tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67721301635774681762024-03-18T07:39:57.463-04:00Sew Preeti QuiltsPreetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-80962080259760223102024-03-16T11:00:00.000-04:002024-03-16T11:00:12.328-04:00Ambassador's Choice<p>In the land of Island Batik, March is Ambassador's Choice Month. Mine is Lula May. </p><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiplQJOg3vnPlBRu0DGAiVbaum-cTXVLmwRpE33eukhnJjH8JG4FDJ_fpVmP1ByNSedbxusbmJac4rnC7w53GT5--AespxgsP5iXsyiwf_n3kvt90iQYuOzX13rjlyxYnSbccr3-6ebpHpCHG-mdF5jb6O0eN6E9A3wSitohf6hflPN7Yb22rgg1C4FFLhX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="1664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiplQJOg3vnPlBRu0DGAiVbaum-cTXVLmwRpE33eukhnJjH8JG4FDJ_fpVmP1ByNSedbxusbmJac4rnC7w53GT5--AespxgsP5iXsyiwf_n3kvt90iQYuOzX13rjlyxYnSbccr3-6ebpHpCHG-mdF5jb6O0eN6E9A3wSitohf6hflPN7Yb22rgg1C4FFLhX=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EQ8 Design</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZwaZEEco8RXweggVykPKzPopM6yVOW5jQV-p0tN14LrAUvVxtM9bO19_99hCOo8wse4bEAF0-xpjtHgALGVvalQ1j4q_EAkLXUHzGHVy2WCaK2uX_nc7U8lo9xPNEt-7R3fnYBHQym8QDNaFrHjWsgToGp72AK9MSm07Mso-4G1T0HT14hNvsNEAG4NmT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZwaZEEco8RXweggVykPKzPopM6yVOW5jQV-p0tN14LrAUvVxtM9bO19_99hCOo8wse4bEAF0-xpjtHgALGVvalQ1j4q_EAkLXUHzGHVy2WCaK2uX_nc7U8lo9xPNEt-7R3fnYBHQym8QDNaFrHjWsgToGp72AK9MSm07Mso-4G1T0HT14hNvsNEAG4NmT=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lula May</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Designed in EQ8, and made with Island Batik's Celebrate Collection, Lula May finished at 62" by 82".</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM97sL38DJ4Q0lhIUGjfCE1jQfMMVEKkB2DKVLE02A78xAC01CXOXgmhBG7nZ3YQ_GLSAmDjDZL_JNrFyMdy39GDqFrzNED04_z2_1q5atZiJtMKmMQyS-84_J-OGPwWeSH40CeZzvZ5ewOtrMgNRCqrgD9mrSGDld8SQ09Zf8HFCCZzsm1LyDYZaIBvJY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM97sL38DJ4Q0lhIUGjfCE1jQfMMVEKkB2DKVLE02A78xAC01CXOXgmhBG7nZ3YQ_GLSAmDjDZL_JNrFyMdy39GDqFrzNED04_z2_1q5atZiJtMKmMQyS-84_J-OGPwWeSH40CeZzvZ5ewOtrMgNRCqrgD9mrSGDld8SQ09Zf8HFCCZzsm1LyDYZaIBvJY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this collection!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDzinOJJ_zN0EU9Zqgwlm8oYlesD3_Nq2NwSD289rSA7fpXEyGbhZpdOvc8af1gZ_-hxBj0-cwPeo28_5cRO3oJZ2JwAtRSCE-9bJtb_vKea6gxlho6W_sI4g0Dt6K_r8b21qHEwYWLG5nODN8frdP3hfJCwcgP1dVqdMfn8tbFPE3jd9wmtKjudxPWlfN" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDzinOJJ_zN0EU9Zqgwlm8oYlesD3_Nq2NwSD289rSA7fpXEyGbhZpdOvc8af1gZ_-hxBj0-cwPeo28_5cRO3oJZ2JwAtRSCE-9bJtb_vKea6gxlho6W_sI4g0Dt6K_r8b21qHEwYWLG5nODN8frdP3hfJCwcgP1dVqdMfn8tbFPE3jd9wmtKjudxPWlfN=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to step away from square blocks. I designed a rectangular block measuring 12" by 16". The triangle in a square made the basis for the elongated star. The strip pieced alternate block combines the colors used in the stars, using the leftovers and tying the pattern together. </p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBokJQ7lKxBpn5XKFk02GvhpIVUK6IFUdNEhX3Pj8o69AZgNxCLen8pLBl3KgHb5FQf4XuSlIx1VNM_S_g7r8L2a6qyWMWhwRZD65MJEMcura69sGKbpxFULv9JDHd1tk0Rm_tbhdqZUllbOgFohUNmJUig5BXysSv58acwa93ct2fNPYlf9twxnDZGeuz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBokJQ7lKxBpn5XKFk02GvhpIVUK6IFUdNEhX3Pj8o69AZgNxCLen8pLBl3KgHb5FQf4XuSlIx1VNM_S_g7r8L2a6qyWMWhwRZD65MJEMcura69sGKbpxFULv9JDHd1tk0Rm_tbhdqZUllbOgFohUNmJUig5BXysSv58acwa93ct2fNPYlf9twxnDZGeuz=w619-h640" width="619" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcjQZhkeL23rWTCaDm6Q7mpuYYqKuXfrENxOehi6PaeuFUWNC9uzat9H4H_av1cSG_SMJK4i0xj8dOUhqNEQ-4KtLMzZ15V921s9gu3ONyvIGug57-2OW70rAYN8UJ0A1tl0kI3gh9Ks8DTEr9gXXgKP8Ggtg9AIcnunQztzf8ymOIzyGt8xCIvqMCCix_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcjQZhkeL23rWTCaDm6Q7mpuYYqKuXfrENxOehi6PaeuFUWNC9uzat9H4H_av1cSG_SMJK4i0xj8dOUhqNEQ-4KtLMzZ15V921s9gu3ONyvIGug57-2OW70rAYN8UJ0A1tl0kI3gh9Ks8DTEr9gXXgKP8Ggtg9AIcnunQztzf8ymOIzyGt8xCIvqMCCix_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alternate Blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> to piece (50 wt) and quilt (40 wt). The batting is <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/hobbs-heirloom-batting/hobbs-heirloom-premium-80-20-black-cotton-blend-batting/" target="_blank">Premium 80/20 Black Cotton/Poly Blend</a>. I used a <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/microtex-home-sewing-needles" target="_blank">Microtex Schmetz 80/12 Needle</a> for both piecing and quilting. Microtex needles are "sharp" needles which is an absolute must if you want the needle to pierce the tightly woven Batik fabric. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGtyMZlDtdUGVL_Ff_2Eem489C07JwK87ZqBUUx5mL1ApV7ha4idPjRjdeUMyo-g3o5d91shmiW27OKILuyT4kQAtlY5j-9fJh7Kd12YDdzSTanxwPhmdPNR_6I2uumgZUdF9OO7EaP4cd_54m5JYDQN7d9JZYxno-jjLKywbJVis3WWsfZNkOY0Qrxxel" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGtyMZlDtdUGVL_Ff_2Eem489C07JwK87ZqBUUx5mL1ApV7ha4idPjRjdeUMyo-g3o5d91shmiW27OKILuyT4kQAtlY5j-9fJh7Kd12YDdzSTanxwPhmdPNR_6I2uumgZUdF9OO7EaP4cd_54m5JYDQN7d9JZYxno-jjLKywbJVis3WWsfZNkOY0Qrxxel=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting in process</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />I used my favorite squiggle stitch with my walking foot to quilt Lula May. I added a skinny border to make sure that my binding did not eat up my star points. I chose a yellow binding for maximum contrast with the black background. </p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0jP-7UbNU8WYk3ta7K5l1gVxN9xRUW8P1Bo9XxWm_B4nefCAYWfZJVPnbQMuZD6tpMxMpiVdphtCakoBO3sVtaNevWGatTsNGgjtdfqGHSLOMJx5hkq9GkacgzJvx4Ffv3bdJfa_LEYqSkYj4lNLh8XB7CHlm3FIkx4aQEVCfYFvyHe5MnSviIlLJ8dwX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0jP-7UbNU8WYk3ta7K5l1gVxN9xRUW8P1Bo9XxWm_B4nefCAYWfZJVPnbQMuZD6tpMxMpiVdphtCakoBO3sVtaNevWGatTsNGgjtdfqGHSLOMJx5hkq9GkacgzJvx4Ffv3bdJfa_LEYqSkYj4lNLh8XB7CHlm3FIkx4aQEVCfYFvyHe5MnSviIlLJ8dwX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite - Model and Picture :-)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul - This looks like a Gay Jewish quilt.<br /></span></i>Me: It kinda does.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Intentional?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Nah, just happened.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: I like it.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yup, she has pizzaz!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9cw_xDT9KID-h5nqY1Tkkqsl7B8KPzViCYQ0ZYUiqYz0vyVrfbCfl69TQ6G_BfWPpBktJWD4WEVxAHdbD2-DzBV1seuLMOFIf_E0CfFOQeTZgQAiGRvNbYhHxRq-9YGIQ3o-6fLgCtHecoLoi3kHSpDF65Glyh7rs3Yey-YoIJLP5K_E5MegtzXZB_zqN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9cw_xDT9KID-h5nqY1Tkkqsl7B8KPzViCYQ0ZYUiqYz0vyVrfbCfl69TQ6G_BfWPpBktJWD4WEVxAHdbD2-DzBV1seuLMOFIf_E0CfFOQeTZgQAiGRvNbYhHxRq-9YGIQ3o-6fLgCtHecoLoi3kHSpDF65Glyh7rs3Yey-YoIJLP5K_E5MegtzXZB_zqN=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She walks in beauty...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lula May was claimed by Ted, a former co-worker turned friend. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________________________________</div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for March is purple and I have gathered my geraniums, lilacs, irises and violets. All fabrics are Island Batik scraps. It is good to be an ambassador :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQEPP9YEGhtLpuHJ1Q5L25cbeibkTCg_LTnJIKwy3ARDixJslJV9E7oPY1XEkhabgIcwATVIldR6S3kX6YyHiKQWifEwi2VMjVdmO5a4RhGvtA4iIo6Yx_6o81-eo794X54X7rhcpg-IAHBA6sJNlg3DMUhgEGS3RoGHVXeqDEhZVVB8vUmqaEOpY-DzD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="2561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQEPP9YEGhtLpuHJ1Q5L25cbeibkTCg_LTnJIKwy3ARDixJslJV9E7oPY1XEkhabgIcwATVIldR6S3kX6YyHiKQWifEwi2VMjVdmO5a4RhGvtA4iIo6Yx_6o81-eo794X54X7rhcpg-IAHBA6sJNlg3DMUhgEGS3RoGHVXeqDEhZVVB8vUmqaEOpY-DzD=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March = Purple</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Looks like Mother Nature got the memo too. I plucked these tiny blooms on my morning walk.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaCDT6NSmxvRMtsJ-ZAYyHfilFnsGQCU3oj8ARFKceaX4YlpeJRKk9yvBa8QsWyTltMKr3yOT5Lqh-w19hmG94bYh3YctCEKkxJWHfzqDHFw52C4h_6WS8Sqeb4usZzBpDmOJubz5mGw1vKPb-F39Kat8gct2QveypZQzovohnCKDUFyNZAFaFtkfrcrZq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2365" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaCDT6NSmxvRMtsJ-ZAYyHfilFnsGQCU3oj8ARFKceaX4YlpeJRKk9yvBa8QsWyTltMKr3yOT5Lqh-w19hmG94bYh3YctCEKkxJWHfzqDHFw52C4h_6WS8Sqeb4usZzBpDmOJubz5mGw1vKPb-F39Kat8gct2QveypZQzovohnCKDUFyNZAFaFtkfrcrZq=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape Hyacinths</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><br />I am busy making my purple blocks. These yellow hexies will become the centers of the purple flowers. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiziaHiOnR7snMY8mP8gBVfpjr7pLhx-kEc4Wl-UCvXaI1f9ETA3LSOuB5jOXaec3rsMjJQfpHFx9TlmAwMbio2mSELT9ct7Ot3AvlkfhCv0YB-Q_TNSgTTXspacs75PYrjjYcLBWu3NjSE8HyOHlCM1fWWNrXmrewgVE04Z3SDbWN1i2j4iHjnVqGWA-gi" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiziaHiOnR7snMY8mP8gBVfpjr7pLhx-kEc4Wl-UCvXaI1f9ETA3LSOuB5jOXaec3rsMjJQfpHFx9TlmAwMbio2mSELT9ct7Ot3AvlkfhCv0YB-Q_TNSgTTXspacs75PYrjjYcLBWu3NjSE8HyOHlCM1fWWNrXmrewgVE04Z3SDbWN1i2j4iHjnVqGWA-gi=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower Centers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties, including Angela's. See full list on the sidebar. As always I'd love to hear from you!</p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-55214445697843535832024-03-06T05:00:00.030-05:002024-03-16T06:53:34.110-04:00Rainbow Parade - New Pattern, Bloghop & Giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spring is around the corner and I am ready to say goodbye to winter blues. Here is a new colorful quilt to get us in the mood for the new season. Meet Rainbow Parade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMCjdEG5a_PVQUU-hNJplpy2Ldegn6c-rCVb7cHU03d-TJSYDT18BF0PsI1XJl-pTYrTYE6cZlWKni74vL6oVo0CWFN-_vx-eXvqGkVitYu3nf7B-UsW6Wufu0UN2_9ioW_YEKnCmK3p3E479oY8KCL3qSMWUMZl0mox1hECmWKvxfzO7wWvBwF25Xxk2e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMCjdEG5a_PVQUU-hNJplpy2Ldegn6c-rCVb7cHU03d-TJSYDT18BF0PsI1XJl-pTYrTYE6cZlWKni74vL6oVo0CWFN-_vx-eXvqGkVitYu3nf7B-UsW6Wufu0UN2_9ioW_YEKnCmK3p3E479oY8KCL3qSMWUMZl0mox1hECmWKvxfzO7wWvBwF25Xxk2e=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Colors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Made using Island Batik Blenders, Rainbow Parade finished at 57" by 70".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznL6g-3kOnVZCnA1GxINheEQwPoLWs2wcK5EaFTSJG0W3d2WT1jEbxHdywEabnIROoqxU_6dvYXBN9E9nuEcD30bQpNfYc6vpQr-xsNCsqemo6__nBhNoXZY5bE3WiDlB266IJCuGQ9LyCsH23U_Uz1zYbOVyxY8p1Mqbw9BTzrS1PA1d7AuJrk3spv1I/s2696/IMG_1481.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznL6g-3kOnVZCnA1GxINheEQwPoLWs2wcK5EaFTSJG0W3d2WT1jEbxHdywEabnIROoqxU_6dvYXBN9E9nuEcD30bQpNfYc6vpQr-xsNCsqemo6__nBhNoXZY5bE3WiDlB266IJCuGQ9LyCsH23U_Uz1zYbOVyxY8p1Mqbw9BTzrS1PA1d7AuJrk3spv1I/w640-h640/IMG_1481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZGwbX7sZILVXLOUOJbstCUYxr31MoJf9-whetRVMljgc7SY19V_R-fOIuX-VcymCnVv8q7fMWeb-9EAmUO4ETqkmQrAsoAyrQRk4ztHihuQPIEPsoyDy4TcHaeLZ6q-Wy-QIDWY-IiSoZFOawb9UlhMMyU6fL0X0fIwJBUBdMgGTLQ61AfQ68fvPMBOT/s2780/IMG_1482.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="2780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZGwbX7sZILVXLOUOJbstCUYxr31MoJf9-whetRVMljgc7SY19V_R-fOIuX-VcymCnVv8q7fMWeb-9EAmUO4ETqkmQrAsoAyrQRk4ztHihuQPIEPsoyDy4TcHaeLZ6q-Wy-QIDWY-IiSoZFOawb9UlhMMyU6fL0X0fIwJBUBdMgGTLQ61AfQ68fvPMBOT/w640-h640/IMG_1482.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light and Dark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>The quilt uses eight colors (light and dark) for a total of 16 fabrics, plus the background. <div>I am thrilled now that the pattern is published. <div>The instructions are super simple and the detailed graphics ensure that it is a breeze even if you are a new quilter.<div><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6KFqIVnsaOyr0BVtv6NE7IUWBcOxKDOPLpb_vrvlDHv-7u1Vzc5YRuCTJZlFfjolVdXl3yK9598QXiJRK3LGGVc1d3BH5TJwopYNPPj1XPj9HxUERMyHY6I0Yk1LlJ_pb1ErlBmittVkhhmvZx_EISrGyT0QgS1SBiWkT3aB4L7V3qDseAH63jx7zbA2/s4032/IMG_1577.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6KFqIVnsaOyr0BVtv6NE7IUWBcOxKDOPLpb_vrvlDHv-7u1Vzc5YRuCTJZlFfjolVdXl3yK9598QXiJRK3LGGVc1d3BH5TJwopYNPPj1XPj9HxUERMyHY6I0Yk1LlJ_pb1ErlBmittVkhhmvZx_EISrGyT0QgS1SBiWkT3aB4L7V3qDseAH63jx7zbA2/w480-h640/IMG_1577.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours Brightly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBZbRb-Qi4C-PUj0XTcDEk8YE6ceM7-OMiIt1NBMOdGIFiRYDhEygpG0g6uFpUpA86O48S5gsAvleLumVyTOFC-Q9lXG5FZxNn97uUcE9zwiv2bnQn5LaatseHK6Kz62d8N3za3YtOsRz2qxonC6dWsWA7dIDQOCXw5lsyDnEycSc5vZPqKgtKRMR-0_R/s4032/IMG_4983.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBZbRb-Qi4C-PUj0XTcDEk8YE6ceM7-OMiIt1NBMOdGIFiRYDhEygpG0g6uFpUpA86O48S5gsAvleLumVyTOFC-Q9lXG5FZxNn97uUcE9zwiv2bnQn5LaatseHK6Kz62d8N3za3YtOsRz2qxonC6dWsWA7dIDQOCXw5lsyDnEycSc5vZPqKgtKRMR-0_R/w480-h640/IMG_4983.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is it Spring yet?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>I am sure you would like to see this done a few different ways. And that brings me to my awesome pattern testers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ahead of the pattern release, <a href="https://cathyscrazybydesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathy</a>, <a href="https://institcheswithbonnie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frederique</a> and <a href="https://dipteaquilts.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Diptee</a> agreed to test drive Rainbow Parade and they will be sharing their versions today. Please visit their blogs/social media - for they have their separate giveaways. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotZnCgXGgUzpRUZ9qJACn9WmeI5fTcAqQPkaJ0Ahl2fzezw1BFjzvEEdo6KUPMTAJsR6W2C5B7Ey_46RROHXX-Miv7oSKXOru_9JXq--oe1EHmFjImr-xagt3M4CPA14YGor0yaNskbpheoAv7jDuxzek1nE9wmgHRtTHq28J-GRaf5w5ZmSNzrVCq9zh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotZnCgXGgUzpRUZ9qJACn9WmeI5fTcAqQPkaJ0Ahl2fzezw1BFjzvEEdo6KUPMTAJsR6W2C5B7Ey_46RROHXX-Miv7oSKXOru_9JXq--oe1EHmFjImr-xagt3M4CPA14YGor0yaNskbpheoAv7jDuxzek1nE9wmgHRtTHq28J-GRaf5w5ZmSNzrVCq9zh=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love a Rainbow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1690533725/rainbow-parade-quilt-pattern-beginner" target="_blank">Rainbow Pattern</a> is now available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewPreetiQuilts" target="_blank">Etsy Store</a> and it is on sale (20% off) till March 12, 2024. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</div></div></div><div><br />What is a pattern release without a giveaway? So, I have two prizes.</div><div>1. A PDF download of the Rainbow Parade Quilt Pattern (you can be anywhere in the world)</div><div>2. Fabrics to make your own Rainbow Parade Quilt (US readers only)<br /><p></p><p>To be eligible, please leave me a comment on this blogpost. If you show up as Anonymous, please include your email, so that I can contact you. <strike>I will announce the winners on March 16, 2024.</strike></p><p><span style="color: red;">Update - Astrid (#49) won the Rainbow Parade Quilt Pattern. Pat (#4) won the fabrics. </span><span style="color: red;">Emails have been sent.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com56Virginia, USA37.4315734 -78.65689429.1213395638211523 -113.8131442 65.741807236178843 -43.500644199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-60861154964541673442024-02-28T08:34:00.000-05:002024-02-28T08:34:17.635-05:00Everything, Everywhere, All in One Month<p>Paul's mom, Krissy passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2024. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh51gVyw7WqFj6AGmluu9MrYrtjW5RvR4Sj-4cybLKSDW8jd3AHMLB6nOF9Q7ON9SEhkaAl_QidhN7zgUTFv_CP4HMNEPpcW8cGtt-WiwsUvw_xBdJztJ0VbRdLME2kleHaDfOAF9-7CuqEgSE5QZmX5ngSC9ExxaGEdHKDyH032sndflWv9D3DhRKfC87c" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1549" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh51gVyw7WqFj6AGmluu9MrYrtjW5RvR4Sj-4cybLKSDW8jd3AHMLB6nOF9Q7ON9SEhkaAl_QidhN7zgUTFv_CP4HMNEPpcW8cGtt-WiwsUvw_xBdJztJ0VbRdLME2kleHaDfOAF9-7CuqEgSE5QZmX5ngSC9ExxaGEdHKDyH032sndflWv9D3DhRKfC87c=w640-h559" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture from Paul's graduation in 2007</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>We went to Georgia for her memorial service. It was a solemn occasion but I could not be sad for long since I was being enveloped in so many hugs from all the relatives and cousins, some I had never met before and some I think I had met once that Christmas.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHToFELXAMXVrPh-D8HWeN_qX0iLzIoWCxlqZYB51oq-p_a4f9dpmdzpALhL8u9ujceBP9H_KG2MUdxZygOIKGWey3Fo0rmDOmkmqIcUzBN9j4jXLrH-nAoYtC7--zpfTKYR8T53hW-Er0IFOLruh43RmgN28gqmQQos4TiS4Lz6UDCf81Ad2Oa2DM5hpR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="3015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHToFELXAMXVrPh-D8HWeN_qX0iLzIoWCxlqZYB51oq-p_a4f9dpmdzpALhL8u9ujceBP9H_KG2MUdxZygOIKGWey3Fo0rmDOmkmqIcUzBN9j4jXLrH-nAoYtC7--zpfTKYR8T53hW-Er0IFOLruh43RmgN28gqmQQos4TiS4Lz6UDCf81Ad2Oa2DM5hpR=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Hugs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>Paul kept it together and he looked so handsome. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTLJj9jHl5s-uu2fYl5vPEUFhWCqoYFVOzNEALfAYrtDaI0spCWTWQVOBo74qyJmpbhhQNM_MnW9u7PNKpie8mf13yphxFudfAV0BMhIYogM0YcvAE9fxx9XewmmVonHjlwTqIUDD3UO7cOSx4juNPkdF9ZnpKsvEUC2xp3ABN1ELfS3tBXLDvnuyD6JQy" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3321" data-original-width="2490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTLJj9jHl5s-uu2fYl5vPEUFhWCqoYFVOzNEALfAYrtDaI0spCWTWQVOBo74qyJmpbhhQNM_MnW9u7PNKpie8mf13yphxFudfAV0BMhIYogM0YcvAE9fxx9XewmmVonHjlwTqIUDD3UO7cOSx4juNPkdF9ZnpKsvEUC2xp3ABN1ELfS3tBXLDvnuyD6JQy=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love you so much!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><p>Paul spoke at the service mentioning how his mom was a rebel and rarely followed rules. Krissy was feisty and resourceful. Although she did not finish school, she was smart enough to read a library book on accounting and apply for a job. That she lied on her application was but a small technicality. Taking care of two boys as a single and working mom, she did not have a lot of options.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3xFetnP0ou504MAqvktIORDLTYd2ZBJJis_7ZoK2XPEuXF3ldhcPlD3t4iV7mxPw6qhVGeDagqCsKGYAfYsKAIvUe2-Nmvt53rXZSlP9zfQ8w93hnbPm9KDYwjFoq1aPFPjhibQKYLASz_1JQu_XGnEAfn4D-c2T0XmdQP-X8P4_NNOk5P3NTM7eero2H" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="2722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3xFetnP0ou504MAqvktIORDLTYd2ZBJJis_7ZoK2XPEuXF3ldhcPlD3t4iV7mxPw6qhVGeDagqCsKGYAfYsKAIvUe2-Nmvt53rXZSlP9zfQ8w93hnbPm9KDYwjFoq1aPFPjhibQKYLASz_1JQu_XGnEAfn4D-c2T0XmdQP-X8P4_NNOk5P3NTM7eero2H=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>We drove home and settled into our routines, making sure that we check on Paul's dad more often than ever before. Paul is doing fine, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was scheduled to present at the <a href="https://waterfordquiltersguild.org/" target="_blank">Waterford Quilt Guild</a> on Valentine's Day. In the frenzy of preparation (trying to compress 11 years of quilting journey into one 90-minute presentation), I realized that I did not get a card for Paul. </p><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Did you get me a card for Valentine's Day?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: I will.</span></i><br />Me: But you don't have it yet?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Correct.</span></i><br />Me: Is it acceptable if we don't exchange cards this year?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul (suspiciously): Why?</span></i><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I told him the truth. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: I will accept that you don't have a card.</span></i><br />Me: PHEW!!!<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: But you can write me a Haiku.</span></i><br />Me: A Haiku?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Yes.</span></i><br />Me: I can do that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Across seventeen Valentines</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">My cold heart and my cold feet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Warmed by your loving touch</span></i></div><p><br /></p><p>Then it was Quiltcon time. I was (still am) frantically working on two quilts for publication and I considered canceling this trip but I had already paid for hotel accommodations in Raleigh and convinced myself that it would be a welcome break with friends and loads of inspiration. </p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQHVwkzyc9mLWFurxUaKQ5XijqOFy049hR9faNZcktMbk8LazJOaO_FUIxkrCKefzxHRMOxiu6sz4LoeKK5HuaTxdOHAAd8QOb6bESZTyr7Q-8Dl4KvvQIRnBMLyyMIvAXw9glOKEm8gHSD5IGMj_ap5Nfjc_XPwdspc3LpyZHJJRVhhFi0p6WtvqD1UNh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="2911" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQHVwkzyc9mLWFurxUaKQ5XijqOFy049hR9faNZcktMbk8LazJOaO_FUIxkrCKefzxHRMOxiu6sz4LoeKK5HuaTxdOHAAd8QOb6bESZTyr7Q-8Dl4KvvQIRnBMLyyMIvAXw9glOKEm8gHSD5IGMj_ap5Nfjc_XPwdspc3LpyZHJJRVhhFi0p6WtvqD1UNh=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quiltcon 2024 in Raleigh</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mari</a> and I drove together. I met <a href="https://www.quilteddelights.com/" target="_blank">Leah</a> and saw <a href="https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emily</a>. We got together for dinner on Friday evening. We three Island Batik ambassadors chatted about forthcoming projects, ideas and fabrics.</p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir61BXmblVXXTRcSq-PAN04zOa581G-ztnBsbRS_6LqVXdrKZZiatD0RCNVs7IvJHXiTsA-JwTAVnVrjpM-Wpgt3oG8aNJMdyCdmb4GgOhu946mt5_4tBUaNl2vclzGBaYpWwmCAkVstVJxPdiflaIdR7Lsz1Ff7zDGZ8_xq16xCPjkarfO29nb9ZBk3da" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir61BXmblVXXTRcSq-PAN04zOa581G-ztnBsbRS_6LqVXdrKZZiatD0RCNVs7IvJHXiTsA-JwTAVnVrjpM-Wpgt3oG8aNJMdyCdmb4GgOhu946mt5_4tBUaNl2vclzGBaYpWwmCAkVstVJxPdiflaIdR7Lsz1Ff7zDGZ8_xq16xCPjkarfO29nb9ZBk3da=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Leah and Emily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>On Saturday morning, we met <a href="https://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer</a> and posed with our <a href="https://www.byannie.com/" target="_blank">ByAnnie</a> bags. <a href="https://www.byannie.com/" target="_blank">ByAnnie</a> is an industry partner with Island Batik and we love her patterns.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-60dubr-vYAkZOd60oKJcMp8v2bLQHjZntTxx8L0BSZa2R7xuf0hkgBBZRjTZ4FvgpAQQ3vN6dpXLqJcHyzzdyuwiluYK7Kgw1HmglNmIWkY-pE41_M8tVj6Vchn8K7c6UfD9UQPNdt3b3poe5SgDEKl-kJPzZzLRq_w_-vNGdXhqIXNCG8gZDybwTrS6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="3000" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-60dubr-vYAkZOd60oKJcMp8v2bLQHjZntTxx8L0BSZa2R7xuf0hkgBBZRjTZ4FvgpAQQ3vN6dpXLqJcHyzzdyuwiluYK7Kgw1HmglNmIWkY-pE41_M8tVj6Vchn8K7c6UfD9UQPNdt3b3poe5SgDEKl-kJPzZzLRq_w_-vNGdXhqIXNCG8gZDybwTrS6=w640-h499" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer and Emily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBkenty4vDpD6sqyCOVcDHlm-p4Hpl8SsEWqJHtQ5VdYGJ9KGqNMj2R3exiacjowloYYvGB8pGcnzMACGeCos1p5RzA4-CWZRNsHxiww7W76HN0Ft5emN7Au5EqdWNQU8UZW6lFQF7NH1UiTohVklfJ-EkRc86-9oRjoFFI2BiyopaQhD7WFBXy_d3ycsA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="2898" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBkenty4vDpD6sqyCOVcDHlm-p4Hpl8SsEWqJHtQ5VdYGJ9KGqNMj2R3exiacjowloYYvGB8pGcnzMACGeCos1p5RzA4-CWZRNsHxiww7W76HN0Ft5emN7Au5EqdWNQU8UZW6lFQF7NH1UiTohVklfJ-EkRc86-9oRjoFFI2BiyopaQhD7WFBXy_d3ycsA=w640-h524" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love our ByAnnie Bags</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I saw <a href="https://storiedquilts.com/" target="_blank">Vasudha</a> (forgot to take pictures) and chatted about design and deadlines. Yes, I took several quilt pictures but you can find most of them on Instagram, winners and rejects and everything in between. I did not have a finished quilt, so there wasn't a photoshoot. But Raleigh offers some picturesque backdrops that would be ideal for quilty pictures.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfXz4OS6593sZuH4ah6USekXMMef3MKAOfSThUKrvF0FG_pjbZuIC0Rqq4FOOVvJk9sXfvLGciOuZaMeChXnrtF7B70dIYY_Sxvd82BiLi3c2TIqIls-rgNacHLLGNIPxRXBH2YZtuDp8B1lBa7bwM5AInqvuSdoXLPLTPFdwStJP0fADLMXxIUOptHXG8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="2774" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfXz4OS6593sZuH4ah6USekXMMef3MKAOfSThUKrvF0FG_pjbZuIC0Rqq4FOOVvJk9sXfvLGciOuZaMeChXnrtF7B70dIYY_Sxvd82BiLi3c2TIqIls-rgNacHLLGNIPxRXBH2YZtuDp8B1lBa7bwM5AInqvuSdoXLPLTPFdwStJP0fADLMXxIUOptHXG8=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Capital in Raleigh</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFI2Ze-LQ6o7jdl2YYJHs-vY-T_GmnoCtEBpdNP8dg6bCddr31MuJ816GbJZ1e0XTJmw0NXlsH9IDzrG5znx7XIIv9bIS4GeiFbyCktDb0ziBp4yOhH3ihrl5tfy3LRi5ud4Dk0AKALnIFVGjwoegy964f7lsw7K9ksUjWqIeOvlhfGB-t8xN_cCxByW7n" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFI2Ze-LQ6o7jdl2YYJHs-vY-T_GmnoCtEBpdNP8dg6bCddr31MuJ816GbJZ1e0XTJmw0NXlsH9IDzrG5znx7XIIv9bIS4GeiFbyCktDb0ziBp4yOhH3ihrl5tfy3LRi5ud4Dk0AKALnIFVGjwoegy964f7lsw7K9ksUjWqIeOvlhfGB-t8xN_cCxByW7n=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Acorn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>Somewhere in the middle of it all, I managed to complete my RSC blocks for February, thanks to receiving some reds from <a href="https://kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Connie</a>. Although I have a lot of Island Batik reds, I needed just a few more to make eight blocks.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFhUm68SJhwlWmNFGtsyQ_81cri8WafECq10av96BZkE-UfgO6pg4PYEYS7UFGKMjAoOn_5UR258P-gqphSffxVXR8yrGjs01Vz5G5rQ1Y_M_koSSavcBSv-2jBHi3daUNrtHw0PoM9GDNRNNvtoUtKCvEyE5KsQc88kiG9PrQzaVfJBKdl5rNs_ZkxUOp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFhUm68SJhwlWmNFGtsyQ_81cri8WafECq10av96BZkE-UfgO6pg4PYEYS7UFGKMjAoOn_5UR258P-gqphSffxVXR8yrGjs01Vz5G5rQ1Y_M_koSSavcBSv-2jBHi3daUNrtHw0PoM9GDNRNNvtoUtKCvEyE5KsQc88kiG9PrQzaVfJBKdl5rNs_ZkxUOp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik reds</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF3HbfM6VGBofq6NM8VWsqU08jdmr6AfzhbFtoFDb6GO7a_jOhdiZhb2VjDaVot9fzVOzjpG-NRY4RuNhJrFqAnBDcEbgYxXQVEWKUboAdieDTS9064NWY33mnQqgOg3szL14G3I5D30FbqD0kBNOGc04S2ZxW0VhsZZgJAFeNYsFRuuUEQC9d63mUdBr1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF3HbfM6VGBofq6NM8VWsqU08jdmr6AfzhbFtoFDb6GO7a_jOhdiZhb2VjDaVot9fzVOzjpG-NRY4RuNhJrFqAnBDcEbgYxXQVEWKUboAdieDTS9064NWY33mnQqgOg3szL14G3I5D30FbqD0kBNOGc04S2ZxW0VhsZZgJAFeNYsFRuuUEQC9d63mUdBr1=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connie sent some :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY9G5a4Gnut4KwECLzDN8lgargcjwm4dE2JE2X4tfjKKqyAmMLrwHJKYIw-yqSC-hp4Qevslao9wJmYNA5fGdWh6wCro4PCV7hvZY_510uooxgSOkCFWI2jz-jGIPxMnAifM1QuqFxVnPjKPWT4N1ZjSyD8OQGgc8P92KAS4H9Iyyh3u4QoM8OKQDooKu6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="2565" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY9G5a4Gnut4KwECLzDN8lgargcjwm4dE2JE2X4tfjKKqyAmMLrwHJKYIw-yqSC-hp4Qevslao9wJmYNA5fGdWh6wCro4PCV7hvZY_510uooxgSOkCFWI2jz-jGIPxMnAifM1QuqFxVnPjKPWT4N1ZjSyD8OQGgc8P92KAS4H9Iyyh3u4QoM8OKQDooKu6=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making Hexies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's Linky Party</a>, this Saturday. We will be in March by then!!! Holy Cow and Thank Goodness!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJp_MNdvMkh_MMMLV1VPjEzGWSnHBxqCdbji-oFQkBQ2XiLDi02LV2g7AIuBdbjoFnXdKC9lVTENx_DN_lZ33djhNVGEoLNugYP3zJDCrYTVg3WsXZxitwEZu-uVItmMHYxZ0d2wmusPYWUJNWEei0Tw30YoJsRjv4FIls3s3DU3jfJ4ouO9HDPdLPAAD0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="2811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJp_MNdvMkh_MMMLV1VPjEzGWSnHBxqCdbji-oFQkBQ2XiLDi02LV2g7AIuBdbjoFnXdKC9lVTENx_DN_lZ33djhNVGEoLNugYP3zJDCrYTVg3WsXZxitwEZu-uVItmMHYxZ0d2wmusPYWUJNWEei0Tw30YoJsRjv4FIls3s3DU3jfJ4ouO9HDPdLPAAD0=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Blocks for RSC February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhthRvlIWr3tXxA6JrSF1g1xAA40sv6Ta9r4eZdwKZCLtathEyYWsXiT1iwHNtZmuwdYK8OBz_99I2Xzjl2xhcykn_sfjBXsLEs85q-B8efjKM2ouivy9rFZcua3ko_6s35McPkZrdm1eYwnzZdrcBMJif77JpKr6VjSmfHllwccWVIaCUcby6kDSc4QjS9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="2853" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhthRvlIWr3tXxA6JrSF1g1xAA40sv6Ta9r4eZdwKZCLtathEyYWsXiT1iwHNtZmuwdYK8OBz_99I2Xzjl2xhcykn_sfjBXsLEs85q-B8efjKM2ouivy9rFZcua3ko_6s35McPkZrdm1eYwnzZdrcBMJif77JpKr6VjSmfHllwccWVIaCUcby6kDSc4QjS9=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And four more</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>I hope I can catch my breath in March. Two new quilt patterns are coming. Yes, there will be giveaways too, so watch this space.</p><p>On March 6, 2024, I will be releasing a new pattern - Rainbow Parade, along with a mini blog hop. My dear quilter friends, <a href="https://cathyscrazybydesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathy</a>, <a href="https://institcheswithbonnie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie</a>, <a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frederique</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/diptee.raut/" target="_blank">Diptee</a>, generously tested the pattern and will be sharing their versions. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">How do I stay sane<br />Through deadlines, trips, blocks and more<br />Miracle truly</span></i></div><p>I hope you will forgive me my Haiku phase, or blame it on Paul. </p><p>I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-73090668831396982392024-02-06T02:00:00.008-05:002024-02-16T11:43:49.726-05:00Island Batik Log Cabin Challenge and Blog Hop<div style="text-align: left;">Me: Have you heard of Door Dash?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Yes.<br /></span></i>Me: Now meet Dashing Doors!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhEyyrwOEEV_Zgx5BkKzBZKZTuL7wvHkAKctmzvJ26jzf74dmJzPL4uUuH6bVWxzav2NOviJQQ01c6NP3kb6dwZq1gnan0rVO8jxr7ev1QaAYXvKMAQqUEfsQr-CiyO4Q0bPfGyvsw8rWXvTbgSzGiEi7SIlipS-hatd3HywK_gCcogOYxtmbBI1q0Yn0u" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="2300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhEyyrwOEEV_Zgx5BkKzBZKZTuL7wvHkAKctmzvJ26jzf74dmJzPL4uUuH6bVWxzav2NOviJQQ01c6NP3kb6dwZq1gnan0rVO8jxr7ev1QaAYXvKMAQqUEfsQr-CiyO4Q0bPfGyvsw8rWXvTbgSzGiEi7SIlipS-hatd3HywK_gCcogOYxtmbBI1q0Yn0u=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dashing Doors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>Dashing Doors is my response to the <a href="https://islandbatik.com/log-cabin-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Island Batik's Log Cabin Challenge and Blog Hop</a> that begins today. My pun on Door Dash got a huge eye roll from Paul :-)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinTkwmqRUV795mcReQWBiOM5pb5iJlEfIP93eHgYsK1oi_piWXVQpgMUqGuHzrXvnTKY4Qf4p-b3_jL8x-cE3Of8aq9NnM4ad7o_IgCEDSywGQ8r1IG2580El7P44GO3FB2CC8FC9Z6RYZiTCkLZjo34c_YV6ACq4lRNqP0bj9oe7wrcNBF7v5JOxmhmUc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinTkwmqRUV795mcReQWBiOM5pb5iJlEfIP93eHgYsK1oi_piWXVQpgMUqGuHzrXvnTKY4Qf4p-b3_jL8x-cE3Of8aq9NnM4ad7o_IgCEDSywGQ8r1IG2580El7P44GO3FB2CC8FC9Z6RYZiTCkLZjo34c_YV6ACq4lRNqP0bj9oe7wrcNBF7v5JOxmhmUc=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I received a half-yard bundle of Breezy Collection. Purples, Greens, Coral and Pink make this a lovely collection.