tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50182498234226534992024-03-18T02:47:41.023-07:00AnnieOak DesignsSpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-2000920856869275922014-04-17T20:33:00.000-07:002014-04-17T20:33:05.227-07:00Pincushion Swap - April<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! Last month I joined up with <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/" target="_blank">Bea</a>'s Pincushion Swap and was super excited when she sent out our assigned swap partners. She has been doing this since about 2012 and keeps pictures of all the swapped pincushions on her blog <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/p/pin-cushion-swap-2012.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/p/pin-cushion-swap-2013.html" target="_blank">here</a>. How fun are they?!</div>
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My partner to make a pincushion for was Laura this month and she mentioned she loves to garden and grow vegetables and flowers. I knew I had a paper pieced pattern bouncing around in my sewing room somewhere from <a href="http://www.reginagrewe.de/index_e.html" target="_blank">Regina Grewe</a> that would be just right. Paired with some fun butterfly fabric for the focus fabric and voila! </div>
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Out came this watering can for Laura. I picked up a little set of botanical notecards and a little Oregon pin from a store downtown and sent it off to NC.</div>
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My partner to receive a pincushion from in April was <a href="http://www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nancy </a>and I was really hoping she had one of her bunnies left for me - they are too stinking cute. When I opened my package, I did the happy dance with Oakleigh! She sent me my very own bunny - woo hoo!!!</div>
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Out in the garden it went...and was immediately eyed by Annie as a new toy to carry around. That was immediately stopped by a cookie tossed in the other direction and the bunny was forgotten for the moment. Nancy also included a great FQ of lime green batik - yummy :o)</div>
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I haven't been sewing much this week - it is my Mom's Spring Break and she has been up from California visiting. We've still got the Spring Beer and Wine Festival in Portland and Easter to celebrate, so there is still a lot to do!!! In the meantime, here is what I got to see while the bunny was having its photo shoot.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-3257104472539251132014-04-02T21:00:00.000-07:002014-04-02T21:00:03.357-07:00Spring is here!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! I hope all has been well for everyone :o) I took a very much needed break from the blog during the winter - there was so much going on! I didn't stop sewing though and I hope to get you all caught up soon :o)</div>
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I'll start off with a little mosaic of what I did right before the holidays ramped up - tested blocks for <a href="http://www.quiltmaker.com/100blocks.html" target="_blank">Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks</a> Volume 8. I <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/06/quiltmakers-100-blocks-volume-7-testing.html" target="_blank">started testing for them on Volume 7</a> and had a great time so when they asked for volunteers for 8, I jumped at the chance! Here's what I tested with my group of testers:</div>
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Aren't these blocks fun?! So many of them evoked different memories when I did them. The top center, the ukelele and flowers, reminded me of our trip to Hawaii last Christmas and New Years - just me and Josh. The one next to it, the hive, it reminded me of spending a couple of summers in high school at BYU's Provo campus going to Education Week with my best friend and her family. The sunflower - my favorite flower. The block right below it, the up and down arrows, reminds me of a horse blanket and riding a horse named Grouse bare back for hours on end as a little kid in the Northern California foothills.</div>
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Too much fun I tell ya! The Tree of Love, <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/399005/30536613/in/group/356347" target="_blank">I quilted up</a> and sent off to Karin in Norway as a mug rug for a Valentine's Day mug rug swap over on <a href="http://www.ipernity.com/group/mugrug" target="_blank">iPernity </a>and the red and black block was made twice because I think I know everything and refused to use the templates the first time around. The first block got ripped up and sewn back together into another mug rug for a swap at my guild and is now happily in a black and red kitchen!</div>
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I've since tested for Volume 9 and will post those after the magazine comes out - can't wait, there are some great patterns in there!!! I've got two customer quilts under my belt and two other baby/baby momma quilts finished since my last post, as well as a couple swaps and other fun things. I'll be posting again! </div>
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But until then, here is what I get to look at every morning. A little pup love!</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-5126754511138592122013-10-29T21:01:00.000-07:002013-10-29T21:01:00.724-07:00Wicked Punkin Cats<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Wicked Blog Hop! Thanks for hopping with us today!!! First, I want to say thank you, thank you, to the most Wickedest Wendy from <a href="http://why-knot-kwilt.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Why Knot Kwilt</a> and Mdm Samm from <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com//" target="_blank">Sew We Quilt</a> for putting this blog hop together AGAIN! You two ladies, as usual, rock!!!!</div>
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And here are the other bloggers I am sharing the day with, make sure you stop by their Wicked places and check out their scary-cool stuff!</div>
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<a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-wicked-day.html" target="_blank">Last year</a>, I really went all out - I had a lot of fun and played with my Juki and FMQ skills. I still haven't seen Wicked or managed to read any of the related books, but maybe someday. I AM still on cloud nine that they released The Wizard of Oz on blue ray though, I can finally see Judy Garland in HD - swoon ;)</div>
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This year, I went simpler and made something for myself - a little mug rug. I got the idea from Martha (who I'm sharing today with over at <a href="http://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilt to the Edge</a>) when she put <a href="https://www.caroldoak.com/free-quilt-patterns.php" target="_blank">Carol Doak's free pattern</a> in our Guild newsletter. I've had this printed for a while, but when she put it in our newsletter for a little fun thing for members, I knew it would be for this hop!</div>
