tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34217920393306713462024-03-17T23:04:04.092-04:00High Road QuilterThe life and times of a quilter walking the high road.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-59887480051384076612024-03-17T11:51:00.001-04:002024-03-17T11:56:05.381-04:00Upcoming Blog Hop and Upcoming Videos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEQxtTJbmIzepIcOg-iXCMrpJM5xDvE_nYukwD5zRa_8Rx_SgDrtGIt5za3pfOkEUbXLAKNQHk6CDpV22oJbXQjYjJwuXo_Xx0yO1zpAAH85ZB1NLMQuU9Pnxawx96ebj_rS78PaHhbm5Im-yP6T69t9MERpiloHAeSk9DV-KzfFAY8cU3kzghZeF1Ocz/s592/March.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEQxtTJbmIzepIcOg-iXCMrpJM5xDvE_nYukwD5zRa_8Rx_SgDrtGIt5za3pfOkEUbXLAKNQHk6CDpV22oJbXQjYjJwuXo_Xx0yO1zpAAH85ZB1NLMQuU9Pnxawx96ebj_rS78PaHhbm5Im-yP6T69t9MERpiloHAeSk9DV-KzfFAY8cU3kzghZeF1Ocz/w398-h400/March.PNG" width="398" /></a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The "Give it a Whirl" blog hop, hosted by Carol Swift starts on Monday. There is a big group of participants and we have been spinning around getting
our projects done to share with all of you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check it out, I'm sure your head will be spinning from all the fun! The pinwheels are sprinkling happiness throughout blogland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will see you on Thursday the 21st!</div><p></p><p align="center" class="yiv3636771781MsoNormal" style="font-family: Sans; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">MARCH 18</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="yiv3636771781MsoNormal" style="font-family: Sans; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="yiv3636771781MsoNormal" style="font-family: Sans; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span color="windowtext" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a> (our wonderful hostess)<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="center" class="yiv3636771781MsoNormal" style="font-family: Sans; 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margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="yiv3636771781MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s400/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="color: #478b1f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s320/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;">I have been quilting every day this year. This week I have been alternating between the pinwheel quilt and the pajamas lap quilt. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this week</b> --7 out of 7 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 77 out of 77 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Success rate </b> = 100%</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Linked with: <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/03/stitching-stuff-week-11-of-2024.html" style="color: #478b1f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">YouTube</h3><div><br /></div><div>On YouTube this week, I recorded videos for both quilts. For the pajamas quilt, I made a tutorial for how to make a quilt with blocks that are on point, but my microphone has malfunctioned, and I didn't check it since it generally works, so I have many videos without sound. I thought I had forgotten to turn on the microphone so I recorded it again. But apparently it is the microphone's fault. Replacing the battery didn't help.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was getting so frustrated and running out of time so I switched tracks and recorded a video about quilts that are already finished. I am hoping to have some videos ready to go for these types of situations, but so far I haven't been able to get that far ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>In today's video, I showed my two Drunkard's Path quilts. I had lots of photos and videos already ready for these quilts so that worked out much better. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BdoMvOPbgrg" width="320" youtube-src-id="BdoMvOPbgrg"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-61408325088830514592024-03-10T12:54:00.005-04:002024-03-10T14:00:29.895-04:00Quilt Reveal: Pajamas Doll Quilt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T_bTdlIfD-W-B4996R48hzWlPr1fnZSSx6mtDvC2X8sAeLKBoIoD71WvTe1UERE-hcnzq_8ftGCxK2imTXjKG6KpLuSdVDfv9p58_OkWfW5hqXzK5O0tpP2FzKcSNEOA6ORahNgMSYJAPhjaaeXP16U9447_kUCg671NxxHeOS-PSJdZsH38AzVjmCVF/s4032/IMG_2065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T_bTdlIfD-W-B4996R48hzWlPr1fnZSSx6mtDvC2X8sAeLKBoIoD71WvTe1UERE-hcnzq_8ftGCxK2imTXjKG6KpLuSdVDfv9p58_OkWfW5hqXzK5O0tpP2FzKcSNEOA6ORahNgMSYJAPhjaaeXP16U9447_kUCg671NxxHeOS-PSJdZsH38AzVjmCVF/w480-h640/IMG_2065.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>It's time for another <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/03/15-5-hourglass-challenge-5-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" target="_blank">Project Quilting</a> reveal! The challenge of this week is Wearables.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #25b68b; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: left;">Your project must be wearable, <span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">or</em></span> have been made from previously worn items, <span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">or</em></span> have another connection to clothes, shoes and fashion accessories.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: left;">I gave myself two choices: </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Make a blouse that I have been planning to make for a very long time. I already have the pattern and the fabric chosen.</li><li>Make a quilt out of all the pajamas I have been saving to make a quilt.</li></ol><div>Since I hadn't made a blouse since high school, I didn't think I could handle the pressure of making it in a week, even though the pattern says it is easy to make. I am keeping it downstairs and hope to make it this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Making the pajamas quilt will help me reduce clutter in the sewing room since these flannel pajamas take up a more room than flat fabric would. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had seen a quilt in a show I watched recently that was a scrap quilt made entirely out of squares but it was set on point, which added a nice interest to the squares. I decided to do that.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I cut up the pieces and laid out the blocks on the design wall. I am trying to use up all the fabric as I can and make a nice big lap quilt. Even though these girly fabrics would make a good gift for a girl, I don't feel comfortable giving a gift with my used clothes so I will have to use it or maybe I can give it to my dog Zoey.</div><div><br /></div><div>I recorded videos as I was making this quilt to give instructions on how to make a quilt on point. I need to learn to be better about taking photographs as well as videos.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cutting pieces out of clothing, even simple squares, takes longer than cutting them from a flat fold of fabric. Some of it is stretchy, and some of it is faded and I had to decide which part of the fabric to use. I soon realized that there was no way I was going to be able to make a big lap quilt, quilted and bound, by the Project Quilting challenge deadline, so I decided to make a small one out of the fabric I saved in case I needed to piece a block.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZQugVFhXi491KUmnnv_Gs6P4Pu9sikBKKOH3Cwt-zpkZnnxhKNfe2G5cOWiC0Pa5foxKe_agQqlxa_MaqoxA-hX1spzaOHPMHWq0mAfIiKJas3XHTj3wFQ0OAdLpzxPKc4521bhnLsEhcXFozxq6o7peaUS-JlYDRUYNcsjr_uU0_NljJ0hzJh1msMCS/s4032/IMG_2051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZQugVFhXi491KUmnnv_Gs6P4Pu9sikBKKOH3Cwt-zpkZnnxhKNfe2G5cOWiC0Pa5foxKe_agQqlxa_MaqoxA-hX1spzaOHPMHWq0mAfIiKJas3XHTj3wFQ0OAdLpzxPKc4521bhnLsEhcXFozxq6o7peaUS-JlYDRUYNcsjr_uU0_NljJ0hzJh1msMCS/w480-h640/IMG_2051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The smaller quilt also makes it easier to show in a video as I move pieces around for a tutorial. The squares finish at 1".</div><div><br /></div><div>I pieced the smaller quilt, and then somebody stole an hour from me. Daylight Savings Time.</div><div><br /></div><div>This meant I had only 15 minutes to finish it, so I quickly trimmed it and the backing, and sewed around the edges. I turned it right side out and didn't really take the time to carefully poke out the corners. I secured the edges and called it done.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAtL6mDzxo_kaA32iDOKy_yvZvQhfiDD47Q2MJeSLbei75I_bdFfPy5H6fQYs-mVl2vbM92SIOyk0n2QHE3TpEDn4tzvT9QVGMPAunnjixwBib5a4Uvbhv_7ffjpe74yg3fPt8Wgl4D6aXN6JJuxpdAbkzwykEPV7YQ7mNGFyYad3QpnC1Fe2Q5DnM9hX/s1305/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20135555.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1305" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAtL6mDzxo_kaA32iDOKy_yvZvQhfiDD47Q2MJeSLbei75I_bdFfPy5H6fQYs-mVl2vbM92SIOyk0n2QHE3TpEDn4tzvT9QVGMPAunnjixwBib5a4Uvbhv_7ffjpe74yg3fPt8Wgl4D6aXN6JJuxpdAbkzwykEPV7YQ7mNGFyYad3QpnC1Fe2Q5DnM9hX/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20135555.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The teal fabric in the photo above in the top left corner is the start of the Pinwheel quilt I will show you on March 21.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s400/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="color: #478b1f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s320/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I have been quilting every day this year.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this week</b> --7 out of 7 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 70 out of 70 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Success rate </b> = 100%</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Linked with: <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/03/stitching-stuff-week-10-of-2024.html" style="color: #478b1f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div></div></div><p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-39029500990766166112024-03-07T00:00:00.004-05:002024-03-07T00:00:00.245-05:00Quilt Reveal: Web of Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsg4beNWwfaA25FBc8sSWBn0SaXjXlrPlub6c0CTsVzuz_VMPb03j9O2iSMvPdRDAotPoUWVvuXUGQG2l-CSx01tlWZ55NseL5j-2Irgqvi30oRqR7NzRJuyGL45awgtg1a2GNyJ1yx2J8aJlVOXSb45AkRP8JsWsBltdSWuB65G4Xq2r9MqmV-1foolXA/s4032/IMG_2045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsg4beNWwfaA25FBc8sSWBn0SaXjXlrPlub6c0CTsVzuz_VMPb03j9O2iSMvPdRDAotPoUWVvuXUGQG2l-CSx01tlWZ55NseL5j-2Irgqvi30oRqR7NzRJuyGL45awgtg1a2GNyJ1yx2J8aJlVOXSb45AkRP8JsWsBltdSWuB65G4Xq2r9MqmV-1foolXA/w640-h480/IMG_2045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>It's time for the annual Dust Off An Old Quilt Book Blog Hop! I have been participating the last few years and have always enjoyed it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-iL5UFGIH-k6TGEDKtc73AZYnSe5r9bnLmnleDOEYaD4vPmjdRTfWxLVWf9RGSMoUk0iqdTEJ05BF9XHTUrI6ZhMFs1dzV21_QSoIpYeg7AJsaa3kQQpBl2MlMmylUBUkup67Y7lWpB7I0DdsbrqKzDLPFbKjThPOHBRH04BHtcvPNefwa_cy9jqQGC1/s200/Dust%20off%20a%20quilt%20book%20blog%20hop%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-iL5UFGIH-k6TGEDKtc73AZYnSe5r9bnLmnleDOEYaD4vPmjdRTfWxLVWf9RGSMoUk0iqdTEJ05BF9XHTUrI6ZhMFs1dzV21_QSoIpYeg7AJsaa3kQQpBl2MlMmylUBUkup67Y7lWpB7I0DdsbrqKzDLPFbKjThPOHBRH04BHtcvPNefwa_cy9jqQGC1/s1600/Dust%20off%20a%20quilt%20book%20blog%20hop%202024.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>I have been participating the last few years and have always enjoyed it.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJOVKLu03U1GFCdcxTqFOlUsTZsNd7TaKxM7hWb0vixvRGghGU66FuNgsDZY_C_Lelc8mfQtTYSx-UHWajxf1gnwJU3gUnWz9vgTL3JcRZREBktSLyYa7Kf9_2W8RU2QT5BjnvcQ8jnMcw7WoOL5xsyD2okfConKh1QmrS8bX_qbcSDyPlAdlyKxR3wGDp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1380" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJOVKLu03U1GFCdcxTqFOlUsTZsNd7TaKxM7hWb0vixvRGghGU66FuNgsDZY_C_Lelc8mfQtTYSx-UHWajxf1gnwJU3gUnWz9vgTL3JcRZREBktSLyYa7Kf9_2W8RU2QT5BjnvcQ8jnMcw7WoOL5xsyD2okfConKh1QmrS8bX_qbcSDyPlAdlyKxR3wGDp" width="204" /></a></div><br />For this hop, I dusted off my <a href="https://amzn.to/3V44HMj" target="_blank">Red & White Quilts Infinite Variety </a>book. The book features all the red and white quilts that had been in an exhibit at a museum. I had seen the quilt on the cover before the exhibit and the book and had already been fascinated by it. </div><div><br /></div><div>My friends and I had done some calculations on how to make this quilt. I had done some research and had even found some instructions about how to make the quilt. I bought a 9 degree ruler. The quilt can be strip cut, but you have to cut the triangles in one direction. The smaller triangles are in the center and the larger triangles are on the outside. This means you waste half of the triangles. I wondered what the other half would look like if sewn together.</div><div><br /></div><div>My first worry was whether I am capable of making a checkerboard like that neatly, the regular "squares" much less the tiny points in the center. I decided to make a sample block. In this one, I decided to make it so that I can use all the triangles. I made a strip set with a light on one side and a dark on the other side. I then cut triangles, moving the ruler up or down depending on what color I wanted to be the smallest.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNPrz6h3CGnlh8RzxJ8nmYLlW9HIukZQUNlJDd8tLya16iRtjOrFxyRKGid52Fv-74sSycW47ojaPLnbGeO-98bZ9zerjA1z89i67bOzagHSU-vPJqcV627SYcD_v7OGlUEjj5lcy8xw/s320/spiderweb+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNPrz6h3CGnlh8RzxJ8nmYLlW9HIukZQUNlJDd8tLya16iRtjOrFxyRKGid52Fv-74sSycW47ojaPLnbGeO-98bZ9zerjA1z89i67bOzagHSU-vPJqcV627SYcD_v7OGlUEjj5lcy8xw/w640-h480/spiderweb+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This won't help me reduce waste on the optical illusion quilt, but it does give me a good idea about how difficult this quilt might be if I make it on a bigger scale.</div><p></p><p>This block may look familiar to you. I started it a long time ago, in 2010. I then added a backing to hide the raw edges. I added it to a gray background, but I didn't like the way it looked, so I abandoned it. I hadn't put it on my list of quilts because I was just playing and hadn't started the Optical Illusion quilt.</p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lsi44SscXVs" width="320" youtube-src-id="lsi44SscXVs"></iframe></div><br /><p>During the 15 Minutes to Quilt Challenge in December, I took off the gray background and made a quilt sandwich with a white background. I then had to leave the quilt alone and move on to my next UFO for the next day's video. </p><p>But since it was so close to completion, I didn't put it away, and worked on it in the spare bits of time I could find.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKDeHl65TYrwjnmRkjEqSHzGNf0Miqa7ten_G6-Qgl_LkhzwtGopzd3SncT9_e0sybqlXcez9otNIjTPnKdt7hnb4_gP4vlYyWnLEPWtnxHxoeNKciUzOOXJjJV8iiFgmnSvDdUtheNa9yqjSVnF5PUBRg3KnfecVlshGSjOrnABtJfAoYa8o17fcUTSD/s4032/IMG_2044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKDeHl65TYrwjnmRkjEqSHzGNf0Miqa7ten_G6-Qgl_LkhzwtGopzd3SncT9_e0sybqlXcez9otNIjTPnKdt7hnb4_gP4vlYyWnLEPWtnxHxoeNKciUzOOXJjJV8iiFgmnSvDdUtheNa9yqjSVnF5PUBRg3KnfecVlshGSjOrnABtJfAoYa8o17fcUTSD/w640-h480/IMG_2044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I decided that instead of centering the spiderweb to the rectangular quilt, I wanted to have the spiderweb be a little bit higher and add something else to the bottom.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTh75I9ODSWaywA9-oJx9iMKxwt-eO0TzKWEzZVZlwmOBEPvqT9iGgYncOLlsWNRqEHxwyKfxLb7HT-P8vBxcSVM9KEQzWARIMM0hB8schO8x6LrilBzDvC58PRit0HHT0g5leSDOahtMPCGot2fycAj5z0iE3KepwEyhFHhk8WLHk_KYFfH0128uQRbC/s4032/IMG_2042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTh75I9ODSWaywA9-oJx9iMKxwt-eO0TzKWEzZVZlwmOBEPvqT9iGgYncOLlsWNRqEHxwyKfxLb7HT-P8vBxcSVM9KEQzWARIMM0hB8schO8x6LrilBzDvC58PRit0HHT0g5leSDOahtMPCGot2fycAj5z0iE3KepwEyhFHhk8WLHk_KYFfH0128uQRbC/w640-h480/IMG_2042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I traced out a design from another book of quilting patterns. I appliqued the spiderweb and the designs to the quilt sandwich, and decided to add a word. <p></p><p>What word? Web of Intrigue? Web of Lies? Web of Deception? I looked it up, and the first word I found was Web of Life. Sounded good to me. It was late at night by that time and Life is a nice short word and therefore easy to applique, so I decided to choose that. I found a font I liked and traced out the letters.</p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Man did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we also do to ourselves. Adapted from Chief Seattle</span></p></blockquote><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsokc7bS4mvX6aO_PlpjUWfaAGLjZlVJmdd46oXOyelICasmmTn6KyIme2BX52blEZsxQjmck_ub7t4g-HUHpfSFNmXZ8n7LmJ4ui_LEfsz9pH2je3QTk0E2-OdMAfKxBySrAC6hxKvGp_st3y1a_CNMITrMZjAdTIqvmGMFluiJiMbhwo-ho30WQwLo74/s4032/IMG_2043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsokc7bS4mvX6aO_PlpjUWfaAGLjZlVJmdd46oXOyelICasmmTn6KyIme2BX52blEZsxQjmck_ub7t4g-HUHpfSFNmXZ8n7LmJ4ui_LEfsz9pH2je3QTk0E2-OdMAfKxBySrAC6hxKvGp_st3y1a_CNMITrMZjAdTIqvmGMFluiJiMbhwo-ho30WQwLo74/w640-h480/IMG_2043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Then I fused the letters on and quilted them down.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DSUETLanPM1G41p933oqt_E1WN7RxY7lVM8FpTfk_1p58NGqVVa70Ttf_rCChIMR_MHC7oG990qAyUFFDNLHRU0rpVDCHx_VLcq0zj2Exy-mu8POJ2p9L53C6eEinXsuI8aHIqhbFLP61sYIdFG0QXdBAEzrkLnxoLWH1HnTyS4lBu0c_DXnaTzREZoG/s4032/IMG_2041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DSUETLanPM1G41p933oqt_E1WN7RxY7lVM8FpTfk_1p58NGqVVa70Ttf_rCChIMR_MHC7oG990qAyUFFDNLHRU0rpVDCHx_VLcq0zj2Exy-mu8POJ2p9L53C6eEinXsuI8aHIqhbFLP61sYIdFG0QXdBAEzrkLnxoLWH1HnTyS4lBu0c_DXnaTzREZoG/w640-h480/IMG_2041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you enjoyed seeing this quilt finished. You've waited a long time for it! The video for this quilt should be out on Sunday on my YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEWhEHLy19Q8lP28YuY0dA" target="_blank">Quilt and Color.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the people who are participating in the blog hop this time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h1 class="x_gmail-title" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Karrin's Crazy World</a></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Quilting Patchwork Appliqué</a></span></h1><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">High Road Quilter</a> (that's me!)