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdHhiiQ0YZC1x1Gc66iwYT5gwXNQnXA0OIk2lP16WcYvzuFDSuf08u16ZgFuhXmjaRkUZok0LPITbzjQwXjxbQ6OLmcHKnZEd2jK3cSrGInDEyXHgyRip6WRAg30klrPyK_om2hYR3hevcnqGWZ-KTk-GF9XdtdM2eZjTNQ7bde5CUVFg9kKljgT7pFlVX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="2886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdHhiiQ0YZC1x1Gc66iwYT5gwXNQnXA0OIk2lP16WcYvzuFDSuf08u16ZgFuhXmjaRkUZok0LPITbzjQwXjxbQ6OLmcHKnZEd2jK3cSrGInDEyXHgyRip6WRAg30klrPyK_om2hYR3hevcnqGWZ-KTk-GF9XdtdM2eZjTNQ7bde5CUVFg9kKljgT7pFlVX=w579-h640" width="579" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy Bundle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF19xkWTJC575VOVkgYpWryC-OcbJ_12hrppeIxCByh4Sq6Aa2JjY0JgxpjrspisVtc8U5qx2ylyvPh6cP74rGKY3qbZnk8L06bJFh5LPUfyadGLWM8kRyoycKxTUIKgiCRTPvBCuumsMlpZ1zOOtLuy2NNZtZJhIsJJPpzcyWspIQzYHo95bTXpkcU3uS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF19xkWTJC575VOVkgYpWryC-OcbJ_12hrppeIxCByh4Sq6Aa2JjY0JgxpjrspisVtc8U5qx2ylyvPh6cP74rGKY3qbZnk8L06bJFh5LPUfyadGLWM8kRyoycKxTUIKgiCRTPvBCuumsMlpZ1zOOtLuy2NNZtZJhIsJJPpzcyWspIQzYHo95bTXpkcU3uS=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD_4QpAa0XuCvovt6vMcJUR_DMSlGJURfPTHeQFjKagC-Z7Bbk9xMPzD79VW_Po1RtQsVgUNq5OHR5pBanZ7wS4qrKEW4bkaDFmBlwayW9z1CaUaKQ5-q3bfPVqWqbaLAGwBvQjTQm6DLkllfSiBeSD11Zc2G03IqKvm93h1LCKVwhs2s7DaVK37WHUYPz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="3446" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD_4QpAa0XuCvovt6vMcJUR_DMSlGJURfPTHeQFjKagC-Z7Bbk9xMPzD79VW_Po1RtQsVgUNq5OHR5pBanZ7wS4qrKEW4bkaDFmBlwayW9z1CaUaKQ5-q3bfPVqWqbaLAGwBvQjTQm6DLkllfSiBeSD11Zc2G03IqKvm93h1LCKVwhs2s7DaVK37WHUYPz=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><br />An original collection by Kate Colleran Designs, Breezy is a bright collection with a beautiful gradation of values and I wanted to show off that aspect of the collection. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2fsgVgWb0aRqLfY2zsBW-BH-g2qQeNuwx9c2eThNbGj5W9_2jvwaAfr8JubFE-WYR2qgIIO18E2PRUTEHc5LKWnJiOBJgvQZgGa_HdL_MBj90SgebaPz0kPMIsupIpd72c5hEeHPBkALTCmx_AwNIz6GMUbOoxGu2S9adsYKTnoKlftSZCdWyq2VWqxQG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3880" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2fsgVgWb0aRqLfY2zsBW-BH-g2qQeNuwx9c2eThNbGj5W9_2jvwaAfr8JubFE-WYR2qgIIO18E2PRUTEHc5LKWnJiOBJgvQZgGa_HdL_MBj90SgebaPz0kPMIsupIpd72c5hEeHPBkALTCmx_AwNIz6GMUbOoxGu2S9adsYKTnoKlftSZCdWyq2VWqxQG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light to Dark!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>I started playing in EQ8. Several designs were made and most were discarded. Here is what was selected. The Door Block is 16" square. <br /><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDuDeSil3TwTbe21AYUmnGPh7Zdhkd-lUvOq58jITTzaVHrGF4cA9GXrC0TQW1gL_mtotmVg67n5eiYr-_4Mx__64fNg7UeeTSK3FjJsMA4nRKZ98y5jVje48cFotkPuC4hPUqr9X6x9Z5iPv8PhML0n8TtfORoBCWxDvUkr2mRZgor1mITKLmRXlYRtY0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1781" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDuDeSil3TwTbe21AYUmnGPh7Zdhkd-lUvOq58jITTzaVHrGF4cA9GXrC0TQW1gL_mtotmVg67n5eiYr-_4Mx__64fNg7UeeTSK3FjJsMA4nRKZ98y5jVje48cFotkPuC4hPUqr9X6x9Z5iPv8PhML0n8TtfORoBCWxDvUkr2mRZgor1mITKLmRXlYRtY0=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EQ8 Mock-up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Here are some process pictures, showing green, coral, purple and pink doors.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwvfqSBhUP1B_Xye-JiM9X-XVWX4nPGjZegw85JBVHBnF4etVq4yTEDTmzTkYohX7Lk6fw58G71LGAaE1FvSqGK5u9i909yc37knflFcEQxgKokyfF6hYmpQwUOqrb0ho_aaX2uR7xxTBcqxlubvzkT0r4YQzdIcfkaLt0-Daxn21ZM5Gv66qFP7BAZ3P7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwvfqSBhUP1B_Xye-JiM9X-XVWX4nPGjZegw85JBVHBnF4etVq4yTEDTmzTkYohX7Lk6fw58G71LGAaE1FvSqGK5u9i909yc37knflFcEQxgKokyfF6hYmpQwUOqrb0ho_aaX2uR7xxTBcqxlubvzkT0r4YQzdIcfkaLt0-Daxn21ZM5Gv66qFP7BAZ3P7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making Doors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidm_rrQfV8Y5EcJroYS5QOnJVWcaftM0z9LvdkUkgVqlmrBNqingeW4NkL6Z5lzZPMOkxH-4OB8OZMRRMx1i12n7wso-0pDtEjwfQxPW_NHi7jcANUtmIsW-SCN0rcjaTvCTWzFdh-_bJXrmNz9kiLlVs4Q2kROtZEbfc1AlDell0X-8NMo8BXx2VfyTO0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidm_rrQfV8Y5EcJroYS5QOnJVWcaftM0z9LvdkUkgVqlmrBNqingeW4NkL6Z5lzZPMOkxH-4OB8OZMRRMx1i12n7wso-0pDtEjwfQxPW_NHi7jcANUtmIsW-SCN0rcjaTvCTWzFdh-_bJXrmNz9kiLlVs4Q2kROtZEbfc1AlDell0X-8NMo8BXx2VfyTO0=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My colors!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for piecing (50 wt) and quilting (40 wt). I used a 80/12 Microtex Needle from <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles" target="_blank">Schmetz</a> for both piecing and quilting. The batting is <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/hobbs-tuscany-batting/hobbs-tuscany-cotton-wool-batting/" target="_blank">Hobbs Tuscany Cotton-Wool Blend</a>. <br /><p></p><p>I chose a dark purple (Boysenberry) backing from Island Batik Basics and the binding is Light Grey Solid. </p><p>Here are some pictures from the photoshoot.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV7YzWk35sQuQ2feqoy-y7YSaIDMfZnfxYr7lYLHdZpJs1XTKshJevV0-f9c1iU5ltOzX-sVCrkfe3VaSJVY9ZOCwiA1EO888IZJX0SQtN0H0piwJNdX3--QT-Lqmxvk2wr0XTnCvwBoH0oNUhSLy06e7RmZPVGlQQ0s1FMS5JxBGz-f1qscOus5KbgN6l" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3467" data-original-width="2781" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV7YzWk35sQuQ2feqoy-y7YSaIDMfZnfxYr7lYLHdZpJs1XTKshJevV0-f9c1iU5ltOzX-sVCrkfe3VaSJVY9ZOCwiA1EO888IZJX0SQtN0H0piwJNdX3--QT-Lqmxvk2wr0XTnCvwBoH0oNUhSLy06e7RmZPVGlQQ0s1FMS5JxBGz-f1qscOus5KbgN6l=w515-h640" width="515" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dashing Doors in front of Staggered Windows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE3K6pib_Zm__ID9D6oQ184jAIwsKGqDWa-Ihz-T6IhUbefadVtNxt2sWMyfrNP8zNIDcR-h_D8Roa6yr2VBMEVa2Yj6opTaILUSqSLCw1q1gNBDgCa7EVbdWHDQfreD0kRCxvc0ClH4qCEFqC5VElEU8MeT3Tq5iNo9jKch_97KcENrQ1h1VY_2ppq8tC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3446" height="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE3K6pib_Zm__ID9D6oQ184jAIwsKGqDWa-Ihz-T6IhUbefadVtNxt2sWMyfrNP8zNIDcR-h_D8Roa6yr2VBMEVa2Yj6opTaILUSqSLCw1q1gNBDgCa7EVbdWHDQfreD0kRCxvc0ClH4qCEFqC5VElEU8MeT3Tq5iNo9jKch_97KcENrQ1h1VY_2ppq8tC=w640-h561" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What door will you pick?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhugov0W3T3-7xrMXPkJYH6yW1j5eXGccqweq9PA7yuIDmXBxnuymI4O-MzZ3aCq0fW4OhO0ufX07qoUWigl8ICQh-aGZ49f7GRT3GO88GLxgzxsmffEgwYkz1p3MWqXHqVFUhyjFAt3kq5odw_-SwHiUt8u_CiIOlag9xZhfs_TzSykmycXULoeCKTC97Y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhugov0W3T3-7xrMXPkJYH6yW1j5eXGccqweq9PA7yuIDmXBxnuymI4O-MzZ3aCq0fW4OhO0ufX07qoUWigl8ICQh-aGZ49f7GRT3GO88GLxgzxsmffEgwYkz1p3MWqXHqVFUhyjFAt3kq5odw_-SwHiUt8u_CiIOlag9xZhfs_TzSykmycXULoeCKTC97Y=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Star Backing and Binding :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQXm88n6Yt7emLy1yqtEYVoDdJvqEk0-9Rb1kKHz7AMkaGtBAMnthto4Hhub7PHIvV7q8ixGxHu75KRMaqlq7eBUzJJcQVc9n1DLWMLZCt_qEpaldjEhwah_PRWApNRZiolP6tdN71jSmS4zviUu7V3pw7PS7H9Sf_wzTSVa4IwIKWggrCQ7VX9FuyqTr7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="2653" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQXm88n6Yt7emLy1yqtEYVoDdJvqEk0-9Rb1kKHz7AMkaGtBAMnthto4Hhub7PHIvV7q8ixGxHu75KRMaqlq7eBUzJJcQVc9n1DLWMLZCt_qEpaldjEhwah_PRWApNRZiolP6tdN71jSmS4zviUu7V3pw7PS7H9Sf_wzTSVa4IwIKWggrCQ7VX9FuyqTr7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is a Sunny Vibe!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Paul suggested this "ART" location. </div><div>Not only the colors match, it is a nod to my creative pursuits. </div><div>I did not argue. After all, he has excellent taste :-D</div><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS6Y_6sBd0cg02hzC9IjmbY0OFHrxILWE5G6wObRoJwSIS2NKp_1CD-Fsy7nwYDcpR8zUfSsLwhd_Pm4VDcrV7psLk7s_94OkQ7Y3i3o96TwjRyIq-4Uk7XPnn2gHgfXBMh2N_EAIRZS0WIQGzMMfMhpyJozQ84xcuwIQkTPkJG4b1OO3K0pCfZTPGkn7d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3433" data-original-width="2983" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS6Y_6sBd0cg02hzC9IjmbY0OFHrxILWE5G6wObRoJwSIS2NKp_1CD-Fsy7nwYDcpR8zUfSsLwhd_Pm4VDcrV7psLk7s_94OkQ7Y3i3o96TwjRyIq-4Uk7XPnn2gHgfXBMh2N_EAIRZS0WIQGzMMfMhpyJozQ84xcuwIQkTPkJG4b1OO3K0pCfZTPGkn7d=w557-h640" width="557" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No arguments from me :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Of course you want to see close-ups. Of course I will.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg90-bBWCQUM92RiSmHU_qaRVacbGzxgoMDsTKqxy7FB6cSxsauEnmBUIe9g7jxdgEadic74RFEsrw6cvp0FAvSF67YXpibL4Lz6oDG5srqrdTWouieJs3le5lis9MPgG7MMVT5VKKaISCgHI8kbHgH1NgEYoyfCA5iDH9Hfy2ArWC1cKAuU_IHogwKKeDS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg90-bBWCQUM92RiSmHU_qaRVacbGzxgoMDsTKqxy7FB6cSxsauEnmBUIe9g7jxdgEadic74RFEsrw6cvp0FAvSF67YXpibL4Lz6oDG5srqrdTWouieJs3le5lis9MPgG7MMVT5VKKaISCgHI8kbHgH1NgEYoyfCA5iDH9Hfy2ArWC1cKAuU_IHogwKKeDS=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juicy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63IqJtpJ0EZQdOY0VV6H4DFmGQoYX_Q6Nm-80z0S2l_7qkeYnrZfLBNsOshlCw6Q6SaeCmKvFBpUWjaEhD57VF341Q0ek_ybw296IqPI-3oXZDVtFKGyzWTUbiSlpwdaaxdro30i-okjMpHJ2paao3xajYiFzClpJNxNpFBOnl4bp1rihh7qdR2KA0DGF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63IqJtpJ0EZQdOY0VV6H4DFmGQoYX_Q6Nm-80z0S2l_7qkeYnrZfLBNsOshlCw6Q6SaeCmKvFBpUWjaEhD57VF341Q0ek_ybw296IqPI-3oXZDVtFKGyzWTUbiSlpwdaaxdro30i-okjMpHJ2paao3xajYiFzClpJNxNpFBOnl4bp1rihh7qdR2KA0DGF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking Foot Quilting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMlERfk0RSX9LmKFAhiQE1MoZPgYdbRo85jTq4L_hNpE-145H3xXZKyoE_F8GNZiC-VO4HlQCpl3mKmxUT8fNselqGC-AYUaP8jO-wS5Q2cjUhhbNRr0Y1z7hcoe_hisaJpBdk6JZ7aqahb8wnzIpHZkyeLzsuq3sHkejNuD5CDa7y6tc2zSoS9zbo4yca" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMlERfk0RSX9LmKFAhiQE1MoZPgYdbRo85jTq4L_hNpE-145H3xXZKyoE_F8GNZiC-VO4HlQCpl3mKmxUT8fNselqGC-AYUaP8jO-wS5Q2cjUhhbNRr0Y1z7hcoe_hisaJpBdk6JZ7aqahb8wnzIpHZkyeLzsuq3sHkejNuD5CDa7y6tc2zSoS9zbo4yca=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Once Dashing Doors was completed, I started tidying up the scraps. There were several 3.5" and 2.5" strip segments left over. The work was done. May I play?<p></p><p>I am allowed? Right? So I did. </p><p>Here is the result of playing with scraps left over from Dashing Doors. Meet Aprajita.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj8QQv59ojNp8R5ZR9Si4RRRy1zGSh9OTy8JkhuVu6a4M6aYz3j2K8JSxOrirQtuVVOpUH0-oIRDSNzeVy-vWs8XD0T7MCpou34sZqTjmY-EO1_hILcAZPvCUzQ9dAehbITLbDLunSgsd2LSnfjOM1DBOweLJyLA__dfNn9uwtKq-QLBApvV8idRmIZiQh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj8QQv59ojNp8R5ZR9Si4RRRy1zGSh9OTy8JkhuVu6a4M6aYz3j2K8JSxOrirQtuVVOpUH0-oIRDSNzeVy-vWs8XD0T7MCpou34sZqTjmY-EO1_hILcAZPvCUzQ9dAehbITLbDLunSgsd2LSnfjOM1DBOweLJyLA__dfNn9uwtKq-QLBApvV8idRmIZiQh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aprajita</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>The blocks in Aprajita are 7" by 12". The quilt finished at 42" by 48". I did not design Aprajita in EQ8. But it is not an improv quilt either. It is really a design-build project :-)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghkzJqe1cUq5GXOky4MaPKAsVEdPXwvxzN3WS1_SX0FAQdjg9kVHeJyi52FCKy26ckg7DI2TT_rJOYtQczWssA9N9-oSm5-7y4w3WdI_7P_2_DFD2yTEtHAzrswNRjp0uRR3mXNwTUVpGgtKeuIGLm2WYhLzZTpfDi_gGDLrCPPfkTRiWtrdHValdmsEdu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghkzJqe1cUq5GXOky4MaPKAsVEdPXwvxzN3WS1_SX0FAQdjg9kVHeJyi52FCKy26ckg7DI2TT_rJOYtQczWssA9N9-oSm5-7y4w3WdI_7P_2_DFD2yTEtHAzrswNRjp0uRR3mXNwTUVpGgtKeuIGLm2WYhLzZTpfDi_gGDLrCPPfkTRiWtrdHValdmsEdu=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work in Progress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Using the scraps, I designed three types of blocks, each measuring 7" by 12". Then I made a few of them and added to the design wall. To prevent the project from getting out of control, I decided that I would limit myself to the scraps leftover from Dashing Doors, but it was acceptable to add neutral (Almond) and coordinating solids. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFCNLdNgfTxkWBYubtqmMPn7oWdBFS3y0Gp90tpZWMpVhlq6sDGvyD7JeFckNs0rwAfvf2uFRAt1esVfd3eocK2T1dafhpDu0Msv41mWteH5XMc9vuhi2DFc1UPabZUTjoRpd7mXiwBERpsoV17b5ts1E8DeX6MBzEaU3Aq2hk2hqD7Cz_3KZHodVK7Pb2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFCNLdNgfTxkWBYubtqmMPn7oWdBFS3y0Gp90tpZWMpVhlq6sDGvyD7JeFckNs0rwAfvf2uFRAt1esVfd3eocK2T1dafhpDu0Msv41mWteH5XMc9vuhi2DFc1UPabZUTjoRpd7mXiwBERpsoV17b5ts1E8DeX6MBzEaU3Aq2hk2hqD7Cz_3KZHodVK7Pb2=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Aprajita uses the following Island Batik Solids - Dark Grey, Red, Fuchsia, Pink, Lime Green, Amethyst, and Orange. Each solid is used once.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-C1Gmqc7li0kyrqqQSMiV7rQgJaFxZ-jcNm4_W6H_VcVQsAF-k7L_7xu6QnyfneGnK0cXXWBj6TpuzgE0a7qY2R5RZC5RQF-bXzDC-I68xYrdzo8VT6d6WJOnJXdopu-QY3kCgrBVsSLmDfJs6wEHY32RcCPxEXxjynruY39QN4M0_e-rpZFyoCjM6NVY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-C1Gmqc7li0kyrqqQSMiV7rQgJaFxZ-jcNm4_W6H_VcVQsAF-k7L_7xu6QnyfneGnK0cXXWBj6TpuzgE0a7qY2R5RZC5RQF-bXzDC-I68xYrdzo8VT6d6WJOnJXdopu-QY3kCgrBVsSLmDfJs6wEHY32RcCPxEXxjynruY39QN4M0_e-rpZFyoCjM6NVY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second finish!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMS2N94hdsTzEskndo1egApkLEBv2YXjS_KWl6kv7VL0gTiAN-_LIoybDr7riGAhZ8WjQXBMSiAZ3myLwgVFmWJ9jom9Y-bDQxQ3FihSZdRWI1IhhAQPU2GB5tSFVS1_CQcnaTgYY6IAkeCEUyGV9TqyPF4HqKmOoX-F4toYNo22_NayovdjtDk9lzpPYI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMS2N94hdsTzEskndo1egApkLEBv2YXjS_KWl6kv7VL0gTiAN-_LIoybDr7riGAhZ8WjQXBMSiAZ3myLwgVFmWJ9jom9Y-bDQxQ3FihSZdRWI1IhhAQPU2GB5tSFVS1_CQcnaTgYY6IAkeCEUyGV9TqyPF4HqKmOoX-F4toYNo22_NayovdjtDk9lzpPYI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking Foot Quilting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>If I love Dashing Doors, I am completely besotted with Aprajita. She is fun and modern and so cheerful. She has this intimate, minimalist wedding in a botanical garden vibe about her. How do I capture all that in a name? </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8STMOFMI3eWbihGbIJBDgAh1ZQwGRXnd-jMe29qCIogX3cumkU7PLQ0t8wWpyVeXxYyeRTh8VUaGTc-c48NZz4H6cDgPUhAKVadg8vCQs-THDRCyjjYZFnrDCLI5q2-l5Eqq0W6VpAjD60yeNIAaZokAHK5bcRnzwTSg5kW3NGn5hs_tQlo4DOJtDh9vV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="2874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8STMOFMI3eWbihGbIJBDgAh1ZQwGRXnd-jMe29qCIogX3cumkU7PLQ0t8wWpyVeXxYyeRTh8VUaGTc-c48NZz4H6cDgPUhAKVadg8vCQs-THDRCyjjYZFnrDCLI5q2-l5Eqq0W6VpAjD60yeNIAaZokAHK5bcRnzwTSg5kW3NGn5hs_tQlo4DOJtDh9vV=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You are my sunshine!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I chose Aprajita because it is the name of a flower that is usually purple but also comes in pink and coral colors. Aprajita flowers not only embody the spirit of Spring but are also considered auspicious and used as offerings in prayers. </p>I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for piecing (50 wt) and quilting (40 wt). I used a 80/12 Microtex Needle from <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles" target="_blank">Schmetz</a> for both piecing and quilting. The batting is <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/thermore/" target="_blank">Thermore by Hobbs</a>. <br /><p></p><p>I chose Platinum (Island Batik Neutral) for backing and the binding is Fuchsia Solid. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJjjKXqsIRjAPU1j_rbhi4xgWURK8D1q4dhP846ZM2ouax4ERad8caGmrTFjXSdSqrgSN-uNBIo-r9pwWpZYCwc92RJOVxJmhkiaG9Sq2rS4Jb-pTDawZ0mhH2hLShMlqak83zMhcbl6lHEZ-ZWN5N1hqZE8_hUgRpp6UuMoImWum3NAcrgiaKkU5OzEsz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJjjKXqsIRjAPU1j_rbhi4xgWURK8D1q4dhP846ZM2ouax4ERad8caGmrTFjXSdSqrgSN-uNBIo-r9pwWpZYCwc92RJOVxJmhkiaG9Sq2rS4Jb-pTDawZ0mhH2hLShMlqak83zMhcbl6lHEZ-ZWN5N1hqZE8_hUgRpp6UuMoImWum3NAcrgiaKkU5OzEsz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheerful!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnSBva3ehrEH7w6V0-tUtpwF816Ykb8c8XSpVwZxtMLA5oFeUH_TuttuN_8td1CodP5Dq3rS0m8iVKyBh39QwM--4yo8kUP1RRQzBz9zCdM2HJgMsrHg-CB6SznOLBSEXWjzwOHHtMbKnNqvkJyRexeD_im9oocYYmfdSNs4ptEhZp83lFAeoSGh0qk2Za" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnSBva3ehrEH7w6V0-tUtpwF816Ykb8c8XSpVwZxtMLA5oFeUH_TuttuN_8td1CodP5Dq3rS0m8iVKyBh39QwM--4yo8kUP1RRQzBz9zCdM2HJgMsrHg-CB6SznOLBSEXWjzwOHHtMbKnNqvkJyRexeD_im9oocYYmfdSNs4ptEhZp83lFAeoSGh0qk2Za=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah Spring!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu36kwKJSQoTZbBxvI8Og-67TlreVEKEeGWwQrH9DH8lBHt58qyv2IaYxgW_PrtpD6TO5fbwpwguwCASYWsDU4PWCg0S5ijOYpNUUeegc5A7EWmWo6KuvTu8RnSQMUagCwxhEt0AOsTNs54D2F4TMu125oSc2v8k3d-aIFVOsBBTKb8S8IqUlGbE2bst5h" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3017" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu36kwKJSQoTZbBxvI8Og-67TlreVEKEeGWwQrH9DH8lBHt58qyv2IaYxgW_PrtpD6TO5fbwpwguwCASYWsDU4PWCg0S5ijOYpNUUeegc5A7EWmWo6KuvTu8RnSQMUagCwxhEt0AOsTNs54D2F4TMu125oSc2v8k3d-aIFVOsBBTKb8S8IqUlGbE2bst5h=w640-h577" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am so happy with my quilts. I love them both.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmhjlMFExNSCXlLsvyEGps03FrfH3RA25Ad9upPCINq0d1GtPkV0LpVZIr0NM3ooxuZRchs5hGM5c78NWTjffA8TwbeLLoWduZFqAtyfB0H1xjnuNTHxGRGqv3L_tgK-Zw3BWWOCqi2yOrHyVvpUXHlRgRqZPJmROWxumyyz3JOX7vG4O-b1DYFUbTKqg7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmhjlMFExNSCXlLsvyEGps03FrfH3RA25Ad9upPCINq0d1GtPkV0LpVZIr0NM3ooxuZRchs5hGM5c78NWTjffA8TwbeLLoWduZFqAtyfB0H1xjnuNTHxGRGqv3L_tgK-Zw3BWWOCqi2yOrHyVvpUXHlRgRqZPJmROWxumyyz3JOX7vG4O-b1DYFUbTKqg7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple with Grey, Grey with Purple :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: I thought you were too busy to even make one quilt.</span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: I was. I am.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: But you made two...</span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: I did<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: How?</span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: Let's see. When you are too tired from working you go play...<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Yes</span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: But you work and play at the computer...<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Two different computers, but yes. </span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: In this case both work and play happened at the sewing machine and resulted in two quilts.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: I see. </span></i><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Me: Thank you for the photo shoot!<br /></span><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><i>Paul: Oh you are very welcome.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Me: Silver Diner?<br /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;"><i>Paul: Sounds good.</i></span></p></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What sounds good to me is a comment from you. And if you tell me which of the following Island Batik collections you like the most, I will enter your name for a chance at a giveaway (Island Batik fabric packs). <strike>I will pick two winners on February 13, 2024. </strike></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><b>UPDATE - The two winners are Heather (#1) and Nancy (#26). Emails have been sent.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Blog Hop continues. The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 6:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/breezy.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75433" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/breezy.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/breezy.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/breezy-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/breezy-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts </span><span style="color: red;">(You are here) </span></b></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.pitchersboutique.com/blog-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bestquilter.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Megan Best, Best Quilter</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 7:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75431" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fairy-floss-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pamelaquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pamela Boatright, Pamelaquilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 8</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flutter-wings.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75428" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flutter-wings.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flutter-wings.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flutter-wings-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flutter-wings-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.quilteddelights.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Suzy Webster, Websterquilt</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 9</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 12</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heavy-metal.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75424" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heavy-metal.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heavy-metal.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heavy-metal-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heavy-metal-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://stitchwithcolor.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Carol Stanek, Stitch with Color</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 13:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75426" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/local-motion-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://bobbinwithbrittany.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://pinktulipquilting.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 14</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75423" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/love-and-peace-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://foreverquilting4you.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 15:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/monarch.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75422" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/monarch.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/monarch.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/monarch-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/monarch-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.ladybluequilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://conniekresin.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 16</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 19:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rollin-round.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75417" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rollin-round.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rollin-round.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rollin-round-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rollin-round-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://lanaquilts.com/blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lana Russel, LanaQuilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://inflorescencedesigns.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Julia Schweri, Inflorescence Designs</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 20:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75416" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/romance-garden-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 21</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75414" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/squiggles-dots-and-lines-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.lisasquiltingpassion.blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 22</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75411" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/woodstock-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://quiltery.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Denise Looney, A Quiltery</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.chatterboxquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 23:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">February 26:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zen-funk.png" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a6496; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: -webkit-focus-ring-color auto 5px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-75410" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zen-funk.png" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zen-funk.png 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zen-funk-300x100.png 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zen-funk-500x167.png 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.maniaforquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels</a></li></ul><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">In other news, Angela has announced that February is Red. Here are my red fabrics for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and I am ready to paint the blogland red :-) Will be linking with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's Linky Party</a>. </span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmuT2uqyJyhqF6R_hTUFwt1S5EM82wBIDMkg-8pyiLVoqzv_f5v9Wyim33PaLPkxgJtlbVJovmeEYwtzuLZ-FaVBjN3n67oBy5dDo-PEWW4Vmw9Zs7rWoMdnulIRZ-d9OSb4Kue8iZQH8Ouud4SFvN99YPZClH5Fk9EKy6FYrx5Lfyl4pM-b6EcyXCvRd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmuT2uqyJyhqF6R_hTUFwt1S5EM82wBIDMkg-8pyiLVoqzv_f5v9Wyim33PaLPkxgJtlbVJovmeEYwtzuLZ-FaVBjN3n67oBy5dDo-PEWW4Vmw9Zs7rWoMdnulIRZ-d9OSb4Kue8iZQH8Ouud4SFvN99YPZClH5Fk9EKy6FYrx5Lfyl4pM-b6EcyXCvRd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times; text-align: left;">February is Red!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-29932856631522956132024-01-30T07:58:00.014-05:002024-02-05T11:59:06.732-05:00I am published!<p>No, this isn't the first time, but I still feel giddy every time I see my name in print, even if it is digital. </p><p><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1654541286/kashvi-jelly-roll-quilt-pattern-for" target="_blank">Kashvi </a>was published in <a href="https://www.makemodern.com.au/product/issue-55/" target="_blank">Make Modern #55</a>. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSYgByM0C2E1mmAms_z05WsqL3waWUIFoIn9wLq3N2HZLdxEaTo_nz5OBM7pibXhi9KrKRm81A_qDuRCmweYdII9uEP8ySy9py7uditT_-DhbX3c6cZP7U5KQO0-5-vpFOC95Sv_mG2JuZAE_K1OV00C4rmmprB0JNroBHmxiIRhhJhYPBdOJJ-g1Wfin" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSYgByM0C2E1mmAms_z05WsqL3waWUIFoIn9wLq3N2HZLdxEaTo_nz5OBM7pibXhi9KrKRm81A_qDuRCmweYdII9uEP8ySy9py7uditT_-DhbX3c6cZP7U5KQO0-5-vpFOC95Sv_mG2JuZAE_K1OV00C4rmmprB0JNroBHmxiIRhhJhYPBdOJJ-g1Wfin=w627-h640" width="627" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kashvi, 60" by 80"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>It is a jelly-roll pattern made using Island Batik collection Vintage Charm.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdmnVbeUQQ2kr0qgZcNyTT8ZsuNqI40cdrlrGcyA2QM4z2QDlvtdCxZgnXTHj4vah6A6y_bJ4c5uWMZ6Y3lczRxOJzbatGmQqFwzbgxBbdWwPi5weH2BxNIbQcwBxQeTQH5jdKPg5E5nuBzUwC_iECju9Cnc1hf9oESKbCEm1a3982jphLwV0YULi4TBle" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdmnVbeUQQ2kr0qgZcNyTT8ZsuNqI40cdrlrGcyA2QM4z2QDlvtdCxZgnXTHj4vah6A6y_bJ4c5uWMZ6Y3lczRxOJzbatGmQqFwzbgxBbdWwPi5weH2BxNIbQcwBxQeTQH5jdKPg5E5nuBzUwC_iECju9Cnc1hf9oESKbCEm1a3982jphLwV0YULi4TBle=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>It is a lovely floral collection - airy, delicate and bright. Start this quilt now and you will be celebrating Spring in style.</p><p>Instead of choosing a white/black or gray background, I chose the Island Batik Solid - Cobalt Blue. Isn't it refreshing? </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL5FqKqr56LY0M-bR3Vc8gxYcPoDrKV9i4rwBSr2trdmxWtq_b5zVcU-9vzUm-sDImDS9uTrJPA_61DpmV8NufNPSvluL1vu5NIVw3kP2JkBws5H_LiAgBhIfez1_Cu_qgUWLrK41It0tacFXmKiDb421cT92OKbB8T3UxcAuR2qWc50n9OCwmMfXaZKeA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL5FqKqr56LY0M-bR3Vc8gxYcPoDrKV9i4rwBSr2trdmxWtq_b5zVcU-9vzUm-sDImDS9uTrJPA_61DpmV8NufNPSvluL1vu5NIVw3kP2JkBws5H_LiAgBhIfez1_Cu_qgUWLrK41It0tacFXmKiDb421cT92OKbB8T3UxcAuR2qWc50n9OCwmMfXaZKeA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright & Beautiful</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>The backing is Frosting from the Island Batik Neutrals. It has light grey flowers on a white background, supporting my desire for Spring.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8w6t3kagJICSucGI1IeSmly1WbshFHXcYdbWSjI5tuJI3NMBoBSoEl_ZMh88luZzoPOSNkUm2m5DQi8QKYVRlgBTBaZZVY1qx3-pviommD8pgboaL7VOMD1KcbgP0AW7v_3RWeAq7SJHgG02YfoAJd2gLfOHiRuvwSR-hKwOT-7DRZyByf9grbxyZ0t5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8w6t3kagJICSucGI1IeSmly1WbshFHXcYdbWSjI5tuJI3NMBoBSoEl_ZMh88luZzoPOSNkUm2m5DQi8QKYVRlgBTBaZZVY1qx3-pviommD8pgboaL7VOMD1KcbgP0AW7v_3RWeAq7SJHgG02YfoAJd2gLfOHiRuvwSR-hKwOT-7DRZyByf9grbxyZ0t5=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frosting Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvxRQbX1gzctw4Y6voufvMVOVFClaTCAToaxokQZJG0oqLRrX0OW9ut2F5cEwh9UREA8ui7le7kOSUEgcOPlcmp_-XIo2EV-DodzuCXTz0Gb_5CoaOMlrN2aaVDLNTKT5x8aaLPN3DnG4qba4uYISoUW-Okiv2uscHZuafwdW2QTnO7EfTqRIGCDwUtE-X" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="2569" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvxRQbX1gzctw4Y6voufvMVOVFClaTCAToaxokQZJG0oqLRrX0OW9ut2F5cEwh9UREA8ui7le7kOSUEgcOPlcmp_-XIo2EV-DodzuCXTz0Gb_5CoaOMlrN2aaVDLNTKT5x8aaLPN3DnG4qba4uYISoUW-Okiv2uscHZuafwdW2QTnO7EfTqRIGCDwUtE-X=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1654541286/kashvi-jelly-roll-quilt-pattern-for" target="_blank">Kashvi</a> is an easy, beginner-friendly pattern. All you need is a jelly roll of your choice and a contrasting background. Detailed instructions and colored graphics will ensure that you have a quilt in no time. </p><p>Get your copy in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewPreetiQuilts" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>. And if you order by Monday, February 5, 2024, you can get it at a 20% discount.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIg_QrsS9HsjjRjtvxmcYf5ORYDHs6_cjOq146SIxssMllq8FXNPoJbJMJ3Pdh3bfMNtH2FlmkTSgzSo8Q_akpk0JxZo_vaGPf8pNfGSESrzkuci7rSbdRjtBkQGhtOjD_Iya_pbFvww-D9liXWxI67eC6qm7RNiCqYofcFAkyQBD374XTDMqGu9advAzv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="2568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIg_QrsS9HsjjRjtvxmcYf5ORYDHs6_cjOq146SIxssMllq8FXNPoJbJMJ3Pdh3bfMNtH2FlmkTSgzSo8Q_akpk0JxZo_vaGPf8pNfGSESrzkuci7rSbdRjtBkQGhtOjD_Iya_pbFvww-D9liXWxI67eC6qm7RNiCqYofcFAkyQBD374XTDMqGu9advAzv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The promise of Spring</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi13BMAAXoQMt223jBwz8AFUqt-lJNR0qaFxIr3IKLixLQ7iThTD-RN0kEmLTYW6c4JwwDnIonzRgJnhuThXSp2wUF80AZTFD9aV1pBdIXE5Ur0Y7_GFrQuT3XPzK4LHgX55kl4q6INSN_KRbarJzxOpK4GWwgrSQH-iLFWBTOSpStp2R-CH5Kbom_OxLo8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3278" data-original-width="2594" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi13BMAAXoQMt223jBwz8AFUqt-lJNR0qaFxIr3IKLixLQ7iThTD-RN0kEmLTYW6c4JwwDnIonzRgJnhuThXSp2wUF80AZTFD9aV1pBdIXE5Ur0Y7_GFrQuT3XPzK4LHgX55kl4q6INSN_KRbarJzxOpK4GWwgrSQH-iLFWBTOSpStp2R-CH5Kbom_OxLo8=w507-h640" width="507" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On my bed!