tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15889269489676874152024-02-06T19:21:21.091-07:00Loose Bobbins and Other Tangled MatterThe life and times of a simpler quilter. Beware of flying scissors and thread bombs!! Common occurances, when stitched together with care, create a life of adventure and memories.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-50239030659128531982015-03-04T11:36:00.002-07:002015-03-04T11:36:36.973-07:00In Memory of My Mom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My mom went on The Long Walk Home on February 15, 2015. It came on rather unexpectedly, but then again...when do we ever expect it? I was there for her.</div>
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I'm glad I quit my job and had the time to spend with her in the last month and a half. I had a feeling somewhere deep inside that I needed to be home for my family. She told me the week before she passed away that she was glad I was home and could spend time with her. She said she was beginning to feel like a "red headed step child" while I was at that job. No time for anyone or anything. I'm glad I got to make her feel loved and welcome again. I have decided that from now on, family comes first. When I go back to work, it will be for someone that understands that.</div>
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I've had a lot of feelings the past two weeks. I've had to step up and contact family. I've had to handle her affairs. I've never had to deal with this before. And for the first time, I don't have her here to help me. Even to just call and have her listen to my silly fears and concerns. To have her say "Let's go buy some thread."</div>
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I kept her sewing machines and gadgets. I kept the yarn that she was gathering for an crocheted project she was going to do for me (yes, I do that too.) I did request that my brother donate her stash of fabric to the Veteran's Auxiliary. She loved the quilts that she received while in the hospital at the VA and I couldn't think of something more meaningful to pass on her passion to. I thought about keeping it for myself, but would probably spend too much time crying over quilting. They will have hundreds of comfort quilts out of her stash to bring smiles to Veterans for a long time coming. That's good stuff.</div>
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I miss her.</div>
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But I am working on being okay with letting her go.</div>
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Happy Journey's to All.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-75850171227081482142015-02-06T10:58:00.001-07:002015-02-06T10:58:06.659-07:00Working on the UFO pile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm still working on getting out of the "square" rut, but I have some tops that need to become quilts. I put this one together a few years back. Had this random pile of pieces and parts of various fabrics...denim, flannel, shirting, etc. I paid no mind to lining anything up. I think it was an exercise in just accepting whatever happened with it.</div>
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I pulled it out of the pile of UFO's last week. I think it would be a great fishing quilt. Something to throw down on the banks of a lake and relax on. Have a picnic. And not worry about ruining something. Toss it in the wash, and then head out with it the next time. </div>
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This is going to be the other side of the quilt. I had originally purchased this fun fabric to make my husband a pair of boxer shorts. Never got around to it. Found it again and decided to use it with the fishing quilt. The blue is denim. I don't usually combine different fabric weights, but I am just keeping with the original plot of this one. I think I have some more flannel somewhere I can use to make it bigger. I figure it will be big enough for both of us to sit on.</div>
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I've been home now from the job for just over a month. I haven't started looking for work. Still working on getting myself back together physically and spiritually. I've been writing, canning, blogging, gardening. Spending some very good quality time with my husband and helping my mother out. I've been able to talk with friends and family. I didn't realize just how much I was giving to this last job. But then again, maybe I did realize it and that's why I quit.</div>
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On that note, It's Friday and Payday:) I think I will pull out a couple of steaks from the freezer for dinner. Maybe do some fishing this weekend.</div>
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Happy Quilting to All!!</div>
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So...I've started a new blog that I wanted to share with everyone here. It is devoted to all my ventures in canning, harvesting, recipes, outdoor adventures related to clamming, etc. It is still in the development stages (only has 4 or 5 posts....who can remember back when we started our blogs??), but I am pretty excited about it. Come take a look and let me know what you think.<br />
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In the meantime, I haven't gotten anymore quilting done since that finish I posted this past week. I've been reacquainting myself with my pressure canner.<br />
