tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24921413253816448622024-03-14T07:16:47.270-05:00Georgia-Girl QuilterWhen I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck
DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-26119593249227725842019-11-19T06:00:00.000-06:002019-11-19T06:00:15.104-06:00Placemats and Poilane Sour Dough BreadEveryone needs and uses placemats. And if you have the time, it’s easy to make your own and a great way to use up fabric scraps and small pieces of batting if you're quilting the placemats.<br />
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Just think of all the different colors and designs that can be incorporated in making your own unique placemats that go with your very own color scheme and personal decor. No more being content with the colors and designs offered by the big box stores, allowing some unknown buyer to determine your decor.<br />
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Here are some placemats I’ve made over the years. I eventually would like to have one or two designs for each month reflecting the different seasons and holidays.<br />
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(I think I need to get busy sewing placemats because those are all the ones I've made for myself.)<br />
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After finishing this quilt using batik fabrics, I had plenty of scraps that I turned into HSTs, like 96 of them!<br />
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What to do with HSTs?! SO MANY OPTIONS! After playing around with several options I finally settled on this design for my placemats.<br />
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I made 4 with the multi-colored border</div>
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And 4 with a dark green border because I was running short on scraps from my scraps. I love that concept of acquiring scraps from scraps 😊</div>
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I’ve decided to add these to the items on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BluButterflyGoods?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">Etsy shop,</a> well, since I need more products on there!<br />
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Try making your own placemats someday. You're creative! You can do it!</div>
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And now onto the Sour Dough Bread 👅💦<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DV4l2Q0X9WnJrFDYPTtg02YGpi5qLQuw5ANQrYShxoujyqfMsMXH2g4-UnYjoc-0yCcLFgqQTETNGxzDVOhF5BNrLPV369GAM_IoB22GZLFKU1rNRZrsx9QyTu_2204WS6Ge9MqQY3U/s1600/IMG_7826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DV4l2Q0X9WnJrFDYPTtg02YGpi5qLQuw5ANQrYShxoujyqfMsMXH2g4-UnYjoc-0yCcLFgqQTETNGxzDVOhF5BNrLPV369GAM_IoB22GZLFKU1rNRZrsx9QyTu_2204WS6Ge9MqQY3U/s320/IMG_7826.JPG" width="240" /></a>Poilane is a famous bakery in Paris well known for their huge round loaves of sour dough bread (book cover picture) using a recipe that’s been passed down in their family since 1932. The bakery was started by Pierre Poilane then passed on to his son, the famous baker Lionel Poilane, who along with his wife, died suddenly in a tragic helicopter accident in 2002. The bakery is now run by their daughter, Apollonia. Her first cookbook in English was released on Oct 31st. The cookbook, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poil%C3%A2ne-Secrets-World-Famous-Bread-Bakery/dp/132881078X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SG4YHD9OSD2H&keywords=poilane+secrets+of+a+world+famous+bakery&qid=1574027792&sprefix=Poi+lane%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Poilane The Secrets of the World Famous Bread Bakery</a> (non-affiliate link. I just love the book and want to share) is an awesome book filled with many family stories, baking processes and of course recipes, including their famous sour dough bread recipe.<br />
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Here are photos of my version of their sour dough bread. Mine is smaller and taller, but all I had was a 10 inch cast iron pot. The recipe called for a 14 inch pot, but hey, you work with what you have. Regardless, the bread was delicious with a soft firm crumb and dark crusty crust. We enjoyed the bread several ways for 5 days then made bread crumbs with what was left.<br />
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Wish I can share the recipe but, well...you know about those pesky copywrite laws. The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poil%C3%A2ne-Secrets-World-Famous-Bread-Bakery/dp/132881078X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SG4YHD9OSD2H&keywords=poilane+secrets+of+a+world+famous+bakery&qid=1574027792&sprefix=Poi+lane%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1" target="_blank">book</a> is awesome and reasonably priced and if you like baking bread and reading a good story I suggest you purchase the book. I'm looking forward to making more of the recipes!<br />
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If you sew up any placemats or bake any kind of bread, please share your creations or links in the comments below.</div>
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Our family sewing retreat was the first week in September and I was the lucky host this year. This was our 7th year and everyone had an awesome time sewing, visiting, advising, shopping and completing projects. There are 5 of us....4 sisters and our mother and we live in different states...Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma...and rotate homes each year.<br />
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We have our retreat banner and everyone contributes to the yearly goodie bags. Cooking responsibilities are rotated daily and we watch quilting tutorials during our lunch time breaks. Each year we learn what works best, making our retreat better every year.<br />
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The Tuesday of Retreat is our shop hop day. This year we visited 3 quilt shops and ended our day with an early supper and shopping at The Pioneer Woman's Mercantile Store, restaurant and pastry shop. And no, Ree was not there that day.<br />
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We work on individual projects during the week and they consist of UFOs from previous retreats, home decor and clothing items and new items...that sometimes become UFOs for the next retreat. I'm sure you know the story well!<br />
