tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16613858269586984512024-02-21T23:04:11.275-08:00The Meandering ThreadA little bit of my world to you. Mommy, quilter, flea market freak, and don't forget the animals in our world!Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-9523162826728668302013-09-01T07:17:00.003-07:002013-09-01T07:17:55.076-07:00Another Sneak Peak -- Hexie PrecutsA little sneak peak into my latest magazine project. Not telling which magazine or when it's out but shown are the prototype using moda hexagon precuts and my preference made from Moda Grunge fabrics. I had to cut my own hexies but that was much faster and easier than I expected and the resulting look is more to my taste. Sewing hexies is a little tedious but not difficult at all. The options are limitless!!<br />
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Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-71252846884911250372013-08-22T09:16:00.002-07:002013-08-22T09:16:56.638-07:00Overload!! To quilt, to bind, to list, to write patterns for...magazine deadlines, market deadlines, Tshirt quilts, and custom work...a day in the life of me. And you know what? It's awesome!!! At home doing what I love. Never bored that's for sure. And today is "Not Back-To-School" day for unschoolers:) Life is good!!<br />
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Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-90811958062295883172013-08-14T14:28:00.000-07:002013-08-14T14:28:04.816-07:00Creating:)Working on some mini-quilts for a magazine coming out this fall. Never a dull moment!<br />
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Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-17903082525660025802013-08-13T05:14:00.001-07:002013-08-13T05:14:28.081-07:00Clearance Sale in Etsy ShopI have put 142 items on sale in my Etsy shop. All high quality fabrics (and a few quilts) priced to be gone:) Check it out at www.etsy.com/shop/meanderingthread. Extra discounts available with a purchase of 10 yards or more.Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-88548403224170568302013-08-08T08:57:00.001-07:002013-08-08T08:57:06.301-07:00New Frond Designs in ProcessWorking on some designs for some of the new Frond lines. For those that do not know, Frond is Stephanie Brandenburg's new fabric company. It has been up and running a year now and doing great:) Thought I'd share my designing disaster areas with you ... show the process as it works its way to a new pattern. Every few days I'll post a couple more pics. So far there is a wall hanging and a rework of the Subway Tiles pattern. And just a smidgen of an idea for a colorwash focused quilt. As you can see I'm not too into being tidy as I go:)<br />
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Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-46939944461886802922013-07-29T06:42:00.000-07:002013-07-29T06:42:11.371-07:00My most recent T-shirt quilt made with Marcia Derse fabrics...my favorite so far:) Lighting isn't so hot as I neglected to take pics before I delivered it. Might have to steal it back for a photo shoot.<br />
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Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-64497211887528083462012-10-16T06:26:00.001-07:002012-10-16T06:26:11.274-07:00GoodsmithsThere is a new marketplace for handmade items. It is based out of Des Moines and it shows promise of being great. A friend of mine who worked for Meredith for 18+ years is on their staff so I get to hear bits and pieces of their plans. Check it out! It isn't nearly as big as Etsy but just wait...they are working hard to recruit quality artisans and to create a wonderful option for us to market our treasures. Here is the link to my shop...barely opened and nothing yet that has not been seen on Etsy, but there will be over the next month (and no, I have not gotten to changing to my Etsy sale prices yet). I will soon be adding a fabric shop there also. I'm excited to see where this will go:)<br />
