLN7lqZjX62LCg0lCPlUthqSSMtr1P4DwQLeY6yAhrnQTZRadbq9TkIADAZnhbNNGbl7_zCNI-RstPGB6PuoTTzwNFjOL-j1m9TBLo_7xT0ZYqgE_3AW1zROndRMgc7ecxwRt_95W6-wulMmtMepKoOgqzzzrI7yfZ9g/s4032/IMG_7546.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2dO__uHX1hn6ASnLV4eLN7lqZjX62LCg0lCPlUthqSSMtr1P4DwQLeY6yAhrnQTZRadbq9TkIADAZnhbNNGbl7_zCNI-RstPGB6PuoTTzwNFjOL-j1m9TBLo_7xT0ZYqgE_3AW1zROndRMgc7ecxwRt_95W6-wulMmtMepKoOgqzzzrI7yfZ9g/w300-h400/IMG_7546.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm so glad I took the time to re-sandwich it. The back is perfect, not one pucker! And the tension is much better in the stitching. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and do the hard thing, like taking out several rows of stitching. I would totally have regretted not doing it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2t4fWyPoxBgWbrd-peGyJ7-S179LHjdnAY-1Q5CJCipjnwg6IdzKLXt31sBOdfLth9fkVVAQmM031YFF4z1jRlwUHcQ70WxC06lmYCvTUjZtCKo1v2yD7Tv3LY_QBjmqGzKwFIOlq2uM0zXm7i8R6sqyM_Eug9ZTXvpJ9CoNnw8zdv7r9mUVbQ/s4032/IMG_7540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2t4fWyPoxBgWbrd-peGyJ7-S179LHjdnAY-1Q5CJCipjnwg6IdzKLXt31sBOdfLth9fkVVAQmM031YFF4z1jRlwUHcQ70WxC06lmYCvTUjZtCKo1v2yD7Tv3LY_QBjmqGzKwFIOlq2uM0zXm7i8R6sqyM_Eug9ZTXvpJ9CoNnw8zdv7r9mUVbQ/w300-h400/IMG_7540.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Now I just have to add a hanging sleeve and decide where to put it! I've had a lot of people ask about the pattern for this quilt. This is from my Road Trip Quilt Along. If you are interested, the patterns will be available through the end of November - you can find them at the link below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.pamelaquilts.com/collection/road-trip-quilt-along" target="_blank">Road Trip Quilt Along Patterns</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Island Batik Blog Hop!</h2><p style="text-align: left;">And don't forget the Island Batik Ambassador blog hop this week! Here is the schedule:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 7</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74000" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a6496; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: -webkit-focus-ring-color auto 5px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://foreverquilting4you.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 8</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74001" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.quilteddelights.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 9:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74002" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.pitchersboutique.com/blog-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; 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<div><br /></div><div>Good luck! See you next week with my project!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-27970120433135538762023-11-02T21:58:00.002-07:002023-11-02T21:58:33.336-07:00It's In the Bag blog hop has started!<p> The new blog hop for Island Batik Ambassadors started this week, and it's going to be so much fun! We are all making projects using Patterns by Annie designs with the latest new fabric from Island Batik. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7AYsKnEeAT_FLuc3TssIXO1PLsivCVHwexitwkzWIGVay9XNvEx1FqUt_4IBaSNCqtugH23YEzg96b90uQQdmVdQ0yGbQZX8vPYNPckXXMMvLS0pEN_CbiNRshG6kx1l05-rHlOW4Jd1g7l5ts7zhggiLTzjlZeVvezVh7Ak5rp_6Y-Rk-7cPg/s4032/IMG_7367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7AYsKnEeAT_FLuc3TssIXO1PLsivCVHwexitwkzWIGVay9XNvEx1FqUt_4IBaSNCqtugH23YEzg96b90uQQdmVdQ0yGbQZX8vPYNPckXXMMvLS0pEN_CbiNRshG6kx1l05-rHlOW4Jd1g7l5ts7zhggiLTzjlZeVvezVh7Ak5rp_6Y-Rk-7cPg/w240-h320/IMG_7367.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I am making the Catch All Caddy 2.0 with the Morris Tiles collection!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc8aOZXlvoRlK8B1yp0OkQNnKFvQoOHN9SlxBsmJJbZ1vmsqjcV8IyiRGr3PXzKLLNjXx3E_snDcubKRAcCJrWfXSl_65M06DN4a1HY3LXwyNmUlWNtEPsJsEMhisUgxvJ2TNPTYTAoRIX9yEMGjZMHdAARmvubVxC1lHhpiHZkDTGq4Di_h6Kw/s1600/11%20-%20It's%20in%20the%20Bag%20Blog%20Hop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc8aOZXlvoRlK8B1yp0OkQNnKFvQoOHN9SlxBsmJJbZ1vmsqjcV8IyiRGr3PXzKLLNjXx3E_snDcubKRAcCJrWfXSl_65M06DN4a1HY3LXwyNmUlWNtEPsJsEMhisUgxvJ2TNPTYTAoRIX9yEMGjZMHdAARmvubVxC1lHhpiHZkDTGq4Di_h6Kw/w400-h400/11%20-%20It's%20in%20the%20Bag%20Blog%20Hop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>It's going to be fun to see all the bags and organizers that everyone is making! Plus, there are always awesome giveaways that you won't want to miss!</p><p>Here's the schedule for this week:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 1:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73997" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 2:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73998" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://lanaquilts.com/blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lana Russel, LanaQuilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.maniaforquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 3</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This week's giveaway features both collections!</p><p style="background-color: white; 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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Can't wait to share my project! </div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-29424787217973483302023-10-19T21:21:00.000-07:002023-10-19T21:21:30.151-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been such a busy week...the weather has been nice and we are hard at work trying to get outdoor chores done before the rains start. Today I ended up walking almost 10,000 steps, most of them in my own yard! Most of this week's work has been laying down river rock in different places. We are happy with how it's coming out so far! It'll mean a lot less maintenance in the future, so that will be wonderful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzrlhlq_QHZIwSi9_OFs3OE1tmTTAdvYJinRAwBeNe2SOIilxP77eb-_i6x5Afo8Psg0rgrjJJTMHPujTCg8Kk16T_SrWFMwp64FB52ljaG3y1Ua3f1sfHL_pXNCqiKYUxMq_1rRdySZAya6FhXgXi25KbBN0jBEzHs_SGYL8UU4dzAHAVsTVww/s4032/IMG_7368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzrlhlq_QHZIwSi9_OFs3OE1tmTTAdvYJinRAwBeNe2SOIilxP77eb-_i6x5Afo8Psg0rgrjJJTMHPujTCg8Kk16T_SrWFMwp64FB52ljaG3y1Ua3f1sfHL_pXNCqiKYUxMq_1rRdySZAya6FhXgXi25KbBN0jBEzHs_SGYL8UU4dzAHAVsTVww/w400-h300/IMG_7368.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did get a new project started - I have some five inch squares cut from the Island Batik <a href="https://www.pamelaquilts.com/2022/06/santorini-cats-new-york-beauty.html">Santorini collection</a> I got to work with last year and have wanted to try making a <a href="https://pamelaquilts.etsy.com/listing/159325400/pdf-charm-square-table-runner-or-table">Cobblestones table Runner </a>with them. I think it will be beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB9F65LK9djckKuaXwvKTrH0ZgQKCUB-56vdZMdih4NctylSy3XbbhKyrkgsp1imCxMqsgedC-8Pq4NjpNGG6fEW-x3h26FCptDF80_OwlMeVDTRkZ8upG4YSxHajgVKSG1WUTuTgW1hUCJ_0PdfWve9BJYkBv-dC1TjywAhKtfl4SljzVL_Y3g/s4032/IMG_7367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjB9F65LK9djckKuaXwvKTrH0ZgQKCUB-56vdZMdih4NctylSy3XbbhKyrkgsp1imCxMqsgedC-8Pq4NjpNGG6fEW-x3h26FCptDF80_OwlMeVDTRkZ8upG4YSxHajgVKSG1WUTuTgW1hUCJ_0PdfWve9BJYkBv-dC1TjywAhKtfl4SljzVL_Y3g/w300-h400/IMG_7367.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm excited to start working on my Catch All Caddy 2.0 - this will be part of the blog hop in November! I think it will be nice as part of my plan to get my sewing room more organized! The fabric is Morris Tiles, and it's so pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhU4dDmgPVi7CUYfzsZEPATiP30daiuBaY1nQzVzU4F5L3NjMxk5WGik0lnNa8ipQDWIOKOadpWpGJw3kZ0edzxeKs3u6Jmpz6ljuva9c4wCgi2cQ50DgvbyT9JWNdpK-K6jdfQ2Hm11QuTJPY0n3gIYxMSt4xrqaobgPq-AZiQI7K8m_csExSw/s4032/IMG_7360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhU4dDmgPVi7CUYfzsZEPATiP30daiuBaY1nQzVzU4F5L3NjMxk5WGik0lnNa8ipQDWIOKOadpWpGJw3kZ0edzxeKs3u6Jmpz6ljuva9c4wCgi2cQ50DgvbyT9JWNdpK-K6jdfQ2Hm11QuTJPY0n3gIYxMSt4xrqaobgPq-AZiQI7K8m_csExSw/w400-h300/IMG_7360.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm also hoping we can finish painting the back of the house! (That's my sewing room window next to the garage.) We are feeling under the gun since November is right around the corner! It makes me look forward to rainy days, more quilting, and less work outside. At least it's not a lot of being up on the ladder, I can be grateful for that! I am excited to get the trim painting since we are changing the color from dark red to a pretty blue. We decided to stay with white for the house since that allows us to paint one side a year and not have it look too terrible! My plan is to get out in the morning while it's still overcast and see how far I can get before it gets too sunny. <p></p><p>Maybe I can get some quilting done in the afternoon. I'm working on an overdue custom quilt, and I'd love to have it finished over the weekend. I'll let you know on Monday how it all goes!</p><p>Wishing you a fun and productive weekend!