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On Friday, the last day, is our Sew to Serve day. My sister, Gina, is coordinator of the Prayer Quilt Ministry at her church and we generally sew quilt tops for her on this day. This year Gina gathered her scraps and cut them into strings and we all sewed string blocks. I believe we sewed enough blocks for her to make 4 quilt tops. Our sewing machines were really humming.<br />
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<b>Today's Recipe - Shoofly Pie (Shoe fly Pie or Shoo Fly Pie)</b><br />
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When we were in Pennsylvania last year for my husband's working stint we ate several of these on cold winter evenings....enjoying it with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa.<br />
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To read the interesting history about this pie and the different versions click <a href="https://www.bakefromscratch.com/origin-classic-shoofly-pie/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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You must use molasses in order for it to be a Shoofly Pie!<br />
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1 frozen pie crust or make own (see below) 1/4 tsp salt</div>
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1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup boiling water</div>
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2/3 cup firmly backed light brown sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder</div>
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3 tbsp butter 1/2 cup dark (or light) molasses </div>
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1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 cup light corn syrup</div>
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1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla extract</div>
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1/4 tsp ground ginger 1 large egg, beaten lightly</div>
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1/4 tsp ground cloves</div>
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(use light or dark molasses depending on your "boldness" preference)</div>
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Add pie weights or dried beans to frozen pie crust and bake 15 minutes at degrees stated on packaging. Remove weights and bake until golden brown or use the delicious pie crust recipe below...It's easier than you think!</div>
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Using a pastry cutter or food processor mix flour, brown sugar, butter, all the spices and salt until crumbly. </div>
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Stir together the boiling water and baking soda in a large bowl and let stand for 1 minute. Stir together the molasses, corn syrup, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl and mix into the water mixture. </div>
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Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until set. Remove from oven to a wire rack, and cool for about 2 hours. </div>
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<i>Combine flour, butter and salt in a bowl and blend with pastry blender until it resembles crumbs. Sprinkle ice water, 1 tbsp at a time, over flour mixture and stir with a fork until moistened. Shape dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.</i></div>
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<br />DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-54260515545631004512019-10-24T19:52:00.000-05:002019-10-24T20:26:42.977-05:00Vintage Sewing Machines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dexXhecPQo4kvDZOfQlZtsZsTdVVKeF8vSzy3LuKiP5sAaRvdPUBmIw_kqI8X8xv3vU-k53JkKzZmqiffWKrNrYxjVpaHvz7H1Z7vEYto0buVjRRJPAIBiQJHKJrxHbsULTujfJrOw8/s1600/IMG_6994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1600" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dexXhecPQo4kvDZOfQlZtsZsTdVVKeF8vSzy3LuKiP5sAaRvdPUBmIw_kqI8X8xv3vU-k53JkKzZmqiffWKrNrYxjVpaHvz7H1Z7vEYto0buVjRRJPAIBiQJHKJrxHbsULTujfJrOw8/s400/IMG_6994.JPG" width="400" /></a>This past year I was obsessed with buying vintage Singer sewing machines. I did my research and made a list of the one's I'd like to own and spent the year looking. It took me about 10 months to complete my list and now I have a vintage sewing machine area in my sewing studio.<br />
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Someone once told me that when I sew on a Singer 301 that I'd prefer it over my Featherweight 221...I was like "Uh...NO Way...no other machine can replace the "sewing love" I have for my 221". Ding Ding Ding...newsflash...that person was so right! I love love love my 301! I love it so much I found and bought 4 more! I know that's over the top but I couldn't resist when I saw one that was priced right. I have a black one, two taupe, and two taupe and oyster shell. They are magnificent sewing machines and will sew through the thickest of fabrics never missing a stitch with top speeds of 1300 - 1500 stitches per minute!<br />
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I love the sleek lines and enjoy hearing the purr of the motor as it makes a perfect stitch through any fabric. These two are short beds and were in nice cabinets and wish I had room in my sewing studio for the cabinets. My favorite is a long bed (not shown) and it's my travel machine for classes, retreats or vacation. It stays packed in it's roller bag always ready to go. </div>
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For more information on the 301(a) click <a href="http://www.ashleyandthenoisemakers.com/blog/2015/2/5/singer-301a" target="_blank">here. </a></div>
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Here is my Singer 403 and 401. I plan to have them threaded and ready to work. These were the first cam machines and machines that had built in stitches. I lucked out because both machines have all the cams and extra accessories.<br />
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On the 401, the built-in stitches are selected by a combination of moving two dials on the front of the machine. I've had fun playing with those combinations. </div>
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Another awesome machine is the Model 500a and it has an interesting beginning as it was<br />
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503a model are the last of the all-metal machines produced by Singer. It has a "modern" shape with<br />
lines that remind me of the old 1950s automobiles. This machine uses "fashion" cams, has built-in<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">My Model 503a is currently in my sewing machine medical center needing a good oiling and cleaning before being set up with its other vintage cousins. </span></div>