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The final 2 projects were completed and delivered at the Des Moines AQS show on Friday. Now on to complete yet another T-shirt quilt:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-81286752586132940752012-10-01T13:59:00.001-07:002012-10-01T13:59:45.668-07:00New Designs:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wrapping up a marathon design 2 weeks. Mission: to make something great with Stephanie Brandenburg's newest fabric lines Edible Garden and Plaster of Paris (7 blenders). Here are the pics of some of what I've come up with. I believe all of this and more is going to Fall Market in Houston at the end of the month. Still have placemats and curtains to photograph but my brain is fried for now and I cannot for the life of me find my cafe clips for the curtains!! Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-83287005193148759812012-09-24T06:04:00.000-07:002012-09-24T06:04:01.160-07:00Not Slacking, I Promise!It's been a busy crazy couple of weeks! But all good. I'm working on some designs for Stephanie Brandenburg to take to the AQS show here in Des Moines next week as well as Fall Market. Of course my natural procrastination style is in play here...I started all this a week ago thereby creating a massive amount of work for myself. I'd would have been alright if I had not already had 3 T-shirt quilts and 5 quilts waiting to be quilted for customers. So, I finished one T-shirt quilt and am ready to quilt another all in the midst of creating 4 new designs using the Edible Garden and Plaster of Paris fabrics by Brandenburg. It has been so much fun but the pressure is on now for the next 4 days! Wish me luck and great focus:)<br />
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Soon you will see the new designs, but for now here is my latest T-shirt quilt:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-13879229319108537222012-06-21T13:35:00.001-07:002012-06-21T13:35:55.355-07:00Fall Simple Quilts and Sewing Magazine:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just found out that another of my creations will be featured in Simple Quilts and Sewing Magazine (new? not familiar with this one). When I designed the Garden Artistry quilt I had leftover bits and pieces that begged to be used and this table runner is what I came up with. I have been wanting to make one for myself as I love the way it turned out. So simple but Brandenburg's fabrics shine:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-73619506086641712242012-04-24T07:07:00.002-07:002012-04-24T07:07:39.883-07:00Coupon Code Now Through May 15thSpecial offer now through May 15th...use coupon code Discount20 on any item in my shop EXCEPT custom work (T-shirt quilts and the Garden Artistry completed quilt). I am preparing for a quilting double header...Machine Quilter's Showcase which I attend every year AND this year Spring Quilt Market is the same weekend in the same city!!! Imagine my elation:) For the first time I am going to market under my own business name. Very excited!<div>
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Back to work now:)</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-22859443044880727242012-02-07T06:19:00.001-08:002012-02-07T06:24:49.924-08:00Quilt Magazine Preview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc-gDhY54pv2jirKLluCMrCYFMk-Q1pICjfAjz_63ICqAwCZpU3ui1Kl5QhqWEEi86aGO8Pidz03eqEOypAp-DlCT7FFBRYwDfJJTFCJijaKWrVDpaKNURc-E_Nb9dTralyYDul-U-IA/s1600/Quilt+Magazine+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc-gDhY54pv2jirKLluCMrCYFMk-Q1pICjfAjz_63ICqAwCZpU3ui1Kl5QhqWEEi86aGO8Pidz03eqEOypAp-DlCT7FFBRYwDfJJTFCJijaKWrVDpaKNURc-E_Nb9dTralyYDul-U-IA/s320/Quilt+Magazine+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706399429944488290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKflTGPwMK2fX0I50oQyGtvoT5-CYURRsnosNfynyNoR1PU7MBadzbv1FCjGEPT7NsAhT8lO1sCYmVQuHpQzE6mZLl6lZPzR35bED53CqawO2m5yTduj4oqyBQJwDC8SMwa4m7b3e7lq0/s1600/Quilt+Magazine+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKflTGPwMK2fX0I50oQyGtvoT5-CYURRsnosNfynyNoR1PU7MBadzbv1FCjGEPT7NsAhT8lO1sCYmVQuHpQzE6mZLl6lZPzR35bED53CqawO2m5yTduj4oqyBQJwDC8SMwa4m7b3e7lq0/s320/Quilt+Magazine+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706399302076073458" /></a><br />I have received my copies of Quilt Magazine with the quilt I designed for Stephanie Brandenburg:) I have already had 4 calls for kits and am scrambling to find the fabrics as it looks like they are being discontinued! ARGH!! Spent yesterday opening wholesale accounts with everyone I can think of that might still have some. Some of it is on the way and I am hopeful that I will round up the remainder today. Very excited that people are liking it:) Anyway...here are the first couple pages...I need this photographer/set designer in my house!Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-55090452004933466732011-12-01T15:48:00.000-08:002011-12-01T15:54:25.889-08:00Quilts and More Magazine called!I got a call today from Quilts and More magazine!!! The editor is coming to my studio later this month to chat about a T-shirt quilt pattern to publish in the magazine!! Very exciting:) I might actually be a real live quilt designer for real...first Stephanie Brandenburg and Quilt magazine and now this. And I thought I was just a stay-at-home homeschooling retired Physical Therapist...how life changes to encompass all that you love if you just do it! Meeting isn't until the 21st but I will keep you posted:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-6681614855853018782011-11-26T06:11:00.000-08:002011-11-26T06:29:09.578-08:00Recovering and Second Shop Open****<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFvGGoR0OV1NyPt7IBFesB6B-tyj8k818NDSpAROrhwFNK3pZU6tZh639GGKFlZzcHZdJuHdpnV4JL3ZFuHWkdO0JJzrpPb5r6oYoC4nqnp3hxH0MLu_QUzib6n3wxxA5sjyx7REcQG4/s1600/xmasmen2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFvGGoR0OV1NyPt7IBFesB6B-tyj8k818NDSpAROrhwFNK3pZU6tZh639GGKFlZzcHZdJuHdpnV4JL3ZFuHWkdO0JJzrpPb5r6oYoC4nqnp3hxH0MLu_QUzib6n3wxxA5sjyx7REcQG4/s320/xmasmen2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679311385403785506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSyca0LQYnAFvHO-QjR1FVWMIUvibj0ITKlF7efblbBu6QVRv8SlodbUqmersdt3BO-V-eVNEh4BvBQpqLXBZMyDWAa3XNMk3TbR6gxCgzJ-KPz7iIV2eFpsX4bqfOr78YsdGy7lGees/s1600/runnerb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSyca0LQYnAFvHO-QjR1FVWMIUvibj0ITKlF7efblbBu6QVRv8SlodbUqmersdt3BO-V-eVNEh4BvBQpqLXBZMyDWAa3XNMk3TbR6gxCgzJ-KPz7iIV2eFpsX4bqfOr78YsdGy7lGees/s320/runnerb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679311235276734066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_6cYI-POx3i67e3nYmgYA7UU7JctdAZm2MouV1JKVH4h4UE6xKmxul2chlDCrUg6T60IYkGnkpe7nTVbclPHh5yfLI7wQ_0ttfxEvoEZi2FXywYLIclOhdW7U3Amfc2liyif3sP28vQ/s1600/pink.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_6cYI-POx3i67e3nYmgYA7UU7JctdAZm2MouV1JKVH4h4UE6xKmxul2chlDCrUg6T60IYkGnkpe7nTVbclPHh5yfLI7wQ_0ttfxEvoEZi2FXywYLIclOhdW7U3Amfc2liyif3sP28vQ/s320/pink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679311081871185698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQm5YD84C-RfK72VaNekkiOBFxPcNas6rthO7-yGmtwySvU2HmJwIJdIhk7phzjr7qJ-7cRke6npaaPKwVGpHl3SIANyv2NWw8YHKomf5RKMekZ1SA9QNrPhTkejkJZ7kY8qd3IXN1Wk/s1600/grafitti.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQm5YD84C-RfK72VaNekkiOBFxPcNas6rthO7-yGmtwySvU2HmJwIJdIhk7phzjr7qJ-7cRke6npaaPKwVGpHl3SIANyv2NWw8YHKomf5RKMekZ1SA9QNrPhTkejkJZ7kY8qd3IXN1Wk/s320/grafitti.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679310919185019250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-nO_fc6rhM8lTY9Wegf2bQuP-lwwGhExwnrEmL1n7Q1DclMJOPnGHGG5F67Xd2Ncv7FXnfrq4v5qI13ljqT9HsU0U1X0I209jTVPDtmYYEZjzPYnC6dExrlrHg4G4_3VSj62GR8w05g/s1600/cars2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-nO_fc6rhM8lTY9Wegf2bQuP-lwwGhExwnrEmL1n7Q1DclMJOPnGHGG5F67Xd2Ncv7FXnfrq4v5qI13ljqT9HsU0U1X0I209jTVPDtmYYEZjzPYnC6dExrlrHg4G4_3VSj62GR8w05g/s320/cars2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679310803505240514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHMhB4FbCTgJo-_3euyyO-12CckFoFoJtCbAqkykf1rD1uj8rB2DVflpMAwpCh4OzMXXcALhOhKzxju-Ozs101H4Aedv6MegTsqmfhhPpG0sFOJA9OKqs6e7ofqMF3i_qdt3173fewp0/s1600/burch2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHMhB4FbCTgJo-_3euyyO-12CckFoFoJtCbAqkykf1rD1uj8rB2DVflpMAwpCh4OzMXXcALhOhKzxju-Ozs101H4Aedv6MegTsqmfhhPpG0sFOJA9OKqs6e7ofqMF3i_qdt3173fewp0/s320/burch2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679310692941252034" /></a><br />I wish that referred to recovering from Thanksgiving fun, but no, it refers to recovering from a horrible cold...well, I hope the recovery part will start today. Better now than Christmas though I guess. I hope everyone out there is well and enjoying the kick off to the holidays:)<div><br /></div><div>I am a week behind on custom orders but I think I will catch up alright this time...doing better on that procrastination problem I tend to have. And it only took 47 years! </div><div><br /></div><div>I am slowly putting up new pics on my site...new listings as well as new photos of existing listings. I hired a local photographer to help me out with this. Her site is http://photos-by-jessica.smugmug.com/. She has been photographing several families in town and was willing to dive into the world of inanimate objects. We still have a few quirks to work out, but she is so open to suggestion and really loves photography so I am hoping for a long-term relationship here. Pics today are hers.