tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78547129897975478402024-02-18T19:48:23.395-08:00Ladybug LoveliesEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-56844760127137515792014-07-08T15:47:00.000-07:002014-07-08T15:47:21.061-07:00NOW I KNOW MY ABC'S...AREN'T YOU VERY PROUD OF ME?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jessica Fediw at her blogsite (see below), has generously provided pdfs and lots of letters in the tutorial she made for fabric letters and numbers. I used her patterns to make two sets of them. One for my cutie pie littlest girlie girl's birthday, and another one to keep here for when all the grandkiddos come to visit. I tried to match designs in the fabrics to the letters...see the soccer S, peppers in the P, and music designs in the M. Except for a couple exceptions, all the fabrics in both capitals and lowercase are different. Also, tried to mix it up with a lot of colors.<br />
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One thing discovered while sewing is that I could go pretty fast on straight lines, but had to slow down on curved ones--almost to the end of the second set, I realized using my totally open toe clear foot worked best for seeing where I was going. Part of this is having very old eyes!! Part of it is my perfect ability to space when I'm doing repetitive things, too!! I also have a bright light that shines onto the foot and helps a lot. <br />
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I also discovered that using a finger to hold the fabric in place as a pivot point worked pretty well on the larger circles, but the tiny curved places such as the opening in the p's, b's, d', etc. meant a lot of time starting, lifting foot and then starting to sew again. <br />
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I put flannel on the backs of all of the letters so they can be used on a flannel board. It worked best for me (since I can only sit at the machine for about an hour at a time) to pin the fabric/batting/flannel "sandwiches" in my comfy chair. I tried to make sure the placement of the patterns would allow for the desired designs to show when cut. Used pinking shears on almost all edges except where it was too small to get into. You want sharp shears for cutting through all of it. I had also pieced some of my batting and that was definitely interesting trying to cut. My thumb has a small blister on it right now. What we do for our craft, eh???<br />
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The box to hold girlie girl's letters that will include a laminated card with pictures of the letters in alphabetical order. Except for the very bottom of each corner, it's all sewn on the machine. I've made boxes out of cardstock for years and years, so came up with this one by measuring the height of the letters and the width of both stacks, plus about 1/2 inch all around. I made a paper pattern, but when cutting what I think is called peltex (a heavy-duty pellon) and the fabrics I just cut individual top and bottom, sides, front and back and flap for the velcro, first out of the peltex the exact sizes I needed, then the fabrics about 1/2 inch extra all around. Used a pencil to trace around the peltex on the inside of one of each fabric, then sewed all around and left an opening to turn. I trimmed corners a bit on each peltex piece and mostly they just slid right in pretty easily. Then I pinned the openings and sewed close to the edge. The handle is long enough she can carry it and also so it can fold back and let the lid open. The sizes of each piece in inches: top/bottom 6.5 x 10, sides 6.5 x 4, front/back 10 x 4, flap 10 by 2 and then corners were curved. If you wanted a solid color for inside and same or another fabric for outside, you could just use those dimensions to cut a pattern. I would suggest cutting the pelton as individual pieces and then zigzagging them together so they bend, or you can get the pelton to fold if you iron it, too.<br />
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To assemble, I used a pretty variegated red thread and zigzagged the pieces together. Front, bottom, back, top and flap together first, then added sides. It was a bit tricky getting corners sewn, but that open toe foot came in handy so I could see what was going on, and I was able to get within an inch on each of them. Will whip stitch the bottoms of the corners before sending.<br />
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Am very pleased with the results of the letters and the box. I made an open bag to use here and you can see it with some of the yet-to-be-trimmed letters needing to be done when my thumb doesn't have the blister! The fabrics are vibrant and my colors, but don't like it nearly as well as girlie girl's! May just have to make me one like hers in more my colors. <br />
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Thanks again to Jessica at: <a href="http://www.happytogetherbyjess.com/2009/07/rag-quilt-letters-tutorial.html">http://www.happytogetherbyjess.com/2009/07/rag-quilt-letters-tutorial.html</a> Have fun and try them yourself. They went together a lot faster than expected, but I've been sewing for almost 60 years, and do a lot of applique by hand and machine. Can quilt pieces if want on lettters andEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-17411414344436739892014-06-03T01:12:00.001-07:002014-06-03T01:12:18.212-07:00MONSTER FLAMINGO DOLLY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Years ago I made silly monster dollies for all my family. Some were made using patterns or ideas from a book with lots of dolls and ideas for designing your own. Since hubby and I have this thing about flamingos, his, of course, had to be a flamingo. My sonny and his wife had given me the book for Christmas one year and while we were all together, everyone got to choose what monster they'd like. Hubby and a couple others never chose, so I got to play around a lot. <br />
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He'd told me years and years ago that he hated those plastic flamingos people put in their yards--especially those living in the north. He said he'd know "it was over between us" if he ever came home and found one. That was too much of a dare for me to let go, so from then on I started finding or making flamingos to give him on Valentine's, his birthday, our anniversary or Christmas. I've had lots of fun doing it and you can see several of the ones I've made, he sometimes buys me, even family and friends have given us, or a few inspirational ideas found on pinterest here: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ladybuglovelies/flamingo-fancies/">http://www.pinterest.com/ladybuglovelies/flamingo-fancies/</a><br />
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Anyway...enjoy the fluffy flying finery!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-82270796194660028732013-10-27T07:33:00.000-07:002013-10-27T07:34:11.231-07:00Little Nuggets and Blogger's Quilt Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These are two of my favorite and relatively recent undertakings. Nothing is very recent due to a bad knee that has limited sewing time. My Runners from Disa Designs has a bunch of very cute patterns in it. I made two of each of these. One each for me and daisy one for my daughter, sunflower one for my daughter in law. I used steam a seam (my favorite) for these. Hard to see borders but wanted dark to really set the design off. Lots of fun quilting something small--so much easier on the shoulders!</div>