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-52413832699135677402023-10-17T08:00:00.008-07:002023-10-17T08:00:00.139-07:00Falling for AccuQuilt Challenge with Island Batik<p> I've been taking a little break from blogging - my Road Trip Quilt Along wore me out! But I have been sewing, and the result is a fun quilt for my October <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> Ambassador Challenge (products for this challenge were provided as part of the Island Batik Ambassador program). For this challenge Accuquilt provided the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-north-carolina-star-12-finished-die.html">North Carolina Star BOB die</a> and we got to make anything we wanted, hopefully inspired with fall fabrics!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1v6b5iW0-4__w_X9NUBPRf6sJT_6bEnypkcOHPaW3RcQ1UchHDkKDWhL1TEHJkpF4zOhlpMZw6j2bVPegcdVGhAV1P8zlM2xEG3bfa3AgDWVXydoFJCxAaQwnVhdSu4QrOCbsYlEV7eHhB3IE1gB-koolmcvK9GPa-24ydWuSMKU8LHdKp8NY3A/s1600/10%20-%20Falling%20for%20AccuQuilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1v6b5iW0-4__w_X9NUBPRf6sJT_6bEnypkcOHPaW3RcQ1UchHDkKDWhL1TEHJkpF4zOhlpMZw6j2bVPegcdVGhAV1P8zlM2xEG3bfa3AgDWVXydoFJCxAaQwnVhdSu4QrOCbsYlEV7eHhB3IE1gB-koolmcvK9GPa-24ydWuSMKU8LHdKp8NY3A/s320/10%20-%20Falling%20for%20AccuQuilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not a problem, I love fall, and there is always room for another fall quilt! So much fun! At first I thought I would just make a couple of blocks and make a fun tote bag with them, but you know how plans can change. I used fabrics leftover from previous projects to make my first block:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ2JNUBwaUin-uuUHBhnvtq9m9ohnXraRmv1mvsBSkqtqBqRuruMkFjEKuVPGyV2yOYsQ1ZIEu7ifzWu1h2IhvF3XJerBmPMDgVvrBVBL1HzQsS43kZO8B-_rpLDci3RNH-l616L5VNm-HUfyB8dB3mCaB9oNq8BgvDrk6bYsKT7v0klr756YeQ/s3840/E7643D86-2E09-4005-ACE7-78A7021A9DEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ2JNUBwaUin-uuUHBhnvtq9m9ohnXraRmv1mvsBSkqtqBqRuruMkFjEKuVPGyV2yOYsQ1ZIEu7ifzWu1h2IhvF3XJerBmPMDgVvrBVBL1HzQsS43kZO8B-_rpLDci3RNH-l616L5VNm-HUfyB8dB3mCaB9oNq8BgvDrk6bYsKT7v0klr756YeQ/w225-h400/E7643D86-2E09-4005-ACE7-78A7021A9DEB.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div>Nice, it wasn't too hard to sew together, but I really wanted a little more contrast to show off the angles. So, I worked on making a second block.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXkmEH16VWgbejnXrdEYf1UcJ2GMuKVA9YngenLrZwtL38TAt0Lr9-1TFwE4tLQ2DFvdgNPI1mLMq2lZtxsnKLcy1yi5QglrCoGxFzsG9czrIhwIxklhT7DYsM32tdxVTSpQSqaZNEB3vzd_CxQYf5rq543FdMbC71U8W3Xs1bK8sBcxCchNoZw/s4032/IMG_7308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXkmEH16VWgbejnXrdEYf1UcJ2GMuKVA9YngenLrZwtL38TAt0Lr9-1TFwE4tLQ2DFvdgNPI1mLMq2lZtxsnKLcy1yi5QglrCoGxFzsG9czrIhwIxklhT7DYsM32tdxVTSpQSqaZNEB3vzd_CxQYf5rq543FdMbC71U8W3Xs1bK8sBcxCchNoZw/w300-h400/IMG_7308.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I kept the orange and found some other browns to go with it. I had a couple new pieces in my foundation bundle in July. The solid orange is the perfect fall orange, I think! <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-north-carolina-star-12-finished-die.html">This AccuQuilt die </a>is super easy to use, you just cut the pieces to fit on the shapes and voila - you get a whole block cut in a jiffy! It's really fun. I don't think I would ever tackle this block without the die, these pieces would be a trial to cut any other way!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5MF_1jgELVNpWyUaflq3fi_ntQ2M2soR25sQyjJ9CZaY5fdUQF_OtvwCTpqrV_1rG9cTBBikhyphenhyphenqbqDulB5mqVXNSzOfBGjW2WXvhItS4FNnPwggf26Ne9MJwXuJzsELRIKTDMwDrp_A2ShIncwgA22Fs0QFkmn9wn6DUIY8T0Q9hrBC0irtWMQ/s4032/IMG_7310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5MF_1jgELVNpWyUaflq3fi_ntQ2M2soR25sQyjJ9CZaY5fdUQF_OtvwCTpqrV_1rG9cTBBikhyphenhyphenqbqDulB5mqVXNSzOfBGjW2WXvhItS4FNnPwggf26Ne9MJwXuJzsELRIKTDMwDrp_A2ShIncwgA22Fs0QFkmn9wn6DUIY8T0Q9hrBC0irtWMQ/w300-h400/IMG_7310.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I loved my second block so much that I decided to make three more of them! I pre-cut all the pieces, and rolled the North Carolina Star die through the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/">GO!</a> three more times, how fast and easy it is to cut all those pieces! It's like eating potato chips, it's hard to stop making more, but I only had so much fabric to use! I decided to use the four new blocks I made with my original block to make an on-point quilt to put on my side table for fall. That trial block looks really nice as the center of my project!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrPR35ohjvpJlKLVzJdlwh-HkuXRy8SaFsqWxti8oiQ0NfJ7Jd4LAPjuYYBRwXh2e6RhhbwfcAxMGUlcAXOrMJwQ89qDeNUVhd46_UJRmvCw7BEVocUZj_f6vZ5yS_PUmnJ3YWH2SKtRyLJR1B35AQm5ybhu-fxg4vaimhdO6WlzxFmLM80VuPw/s4032/IMG_7313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrPR35ohjvpJlKLVzJdlwh-HkuXRy8SaFsqWxti8oiQ0NfJ7Jd4LAPjuYYBRwXh2e6RhhbwfcAxMGUlcAXOrMJwQ89qDeNUVhd46_UJRmvCw7BEVocUZj_f6vZ5yS_PUmnJ3YWH2SKtRyLJR1B35AQm5ybhu-fxg4vaimhdO6WlzxFmLM80VuPw/w300-h400/IMG_7313.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Now to decide what fabric to use for the setting triangles. I tried a few, and ended up using a soft brown called Lizard. It looked really good with the orange! It was a bit tricky getting the pieces cut from the 1/2 yard, but with a little ingenuity I figured it out. I used a neutral taupe color of <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> thread for the piecing, and a <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz</a> Professional Chrome needle. My machine loves this combination, and it always produces a great seam - the needles are nice and sharp and the 50 weight thread gives me a good accurate seam allowance (so important for the precise piecing in this quilt block).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJdnRzdLV5XJMYeW1vt-Wf-GGhC2NUcvy36HcVjb49SrV4OOqbu3W0shll0oIuLBTZbufQ-3eVSnQw20O_5gtFo-slzHArngx74Fqu5l0Pn_j5AC6FL0rA8bWz-pChica4WbNrBAUGZD1RS3nl8J4K7X5xG4HirPYDn1DQnxEUIoW2Tzko4vZXg/s4032/IMG_7326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJdnRzdLV5XJMYeW1vt-Wf-GGhC2NUcvy36HcVjb49SrV4OOqbu3W0shll0oIuLBTZbufQ-3eVSnQw20O_5gtFo-slzHArngx74Fqu5l0Pn_j5AC6FL0rA8bWz-pChica4WbNrBAUGZD1RS3nl8J4K7X5xG4HirPYDn1DQnxEUIoW2Tzko4vZXg/w300-h400/IMG_7326.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I decided to do cross hatch stitching! I used <a href="Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 ">Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 </a>batting, and Aurifil thread in a nice orange with my walking foot. This is a great batting, lightweight and soft! After washing your quilts will have a nice crinkle and soft drape, which I love! And since I loved the Orange solid so much, I decided to use it for the binding for a fabulous finishing touch as well!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQRgMmFNARW7NtpElpMQDWaVXwJKlgPj2QQh7Yb9e5ZBMuaNcLoqrg5MZNU7MpV_S2aT4j3l_97A-B_g5I6jwQ4IOZVKxqMu5fcYsWXHO7Mlc2cWJTUGjcM2_HqDmbLZSxjPJggausSwWYMsZv0mvYiqoykZNlWvuOTnwKTWTdohasRibiziukA/s2994/Square%20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2994" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQRgMmFNARW7NtpElpMQDWaVXwJKlgPj2QQh7Yb9e5ZBMuaNcLoqrg5MZNU7MpV_S2aT4j3l_97A-B_g5I6jwQ4IOZVKxqMu5fcYsWXHO7Mlc2cWJTUGjcM2_HqDmbLZSxjPJggausSwWYMsZv0mvYiqoykZNlWvuOTnwKTWTdohasRibiziukA/w640-h636/Square%20.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Isn't it pretty? I love the way it looks on my little side table, too! It measures about 34 inches square. I love the fall colors, and the stars are so pretty! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IqZ14ayXBiPqdTzyyup3JP1zuy4HbcsB2SH5CSdDnWCisjbPfWlP5ows58ACgNYMCRiZOe5UffN465b-F6b2Sa-hLLn33fPQBZuD40qT8zHcaxjoXRDb5iS_7EEYar6eqTJRLYT3LG66NIr4-bkGbORCr4pSCIQQWnntRwmTv23i96VKIhLcFQ/s3024/IMG_7334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IqZ14ayXBiPqdTzyyup3JP1zuy4HbcsB2SH5CSdDnWCisjbPfWlP5ows58ACgNYMCRiZOe5UffN465b-F6b2Sa-hLLn33fPQBZuD40qT8zHcaxjoXRDb5iS_7EEYar6eqTJRLYT3LG66NIr4-bkGbORCr4pSCIQQWnntRwmTv23i96VKIhLcFQ/w400-h400/IMG_7334.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Thanks to <a href="https://islandbatik.com/">Island Batik</a> for the fabric and the design idea! And thanks as well to <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/">AccuQuilt</a> for providing the die - I love it and I am sure I will be making more quilts with this stunning block! I also want to thank <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/">Aurifil</a> thread, <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/">Schmetz Needles</a> and <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/">Hobbs batting</a> for the products they provided. I appreciate being an Island Batik Ambassador and all the great products I get to use to do what I love!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-29980434514359039172023-10-02T08:00:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:00:00.137-07:00Six inch Road Trip Blocks, plus Sewing Room Reset<p> Yesterday was a good day, I was a lot less woozy feeling and actually feel like I am on the mend! I started out by getting the remaining rows done for the 6 inch Road Trip quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZap25oXeHNHVtaDmaDkTUECftZlU55C6OLc23s7xXZ1QQmfRDdRLEM_mBJJwzy1R6i1OccayFTa0ZPhKBjbPbMuXqV4cF-4YHWsSblejrCaa2qw0c7dTzcKc7zcgNHfdywsCtzYsah1H8MbAbZ7nVaoSuWd5UJgUZ8p3-MJvd9wGrI9wEd_kV1w/s4032/IMG_7218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZap25oXeHNHVtaDmaDkTUECftZlU55C6OLc23s7xXZ1QQmfRDdRLEM_mBJJwzy1R6i1OccayFTa0ZPhKBjbPbMuXqV4cF-4YHWsSblejrCaa2qw0c7dTzcKc7zcgNHfdywsCtzYsah1H8MbAbZ7nVaoSuWd5UJgUZ8p3-MJvd9wGrI9wEd_kV1w/w400-h300/IMG_7218.