</div><div><br /></div><div>**** Important news: I have started up a second shop on Etsy. I have the need to feel more orderly by separating fabric for sale from finished quilts. I will see how it all goes but I am hoping that each shop will have a cleaner, more organized feel to them. Several quilts will show up on both sites for awhile. I will let the listings expire on meandering thread naturally. My new shop is Crazyquiltgirl17...for now...I have one chance to change the name so I am thinking long and hard how I want to do that. So, check out the new stock at http://www.etsy.com/shop/crazyquiltgirl17.</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-7726175118086726142011-11-18T06:19:00.000-08:002011-11-18T06:24:13.073-08:00BalanceFinding balance in life when your work is what you love is so difficult for me. I have a million ideas and a closet full of quilts that need to be finished and obsessing about it all consumes me. Today I vow to breathe...and enjoy...and find balance for today anyway. I have my lists made, projects on the machine and more ready to fly but time will be made for all the other very important things in life! <div><br /></div><div>Pics to follow soon of all that I am working on...several new items for Etsy are on the way:)</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-38394100475411863102011-11-10T05:22:00.000-08:002011-11-10T05:26:28.480-08:00Quilt Magazine!! Seriously??!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4xXlTU3AQgrPNHdTimBrUOBbnJ7N-XHZz-31GVXIQ7yK1DN9bcCGvcNR8c9ARpi27aB49HOijHT0w1HgHvX2PjsCu3oM60kcFEc8BZ9MXNSsovUmCuxhzeT2y3-hASUsgNnu-D3L4Ms/s1600/DSC_0002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4xXlTU3AQgrPNHdTimBrUOBbnJ7N-XHZz-31GVXIQ7yK1DN9bcCGvcNR8c9ARpi27aB49HOijHT0w1HgHvX2PjsCu3oM60kcFEc8BZ9MXNSsovUmCuxhzeT2y3-hASUsgNnu-D3L4Ms/s320/DSC_0002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673357852230470594" /></a><br />It seems the City Gardens quilt I made with the Brandenburg fabric will be in Quilt Magazine soon! I received an email yesterday from Stephanie asking for my permission...uh, yeah...! They will be taking photos on Friday I guess:) Very cool, very fun...but I will believe it when I see it:) Here's the quilt again: I will keep you posted:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-24074896758216563722011-10-27T06:37:00.000-07:002011-10-27T06:49:36.940-07:00Overload!Okay...so I drove to South Amana (Iowa) to deliver the quilts to Stephanie. I get there and she looks over the projects and gives me all this wonderful praise which in itself was enough. But then she tells me she wants me to keep designing with this fabric and another line coming out soon...she's talking about all her plans and I'm listening and I'm dumbfounded. Doesn't she know I'm just a 'retired' physical therapist? I'm no artist! I'm just pretending...or am I? <div><br /></div><div>I get in the car and ask my daughter...so did I have the "deer in the headlights" look on my face that I was feeling inside? She laughs at me and says no, I didn't look or sound like an idiot. When I started my Etsy site a couple years ago I felt humbled by all that is available out there but figured I'd at least try it, but it will surely be at least a year before anyone would buy anything and even then...I probably can't make any real money at this...and no one respects you for making quilts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Boy was I wrong...moral of the story: <b> Keep on towards doing what you love and quite possibly it will work out and you will never have to complain about your job again!!!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Now I am back home and I have so many ideas in my head I cannot sew fast enough. I have to remind myself to breathe and just enjoy the process. I have a hefty list of projects to accomplish over the next few weeks and money coming in to pay off those pesky bills to boot:) Life is good!