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All are workhorses and sew fantastic stitches. I spend all day playing with the cams and stitches and presser feet that I get no sewing done! They're great Singer models and if you see any of these machines I'd snatch them up if I were you!<br />
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Oh and speaking of vintage...Click <a href="https://georgiagirlquiltermachineembroidery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to view and read about this embroidered vintage sewing machine that I made.<br />
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Since the focus of this post has been on sewing machine models from the 50s and 60s I thought I'd share a bundt cake recipe. Bundt cakes were very popular desserts at that time with the favorites filled with fudge, nuts or creams. Serve this Sweet Potato Bourbon cake drizzled with Bourbon Syrup, recipe included. </div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-51974350454241288342019-04-06T09:15:00.002-05:002019-04-08T12:50:29.767-05:00Working on a Row By RowWhile traveling during the summer and visiting quilt shops, I collected Row by Row fabric kits for 2.5 years (2014, 15 & 16) and I'm just now starting on them! Congrats to the folks that finished them the year they acquired the patterns. 😝<br />
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😏 And the reasons I'm attacking the fabric kits now...<br />
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<li>I could use the container the fabric kits are in to store new fabric that I may buy. 😳😄</li>
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We start our challenge in February after the mad rush of Christmas and after settling into the new year. On the last day of each month we draw a number and sewing will/maybe/should commence. We have very loose rules and sometimes I may only complete 3 or 4 or less items on my list. But hey, those UFOs are completed and off my list! 👍👍<br />
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Here are the <b><i>completed</i> </b>rows for February and March. I think they were from the 2014 and 2015 Row by Row events. </div>
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This one is my favorite! Batik fabrics were in the kit. I don't think I'm putting it in a quilt but instead I'm thinking of framing it and hanging in my husbands office. The only thing I changed was the addition of a worm on the hook. The pattern had fabric pieces on the hook with the words "Hooked on Quilting" on the Row, which is not appropriate for my husbands office (Why?!) This kit came from a quilt shop in Tulsa. </div>
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I changed up this kit for February quite a bit and like it much better. The flowers were floating in the blue sky so I added stems to add a bit of perspective. I added more bees, used less hexies and added the stone and brown border fabric. Oh and omitted the writing. I believe the theme that year was "Home Sweet Home". All the patterns had words of some sort to be appliqued on each row and I don't want all that writing on one quilt. I'll probably applique or embroider "Home Sweet Home" at the top of the quilt. This pattern also came from a quilt store in Tulsa. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">These are the Rows I have for now. The April number has been drawn and I've yet to start. The month is still young but moves along in quick paces and in the Spring I like to be out tending my garden and flower beds....just like those bees above! </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Today's Recipe - <a href="https://georgiagirlquilterrecipes.blogspot.com/2019/04/bacon-brittle.html" target="_blank">Bacon Brittle</a>!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I do believe it warrants an exclamation mark. I've not tried it yet but it sure sounds awesome and delicious! Give it a try. </span></div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-46603836950553602272019-03-28T18:37:00.000-05:002019-03-28T18:37:50.586-05:00Easter Stocking<div style="text-align: center;">
Why not have an Easter Stocking! </div>
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Christmas doesn't have to be the only holiday that stockings are used.</div>
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My daughter who is late 20 something still enjoys getting an Easter Basket for Easter AND since she's my only child I still enjoy putting one together for her. But now since we are many states away from each other the basket needs to be mailed! I was contemplating the cost of mailing and thinking I can just send her a gift card to the local grocery store and she can buy the candy, use a previous basket and put it together herself....<br />
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I didn't contemplate long....</div>
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Where's the fun in that for either of us!</div>
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My mind got to churning and my creative juices got to flowing and I came up with an Easter Stocking that I could fill with candy. The stocking can be packed efficiently in a smaller box equating to less postage spent. And she will have an Easter Stocking that she can hang each year or use as seasonal decorations in her home or for her door.<br />
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I found two clip art graphics that I liked but disliked. So I took elements of both and created a pattern that I really liked. I cut the stocking out based on my pattern and with a few tweaking's I was satisfied with my final result. It was fun, I felt creative and I'm sure my daughter will love it.<br />
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<br />DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-53873036248013501492018-11-25T19:02:00.000-06:002018-11-25T19:02:41.379-06:00Mariner’s CompassI gifted this quilt in late October to my sister-in-law Carolyn’s husband, Monty. Several years ago Monty and I discussed a Mariner’s Compass quilt for him and this summer I finally made that happen!<br />
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I started creating and drawing out the pattern in the Spring, gathered fabric and finally completed the quilt this fall. It became my summer sewing project. The fabrics used were Batiks and Stonehenge, my two most favorite fabrics. The compass was paper pieced and the entire quilt was pieced on my 1952 Singer 301. It was quilted on my longarm using a wave pattern. <br />