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I started canning over 20 years ago. I taught my Old Man several years later. Memory fades over time if you don't use it. When I was teaching him, I was going off my personal teaching experience ( I taught myself the canning arts). Back then we didn't have videos on the internet on how to do things. I had to go off my interpretation of what I read. After evacuating the kitchen while the pressure canner was going full tilt, I developed a fear of my canner. That thing was just out of control. Volatile to say the least.<br />
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The Old Man got to spend this past summer at home. We had already planted a garden and the fields of farmers were coming into fruition. I had to go back to work full time. I wasn't about to let these things get in the way of filling my pantry with things I can eat. (I am highly sensitive to A LOT of additives you find in everyday pre-made foods on the supermarket shelf.) So....he, being the inquisitive sort, did a bunch of research on the internet in between tending the garden and keeping up on housework. <br />
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On point to the subject, he did some research on how a pressure canner should be properly run. He experimented while I was at work. I would come home at the end of a 16 hour shift to canned Marina Sauce, Beef Stew, Split Pea Soup, Baked Beans. It sparked an interest to re-learn my pressure canner.<br />
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After some very patient and understanding direction, I have produced 10 quarts of Split Pea Soup this weekend. Ingredients: Split Peas, Water, Carrots, Onions, Ham, Allspice, Bay Leaf....in order of ratio to volume. I like that. A Lot.<br />
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I will probably copy and paste this post to my new blog, but thought I would share another one of my passions with you. Quilting keeps you warm. Canning keeps you fed.<br />
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Happy things to both!!<br />
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My new blog spot...<br />
<a href="http://harvestingoregon.blogspot.com/">http://harvestingoregon.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Finally got this finished with the help of my quilting buddy, Oscar. As soon as I go into my sewing room, he's right there with me. It's nice:)</div>
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It's about "couch" size, aka lap quilt size. Not sure if I am going to keep it or sell it.</div>
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Not sure what I am going to work on next. I need to make some curtains for the kitchen. And I need to do some yard work. And some canning...still have green tomatoes in the freezer from this past summer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It took me almost a full season to finally find a proper backing for it. I was originally piecing the back out of left over strips from the front, but it just wasn't working. I wondered over to Joann's and happened upon a sale. I spotted the fabric and knew it was perfect. Took what was on the bolt (5 yards + a remnant). Very happy with my choice. It modernizes the front...I've been collecting this fabric for years. I see all the "modern" quilt fabrics and think to myself...."There's no way I can give up my stash (too much $$ invested), but how to I bring my quilts up to the times?" Backings!!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-83636373930202453262014-11-05T04:22:00.001-07:002014-11-05T04:22:32.820-07:00I'm glad to see that this forum and my quilty friends are still here and active. It's been almost a year since I sat down to write. I don't know how many times I sat down, turned the computer on, logged into the site, and walked away. Just too much in life going on. It happens.<br />
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My mom made it to the beach again. It was only once, and may be the last time she gets to walk unassisted to the edge of the continent. She had her heart surgery last November and was doing well for a short time. She is currently in the hospital again. I know she won't live forever. I hope she knows how much I looked to her as inspiration for being tough, strong, and independent. At times she made me mad because I thought she was giving up, but as I look and understand, that really is her prerogative to say "I'm done for now."<br />
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Through all this I have had some time to think about my own life. I've set my priorities for now. I think that's why I chose to live in the present instead of stopping to write. But writing is part of me. I can't neglect that. It's one of the only ways to leave an impression once you leave this place. Somewhere, someone, someday, will read what you write. It may make no sense to them. But it may hit a spot for someone. And once is all it takes to live forever.<br />
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As for my personal existence, a lot has gone on. I've changed career paths again. I am currently working with people with disabilities. It's an intense job. It's also fantabulous. I don't spend my day bent over a bench worrying if my numbers are going to measure up to a made up expectation that I can never satisfy. I do spend my day assisting people make their personal life goals. You just can't measure that. It's a good thing.<br />
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In my personal time, I have been exploring Oregon with passion. Harvest season has come and gone...and our pantry shows all the hard work we put into gathering the fruits of the Great Northwest.<br />