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Go enjoy the Bloggers Quilt Festival, graciously put on by Amy every six months! <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-applique-quilts-2/">http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-applique-quilts-2/</a></div>
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<br />Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-37177497456177642762013-10-27T06:34:00.000-07:002013-10-27T06:34:24.230-07:00RANDOM THOUGHTS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are strips for my eldest granddaughter's quilt. She loves reds and blacks, so when I wanted to try a Sylvia's Bridal Sampler Quilt, it seemed a good color choice. I loved making all of the blocks in the book and even added a few others I made up or found online. Took me a long time, and it's taking a longer time to get it together! A </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">few strips are now sewn together--it's going particularly slow since</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> hurting my knee in a fall a few months ago</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. She picked out a bunch she wanted and her little sister picked out some she wanted--after she had gone through EVERY SINGLE ONE and made comments. This from my little girlie girl who is totally color blind and sees only in black/white/gray!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made this wonderful bread the other day...banana, orange, cranberry, pecan, oatmeal bread. Absolutely delicious. One thing I do to make yummy citrusy breads/cakes/cookies is to quarter the fruit, get seeds out then pulverize the whole thing in my Cuisinart. Gives phenomenal flavor. Basically used a banana bread recipe and added a cup each of cranberries and pecans that I ran through the food processor, too. Used a cup of oatmeal to replace one of flour. Used about half cup of yogurt and half cup of butter, instead of all butter. It didn't rise much. Also, stuck badly to bottom, but such great flavor. A 2 oz. slice is about 160 calories...used myfitnesspal.com to figure that out. A great site if you're wanting to lose weight and need a way to track what you eat. My daughter in law uses an iphone app for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My twinnie girlie girls came to visit gramma and boppa for several days this month. They told their mom they couldn't wait to "do projects" with gramma. It's their first time being her alone--once before came with their older sister, but this time it was just these little cuties! I taught them to sew on my "baby" brother machine. First they traced designs on paper. Then they sewed those cute little baggies for Halloween goodies. We filled little baggies with candy corn and those silly pumpkin candies to put inside the baggies. Next we made "witches brooms" by baking peanut butter cookies with pretzel rods stuck in them. When cool, we put some melted chocolate and colored sugar. We put all the goodies in boxes for their family and my son's family. We had a bunch left over that hubby took to church to share with friends. It was soooo quiet after they left. Glad I have some pictures of them to remember fun times.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Grandmas' Orchard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />My hubby's sister was an artist and after I'd raved about her graduate art show, she gifted us with a portfolio of her work. Included in it was q block print of their grandparents home. It was the basis for the home and reminds me of many times visiting there when we were first married</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />The hills, mountains, apple trees are reminiscent of my family's home in Washington. Many happy, happy memories of times on my grandparents' and uncle's orchards as a child and later my parents apple orchard--part of which we now live. People in the orchard are hubby and I plus our children and my brother's in there, too. The columns are three dimensional.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />The lake and fish reflect both families as we all love fishing. Hubby has great memories of fishing with his grandpa and I've spent many, many days fishing on lakes, rivers and the ocean with my family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Entered this in a contest for military wives through a magazine catering to military families and was thrilled to be awarded an honorable mention.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Piece was sewn on my then brand new 1976 Pfaff. Had lots of fun trying out what seemed like an endless variety of stitches! It's still a good machine.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Be sure to go here to see all the wonderful quilted pieces in this spring's blogger's quilt festival:</span><br />
<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-wall-hanging-quilts/">http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-wall-hanging-quilts/</a></td></tr>
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-74178109499650086372013-05-16T23:37:00.002-07:002013-05-17T03:15:10.967-07:00Flying Flamingo Pillow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Amy, at <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/">http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/</a> is hosting her spring blogger's quilt festival again. As usual, it will be wonderful and she'll have put in countless hours providing us with untold pleasure as we peruse all the entries. This is the flamingo pillow made for hubby last Christmas. Years and years ago, I'd told him I thought those plastic yard flamingos were fun. He said, "I'll know we're over if I ever come home and find one of those in the front yard!" Well...never one to forego a challenge, from then on I've found ways to give him flamingos. And after awhile he and our family have gotten in on the fun, too. We have flamingo puppets that amuse the grandkiddos, a little rug, Christmas ornaments, a monster-sized flamingo pen, etc. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a painting of a flamingo in flight and decided to "paint" with thread after being inspired by several quilters. Enlarged the design, pinned it to material, batting and a backing and did an outline of largest areas.</td></tr>
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Ended up having to cut out the "painted" flamingo from the original material because of the puckering. Stitched a very small and very tight zigzag all the way around it before cutting. Then I appliqued that to another piece of the batik with backing and batting, again with a tight zigzag stitch. Quilted it in a circular spiral sort of design to give it an airy feeling. Then made the pillow case with piping. It was definitely a labor of love and hubby was really happy for his present. <br />
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Be sure to go to Amy's and view all the quilting candy there. You will not be disappointed!!! Suppose this would be in the art category, or small quilts...not sure what other area it fits in!<br />
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<a href="http://fligamapoof.blogspot.com/search/label/flamingoes">http://fligamapoof.blogspot.com/search/label/flamingoes</a> shows a lot of the flamingos we have</td></tr>