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1326816996/granny-long-legs-downloadable-pattern" target="_blank">Granny Long Legs</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1301028202/arabellas-garden-digital-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Arabella's Garden</a> are also on sale. In case, you had your eye on these patterns, this is the time to get them. Sale ends on February 5, 2024.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">______________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>My Sunshine Garden was published in Annie's <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=174190" target="_blank">Scrap-Happy Quilts</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=174190" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCzpqAqXWnYXK2ip9aYKYBFE9T9JA-6h0TsOQ7_CJw3JUZcx_Vwn4QAxazi2niuwYAK2QgNm1W0JXRCrb5L4PDteuYeNUEX_6nyD1ucW9mJg9LU-9JrODEs34EKjYcixNQPCzenKa9uailwbshCZo2v4fpF7Zn2Oym7A9HcrkW-pbEvt-GdT69bBFCmk5a=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br />It is the one on the top left, with yellow and orange suns. Here are some pictures showing the quilt WITH the magazine :-D<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMWLObzwaaw2j9ZzkpCRlegZZsAEG8h7e2eg1LJc1OzM5nD_4Prpg-RJt829dUoUgaVHaR5hpmZUQonY-ynKkLsEGC3NeWKX-VmCg6Zycq-EwW9sSuML8dCSU3WBsgQ3UPwCwm5iSjmr8pkOzVtUk0aHpOMMcwY8cmi1DDz6ZtEhdYNwh-foVH9ThxsRj8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMWLObzwaaw2j9ZzkpCRlegZZsAEG8h7e2eg1LJc1OzM5nD_4Prpg-RJt829dUoUgaVHaR5hpmZUQonY-ynKkLsEGC3NeWKX-VmCg6Zycq-EwW9sSuML8dCSU3WBsgQ3UPwCwm5iSjmr8pkOzVtUk0aHpOMMcwY8cmi1DDz6ZtEhdYNwh-foVH9ThxsRj8=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am published!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8uh3Ngpf2Yfqjqv7Y2ENJD7LqBHnQnfyo8eLegd-9EqTQxEARezobXsxWySE3MGnMLsVYmGY_xGraac895JejJt_5_mmCUnz1UBr5178sbcNfXKeavVanhY_PNtoGejsSLKpDDRGyvV9vhcQRqqiyHMmhfS0iJNrLybldYFDmNX5eFsa9PAbAOMKxE1m" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8uh3Ngpf2Yfqjqv7Y2ENJD7LqBHnQnfyo8eLegd-9EqTQxEARezobXsxWySE3MGnMLsVYmGY_xGraac895JejJt_5_mmCUnz1UBr5178sbcNfXKeavVanhY_PNtoGejsSLKpDDRGyvV9vhcQRqqiyHMmhfS0iJNrLybldYFDmNX5eFsa9PAbAOMKxE1m=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrap Happy!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiePLzX49bUxwv9oWXiSQRaqA26cnt3tZQ_pTzTHJLB4u4V4FIxdxOhDEIBxXmmLey4jXsLmh4tqFeR8DrVlhdxifput7ErQ9QAkdXOzzkOgDXZU9M7JDCw6GFuk8-bJHqs1AyLY4tBbUyg5klwhv-EvYNtr8eZl4O9MqqgehLimeoXsxGJAEvCPCkmABil" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiePLzX49bUxwv9oWXiSQRaqA26cnt3tZQ_pTzTHJLB4u4V4FIxdxOhDEIBxXmmLey4jXsLmh4tqFeR8DrVlhdxifput7ErQ9QAkdXOzzkOgDXZU9M7JDCw6GFuk8-bJHqs1AyLY4tBbUyg5klwhv-EvYNtr8eZl4O9MqqgehLimeoXsxGJAEvCPCkmABil=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see the shimmer?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Although My Sunshine Garden is a scrap-friendly pattern, I used the Island Batiks Flutter Wings Collection, designed by Kathy Engle. It is coming to stores in February.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzy-xlkpbZ1TF61UfF31MWRPwB6AgMCf4wo7SsCuH9xK-pZAoweurdSWAyBJJloiJLMWF7mHPCLwG4L37ZwapbXMrIUTUBk2O0BKZlppsaLh6zv1Dq2SckvO_hiEyuqnkLoXI4EkM69LFBxPImqOMNfFUopbGthhoCA4-bDeOp93dVzamBDfOZIcz5cjNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzy-xlkpbZ1TF61UfF31MWRPwB6AgMCf4wo7SsCuH9xK-pZAoweurdSWAyBJJloiJLMWF7mHPCLwG4L37ZwapbXMrIUTUBk2O0BKZlppsaLh6zv1Dq2SckvO_hiEyuqnkLoXI4EkM69LFBxPImqOMNfFUopbGthhoCA4-bDeOp93dVzamBDfOZIcz5cjNM=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>This is a bright and cheerful collection, perfect to capture happiness in a quilt. Here are some more pictures.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKzoaFCZEsfD122Na5i2EVWXPny2yHccWGlpgQFJFDiPsVg05hdLc6m_5Wg7BxA-jt-klw8nA2iSPM92or0kzP3ZlGExkQcHLXnAaWaP59BU6o4017UcVrEXCbVCZ8MiFR2soXsCAcPXG96lc-GsvbqrYVGNY9WFliGrnq-ohJJk6GLStTB0x2CHRizSX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="2460" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKzoaFCZEsfD122Na5i2EVWXPny2yHccWGlpgQFJFDiPsVg05hdLc6m_5Wg7BxA-jt-klw8nA2iSPM92or0kzP3ZlGExkQcHLXnAaWaP59BU6o4017UcVrEXCbVCZ8MiFR2soXsCAcPXG96lc-GsvbqrYVGNY9WFliGrnq-ohJJk6GLStTB0x2CHRizSX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Paul!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwhnkhLEzYZBgLSI7im0cFZz1OQPNw_Nu7KfyGcBv40CxzUeGKVt4HwEwhO9kH1tmh8_Zwa_iDSjanoBkb2p7knVX5_R4MoIiQ_g3qWKerGQSn4XoGw_cB6ljbfCqLO9p2n7xxRZIAgH-vq9GqO4DtDqr90VeecXsHh1HWBuGyBj8zqfG8aSnguKHMuLat=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Sunshine Garden</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwhnkhLEzYZBgLSI7im0cFZz1OQPNw_Nu7KfyGcBv40CxzUeGKVt4HwEwhO9kH1tmh8_Zwa_iDSjanoBkb2p7knVX5_R4MoIiQ_g3qWKerGQSn4XoGw_cB6ljbfCqLO9p2n7xxRZIAgH-vq9GqO4DtDqr90VeecXsHh1HWBuGyBj8zqfG8aSnguKHMuLat" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcsmE6nDIAJlMMu3w2Q_g9oaIijJ7fz50-u5ZdZ1G7y0idvN2RXBOh1x1APAXKlMBhogUwjaQDVfmmhiLN_R2kqmeKkWHwRs6Vp533Kt5AkxgfADrYB2C5kWGx_e5YOHZY591LNeRKRU3b2CInV0n8I1Bo_4_XV0FfIjPYGbbcfRtFJYRXb5Ak7j7F1OdN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="2786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcsmE6nDIAJlMMu3w2Q_g9oaIijJ7fz50-u5ZdZ1G7y0idvN2RXBOh1x1APAXKlMBhogUwjaQDVfmmhiLN_R2kqmeKkWHwRs6Vp533Kt5AkxgfADrYB2C5kWGx_e5YOHZY591LNeRKRU3b2CInV0n8I1Bo_4_XV0FfIjPYGbbcfRtFJYRXb5Ak7j7F1OdN=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspired by Nature?</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjazCJM8kyduvCYuLGBgeLb36uk27tn6vSK7WcrfYnHKk1AgRXBXuzpsvA9ifwcKG3ojQGhrvr5e_q_g0Z4OUM43iYKxnN5QZBGJFItW1brdeK8uAphtPx1ih7f7lQ8tws0EltFjkSXSPVoUshAydQTYvLyZALCqvDeYyhM3zwwlHN9SP77v98s315InsoX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjazCJM8kyduvCYuLGBgeLb36uk27tn6vSK7WcrfYnHKk1AgRXBXuzpsvA9ifwcKG3ojQGhrvr5e_q_g0Z4OUM43iYKxnN5QZBGJFItW1brdeK8uAphtPx1ih7f7lQ8tws0EltFjkSXSPVoUshAydQTYvLyZALCqvDeYyhM3zwwlHN9SP77v98s315InsoX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In my backyard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIU9N4lv_cnWPP08uU8IA211v8BQYp7FTyR6vqHAqriRXviMHXXXQZEXwDB7c8b8A6yZYxF1qkZRT82pEDhs3YpTtrE_GbILEWsj_xUknfzumUWIj4dZarsBdZFH48GPELZnOXj_CE15ZFzTd5-VX3i80Ohnjiy6H7U1TZVql_4BM16F2E1nmvBkS4dZuo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIU9N4lv_cnWPP08uU8IA211v8BQYp7FTyR6vqHAqriRXviMHXXXQZEXwDB7c8b8A6yZYxF1qkZRT82pEDhs3YpTtrE_GbILEWsj_xUknfzumUWIj4dZarsBdZFH48GPELZnOXj_CE15ZFzTd5-VX3i80Ohnjiy6H7U1TZVql_4BM16F2E1nmvBkS4dZuo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes the sun :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWv565WWGZestXJ70lBxcrYQWX-v_n_qdWBS_DZbpVczuST5euubJK38MIJe2RLK0lKaT6nZvacjNHnPLEp6S9DVg-OVwPmOe41m6kWjD4xO0MTGDOuqwHdtrU7Eus8PCYa6u_zmmEUGB_agrNtE4F_tTj5tCZkikk2DZxaiPh2QfPiExxrcU-e0By-n0J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWv565WWGZestXJ70lBxcrYQWX-v_n_qdWBS_DZbpVczuST5euubJK38MIJe2RLK0lKaT6nZvacjNHnPLEp6S9DVg-OVwPmOe41m6kWjD4xO0MTGDOuqwHdtrU7Eus8PCYa6u_zmmEUGB_agrNtE4F_tTj5tCZkikk2DZxaiPh2QfPiExxrcU-e0By-n0J=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these colors!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">________________________________________________</div><p></p><p>I completed my January RSC blocks. Here they are.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtOAJAGIzZAvjLKx_ekDaIXp8LxVPj2WQo-q5qV4ZxVvVceKVMaO415nL8oKT_oLygCSmzD23rnyRDx28KGcRPlpy7GoEfGCD8xnsIKMD-k4YylHxrAELOJxOUdhHndUbi-sA0ovDGMiR7Wxz0gCGCCRnLTBfiDMdOPruv3TTQB0Bh9uX_dTk3jH3t9XwM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtOAJAGIzZAvjLKx_ekDaIXp8LxVPj2WQo-q5qV4ZxVvVceKVMaO415nL8oKT_oLygCSmzD23rnyRDx28KGcRPlpy7GoEfGCD8xnsIKMD-k4YylHxrAELOJxOUdhHndUbi-sA0ovDGMiR7Wxz0gCGCCRnLTBfiDMdOPruv3TTQB0Bh9uX_dTk3jH3t9XwM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a feeling that the contrasting centers in the Hexie flowers will create a lot of interest in the finished quilt. </p><p>I decided to make all the green blocks together. The Avocado, Mint, Grass, Spinach, Pea soup, Pine and even Hunter. Because it is hard to work with <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2020/05/hunting-for-hunter-green.html" target="_blank">Hunter</a> (Pine and Forest don't help) alone. I will be sharing with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's Linky party</a>. See full list on the sidebar. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIeCA6_TYV8T7tkGR2iLFpZMq3uxt5Zeb8BFa7CGC0-51aQaFsAbHrVFQWWRK6qS9AGc2jlrdmPmFwspC3TAHsSSsWXc-Zwwl5kjcWMg3-5hAPA9puUoanRHWMcZTAba2W_HVsSaB389N580LT214TdeyiACNVqS_nwJ4f7deMW9ax7To7BZ5acme-nmX3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIeCA6_TYV8T7tkGR2iLFpZMq3uxt5Zeb8BFa7CGC0-51aQaFsAbHrVFQWWRK6qS9AGc2jlrdmPmFwspC3TAHsSSsWXc-Zwwl5kjcWMg3-5hAPA9puUoanRHWMcZTAba2W_HVsSaB389N580LT214TdeyiACNVqS_nwJ4f7deMW9ax7To7BZ5acme-nmX3=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Angela said that February will be Red. Let's see if I can find enough red scraps. Hope you found some joy and inspiration here. Won't you let me know? Please, pretty please :-)</p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-69820367736417445562024-01-23T05:33:00.000-05:002024-01-23T05:33:20.225-05:00Island Batik 2024 - Unboxing 1<p>I am excited that I made the cut for 2024. I am one of the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/prismatic.html" target="_blank">26 brand ambassadors</a> selected by <a href="https://islandbatik.com/blog/" target="_blank">Island Batik</a>. This is where I show off my newest fabrics and supplies generously provided by Island Batik and other industry partners include <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/" target="_blank">Schmetz Needles</a>, <a href="https://deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Designs</a>, <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a>, <a href="https://oliso.com/collections/shop" target="_blank">Oliso</a> Smart Iron and <a href="https://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/" target="_blank">Funky Friends Factory</a>.</p><p>Here is the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1555549943/videos/1369053100640545/" target="_blank">Unboxing Video</a>.</p><p>Here are the supplies.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJEidHNYoZ0qDZ_vHVjZVQp9vjLERaPe-KYq6wlAweIKkio7O2CKOQ_E9kIVovxzljsbGlyY9h0dXZ72rh5xXHI15Yf281MA48Fz0C9sZjpxBJCOxmRZYkXA4iePTJfNx_-vYDn1gBc196_HXVa3Dl3VrYBeesRUKN5puswwtyA07NcRkePxV_iL7V1nu7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJEidHNYoZ0qDZ_vHVjZVQp9vjLERaPe-KYq6wlAweIKkio7O2CKOQ_E9kIVovxzljsbGlyY9h0dXZ72rh5xXHI15Yf281MA48Fz0C9sZjpxBJCOxmRZYkXA4iePTJfNx_-vYDn1gBc196_HXVa3Dl3VrYBeesRUKN5puswwtyA07NcRkePxV_iL7V1nu7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy by Kate Colleran Designs</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p>In February, I will be using this half yard bundle of Breezy (Original Collection by Kate Colleran) to make the Log Cabin Lap/Throw size quilt. In the video, I show the unopened bundle but you have to get close to see these beautiful colors.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS0hrIuBPJOPvhaeUqDDP_6Q76ZvPgmn32h-aulEcbspWNzKz2e9iCbgbPg_Q-D4Do0RuPJOs5uAh-QsnpYRXIZibbREEzlY3Hg6j4MBGExukGiYDi43spemcRcG8tba0kUIvfUZIix-2csyRB3-NHS4VRF3_FoJ9CXtrig1UA_OXlVDux8M8rMQgYWXpw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3880" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS0hrIuBPJOPvhaeUqDDP_6Q76ZvPgmn32h-aulEcbspWNzKz2e9iCbgbPg_Q-D4Do0RuPJOs5uAh-QsnpYRXIZibbREEzlY3Hg6j4MBGExukGiYDi43spemcRcG8tba0kUIvfUZIix-2csyRB3-NHS4VRF3_FoJ9CXtrig1UA_OXlVDux8M8rMQgYWXpw=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabrics from the Breezy collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>The matching yardage in deep purple and palest pink is so pretty :-)<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEFNtDGxuJVV-73PSJiJAQxtNfGwG2h480p92I28i5NBy2C0uUxz4bo6XmQF_cik_eOSqV0TS9e94xigOYPOjQdHii0mjuyJRbmgVsLBAQ5Ch_jS9ZRwpdCedQJdep-LjbFsV-7FIt2EGXNJG20HJhYca8s9NVPcYUSeg1YmbKxO4WYudOouQindnk986" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="3782" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEFNtDGxuJVV-73PSJiJAQxtNfGwG2h480p92I28i5NBy2C0uUxz4bo6XmQF_cik_eOSqV0TS9e94xigOYPOjQdHii0mjuyJRbmgVsLBAQ5Ch_jS9ZRwpdCedQJdep-LjbFsV-7FIt2EGXNJG20HJhYca8s9NVPcYUSeg1YmbKxO4WYudOouQindnk986=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two yards each of Leaf Pile-Purple and Tea Rose (Precious Pinks)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Log Cabin challenge and Blog Hop will have prizes and giveaways. Make sure to revisit in February.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to a generous supply of Solid Neutrals in Black, White and Light Grey, we always have plenty of background options. They also make perfect backings. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyGxOzHcecUgTEJR_5cd44JJncRs7vrzxaq1KSnF1mUABGRNEYG9Yj_Vhv1SRNatyh7k0U89Ze9kUX-jDvH8UhIvYr6QD0iaqBEtm_7reGKlg9VDSwwSkVUP-Xd-qfouSmHPjPPk31rassNqtrhsZmbpv3pyoyatLjBODpCTQJxE9_bcNFBLfoemW3zLgs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyGxOzHcecUgTEJR_5cd44JJncRs7vrzxaq1KSnF1mUABGRNEYG9Yj_Vhv1SRNatyh7k0U89Ze9kUX-jDvH8UhIvYr6QD0iaqBEtm_7reGKlg9VDSwwSkVUP-Xd-qfouSmHPjPPk31rassNqtrhsZmbpv3pyoyatLjBODpCTQJxE9_bcNFBLfoemW3zLgs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Solids - Black, Light Grey and White</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>My box also included six yards of Platinum - a light grey perfect for background and backings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpgzbxLf_o01e1ZpoNKT5lTqtLYtcr8O9YJJMU-5NwAAW5wcr1X3Zrk0_H5F65LfoazwZEqqFln5jO_onj9iv1ac3VHpN9Okc3T25ZGAasRHIecjNIYzqAuvIXACuUFk7Wlhbi5QleNe6tyrT6LVOnjvU75HqMKvVaJJ00HOr14yg6PSu5CPqJi7jSUGya" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="2844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpgzbxLf_o01e1ZpoNKT5lTqtLYtcr8O9YJJMU-5NwAAW5wcr1X3Zrk0_H5F65LfoazwZEqqFln5jO_onj9iv1ac3VHpN9Okc3T25ZGAasRHIecjNIYzqAuvIXACuUFk7Wlhbi5QleNe6tyrT6LVOnjvU75HqMKvVaJJ00HOr14yg6PSu5CPqJi7jSUGya=w608-h640" width="608" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Neutral - Platinum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I also received 12 half yard cuts from Island Batik Foundations. These include four solids, four basics and four blenders. Island Batik Foundations are available all year round. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlbONmzRzb8m7f7RUEz4ySurguJYwGgxsY9gNUeypxa1HBkOH9n5-hjU4hCuS_grlUaIkdYZoQbHhm_OpUVforFqco7vZvueNhsQtaJjXeEY56af5zWZUwmWtPDww6ffBHJdxAbh2RpfPZKxhh9V61g5dhjga99iCDvblZHKfAcVlxp10D68tUcLOXSJER" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4031" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlbONmzRzb8m7f7RUEz4ySurguJYwGgxsY9gNUeypxa1HBkOH9n5-hjU4hCuS_grlUaIkdYZoQbHhm_OpUVforFqco7vZvueNhsQtaJjXeEY56af5zWZUwmWtPDww6ffBHJdxAbh2RpfPZKxhh9V61g5dhjga99iCDvblZHKfAcVlxp10D68tUcLOXSJER=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Foundations - Blenders, Basics & Solids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Stash Builders are a set of 5" wide strips, 20 per pack. They are the perfect resource to make a scrappy quilt and easily lend themselves into 2.5" strips, 5" squares and more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzIdPmyJxdeLsqe41lNPmyh8PEN84GSJjw6BdmswJxDeKgt_vPmo-4owPTgIdtLpdQGZqdCCePdurUHhQZaNaB2Z9QSOPttrO5Oxww2L8tb6onIVla9JUmsbLzIp_nF3QJ6XZm_JYJFckJx3vZJgDhGl5IzeXsJ1phHc4iY5wEsSSKkw0muTrKIkeQtaPH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzIdPmyJxdeLsqe41lNPmyh8PEN84GSJjw6BdmswJxDeKgt_vPmo-4owPTgIdtLpdQGZqdCCePdurUHhQZaNaB2Z9QSOPttrO5Oxww2L8tb6onIVla9JUmsbLzIp_nF3QJ6XZm_JYJFckJx3vZJgDhGl5IzeXsJ1phHc4iY5wEsSSKkw0muTrKIkeQtaPH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stash Builders - 5" strips, 20 per pack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>My box came with two precuts from the Island Batik Basics regrouped into the Gradations - Brilliant Blues and Tantalizing Teals. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnf1gYVAMqFruYdNFXc33-hK9sHS4-niWxPg_eicHggvqvTXnHLmVsHLWHKr9-oX0aozO5_7zmlReOz98HJyYjnSYDWhnUdOF34_5tE8sEJOzsjqxBI2fzyWTeYWPckGUX5cOnvCVH6YdxMZm4XDgSDIGsmlTKGrXOKFYwzZ48Z5npyfZlorAc2kiLaM2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnf1gYVAMqFruYdNFXc33-hK9sHS4-niWxPg_eicHggvqvTXnHLmVsHLWHKr9-oX0aozO5_7zmlReOz98HJyYjnSYDWhnUdOF34_5tE8sEJOzsjqxBI2fzyWTeYWPckGUX5cOnvCVH6YdxMZm4XDgSDIGsmlTKGrXOKFYwzZ48Z5npyfZlorAc2kiLaM2=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brilliant Blues - 10" Squares</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2d2KSjo119H6HbdYAN0rsZCkBAevrKSvk2WCKkoc26SDRic-P2uYg_HymEKqZOhF7Qp_VNbY-rhq118xTUsQS9O6OSrDxPV8qmCYOGFjI8UZrIiYv5klvegOY3FaV5oNv3AsImvqsHAGbb2-F7-Jsir2gxX4_Sh4SWKgdgodZFOXPdLpGBVW9Yh9eqWDW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2d2KSjo119H6HbdYAN0rsZCkBAevrKSvk2WCKkoc26SDRic-P2uYg_HymEKqZOhF7Qp_VNbY-rhq118xTUsQS9O6OSrDxPV8qmCYOGFjI8UZrIiYv5klvegOY3FaV5oNv3AsImvqsHAGbb2-F7-Jsir2gxX4_Sh4SWKgdgodZFOXPdLpGBVW9Yh9eqWDW=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tantalizing Teals - 2.5" Strips</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I received a pack of 10" squares of the Prisms Collection. Prisms is a signature collection designed by Kathy Engle for Claudia Porter. It comes with matching yardage, two yards each of Champagne (Island Batik Neutral) and a Dark Green Blender (BE31-G1).<br /><br /><p></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibqaNNzL-Qj0EvteY9D_xr4qaPPNcr6HoPhMkJYJqf6oXKlt-UTHFnLaPF5Z3FIobDtSjkzxkDQ3iaXL_-0vTnrq0oef-kLCtStZ8hVHum-toX0-BcdZdKacuDNu3kXjbb8ZeTh2zi4OlgqdJsq0cF55BA45xlP75OpMyb-YFo2Lm_EeYc-2pIiO_MOpzV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4030" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibqaNNzL-Qj0EvteY9D_xr4qaPPNcr6HoPhMkJYJqf6oXKlt-UTHFnLaPF5Z3FIobDtSjkzxkDQ3iaXL_-0vTnrq0oef-kLCtStZ8hVHum-toX0-BcdZdKacuDNu3kXjbb8ZeTh2zi4OlgqdJsq0cF55BA45xlP75OpMyb-YFo2Lm_EeYc-2pIiO_MOpzV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter 2023 Prisms - Signature Collection by Kathy Engle for Claudia Porter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvf9bzqiA3AM2F8Z7joyxmGodz0CtycNE_V6k_u843xFCfbxlGIsEXNAKzmzuX1dpOeMTnoddvVUMHR3pjxvBxIC4OhipD0UVvQNHrkKSASJglExr7EMJOxLLdky1tHhIXap7AXF3853uliDZtXOOfxOd48ZyF5sjCzzxynEFyM9kO3FcHt5z56vbg1t-I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="3418" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvf9bzqiA3AM2F8Z7joyxmGodz0CtycNE_V6k_u843xFCfbxlGIsEXNAKzmzuX1dpOeMTnoddvVUMHR3pjxvBxIC4OhipD0UVvQNHrkKSASJglExr7EMJOxLLdky1tHhIXap7AXF3853uliDZtXOOfxOd48ZyF5sjCzzxynEFyM9kO3FcHt5z56vbg1t-I=w640-h348" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My box also included a 2.5" Strip Set of Monarch Collection, designed by Kathy Engle. It came with matching yardage, two yards each of Buttermilk (Island Batik Neutral) and Red Blender (BE29-B1)</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDt0UZCKM-4_8xlCDUb--pAmdaSDWhlPatXL9x2uBpnAPq7WjVAd2etYQRgomcHkcYIzbf3Ra1UPHODegMzfIfv1OQIjniWpt1AYh7kLrh168Bv-Yn2_a0ceLkvBcGvlzof73ffvB6ew2psvzhPPpP7ydDCeWIgx5N6PNWYsg_yT9sk4UbK1UNMN1zF7r5=w640-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall 2023 Monarch designed by Kathy Engle</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDt0UZCKM-4_8xlCDUb--pAmdaSDWhlPatXL9x2uBpnAPq7WjVAd2etYQRgomcHkcYIzbf3Ra1UPHODegMzfIfv1OQIjniWpt1AYh7kLrh168Bv-Yn2_a0ceLkvBcGvlzof73ffvB6ew2psvzhPPpP7ydDCeWIgx5N6PNWYsg_yT9sk4UbK1UNMN1zF7r5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2aC7BA-zUPGpNEtYHWqeICg74zlrDOv4nex0cH0OgCoksW0TRsNA9_J9ra71gricL9jvBiETMHsYXDnGv3_UrHyDoYXPdmi-UKTq7kWtbwXMmbXXcBq55-YF21RHOY7RYZliA67DxrDgllJSYKh0jD6M10YOAVQFsSibVw0liLFQiTQfU2wY7reewxubr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="3424" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2aC7BA-zUPGpNEtYHWqeICg74zlrDOv4nex0cH0OgCoksW0TRsNA9_J9ra71gricL9jvBiETMHsYXDnGv3_UrHyDoYXPdmi-UKTq7kWtbwXMmbXXcBq55-YF21RHOY7RYZliA67DxrDgllJSYKh0jD6M10YOAVQFsSibVw0liLFQiTQfU2wY7reewxubr=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />From <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/" target="_blank">Schmetz Needles</a>, I received a set of needles and a handy luggage tag showing a graphic <br />of needle types.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8dBTxuu-B4x7Thwo-xPJJibm6TuzUmG0LFZU3MW9zC08pXN77yJQqs1tpvMf8lrA5lVN5EajjSWmLoiL7jhfR-saWcwIzf-Yay2xwG_HLVSZmJuJuJ486Ckudez5V2FXg2U-WK4LYlXGPYP9c0LKwOKQgr8Hw_NIX9B6p2PdKpmbVLgSUDkXFO2Hcam7Y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2455" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8dBTxuu-B4x7Thwo-xPJJibm6TuzUmG0LFZU3MW9zC08pXN77yJQqs1tpvMf8lrA5lVN5EajjSWmLoiL7jhfR-saWcwIzf-Yay2xwG_HLVSZmJuJuJ486Ckudez5V2FXg2U-WK4LYlXGPYP9c0LKwOKQgr8Hw_NIX9B6p2PdKpmbVLgSUDkXFO2Hcam7Y=w640-h553" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needles for Piecing, Quilting, Costume, and Vinyl</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://oliso.com/collections/smart-irons/products/tg1600proplus-smart-iron-yellow" target="_blank">Oliso</a>, a new industry partner, generously provided a smart iron to each of the ambassadors. Mine is yellow :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggxkEzqYMmg-nhaoCrwhzDFPoRwV50Eu2PrWHIke88REHd1dc0TNO6TxX2fdfdmX4pJzkMGfAHe5YEfxCwE5jREW5DZrvp1VDALy9jJ8AQRe9aN0KjjlQEp2pIKFGjKQ8SVOE4QnEYEOhMTMdMH-n7J4JFkd_2K1KG553JCZkjDuBY3woMEpQoDHlcIbVS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggxkEzqYMmg-nhaoCrwhzDFPoRwV50Eu2PrWHIke88REHd1dc0TNO6TxX2fdfdmX4pJzkMGfAHe5YEfxCwE5jREW5DZrvp1VDALy9jJ8AQRe9aN0KjjlQEp2pIKFGjKQ8SVOE4QnEYEOhMTMdMH-n7J4JFkd_2K1KG553JCZkjDuBY3woMEpQoDHlcIbVS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>From our industry partners at <a href="https://deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Studio 180 designs</a>, I received a <a href="https://deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com/collections/corner-beam" target="_blank">Corner Beam Ruler</a>. I will be using this ruler to make a quilt for the May project - Create for a Cause. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_lbamUsUjox4mqOTFDFD2z_SJt3zjAeIyuKBzFBXI_Hfs9pptb4jN2iYCKCWzXvlfZkHJoIzbAvMqyLIbvXGmY_CuMyr2dMvnfJCSGk4DIJUKHw9tmU3OtTZV1enEd6pK_M2MyW86cqqfq7tlEnVVjqY8K_pHJkZ8il6YeZBSa1DAb5ggNeKUyz6i-cR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_lbamUsUjox4mqOTFDFD2z_SJt3zjAeIyuKBzFBXI_Hfs9pptb4jN2iYCKCWzXvlfZkHJoIzbAvMqyLIbvXGmY_CuMyr2dMvnfJCSGk4DIJUKHw9tmU3OtTZV1enEd6pK_M2MyW86cqqfq7tlEnVVjqY8K_pHJkZ8il6YeZBSa1DAb5ggNeKUyz6i-cR=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studio 180 Designs - Corner Beam Ruler</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I received two batts of throw size Cotton-Wool Blend batting from the Tuscany Collection by <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a>.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYknT2xj695I4FHI1-BzqvDGx_8rHlguOiEetpEby7hDlW5N_ffh08r0KpzYYSzwXVGS47v0hWbrc7xbLw12A18Qc1evKlYjHFfvYXQOBhACEe2DsfB5ZxFV2FqRCJdljJArrsz0YnMScjPRQRiOOkA41qbCXbPITA1wky02U6gCeDThcfbTFS7VkvKZlu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYknT2xj695I4FHI1-BzqvDGx_8rHlguOiEetpEby7hDlW5N_ffh08r0KpzYYSzwXVGS47v0hWbrc7xbLw12A18Qc1evKlYjHFfvYXQOBhACEe2DsfB5ZxFV2FqRCJdljJArrsz0YnMScjPRQRiOOkA41qbCXbPITA1wky02U6gCeDThcfbTFS7VkvKZlu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hobbs Tuscany Collection - Throw Size Cotton Wool Blend Batting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs</a> will be sending more batting in the coming months. We will also receive threads from <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/" target="_blank">Aurifil</a> and I will be sure to show you when I do.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We will be making a toy in April, using a design of our choice. The pattern is generously provided by<a href="http://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com" target="_blank">Funky Friends Factory</a>. I will be making the Dachshund dog :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAqDKXpLaAcXNTtu7wbZDu2ReGy-hXWOmlwNiDsTzN4GmKn8CH0YPzCcdCPyAmN5jMqEcuYHeD-rCoxNI_JTyphK91Dp0s3D7Niol5NPK0x98S14014hixmyaae7tW2nlCDzKPVRh9loT1nOnvc95hwz0Y0DvgJejF6xAgSrfrj_SRVocDxk0fFt__uWtT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1436" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAqDKXpLaAcXNTtu7wbZDu2ReGy-hXWOmlwNiDsTzN4GmKn8CH0YPzCcdCPyAmN5jMqEcuYHeD-rCoxNI_JTyphK91Dp0s3D7Niol5NPK0x98S14014hixmyaae7tW2nlCDzKPVRh9loT1nOnvc95hwz0Y0DvgJejF6xAgSrfrj_SRVocDxk0fFt__uWtT=w640-h555" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will be sharing the February Island Batik Challenge and BlogHop Project on February 6, 2024. Hope you will revisit. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Disclosure:</span><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-size: 18px;"> The fabrics are provided by Island Batik. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="186" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI7ltb7MqRVGf9vurcQ24lGxBejnHwDSHr0dNFyk0Cb7b2ZqF8zx4AwvqsXo9y6Hq2GuYWS3vhjdXsL9LoiYtbEAWTM3pYjcemcRZ0EUtCEcdwRFwYckQQ5cr_KHVTS1-sDZaf3BmmDeP/w400-h146/island-batik-logo.png" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">The batting is provided by Hobbs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" style="color: #33aaff; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="285" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAQzrd16UBbA6NVypu7lfGbjE9Rmx2g1FbxZ5TBTR9aV0iIz7ctwzCuqPPMVUP8TMg2j7QgYRfquiRBD1VnykgcsDe6Py7JlQ0DwKkgsRdWEfmZXFo8L6xEruR3toW8HQkcYvUiVEki7a/w400-h99/hobbs-logo-1.png" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;" /></p></div><div>The needles are provided by Schmetz Needles.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="824" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhl5qAICJEytvB2phArqb-qJ1LYiAdIQzS8_k8xhzMxYjZPMVVArFUFdzqmmvQLZX-BrRT86DZz9oPcpx2oO5zYu7ofT0w5kMZwx0w0dwAA_KgRtYX0EszDpt_GjBl5nkO29IuDNmICjGUBW6cdsHCEyfIMDas4Gd--Y2nsCYtb9cE2N6kagNmgC_6hJmAd=w400-h307" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Corner Beam Ruler is provided by Studio 180 Design.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://deb-tuckers-studio-180-design.myshopify.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="780" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip-WBSitT65HgXTA6E4Ngu7Pr7hLMofvEV7tGUgU00FVA8whsqrzIddhmFEP0jKKSA_88APqefyDlIT3m4bOWPjOPuRvAFBeAcgsoq1RMFcdmDtc3QgI_q5C8XVK_SLk-mYP_B6YTbc7buTMRELP9Ko5W_AQmdHAtOs0dklF6-fwLgAG2PwFJeenDnLrRb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The smart iron is provided by Oliso.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://oliso.com" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuEH79c_byZcR_SLFUaVWdUCpa55dNX5arI47zdhWgeHMiM49m6h6UseOti99PREVRvtCnQFHmaePn2jx26SLqO81SR26MUVxVyz0jnshmSvaKq2sa_oxJ11MHZKraiId79fVxKIKSRcpIz9P5KILGafDWExIoS_fPQCcW5wxwygFSArqZf_tUmX62JotA=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The toy pattern is provided by Funky Friends factory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="800" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVTA5MNcfij76V_wxXnRYnZaYRyqqbhboizF2UlJbqSM1YajF_HHcE2cLXg4qG3V8yvP2x9laGBudlkE-lfrdO8z_Hm_VK8Sahu_9Towxjk1wXKFNjq-7c7pfhaZHjDmAEhgjmEZ6IN42KMiCm9A4LEgvG799qmP62f5wHXJUslB0qP8wcgY8EKPnU8asR=w640-h98" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-5156656929045218472024-01-10T06:44:00.010-05:002024-01-18T05:41:47.387-05:00Prismatic <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a new finish to share, but first this news!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRIErqwbFDco7CK_zq4rwFqPDPxq1gfgwdgW761U-JpFtAhPk9ugnknnj_KoxTqDZGt4JqNoUqkBA3-98GeaCnnwQ_BOW7DFdvVwSUX-xU0j1vaZjQNyqvuckPMhPpANsaqI2vg-3yQOJmKz9AWVk0VSYzDoh_eLhEetbO2bHEBP1BvnZ4SJUp7WKLlakw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRIErqwbFDco7CK_zq4rwFqPDPxq1gfgwdgW761U-JpFtAhPk9ugnknnj_KoxTqDZGt4JqNoUqkBA3-98GeaCnnwQ_BOW7DFdvVwSUX-xU0j1vaZjQNyqvuckPMhPpANsaqI2vg-3yQOJmKz9AWVk0VSYzDoh_eLhEetbO2bHEBP1BvnZ4SJUp7WKLlakw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><a href="https://islandbatik.com/2024-brand-ambassadors/" target="_blank">Island Batik</a> announced the 2024 slate of ambassadors and I am thrilled that I made the cut. Check out the link above to read about the new and returning ambassadors.<div><br /><div>I will be receiving my goodies next week and the Unboxing post (and video) is scheduled for 1/23/24. Won't you come back then?</div><div><br /></div><div>I do have a new quilt to share. Meet Prismatic.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzF-SNNGMX5wEyA5vePqMVvm1cuH_pppYSTZiFK9yO-uqo7p9KQKKKz8tGnx0FO0MrGrukUpd_KyY3bckI382HXCAxIFc11hv-lNEXavX8ullHIozJ6SUz1xEJujJRGHdQffRljXK0gzmmkaa0HdnRC3Fa3G1h4ej4eEdwj0L4HZHJYDR1ONLf8IkMNa0o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="2309" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzF-SNNGMX5wEyA5vePqMVvm1cuH_pppYSTZiFK9yO-uqo7p9KQKKKz8tGnx0FO0MrGrukUpd_KyY3bckI382HXCAxIFc11hv-lNEXavX8ullHIozJ6SUz1xEJujJRGHdQffRljXK0gzmmkaa0HdnRC3Fa3G1h4ej4eEdwj0L4HZHJYDR1ONLf8IkMNa0o=w640-h559" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Solids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Made entirely with Island Batik Solids, Prismatic finished at 48" square and can play the dual role of a baby-going-to-be-a-toddler quilt or a small lap quilt. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikb-wcHuQSL1XM14sKtvJ6jZulMldbeSembM6ejI8bgsDVx_lkCNxqVFdr3mAnW4LA8ypREyeYfBpswMhMZgErsLDRzKRLPeznwQM1x0hSTlbTj4FcV1BnlSvzRLF7kgsrpVK1hwfRSQmQISAQNkwH8wTfeg5Ezu1JFdjfRIU8cj60CGzCXx7abTKmSemz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikb-wcHuQSL1XM14sKtvJ6jZulMldbeSembM6ejI8bgsDVx_lkCNxqVFdr3mAnW4LA8ypREyeYfBpswMhMZgErsLDRzKRLPeznwQM1x0hSTlbTj4FcV1BnlSvzRLF7kgsrpVK1hwfRSQmQISAQNkwH8wTfeg5Ezu1JFdjfRIU8cj60CGzCXx7abTKmSemz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All things Bold & Bright</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On a cold, soggy and dreary day, we quilters have plenty of bright fabrics to lift our spirits. I had some solids left over from making the quilt top. I chose to make a pieced backing. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWVYPPqysPJFN4Jpf_-JjwDrpKJjkgGWWbPprrYgft_495y8M_FW1mijb7prlkEnJPtZJkDNo-BnWt2GBf5qylRfHpzJJ5Ow-1iXuEcOAkMwWpqeCVPqGQ_VPpPRc8rUksrTdSX6REP60jGygY7_wVLl5DU1qqBXHHRDywX65EUtCoCvHqqC7XVXKQOxnj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWVYPPqysPJFN4Jpf_-JjwDrpKJjkgGWWbPprrYgft_495y8M_FW1mijb7prlkEnJPtZJkDNo-BnWt2GBf5qylRfHpzJJ5Ow-1iXuEcOAkMwWpqeCVPqGQ_VPpPRc8rUksrTdSX6REP60jGygY7_wVLl5DU1qqBXHHRDywX65EUtCoCvHqqC7XVXKQOxnj=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with Scraps</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvZLHto0UNewVYEUFo0rnP0zsHl-soL3M1xCM0q8w584SDsFhRcaKBgBFVaJSkU2thw0ipmml09ObtUTFpcns3F10eezK9_GYuKbdLcnZSlKgt7ZJr3ar04Qieo_Vw9iKpBhj38Hk2MmzX3HBC23fgGIQ6KASpBl3lmvtE6WUNncQatcZMuaNoYl1Oz_J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2457" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvZLHto0UNewVYEUFo0rnP0zsHl-soL3M1xCM0q8w584SDsFhRcaKBgBFVaJSkU2thw0ipmml09ObtUTFpcns3F10eezK9_GYuKbdLcnZSlKgt7ZJr3ar04Qieo_Vw9iKpBhj38Hk2MmzX3HBC23fgGIQ6KASpBl3lmvtE6WUNncQatcZMuaNoYl1Oz_J=w640-h610" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul, the model :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The backing is Frosting and it is a beautiful floral neutral. Let me show you a close-up.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRHdVRlxOLeWYqU4jGSrKYOTTXIs1DtFmmaFXHS50nqIRITqjLgMxJcAmJnUY4ft53OjYP99ZwHU_vDDIriR9culKpgH3InTjCK3LEd0nNk_JZRf2MdUB046-EsHErkeuet_bCqYGcjkO5HYF-Mj4vZmgN7VNJlLyquBlzsT6i5DbqHarHd8ygqkBySUbO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRHdVRlxOLeWYqU4jGSrKYOTTXIs1DtFmmaFXHS50nqIRITqjLgMxJcAmJnUY4ft53OjYP99ZwHU_vDDIriR9culKpgH3InTjCK3LEd0nNk_JZRf2MdUB046-EsHErkeuet_bCqYGcjkO5HYF-Mj4vZmgN7VNJlLyquBlzsT6i5DbqHarHd8ygqkBySUbO=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frosting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The quilting is my favorite squiggly lines using my walking foot. The binding is Solid Light Grey. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiaUs3mY6gC0CYZrbmMsJ-hOuWS4SEMyi9yU3kpajiCr-qq7cI5W1VF_stlkSHqNar7oHAp-ZLFGxGf2XbC4mUy14UjKMKEpIV4k4ZHUV7rqLDinBsiYHcMiUkOM3BNUCA5b25wQ2JIYSfeT2-Y-hgiQedBFSu_fPgG0N28pRpvOyQR9EwYpjCkW1EQRl9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiaUs3mY6gC0CYZrbmMsJ-hOuWS4SEMyi9yU3kpajiCr-qq7cI5W1VF_stlkSHqNar7oHAp-ZLFGxGf2XbC4mUy14UjKMKEpIV4k4ZHUV7rqLDinBsiYHcMiUkOM3BNUCA5b25wQ2JIYSfeT2-Y-hgiQedBFSu_fPgG0N28pRpvOyQR9EwYpjCkW1EQRl9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd like to make <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1640520594/prismatic-bold-modern-easy-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Prismatic</a>, you can get the pattern in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewPreetiQuilts" target="_blank">Etsy Store</a>. It includes colored graphics, step by step directions and a coloring sheet too. Prismatic is on sale (20% off) till Tuesday, 1/16/24.</div><div><br /></div><div>What is a pattern release without a giveaway? So if you'd like a copy of the Prismatic Quilt pattern, please leave me a comment on this blogpost, mentioning the favorite book (and author) you read in 2023. If you show up as Anonymous, please include your email so that I can reach you. </div><div><br /></div><div><strike>I will announce the winners on 1/17/24.</strike></div><div><span style="color: red;">Update - The winners are Sara (#2) and Elizabeth (#21).</span></div><div>Emails have been sent.</div><div><br /></div>I will be participating in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela</a> has announced that January is Green. Let's see if I can find any green in my Island Batik stash/scraps.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd26GKb4uwkt1OyUBlJ7p1UWMi_qQdHgoevZ4WfbX4GsgIt8a3_kZOajqkxhwFKYy9ce-tfodD5Ffrt13sWBQ61FLeKIpv4oo_TTNNJs2n2W0J2XZ5xTaQW_ZICwU6P-OG8MD1YEOdLay3moQmJbPd81gn3ucnqOD-HR9_AA6FWpelG0UFzhZdOE9ymZZU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="2984" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd26GKb4uwkt1OyUBlJ7p1UWMi_qQdHgoevZ4WfbX4GsgIt8a3_kZOajqkxhwFKYy9ce-tfodD5Ffrt13sWBQ61FLeKIpv4oo_TTNNJs2n2W0J2XZ5xTaQW_ZICwU6P-OG8MD1YEOdLay3moQmJbPd81gn3ucnqOD-HR9_AA6FWpelG0UFzhZdOE9ymZZU=w640-h531" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aha Green!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p>I am also working on my January RSC 2024 blocks. Will show you when I post next time, along with the Unboxing video. Sharing with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's</a> and all my other favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.<p>Hope you stay safe, warm and dry.</p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-82171286283443383372024-01-01T08:44:00.009-05:002024-01-01T08:50:11.737-05:00Bye Bye 2023, Hello 2024!<p>It is January 1, 2024. First day of the new year - one day to reflect and introspect before the onslaught of work and responsibilities.</p><p>A review post is always tricky. What do I include? What do I leave out? And how do I say it? Should it be just quilting? But my feelings are so entangled with the threads of my quilts. Can you really keep your work and thoughts in water-tight compartments?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggS4dmGM3pqADOZjaelLqaFd6pf8prEZFTevplkXQcGgiUONKHoWrQgP15ZSEYKwuQeBRFt5gfb4ld2Nm2NAMftA3VCXX_161ho7R64zetRs6WlsWETvromCdJVqBfuJaqJbbAXW5XAObpFrCbUOM-dt7k4kzdeNpEAuZIQxvndy9U96jp0RkY4aHOHpbr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="2417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggS4dmGM3pqADOZjaelLqaFd6pf8prEZFTevplkXQcGgiUONKHoWrQgP15ZSEYKwuQeBRFt5gfb4ld2Nm2NAMftA3VCXX_161ho7R64zetRs6WlsWETvromCdJVqBfuJaqJbbAXW5XAObpFrCbUOM-dt7k4kzdeNpEAuZIQxvndy9U96jp0RkY4aHOHpbr=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unable to separate my feelings from my work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I will try to focus on my quilts and if my feelings seep in so be it. Here are my favorite five quilts of 2023. Linking with <a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/12/best-of-2023-of-linky-party.html" target="_blank">Meadow Mist Linky Party</a>.</p><p>1. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/10/radiance.html" target="_blank">Radiance (Island Batik/Accuquilt Challenge)</a> - It was a challenge to use a new Accuquilt Block on Board with 56 pieces. I used EQ8 to design my quilt. A long arduous journey (many discards along the way) resulted in a very satisfying finish. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwrG852Wfwh_HRAhBFrvRuW3jz1AUJFMm4KtPESnbJJsA7eCmOukKTxDxNmH_ZKS2pH5PAYynRBBBPKaRahvZfZ3hfrcmq53Bg3qri_jWFQlpVACWKZcjznC_XTHr-1Aiol9_B9TFkcM37iVEE-XOGVt3ymy5mHxipSu7QbqhGqWKo4daGQoTK8Qg6M9C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwrG852Wfwh_HRAhBFrvRuW3jz1AUJFMm4KtPESnbJJsA7eCmOukKTxDxNmH_ZKS2pH5PAYynRBBBPKaRahvZfZ3hfrcmq53Bg3qri_jWFQlpVACWKZcjznC_XTHr-1Aiol9_B9TFkcM37iVEE-XOGVt3ymy5mHxipSu7QbqhGqWKo4daGQoTK8Qg6M9C=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Radiance was included in the November 2023 EQ8 Newsletter making it the top contender for yearly favorites list. In blogland, where comments are currency, 42 comments are proof that it was also a reader favorite.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/its-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Wednesday (Island Batik/Studio 180 Designs Challenge & Blog Hop)</a> - The challenge was to use the Studio 180 Design Ruler and the Winter 2023 collection, Wild Blooms to make a quilt. Once again I used EQ8 to design. Several designs were considered and discarded. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiYmPyUs2aLQp5a1awgL87mEscryBWLYH0DxYWgkVvvICGpM1-yrg0iQEswMK9mHZjW-2xPPDNxnOKdnabKdHdUqmg2hNaEmzbein5O7fBzCIq4aNcsr5Vsy58YMpGVf4icVRtZG_Y1d3EZjZSzfjAeR--jKfQBk5WYgMt3fQ7p_sBHQ0-4u8jf6-2VA4_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="2827" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiYmPyUs2aLQp5a1awgL87mEscryBWLYH0DxYWgkVvvICGpM1-yrg0iQEswMK9mHZjW-2xPPDNxnOKdnabKdHdUqmg2hNaEmzbein5O7fBzCIq4aNcsr5Vsy58YMpGVf4icVRtZG_Y1d3EZjZSzfjAeR--jKfQBk5WYgMt3fQ7p_sBHQ0-4u8jf6-2VA4_=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Most people associate batiks with traditional quilts. I am thrilled that I could create a modern quilt, using Island Batik fabrics and the Square Squared Ruler. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/03/my-checkered-past.html" target="_blank">My Checkered Past (Island Batik Ambassador's Choice)</a> - This was the first time we had complete freedom to make a project. Any project, any size and any collection (except the ones reserved for the bloghop). I knew, from the very beginning, what I would make. It had to be improv pieced modern quilt. I could call it scrappy but those fabric bits are precious jewels displayed proudly for all to view and admire. No Accuquilt, no EQ8, just me and my machine :-) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_6s1tmLqvagxK4hLxn86qvDRFtFHCkQOKUu9WchWtnGTpCPlpm-QEpetgUjQ_OCymMqU9wvpn4_FCdWzyZlpYh8oi6Bpequ757CkAhq_oXJd9zvqa_sPEpj-mnsI20J3NU50C0DfAbX7opqOhkHp0lA2hZfBGD5PmomHigaD61_pjFocVd1KVdcQ1Ax-/s3023/IMG_2337.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_6s1tmLqvagxK4hLxn86qvDRFtFHCkQOKUu9WchWtnGTpCPlpm-QEpetgUjQ_OCymMqU9wvpn4_FCdWzyZlpYh8oi6Bpequ757CkAhq_oXJd9zvqa_sPEpj-mnsI20J3NU50C0DfAbX7opqOhkHp0lA2hZfBGD5PmomHigaD61_pjFocVd1KVdcQ1Ax-/w640-h640/IMG_2337.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>"My Checkered Past" travelled with me to Atlanta where I took many on-location pictures. This picture where it looks like Coretta Scott King is admiring my work is my favorite :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S_FD5qc8kNBHvcUwlV6qTYYeBkix1b0lArxtguuCrdjAJKMnoN1-k5JXuwu39aF2gBw6rBVHH3LKvorvBlmqHQPArXXWrkdAJcSNC3OFl-5AV_BcXA9DU3Ja_A_VVnM47hssakBxm0s2JPr5E6gXeoywEVN4rCAvClVpo_kjLBiaYgaGIeVYNtrPdJ2F/s3023/IMG_2298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S_FD5qc8kNBHvcUwlV6qTYYeBkix1b0lArxtguuCrdjAJKMnoN1-k5JXuwu39aF2gBw6rBVHH3LKvorvBlmqHQPArXXWrkdAJcSNC3OFl-5AV_BcXA9DU3Ja_A_VVnM47hssakBxm0s2JPr5E6gXeoywEVN4rCAvClVpo_kjLBiaYgaGIeVYNtrPdJ2F/w640-h640/IMG_2298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">Vrinda (Mercyful Quilts)</a> - Made for Mercyful Quilts, a charity close to my heart, Vrinda is the only quilt in the top favorites list NOT made with Island Batik fabrics. But I will remake this quilt using Island Batik Foundations in 2024, accompanying a pattern release.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLJXH5Ols1epYBPqhTUVYDT6n-QV2sIDdt6DYYxYCMNh7w7viSWyE-Idg1MUQxQog4NbHtbLgU3sClA-Rrr65NyOGe7q_oDW2NqlurSnsngkVjlOWyRMdlNoYdtfJ_111heCtKLrzHuM-6X5u2WwVlP6_Cambv0AHkOTMUuG4M4ywPsjOI-AtgwvKaT-nh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLJXH5Ols1epYBPqhTUVYDT6n-QV2sIDdt6DYYxYCMNh7w7viSWyE-Idg1MUQxQog4NbHtbLgU3sClA-Rrr65NyOGe7q_oDW2NqlurSnsngkVjlOWyRMdlNoYdtfJ_111heCtKLrzHuM-6X5u2WwVlP6_Cambv0AHkOTMUuG4M4ywPsjOI-AtgwvKaT-nh=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />Vrinda was sent to the palliative care unit at the Mercy Hospital where it may bring some solace to the terminally ill and then kept by the family in their memory.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>5. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/08/avantika.html" target="_blank">Avantika Cool (Island Batik Ambassador's Choice and Rainbow Scrap Challenge)</a> - I first made Avantika (Original) for the Island Batik Spring/Summer 2023 Catalog. But then I used the same block for Rainbow Scrap Challenge throughout the year. Avantika Cool uses only the cool colors. Click the link above to see her warm and sunny little sister (Avantika Baby). </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1BZZac1Ob-2xw6C5Ts5UnAbFgqeqO9EUr1GI7iaUQSIwqofC_rcXA_NJgQEOzijI_REMrL3kE9ljOjRq5gWiCp0OeOh50hOw-BDG8MX1zww9845-menBK1QSt17-bYBOXmB7X6opy5rCF9xeFm_5LM7WALC94ODIZxGEfCTsZGmymhw7rc78JxWYNioCF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1BZZac1Ob-2xw6C5Ts5UnAbFgqeqO9EUr1GI7iaUQSIwqofC_rcXA_NJgQEOzijI_REMrL3kE9ljOjRq5gWiCp0OeOh50hOw-BDG8MX1zww9845-menBK1QSt17-bYBOXmB7X6opy5rCF9xeFm_5LM7WALC94ODIZxGEfCTsZGmymhw7rc78JxWYNioCF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />Avantika Cool uses 96 different Island Batik Fabrics in the top and is truly a celebration of color and joy! It is good to be an ambassador :-)<p></p><p><br /></p><p>2023 was an eventful year. My quilts were published eight times. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/01/nihal.html" target="_blank">Nihal</a>, <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/02/paroma.html" target="_blank">Paroma</a>, <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/mirabelle.html" target="_blank">Mirabelle</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/09/stairway-to-heaven.html" target="_blank">Stairway to Heaven</a> in Annie's Publishing; <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/03/mardi-gras-magic.html" target="_blank">Mardi Gras Magic</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/04/bourbon-street-bash.html" target="_blank">Bourbon Street Bash</a> in Golden Peak Media publications; and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/window-dressing.html" target="_blank">Window Dressing</a> and Kashvi in Make Modern.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEBrgFvrVSVG-hUum_HuVo5LYaeEuvjZ_Jng5mpA7EpCkQxZx773NZMC8HqYBWyyUzuAb2TKadYF8Ou9J_uHYHUAy_PpKTRrEZ1_LjSztiXYCoGgOYlmRt5Crq9VEeMkQwAY7tqfbg7Jk2xiOaDdCFUJlGpNUcVNoOMa0FnWbxgAHIqAVOABbcwcIfAdWk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEBrgFvrVSVG-hUum_HuVo5LYaeEuvjZ_Jng5mpA7EpCkQxZx773NZMC8HqYBWyyUzuAb2TKadYF8Ou9J_uHYHUAy_PpKTRrEZ1_LjSztiXYCoGgOYlmRt5Crq9VEeMkQwAY7tqfbg7Jk2xiOaDdCFUJlGpNUcVNoOMa0FnWbxgAHIqAVOABbcwcIfAdWk=w560-h640" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I released five new patterns including <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1466581471/a-fishy-story" target="_blank">A Fishy Story</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1473576044/quilt-pattern-avantika-pdf-download" target="_blank">Avantika</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/SewPreetiQuilts/listing/1498985562/window-dressing-modern-minimalist" target="_blank">Window Dressing</a>, <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1600743802/nilsa-pattern-for-layer-cake-friendly" target="_blank">Nilsa</a> and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1631755409/olivia-layer-cake-friendly-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Olivia</a>.</p><p>But the best part of the year is all the hugs I exchanged with quilty friends.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicab_WURh2IXuB69TMMRfGNL3Dc8wp2wwgNFcibg-F_oOJlnGMF0MfHhaFgl6jqPW2hcbVfHg3DuD9MGOavQM-huS3nXBAukY9zjIVa0YXx5HD2FtQ5aP8RJySXSi_SajhbjA9i94bUHkulDELIOX30OJPInBZgeTuPkfzIhXjK65Xbm18A_V4B_wPvsiH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2892" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicab_WURh2IXuB69TMMRfGNL3Dc8wp2wwgNFcibg-F_oOJlnGMF0MfHhaFgl6jqPW2hcbVfHg3DuD9MGOavQM-huS3nXBAukY9zjIVa0YXx5HD2FtQ5aP8RJySXSi_SajhbjA9i94bUHkulDELIOX30OJPInBZgeTuPkfzIhXjK65Xbm18A_V4B_wPvsiH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Quiltcon Atlanta with Nann, Anna and Mell</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcG5_7fjIhqBJXCmwZ1fsFRlcTM8DDkXD2rlwn5ec5TNxXTOq4EIkIOlemo0aoyOK5KCLNwMVGZL2y5_N6yJs45EmMX9KjdavrVjyaCf5eaFnODxBe5JLNFI4I2IAdjvtSHGxi1ATgKUN5uM1use5XeYp8Z39NyZafclw7DfrLa2fjSaQknqRiFQOmi4p-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcG5_7fjIhqBJXCmwZ1fsFRlcTM8DDkXD2rlwn5ec5TNxXTOq4EIkIOlemo0aoyOK5KCLNwMVGZL2y5_N6yJs45EmMX9KjdavrVjyaCf5eaFnODxBe5JLNFI4I2IAdjvtSHGxi1ATgKUN5uM1use5XeYp8Z39NyZafclw7DfrLa2fjSaQknqRiFQOmi4p-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Sujata and Vasudha at Quiltcon Atlanta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0blNz4U9gBse1MQ-vmEcCfX3fKfuh8FNFUMDk6jP3yxbfvQng9pRQEoZhHTyJcloS1QUodOMQF4_GlAi-MN-R-vFfGH62ydV2wy4ijuniaQBziloyb6okdeB4k8JUIffGJrcJGfqFpK1-acoS0yXIA5HXQiugEctDvlFISisivdNZyuPz_jxo5RMw-jXF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0blNz4U9gBse1MQ-vmEcCfX3fKfuh8FNFUMDk6jP3yxbfvQng9pRQEoZhHTyJcloS1QUodOMQF4_GlAi-MN-R-vFfGH62ydV2wy4ijuniaQBziloyb6okdeB4k8JUIffGJrcJGfqFpK1-acoS0yXIA5HXQiugEctDvlFISisivdNZyuPz_jxo5RMw-jXF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Anja at Quiltcon Atlanta</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPRwkSersRmfcXuEAJ-8uM3U-tXe01uFyLIybTAwARVmg5NP7jQmNeFM_-Ar20vm2N1KJAB-kA2x84mzGt814k93qb5qRfWs6RgEPA_a_jAHBntzsh5ZVmVctcw2FJJSOftpN7uYXlggWOxj8q4xikTmVWn5ejz3HfGlDlPqDXb9efqhdouNqqA5o2T5qH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPRwkSersRmfcXuEAJ-8uM3U-tXe01uFyLIybTAwARVmg5NP7jQmNeFM_-Ar20vm2N1KJAB-kA2x84mzGt814k93qb5qRfWs6RgEPA_a_jAHBntzsh5ZVmVctcw2FJJSOftpN7uYXlggWOxj8q4xikTmVWn5ejz3HfGlDlPqDXb9efqhdouNqqA5o2T5qH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Emily in Charlotte</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdOtvCilGdaRKhLJmMpSamwtVm55C1oMyM7Z0rDKuRoMzRDiVAKlAxMHd0mLQl2yD5JLxJBr3lDstXk0tj1VbvOzKbSQZCwJwVcp_d_M5gBIgdOzn-uP-OwAAKfwhyckyJJTfx7q6_mod7XbsrlhpIhekiH5DA3gHaOQf0xQcVueqc6zRS3PUI7lvcnonD" style="margin-left: auto; 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International news, actually! Topsy Turvy appeared on the cover of <a href="https://www.nqf.no/category/norsk-quilteblad/" target="_blank">Norsk Quilteblad</a>, the Norwegian Quilt Magazine. Thank you, <a href="https://densyendehimmel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Turid</a>. Someday I will get to hug you in person :-)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotXeoHhGeJOKIYK4axv5eO-pNpNt3sbEcDYCkTciv8XoVTp5Fw2AK9wPjtbjXv4I5BsFOfrnNtVUGrUUHjfIyVULeWC-MC7jeLWzr-Aiq02E7AcPbWN8cszxUBprRULUmfCK7ibOa3sNbubqDVH1_Xjn6n8htcd5l8SG2k09wyExXw8J8DD3P19Aj8wlI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotXeoHhGeJOKIYK4axv5eO-pNpNt3sbEcDYCkTciv8XoVTp5Fw2AK9wPjtbjXv4I5BsFOfrnNtVUGrUUHjfIyVULeWC-MC7jeLWzr-Aiq02E7AcPbWN8cszxUBprRULUmfCK7ibOa3sNbubqDVH1_Xjn6n8htcd5l8SG2k09wyExXw8J8DD3P19Aj8wlI=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwNTy2-0Py96UzQZ6SPxMekPaxPQ7jbiq4KYJuItFZ8CXARWSVB1oThJDuK2DnOR8D1mC47GpE0AmH1_4GaoAyunhRW0F0CWnXfSAwF-Qnpp2A8jMV73WfLZGqMztUCSn5EOogmBlI0IGFK85iTIkCdyhuff5o8otLDwZQsvuSPOxYsbNTyyar5yUsjawq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwNTy2-0Py96UzQZ6SPxMekPaxPQ7jbiq4KYJuItFZ8CXARWSVB1oThJDuK2DnOR8D1mC47GpE0AmH1_4GaoAyunhRW0F0CWnXfSAwF-Qnpp2A8jMV73WfLZGqMztUCSn5EOogmBlI0IGFK85iTIkCdyhuff5o8otLDwZQsvuSPOxYsbNTyyar5yUsjawq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>The most significant happening of the year is my new job. After 8+ years working with one firm on one project, I was anxious about making a change. There were several stressful weeks, some nights of anxious tossing and turning and one very public outburst of tears. Paul was holding my hand in a restaurant while I wept salty tears into my salad. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_S1nSaD9vQ4U1t49lrCWBKbxk_MY9xNuTSRU12S9ZWucTsqnXqI2KGwvpeKSkzf8qNxxE2Lz9E33JYS1wwJxXv1f1wJDNKbAPcRNxnwc5-BnRDWWWU_m5mihKzHUbFVPVP90Rytqkk8JRx6ZojzizwoOS_aHt6oZmrCS4tizcFO5eEJhpjj7X2_itXbr1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_S1nSaD9vQ4U1t49lrCWBKbxk_MY9xNuTSRU12S9ZWucTsqnXqI2KGwvpeKSkzf8qNxxE2Lz9E33JYS1wwJxXv1f1wJDNKbAPcRNxnwc5-BnRDWWWU_m5mihKzHUbFVPVP90Rytqkk8JRx6ZojzizwoOS_aHt6oZmrCS4tizcFO5eEJhpjj7X2_itXbr1=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Model & me</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Paul did not steer me one way or another, did not make any suggestions, but insisted that he supported my decision, whatever that may be. I started my new job in August. I get to work from home which translates into zero commute time and more quilting time :-) No complaints so far.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjckbzznDjKOdbUpg08MtpOoPR2MYDgYZ5bZCkjotUURTzdkPCRarlojgMSLLxPpfKCZpyONKBTFSZIK9TbrzlnMr8aO5tx0c7Ju6lyA5d6fJCvBz4At5YYb47PI282eiPwVvqfi-n91Mr9ITOYBsZBUP4flXHTbsNOfkWP0iKZmqCGiQQaOUYOW90R8V-m" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjckbzznDjKOdbUpg08MtpOoPR2MYDgYZ5bZCkjotUURTzdkPCRarlojgMSLLxPpfKCZpyONKBTFSZIK9TbrzlnMr8aO5tx0c7Ju6lyA5d6fJCvBz4At5YYb47PI282eiPwVvqfi-n91Mr9ITOYBsZBUP4flXHTbsNOfkWP0iKZmqCGiQQaOUYOW90R8V-m=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Professional Shot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div>Our house was built in 1970. The fabric storage/computer room worked just fine if I went there as needed. But if I spend eight hours working, it needed new non-drafty windows. This shift to "work from home" expedited the need for upgrades.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLz34fcE4kcIf3ohxHgiGov83HMj7vb9j4IIZJ_02BQ5vWiErpyLMQYBX_5SspFfBK_kgkGJLf2LliSnh_KR0FGQPqBDJ-SniX57L7s5wIh1hQQAmp1PR1tAQVoBJSU4YtWvS-et6xSHUiqzVM_UvdyT-oP6gqlx2LQHaMb0PJe2HxiRUwYZ2WlhxndniQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2629" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLz34fcE4kcIf3ohxHgiGov83HMj7vb9j4IIZJ_02BQ5vWiErpyLMQYBX_5SspFfBK_kgkGJLf2LliSnh_KR0FGQPqBDJ-SniX57L7s5wIh1hQQAmp1PR1tAQVoBJSU4YtWvS-et6xSHUiqzVM_UvdyT-oP6gqlx2LQHaMb0PJe2HxiRUwYZ2WlhxndniQ=w640-h530" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New windows installation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>And here I am, happy in my new office space, cozily working from home.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQSOt3LJF_nkX3j7B_SXd54esZBYkEDV-LN5G4ahUty0vwk2nwzjF4yNaMdNgiAWmdSSjz1UochrY91C12HENcTeQQbVGQCILrdbPt4imAaH7O1XfDM9XgbI4LaR0mVUE66bG0XM4eTE4xTVipbgqEszT6QvZH2eDGXlItqNsIGF3bdMwGoZiNpgmnXatw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQSOt3LJF_nkX3j7B_SXd54esZBYkEDV-LN5G4ahUty0vwk2nwzjF4yNaMdNgiAWmdSSjz1UochrY91C12HENcTeQQbVGQCILrdbPt4imAaH7O1XfDM9XgbI4LaR0mVUE66bG0XM4eTE4xTVipbgqEszT6QvZH2eDGXlItqNsIGF3bdMwGoZiNpgmnXatw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working from Home :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Me: Paul, my readers love our witty conversations and your funny comebacks.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Oh yeah?</span></i></div><div>Me: Would you like to say anything to my readers?</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Live long and prosper!!!</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOE5dpwN33z_AxXAkMdgZxp11rI37g-UokdptC-ropV9ai80qUKkwElaXIcP6gHYMAPrSTC_DlaSTIkplvwkBt0iTPmA_j3maSRkvhIKJUQYNGjMALdDuZ86wSWrqTUV2SbR9lnx0TTJFunG_io7lNqtL4gqQlnngeJYEEcY0BuZZQNTDpYb3f3wSxmcPl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOE5dpwN33z_AxXAkMdgZxp11rI37g-UokdptC-ropV9ai80qUKkwElaXIcP6gHYMAPrSTC_DlaSTIkplvwkBt0iTPmA_j3maSRkvhIKJUQYNGjMALdDuZ86wSWrqTUV2SbR9lnx0TTJFunG_io7lNqtL4gqQlnngeJYEEcY0BuZZQNTDpYb3f3wSxmcPl=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May All Live Long & Prosper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div><div><p style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>The time and place of my birth are two immutable facts that were chosen for me. Two things that govern every aspect of my life and I cannot do anything about it. This isn't a problem when I lead such a charmed and privileged life. But if I was born in Ukraine in 1990 or in Gaza in 2010, my life would have been so very different. Would I even have a life? It could have been me maimed by a bomb in Ukraine or buried under rubble in Gaza.</p><p>I am so blessed and I am so disgusted. This sentence sums up my feelings for the year 2023. As cliched that may be, all I wish from 2024 is World Peace. </p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-84888424750810832362023-12-17T11:36:00.003-05:002023-12-17T11:36:52.018-05:00Celebrate Diwali<p>As the daylight hours decrease and the darkness envelops the northern hemisphere, Hindus all over the world celebrate Diwali - the festival of lights. You may have seen the newish British Prime Minister and his family celebrate Diwali at 10 Downing Street.</p><p>I have talked about <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2020/12/diwali-memories.html" target="_blank">my Diwali Memories</a> and I made my first <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2022/10/diwali-lights.html" target="_blank">Diwali Quilt</a> last year. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuIWU_Bf9rn-3GzNsj6AHSMTbowCgWg7c_7ENQgWOiAZfqjunU-QG9uv_7OTD7MkFGxe8SHTyNSPwsP6d4WqgkTNRw8KUm3e5hXqa-cHc0CaOj0lkD4_dK3wbQ8xPqYqf1yE11Q7cJ9J0N0tYdAifHIax2X9wZyIAywZEvmsn0jRqslJbtLFRpYF6v2_Vi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuIWU_Bf9rn-3GzNsj6AHSMTbowCgWg7c_7ENQgWOiAZfqjunU-QG9uv_7OTD7MkFGxe8SHTyNSPwsP6d4WqgkTNRw8KUm3e5hXqa-cHc0CaOj0lkD4_dK3wbQ8xPqYqf1yE11Q7cJ9J0N0tYdAifHIax2X9wZyIAywZEvmsn0jRqslJbtLFRpYF6v2_Vi=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>This year when Island Batik gave us the choice to make a quilt project "celebrating" our favorite holiday, I knew instantly that I will be making a Diwali Quilt, using a fabric collection called Celebrate!!! Could there be a more appropriate fabric line to make this quilt? </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_JM5iGNlBcBUub3FTNm8pzI51PZ12jFqWOwfKoZsmr4THbf6ujtBS_EYC9UuuURL5-7jI0IVjm-OGY1VIAUUd4nDHlvDN1NGsGRcNVgHxHvujE8Z6E6FY2fbB-DdeAYE5t-ilIB9spioTm8rfNm1fMFWmPDnKFSI_5CkMNs7qY46TsvqUNKizAB0WZPoe"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_JM5iGNlBcBUub3FTNm8pzI51PZ12jFqWOwfKoZsmr4THbf6ujtBS_EYC9UuuURL5-7jI0IVjm-OGY1VIAUUd4nDHlvDN1NGsGRcNVgHxHvujE8Z6E6FY2fbB-DdeAYE5t-ilIB9spioTm8rfNm1fMFWmPDnKFSI_5CkMNs7qY46TsvqUNKizAB0WZPoe=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I started by making candles with two tone flames. All piecing was done using a 80/12 <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles" target="_blank">Schmetz Needle</a> and 50 wt <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKy8wKSag969vwjzoQLAtF83EadsGt08-UX3fmIjEs_H4DCHy2jpwjuwCW6Dy4zmPJkce-W6tl3aQfLuJdkFPDSdJWOcGLPBfHuTnvlqAK5ZJ-9uLQ1CnRcrpAchCGp5eKyUZhrbVcRyoTOL9p1VEkShzeKDbnhZ5jiAShcRvCXbS-rKFZwUMO_80ZkUA8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKy8wKSag969vwjzoQLAtF83EadsGt08-UX3fmIjEs_H4DCHy2jpwjuwCW6Dy4zmPJkce-W6tl3aQfLuJdkFPDSdJWOcGLPBfHuTnvlqAK5ZJ-9uLQ1CnRcrpAchCGp5eKyUZhrbVcRyoTOL9p1VEkShzeKDbnhZ5jiAShcRvCXbS-rKFZwUMO_80ZkUA8=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Some height adjustments were made to create interest.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu3eIKS1rLV0B3RUrm4D2bwTfFep8o1gz2ajY2qLjYL5mLHRjtKbp-lSpztK6klh2SE8cmeHauirQ7GxSjvCUxaRb5oDll3oJeQnxuBL2MCfBJRGUfTyfQbMg9v3DlEB1B1Ie6uOqAnX_lxNo2dL8QfJRt__uLpOnUQMhRCWIUylUQcvpcyOMzVeGHuGJr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="3551" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu3eIKS1rLV0B3RUrm4D2bwTfFep8o1gz2ajY2qLjYL5mLHRjtKbp-lSpztK6klh2SE8cmeHauirQ7GxSjvCUxaRb5oDll3oJeQnxuBL2MCfBJRGUfTyfQbMg9v3DlEB1B1Ie6uOqAnX_lxNo2dL8QfJRt__uLpOnUQMhRCWIUylUQcvpcyOMzVeGHuGJr=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tall and Short</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The next step was adding text. I marked the center and spaced the letters evenly. <p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVG5dcrzeME9ryiCWDfUDwuRz2-zjHE8riMhqahuEAoDw4x4H9vCgUmDL1qmZ22b33vLPTbcUUIFbltmcoa0Z_PP2XMkU67jtegiQmzdT07Zaxpm2mEmEESB-6MQh4pG8IPeUI5Fn-A4KYi_5XdIJbz3_4a3zPt1BVHJCfazh4R6wBHvzwsWfBsHCPj0ak" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3535" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVG5dcrzeME9ryiCWDfUDwuRz2-zjHE8riMhqahuEAoDw4x4H9vCgUmDL1qmZ22b33vLPTbcUUIFbltmcoa0Z_PP2XMkU67jtegiQmzdT07Zaxpm2mEmEESB-6MQh4pG8IPeUI5Fn-A4KYi_5XdIJbz3_4a3zPt1BVHJCfazh4R6wBHvzwsWfBsHCPj0ak=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking the Center before placing the letters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I appliqued the letters and stitched them using a simple stitch without a break! Check the picture below.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4EY_Gycy7TsHIXXnSAP66PWzpTt48-S4mekV7vAXvShNV6xljCSz07DFXeYZpGbdmF4Cc9COwaJoyRdPhyvbB5KC0UKGx3oUxouHeVmGbqhlri1sf4bi9_WFQLheXtbDLRg2ItgeqbcHpmWQ8om0-t2ef3AvZDpKTvVlx3hPmXj46huk70h9WQJfmTdBv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4EY_Gycy7TsHIXXnSAP66PWzpTt48-S4mekV7vAXvShNV6xljCSz07DFXeYZpGbdmF4Cc9COwaJoyRdPhyvbB5KC0UKGx3oUxouHeVmGbqhlri1sf4bi9_WFQLheXtbDLRg2ItgeqbcHpmWQ8om0-t2ef3AvZDpKTvVlx3hPmXj46huk70h9WQJfmTdBv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applique</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br />Once that was done, it was time to baste and quilt. I used <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles">Schmetz</a> 90/14 Needle and <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil</a> 40 wt thread for quilting. The batting is <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/thermore/" target="_blank">Thermore by Hobbs</a>.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvJ5gPjOMFni72rCiTmzXz2qyaBdbGGePvcuFGsmBvNlibg8GR5ZteWvfqjc7vb5j_YDmGxwftCTyxy-BbnAGxVBrmcZUGSYxzChB1kDiWwYm6NKI3crwqZ3DT8R6RN9I94EK1kVOfoYEKNacBa5SyiMHa4-tLUfmAGmWLtYMSb64qFLFCSYnuwHcz2WK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4030" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvJ5gPjOMFni72rCiTmzXz2qyaBdbGGePvcuFGsmBvNlibg8GR5ZteWvfqjc7vb5j_YDmGxwftCTyxy-BbnAGxVBrmcZUGSYxzChB1kDiWwYm6NKI3crwqZ3DT8R6RN9I94EK1kVOfoYEKNacBa5SyiMHa4-tLUfmAGmWLtYMSb64qFLFCSYnuwHcz2WK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Lines Marked</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>And here is my completed Celebration quilt!!! Happy Diwali Mini Quilt finished at 14.5" by 20.5"</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJEZLx3f93pCMza8FzNvN1FCaE60q-cjWMzA59MX8YsWQ_yVnUFQmvp0rm8ar9JkJPSZX4l62tHP_oWLzhjnmRwwt4hY6gtSkLAOXiPHGQ87NpqxBzl-a47s3aZ490No_nlpfW483IPFw9yC8NmYm5grrZE8gL28KOHfTCwmI1o1lhDQF5jCcS1yqlaQMl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJEZLx3f93pCMza8FzNvN1FCaE60q-cjWMzA59MX8YsWQ_yVnUFQmvp0rm8ar9JkJPSZX4l62tHP_oWLzhjnmRwwt4hY6gtSkLAOXiPHGQ87NpqxBzl-a47s3aZ490No_nlpfW483IPFw9yC8NmYm5grrZE8gL28KOHfTCwmI1o1lhDQF5jCcS1yqlaQMl=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Diwali Mini Quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTP03mrwU0xPd8I2k0pOoFxeBMP_7KuMtZ4o7z0IAYTaM6rqS0c_RLO5qKRk0GW5OfpFf_HRXqDGJk-LaGdfQowBORJ8qLz8X32wj4vl0rL3w0z7fvdEGaKoE2oAntkOH1NcOzGxo1Y4D7JXTVZTtkNdaVq233O64anfPLzScORyl5OuDLJbT5wYfezBxW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4029" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTP03mrwU0xPd8I2k0pOoFxeBMP_7KuMtZ4o7z0IAYTaM6rqS0c_RLO5qKRk0GW5OfpFf_HRXqDGJk-LaGdfQowBORJ8qLz8X32wj4vl0rL3w0z7fvdEGaKoE2oAntkOH1NcOzGxo1Y4D7JXTVZTtkNdaVq233O64anfPLzScORyl5OuDLJbT5wYfezBxW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Mini Quilt - 20.5" by 14.5"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>But wait there is more. Celebrations are always more than one thing and so is this post. </p><p>I continued playing with these gorgeous fabrics and made this joyful quilt. I used my <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-qube-mix-match-8-block.html" target="_blank">Accuquilt 8" GO QUBE</a> to make the smaller half square triangles. So. Many. Triangles!!! It is good to have an Accuquilt Cutter.</p><p>All piecing was done using a 80/12 <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles" target="_blank">Schmetz Needle</a> and 50 wt <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGdpo6oFUnF9N5U9lbQb8q6VmgIODxujx2PBoqr2llhXetnRLjQ68fDLerNUqCMUx6uvBIQ4T4cWDQT5xsF0it4WCYOyE8E2VMXswPKaD5rOJv94g3EHpPi3MbRibYlEUKF9dVIKK2YFbFWqO06Qe3kNEs4_KA-IIEs3WXsoxcor4anMCyfhVcKpSzaTaG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGdpo6oFUnF9N5U9lbQb8q6VmgIODxujx2PBoqr2llhXetnRLjQ68fDLerNUqCMUx6uvBIQ4T4cWDQT5xsF0it4WCYOyE8E2VMXswPKaD5rOJv94g3EHpPi3MbRibYlEUKF9dVIKK2YFbFWqO06Qe3kNEs4_KA-IIEs3WXsoxcor4anMCyfhVcKpSzaTaG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi Pond</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finishing at 60" square, I have named it Koi Pond. Picture this - Colorful fish who ate lots of Diwali sweets (or Christmas cookies) and are now swimming in circles, chasing each other as they burn off their sugar high :-D</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIe8NG7MHr2VG6zAAc-W72GhBceH-3SqIg2hrUz8acv1cQTLMnelmqtE_4TwYkXi4bHNTSp1H9UVVfsLkkobWHKye94ZS9KtgqJJXXKKsWhAvSV6RlUE3GNqPxKdsixGU8PaQOHjweEoOyn44KsPGoXAMxPdyldZtuzPasXPLiTN15O93Mqjj0ac-78MZe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIe8NG7MHr2VG6zAAc-W72GhBceH-3SqIg2hrUz8acv1cQTLMnelmqtE_4TwYkXi4bHNTSp1H9UVVfsLkkobWHKye94ZS9KtgqJJXXKKsWhAvSV6RlUE3GNqPxKdsixGU8PaQOHjweEoOyn44KsPGoXAMxPdyldZtuzPasXPLiTN15O93Mqjj0ac-78MZe=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Let's get closer. Do you see the little swirls in the background fabric? These fish are creating some serious ripples :-D</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgetY2Bcd7ktu_5aICDrjjfDGEh3FvZVowmWgVuWyTpNH0gpXay16Q2EyDwyRxhSLw66-XRl7CzyF5gGVxIUkLDFTlS4VFkuJQgU8d53QJkVU_xmisHwrkAtWLxoTfzpdQVCjB0yMLF9Tv5OkOoTTL1AhvMmzgYv_TDWSx_OOSARaXLm_4PXeK0Dje8P05" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgetY2Bcd7ktu_5aICDrjjfDGEh3FvZVowmWgVuWyTpNH0gpXay16Q2EyDwyRxhSLw66-XRl7CzyF5gGVxIUkLDFTlS4VFkuJQgU8d53QJkVU_xmisHwrkAtWLxoTfzpdQVCjB0yMLF9Tv5OkOoTTL1AhvMmzgYv_TDWSx_OOSARaXLm_4PXeK0Dje8P05=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such happy fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>The background is Doughnut (Island Batik Neutrals) and the binding is Island Batik Solid Yellow. I used <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/collections/all-sewing-machine-needles">Schmetz</a> 90/14 Needle and <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil</a> 40 wt thread for quilting. The batting is <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/thermore/" target="_blank">Thermore by Hobbs</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSAz0GsPs9ktUT0WpTKPWJ4eQtgvk2o5xXcTrlPmfI4-_6SX9qqyPIorhmoHRTeFBKWj5sb6abwAjdKJNObUjzG3xUzyHTNzDjWyUYHc1s3cxOX9MNUbHBFxPbEVozDCSyh0NFUvi5qD9uy1hMNzXWo3E3lkM0gHgp_ZlEUwTxLEwALld94d7QK-R6Hl_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsSAz0GsPs9ktUT0WpTKPWJ4eQtgvk2o5xXcTrlPmfI4-_6SX9qqyPIorhmoHRTeFBKWj5sb6abwAjdKJNObUjzG3xUzyHTNzDjWyUYHc1s3cxOX9MNUbHBFxPbEVozDCSyh0NFUvi5qD9uy1hMNzXWo3E3lkM0gHgp_ZlEUwTxLEwALld94d7QK-R6Hl_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kissing Fish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>True Story - When I was arranging the quilt over the mailbox, prior to taking this picture, a woman stopped her car, rolled down her window and complemented me :-) I was so tickled. I smiled and thanked her. Then I continued smiling the whole day.