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The cutting directions were super easy and when I went to put the pieces on the paper and start sewing, I got a little concerned that there was going to be a lot of waste. I hate waste. Especially with my paper piecing - I'm very particular about my paper piecing. But, I did what the directions said and it works - I needed the bigger pieces because the pieces of the pattern were so small. If I had cut the fabric that small I would have been cursing up a storm and then I really would have been wicked. </div>
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I put three of the little punkin cats together and then cut the rest of the scraps up for some filler around them to make a bigger mug rug. Each punkin cat finishes at 3" x 3" so I needed to make it a little bigger! Do you like them? They're all basted and half quilted on my machine, I just needed to get back to the computer and get them out to you before I was turned into a pumpkin myself! Thanks for visiting and don't forget to visit everyone else and share the bloggy love!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Pin It! blog hop!!! Thanks for visiting :o) I also want to say THANK YOU!!! to Kristen over at <a href="http://meadowbrook-kristen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Meadowbrook</a> and Madame Samm at <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Sew We Quilt</a> for hosting and creating this hop - you ladies ROCK!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoyed my little pincushion project, I know I do! Visit the rest of the bloggers and don't forget to spread the bloggy love!</span></div>
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It came! It came! My It's A Sister Thing Swap from my partner came! Woo hoo! Two packages in a week, happy days (more on the other package in another post)!!</div>
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Michele of <a href="http://www.quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilts From My Crayon Box</a> is hosting a swap called It's A Sister Thing Swap and I have had a blast so far. Once I got my partner's name I immediately started stalking her. So fun to be able to say I was stalking someone without getting weird looks! ;o) I posted a sneak <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/08/sister-sneak-peak.html" target="_blank">here</a> and have her box all ready to go, just waiting for the weekend so her package doesn't sit on her porch all weekend long.</div>
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Now my partner that made me something was a real treat! I love her blog and her cute little Sonja too (her sewing room antics crack me up). Can you guess who it is yet? Well, it was Bea!!! hee hee. Bea blogs over at <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/" target="_blank">Beaquilter</a> (love the play on her name) and has a bunch of fun stuff - I am a fan of her <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/p/eq7-tutorials.html" target="_blank">EQ tutorials</a> which is what drew me to her in the first place. Now I just know her as a fearless quilter who does her thing and makes learning not look so hard. She's even managed to pique my interest in those <a href="http://hillbillyhandiworks.blogspot.com/p/ahhh.html" target="_blank">AHHHHs from Hillbilly Handiworks</a> and I don't do hand sewing.</div>
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So, onto the package. It was STUFFED. Didn't think there was that much in the envelope until I pulled it all out and it got a chance to breathe - puffed right up it did! Here's what she sent my way:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She sent along the scraps from the portfolio and four fat quarters - I think my favorite fat quarter is the one on top with the birdies on it. That is currently being lovingly patted when I walk by my sewing table. The scraps I am going to make a mug rug with to sit by my machine methinks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Lazy Girl handbag pattern looks fun! SewSweetness has one similar to it that I have been eyeballing - now I can try this one out! She also sent three AHHHHs along - I think I might be hooked. Grrrrr is what I say to another addiction!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ignore the things in the basket - they were already here. The basket is one of her that she made out of wrapped laundry line and zig-zagged the edges together. It fits my notions perfectly next to my machine. She has one with Sonja in it here - I told her the package could only have been better in Sonja was in it! ;o)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This owl block is too cute no? It is going to be made into a market bag I have a pattern for. Those little owls are too funny!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these fabrics - they are perfect, especially the flowery fabric. These are both going into my hand sewing kit so I have a mug rug wherever I go and a pin cushion that stays in my kit!</td></tr>
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Aren't they all fun?!?! Some of it is already in use, some has projects already planned for it and the rest is in the wings, waiting for just the right time. I have to say this swap has been a total blast and I am really glad I participated - it has been a great way to stretch myself and give stuff away (I really like to give things away).</div>
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I'll post up what I've sent off when my swap partner receives it - next week! I hope she likes it because I had fun looking for all the right stuff!</div>
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Here is what I see every once in a while - O can really creep me out!</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-6717040022251477062013-08-18T17:00:00.000-07:002013-08-18T17:00:01.486-07:00Sister Sneak Peak<div style="text-align: center;">
I can't keep this in - I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN! </div>
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Michele over at Quilts From My Crayon is hosting a swap called "It's a Sister Thing Swap". I am having so much fun! Did I say that already? </div>
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I can't resist posting a peak of what I am working on right now. Enjoy!</div>
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Hee hee! Look what I did - a new finish!</div>
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A while back I won one of Sara's giveaways at her blog <a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/" target="_blank">Sew Sweetness</a> and finally got the nerve to try a bag. She recommended <a href="http://www.sewsweetnesspatterns.com/" target="_blank">Velocity Girl </a>as a very beginner friendly pattern so I jumped in. After the first couple of steps and finishing the front panel, I was hooked -- too. much. fun.</div>
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And here is some puppy luv with the Velocity Girl - a couple of little dolls who can't keep out of a photo shoot to save their lives!</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-45891614501575343472013-08-08T21:03:00.000-07:002013-08-08T21:32:15.597-07:00Ho Ho Ho with Me Me Me!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! Happy Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop!!! Thank you so much for hopping with us :o) First off, thank you to <a href="http://justletmequilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol</a>, our Cheery Cheerleader and our Fearless Leader, <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com//" target="_blank">Madame Samm.</a> Have you been checking out the other blogs? Today is the last day and everyone's posts have been fabulous! Here are the links to the last of us hoppers:<br />