</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Beaquilter</a> (our wonderful hostess!)</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-20667545568659438672024-02-25T12:57:00.002-05:002024-02-25T19:48:54.565-05:00Quilt Reveal: Red and White Hourglass Quilt<p>I have finished the Red and White Hourglass quilt for the <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/02/15-4-hourglass-challenge-4-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" target="_blank">Project Quilting </a>challenge for this week . The challenge is to make a quilt that is inspired by an hourglass. It must be started and finished in one week.</p><p>I've actually wanted to make a red and white hourglass quilt for a long time, years. I saw one in a museum and the docent would not allow me to take a photo of it, even though it is a simple traditional pattern. I drew it out and shaded in the red parts so I would remember what it looked like, but I must have been on a No New Quilts Until the Old Ones are Finished rule, so I did not start the quilt and it stayed on the To-Do List.</p><p>I thought about making a red and white hourglass quilt for this challenge, but I wasn't sure I would be able to make a good one in time. I wanted one with enough blocks that the secondary patterns would show through and I also had the blog hop quilt to finish.</p><p>So I thought I would make one with one long hourglass block, and a quote on the other side. I got the bright idea that I could print the quote on fabric and that would make the words easy to get on the fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3LmBUDQkR-EJA4QvlxRw-3QYie_KiO62jtoiggaGK_iN7RECDtsysRZKvgffA0dVRXP1Gir-fW6z-zrPJ7stwzflo8qKM57HNRyes4Z_Xfd6drwLIo_punG1vr5pW13NzxGsZyfwo_0GYy722dHM-PlLqwjbJ-YQ7Sb6S80YFAyPi3n9F55ziaqLup-6/s2000/The%20sands%20of%20time%20cannot%20be%20stopped.%20Years%20pass%20whether%20we%20will%20them%20or%20not...%20but%20we%20can%20remember.%20What%20has%20been%20lost%20may%20yet%20live%20in%20memories.%20Christopher%20Paolini.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2000" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3LmBUDQkR-EJA4QvlxRw-3QYie_KiO62jtoiggaGK_iN7RECDtsysRZKvgffA0dVRXP1Gir-fW6z-zrPJ7stwzflo8qKM57HNRyes4Z_Xfd6drwLIo_punG1vr5pW13NzxGsZyfwo_0GYy722dHM-PlLqwjbJ-YQ7Sb6S80YFAyPi3n9F55ziaqLup-6/w640-h494/The%20sands%20of%20time%20cannot%20be%20stopped.%20Years%20pass%20whether%20we%20will%20them%20or%20not...%20but%20we%20can%20remember.%20What%20has%20been%20lost%20may%20yet%20live%20in%20memories.%20Christopher%20Paolini.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I got the bright idea that I could applique an hourglass. So I looked for a pretty picture, and while I was playing in Canva, I thought I could make the whole design, print it on fabric, and make a wholecloth quilt with minimal quilting, easy peasy.</p><p>The printer didn't cooperate. I don't think it is the printer's fault. I think that with new releases of Windows and printer drivers, the printer is becoming obsolete even though it works perfectly fine. Or maybe I don't use the ink fast enough and it dries up before I get a chance to use it. This problem has been happening, so I don't think it is just this ink cartridge. There was some faint picture but not enough to see what it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNY2AS-3GVeHMfrnuW3i6PT90aLQIYw94yghwphkbbk02RrmH8CZS1-50wJNTRKEI6bZLQN6kwVgnojPTA9TO5vmppY0AV39h9FgoAKy9d75kVwIotn5-cST1t8mHj-6IcL88fwQFMqzSszDloRz8ogel6f_m1kws_0K4HtDL3WXiazb_cIDkmdav_2GQ/s3984/IMG_7192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNY2AS-3GVeHMfrnuW3i6PT90aLQIYw94yghwphkbbk02RrmH8CZS1-50wJNTRKEI6bZLQN6kwVgnojPTA9TO5vmppY0AV39h9FgoAKy9d75kVwIotn5-cST1t8mHj-6IcL88fwQFMqzSszDloRz8ogel6f_m1kws_0K4HtDL3WXiazb_cIDkmdav_2GQ/w640-h426/IMG_7192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I went to Plan B, or is it Plan A? I used some solid fabric and decided I wanted a bigger quilt so I added other reds from my scrap pile. I didn't make the block with half square triangles that turn into quarter square triangles. I made stripes and set the squares on point.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtVl8NRo9x0-AiI7MPRQxuMm-2xh8jTqbOn6w3IpuJRv2m0koSaKxxN54i9UQr8OCDtkeia10GcBEq1KBe71ib1dCaZk89xz3wZo956G92EwFzi11QQMFA3DAr1veth28_d6scWxn3bbz4YcZHBNdGBh7nmqxajnqHoamslfcxzqeKW1gqpsGM5YBM-2i/s4032/IMG_2003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtVl8NRo9x0-AiI7MPRQxuMm-2xh8jTqbOn6w3IpuJRv2m0koSaKxxN54i9UQr8OCDtkeia10GcBEq1KBe71ib1dCaZk89xz3wZo956G92EwFzi11QQMFA3DAr1veth28_d6scWxn3bbz4YcZHBNdGBh7nmqxajnqHoamslfcxzqeKW1gqpsGM5YBM-2i/w480-h640/IMG_2003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found some more red scraps when I went to look for a backing fabric so I made more blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqTYwhhJz05wTJfCW3Rngp1_Ot0k934PTB7eNAwzd4WMka7RWr0ox3EAkTuZp6JCs7e3nHFzBgTH-qhIryg-zMSfBuEURX4Q49AHlAPAD3rnoO3UzQy6FE6XYp7zPon_04ZZ4U3qc-DN3-piTn_shAnqFocYTWGzv22uL-WrrygYiw6kAU3hn23fU_Ieh/s4032/IMG_2004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqTYwhhJz05wTJfCW3Rngp1_Ot0k934PTB7eNAwzd4WMka7RWr0ox3EAkTuZp6JCs7e3nHFzBgTH-qhIryg-zMSfBuEURX4Q49AHlAPAD3rnoO3UzQy6FE6XYp7zPon_04ZZ4U3qc-DN3-piTn_shAnqFocYTWGzv22uL-WrrygYiw6kAU3hn23fU_Ieh/w640-h480/IMG_2004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Since this is a quilt that I wanted to make for a long time, I wanted to make it right, so I quilted on both sides of the ditch so that the hourglass blocks are more apparent. The lines are organic sewn. I am hoping that the flaws in the points get hidden rather than accentuated.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have always admired lightly quilted quilts and I really like the look of this one.</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4f_RHIHiKP9aBSjAwPKsrKVpwtD51n9EptHxXw0q8ue-4v3Qtn3l39WP0dw8aMKO9J1SajjDtxZSptaV77b6tnYjJ9sM-YRc_4T_6TZ_8XrMEBMU0vlGVJFHn41fwp8bwcRi7icCtEQxXq6rhAc9uodT_zeVQ1a2uA61SDPk4-lV3LTALGrwC90uB5NZ/s4032/IMG_2005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4f_RHIHiKP9aBSjAwPKsrKVpwtD51n9EptHxXw0q8ue-4v3Qtn3l39WP0dw8aMKO9J1SajjDtxZSptaV77b6tnYjJ9sM-YRc_4T_6TZ_8XrMEBMU0vlGVJFHn41fwp8bwcRi7icCtEQxXq6rhAc9uodT_zeVQ1a2uA61SDPk4-lV3LTALGrwC90uB5NZ/w480-h640/IMG_2005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I trimmed the quilt. My original plan was to birth the quilt, but I decided to use the leftover red fabric I had. I didn't have the time to make the quilt bigger, but I thought it would show the quilt better if the backing fabric could not be seen from the front.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZGalsyWOsBiIUiVK7RErAt_-EGJVj7DGJ6Ltn8Q2ZbfvH4D1lEK1JA2IjhMjFJgan92xmf2OY0xPJJ6Fv5OKQ7OwIyCqvkaE3URHJZXn9PFzf2JfCM1C8d9JHElj-5UWnu8gNoobF78HKGAeZgkfrOH10QEiarLgdU2Jfv-tGoxjOfd31T7kt0F5QVmx/s4032/IMG_2006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZGalsyWOsBiIUiVK7RErAt_-EGJVj7DGJ6Ltn8Q2ZbfvH4D1lEK1JA2IjhMjFJgan92xmf2OY0xPJJ6Fv5OKQ7OwIyCqvkaE3URHJZXn9PFzf2JfCM1C8d9JHElj-5UWnu8gNoobF78HKGAeZgkfrOH10QEiarLgdU2Jfv-tGoxjOfd31T7kt0F5QVmx/w480-h640/IMG_2006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I machine stitched the binding to save time. This is a skill I am learning and have not perfected, but I guess I won't learn it if I don't keep trying.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7PHAK2041lxgh1nem6Tk_gWZCGm6yurmC6KPutDH1dMGPW1bwe2kGz4DmXR8FJHos-kjgIBS6XzqpmDsC6zlMOu68AuhjrqfG9zYaJ5vyVGj4XFPrnwVKB82lEv_N3WK3jDEisaateyI7bMl3b7Eds4LMVcbXykO9Q699urvTKbtQMNQdtswkvRJTik2/s4032/IMG_2007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7PHAK2041lxgh1nem6Tk_gWZCGm6yurmC6KPutDH1dMGPW1bwe2kGz4DmXR8FJHos-kjgIBS6XzqpmDsC6zlMOu68AuhjrqfG9zYaJ5vyVGj4XFPrnwVKB82lEv_N3WK3jDEisaateyI7bMl3b7Eds4LMVcbXykO9Q699urvTKbtQMNQdtswkvRJTik2/w480-h640/IMG_2007.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'll take some glamor shots later, but I wanted to make sure I got this blog post up. I missed the deadline on one of the challenges because I didn't have the blog post up.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qrwyfyL3LvaJ_5CP06UNZhIqKr0VfsmgxAVsy2jBg1Y-c0T-us7fKBB7Afs3nnbtVF-4FfJoy2MPBshWnEMDZHJY7I_nlR-q3tvtrnX3tcwsRmcWBslxgAv3kZ8UASbistOth4BOHniL9vF1n2WUk_Byxb8n4h4VzorbcM-5XAuEHtBFydQEv5wFBOK9/s4032/IMG_2008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qrwyfyL3LvaJ_5CP06UNZhIqKr0VfsmgxAVsy2jBg1Y-c0T-us7fKBB7Afs3nnbtVF-4FfJoy2MPBshWnEMDZHJY7I_nlR-q3tvtrnX3tcwsRmcWBslxgAv3kZ8UASbistOth4BOHniL9vF1n2WUk_Byxb8n4h4VzorbcM-5XAuEHtBFydQEv5wFBOK9/w480-h640/IMG_2008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Thank you for this challenge again this year. I finally got my red and white hourglass quilt made!</p><p>I will post a Youtube video about this quilt and give you a link here next Sunday.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s400/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="color: #478b1f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s320/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I I have definitely been quilting every day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this week</b> --7 out of 7 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 56 out of 56 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Success rate </b> = 100%</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Linked with: <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-8-of-2024.html" style="color: #478b1f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-31259955277483679652024-02-22T00:00:00.011-05:002024-02-25T19:46:06.855-05:00My Blog Hop Day: Pink Explosion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to my blog hop day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUS84qHk-G-nVg5WOf0OiE8y5g4umeKbFPqqoP4kYWqfY29c9YmShbNw_F6XtXiT4Knvh_xqI8qSwVfmBmo35bOYzWNXlTDlJEaSkZMxWjnBuFLTYfC3sHYl-OTyyrIbHnQDt1NyeIHV4QdmWQIt4xUYEXwyWcLEcLWk3bdozlaVB3pM6oeCRbfEXJV36q/s3575/IMG_6809a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="3575" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUS84qHk-G-nVg5WOf0OiE8y5g4umeKbFPqqoP4kYWqfY29c9YmShbNw_F6XtXiT4Knvh_xqI8qSwVfmBmo35bOYzWNXlTDlJEaSkZMxWjnBuFLTYfC3sHYl-OTyyrIbHnQDt1NyeIHV4QdmWQIt4xUYEXwyWcLEcLWk3bdozlaVB3pM6oeCRbfEXJV36q/w640-h424/IMG_6809a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Back in October, I posted a video on my YouTube channel where I showed the African Ankara fabric I had just bought. When I folded them into bolts and got them ready to take upstairs, one of the bolts wound up sitting next to another fabric I wanted to take upstairs.<p></p><p>I really liked the combination of the Ankara fabric and the pink fabric and thought that the combination would look good in a quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS9PAIYhVrM4yPyzZTa8JPAn75WoDr7Mm39cxP4vxtU2joVAfaEQ_3bsN1HSefJLM6dcrsnD9wudNnJqjfHZtRwSKKAot_6kYWFHoy9Ld9MCBi6YQoJAAwEdKodlK-zk2HPYzRsCniJXjSh2QBOzduAqfNUjOb1AMDTBNMeON8JvEoTsmn-SOeRdBUEXr/s1920/Green%20Colorful%20Cute%20Aesthetic%20Group%20Project%20Presentation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS9PAIYhVrM4yPyzZTa8JPAn75WoDr7Mm39cxP4vxtU2joVAfaEQ_3bsN1HSefJLM6dcrsnD9wudNnJqjfHZtRwSKKAot_6kYWFHoy9Ld9MCBi6YQoJAAwEdKodlK-zk2HPYzRsCniJXjSh2QBOzduAqfNUjOb1AMDTBNMeON8JvEoTsmn-SOeRdBUEXr/w640-h360/Green%20Colorful%20Cute%20Aesthetic%20Group%20Project%20Presentation.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>But I was about to start my daily videos with the 15 Minutes to Quilt challenge where I worked on existing UFOs, so I went ahead and put them away.</p><p>I resisted starting any new quilts in December, but the idea of combining that Ankara fabric with the pink fabric still stayed in my mind.</p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtR8xdWrmvY9NRn9XXBFL8jCvX_kF43yCc3PlTl-tOMfPiHDjFzclTcNmifDy-yF5znSG8r6Nu5MokSn3wxpYIc6Z3rPzYzHEPRfwm1TVLtXU-g6Mt1CfI1ua47YVN71l7_Nd6gXcI_fjU84vdjBn82QT-44xC0rUCV7C_fSXs-tDNx25sB93VVZNMzS3/w640-h640/Februaryborder.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #478b1f; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><div><br /></div><div>The challenge for the blog hop this month is Love. </div><div><span style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #333333; font-family: "Walter Turncoat"; font-size: 19.32px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><blockquote>This challenge is to show us what you LOVE. Moose of course are optional!</blockquote></span></div><div>I was almost planning another quilt for the Moose Be Love blog hop, and was tempted to use a Moose, but I realized that the pink fabric would actually meet the Love theme, so I decided I could combine this blog hop with my idea of using the pink fabric with the black and white Ankara fabric.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SweC7vOdQKdlOvqjDTVKDwGYkURr71nCGWebtZ_X0uPJ9Uh92CBmSEHJhh1zpT-TJ-yk-aSALrEc_kY8Jyibrbzjo4UKpomegccXTb2Xx-Kxygoqg5Oz_ECtSnE7LdM9Q9gZnycffhtLP0mGiQAS8jymiCdAh69lEhFQLvpY5Rwr1PDmGOxUfY9XOU-I/s4032/IMG_1941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SweC7vOdQKdlOvqjDTVKDwGYkURr71nCGWebtZ_X0uPJ9Uh92CBmSEHJhh1zpT-TJ-yk-aSALrEc_kY8Jyibrbzjo4UKpomegccXTb2Xx-Kxygoqg5Oz_ECtSnE7LdM9Q9gZnycffhtLP0mGiQAS8jymiCdAh69lEhFQLvpY5Rwr1PDmGOxUfY9XOU-I/w640-h480/IMG_1941.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Although I had a month to make this quilt since the last blog hop day, the Project Quilting challenges which happened every other week meant that I only had two weeks to make this quilt. I decided that I wanted to make a big quilt instead of a small one. I knew I wouldn't be able to finish a quilt from start to finish, but decided I could at least finish a quilt top by that time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure that I combined the right fabrics, since this Ankara fabric doesn't appear to be in the stack of fabrics in the pile in the top picture, but these work so I am not going to worry about it. I added another pink and a purple fabric to go with the pink and the black and white fabric.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided that if I cut properly and sew properly, I will not have to trim the blocks. I cut very carefully. I drew carefully straight lines. Then I zipped them through the sewing machine in what was not straight lines.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since I had promised myself that I didn't have to trim blocks to make this quilt, I decided the piecing is going to have to be improvised to work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvZOYCWHO8umoOM6Mr30fpDLQsSylbsUYadBcKLlwBKILa8vx6vftKvE9rNw_EBjcbww5Et8IopjMGM1j1_VOVO1r41frhUxp2tzY8lwBHxxPoW-oFIRvQU11kFbS3YTcpYkJczyEYNto42pLDuUkWu8ShBcuyAQxVvDG2Ps7U057nTFXk7_y4fxeyEs7/s4032/IMG_1936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvZOYCWHO8umoOM6Mr30fpDLQsSylbsUYadBcKLlwBKILa8vx6vftKvE9rNw_EBjcbww5Et8IopjMGM1j1_VOVO1r41frhUxp2tzY8lwBHxxPoW-oFIRvQU11kFbS3YTcpYkJczyEYNto42pLDuUkWu8ShBcuyAQxVvDG2Ps7U057nTFXk7_y4fxeyEs7/w480-h640/IMG_1936.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>I placed them randomly on the design wall but it didn't really impress me. This is my first quilt using a design wall and I decided to do some designing, so I placed the triangles in alternating directions. I like how it forms diamonds and pinwheels shapes and keep your eye moving throughout the quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAnQEPmaikrfCHTGxoJX1JT_lGSZXWUkTR7aaeyFlLx-HniOans4N4oYaXRqWxMwJa-AMSJEjFLMA8D-y0TrvBbJCj-PP6WjVZbf6avDT_a8oE_-cUkU_lsXx3aujaV1wN6Tn7yK86wpEyRRtGzWLsdzd6ruGUi7JlMtrY2A6pa7lMq2TiSGpZcmgX765/s4032/IMG_1986a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAnQEPmaikrfCHTGxoJX1JT_lGSZXWUkTR7aaeyFlLx-HniOans4N4oYaXRqWxMwJa-AMSJEjFLMA8D-y0TrvBbJCj-PP6WjVZbf6avDT_a8oE_-cUkU_lsXx3aujaV1wN6Tn7yK86wpEyRRtGzWLsdzd6ruGUi7JlMtrY2A6pa7lMq2TiSGpZcmgX765/w640-h480/IMG_1986a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I combined the blocks into four patches, then sewed the columns together. Since this is my quilt using a design wall, I still have a lot to learn about how to use it properly. I understand the concept of webbing blocks in theory, but it will take some practice for me to figure it out in reality. I think the fact that these are improv blocks and not all the same size created more of a challenge in webbing.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is amazing how much room the seam allowance takes up. </div><div><br /></div><div>I thought I would have to add coping strips or do more cutting to get the columns to fit, but they fit all right.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P68acUZM7TY" width="320" youtube-src-id="P68acUZM7TY"></iframe></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgPsx-Z8AoSh7n7N88dWKAFH1z_qXQjBvc_HO0hTVnf7H3xn3A9nlyNDJFi4kTBJ54B5wjhJbPtYeakRGd8Rp4BO4sPN7effCw2ReiAormV8Zijkti2NKZNonb4iC8MRCPsuMkwRsNrTZBBB65LoC2ZpNbsgZ3bNJ3-9y0RvSUVkYib9Ub8dsMP3Rhvbv/s4032/IMG_1989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgPsx-Z8AoSh7n7N88dWKAFH1z_qXQjBvc_HO0hTVnf7H3xn3A9nlyNDJFi4kTBJ54B5wjhJbPtYeakRGd8Rp4BO4sPN7effCw2ReiAormV8Zijkti2NKZNonb4iC8MRCPsuMkwRsNrTZBBB65LoC2ZpNbsgZ3bNJ3-9y0RvSUVkYib9Ub8dsMP3Rhvbv/w480-h640/IMG_1989.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So here it is, my finished quilt top. I sewed one of the columns incorrectly, but I actually like the break in the pattern so I am keeping it that way. It is a nice way for me to combine my original chaotic plan and the more planned design wall strategy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am glad I was able to get the top finished for my blog hop day. There is a little bit of waviness which I might have to fix before I quilt it, but I have chosen the backing and hope to get this in the quilting stage soon. I am going to slow down at this stage and be more mindful so that the quilt gets a good finish. I will post a YouTube video about this quilt on Sunday. I have already posted a couple of videos with leftover fabric from this quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is Project Quilting Week so I will have to fit that in as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for visiting my blog on this blog hop. Thank you for forgiving me for not completing and for not planning a completed project for my blog hop day. I am trying to be a gentler boss of myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>The previous post has all of the other people who are participating in the blog hop. I hope you will visit them as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the video about this quilt top.