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I didn't have too many issues with the added rows, except for the first block - it looked a little odd when I sewed the sashing on, then I realized that the seam had slipped when I was sewing it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKL4r9DmiGjlGg_PpMjVSr0qmY9NSa7ZKAhlfxZt_Shg4jawR-RRnG8_jCNNymkHCmEBZr9KNR-UnW8R1VLASFDNN7kmH05jSglpgjsLSt1-T6P-U8uSEy6XLSsEk_QSoHN-yr9J4NPMAa-LoVc0Hd6Ueyk5_A_sggvEkSza0C2A8fWOCV6xnjQ/s4032/IMG_7216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKL4r9DmiGjlGg_PpMjVSr0qmY9NSa7ZKAhlfxZt_Shg4jawR-RRnG8_jCNNymkHCmEBZr9KNR-UnW8R1VLASFDNN7kmH05jSglpgjsLSt1-T6P-U8uSEy6XLSsEk_QSoHN-yr9J4NPMAa-LoVc0Hd6Ueyk5_A_sggvEkSza0C2A8fWOCV6xnjQ/w300-h400/IMG_7216.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>That was the only time I needed the seam ripper the whole day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBVQC-SEzOdeYOTMJpVShOzJiTbGlShNSzI37mnmpsFFBi_shTzHXV1aJiR6pNxUtvR10BIQoBnPscI4APr56sbGyxvIdc5VMmJnUhT-tj1FG206gTgh04xE4JuEuOXOUUz6Qddc1-XIP_gKabJcJR8fj68tPWmfk-9t4I_gzj4sv-i4fUxKHDA/s3652/IMG_7219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3652" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBVQC-SEzOdeYOTMJpVShOzJiTbGlShNSzI37mnmpsFFBi_shTzHXV1aJiR6pNxUtvR10BIQoBnPscI4APr56sbGyxvIdc5VMmJnUhT-tj1FG206gTgh04xE4JuEuOXOUUz6Qddc1-XIP_gKabJcJR8fj68tPWmfk-9t4I_gzj4sv-i4fUxKHDA/w400-h331/IMG_7219.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's really fun seeing the quilt top grow, row by row!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i9g2xzjBnn_bsU5b1i9KxJLhR4gPSnz89a8NjxF-3YdazfPEMpnJ9tB2JwsrxAukKYWaPc6g-VNdk8WZIDe7R6xWks5jyztA5JSEBbByO3nTg7GSnP3NzYv2dVxnXDspIDFt45yX_dCF7UD2-blu_3_d_8HRx-8DXF1sr4svrXsLfpAhcXjkng/s2944/IMG_7222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="2944" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i9g2xzjBnn_bsU5b1i9KxJLhR4gPSnz89a8NjxF-3YdazfPEMpnJ9tB2JwsrxAukKYWaPc6g-VNdk8WZIDe7R6xWks5jyztA5JSEBbByO3nTg7GSnP3NzYv2dVxnXDspIDFt45yX_dCF7UD2-blu_3_d_8HRx-8DXF1sr4svrXsLfpAhcXjkng/w400-h385/IMG_7222.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>And then there was just one row left to add!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxGNTSqXUWTmsJlNHkpYy1ZsEMDeIhm0CcvxcsDjuiHfUfZqb5pGShf5Efb-nnfoGIaglMljorbdJuw_ioNsOGMwsEyEhVzRM5NEr2FUef8xlxc79Z2WQlcpGKQIt1muJgXuUWJgyw_5SsNz-QG8SkstQ2W9cP_e-E7ULIu7SDadbEpoK1QfS-w/s3155/IMG_7223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="2794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxGNTSqXUWTmsJlNHkpYy1ZsEMDeIhm0CcvxcsDjuiHfUfZqb5pGShf5Efb-nnfoGIaglMljorbdJuw_ioNsOGMwsEyEhVzRM5NEr2FUef8xlxc79Z2WQlcpGKQIt1muJgXuUWJgyw_5SsNz-QG8SkstQ2W9cP_e-E7ULIu7SDadbEpoK1QfS-w/w354-h400/IMG_7223.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div>I tried a couple of options for the border, and am leaning towards this green. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6bKvn81NwMt2BUXLP3dSadFAnaGFiEZA5apZkPCHkIkt5awADfs4-PlEBfLZwuH9igkIWkaZyiU6ReUy0N5YjtESfPApSI4gtLtYKePFyZ5Foe9CppU-r6mWBvDyG97qc83V7DkPAgCEHK2FTKUkKu810WW_1BAQhDAxs3bGloRr2ILLvBjHJQ/s4032/IMG_7224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6bKvn81NwMt2BUXLP3dSadFAnaGFiEZA5apZkPCHkIkt5awADfs4-PlEBfLZwuH9igkIWkaZyiU6ReUy0N5YjtESfPApSI4gtLtYKePFyZ5Foe9CppU-r6mWBvDyG97qc83V7DkPAgCEHK2FTKUkKu810WW_1BAQhDAxs3bGloRr2ILLvBjHJQ/w300-h400/IMG_7224.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>Then I decided that I needed to reset the workstations in my sewing room. This time of year the sun comes straight in on my cutting table, making it impossible to use it on sunny days without closing the shade.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpbH1W7IvT2htgHiEo8TyT_ZDRwOKZJ0Q03Q0YgQtOjnEOlMdHhXdwCle6uH4ZPYocthZOuOpgI98C4N0vRvvkr_F5c24oFTp96zzP1EC4pltEcI3oDYNCwy2H5N5qBmqmNVNU2GK9uHJ57uBp0AESxDeRrucgLY51tky8GoUxhHTCHonTCD0KA/s4032/IMG_7227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpbH1W7IvT2htgHiEo8TyT_ZDRwOKZJ0Q03Q0YgQtOjnEOlMdHhXdwCle6uH4ZPYocthZOuOpgI98C4N0vRvvkr_F5c24oFTp96zzP1EC4pltEcI3oDYNCwy2H5N5qBmqmNVNU2GK9uHJ57uBp0AESxDeRrucgLY51tky8GoUxhHTCHonTCD0KA/w300-h400/IMG_7227.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And while I was at it, the shade needed to have some of the rings on the back replaced, which means rethreading the lift cords. And while I'm doing that, I've been meaning to caulk around the window as it has some rather large gaps and is drafty in the winter. So while I was at it, I took care of those things as well. It kept me busy the rest of the day, plus I used two whole tubes of caulk! I still need a bit more, but I got most of it filled in. And now my shade hangs nice and straight again! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIVV_R6yQBL4NdPyESlNhFLVV6NitxdT-9BRiw_fY-5ATs5o_ZHmcAHe_XtFAmzGW2wZBGnz1IaWT9bwuTFHzbfEsKpoYsCsLvK_vKVY1Kz8WKCqJpU-I9V6pq5KXaN0mAN67qeEioVfAKDO3HANYQ7ZAPOi9pzK8nwf_Vk9Ghr1WVQo5rFaoAw/s4032/IMG_7228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIVV_R6yQBL4NdPyESlNhFLVV6NitxdT-9BRiw_fY-5ATs5o_ZHmcAHe_XtFAmzGW2wZBGnz1IaWT9bwuTFHzbfEsKpoYsCsLvK_vKVY1Kz8WKCqJpU-I9V6pq5KXaN0mAN67qeEioVfAKDO3HANYQ7ZAPOi9pzK8nwf_Vk9Ghr1WVQo5rFaoAw/w300-h400/IMG_7228.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>I think this arrangement will be much better. I want to order a tall and narrow bookcase for the left side of the window, and still need to get rid of some stuff, but the room feels more open this way, and the sun can shine in without making me blind!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdEJts27syCr-sjkj8QcbPNFfL9n1toepSByvk7ZxnNstt01Xon2LYsxMFTbQ0xo-Hd4lWfj4eTjckGZEvvrYYd9CROLRlX0rp1H6B4xqyX8SjK1UAFbIndNMy_33iBAgU1eaoJhq_z06OlSeTOd9gHEwvowcN5ixJFgXZBtwNaO1XGWchmtPbw/s4032/IMG_7229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdEJts27syCr-sjkj8QcbPNFfL9n1toepSByvk7ZxnNstt01Xon2LYsxMFTbQ0xo-Hd4lWfj4eTjckGZEvvrYYd9CROLRlX0rp1H6B4xqyX8SjK1UAFbIndNMy_33iBAgU1eaoJhq_z06OlSeTOd9gHEwvowcN5ixJFgXZBtwNaO1XGWchmtPbw/w300-h400/IMG_7229.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>The design wall isn't as accessible with the cutting table here, but I will figure out how to make it work for me. All in all, a pretty good day's work! I've got quite a few projects to work on this coming week, so I'm looking forward to seeing how the new arrangement works out. Here's to a good week of catching up! Maybe those 9 inch road trip blocks will come down before the end of the week...</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-35971516587746176622023-10-01T08:00:00.004-07:002023-10-01T08:00:00.146-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along - Adding Sashing and Cornerstones<p> We made it through 56 days of travel and quilt blocks! If you have a pile of quilt blocks, now is the time to add your sashing and cornerstones - if you haven't downloaded the directions for them yet, you can get them here:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.pamelaquilts.com/b/poF16"><span style="font-size: large;">Sashing and Cornerstones directions</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I was under the weather this week, so I didn't get as far as I wanted to in finishing my projects, but since I added the sashing and cornerstones to my 3 inch blocks as I made them, all I had to do was sew borders on, and I managed that yesterday!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5JzpGHHj-EL4th5NxiqGE1QAWbcGWApHHzmfIw45vaLKhVUp5eE9rFYvS7fVVDwER6aOgK1n9lvwCdeETNf-rJueHleY9klalP8itf-W1Il8q1oCuV5r7nKOPCLyNJejFkzjOMd6k7bkUTgPLQ8MB-xHl8vXpVNPAR3TZ_CjUcKNiHcOFA_aYw/s2955/IMG_7200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="2621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5JzpGHHj-EL4th5NxiqGE1QAWbcGWApHHzmfIw45vaLKhVUp5eE9rFYvS7fVVDwER6aOgK1n9lvwCdeETNf-rJueHleY9klalP8itf-W1Il8q1oCuV5r7nKOPCLyNJejFkzjOMd6k7bkUTgPLQ8MB-xHl8vXpVNPAR3TZ_CjUcKNiHcOFA_aYw/w355-h400/IMG_7200.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The outer border is Bridgewater, by Island Batik. It was chosen to coordinate with the Naturescape stack in my July 2022 Ambassador Box that I used for this quilt. <span> I am very pleased with the results. Now I just need to choose a backing and get it quilted!