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<br />Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-31817952898288222432013-03-31T22:54:00.002-07:002013-03-31T22:54:36.149-07:00Somebunnies To Love<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Not sure where the pattern came from for these batik cuties...thought it was Bernina, but can't seem to find it anywhere. Just a basic bunny pattern with floppy sort of feet. The carrots were from a video--which I can't seem to locate, either, but it's just basically a triangular/wedge shape sewn along one side to make a cone for carrot. Mine are about hands' length when sewn. Turn under about 1/4" and sew a gathering stitch with doubled thread. Catch leaf as you sew (two mountain shaped pieces about 2x3 sewn right sides together). Used forceps to stuff ears, and ends of carrots, then stuffed by hand. For bunnies I knew were going to children, double sewed the bottoms after stuffing. Bunnies couldn't have been easier--just sew 1/4" seam all around. Their feet were definitely floppy as I couldn't seem to get them filled, but figure bunnies have floppy feet anyway!!!! Very easy to make--made 22 bunnies and 8 carrots for grandkiddos, hubby and some other kiddos. <br />
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Last month or so, I've not been able to sew on my machine because of a sore shoulder. Could do some applique so worked on a Rose of Sharon block quite a lot and did a couple other things as long as kept arms close to my body. The other day I got brave enough to try some free motion quilting on a pretty table runner that had been sandwiched for quite some time. It's made using extra blocks from Clover and Violet's Garden Steps quilt-along: http://www.cloverandviolet.com/garden-steps Absolutely love the colors and got rather addicted to doing their embroidered centers and making up several of my own.<br />
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-66886498510764870822013-01-13T19:40:00.002-08:002013-01-13T19:40:22.502-08:00Runners Rule...Wall Hangings Are Cool<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valentine's runner from My Runners by Disa bought on Amazon<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Some of small quilts made over the years, mostly last couple. Enjoy working in this format--get lots of experience, appliqueing, quilting and binding. First one is from </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">https://www.fabshophop.com/registration.asp where they offer free quilt squares each month--gathered by visiting online quilt shops. I've done a couple quilts from their blocks. Also, used blocks from one set to make three runners (first one shown here), a little quilted purse and part of a baby quilt. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Son's Elk fused applique wallhanging done for his graduation from anesthesiology residency last year</td></tr>
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Bejewelled runner, with back below. Like how quilting shows on black backing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circly wallhanging done with girlie girls and boyly boys. They threw circles they'd colored randomly on floor. Used picture of that to replicate circles, then they and their momma quilted it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home Twee Home resides at daughter's home now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Leafy Treetops is now at home of my son and family</td></tr>
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Girlie Girls with ladybug quilt. Hubby thinks they look like crazed chickens--ladybugs, not girlies!<br />
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Fishy quilt for hubby last year. He loves it! </div>
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Ladybug pansy stained glass hanging.<br />
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Autumn Berries runner--hubby thinks trees with buttons look like E.T.'s hands</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy Runner...made three of these last year for daughter, daughter in law and us.</td></tr>
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Christmas runner from Disa book, 2012<br />
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Christmas tree skirt. Squares made with small flanges (1 in strips folded in half and ironed) sewn to 1.5 in strips. Used three strips with flanges and one without on top, sewn into long strips then cut into squares.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Daisy runner adaptation of Sunflower Fields, Disa book again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made from orphan strips left over from Christmas quilt couple years ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful sunflower picture my friend took. Planning to make a quilt from this but not sure exactly how I'll do it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny wall hangings made for a friend's twin granddaughters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swirly Christmas Tree...fused applique. Made them for daughter, daughter in law and us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son, the sewist/doctor! When he graduated med school and since then, I've made a bunch of scrubs caps for him and to give to friends...all sorts of fabrics. His Seahawks one wore out so he found a pattern online that he adapted--all like mother, like son he said!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made this family history quilt in late 70's. Home is hubby's grandparent's in Utah. Copied from a woodblock print my sister in law made. Trees/mountains/lake represent my side of the family in Washington. People are hubby, brother, my children and myself. Awarded honorable mention in a magazine contest.</td></tr>
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Well...lots of pictures and explanations for some of my work over the years. Love quilting and creating in fabric!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-30909370440281390292012-12-18T11:54:00.002-08:002012-12-18T11:54:59.195-08:00Littles--Bookmarks <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bookmarks made with my embroidery unit. Did a little eyelet stitch with machine. Put fray check on edges </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every month I send out a newsletter to about 25 ladies from church, a few friends, and my daughter. When it's their birthday month, there's a little extra something included--some years it's a tiny baggie filled with confetti, sometimes it's been a little candy, one year it was appliqued flower coasters, a hanging birthday greeting, etc. I try to make up enough for everyone for the year at one time--doesn't always happen! Anyway...this is what was included this month. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Base for bookmarks using my cording foot and metallic yarns and tiny ribbons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before cutting them out. Will use scraps for another project. Bought a bag of threads and tiny ribbons years ago . Did a serpentine stitch to hold them down. Love making "new" fabrics using embellishments. Wanted something flat for mailing. These were fun and easy to make. I've couched various threads/ribbons/yarns for years without the cording foot, so if you don't have the foot try this anyway. My daughter has a different foot with fewer but bigger holes.