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P68acUZM7TY" width="320" youtube-src-id="P68acUZM7TY"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-76581516666001751602024-02-19T00:00:00.002-05:002024-02-19T17:15:54.354-05:00It Moose Be Love Bloghop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtR8xdWrmvY9NRn9XXBFL8jCvX_kF43yCc3PlTl-tOMfPiHDjFzclTcNmifDy-yF5znSG8r6Nu5MokSn3wxpYIc6Z3rPzYzHEPRfwm1TVLtXU-g6Mt1CfI1ua47YVN71l7_Nd6gXcI_fjU84vdjBn82QT-44xC0rUCV7C_fSXs-tDNx25sB93VVZNMzS3/s512/Februaryborder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtR8xdWrmvY9NRn9XXBFL8jCvX_kF43yCc3PlTl-tOMfPiHDjFzclTcNmifDy-yF5znSG8r6Nu5MokSn3wxpYIc6Z3rPzYzHEPRfwm1TVLtXU-g6Mt1CfI1ua47YVN71l7_Nd6gXcI_fjU84vdjBn82QT-44xC0rUCV7C_fSXs-tDNx25sB93VVZNMzS3/s320/Februaryborder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The bloghop starts today. I'll be back on Thursday to show you my project! <span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #231f20; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Mark your calendars and I'll see you Thursday!</span><p></p><p><b style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; 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color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="24" href="https://api.follow.it/trackstatistics/v2/QnegLb--r5TkvgzpRLcT14iua1iDPZnZSxTg0F3qYKCOEmP2CzeqeYKz_npcpJv9OPoN9ZYT_UALBctdZR0XAnnPVwEt04Jq?key=4O0KFAFffIS0ojMhNOsBl_QopyBNXzf9sHrWyF5_emY" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Words & Stitches</span></a><span class="x_MsoHyperlink" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; 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I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-91610863869914742582024-02-18T11:07:00.004-05:002024-02-18T13:06:26.772-05:00Quilt Reveal: Crumpled Heart<p> I finished another journal quilt this week. It is a quick project made with leftover strips of fabric from my blog hop project I will be showing you on Thursday.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhgv4r7XzmfcO18JhrJW4lLSC-OQP9wEWTs8uZA4K1UBm3Yx2gW9vHzuRS76KpmHIi5po3hd1N6AAiDJhu7dK19vO2m-fonvJzR0JPETg5cWFzwh3xFIiweeXhqTB9OlJs-kGIMMa4gXy6ZCv5uZ5Md0MwxRN3t45dFiYU-EqG53z7xQKTAsNN_RfgRS-/s4032/IMG_1961a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhgv4r7XzmfcO18JhrJW4lLSC-OQP9wEWTs8uZA4K1UBm3Yx2gW9vHzuRS76KpmHIi5po3hd1N6AAiDJhu7dK19vO2m-fonvJzR0JPETg5cWFzwh3xFIiweeXhqTB9OlJs-kGIMMa4gXy6ZCv5uZ5Md0MwxRN3t45dFiYU-EqG53z7xQKTAsNN_RfgRS-/w640-h480/IMG_1961a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>When I made the Raggedy Heart quilt last week, I knew it didn't come close to approximating the inspiration, which was the artwork of <a href="https://marcellinaakpojotor.com/" target="_blank">Marcellina Akpojotor</a>. She takes strips of Ankara fabric and glues them onto canvas. I translated that work onto a quilt and I think this looks closer to her artwork. Only the black, white and pink fabric is Ankara in my work.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9KK90MiNIafGBbLgWD8Gc1IYaQ3ZIdB8wnrIEB5cG8GioD-LdJ5JBEiJIErYPHwO6eM0nbiSh0aDHRn6GWe5OtQ6oT3PQM4X0qJiK62_Bs3H0pUVyMez5SMlIvael2Q7E1u8KKyqaZTgIYkaqPJrJfYExrW2FA7-65335U31pRJgc7oRc9Je1S4zjMDN/s3262/IMG_1960a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="3262" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9KK90MiNIafGBbLgWD8Gc1IYaQ3ZIdB8wnrIEB5cG8GioD-LdJ5JBEiJIErYPHwO6eM0nbiSh0aDHRn6GWe5OtQ6oT3PQM4X0qJiK62_Bs3H0pUVyMez5SMlIvael2Q7E1u8KKyqaZTgIYkaqPJrJfYExrW2FA7-65335U31pRJgc7oRc9Je1S4zjMDN/w640-h566/IMG_1960a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It is a great technique that adds lots of texture to the quilt. Since the pieces aren't fused and keep moving, this technique requires some careful work to make sure that the fabric is where you want it to be and doesn't sewn around the presser foot. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S2BfqTMANZ8gmv6nLTy0SyhXTamyWaj1YASyuMtOFj8kQrWISdgWrq9y7LsFBpJPnWuRg9zSamIffOFefBd6Mj1xP8q2CLGczzeUK9igGdZ9kn_XGl96A21-LAH18DJUUIkIccxtAcwMQ_x8CuweqY74n85pJPMxBgjqweJYX91YbJELFjO-le7cdX9L/s4032/IMG_1966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S2BfqTMANZ8gmv6nLTy0SyhXTamyWaj1YASyuMtOFj8kQrWISdgWrq9y7LsFBpJPnWuRg9zSamIffOFefBd6Mj1xP8q2CLGczzeUK9igGdZ9kn_XGl96A21-LAH18DJUUIkIccxtAcwMQ_x8CuweqY74n85pJPMxBgjqweJYX91YbJELFjO-le7cdX9L/w640-h480/IMG_1966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>In keeping with the ragged edging I used last time, I used this trim around the quilt to finish it off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K7ABZEsUaEk" width="320" youtube-src-id="K7ABZEsUaEk"></iframe></div><br /><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s400/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="color: #478b1f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s320/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><p><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I still want to try to quilt every day this year. I haven't been updating this every week since I have been so busy working as well as making quilts for the challenges and recording and editing the videos to show them, but I have definitely been working every day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --21 out of 21 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 49 out of 49 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Success rate </b> = 100%</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with: <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/02/stitching-stuff-week-7-of-2024.html" target="_blank">Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-53921552883946878072024-02-10T18:36:00.001-05:002024-02-10T20:03:54.974-05:00Quilt Reveal: Raggedy Heart<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHV772wsXGG3Jhy5Q_Ed1g2Q6RJcKpK3LMve72HVntpEU8on80NlFKszfa1Bb2DYVOpVHgtRdsCeQV3HD63dwt5CrM4YpCO9tZUbd427uybZf1AsnEKA-z7O3FDJGLjNlXLG69u5BWBjLsrYikJGOQYNHkjqP7tU-r3LPJcGhxN2c1eeeg38dX0BHGCpt/s4032/IMG_1935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHV772wsXGG3Jhy5Q_Ed1g2Q6RJcKpK3LMve72HVntpEU8on80NlFKszfa1Bb2DYVOpVHgtRdsCeQV3HD63dwt5CrM4YpCO9tZUbd427uybZf1AsnEKA-z7O3FDJGLjNlXLG69u5BWBjLsrYikJGOQYNHkjqP7tU-r3LPJcGhxN2c1eeeg38dX0BHGCpt/w480-h640/IMG_1935.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><p>It's time for another <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/02/15-3-insideout-challenge-3-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" target="_blank">Project Quilting Reveal</a>! This week, the challenge is to:</p><h2>PQ 15.3 Inside Out</h2><h4>
<div>For this week’s project, I want to see what’s normally hidden!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Make a project with exposed seams or a raw-edge finish. Take on a
bag pattern or other project that is constructed inside out and then
literally “birthed” as part of the process. Or use this as a theme and
demonstrate your unique inside-out perspective.</div>
</h4><h4>Rule One: Some part of your project must thematically or literally be inside out.</h4><h4><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpsXSV11qy5P2aWvCQLopSxvnOgjMRqBfI9l_D_NcxHfIZZHEcU6CiLab1NThR6fk3bXtJH-RBKKjZzsTclvr_X2QttanY6Mm89wl_QrqvxfUuiJ6oLfQqmzaIM1LpEJYc0n88Dg7E76rcFMyxPa01-lWmmTr8p9DwoiD3tZin1pzzXIpqHI5BYum-CK/s4032/IMG_1904%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwpsXSV11qy5P2aWvCQLopSxvnOgjMRqBfI9l_D_NcxHfIZZHEcU6CiLab1NThR6fk3bXtJH-RBKKjZzsTclvr_X2QttanY6Mm89wl_QrqvxfUuiJ6oLfQqmzaIM1LpEJYc0n88Dg7E76rcFMyxPa01-lWmmTr8p9DwoiD3tZin1pzzXIpqHI5BYum-CK/w640-h480/IMG_1904%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></h4><h4><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I had decided before the challenge was announced that I would make a journal quilt if it was possible with the challenge requirements. A journal quilt is the size of a piece of paper. Even though I don't think the size of the previous projects were too big, I thought a smaller project might save me some time. I have another quilt I am making for the blog hop which I will show you on Thursday and I wanted to save time to make it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I started out with a quilt sandwich. The top is a fabric I used for the Improv Portraits quilt. The batting and backing are leftovers from other Project Quilting quilts. I sketched out a heart on it using a heat erasable pen. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h9k_dgyoCUF38x6Zloaluh9WIR_b8KtEqG1VJ1H8iufhb0lbIKvE6g5DbuegoPLUn2br0Wp6v5NjhHB8XwKGXD-kWyUjsskdIXUuNz-lLrhVkDBwh1tSgvZMg3kXt8fcqpYNsbXgFKe5wQ_I0c3Pej0ktwBMd_mXxQS-WAEGEt_VZUn3SdinUXUWCT4o/s1027/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20174503.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1027" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h9k_dgyoCUF38x6Zloaluh9WIR_b8KtEqG1VJ1H8iufhb0lbIKvE6g5DbuegoPLUn2br0Wp6v5NjhHB8XwKGXD-kWyUjsskdIXUuNz-lLrhVkDBwh1tSgvZMg3kXt8fcqpYNsbXgFKe5wQ_I0c3Pej0ktwBMd_mXxQS-WAEGEt_VZUn3SdinUXUWCT4o/w640-h538/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20174503.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I used strips of fabric that were trimmings from the blog hop quilt and cut some more to applique onto the heart shape I had made. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMmGts3MRkaSAGprb8c2BSWRh8169FzeBDuziGXSNak8FcbFqfnQIjw48CaCC932VGZ3oBDDcB3jnfJv83Jd0TPwiNb5L8BUNQu0wvD9aQXEJZqcJLdJIgwFneV_Ppbp4YwFMPJcPD1CJnhi6hHoOPBDghINI9hwORgMxBuybpiPsm-Fc0yFajvY72U32/s4032/IMG_1917%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMmGts3MRkaSAGprb8c2BSWRh8169FzeBDuziGXSNak8FcbFqfnQIjw48CaCC932VGZ3oBDDcB3jnfJv83Jd0TPwiNb5L8BUNQu0wvD9aQXEJZqcJLdJIgwFneV_Ppbp4YwFMPJcPD1CJnhi6hHoOPBDghINI9hwORgMxBuybpiPsm-Fc0yFajvY72U32/w640-h480/IMG_1917%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">After I finished sewing all the strips on, I trimmed them to make sure they combined to make the shape of a heart. This was scary to cut while the pieces are sewn on the quilt. Instead of using the shiny ribbon I had planned to use to cover up the raw edges on the outside, I tried a trimming of the fabric I had used to make the heart, and I really liked it, so I cut more that size to add as a border/binding.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUEwskwl8FmHMRTUCLHNuR-1fopn79ghvqM-aMilW_Tletm7NPw7tKKciX5SoMXWIo-aNIgWJ83SrJFi7gH2om5KllLjW12lDQSA21cuc1eDtjG8-K54poeWqtRbUD6nHexw18MoNqTwINbcxG8J5wDCxRi0fB0WKU-bvm9O1lBaSaLpWH7pgG1v0Y9Ji/s4032/IMG_1923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUEwskwl8FmHMRTUCLHNuR-1fopn79ghvqM-aMilW_Tletm7NPw7tKKciX5SoMXWIo-aNIgWJ83SrJFi7gH2om5KllLjW12lDQSA21cuc1eDtjG8-K54poeWqtRbUD6nHexw18MoNqTwINbcxG8J5wDCxRi0fB0WKU-bvm9O1lBaSaLpWH7pgG1v0Y9Ji/w640-h480/IMG_1923.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Another quilter had made a raw edge border for the quilt and I loved that idea so the fabric is raw edge. I added the strips of fabric around the edge of the quilt using a heart embroidery stitch, then trimmed away the leftover batting and backing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul4dvFrtRyuwp1VtAAW9vHmRj9ELVbkQKdBRhW7j412SP5BGHBVK5BeecS76-qUeo7vz4gLVtlvs68TAhFDpfmpYSrTLSLNp_IVyK-WTDKb43iBrmDbWQAJhqv6cJV9A2obEuveuWVUYb_W1uY1tPJoefCoL1lLM6J7ee_qF1ZhU4mmodj3Wiv4_Dzv6Q/s4032/IMG_1930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul4dvFrtRyuwp1VtAAW9vHmRj9ELVbkQKdBRhW7j412SP5BGHBVK5BeecS76-qUeo7vz4gLVtlvs68TAhFDpfmpYSrTLSLNp_IVyK-WTDKb43iBrmDbWQAJhqv6cJV9A2obEuveuWVUYb_W1uY1tPJoefCoL1lLM6J7ee_qF1ZhU4mmodj3Wiv4_Dzv6Q/w640-h480/IMG_1930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think it looks good as is, and doesn't need any additional embellishment. I loved running my fingers through the ragged edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>Here's a quote I found for it.</div><blockquote><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;">“You awaken your True spirit by way of the broken heart: ragged, vulnerable, fierce and finally compassionate. ”</span></blockquote><p> Jack Kornfield</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSmNLNlXBzkhtjOkzBxk8aun2XtjlPnqf4mtGZeZKlsiwjv-PAI1wFRbnHfDoIEny4R4WktQe0S_YRs99C9q9b7gP96oFhgCfJ2MVBToG-QBn13aBIdI3Krh8-7S2I7XMD115mi5I4RX-XXXQCDzq6rCCKdaNFmLtDyuNIjR6D1FmFoepAVcSwCmUXCou/s3260/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20143359.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="3260" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSmNLNlXBzkhtjOkzBxk8aun2XtjlPnqf4mtGZeZKlsiwjv-PAI1wFRbnHfDoIEny4R4WktQe0S_YRs99C9q9b7gP96oFhgCfJ2MVBToG-QBn13aBIdI3Krh8-7S2I7XMD115mi5I4RX-XXXQCDzq6rCCKdaNFmLtDyuNIjR6D1FmFoepAVcSwCmUXCou/w640-h408/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20143359.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I created a YouTube video for this quilt if you want to see the entire process. I resisted the urge to put suspense music while I was trimming the heart. It will be published Sunday Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. I am going to go ahead and publish this blog post now though, so that I can link it up right away to the challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CRjkVyxtJ4s" width="320" youtube-src-id="CRjkVyxtJ4s"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-14633091869896195192024-01-31T14:11:00.002-05:002024-01-31T14:11:49.643-05:00My Stats for 2023 and January 2024At the beginning of every year, I have been posting my stats for the previous year so that I can compare them year to year. I am running late this year because when I ran the 15 Minutes to Quilt challenge on YouTube, I found more quilts that weren't on my list of quilts in progress, and some of my estimated dates on the spreadsheet were incorrect, so I felt like I had to do more auditing to try to be as correct as I can. This means that my charts this year will look a little different than they did last year, but not by much.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoRvu9ptwAh6-10K3sml7TC4Z9QAl7shSVmp5oPhOGAe3y8tpcxcofdnzhc-v17t2iR1_ocIW-Q3M3r8YLABWfZuoPnmmxqUrDin_gyJLHYJdS2MDNRzyLOwCw-f6nXdg6qR4F49SAcSGPe30qfBidzVQiIbPT1e8O_-McRPMCt6Dny2HN7Dcr3ACtDzP/s537/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20131443.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="537" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoRvu9ptwAh6-10K3sml7TC4Z9QAl7shSVmp5oPhOGAe3y8tpcxcofdnzhc-v17t2iR1_ocIW-Q3M3r8YLABWfZuoPnmmxqUrDin_gyJLHYJdS2MDNRzyLOwCw-f6nXdg6qR4F49SAcSGPe30qfBidzVQiIbPT1e8O_-McRPMCt6Dny2HN7Dcr3ACtDzP/w640-h542/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20131443.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I've shown you this chart before, but it will help with the other charts. I started 11 projects in 2023 and finished 12.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev635Cj9DGHRR_S1Mpznt1sobWgG5k-dyE-QTKgQ78Zcspo6z5r_yefBbgaDU0LTfEq2Ax7NBBgxsXqQwqvKdSmcLOXVaOEEe9JtThzXucodbX4y7170U2DP0-DbNQTa4HR1glANZVVbTM5zuFPTjimXW-9OByV-9eS8fIKkqmbPnPYFAooCE-LffMje9/s542/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20132011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="542" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev635Cj9DGHRR_S1Mpznt1sobWgG5k-dyE-QTKgQ78Zcspo6z5r_yefBbgaDU0LTfEq2Ax7NBBgxsXqQwqvKdSmcLOXVaOEEe9JtThzXucodbX4y7170U2DP0-DbNQTa4HR1glANZVVbTM5zuFPTjimXW-9OByV-9eS8fIKkqmbPnPYFAooCE-LffMje9/w640-h332/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20132011.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is how it looks for 2024. The two starts are more thoughts than actual starts but I have chosen the fabric and will start cutting into it soon, so I went ahead and added them. The Autobiography Quilt will be a long term project and I am editing a Youtube video that explains it. The Pink Explosion is for the February blog hop so you will see it finished (hopefully) in February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R02Ogdf7NxNAZmuzE5EEhNXQA6fIOWVoM4TgUGD6DYlCsKxPgpujsvdPcQ56jUdWgoEkGhKvTrG0RSDTPoq0h6XjetQ2PEhBlaQgVnKVIW4Pnh1AYSSt5hkMtA_-goqSyAkhhgNgZkPxhLaOFbSXj_309-fmMghJRmcJY0DmKdFPJWA3xdDBtYIOd9Do/s642/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20133223.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="642" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R02Ogdf7NxNAZmuzE5EEhNXQA6fIOWVoM4TgUGD6DYlCsKxPgpujsvdPcQ56jUdWgoEkGhKvTrG0RSDTPoq0h6XjetQ2PEhBlaQgVnKVIW4Pnh1AYSSt5hkMtA_-goqSyAkhhgNgZkPxhLaOFbSXj_309-fmMghJRmcJY0DmKdFPJWA3xdDBtYIOd9Do/w640-h294/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20133223.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is how the starts and finishes chart looks year to year. I am going to ignore the 2024 data since it will change dramatically but it does show that I have more starts than finishes overall, but that I am getting better about making up for 2007 and 2019 when I had so many starts. I am happy that I did manage to finish more than I started in 2023 and hope that I can continue that this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8x9WpaLio_GU4wAOsh2b6sBXIupulbSSEJFzMieqHLKcnwaMVTspxSILH3CBAsIhpJa5TklfS-VmPhMiAgQTXYstjPowKTRwK65TAYEcDZRJqnj0GGk49b5oveRKWBqRqe62-jkceh91MiDYFqxGm3ky30ciO0z6LY1SVEOOXWMSd0t20lOmXfMPDhHR/s647/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20133142.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="647" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8x9WpaLio_GU4wAOsh2b6sBXIupulbSSEJFzMieqHLKcnwaMVTspxSILH3CBAsIhpJa5TklfS-VmPhMiAgQTXYstjPowKTRwK65TAYEcDZRJqnj0GGk49b5oveRKWBqRqe62-jkceh91MiDYFqxGm3ky30ciO0z6LY1SVEOOXWMSd0t20lOmXfMPDhHR/w640-h376/Screenshot%202024-01-31%20133142.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This chart shows the cumulative starts and finishes over my quilting life. I did get the two lines closer last year and hope to be able to continue to get more finishes. With the Project Quilting challenges and the blog hops, I know I have plans to start (and finish) lots of quilts, which leaves me less time to finish older projects, but I do hope to get to more finishes. I did make a lot of progress in December, and will try to sneak in more 15 minutes for the older projects one at a time so I can get more of them down the finish line.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch 2024</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s400/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPU1stwb8DChWjHw-gSFkIvnoV5HSgsu67EwmXJrOOQVTwouVwwx2GG03oIK0vyNQq1hyphenhyphenx2duFmzH9dbQbe3HlXj-2DUCyLN6V5OIhEmlzE-ZEdeIqkXYpDs67riqosEKwJ_NJW5S4SpENXAL_Nwz-QomXe-JbXnQECKYBId9bdls1b7Wn2MrzDDbOBuj/s320/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The final chart is not on a spreadsheet, but I do want to continue to stitch every day in 2024. I haven't been updating this every week since I have been so busy making quilts for the challenges and recording and editing the videos to show them, but I have definitely been working every day.