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<a href="http://www.moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="color: #5f497a;">Moose Stash Quilting</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #5f497a;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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Now, on to my little piece. I drink a lot of water at night - a lot. The cat loves to get on my nightstand, with her tail straight up in the air and rub up against the lamp, hitting the light pull with her tail and clanking it in the middle of the night. If I leave my water bottle where it is handy, she knocks it down, usually in the direction of my face, usually early in the wee hours of the morning. Sweet, sweet child.</div>
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So, to help me find a place out of the precious pet's way, I needed something to tell me I had put the water bottle down in the right place in the dark. So, a mug rug was called for. If I don't hear a clunk when I put the bottle down, I know I've placed it in the right place and can go back to sleep without worrying the little evil elf will try to give me a bath in the dark.</div>
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This is what happened when I sat down with my scrap bin and embroidery floss.</div>
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Fun huh? Here's another shot of it under my favorite mug from work (the water bottle is ugly ;) so the mug was brought home for a prettier picture).</div>
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And what is that little glass orb you see? This one here?</div>
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It is a paperweight I made over at the coast in Lincoln City a few weeks ago when my Mom came up for a visit. It is all glass and I made it! There are instructors at the <a href="http://www.jennifersearsglassart.com/" target="_blank">gallery</a> and you can work the glass under their supervision - too fun! Here is another shot of my mug rug and the paperweight:</div>
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I hope you enjoyed hopping here, I love my mug rug - it is already back in its place :o) Here is some Molly Cat love.</div>
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Hi hi! When it gets hot outside, it gets hot in my sewing room - no matter that the AC is on. Plus, when it is hot, it isn't raining so in Oregon, you don't stay in much. I know I haven't. I dumped my iPhone pictures and have a picture heavy post for you to catch you up on what I have been up to (mostly). Warning: these are phone photos so they aren't the clearest.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Put together two Lifetime Adirondack chairs for the patio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Put together an applique I found at <a href="http://www.marbled-arts.com/" target="_blank">Marbled Arts</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made vegan samosa filling from <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/" target="_blank">Fat Free Vegan Kitchen</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made beefless stew from <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/" target="_blank">Fat Free Vegan Kitchen</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this was 5 minutes later.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was dinner from the Cheese Board - 6 hours in traffic there and back, totally worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made an apple tart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had some <a href="http://2townsciderhouse.com/" target="_blank">Two Towns Ciderhouse</a> "Rhubarbarian" while watching <a href="http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a> - You know nothing Jon Snow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a layover in Baltimore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to here. Emerald Isle, North Carolina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Played in the surf with the kiddos the first night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ate breakfast like this every day - for a week (ignore the beer cans the boys have).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to bed with this every night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made a retirement gift - messenger bag of my own design with the pony pattern from <a href="http://www.reginagrewe.de/index_e.html" target="_blank">Regina</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to the beach (in Oregon) with Josh and the girls - they're waaaaaay back there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they come.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we come Mom!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh wait, the water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made <a href="http://plantbasedonabudget.com/recipe/veggie-ramen/" target="_blank">Veggie Ramen</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picked 33 pounds of blueberries at <a href="http://springbankfarm.org/" target="_blank">Springbank Farm</a> here in Lebanon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dug up a ton of roots and bark dust.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made a glass paperweight at <a href="http://www.jennifersearsglassart.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer L Sears Glass Art Studio</a> in Lincoln City.</td></tr>
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And more. Just gonna have to find the pictures. Here's a little bit of what Molly does when I work in the yard.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'd think I put these chairs together for her. She did help I guess...</td></tr>
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woof woof meow!</div>
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Hi hi! How are you? I am busy! It has consistently been in the 80s-90s here and that is just TOO HOT for me to be in my sewing room. So, I've been working in the yard, playing at the coast and getting some good time in with my girls. Mom came up for another visit - that was fun too!</div>
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Enough about all those things, I'll post about them in a day or so. Today, you are here for the <strong>Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin Reveal Day</strong>! First, a big Big BIG THANK YOU to Michele of <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilts From My Crayon Box</a> for hosting the MMMRR for 2013. I saw that I missed it <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/search/label/Modern%20Mini%20Mystery%20Round%20Robin%202012" target="_blank">last year</a> and was very intrigued. I participated in the <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/search/label/Quilt%20U%20Be%20Mine" target="_blank">Quilt U Be Mine Round Robin</a> she hosted and had a blast, but I almost overdid myself, I did two spots - <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/02/quilt-u-be-mine.html" target="_blank">AGHHHHHH</a>! I was just going to sit out and drool over this round but Michele asked if I would like to participate and that was the kicker, I was in!</div>