</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-36389861845384508992011-10-24T19:54:00.000-07:002011-10-24T19:57:35.939-07:00Huge Project Completed!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gZWaZ0PMT01K88ukPGaEY_hHI3SBE-gCExCWFTNDdxDfqrL-3b8JlZvQgC4LioxCPok73NAzTdOVyQSYqQUzbwbJzML6V6O4YwtC6rYOos1nAaWV95jvf9UwJOs4hRpLkwdAkvswuA8/s1600/city+garden6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gZWaZ0PMT01K88ukPGaEY_hHI3SBE-gCExCWFTNDdxDfqrL-3b8JlZvQgC4LioxCPok73NAzTdOVyQSYqQUzbwbJzML6V6O4YwtC6rYOos1nAaWV95jvf9UwJOs4hRpLkwdAkvswuA8/s320/city+garden6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667258524217029682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Cdmc6UqXopKNmC3JvpDWmDdvwz_4cI9cBvQrf7OBtoPFEAuQOQyzPgwD0b-x5wxya8ViOBSFDMpETdONpvkAcQ_UUkkhr-Iw8zV_IVvcS_txxKztTP15BIu_2X1N-krIBmFkMc0EJvs/s1600/city+garden5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Cdmc6UqXopKNmC3JvpDWmDdvwz_4cI9cBvQrf7OBtoPFEAuQOQyzPgwD0b-x5wxya8ViOBSFDMpETdONpvkAcQ_UUkkhr-Iw8zV_IVvcS_txxKztTP15BIu_2X1N-krIBmFkMc0EJvs/s320/city+garden5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667258446284711842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4DytJ-_CtJGeHatx1N3CnrecoLNkCNjE9kDXarOQg_du6lHEwCPTcVkBH79Wbt8SvZ8cuFpf8sEJ_eVjBkIPGi4M8sW_agty4DY_pGZGv4bumHgAO7MuCtS8jGKww0zjrZ-DCA6o66Y/s1600/city+garden3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4DytJ-_CtJGeHatx1N3CnrecoLNkCNjE9kDXarOQg_du6lHEwCPTcVkBH79Wbt8SvZ8cuFpf8sEJ_eVjBkIPGi4M8sW_agty4DY_pGZGv4bumHgAO7MuCtS8jGKww0zjrZ-DCA6o66Y/s320/city+garden3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667258373279522786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincR8owV2f_HJ9BsudH2xH70Xe_T-FiSDZafIXJwXeSPtS4knvd6qiKgLmLaTWl02YDbFhl7MCebjloyCeJ3ywARZ5Ak9sfQfoxMwwlyj7DvdhWucnYBLsbR55QQuyVpSIfS3UtrFUmSU/s1600/City+Garden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincR8owV2f_HJ9BsudH2xH70Xe_T-FiSDZafIXJwXeSPtS4knvd6qiKgLmLaTWl02YDbFhl7MCebjloyCeJ3ywARZ5Ak9sfQfoxMwwlyj7DvdhWucnYBLsbR55QQuyVpSIfS3UtrFUmSU/s320/City+Garden.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667258299685876578" /></a><br />Big sigh of relief...project completed...quilt, tablerunner, and pattern ready to drive to Stephanie Brandenburg in the morning:) She is taking it to Houston quilt market to help sell her new daydreams line...which by the way is amazing! Might even put the pattern in a magazine??!! More on that when I find out more:)Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-10182103828085461652011-10-22T05:39:00.000-07:002011-10-22T05:50:37.948-07:00Daydreams II Projects<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxzT886XBuE0XF7x4jyV6tmRHm2uGSluL-wgqX1U4u1Wbb-AeZ5wYQC4nfmcPSICwZ74lLyKWU2clfcbja9ni1N2RZtoby_stZ-XsaA1EzOpoYFcXdshlWmlh0FRe_xljhbzU3Y_NIn4/s1600/Brand3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxzT886XBuE0XF7x4jyV6tmRHm2uGSluL-wgqX1U4u1Wbb-AeZ5wYQC4nfmcPSICwZ74lLyKWU2clfcbja9ni1N2RZtoby_stZ-XsaA1EzOpoYFcXdshlWmlh0FRe_xljhbzU3Y_NIn4/s320/Brand3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666297881305919794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWLbj7cIthFF5Hk_UODBryTHBXguTiy7RnmKvjzPJaPCEhF2Osrryw1qNMbEwbQB8o5HvuGd589QwsFNp1F-Utcn7YaC_PfX8_Pcg6E6lFii3wd_A_CBP_ygp-15myqeL-3-f5UC_9Oc/s1600/Brand.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWLbj7cIthFF5Hk_UODBryTHBXguTiy7RnmKvjzPJaPCEhF2Osrryw1qNMbEwbQB8o5HvuGd589QwsFNp1F-Utcn7YaC_PfX8_Pcg6E6lFii3wd_A_CBP_ygp-15myqeL-3-f5UC_9Oc/s320/Brand.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666297800684779250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_7qhPTtQsYCNYg79HZYsjjS42_MGltfnwvLYiaBJKX6W9_2x5tAOo0ZqAXbTPHumyUlpodhrPFUPYzg0oCox4TcLcqkWj-hklzF7fKNoCtz-E8RlpQcfYEGwvgVK11j0jPHTtwU5uFs/s1600/brand4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_7qhPTtQsYCNYg79HZYsjjS42_MGltfnwvLYiaBJKX6W9_2x5tAOo0ZqAXbTPHumyUlpodhrPFUPYzg0oCox4TcLcqkWj-hklzF7fKNoCtz-E8RlpQcfYEGwvgVK11j0jPHTtwU5uFs/s320/brand4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666297715616793314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wwmslM2jKfsrFAhoLin86d41Ow0JhdcgdM8t-Ggwiz5m9gPQNNZS8gP_rKKFXyb1m0XHA1G1ps0H_5TNpOBis_XlkwABgF9wNlgyE5sljEyqgje0wB6NSCdYsxVXbahbiUcovoKDSEg/s1600/Brand6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wwmslM2jKfsrFAhoLin86d41Ow0JhdcgdM8t-Ggwiz5m9gPQNNZS8gP_rKKFXyb1m0XHA1G1ps0H_5TNpOBis_XlkwABgF9wNlgyE5sljEyqgje0wB6NSCdYsxVXbahbiUcovoKDSEg/s320/Brand6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666297617304612738" /></a><br />Well, as usual it has been awhile since I have been here. I cannot yet seem to manage everything efficiently. Life has been busy and The Meandering Thread has picked up considerably:) I have nothing to complain about except that my house is a shambles and, it seems I can live with that!