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --28 out of 28 days</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 28 out of 28 days</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b>Success rate </b> = 100%</div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2024/01/stitching-stuff-week-4-of-2024.html" target="_blank">Kate's Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-39088368613312269732024-01-28T13:11:00.007-05:002024-02-10T17:05:11.961-05:00Quilt Reveal: Where Horses Dream Under Endless Sky<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGdY_Mwy1mp0i-_yjb2_ZJg3abIRQ3srnSMy1hxdvAsKjbiVvrLeamIWPKKv0piLif1dRGZV6oNFEQ3WT3YN7kU1MXwMa4b_c8XAkjPLwgq69YuUxJdXzXWQyCp9OYV9IVpcIsosbKfTM185jI5_HdJZ4EdMlTTYMc5YPOQ1nBSuCdX4yStGQ3znVSOcn/s4032/IMG_1866.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGdY_Mwy1mp0i-_yjb2_ZJg3abIRQ3srnSMy1hxdvAsKjbiVvrLeamIWPKKv0piLif1dRGZV6oNFEQ3WT3YN7kU1MXwMa4b_c8XAkjPLwgq69YuUxJdXzXWQyCp9OYV9IVpcIsosbKfTM185jI5_HdJZ4EdMlTTYMc5YPOQ1nBSuCdX4yStGQ3znVSOcn/w640-h480/IMG_1866.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>It's time for another <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-2-sky-_color-challenge-2-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" target="_blank">Project Quilting Reveal</a>! This week, the challenge is to:</p><h4>Take inspiration from the colors of the sky, but exclude or use less than 10% of the usual blue.</h4><div>I decided to use my <a href="https://amzn.to/3OmC0pK" target="_blank">Derwent Inktense pencils</a> (affiliate link) to color the sky so I found a relatively plain background. I knew it would need something in the foreground for interest and decided to find a horse pattern to applique on my quilt. I haven't ever used a horse and I am not so sure why I was intimidated by using a horse. Maybe because it is so intricate with skinny legs. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn_e8gcnp8rWIY-ciUH1UthuGU8imawN7GPSSD4V8sP2fnAWUQi17bdZnzzwMnxo5V5Dq0gy7fPjFnO4CWotE6CtsZUuDRHiKGnbJ8X3EWX5RNxIY9dz0rqYU2NNT_xQdphI9O1oE53k-COX7IR1UJNxn7xHVF1XiCT4uK2So0nAy20-Y_8eGA8hBkEvu/s4032/IMG_1873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn_e8gcnp8rWIY-ciUH1UthuGU8imawN7GPSSD4V8sP2fnAWUQi17bdZnzzwMnxo5V5Dq0gy7fPjFnO4CWotE6CtsZUuDRHiKGnbJ8X3EWX5RNxIY9dz0rqYU2NNT_xQdphI9O1oE53k-COX7IR1UJNxn7xHVF1XiCT4uK2So0nAy20-Y_8eGA8hBkEvu/w640-h480/IMG_1873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I used a pattern for the horse but I cut the rest of the pieces free form and fused most of the pieces on to the background. Then I colored the sky, which is scary. I should have done the sky first in case there was a problem, but I think it looks fine. I don't know if it is a sky after a storm, or dusk or dawn, but it is pretty and fits the theme. Big sky with enough to keep it interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53zjdlpz_47rvPJ9xhR2C-rFiOzxB6BpNXFbVU-I4BBoo-3KJoP_YxkbOgqpfD_oRcqdc9gcK7XSQ7ZOXT5W5REPq3fG3AtwuwtzzpGBCvNdXiBbYh1GywTsL01RQVy5aIzvCXB39kPWsncWIrRuXfXNNPq9uff7cNl0wIcMe4sWhhgUyzRXi_3xrgN7C/s4032/IMG_1874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53zjdlpz_47rvPJ9xhR2C-rFiOzxB6BpNXFbVU-I4BBoo-3KJoP_YxkbOgqpfD_oRcqdc9gcK7XSQ7ZOXT5W5REPq3fG3AtwuwtzzpGBCvNdXiBbYh1GywTsL01RQVy5aIzvCXB39kPWsncWIrRuXfXNNPq9uff7cNl0wIcMe4sWhhgUyzRXi_3xrgN7C/w640-h480/IMG_1874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> I secured the applique with a free motion quilting, and I added the wavy lines in the sky. I bound it with the fence fabric. I hope it doesn't feel like a fenced in horse. I put the fence behind the horse so it wouldn't look too contained. There is space for the horse to get to the other side of the fence, and endless space in front where we are standing. I decided to hand stitch the binding.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxvOeVIb9z_z4_EMeRXhMNjt8m7bwUpIzWBdXNWgu1t3AFX3O5fdZbMCgQbDTa8z_eiVWv5HnIbR4kaEljaECjinxHuvx5oD60s3jlljRgVW97vwRvjTFuBGbsBSLZpeltYdRPA8_odQPRDYARBmHohx5F_K6YPQzX9fD3pdtsF6rnYtx7jGojsbpuhA-/s4032/IMG_1869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxvOeVIb9z_z4_EMeRXhMNjt8m7bwUpIzWBdXNWgu1t3AFX3O5fdZbMCgQbDTa8z_eiVWv5HnIbR4kaEljaECjinxHuvx5oD60s3jlljRgVW97vwRvjTFuBGbsBSLZpeltYdRPA8_odQPRDYARBmHohx5F_K6YPQzX9fD3pdtsF6rnYtx7jGojsbpuhA-/w640-h480/IMG_1869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It looks like a nice calm scene. Here's a quote I found for it.</div><blockquote><div><ul data-sourcepos="13:1-18:0" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 4px 0px; padding-inline-start: 36px;"><li data-sourcepos="13:1-13:162" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><blockquote>"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." - Rachel Carson</blockquote></li></ul></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>My quilt was ready on time, but by the time I uploaded the photos and wrote the blog post, it was too late to submit for the challenge. I got distracted while I was waiting for the upload.</p><p>I did film the process and will post the Youtube video here after I have finished editing it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sno-qrs6ac8" width="320" youtube-src-id="sno-qrs6ac8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Linked with: <a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/design-wall-monday-february-5-2024.html">Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a><br /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-48884330572452489472024-01-25T00:24:00.004-05:002024-01-29T12:18:23.290-05:00Quilt Reveal: Rabbit's Reverie 🐰<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CUigEDxG4WpDcd8YnAC7zwZcjdY6nmtqoDwnIJlwJ7lPfY6S6HAB-rZPXj5QsQETEcih2SI7qIz6nPPKxVPTSUX1gyALhYox5uF4iuRI2Z56A4ib4Ypy2kM5iIE8lDfHpt-uc48N86Im6qQxO4yuiHOoc3Lp2VYIpKsEBBhEUXGiO2L1km-8GsJP-dgf/s2663/IMG_7133a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="2663" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CUigEDxG4WpDcd8YnAC7zwZcjdY6nmtqoDwnIJlwJ7lPfY6S6HAB-rZPXj5QsQETEcih2SI7qIz6nPPKxVPTSUX1gyALhYox5uF4iuRI2Z56A4ib4Ypy2kM5iIE8lDfHpt-uc48N86Im6qQxO4yuiHOoc3Lp2VYIpKsEBBhEUXGiO2L1km-8GsJP-dgf/w640-h628/IMG_7133a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>It's my day for the Just Let Me Quilt blog hop challenge. The theme for the week is White Rabbit.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;">The challenge was:</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #4d5156;">Make something with white fabrics, rabbits, or white rabbits. </span></span></b></div><p>It is a perfect theme, because I was just gifted a pair of embroidered white pants. I had seen a couple of quilts that were animal shapes that were cut out of some embroidered work with batting inside them. I thought about doing just that and having a quilt that was not a rectangle, but I still had house on my mind and wanted to make sure that my rabbit had a home.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O_oXqu8mftQ0NhLJbdam7m9yzt-Het_SYqo-ivVPjHFORV8wL99a7Z9rQmibSVLmqajR_vKu-wKxGphiiFB94Scaz5fdQshx1tchC6a2pYS5ihc44GpnU7Hf5tCQmHhXOZXiImeuXEMC5yvyS_rK-_sIWoENy_9kWoedy1MeuSjeNtaAzNhKwmKRFyGV/s3382/IMG_7131a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3382" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O_oXqu8mftQ0NhLJbdam7m9yzt-Het_SYqo-ivVPjHFORV8wL99a7Z9rQmibSVLmqajR_vKu-wKxGphiiFB94Scaz5fdQshx1tchC6a2pYS5ihc44GpnU7Hf5tCQmHhXOZXiImeuXEMC5yvyS_rK-_sIWoENy_9kWoedy1MeuSjeNtaAzNhKwmKRFyGV/w640-h502/IMG_7131a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I started out with the floral background, but decided to put the rabbit on the green background and add the flowers. It looks like the rabbit is lost in reverie looking at the field of flowers.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO1RAshTPT6zDLeY_aoXTuPy6Wj1feq5K6yBmTv7nfpqVkibiF6PgJG7k_ZlKRPBF60YGx0WqwF3lQQD0MTKhks5GUrvFJYGXo41VRhQKYG5sBZVmlWdQnu26DlXLSRxEH9UIZkI2NNg3VkOEHPJEPAHXL7xo-TPtn76Eu5loI2wFXgRLMyPb_UhufG_H/s3984/IMG_7134a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO1RAshTPT6zDLeY_aoXTuPy6Wj1feq5K6yBmTv7nfpqVkibiF6PgJG7k_ZlKRPBF60YGx0WqwF3lQQD0MTKhks5GUrvFJYGXo41VRhQKYG5sBZVmlWdQnu26DlXLSRxEH9UIZkI2NNg3VkOEHPJEPAHXL7xo-TPtn76Eu5loI2wFXgRLMyPb_UhufG_H/w640-h426/IMG_7134a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I tried machine binding again. I still have yet to master that skill, but I like the shabby chic look to this quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-rQuGWjUwV8" width="320" youtube-src-id="-rQuGWjUwV8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have made a YouTube video to go with the blog hop. It took a long time to cut down all the footage into a reasonable length video. I still don't know whether it is better to show everything and speed up the footage, show everything in real time and have really long videos, or just chop it up enough so people know what happened and let them imagine the rest. Let me know if you have a preference.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAf7taObFBUH8WAhbmS7tN7lIGom3dnVQgpjcXY4dPTkPxqc03dteoWbctvGAb95NXAi5ycgGGuna-ZftVXYZwoIHnlx0jkhE6Kd3nkSCjBz5zGnfbWwszG20lK_bp16X9CGgcawtXyby7LMTGjR2CSjMcrqPflI85EzH6Tqx4wWV_IiPjSZanVWurss/s2166/Jan%20-%20White%20Rabbit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAf7taObFBUH8WAhbmS7tN7lIGom3dnVQgpjcXY4dPTkPxqc03dteoWbctvGAb95NXAi5ycgGGuna-ZftVXYZwoIHnlx0jkhE6Kd3nkSCjBz5zGnfbWwszG20lK_bp16X9CGgcawtXyby7LMTGjR2CSjMcrqPflI85EzH6Tqx4wWV_IiPjSZanVWurss/s320/Jan%20-%20White%20Rabbit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Check out all the really cool bloggers who have been creative!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><b>JANUARY 22<br /><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Just Let Me Quilt</a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://inflorescencedesigns.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Inflorescence<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Quilt Schmilt<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Sew Many Yarns<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Days Filled With Joy<br /></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p>JANUARY 23<br /><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Quilting Gail<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://www.beaquilter.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Beaquilter<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Ms P Designs USA<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Words & Stitches<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://lakegirlquilts.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Lake Girl Quilts<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Homespun Hannah's Blog<br /></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><span>JANUARY 24</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><br /><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Selina Quilts<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Karrin’s Crazy World<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="http://quilteddelights.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Quilted Delights<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://thespiritedlifeofgrammy.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">The Life of Grammy<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/QBTR1" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;"><span color="windowtext">Quilting Between The Rails</span></a> (Facebook Page)<br /></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://quiltedsnail.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Quilted Snail<br /></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #ffa400;">JANUARY 25 (today)</span><br /><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">MooseStashQuilting<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Vroomans Quilts<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Domestic Felicity<br /></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://patternprincess.com/blog/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Pattern Princess<br /></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Highroad Quilter (that's me!)<br /></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 21.186px;"><a href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Kathy's Kwilts and More</a></span></b></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-36838505079903137402024-01-22T06:30:00.004-05:002024-01-22T06:30:00.128-05:00White Rabbit Blog Hop Challenge<p>The White Rabbit Blog Hop Challenge starts today. Here is a list of the participants. Enjoy the hop, and come back on Thursday! My quilt is ready and waiting!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNXpDZkVE2GvljpjESzCwHg4-qj7EbzadEb7vKXWxBFfRtu9JmK0dI_9wtrrCW9JI9uc1jI5LJqFNP5RNbTExhKDkdV1nvUxlsZzrILRgXk06ypA42XkFzXlhVkCu6KfYSgvjP8mgLCUf6zpL5ZCKhYaWkNWx_zI6USPlSMM6z9xDOGjEJqmP1Ul-UE0/s2166/Jan%20-%20White%20Rabbit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNXpDZkVE2GvljpjESzCwHg4-qj7EbzadEb7vKXWxBFfRtu9JmK0dI_9wtrrCW9JI9uc1jI5LJqFNP5RNbTExhKDkdV1nvUxlsZzrILRgXk06ypA42XkFzXlhVkCu6KfYSgvjP8mgLCUf6zpL5ZCKhYaWkNWx_zI6USPlSMM6z9xDOGjEJqmP1Ul-UE0/s320/Jan%20-%20White%20Rabbit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;">Challenge:</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #4d5156;">Make something with white fabrics, rabbits, or white rabbits. </span></span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;">There is a tradition for people to say “white rabbit” first thing in the morning (have you </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;">ever heard of this?) </span><span style="color: #040c28;">The phrase is supposed to bring good luck for the rest of the month</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4d5156;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; text-align: left;">Even President Roosevelt did this!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; text-align: left;">I hadn't heard of it, but I had heard that people say Rabbit Rabbit on the first of each month for luck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's who will be "White Rabbit" hopping soon:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>JANUARY
22<br /></b><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://www.justletmequilt.com/"><span color="windowtext">Just Let Me Quilt</span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/"><span color="windowtext"><br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://inflorescencedesigns.com/"><span color="windowtext">Inflorescence<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/"><span color="windowtext">Quilt Schmilt<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://sewmanyyarns.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">Sew Many Yarns<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.daysfilledwithjoy.com/"><span color="windowtext"><span style="color: black;">Days Filled With Joy</span><br /></span></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><b>JANUARY
23<br /></b><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/"><span color="windowtext">Quilting
Gail<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.beaquilter.com/"><span color="windowtext">Beaquilter<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://mspdesignsusa.com/"><span color="windowtext">Ms
P Designs USA<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://bethstrand.wordpress.com/"><span color="windowtext">Words & Stitches<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://lakegirlquilts.com/"><span color="windowtext">Lake Girl Quilts<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext"><span style="color: black;">Homespun Hannah's Blog</span><br /></span></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><b>JANUARY
24<br /></b><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://selinaquilts.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">Selina Quilts<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">Karrin’s Crazy World<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://quilteddelights.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext"><span style="color: black;">Quilted Delights</span><br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://thespiritedlifeofgrammy.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">The Life of Grammy<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/QBTR1"><span color="windowtext">Quilting Between The Rails</span></a> (Facebook Page)<br /></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://quiltedsnail.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext"><span style="color: black;">Quilted Snail</span><br /></span></a></span><o:p> <br /></o:p><b>JANUARY