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There were 6 of us in each group, at least one international participant. I shared my round with these lovely ladies:</div>
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<a href="http://thecheshirequilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diane</a></div>
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All five of these lovelies sent me awesome pieces to work on and I hope I did them justice. I did try to keep the "modern" part of the MMMRR with what I did, one of the blocks I just did plain borders with a flange, I was totally stumped as to where to go with it. For some reason I didn't take ANY pictures of what I did to Laurel's block which is a bummer because I really enjoyed working on it. Here is what I did (outer border of each - minus Laurel's block).</div>
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When I sent my block off I asked the ladies of the group to keep it with the browns and gold tones. And they did! I was inspired by the pictures I saw over at Fabric Mutt, you can see the original explanation <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/01/qubm-and-mmmrr-peeks.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Here is what I sent off to the group.</div>
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Fun huh? I love, love, love that giraffe print in the middle. Well, what I got back was even more fun - these 5 ladies are amazing. AH-MAY-ZING (Zing Bot couldn't say it better BB fans!) Check it out. The is the first 4 rounds, my center block and the magic they swirled around it. </div>
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Totally pulls that giraffe print into an African theme and POW. Right? Right? Finally, here is the finished piece, the final round pulling everything in and making it nice and tidy - just my style :o)</div>
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I love this piece! I got it the first week of June and it has been hanging on my bedroom wall ever since, every time I walk by it I smile. I still haven't figured out how to quilt it. I'll definitely do it on the longarm, I think I prefer it over FMQ on my Juki. Any ideas? I know I want to mimic the patterns in African print fabrics - geometrics and lots of repeats. Back onto the bedroom wall with it!</div>
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Thanks for visiting and don't forget to make sure and visit the others linking up with Michele for the MMMRR Reveal Day!</div>
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Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Put Your Stamp On It! blog hop!!! First off, thank you to <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com//" target="_blank">Mdm Samm</a> and <a href="http://www.pigtalesandquilts.com/" target="_blank">Thearica</a> for putting this together and being our Cheerleaders for this hop - without you always behind, gently pushing us forward, we wouldn't be half as far as we are! Thank you thank you!!!</div>
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When I saw this blog hop pop up on Sew We Quilt, I knew I wanted to jump into it. I've been thinking a lot about a logo for AnnieOak Designs and this blog hop was a perfect opportunity to put some ideas out there. Most of you who follow me know that my furchildren are Annie and Oakleigh (yes, cheesy but oh so fun too!). They are most often right there with me in my sewing room or snoring on the dog bed outside the door, so it is fitting that any designs that I eventually call my own reflect two of my true loves - Annie </div>
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Smash'em together and you got: AnnieOak Designs.</div>
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For my stamp I wanted to incorporate the dogs and the oak tree as well as a little bit of me. Annie is there - the lab silhouette. Oakleigh is represented by the tree and the leaf - she is always everywhere unless sleeping and anyone who lives near an oak tree knows that when the leaves drop, they are EVERYWHERE. I had to add the 13 cents since my birthday is on the 13th and it is my favorite number. I checked and the last time 13 cents was the postage rate for a first class stamp here in the US was May 1978 and the last time a postcard was 13 cents was back in February 1985. I fall in there somewhere :o)</div>
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Thank you for hopping with us and for visiting AnnieOak Designs today, now go check out the rest of the bloggers I am sharing the day with:</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.robinsfabricnest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Robin's Fabric Nest</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.inthesewingbasket.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">In The Sewing Basket</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Elizabeth Coughlin Designs</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.justquiltit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Just Quilt It</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.spartanbabe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">AnnieOak Designs</span></a> - woof!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.buzzingandbumbling.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Buzzing and Bumbling</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.krislovesfabric.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">krislovesfabric</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cmyprims.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">CherrysPrairiePrimitives</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pccrafty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Hanging On By A Thread</span></a></span><br /><br />And, as usual a little pup lovin' for you. This is what happens when I take too long to photograph Bug:</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-84950397116190624872013-06-17T08:00:00.000-07:002013-06-17T08:00:05.793-07:00Traveling Stash Box Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! Have you seen the Traveling Stash Boxes over at Katie's blog, <a href="http://karmawillowdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Snuggle Up With a Dish from Karma</a>?</div>
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I was the lucky winner of Travelling Stash Box #3 from Karen over at <a href="http://kocanquilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting, Losing and Tea</a>. It arrived and practically popped open on my kitchen table! Here's a picture of everything.</div>
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Isn't there a TON of fun stuff in here?!?! I didn't count everything this time, just took lots of pictures. Here you go, some close-ups of the booty on the box:</div>
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This is what I took out of the box:</div>
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This is what I added to the box:</div>