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I’m thrilled it’s finally out of my head, off my machine, and in their possession. Making this quilt from draft to quilting was a challenge that I welcomed. Will I do it again...probably not!!<br />
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The pecan trees are leafing out in Oklahoma and that means no more freezing weather! The tulips are blooming at our home in Pennsylvania (where my husband works) and the Azaleas are blooming at our forever home in Oklahoma.<br />
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Mom and I planted tomatoes, cucumbers and squash in our storage container garden. The plants receive water from the bottom using PVC pipes and a reservoir system.<br />
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I've been wanting to raise bees for several years now and in February I ordered all the needed supplies and the Bees. My bees arrived this week! I was so excited! It reminded me of the excitement I had as a young child at Christmas time. The Bee introduction to the hive went well and I'm anxious to look inside to see if the Queen has been released from her cage. I'm impatiently waiting until tomorrow afternoon to accomplish this task!<br />
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The chickens are enjoying the Spring weather and I'm enjoying their increased egg production. Roscoe the Rooster is a new addition to the flock (adopted from a neighbor this winter). He does a good job of protecting the girls but is a bit aggressive toward humans. I do my chores with my Rooster stick in hand for protection. I have to say though our relationship is getting better but we still are in the adjustment phase. I'm trying to figure out if Roscoe is jealous of me or I'm jealous of him since the girls have been solely dependent on me for their needs since their chick days. </div>
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I've been playing with the Free Trial version of <a href="https://www.wilcom.com/en-us/hatch.aspx" target="_blank">Wilcom Hatch Embroidery </a>Digitizing Program and I'm really loving it! I've waited, did my research and have pretty much decided I'm going to purchase the program. It's user friendly and not as expensive as some of the other brands on the market.</div>
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This was on the sewing machine this week. A friend asked me to quilt, bind and embroider a label for a baby quilt. Cute quilt in Orange and Black....OSU colors. </div>
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Not sure when I pieced this 36 x 36 table topper/wall hanging...maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It seems all my UFOs were started around that time. I wonder what was going on in my life?<br />
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My goal is to <i>machine</i> embroider a simple Christmas themed design in each of the white squares and the snowball centers, using silver or gold thread...not sure which. I'll then quilt and bind to have another finish! This is a Snibbles pattern from long ago...well 7 or 8 years ago.<br />
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and hope to get this red and white UFO transferred to the completed bin. It was a kit I bought maybe 8, no... probably 10 years ago. I started and finished piecing it a year ago and it ended up back in the UFO bin waiting to be quilted. The poor thing was then promptly forgotten about as other projects became a priority. It's the same old story.<br />
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<br />DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-42875818297762437862017-02-03T17:57:00.000-06:002017-02-03T17:57:47.082-06:00UFO ChallengeFor the second year now two of my sisters and I have participated in our own UFO challenge. We each pick 15 items (sewing and/or non-sewing), number the items and create our individual lists. We start our UFO challenge at the beginning of February, after the busyness of the new year. Near the end of January we email our lists to one another and our husbands take turns picking a number at the end of each month. No prizes are awarded. Just the notion of a project completed is reward enough.<br />
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Do we accomplish completion status every month? Of course not! This isn't a pressure thing we put on one another or a race. In reality LIFE happens every day and we are all busy with our own families and jobs, but We. Are. Trying!<br />
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Last year I reached completion status on four items...maybe it was three. But that's three or four less UFO's I have in my stack. How many of you have Row By Row patterns and kits from Quilt Stores you've visited during the summer while traveling or even from your LQS? I have two years worth so this year I've added 2015 Row By Row kits to my UFO Challenge list.<br />
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And....I just finished my February pick and note...it's only February 3rd! I wasn't too keen on this pick based on the pattern picture but after I completed it, I just love it! This Row By Row kit is from Quilt Styles in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.<br />
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Of course....lots of applique as it seems most of these kits are. But that's okay...I think they're fabulous!</div>
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The water pump was quite detailed. I used the triple stitch on my sewing machine to get nice dark detail lines and a blanket stitch around the edges. </div>
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I laughed to myself because water in the art world is mostly blue but as we all know water is clear, and I realize you can't see clear! It was just something that hit my brain as I was appliqueing this water drop. Water glistens so I used metallic thread around the water drop.</div>
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And the finished row... it's really hard to see the details, hence the above photos. I've just about decided to make this one a wall hanging instead of including it in a quilt. This is the only vertical row I have for the 2015 kits and it would end up on the back. I believe, as a wall hanging, it'll go well with my antique looking guest bathroom. </div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-9963208252558298942017-02-01T15:17:00.000-06:002017-02-01T15:32:58.246-06:00Growing Up QAL - January This year I'm joining in the fun with <a href="http://alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Alida (TweLoQ) Designs</a> 2017 Quilt- Along. We will be exploring 12 different piecing techniques throughout the year.<br />