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I will stop and say thank you to my Husband for picking up where I had to leave off. He lost his job early in the season. I picked up full time work, and he picked up the canning. And housekeeping.<br />
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It's been an eventful year. We've had Halloween, and closed up shop in the kitchen for now. There is still a freezer full of tomatoes to be processed. And an ocean full of seafood to be harvested in the Winter months. But for now, we can stop.<br />
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The Summer, not to mention, Fall, went by without a blink.<br />
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I've taken on the Manager position at my apartment complex.<br />
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I got put in charge of "Halloween" at work.<br />
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My mom got news that she needed heart surgery.<br />
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She went through open heart surgery on Wednesday.<br />
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She is recovering.<br />
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I've lost 35 pounds.<br />
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I'm tired.<br />
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I haven't done any quilting since before vacation.<br />
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Things, on the grander scale, are okay.<br />
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Life has had it's grander points in the midst of all this chaos.<br />
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Katie and Beth have that seen that via FB. <br />
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At some point, normality will start. <br />
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Not sure when.<br />
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I'm here. <br />
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But not.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-71851875599118114982013-06-01T05:27:00.001-06:002013-06-01T05:27:41.557-06:00I won't spend too much time narrating this post....letting the pictures speak for themselves for the most part. <br />
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I haven't done much quilting in the last month, in fact none at all. But, I have been out adventuring with my favorite adventure buddy (aka The Hubby). We took off last month on our second official vacation since we met 13 years ago. <br />
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I have whittled my scraps down to this. I cut everything into 3.5" squares, and tossed what was smaller than that. I think it's an accomplishment in and of itself to have what used to be a huge tote full of scraps worked down to one more scrap quilt's worth of goods.</div>
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I also managed to get this little treat put together this last week...</div>
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It's just a little clutch sized pouch to put in my purses to catch some of the floaties roaming about just out sight at the bottom of the purse;) I made a bunch of these a couple of years ago, but never kept one for myself. It's about time;)</div>
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Spring is slowly moving in here the Great North West. I had to net in the balcony so the cats wouldn't wander off to the next door neighbor's place. Made me mad last year when she would almost encourage Oscar to come over to her side. I didn't appreciate that one bit. Problem solved.</div>
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I've got my stash of canning jars ready and waiting for the canning season to get under way. Seven dozen quart jars, six dozen pint jars, and uncounted small jelly jars. Starting to stock up on pectin. Sugar and vinegar are next on the list. Gotta check the supplies for bands and lids. Found out the hard way things rust really fast up here.</div>
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I've had a bit more quilting time recently. I pulled this one out of the UFO pile last Tuesday, basted it, and had it quilted by the days end. The rest of the week was spent out with the hubby and binding it in the evenings while he played his latest video game.<br />
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This quilt came together out of my need to use up some of the novelty scraps that I had been collecting. I love picking up the scrap bags from shops. Oh, and the shops that have the "stuff all you can in the baggie for $$"...I'm a pro at that;) Fun stuff;) I also used scraps from quilts I have made for other people, some of them from years ago. Figured I am a quilter, not a fabric collector...time to put this stuff to its inteded use;) </div>
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Spring is here in this great place called Oregon. I am collecting up all my canning jars and taking inventory. I'm checking the journals and blogs to get a time frame as to when all the berry stuff starts and keeping tabs on the local farm internet sites. So YUM!!</div>
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The hubby and I have been getting out here and there now that I rearranged my schedule to jive with his. My son moved back in with his father for the time being. Seems the two of them felt it was time to work on mending their relationship. It seems to be going well. My daughter got divorced. Seems her husband didn't want to play house anymore. It hit her like a brick wall, but she is getting herself together as best she can with the three week notice she was given. (He informed her of his decision and left her with three weeks to find a new place to live for herself and my grandson.)</div>