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See anything that you'd like? I know there are a lot of things I would have loved to keep, but I had to pace myself :o) <a href="http://karmawillowdesigns.blogspot.com/p/traveling-stash-box.html" target="_blank">Here</a> are the rules for the Travelling Stash Boxes. If you want to be entered into the drawing for this box o'fun, leave me a comment. If you're a follower, you get an extra entry!</div>
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I'll leave the drawing open until 12pm PST Friday, June 21. If I get the address by the end of the weekend, I'll get it in the mail the following Monday!</div>
SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-24381291731323619392013-06-10T21:28:00.000-07:002013-06-10T21:28:00.082-07:00Precious' Pet Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! I have a finish for you. Back in February Oregon State University participated in the State of Oregon Food Drive. In the Graduate School, we held a "Prettiest Pet Contest" and invited folks from all over campus to enter a picture of their pet that would then be voted on by the OSU community - each entry and vote required a donation of food or cash. For the top vote-getter (pet whose picture raised the most donation value) we offered a small prize pack of a gift card to a local pet store and a custom pet quilt from AnnieOak Designs. When the winner was announced her owner and I got together and talked about her and her personality. Here is what I came up with for Precious:</div>
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Precious is a big fluffy grey Chow girl who loves purple, so I went with the purple and grey dot focus fabric and used a matching dark and light grey and light purple with my "Kandy" pattern since she is a big pup. I used the dark grey for the back and binding and quilted with a light and dark purple.</div>
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To really make it her quilt I put in a little "P" for Precious on it - every girls likes monogrammed swag right?!?!</div>
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Then I added some paw prints for her. In the "P" and the paw prints I did a pebbled quilting to give it a little texture and to match what paws really feel like.</div>
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I love the back - you can really see the quilting (with flannel you tend to lose a lot of quilting once it is washed so I focus on the colors and pattern on the front with these pet quilt patterns). I used a light grey for my bottom line so it popped out on the back.</div>
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When I started to think about the quilting for this pet quilt, I knew it was a project I wanted to use <a href="http://christaquiltsblog.com/2013/04/24/christas-quilt-along-5-9-hugs-n-kisses-fmq-double-flowers/" target="_blank">Christa's FMQ tutorial</a> for her flower motif. It was fun once I got the hang of it :o) I definitely need to get me one of those lovely Supreme Sliders for my Juki, FMQ is a little bit of a chore. The flowers were fun to do!</div>
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The pebbling turned out just as fun on the back as the front!</div>
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Here are the paws and flowers - fun fun!</div>
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So, I am off to take this to work and hopefully will have a picture of Precious and her quilt to post soon!</div>
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Here's a little bit of pup love - O enjoying a good stretch.</div>
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woof woof meow!</div>
SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-27384738806861459082013-06-09T20:35:00.000-07:002013-06-09T20:35:16.896-07:00MMMRR Round 4 Sneak Peek<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! I am part of the Modern Mystery Mini Round Robin hosted by <a href="http://www.quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Michele at Quilts from My Crayon Box</a>. This round was a toughy for me, there was a lot going on with the block and I finally just decided that a simple plain border would be best. I decided to do a flange border and then a single non-pieced border with a fun butterfly pattern in it to tie everything all together. Here's a peek.</div>
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I have one block left to put the border on and the goal is to get that one done before our Emerald Isle trip. Thanks to <a href="http://www.quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Michele </a>again for organizing this - you rock!</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-24168376780574116042013-06-06T08:32:00.002-07:002013-06-06T08:32:23.269-07:00Travelling Stash is on its way!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! Well, the Travelling Stash Box has a new owner - Kristy from <a href="http://catiedyddesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Catydid Designs</a>! I'll be sending it off as soon as I get the info :o) She is also going to get the extra copy of QuiltMaker's 100 Blocks Volume 7 as a little gifty from me!</div>
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Quilting Ranny over at <a href="http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Purple Cottage Quilts</a> has a stash box too, but her giveaway ends soon - check it out <a href="http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/2013/05/your-chance-to-win-traveling-stash-box.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-44137828993078185842013-06-05T16:19:00.001-07:002013-06-05T16:20:32.432-07:00Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 7 Testing<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! I wanted to share this with you a month ago, but life happened and pow! time went out the door. Last fall my friend <a href="http://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Martha</a> told me about testing for QM 100 Blocks Volume 7 and I sent off an email to the editor letting her know I was interested. I got picked up and started getting blocks to test. What a fun group of blocks! There were a few that I wouldn't have tried on my own (and won't again) but I had a good time trying the different techniques and what not. Below is a mosaic of the 12 blocks I tested for Volume 7.</div>
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The top three are my personal favorites. I used the trimmings from the first one for my mug rug <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-showers-mug-rug-orange-black.html" target="_blank">here</a>, the second is a <a href="http://happyquiltingmelissa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Corry</a> block (and we all know how I feel about Happy Quilting) and Scooter Girl is going to be a gift to a real Scooter Girl.</div>
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The house was my least favorite - simply because I don't like needle turn applique and I tried to do it on this one. I think I would have liked it more if I had just done raw-edge like scooter girl.</div>
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The orange and black circles were fun - you use a free motion quilting zig-zag technique on the edges so you get a really neat looking stitch pattern on each circle.</div>
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The Penny the Penguin block will be a pillow for my SIL who likes penguins - just need to put some black buttons on the eyes and sew it up!.</div>