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Our deadline to complete Block 1 (Silhouette Applique) is February 5th. Of course, as always, I'm so near the deadline. BUT....I did it...and a few days to spare....how about that!<br />
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Here is my Block 1. Alida provided excellent instructions and the pattern. Thanks Alida for all the time you've put into this QAL.<br />
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It's hard to see in the above photo but I used sparkly fabric for the flower silhouette and metallic thread for the applique stitches.</div>
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<br />DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-64930981273409425362017-01-05T17:31:00.000-06:002017-01-05T17:31:45.038-06:00Christmas Sewing RevealedNow that Christmas is over....the day, not the meaning....I can reveal the Christmas sewing gifts I made for family and friends. Did I start earlier this year sewing for Christmas?...Nah...I started in October. Will I start sewing earlier for Christmas 2017? There's always hope and wishful thinking!<br />
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I like to make "thinking of you" items for my sisters, sister-in-laws and female friends. Last year I made scarves and I included knit gloves and a cookbook from a local church.<br />
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This year I made the ever so popular microwave bowl cozy...two designs...one with rounded edges and the other square. I made a total of 16 each.<br />
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Then I made these cute potholders designed as an apron and then one designed as a pie. I think both came out quite well. I made 16 of each. I was like an assembly line, but the only one on the line!</div>
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Of course I made quilts. Four of them! I used the same pattern on all 4 so that I could quickly sew up the blocks. Each quilt had 35 blocks so I made a total of 140 blocks and kept them separated into piles with the recipients name attached. The pattern is Square Dance from a Missouri Star Quilt Company <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWx7zDBeMos" target="_blank">tutorial </a> It sews up fairly quick.<br />
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This one was for my daughter's special friend Josh. It's really challenging at times to make a masculine looking quilt.<br />
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After making Josh's quilt I realized the quilt was bigger than what I wanted and it took longer to sew together, especially since I had a deadline. I decided to make the remaining 3 quilts a 5 x 5 square quilt. That left me with 10 orphan blocks per quilt but oh well I could use them later. Little did I know that God had plans for those blocks.<br />
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Here are the other three quilts for my niece and two nephews.....<br />
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Do you see anything different about these quilts? Does the piecing look any different? I pieced them using my serger. I love my serger and love experimenting with different ways to use it but that's a post for a another time.<br />
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My sweet 94 year old mother-in-law, Inez, who resides in a nursing home wanted to give gifts to her nurses and other care givers (a total of 9) and 3 lady friend residents. I offered to take on the task of coming up with 12 unique gifts that Inez would be happy to give. I could have easily purchased gift cards but I wanted the gifts to be special and personal for these very important people who are involved in Inez's daily care and life. I thought hard on gift ideas for a couple of days (circa December 10th) while finishing up the 4 quilts...and stressing some about possibly taking on too much in the short time I had before heading south for the Christmas festivities. The Pinterest search began!<br />
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Firstly, I found a cute lunch bag with a great tutorial over at the <a href="http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-lunch-bag.html" target="_blank">Pink Penguin</a> blog. The blogging community is such a generous and great source of idea sharing and information! Since I strive to be a serger diva, I used my serger for sewing a good portion of the bag! Here is my version using duck cloth. I made 9 in different colors and combinations.<br />
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I ran out of time at home and ended up inserting the draw strings on the ride South. I found some fairly inexpensive plastic boxes with lids and filled them with a bottle of lotion, shower gel and a colorful scrounge, hence "Spa in a Box", which I inserted into the totes. Not a shabby gift and much better than an impersonal gift card.<br />
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Then I made 12 of these candy sleighs for Inez to give out to her visitors and other staff members. She loved them! I did too and so did everyone else...I should have made more! They were really easy to make and it took about an hour to do all 12. I found the <a href="http://ellynsplace.blogspot.com/2011/12/candy-sleighs.html" target="_blank">tutorial here.</a> (Yet another idea sharing blog)<br />
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I had thought heavily about the 3 resident friends and what I could do! I finally cleared my mind and God entered with the idea of using the 10 orphan blocks from each of the 3 quilts I made for my niece and nephews. I thought some more...what could a nursing home resident use...I thought some more and the idea of wheelchair quilts entered my mind. Another Pinterest search later and I was back at the sewing machine. I found the <a href="http://sackvillethreaders.weebly.com/project-instructions.html" target="_blank">wheelchair quilt idea here. </a> They are created using 11 blocks each so I just needed to made one more block for each quilt. </div>
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I thought the quilts could be wider than what the instructions suggested so I only put the sashing on the side of each block for these two and they were a couple inches shorter too. I was much more satisfied with width and length after these design changes. I used flannel for the back as was suggested and didn't use batting in order to make them more of a lightweight throw that could be easily tucked under a body part. </div>