<div><br /></div><div>I wanted to share my most recent projects. Stephanie Brandenburg...my fav fabric designer (see photo to right:)) asked me to design a quilt using her new fabric line Daydreams II. She will be taking this to Houston quilt market next week so I have my work cut out for me this weekend quilting this and writing up the pattern. While I waited for fabric to arrive from Stephanie I put together the 2 table runners shown using what I had at the time. This fabric is so amazing! I have many more ideas running around in my head but for now I must focus so I'm off to quilt!</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-73622939010822370212011-09-03T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-03T06:02:36.481-07:00Awesome Blog Post!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(82, 89, 79); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><div class="art-postmetadataheader" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-color: rgb(224, 226, 223); border-right-color: rgb(224, 226, 223); border-bottom-color: rgb(224, 226, 223); border-left-color: rgb(224, 226, 223); border-top-style: dashed; border-right-style: dashed; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-left-style: dashed; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; "><h2 class="art-postheader" style="text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0.2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(62, 68, 60); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://blog.pigtailpals.com/2011/08/waking-up-full-of-awesome/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Waking Up Full of Awesome" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(120, 33, 33); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Waking Up Full of Awesome</a></h2><div class="art-postheadericons art-metadata-icons" style="color: rgb(62, 68, 60); padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; font-size: 11px; ">August 3rd, 2011 | Author: <a href="http://blog.pigtailpals.com/author/administrator/" title="Posts by melissa" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(140, 38, 38); font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">melissa</a></div></div><div class="art-postcontent"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.pigtailpals.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwaking-up-full-of-awesome%2F&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 450px; height: 30px; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; "></iframe><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">There was a time when you were five years old,</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">and you woke up full of awesome.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You knew you were awesome.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You loved yourself.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You thought you were beautiful,</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You loved your body, and the things it could do.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You thought you were strong.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You knew you were smart.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Do you still have it?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">The awesome.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Did someone take it from you?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Did you let them?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Did you hand it over, because someone told you weren’t beautiful enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Why the hell would you listen to them?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Did you consider they might be full of shit?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Wouldn’t that be nuts, to tell my little girl below that in another five or ten years she might hate herself because she doesn’t look like a starving and Photoshopped fashion model?