</p><p>But enough about me. What is a celebration without sharing? So here is a free tutorial for you to make your own <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/swirling-fish-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Scrappy Swirling Fish block</a>. This may be a suitable block for Rainbow Scrap challenge next year. Let me know what you think.</p><p>May the holiday season bring you joy and peace that continues into the new year. I will treat every comment like a cherished holiday greeting. Big Squishy Hugs!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-62218215071610740812023-12-17T08:11:00.002-05:002023-12-17T08:11:39.019-05:00Swirling Fish Block Tutorial<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This tutorial will make two identical fish blocks. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Background Fabric - Five squares 5"</div><div style="text-align: left;">Assorted Green Fabrics - One square 9", five squares 5"<br />Contrasting Solid (choose a color different from background fabric) - One square 9"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Make two large half square triangles</u></b> - Cut size 8.5", Finished size 8"</div><div style="text-align: left;">On the wrong side of the contrasting solid square (9"), draw a line connecting two diagonal corners. Place the large green square (9") right sides together with the contrasting solid square (9"). Stitch 1/4" away from the drawn line, on both sides. Cut on the drawn line. Press and square both HSTs to 8.5". Set aside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Make ten smaller half square triangles</u></b> - Cut size 4.5". Finished size 4".<br />On the wrong side of a background square (5"), draw a line connecting two diagonal corners. Place a 5" green square right sides together with the 5" background square. Stitch 1/4" away from the drawn line, on both sides. Cut on the drawn line. Press and square both HSTs to 4.5". Similarly make the remaining eight HSTs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Arrange and stitch as shown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHcVOS_K4fEI4dKUzrWjmd2SyfWY99fKQ344jzv_Chcgu_KfVBZcUIH-rJweVekwDdJd0NW2Spx40sr0GtIB1Ykox6caJGM-WAHZYJYxFfE11Bk5122UbJBOUnGGT0h0Q1eqbfTmH9eA87ujdtBHZ9LH4tvKr044ixveHZZA6YflemFd_Tjwe48ZiQOo2p" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHcVOS_K4fEI4dKUzrWjmd2SyfWY99fKQ344jzv_Chcgu_KfVBZcUIH-rJweVekwDdJd0NW2Spx40sr0GtIB1Ykox6caJGM-WAHZYJYxFfE11Bk5122UbJBOUnGGT0h0Q1eqbfTmH9eA87ujdtBHZ9LH4tvKr044ixveHZZA6YflemFd_Tjwe48ZiQOo2p=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">STEP 1 - Stitch the four smaller HSTs in two pairs as shown by arrows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf22U_1MGdjppTRo3QrWHGkTB6oV3e3bV3mPCv2Cz2ul2O2pPPaQtFKLptrV6a8GxObBU2wzFsVyW8AM1jS5g2HK-SLMTmn8vbb6lQxYEFf6yVg197YB3ysiReK1N6MsYHNPcZXQK5XF1C8Uok4HM8quMhL-GTG9ekXNwVeTxshK9eloWM0Jhl8ZMr94ME" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="2129" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf22U_1MGdjppTRo3QrWHGkTB6oV3e3bV3mPCv2Cz2ul2O2pPPaQtFKLptrV6a8GxObBU2wzFsVyW8AM1jS5g2HK-SLMTmn8vbb6lQxYEFf6yVg197YB3ysiReK1N6MsYHNPcZXQK5XF1C8Uok4HM8quMhL-GTG9ekXNwVeTxshK9eloWM0Jhl8ZMr94ME=w637-h640" width="637" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">STEP 2 - Stitch the large HST to the top HST pair. Stitch the lower HST pair to the fifth smaller HST.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3yyHD88raDfI3d3ejhiiep_GmH8LM0U-emWnnS6v4y6LR0AsF7G1NdGaHk6I1XqZ9BucKy_0DvyIFVH4PGJRTieaw3QZXh0TLj1VXViJTwxJzHJfQYbe8nzjKmzIw_yVtvsnTQ6mBlromS0wliTrcHsia0kzCrt3Jg549uTM4fd2ccKZTHzP49jVaBjiu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1889" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3yyHD88raDfI3d3ejhiiep_GmH8LM0U-emWnnS6v4y6LR0AsF7G1NdGaHk6I1XqZ9BucKy_0DvyIFVH4PGJRTieaw3QZXh0TLj1VXViJTwxJzHJfQYbe8nzjKmzIw_yVtvsnTQ6mBlromS0wliTrcHsia0kzCrt3Jg549uTM4fd2ccKZTHzP49jVaBjiu=w568-h640" width="568" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">STEP 3 - Stitch the two pieced units together to complete the block</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoBbIRrrNzbSZ_QNrlIsvjSFbkr4UqTY--4IUwwefXVbQgO8qGWUyogcnvsVy1EAbV2oJYMYwXcLvA7WZX-DOoe5HpC4a_E_YUO5REqRsfOTKsCaB2CGfAI7Po-DzH1drPFIcxVzBNhzHKeFMHi2l-j6_nn3tRfVQ-8jjpMv7YSQk2eDqih6fTpGlKD-B" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoBbIRrrNzbSZ_QNrlIsvjSFbkr4UqTY--4IUwwefXVbQgO8qGWUyogcnvsVy1EAbV2oJYMYwXcLvA7WZX-DOoe5HpC4a_E_YUO5REqRsfOTKsCaB2CGfAI7Po-DzH1drPFIcxVzBNhzHKeFMHi2l-j6_nn3tRfVQ-8jjpMv7YSQk2eDqih6fTpGlKD-B=w398-h400" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">STEP 4 - Press and square to 12.5"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>Do a happy dance, much like the swirling fish :-D Complete the second fish block.<br /><br />Now make more in all the colors of the rainbow. The smaller HSTs are a great way to use up leftover squares from charm packs. <p>Here are a few more examples.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsmid3pAVGSzgzR5vNE4PFUPQxj9B2bvDteqnKZqpoIt9v_CfmmgxVSJKYczuViRWiwCTgqVtrHJKUDggnNniYIudUpVU4_e-o8u5mhCdFsdwAUNosh1T9qk0ybS-SXQzNvLdr1Tk9KO6nV6d7OpheSBr_XTtvWZEwhBJSA2g8yROFjQAw9w6FavhtlPsu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsmid3pAVGSzgzR5vNE4PFUPQxj9B2bvDteqnKZqpoIt9v_CfmmgxVSJKYczuViRWiwCTgqVtrHJKUDggnNniYIudUpVU4_e-o8u5mhCdFsdwAUNosh1T9qk0ybS-SXQzNvLdr1Tk9KO6nV6d7OpheSBr_XTtvWZEwhBJSA2g8yROFjQAw9w6FavhtlPsu=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Fish</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvZD6EkSqmWxRY_jkCow7mMafHrIrzIQzze7kkoSDvR1p6s5kYSYJ_pu7_nBDT4HCm-3zbvPHCb3wa3hUdQEk-y_6pziq8lnrv1hFW9XitfCzS1zUShgjsLdvw0ype4kthyCEzOoQlupjXRbww1NnzYFe8N9wxaZOGWnIX8oRayxsRE-fTwmGOTflDh50" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2187" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvZD6EkSqmWxRY_jkCow7mMafHrIrzIQzze7kkoSDvR1p6s5kYSYJ_pu7_nBDT4HCm-3zbvPHCb3wa3hUdQEk-y_6pziq8lnrv1hFW9XitfCzS1zUShgjsLdvw0ype4kthyCEzOoQlupjXRbww1NnzYFe8N9wxaZOGWnIX8oRayxsRE-fTwmGOTflDh50=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Fish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEileK2ed6rSClgsTcKP7395YGRE0oucx4c47EHHfOg2WvXzARBygg-B7Cauj_AeIGlvHnGzzDvgftM76BLYtBTlrm1I11Qxu2IFlPUz6crhIOkMkRsI4E_Yu0xlETLNSDSAn5eSjFvyniSS7BZB6xlHSSRViPtyw7k8GK-pip-JvYw7g2J69f8ctLr6SGw5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="2188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEileK2ed6rSClgsTcKP7395YGRE0oucx4c47EHHfOg2WvXzARBygg-B7Cauj_AeIGlvHnGzzDvgftM76BLYtBTlrm1I11Qxu2IFlPUz6crhIOkMkRsI4E_Yu0xlETLNSDSAn5eSjFvyniSS7BZB6xlHSSRViPtyw7k8GK-pip-JvYw7g2J69f8ctLr6SGw5=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange Fish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdIOG3p22YnNG2qAt2fEBJQN9ubZwxQxjbPgZ6XHtqSgmwbPTN45PRChBPeuxYhOJ-CB3F86qBw9S-7ERFirfwy8TUibg4u3U8jhBzS2AjkSv9zuQMkDK2EHWYhnzytuiyCxRXLLZPHyu4u4x66z96rurQffL6gaLVSIBM5eV2YpiQFlpN-LFi4-ptynO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2186" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdIOG3p22YnNG2qAt2fEBJQN9ubZwxQxjbPgZ6XHtqSgmwbPTN45PRChBPeuxYhOJ-CB3F86qBw9S-7ERFirfwy8TUibg4u3U8jhBzS2AjkSv9zuQMkDK2EHWYhnzytuiyCxRXLLZPHyu4u4x66z96rurQffL6gaLVSIBM5eV2YpiQFlpN-LFi4-ptynO=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Fish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><p>Nine blocks (arranged 3 by 3) will make a 36" square baby quilt. I recommend adding 2" borders (to protect your points) for a 40" finished quilt.</p><p>30 blocks (5 by 6) will make a Lap/Throw/Mercyful Quilt, measuring 60" by 84". Please make sure that you add borders to protect the points.</p><p></p><p>Questions? Ask away and I will answer here so that all can see. </p><p>I will share this tutorial with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</p><br /><p></p><br />Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-80600399634439264892023-12-10T09:27:00.015-05:002023-12-17T09:26:47.298-05:00Olivia<p>Let me introduce you to Olivia.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhauIERtJr1fEpRzDXhIZbM_KhMZFuLST5sIrT_6f_vFT5_NnraI-OTxdCCgD0UX_p-zLvykCRaE4Tx5T-MT4PQtiNIB7zNgjqsL0jwqf-UczQVDr7YNAwgG0WIBHok_wIOzspBzgTasNHw7DGeAPpH6lX-ZGp1CSFapGXYp183x2r1N6IKNnI1zAIXN6-7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="2595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhauIERtJr1fEpRzDXhIZbM_KhMZFuLST5sIrT_6f_vFT5_NnraI-OTxdCCgD0UX_p-zLvykCRaE4Tx5T-MT4PQtiNIB7zNgjqsL0jwqf-UczQVDr7YNAwgG0WIBHok_wIOzspBzgTasNHw7DGeAPpH6lX-ZGp1CSFapGXYp183x2r1N6IKNnI1zAIXN6-7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia likes the outdoors!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p>She is simple, layer-cake friendly, and suitable for beginners and advanced quilters alike. I used the Buds and Blooms Garden collection to make Olivia.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIayyBI-PRWmvScwvlUsLP3O0bPT21RMugtKTwoV59DufrRGSlIEOzb2YPYnkDrRqRn7_6O58QD1sPgjXgLh-hT6-kAFasDXI0yu3jskvGHdsS7tPgMfL9PSb8mUAukLSQ-lBPDrXlIZqgHAdOPu5qoduJuacn3uQAlR1D5Siu52im0FDnYlafHe2hN6-h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIayyBI-PRWmvScwvlUsLP3O0bPT21RMugtKTwoV59DufrRGSlIEOzb2YPYnkDrRqRn7_6O58QD1sPgjXgLh-hT6-kAFasDXI0yu3jskvGHdsS7tPgMfL9PSb8mUAukLSQ-lBPDrXlIZqgHAdOPu5qoduJuacn3uQAlR1D5Siu52im0FDnYlafHe2hN6-h=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>This is such a beautiful collection with a wide range of values from light yellow, through medium red and orange all the way to deep purple. I love these warm colors. Look for Buds and Blooms Layer Cake in your local quilt store.</p><p>Here are some more pictures.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHCjWarb9rMuqm2d9ZfL5laCztk3DlnBiSNKn-dZYzr_yZO9Dt0XlEHq8-ugB0tXmuKljG51llD82yVZY9yxI8J5Q59ss5dg7vmEv1aBdVG1v2DLz7Utji72s2rINqIqaIab6BB9JY-_DaPobUiQepgBLaz7F8ma-mWipKpmnPBhfHqxq337JqDnsDQ2nq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHCjWarb9rMuqm2d9ZfL5laCztk3DlnBiSNKn-dZYzr_yZO9Dt0XlEHq8-ugB0tXmuKljG51llD82yVZY9yxI8J5Q59ss5dg7vmEv1aBdVG1v2DLz7Utji72s2rINqIqaIab6BB9JY-_DaPobUiQepgBLaz7F8ma-mWipKpmnPBhfHqxq337JqDnsDQ2nq=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy Day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir3_YzPndr-83MatX4uDXrScqTm4d4EXcudJaxdjjikw1lmk1OhDpA5rxG-g2B-td-pHwJoBGHv3zmlPFFwU01Xv-ASJ4PAORMxLQiqsnAgCYvYZHujd01FRgS3biK_RWOlQUH45-QuLYP1LsX1EeKxNvOADERHiVncRBALgUlRw0qykaO5PPHJAlMNPDY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir3_YzPndr-83MatX4uDXrScqTm4d4EXcudJaxdjjikw1lmk1OhDpA5rxG-g2B-td-pHwJoBGHv3zmlPFFwU01Xv-ASJ4PAORMxLQiqsnAgCYvYZHujd01FRgS3biK_RWOlQUH45-QuLYP1LsX1EeKxNvOADERHiVncRBALgUlRw0qykaO5PPHJAlMNPDY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glowing Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTGFANJzgTN6mvEPysJJDoLuAOtmA2XW45AIhEvyaIPAwfmNyfayD3bhVS-1tP7sP1DvAeSOXf0dCMvQg3yvj2e2wU6FkS0e5THDMI6eqejZLPfAF0pZZpXZmYLTA-I65UWRknjKfIGXyrtYKpmYeePc2q_lv1DQ4zs2CnUAgqBxZAzUd3OjmPfvfI8yhG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTGFANJzgTN6mvEPysJJDoLuAOtmA2XW45AIhEvyaIPAwfmNyfayD3bhVS-1tP7sP1DvAeSOXf0dCMvQg3yvj2e2wU6FkS0e5THDMI6eqejZLPfAF0pZZpXZmYLTA-I65UWRknjKfIGXyrtYKpmYeePc2q_lv1DQ4zs2CnUAgqBxZAzUd3OjmPfvfI8yhG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>To make <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1631755409/olivia-layer-cake-friendly-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Olivia</a>, you need one layer cake, one focus fabric and background. I am sure you have a layer cake that is (almost) too pretty to cut up. Olivia makes sure that your fabric shines while you get a fun and fast quilt in the colors of your choice.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcJrGDClMh3vm6GBdcXrOb4VIsqAq5Ug2iLtzbNv8MH1V6mRZzvYwe-I9HoDUx-HICC2vTsXhYDqw7HpLnYKS6wc0IZssF1GSA1wfIAmxghLnRwbHBVeNy_GovZPYa2AOzabizBCFFL0rdOq9VSbks0TC6o5IDXXDI7hKBE6IGsx_Dbjjvj9oEAjdVk81K" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcJrGDClMh3vm6GBdcXrOb4VIsqAq5Ug2iLtzbNv8MH1V6mRZzvYwe-I9HoDUx-HICC2vTsXhYDqw7HpLnYKS6wc0IZssF1GSA1wfIAmxghLnRwbHBVeNy_GovZPYa2AOzabizBCFFL0rdOq9VSbks0TC6o5IDXXDI7hKBE6IGsx_Dbjjvj9oEAjdVk81K=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1oRmUCnegsw6sSdkfntesACHJ5FNcngjvBsDM_iiEwNEas5t8h-kjMYZfkRtQft2hpIVKpYV_nDspr3V5EiyO5bVgILHP5sMlAUS-GZoImvc9ZoscrRrhzuajx0tzVXe81uAKF5lBhyaA6uvWz0HBkz4aXaHwstRJPADwL-HSw6aE2QZkJFTEGiA3vSAD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1oRmUCnegsw6sSdkfntesACHJ5FNcngjvBsDM_iiEwNEas5t8h-kjMYZfkRtQft2hpIVKpYV_nDspr3V5EiyO5bVgILHP5sMlAUS-GZoImvc9ZoscrRrhzuajx0tzVXe81uAKF5lBhyaA6uvWz0HBkz4aXaHwstRJPADwL-HSw6aE2QZkJFTEGiA3vSAD=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backing, Binding & Label</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Finishing at 60" by 84", Olivia is a perfect size for Mercyful Quilts as well as Quilt of Valor. </p><p>Here are a couple of mock-ups in Red, White and Blue. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnEVlg2AK3L6cZ1HVfF1bmid2NkEPStYi2S9SKy6cqDbofl6VXs66RoZskveXlDbKGdqrxvY4pFOBQAqEqmCqM3xgMoJ-ljVL8bp3qv78vpDXJayO6TSXBwYhEoAXcUp0gtOB4AfLcGHhaveapCS4KhPJAj_q6SWVAwLvXeYlmUvz-n3u0Q64E8uPNJuzh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="1731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnEVlg2AK3L6cZ1HVfF1bmid2NkEPStYi2S9SKy6cqDbofl6VXs66RoZskveXlDbKGdqrxvY4pFOBQAqEqmCqM3xgMoJ-ljVL8bp3qv78vpDXJayO6TSXBwYhEoAXcUp0gtOB4AfLcGHhaveapCS4KhPJAj_q6SWVAwLvXeYlmUvz-n3u0Q64E8uPNJuzh=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Olivia in "Porcelain Blue" Collection with Red (Island Batik Blender) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO5xVhyxd7M7hnLAoX8pqjr_G_D3F3jiEGBaovl2CZ5voGzxCT13ZcZSsaaPgzUmYna7u-Jz3f1qWsu2t3InQsgN0Sy8K2ZeB-llvRn9C5kSfUqQvgnY1QimxgBw63QCv3lEGUKqFIo1iIeAjeYIKeGMOnwQCpuUh28_8JKfztug3J5cAfyqNtgT2xnPVN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="1733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO5xVhyxd7M7hnLAoX8pqjr_G_D3F3jiEGBaovl2CZ5voGzxCT13ZcZSsaaPgzUmYna7u-Jz3f1qWsu2t3InQsgN0Sy8K2ZeB-llvRn9C5kSfUqQvgnY1QimxgBw63QCv3lEGUKqFIo1iIeAjeYIKeGMOnwQCpuUh28_8JKfztug3J5cAfyqNtgT2xnPVN=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia in "Red, White & Blooms" Collection with Blue (Island Batik Blender) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />My detailed instructions show how to distribute the fabrics evenly throughout the quilt, with no two blocks the same. <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1631755409/olivia-layer-cake-friendly-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Olivia</a> is now available in my Etsy Shop. Priced at $10, it is a steal but you can get it for just $8 till December 15, 2023.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHOg8FkeV8p0dNB43VLOmhVd8SLx5cVCl1P9tblctRvIzi0leDNXK7HIFfagWqXz8oM4LGSHAsBdUUUDPR_cLmzL635ddY34_dOxeSPDbRLwmc2bwJE_TRk2fY4hDNUKqht8JkR9abCBfVUHZHpa7Pjy9xGrglB4B9wSZ3bW9zUzk4VQjfrFHMTrCpYHVv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHOg8FkeV8p0dNB43VLOmhVd8SLx5cVCl1P9tblctRvIzi0leDNXK7HIFfagWqXz8oM4LGSHAsBdUUUDPR_cLmzL635ddY34_dOxeSPDbRLwmc2bwJE_TRk2fY4hDNUKqht8JkR9abCBfVUHZHpa7Pjy9xGrglB4B9wSZ3bW9zUzk4VQjfrFHMTrCpYHVv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Paul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>I will be by the river, enjoying a picnic with Paul and Olivia. But if you want to win a copy of Olivia quilt pattern, please leave me a comment on this post, mentioning your favorite colors to make this quilt. If you show up as Anonymous, please include your email address. </p><p><strike>I will pick one lucky winner next week. </strike>I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</p><p><span style="color: red;">UPDATE: The two lucky winners are #18 and #39. </span>Emails have been sent.</p><p><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-61507956844472673152023-11-20T00:00:00.018-05:002023-11-28T06:59:08.736-05:00Nilsa - New Quilt Pattern & Sale<p>Meet Nilsa. She is my newest finish and a pattern is available now.</p><p>At 60" by 83", Nilsa can be a Mercyful Quilt. The pattern can also be used to make a Quilt of Valor.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTGUcncDHq90niY_ignH101p6x6Vtu8C1e6Chn35oVPogzepVEfFYIMWzgESQRf_ydpXP6f5DcbebOMPj017bl58mnMlo088tFuEqnKP5tKsLQzVK55v1IaRTSFxdpf9Tsc_2pCSeT3nMD0_nI79OKhbDIcjT-FVIqDVdK3RxaGi8KfU-OAhK6PwbiLX4n" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="2838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTGUcncDHq90niY_ignH101p6x6Vtu8C1e6Chn35oVPogzepVEfFYIMWzgESQRf_ydpXP6f5DcbebOMPj017bl58mnMlo088tFuEqnKP5tKsLQzVK55v1IaRTSFxdpf9Tsc_2pCSeT3nMD0_nI79OKhbDIcjT-FVIqDVdK3RxaGi8KfU-OAhK6PwbiLX4n=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nilsa, 60" by 83"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I used the Island Batik collection - Blushing Garden to make Nilsa. </p><p>Have you seen Blushing Garden? It is a beautiful collection with my favorite colors - red, pink and gold. Even a bit of teal to brighten things up. They are beautiful and sunny!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZWA4smEXwv-BNB_SiAue8r50tsyDutvvgFKai2yt9GvSje-1FYsPXb5wRCzaiQEs9lVB9N9wwxV02ipHva2yOd-JZWpP19JF5JIcrqdeyNlPVWes0lWUlXlnRX8Ok5V5ySx0tYlJ7eunYgXw8mMvchs2MG-0SUiB2Pwd2sncULQu20BCgx78Vs73gUzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZWA4smEXwv-BNB_SiAue8r50tsyDutvvgFKai2yt9GvSje-1FYsPXb5wRCzaiQEs9lVB9N9wwxV02ipHva2yOd-JZWpP19JF5JIcrqdeyNlPVWes0lWUlXlnRX8Ok5V5ySx0tYlJ7eunYgXw8mMvchs2MG-0SUiB2Pwd2sncULQu20BCgx78Vs73gUzw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1600743802/nilsa-pattern-for-layer-cake-friendly" target="_blank">Nilsa Quilt Pattern</a> is now listed in my Etsy Store. <div><br /></div><div>It is Layer-Cake Friendly. If you have been just petting a layer cake for a while because there wasn't a suitable pattern for it, this is your chance. All you need is about 4 1/4 yards of background fabric. That will take care of all the background, borders and binding. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdxUw4_-3TLfvdLNxvYCqWp6NYpfd-O_DV8pMGOVNsnwRl28O6mTL4JbBbGMXtngr2PRB98Z_4oko-099YrZue0q8b2uGEjt1vUrID_kjlk3laBq0tekQJMZmDEJg-mzTAqBgPioLCh0sV_atuI3R8rowjJcGFSgZXZLBM0Edd_vVkZNzsoqXUydGMf3hu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="2962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdxUw4_-3TLfvdLNxvYCqWp6NYpfd-O_DV8pMGOVNsnwRl28O6mTL4JbBbGMXtngr2PRB98Z_4oko-099YrZue0q8b2uGEjt1vUrID_kjlk3laBq0tekQJMZmDEJg-mzTAqBgPioLCh0sV_atuI3R8rowjJcGFSgZXZLBM0Edd_vVkZNzsoqXUydGMf3hu=w613-h640" width="613" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I go again!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>If you wish to use Blushing Garden, you are in luck. It is available in stores right now. For background, I recommend Egg White from the Island Batik Foundations.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd rather use fabrics from your stash, that works perfectly too. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6NN3SH_iI-Yv3R-EQb93_DTYIIMtQv0GHznQ93NvoENxMvI-VPZsVCzSi7ERJq961bh15bY8_GMRHzEXhHOEv7mETwCHjbfG-lki6KedihVHSv3psR51qZMPx8x6vSAFHY1QbFPPzqzHA-kjlATUSTAnX5OBlLStWP_9ZzmurGSZSfyQ__Ko8EV9PVNjs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6NN3SH_iI-Yv3R-EQb93_DTYIIMtQv0GHznQ93NvoENxMvI-VPZsVCzSi7ERJq961bh15bY8_GMRHzEXhHOEv7mETwCHjbfG-lki6KedihVHSv3psR51qZMPx8x6vSAFHY1QbFPPzqzHA-kjlATUSTAnX5OBlLStWP_9ZzmurGSZSfyQ__Ko8EV9PVNjs=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Signature Shot!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.etsy.com/listing/1600743802/nilsa-pattern-for-layer-cake-friendly" target="_blank">Nilsa Quilt Pattern</a> has eight pages of detailed instructions complete with colored graphics, and a full-page Coloring Sheet. I have also provided step-by-step guidance for on-point setting, showing diagonal columns and how to attach setting triangles.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCAtNJJNoBO-PxvLAEquipBVVfW6sJ_FjOcp56kTWRVQI9HNEYKVXYMrtqqsrYbajY72aI7vzTupL33D3hV_r_xR5KuZrsKtzQ4-Gx4GUYjYdZvl3IYfovIhmlQnHfNJ1HQzKNSUMasA1uVVOmUvr1IW1k_VKJZE-KTwyzCqNiEObN_UKMC7rHb_cp0QXg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCAtNJJNoBO-PxvLAEquipBVVfW6sJ_FjOcp56kTWRVQI9HNEYKVXYMrtqqsrYbajY72aI7vzTupL33D3hV_r_xR5KuZrsKtzQ4-Gx4GUYjYdZvl3IYfovIhmlQnHfNJ1HQzKNSUMasA1uVVOmUvr1IW1k_VKJZE-KTwyzCqNiEObN_UKMC7rHb_cp0QXg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these colors!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><p></p></div><div>Finally, the pattern is 25% off from Monday, 11/20/23 through Sunday, 11/26/23. </div><div><br /></div><div>Separately, there will be a <u style="background-color: #fcff01;">storewide sale beginning on Thanksgiving, 11/23/23<b>.</b></u> </div><div><br /></div><div>But wait, there is more. For a chance to win a free copy of Nilsa PDF Pattern (or any pattern of your choice from my Etsy Shop), please let me know in the comments - what is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish? If you are Anonymous or No-Reply, please include your email.</div><div><br /></div><div><strike>I will pick one lucky winner on Monday, 11/27/23. </strike> </div><div><span style="color: red;">UPDATE - The two lucky winners are Elana and Frederique. Emails have been sent.</span></div><div>Till then, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!</div><div><br /></div><div>I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-70749245708368000422023-11-09T03:00:00.002-05:002023-11-09T03:00:00.163-05:00Rooms with a View (PHEW)!<p>Island Batik's November Challenge and Blog Hop is sponsored by <a href="https://www.byannie.com/" target="_blank">ByAnnie</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJfFqY_AdJiIk1LI2VsO2C71K4xMHbfG2qJgSH7qoP7YIqHtiGB2IaF5yaHWCeM83RKlyaI2lbAAKiXGG1l3W94mBXKluXybvCxeIuW8x03_ot_gjau_TeDLEsrp35lUn15bYbcQcxrPSJcaUGThH8HN6y-cKp173ddmJnSTmvUgLNACDtYJdYfvz1x4m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="864" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJfFqY_AdJiIk1LI2VsO2C71K4xMHbfG2qJgSH7qoP7YIqHtiGB2IaF5yaHWCeM83RKlyaI2lbAAKiXGG1l3W94mBXKluXybvCxeIuW8x03_ot_gjau_TeDLEsrp35lUn15bYbcQcxrPSJcaUGThH8HN6y-cKp173ddmJnSTmvUgLNACDtYJdYfvz1x4m=w640-h240" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I chose the project - <a href="https://www.byannie.com/room-with-a-view" target="_blank">Room with a View</a>. I chose to make all three sizes. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhccLL33hlkXjINWPph7k48rpUc5EdSxkSAIQum6e6_b9MgFxh21xLVMmEsId_vXPpJVnOTl4cewaxN2BuRhoTuAuiY6mhVhfLDlGmfkezfwxtwTWfB5bMW0uvV1cRre7XxN2zradkIIZwyfBWphnM4IZr3modQjohu354q4BVv621lwMgEIPIjgUPynY5B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhccLL33hlkXjINWPph7k48rpUc5EdSxkSAIQum6e6_b9MgFxh21xLVMmEsId_vXPpJVnOTl4cewaxN2BuRhoTuAuiY6mhVhfLDlGmfkezfwxtwTWfB5bMW0uvV1cRre7XxN2zradkIIZwyfBWphnM4IZr3modQjohu354q4BVv621lwMgEIPIjgUPynY5B=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The pattern and all supplies including vinyl, mesh, Soft and Stable, zippers etc. were provided, thanks to our generous industry partners at ByAnnie.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgYPTyvUeFU78VzdG5--ICRpSbxAHV7SmeR31xUp23wz9SJ6bAYGcLkq-RLcBN1c9TMnHA5-PX06xJWW3wzgoad4EOqadgAFgw6aFw8oyshRU3Ytnfp750H44lNBF63vgWZFjpyilzONm2i0MyYu4eU_g7yq33FLjwsSwYC8EE56CgbnDDiR1JPixFBhtO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3847" data-original-width="2993" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgYPTyvUeFU78VzdG5--ICRpSbxAHV7SmeR31xUp23wz9SJ6bAYGcLkq-RLcBN1c9TMnHA5-PX06xJWW3wzgoad4EOqadgAFgw6aFw8oyshRU3Ytnfp750H44lNBF63vgWZFjpyilzONm2i0MyYu4eU_g7yq33FLjwsSwYC8EE56CgbnDDiR1JPixFBhtO=w499-h640" width="499" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supplies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I received fabrics from the Morris Mist collection. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBqoxy4m_Ugtc0oZe6RX1rUwp_vSyr8je2YXxVR9r4ayKCyjcvLPPA-u7daRTU6JYsF4p0E0aor1HSp9FwMXqYOaRbfVnh5GhUPDcb2aX51R5fPhBWUNrUiGEtAAd3Ca4sIz7s0kgIRfxBSk482tXp7pkdcU08TLrldUgV1bc96meDWCQGvN7_kYAKmlM7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBqoxy4m_Ugtc0oZe6RX1rUwp_vSyr8je2YXxVR9r4ayKCyjcvLPPA-u7daRTU6JYsF4p0E0aor1HSp9FwMXqYOaRbfVnh5GhUPDcb2aX51R5fPhBWUNrUiGEtAAd3Ca4sIz7s0kgIRfxBSk482tXp7pkdcU08TLrldUgV1bc96meDWCQGvN7_kYAKmlM7=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Morris Mist is a signature collection by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. </p><p>It should be shipping to a quilt stores in November 2023.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZrdCdmde3o3sEoQ474v7JQkFlzfsFNjul_fp3ecOV19krujfM9jtZrIpLYqKKJPcJwGDowHbiE5N4CWz8cdv4aRgYrCv8Obwbb_FsnTw9PU32D_N4PUX1yMcq6zcsRTdf8bu0bsc4U6q6ZGVIEW5RtJP4c5t2H7ABhScraXgYH-avqpldfjIj-qL5yFGg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="2714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZrdCdmde3o3sEoQ474v7JQkFlzfsFNjul_fp3ecOV19krujfM9jtZrIpLYqKKJPcJwGDowHbiE5N4CWz8cdv4aRgYrCv8Obwbb_FsnTw9PU32D_N4PUX1yMcq6zcsRTdf8bu0bsc4U6q6ZGVIEW5RtJP4c5t2H7ABhScraXgYH-avqpldfjIj-qL5yFGg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>ByAnnie patterns are very detailed with excellent step-by-step directions. Once you make a bag/project using these directions, you are kinda spoiled. They also come with additional videos to guide you through tricky/difficult steps.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAN9THnIfdncu23bpUpi_tqhQS7hkFh421kSI9XUTsQusmHXESZqy6B6fv-6KzyqXtF0VIo-siZpq9puqBaOp11n6A9au3lMxu8u7Fl6_eKkUJsx6fnta1gqbYm0dR9XovGxC6FjdoNcUugBLJ_QN81oQ_qT3eprywrQN8Sd29i1c1Vu2zHmREOu1kVIWU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAN9THnIfdncu23bpUpi_tqhQS7hkFh421kSI9XUTsQusmHXESZqy6B6fv-6KzyqXtF0VIo-siZpq9puqBaOp11n6A9au3lMxu8u7Fl6_eKkUJsx6fnta1gqbYm0dR9XovGxC6FjdoNcUugBLJ_QN81oQ_qT3eprywrQN8Sd29i1c1Vu2zHmREOu1kVIWU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting Started</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The very first thing to do (even before reading the pattern very carefully) was to buy 100 clips. No, this is not an exaggeration :-D You will see. <p></p><p>Secondly, I changed the needle. A <a href="http://schmetzneedles.com" target="_blank">Schmetz Microtex 90/14 Needle</a> is an absolute must to sew through multiple thick layers.</p><p>I quilted the fabrics with Soft and Stable. I made bias binding. I made handles - top and sides.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv5jhj8MMKuxPcMJYe-hG_KIJUBTNIzJrr06bntNQK6vomKip7AdnyWcSpeoFYgUkzSTl-a8r16Z_kyhHu0Do9WLSV7kJ4-xWcEZ_cjSVT1YANBjwNWJE8QAhItaNxZdj2CwiCzLQIT-4p0zPbuKTb650WwZPBOHTbqtNXqtFoYTe7ptFCxnhB3M8RlQ2G" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2697" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv5jhj8MMKuxPcMJYe-hG_KIJUBTNIzJrr06bntNQK6vomKip7AdnyWcSpeoFYgUkzSTl-a8r16Z_kyhHu0Do9WLSV7kJ4-xWcEZ_cjSVT1YANBjwNWJE8QAhItaNxZdj2CwiCzLQIT-4p0zPbuKTb650WwZPBOHTbqtNXqtFoYTe7ptFCxnhB3M8RlQ2G=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilted!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy9LwDcFSBUDu99ErT7BD2j6LKXXocC4Hz9gwU_Ed_1q03wYR5eilks91QGJUVaW9ZTARFQol8-F6SWsdSpYANZGOutwBBq8XshfmtAnNBbbnBtD9Vj1OFYigjPeoenYe5-PyGLBGVQ20tvHFv6-btW__7UWY1ASOBC_l-u3gpvolfVv317GXsEi_G8qXk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy9LwDcFSBUDu99ErT7BD2j6LKXXocC4Hz9gwU_Ed_1q03wYR5eilks91QGJUVaW9ZTARFQol8-F6SWsdSpYANZGOutwBBq8XshfmtAnNBbbnBtD9Vj1OFYigjPeoenYe5-PyGLBGVQ20tvHFv6-btW__7UWY1ASOBC_l-u3gpvolfVv317GXsEi_G8qXk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bias Binding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjepodcL3c4en2ZvCd0ZoqW3UEpMaZcAvApn_G2DUGkSiVheCRVpTMzMSn3nzePLjqmm2FG3IVDylzldGjFbVojGBH7_mvQ_mP_1crapTq7KkiDeWK_H4jo656Q_9SWqyEZq0WrTFhef22ymm5wZ_hdWzqC3HSZ1HWtW11BZz3VO9ciCWbhHcqB5g7CqaPx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjepodcL3c4en2ZvCd0ZoqW3UEpMaZcAvApn_G2DUGkSiVheCRVpTMzMSn3nzePLjqmm2FG3IVDylzldGjFbVojGBH7_mvQ_mP_1crapTq7KkiDeWK_H4jo656Q_9SWqyEZq0WrTFhef22ymm5wZ_hdWzqC3HSZ1HWtW11BZz3VO9ciCWbhHcqB5g7CqaPx=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnOE4crAOqfv1WV6u-StCw-w_fVM9l_277hr-5jCxSHItvKFEDQyGFBRPn9MMVip4MLQuhM7lPWatWIREnlRGbqQ9-1e0q5VBMx8Hxg5vPzcZAuc2CscMqYpxQGEMQxHnd9BnW9i3KzI0J6YJvX_p8pvoFoXW7yfzJhULU2nw70o_FW088pTe_ovJ8Bw4J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnOE4crAOqfv1WV6u-StCw-w_fVM9l_277hr-5jCxSHItvKFEDQyGFBRPn9MMVip4MLQuhM7lPWatWIREnlRGbqQ9-1e0q5VBMx8Hxg5vPzcZAuc2CscMqYpxQGEMQxHnd9BnW9i3KzI0J6YJvX_p8pvoFoXW7yfzJhULU2nw70o_FW088pTe_ovJ8Bw4J=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zipper Loops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>Yes, the project was challenging. I struggled with vinyl and zipper interface. The vinyl is sticky and the zipper tape is wobbly. It was not as neat as I'd hoped. There was cursing and whining. <p></p><p>I could not listen to a book/podcast/music during this time. This project required my complete attention.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzj479LSGXHHBlCHk4E3Y19nsdmEpSpvQlZJDp0yuW4EV0S49Yu-QLwYLLy2RHB-470sD8-7aciAUvxZDLfLC1WJzznUa1wooIGmhUnhXNfuS4XQsTOzoZ6hzMArij-DCk2LftMf3q694vrH69JdlL-TyA-uzVr1wqpt_KIIBqDahu_1oIjRvzKaXDtUAC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzj479LSGXHHBlCHk4E3Y19nsdmEpSpvQlZJDp0yuW4EV0S49Yu-QLwYLLy2RHB-470sD8-7aciAUvxZDLfLC1WJzznUa1wooIGmhUnhXNfuS4XQsTOzoZ6hzMArij-DCk2LftMf3q694vrH69JdlL-TyA-uzVr1wqpt_KIIBqDahu_1oIjRvzKaXDtUAC=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesh Pocket inside the Lid and lots of clips</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Each bag has three bindings, one on the lid, second where the lid connects with the body and the third on the base. I am NOT a hand sewing person. Seriously, by the time I get to the binding (for a quilt), I am already thinking about the next project and cannot finish the current one soon enough. So machine binding is my default method. <p></p><p>But in the case of ByAnnie patterns, I have accepted that it is impossible to maneuver the thick layers under the needle. I can stitch the binding by machine but must finish it by hand. This view is corroborated by other Island Batik ambassadors. After I completed the hand sewing of first three bindings, I was in a foul mood. My thumb and forefinger felt raw and painful.</p><p>The fact that there were two more bindings to stitch per bag, six in all brought out the worst in me. I was beyond hating this project. I didn't care about neatness any more. I had a deadline approaching and I was frustrated and stressed.</p><p>So I did something that I had never done before. I finished the second binding by machine. PHEW.</p><p>It isn't neat but it is done. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLFOkFW2bSBX2Xg6D-20THyTCdoXGCNFlJhkeM9yLkbi10xFPwNTbYofVZl4LmCfzo8UhmvCzAmMnuIDz0tg7Pjd2zCNq9S9yuTY4RpY4b82wY4lfXPwJRFs_KKqHFmJMNBiCVq-KYZSPhyeD0VJdlAQ3lsGBT8kQLtWgCmfznN7RIf0MOefEPkpI_xBdT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLFOkFW2bSBX2Xg6D-20THyTCdoXGCNFlJhkeM9yLkbi10xFPwNTbYofVZl4LmCfzo8UhmvCzAmMnuIDz0tg7Pjd2zCNq9S9yuTY4RpY4b82wY4lfXPwJRFs_KKqHFmJMNBiCVq-KYZSPhyeD0VJdlAQ3lsGBT8kQLtWgCmfznN7RIf0MOefEPkpI_xBdT=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting close</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>My thumb and forefinger thanked me. It was time to attach the base. Could I finish the last binding by machine? I had to try. I started with the small bag. I machine stitched the binding, folded it over and "tried" to finish it by machine stitching it from the front using stitch in the ditch method. I missed the binding around the corners. Removed a few stitches, smoothened the fabric, glued it in place and FINISHED it by machine stitching. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6hxmZ2grWD10pQZquPcQ-ppvbvBn-yJKkq52MAfW7hE52RjqU1E4dZEGjlKodtGTxl7_zARATJo19RPRYbxdq_Y4XxBfs27QntnAhs9Pt1q1VqzVSRx0GeBn3MtJThOEqbwcldzGLynFD7quooeFVLgTFs7reP1lqmkY2mlrS0Re-t5EyUmmdlF_AZTpj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6hxmZ2grWD10pQZquPcQ-ppvbvBn-yJKkq52MAfW7hE52RjqU1E4dZEGjlKodtGTxl7_zARATJo19RPRYbxdq_Y4XxBfs27QntnAhs9Pt1q1VqzVSRx0GeBn3MtJThOEqbwcldzGLynFD7quooeFVLgTFs7reP1lqmkY2mlrS0Re-t5EyUmmdlF_AZTpj=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Bag's Base - Kinda Ugly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Of course it is ugly. A war is ugly. In the end the only thing that matters is that I won! No PTSD for my thumb and forefinger. </p><p>The second bag went smoother, slightly. Still missed a couple of places and had to redo.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCD2-V1BNgw2EIjC-Kd_or1fLJSgib7VChwxD-JVB0v_syJ3D_8WUXJDI65nJfy1sHv3krtv8j7BZ3eT_6y3MMMgR-M5-lkw1jhn4Wu2H-j3Hb4YfRkuagHaPCriDVBSfFqB1cc9DElr9iay02HqLJHNY5pim-NeMdYIott8PexzuT8PCAiH2mQriUvEf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCD2-V1BNgw2EIjC-Kd_or1fLJSgib7VChwxD-JVB0v_syJ3D_8WUXJDI65nJfy1sHv3krtv8j7BZ3eT_6y3MMMgR-M5-lkw1jhn4Wu2H-j3Hb4YfRkuagHaPCriDVBSfFqB1cc9DElr9iay02HqLJHNY5pim-NeMdYIott8PexzuT8PCAiH2mQriUvEf=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium Bag's Base - Missed a Spot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>The last bag went much better; no missed spots. After machine-stitching the binding, I folded it over and glued the entire thing, and then clipped it using about 40 clips (told ya). </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg8PTiZAAKLmoHuIlTJN9r3UN93umxs2yG5jAHG9XpH0B6FQa6hcs0ZnXou7MEdNYybzlcMb1r5ng1u4GJUuJKJhyt1-ocCE0Ifui9SARrCJAp1yf9fd8QMZH_ZX7KV4mLyrEWm4Nn2npUVLLwFaHUkLetWBIepAgXzlGw2bhVxv2MQCzvvcEsNnP9NGIV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg8PTiZAAKLmoHuIlTJN9r3UN93umxs2yG5jAHG9XpH0B6FQa6hcs0ZnXou7MEdNYybzlcMb1r5ng1u4GJUuJKJhyt1-ocCE0Ifui9SARrCJAp1yf9fd8QMZH_ZX7KV4mLyrEWm4Nn2npUVLLwFaHUkLetWBIepAgXzlGw2bhVxv2MQCzvvcEsNnP9NGIV=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 40 clips on the base</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I turned it over and machine marched victoriously (but slowly), needle in the ditch. More or less, you know. Since I was killing it, neatness be damned.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6cs2ZMnsvBVUYkRFhi5od25togLw7FVTFSBW5qN5eGIOZSGYMJBhX8sdwrTOLVHrgbkwfLV2Y1zNtCtIss8ttDyEp0hx6_98HBodKx4nTv4TFigz0__zw7hMgMLmzZeC3zmAKFm9rEQOxJU4ABUy0PezjY8EEzj7pJSWh7eRdOjr861TJjBn84JcHIi0k" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6cs2ZMnsvBVUYkRFhi5od25togLw7FVTFSBW5qN5eGIOZSGYMJBhX8sdwrTOLVHrgbkwfLV2Y1zNtCtIss8ttDyEp0hx6_98HBodKx4nTv4TFigz0__zw7hMgMLmzZeC3zmAKFm9rEQOxJU4ABUy0PezjY8EEzj7pJSWh7eRdOjr861TJjBn84JcHIi0k=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing Binding by Machine - Stitching in the Ditch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfRCv1CV53tdVNXTsgcZBaOSpWTIHeDpXRSaQBcCINJnqn-UwLprnGIy9va_yYiZHsup9O7WhYt-rf7L3aefuU5hiD4IiCFC_fJJ6Deb87arAAdOHX_XnlxfoPzsBHJyD_Ug2UFaSmTu5To5_BaxS-q1c7PjlPJLVk5wBtIM5lYJKULEk3nk8M-cpbZfVB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfRCv1CV53tdVNXTsgcZBaOSpWTIHeDpXRSaQBcCINJnqn-UwLprnGIy9va_yYiZHsup9O7WhYt-rf7L3aefuU5hiD4IiCFC_fJJ6Deb87arAAdOHX_XnlxfoPzsBHJyD_Ug2UFaSmTu5To5_BaxS-q1c7PjlPJLVk5wBtIM5lYJKULEk3nk8M-cpbZfVB=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Bag's Base - Not Too Ugly, Not Perfect.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>The binding is far from neat or uniform. I am sharing this with only you (so don't tell anyone else). If I can manage it, you can too :-) Besides this would be on the bottom of the bag.</p><p>There was just one last step - adding zipper pulls. I don't like the fabric pulls. So I found these little beauties for the final flourish in my conquest.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5FjQifHWA-baxB-kgLMaKf5FStoUmEK42Oj_RxgaBcbysv4ToeTxrhycuAgaKTYX04oSRQkO2YHYZCEUKaniPpSU7wFU1G307s96WvT49xQRW9BsPzFIkeX7Fw9HMqyk_gSxaRgK6JpztZWV_Xj4O075nTxzBHZxGnXiWtSIF5HWj4ngUeDru-NREagkT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="680" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5FjQifHWA-baxB-kgLMaKf5FStoUmEK42Oj_RxgaBcbysv4ToeTxrhycuAgaKTYX04oSRQkO2YHYZCEUKaniPpSU7wFU1G307s96WvT49xQRW9BsPzFIkeX7Fw9HMqyk_gSxaRgK6JpztZWV_Xj4O075nTxzBHZxGnXiWtSIF5HWj4ngUeDru-NREagkT" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy Zipper Pulls</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>One more challenge conquered! </p><p>Once the war is over and debris is cleared, there comes the photo shoot and glorious celebrations.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRUj2Z2ieiI8edqvGmzKGaAYcG19ujM6YhF7MF3UHOQBG1dMwPqqy57I97u2fVqxbfBYgkbzioP3lzRQMtQRmSkzAEL2nQvytoYleAOiXZ1Xpo1FVNenao1SSmgnYS0Yas42IuIv_0aBkE0w4xPsVT-XTFukhpJZxQGVlAwVktHLmRAX4mFMKdJKC4EIBA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="3835" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRUj2Z2ieiI8edqvGmzKGaAYcG19ujM6YhF7MF3UHOQBG1dMwPqqy57I97u2fVqxbfBYgkbzioP3lzRQMtQRmSkzAEL2nQvytoYleAOiXZ1Xpo1FVNenao1SSmgnYS0Yas42IuIv_0aBkE0w4xPsVT-XTFukhpJZxQGVlAwVktHLmRAX4mFMKdJKC4EIBA=w640-h342" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Fall!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-AFBzTgXHRjqCqUb68fnJFGMaaA56le9alWGisxxoBJhEvH5_P6Uc3cKuwsUazkEX49mzp0mwQpOQ68_e6n02YLpcIv6KRaTCOHa_igs6zTbaRjchSbejSTWJ5EscE8IkOpHyZd0fCJtxr9n5eYUUtxiTMKmzcz66ikbSSTVKoO_75UiJsEywnfRnHoL2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-AFBzTgXHRjqCqUb68fnJFGMaaA56le9alWGisxxoBJhEvH5_P6Uc3cKuwsUazkEX49mzp0mwQpOQ68_e6n02YLpcIv6KRaTCOHa_igs6zTbaRjchSbejSTWJ5EscE8IkOpHyZd0fCJtxr9n5eYUUtxiTMKmzcz66ikbSSTVKoO_75UiJsEywnfRnHoL2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small, Medium and Large</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWdDmU1Sx76GglX66dnN3qkTlyB_cO7GOHdwxSXdIvoIZC5pxXk6Sym9SP2DaE1urqCHwHdAm7gJ2z5APaRRxAckewKvqCvAksNoj7m7q38uihWw5U8gxSqdTvDgyR5mbNfAPt9OWn5cGETcrJngIusGYGeHMwgBOJiGrLJjroAevvFOlr6V3QOcufN45y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWdDmU1Sx76GglX66dnN3qkTlyB_cO7GOHdwxSXdIvoIZC5pxXk6Sym9SP2DaE1urqCHwHdAm7gJ2z5APaRRxAckewKvqCvAksNoj7m7q38uihWw5U8gxSqdTvDgyR5mbNfAPt9OWn5cGETcrJngIusGYGeHMwgBOJiGrLJjroAevvFOlr6V3QOcufN45y=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All Lined up!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>The Small bag is perfect to store Island Batik stash builders. The fat quarter bundles fit neatly inside the Medium bag. The Large bag is tailor-made for 10" Squares (Layer Cakes). See for yourself.<br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj53pO36OhOQLHgIbiEtLb8kxk_tBobM0WmssWhX7gT5cv6VBYBztybQJg-B3tz8rX48zCIJwQC7X4IfAEZjuVrQwN3ZHb8qXY77jLOLK_HcNbzQflG_CnG4WGZss3u3V0RB-eBURhmqTFORGjpdk7A8JvbUbGAdHjZeGs4ccPAuqrgfOZ7jwiNhcECx5Nu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj53pO36OhOQLHgIbiEtLb8kxk_tBobM0WmssWhX7gT5cv6VBYBztybQJg-B3tz8rX48zCIJwQC7X4IfAEZjuVrQwN3ZHb8qXY77jLOLK_HcNbzQflG_CnG4WGZss3u3V0RB-eBURhmqTFORGjpdk7A8JvbUbGAdHjZeGs4ccPAuqrgfOZ7jwiNhcECx5Nu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is inside?<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFJnECBmhSGYb6kH9iHbpPJR_6G2AhDUoY_bC0r9h1TdB_7T1-Cy9cLULRqIseX8EueMGdCpmJ_KRRyUusdOEnOAKb-O7_X0V0S2E--QKVLZ8sJe-hUztk4b8wHs8ZApIsdrty9enxKAWImSvbjQzGtAASPIuLnASgN1R4oe2wC8GcyVuLXOt2dpSuXp3_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFJnECBmhSGYb6kH9iHbpPJR_6G2AhDUoY_bC0r9h1TdB_7T1-Cy9cLULRqIseX8EueMGdCpmJ_KRRyUusdOEnOAKb-O7_X0V0S2E--QKVLZ8sJe-hUztk4b8wHs8ZApIsdrty9enxKAWImSvbjQzGtAASPIuLnASgN1R4oe2wC8GcyVuLXOt2dpSuXp3_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am Small & Cute</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJ3I-ZAX5Z0tI5fXTUak4VUEWU9_emHgHudHXJUKO-P_BhtJDeAGsUS5jNWwTNyfmFX2rQsyofdY31eUAICWeAGbEY0rst0up9-4mh0ELDULblCP-5tCIbR25Pu-NbSKjfftOk4fRAx6oYvxAiSKOmkgvXUmfmpglOzb972pPovet6NfMaMSM2UETiE02" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJ3I-ZAX5Z0tI5fXTUak4VUEWU9_emHgHudHXJUKO-P_BhtJDeAGsUS5jNWwTNyfmFX2rQsyofdY31eUAICWeAGbEY0rst0up9-4mh0ELDULblCP-5tCIbR25Pu-NbSKjfftOk4fRAx6oYvxAiSKOmkgvXUmfmpglOzb972pPovet6NfMaMSM2UETiE02=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am Medium & Pretty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho98J8zhg1nFKgoWCSUTi54K23kP0StIeKJyS5qDFbCGfWmdYsvGjSEP67nrJ7Doi6AhNmYen7ZDvRWOQn6FobQSEzUoRTAn28Q-JQFObaXn_0Gxo3u2ZZjtU-cONVcYxL_61OyfqH_na3tDpwmMycogIkWdeWrI3O_zISLMDz2By1rsi2tv3BViUU1pNS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho98J8zhg1nFKgoWCSUTi54K23kP0StIeKJyS5qDFbCGfWmdYsvGjSEP67nrJ7Doi6AhNmYen7ZDvRWOQn6FobQSEzUoRTAn28Q-JQFObaXn_0Gxo3u2ZZjtU-cONVcYxL_61OyfqH_na3tDpwmMycogIkWdeWrI3O_zISLMDz2By1rsi2tv3BViUU1pNS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am Large & Spacious</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3e5LtrdNF9KzkGWkn2NhwFf_CSIR14n9pam6d8GlDAbRmIaUhMPZy_Ex3ozOzPGXWKhwUjBc98qm3EF8d87pvrR-gygxVNkKzcIgpNZkyEfsZM1lmPg6RBsM-BHBvWMcgcmJPVax3VcW4GAAR971NwopXjGRrzicMpgYW7Ub_dRVTA17czu4FYU_z1q8x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3e5LtrdNF9KzkGWkn2NhwFf_CSIR14n9pam6d8GlDAbRmIaUhMPZy_Ex3ozOzPGXWKhwUjBc98qm3EF8d87pvrR-gygxVNkKzcIgpNZkyEfsZM1lmPg6RBsM-BHBvWMcgcmJPVax3VcW4GAAR971NwopXjGRrzicMpgYW7Ub_dRVTA17czu4FYU_z1q8x=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rooms With a View</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0jhsV6z1WeahaxHAEwSoEURmhNV-DqDiPgPyNOcLaFFvmlzShC7TzV2r_DuTOfsAjyt-5iJEJ1ag1v8beihHigJNZjwnfS34QiQqZm45yyXoUHskQy2qgO0R5IV-lXXajYbXftiRVOHbsid5CMTml9ZesDZ5pLjTvxrTNsOCa9M1aW9ZJpOFkaTfNAG6v" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0jhsV6z1WeahaxHAEwSoEURmhNV-DqDiPgPyNOcLaFFvmlzShC7TzV2r_DuTOfsAjyt-5iJEJ1ag1v8beihHigJNZjwnfS34QiQqZm45yyXoUHskQy2qgO0R5IV-lXXajYbXftiRVOHbsid5CMTml9ZesDZ5pLjTvxrTNsOCa9M1aW9ZJpOFkaTfNAG6v=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabulous Finish!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Do you still hate this project?</span></i><br />Me (suspiciously): WHYYYYY?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: We are going to see Mom for Thanksgiving. She'd appreciate them, you know.</span></i><br />Me: No, I love these beauties and they are perfect for my storage needs.<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul (eyes twinkling): That's what I thought.</span></i></div><p></p><p><br />I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. </p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure you check the <a href="https://islandbatik.com/blog/" target="_blank">Island Batik Blog</a> for fabulous giveaways every week! The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 1:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73997" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celtic-Fields-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.ladybluequilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://quiltinggail.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 2:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73998" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Citron-Breeze-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://lanaquilts.com/blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lana Russel, LanaQuilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.maniaforquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 6</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Country-Charm.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73999" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Country-Charm.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Country-Charm.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Country-Charm-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Country-Charm-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://bobbinwithbrittany.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brittany Fisher, Bobbin’ with Brittany</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 7</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74000" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flour-Sack-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://foreverquilting4you.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 8</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74001" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Limerick-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.quilteddelights.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 9:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74002" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Mist-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.pitchersboutique.com/blog-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333;">Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts </span><span style="color: red;">(You are here)</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 13</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Tiles.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74003" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Tiles.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Tiles.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Tiles-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Morris-Tiles-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://busyneedle.net/a-pieceful-perspective-blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Elita Sharpe, Busy Needle Quilting</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pamelaquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 14</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Porcelain-Blue.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74004" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Porcelain-Blue.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Porcelain-Blue.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Porcelain-Blue-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Porcelain-Blue-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://bluebearquilts.com/blog-the-bearister-quilter" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 15:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red-White-and-Blooms.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74005" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red-White-and-Blooms.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red-White-and-Blooms.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red-White-and-Blooms-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red-White-and-Blooms-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.createwithclaudia.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 16</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vintage-Charm.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74006" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vintage-Charm.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vintage-Charm.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vintage-Charm-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vintage-Charm-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.websterquilt.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Suzy Webster, Websterquilt</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Denise Looney, A Quiltery</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://randisroost.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Randi Jones, Randi’s Roost</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 20</span>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2a6496; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; outline: -webkit-focus-ring-color auto 5px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-74007" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Winged-Things-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://pinktulipquilting.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Anorina Morris, Sameliasmum</a></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://lisascompassion.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-13912506103039993272023-10-13T07:59:00.000-04:002023-10-13T07:59:02.640-04:00Tesu<p>Mom asked me to make a quilt for a young girl. Of course I said yes.</p><p>What is her name, I asked. She did not know. </p><p>How old, I enquired. Not sure, she replied.</p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw64EMDDkllfgDLgv-xQiGbpIpQBZVf2KzcNct3Hz1rI5rzRVjdScK9SMRnTHdARru2EGTQ3eZBlhni3CcLSwGSh9pDzT9Xz2XkhN7HFgfVuOjWxurEHl6bqpPixj011aPi34p7TsrYE_pznCknkXxtlHbXHZ1K9wjuEHzlUIwgEfuM8MH47xVbHMAd1rN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw64EMDDkllfgDLgv-xQiGbpIpQBZVf2KzcNct3Hz1rI5rzRVjdScK9SMRnTHdARru2EGTQ3eZBlhni3CcLSwGSh9pDzT9Xz2XkhN7HFgfVuOjWxurEHl6bqpPixj011aPi34p7TsrYE_pznCknkXxtlHbXHZ1K9wjuEHzlUIwgEfuM8MH47xVbHMAd1rN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange, Pink and Sparkly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>At this point, I gave up. There is only so much eye-rolling I can do. I set about picking fabrics. Since I knew nothing about the recipient, my aim was to please my mother.</p><p>I chose a simple block using cream, pink and orange fabrics.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqTesNEU_iVw9MiUoCihzvVCyoyZso0B77JTidSvYG5tOZK4aGKbH6EmRy2CG2LE_uONVdMRPGmC2Xt2TV7SzTLEKQ_oaFD4PyjhzwFVdnbMwbmQE7b2z50pAwTbovt0tPXFVy7aTG8KihI0sxaNkoe3Lc9FUHv5kjcyJLi3WYIMxDxXSCeZWowFHROh2q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqTesNEU_iVw9MiUoCihzvVCyoyZso0B77JTidSvYG5tOZK4aGKbH6EmRy2CG2LE_uONVdMRPGmC2Xt2TV7SzTLEKQ_oaFD4PyjhzwFVdnbMwbmQE7b2z50pAwTbovt0tPXFVy7aTG8KihI0sxaNkoe3Lc9FUHv5kjcyJLi3WYIMxDxXSCeZWowFHROh2q=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgemCMfjGBco_ojtmI9gx7OZ26BqXlEQnxghFtUQwgyRfZoHxfENVRzlpd5rmrHLdXT8bMXxPVMwjDldJByWfje7HewXRBAGNbaOCHGixNe91xmD9lL-KxsLVe0nvdlv4QX5QGkQXlJBwuZqDLlGegjCcMOQ72Xlvn4zTrRYgcWh8dWQ3nl7vzcSVna5Eq9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgemCMfjGBco_ojtmI9gx7OZ26BqXlEQnxghFtUQwgyRfZoHxfENVRzlpd5rmrHLdXT8bMXxPVMwjDldJByWfje7HewXRBAGNbaOCHGixNe91xmD9lL-KxsLVe0nvdlv4QX5QGkQXlJBwuZqDLlGegjCcMOQ72Xlvn4zTrRYgcWh8dWQ3nl7vzcSVna5Eq9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25 blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCKezT-538U3rB84o9O1Vx_6GtygECoidFsrlMjhFQvbWNwyGWA_DXPwUU5GEcWXHegqII3I71HPpo3VcAFLdV8Wpyw0QTTyS-J0e6d8z7uXJ1Rri6EupkIDi4u2clp2DDfEAHQQqwW37p1C49xKsc7WtLy2hKqTPcIKBH3dEVYX_4uam891OQk6uJGZ6y" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCKezT-538U3rB84o9O1Vx_6GtygECoidFsrlMjhFQvbWNwyGWA_DXPwUU5GEcWXHegqII3I71HPpo3VcAFLdV8Wpyw0QTTyS-J0e6d8z7uXJ1Rri6EupkIDi4u2clp2DDfEAHQQqwW37p1C49xKsc7WtLy2hKqTPcIKBH3dEVYX_4uam891OQk6uJGZ6y=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby Star and Alison Glass Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div>Paul: Who is this for?</span></i><br />Me: Some little girl in India...<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Do you know her?</span></i><br />Me: All I know is that her father helped mom with some hard to find medications.<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: That is it?</span></i><br />Me: Mom wants to express her gratitude.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: So she asked you...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: From across the Atlantic Ocean...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Are you going to mail it to India?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: No, just to Pennsylvania.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Your sister is going to India?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yes. End of October.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN5gz52mYNg8EjZy5lbP8nQr_6KymAs1gopPRsZvE2A3hskN7un364w-OUp0tayt9KmT2XXzKypQTiwfooaZQ2NYHZvf3zZBLW350qCx2Dw3sSM8fOjPE5Wf7ZoF_A4ixPrMlCjhbI19-fjAWc9Bu_H9oLMuBdtS7tCDn3yMerHtu20P2dMY_x_JmruHJY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN5gz52mYNg8EjZy5lbP8nQr_6KymAs1gopPRsZvE2A3hskN7un364w-OUp0tayt9KmT2XXzKypQTiwfooaZQ2NYHZvf3zZBLW350qCx2Dw3sSM8fOjPE5Wf7ZoF_A4ixPrMlCjhbI19-fjAWc9Bu_H9oLMuBdtS7tCDn3yMerHtu20P2dMY_x_JmruHJY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Festive Elephants Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been hoarding this elephant fabric since 2016, I think. I know Mom will love it. In fact, Paul loves it too and has asked me to make him a pillow (he already has mug rugs and zippered pouches) from the remaining 16". That is a separate project and blogpost. Insert eye-roll here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the finished quilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi54uHDwxd8p1fLAiizXfxtiKudWYz29UhyLHeRPSYeNA006h9BRe7djyL27s40l_lPP1Wqk7UBYtx-_p2T2tK9VhlY1JBAcoi6_7xVLpRfn8Zx1CMK35v7P7ifR3at4jXzsRYBXqCG7ElPl2ran1GFLl816U-w9Eo7aGCgi7r3kUG6C763yxGXIKTsbRWu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi54uHDwxd8p1fLAiizXfxtiKudWYz29UhyLHeRPSYeNA006h9BRe7djyL27s40l_lPP1Wqk7UBYtx-_p2T2tK9VhlY1JBAcoi6_7xVLpRfn8Zx1CMK35v7P7ifR3at4jXzsRYBXqCG7ElPl2ran1GFLl816U-w9Eo7aGCgi7r3kUG6C763yxGXIKTsbRWu=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tesu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I have named her Tesu. Tesu is the Hindi name for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butea_monosperma" target="_blank">Butea Monosperma</a> flower. Tesu finished at 43" square. The block is made up of 5" squares framed with 2.5" strips. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifM2vh-56Wenhxb8QBA9QkQX5nznNyzqUEHc-wjNQulDeVhFn21VrE2AU5EtaCndZT6dq0uEM6J1L9GargsmiWmGpF-qWGe93tlB_5G3iFJtx9NWtpKpIMpRWVK5a0OZCnG57kvtGRNpAX3GZrx0fOXrR2JmWJHFGzB2Z71FMxJdp5ccZpU3YzCYmqll6z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifM2vh-56Wenhxb8QBA9QkQX5nznNyzqUEHc-wjNQulDeVhFn21VrE2AU5EtaCndZT6dq0uEM6J1L9GargsmiWmGpF-qWGe93tlB_5G3iFJtx9NWtpKpIMpRWVK5a0OZCnG57kvtGRNpAX3GZrx0fOXrR2JmWJHFGzB2Z71FMxJdp5ccZpU3YzCYmqll6z=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flame of the Forest :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI4-HuBJS26kliJrDHZCG_LQBOdUhZ1f1eIwtyDZaLlQapG7BPBDw42dXn-wmFfkbpS1laVWTTsnr1smEnTLsX5VNqtNoP9ritnmwCBwSdmG6DIPHr1pF_gcYLB4a7vx7CTbPtCRcqCvT5fiP06K7Nw1SwGyVKzJIQhB72qtaM5kAOBmv7DNsSo1P6bodC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI4-HuBJS26kliJrDHZCG_LQBOdUhZ1f1eIwtyDZaLlQapG7BPBDw42dXn-wmFfkbpS1laVWTTsnr1smEnTLsX5VNqtNoP9ritnmwCBwSdmG6DIPHr1pF_gcYLB4a7vx7CTbPtCRcqCvT5fiP06K7Nw1SwGyVKzJIQhB72qtaM5kAOBmv7DNsSo1P6bodC=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny and Warm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some close-up shots.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiJlf11OqyP0Vu2rpx5A4NHB_Vkb41nb-dWLqZbWEhXGB9nnsXD45j-eLhrrBfFJUdS31dVY5TWuIF663xhJs6akHUDLX0WvKNky1YrFx8Mmcx1xmmpi8W1F5X1PQZ1nRjPemglZ6I2KMqIlJfaxqmEEleikPpPpOe0mu99bnLnZHt1f2dFKfQlLmYIgZU=w640-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Birdie!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiJlf11OqyP0Vu2rpx5A4NHB_Vkb41nb-dWLqZbWEhXGB9nnsXD45j-eLhrrBfFJUdS31dVY5TWuIF663xhJs6akHUDLX0WvKNky1YrFx8Mmcx1xmmpi8W1F5X1PQZ1nRjPemglZ6I2KMqIlJfaxqmEEleikPpPpOe0mu99bnLnZHt1f2dFKfQlLmYIgZU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGpcqmfAYKs7B7LQKOdKw4JPOTKYBLGbfAZqcaP07xwWSt1FAa29IhuUl6hPMtJ76vb9OojdTn3AhzqfdQo9xpsBVwjjrPXSEwBczVEKNdB44qti0CfPw-nCsLgvP3TO6SogXUelEzS_J0LXgyjDLR9v3XgWmjzxgJLZ_rPNdz5qmxCNL7MAruG32Tl4IT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGpcqmfAYKs7B7LQKOdKw4JPOTKYBLGbfAZqcaP07xwWSt1FAa29IhuUl6hPMtJ76vb9OojdTn3AhzqfdQo9xpsBVwjjrPXSEwBczVEKNdB44qti0CfPw-nCsLgvP3TO6SogXUelEzS_J0LXgyjDLR9v3XgWmjzxgJLZ_rPNdz5qmxCNL7MAruG32Tl4IT=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink and Orange? Well, yes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibr66xmX0UiRb_w_o1j2aA-jWfFgyG_gfdQ8Yg3DJXY5FW1mCOOAxTOaDRKlXQP3ChRs7Hu4htk2eAUQFahEG699VOrpRLbgN8em7neCZgRSJBUQYw1mSxFedpYl53wNPRt9ObFOa4B1RQV8ScqxJ2pGYd_BvH4j4bBcm7N3UakdDmInpKnQVDcJ2oSBXA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibr66xmX0UiRb_w_o1j2aA-jWfFgyG_gfdQ8Yg3DJXY5FW1mCOOAxTOaDRKlXQP3ChRs7Hu4htk2eAUQFahEG699VOrpRLbgN8em7neCZgRSJBUQYw1mSxFedpYl53wNPRt9ObFOa4B1RQV8ScqxJ2pGYd_BvH4j4bBcm7N3UakdDmInpKnQVDcJ2oSBXA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiITAo_u9QS8V9p3SboJ3c51KWjMj86t0tp0zAkw-x8ifGSonsTwwoD_Bsio6lMF8akzExf8AP4991mCnNhrnmin21eczXrYZorXfeGqIhyTdBo4855jQS0QxaildhqZXxe5UxyAe56KZLF92F_UUb9HslSXbUJXCvOV-8H6dfkK69tQYVoIaP7UJspz04w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiITAo_u9QS8V9p3SboJ3c51KWjMj86t0tp0zAkw-x8ifGSonsTwwoD_Bsio6lMF8akzExf8AP4991mCnNhrnmin21eczXrYZorXfeGqIhyTdBo4855jQS0QxaildhqZXxe5UxyAe56KZLF92F_UUb9HslSXbUJXCvOV-8H6dfkK69tQYVoIaP7UJspz04w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the Striped Binding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Tesu was a fun and fast quilt. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I especially enjoyed working on her after completing the much complicated <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/10/radiance.html" target="_blank">Radiance</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next Island Batik project is sponsored by <a href="https://www.byannie.com/" target="_blank">Bags by Annie</a>. I am making <a href="https://www.byannie.com/patterns/lets-get-organized/room-with-a-view" target="_blank">Room with a View</a> in three sizes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5ZQRqVm3hFVxUF76Tg0No4U12x_BpJlS7_aPAI6QIxelYyzrtPq4jEMrfnIgssXjBd-Ei6GPZW3rM01dO4kAJ3aXVj9hfOkPOKQ-8Bq024MfwPLNAB60fyKIrElsZtI59en3QHUKnqCjrS6RAFvlZgLkVIy0FYWWyEtMGjoEw2Drf2dtwgypwAF5kwDW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5ZQRqVm3hFVxUF76Tg0No4U12x_BpJlS7_aPAI6QIxelYyzrtPq4jEMrfnIgssXjBd-Ei6GPZW3rM01dO4kAJ3aXVj9hfOkPOKQ-8Bq024MfwPLNAB60fyKIrElsZtI59en3QHUKnqCjrS6RAFvlZgLkVIy0FYWWyEtMGjoEw2Drf2dtwgypwAF5kwDW=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will be using the Morris Mist collection. I will post on November 9. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Rf_1S4G7dsoip9t7fkafnRZFo5EVFutTaU5NLoc7XenkzFFQphHTtM0lCLoutJnRihJ4h1514KqjcrPvcvuO_tBq__lzdYmHNmNIeoPiBc2m_iQVaa2xqwppiNu_AmgdyWjtWvUuwuYDHvaXTZoz3ZJ0-FWnjTHF0GgkV27tSgABU28fa5d9eQLqW8KJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Rf_1S4G7dsoip9t7fkafnRZFo5EVFutTaU5NLoc7XenkzFFQphHTtM0lCLoutJnRihJ4h1514KqjcrPvcvuO_tBq__lzdYmHNmNIeoPiBc2m_iQVaa2xqwppiNu_AmgdyWjtWvUuwuYDHvaXTZoz3ZJ0-FWnjTHF0GgkV27tSgABU28fa5d9eQLqW8KJ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>_____________________________________________________________________</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: We are hosting our next gaming session. Right?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: What are you making?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Chicken Biryani</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Will I be able to eat it?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yes. I will adjust the ingredients. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Do you use a rotisserie chicken?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: No, I will use drumsticks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Bone-in?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me: Yes. Very much so. The bone keeps the meat moist. Also, dark meat is more flavorful. I never cook with breasts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul (smiling naughtily): Babe, you always cook with breasts!!!</span></i></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-79698752048291109532023-10-01T01:00:00.002-04:002023-10-01T01:00:00.143-04:00Radiance <p>Meet Radiance. She is my response to the October challenge.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEbr0-l-HV-zx57oYnVyCPrfwnBpxKC-KdpOzLAJkTDPYw2uiHVTm3jUdKw7uonwbhqtKfGKC4bNOOZ8D-TJq7rpfZoS_RItmX8i6sUdw_jlamYy_cFdHybsGT1HVVBeBeLuWhbVxmA2aZp2CNURc5y9Hus6HwLwONY-QAYzOcwh6W-SL5Tgaux0BLHUYX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="2684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEbr0-l-HV-zx57oYnVyCPrfwnBpxKC-KdpOzLAJkTDPYw2uiHVTm3jUdKw7uonwbhqtKfGKC4bNOOZ8D-TJq7rpfZoS_RItmX8i6sUdw_jlamYy_cFdHybsGT1HVVBeBeLuWhbVxmA2aZp2CNURc5y9Hus6HwLwONY-QAYzOcwh6W-SL5Tgaux0BLHUYX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radiance!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Let's start from the beginning.</p><p>October's Challenge is sponsored by <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/" target="_blank">Accuquilt</a>. In our Island Batik Ambassador Box, we received the Accuquilt Block on Board Die - <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-north-carolina-star-12-finished-die.html" target="_blank">North Carolina Star</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFppJkF2S6cXyJq1KszJkMR5o4RM06jMpeLrtuFv70rRafInDwd3AVE2WZQzmZLIvYCyHTnJHlwLrOxU13WLN4LPJmGjZLoTST9M6j0_dpW_4xsm1cA2YI5yv7C66ENq1VJoOsrZWjoekMC_mX2GJvhvdxxkUlXnlnfmxAiUa16FlTxbDrSrDI6KffMb1-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFppJkF2S6cXyJq1KszJkMR5o4RM06jMpeLrtuFv70rRafInDwd3AVE2WZQzmZLIvYCyHTnJHlwLrOxU13WLN4LPJmGjZLoTST9M6j0_dpW_4xsm1cA2YI5yv7C66ENq1VJoOsrZWjoekMC_mX2GJvhvdxxkUlXnlnfmxAiUa16FlTxbDrSrDI6KffMb1-=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accuquilt Die for North Carolina Star</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>Star of North Carolina is a traditional block made with paper-piecing <b><u>AND</u></b> partial seams - two of my absolute nemeses ganged up against me!!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkOUbrgnrFxnW3MMNkb4482XF9Wlr2etS2gUoikSZCLAi4-HRH2oRCmC6X1LHfwkDE0MM6zMADR5HXjPUJxNpYgAEQ3rPBfkwlin0a4OVGfHcdcK8r_cWvPADLoS8iXwW_ZXM6vXXi05N36OE43YdI8eGvxab0YVctqnyi8Qsp4Z4cjk_BSa1pznuz1SsO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="919" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkOUbrgnrFxnW3MMNkb4482XF9Wlr2etS2gUoikSZCLAi4-HRH2oRCmC6X1LHfwkDE0MM6zMADR5HXjPUJxNpYgAEQ3rPBfkwlin0a4OVGfHcdcK8r_cWvPADLoS8iXwW_ZXM6vXXi05N36OE43YdI8eGvxab0YVctqnyi8Qsp4Z4cjk_BSa1pznuz1SsO=w640-h632" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Star of North Carolina in EQ8 Block Library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><p>Fortunately, Accuquilt has simplified the block such that there are no partial seams. However, in doing so the number of fabric pieces per block increased from 28 (in the original) to 56, resulting in 55 seams per block. Read <a href="https://www.rebeccagracequilting.com/2023/01/star-of-north-carolina-accuquilt-vs.html" target="_blank">Rebecca's blogpost</a>, for a detailed analysis. </p><p>Here is the "challenge" - there are 55 ways to mess up this block. 55 pitfalls. How many could I avoid?</p><p>I was supremely apprehensive about this challenge. When in doubt, go back and read the instructions.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Get ready for an exciting quilting challenge that will leave you feeling inspired and creative! AccuQuilt is thrilled to present the GO! North Carolina Star as the die for the October challenge, a fantastic opportunity to showcase your quilting skills and creativity.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Throughout the month of October, we invite you to create a stunning quilt using the GO! North Carolina Star Die from AccuQuilt. This quilt block is complex when paper piecing, but with their die, it’s never been easier to make!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This die features precise cuts and effortless fabric alignment, plus it’s fat quarter friendly.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You don’t have to make a North Carolina Star block, feel free to come up with a new block design using the pieces of this die! </span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">There is no requirement to what kind of project you make: table runner, wall hanging, throw quilt, sleeping bag, tote bag - let your imagination run wild!"</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Wild? This was wild enough.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I needed to tame this beast. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">This sentence jumped out - <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You don’t have to make a North Carolina Star block, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;">feel free to come up with a new block design using the pieces of this die!