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Yay! It's my day to show my Fabric Artwork on the Art with Fabric Blog Hop!</div>
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I've had sew much fun creating my fabric wall hanging. Being a part of this Hop has allowed me to take a sabbatical from my comfort zone, use my imagination and create a textile piece that I won't mind displaying in my home. Shouts of THANKS go out to Alida from <a href="http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/">Tweety Loves Quilting </a>for all the time she's put into organizing this Blog Hop.<br />
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When Alida first contacted me about participating I was very hesitant. I knew very little about conventional art, fine art or works by artist in current or past times. I guess you can say I was/am "art challenged". How was I going to create a textile piece based on a work of art (painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture, etc). Yes...I knew about Michael Angelo and was familiar with other old era artists but that was as far as my art knowledge went and for that matter it didn't go very deep. So after the second email I received from Alida I thought...okay...before I commit let me see if I can be inspired by any artist out there. I found a museum website that listed artists from different eras in alphabetical order and photos of their work. I started clicking randomly on artist names, viewing their works and I found A LOT that did not inspire me! The works were beautiful but nothing was happening on the creative side of my brain. When I did find my inspirational artist, I knew it immediately! I WAS INSPIRED! His work spoke to me like no other artist did!<br />
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His works consist of scenes that include people interacting with nature, animals and landscapes.</div>
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I found this Rooster on EQ7 and thought it would look great as an appliqué. </div>
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I have a fun pressor foot that I love using...It's a <a href="http://babylock.com/accessories/feet/?Product_ID=ESG-LF">Loop/Fringe foot </a>made by Baby Lock. </div>
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It gives any project a fantastic look and texture!</div>
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I used machine embroidery thread to make the fringe in order to give the Rooster tail a little shine. </div>
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When I made the rooster/burlap combination I didn't know exactly how I was going to use it in my overall wall hanging design. I placed it on my background fabric that I'd finally chosen and a light bulb went off! Oh my...it looks like a Moon...It looks like a rooster against a moon backdrop! It looks like a rooster walking on a stone wall against a moon backdrop! A name for my project promptly came to my head!</div>
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The next step was to design the garden. I loved the flowers depicted in the painting The Dream and gained the inspiration I needed to create my moonlit garden. </div>
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I appliquéd and stitched detail into my garden flowers and greenery. </div>
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And here you have it.... my completed textile artwork...</div>
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"Rooster Crowing in the Moonlit Garden"</div>
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I took advantage of my real life inspiration and one hen even posed during the photo op!</div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-66907522984933965812016-05-02T21:12:00.000-05:002016-05-02T21:12:39.092-05:00Art with Fabric Blog HopI'm sew excited about participating in the Art with Fabric Blog Hop hosted by Alida at <a href="http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/">Tweety Loves Quilting</a>. She has a week long line-up in place beginning Monday, May 9th.<br />
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Participants were asked to create textile artwork inspired by a piece of art...painting, sculpture, drawing, etc. I was hesitant at first because 1) I had to come out of my comfort zone and design something different; 2) I'm not an artist; 3) I no nothing about fine art.<br />
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After a few days of thinking about it and viewing artwork on the internet I found an artist who's works really spoke to me. Creative ideas immediately started flowing through my head and I decided to participate in the hop. I'm so glad I did because I've had such fun creating my project! And you know, it's not all that different than what I really like to do and it allowed me to come out of my comfort zone during the creative process.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/">Tweety Loves Quilting </a>next Monday, May 9th to start the hop and I'm sure you'll be inspired too. My day to present is May 10th. Come back to see my textile artwork and who the artist was that inspired me.<br />
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Here is a preview of my artwork:</div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-85064418898074812522016-04-02T14:26:00.000-05:002016-04-07T14:06:37.933-05:00Dear Jane....Oh I mean Insane Jane!For the past 8 or so months I've been working...not steadily...on my Dear Jane blocks. What a challenge they are, but it's a fun challenge! I'm lovin' the paper piecing aspect of creating the blocks and finally getting into that groove. Since I will probably only go through the process once in creating a Dear Jane quilt I'm doing three at one time...increasing my insanity x3! I'm creating a black and white DJ, a batik DJ, and I'm digitizing the blocks and creating an embroidered DJ. That makes my total blocks to complete an insane 625. But I can do it....I can do it. I'm in a Dear Jane Support Group and we meet once a month. We have a great time....dinner, then a show and tell and discussion about the assigned block of the month. <br />
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Here are the blocks I've completed. I still have a long long way to go!<br />
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This one has 40 patches in the 4.5 inch square. It's the block that has the most pieces. At least I got that one done. Now moving on to the blocks that have 39, 38, 37 pieces...haha!</div>