</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-UpqurX9lw-mHy4EfS5wWXLR-iH_whZx_kXY46qQOy_xNHT270ppFg4EYmzTY3zuGysSy_237dBdltLS44YbxYxBtrT3VzDwSJwmeYvPQK9rMPZe072AE6DNkZIGeGe95akmN4iMq15EhfOwPAwHIPwUrqJmM4l9kT0zfG5n1t9R74WgOLXyZQ/s3979/IMG_7205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="3979" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-UpqurX9lw-mHy4EfS5wWXLR-iH_whZx_kXY46qQOy_xNHT270ppFg4EYmzTY3zuGysSy_237dBdltLS44YbxYxBtrT3VzDwSJwmeYvPQK9rMPZe072AE6DNkZIGeGe95akmN4iMq15EhfOwPAwHIPwUrqJmM4l9kT0zfG5n1t9R74WgOLXyZQ/w400-h134/IMG_7205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It felt so good to be back in my sewing room that I decided to get my sashing started for the 6 inch blocks. I had in mind that a nice sky blue would be pretty for sashing on this one. I pulled out several blues, and decided that this one would be perfect. When I looked at the label I was happily surprised that this color is called sky! If I'd have looked at the beginning I wouldn't have had such a hard time deciding! For this one I am using the more traditional method of adding the strips. I sewed the first row of blocks together with strip between them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LznMkWt1VS5R-eKX4_oiajaEoS5O0ZSMsPD0P1HaNKyzv5DzVbVXpbOsXSC9zoV9bY6BMQTN-U-0yfHPnpOjbRnwIOGo5Go7CWwwTAHVgSvweFUScQ0gx-js2C6MRJUCwWooKStWW6bIOoPscIHQfyg9N_oS8EK-C9tdo_uM-vC60nPfmovKtw/s4002/IMG_7206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="4002" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LznMkWt1VS5R-eKX4_oiajaEoS5O0ZSMsPD0P1HaNKyzv5DzVbVXpbOsXSC9zoV9bY6BMQTN-U-0yfHPnpOjbRnwIOGo5Go7CWwwTAHVgSvweFUScQ0gx-js2C6MRJUCwWooKStWW6bIOoPscIHQfyg9N_oS8EK-C9tdo_uM-vC60nPfmovKtw/w400-h144/IMG_7206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I sewed strips of sashing and cornerstones to sew to the top and bottom of the strips. I like it so far!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwKumbREfcCTTUWBpo-I3jBAe2NhGN8HbJDSnxTMCxvGUEPimnW4FqIlMF7oA6nSD-Jx1WfzX89_-OiUpOsW6xJSAHk0gahXgpstW9Zl5rS_oZ8QwNV_R53c4vQSlAlgZb2eGPPEfgGaLZaFYvE6UwGVR9mAiMs1EINrrm0cqcm6hWydjuOV_bg/s4032/IMG_7207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="4032" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwKumbREfcCTTUWBpo-I3jBAe2NhGN8HbJDSnxTMCxvGUEPimnW4FqIlMF7oA6nSD-Jx1WfzX89_-OiUpOsW6xJSAHk0gahXgpstW9Zl5rS_oZ8QwNV_R53c4vQSlAlgZb2eGPPEfgGaLZaFYvE6UwGVR9mAiMs1EINrrm0cqcm6hWydjuOV_bg/w400-h158/IMG_7207.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was getting a little tired by this point, but wanted to do a couple more rows. This being sick business is no fun at all! I picked up a bug at Ladies Retreat last weekend, but am definitely on the mend now. But it has left me frustrated at not being able to do much sewing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OjUXzbD1oJ3i2RQhVfmD4UQjlugR5lmD5AwOg7jgRDmA_1mnuHB3r1uMabW29DR0-YqjjrbWRiaxb-Qx0gIatufFd6nQXF6TA9dWjXqLtEuejyYcWzuvfTYF_ELX7yqOkKDjZgCCIzUHwWTyU_akkfaNnulCgJetcy7ujZnuAN8_X0xlkdpJMg/s3884/IMG_7208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3884" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OjUXzbD1oJ3i2RQhVfmD4UQjlugR5lmD5AwOg7jgRDmA_1mnuHB3r1uMabW29DR0-YqjjrbWRiaxb-Qx0gIatufFd6nQXF6TA9dWjXqLtEuejyYcWzuvfTYF_ELX7yqOkKDjZgCCIzUHwWTyU_akkfaNnulCgJetcy7ujZnuAN8_X0xlkdpJMg/w400-h204/IMG_7208.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just one more row and I was going to call it quits for the day. Unfortunately, or fortunately as it turns out, I noticed that I had sewn on row three upside down! I got it turned around, then added the fourth row. I figured that the halfway point was a good time to quilt for the day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ou3BvwzUQqauDw_S8W_fc1GpdSbxHe0E2YZhDmyUsZnMOAY3gmmwHLxx-PLieQ_E1b4yS6W6VQAEEVrGTu1VMmXI5-SRUq1sbYbhK1Xh5OtU-uowM5Ps7JwiKKxrEzHOQ1gzGyd4DTy1yPgKRbsbIMlYboow-H04d9dicB-qM8HeHQGPADyMtA/s4032/IMG_7209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="4032" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ou3BvwzUQqauDw_S8W_fc1GpdSbxHe0E2YZhDmyUsZnMOAY3gmmwHLxx-PLieQ_E1b4yS6W6VQAEEVrGTu1VMmXI5-SRUq1sbYbhK1Xh5OtU-uowM5Ps7JwiKKxrEzHOQ1gzGyd4DTy1yPgKRbsbIMlYboow-H04d9dicB-qM8HeHQGPADyMtA/w400-h239/IMG_7209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Sometimes it's better not to push your luck and keep going when you are tired! Tomorrow will be a better day and I'll be able to finish this up! Then I'll have to get serious about choosing the sashing for the nine inch blocks! Maybe I'll go with a darker sashing for that one, since both of these have a lighter color. We'll see what looks good to me when the time comes!</div><div><br /></div><div>Take your time (I keep saying that, but being in a rush just slows you done, don't you know!) putting your blocks together - I will show my progress as I get mine done. Have a wonderful Sunday!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yHZ2VP_vF3R6khi6RLGuD3Z7MY8z2wmd6K3jyiUp6kmFtwf-I_H_JSKbpeihztiWltvG48WlsNv3lLZVtTgkNaulZgW3YOpo7niIcB2kEKoU8Rzpbgd44qplL_1LYlBsNXYPJcwdi6bZIPMYKEC4hVuGhNuHrsPDjDRNyVPdeJlxU8QCNPoeTw/s4032/IMG_7161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yHZ2VP_vF3R6khi6RLGuD3Z7MY8z2wmd6K3jyiUp6kmFtwf-I_H_JSKbpeihztiWltvG48WlsNv3lLZVtTgkNaulZgW3YOpo7niIcB2kEKoU8Rzpbgd44qplL_1LYlBsNXYPJcwdi6bZIPMYKEC4hVuGhNuHrsPDjDRNyVPdeJlxU8QCNPoeTw/s320/IMG_7161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and congratulations to Susan for winning the Park Avenue Mug Rug! I emailed for your address, so make sure to get back to me!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-78289686247562672402023-09-30T08:00:00.046-07:002023-09-30T08:00:00.143-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 56, Home - Road to the White House Block<p> Here we are with the final day of my trip! Can't believe it's already been a whole year since we took this fantastic journey! This block is Road to the White House. No, not the White House, my white house in Coos Bay!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJStB44Cgk_qA74h2GZWyHHVWn4eJvsp-iAURa4r-22yyPZWJANgpmGmcPoqsUEDcMYMaW0jTOhOKSWHuJCT8u338hPplvik4cOI_fk68j6cKfVFRZfTWX2wsfut4MO2uFbNwB0bdKtz5JdD7aY9wfbZ4b8VpCj9wasCQ0-67t7uS7LQGDUd91-A/s3024/IMG_7158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJStB44Cgk_qA74h2GZWyHHVWn4eJvsp-iAURa4r-22yyPZWJANgpmGmcPoqsUEDcMYMaW0jTOhOKSWHuJCT8u338hPplvik4cOI_fk68j6cKfVFRZfTWX2wsfut4MO2uFbNwB0bdKtz5JdD7aY9wfbZ4b8VpCj9wasCQ0-67t7uS7LQGDUd91-A/s320/IMG_7158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We drove through more redwoods today - just love these giants every time, it never gets old!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1vXqblrLyP8C27ouJ9y_9tvo93eCvMd-HtU2e_pA9u9envDhC8ecM4DurNWXgSILUO1tbPUCeZBDxvVkj2KdzqRZZaszNkt7DVgutBB28KNSritmurDouCDjBmzmkM4lQsoNc2jjNLZgdB6R8_PGC2EoE1ox4CCAXeAp-Yxz6HdMn_QtF9WE4g/s2048/IMG_3286.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1vXqblrLyP8C27ouJ9y_9tvo93eCvMd-HtU2e_pA9u9envDhC8ecM4DurNWXgSILUO1tbPUCeZBDxvVkj2KdzqRZZaszNkt7DVgutBB28KNSritmurDouCDjBmzmkM4lQsoNc2jjNLZgdB6R8_PGC2EoE1ox4CCAXeAp-Yxz6HdMn_QtF9WE4g/w400-h300/IMG_3286.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little red schoolhouse.</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/AVvXsEiKLePW7_jzq8AjiEv32GepeoXvS4B3-9JgKYtBKW_iH6YCbnQk4opBBisNlKJondIYgwSiMEPFse1tgP7riULE772h8UC8oz9blW2XbJIiIlCVXr8I1N-O-U1Y3LtZuWyWVEav3qk_KWAqhVROhE9bfyIyvg7IMmfDu1Q8ns9e-GRm9rtzHGmKWA/s2048/IMG_3289.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLePW7_jzq8AjiEv32GepeoXvS4B3-9JgKYtBKW_iH6YCbnQk4opBBisNlKJondIYgwSiMEPFse1tgP7riULE772h8UC8oz9blW2XbJIiIlCVXr8I1N-O-U1Y3LtZuWyWVEav3qk_KWAqhVROhE9bfyIyvg7IMmfDu1Q8ns9e-GRm9rtzHGmKWA/w400-h300/IMG_3289.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More redwoods...</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/AVvXsEiWQRMGLT4y-r757rlHJnyLKL2AE9qhlqudgjNd2Jd5hkqDzXWShudgchUerGv2KEWEw1jXM1SztM1DrqYyxwfqnAaRPp7o9xofUQyYZ0vjXieh0XJDR6dFbrT0gVnebLMDTA_ppUH4sQ-l4p2K5NtNNmTh2oxcewKmdQuCk7IVR_yBikm0RcX7Fg/s2048/IMG_3294.JPEG" 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/AVvXsEiWQRMGLT4y-r757rlHJnyLKL2AE9qhlqudgjNd2Jd5hkqDzXWShudgchUerGv2KEWEw1jXM1SztM1DrqYyxwfqnAaRPp7o9xofUQyYZ0vjXieh0XJDR6dFbrT0gVnebLMDTA_ppUH4sQ-l4p2K5NtNNmTh2oxcewKmdQuCk7IVR_yBikm0RcX7Fg/w480-h640/IMG_3294.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the Trees of Mystery! We always enjoy stopping here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIrnKR238nxeyRLd9kkdgXY1tVx8P659G790jY0F_UQPaDAOLZ64BNau3QughiiavA56kFReptwUhVLcuRce5XPk82CFiA0XKKsbD4n2_j3LHGCR307iMkLreQUNneBTHPQ8UO8zH4WM3T0FAJRe_M5OpPRJKquJJIWMAqLqxEV8x5TDxZ1C8Vw/s2048/IMG_3308.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIrnKR238nxeyRLd9kkdgXY1tVx8P659G790jY0F_UQPaDAOLZ64BNau3QughiiavA56kFReptwUhVLcuRce5XPk82CFiA0XKKsbD4n2_j3LHGCR307iMkLreQUNneBTHPQ8UO8zH4WM3T0FAJRe_M5OpPRJKquJJIWMAqLqxEV8x5TDxZ1C8Vw/w400-h300/IMG_3308.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A visit with Paul Bunyon is sure to make anyone's day good!</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9sX8tNtgZ6hqIVRY6wB6TB5m34LXhsE-Qq3nDj-xXVAEq_N7kLWSHsF3UbJh-SxaPwyV2F8FwAQGB6yPG2l4zWjdtX9uHXNvJNgINFn9kw1IpmI6Ek9Y3vom-uMeqgUiJ6Qy6tsG9TpScQbPg_4HFChFsO2_UmMwIJaOHGLumRvY6tjIjWbiXQ/s2048/IMG_3313.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9sX8tNtgZ6hqIVRY6wB6TB5m34LXhsE-Qq3nDj-xXVAEq_N7kLWSHsF3UbJh-SxaPwyV2F8FwAQGB6yPG2l4zWjdtX9uHXNvJNgINFn9kw1IpmI6Ek9Y3vom-uMeqgUiJ6Qy6tsG9TpScQbPg_4HFChFsO2_UmMwIJaOHGLumRvY6tjIjWbiXQ/w400-h300/IMG_3313.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we are in Oregon!</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/AVvXsEhc9vGMjrNk13BAkWJZDTnMJmiAZg6amiDssFlTBcsbnO0g5nB6tEce493Umw_YBFJIs0y5y8iHKZA95A6wSotwY75S7mNvReekvMMF4H1u1tdu0pPYbNieqbaWZMiw5MYZOANEtI72BvA13TX3FgdUgZOip04TazGBfoCIeY_Lav-7a47Q1fS0WQ/s2048/IMG_3317.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9vGMjrNk13BAkWJZDTnMJmiAZg6amiDssFlTBcsbnO0g5nB6tEce493Umw_YBFJIs0y5y8iHKZA95A6wSotwY75S7mNvReekvMMF4H1u1tdu0pPYbNieqbaWZMiw5MYZOANEtI72BvA13TX3FgdUgZOip04TazGBfoCIeY_Lav-7a47Q1fS0WQ/w400-h300/IMG_3317.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Home is getting closer and closer! We are excited to get there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Ml26C3YQRZLEXyFhLn7qdhReUeuNwZ0a1nxMLjFhOIMEqLPBpu0ICoAbMWc2Pf2O8AXXL_0GACsCY1QzRU3moBJRdj4yj4pgiP6ollVN-tJPp-7ZaFXLxGv6e-xZiuRGJmkNlPVvp0LtDZTS7cuMlqpNO6kIo9Dy8fOLkUFnW-hwOejycceyg/s2048/IMG_3322.