</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff2cc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I had to simplify this complicated block, <u>while</u> maintaining the spirit of the challenge. See my audition block below.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSfQ9gShX844swEnXZA7HN5geM51tB4fccoCYb5vHFbudbCgPA7v5FCSAHauFY7mtN30SVh5etI6Vn67CEkhlT1zqSyIthiRgyOKitZDM8t8g-9e79AScsOT7JpNCP0Ye8Xn1sHGxDJFOWYMKkKOfmEHu1Y7y94hsrRjwajRUNtZ32Xq4vbiOn8XAbh9T" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="2597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSfQ9gShX844swEnXZA7HN5geM51tB4fccoCYb5vHFbudbCgPA7v5FCSAHauFY7mtN30SVh5etI6Vn67CEkhlT1zqSyIthiRgyOKitZDM8t8g-9e79AScsOT7JpNCP0Ye8Xn1sHGxDJFOWYMKkKOfmEHu1Y7y94hsrRjwajRUNtZ32Xq4vbiOn8XAbh9T=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Audition Block</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Each of the aqua squares was a quarter square triangle in the original/traditional block. Changing the QST into a simple square definitely simplified the block, reduced the number of seams (fewer mistakes/mismatched seams), while still keeping the overall look of the block.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Time to design. I turned to EQ8.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I chose the fabric line - Modern Opulence, Original Collection by Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Designs. I absolutely love this collection. It is warm and beautiful with all the values from the lightest yellow (almost white) to the darkest brown.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaw9f_kv_ZYhNbAc3MKgo0zt87TgAkIFaZxnUXsTWTVsFuGyiM6jF9kx9QdGT8uifqUxpXhU0qCcdW8h14fIGYFEhl4W-ZYJtUonuuwAIJN8DbcS0fMG7AaAgqkeS8Rtk-w74aNX4dRU2qXDKg_bo6MrdACtNBZAok7S-Ytrnc7KRHs0seTx9LP6DncWvf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaw9f_kv_ZYhNbAc3MKgo0zt87TgAkIFaZxnUXsTWTVsFuGyiM6jF9kx9QdGT8uifqUxpXhU0qCcdW8h14fIGYFEhl4W-ZYJtUonuuwAIJN8DbcS0fMG7AaAgqkeS8Rtk-w74aNX4dRU2qXDKg_bo6MrdACtNBZAok7S-Ytrnc7KRHs0seTx9LP6DncWvf=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Here are some of the initial EQ8 designs that were discarded.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis7ygRMGUKmGQgwhCiOtOx3tEZNnzXPaCh2hZkX9-b5Fkm77Pcplp4HJGFZ03VwHQ-Xu23IMibsl40oXYVPRrYN00eQ1Jszdj_HBajfvR_S9JC8gGqQh5RGoetuF1vP1WWmHJE3TojcV0RTVNc3GlpQcsgfOPd1ztrsKyv6e9JphBMrxVIT9FbuvUdwZHl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="609" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis7ygRMGUKmGQgwhCiOtOx3tEZNnzXPaCh2hZkX9-b5Fkm77Pcplp4HJGFZ03VwHQ-Xu23IMibsl40oXYVPRrYN00eQ1Jszdj_HBajfvR_S9JC8gGqQh5RGoetuF1vP1WWmHJE3TojcV0RTVNc3GlpQcsgfOPd1ztrsKyv6e9JphBMrxVIT9FbuvUdwZHl=w181-h640" width="181" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Blocks = Runner = Blah!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMn_h-Bc1DL8mgSf6moj05NEsBf0hgxkPp1zJGNf06qvq96e3P-hkhoJuR8B0nbZcMh1GaxRE_44ATWCGscwwXgDxrRsSxx0UtBmipCxciJvvagj05VUdrWx_HMKxOphfoVbZ1yG9kZEYvpkUw5xBInU5csuRcKeDX7f5G974A8DyYAApEMw8LUocfPX7k" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMn_h-Bc1DL8mgSf6moj05NEsBf0hgxkPp1zJGNf06qvq96e3P-hkhoJuR8B0nbZcMh1GaxRE_44ATWCGscwwXgDxrRsSxx0UtBmipCxciJvvagj05VUdrWx_HMKxOphfoVbZ1yG9kZEYvpkUw5xBInU5csuRcKeDX7f5G974A8DyYAApEMw8LUocfPX7k=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Blocks on Point - Its alright :-(</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbrQvAbMHstR5mWfKAcmye9jLl1GshkZsMT8XBQGbf2Db6kEUbChLo9Nrb4j68WDDkXMIWk7ADgtyHQGuXS1qWCqDUhCaM0WNvlyBLlGjgq6NaP-E5Ru_nzYZdDyWxbZUKIWn_Raqz6YHr_y86x62IPHxyL2mXtAonisRsAtmYlAj857_O9BMffXLDFUxd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbrQvAbMHstR5mWfKAcmye9jLl1GshkZsMT8XBQGbf2Db6kEUbChLo9Nrb4j68WDDkXMIWk7ADgtyHQGuXS1qWCqDUhCaM0WNvlyBLlGjgq6NaP-E5Ru_nzYZdDyWxbZUKIWn_Raqz6YHr_y86x62IPHxyL2mXtAonisRsAtmYlAj857_O9BMffXLDFUxd=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five Blocks + Four Alternate/Filler Blocks - Kinda Busy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtN_M8iTgRiERIdzTMXZ9UMDL2tUnsWrF7QvvsxIcxFXokptU1bwdkjw-x32I2lEe3Hty3z2lXlxQ-rY1EH0S62orPedEm2Z9Kb358ncwNTIi0WA9jbHm9DRfimrcT4iJmOXveqhmCehZMf53uWv0If311msVLWKNsr5I_wc1umM2fQ80F_2YMk5kiLTZv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtN_M8iTgRiERIdzTMXZ9UMDL2tUnsWrF7QvvsxIcxFXokptU1bwdkjw-x32I2lEe3Hty3z2lXlxQ-rY1EH0S62orPedEm2Z9Kb358ncwNTIi0WA9jbHm9DRfimrcT4iJmOXveqhmCehZMf53uWv0If311msVLWKNsr5I_wc1umM2fQ80F_2YMk5kiLTZv=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This didn't work as well as I had expected</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhay4l_J600XhF5NEIiCGaCWjmBsPh0CvntPDlMW_QpJBcqNKtitkg_zSihoD69kuUUYBVvK82JDYQLWZcFaf-EkVgwGaPAfxqotVQjzgWcNHX0e8SJiGAMlB75ciuoJw18q4Wj2mKRanGNUuV34gZWIXM94RlnHeePa9RkMJH-LkyiZO3ks1d6tLFTQRpY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="1771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhay4l_J600XhF5NEIiCGaCWjmBsPh0CvntPDlMW_QpJBcqNKtitkg_zSihoD69kuUUYBVvK82JDYQLWZcFaf-EkVgwGaPAfxqotVQjzgWcNHX0e8SJiGAMlB75ciuoJw18q4Wj2mKRanGNUuV34gZWIXM94RlnHeePa9RkMJH-LkyiZO3ks1d6tLFTQRpY=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five + Four (Changed Alternate Block) - NAH!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTBKX_5r9ImEiKDKMNOu1r4zr2CI7VO6Rgq2tnRVBJ6K5j0xlGKBeIadzCHCWqydVGCEuxcFUeLgvHqcp30LlrAwNls7eHOVvjVmFQeVwl1mISITsdVse-7L_KXauSJCRSWq_kLYIyAvrNaF6qzlL31dbnSpeH61gSpCWT8ecEHi7zCKWS1ADKCFdEhteZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTBKX_5r9ImEiKDKMNOu1r4zr2CI7VO6Rgq2tnRVBJ6K5j0xlGKBeIadzCHCWqydVGCEuxcFUeLgvHqcp30LlrAwNls7eHOVvjVmFQeVwl1mISITsdVse-7L_KXauSJCRSWq_kLYIyAvrNaF6qzlL31dbnSpeH61gSpCWT8ecEHi7zCKWS1ADKCFdEhteZ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five + Four - On the right path...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNoXHjRRwVxYJMTvgdeLMJQmdeC2Ow9YHRZDP9Qt7joMuuO4tT3KeBXPwVq2TOPkQJXy2enwPYPemmnRQUm46apJQYlY1JigaX_sJ-rF4fFa1YmRVD_zCcIKSFdMYjEKvYtgoe9MIuCbKPJ8etxjQ7LJOha1ouyh1N-ipZ4CD2u6zTgJPlf6ZD8mnCOnh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNoXHjRRwVxYJMTvgdeLMJQmdeC2Ow9YHRZDP9Qt7joMuuO4tT3KeBXPwVq2TOPkQJXy2enwPYPemmnRQUm46apJQYlY1JigaX_sJ-rF4fFa1YmRVD_zCcIKSFdMYjEKvYtgoe9MIuCbKPJ8etxjQ7LJOha1ouyh1N-ipZ4CD2u6zTgJPlf6ZD8mnCOnh=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four + Four + One - Keep going...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2Ym6uA7t_NYFRUU4siEWfePBVHU4GuZMEAN9zzFmGwWWmMOn5OkrWPyWT9mSfHTg0AS0TeTKm8S2fB2eaHZNn20sn2-rldeIdA2Dqr7g4e_X-g5jlnzUvrbV1tPNHiE9rSsvdk86qKmR3lEzsmWw-GnlKq6VCSuTwge6YjDaG-f6Gvn-MrDjLBwV0v6EO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2Ym6uA7t_NYFRUU4siEWfePBVHU4GuZMEAN9zzFmGwWWmMOn5OkrWPyWT9mSfHTg0AS0TeTKm8S2fB2eaHZNn20sn2-rldeIdA2Dqr7g4e_X-g5jlnzUvrbV1tPNHiE9rSsvdk86qKmR3lEzsmWw-GnlKq6VCSuTwge6YjDaG-f6Gvn-MrDjLBwV0v6EO=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think we are there!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This was my final design. WAS. I loved the illusion of intersecting circles. <p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Illusion! Of Circle!!! </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Oh yes, I knew what to do. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZnw20EUAdWMkeeldBdri2R9FPq6Sw3XCyH4n0NBaNw7IuFzbA5LCOErySRP7BETPDSST0ZuJONAGSXBYxRS-UYDUPLT8zeqxs_YzWOqSSJNu4JVXU49fSu4bk4_VVVO3FOdQ2TSfpeClc8SYzh62Ch18m-ry05wCYvp9-bgVrjXmTXSe0TxZg7jUJNVW8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1790" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZnw20EUAdWMkeeldBdri2R9FPq6Sw3XCyH4n0NBaNw7IuFzbA5LCOErySRP7BETPDSST0ZuJONAGSXBYxRS-UYDUPLT8zeqxs_YzWOqSSJNu4JVXU49fSu4bk4_VVVO3FOdQ2TSfpeClc8SYzh62Ch18m-ry05wCYvp9-bgVrjXmTXSe0TxZg7jUJNVW8=w640-h637" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes! This is it!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Removing the four corners reinforced the illusion of circle. I had found the holy grail following the trail of the Star of North Carolina.<div><br /></div><div>Full steam ahead!<br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQd0xTSAKP6zAQkRVDWn-D5UUS2ZhTqxC88eCyDIn4cpX9eTmZ3ZgXMQihzzLAwK1hsKLsx2p4qDGfGSawqOSMeKCztN-w5NhmAzyxtE-E1nMFAH04DA7AgV3XPv7mL3g385I9s9V7XGpfGS0ckyWeti82rg2hPAjend4wCGVQOhVT9UYbcizrj6hAtzr2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQd0xTSAKP6zAQkRVDWn-D5UUS2ZhTqxC88eCyDIn4cpX9eTmZ3ZgXMQihzzLAwK1hsKLsx2p4qDGfGSawqOSMeKCztN-w5NhmAzyxtE-E1nMFAH04DA7AgV3XPv7mL3g385I9s9V7XGpfGS0ckyWeti82rg2hPAjend4wCGVQOhVT9UYbcizrj6hAtzr2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block on Board - All pieces cut at once</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT0vOKd3-sSK_PqN2lbzqfGZewnJmtA9uvDlMQPhH3vjzxphtRmWHdg8entmitw_Ka_P23wfDz2JRGDvB8oZrv3NzFR1M8PKlP2dGiMLM9MTraqTvErFv491X8UGacA4PBb33FYwu9sMVlzN8EE6MjwDm-Gk_E3SVr6pXL6nMEuUlSfHRcjDAHOxGccCWe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT0vOKd3-sSK_PqN2lbzqfGZewnJmtA9uvDlMQPhH3vjzxphtRmWHdg8entmitw_Ka_P23wfDz2JRGDvB8oZrv3NzFR1M8PKlP2dGiMLM9MTraqTvErFv491X8UGacA4PBb33FYwu9sMVlzN8EE6MjwDm-Gk_E3SVr6pXL6nMEuUlSfHRcjDAHOxGccCWe=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Block</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I am a little fuzzy about what happened next. I was in a dazed frenzy. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Woman on a mission... but it ended here.<br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgap1DlEfDpbJ1R7oO00BooB_irb5iIoIXfYPBP0J6GjFAVvHDYeoXhpHK_MG566uh4OzFfMAdyW0kBzbNMW_1ttxejjBKBOUpIZSj_PWTAx-1ElNH6xW5S01jUm4gYTfSw8Eco5DeAQp1d_v87Pf4UTkdOME6-OpriZcC0HiZHLSA2mgGc3M13uAGCuVp-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgap1DlEfDpbJ1R7oO00BooB_irb5iIoIXfYPBP0J6GjFAVvHDYeoXhpHK_MG566uh4OzFfMAdyW0kBzbNMW_1ttxejjBKBOUpIZSj_PWTAx-1ElNH6xW5S01jUm4gYTfSw8Eco5DeAQp1d_v87Pf4UTkdOME6-OpriZcC0HiZHLSA2mgGc3M13uAGCuVp-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All blocks done! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN3iO18FtkSS0zcNu-L4azhOGYv4PWDav1jjWRgyXilGXdCYT-WttVri1aW3XO7D7_zAabnIJk37qlrhw5P5sRUKBjd0t1zDYs2xltt3m8tSSLgE3T0kBRQaPqhNb3FHPoMbBEGMqTFUnUiJ4UYLkYLrYm-jyvf2KWPRd2JI379d8L5B9jQBKs-driZNAn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN3iO18FtkSS0zcNu-L4azhOGYv4PWDav1jjWRgyXilGXdCYT-WttVri1aW3XO7D7_zAabnIJk37qlrhw5P5sRUKBjd0t1zDYs2xltt3m8tSSLgE3T0kBRQaPqhNb3FHPoMbBEGMqTFUnUiJ4UYLkYLrYm-jyvf2KWPRd2JI379d8L5B9jQBKs-driZNAn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Flimsy!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Although I could die and go to heaven at this point, it still needed quilting and binding and photoshoot and this blogpost. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I used 50 wt <a href="http://www.aurifilthread.com" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for piecing and 40 wt Aurifil Thread for quilting.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfitNltSHUWDUa9PLr7S_cpJJzlsm1D5qLadb3nrOZxVQvVDNF4p_75_noSjy-Hvk3rXtqhOPp6-ZcT8F6UkxmrQ3BUIMFyExl_5HW59L9nA_xkhS-6uKGvxXWIuVKw2_tyI7X3m2qDAMhoA5Hr_uVy08CcJTQKa7CGZz7dKOT9A9L1nwblzI0nGZFi4Cp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfitNltSHUWDUa9PLr7S_cpJJzlsm1D5qLadb3nrOZxVQvVDNF4p_75_noSjy-Hvk3rXtqhOPp6-ZcT8F6UkxmrQ3BUIMFyExl_5HW59L9nA_xkhS-6uKGvxXWIuVKw2_tyI7X3m2qDAMhoA5Hr_uVy08CcJTQKa7CGZz7dKOT9A9L1nwblzI0nGZFi4Cp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurifil Thread and Quilting Detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Radiance finished at 40" square. The blocks are 12" and the borders are 2". I used <a href="http://www.schmetzneedles.com" target="_blank">Schmetz Needle</a> for piecing (80/12) and quilting (90/14). I used <a href="http://www.hobbsbatting.com" target="_blank">Hobbs</a> 80/20 Batting. The border and binding are Island Batik Solid Black. I used my walking foot to quilt wavy lines. <p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Here are pictures from the photoshoot.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEictFaFTLo7ZnF2T0UD3dtdAcFlDR3QibybBMAU0fF64VL5Lq5HmvKB_-9HmvafHc-vwHY_dZ6hDyOOHDhqjPxN0U0bE1O2u7cnktBw_2yc41q0ImLaypg6NOGDKCFuyOVOv48EIXPFFN3CzDBRPwzrVNW3GOeBsZ2wURGuNqEI3AqggkuUbv7knTB1TMyk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="2684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEictFaFTLo7ZnF2T0UD3dtdAcFlDR3QibybBMAU0fF64VL5Lq5HmvKB_-9HmvafHc-vwHY_dZ6hDyOOHDhqjPxN0U0bE1O2u7cnktBw_2yc41q0ImLaypg6NOGDKCFuyOVOv48EIXPFFN3CzDBRPwzrVNW3GOeBsZ2wURGuNqEI3AqggkuUbv7knTB1TMyk=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner Glow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioefvp9JVILGtv8X7OUSUvtafr--CQ0V0bJJetWseyqYHrFsu-GbPl3Y-17wXlDZjPXFZrwOyUa6LS6NbBlxShkA2B7_Pb5UI-tJeUOdeblTfGxFMbOTjDhBZjqAapZiG96oL9BNFVWv3hDiZFu7C6jWkGbeUDlhm7cbaMxoadzT1QOh-BTHMOdaonfUgY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioefvp9JVILGtv8X7OUSUvtafr--CQ0V0bJJetWseyqYHrFsu-GbPl3Y-17wXlDZjPXFZrwOyUa6LS6NbBlxShkA2B7_Pb5UI-tJeUOdeblTfGxFMbOTjDhBZjqAapZiG96oL9BNFVWv3hDiZFu7C6jWkGbeUDlhm7cbaMxoadzT1QOh-BTHMOdaonfUgY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm and Inviting</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjWLpBgZX0-6JJiYkTamFjCcJMRKNozvvbuNjBIj-z_ZEgkypCO3Do8ouk82FrXpnxH_juQhbk2RiI3sZ0ne0jyzSrkVZL_k3BTSwdCGNW7Ze2IPfrr6STYVbbHaW9oPb0vwxzVMJN6Gzy71scdsYOYgZuc13L-MDnLm-KqsA-SUwkq8YXqYUTPTkWZPVB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjWLpBgZX0-6JJiYkTamFjCcJMRKNozvvbuNjBIj-z_ZEgkypCO3Do8ouk82FrXpnxH_juQhbk2RiI3sZ0ne0jyzSrkVZL_k3BTSwdCGNW7Ze2IPfrr6STYVbbHaW9oPb0vwxzVMJN6Gzy71scdsYOYgZuc13L-MDnLm-KqsA-SUwkq8YXqYUTPTkWZPVB=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough Backdrop, Smooth Finish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLWKNfbRxQLl3IFg9_05hiX3iewh0Y2RfJucp8fOWiRuiQe9GH_cq2CiQjVPhA2jTv2J3RzN3-iGtFRKluBy0Oy34zBl57RGnDG_X3VuJ57lEivYnPCMhL-4Qy_0-TvlUKh5Rp_OvkTSFuYVowYuDwuOFGSMVvkCBLKlXotBKZ5MjYU_W7-drJN8KhofJ6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLWKNfbRxQLl3IFg9_05hiX3iewh0Y2RfJucp8fOWiRuiQe9GH_cq2CiQjVPhA2jTv2J3RzN3-iGtFRKluBy0Oy34zBl57RGnDG_X3VuJ57lEivYnPCMhL-4Qy_0-TvlUKh5Rp_OvkTSFuYVowYuDwuOFGSMVvkCBLKlXotBKZ5MjYU_W7-drJN8KhofJ6=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold Bloom?<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO9AuFz4ud7ExhlDKAaonE8Met3C_3iF5C-vpQJkF-Gl-5C6cXUI0XvS9if2ML0mjV4plL-5BhN1wJhP_6rAHM1XHvEfSSZRl0Lj7GlNnfNKMxtmGi6jqp6lu6nDTcKaRc5AXSR7lwc66lxBde1GtSyVBAcJgqI1vE8dYI7B27KMLTNyMBRARCVibV8HMF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="3007" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO9AuFz4ud7ExhlDKAaonE8Met3C_3iF5C-vpQJkF-Gl-5C6cXUI0XvS9if2ML0mjV4plL-5BhN1wJhP_6rAHM1XHvEfSSZRl0Lj7GlNnfNKMxtmGi6jqp6lu6nDTcKaRc5AXSR7lwc66lxBde1GtSyVBAcJgqI1vE8dYI7B27KMLTNyMBRARCVibV8HMF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cloudy Skies and Sunny Quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqEtWHhd3-JXgpW1UpKr88jMMLbTOQzv0klf_1rdIlrE_kkQMIK5v1m1I5pUymhCe308nHEEQLvKTIX4e_PA94ZQ3m2XzgXqOt_7eA60lM0ah2joVGQg51ImyTWOh5vEQu7_bvTSZe-NWtijui0OvBBWEu3tBJvaGsYlKW_7jRpxg7rtRk3mF2kBoNKWxb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqEtWHhd3-JXgpW1UpKr88jMMLbTOQzv0klf_1rdIlrE_kkQMIK5v1m1I5pUymhCe308nHEEQLvKTIX4e_PA94ZQ3m2XzgXqOt_7eA60lM0ah2joVGQg51ImyTWOh5vEQu7_bvTSZe-NWtijui0OvBBWEu3tBJvaGsYlKW_7jRpxg7rtRk3mF2kBoNKWxb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging Out at a Winery!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidKr0Bvnis05iUVcXzc9m4c7VvwrCDTXp5Tg2K3J_5sZTyWR3lWLSmhvSpni5O4uknjyqN-Os13IDh42_cUlm540vEV5K2A5zfjAKzKZmXbhDtpHxCv_1AWcEFbodIWSRmGgTXQHXQBedpchoEA0ZXHUBCsQHza1pp_QdOPAGNtLdeKDPrDl09HPfVQhiZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidKr0Bvnis05iUVcXzc9m4c7VvwrCDTXp5Tg2K3J_5sZTyWR3lWLSmhvSpni5O4uknjyqN-Os13IDh42_cUlm540vEV5K2A5zfjAKzKZmXbhDtpHxCv_1AWcEFbodIWSRmGgTXQHXQBedpchoEA0ZXHUBCsQHza1pp_QdOPAGNtLdeKDPrDl09HPfVQhiZ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE these colors!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here are some close-up shots.<p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oTj_78aWy7zxjJFJWujqO2vm0b_qE8J402Fa3HeQsa14rcW60xUPyZaVvcsRm8gOGvvm1sz9C8S2X9mQ0ECHKQR4APBDy4bGcha0LsIdZSRbm6dvKFoG5ZyOzEB_1VfJhyfJz4YDDJexy6XhRuX5KQpi4nIbsKaqnGhwmcd3yfbBVlIe8oFrlHsnsyCd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oTj_78aWy7zxjJFJWujqO2vm0b_qE8J402Fa3HeQsa14rcW60xUPyZaVvcsRm8gOGvvm1sz9C8S2X9mQ0ECHKQR4APBDy4bGcha0LsIdZSRbm6dvKFoG5ZyOzEB_1VfJhyfJz4YDDJexy6XhRuX5KQpi4nIbsKaqnGhwmcd3yfbBVlIe8oFrlHsnsyCd=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cream, Caramel, Orange, Honey, Cinnamon and Cocoa - I could eat you up!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinF9gCvlr_dgNLr52bBpLoH-kLWaimQaeGUqd3Ng13EVdX2wZXVyQqR3uoNyvNc6yUSasU2h5f1VHHhM-RZilOKMFbW0YQsPpOHlBlTzxqGrMcM23FXi5T2OISB5vuNXO4Zbx93nZG4lJGRdXhEGMo3WJs1O5vEiWogpynneuUjaWcN5jFKChNiMsJVtWx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="2904" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinF9gCvlr_dgNLr52bBpLoH-kLWaimQaeGUqd3Ng13EVdX2wZXVyQqR3uoNyvNc6yUSasU2h5f1VHHhM-RZilOKMFbW0YQsPpOHlBlTzxqGrMcM23FXi5T2OISB5vuNXO4Zbx93nZG4lJGRdXhEGMo3WJs1O5vEiWogpynneuUjaWcN5jFKChNiMsJVtWx=w640-h624" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shimmering against the Black Background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXawo75Y4XKbMjMRrOQif-yDYXIy-d3kRhDVTbx0w9ZrVuEMWLZt64q-E_b3biRJEOUJbEiH6hrJ1stGoYgoJ1d4w9vZ3TNyxS2A8SRwBitl0bMna7j-beL1FrjRYwNIeZslE5VYztVWOFpyOb5g-BK52DVvGKGEehomIEq3S4quAwUsW5HErIVu5BO0jM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXawo75Y4XKbMjMRrOQif-yDYXIy-d3kRhDVTbx0w9ZrVuEMWLZt64q-E_b3biRJEOUJbEiH6hrJ1stGoYgoJ1d4w9vZ3TNyxS2A8SRwBitl0bMna7j-beL1FrjRYwNIeZslE5VYztVWOFpyOb5g-BK52DVvGKGEehomIEq3S4quAwUsW5HErIVu5BO0jM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Grid Quilting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiuSCgpbTXUx4e5W_rXglKBkWjeFxtG3JY2FAX6Wl0h4BnVkXs1cRqCSZKQEkgS5wlW7zwQqvtNKMJC00Al_0cQhorqe7xARHxDZqd6Cp2G2L4kv-uCJ04uyJpy7yICyJsdHNf1ANCJ0-hl3WGARjZbwyzdm4TNFSCbUZy9fvVM8zHGOaNpdc6IEvMBpcn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="2759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiuSCgpbTXUx4e5W_rXglKBkWjeFxtG3JY2FAX6Wl0h4BnVkXs1cRqCSZKQEkgS5wlW7zwQqvtNKMJC00Al_0cQhorqe7xARHxDZqd6Cp2G2L4kv-uCJ04uyJpy7yICyJsdHNf1ANCJ0-hl3WGARjZbwyzdm4TNFSCbUZy9fvVM8zHGOaNpdc6IEvMBpcn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Labelled</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">I could apologize for the very long, process-heavy, picture-laden post, but I am not sorry :-)</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;">I would have NEVER attempted this block, if it was not for the Island Batik challenge. I was flung into the rough seas so far out that my comfort zone was not even visible on the horizon. </span><span style="text-align: center;">But I am thrilled at the outcome and humbled by the experience</span><span style="text-align: center;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;">I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties, see full list on the sidebar. Your glowing comments make me glow too. And if you have any words of wisdom or criticisms, I welcome them, for they keep me grounded!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;">One last look!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimd16oacTmelYD_id5xdn42M6-RVkfb7E9NdKrH1Zu92KCBcfO6XPPWL96uXZTW2MGj7wYa5DUY9NarUAhjNRZdYr5g1DZzMO64MDxnTgp9btciDGnpsSzLA6bHL20zN0_NAEOqH8zZM8n443FD5Saz3aYOjPazqFkMPqBZRAEjO8zS0waFUId1kE_TLnI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimd16oacTmelYD_id5xdn42M6-RVkfb7E9NdKrH1Zu92KCBcfO6XPPWL96uXZTW2MGj7wYa5DUY9NarUAhjNRZdYr5g1DZzMO64MDxnTgp9btciDGnpsSzLA6bHL20zN0_NAEOqH8zZM8n443FD5Saz3aYOjPazqFkMPqBZRAEjO8zS0waFUId1kE_TLnI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-55610434453380140242023-09-15T08:03:00.001-04:002023-09-15T08:03:17.862-04:00Stairway to Heaven<p>Here is the Stairway to Heaven...</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtOapKKb9KF9dNkHpiFZrVs17C8V2FYmMpCSJG8Om4sWfgc4gI4uRRIqkG-nS39N6y6Z6SMRmwvO6j8BW9OWrUeelXNq522DABbUY-XhbOKfOyEtJdi6rJFooyXDcXbbcHZ1KqAWrbbZ4c67ANEWgPTzX04BjWGCJMT9tZi4HVmdrcGWJWlVIvpZ1mRCCH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtOapKKb9KF9dNkHpiFZrVs17C8V2FYmMpCSJG8Om4sWfgc4gI4uRRIqkG-nS39N6y6Z6SMRmwvO6j8BW9OWrUeelXNq522DABbUY-XhbOKfOyEtJdi6rJFooyXDcXbbcHZ1KqAWrbbZ4c67ANEWgPTzX04BjWGCJMT9tZi4HVmdrcGWJWlVIvpZ1mRCCH=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairway to Heaven</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I really enjoyed working with these gorgeous fabrics from Island Batik Foundations.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjra0P2ONQacIUvV4_PT_LcuIpoRogJOJh62alG3mpWaeyEhTyo0Gikyoi8JkgRL9z4GHuz42-Pk5YiLd1booDmP5jSqSYflEVEu4WM_Sipl5soOllzvshUH6ffYyoedkkVtpatii3FiULxhMlS0blm98zyJL185BRgpe9QUggkijruiTg1FvqpYK2jrZhI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="1946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjra0P2ONQacIUvV4_PT_LcuIpoRogJOJh62alG3mpWaeyEhTyo0Gikyoi8JkgRL9z4GHuz42-Pk5YiLd1booDmP5jSqSYflEVEu4WM_Sipl5soOllzvshUH6ffYyoedkkVtpatii3FiULxhMlS0blm98zyJL185BRgpe9QUggkijruiTg1FvqpYK2jrZhI=w589-h640" width="589" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature Inspired?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Stairway to Heaven was published in <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=173185&cat_id=1430" target="_blank">Annie's One Day Quilts</a>.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyC5kZX1KP44RrjPrmRZTr8iixgafj-gtqYiu8htidCf1wZQ0079ZvY_d3MWTDuhwu_vR399G6QkJO5GmIGaXBrBSWD12U7Y7aojrU5BGbz6ssFrBpQgsqTityOasRoGn3jytatyrg_CQ4PAuBMCI4kAmS7R_2Pm-UYjIPEkCIUklH_fV7qBvdZlLmEnyr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyC5kZX1KP44RrjPrmRZTr8iixgafj-gtqYiu8htidCf1wZQ0079ZvY_d3MWTDuhwu_vR399G6QkJO5GmIGaXBrBSWD12U7Y7aojrU5BGbz6ssFrBpQgsqTityOasRoGn3jytatyrg_CQ4PAuBMCI4kAmS7R_2Pm-UYjIPEkCIUklH_fV7qBvdZlLmEnyr=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Day Quilts</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>When I think of easy patterns and quick quilts, I think of rail fence. <div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOaCTZG35P4dIu2tLjgs-4W3wX5x4wUZdoc9-dH5sxQnf-EmIINFWKQyd8D3cXzmU8SlZs26nX8mODhNzr1-UFvHSunEQS2UILgfQHHUQeRzT9EN96bRd-wUlGqBK0K8eIVNxPhy7K6kEVr_FgfLXspuV28gC3iDApEoZ5_fY7ND9tP2yQJJeWa89nTfL7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOaCTZG35P4dIu2tLjgs-4W3wX5x4wUZdoc9-dH5sxQnf-EmIINFWKQyd8D3cXzmU8SlZs26nX8mODhNzr1-UFvHSunEQS2UILgfQHHUQeRzT9EN96bRd-wUlGqBK0K8eIVNxPhy7K6kEVr_FgfLXspuV28gC3iDApEoZ5_fY7ND9tP2yQJJeWa89nTfL7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Published</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Choose fabrics carefully and let them do the hard work while you enjoy the compliments :-) </p><p>Thanks to Island Batik for providing the fabrics and Thanks to Annies for publishing the pattern/quilt.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzjYO8P6lW1KOcjYduUVOAR_YDm6Xj3HVX-m7gwiz6CL3HYzEpm3jQgOpl9kufbNO2a9NqpEwjE8tMJGOww-x8FMOSu1TYQigffYsPW-FRFiRElrMnsFIhdm5R8nKbCx-Pm42nsCc4cqMRgKnUWduuaP_XpsmAxvHVd7G5hw4VXk1_PFSGg84p1E13lpJg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzjYO8P6lW1KOcjYduUVOAR_YDm6Xj3HVX-m7gwiz6CL3HYzEpm3jQgOpl9kufbNO2a9NqpEwjE8tMJGOww-x8FMOSu1TYQigffYsPW-FRFiRElrMnsFIhdm5R8nKbCx-Pm42nsCc4cqMRgKnUWduuaP_XpsmAxvHVd7G5hw4VXk1_PFSGg84p1E13lpJg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilt in Magazine atop the Quilt :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some more pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHGogjcJfmtKF6W4ySHvrYLM0vFzJzsR6DC4cyrCWVnIgTmDuzE5jDzHJYY_XcxdRqH63CjyEP6eGVXZSC43PY2HHgLsIkZ10ol4uxG4vPmudtzVnW2rpdshKe2yYY2EkGft7XYQxsfkWlqBm2GmgJ9lJeVCK_P_3PUr2oc0e0Kcj9MiCzbonzW8rT4tmB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHGogjcJfmtKF6W4ySHvrYLM0vFzJzsR6DC4cyrCWVnIgTmDuzE5jDzHJYY_XcxdRqH63CjyEP6eGVXZSC43PY2HHgLsIkZ10ol4uxG4vPmudtzVnW2rpdshKe2yYY2EkGft7XYQxsfkWlqBm2GmgJ9lJeVCK_P_3PUr2oc0e0Kcj9MiCzbonzW8rT4tmB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighting up my yard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghmbSPR6VxfWcgqS8tDJLjISjuEqEmx5WRCt0diIADxpmAbNw0dEtRLIHnkwCjUODOOTvUsen_el9NlCYcGioSgfHfNErTUazPaUAbUraYxkqsWMP93Sa0c52-Agw7du01GwexbzWxAjUPI4jlCOY6EGQWhPwIYcyxq_UwF1PCoAWRSLTZce8cJFdYUlrY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghmbSPR6VxfWcgqS8tDJLjISjuEqEmx5WRCt0diIADxpmAbNw0dEtRLIHnkwCjUODOOTvUsen_el9NlCYcGioSgfHfNErTUazPaUAbUraYxkqsWMP93Sa0c52-Agw7du01GwexbzWxAjUPI4jlCOY6EGQWhPwIYcyxq_UwF1PCoAWRSLTZce8cJFdYUlrY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsbi9JuGI9J0pm69oD2gaq6JkyYx-E9yjrl9YKdpeGj5VavjjO87bozc5bQc7BY6uhHrpcmcK64zkg2t4229GKEFaWoOhnQCQzJfaPktdQQOyaBStCf_lE_wr-iQdPakephGVlA9TVPk5gA7CYGyBBzWPSLBXMs5Ch_DaZYpzwsh-5v8MZLdoQOudpjC1e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsbi9JuGI9J0pm69oD2gaq6JkyYx-E9yjrl9YKdpeGj5VavjjO87bozc5bQc7BY6uhHrpcmcK64zkg2t4229GKEFaWoOhnQCQzJfaPktdQQOyaBStCf_lE_wr-iQdPakephGVlA9TVPk5gA7CYGyBBzWPSLBXMs5Ch_DaZYpzwsh-5v8MZLdoQOudpjC1e=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall-ing for you!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And one last look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiawwtIzSLNpTCQy-H-32ifVlR6B2PrdBmimgUZ85YpRFxv2ie6FaB4r-JLlYY2r-K-4oP3pmKeB5f2UZKAZ-6r6b4ycYe7AtVwNJwCkN-3e2NftB_ZomkQ8Qnz2DaJvFYSrp-aUV229zBZREftEV8lkPrcFL_rfHpX2EkIcTI2bFssSlzMz6LhjLpPL6Ml" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiawwtIzSLNpTCQy-H-32ifVlR6B2PrdBmimgUZ85YpRFxv2ie6FaB4r-JLlYY2r-K-4oP3pmKeB5f2UZKAZ-6r6b4ycYe7AtVwNJwCkN-3e2NftB_ZomkQ8Qnz2DaJvFYSrp-aUV229zBZREftEV8lkPrcFL_rfHpX2EkIcTI2bFssSlzMz6LhjLpPL6Ml=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am in love with you!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">As always I love when you "link" your comments/thoughts with my blogpost :-D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The </span><a href="https://islandbatik.com/blog/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Island Batik Challenge and Blog Hop - Pieced to Perfection</a><span style="text-align: left;"> continues. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Make sure that you check for weekly prizes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">____________________________________________________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, I have been working on the October Challenge for Island Batik, which is sponsored by <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/" target="_blank">Accuquilt</a>. We have to make a quilt/project using the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-north-carolina-star-12-finished-die.html" target="_blank">North Carolina Star Block on Board Die</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made an audition block. More to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS3Wi3_FlGn-lw7-e4wcBl0hycq96ABe7ILqgGTCZ3RrVfKC8kQCCcd6tS4VPGOoXuDtBmNlkDymz5oDbMyApJE6OGWe1cYZtPM5gdk2wQyFtSmrKmpfXss5n3RHLumuiPNB24mbM3QpZDGdSAoe_sqE4-pBz43Bo7gPoEDaS5rNfojWj2Wb1hg0ik6xDI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="2597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS3Wi3_FlGn-lw7-e4wcBl0hycq96ABe7ILqgGTCZ3RrVfKC8kQCCcd6tS4VPGOoXuDtBmNlkDymz5oDbMyApJE6OGWe1cYZtPM5gdk2wQyFtSmrKmpfXss5n3RHLumuiPNB24mbM3QpZDGdSAoe_sqE4-pBz43Bo7gPoEDaS5rNfojWj2Wb1hg0ik6xDI=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My version of North Carolina Star Block</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">_____________________________________________________________________</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two winners from the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/09/island-batik-challenge-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">September Challenge and BlogHop</a> are #19 (nicolesender) and #46 (Jayne). Emails have been sent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-77695243723116611212023-09-07T01:00:00.002-04:002023-09-07T01:00:00.153-04:00Island Batik Challenge & Blog Hop<p style="text-align: left;">The September Island Batik Challenge and Blog Hop is called Pieced to Perfection. We were required to make a paper-pieced project at least lap sized, using as many different fabrics as possible from our assigned collection.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJcOexNzrX7ySlwrTnqJAgaM26fWBmhAQBGIf6dShwiXX6pZNvcctawE2wMQPwudB9yAA3QkMJOoUKM_caMQf_MwVnQbgIoX-8KZDN67J0dvK7oBv2BshMwW4A_S-TGYzL6-6cOpu79CL7WsRQNxRXgkRZ-z8WnHXn5VvXxWlGDXcx5S0zCXya7n2eVU21" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJcOexNzrX7ySlwrTnqJAgaM26fWBmhAQBGIf6dShwiXX6pZNvcctawE2wMQPwudB9yAA3QkMJOoUKM_caMQf_MwVnQbgIoX-8KZDN67J0dvK7oBv2BshMwW4A_S-TGYzL6-6cOpu79CL7WsRQNxRXgkRZ-z8WnHXn5VvXxWlGDXcx5S0zCXya7n2eVU21=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I received Chromatic. It is an original collection designed by Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Designs.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPIqw4V2JMYXdUN0vIf_pgIpzZAXzaa7BA19_0dfNej-t4gQO5b7CchkfoNStt7ZejGtbk9hnR22RMJcCrJvsxGj4qbiwMuyNxIgiWdvCYpwLiYVG46Jx4afIanupSMvvDdlaz_PyUXE9hzqwh6lO8Z4EyqdukB3iDiLLs_buyTL1GBgevwx1iMRTHHH6q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPIqw4V2JMYXdUN0vIf_pgIpzZAXzaa7BA19_0dfNej-t4gQO5b7CchkfoNStt7ZejGtbk9hnR22RMJcCrJvsxGj4qbiwMuyNxIgiWdvCYpwLiYVG46Jx4afIanupSMvvDdlaz_PyUXE9hzqwh6lO8Z4EyqdukB3iDiLLs_buyTL1GBgevwx1iMRTHHH6q=w400-h400" width="400" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1ahImVjY4blbPeqF0jYHxaFyt2mMVkTUdZmTlakdGJ1VZNBwA9x8RUDHUQdOO51hI5JYKFcqw_YjK0tycE2hn_4xPMbnwr7NNxw7gdaTcaN4obFuvwyHvnK8oaJkkN6Xa6UH8c_xU_pPpkfhYzl3P5ElmOVhV0hL02sbklucaLmCN3U1A5nvo6_0zYyjp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1ahImVjY4blbPeqF0jYHxaFyt2mMVkTUdZmTlakdGJ1VZNBwA9x8RUDHUQdOO51hI5JYKFcqw_YjK0tycE2hn_4xPMbnwr7NNxw7gdaTcaN4obFuvwyHvnK8oaJkkN6Xa6UH8c_xU_pPpkfhYzl3P5ElmOVhV0hL02sbklucaLmCN3U1A5nvo6_0zYyjp=w579-h640" width="579" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chromatic Bundle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirGN3y_1AP0nEyAejB9soEr-mhBCUozj3xcBHGLyOfeDoDjHbrYndhGu5f67aSIHydx-PDNPesS-6k9MNOKbBKlrwsFOxG2BdAJwR1--b-mg2SZsamHgXra0sFqv8uULnmGNlMQtxZdqhZjjs60lCNSmthdt51E9f2nwdoZ__sL3NGZKPtIX2pDUKZkCTx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirGN3y_1AP0nEyAejB9soEr-mhBCUozj3xcBHGLyOfeDoDjHbrYndhGu5f67aSIHydx-PDNPesS-6k9MNOKbBKlrwsFOxG2BdAJwR1--b-mg2SZsamHgXra0sFqv8uULnmGNlMQtxZdqhZjjs60lCNSmthdt51E9f2nwdoZ__sL3NGZKPtIX2pDUKZkCTx=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chromatic Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And here is my response to the challenge!<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5BFY4silUMq-L26tHHZoASOR9SdLgfqc9GxS6aEDiT7sonPpIgHo1qdY_94CpLiL1xD15TuCgZQ6l6y5l12KGQUPxA1lNsa9H3Oe51TrDcCYNurwrpl26SYibWkDjUWrjE3rS3Kk7dx2RGahAUTNh2EIZzY8h3oB3KWpXaJiIZkrSUw565vD6ZQoU6bI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5BFY4silUMq-L26tHHZoASOR9SdLgfqc9GxS6aEDiT7sonPpIgHo1qdY_94CpLiL1xD15TuCgZQ6l6y5l12KGQUPxA1lNsa9H3Oe51TrDcCYNurwrpl26SYibWkDjUWrjE3rS3Kk7dx2RGahAUTNh2EIZzY8h3oB3KWpXaJiIZkrSUw565vD6ZQoU6bI=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bromeliad Garden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I chose "The Palm" block from EQ8 Block Library (under Old favorites). </p><p>The on-point layout uses 24 blocks. I used 21 (out of the 22) fabrics from the Chromatic collection. I used three fabrics from Island Batik Basics, so that each leaf uses a different fabric. I chose the solid white background for maximum contrast with these dark/bright fabrics. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDPx5HDgnH8HgPXYY6Wr1zQnLMItnCx63-7HHLBgEIujFK4xTRV4jMN1mhzzbQ4DkdQB4Z4VNY7eKIPj6i3FnppepfAmJoSUHcHeMZwIi0rlHTTJblG-4tMDB0XiuBjL7SKjF8SIO7RX9XS3zVMQEHs6ydHtlYa-luyYrtCiz3NGS58y9hynql9t-Q3CXl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1650" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDPx5HDgnH8HgPXYY6Wr1zQnLMItnCx63-7HHLBgEIujFK4xTRV4jMN1mhzzbQ4DkdQB4Z4VNY7eKIPj6i3FnppepfAmJoSUHcHeMZwIi0rlHTTJblG-4tMDB0XiuBjL7SKjF8SIO7RX9XS3zVMQEHs6ydHtlYa-luyYrtCiz3NGS58y9hynql9t-Q3CXl=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I started with making an audition block and after about three attempts, I was ready to roll.