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I dearly enjoy Mom being here with me in Oklahoma and cherish the time we spend together sewing, quilting, shopping, cooking, drinking our morning coffee together and watching Days of Our Lives (thanks Mom for getting me hooked on that!) Just to name of few of our activities. </div>
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This is the cutest thing! A friend of my mother's made it years ago....like 30 or so years ago (when blue and mauve were popular...and that's been quite a while). My sister had it displayed at her house and it brought a huge smile to my face.</div>
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Here's a Block of the Month that is just now starting over at <a href="http://www.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/block-of-the-month-2016/">Quilt Addicts Anonymous</a>. I signed up while I was visiting. The quilt looks really awesome!<br />
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<a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2016/01/westering-women-block-of-month-2016.html">Westering Women Block of the Month</a> will celebrate the women who walked west on the overland trails. The blocks will be 12" and include a history lesson about America's westward movement.<br />
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Pinterest also has so much to offer in the way of tutorials and ideas. I think I now prefer to search Pinterest rather than Google! At least I have oodles and oodles of pictures to feast my eyes and brain upon.<br />
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If you know of a tutorial, Mystery quilt or Quilt Along or anything related to our craft, please share the link in the comments. It's a good way to spread information about the craft we all love and are so obsessed with.<br />
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I've been quite busy this year as I'm sure you can tell from my lack of posts! First we had the big "UP and MOVE" from Georgia to Oklahoma and all the settling in that goes with a move! I didn't tackle my new sewing studio until April...which meant...no sewing. My room was rather filled with boxes!</div>
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I was thrilled when I finally had my new sewing studio organized. </div>
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Early Spring I joined the local quilt guild and <a href="http://oces.okstate.edu/mayes/hce">HCE organization</a> and soon became busy enough to make up for my time not sewing. </div>
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About mid-year I joined a Dear Jane (Support) Group through the guild and started on my Dear Jane Journey. My <strike>hair-brained</strike> thoughts were that I would only ever attempt one Dear Jane quilt in my life so I decided I would do three at one time and get it over with! </div>
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After joining HCE I became heavily involved with making items to be entered into the local County Fair held mid September. Now...I'm telling you straight...being the city girl that I am, I've never even been to a county fair let alone enter an item to try to win one of those elusive colored ribbons! I entered 19 handmade items and won ribbons on 17! I was feeling really Wowed and accomplished! Here are some of my winning items:</div>
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In late September I hosted our annual Family Sewing Retreat which included my sisters and Mom. My sewing studio and new home were put to the test and I'm pleased to announce that both passed and we all had a grand time sewing, visiting, and shopping together.</div>
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I then decided I needed to make quilts to give as Christmas gifts to my in-laws....seven quilts! You can read that post and see the quilts <a href="http://southernbellessewcreative.blogspot.com/2015/12/quilts-as-christmas-gifts.html">here</a>. I stayed on schedule and finished all seven before Christmas. </div>
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With my busy quilting and sewing schedule this year I really have no time to go back to the rigors of the Nursing world so I think I'll try to stay retired one more year and see what all I can sew and quilt in the coming year. Not to mention the egg-laying chickens I now want to raise, the bigger garden I want to plant come Spring, and the Bees I would like to raise for honey. I'm quickly transforming from city life to country life....and so are our dogs!</div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-83202770564316945932015-12-28T17:33:00.000-06:002015-12-28T20:45:55.489-06:00Quilts as Christmas GiftsFor the past few months I've been steadily piecing and quilting quilts for Christmas gifts. When asked by my in-laws what I've been sewing, my standard answer has been a vague "small projects and table runners" with a quick change of subject. Now that the quilts have been given I can finally reveal them here for all to see!<br />
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I was quite pleased with the way the quilts came together and more importantly I had no major issues. I work better with a deadline and stayed on the schedule I created to get them completed before Christmas. I kept all the quilts as a throw size...roughly 60 x 60 inches.<br />
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(The fingers holding up the quilts belong to my DH who's job was to assign the quilts to the recipients.)<br />
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I'm happy to report the quilts were a huge hit with the recipients! I'm also happy to report that the only new fabric I had to purchase were two pieces of backing fabric...the rest came from my stash! Sad to report that I really can't tell I took from my stash! Oh well...I have an entire new year to work on that!<br />
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-76597945458883738972015-01-19T12:52:00.000-06:002015-01-19T12:52:00.469-06:00Living on Tulsa TimeIt has been a long while since I've posted...but...I have a good excuse. I'm amazed at how one email can change your priorities and current life situations. My DH was offered a job in the Tulsa area...we thought about it, prayed about it...thought and prayed some more...then decided a change of scenery would be nice! So we moved...though not quite as easily as I've just typed. <br />