25<br /></b><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">MooseStashQuilting<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">Vroomans Quilts<br /></span></a></span><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext">Domestic Felicity<br /></span></a></span><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://patternprincess.com/blog/">Pattern Princess<br /></a></span><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs<br /></a></span><span color="windowtext"><a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/"><span color="windowtext"><span style="color: black;">High Road Quilter [<--- that's me!]</span><br /></span></a></span><span style="background: white; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Kwilts and More</a></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-56589805916111107942024-01-14T11:12:00.006-05:002024-01-15T09:23:17.589-05:00Quilt Reveal: Haven of Harmony<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrd_SAqniqY_qGBhy1MfpcxO9qbnlYa0rQirQoCt5Q3DCDmkRQfLsOQBI4OV9ZUzd9B09-jtYYlx_d_IlbMkksdm5i7Kpawzm2dsxrL93wCduE8NMwIC1fUp8mK4YAGM-JpljpxNzGtcuwH2DxShaQlkwm2-I6Q7cf1gS6kYqQ3cdoR2k1mpG3fFS0iYZ/s4032/IMG_1799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrd_SAqniqY_qGBhy1MfpcxO9qbnlYa0rQirQoCt5Q3DCDmkRQfLsOQBI4OV9ZUzd9B09-jtYYlx_d_IlbMkksdm5i7Kpawzm2dsxrL93wCduE8NMwIC1fUp8mK4YAGM-JpljpxNzGtcuwH2DxShaQlkwm2-I6Q7cf1gS6kYqQ3cdoR2k1mpG3fFS0iYZ/w640-h480/IMG_1799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I made my first quilt of the year for the first Project Quilting challenge. Project Quilting is a challenge that was started years ago by Kim Lapacek of Persimmon Dreams. It is inspired by Project Runway challenges. <p></p><p>Every other week for the first three months of the year, Kim's friend, Tricia Franklin, posts a theme. Quilters then make quilts based on this theme. The quilt cannot be started before the challenge is posted, and must be finished by the deadline, which is only one week later.</p><p class="b-qt qt_717808" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #101010; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"></p><blockquote><p class="b-qt qt_717808" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #101010; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"></p><blockquote><p class="b-qt qt_717808" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.</span></p><p><a class="qa_717808 oncl_a" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/a-p-j-abdul-kalam-quotes" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #38761d;">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</span></a></p></blockquote><p><a class="qa_717808 oncl_a" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/a-p-j-abdul-kalam-quotes" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0000aa; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></p></blockquote><p><a class="qa_717808 oncl_a" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/a-p-j-abdul-kalam-quotes" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0000aa; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></p><p>The challenge this week is to make a quilt inspired by a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>birdhouse.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sQJsh7-D0G5Alp5poox0l3VUYC1GEaVndbCGsJvpi7o8wFA617cVYaduL1VlwMpqEtJxSiyzISJtgclynh-Q9WXTO_PiLUQMKmEDlKpe0vAXVL6XAMia2yqrhl7l1fSqN3eK2KzXBXul6DxafGJ_LGi-O6ZpeGyolIzW-YZ5kMVWKNBW9H8KCeKHI7jp/s288/8dc1eda9a4c06b782cd9bf687b69f341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="288" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sQJsh7-D0G5Alp5poox0l3VUYC1GEaVndbCGsJvpi7o8wFA617cVYaduL1VlwMpqEtJxSiyzISJtgclynh-Q9WXTO_PiLUQMKmEDlKpe0vAXVL6XAMia2yqrhl7l1fSqN3eK2KzXBXul6DxafGJ_LGi-O6ZpeGyolIzW-YZ5kMVWKNBW9H8KCeKHI7jp/w640-h480/8dc1eda9a4c06b782cd9bf687b69f341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I did some cursory searches for some birdhouse patterns, but I was attracted by a quilt that someone had made on Facebook based on a quilt pattern by Cheri Payne. It isn't a birdhouse, but it is a house and does have a bird in it so it works in my book. I really liked the fact that it wasn't a rectangular quilt, and decided to make something like that. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVIb4yi6XC9HKpDoX0A118ImUncc3Z4VkexvLfCuVtcBit2DD9quGVX8vyKVZvqFm08iSbTtc6fC-OB7Mt_1B2UBcK2tMD6nyKjPstjNNzDHWk3sOs1JJuaOFei0Ihf6SovsrD91H1Z7kC2BEaDtqWRfzYczt8E-dq4iawjPDUSNB30iinbXH455DJ7ks/s4032/IMG_1803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVIb4yi6XC9HKpDoX0A118ImUncc3Z4VkexvLfCuVtcBit2DD9quGVX8vyKVZvqFm08iSbTtc6fC-OB7Mt_1B2UBcK2tMD6nyKjPstjNNzDHWk3sOs1JJuaOFei0Ihf6SovsrD91H1Z7kC2BEaDtqWRfzYczt8E-dq4iawjPDUSNB30iinbXH455DJ7ks/w640-h480/IMG_1803.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>For the rest of the week, I kept finding other birdhouse patterns, and it was hard not to switch plans, but my rule is to go with the first instinct. It keeps me from overthinking things, and in the end, I am so glad I stayed with my plan.<p></p><p>There aren't houses where I live with two chimneys, but there are other architectural features. I am not sure whether this is called a gable, but I will call it that until I learn otherwise.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzpBGzLt0vysn0Xv9sr4Hq_LpsAIietKkBHCnpBeZQslcfK-bDZEBXhMYF1MhXRQy6ha0kn5RRsB945SQrvyXL5-iFCOSAmZ5UWRGelRMKweaMuHmBjB1TYSlPoRUQOD-w3Za9qK3HB42DtMwQ4Q0ngg6JnNtPyVcisf2ECvwrTS18sgv19a7MnZeRMEJ/s4032/IMG_1804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzpBGzLt0vysn0Xv9sr4Hq_LpsAIietKkBHCnpBeZQslcfK-bDZEBXhMYF1MhXRQy6ha0kn5RRsB945SQrvyXL5-iFCOSAmZ5UWRGelRMKweaMuHmBjB1TYSlPoRUQOD-w3Za9qK3HB42DtMwQ4Q0ngg6JnNtPyVcisf2ECvwrTS18sgv19a7MnZeRMEJ/w640-h480/IMG_1804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I made the house, added a door and window. I used a stiffer middle layer instead of batting. I am not sure whether this is Peltex or Timtex, but I am pretty sure I bought it for fabric bowls. Since the quilt wasn't rectangular, I think it needs more support. I thought about a binding, but decided to take it easy on myself and birthed the quilt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4yOZfycyGl5TC-ZmmbY1QzsOeuShWHsjdLmtifXWUEmQX5Paw7W0yRSiLJATi4CigCRKy2GYZ0zSbvQ-_iyD3IKq3XqqX2gmBLAci7a391Y9JF76_xyaJx4iGdOtFG8iUEdIOU4v50WNnYC5oZdhkhxXYOLbCr3OFGa9vs_pU9rI4IdC0tOegeWhD2X2/s4032/IMG_1807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4yOZfycyGl5TC-ZmmbY1QzsOeuShWHsjdLmtifXWUEmQX5Paw7W0yRSiLJATi4CigCRKy2GYZ0zSbvQ-_iyD3IKq3XqqX2gmBLAci7a391Y9JF76_xyaJx4iGdOtFG8iUEdIOU4v50WNnYC5oZdhkhxXYOLbCr3OFGa9vs_pU9rI4IdC0tOegeWhD2X2/w640-h480/IMG_1807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I encountered a lot of obstacles in making this quilt, but I was having so much fun making this quilt so it didn't faze me. I nicked my thumb with a rotary blade. My bobbin ran out of thread, twice, because I used bobbins that weren't full. I didn't get a good camera angle for the ironing station and wound up being in the way and the camera kept focusing on my sweater. Then both of my cameras ran out of battery even though I had charged them to prepare for this videoing quilt for YouTube. (I use one for talking, watching the ironing station and the sewing machine, and the phone camera for overhead shots).</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJgjQHrxVQJdfzbuYvnYiHlA0vEiBpYNJD8z1WgYpRNaujHta7rlPd77ex3M8cHxE4L3HPIpyujXJd8E_hT7Iekqa88kh35yj6fTxCae472Ycefw9PjNnKl7tN0osY5eucKaAaFV7BirfBO11QS5LoW287rxZ5PI-m3o_H6KKPXTnA81hoxfqMSCYU5AN/s4032/IMG_1815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJgjQHrxVQJdfzbuYvnYiHlA0vEiBpYNJD8z1WgYpRNaujHta7rlPd77ex3M8cHxE4L3HPIpyujXJd8E_hT7Iekqa88kh35yj6fTxCae472Ycefw9PjNnKl7tN0osY5eucKaAaFV7BirfBO11QS5LoW287rxZ5PI-m3o_H6KKPXTnA81hoxfqMSCYU5AN/w640-h480/IMG_1815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have beautiful fabrics on the table because I am collecting them for an autobiography quilt, and they really helped me make this wonderful quilt that feels very Indian. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a <a href="https://kimlapacek.com/2024/01/15-1-bird-house-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-15.html" target="_blank">link to the challenge post </a>so you can see what everyone else made. Mine is #198 so there is lots of inspiration to see.</p><p>Here is the YouTube video that shows the entire process from start to finish:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4ZtjczAO2s" width="320" youtube-src-id="G4ZtjczAO2s"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-7108270160621772822024-01-02T20:04:00.007-05:002024-01-02T20:13:17.890-05:00A Recap of my Quilting Year 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lrY9zAjqZ3tVBwsccXQYjyjvibdzSBqdwjp6HmSuf7Xn0w3i-jj6j6Qi2onAaT3KYpTvRb8DZJRppEZYRckWAY7C3OaGIyXq9yKNj_LCjLo_DqO17MpI15W8bF3D7NE_m5TEMWZPNNc6AR-IUL8z-n8lU3FcdR3xuMm8kFvNHQGlMhisARkPbt5scn0k/s1280/rabbit-7756321_1280.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1083" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lrY9zAjqZ3tVBwsccXQYjyjvibdzSBqdwjp6HmSuf7Xn0w3i-jj6j6Qi2onAaT3KYpTvRb8DZJRppEZYRckWAY7C3OaGIyXq9yKNj_LCjLo_DqO17MpI15W8bF3D7NE_m5TEMWZPNNc6AR-IUL8z-n8lU3FcdR3xuMm8kFvNHQGlMhisARkPbt5scn0k/s320/rabbit-7756321_1280.png" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> </p><p>Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/vectors/rabbit-chinese-zodiac-7756321/" target="_blank">GDJ </a>from Pixabay.</p><p></p><p>In this post, I go over my posts during the year and give you a summary of the quilts I made, and any big events. I make a yearly recap every year. In 2021, I did not have any rules - I could start and finish as many quilts as I wanted without any guilt. The key was just to enjoy the journey. This lead to some fun finishes in 2022, but the number of unfinished quilts grew. Then I created a rule to finish more quilts than I started. I continued the rule to finish more than I started. Let's see how that affected my quilting.<br /></p><h2>January</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK58kyAKO-Tws50zJ9cX2gezb5OwsW_v-5R6f790j5F8kb4efem2oVKhOI0oy2n5tW41XJek4WpkhZOUHIGdwTXN6rn_jd0M3VyFoyOhBIFxv92kEmruNh81syYWSpKm_AgMOFex5rAn-lqjxZTaK7P9Mz17RsMXokci3eAZbVsbCIxCx6J3jZwCPZQ/s640/IMG_9428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK58kyAKO-Tws50zJ9cX2gezb5OwsW_v-5R6f790j5F8kb4efem2oVKhOI0oy2n5tW41XJek4WpkhZOUHIGdwTXN6rn_jd0M3VyFoyOhBIFxv92kEmruNh81syYWSpKm_AgMOFex5rAn-lqjxZTaK7P9Mz17RsMXokci3eAZbVsbCIxCx6J3jZwCPZQ/w480-h640/IMG_9428.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started January with a strong start, with a Project Quilting challenge, The First One. All Project Quilting challenges require that the quilt be started after the theme is announced and be completed within the week. This week's challenge was to make one of something. I decided to make one tree from a pattern by Irene from Sugaridoo called One Two Tree. I gave it a very creative name, <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/01/quilt-reveal-one-tree.html" target="_blank">One Tree</a>. It is so much easier to remember the name of a quilt when you give it the name that was your working title.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-ZvkAaeJXntiLKKP9d8Q_N3VsdKMmxB4EDaWoD_jcDaDArwsIYalIa-5iyJUDWZ6nOmJyEgF266VbTbUfRcOsyvCCy1emkrcjmQMtWggEK1UTJcxo3lj3lvtPuNLbjpc0O_8H4D1hj6LKzWZwMPX1NKqOzflPi9IAYE_SHoaMUrIG4RiMAwrDkKnhA/s640/IMG_9443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-ZvkAaeJXntiLKKP9d8Q_N3VsdKMmxB4EDaWoD_jcDaDArwsIYalIa-5iyJUDWZ6nOmJyEgF266VbTbUfRcOsyvCCy1emkrcjmQMtWggEK1UTJcxo3lj3lvtPuNLbjpc0O_8H4D1hj6LKzWZwMPX1NKqOzflPi9IAYE_SHoaMUrIG4RiMAwrDkKnhA/w640-h480/IMG_9443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had so much fun with the fast finish of One Tree, I finished the <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/01/quilt-reveal-ive-got-your-back.html" target="_blank">I've Got Your Back</a> camel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ66TX4bGglAhx282jzFtKnyvLEYMwuj1whw2_vN8UPb6BBm8Ekc1XFyx0OLUSEh-Ukbi8Pyal6W8Zxv9TsyXPnHCwOsSH2qykI5RIihscXjJVw8JYFyIGJeWhFRbFSiXRf_gfd7FWHBxzJwGsGM9cylCGxoA2LI4LcRkIDrUmhWJVYPWRym29qMjVw/s640/IMG_9457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ66TX4bGglAhx282jzFtKnyvLEYMwuj1whw2_vN8UPb6BBm8Ekc1XFyx0OLUSEh-Ukbi8Pyal6W8Zxv9TsyXPnHCwOsSH2qykI5RIihscXjJVw8JYFyIGJeWhFRbFSiXRf_gfd7FWHBxzJwGsGM9cylCGxoA2LI4LcRkIDrUmhWJVYPWRym29qMjVw/w480-h640/IMG_9457.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made more blocks for the Jazzy Blues quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYMjqLaZNCHDTGUCOj7idcsnnxePAYgsdnmbbJmJXMCZeege24PQUEFUVn42Yj-7Vloh4XZ12IFOfmeZ1QDjrHyjA30Vr1z6kLz4FWpFWB0VbFYDHlZt4OABGWKZlQcKHllwvFCiS_B1e2hL3jDYEub5rP6HM9zaQjq4V2t99GwpLALLx6PHNw5DGKg/s800/IMG_9521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYMjqLaZNCHDTGUCOj7idcsnnxePAYgsdnmbbJmJXMCZeege24PQUEFUVn42Yj-7Vloh4XZ12IFOfmeZ1QDjrHyjA30Vr1z6kLz4FWpFWB0VbFYDHlZt4OABGWKZlQcKHllwvFCiS_B1e2hL3jDYEub5rP6HM9zaQjq4V2t99GwpLALLx6PHNw5DGKg/w480-h640/IMG_9521.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I finished this quilt,<a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/01/quilt-reveal-sonder.html" target="_blank"> Sonder,</a> as a Project Quilting challenge which required the color pink. This one was a lot of fun to make. I enjoyed the combination of whimsy and elegance.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Architects Daughter"; font-size: 15.4px;">Sonder: The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own -- populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries, and inherited craziness -- that you'll never know existed..</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2>February </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSujvSCdlA9HgSyd1pfjihgMUQ8kiWplrdl0qsaw9Mw6o1XSqk5k5G3h_W6XPfWicEfa0ueIxv3K5loc1xaCs-ZKRCK6DaXQYXqQc4RvGCcCFC0tV1Gk5FSyu_a56ZTlOThZaN5msbkGfQbHxiQX5ORgdgADO45_wzdlnK5o5OaMRwaRKv6OoDLTeXw/s640/IMG_9558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSujvSCdlA9HgSyd1pfjihgMUQ8kiWplrdl0qsaw9Mw6o1XSqk5k5G3h_W6XPfWicEfa0ueIxv3K5loc1xaCs-ZKRCK6DaXQYXqQc4RvGCcCFC0tV1Gk5FSyu_a56ZTlOThZaN5msbkGfQbHxiQX5ORgdgADO45_wzdlnK5o5OaMRwaRKv6OoDLTeXw/w640-h480/IMG_9558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In February, I made <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/02/quilt-reveal-boundaries.html" target="_blank">Boundaries </a>for another Project Quilting challenge. <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">was to make a quilt inspired by the 54-40 or Fight quilt pattern, but I stretched the rules to use a different pattern to describe a boundary. </span>These challenges really help with my productivity. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvxS99VPTRN1rFhtSu_ggmcZneVt3hT9Fh2GERQyze4_gn7o8i9qtLrwaZteVxZXt9HBRQi2ZW4vlcpj0adfbvt-YcZuGUS9_fIc4Siens-VWfG7qpWFONEm6aEmrFx14u-olf9YS2uF1vsZFThqgihd1S4eW1AuqnMgkPdOVmfMMVFjMXw5OFjUNvw/s640/IMG_9565.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvxS99VPTRN1rFhtSu_ggmcZneVt3hT9Fh2GERQyze4_gn7o8i9qtLrwaZteVxZXt9HBRQi2ZW4vlcpj0adfbvt-YcZuGUS9_fIc4Siens-VWfG7qpWFONEm6aEmrFx14u-olf9YS2uF1vsZFThqgihd1S4eW1AuqnMgkPdOVmfMMVFjMXw5OFjUNvw/w480-h640/IMG_9565.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>I made more Circle 365 blocks. I pressed and trimmed some Jazzy Blues blocks. I started the Boundless quilt for the Dust Off an Old Quilt Book blog hop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbzhfeYLI6ZT1Rz8jpGNhc5GWQKKakgIEFUkXJkeYiudNEq8n6Ei6BNxmCsQX5jAfcOag2I8xcF2N14EpfaHvKDQHzUU8ndw3N6qNJQmdQmiHGxWG3rszuC6RPdAwRy2o19vEDBRvk_Nn46ZV6MgsxflM6Jv79_ewChwASGXBW3ryJI4S1vZEl8Jgkg/s640/IMG_9628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbzhfeYLI6ZT1Rz8jpGNhc5GWQKKakgIEFUkXJkeYiudNEq8n6Ei6BNxmCsQX5jAfcOag2I8xcF2N14EpfaHvKDQHzUU8ndw3N6qNJQmdQmiHGxWG3rszuC6RPdAwRy2o19vEDBRvk_Nn46ZV6MgsxflM6Jv79_ewChwASGXBW3ryJI4S1vZEl8Jgkg/w640-h480/IMG_9628.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I made <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/02/quilt-reveal-zou.html" target="_blank">Zou the Elephant</a> as a part of a Project Quilting challenge to make a quilt inspired by a book. I had gotten an AI drawn elephant and had wanted to put that in quilt form so I was able to combine the challenge with something else I wanted to do. Zou means elephant in Japanese so Zou the Elephant is equivalent to saying chai tea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ODsTcI06N3XAHNMjkObOU4rSuxH9sRWaza4tYW5U9nTbZc0hV0JrdjLBiZOyb6Q8bUco0SivJDIGa-Oefb6LbxfQH6nBts6ipO0LkvIppKp2FnS8fqYY51f43ahywx83jJRsPiESBn9flMNY9rKm5AKGCgsNqz1nzEf9LojIPgE2hkGgpQ0QpT5xRg/s640/IMG_9636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ODsTcI06N3XAHNMjkObOU4rSuxH9sRWaza4tYW5U9nTbZc0hV0JrdjLBiZOyb6Q8bUco0SivJDIGa-Oefb6LbxfQH6nBts6ipO0LkvIppKp2FnS8fqYY51f43ahywx83jJRsPiESBn9flMNY9rKm5AKGCgsNqz1nzEf9LojIPgE2hkGgpQ0QpT5xRg/s320/IMG_9636.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;">I also made some other things, like these hearts, and a scrappy ball. I also started the Unallocated quilt and the Spicy Stars quilt. These starts are not helpful to my challenge to finishing more than I start</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>March</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8hlJcrRQhc6nOXwtTpX-cPrwPvGwD2dKJoCmHBPkXSnqAMEQm3ga-x3qV1G6A6vk96sSFZUZ1guLRRTrhLiKzRR5zQdcOfq9U9xs_so-SNYgV5i9uZfVZHsj07mD7Qkpd0CES1bOMtjF8uLc8m72YqFaQxB1J3G-HggFi1juRbr2JF0jP6YxqkS31g/s640/IMG_9908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8hlJcrRQhc6nOXwtTpX-cPrwPvGwD2dKJoCmHBPkXSnqAMEQm3ga-x3qV1G6A6vk96sSFZUZ1guLRRTrhLiKzRR5zQdcOfq9U9xs_so-SNYgV5i9uZfVZHsj07mD7Qkpd0CES1bOMtjF8uLc8m72YqFaQxB1J3G-HggFi1juRbr2JF0jP6YxqkS31g/w640-h480/IMG_9908.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> In March, I used some scraps from the hearts I made to quickly meet a challenge for Project Quilting, Sew Not a Square. It is the one in the middle called <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/03/quilt-reveal-mended-heart.html" target="_blank">Mended Heart</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I presented my Boundless quilt for the blog hop but I wasn't finished quilting it in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSLVoYRsYSpFcDMZ7llwFE6jZ0bQAQqTZHwVyw1CnMa_NJsML01I3tbYc0PTv5tSuyKrb4J_0CvZM6w34AONOmcrJcHBn1lVepEZtwimW2_43ivQnGZ4HzOMMhNsQiN2ORqcaPbiOMYmet83RwPWm72BVMzt_G31SjRRs7uIXWJVJ3MeRV4CziZGreg/s640/100_0298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSLVoYRsYSpFcDMZ7llwFE6jZ0bQAQqTZHwVyw1CnMa_NJsML01I3tbYc0PTv5tSuyKrb4J_0CvZM6w34AONOmcrJcHBn1lVepEZtwimW2_43ivQnGZ4HzOMMhNsQiN2ORqcaPbiOMYmet83RwPWm72BVMzt_G31SjRRs7uIXWJVJ3MeRV4CziZGreg/w640-h480/100_0298.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made the final Project Quilting challenge quilt, <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/03/quilt-reveal-fear-of-missed-deadline.html" target="_blank">Fear of the Missed Deadline</a>, using scraps from my Spare Parts box. It was about conquering a fear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h2><br /></h2><h2>April</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRpfP6oAxjnF1YgF5nUwJcPkY1BX_zmRAuGoelUr3vlB4nuWfJ37nb-0sy9v_wWcEdAjtuDROOt62J4oklA9W1dkpeqCSWRwbjrI9hp8OROOU_Ln_eqbhmWAOdeVMlBQUl5L4n_5angzul-UIxWsdxnHaXjxdNLZ-MVp3QWyFtsq3D6qWvS-QsfmmTw/s640/IMG_0084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRpfP6oAxjnF1YgF5nUwJcPkY1BX_zmRAuGoelUr3vlB4nuWfJ37nb-0sy9v_wWcEdAjtuDROOt62J4oklA9W1dkpeqCSWRwbjrI9hp8OROOU_Ln_eqbhmWAOdeVMlBQUl5L4n_5angzul-UIxWsdxnHaXjxdNLZ-MVp3QWyFtsq3D6qWvS-QsfmmTw/w640-h480/IMG_0084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> In April, I was able to show the quilted and finished the <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/04/quilt-reveal-boundless.html" target="_blank">Boundless </a>quilt which was made for the Dust Off an Old Quilt Book blog hop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSOwxDMJxpCvFFLyNObUTz8apHyXfui6GpnM5TVHvE92KhfUcqa2k02fs55JnGqvb5CCwcZK3p6Knjg_SFuTozYV8UMk_vWXmrPOaHOZsGclL-GdXiO_qlDzQggxd8rhXXQfvTQY1UqSi-0YNpbJ2PDLwnyu4F0c1clCxpBHG0f_6p2Urk9P5Qz2hlQ/s640/IMG_0085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="640" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSOwxDMJxpCvFFLyNObUTz8apHyXfui6GpnM5TVHvE92KhfUcqa2k02fs55JnGqvb5CCwcZK3p6Knjg_SFuTozYV8UMk_vWXmrPOaHOZsGclL-GdXiO_qlDzQggxd8rhXXQfvTQY1UqSi-0YNpbJ2PDLwnyu4F0c1clCxpBHG0f_6p2Urk9P5Qz2hlQ/w640-h596/IMG_0085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I made <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/04/quilt-reveal-whose-rights.html" target="_blank">Whose Rights? </a>from the scraps of the Boundless quilt.</p><p>I also worked on the Spicy Stars quilt.</p><h2>May</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Work continued to be busy in May with overtime, so I wasn't able to do much quilting.</span></div><h2><br /></h2><h2>June</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">June was also a busy time at work, but I did find some time to make progress on my works in progress - the Aunt Daisy blocks, Spicy Stars and Unallocated, as well as making small amounts of progress in my sewing room.