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Or even more bizarre, that she should be sexy over smart, beautiful over bold?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Are you freaking kidding me?</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">Look at her. She is full of awesome.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">You were, once. Maybe you still are. Maybe you are in the process of getting it back.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; ">All I know is that if you aren’t waking up feeling like this about yourself, you are really missing out.</div><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter" style="text-align: left; "> </div><div id="attachment_2028" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); padding-top: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 322px; "><a rel="attachment wp-att-2028" href="http://blog.pigtailpals.com/2011/08/waking-up-full-of-awesome/amelia-dino-am/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(140, 38, 38); "><img class="size-medium wp-image-2028" title="Amelia dino am" src="http://blog.pigtailpals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Amelia-dino-am-312x550.jpg" alt="" width="312" height="550" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-color: initial; " /></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; ">Amelia says Good Morning.</p><div>Blog.pigtailpals.com</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Wake up awesome girls!!!</div></div></div></span>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-69778798387291901152011-09-02T10:51:00.001-07:002011-09-02T10:53:52.347-07:00Should I open a second shop??I need some feedback...I am considering opening a second Etsy shop that will sell fabric only. It seems to me that The Meandering Thread is cluttered with all the fabric and as such not so easy to find what you want. If you would take a second to tell me what you think I would greatly appreciate it. I have at least 100 yards of destash fabric I need to list so I want to make this decision before I begin that process.<div>
<br /></div><div>Thanks in advance for your input!!!</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-42295680637151631452011-07-30T05:14:00.000-07:002011-07-30T05:22:46.507-07:00Another Tshirt Quilt Completed:)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S2kK2Uqufc2xIROrY29WKfFRlCRvXTxh9ohPHVqqRIHv3EW-XeGFcGrXXZjVegUaKe5IIDi2JMD8_lIbKq93eZOGJ_8XrVqphNn4TwPIEvHGyJBq27zCGhxBv8_OZHoiZT-PfQODLmg/s1600/blogcats.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S2kK2Uqufc2xIROrY29WKfFRlCRvXTxh9ohPHVqqRIHv3EW-XeGFcGrXXZjVegUaKe5IIDi2JMD8_lIbKq93eZOGJ_8XrVqphNn4TwPIEvHGyJBq27zCGhxBv8_OZHoiZT-PfQODLmg/s320/blogcats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635119687081537890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvLOHvwIMX1i13GfdFhNXi4qbLlLSCYBbwhQq0oaJqHB5DGSen8XKErT_-QZ5adnc7quS4Ge9UxFQi5sKcPnU5ScrgrUykRQzdzgvuNOD8tjAnMgRiApjw0oSlQx7YML64w_nuhCc6l8/s1600/dfxquilt2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvLOHvwIMX1i13GfdFhNXi4qbLlLSCYBbwhQq0oaJqHB5DGSen8XKErT_-QZ5adnc7quS4Ge9UxFQi5sKcPnU5ScrgrUykRQzdzgvuNOD8tjAnMgRiApjw0oSlQx7YML64w_nuhCc6l8/s320/dfxquilt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635119622622373314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUry0MONPZNxjVOiUs9eAie2GBXmuwCZRBXcQxpW34qXPn5QlsOqdd-bZL9PMV-dQNaZoCOO60XgixtWDedLtmFXZa0E9pJykT5OM_agayloeUL2inBIDMLnrVqBsl5xIR2BHCMMf_ao/s1600/dfxquilt3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xApR9iB_GJVJ3Rk72W-9egHBeyHGlcxw0sJqyrhV0lZPLtH9Q0oJUc0us-Wh_ovoWxnvZaxKzfzMZv_H3FgdpzUZeruVtIjWidWB1PAtgq-GCSvpkQOzaIxDp5OGKTETbE5MHZBkVQ4/s1600/dfxquilt3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xApR9iB_GJVJ3Rk72W-9egHBeyHGlcxw0sJqyrhV0lZPLtH9Q0oJUc0us-Wh_ovoWxnvZaxKzfzMZv_H3FgdpzUZeruVtIjWidWB1PAtgq-GCSvpkQOzaIxDp5OGKTETbE5MHZBkVQ4/s320/dfxquilt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635119437177864562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxIZuxB1vsi0rLXN64RFjJh1XNzOtQJ1nDjxHDqN5g7EAV6DIZdmKK6AD-F6H-vPzNDlqW6ItcHrrnxjKNX95SwauAHfmOKXHGiv_z9MTylkhdDWnD30PUDgejdpfO3GsF4teJfc65ac/s1600/dfxquilt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxIZuxB1vsi0rLXN64RFjJh1XNzOtQJ1nDjxHDqN5g7EAV6DIZdmKK6AD-F6H-vPzNDlqW6ItcHrrnxjKNX95SwauAHfmOKXHGiv_z9MTylkhdDWnD30PUDgejdpfO3GsF4teJfc65ac/s320/dfxquilt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635119222089369922" /></a><br />I finally completed the T-shirt quilt I made for my daughter's dance teacher as a surprise. I'm finding I like darker fabrics with T-shirt quilts...probably because the shirts are often lighter in color and it gives more contrast. This quilt though has so much color anyway. She was surprised and pleased with it...it is fun to make something for people who will appreciate it:)<div><br /></div><div>I have completed the laminate backed quilt...I will post pics after I get it bound. I do not like machine binding but with this I think I will have to. The thought of needling through that sticky laminate fabric is a recipe for major frustration. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another pic of my kitties:) We have nearly 3000 square feet in this house (including the basement) and most of the time at least 3/4 cats can be found in my studio!</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-15202676497247330752011-07-22T05:42:00.000-07:002011-07-22T06:01:30.967-07:00More Destashing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0nv_W3qVsVw5GhH7qQwpg-Unhov07782wz-5VxKedNTzTRqShc_kYFSkeoXH-nbrAI9hyGczXHBDTT9TS1FY26eDGMTVqcbIw5Tsp9ZIOZ0NPG8q1WvZSWIqLwfhyuZ3SWRw2hZXCfg/s1600/totally+scarf2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0nv_W3qVsVw5GhH7qQwpg-Unhov07782wz-5VxKedNTzTRqShc_kYFSkeoXH-nbrAI9hyGczXHBDTT9TS1FY26eDGMTVqcbIw5Tsp9ZIOZ0NPG8q1WvZSWIqLwfhyuZ3SWRw2hZXCfg/s320/totally+scarf2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632158769913579970" /></a><br />I listed a bunch of destash fabrics yesterday. I have so very much more to get through but it all takes time:) Something new coming...I am making scarves. Something I have wanted to do for a long time as once the cold hits I am never outside without one. These are patchwork on the front and minkee on the back. Here is a sneak peak:)<div><br /></div><div>Aside from this I have been working on quilts for friends...a laminate backed quilt for soccer games for one and a tshirt quilt for my daughter's dance teacher as a surprise. The soccer quilt is taking me forever because I am on my 3rd one! Ok, this is your lesson to plan ahead...the first one I just picked up some fabrics and started cutting...realizing half way through I did not have enough of the focus fabric to make it as big as I wanted. The second one came along beautifully and I love it, but again I did not really plan as it was about 10 inches too long to fit the laminate backing I bought for it...heavy sigh. Now the third one is on the design wall and although I rather like it I am wondering if she is going to think it is too bold and obnoxious! At this point however I am thinking I will go ahead and make it anyway. If she does not care for it I will keep that one and make yet another as I bought 2 laminate designs. You see, I have good intentions of being timely!</div><div><br /></div><div>Off to sew:) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661385826958698451.post-9809822364710055402011-06-29T05:21:00.000-07:002011-06-29T05:51:27.510-07:00For Me:)I've been thinking ... scary, I know. My thought is I deserve to have my own king size quilt (or 2 or 3) and a few quilted doo dads around my house that are not for sale. So, although I do have a closet full of work, I am going to fit in some time each day to work on projects for myself. I think I deserve it:) And I so very much want to own some of these things! It is crazy the way we get when we are sellers, or trying to be. Everything we make is done with someone else in mind. We have to be careful to hold onto all that we love about our talents. I have lost that part where I actually have something beautiful to call mine in the end. So, hopefully very soon I can begin posting my new things:) I do have a king size quilt that is about 1/3 completed. I think I will start with that. Oh, the fabric I have!!! It is insane actually, but I do so very much love it. <div><br /></div><div>Ok, enough for now...ooh, except for a couple of pics of our vacation to North Carolina...well, they won't load, so will try again in a while:(</div>Meandering Threadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17249937194294902219noreply@blogger.com0