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We moved to the Atlanta area 20 years ago and my household paraphernalia has grown quite a bit in that time span. Especially my sewing gear...I've added 7 machines and a whole lot of fabric in the last 20 years! Can you imagine packing up your entire sewing room? It was a frightful thought and I was a wee bit embarrassed when the packers came. I did some preliminary packing such as boxing up my sewing machines in the original boxes and taking apart the long arm. Other than that the packers and movers did the rest and I have to say they did an excellent job. <br />
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Before all the planning and packing we had to find a house! It's really difficult finding a new home based on your sewing room and having a long arm, numerous sewing machines and a ton of fabric that needs a nice big area to live in. I was in fear of having to give up my craft! Four weeks later and after viewing about 50 homes, we found the perfect home in a nice country setting! </div>
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Trying to move during the Holidays is quite the challenge. We closed on our new home the day before Thanksgiving and spent Thanksgiving Day in Little Rock with my sister Gina who blogs at <a href="http://sewmuchandmore.blogspot.com/">Sew Much and More</a>. (We had no furniture and no food which meant No Fun) I was in the new house less than two weeks when Christmas festivities in Louisiana were upon us, then two weddings in Texas the weekend after Christmas. I was finally back home on New Year's Eve to continue my adventures in unpacking!</div>
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I'm easily side-tracked and distracted when my sewing paraphernalia is available so I'm unpacking and organizing other rooms before I start unpacking and organizing my new big 24 x 26 foot sewing room! It's a huge room and the only room that's upstairs (we were looking for a one story because honestly I was tired of dragging 98% of our laundry up and down the stairs in our Georgia home AND other future age related reasons that I'm sure will occur). The room fits my needs perfectly and the movers groaned every time I said "upstairs" when they were hauling in boxes! So behind this door is my future sewing room that I hope will one day inspire me to create beautiful things. </div>
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I'm loving my new home in Oklahoma and the country is beautiful and peaceful. I'll always be Georgia Girl Quilter but now with a twist (and hopefully not a tornado twist)...Georgia Girl Quilter <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>in Oklahoma. </em></span></div>
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DeAnna http://www.blogger.com/profile/13892158681613251860noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492141325381644862.post-26853979693518608642014-09-15T12:41:00.003-05:002014-09-15T12:42:23.926-05:00Around The World Blog HopI've joined several blog hops in the past but this is definitely a unique one...and no new project to stress over. It's about making new friends and sharing something about yourself. It's like passing the torch from blogger to blogger and learning something about each one along the way.<br />
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I was invited to join this hop by Karen from <a href="http://inthesewingbasket.blogspot.com/">In The Sewing Basket. </a> You really must visit her blog. She has a long arm and does some awesome work, not to mention all the other projects and great information that's contained in her archives. I very much enjoyed browsing around her blog! We also found out we're both nurses and have a lot of other interests in common. It was fun communicating with her! Thanks, Karen for inviting me to participate in this blog hop!<br />
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I seem to always be working on something, jumping from one project to the next and adding to my list instead of scratching off. My goal for this year has been to NOT start new projects, but to finish what I've started. About three months into the year I revised that to read not start BIG projects. I'm a member of two clubs at my LQS and instead of making the full size quilts, I'm doing seasonal table runners...and actually finishing them before the next month and project comes around!! I like to challenge myself to be more creative and it's definitely been a brain exercise for me!<br />
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The below quilt was made by Shirley who facilitates one of the clubs I'm a member of. It's a beautiful quilt using the X-blocks template. Since I didn't want to tackle the large quilt I changed the colors and came up with a table runner for 4th of July....<br />
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Why Do I Create?</div>
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Sometimes I think it's in the genes! My mother is very creative and all my siblings are creative as well. My creativity is an expression of me and it makes me feel good about myself, especially when I see the joy on the faces of others when I can give them something personal that I've created. It also helps with home decorating...especially when my 24 year old daughter, while looking through her past birthday pictures, makes a comment about the background of all her birthday photos being the same...same curtains, same pillows, same wall art! Time for a decor makeover....something I can easily do myself...saving me money so that I can buy more fabric for projects to start and hopefully finish!</div>
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Now to pass that torch....</div>
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Please visit these lovely ladies who so graciously accepted my invite to participate in this blog hop. Visit them now and see what they're up to, then visit them next Monday, September 22nd and find out more about them and what they are creating.</div>
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<a href="http://www.fabricandmemories.blogspot.com/">Cheri from Fabric and Memories</a><br />
<a href="http://colourfulcrossstitches.blogspot.com/">Ann from Colourful Cross Stitches</a><br />
<a href="http://sewwego.blogspot.com/">Barbara from Sew We Go</a><br />
<a href="http://byhookandneedle.blogspot.com/">Michele from By Hook and Needle</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jaynesstitchingtales.blogspot.com/">Jayne from Jaynes Stitching Tales</a><br />
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Lets keep that torch going!</div>
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