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Again, I had a blast testing for Volume 7 and as a tester I got my very own copy of Volume 7 for my library. I also got a second copy which is going in the Travelling Stash box as a bonus giveaway <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/05/glimpses-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Just wanted to finally get this on the blog and I hope you all have a chance to check out Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 7 - so much fun! <a href="http://quilttotheedge.blogspot.com/2013/04/quiltmaker-magazine-100-blocks-volume-7.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is Martha's post with her blocks.</div>
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Hi hi! Boy have I been busy! </div>
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Here are a few glimpses of what has been going on here, but not all - I'll post more later.</div>
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The big news is that I have a Travelling Stash Box to giveaway! </div>
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Katie over at <a href="http://karmawillowdesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Snuggle Up with a Dish from Karma</a> keeps tabs on all of these travelling boxes - THANK YOU KATIE!!</div>
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Here is what popped out of my box.</div>
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And here is what I took.</div>
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And here is what I added.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 FQ, 3/4 yard, 2 quilting patterns, white marking pencil</td></tr>
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Interested in some of this fun booty? Here are the <a href="http://karmawillowdesigns.blogspot.com/p/traveling-stash-box.html" target="_blank">rules</a> for the Travelling Stash Boxes - read them and if you're up to the challenge, leave me a comment telling me your favorite vegetable and I'll put you in the drawing! My followers get an extra entry, just let me know in a separate comment. I'll draw Wednesday June 5 at 6pm PST. Good luck! </div>
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Here's some Linda love for you from my trip home last weekend.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-66777584251879160992013-04-28T07:32:00.000-07:002013-04-28T07:32:50.614-07:00Covert Robin - What I Got & What I Sent<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi hi! I hope April has been a good month for you :o) It certainly has been quick for me! A couple of months ago I signed up for the <a href="http://imaginegnats.blogspot.com/p/covert-robin.html" target="_blank">Covert Robin: A Mystery Gift Exchange</a> over at <a href="http://imaginegnats.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">imagine gnats</a>. you get the name and contact info of another person and have time to stalk them, figure out what gifty you're going to make them, then send it to them. Someone else has your name as well, so you get to stalk your mail carrier too!</div>
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I'll start out with what I got. <a href="http://www.babesandbrides.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim</a> was the one who got my name and she stalked me (and the girls) well! </div>
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She sent a box full of goodies that included a new tote with the cutest embroidery ever, </div>
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a stack of fat quarters (gonna use them in one of my table runner designs), a zippered pouch for my rotary cutting supplies (and a new blade!) and lastly - but probably most importantly to the girls, a little sack of treats for Annie & Oakleigh.</div>
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They're all too cute and very thoughtful - I loved this swap!</div>
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Next is what I sent. The name I got was <a href="http://tiaraquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heidi's</a>. She had just started her blog so I had a bit of an anxiety attack when I went to stalk her, but her blog told me all I needed! First, it is pink. Second, she mentions starting her own business. Two things I can work with! What new aspiring business owners have is a lot of stuff to carry around so, out came Amy Butler's Nappy Bag pattern that I absolutely LOVE. I headed over to the LQS in Corvallis and found these yummy fabrics. </div>
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Off to the races I went! </div>
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When I made this bag for myself I didn't add all the pockets that there are in the pattern and ever since I have wished I did, so no pocket scrimping for this one (plus, she needs all the pockets she can get with a new business!). </div>
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Off it went and I anxiously waited for Heidi to get back from her work travels and get her gift!</div>
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I had a blast doing the swap and meeting both Kim and Heidi - two more great bloggers! Thanks ladies, for participating!</div>
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Here's what I am looking at, so I am off for a snuggle.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-57898714868345837932013-04-11T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-12T15:09:50.413-07:00Tina & Gabi's Day and Night<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi hi!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post
is long overdue…Tina and Gabi got their quilts a while ago, I’ve just been slow
getting the pictures in a post and up on the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Backstory:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
worked with Tina and when she was sent off for her job, I wanted to make her
and her daughter matching quilts so that they would have a little piece of each
other while Tina was gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, that
didn’t happen before she got home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
first it sat cut in strips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it sat sewed
into strips and cut into pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it
sat sewn in half the blocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it sat
in all the blocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, they both got
put together, on the Gammill and off to them all in the space of a few
weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It did all the previous sitting
over about 14 months!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pictures, pictures, pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a pretty picture heavy post from here
on out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, of course if I took
pictures of the fabrics, I can’t find them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, we’ll start out with pictures of the blocks instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used Eleanor Burns’ “<a href="http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2009/11/day-night-quilt-by-eleanor-burns.html" target="_blank">Day and Night</a>” pattern