</span></div><h2>July</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYsDBgINOCCHHl2xJJBbcZoW-9QIZ9uP7URqxvv7ffReKwPCT5u6AGT-2r7WC6Cfk8SgU1CiNFyAfG1g7VtrNxB7U-5qHQQ0T76AFBJP33KCQVs1n5uqj10D1c4oYBXCe-GWpESQ2zQZX6u6r6Wsl_hIfKZpVliwfWX4sxpzCjGKJc37gBfV97RQrOhu-/s640/IMG_0616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYsDBgINOCCHHl2xJJBbcZoW-9QIZ9uP7URqxvv7ffReKwPCT5u6AGT-2r7WC6Cfk8SgU1CiNFyAfG1g7VtrNxB7U-5qHQQ0T76AFBJP33KCQVs1n5uqj10D1c4oYBXCe-GWpESQ2zQZX6u6r6Wsl_hIfKZpVliwfWX4sxpzCjGKJc37gBfV97RQrOhu-/w640-h480/IMG_0616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I kept working on the Spicy Stars blocks. I made a lot of portraits for my index card drawings.</p><p>On the 29th, I started a Youtube channel, Quilt and Color, and showed my first completed art journal.</p><h2>August</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsgliS2r3qRmNf9fCNoce3EujGEk4PWWKwF-Y493D7KVKiXogcet1__A-kmkgZgnlNNkpSosOmCTRaB-bvi2vjmxzke5oM-sX5hLoHcADI4fX4eFK3svqiR6-x5COSn549I75JDAzAs6FLJDklOnU0b3yK3GMdMuJDMA7H55wigty2QiIYeWsHwHxSw_L/s640/IMG_1075.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsgliS2r3qRmNf9fCNoce3EujGEk4PWWKwF-Y493D7KVKiXogcet1__A-kmkgZgnlNNkpSosOmCTRaB-bvi2vjmxzke5oM-sX5hLoHcADI4fX4eFK3svqiR6-x5COSn549I75JDAzAs6FLJDklOnU0b3yK3GMdMuJDMA7H55wigty2QiIYeWsHwHxSw_L/w640-h480/IMG_1075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>In August, I wasn't working, so I made some paintings and focused on learning how to make YouTube videos. It is a steep learning curve to know what supplies I need while trying to limit my investment, learn how to use the equipment, and decide how to make videos without being boring.</p><p>I started making the index card portraits quilt based on the index card portraits I was making. It was slow since I was recording a tutorial for it, but it was fun to explain the process without having a scripted speech.</p><h2>September</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1qoQQFgl_kozSXsx2--52xWSOwAub7pKV19-mmf43tj_shpirAeehe-u1f_ChCAspLxzKNKYkG-5jHgKpn0ttGjyeu4pACImOmk044f-gBuKnJsgo0_9gLFxVFbahwiKaeQaWLfGmbL_tq9OIaoRUz2UjcZZfi9GBhBn8mQ0JcDHZoXXEA5eQezQO3B_/s640/IMG_6629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1qoQQFgl_kozSXsx2--52xWSOwAub7pKV19-mmf43tj_shpirAeehe-u1f_ChCAspLxzKNKYkG-5jHgKpn0ttGjyeu4pACImOmk044f-gBuKnJsgo0_9gLFxVFbahwiKaeQaWLfGmbL_tq9OIaoRUz2UjcZZfi9GBhBn8mQ0JcDHZoXXEA5eQezQO3B_/w436-h640/IMG_6629.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In September, I finished the Portraits quilt, <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/09/quilt-reveal-making-friends.html" target="_blank">Making Friends,</a> and published a YouTube tutorial for it. I enjoyed that so much, I brought out my Tuxedo Vest quilt to see what I can do to finish it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><h2>October</h2><h2><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9HoCpy5Whhy0HXEoWxE7ug66ooK3NibXzFUBBel92cpdlxdeO5H2JishPwu0g44e8-lhtLGNYcKxv6H9cCKqSBX91K1P-btD7syBGOotmPFKVb0-wbQAltYFreR78BMXqWSyKnVfBqlKeq1Ho8wLqR_gAiRBHMGyw-kcpqhshYzJhclQ6ehYhnU-FVI/s639/IMG_6859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9HoCpy5Whhy0HXEoWxE7ug66ooK3NibXzFUBBel92cpdlxdeO5H2JishPwu0g44e8-lhtLGNYcKxv6H9cCKqSBX91K1P-btD7syBGOotmPFKVb0-wbQAltYFreR78BMXqWSyKnVfBqlKeq1Ho8wLqR_gAiRBHMGyw-kcpqhshYzJhclQ6ehYhnU-FVI/w640-h426/IMG_6859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In October, I finished Tuxedo Vest by appliquéing African fabric on top. I made a YouTube video about the process. I renamed the quilt, <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/10/quilt-reveal-african-garden.html" target="_blank">African Garden</a>.</span></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2>November</h2><p style="text-align: left;">In November, I published videos that told the story of some of my finished quilts. I didn't get much time this month to work on a quilt, but producing videos about the finished quilts and getting ready to produce a video a day in December where I will work on my quilts for 15 minutes a day made it difficult to count whether I was successful in quilting every day.</p><h2>December<br /></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zy3vEi0vvmC1sDCOBsLayvwB9TZzTOW8u7xZXHL4yu8lC5E-9Ph8ENKWBUwbW16R6o5OUNuFbeDUKgEUxEZySR-bcmaS4cwAmj9wxhHD-fzH0dTt3CEy_m3itWyiaV1TfCGCndglVAiFjSwT1uOCus1o0SJHLJI5y6o9CphRG3QFKbEArN37zr0Hqwn3/s640/IMG_1721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zy3vEi0vvmC1sDCOBsLayvwB9TZzTOW8u7xZXHL4yu8lC5E-9Ph8ENKWBUwbW16R6o5OUNuFbeDUKgEUxEZySR-bcmaS4cwAmj9wxhHD-fzH0dTt3CEy_m3itWyiaV1TfCGCndglVAiFjSwT1uOCus1o0SJHLJI5y6o9CphRG3QFKbEArN37zr0Hqwn3/w480-h640/IMG_1721.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">In December, I did a lot of quilting. I pulled out a lot of my works in progress and made and published a video every day to show how the 15 minutes to quilt worked for me. I thought it would be more interesting for people to see different projects in different stages. It was a lot of fun to get reacquainted with them, and the ones that seemed scary wound up being perfectly fine. I had made a decision early on that I would show my mistakes and how I dealt with them, so there wasn't a pressure for me to be perfect in my quilting, and since I had to make a video a day, I didn't have time to fret about being perfect with my videos either. </div>There were some frustrations with my tripods not working right, and my using the wrong setting on my microphone (it has to be on "off" when using the phone but on "on" when using the camera), and the software deleted my whole video a couple of times, especially when I had used the narrate feature which meant I had to start over with the narration as well as putting the clips together. I found it easier to start over instead of trying to fix some things in editing so many times I worked more than 15 minutes on a project.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">I learned a lot about my UFOs and about videos, so it was very successful for me.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">I even snuck in some extra time to finish this <a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2023/12/quilt-reveal-scrappy-cat-collage-mini.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Cat</a>. It uses scraps from the I've Got Your Back camel you saw in January.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Recap</h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uRVyOCPboX8GQcriZMmK8vs6HThQWWcrcJ9vat86pR_2Rf8sFj9NPWeNmTHcQOIhh_TLLHHKEP6pxI-jM8-e83GjmmAzhGSlAUoO-Ya4JlMeWd4tS_yfSaeaP-JyUxHnCVc2K4PczqmINnSsaxOcw1JpJuyXbzIhLja_WEI6OkojPeT-BJK-mdlBN7ua/s1177/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uRVyOCPboX8GQcriZMmK8vs6HThQWWcrcJ9vat86pR_2Rf8sFj9NPWeNmTHcQOIhh_TLLHHKEP6pxI-jM8-e83GjmmAzhGSlAUoO-Ya4JlMeWd4tS_yfSaeaP-JyUxHnCVc2K4PczqmINnSsaxOcw1JpJuyXbzIhLja_WEI6OkojPeT-BJK-mdlBN7ua/s320/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div> </div><div>So how did I do with my finish more than you start goal? I finished 12 quilts and only started 11 so I am officially successful! I actually made more progress than the numbers show because I made lots of progress on my other quilts a little bit throughout the year, and especially in December. Most of my WIPs at the back of the line were able to officially move up a little bit, not just because a quilt at the front of the line got finished, but also because they themselves were more completed than they started at the beginning of the year. <br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>I want to thank <a href="http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> for her small quilt of the month challenge. Even though it has been discontinued, I am continueing to enjoy making a small quilt a month. I especially want to thank <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kate</a> for her 15 minutes to stitch challenge. I also want to thank Kim for the Project Quilting challenges. All three people have helped motivate me and gave me "permission" to enjoy myself and spend time quilting. I also want to thank all of my blog readers for coming and reading my ramblings. Your support means a lot to me.<br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-56090634228230744302023-12-24T19:03:00.003-05:002024-01-02T19:54:32.391-05:00Quilt Reveal: Scrappy Cat Collage Mini Quilt<p> I am continuing to make progress on each of my quilts fifteen minutes a day. It is a lot of fun to pull out the old projects and make some progress on them, but it is hard to put them away when the fifteen minutes is over. I've been really good about staying organized and putting the projects back to make room for the next projects. I think they will be easier to bring them back out again in 2024 to get them finished off.</p><p>Here's a quilt I finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zy3vEi0vvmC1sDCOBsLayvwB9TZzTOW8u7xZXHL4yu8lC5E-9Ph8ENKWBUwbW16R6o5OUNuFbeDUKgEUxEZySR-bcmaS4cwAmj9wxhHD-fzH0dTt3CEy_m3itWyiaV1TfCGCndglVAiFjSwT1uOCus1o0SJHLJI5y6o9CphRG3QFKbEArN37zr0Hqwn3/s4032/IMG_1721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zy3vEi0vvmC1sDCOBsLayvwB9TZzTOW8u7xZXHL4yu8lC5E-9Ph8ENKWBUwbW16R6o5OUNuFbeDUKgEUxEZySR-bcmaS4cwAmj9wxhHD-fzH0dTt3CEy_m3itWyiaV1TfCGCndglVAiFjSwT1uOCus1o0SJHLJI5y6o9CphRG3QFKbEArN37zr0Hqwn3/w480-h640/IMG_1721.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This quilt was started in September 2019. I wanted to make another fabric collage quilt, so I collaged a bunch of little strips of fabric on some fusible. There is a link here with a<a href="https://highroadquilter.blogspot.com/2019/09/how-to-make-fabric-collage-quilt.html" target="_blank"> mini tutorial</a>. I cut out some animal shapes and even eventually finished a camel and a giraffe quilt out of this one sheet of fused fabric.<div><br /></div><div>This month, I am bringing out each of my old works in process and I quilted the scrappy cat as one of the projects on my Youtube channel, Quilt and Color. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKDCOG-FWwzeBmhrWD3pwGwyj9Ptn9FqSbH7eoLqJagXqrNkTy3OEU3aNQua8CbpT9uXFFBadzqMHDTmfeDEzRzU0jOdZbfnk04pNuv6z4SiTB5lq_eWtjSXRLmSudLhxCOsCf0MSQDz4XcLo85eaj6d97qBh4rMM1YrsA5psC_6YDakpKUARFaYOGu89/s4032/IMG_1722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKDCOG-FWwzeBmhrWD3pwGwyj9Ptn9FqSbH7eoLqJagXqrNkTy3OEU3aNQua8CbpT9uXFFBadzqMHDTmfeDEzRzU0jOdZbfnk04pNuv6z4SiTB5lq_eWtjSXRLmSudLhxCOsCf0MSQDz4XcLo85eaj6d97qBh4rMM1YrsA5psC_6YDakpKUARFaYOGu89/s320/IMG_1722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I only did the quilting on the video, but since I was so close to the finish, I added the words and the binding after the video was over. This quilt wasn't on my list of quilts in progress because it was a scrap from the camel quilt, and not technically its own project, but I am counting it anyway. Like I did last time for the giraffe, I will add it with the start date of the camel quilt and the current end date.</p><h3> Circle Block 280</h3>
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On another day, I worked on the Quilty 365 quilt. Since I have been showing closeups on this blog, I wanted to make sure I included them here. This one uses the background fabric from the Portraits quilt. The red is from Boundless, the blues are from Seaglass rooftops, the blue on the right and the orange are from Rey and the Death Star.<br /></div>
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This one uses the green from Olympics, the background snake fabric is from the Portraits quilt, the light green is from the backing of Zou the Elephant.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The red fabric is from the binding of Boundless quilt</span></div><p> </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-77755952271982346862023-12-10T19:52:00.003-05:002023-12-10T19:52:39.351-05:00Bad Blogging but Good Quilting<p> I can't believe it has been a month since I posted last. I have been quilting everyday. I can prove it because I have recorded what I have worked on each day and posted it on my YouTube channel as a part of the 15 Minutes to Quilt Challenge. It has been a lot of fun taking out one of my many WIPs and getting 15 minutes of progress on each of them.</p><p>You are welcome to join in on the challenge if you would like. The 15 Minutes to Stitch has been such a great motivator that I thought I would show how much work can get done, and motivate others to quilt for 15 minutes also. Here's today's video, which is Day 10.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FoiMfx4kAfU" width="320" youtube-src-id="FoiMfx4kAfU"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p>You can start here and work your way back to Day 1 if you are interested. There is a link at the end of each video to the previous day's video.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know how much credit to take for November, but I know that this week is definitely 100%. </p><p><br /></p><p>Linked to:</p><p><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/12/stitching-stuff-week-48-of-2023.html" target="_blank">Kate Life in Pieces 15 Minutes to Stitch</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-45201842106647705302023-11-12T13:17:00.001-05:002023-11-12T13:18:33.102-05:00Quilting Progress<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUqOMqj-iz2KuGm2HppMqLrRn_vPrOMH3WRpjhoMlmXFeU8Wum0XC_3P2vcDSVvZq8q-GGIIa5emkYc5QzCAutbZcRrOLy82aW1je_3CqPzE0DXKPbqXD5sZlAgHDU5QU9LXVUk31YZ9l2-17MNFeL43SnQqbgeRbLxr9gPR2Qh2Uv995SesOc2CaQOiD/s2304/Boundless.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2304" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUqOMqj-iz2KuGm2HppMqLrRn_vPrOMH3WRpjhoMlmXFeU8Wum0XC_3P2vcDSVvZq8q-GGIIa5emkYc5QzCAutbZcRrOLy82aW1je_3CqPzE0DXKPbqXD5sZlAgHDU5QU9LXVUk31YZ9l2-17MNFeL43SnQqbgeRbLxr9gPR2Qh2Uv995SesOc2CaQOiD/w640-h480/Boundless.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I didn't realize I was this far behind in reporting my progress for
15 minutes to stitch. I thought I just missed one week. How time flies.
It has gotten really hard for me to decide what to count as stitching
this month.</p><p>For the first two weeks, I know that I didn't do any
stitching, but I have been recording and editing videos that tell people
about each of my quilts. My family asked me to make videos telling the
story of each quilt, and it has been really fun to do that, even though
it takes me a lot of time to film and edit the videos. I had been
planning on putting all the quilts in a photo book, but this is a little easier,
since I can work on one quilt at a time instead of getting together all
my thoughts and records about all my quilts for a book. So even though I
have been immersed in quilting, I didn't make any progress on any of my
quilts, so I am counting the stitching time as zero.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Week 42, 43, 44, and 45<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj364jJtGnfXztVqzu9HBUfA05m8t2y0FCFESyFQbH2EI67zcWXIDH0cGq66yGwzRl2FKaEaLC7PBokk4_Mf3wegk1p8AESqmncgGJHBZSoIufizzxCWjA2A1RefG2r3esRXfmVSwvbCd-rTWLs-kF7zuKoV5qew788MAQ3pHhY8cvNpYbdUbGorOyJOxo/w400-h400/2023%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch-001.jpg" width="400" /><p></p><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p>For the next two weeks, I have started recording videos for Vlogmas, where YouTubers post a video every day. I have decided to show my viewers how much work they can get done in 15 minutes. This will keep me from having to come up with a new idea every day. </p><p>I will be working in December, during daylight hours, so I have been trying to record these videos now, and will be editing them in the evenings to post them in December. To keep the videos interesting, I am bringing out a new unfinished quilt every day, but that leaves me feeling like I have to put away incomplete things. I normally don't switch to another quilt until I have finished that step of the process, at least one block. This means that I have continued to work on a quilt even after the 15 minutes of recording is finished.<br /></p><p><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --14 out of 28</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 227 out of 316 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 72%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/11/stitching-stuff-week-44-of-2023.html" target="_blank"> 15 Minutes to Stitch</a> follow this link to see all the other people who participate in this challenge <div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-7816747845398375822023-10-17T10:47:00.000-04:002023-10-17T10:47:11.192-04:00Quilt Reveal: African Garden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9HoCpy5Whhy0HXEoWxE7ug66ooK3NibXzFUBBel92cpdlxdeO5H2JishPwu0g44e8-lhtLGNYcKxv6H9cCKqSBX91K1P-btD7syBGOotmPFKVb0-wbQAltYFreR78BMXqWSyKnVfBqlKeq1Ho8wLqR_gAiRBHMGyw-kcpqhshYzJhclQ6ehYhnU-FVI/s3984/IMG_6859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9HoCpy5Whhy0HXEoWxE7ug66ooK3NibXzFUBBel92cpdlxdeO5H2JishPwu0g44e8-lhtLGNYcKxv6H9cCKqSBX91K1P-btD7syBGOotmPFKVb0-wbQAltYFreR78BMXqWSyKnVfBqlKeq1Ho8wLqR_gAiRBHMGyw-kcpqhshYzJhclQ6ehYhnU-FVI/w640-h426/IMG_6859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>I finished the quilt formerly known as Tuxedo Vest. Since the name is based on the fabrics on what is now the background, I am changing the name to African Garden to refer to the applique which is now the focal point.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCdFJeOSlHX0EI0AG6xE497deRq71TFKxkxGtnXyuF3T7Q3_hTBJfRtw58fVKea67mFUFbEQSAWaL2-Av-AFo8Snoi31062YFwqvG_s98Mkjwm1lh0BXmAx12YbNsnfVeDdy1AhWyOBOeCmWSSc54TL7aStFiQcIzxM3EOYnC-HEETRgfOeDlNNsXRvAe/s5184/IMG_0550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCdFJeOSlHX0EI0AG6xE497deRq71TFKxkxGtnXyuF3T7Q3_hTBJfRtw58fVKea67mFUFbEQSAWaL2-Av-AFo8Snoi31062YFwqvG_s98Mkjwm1lh0BXmAx12YbNsnfVeDdy1AhWyOBOeCmWSSc54TL7aStFiQcIzxM3EOYnC-HEETRgfOeDlNNsXRvAe/w480-h640/IMG_0550.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><br />This was the quilt as I left it in 2021. It was supposed to be a simple baby quilt, but I don't know anyone who would want it as a baby quilt. I thought about keeping it, but I would need a lap quilt so my original plan was to add more columns and make it larger. But it didn't motivate me to continue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18HguhHSdqdG6PlryAWDvTmhZQePdYs40c8-qQK2jy9rpxZ6u31vQAAbRdHxLcPCiP2O8tnUwJKgu_wg8kZFLtM8yXA9Ci1ShoKRYyDaTpIub3tdgLMBokf5irsnMphvFREVECx0_gq-BdSLA4ta6ADzmUrJ9gqd09v4CqPDNbRljB_d8k2bgxHgK47Zk/s3984/IMG_6862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18HguhHSdqdG6PlryAWDvTmhZQePdYs40c8-qQK2jy9rpxZ6u31vQAAbRdHxLcPCiP2O8tnUwJKgu_wg8kZFLtM8yXA9Ci1ShoKRYyDaTpIub3tdgLMBokf5irsnMphvFREVECx0_gq-BdSLA4ta6ADzmUrJ9gqd09v4CqPDNbRljB_d8k2bgxHgK47Zk/w640-h426/IMG_6862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />When I finished the Portraits quilt and listed the chart that I include every time I start or finish a quilt, I realized that I needed to get some more finishes in order to meet my very easy goal of finishing more quilts than I start.