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Ml26C3YQRZLEXyFhLn7qdhReUeuNwZ0a1nxMLjFhOIMEqLPBpu0ICoAbMWc2Pf2O8AXXL_0GACsCY1QzRU3moBJRdj4yj4pgiP6ollVN-tJPp-7ZaFXLxGv6e-xZiuRGJmkNlPVvp0LtDZTS7cuMlqpNO6kIo9Dy8fOLkUFnW-hwOejycceyg/w400-h300/IMG_3322.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to our town!</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/AVvXsEi7IqaaEoyPXwrFkS9S1whf1kRpJvUQhuxeInrLTqaxmib3e4P7ZbW-GqqlG8HiKtFuGuo4jw0Ia1zwohT07aUXohKRzI-Qv3YYXjMH6HrUUtkuj7C6gOOy0Mqlv2dMx6K3r_3618iW5cUudMwQu3d915OGD8KFy9xGiDyN7P_bP6TQmgC083tQFQ/s2048/IMG_3323.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IqaaEoyPXwrFkS9S1whf1kRpJvUQhuxeInrLTqaxmib3e4P7ZbW-GqqlG8HiKtFuGuo4jw0Ia1zwohT07aUXohKRzI-Qv3YYXjMH6HrUUtkuj7C6gOOy0Mqlv2dMx6K3r_3618iW5cUudMwQu3d915OGD8KFy9xGiDyN7P_bP6TQmgC083tQFQ/w300-h400/IMG_3323.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And home to our little gray cat! We were happy to see he looked quite healthy and seemed to be glad to see us at last! Two months is like years to a cat! He was a little chunkier, but otherwise in great shape</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJStB44Cgk_qA74h2GZWyHHVWn4eJvsp-iAURa4r-22yyPZWJANgpmGmcPoqsUEDcMYMaW0jTOhOKSWHuJCT8u338hPplvik4cOI_fk68j6cKfVFRZfTWX2wsfut4MO2uFbNwB0bdKtz5JdD7aY9wfbZ4b8VpCj9wasCQ0-67t7uS7LQGDUd91-A/s3024/IMG_7158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJStB44Cgk_qA74h2GZWyHHVWn4eJvsp-iAURa4r-22yyPZWJANgpmGmcPoqsUEDcMYMaW0jTOhOKSWHuJCT8u338hPplvik4cOI_fk68j6cKfVFRZfTWX2wsfut4MO2uFbNwB0bdKtz5JdD7aY9wfbZ4b8VpCj9wasCQ0-67t7uS7LQGDUd91-A/s320/IMG_7158.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;">My three inch block.</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/AVvXsEhOkSaBHjqbUalZvS4is3QM2aO4Ei8V5kvAdigILKbIgYC60FgwcinPkbH79gFtERH3tdue17swqqgHbAmOacp-YL0FgxzFfolOZ-9NGvckV92GGk8iI-pyLZiGhJrdcKLXr8QVDT0IKvYJDfaVWtw_-pQ-K6bQXaGtMQKPlICg03Dt1l0aroCFQg/s3024/IMG_7159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkSaBHjqbUalZvS4is3QM2aO4Ei8V5kvAdigILKbIgYC60FgwcinPkbH79gFtERH3tdue17swqqgHbAmOacp-YL0FgxzFfolOZ-9NGvckV92GGk8iI-pyLZiGhJrdcKLXr8QVDT0IKvYJDfaVWtw_-pQ-K6bQXaGtMQKPlICg03Dt1l0aroCFQg/w400-h400/IMG_7159.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The six inch version. I had to take this one apart and resew it, I had the blue triangles turned toward the center of the block!</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/AVvXsEg0Ey-NRWMyIMxFBa1nw3TrhqongeDtHIsXSrbQk04zo33EtDRZIs8KJe0OBkulkB6ME6TxuNKC2sDnfPUo3gWnwrgrZH1eetu5fJdwLhQ6AXpxqMZbg83HM4gsYUabjNqXandS9gEhNAGEktF0-LOhls2chRUEzvizOWX4MjLI3307s-V3_VVoZw/s3024/IMG_7160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ey-NRWMyIMxFBa1nw3TrhqongeDtHIsXSrbQk04zo33EtDRZIs8KJe0OBkulkB6ME6TxuNKC2sDnfPUo3gWnwrgrZH1eetu5fJdwLhQ6AXpxqMZbg83HM4gsYUabjNqXandS9gEhNAGEktF0-LOhls2chRUEzvizOWX4MjLI3307s-V3_VVoZw/w640-h640/IMG_7160.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>And the nine inch block! I'm so excited to have all my blocks finished, but now I need to put them all together! That might take me a while, but I promoise I won't let them sit too long. I know you are waiting to see the finished quilts! Thanks for joining me - it's been fun reliving my trip and making some quilts to remember it by! </div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-73714959450438200902023-09-29T08:00:00.040-07:002023-09-29T08:00:00.144-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 55, Arcata - Double Hourglass Block<p> Today's block is Double Hourglass - Two days left on the trip, the hourglass is definitely running out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHU2xuADNaHKbPoL6TaoFpxfttO0ZZmL6XMVKIZRCITHiAZqUhgMdIx8AfP38Dg20SCAIkjXA0T2wZxiwMkhE_TWNnm4eFlwLCJQAEeWZuO5CyzFYWeJ1yk6CMOgjYXfttz-LeDYu3jgS_i_Miajjx4rpfvsHCqYZARmaaIIyGV5n2HKJLszswg/s3024/IMG_7155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHU2xuADNaHKbPoL6TaoFpxfttO0ZZmL6XMVKIZRCITHiAZqUhgMdIx8AfP38Dg20SCAIkjXA0T2wZxiwMkhE_TWNnm4eFlwLCJQAEeWZuO5CyzFYWeJ1yk6CMOgjYXfttz-LeDYu3jgS_i_Miajjx4rpfvsHCqYZARmaaIIyGV5n2HKJLszswg/s320/IMG_7155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today we make the pleasant drive to Arcata - we'll see redwoods today, and enjoy some beautiful scenery!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zwyug5UDMpzax_BlNYfdR-febu9tJqdtTUgD7iTd8SfhlIt2Qh4219ohx61lJ50-XkxHn9C_wda0qbRK-3Sw822ArHr_BihNumv2ZPadNhXBCLbroMutraqj-RRu5qNFy-r8UbOzXxyC38oM_d24G4gZF9S_AkyAAnJFJ0SDasaIf_tLu4A1KA/s2048/IMG_3254.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zwyug5UDMpzax_BlNYfdR-febu9tJqdtTUgD7iTd8SfhlIt2Qh4219ohx61lJ50-XkxHn9C_wda0qbRK-3Sw822ArHr_BihNumv2ZPadNhXBCLbroMutraqj-RRu5qNFy-r8UbOzXxyC38oM_d24G4gZF9S_AkyAAnJFJ0SDasaIf_tLu4A1KA/w400-h300/IMG_3254.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is always a wonderful drive!</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/AVvXsEhCmQUVnXKkGQUo9qmvdPPyURDPNI43zH5iiOuuAQY-g__Vqam9k21sNzRD7G9WAapIaGT88I3nMTk4CDbEHksD2WPxnUlLcU6T6F_l3eUt9RYolGbpnezi7845z1ntMx9FV9KV1mNDK3ZVx7Jy2FEfjeaJR48h5FmpK_8aIB-AuLcOSA7-sUdYxA/s2048/IMG_3260.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmQUVnXKkGQUo9qmvdPPyURDPNI43zH5iiOuuAQY-g__Vqam9k21sNzRD7G9WAapIaGT88I3nMTk4CDbEHksD2WPxnUlLcU6T6F_l3eUt9RYolGbpnezi7845z1ntMx9FV9KV1mNDK3ZVx7Jy2FEfjeaJR48h5FmpK_8aIB-AuLcOSA7-sUdYxA/w300-h400/IMG_3260.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never get tired of the redwoods!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzk-i3YBy4sp1FstvtVTLKAtNtFv_amil051odLR9hTTRDFMLuX5sQjCfwUvQEJDAkpRE0BbAY2KLet24Dr5MahNd--Ot_qOxR2KfsB3gjmVvYmKs7-u-Ybi3L_X_KcSCkdazd7Bh6MjWvjMwpZQ7_dHzVAZnAf6b4lseAbtYUW8Vi_mbNpXyUg/s2048/IMG_3263.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzk-i3YBy4sp1FstvtVTLKAtNtFv_amil051odLR9hTTRDFMLuX5sQjCfwUvQEJDAkpRE0BbAY2KLet24Dr5MahNd--Ot_qOxR2KfsB3gjmVvYmKs7-u-Ybi3L_X_KcSCkdazd7Bh6MjWvjMwpZQ7_dHzVAZnAf6b4lseAbtYUW8Vi_mbNpXyUg/w300-h400/IMG_3263.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtbP1X0FqfpkGI110JYi-7Q7oQyXhkdWSazURrR8dRkMzsycu8XQKg25Iiz7UvOV9bd-hv0zA8hUoGyvrkRyXKQKAKxnNgBKnQvwimx3wxQok9-fOkwjuFkOSBI76tan743i_4CgiCeYHAn7dUfWjMUBvRQonpgSOD02AU_k0bwp-x1jea2oUlw/s3024/IMG_7155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtbP1X0FqfpkGI110JYi-7Q7oQyXhkdWSazURrR8dRkMzsycu8XQKg25Iiz7UvOV9bd-hv0zA8hUoGyvrkRyXKQKAKxnNgBKnQvwimx3wxQok9-fOkwjuFkOSBI76tan743i_4CgiCeYHAn7dUfWjMUBvRQonpgSOD02AU_k0bwp-x1jea2oUlw/s320/IMG_7155.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;">Three inch Double Hourglass</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrCTWFAB5Xs-IckH0w7bushVXG95A9ZCxj57PdacazDoo066RY1YTa5Y1WsG3V6uYFeNu6Sw4Zk55E6NPwFBrtJyOpJZw-mJ3nFY7zdJSmPSdKDJg20zAfU385RUjUx2qw8Slp5-fgWvt-KN4ruL94RjlK-2zFp2c-iVmEDG6MSkKrQ-Atuu2sw/s3024/IMG_7156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the nine inch size! One more block and we are done! Can't wait to show you the finished quilt - the 3 inch block version anyway! The other two quilts might take me a bit longer!</div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-24478227968532502912023-09-28T08:00:00.034-07:002023-09-28T08:00:00.156-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 54, Rohnert Park - Roundabout Block<p> Today's block is Roundabout! Appropriate name for our travels round-about the Unites States! We've seen our share of roundabouts and traffic circles on our trip!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeMRskTzv-SbPQleBZS06LkkFlAvPLzpfC7uc2yaW2uKLBGMCO12Ds7nqA_4WES3lWUxVTem8lrp5vh4Ae8p-A8qTPkc960MLGVWKl4_LwZHiWAJ0ADTmuLjzYWo1kJnUc02Q7TBXbH0j4WcXsECJhtn5EJjaQFOgshbVAdRwhUVYDcJHHZ1Xkg/s3024/IMG_7152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeMRskTzv-SbPQleBZS06LkkFlAvPLzpfC7uc2yaW2uKLBGMCO12Ds7nqA_4WES3lWUxVTem8lrp5vh4Ae8p-A8qTPkc960MLGVWKl4_LwZHiWAJ0ADTmuLjzYWo1kJnUc02Q7TBXbH0j4WcXsECJhtn5EJjaQFOgshbVAdRwhUVYDcJHHZ1Xkg/s320/IMG_7152.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Today we drove to Rohnert Park - not too far from San Francisco<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJgp0kTkWqMRXMjEquReHnXdskxDCw0mIJxTFPE8j9kTI0NCGTvgNkhkSKUkzRIgOA4M13jRBTikjIMy87ftGSkMUg7r25CKy9rzZxu-DehrSk9zbghzjYfqj_XPYqpKCzud84K5vyl6zGcq5Xz7WhaYtJEF9HF9y9Q_Y4A6jQKJeQumnKCWTA/s2048/IMG_3215.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RJgp0kTkWqMRXMjEquReHnXdskxDCw0mIJxTFPE8j9kTI0NCGTvgNkhkSKUkzRIgOA4M13jRBTikjIMy87ftGSkMUg7r25CKy9rzZxu-DehrSk9zbghzjYfqj_XPYqpKCzud84K5vyl6zGcq5Xz7WhaYtJEF9HF9y9Q_Y4A6jQKJeQumnKCWTA/w400-h300/IMG_3215.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a pretty easy drive for the most part.</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/AVvXsEhm4SM-aozQbtnC9vJQhswP0FhFYwlgxMlCNYn40-JoEsr6GKjYwZgda1XtI4goQxmeI9tSG-EUYbzv8Hny5lKThegulBoVf2GwgF2EUCj9BvfSqRF-4vbp67-X5ZP4Z85aRKS1fp_-N8wgsMlILqg421cPEnmrYWjMQnVtHSCfg9r82gynzkMTZw/s2048/IMG_3214.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4SM-aozQbtnC9vJQhswP0FhFYwlgxMlCNYn40-JoEsr6GKjYwZgda1XtI4goQxmeI9tSG-EUYbzv8Hny5lKThegulBoVf2GwgF2EUCj9BvfSqRF-4vbp67-X5ZP4Z85aRKS1fp_-N8wgsMlILqg421cPEnmrYWjMQnVtHSCfg9r82gynzkMTZw/w400-h300/IMG_3214.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through lots of farm land.