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Hello, again;) I finally have some quilty photos to post;) It's taken what seems like forever to get these little things done, but at last....<br />
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As you can see, George has been working on his quilt inspection skills;) I tried to keep these simple. I used up some jelly rolls that just weren't going to see any other significant project. The backing on this one was generously gifted to me by a fellower quilt blogger...came in perfect for this little project;)</div>
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I recently went out on a "winter waterfall hunt". The local paper was hosting a photography contest and I needed an excuse to get outside. Found it.</div>
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North Falls, Before Sunrise in Snow, Silver Falls State Park, OR. Feb 23, 2013</div>
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The Boys out photgraphing at day break, Silver Falls State Park, OR.</div>
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My son on the trail, indulging his creative side, Oregon, Feb 2013.</div>
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The Old Man, being himself, Feb 2013.</div>
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Hello;) Just another quickie here...I have three baby quilts that I need to be working on this morning.<br />
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Mom and I went on a bit of a shop hop yesterday. We managed to get the southern quilt shops done and plan to do the ones towards Portland next week. We are on a pretty tight budget, so we had to be picky and thrifty about what we picked up. I think I spent a total of $20 (or less) for what I have in the picture (hit the clearance sections, and got free sweet sixteenths from all the shops). <br />
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Mom had a great time, too. She hasn't been on a real quilt run in years;)</div>
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I don't know how productive this could be, but it was cute;)</div>
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I think only a quilt shop hopper quilter type person would understand why I would include a photo of a bathroom....all the shops are having their own competition for the "prettiest potty". I really like this one. And as far apart as these shops are, one is going to need to visit everyone of them;)</div>
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We had a good time;) I will try to post pictures of the three baby quilts here sometime soon;)<br />
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Happy Quilting to All!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-16567313736544801192013-01-23T03:25:00.001-07:002013-01-23T03:25:17.737-07:00Checking in, again;)Okay...gonna give this a try here. I've sat down occasionally over the past few months and lurked, with a possible intent to post, but have failed at the latter. Life has been busy, but then again not. Time is just flying by. Family has kept me occupied. Work takes up part of my energy. And what I have left, I have tried to use quilting.<br />
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Fall came and went. After a busy summer of canning, quilting, and exploring, mother nature started giving signs that shop was closing up for the season and winter was well on its way.<br />
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Halloween was fun. We both had to work, so it was quiet around here. But we did get our pumpkins carved up;) I had to dress up for work everyday for two weeks before the holiday. I had a blast, to say the least;)<br />
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We added a new quilt tester to the house....George. Oscar was still a bit sceptical of the whole situation at this point, but has warmed up to him quite well since then.</div>
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Oscar has taken to instructing George on the finer points of being a quilt/whatever mamma is interested in inspector type job that only cats are capable of doing. Good stuff;)<br />
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I've been outside a few times. Cruising the coast and seeing what is out there. I've been to the same places over and over again, and everytime...the places change. I love this place.<br />
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It's beautiful. And violent. Come adore me, but stand back.</div>
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Then there is my new favorite top of the world spot. I think you can almost see California from up there, maybe all the way to Japan. Took my breath away that day. Beautiful.</div>
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I think that will do it for now;) I have a quilt on the wall I need to work on....there is an outbreak of babies-on-the-way at work...one boy and two girls;) Yay!! Finally a couple of baby girl quilts on the to do list;)</div>
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I pieced and parted this little gem together;) I always lament over panels, but this one has been worth it;) I went and got a border fabric from the local quilt shop the other day and will get that on this coming week. I also picked up six Dr. Seuss books from the thrift store...so, come on story time!! (The kids are supposed to be up here for a visit sometime in October, so I should be able to get this done for cuddling under with the grandson.)<br />