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJhwqzy_sNQXL7U8AcNvPE6kZ_1phky9vlbgG9Er0cZ-4vRhmPbRmNwUxEKexbYY_hpW9EI4ShwNlXY9yTcSVvfjZtyYUxufJHDaYttvzpgvMO4LUKh6_h67kSXfHfkGC6yHb4z2UO1EFoRq9qGMlWgYY-GIr6nOS1xaU5A-As36tzDqNLvkdB9Npvtlx/s3984/IMG_6869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJhwqzy_sNQXL7U8AcNvPE6kZ_1phky9vlbgG9Er0cZ-4vRhmPbRmNwUxEKexbYY_hpW9EI4ShwNlXY9yTcSVvfjZtyYUxufJHDaYttvzpgvMO4LUKh6_h67kSXfHfkGC6yHb4z2UO1EFoRq9qGMlWgYY-GIr6nOS1xaU5A-As36tzDqNLvkdB9Npvtlx/w640-h426/IMG_6869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I pulled out the Tuxedo Vest quilt but kept it in my bedroom until I was ready to work on it in an effort to keep the sewing studio clean for the YouTube videos. </p><p></p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2D514NBbaM7YuB9LECdm4FadLrQzub8Zl-3UAbjQb4S3pfhvz6GmasCAdIfM9KQm_RHiw_wtykam4k-88wkG38yux2ojELN8iqNOWp7LWuTwq4v7lpoLEWM-bK-530kiVOpQAaJFUZ06DKzcStp-AelKbhnLTrBaJ0rIShiAhkggdqFs8jmXi7GMJ4-81/w640-h426/IMG_6870.JPG" width="640" /> </p><p>I bought a bunch of African fabrics and put them in the same staging area in my bedroom until I was ready to film them. Placing them together like that with the Tuxedo Vest quilt gave me the idea that I could use them to applique on the quilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX7yanXt9VuZiWAbRt2Z56OF5pFuU910LtPa9vJp2RMIoANvnvT132RdRV6zlZHplJ576t9kK04tvzZFVvCA_sZpHsOMpF1faQ9uD7N4ee4HhX1wAVY-tbmwvCtLVaoWi0UldZH-uGFtD4YAcoL1g9oA4RB3zN07Yrd0nsyGzntesXdtrYT_PvOYOgX5R/s3984/IMG_6871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX7yanXt9VuZiWAbRt2Z56OF5pFuU910LtPa9vJp2RMIoANvnvT132RdRV6zlZHplJ576t9kK04tvzZFVvCA_sZpHsOMpF1faQ9uD7N4ee4HhX1wAVY-tbmwvCtLVaoWi0UldZH-uGFtD4YAcoL1g9oA4RB3zN07Yrd0nsyGzntesXdtrYT_PvOYOgX5R/w640-h426/IMG_6871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was originally thinking of adding just one or two motifs to help the floral fabric and the stripe fabric work better together. I cut out a bunch of motifs to try them out on the quilt, and I couldn't reject any of them, so I used all of the ones I cut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_KqqcCrPTk-lTBXMwJ0xpTpL7j8sL5BqAdM6BddWXY0cbxQ1tzcfRqpbG6zmKGc82EeLMtFTdsrTC2XLGdfUbGMR7B9fX2PxIU5dPn73vlRJT8Kt7xBMZIP_gRsOCh6WYvbjlnWaZVyzwC9WaWWCqwG8TRfYBdUFv7UqFf6npzzT-A4MhCg17t7WNMCl/s3984/IMG_6872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_KqqcCrPTk-lTBXMwJ0xpTpL7j8sL5BqAdM6BddWXY0cbxQ1tzcfRqpbG6zmKGc82EeLMtFTdsrTC2XLGdfUbGMR7B9fX2PxIU5dPn73vlRJT8Kt7xBMZIP_gRsOCh6WYvbjlnWaZVyzwC9WaWWCqwG8TRfYBdUFv7UqFf6npzzT-A4MhCg17t7WNMCl/w640-h426/IMG_6872.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2D514NBbaM7YuB9LECdm4FadLrQzub8Zl-3UAbjQb4S3pfhvz6GmasCAdIfM9KQm_RHiw_wtykam4k-88wkG38yux2ojELN8iqNOWp7LWuTwq4v7lpoLEWM-bK-530kiVOpQAaJFUZ06DKzcStp-AelKbhnLTrBaJ0rIShiAhkggdqFs8jmXi7GMJ4-81/s3984/IMG_6870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p></div><p>I used my general technique to combine the applique and the quilting. I secured the edges of the appliue and then stippled the background.<br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04D3UL9Gp8atUIHBHlPcp9wS172rp6ZdD4445EmpYfeSOWFRke2oCj6Pjh4e9Vb1CcyGOBnZ7gGXEwyTnSnbhEKrNNZTsctwkJhbb8zcoV3R7gVmemI-4vhAGIm0wbCu9RW9-R0MYNpoT99EN7bfTmPtxv_ROj_SNH7pafCif17UkJlqXZC4vXD9SKfgN/s3984/IMG_6863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04D3UL9Gp8atUIHBHlPcp9wS172rp6ZdD4445EmpYfeSOWFRke2oCj6Pjh4e9Vb1CcyGOBnZ7gGXEwyTnSnbhEKrNNZTsctwkJhbb8zcoV3R7gVmemI-4vhAGIm0wbCu9RW9-R0MYNpoT99EN7bfTmPtxv_ROj_SNH7pafCif17UkJlqXZC4vXD9SKfgN/w640-h426/IMG_6863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /> I tried to add a piece from an older quilt, but they are shiny, and I decided to use this piece from the stash of fabrics. I think I have used some of the background fabric in another quilt so the continuity is there, and I can use scraps of this quilt in another quilt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DsaBl-zTdlQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="DsaBl-zTdlQ"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p>I made a YouTube video about the process if you are interested in seeing that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOdSNBWTjdw5PtTMZlfs-NO_wK-nTsJgvQKLrg3WFkeNXLHeeeu78TKVy6tso9knI-wfcljStIA9z6cKrVv56tMe4DAQgLrJPJP17EikkIIKQej7YCuo1EKWsdsmBxo_vVKWHsaRG1q7P7V6vAft0cF2WjPXugwoT10u4Gji5MYCG023md-ZR1bT6hpIp/s1165/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1165" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOdSNBWTjdw5PtTMZlfs-NO_wK-nTsJgvQKLrg3WFkeNXLHeeeu78TKVy6tso9knI-wfcljStIA9z6cKrVv56tMe4DAQgLrJPJP17EikkIIKQej7YCuo1EKWsdsmBxo_vVKWHsaRG1q7P7V6vAft0cF2WjPXugwoT10u4Gji5MYCG023md-ZR1bT6hpIp/s320/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I've made a lot of quilts this year but I need to finish at least one more to meet my goal of finishing more quilts than I start. One thing about keeping records, I know it is not a record year in terms of started or finished quilts. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-60628763111546426192023-10-15T23:35:00.000-04:002023-10-15T23:35:22.225-04:00Celebrating Zoey's Gotcha Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbRSSMFtdwHbsK-8R0C5RdBZlhP6AsUq94f53Fvr4m6EzYnDtBK1SVhH-bXwcScDWnvbBT_5PbCbrpG8rgtMb7JtZ-X0WWf_j5V6TmQq1GmkpUl2Cid8brK-kyMpiBVmMSdTR24SfmtAgc1uWrR7pvA1Cj6P92mVPUiPP9jsDTi7NUbIWClFIPTHOwLzQ/s3700/IMG_1315a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3700" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbRSSMFtdwHbsK-8R0C5RdBZlhP6AsUq94f53Fvr4m6EzYnDtBK1SVhH-bXwcScDWnvbBT_5PbCbrpG8rgtMb7JtZ-X0WWf_j5V6TmQq1GmkpUl2Cid8brK-kyMpiBVmMSdTR24SfmtAgc1uWrR7pvA1Cj6P92mVPUiPP9jsDTi7NUbIWClFIPTHOwLzQ/w640-h474/IMG_1315a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Zoey joined my family on September 15 last year, and on October 3, I added a post here on this blog about her as a way to document her growth and progress. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSE9_WFz9zx1X0xT8WbHk-fVLaFB1BHgUz-2mRLrGoNs3kiJSivcFeYzIg_X3wSbf4w5679QtXNvxRVUJ-z9zScGrk1Qpw2LCVuXkqKXRYlXnYeZbquPdx_jKq1ptQDPp1CUyfyb_-tAmmo73CBUwgKVsJdj9WTpzTB8qYb6gmnnjT0Uvi7bFyQT9y_-w/s4032/IMG_1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSE9_WFz9zx1X0xT8WbHk-fVLaFB1BHgUz-2mRLrGoNs3kiJSivcFeYzIg_X3wSbf4w5679QtXNvxRVUJ-z9zScGrk1Qpw2LCVuXkqKXRYlXnYeZbquPdx_jKq1ptQDPp1CUyfyb_-tAmmo73CBUwgKVsJdj9WTpzTB8qYb6gmnnjT0Uvi7bFyQT9y_-w/w640-h480/IMG_1279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Interestingly, not much has changed with her. Most of the changes are mine. When I first got her, I kept wondering if her energy and her past traumas were too much for me to handle. She doesn't jump on me or put my hands in her mouth as often as she used to, mostly because she is more comfortable with me and doesn't get as frightened or nervous as she used to. She has separation anxiety so she will jump on me or pull at my clothes when I come back from taking the trash out for pickup.<br /></p><p> Mostly though, I am no longer afraid that she is going to bite me or hurt me when she jumps on me.<br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXjW0D0eVMfDjXYAYgtBGd4k7LEciik1IRVjluC_FMcqY-3t3cdOThLwSK8CwtWg0Qsx4eZ-8GoyIOuO79eC8mYMAhDfmq12lmsyL-VejGFKIZSUoE561tcGE4YgXBlzk4vJrA8-kMwrgYJQoutq-8MWJQ42DXCIspA62SSdjfb9BxVygtlahqEWsMsAn/s4032/IMG_1302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXjW0D0eVMfDjXYAYgtBGd4k7LEciik1IRVjluC_FMcqY-3t3cdOThLwSK8CwtWg0Qsx4eZ-8GoyIOuO79eC8mYMAhDfmq12lmsyL-VejGFKIZSUoE561tcGE4YgXBlzk4vJrA8-kMwrgYJQoutq-8MWJQ42DXCIspA62SSdjfb9BxVygtlahqEWsMsAn/w480-h640/IMG_1302.JPG" width="480" /></a></p><p></p><p>She finds the ripe passion-fruit and plays ball with it until it breaks and then she eats it. She is much better than I am at determining which passion-fruit is ripe enough to eat so she gets more than I do. In the picture above, you can see a yellowish green walnut and beside that is the darker green passion-fruit. </p><p>I tried to put a daisy on her head like I had put the dandelion in a previous post, but she decided she would rather know whether I still love her. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSjNNP824G6GYvxLrAGFlBP3A0HOptRetOULk3N-jMJXBQRO3ziF5k9A0P9DVzmItDl2chgBtMzgGKCDjNhWRQA4nC900ChxiOGXen9JyyLznqCr2dqONNNdVn5NhJD2QIcJhU2BveVrjbPs5jYDCilCh8sBMdj0N08v3A0F7B9uaLKfw7eoFioE_Oalr/s4032/IMG_1292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSjNNP824G6GYvxLrAGFlBP3A0HOptRetOULk3N-jMJXBQRO3ziF5k9A0P9DVzmItDl2chgBtMzgGKCDjNhWRQA4nC900ChxiOGXen9JyyLznqCr2dqONNNdVn5NhJD2QIcJhU2BveVrjbPs5jYDCilCh8sBMdj0N08v3A0F7B9uaLKfw7eoFioE_Oalr/w480-h640/IMG_1292.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yes I definitely do. I am so happy she is here. She still loves her squeaky ball and carries it around with her, even to
bed. The one that fits her mouth is small enough to roll under the
couch and furniture, so I have to keep getting them for her. </p><p>Now that firework season is gone, I have reduced her anxiety medicine. She no longer chews on furniture or baseboards when I am gone, but I still try to stay home as much as possible or get a sitter for her when I have to go anywhere for more than an hour. She walks around the house crying and looking for me.</p><p>I haven't added any more talking buttons to the board, but she loves to use them to tell me she loves me, to ask for food, and to ask to go outside. When I tell her to wait, she will wait a few minutes and will remind me when the few minutes are over. I am glad she does that.<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Week 41 </h3><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOoFCj28M088NvueJ8OM_PzrdIjme84Behd_zjJh987b7qC0ZMX6P9tq90AFUugfWxrRA_xIDrNgi66WPUxgy2Yu-cqEtXu_ijO5ZV6kGuUBOlUsUv7VGuAAJlg9DiDe-IheNR7Wycf-Xq3Nx8hXsBvT5aV-x9mb-gQCHo-wpEMnnQfD_CemhD-LOhJkE/s4032/IMG_1265a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOoFCj28M088NvueJ8OM_PzrdIjme84Behd_zjJh987b7qC0ZMX6P9tq90AFUugfWxrRA_xIDrNgi66WPUxgy2Yu-cqEtXu_ijO5ZV6kGuUBOlUsUv7VGuAAJlg9DiDe-IheNR7Wycf-Xq3Nx8hXsBvT5aV-x9mb-gQCHo-wpEMnnQfD_CemhD-LOhJkE/w640-h480/IMG_1265a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p>I
spent these weeks quilting and binding African Garden quilt. That's it in the picture at the top of the post. I am really happy with how it turned out. One of my determining factors about whether quilt is successful is how it looks when it is all rumpled up, and this one definitely makes me happy. Even when you can't see the pattern, the colors make it so pretty. <br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --14 out of 14</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 213 out of 288 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 74%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/10/stitching-stuff-weeks-38-39-and-40.html" target="_blank"> 15 Minutes to Stitch</a> follow this link to see all the other people who participate in this challenge <br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-86738142490738279162023-10-06T14:07:00.000-04:002023-10-06T14:07:57.173-04:00Progress on Tuxedo Vest<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP5ENHjbM19w3ZfrS4atbZV87ipIABT2DDdhuyKx6sHqfjeqxjO7ooMmcxUPnGp9ub7GprRgz3nKn7MmToE7nkcbneLp7_aIN1RxDWpLWw5U8-eftTfZysZb4wbHiZMSMDQpjdJd-aa2Bu_gVTJpXAa0xzPB7lWLUgChMBqPWDsWT8pY5RuBcbxs5LcNg/s3437/IMG_6807a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="3437" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP5ENHjbM19w3ZfrS4atbZV87ipIABT2DDdhuyKx6sHqfjeqxjO7ooMmcxUPnGp9ub7GprRgz3nKn7MmToE7nkcbneLp7_aIN1RxDWpLWw5U8-eftTfZysZb4wbHiZMSMDQpjdJd-aa2Bu_gVTJpXAa0xzPB7lWLUgChMBqPWDsWT8pY5RuBcbxs5LcNg/w640-h426/IMG_6807a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I bought a bunch of African fabrics. I know them as Kitenge, which is what they are called in East Africa. They are known as Ankara in West Africa. I showed them all in a Youtube video.</p><p>I fussy cut some of them and am appliquéing them to the Tuxedo Vest quilt. It looks very different now from where it started. It will be finished shortly.</p><p>Looking at it now, I am reminded of a Jane Sassaman quilt that was a garden. I had put it on my mental list of quilts to make a long time ago. I can't find the picture now, but it makes me happy that I am retroactively able to cross that quilt off my to-do list.</p><p>Yesterday, I found an art quilter who uses Ankara fabrics to make art quilts, <a href="https://marcellinaakpojotor.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor</a>. She was featured on the <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/10/marcellina-oseghale-akpojotor-portraits" target="_blank">Colossal</a>, which features different artists every day. They remind me of the dimensional pinecone quilts that were in a book I recently saw, even though these quilts aren't made with triangles.</p><p>I also want to bring your attention to American Quilt Society <a href="https://www.americanquilter.com/quilt-parade">Worldwide Quilt Parade</a> that is going on right now. I submitted three quilts to that parade. I am from Ohio, if you want to find them faster. You can vote for quilts you like there if you want.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Week 39 and 40<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYIKcYs8kkOyeR_xivwTlNQ1FpA26_kHPfAnwxKWqwmA4c-wT2bD8nZUlLhdjSMsVBTT2iWoizjKyTF-HJ52VKYJoDdUVoAgc4GishbimwV1xAcN1isJrpwKmc8Me6lOMMO_Ai3YCXq6DFVwDK_dWmEOjVv19IioXY6F1jHVd-TgLH9fKRl2IVly91a4z/s4032/IMG_1222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYIKcYs8kkOyeR_xivwTlNQ1FpA26_kHPfAnwxKWqwmA4c-wT2bD8nZUlLhdjSMsVBTT2iWoizjKyTF-HJ52VKYJoDdUVoAgc4GishbimwV1xAcN1isJrpwKmc8Me6lOMMO_Ai3YCXq6DFVwDK_dWmEOjVv19IioXY6F1jHVd-TgLH9fKRl2IVly91a4z/w480-h640/IMG_1222.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p>I spent these weeks admiring the African fabrics and cutting and appliquing them to the Tuxedo Vest quilt. Eventually I will rename this quilt. Right now I am thinking of Kintenge Garden or Ankara Garden.<b><br /></b></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --14 out of 14</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 199 out of 274 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 73%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ake-QEnLQ-SEW_BxkJREww1502-9IRxFi6vAE9U8WkW_dqcbI70_ffW2y2xKYo16Bm1kEGY8S4bB6JbzgFyuQtg0zxoXKMfgkP8J39Vz2K-Uxyf8U7a_d7qnaPjukC6PveojiXoGrTR3ORekY5h5Xyh0InwmmI6wzJTIdOzKark9c3JYTTSPbSaAvMLR/s4032/IMG_1218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ake-QEnLQ-SEW_BxkJREww1502-9IRxFi6vAE9U8WkW_dqcbI70_ffW2y2xKYo16Bm1kEGY8S4bB6JbzgFyuQtg0zxoXKMfgkP8J39Vz2K-Uxyf8U7a_d7qnaPjukC6PveojiXoGrTR3ORekY5h5Xyh0InwmmI6wzJTIdOzKark9c3JYTTSPbSaAvMLR/w640-h480/IMG_1218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-23013822508725300352023-09-24T12:50:00.002-04:002023-09-24T12:53:50.850-04:00Tuxedo Vest Progress<p> When I entered the finish of my portraits quilt on my spreadsheet, I noticed how far behind I am in my very easy goal of finishing more quilts than I start this year. As the weather is turning cooler, I know that I need to make some fast progress towards my goal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHU-CFRtIZREdQCPUjZ3cZevLK5-acUvz7zOAzf9hDnR1_9Jv38fSao8U91wCMGLzbBje3euM4ETALMZcCKA5VDnw4vmeWDmUylteEIMZPWgnHlXhPXpJmUfec8Lr80ZIrVpMxTmef4aJOcUEux9eqQ52ttEB_1TFq1vAqxsl_Q2ri-evPxHWyuHCwICg/s5184/IMG_0550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHU-CFRtIZREdQCPUjZ3cZevLK5-acUvz7zOAzf9hDnR1_9Jv38fSao8U91wCMGLzbBje3euM4ETALMZcCKA5VDnw4vmeWDmUylteEIMZPWgnHlXhPXpJmUfec8Lr80ZIrVpMxTmef4aJOcUEux9eqQ52ttEB_1TFq1vAqxsl_Q2ri-evPxHWyuHCwICg/w480-h640/IMG_0550.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I have pulled out my Tuxedo Vest quilt since it looked like it would be a quick finish. It took me a while to search out what I had named this quilt. The name will change, but I haven't come up with a new name. </p><p>It turns out that this quilt is about two years old and when I left it, I was planning on adding another column to make it a little bigger. It is a simple and easy quilt that I should have been able to finish in a day or a weekend, and here it is, still unfinished two years later.</p><p>I had hung up this top on a hanger, but I didn't put the leftover fabric with the quilt.</p><p>I put the quilt top with the African fabric I recently purchased in my bedroom because I want to keep my studio clean for Youtube videos when I decided that some of the African fabrics would really enhance this quilt top.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Week 37 and 38<br /></h3><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr00yO1YGWMxUL6b3Uc2P95LXaU6uIohO_t9hBNhIqsx_t2r6vABTlGnmNoNJ4DY5sxJyHjaG4F7ZIZcs8IneofVDbFu4RW99VblbATJ6_akP5ySY66_DmEYDV5sjAk6rwgdNwDmlbBZcyp4id2OACGXYEbkRbQ1vJx_YUIOsy2Kx9vBhfQWjy2kj_Tz7/s477/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="477" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr00yO1YGWMxUL6b3Uc2P95LXaU6uIohO_t9hBNhIqsx_t2r6vABTlGnmNoNJ4DY5sxJyHjaG4F7ZIZcs8IneofVDbFu4RW99VblbATJ6_akP5ySY66_DmEYDV5sjAk6rwgdNwDmlbBZcyp4id2OACGXYEbkRbQ1vJx_YUIOsy2Kx9vBhfQWjy2kj_Tz7/s320/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p>I am showing this chart again<b> </b>to show that I need to have two finishes to meet my goal. I spent most of my time thinking about what to do with the Tuxedo Vest quilt, so there isn't really anything to show for it. Until this morning, I wasn't really thrilled with any of the ideas, but I could see that I was making forward progress. It finally clicked this morning, and now I am ready to take more action on this quilt.<b><br /></b></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --9 out of 14</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 192 out of 267 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 72%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div> <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/09/stitching-stuff-week-37-of-2023.html" target="_blank">15 Minutes to Stitch</a> follow this link to see all the other people who participate in this challenge<p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-47629535983558662702023-09-10T17:54:00.000-04:002023-09-10T17:54:26.592-04:00Quilt Reveal: Making Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqcnN8VmVLAQ9kN6SnqLSp-SDARVvpXRzGkxg-pja9sRZn6ytB7kEzKHyFEIyNVnw-rjI5ked_xXu59m9eu2gPO0fVpIz4XaQTsy8Su-f6m7p2NqEpBRQDr8eTFoTlxbWQb6w7cYosEHGQxgSDdv4OdguqlDNBJNr4IArXB2w-z6LybssR9_GjMDLBpXS/s3984/IMG_6605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqcnN8VmVLAQ9kN6SnqLSp-SDARVvpXRzGkxg-pja9sRZn6ytB7kEzKHyFEIyNVnw-rjI5ked_xXu59m9eu2gPO0fVpIz4XaQTsy8Su-f6m7p2NqEpBRQDr8eTFoTlxbWQb6w7cYosEHGQxgSDdv4OdguqlDNBJNr4IArXB2w-z6LybssR9_GjMDLBpXS/w640-h426/IMG_6605.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p> I finished the portraits quilt I showed you in the last post.</p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5SsAAKi0sjEKrGIzMs_1BoGo0CQ8pEdcgHjO_1WYi9hpDPIG5wMJLyECmP13VXtb3OxdBAtADZNpnrDyNWSH8o7eih_2YXRxeyQNsGftNj8cXniHAu2KEdHvhP8SafFTh4XGMxxQ7SLrv1K1iXHkLdCdMhMpUYz9kQrDLdcj84prn0A2h8txlDlzrpgo/s3984/IMG_6609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="2656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5SsAAKi0sjEKrGIzMs_1BoGo0CQ8pEdcgHjO_1WYi9hpDPIG5wMJLyECmP13VXtb3OxdBAtADZNpnrDyNWSH8o7eih_2YXRxeyQNsGftNj8cXniHAu2KEdHvhP8SafFTh4XGMxxQ7SLrv1K1iXHkLdCdMhMpUYz9kQrDLdcj84prn0A2h8txlDlzrpgo/w426-h640/IMG_6609.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><p>I used the index card portraits as my inspiration, so I used background fabric that would result in the same size as the index cards.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhQMS9BV4iph6UWAUXIPMr1cahEg4WZXnijaO_nXfZnRmH2ejbDT9E0VjwOZguO-lgCfoJSzAToFFZ24hZoiZ8lSJ06wW_DWJp9dwSWrzIlT08IN0oa_ZBcVyt9vPqcX9G0tTXVTRwB_x50rQSZUwdiSktcHGRg7lofrk6MrIjsQllpbCc_qhfZ2Y9433/s3984/IMG_6612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="2656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhQMS9BV4iph6UWAUXIPMr1cahEg4WZXnijaO_nXfZnRmH2ejbDT9E0VjwOZguO-lgCfoJSzAToFFZ24hZoiZ8lSJ06wW_DWJp9dwSWrzIlT08IN0oa_ZBcVyt9vPqcX9G0tTXVTRwB_x50rQSZUwdiSktcHGRg7lofrk6MrIjsQllpbCc_qhfZ2Y9433/w426-h640/IMG_6612.