<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nativity I made for grandkiddos 9 years ago. Wanted something they could play with and saw something somewhere online that inspired me. It's all free form stitching using stitches on my machine except faces that I did with embroidery designs bought for my machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saw this Swirly Christmas tree wallhanging on Craftsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/swirled-christmas-tree-quilt-pattern/17664">http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/swirled-christmas-tree-quilt-pattern/17664</a> and had to have it. Made t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hree of them this year using Steam a Seam.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Used swirls in quilting, but they get a bit wonky in the colored areas where I was trying to get all the ends and edges of the prettiness. In last one also sprinkled in some stars near the top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The strip wallhanging uses leftovers from my Christmas quilt I've posted about over at The Christmas Quilt Festival </span><span style="background-color: #f1bfff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 20.787878036499023px;"> </span><a href="http://www.quilting-tutorials.blogspot.com/p/2012-christmas-quilt-show.html" style="background-color: #f1bfff; color: #c94093; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 20.787878036499023px; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.quilting-tutorials.blogspot.com/p/2012-christmas-quilt-show.html</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First saw the ornaments runner at my lqs: The Attic Window. It's from the book <u>My Runners </u>that was found at Amazon, too. Made it this year. FMQ was swirls and stars with Merry Christmas written at either end near tree limbs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Snowman quilt, made using free designs called Snowbound by Bunny Hill. I used pinwheel blocks instead of what they suggested. It's one of the favorite quilts I've ever made and my grandkiddos love it.</span></div>
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There's a Christmas Quilt Show going on over at Michele Hester's: <a href="http://www.quilting-tutorials.blogspot.com/p/2012-christmas-quilt-show.html">http://www.quilting-tutorials.blogspot.com/p/2012-christmas-quilt-show.html</a></div>
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. Have wanted to join this for a couple years but never remember to get it done. This year I saw an email about it, so decided to add my quilt from a year or so ago. I found a book with over 300 block ideas for Christmas and made a lot of blocks from those pictures and directions; also made some extras found online or made up such as the candy cane one.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished quilt...obviously not symmetrical, but it's how it came together considering all the different sized blocks I ended up with!! The three large red squares have Christmas sayings, plus the red border and dividing pieces have some wording on them--like my grandchildren's names.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backing--just kept growing and growing with scraps I had left over. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Got a Kate Spain Christmas fabric layer cake in 2010 I think and had lots of fun making up blocks. Most are from a book already mentioned on here: 301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks by Cheri Saffiote, printed 2002.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my absolute favorite squares.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made several star blocks using fussy-cut pieces for centers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this little angel block. Ended up making a lot of blocks and have several left overs <br />
need to make into something small.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daughter says this is her favorite...he's pretty cute I think, too.</td></tr>
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Enjoy the festival. And have a wonderful Christmas season.</div>
Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-54505187494025166052012-11-18T16:48:00.001-08:002012-11-18T16:48:07.005-08:00Batik Strata Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I envisioned the quilt--strips going horizontally.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saw a strata quilt somewhere in last year or so. It was made similarly to this one with colored strips about 2 1/2 inches wide and about 40 inches long, same size for white muslin strips. Really wanted to make one for grandniece Sabra and her hubby, Ben who got married last November. It's taken me awhile to finish as I was making the Interlocking Seasons and working on several other things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inspirational one was a rainbow quilt and it used printed cottons. This one uses sets of batiks in blues, pink/oranges, greens and blue/purples. There are 28 strips. Used all materials I had on hand except for a couple orange scraps my dear friend Shirley gave me from gorgeous quilts she's made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To make each strip, I sewed a batik piece to muslin piece to form a continuous loop, then randomly cut the white pieces so there'd be one on either end of colored ones. In one instance the colored goes clear to edge, otherwise they varied. Love randomness of it. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another way to use the quilt--it's square</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below shows part of backing. It includes a bunch of good wishes to the couple. I cut small pieces of freezer paper and ironed to back of muslin, put them in a basket with various colors of washable-ink pens and instructions, this was passed around at a shower and also at their reception. After getting them back, they were ironed to set ink and sewn together into strips to be inserted in backing. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the best picture but it shows some of the quilting. All batiks had just a serpentine sort of design. Muslin had a different design in every strip and tried to alternate a geometric sort of design for a more organic one. Had fun making them up and used designs that were in my fmq diary. Some designs were from others, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color sections sewn together--greens and purply ones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close on mostly blue section</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In midst of making this and trying to quilt a baby quilt, my Brother Duetta decided to throw a fit--it literally started screeching and then totally refused to work! Hadn't been in for a "spa treatment" for a long time. But the shop from which I got it and where it usually goes is 88 miles away and over two mountain passes with lots of snow on them. I spent a couple hours fishing out a LOT of lint and then oiling it--supposed to let repairman do that, but needed it to work now! After awhile fly wheel would move a bit and then little by little it started working again. After I got the baby quilt done, and two strips of this quilted, the Duetta decided to break stitches every inch or two---SOOOO fun--HA! Decided to give my 1976 Pfaff a try. It was ridiculously slow and with my wonderful shoulders, just not going to work since it would take me about four or five times longer per strip to sew. New sales/repair place in town has both of those machines and hubby got me a "Baby Brother" from Costco for $140 that worked well to finish this since they're backed up two weeks or more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a picture of dear hubby pinning the quilt but he said I couldn't use it!! He's always so good to measure/cut batting, sandwich quilts and pin them for me. Ben and Sabra came by today and we gave them their quilt--on their one year anniversary, no less! They loved it...Sabra spent all the time looking at the quilting so that was fun she enjoyed it! Forgot to get a picture of them with it, but have the memory of them sitting under it while they were here.</span></div>
Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-36947996836588006322012-10-27T23:16:00.001-07:002012-10-27T23:16:10.865-07:00In The Leafy Tree Tops--Deux<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meant to include lyrics to In The Leafy Tree Tops song, which is one I sang to and with my children their whole lives. I've just found out it's one of my twinnie girlie girls' (granddaughters) favorite song. Anyway: here are the lyrics, and down below is a hotlink to the music that you can listen to and print out if you wish. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">In the leafy tree tops the birds sing, "Good Morning." They're first to see the sun; they must tell every one. In the leafy tree tops the birds sing "Good Morning."</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding. "How do you do?" they say. "How do you do today?" In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That last verse has always been a bit confusing to little children, who would often ask why the flowers were naughty as that's what it sounded like to them! </span></div>
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-18897828810119532612012-10-27T18:27:00.003-07:002012-10-27T23:00:31.670-07:00In The Leafy Tree Tops--The Birdies Are Singing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full Quilt is about 36 x 45. From Material Obsession quilt book my son and daughter in law gave me for Christmas a couple years ago. It has lots of wonderful<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of bottom left. Did swirls in the white "window" areas with a variegated white /tourquoise <br />
thread. In outer white area did stars in a golden thread, and used sort of a silvery gray<br />
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Have had the quilt top done and sandwiched for a long time--over a year I think, but finally decided to get it done the other day. My sweet husband, again, stretched it on our little quilting frame and pinned it for me. After quilting, I bound it in the same brown that's the window frame. It's a Christmas present--yay, I have one done! My goal for rest of this year and next is to finish wip's for a change and try REALLY hard not to start something new. Of course, people get married and have babies, so sometimes it means changes.<br />
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Am in the midst of quilting a baby quilt--managed to tear a tiny hole in it when thread got caught, so had to take a break! (dang, dang, dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Will figure out some appliques now to cover it and have a couple others on there for balance. Am really happy with the quilting so far. Got some inspiration from Blogger's Quilt Festival quilts for what I'm doing on it and Leah Day's fmq videos. Just love the internet for all the talent, tutorials, quilts, all things inspirational that's out there.</div>
Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-30929334477301030142012-10-25T22:30:00.000-07:002012-10-31T16:43:16.463-07:00Interlocking Seasons Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dear Hubby tried taking several different pictures--inside mostly, but they just didn't turn out. He wanted to hang it from monster paper clip things off of nails mounted on deck rail--NO!!! Finally, he tried out over the railing and bench--think it turned out really nice and love how the rose bush was so accommodating to coordinate!!</td></tr>
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Just love this quilt and excited to share it at Blogger's Quilt Festival! When first seeing the Interlocking Seasons block tutorial on The Parfait Cafe (<a href="http://theparfaitcafe.com/?p=228">http://theparfaitcafe.com/?p=228</a>), I just knew it was something worth trying out. Was needing a nice block for my nephew and his sweet wife--John and Nikki wedding quilt. I made up a sample in reds/golds/black and it was complicated at first, but so stunning. Here's the post where I tell about making the blocks and how I lined things up: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7854712989797547840#editor/target=post;postID=7142662119301878825">http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7854712989797547840#editor/target=post;postID=7142662119301878825</a> After the first few, I figured out to do it assembly line style--and it really helps to re-read the instructions several times with complicated blocks. She had some very good hints that would have saved me a lot of un-sewing! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A finished block with black triangles. Someone commented they wished there were pictures of one of them, so here it is!!</td></tr>
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Nikki sent me a sample of her red--sure glad she did as it was more on the marroon scale. It was so sad that I HAD to buy more fabric...HAHAHA! Pattern uses 1.25 strips and makes up into 12.5 inch square. I wanted a large block, so doubled it and used 2 inch strips (to double something, deduct 1/2 inch for seam allowances (.75), multiply by two (1.5), then add back in the seam allowances. Did the same thing for all lengths and just plugged those into the chart. My squares ended up being about 23 1/2 inches. The inner square is beautiful alone and have lots of extras since at first I thought about making it without the black triangles putting it en point. I'll be making runners and whatever with all the extras. It's always fun for me to find I'm in love with new combos of colors I never thought I'd care for before! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing back with funky red pieces (didn't want to buy more black and what I had wasn't big enough so added red strips from fabrics in the front)--this was quilted in four large squares made up of four blocks each. I sewed two of the large squares together on the front by machine, then handstitched the back seam to make two long sections. Then sewed those sections together and again stitched that long seam. Because of shoulder problems, I can't handle a huge piece like this to machine quilt it and the quilt as you go (qayg) worked ok. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's fantastic that Amy is willing to host the quilt festival each year. It's always full of amazing inspiration and so many opportunities to learn something new while "meeting" oodles of talented quilters out there! Thanks so much, Amy!!! Go to her site from October 26 to November 9. You will be amazed by the hundreds of participants there. </span><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/">http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For some reason, I have never figured out how to add those buttons you click on--need my daughter to fix it for me!!</span><br />
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-75631189529458755732012-10-14T17:42:00.002-07:002012-10-19T18:03:47.973-07:00SNEAK PEEK<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of latest quilt. I wanted it to be "interesting" and fun. <br />