</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/AVvXsEiVFg21L5UXnDe8uk37QgDtqGIJn_PIwEex_16qxQE-t4LziXdKzWCFJM1dLsgoxCE4Au70MD30BGM8KWznQDF8-99yJiRyEr2K9JOzhAymOLt0XVOPp-a8LKBAQ0oBQWGFd185ICb-fKbTDZDXM5RqJpyWQGpZ3zkqNOH76hDzUA4JxCn_P4r2Fw/s2048/IMG_3220.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFg21L5UXnDe8uk37QgDtqGIJn_PIwEex_16qxQE-t4LziXdKzWCFJM1dLsgoxCE4Au70MD30BGM8KWznQDF8-99yJiRyEr2K9JOzhAymOLt0XVOPp-a8LKBAQ0oBQWGFd185ICb-fKbTDZDXM5RqJpyWQGpZ3zkqNOH76hDzUA4JxCn_P4r2Fw/w400-h300/IMG_3220.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are always on the lookout for the big airplane hangers!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SZKer6AiOVo3XvAltaQfXLOIHXbl2yIWMA9MLTENlkIBepaX2ioDabjLDd-XS-ufZo50Bj0TC_KbdqYgpkWhLcUCFYbEzt7JHaOfNXRD7BOH47-DlbU3bhf6AUViMpm0wUE2_TpO1nbibJl1wdmDiCQqrdM3RCbLZazDjWuT8hkPRNp-Ifat4w/s2048/IMG_3228.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SZKer6AiOVo3XvAltaQfXLOIHXbl2yIWMA9MLTENlkIBepaX2ioDabjLDd-XS-ufZo50Bj0TC_KbdqYgpkWhLcUCFYbEzt7JHaOfNXRD7BOH47-DlbU3bhf6AUViMpm0wUE2_TpO1nbibJl1wdmDiCQqrdM3RCbLZazDjWuT8hkPRNp-Ifat4w/w400-h300/IMG_3228.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">San Francisco! This is always the nerve-wracking part of the drive as the highway does not travel all the way through the city. You end up driving right through downtown and it seems like the route is different every time we do it! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFSy4tH0574xMpQJ83gaX0PO-pICwwkcZSUVrQ1_36zarFygKIGBzfsod9C0HGJpyZssf3qva1py570uGbCd05zitBQm1Ead86I0EVRTItuOPXUyxXvD16fNTlTnKuGVL5MZH8REoUvjQlDedDaOTytH-daf3c3LheBOrdTNuXfqLvMopbLr4nA/s2048/IMG_3231.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFSy4tH0574xMpQJ83gaX0PO-pICwwkcZSUVrQ1_36zarFygKIGBzfsod9C0HGJpyZssf3qva1py570uGbCd05zitBQm1Ead86I0EVRTItuOPXUyxXvD16fNTlTnKuGVL5MZH8REoUvjQlDedDaOTytH-daf3c3LheBOrdTNuXfqLvMopbLr4nA/w400-h300/IMG_3231.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous buildings, though!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoyPoZBPgythRvUYW2vJ5EVZyAHHI3OhvXqDKbhJVCyiWFZaPlZkZZIEhaptgyTaRA9M1TZfc86093MyKmnmzdS0Y7HUeueStDjpgxTM2SOvC9NHbBfCBwjPMQBtoR2PFSZuHTGoxvHwV8-Wgsn0p9Px0vqd7jpb_AcnKdFYY0tbhf-ihpXh3cA/s2048/IMG_3236.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoyPoZBPgythRvUYW2vJ5EVZyAHHI3OhvXqDKbhJVCyiWFZaPlZkZZIEhaptgyTaRA9M1TZfc86093MyKmnmzdS0Y7HUeueStDjpgxTM2SOvC9NHbBfCBwjPMQBtoR2PFSZuHTGoxvHwV8-Wgsn0p9Px0vqd7jpb_AcnKdFYY0tbhf-ihpXh3cA/w640-h480/IMG_3236.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the Golden Gate Bridge!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6kQ0qjT-ht21pjEU5QU7BZGr0FKvLGKiX0XbYCv9MlaTxZxt6dsPvwuBnsrmmBmCZzPVwuz5HQvwfuR1pp1ktMjB60BYfRvcofmrfuoxzSJFx4iByb3AeMbHMbcOZN93JM8dCiqFPdxihbyvsO5BgcYIVlX9uJ4wbtsF4LT943SrYFsdXoEgkw/s2048/IMG_3238.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6kQ0qjT-ht21pjEU5QU7BZGr0FKvLGKiX0XbYCv9MlaTxZxt6dsPvwuBnsrmmBmCZzPVwuz5HQvwfuR1pp1ktMjB60BYfRvcofmrfuoxzSJFx4iByb3AeMbHMbcOZN93JM8dCiqFPdxihbyvsO5BgcYIVlX9uJ4wbtsF4LT943SrYFsdXoEgkw/w400-h300/IMG_3238.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Now we are officially in Northern California. Such a pretty area!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIFJhfqd1VGcUti3gOsRB57bPh0ZZIsycCPAMlDxuMOLdVH9x8kbuBzsBSoGP0frRgwK8IbxfGnwxG35vj2JLsy-wwpdcu71Zn6gdx_HhisBH2y2o1NzQG80tgIor_H-kurg3iSLi-jQMZohBtISEMLfUzGjMD9xYOcPXeN38GkcPqtP0qQBxA/s3024/IMG_7152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIFJhfqd1VGcUti3gOsRB57bPh0ZZIsycCPAMlDxuMOLdVH9x8kbuBzsBSoGP0frRgwK8IbxfGnwxG35vj2JLsy-wwpdcu71Zn6gdx_HhisBH2y2o1NzQG80tgIor_H-kurg3iSLi-jQMZohBtISEMLfUzGjMD9xYOcPXeN38GkcPqtP0qQBxA/s320/IMG_7152.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;">My three inch block.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p2Iipe0Qp1v01TeTCFeu3bukBDVtzfTF-meX9sIQHlwHqXR9ZC3pvL29Fp--_UZ_n2_7e3eBDqyev-TKmps72haDmfigrS1lmHMcrtGdaPVIbrNZUXznei48PvwudG9jnWU8Jeu6YqQliptZ7-NY0cFTtE7xMR8j3amFgU2wfDbS0ArbWJVM5Q/s3024/IMG_7153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p2Iipe0Qp1v01TeTCFeu3bukBDVtzfTF-meX9sIQHlwHqXR9ZC3pvL29Fp--_UZ_n2_7e3eBDqyev-TKmps72haDmfigrS1lmHMcrtGdaPVIbrNZUXznei48PvwudG9jnWU8Jeu6YqQliptZ7-NY0cFTtE7xMR8j3amFgU2wfDbS0ArbWJVM5Q/w400-h400/IMG_7153.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The six inch Roundabout</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/AVvXsEjU7nnsNBHokWf04pCtMSpZMFFt7EzIzhdB36miLPoqbIT3K1p8ThJhdTTUknkZ766BN4WJPZGv5JjqlO5tBf4csPcTmsBKb9ejYHbo3cs7Qdz2J2BBZ7hjFccD9IM5xcPnRP3Z11OS1kQv0lSMCdO0F3zw1Wbi0ZrYbHB_zEMiJxGygTTHMHFUMA/s3024/IMG_7154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7nnsNBHokWf04pCtMSpZMFFt7EzIzhdB36miLPoqbIT3K1p8ThJhdTTUknkZ766BN4WJPZGv5JjqlO5tBf4csPcTmsBKb9ejYHbo3cs7Qdz2J2BBZ7hjFccD9IM5xcPnRP3Z11OS1kQv0lSMCdO0F3zw1Wbi0ZrYbHB_zEMiJxGygTTHMHFUMA/w400-h400/IMG_7154.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And the 12 inch block! Notice that I used the lighter fabric for the arrows in the 3 inch block. It's kind of fun to change up the colors and see what happens! Just two more days of the Quilt Along left!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-1139682916352576882023-09-27T08:00:00.004-07:002023-09-27T08:00:00.135-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 53, Paso Robles - Oak Hills Block<p> Today's block is Oak Hills. It makes me think of the rolling hills and trees you see driving up Highway 101. Very beautiful country!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMtvqoFpGs-70folFZFrPbG8g51gFeWu_9miDHFoZDVuu-wg8MzHj8jtj8fmPFHvopnPyB9yQF9eGsByAx0TZC1LVe1C0gcB6L0ZwmcZBoNQoYUxVdWdZdaZjq5EJad4fKYWgcLexG-uDhEe7R50hjS_WBZGwRGmoubqnuLTXT8FqVWy0hP0sSQ/s3024/IMG_7149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMtvqoFpGs-70folFZFrPbG8g51gFeWu_9miDHFoZDVuu-wg8MzHj8jtj8fmPFHvopnPyB9yQF9eGsByAx0TZC1LVe1C0gcB6L0ZwmcZBoNQoYUxVdWdZdaZjq5EJad4fKYWgcLexG-uDhEe7R50hjS_WBZGwRGmoubqnuLTXT8FqVWy0hP0sSQ/s320/IMG_7149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>We could have driven home in just two days easily, but we decided to stretch out the drive and relax for our last few days of vacation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUsBuFP78JfMfmTsprh4Z8muLJaWsL5syxK5OpNDI-4j7X-F264qKM8PC0eAd_DJ8GDrVWRKh7oFJe5AOXMcjJV1EmRy3d6Se5N03yqgrIKZuCyrZKIaLeZWUPbAJu83eaI-GXBPn67BJK5ySBTnC1_AQBAma4DKrp0tbZivbIVsjIy7mXsw1Rg/s2048/IMG_3186.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUsBuFP78JfMfmTsprh4Z8muLJaWsL5syxK5OpNDI-4j7X-F264qKM8PC0eAd_DJ8GDrVWRKh7oFJe5AOXMcjJV1EmRy3d6Se5N03yqgrIKZuCyrZKIaLeZWUPbAJu83eaI-GXBPn67BJK5ySBTnC1_AQBAma4DKrp0tbZivbIVsjIy7mXsw1Rg/w400-h300/IMG_3186.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good-bye to Simi Valley, time to head for home!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL355PQ31-QH0si3KxD3Mv_HnYkRC_ewswZ4VJAAu3k49Q2hnyhPc7RQL5mKCvALytIkbhJXwWB_uv9XdT4BJhPC1Ya-y9JaAYXwZiThtoWOBmZdfyup98SMD9WF2XI8mYEmoLVCibzBNbAUFk3vUXwSUvtZ7TaFXmzyaCB2SrJdqvip6uqK7qw/s2048/IMG_3201.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL355PQ31-QH0si3KxD3Mv_HnYkRC_ewswZ4VJAAu3k49Q2hnyhPc7RQL5mKCvALytIkbhJXwWB_uv9XdT4BJhPC1Ya-y9JaAYXwZiThtoWOBmZdfyup98SMD9WF2XI8mYEmoLVCibzBNbAUFk3vUXwSUvtZ7TaFXmzyaCB2SrJdqvip6uqK7qw/w400-h300/IMG_3201.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Ah, there is our Pacific Ocean at last! As much fun as the trip had been I was so glad to see this sight that feel like we are almost home!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBcT6P0thgTEtPSxc0ghUiYs9RVZTlJVAuiBWaBu73mNKkDuGGhvvC_PD6_sb4KPhMKkEP_d7UIL6m22le56jZzzHF-yGt-F1u7SVRrwl2MnGoE3JK8Zm6umsvhdJE05pclFDWqZNlMXr3BFLYTrRec2PRO5N3YgkGFslHp7UAfwT1BGuvE0adw/s2048/IMG_3205.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBcT6P0thgTEtPSxc0ghUiYs9RVZTlJVAuiBWaBu73mNKkDuGGhvvC_PD6_sb4KPhMKkEP_d7UIL6m22le56jZzzHF-yGt-F1u7SVRrwl2MnGoE3JK8Zm6umsvhdJE05pclFDWqZNlMXr3BFLYTrRec2PRO5N3YgkGFslHp7UAfwT1BGuvE0adw/w400-h300/IMG_3205.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So beautiful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBdp-4Nw-Kvh8GHFJpVuxKgdcQsH58_A2t9aKyU8lA9gJCGm90IarPAY4sJnzeUheXpxRD6FPNzi_joj2ht_txCxLfIGXSH4N80stMgbnlsDda3IWCQW2nnuOKxgaB18rsBvGMe52CX2AOPQyzzYaoKF5IHfb9kNFoASRXrN-_oZMhV4q74ywWw/s2048/IMG_3207.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBdp-4Nw-Kvh8GHFJpVuxKgdcQsH58_A2t9aKyU8lA9gJCGm90IarPAY4sJnzeUheXpxRD6FPNzi_joj2ht_txCxLfIGXSH4N80stMgbnlsDda3IWCQW2nnuOKxgaB18rsBvGMe52CX2AOPQyzzYaoKF5IHfb9kNFoASRXrN-_oZMhV4q74ywWw/w400-h300/IMG_3207.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of vineyards along the way, more every time we drive this route.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu56Z9G3U0mpVJvDAeAqTOnf4wPSc5Ct0VWDIHSdfuC7poFloOgAhpozX9yey-wX1nHSR6Iffn_Gb0PdRToYObrva6AlE8fSl_6Cal68OR_7pwN_arT5vvKiWen80_1gTMRluZMCZKoI7-X8AIvgg55EpxBbXBHa4NZeud-eDXPOnJdaiZoOUQDw/s2048/IMG_3210.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu56Z9G3U0mpVJvDAeAqTOnf4wPSc5Ct0VWDIHSdfuC7poFloOgAhpozX9yey-wX1nHSR6Iffn_Gb0PdRToYObrva6AlE8fSl_6Cal68OR_7pwN_arT5vvKiWen80_1gTMRluZMCZKoI7-X8AIvgg55EpxBbXBHa4NZeud-eDXPOnJdaiZoOUQDw/w400-h300/IMG_3210.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The beautiful hills along the highway!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQW7PdCPHr-La73Fmon-PgNKgclSWVFw4_fL3a5FMK1e1RmPv67RRDTc500pYxv2zqollYyLIEOVvJEKypnBlAyL5Uco6fUSWMR0OYZ25NytmK2aLO0UsOtU-qtR4YJVi9cRXKC7C0V3abTs9mqdVKStwV2cIMX8SinIM_IjiyPn2iCTRwE0X4g/s3024/IMG_7149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQW7PdCPHr-La73Fmon-PgNKgclSWVFw4_fL3a5FMK1e1RmPv67RRDTc500pYxv2zqollYyLIEOVvJEKypnBlAyL5Uco6fUSWMR0OYZ25NytmK2aLO0UsOtU-qtR4YJVi9cRXKC7C0V3abTs9mqdVKStwV2cIMX8SinIM_IjiyPn2iCTRwE0X4g/s320/IMG_7149.