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Then there is this beast. This sat in my UFO pile for five years. Gaudy, to say the least. But, hey...that's me sometimes;) At least it will keep someone warm this winter;) We will soon have a total of four people living in our apartment, so the more quilts the better. (My son has moved back in and my mother is due to move in sometime in November.) The colors are a bit washed out here, but it really does all go together in theory. I will add a border or two to balance that light yellow and purple out.</div>
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Then there is Oscar;) He just had to curl up under the top while I was sewing;) He is such a buddy;)</div>
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Just a quickie here...made some progress on the Cat in the Hat quilt. Going to need to find some more of this for the sashings. Having a blast;)</div>
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Yep...that's what is left of my stash. I am okay with this. There is alot more than meets the eye here as fabric is spread out in layers instead of folded up. I have made it a point to work with what I have, filling in the gaps as needed to complete projects. As mentioned before, it has taken some creativity to make it work, but that is what quilting was really about. Not complaining, just sayin'. <br />
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The evolution of my quilting space...Yes, I have taken over what should have been the dining area in the kitchen. You can't tell really from the picture, but the lighting in there is wonderful for sewing. I don't remember if I mentioned it before, but I picked up that monster of a desk from a church rummage sale for $5. It holds all my threads, patterns, scissors, writing materials, and way way more. And as you can see from the picture, my cutting mat fits on it with room to spare. AWESOME!!<br />
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I have hung up little inspirations over the desk. I contemplated putting up a design wall, but wanted something that would show the things that I have accomplished instead of a to do list. It has my daughter's early artwork (the horse in crayon), a photo of my son during his first major accomplishment ( a 9 mile hike up the side of a mountain that boasted a 6000' elevation gain), and a couple of my favorite small projects. I also hung up a few ribbons I was awarded for past quilting accomplishments and a clay piece I made while I was in Okinawa.<br />
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The photo is a bit scewed, but this is the shelf in the kitchen that holds all my "artistic" stuff...crayons, markers, journals, light box, magazines, and other goodies. One thing I have come to realize is that your gear needs to be accessible in a moments notice. Routing through boxes stunts the creative process by wasting time on finding the stuff in the first place. <br />
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And the current project....ta! da! The Cat In The Hat!! Once again, I considered a design wall of batting, but am enjoying the freshly painted while walls. I am not sure how this is going to go.....thinking snowball blocks (how The Cat in the Hat book snowballed into chaos), triple rail fence to keep the trouble out, and overall randomness and cohersion. We will see.<br />
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I'm am pooped again. Going to go rest and then get up with a fresh pot of coffee go juice. Hope everyone is doing well, and Happy Quilting!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-70312541518882849822012-08-05T02:36:00.000-06:002012-08-05T02:36:41.560-06:00Coming out from Under my Rock ;)Hello!!! I am still here and well;) I've tried to sit and blog several times over the last few months, but couldn't get anything accomplished. <br />
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Life...been busy in some sort of way, but can't quite put my finger on exactly what. Here are some photos of what I have been up to. Hopefully it will shed some light on the subject;)<br />
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Berry season.....can we say "YUM!!!!!" OMG!!!! This is soooo awesome!! I thought chili season in New Mexico was something to savor, but this is by far a more complex sort of awesomeness from mother nature;) I knew that Oregon has a wild berry season....the roadsides are covered with wild blackberry bushes that will bear fruit very soon, if not already on the start. Marion berries, raspberries, logan berries, blackberries, and blue berries!! Oh, my;) I have 50+ jars of jam and jelly of assorted kinds in my pantry. We aren't going to eat all of that ourselves...I am thinking gifts for Christmas and such. Canning season is such an event up here, there are times when there aren't any supplies left on the shelves. I took my son with me out to the picking fields a few times. He had a blast. One for the bucket, one for his mouth;) The hubby did the same thing;) Oh, did I mention the price of berries at the place we are going to??? Get ready.....$1.10 per pound!!! For organic even!! One afternoon we picked 26 pounds of berries. At market price at the stores for organic, it was a haul worth $226!! How awesome is that?????<br />