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Quilt was done "quilt as you go" sort of--sewed four blocks together (each block was about 23 inches square) so ended up with a pretty good size square. Backing was a piece of black with a strip of two reds--one piece much larger than the other. Wanted it to be random in the back so didn't pay attention to how that red strip went onto each square other than to line it up so it'd be straight. Sewed two of the big squares together on front, trimmed batting and then hand stitched the back seams. Next I sewed those two double-square pieces together and finished back seams. There is no way with my old shoulders that quilting could be done on the whole quilt. </div>
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It's ready to bind, but may wait for a day or two since left shoulder is a bit unhappy after wrestling with the whole thing to sew the back. Wanting it to be done for Blogger's Quilt Festival (<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/">http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/</a> ) when I can show the whole thing. It's for family and hoping they don't pay attention to my blog!! But, it still won't be quite the same as seeing it in person. The fabrics are really pretty and that Interlocking Seasons Block is one of my all-time favorite.</div>
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-19479062781359897932012-10-09T22:19:00.001-07:002012-10-14T17:44:56.274-07:00Adam's Book Cover<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More practice showing window where he can look out and see our hills and mountains--when it's clear enough (in the kitchen area where we set up a temporary sewing room). We've had over a month of smokiness due to wildfires all around us. Today was pretty good because of a slight breeze--don't want too many miles per hour movement or it exacerbates the fires. So thankful for fire fighters who's worked so hard in central Washington to save people and their property. Can hardly wait for possible rain this weekend!!<br />
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Didn't get as many pictures as I thought I had for the process. He did a great job of ironing, cutting, and sewing. We used the book "Sewing Machine Fun For Kids" from Possibilities for directions to make this and for pages we could print out for him to sew on.</div>
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I worked with his older sister, Sagie, and a book about one yard projects for her to make a bag; above you can see his older brother, Trey, working on a pouch bag he wanted to make and just figured out himself. Those didn't get done as they had to go home. We plan to "facetime" to get those finished. We get to "keep" Adam for the rest of the week. So nice to not have quiet all the time for a change.</div>
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Interlocking Seasons big blocks--about 23 inches each of the blocks. Will make four sets like this and then quilt each set then sew them together and add borders. Not sure exactly what those will be. Anyway...just wanted to share this for now.<br />Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-78702785740508374492012-09-20T13:41:00.001-07:002012-09-20T13:41:20.264-07:00PAELLA--OLE!!!!!!!!!!!!Challenge from Daring Cooks was to make paella. Something I'd always wanted to try but seemed daunting. It isn't! Mine isn't as fancy--pretty simple with just shrimp and sausage, but very delicious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whole family was here, so made two pans. In one I put white rice, in other brown. Brown took longer to cook and rice was a bit chewier--which I loved!!</td></tr>
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Generally, paella includes seafoods--clams, mussels, shrimp, some sausage, sometimes chicken, sometimes lobster tails. It can probably be just about anything you'd like and even vegetarian. There are all sorts of recipes and many youtube type videos out there. Mine included what's shown above and shrimp. Best we could get here were frozen. It usually also includes saffron but the challenger said we could use paprika, so that's what I did. There is a special pan "paellera" that can be humongous as in one video online, or much smaller. I used two different type of pans--one is a wide, curved side 12" skillet, other is a large saute pan. I'd like another 12 inch skillet if I were doing two again, or the gorgeous copper paellera I saw--it was "only" in the three hundred dollar range! Whatever, it all turned out deliciously and was enjoyed by almost all--a bit spicy for a couple of my little girlie girls. </div>
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-89708428553680391782012-09-03T03:48:00.003-07:002012-09-03T03:48:43.315-07:00BEJEWELLED--triangles are a girl's best friend!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couple weeks ago dear hubby came home with Bejewelled runner pattern <br />by Karen Montgomery and a strip set to complete it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of runner showing quilting. Started with the idea of following the seams, but I'm just not too good at that! <br />As it turned out, just love the sort of haphazard way the designs worked on the triangles <br />and the sort of crazy quilting on the black.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute hubby taking above picture of the runner for me while <br />trying to not get his toes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All pieces done in strips. As it turns out I misunderstood the way to press the seams. It's diagrammed on the pattern, but will pay more attention next time!. Because of how it's sewn, you can't change the direction after compiling each strip--unless you pick it all out (NOT happening) It made for thick seams.<br /><br />DD and DGD picked out 20 lovely batiks from my stash for me to make one for their home. Lovely colors and anxious to see it come together. The pattern shows batiks in purples and greens, but any colors would be nice. It's 60 degree triangles out of twenty 2 1/2 inch strips. I think any combination of colors and fabrics would work out well--maybe not too large designs, but who knows? </td></tr>
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This was one of the more entertaining and delicious baking challenges with the Daring Kitchens Baker's Forum. Pate a choux is really easy--REALLY!! I've made small puffs for years and years. Mom always made them for any party she had and filled them with shrimp or crab salad and so did I. Don't think had ever tried sweet ones, but with whipped cream and with chocolate ganache (also ridiculously easy) inside some and on top of others, it was fun. I also froze a few of the sweet ones to give to family that came this last weekend--YUM! You should really, really try these.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">½ cup (4 oz) butter </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">1 cup water </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">¼ teaspoon salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">1 cup all-purpose flour </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">4 large eggs</span></div>