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;">Three inch block.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q-DtT7r_9S8RXdJ3Cc8cP8h0kIbanWKM_AXzJgFlF3N3TcLCiosm_5Bp6FF0RI5fyChC4qweYuC10ZwASV6ZRwO4Wfw_kzhjtCqfDMxOub7l97moUbUs6Rrw-9C04xyc9nAk7tEaG9G2gYfZ4YdTAJ-QS7ELiY7av71jCp5VdTeeQ1skxNEvBA/s3024/IMG_7150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q-DtT7r_9S8RXdJ3Cc8cP8h0kIbanWKM_AXzJgFlF3N3TcLCiosm_5Bp6FF0RI5fyChC4qweYuC10ZwASV6ZRwO4Wfw_kzhjtCqfDMxOub7l97moUbUs6Rrw-9C04xyc9nAk7tEaG9G2gYfZ4YdTAJ-QS7ELiY7av71jCp5VdTeeQ1skxNEvBA/w400-h400/IMG_7150.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Six inch block</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5SDzgIRv3yGtbsXohNs1aWbd467U7Bqu6Rkzv9XKXR5am3QN1m1xTy0lOlHJsmGTKIFkA2P0B0ToB9c9cXkPVZzWXe0R9IqItWjQe8VgR5fX3YAFWxGNlaW-LUdjXuGwDlJPjR6IWM2pwZaursxK6_xluSYgLxONDgo3RwcFAxRN60EQVk6Edw/s3024/IMG_7151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5SDzgIRv3yGtbsXohNs1aWbd467U7Bqu6Rkzv9XKXR5am3QN1m1xTy0lOlHJsmGTKIFkA2P0B0ToB9c9cXkPVZzWXe0R9IqItWjQe8VgR5fX3YAFWxGNlaW-LUdjXuGwDlJPjR6IWM2pwZaursxK6_xluSYgLxONDgo3RwcFAxRN60EQVk6Edw/w640-h640/IMG_7151.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Nine inch block! Just three more blocks, and we'll be at the end of the Quilt Along!</p><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-25807823225545179092023-09-26T08:00:00.021-07:002023-09-26T08:00:00.142-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 52, Horsing Around - Grand Tour<p> This block is a good one - Grand Tour! That's definitely what this trip was!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgZBpr1XYrYmS1qhWrCH-51L8y68Voez58OPeMUFo6wmrNfmtt6UToAii0aRkbr3vmJYY_dNiVYSlrCRZ4WKRfRpilb_rsro2WyCVAcEKM2SuvfVGnf4KsBZeHS0CuSJV3-zEJwt6kidhInCabzUcA7JK01-MMFbOtecVUanwsRaviECrX3hy-w/s3024/IMG_7146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgZBpr1XYrYmS1qhWrCH-51L8y68Voez58OPeMUFo6wmrNfmtt6UToAii0aRkbr3vmJYY_dNiVYSlrCRZ4WKRfRpilb_rsro2WyCVAcEKM2SuvfVGnf4KsBZeHS0CuSJV3-zEJwt6kidhInCabzUcA7JK01-MMFbOtecVUanwsRaviECrX3hy-w/s320/IMG_7146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Today we spent the day visiting some spots from my husband's past.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvb51YX2iOPUPrQiYPwOXzTxt19zT-BOZl22rqcSZW-FYdyg8BkzgtVJlyosA0ai-PcFfcd3laA6Fe7a_AP-108eVx9gLe58OPwqRPnolJldP4DB4_GuK5KJPYQQVuIbSJlb8KRviQhxgDuJUznpE109LXco8LlnXnvZFEh2WA-o5f9VZJ5t55Q/s2048/IMG_3172.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvb51YX2iOPUPrQiYPwOXzTxt19zT-BOZl22rqcSZW-FYdyg8BkzgtVJlyosA0ai-PcFfcd3laA6Fe7a_AP-108eVx9gLe58OPwqRPnolJldP4DB4_GuK5KJPYQQVuIbSJlb8KRviQhxgDuJUznpE109LXco8LlnXnvZFEh2WA-o5f9VZJ5t55Q/w400-h300/IMG_3172.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He worked at Santa Anita as a teenager, and spent many days coming here with his father. We've been many times as well - always a fun thing to do on vacation!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismjRskAR5E1ULy9e3ON6ynSsZzpPWpQGPWb9Qgsj84CZRIhcLy6wwjdIPEaNs_araxFvHc5CL_kTlGOBbgJ200RNol3txKRMGJRuXhvqxaueDYyN_xsfTF4KQkB_Ab6FHjcQuyF_wnpou0dxlb42LEMx6g-1OqxGkTeNwDLModSuy4GjxDmoUQw/s2048/IMG_3173.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismjRskAR5E1ULy9e3ON6ynSsZzpPWpQGPWb9Qgsj84CZRIhcLy6wwjdIPEaNs_araxFvHc5CL_kTlGOBbgJ200RNol3txKRMGJRuXhvqxaueDYyN_xsfTF4KQkB_Ab6FHjcQuyF_wnpou0dxlb42LEMx6g-1OqxGkTeNwDLModSuy4GjxDmoUQw/w400-h300/IMG_3173.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's beautiful in the morning, when the horses are working out! There was no racing today, but that wasn't really why we wanted to pay a visit. We were able to pay a visit to the backside and see the spot where my husband worked many years ago. We had fun chatting with some of the trainers, and it was just fun to visit and talk about our memories.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNEGzlRkPNs-FdjvkLHk6i-pufL1BrVwWzkswUKtfd2Fj2I16tO-Y0QGiy_W-_ZBXz4ruMiCY-8CWx2F-g1j2sACpp9iWy9UmfHpijsW8_CGSjDFInp9ky4Vy5P-cvgxFROLRxzdHrXi8pma2Z7ALOJeE4niB2-pc-1Fz0W3pa_JKhczbwmlARw/s2048/IMG_3175.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNEGzlRkPNs-FdjvkLHk6i-pufL1BrVwWzkswUKtfd2Fj2I16tO-Y0QGiy_W-_ZBXz4ruMiCY-8CWx2F-g1j2sACpp9iWy9UmfHpijsW8_CGSjDFInp9ky4Vy5P-cvgxFROLRxzdHrXi8pma2Z7ALOJeE4niB2-pc-1Fz0W3pa_JKhczbwmlARw/w640-h480/IMG_3175.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time we were here, we saw Zenyata run! That was super fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL4rKx2h6zp3UZXEtjh9YL-ruWEFdUa2ohfJtbXcDxMjWH1pvIzjr5rV9UH2f0nq7FGSktao7tV-onNAX_By3CtN-qmBmO1-t7LRPe4rHnXczxgXmwJwulCsohhLeM3xLSU9sUNxC6Cz4MhE1KwRduoE6sj24AUI4mzcpvE6leYKxidk8v0LMog/s2048/IMG_3176.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL4rKx2h6zp3UZXEtjh9YL-ruWEFdUa2ohfJtbXcDxMjWH1pvIzjr5rV9UH2f0nq7FGSktao7tV-onNAX_By3CtN-qmBmO1-t7LRPe4rHnXczxgXmwJwulCsohhLeM3xLSU9sUNxC6Cz4MhE1KwRduoE6sj24AUI4mzcpvE6leYKxidk8v0LMog/w300-h400/IMG_3176.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a new horse statue! Couldn't resist getting a picture!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D8fe8xG1EDRCZcPx6fLlcoaFnyRgsqxBznDGkpJkScu7rzTmM_0XJ8TXYGxvC8pRoTBTm_eORL5FH7FG8hElDrsvG3ML61pM6HXzkTysy8Gpn1wSiOOXWkQtcpjFGvCJrdV-QrbAGjyoVWFtEVvPPwkZz95DRRRO2YG5cfsta3HB3zlZSsklsA/s2048/IMG_3177.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D8fe8xG1EDRCZcPx6fLlcoaFnyRgsqxBznDGkpJkScu7rzTmM_0XJ8TXYGxvC8pRoTBTm_eORL5FH7FG8hElDrsvG3ML61pM6HXzkTysy8Gpn1wSiOOXWkQtcpjFGvCJrdV-QrbAGjyoVWFtEVvPPwkZz95DRRRO2YG5cfsta3HB3zlZSsklsA/w400-h300/IMG_3177.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we were on our way to Simi Valley for our last night here before we head north toward home! It was hard to believe that we had done all the things we wanted to and had such a wonderful trip! Now for the block:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl54rOFDQhhT0fO8TMf9Aq8kfRgK5ChHuS1ARUDKJk_SQKV7eutN8ANFysFC3bsEVKJdkd3oOn7Ft0gjfV3sTwN0Ar8GJFV5LdNUiRgAqgiZxSvJmTUZSuRltZMLeIjeds8Bz418HC9ON3AcnZ2jJl4562_zPq93k5Xt2To7IFdNXR90y_zbDdw/s3024/IMG_7146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl54rOFDQhhT0fO8TMf9Aq8kfRgK5ChHuS1ARUDKJk_SQKV7eutN8ANFysFC3bsEVKJdkd3oOn7Ft0gjfV3sTwN0Ar8GJFV5LdNUiRgAqgiZxSvJmTUZSuRltZMLeIjeds8Bz418HC9ON3AcnZ2jJl4562_zPq93k5Xt2To7IFdNXR90y_zbDdw/s320/IMG_7146.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;">The three inch block</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy7myb_11NkQlQVJDca-DTIFhBKfhp2Px9YDgy1C_vptS3n14Q75SWofR10yzdkXgGSex63qqrfr582sM1clm23grk_SxlWnxvZtTtMC5Iv5YNwbJEpBaJ4bcJMu585GmjxdFVNILDGPGZRGvQzkGrPQhHO0TSmsikQpwY5oRz9j3AtRREuI4yg/s3024/IMG_7147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy7myb_11NkQlQVJDca-DTIFhBKfhp2Px9YDgy1C_vptS3n14Q75SWofR10yzdkXgGSex63qqrfr582sM1clm23grk_SxlWnxvZtTtMC5Iv5YNwbJEpBaJ4bcJMu585GmjxdFVNILDGPGZRGvQzkGrPQhHO0TSmsikQpwY5oRz9j3AtRREuI4yg/w400-h400/IMG_7147.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The six inch block!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchWAqUETMZ6rqB6epExMq1fVzXH-i4zx1SSWs6qRmb3XvOtUbMLXPDwWR0grm66R0Y_5WRTRiB0tNxAWAI33jmU_vK91sViStLW4T_aLbLIu5NJ4tpxz6NtbljVq0bo0L8XTgUhjNVX7aIF1YBGUOc9WQK3NMdkQ2R9wrZ5QFmPOKGPpFsBFSqQ/s3024/IMG_7148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchWAqUETMZ6rqB6epExMq1fVzXH-i4zx1SSWs6qRmb3XvOtUbMLXPDwWR0grm66R0Y_5WRTRiB0tNxAWAI33jmU_vK91sViStLW4T_aLbLIu5NJ4tpxz6NtbljVq0bo0L8XTgUhjNVX7aIF1YBGUOc9WQK3NMdkQ2R9wrZ5QFmPOKGPpFsBFSqQ/w640-h640/IMG_7148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And the nine inch block! This is an easy one, too. A little tricky to get all those points lined up, but not super hard to make.</p><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-81957309522442441492023-09-25T08:00:00.010-07:002023-09-25T08:00:00.138-07:00Road Trip Quilt Along Day 51 - A family lunch, Cactus Pot Block<p> Today's block is a variation of a basket block - Cactus Pot.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Y_hh-y_xnRoPd9yoPR33Kxzi6Gz66yFqwGnxdz_xHTaep5uYU6sDyjiDdXcfPiaNgMyoYTr6xaamz3R0YqbLW_BdfaQC7Nw6WD3_byP6qoisJlxZo4PSQP94tWfeAWofoRevtnQ8_mjbnc_cXJluYXLWmjxlRHIk966SbaIloBTM3R5f9LyQg/s3024/IMG_7143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Y_hh-y_xnRoPd9yoPR33Kxzi6Gz66yFqwGnxdz_xHTaep5uYU6sDyjiDdXcfPiaNgMyoYTr6xaamz3R0YqbLW_BdfaQC7Nw6WD3_byP6qoisJlxZo4PSQP94tWfeAWofoRevtnQ8_mjbnc_cXJluYXLWmjxlRHIk966SbaIloBTM3R5f9LyQg/s320/IMG_7143.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I used green fabric for the cactus in all three of my blocks!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-paBvuBJFzPJujtQkWNBizJ1O6qmwqAnMEbtoMtNiBHjl3qaQ_Tj7mL1WjKSW9b4iyhb4-_03R5kmnUbopzOmB39fMt6tx_RIVoRCFQhd0D_griyrNCtofEohm6U3QvCsJKGZKFiaD5Dxe3fvBZmZ6UViTGkNigIEs_drZcv3byFsc2YFUkuQKA/s2048/IMG_3146.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-paBvuBJFzPJujtQkWNBizJ1O6qmwqAnMEbtoMtNiBHjl3qaQ_Tj7mL1WjKSW9b4iyhb4-_03R5kmnUbopzOmB39fMt6tx_RIVoRCFQhd0D_griyrNCtofEohm6U3QvCsJKGZKFiaD5Dxe3fvBZmZ6UViTGkNigIEs_drZcv3byFsc2YFUkuQKA/w400-h300/IMG_3146.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We said goodbye to Anaheim and headed for the San Fernando valley to have lunch with family!