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Speaking of produce....with all the farms out here, combined with the climate, you have a cornucopia of variety and goodness at your fingertips. I will say however, that unless you do your research, you aren't going to find these gems knocking on your front door. I didn't know what was going on out there until I started doing some research on the internet. It makes sense, though, that these modern day small family farms are using electronic media to get the word out. It's practically free to advertise on the web, no cost for resources (or waste of said resources that go with traditional advertising), and content can updated as it ripens. The haul pictured above plus the berry pickings came to less than $30. And the flavor....even organic produce in the stores doesn't taste this good;)<br />
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It looks kind of bleak maybe in this photo...I can never get a good angle with the camera to really show off what is going on up here...and down there below us. I think I mentioned in a previous post that the Urban Garden Project had expanded to include three apartment units. One next to us upstairs and one down below us. Here are a few pictures of what we have managed to accomplish...<br />
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I actually got this finished shortly after my last post in May. I like it even if I changed the original design plan to something simpler, and creatively confined. I was (and still am) on a limited budget when I purchased the main fabrics for this project and had to think up the best way to use every square inch of what fabric I had. Jelly rolls have the bain of a quiter's creative existance since they came into effect. What to make with something you love while staying in the perameters of your purchasing abitilty. Hence why I think we see so many simple, graphic, and "easy" designs have proliferated the quilting market nowadays. It works when what you are after is a taste, but indulgence in design is limited. </div>
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Then there is this little gem;) I forget who did it first, but I took there idea of a strip top in uber short work for a charity quilt. I had the jelly strips (once again, something lurking in the stash with limited ideas on what to with them) and the tone on tone muslin sitting around taking up (creative) space in my quilting cycle. So in an effort to clear the inventory for greater projects, I threw this one together in less than an evening plus the time to hand sew the binding on.</div>
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This is my hanging "salad bowl";) When the strawberries (which I picked up for 25cents a start from a girl that was selling the extras from her garden) ripen, I plan on having a strawberry and fancy lettuce salad with homemade olive oil and vinaigrette dressing with some walnuts;) YUM!!</div>
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The picture was found at the Goodwill...$7.50 after my discount;) I love it!! The little nook here on the patio is my "New Mexico" wall. I have our old front license plate tacked up there on the right and some sort of Mexican fabric turtles on a string thing there on the left. Like I have said before, the photos don't do any justice on the atmosphere I have going out there;)</div>
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I didn't take pictures, but the Urban garden project has spread to two more apartments. The lady next to me on the north side has 6 tomato plants and some sweet peas going that I bought and entrusted to her to care for with the understanding that I get half the crop. The guy downstairs built a raised planter box with my son, found some free fill dirt and is doing the watering on 4 more tomato plants, 2 pepper plants, and seedlings of squash, carrots and spring onions. I get half of that crop also. He also planted a bunch of strawberry starts that are doing quite well.</div>
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So, life in Oregon is going quite well. We are settling in and starting to relax a bit. The hubby is getting a transfer into a maintenance position, so he won't be killing himself trying to do a young man's job anymore. I'm bored crazy with my job, but still okay with it. The boy is adjusting to job corps life, and having a ton of fun;) He told me tonight that he may go work on a cattle ranch for his summer vacation. I said have at it;) I'm not one to keep my kids down when they are making positive decisions for themselves. Explore, have fun..you only get one go at this.</div>
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I read an article in the current Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (though I haven't bought one since the mid 90's...they just went too artsy on me for my taste...and not enough doable patterns for the cost). Anyway, the article was about hitting 40 and dealing with (life's) UFO's, or aka WIPs. It really hit home on the subject of letting go and re-determining priorities. I have decided that it is okay to say to myself that I am just not going to follow through on some things. But that all things have been beneficial in one way or another. Learned what I do and do not like. What I will spend my time on, and what no longer needs to be pursued. And that it is okay to let go of personal expectations that just don't meet your life (or creative) path at this point. Yeah, I invested the money when I bought it, but passing forward the things I am just not going to do to charity is just as well. At least it will be put to good use. It will free up the table for things that I am interested in now, whether it be just making space for positive energy, relieving guilt, or making more room for more interesting projects.</div>