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<strong><em>Directions: </em></strong><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">Line at least two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper, or grease pans well. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">Preheat oven to moderately hot 375°F. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px;">In a small saucepan, combine butter, water, and salt. Heat over until butter melts, then remove from stove. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Add flour all at once and beat, beat, beat the mixture until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pot. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Add one egg, and beat until well combined. Add remaining eggs individually, beating vigorously after each addition. Resulting mixture should be somewhat glossy, very smooth, and somewhat thick. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Using a ¼” (6 mm) tip on a pastry bag, pipe out about 36 swan heads. You’re aiming for something between a numeral 2 and a question mark, with a little beak if you’re skilled and/or lucky. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Remove the tip from the bag and pipe out 36 swan bodies. These will be about 1.5” long, and about 1” wide. One end should be a bit narrower than the other. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Bake the heads and bodies until golden and puffy. The heads will be done a few minutes before the bodies, so keep a close eye on the baking process. </span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start;">Remove the pastries to a cooling rack, and let cool completely before filling. Can make many different shapes--saw a turtle, crab (they used slices of stuffed olives for eyes) and someone colored their pate a choux red to make ladybugs!! </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOKqFsQG3mA" style="color: #aa0012; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOKqFsQG3mA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOKqFsQG3mA</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRQA6cNLR0" style="color: #aa0012; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.949999809265137px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRQA6cNLR0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRQA6cNLR0</a> are videos showing how to make first swans and then what's called brest. </div>
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Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-71426621193018788252012-07-30T02:26:00.002-07:002012-10-22T13:57:43.929-07:00Interlocking Seasons Block<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is the first of 30 blocks I'm doing for a quilt for family. Have been working on these for a long time and have not wanted to share any of it since it's a present, but I just can't wait any longer!! I have the centers done for all of them now--actually about twice as many as I need since putting it en point won't use as many. Will have a bunch to make some table runners or other things with. <br /><br />It's an interesting block to make and am fascinated by the process it must have taken to figure out! These are colors my family members picked out--not ones I'd have chosen, but have fallen in love with them and love the subtlety the various fabrics have produced. Can't remember how many maroons, but there are two golds and five blacks. The original blocks were made using strips 1.25" wide and various lengths in each color. Mine are 2" strips so my center measures considerably more and with black triangles, it's even bigger. I loved working with those sizes.<br /><br />Here's where it originated from: </span>
<a href="http://theparfaitcafe.com/?p=228">http://theparfaitcafe.com/?p=228</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and there's a pdf file for it. If you're interested, my strip lengths were 2 (her 1.25), 2 x 3.5 (her 2), 2 x 5 (her 2.75) , 2 x 6.5 (3.5). I'm not sure it's exactly as hers are, but the triangles I used are cut from a 12.5 square. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markings on red pieces with Roxanne's white marker <br />
so could line up golds across from each other</td></tr>
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At first, I sewed each "season" section together, but after a few were done, figured out it was much easier and faster to chain sew all red and gold squares to their black counterpart, reds to the 5" blacks, etc. They were all done in sets of four, so it worked out well. Then they were cut apart and ironed so could go to next step, then next, etc. It also seemed to work out best when it came time to put all four "seasons" together--especially after I re-read her instructions on the last little black square over a couple times. Even so, each inner square with all four seasons took over an hour to put together. I'm compulsive about ironing well, so that is included in time. Of course, doesn't count cutting everything--here's where my strip cutter (Donna Dewberry's by Fiskar) worked really well. Think got it at Joann's when 1/2 off. Worth it!! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, my!! This was so easy, delicious, moist and definitely my new favorite way to do salmon and chicken!! Large pieces of parchment paper is used either in heart shape or squares/rectangles. There are videos online showing how to do this, and that's what I watched before doing. It's something I'd wanted to do but was intimidated by--DON'T BE! I'm going to do this with grandkiddos next time they visit. They will love it, and so will you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">Take a 15 by 36-inch piece of parchment paper and fold in 1/2 like a book. Draw a large 1/2 heart on paper with fold of paper being the center of the heart. Cut out heart and open. Lay fennel, leeks, carrots, and snow peas on parchment in center to 1 side of fold. Mix together salt, pepper, and ground coriander. Sprinkle vegetables with 1/2 of salt, pepper, and coriander. Lay salmon on top of vegetables and season with remaining salt, pepper and coriander. Top with the orange wedges and sprinkle with vermouth. Fold other side of heart over fish and starting at top of heart shape, fold up both edges of parchment, overlapping folds as you move along. Once you reach the end tip, twist several times to secure tightly. Place on microwave safe plate and cook for 4 minutes, on high in microwave, or until fish reaches 131 degrees. Open parchment carefully and serve for a complete meal.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">Not sure where I found the chicken recipe, but I changed it up a lot!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 Tbl. sauce </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"> salt and pepper</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;"> 2 c. sliced/chopped veggies--carrots/onions/peppers, etc. butter </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cut two 24 inch long pieces of parchment paper and cut about 2 feet of string for each "purse". Mix veggies. Cut chicken breasts horrizontally so you have four thin fillets. To prepare: spread butter in middle of a parchment piece & place bottom piece of one breast there--salt & pepper it. Put 1/4 of veggies on top and pour 1 Tbl of sauce on. Place top of breast over bottom, season it and top with 1/4 of veggies and sauce. Pull up and gather parchment around chicken & veggies. Gather tightly & tie string tightly with a bow. Repeat with second one. Put both on a microwavable plate, then cook on high for 8 minutes. Should reach 131 degrees or higher. Place each on its own plate to open. This is good served over rice, so can empty purse over rice (HOT when open these!) or add hot rice to opened packet. We used pineapple habanero sauce--spicy. Use terriyaki, hoisin, honey mustard, bbq, or whatever sauce. Easy, moist and delicious. Make these ahead 1-2 days. Might try 6 or 7 minutes first. If doing only one maybe only 3-4 minutes.</span></span></div>