for both quilts.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabi's quilt has two colors, light pink and black. Tina's has three: light pink, dark pink and black.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabi's top with Tina's block in it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The backing. A pink flannel that screamed girlie girl on it. Not sure about the "owl" on it though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilting detail on Tina's quilt: loopy hearts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More quilting detail on Tina's quilt with both blocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabi's quilting detail: loopier hearts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More quilting detail on Gabi's quilt with both blocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabi's quilt finished!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tina's quilt finished!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oakleigh trying to help with the binding: "You finished yet?!?!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie in front of Tina's finished quilt: "You're finished now Mom!"</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi hi!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it is
20 minutes to 9, PST.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had my pictures
of my mug rug all taken last night and I took my mug rug to work this
morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You think I could find the
flamin' pictures this evening?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Took me
an hour and I have no idea how they got onto my iPad...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today is my day on the April Showers Mug Rug Hop!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Erin at <a href="http://mummyquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew at Home Mummy</a> is our lovely
hostess and <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com//" target="_blank">Mdm Samm</a> is the one who started it all - Thanks to the both of you,
you two rock!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is the list of other
lovely bloggers who are sharing today with me:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gina @ <a href="http://www.sewmuchandmore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much and More<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Sharon @ <a href="http://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vroomans Quilts<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Theresa @ <a href="http://bumbleberrystitchn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Bumbleberry Stitches<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Jennet @ <a href="http://featheredneststudio.com/" target="_blank">The Feathered Nest Studio<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Patti @<a href="http://www.quiltoo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> A Yankee in Queen Liz's Court<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Gene @ <a href="http://blog.geneblack.com/" target="_blank">Gene Black - Alabama Artist<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Susan @ <a href="http://kidsonlyfabrics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susan's Scrappy Domain<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Bente @ <a href="http://www.iliketoquiltblog.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">I Like to Quiltblog<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Deb @ <a href="http://www.asimplelifequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilting & Other Craft Therapy<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Megan @ AnnieOak Design<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I like to take the trimmings from each of my projects and
make a little one from them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are
trimmings from a block that I tested for QuiltMaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am an Oregon State Beaver, so the colors
were perfect!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, since I work at OSU
in the Graduate School, the mug rug fits perfectly under my tea mug at work on
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hour to find the durned pictures!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now,
make sure you show the rest of the bloggers some bloggy love and have fun in
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com96tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-26116016046638534572013-03-28T05:29:00.000-07:002013-03-28T05:29:32.762-07:00MMMRR Round 2 Sneak Peek<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi all! Sorry for the long time between posts - things have been crazy here and my head hasn't been in the game (or on my shoulders sometimes) for the past few weeks. I did find some time to get into my sewing room though and cranked out the borders for my Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin group. I had fun doing them! The first border was super stretchy so I needed something to stabilize it so I went with the strips to help keep it from changing shape everytime I looked at it. I think the design mirrors the middle block a little and like I said, I had fun designing and sewing them up.</div>
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Now its off to the next person and I am awaiting the arrival of my next round.</div>
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Here's a little Sandy Annie love.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-25998565178992744062013-02-28T08:37:00.000-08:002013-02-28T08:37:19.057-08:00A little fun<div style="text-align: center;">
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Just had to post this when I saw it on <a href="http://www.beaquilter.com/" target="_blank">Bea</a>'s blog this morning.</div>
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Check out <a href="http://trobairitztable.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">B's</a> newest recipes too - she's got <a href="http://trobairitztable.blogspot.com/2013/02/no-chicken-noodle-soup.html" target="_blank">soup</a> and <a href="http://trobairitztable.blogspot.com/2013/02/homemade-pizza-dough.html" target="_blank">pizza dough</a>. Yummy warm recipes for the cool weather outside right now.</div>
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And, a little Bug love.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-72871037145871879732013-02-27T21:29:00.000-08:002013-02-27T21:29:13.128-08:00see kate sew Envelope Clutch<div style="text-align: center;">
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I was reading up at <a href="http://craftyshenanigans.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy's Crafty Shenanigans</a> today and she showed off her <a href="http://craftyshenanigans.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-calypso-envelope-clutch.html" target="_blank">Calypso Envelope Clutch</a>. When she mentioned that it was a pattern from <a href="http://seekatesew.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">see kate sew</a>, I clicked over and found Kate had a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1625233@N21/" target="_blank">flikr group</a> with photos from folks who've made up her pattern.</div>