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I think you can see some of the quilting on it. I decided on a "scattered" pattern...like cats chasing birds;) ( I don't think you can see it, but the geese and hearts are made of a cat print.) It was easy...quilted in 20 minutes;) I made myself neglect housework to get the binding on and the whole thing finished and hung today. </div>
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I rooted through my stash to find this binding. It has the basic colorway of the flying geese and hearts enough to work. I haven't been buying any new fabric lately. I realized when I had to pack it all up for this move up here that I really had plenty. I can't remember who said it, but I had to remind myself that at one point I was impressed and enthusiastic enough about all this fabric to buy it in the first place. I also put to use the "shopping your stash" stradegy. And the stuff that I really knew I wouldn't use, I donated to the local guilds for charity quilts.</div>
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It was hot here today. Jokingly...I was under the impression that it was supposed to rain here ALL the time!! No really, summer is here. We made the mistake of assuming that central air in apartments was universal and didn't think to check when we signed the lease here. We are going to have to figure something out as the apartment gets too hot to sleep in during the day.<br />
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So I spent some time playing with some options on that tie dye quilt stuff. Just ideas...it's a long way from being done, but it's a start;) I think they may actually become two different quilts, but that's okay too;)<br />
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Well, the youngest of my offspring has flown the coop as of this morning. Boarded the bus for Portland with a final destination of Job Corps in Astoria. He will be gone for at least 8 weeks before he gets a weekend furlough pass to come home for a visit. He will be in school there for up to two years.<br />
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I am very happy for him. He has come a long way in the past year here with us. Hopefully some of what we tried to teach him will stick. He's got a bright future ahead of himself.<br />
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I held back the tears until after I dropped him off. He was stoic as he got on the bus, trying to be a man in front of everyone. I understand. I still gave him a great big hug;)<br />
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The house is quiet already. I loved having him around even if there were times I wanted to boot him in the butt;) But I guess that's how raising children goes. I knew that my job was to do what I could to prep him for going out on his own one day. I have to stick to what I preach and let him go off and spread his wings when he felt he was ready. And it's okay to cry a bit...but they are happy-for-him tears;)<br />
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Happy Everything!!<br />
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So this is what I have managed to get going after all of these months of non-quilting. I have had these fabrics for almost 12 years now. Made them back when hand dyeing was all the rage. <br />
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As you can see, I have quite a bit of yardage to work with. I am just cutting them up and sewing them back together. Figure something done is better than something in a box;) I think it will be a great beach quilt...something to drag around in the sand and otherwise abuse;)<br />
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Anywho....I have to get ready for work. Gotta keep the bills paid;)<br />
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Happy Quilting to All!!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224657211054959828noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588926948967687415.post-48412217091665498892012-04-30T01:45:00.001-06:002012-04-30T01:45:24.358-06:00Just Checking InI feel like I have dropped off of the blogging radar as of late. Got smacked with a massive case of viral tonsillitis this past week. Felt like I got hit by a train, and then run over by a bull. Not fun. It got to the point where I was choking on my tonsils because of the swelling. Went to see a doctor on Thursday...when he looked in my throat, he almost jumped back they were that messed up. Oh, did I mention the ear infection to go along with it?? On the brighter side, I am getting well again, slowly. Still can't talk much and missed three days of work over it. Jeez!!<br />
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Anyway, I did manage to get some quilting done, but failed to take photos yet. Just some random work on some scrap pieces and a "beach quilt" I am putting together of fabrics that I hand dyed almost 12 years ago. I promise to take some pictures tomorrow and get them posted. <br />
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Oh, and the Urban Patio Garden...taking off pretty well. Will get pics of that too. Went and picked up some tomato plants since the seedlings didn't survive.<br />
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I won't keep you long here today, just wanted to say hello to all and Happy Quilting!!<br />
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