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Ingredients for chicken: chicken, onions, broccoli, snow peas, peppers, citrus pieces, pineapple habanero sauce from Costco</div>
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Chicken en papillote alone without rice--very juicy and very spicy!!!</div>
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Two chicken "purses" in microwave....be sure to put them on a plate. Can always find a recipe for baking in oven.</div>
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Buttered about a 4 x 4 inch area on parchment before laying chicken down, then veggies and spoon over whatever sauce</div>
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Tied packet ready for microwave or oven</div>
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Chicken en papillote served with brown rice--it helps to spread out the spiciness a lot!</div>
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REALLY...you have to try this--it's just so simple and you can change it up however you'd like. ENJOY!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three more blocks from the Garden Steps quilt along. Two with words I added to their cute designs. Also some designs of my own: butterfly, heart and ladybug.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 8 is a darling birdhouse. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banner design. Had fun adding some different details to the little flags.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was supposed to be flowers in a basket, but can't get my computer to print and had to copy by using tracing paper gingerly held over design. Flowers are larger than hers and left off basket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of design with words. Have tried to live by this motto as we moved around U.S. and Europe in lots of moves with Army. 10 moves in first 10 years alone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly design adapted from something found online.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My own heart design--basic heart shape with lots of lazy daisy flowers and some swirlies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HAD to have a ladybug in there somewhere. My interpretation of a round ladybug design from online--sort of heart shaped body!</td></tr>
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Have several other centers done waiting for "steps". Trying to do the "have to's" that need doing first. Clover and Violet are sponsoring this quilt along--really love their designs and ideas for fabrics.
<a href="http://www.cloverandviolet.com/search/label/Garden%20Steps">http://www.cloverandviolet.com/search/label/Garden%20Steps</a> Have added a few extra fabrics found online that go well with the others. Know my picks don't always follow basic steps design, but love them all. Look on flickr here:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/stitch-and-quilt-along/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/stitch-and-quilt-along/</a> to see others' interpretations. If that doesn't work try looking up Clover & Violet :: Quilt Along.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854712989797547840.post-41063928881904418832012-07-04T16:45:00.002-07:002012-07-04T16:50:15.658-07:00BATTENBERG BEAUTY<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This month on the Daring Kitchen, baker's were challenged to make Battenberg Cakes in honor of Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee...since I'm a granddaughter of British Isle immigrants, I thought it was appropriate! There are sort of a pound cake, baked in either a special pan or with divisions in a larger pan to make at least four separate strips of cake. Then those strips are held together with something like jelly or strained jam. After they're together, fondant/marzipan/chocolate plastique covers it. Here's my version:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Triple Threat Battenberg Cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixing Chocolate Plastique--very easily came together!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Takes a bit to get it warmed up enough to roll out. Next time would use chocolate powder as it ended up with white on the outside. Some people had shiny plastique but don't know how they did it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pampered Chef Casserole dish prepared to hold three different batters. Made tinfoil divisions, then covered them and bottom of pan with buttered parchment paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used the spatula to measure strips and cut with sharp serrated knife</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made green mint, yellow orange, and chocolate cake by dividing batter into three bowls and then colored and flavored them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake strips "glued" together and covered with applebutter. Next time I'd use the recommended apricot or something less spicy, and would frost with buttercream before covering with plastique. Hubby would have much preferred buttercream for the "glue" and covering!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Someone even made a rubik's cube (look it up online) and lots of Daring Kitchen baker's made just beautiful decorations for their cakes. One think that was a problem was cutting the plastique--it tended to crack. Oh, and DO NOT chill your ready to be covered cake or plastique cracks very easily--yep, I know about this from experience! Three of my girlie girls loved this when they came to visit gramma last week...sometime we're going to make it when we're not so busy decorating sugar cookies, learning to do crewel embroidery and just generally having fun, fun, fun!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you'll go here: <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/ModelingChoc.html">http://www.joyofbaking.com/ModelingChoc.html</a> for the chocolate plastique, or if want to make your own fondant, look up marshmallow fondant--easy and tasty. for the cake, try this site for one using pound cake mix, or use a good pound cake recipe: <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipe/layer-cakes/battenberg-cake/">http://www.bhg.com/recipe/layer-cakes/battenberg-cake/</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://thedaringkitchen.com/users/mandym" style="color: #aa0012; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: none;">Mandy</a><span style="color: #442200; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"> of </span><a href="http://www.mandymortimer.com/" style="color: #aa0012; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: none;">What The Fruitcake?!</a><span style="color: #442200; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"> came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted Mary Berry’s techniques and recipes to allow us to create this unique little cake with ease.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">If you look up poundcake in my labels, you'll find my absolutely favorite and fabulous recipe from a cookbook I got in Germany in 70's. Posted January this year.</span>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385397417355010116noreply@blogger.com2