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yIkMy4NgfV1ahOX5CntmLG_C1hCJX6YUY5zbYt0xBDa7MCsHFhPi6GwlVC2T1Yem1mEWfg3Bqjd6cQVqVHCtFitp9Hh4PtfnHAwym8sh3Kxq7Cm387r9BRLkc8xPg5pbeTnIGEX_yr8NY6dAzmJR-RUp58tGE9BPIrncx7Wzj049b3gY53oOJQ/s2048/IMG_3149.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yIkMy4NgfV1ahOX5CntmLG_C1hCJX6YUY5zbYt0xBDa7MCsHFhPi6GwlVC2T1Yem1mEWfg3Bqjd6cQVqVHCtFitp9Hh4PtfnHAwym8sh3Kxq7Cm387r9BRLkc8xPg5pbeTnIGEX_yr8NY6dAzmJR-RUp58tGE9BPIrncx7Wzj049b3gY53oOJQ/w400-h300/IMG_3149.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband's brother, and their cousins!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GSbo6M4UjGcM6qB0QJ_zGXjSVnzOo53QMvz5ZCmvDLhrVmiyoU9BOKB8yhIFD_69vDHJrqzuErxXIeAzCsBzUo5alXyLN99AFnsuAn8Wk4tIaSVo9rcvQQxyW0kOcB4D8sC12jJM1jpOVkth42Y_cXyPqODBLhtCVBlJF0nbrRz3DJmKEZsPDQ/s2048/IMG_3151.JPEG" 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/AVvXsEj0GSbo6M4UjGcM6qB0QJ_zGXjSVnzOo53QMvz5ZCmvDLhrVmiyoU9BOKB8yhIFD_69vDHJrqzuErxXIeAzCsBzUo5alXyLN99AFnsuAn8Wk4tIaSVo9rcvQQxyW0kOcB4D8sC12jJM1jpOVkth42Y_cXyPqODBLhtCVBlJF0nbrRz3DJmKEZsPDQ/s320/IMG_3151.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More cousins - it was fun to get together. It's been way too long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that we drove to our next hotel and had a relaxing evening.</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/AVvXsEhBXb-cyz4N8Afk8L77b0XmSv0ONGFpikVbo6l5diMCva42PYwZln8ArbIbZKVzFvEjGKNPg7qNeXi8NdT9nH1ZSgJYZNhBJ9rsu4XztKzsXIrfxt5rxNwYPp0xsStNXYexjVA0-opHS_XqJhe6yJPl6qqHC2jjqi6llVGodaTT_iqNcJQW1nyR2w/s3024/IMG_7143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXb-cyz4N8Afk8L77b0XmSv0ONGFpikVbo6l5diMCva42PYwZln8ArbIbZKVzFvEjGKNPg7qNeXi8NdT9nH1ZSgJYZNhBJ9rsu4XztKzsXIrfxt5rxNwYPp0xsStNXYexjVA0-opHS_XqJhe6yJPl6qqHC2jjqi6llVGodaTT_iqNcJQW1nyR2w/s320/IMG_7143.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;">Three inch Cactus Pot block!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk4HOVXn9p_M8dkRjGO5-VOoL0nMqiuLHH2PC1c5EnyVHEc0ggtd-wt55NGoXJbM5nK-kvyulgFRLAtrnKLIur-4kBb7zbJzMpCVrZ2bPHLOdVHn1leogMxszjIbvrdBnN4g1gfi6N68D5fwunCA659qrGOnCdWzTgt_7iA8EWVQjKCHxkSk3Hg/s3024/IMG_7144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk4HOVXn9p_M8dkRjGO5-VOoL0nMqiuLHH2PC1c5EnyVHEc0ggtd-wt55NGoXJbM5nK-kvyulgFRLAtrnKLIur-4kBb7zbJzMpCVrZ2bPHLOdVHn1leogMxszjIbvrdBnN4g1gfi6N68D5fwunCA659qrGOnCdWzTgt_7iA8EWVQjKCHxkSk3Hg/w400-h400/IMG_7144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Six inch version.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHdNhn6kuPsY1y-Bk5HKLgy3VmxriXtO_Vu0p7tXXDPJAfq7txFUeNecO2vcoQtRWBwqJjLuHQ5BPhgZBpic3e5l0zs-WR0BFDgtTGPS6RPPTGl10UFMHrggzwWUBqmvmjTRk06fg_052b2cqf8W3fOUgsjGJZboNBOH9DO0DRCykqkuI4FhXNw/s3024/IMG_7145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHdNhn6kuPsY1y-Bk5HKLgy3VmxriXtO_Vu0p7tXXDPJAfq7txFUeNecO2vcoQtRWBwqJjLuHQ5BPhgZBpic3e5l0zs-WR0BFDgtTGPS6RPPTGl10UFMHrggzwWUBqmvmjTRk06fg_052b2cqf8W3fOUgsjGJZboNBOH9DO0DRCykqkuI4FhXNw/w640-h640/IMG_7145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The nine inch block. Make sure you get those triangle points sticking up like cactus spines! I think this is a really cute variation on a basket block, and a good addition to your block library.<span><a name='more'></a></span>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486466.post-24957265672517934372023-09-24T08:00:00.019-07:002023-09-24T08:00:00.136-07:00Week 8 of the Road Trip Quilt Along Day 50, Disneyland<p> I cannot believe we are starting the last week of our Road Trip Quilt Along! Today's block is Road to California. We'll do several blocks this week that incorporate these same basic units. They are all simple, you just have to watch your unit orientation and placement!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXv3VtUWlw0h5v5m8DwvgcpMLWwUeMRb1SskFs0aAku6dZVjfguNd9Fw5dwEUc1q4vFRET9_xQoVlE1NdztHzfNWgJxJJhcW9j8V5b2Ee0Bia7asfyaldT7RA2ZW_azSiFJKJaC-KLg6Tvt5NTMVI3MJupj-KNXgT20UAFuw55Hrp1k8oUINn7Q/s3024/IMG_7140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXv3VtUWlw0h5v5m8DwvgcpMLWwUeMRb1SskFs0aAku6dZVjfguNd9Fw5dwEUc1q4vFRET9_xQoVlE1NdztHzfNWgJxJJhcW9j8V5b2Ee0Bia7asfyaldT7RA2ZW_azSiFJKJaC-KLg6Tvt5NTMVI3MJupj-KNXgT20UAFuw55Hrp1k8oUINn7Q/s320/IMG_7140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>For our first full day in California, we decided to splurge and have a day at Disneyland! I forgot to make reservations early enough, so we ended up having to get Park hopper tickets and spend the morning at California Adventure. It was our first time there and we ended up having a great time checking it out! Found some new favorite rides, too!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQP1i7xqQJQJqo3OlV8lOai92uCxsWwup5QCdSlAhOFghgGB0Qyfb-_BDKxaT5-Yjn8tRutSmCMKZecRRFeckZguHoeuVZlFr5LYC3rjGIGHGsvU6DHx1EklxJvSshyrypz0aPE2MSfKWoUpqAHcYtepMoNY442DfTHKzoQcVcudlN7jy7AKOVQ/s2048/IMG_3136.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQP1i7xqQJQJqo3OlV8lOai92uCxsWwup5QCdSlAhOFghgGB0Qyfb-_BDKxaT5-Yjn8tRutSmCMKZecRRFeckZguHoeuVZlFr5LYC3rjGIGHGsvU6DHx1EklxJvSshyrypz0aPE2MSfKWoUpqAHcYtepMoNY442DfTHKzoQcVcudlN7jy7AKOVQ/w400-h300/IMG_3136.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Can't help but love all the palm trees!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltQa8A39SSLByq6Btk-wBsBgftqw4gBTWlLVfT8J9Xg7dDomOYvTXtUjZfwcf59lLB03XIMrViGjTrKuqZJfq8Q08lf-Pdzpki8MdcKTd2kVMTKxgTbC3aRMWCqG3XbBbJOIfOMWB7j8z5YJerDGjelc8-k81Ji0i2RNv6HxfW4GbPdeaVz901w/s2048/IMG_3137.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltQa8A39SSLByq6Btk-wBsBgftqw4gBTWlLVfT8J9Xg7dDomOYvTXtUjZfwcf59lLB03XIMrViGjTrKuqZJfq8Q08lf-Pdzpki8MdcKTd2kVMTKxgTbC3aRMWCqG3XbBbJOIfOMWB7j8z5YJerDGjelc8-k81Ji0i2RNv6HxfW4GbPdeaVz901w/w400-h300/IMG_3137.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Soarin Over the World was a blast! We both really loved it! After that we walked around and rode a few more rides - we liked the Goofy Flight School coaster, and the Radiator Springs Racers were super fun, even though the line was super long.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9qdKo4TTm12_tFKKvvNniQgFOOaWn_3vfH46wFCk2RazIyfiF9mbQcMMDFHxkh6VJLNotTJHQFKakiwtK1gQJdMZi5ed2zObYZ8dWxU_G4bPUN1jDUqhls6v7XzMmxVp5tIwaMrS3r6BMQY1Wt60cLX6lNbac2B63IxBRlrqRNA58i-a2WN3jQ/s2048/IMG_3138.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9qdKo4TTm12_tFKKvvNniQgFOOaWn_3vfH46wFCk2RazIyfiF9mbQcMMDFHxkh6VJLNotTJHQFKakiwtK1gQJdMZi5ed2zObYZ8dWxU_G4bPUN1jDUqhls6v7XzMmxVp5tIwaMrS3r6BMQY1Wt60cLX6lNbac2B63IxBRlrqRNA58i-a2WN3jQ/w400-h300/IMG_3138.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Next time I want to ride this! It looks like fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVDhz6YJg2JJRF1oNQkAgViY402AnUYJX1xPZfP6VaiaJKtwprhwrd42ph7yxA5pbNsjZqcU2p_Jg_XRb4_nlTHYsp-XOyuXOkYZllF7bRz8PNMzQCoCTLobEQXSkCy9AOxGRxbhkN0d1xoIaKa-ALEpvQRqksCUCTRRNKBQbCRH37_srlCakvw/s2048/IMG_3140.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVDhz6YJg2JJRF1oNQkAgViY402AnUYJX1xPZfP6VaiaJKtwprhwrd42ph7yxA5pbNsjZqcU2p_Jg_XRb4_nlTHYsp-XOyuXOkYZllF7bRz8PNMzQCoCTLobEQXSkCy9AOxGRxbhkN0d1xoIaKa-ALEpvQRqksCUCTRRNKBQbCRH37_srlCakvw/w400-h300/IMG_3140.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then we moved over to Disneyland and road most of our favorite rides. We ended the night at the new Star Wars area and flew the Millenium Falcon. It was fun, too! I didn't take many pictures, but we had a really great day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOIWoygXz4lKK25lIQaSh0jcp9W6XjMOX6CZB0VWpKb62xViEqNNu_XI_yTk-mtL7iFHDto83qNyLePY_dyBx7K-yduK9V0l29Z5UbHKSUX3AyhWUfGEuPHANFmn55LsY-RriJEu8g-P9C97eiP9T_-0JZTgKfP_FObEzmG0vYgZdHtnWAdPv8Q/s3024/IMG_7140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOIWoygXz4lKK25lIQaSh0jcp9W6XjMOX6CZB0VWpKb62xViEqNNu_XI_yTk-mtL7iFHDto83qNyLePY_dyBx7K-yduK9V0l29Z5UbHKSUX3AyhWUfGEuPHANFmn55LsY-RriJEu8g-P9C97eiP9T_-0JZTgKfP_FObEzmG0vYgZdHtnWAdPv8Q/s320/IMG_7140.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;">My three inch block!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCnd17d6GdA3rF0SNSHHScT_7ZryVJ_dt-mG8ofsdjIXRpIxN6IVjOmIZ0385x3zs3vK_jmPMLo9uNDKxuUTgvVL0qTzbEn9ExW3f0MR7oprQwLW_ziTYZCo9L696qgRTl-oF62vH6sAgba12fF3yd_XL-MBccDB6XIhG6Y1uh02zX_LkVPZlzQ/s3024/IMG_7141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCnd17d6GdA3rF0SNSHHScT_7ZryVJ_dt-mG8ofsdjIXRpIxN6IVjOmIZ0385x3zs3vK_jmPMLo9uNDKxuUTgvVL0qTzbEn9ExW3f0MR7oprQwLW_ziTYZCo9L696qgRTl-oF62vH6sAgba12fF3yd_XL-MBccDB6XIhG6Y1uh02zX_LkVPZlzQ/w400-h400/IMG_7141.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The six inch block. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqPOZlyiNPkeLjaWdWCcf7MenylWKyY1CcmgCuiuQE8Uf2GaHzjK4JDuvIIyKD5134cIIuBEE6K06eahzes1mZJh2nH9rjacG8jNUZ2LM4rgUPVmA_LJxNFV6dpT1iuWJ9kmjS-WTFD_CeSDq0D6oxV_fJyWraRI7Hd8RobVSIceMHgxWohVWcA/s3024/IMG_7142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqPOZlyiNPkeLjaWdWCcf7MenylWKyY1CcmgCuiuQE8Uf2GaHzjK4JDuvIIyKD5134cIIuBEE6K06eahzes1mZJh2nH9rjacG8jNUZ2LM4rgUPVmA_LJxNFV6dpT1iuWJ9kmjS-WTFD_CeSDq0D6oxV_fJyWraRI7Hd8RobVSIceMHgxWohVWcA/w640-h640/IMG_7142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And my nine inch version - ha, I used the same fabric for the triangles in this one! </p><p><br /></p><p>Ready to download the final week of patterns? </p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.pamelaquilts.com/b/3mG8y">Week 8 Pattern Download</a></h3>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.com0