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So, I needed a quick project that I could do - I am tired of chain piecing and this was a fun break. I printed out the <a href="http://seekatesew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/envelope-clutch-pattern.html" target="_blank">pattern</a> and dug out a couple of fat quarters and enough fusible to fit the pattern (barely). Here's my finished clutch without a button/closure.</div>
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And the inside is a simple cream that matched the swirly asian print that I picked as my outer fabric.</div>
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Then, since I don't do button holes, yet, I decided I would try to do something different and used the scraps from my liner to whip up a little fabric flower.</div>
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What do you think? I am thinking I should make a couple more - maybe in a coral and yellow, and put all three on the flap. Then a magnetic closure. What do you think?</div>
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Here's a little Lolly love.</div>
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SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-37318111189310580412013-02-25T21:03:00.001-08:002013-02-25T21:03:46.419-08:00FNSI and Modern Mini Mystery Peek<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last Friday Josh was in Portland so I signed up for <a href="http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/2013/02/delayed-friday-night-sew-in-sign-up.html" target="_blank">FNSI</a> at <a href="http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Handmade by Heidi</a> and set to work! I didn't get anything finished, but I did finish cutting a project, almost finished another (needed more fabric) and started designing my MMMRR border.</div>
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I finished cutting up Baby Jackson's fabric (and I am still drooling over it)</div>
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I started cutting up the fabric for the Costa Maya quilt, but ran out of one of the fabrics so I had to order more. Luckily I found some, Children at Play by Sarah Jane came out in 2011 and the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81346520/flannel-by-sarah-jane-dot-to-dot-coral?ga_search_query=flannel" target="_blank">flannel</a> was even harder to find. But - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aspenfabrics" target="_blank">Aspen Fabrics</a> had a yard left and I snatched it up!</div>
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Then, I started designing the borders for my first round of the <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-mmrr-2013-is-under-way.html" target="_blank">Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin</a> going on with <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Quilts From My Crayon Box</a>. I finished it tonight, so here are some photos.</div>
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Just photos, I don't want to give too much away!</div>
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And, a little Doodle love:</div>
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woof woof meow!</div>
SpartanBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946956718496264301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018249823422653499.post-62065961035068788952013-02-14T07:42:00.000-08:002013-02-14T07:42:29.595-08:00Quilt U Be Mine<div style="text-align: center;">
Reveal Day is here! And I am so excited to show off what the lovely ladies of my groups did with my center block!</div>
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First off, I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Michele at Quilts From My Crayon Box</a> for putting the Mini Mystery Row Robin together, keeping track of all of us, and for providing awesome support to those of us who had mini crises of what to do! She rocks and I am so happy to be part of this Row Robin!</div>
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I was in two groups, since I am a glutton for punishment and decided, "Hey, its almost the holidays and I will be gone for at least a week in November and December. Why not commit to TWO groups when I have never done something like this before? How hard could it be?" Yeah - maybe if I didn't care what I put out could I get things whipped out every month the next day, but I am too picky and not skilled enough yet. I agonized over some of them! So many ideas and only a month (or two weeks if you take into account that I had two blocks a month) to do each! Gahhhh! But, in the end, I had a blast and both of my groups were full of ladies that are totally awesome.</div>
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I had a few borders that I did that were my favorites, most I didn't for some reason take pictures of, but the last three I did get snaps of. <a href="http://spartanbabe.blogspot.com/2013/01/qubm-and-mmmrr-peeks.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is the post for the pictures I did end up snapping.</div>
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My first group was Group 4:</div>
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<a href="http://vickykcreating.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Vicky</a></div>
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<a href="http://suzmademedoit.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.yourcrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Renae</a></div>
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Me</div>
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Here is what they came up with:</div>
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Isn't that too cool?!?!</div>
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My second group was Group 6:</div>
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<a href="http://tildastwistedlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Melinda</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.yourcrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terrie</a></div>
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<a href="http://withingmyquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vicki</a></div>
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Me</div>
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And here is what they did with my second block:</div>
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Hee hee - happy dance here!!!</div>
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I sent out the same block to both groups - very different results no? These ladies are fabulous! I can't wait to see their tops revealed on their blogs and over at <a href="http://www.yourcrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Your Crayon Box</a>, the blog Michele has set up for those who don't have blogs to share their tops too. So, go <a href="http://quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to Michele's blog for the linky party and <a href="http://www.yourcrayonbox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for the non-bloggers' posts and share the bloggy love, it is Valentine's Day!</div>
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woof woof meow</div>
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