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used fusible applique to add the body and the body parts: hair, whites of eyes, eyeballs, nose (optional), mouth, and clothing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgplxzmDULxfYxY8hSecbJME4cJ2Fd8hkg0tthGbZds4qazrw90n6kR9ge4T5kKDmn5dhbM18n9R6NeysXqflaQgorOQrNZqEjbnjOo_C6oECz2NyB5lyuIRUcQ4bW0o9MygCZgIeovc-v9NDL9lQl51X86ILuUKwCFEITr1l_4QLUO_s0nwmbNyQbP0/s3984/IMG_6614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="2656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgplxzmDULxfYxY8hSecbJME4cJ2Fd8hkg0tthGbZds4qazrw90n6kR9ge4T5kKDmn5dhbM18n9R6NeysXqflaQgorOQrNZqEjbnjOo_C6oECz2NyB5lyuIRUcQ4bW0o9MygCZgIeovc-v9NDL9lQl51X86ILuUKwCFEITr1l_4QLUO_s0nwmbNyQbP0/w426-h640/IMG_6614.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>I decided to use the binding fabric as a border instead, and since it looked like a frame, I decided to birth the quilt instead of bind it.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi21FZx9K2C3llcJlm2lUyv_xp45cZmjeZj1eAaXkARu-E__a3-OkZCUiBQEEikobRHQuQRF_3r7mk-4_5NFoTUupSQ3YcHLg1BOTqKWBroQpC5BxvCAxUpOqMEbx4VQn56_5O5b0A05TYagNd-1UusCgrgyjSxM_wkEFEtmkWHWs1KgwJgoEuEQNgKPch/s3984/IMG_6607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi21FZx9K2C3llcJlm2lUyv_xp45cZmjeZj1eAaXkARu-E__a3-OkZCUiBQEEikobRHQuQRF_3r7mk-4_5NFoTUupSQ3YcHLg1BOTqKWBroQpC5BxvCAxUpOqMEbx4VQn56_5O5b0A05TYagNd-1UusCgrgyjSxM_wkEFEtmkWHWs1KgwJgoEuEQNgKPch/w640-h426/IMG_6607.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I used embroidery stitches to stabilize the quilt instead of stitching in the ditch.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadl84IId9iir1AKD8NvQW712miwpmojZj-3VP48a1SiNradHFhv8gqvUtOQTY2f-tFW9jorkNtbDJorVnPzPaBPMj1zbx_F9ql7NtGgI_9_c-9cdnu8qrRckcntEKt3SDPWZeff83SOqXONNWlQk_zovobbBwGb_yCTRgcw-eWuEjfiZm7G9pKRi3y6DC/s3984/IMG_6617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="2656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadl84IId9iir1AKD8NvQW712miwpmojZj-3VP48a1SiNradHFhv8gqvUtOQTY2f-tFW9jorkNtbDJorVnPzPaBPMj1zbx_F9ql7NtGgI_9_c-9cdnu8qrRckcntEKt3SDPWZeff83SOqXONNWlQk_zovobbBwGb_yCTRgcw-eWuEjfiZm7G9pKRi3y6DC/w426-h640/IMG_6617.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I added straight stitches in the border to mirror the look of the frame.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_D3-ZYZU6AhXSRYayVFsfL9tJO8QNInyBQxGyxu2SvZE6F-ZX_1K5Q0GDK3U2RX9yvzmNhOy_gewp2YMSc6O2Z9wn5IZp99s4_CP7nt4WyzLp7RLU4s4t_EJmlsgbkOqzTgLiE0m3X6ETOjb3X2YIS7hiHNPc5YctykMGBZGDni7R-wF_1QGxNs7mi4N/s3984/IMG_6632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_D3-ZYZU6AhXSRYayVFsfL9tJO8QNInyBQxGyxu2SvZE6F-ZX_1K5Q0GDK3U2RX9yvzmNhOy_gewp2YMSc6O2Z9wn5IZp99s4_CP7nt4WyzLp7RLU4s4t_EJmlsgbkOqzTgLiE0m3X6ETOjb3X2YIS7hiHNPc5YctykMGBZGDni7R-wF_1QGxNs7mi4N/w640-h426/IMG_6632.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Finally, I used free motion quilting to secure all the fused pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1qoQQFgl_kozSXsx2--52xWSOwAub7pKV19-mmf43tj_shpirAeehe-u1f_ChCAspLxzKNKYkG-5jHgKpn0ttGjyeu4pACImOmk044f-gBuKnJsgo0_9gLFxVFbahwiKaeQaWLfGmbL_tq9OIaoRUz2UjcZZfi9GBhBn8mQ0JcDHZoXXEA5eQezQO3B_/s4052/IMG_6629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4052" data-original-width="2759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1qoQQFgl_kozSXsx2--52xWSOwAub7pKV19-mmf43tj_shpirAeehe-u1f_ChCAspLxzKNKYkG-5jHgKpn0ttGjyeu4pACImOmk044f-gBuKnJsgo0_9gLFxVFbahwiKaeQaWLfGmbL_tq9OIaoRUz2UjcZZfi9GBhBn8mQ0JcDHZoXXEA5eQezQO3B_/w436-h640/IMG_6629.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Although I had a bit of a panic when I thought the portraits would look like aliens instead of people, I settled on the idea and am really happy with how it turned out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJC5EUKD15I" width="320" youtube-src-id="UJC5EUKD15I"></iframe></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><p></p><p>It took me 24 working hours to edit the video, since there were so many clips as it took me a little less than two weeks to make the quilt, and the software added extra, duplicate, and unnecessary clips.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The good news is that I did stitch every day these three weeks and even finished a quilt - the Making Friends quilt I have been showing you on this post.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr00yO1YGWMxUL6b3Uc2P95LXaU6uIohO_t9hBNhIqsx_t2r6vABTlGnmNoNJ4DY5sxJyHjaG4F7ZIZcs8IneofVDbFu4RW99VblbATJ6_akP5ySY66_DmEYDV5sjAk6rwgdNwDmlbBZcyp4id2OACGXYEbkRbQ1vJx_YUIOsy2Kx9vBhfQWjy2kj_Tz7/s477/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="477" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr00yO1YGWMxUL6b3Uc2P95LXaU6uIohO_t9hBNhIqsx_t2r6vABTlGnmNoNJ4DY5sxJyHjaG4F7ZIZcs8IneofVDbFu4RW99VblbATJ6_akP5ySY66_DmEYDV5sjAk6rwgdNwDmlbBZcyp4id2OACGXYEbkRbQ1vJx_YUIOsy2Kx9vBhfQWjy2kj_Tz7/s320/more%20finishes%20than%20starts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --21 out of 21</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 183 out of 253 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 72%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/09/stitching-stuff-week-35-of-2023.html" target="_blank"> 15 Minutes to Stitch</a> follow this link to see all the other people who participate in this challenge<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-38409155148987394912023-08-25T19:22:00.001-04:002023-08-25T19:25:06.549-04:00My Weekly Painting and Quilting Progress<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsgliS2r3qRmNf9fCNoce3EujGEk4PWWKwF-Y493D7KVKiXogcet1__A-kmkgZgnlNNkpSosOmCTRaB-bvi2vjmxzke5oM-sX5hLoHcADI4fX4eFK3svqiR6-x5COSn549I75JDAzAs6FLJDklOnU0b3yK3GMdMuJDMA7H55wigty2QiIYeWsHwHxSw_L/s4032/IMG_1075.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsgliS2r3qRmNf9fCNoce3EujGEk4PWWKwF-Y493D7KVKiXogcet1__A-kmkgZgnlNNkpSosOmCTRaB-bvi2vjmxzke5oM-sX5hLoHcADI4fX4eFK3svqiR6-x5COSn549I75JDAzAs6FLJDklOnU0b3yK3GMdMuJDMA7H55wigty2QiIYeWsHwHxSw_L/w640-h480/IMG_1075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I had a fabulous arty week. I have finished five 8" x10"paintings so far, all based on quilt blocks. I have five more blank canvases to make for this series. I will use bigger canvases for the next series. </p><p>I found out that my video problems with Youtube had to do with system upgrades, internet speed, and low battery and not really a bug in any software. I am getting better with the software although the things I want to do is much harder to do than talking head videos. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Week 33 <br /></h3></div><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bth6e2-vad7d7FCGP6I2DTjTfvf6dc4zs_G2yfJrQToZ2WuydrbCCVqC1Cp-41MBWRZxL02-mDDp6kUn7DmTGk5hIs8aUcxSgWPxr_kvckJp_-QxyB2QR8DZ7IxR3FZ5RTf82JXRiYLdwBHDOH-Y7XC6O_KDJU5VhW3bUTmYsjlEu9K81-HuRnTQnPkD/s4032/IMG_1070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bth6e2-vad7d7FCGP6I2DTjTfvf6dc4zs_G2yfJrQToZ2WuydrbCCVqC1Cp-41MBWRZxL02-mDDp6kUn7DmTGk5hIs8aUcxSgWPxr_kvckJp_-QxyB2QR8DZ7IxR3FZ5RTf82JXRiYLdwBHDOH-Y7XC6O_KDJU5VhW3bUTmYsjlEu9K81-HuRnTQnPkD/w480-h640/IMG_1070.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><p>I did start quilting though. I am making a quilt based on the index card
portraits I have been making. The blocks will finish at 3x5 to match
the size of the index cards. I am having fun with these, with fusible
applique, but the pieces for the facial features are so fiddly.</p><p>It is taking time to make this since I am also recording my process so I can make a Youtube video out of it. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --7 out of 7</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 162 out of 232 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 70%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/08/stitching-stuff-week-32-of-2023.html"> 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovSUeqxYKJt79eI7X05ZaX1PRH7402Q0uPUTJ0KsxYVc_Nye27uuKqu5P1lSx0-yBUq9fYZE8J8z4Itlb5DpAXVMia-gPwHOcVQH7vFwZ-qbpeA8wXm4MQiYLknQpvUvKtNJmDWuosD_SrS_0Hx5bIdUMKuOWeQLBGOG3ck487GuV5k0vDyU2jXqqoTMT/s481/more%20finishes%20than%20starts%208_25_2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="481" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovSUeqxYKJt79eI7X05ZaX1PRH7402Q0uPUTJ0KsxYVc_Nye27uuKqu5P1lSx0-yBUq9fYZE8J8z4Itlb5DpAXVMia-gPwHOcVQH7vFwZ-qbpeA8wXm4MQiYLknQpvUvKtNJmDWuosD_SrS_0Hx5bIdUMKuOWeQLBGOG3ck487GuV5k0vDyU2jXqqoTMT/s320/more%20finishes%20than%20starts%208_25_2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-15027619888555557912023-08-13T12:10:00.000-04:002023-08-13T12:10:08.995-04:00My "Vacation" So Far<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5KmOiMGZf55cjEjcQZj1Khzb1yTfdNKr02gjzSHFhT2gBJ1AIJmXc8VT_Wx6oFIZxfX_TkoOWdPjgjEUKfkQNMIh_KJ7TqyMiYIivKDXP829hfoX5rwK3uKV4EIXBgQ1rrJgRfFpzv-rzVYoUpT7jtOlE07VMdP0qbB5c-QRJYUm-8D3LjJW6dgB5wYw/s4032/IMG_0916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5KmOiMGZf55cjEjcQZj1Khzb1yTfdNKr02gjzSHFhT2gBJ1AIJmXc8VT_Wx6oFIZxfX_TkoOWdPjgjEUKfkQNMIh_KJ7TqyMiYIivKDXP829hfoX5rwK3uKV4EIXBgQ1rrJgRfFpzv-rzVYoUpT7jtOlE07VMdP0qbB5c-QRJYUm-8D3LjJW6dgB5wYw/w640-h480/IMG_0916.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Zoey and I have been enjoying our summer vacation so far staying inside the air conditioned house. The squirrels outside are enjoying eating and gathering the walnuts from my neighbor's trees and since it is raining walnuts outside and the bees are a-buzzing, Zoey does not want to go outside by herself.</p><p>It is nice to be outside enjoying nature and watching Zoey's antics for these "outings" but they aggravate my allergies so it is good and bad at the same time. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Quilt and Color</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffe599;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorzFgDKdb0XL1aW5tufVKpO3_9326pSXumTiOvxT3aoXdVaA-wz1D1ci6_xHYgt-vjRpTCQx0XeFq70LBCRiu0ZLaha3uJ_zb5baMgmitlIr2-7Xf8CNkjQ_rMdNn2U9i-HZEjgGfbnHvroFXqJYLviDxAdeIeZJP3u3pgrohlzJV67qyGyDn_GZIuCxF/s4032/IMG_0906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorzFgDKdb0XL1aW5tufVKpO3_9326pSXumTiOvxT3aoXdVaA-wz1D1ci6_xHYgt-vjRpTCQx0XeFq70LBCRiu0ZLaha3uJ_zb5baMgmitlIr2-7Xf8CNkjQ_rMdNn2U9i-HZEjgGfbnHvroFXqJYLviDxAdeIeZJP3u3pgrohlzJV67qyGyDn_GZIuCxF/w640-h480/IMG_0906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></h3><p>Starting a YouTube channel has been much more difficult than I thought. You can skip this part and go on to the next section if it gets boring, but I wanted to record it so someday (hopefully soon), I can look back on it and say "Poor me, the things I didn't know. They had such simple fixes too."<br /></p><p>My original thought was that it would take me about an hour to record a ten to twenty minute video, and then an hour or two to edit and publish it. I could publish one a day. I had five "practice" videos where I could just show things I have already made and then I could move on to making things and showing tutorials. It is taking me so much longer than that to publish the videos that I haven't been able to get to the quilting content yet.<br /></p><p>I had to record the first video, the scrapbook, three times. I didn't have a tripod and getting the journal in the screen and at a good pace took quite a bit of doing. I linked that video in my last post.<br /></p><p>I gave myself a budget and bought an overhead tripod, which is somewhat defective in its other features, but the tripod part works and I was able to get that one published. I couldn't get my voice to be loud enough so I bought a microphone as well, but decided to let the first one be music only. I know I sometimes prefer that.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aYuSOl5szic" width="320" youtube-src-id="aYuSOl5szic"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>The second video, the index cards, was therefore easier to film and I was able to record my voice, but I wanted to be able to edit out the blunders, the long pauses and the coughing and sniffing. I used the same free software that I used for the scrapbook, Lightworks, and it was working fine with all the edits, but then all of a sudden it kept saying "offline". I didn't know why it said that because I was able to use the internet fine for other things. I had to start over again two additional times before I could get a video that was good enough to publish. The cards are not in chronological order, but they weren't in perfect order anyway so I am not going to worry about it.<br /></p><p></p><p>The goal is more to learn about how to do things and improving with each video, so although I don't like publishing things that aren't perfect, I think they are good enough to do the job they are supposed to do.</p><p>For the third video, Review of Arteza Paints, I decided to so I switch to a different software, Davinci Resolve, which was
similar to Lightworks but I had to learn it as well. It worked fine for a while but
then it also eventually said "offline". It turns out that the software
is cloud-based, and the problem was at my internet provider's end. I
wound up taking what I had created in Davinci Resolve, moving it to
Lightworks, finishing it off and publishing it. </p><p>For my fourth and future videos, I increased my budget yet again and buy Adobe Premiere Elements which will be able to handle the basic functions I need and not be cloud-based. It is causing me problems where my voice is not syncing properly to the video so when I edit, I can hear my voice in stereo, with one voice being a second or two off the second voice. Very annoying. At this point, I do think Lightworks is a better software than Premiere Elements, but I think I need to give myself more time to learn both.</p><p>There is a backlog of the list of videos I want to post. I hope the list doesn't get as long as the list of quilts I want to make!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">15 Minutes to Stitch Weeks 29, 30, 31 and 32<br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIJ7ZRjRkMkkOKYALe0bxMOQgYTs66p-sbeHS4jM2R-cdLtNTpA5JS4DgumQi9Bvght__8i-JLL1n4dlk3A6z30c8CR2e4Bb1i1dicUYDkGQBTQT-Fz8RJ5ckmJ2dsqrSKjdFHFp4puefIGAGhOITlnsADwmjg0vjWeH_EbSEzZCqTK0DbQpPvqTnS4US/s4032/IMG_0874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIJ7ZRjRkMkkOKYALe0bxMOQgYTs66p-sbeHS4jM2R-cdLtNTpA5JS4DgumQi9Bvght__8i-JLL1n4dlk3A6z30c8CR2e4Bb1i1dicUYDkGQBTQT-Fz8RJ5ckmJ2dsqrSKjdFHFp4puefIGAGhOITlnsADwmjg0vjWeH_EbSEzZCqTK0DbQpPvqTnS4US/w640-h480/IMG_0874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My last 15 minutes to stitch post was July 16. I didn't realize that it had been that long. Sorry. You can probably guess that this means that I haven't been able to get to any quilting content. I haven't come up with a good schedule of working and playing. I did take time off from recording and editing videos to paint three canvases, which felt like cheating, so I have been creative, but haven't gotten to the fabric yet. Did you notice the rail fence in the background?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know what this person is doing, but doesn't look as confident as the inspiration. Whoever looks at it can decide, but I am calling it Throw Caution to the Wind.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It will come soon though, I promise. I do have plans to make portraits on fabric. The success rate looks so sad since I was expecting it to increase now that the work project is over.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>15 minute days these weeks</b> --0 out of 28</div>
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<b>15 minute days this year</b> -- 155 out of 225 days</div>
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<b>Success rate </b> = 69%</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Linked with:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/2023/08/stitching-stuff-week-31-of-2023.html"> 15 Minutes to Stitch</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy-izG1egb_IP0GTbkAAESOW9H_GKra5KG6hlgyLMrbIqe5KTZp6X2JmOZt39E1Ywm3UPKFLVLM5MRHeJiPu_Qd6jH1GRGEoLZK0yUd9AiNKU0hO3Sw5VGacqWNJBP41D5Y4HzDVGayKW7D_svqPLWHNemG44Z56ePaBgijDZijRSHFOVbymqouMhhhnt/s3017/IMG_0916%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="2691" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy-izG1egb_IP0GTbkAAESOW9H_GKra5KG6hlgyLMrbIqe5KTZp6X2JmOZt39E1Ywm3UPKFLVLM5MRHeJiPu_Qd6jH1GRGEoLZK0yUd9AiNKU0hO3Sw5VGacqWNJBP41D5Y4HzDVGayKW7D_svqPLWHNemG44Z56ePaBgijDZijRSHFOVbymqouMhhhnt/w570-h640/IMG_0916%202.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /> </div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421792039330671346.post-71245304105421868772023-08-01T14:09:00.001-04:002023-08-01T14:09:56.708-04:00Starting a YouTube Channel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYbMWJ_wrkI3LzyKOIbkRG37bSVfiDcTf3RO8blkABzSGAW1sRyDAr6qZjU_dQ7zcpbVTLM3eI2DMu1YskFVh7NoEBahtftePQi_NJ0ZyoUxd6Qr9mB48_VKuM4sBSGACtLCVvIAGEi0FSq708EiMwhcdwlxNPUjm2NLPjC1EBGmujYuT8tbOV4D0KtH9/s1512/1%20IMG_0768b%20banner%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1512" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYbMWJ_wrkI3LzyKOIbkRG37bSVfiDcTf3RO8blkABzSGAW1sRyDAr6qZjU_dQ7zcpbVTLM3eI2DMu1YskFVh7NoEBahtftePQi_NJ0ZyoUxd6Qr9mB48_VKuM4sBSGACtLCVvIAGEi0FSq708EiMwhcdwlxNPUjm2NLPjC1EBGmujYuT8tbOV4D0KtH9/w640-h374/1%20IMG_0768b%20banner%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The work on the project for my day job is basically complete, so I will probably not be working for the next two months.This year, I decided to use my time off more productively by launching my career as an artist. I don't know what that means yet. It will probably have something to do with making and selling quilts. <p></p><p>I have been thinking about starting a YouTube channel anyway, as a way to show a video of the quote quilt, and the index cards and art journal that I made. These types of things aren't as easy to show with photos on the blog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6KlxhnvVkQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="r6KlxhnvVkQ"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I created the channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEWhEHLy19Q8lP28YuY0dA" target="_blank">Quilt and Color </a>and posted my first completed art journal. I wanted to get practice on making videos before I start showing the quilts.<br /></p><p>I decided that if I was going to take the time to learn to record and edit videos, I might as well go in and try to create a channel that will be monetized. To make sure viewers have a reason for coming back, I will offer tutorials and product reviews. I know that you are supposed to stay in your niche, so I am using a broad niche to begin with - just a creativity channel so I can paint and color and quilt and anything to do with art. The people who don't recommend staying with a niche said to just throw spaghetti on the wall and see what sticks. That way you can focus on what your viewers want.</p><p>I won't spam this blog with all of my videos, but I will let you know about what I publish from time to time. If you are interested, I would love it if you subscribe and watch my videos. I need at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of viewing just to become monetized. I appreciate your help.and support you have given me on my blog and would love it if you would do the same for the YouTube channel.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting. I like comments!</div>Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com5