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE-3EimkiMkfoFamPQONrSsqBWopfqgR_nugne8zkz424DMdv-ifrV3B_KYqu-48H1zwfvZFIzO_kPa6pf36c_rA5Pknvs46pwv8AcD8ojFD2XeUvMojaAPEk94MiGlStHIZB1YeGpnWnPcViP3MWruvpjrSPBH-CSGsh1pUYYvypFiwEQCP7MuTz7mDLG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="2708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE-3EimkiMkfoFamPQONrSsqBWopfqgR_nugne8zkz424DMdv-ifrV3B_KYqu-48H1zwfvZFIzO_kPa6pf36c_rA5Pknvs46pwv8AcD8ojFD2XeUvMojaAPEk94MiGlStHIZB1YeGpnWnPcViP3MWruvpjrSPBH-CSGsh1pUYYvypFiwEQCP7MuTz7mDLG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Audition Blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I chose this block because it gives me the opportunity to show off every fabric (except the white one) from the Chromatic collection. </p><p>Since paper-piecing is not my strong skill, I wanted a block where imperfections did not cause a fatal flaw. Leaves, you know, are not exact :-) Further, since each leaf is its own block, a mismatched/imperfectly shaped leaf does not mess up the adjacent one.</p><p>Imagine the horror of mismatched seams, especially after all the effort of piecing and tearing out (hair and) paper. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSQnUibWEYqhkKqDj83RfLz8q6jJiZJxAIvZ2l15nruFOqRkPcJhqlKssr8OU64KzMNoxgFNXQJWio1A5rQgFhNtAOGbarCxa3Mh3tKU0FEWFcVyRN7QRbqD7W0lzOC3Kne5MCGOZcWqcCxXgWEOzkevJGTlcwDD50ViYX4NUU1vXJeAkVfDf43_oJfvfU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3020" data-original-width="3230" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSQnUibWEYqhkKqDj83RfLz8q6jJiZJxAIvZ2l15nruFOqRkPcJhqlKssr8OU64KzMNoxgFNXQJWio1A5rQgFhNtAOGbarCxa3Mh3tKU0FEWFcVyRN7QRbqD7W0lzOC3Kne5MCGOZcWqcCxXgWEOzkevJGTlcwDD50ViYX4NUU1vXJeAkVfDf43_oJfvfU=w640-h598" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for piecing (50 wt) and quilting (40 wt). I used <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/" target="_blank">Schmetz</a> Microtex 80/12 needle for both piecing and quilting. I chose <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/thermore/" target="_blank">Thermore batting from Hobbs</a>. <br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLmhNATBnhE4mWHZDtA5sW8d3SVXoSy9Ib26zc3a7MeFPoCFelgzn1drf5UrIBKQMXXBhcu7erO3UEHa7UPAYO7Jd1lo7c7rg1GPvZgoV_IPEyPP_96q7oiV7EzObXHsxK5qTBeq4u_LS3nFU2b-yeR9Zz-E0xSoJErUEgNGtJPwQauCEkGXEgPv0ejfQ2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2741" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLmhNATBnhE4mWHZDtA5sW8d3SVXoSy9Ib26zc3a7MeFPoCFelgzn1drf5UrIBKQMXXBhcu7erO3UEHa7UPAYO7Jd1lo7c7rg1GPvZgoV_IPEyPP_96q7oiV7EzObXHsxK5qTBeq4u_LS3nFU2b-yeR9Zz-E0xSoJErUEgNGtJPwQauCEkGXEgPv0ejfQ2=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Since the quilt finished at about 47" square, I pieced the back, using the leftover fabrics from the front.<div>I like to think that I "zipped" the two white pieces together :-D</div><div><br /></div><div>The quilt is named Bromeliad Garden, for the shape of the leaves.</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6Ut3iREFt93GMazaFDoSkqOeH7j7pmmf6LAjkoQSRaZVwl0b8oo2Gzf7t25zIk-iiCI4QqwDcB-fJkPZm88EstdVkEjUaFmKBgTTv0AfNm2-3BoNSsyVfU9bEhKrcHH-gkttE2ULunxZI565GoG-Khlgm0rOZ1y8Zs2gsfJaXxsiOk7TCuXPpYviAl573" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="2734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6Ut3iREFt93GMazaFDoSkqOeH7j7pmmf6LAjkoQSRaZVwl0b8oo2Gzf7t25zIk-iiCI4QqwDcB-fJkPZm88EstdVkEjUaFmKBgTTv0AfNm2-3BoNSsyVfU9bEhKrcHH-gkttE2ULunxZI565GoG-Khlgm0rOZ1y8Zs2gsfJaXxsiOk7TCuXPpYviAl573=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pieced (Zipped) Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I quilted diagonal lines using my walking foot. The Backing and Binding are Island Batik Solid White. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPCAuooF6I2L3mh9wldNMTEbFl7lDuQ2uMv_1KzWvdHmkz5nqjdwll7OK-Jcsgyl1tarQWVynS-PYmla5Hv1ktWy0QOwyoyRs47TN8ZeuhUUXcUV2ifDrbK6kLGsxqx3hpcMzK8mYvovjT7_6Cp5zcI3KpOAS1EFrPOUy6rGOqXeqQMhpW7Rrre-raTmN9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2971" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPCAuooF6I2L3mh9wldNMTEbFl7lDuQ2uMv_1KzWvdHmkz5nqjdwll7OK-Jcsgyl1tarQWVynS-PYmla5Hv1ktWy0QOwyoyRs47TN8ZeuhUUXcUV2ifDrbK6kLGsxqx3hpcMzK8mYvovjT7_6Cp5zcI3KpOAS1EFrPOUy6rGOqXeqQMhpW7Rrre-raTmN9=w640-h602" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Detail </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>Of course I added my label and thanked my quilt model for his patience and support of all my quilty endeavors. He was rewarded handsomely for his efforts :-)</p><p>If you'd like to win a handsome reward (in Island Batik fabric), please leave me a comment on this post. I will pick two winners on September 15. </p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check each of the Ambassador’s posts as many of them will be offering their own giveaways – all the more reason to enjoy the Pieced to Perfection Blog Hop!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WEEK 1</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 5</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73558" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blushing-Garden.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blushing-Garden.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blushing-Garden-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blushing-Garden-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Elita Sharpe, <a href="https://busyneedle.net/a-pieceful-perspective-blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Busy Needle Quilting</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Denise Looney, <a href="https://fortheloveofgeese.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">For the Love of Geese</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 6</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73557" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Buds-and-blooms.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Buds-and-blooms.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Buds-and-blooms-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Buds-and-blooms-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandra Starley, <a href="https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Textile Time Travels</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Pitcher, <a href="https://www.pitchersboutique.com/blog-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pitcher’s Boutique</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 7</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73556" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Chromatic.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Chromatic.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Chromatic-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Chromatic-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Kauffman, <a href="https://kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Kauffman Designs</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brenda Alburl, <a href="https://songbirddesigns.blog/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Songbird Designs</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333;">Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts (</span><span style="color: red;"><b>You are here</b></span><span style="color: #333333;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 8</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway</em></p><h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #484747; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">WEEK 2</h3><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 11</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73555" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Copper-Patina.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Copper-Patina.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Copper-Patina-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Copper-Patina-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brittany Fisher, <a href="https://bobbinwithbrittany.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobbin with Brittany</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gail Sheppard, <a href="https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Quilting Gail</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 12</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73554" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Earthly-Greens.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Earthly-Greens.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Earthly-Greens-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Earthly-Greens-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan Deshensky, <a href="http://www.ladybluequilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lady Blue Quilts</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryellen McAuliffe, <a href="https://www.marymackmademine.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Mack Made Mine</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 13</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73553" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/English-Lavender.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/English-Lavender.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/English-Lavender-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/English-Lavender-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily Leachman, <a href="http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Darling Dogwood</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anorina Morris, <a href="https://www.sameliasmum.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Samelia’s Mum</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Thomas, <a href="http://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Curlicue Creations</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 14</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73552" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magenta-Dusk.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magenta-Dusk.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magenta-Dusk-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magenta-Dusk-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Claudia Porter, <a href="https://www.createwithclaudia.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Create with Claudia</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria Johnson, <a href="https://foreverquilting4you.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Forever Quilting for You</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 15</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway</em></p><h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #484747; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 20px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">WEEK 3</h3><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 18</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73551" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Natural-Healing.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Natural-Healing.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Natural-Healing-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Natural-Healing-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lana Russel, <a href="http://lanaquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lana Quilts</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Pickering, <a href="https://lisascompassion.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa’s Quilting Passion</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 19</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73550" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ornate-Gems.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ornate-Gems.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ornate-Gems-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ornate-Gems-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Randi Jones, <a href="https://randisroost.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Randi’s Roost</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Suzy Webster, <a href="https://websterquilt.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Websterquilt</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 20</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73549" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Park-Avenue.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Park-Avenue.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Park-Avenue-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Park-Avenue-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mania Hatziioannidi, <a href="https://maniaforquilts.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mania for Quilts</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pamela Boatright, <a href="https://pamelaquilts.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pamela Quilts</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leah Malasky, <a href="http://quilteddelights.blogspot.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Quilted Delights</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 21</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-73548" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 92vw, (max-width: 992px) 468px, 696px" src="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pin-Dot-Floral.jpg" srcset="https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pin-Dot-Floral.jpg 756w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pin-Dot-Floral-300x100.jpg 300w, https://islandbatik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pin-Dot-Floral-500x167.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; transform: translateZ(0px); vertical-align: bottom;" width="590" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Atkinson, <a href="https://pinktulipquilting.wordpress.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pink Tulip Quilting</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reed Johnson, <a href="https://bluebearquilts.com/blog-the-bearister-quilter" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Blue Bear Quilts</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">September 22</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up</em></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the winners of the <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/08/avantika.html" target="_blank">Avantika Quilt Pattern</a> are comments #9 (Lisa Marie) and #42 (Sara). Emails have been sent. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com57Virginia, USA37.4315734 -78.65689429.1213395638211523 -113.8131442 65.741807236178843 -43.500644199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-22723627519147338772023-08-23T08:24:00.032-04:002023-08-24T06:22:23.100-04:00Avantika<p>I first made Avantika for the <a href="https://issuu.com/islandbatik/docs/fw22_island_batik_catalog_-_low_res_1_" target="_blank">Island Batik catalogue</a>. The working title was Mosaic Stars but once the quilt was completed, it needed a better name. Avantika means princess :-)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZ6TXp_sJZsaUIUJ4LCpL9uY19umXJ5e0GFymp_vIYsFWVB7DjibTxM_olDHgW73zRBbZPIoPYSppptqJSAX11_gj5dPX1EBUeunspsxCy-Yq1QlGF7Wjgu35KYGsEtDOhRpSoGXz1QhIDTmIS-v0-SD-06DK80Y5R-JnSqbQ260vAQmJk9NzBdmXTOG2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="2292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZ6TXp_sJZsaUIUJ4LCpL9uY19umXJ5e0GFymp_vIYsFWVB7DjibTxM_olDHgW73zRBbZPIoPYSppptqJSAX11_gj5dPX1EBUeunspsxCy-Yq1QlGF7Wjgu35KYGsEtDOhRpSoGXz1QhIDTmIS-v0-SD-06DK80Y5R-JnSqbQ260vAQmJk9NzBdmXTOG2=w571-h640" width="571" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avantika, the original princess :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV5WHrwMLaWB7SCB-4ZMKgoCbsBIcVvMqa5ETE6k2VNaT5HWQPOPVXdZlpFcd0fjYMY4KXl4hAXTKkf8GBobNVuO8p73EVzRa_xKJ0i9bQEHuURxEpDRY0L3dXmFab57AGMlsuQGEtnNBDhgbqEqLX2Qx4AKTKoZN4AfBPnjAViOaLdJPDaRokuZmp5xtk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV5WHrwMLaWB7SCB-4ZMKgoCbsBIcVvMqa5ETE6k2VNaT5HWQPOPVXdZlpFcd0fjYMY4KXl4hAXTKkf8GBobNVuO8p73EVzRa_xKJ0i9bQEHuURxEpDRY0L3dXmFab57AGMlsuQGEtnNBDhgbqEqLX2Qx4AKTKoZN4AfBPnjAViOaLdJPDaRokuZmp5xtk=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset Backing and Binding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Made using Island Batik Juicy Mosaics fabric collection, Avantika finished at about 64" by 84". </div><div style="text-align: left;">Juicy Mosaics is a beautiful collection and I love every fabric in it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeNrdewbWHlVReXziouM3Mt0bsQy79mn-VW_aXK6WTdfujbnHxTi2mLNh5K5HmhMi9bzeHSHh8ancT4LYRIWDdGzu-zEu0xFJCge-oWcEJlZm3vlNESjJlr0_SKJnOYGKAucGSKbzkcFw4N6rRKzgbE7ZKKoU1gkMm6CBpXNQ5qheZn7t0kwmxvwCdnJlR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeNrdewbWHlVReXziouM3Mt0bsQy79mn-VW_aXK6WTdfujbnHxTi2mLNh5K5HmhMi9bzeHSHh8ancT4LYRIWDdGzu-zEu0xFJCge-oWcEJlZm3vlNESjJlr0_SKJnOYGKAucGSKbzkcFw4N6rRKzgbE7ZKKoU1gkMm6CBpXNQ5qheZn7t0kwmxvwCdnJlR=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, we took her out for a photoshoot, thanks to Paul!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSc1s2STBtdv-YtiGndzOvHn886Vwc56uoWKDGUqFt_1lFShITu0GfvJbBFg30dzWIi8yEljbV-Dep6fkaanhqSGDFIJTNu6g_pIzC4aoImkMzTWcoXpXqR8xTvREf4NzW-nPkgD1ZOxEhnyxCE-2Zh4DY5TbTbEprwnGLM9Lq0r-vQ6C0P3R_T541Ooeb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSc1s2STBtdv-YtiGndzOvHn886Vwc56uoWKDGUqFt_1lFShITu0GfvJbBFg30dzWIi8yEljbV-Dep6fkaanhqSGDFIJTNu6g_pIzC4aoImkMzTWcoXpXqR8xTvREf4NzW-nPkgD1ZOxEhnyxCE-2Zh4DY5TbTbEprwnGLM9Lq0r-vQ6C0P3R_T541Ooeb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooh, the reflection!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I was so much in love that I chose to make these blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2023. </p><p>Since August is "Ambassador's Choice" month in the Island Batik Ambassador 2023 calendar, here are my finishes that serve the dual purpose - Island Batik Ambassador August project and completed RSC2023 quilts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEG7aIiZg5tGCirZcBGt0LFop3codOQZvp5__3N0pb5UpSCylBIbW-lwcNQ3PEPHW-31ZSfAcp6Ik_Ug3aDK735UkqPu9QmOzAj06A5DyK_eXTnRqCKnjZoC9-p1TVmKV-5-0mMLCv8QrxvkTbFRJlR2FeMMp7jfQACdDx3IgJSrcUZ5Ed679zahpFZo74/s1600/08%20-%20It's%20All%20Up%20to%20You.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEG7aIiZg5tGCirZcBGt0LFop3codOQZvp5__3N0pb5UpSCylBIbW-lwcNQ3PEPHW-31ZSfAcp6Ik_Ug3aDK735UkqPu9QmOzAj06A5DyK_eXTnRqCKnjZoC9-p1TVmKV-5-0mMLCv8QrxvkTbFRJlR2FeMMp7jfQACdDx3IgJSrcUZ5Ed679zahpFZo74/w400-h400/08%20-%20It's%20All%20Up%20to%20You.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>To differentiate between the three, I have named them Avantika (original), Avantika (cool) and Avantika (baby). </p><p>Meet Avantika Baby. Although it is the exact same block, the layout is different. Using only the warm colors, it has 32 different Island Batik fabrics. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2uowvu4X0OJZMoJ9Y4mOVETaRSVGN7JxCAXETfGRVPsW4_R4YjUfxKQAzKjb-UBqzbKHh6oc4JZJI5040v70JDdF-o0QYHA9TIwbd8lSvvHSLz0_AUVD2DV_E-pQcGq6LdJfXGN-hLmlteFXqzmbdsEoG_MjjQzdNzEcu0py_APC2on-6FJ7VPBqjd88z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2uowvu4X0OJZMoJ9Y4mOVETaRSVGN7JxCAXETfGRVPsW4_R4YjUfxKQAzKjb-UBqzbKHh6oc4JZJI5040v70JDdF-o0QYHA9TIwbd8lSvvHSLz0_AUVD2DV_E-pQcGq6LdJfXGN-hLmlteFXqzmbdsEoG_MjjQzdNzEcu0py_APC2on-6FJ7VPBqjd88z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avantika Baby, 40" square</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Since the yellow hues are lighter than the others, I struggled with the layout. Placing them in the center made sense. It also makes this baby princess glow from within. <p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC6z1gx5_7vwbBGjrh0yoPGq5RnadXOvJWE8NDWT1c17c9t5N6TJTIhNRwoZBBIAp8gp8hQkWepM4CsZZ64L0i7aph6_uYfbxAsySUd3HJAH1mfZyzC19i-eQ2wjiz3dDNuXaI7wRWjTavBDQIHGyeav0Bj9rOvG5vP4cX7di_0kOGUYAW9oqzWC7QqSV3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC6z1gx5_7vwbBGjrh0yoPGq5RnadXOvJWE8NDWT1c17c9t5N6TJTIhNRwoZBBIAp8gp8hQkWepM4CsZZ64L0i7aph6_uYfbxAsySUd3HJAH1mfZyzC19i-eQ2wjiz3dDNuXaI7wRWjTavBDQIHGyeav0Bj9rOvG5vP4cX7di_0kOGUYAW9oqzWC7QqSV3=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oyster (Island Batik Neutral) Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>I took her with me when I traveled to Myrtle Beach earlier this year. These pictures were taken at Atalaya Castle at the Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina.<p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmKh2nCWoGWviQKrTYkpm-Dv57DZv9mmo2qAWFQn1jHtTJBzZnTBQ1x97ToJvqV9YoRswrbK-yBeWk-4-Isn9vAe9XHNMVE1mbAFBHB_XtvOUmwq6lPcURKNqDRrRGmL44fDQLdF4N4CDAns1OYHJRwZrmbcEmk7jbNdz9p1nyQamET4Wn6N_pbcWyuBdK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmKh2nCWoGWviQKrTYkpm-Dv57DZv9mmo2qAWFQn1jHtTJBzZnTBQ1x97ToJvqV9YoRswrbK-yBeWk-4-Isn9vAe9XHNMVE1mbAFBHB_XtvOUmwq6lPcURKNqDRrRGmL44fDQLdF4N4CDAns1OYHJRwZrmbcEmk7jbNdz9p1nyQamET4Wn6N_pbcWyuBdK=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Atalaya Castle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvIR3UgfvbLdXVBJJETBuE6KGFh668lHTouMs8dkY0_a1GCZcoqp8_uQcrmk_uVoYGipycvk49Rswl-KR4nP0GiEUw9c5yJqUFJb7kgXMH-lIxbie-WguY163MQld3encUGBG-pWucHtV9iu-TOk_-_rmOvIyK0DnEkSv_TQGn9fko_REj2SKticdOAQD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvIR3UgfvbLdXVBJJETBuE6KGFh668lHTouMs8dkY0_a1GCZcoqp8_uQcrmk_uVoYGipycvk49Rswl-KR4nP0GiEUw9c5yJqUFJb7kgXMH-lIxbie-WguY163MQld3encUGBG-pWucHtV9iu-TOk_-_rmOvIyK0DnEkSv_TQGn9fko_REj2SKticdOAQD=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess in her tower</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfQx78V_L3njsXV7qH2p4w452bat31u9O8rD8q8AUyuNoWyDbWRdMpOaC9mn0xANYJRAPEuW2HIkeqVzds-DGcTgmVIMRDFJj1IBSGd6CVp2VMN9F997ctJ5tl-DQG8fBofYUA7coJGcXaUrzraEV3FVVJNscspQ5j7WhqFsbEXNb7MPXbtOx-FwGywvCN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfQx78V_L3njsXV7qH2p4w452bat31u9O8rD8q8AUyuNoWyDbWRdMpOaC9mn0xANYJRAPEuW2HIkeqVzds-DGcTgmVIMRDFJj1IBSGd6CVp2VMN9F997ctJ5tl-DQG8fBofYUA7coJGcXaUrzraEV3FVVJNscspQ5j7WhqFsbEXNb7MPXbtOx-FwGywvCN=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool location, warm quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzyzyU8nNKTUCExjuB6APhXrvkXzik4Tf1gYY6HmEz4XkUyC8vzbczHO5nYA19p1A6Neh1FzZN6WMBsEbPfUXJo5pJCW92B5Tq4ERq42A7ZZDh59hIKr_TD7JUANWgL4FtwGVftfF3n8T7dhrk_NLP34C9zOhjHhj7uud2CkRCq9bdSzabfnCIgwp8cyDZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzyzyU8nNKTUCExjuB6APhXrvkXzik4Tf1gYY6HmEz4XkUyC8vzbczHO5nYA19p1A6Neh1FzZN6WMBsEbPfUXJo5pJCW92B5Tq4ERq42A7ZZDh59hIKr_TD7JUANWgL4FtwGVftfF3n8T7dhrk_NLP34C9zOhjHhj7uud2CkRCq9bdSzabfnCIgwp8cyDZ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No princess, no climbing trees!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuJf46mt8x_QOxrP2feZMWlEa6HoNDQQK1TmaCIqsPn1G8JuOMjKa4YcCcat06IzBm1GxJHGhEbsFOLvHyb9MxNJJq5CodFhb8Gr8vuxlnOqsY1VzwDfdANjc5gP2_BlnsVVLBQcBOKfX5blhO6lFlHY4_r3c5fgbaasGvNVHgzsemTePxiJ07xUFhiN8g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuJf46mt8x_QOxrP2feZMWlEa6HoNDQQK1TmaCIqsPn1G8JuOMjKa4YcCcat06IzBm1GxJHGhEbsFOLvHyb9MxNJJq5CodFhb8Gr8vuxlnOqsY1VzwDfdANjc5gP2_BlnsVVLBQcBOKfX5blhO6lFlHY4_r3c5fgbaasGvNVHgzsemTePxiJ07xUFhiN8g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Are you really going to jump off?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The little princess has loads of attitude, as you can see. But I love her so very much!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Let's meet Avantika Cool. Made using blue, green, turquoise and purple, she finished at 60" by 80". </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXtrZdzwxXrKjEGz0-E2lMDgb0xT0JfNrBDUkBZWdctmr-Gqe2mXvWwJsfbIJ40LOZ4dt1S16Sve4e7kbN68rb4NWYRq0sh_644v20BaDf6iSiK6xwRcTpYnbwDQte5bP24nLxLcWhb80833gY0qSgshIA7S6bnqRYKrSHvpANyJ0J8rQm8t7PIlkpDYSC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXtrZdzwxXrKjEGz0-E2lMDgb0xT0JfNrBDUkBZWdctmr-Gqe2mXvWwJsfbIJ40LOZ4dt1S16Sve4e7kbN68rb4NWYRq0sh_644v20BaDf6iSiK6xwRcTpYnbwDQte5bP24nLxLcWhb80833gY0qSgshIA7S6bnqRYKrSHvpANyJ0J8rQm8t7PIlkpDYSC=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avantika Cool</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: How many fabrics does this one have? </span></i><br />Me: Well, Avantika Cool uses 96 different Island Batik fabrics, plus the background, backing and binding. <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: So 99, total?</span></i><br />Me: Yes.<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: 99 pieces of fabric on the wall...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgquduYa6MKSUBQp8W-UVnVYC0oOLrb6-Y8EECl4mxqJDfHzz08g4RV6Yx0An9bD4tlMFX4SAHKskZjPdUJYzDeqfEZJODYiwjT-3Fuef23k75Mzm0Toj_urPJuiPmXJ_X4z1vOJ6faDMocTBUhZ090Yu_cZxFRbuvng-j7eReynjEr3f3h31jEpkWO6dRE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgquduYa6MKSUBQp8W-UVnVYC0oOLrb6-Y8EECl4mxqJDfHzz08g4RV6Yx0An9bD4tlMFX4SAHKskZjPdUJYzDeqfEZJODYiwjT-3Fuef23k75Mzm0Toj_urPJuiPmXJ_X4z1vOJ6faDMocTBUhZ090Yu_cZxFRbuvng-j7eReynjEr3f3h31jEpkWO6dRE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The princess coming down the steps of her castle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></i></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF-auT7mWrQxUd3FZuk304G3HBhCWoASrXDkC7tTAYkJhW8URYpIOP9-okl6g3FscMIkJG3mhEDr4EWiFdzeIrv1TGR5SpAsJNPAqyGAy-Xu6m2ne78OMRWCW2xcf3mwnRulddAlNKsmoP_SAEaXaomMhCfV-XH1zet9mbHfrHCtMTLdEQw08FPJ0XWpa7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF-auT7mWrQxUd3FZuk304G3HBhCWoASrXDkC7tTAYkJhW8URYpIOP9-okl6g3FscMIkJG3mhEDr4EWiFdzeIrv1TGR5SpAsJNPAqyGAy-Xu6m2ne78OMRWCW2xcf3mwnRulddAlNKsmoP_SAEaXaomMhCfV-XH1zet9mbHfrHCtMTLdEQw08FPJ0XWpa7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am glad I could get closer...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKzeNcu0cCU7IoNAPC3AysytJPyDQphiz12YKI4k9bZ7KJabWjDJpYYGdu7_F1KJjSIGRHA3GNpEgFdHg8Ng3LoGrXat9KTU2Rdb-VDPR7nZzR0XlJmLUlk0YazzOWQCdHdcAZ-OWmxRIzvrfMixJ6NWbU5VbmXvB0FDFNIUWJ9qSEJnEs_5w_4mwgiPM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="2562" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKzeNcu0cCU7IoNAPC3AysytJPyDQphiz12YKI4k9bZ7KJabWjDJpYYGdu7_F1KJjSIGRHA3GNpEgFdHg8Ng3LoGrXat9KTU2Rdb-VDPR7nZzR0XlJmLUlk0YazzOWQCdHdcAZ-OWmxRIzvrfMixJ6NWbU5VbmXvB0FDFNIUWJ9qSEJnEs_5w_4mwgiPM=w640-h472" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to meditate...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivKP5TsotiPF3LYumGLx2DAyFSsh2J2ZhIYfiNrZuzWtPaYzeCHc_nFAxtSR0RfyYYDNHbTu24_KAXm0M5SsRqo-9zvSYtiONjZ87oJwPVIVpE1Zok6R4um-jRfFxAuVxLJcq7xwy7CI7z2phesntmLV9lQRis2CkMEEkIorMgnv5_eWhKz63IOYsMokKl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivKP5TsotiPF3LYumGLx2DAyFSsh2J2ZhIYfiNrZuzWtPaYzeCHc_nFAxtSR0RfyYYDNHbTu24_KAXm0M5SsRqo-9zvSYtiONjZ87oJwPVIVpE1Zok6R4um-jRfFxAuVxLJcq7xwy7CI7z2phesntmLV9lQRis2CkMEEkIorMgnv5_eWhKz63IOYsMokKl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crushing on You!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTj-jT9NJA1RVwgRHZAIEuu82MY99V-z5kQbygd4WNUr82kk1Nnicj-hCGtJyDuw-5jr-pmybMx7btGpMv8zoqOabj6MJWcKxrMKGZakpQJg2W595WHKZ7nvE2JA6c4Q9vgB9UP0aRD3pxFjUf5uyqx66nu7nTQ9nzFwcP5ENlYOoR3ktJ5b2xEFhQLR9S" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTj-jT9NJA1RVwgRHZAIEuu82MY99V-z5kQbygd4WNUr82kk1Nnicj-hCGtJyDuw-5jr-pmybMx7btGpMv8zoqOabj6MJWcKxrMKGZakpQJg2W595WHKZ7nvE2JA6c4Q9vgB9UP0aRD3pxFjUf5uyqx66nu7nTQ9nzFwcP5ENlYOoR3ktJ5b2xEFhQLR9S=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to rest. No more visitors, please</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7-XqE6JHa6nPFBLZpz6M5OCqcS5Ys5HnfMoOnmLib8HbJH6SPzIW9yDnEDLa29Y-kDXCUM0agfUADCZ5_eCR5Hr1MkEHZFYoth9i5po_Q3LS8y3DOcyOhzmUdjm9hkQSeQpNYaMljijSb9OQw83uQfi1lsHOy0iogCyEfmBU7U5rqT3En6flSu7xVll2h" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7-XqE6JHa6nPFBLZpz6M5OCqcS5Ys5HnfMoOnmLib8HbJH6SPzIW9yDnEDLa29Y-kDXCUM0agfUADCZ5_eCR5Hr1MkEHZFYoth9i5po_Q3LS8y3DOcyOhzmUdjm9hkQSeQpNYaMljijSb9OQw83uQfi1lsHOy0iogCyEfmBU7U5rqT3En6flSu7xVll2h=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Fabrics - Fit for a Princess</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used <a href="https://www.schmetzneedles.com/" target="_blank">Schmetz Needles</a> 80/12 for all piecing and quilting. I used 50wt <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for piecing and 40wt <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Thread</a> for quilting. <a href="https://www.hobbsbatting.com/" target="_blank">Hobbs Batting</a> was used for all three quilts.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiz1U6oYE1UkwYmMTxsOzuve8cZXPA9YcJS8OK1zTVU-l1BMO55fuatmaOz5itubdHrZQC6kYURuSej03RGBuI8EZr5AQrGfgmphnEfQLM758zjZDwTy8NcmQc8ZR7RMsiFNEPxxuaUC-QD4ACipSTucpdmDS3uYop6dmm1G8iCXsDUQgbg0BWtoiLY_8M" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiz1U6oYE1UkwYmMTxsOzuve8cZXPA9YcJS8OK1zTVU-l1BMO55fuatmaOz5itubdHrZQC6kYURuSej03RGBuI8EZr5AQrGfgmphnEfQLM758zjZDwTy8NcmQc8ZR7RMsiFNEPxxuaUC-QD4ACipSTucpdmDS3uYop6dmm1G8iCXsDUQgbg0BWtoiLY_8M=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solid Light Grey Binding</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vHLanaqgvTnWpomXHxtJztKQyR6mjM9Fm4NpUdeteHxVdPzxp9RgNf0Y2CIQ2ErNYsQy9zky2Pw0B8wsXNkhnctVGO74zSCND334RfQwP0-23Os4el18mHXI64s-7MNedFg4HMPDalVDJUoCl6OtjkNF9zixVEaDotvgAJIEtrGG-dFT4aAhchRJ0tb_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vHLanaqgvTnWpomXHxtJztKQyR6mjM9Fm4NpUdeteHxVdPzxp9RgNf0Y2CIQ2ErNYsQy9zky2Pw0B8wsXNkhnctVGO74zSCND334RfQwP0-23Os4el18mHXI64s-7MNedFg4HMPDalVDJUoCl6OtjkNF9zixVEaDotvgAJIEtrGG-dFT4aAhchRJ0tb_=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rice (Island Batik Neutral) Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>I so enjoyed working on these blocks throughout this year, I could hardly wait to complete these quilts. Since I had so many more fabrics in blue, green, turquoise and purple, than in yellow, orange, red and pink, it made sense to divide the rainbow into warm and cool colors, resulting in two quilts, made exclusively with Island Batik fabrics I have received as a part of the Ambassador Program.<div><br /></div><div>If you have ever doubted about using Island Batik fabrics, these two quilts should clear all misgivings. </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEyNmM6fBBIUGC_0C317tAFzmuKB-bHiNWVcCo46cpsiZBX0ycQIpi9fRIw5Wn5ZO3uJMQFZFZkl1Ko1FA96pTtgnI1amEiQdzW0Ou8CpeCAbPItoBRqxI_OYXuuqkuhIzcPjBWWbKdXK5xt7ii_ppRK9b0UfeM7GSll7o3H0JGJibTIqQKLtCuU5rzm4X" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEyNmM6fBBIUGC_0C317tAFzmuKB-bHiNWVcCo46cpsiZBX0ycQIpi9fRIw5Wn5ZO3uJMQFZFZkl1Ko1FA96pTtgnI1amEiQdzW0Ou8CpeCAbPItoBRqxI_OYXuuqkuhIzcPjBWWbKdXK5xt7ii_ppRK9b0UfeM7GSll7o3H0JGJibTIqQKLtCuU5rzm4X=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Fabrics are the Best!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I love how I have two princess quilts - sisters that could not be more different from each other, in spite of sharing the same basic block.</p><p>But wait there is more. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1473576044/quilt-pattern-avantika-pdf-download" target="_blank">Avantika is also my newest pattern</a>, available in my Etsy shop, at a 20% discount till 8/31/23. If you wish to get a free copy of the pattern, please leave a comment on this post. Please include your email if you show up as Anonymous. </p><p>I will pick two winners on September 7, 2023.</p></div></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-4881928241759102362023-08-14T20:43:00.021-04:002023-08-20T16:08:55.552-04:00Summer Vibes<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Let's go get ice cream.</span></i><br />Me: Sugar is not my friend.<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Of course not. It is your side piece.</span></i><br />Me: Side piece?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: The guy who texts "you up?"</span></i><br />Me: Like booty call?<br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Yes, booty call.</span></i><br />Me: It does go to my booty. <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: So you are coming?</span></i><br />Me: I won't say no to a booty call.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzHClqb3QZMBIo5I2ZpMZbX6rn55bmi93yWlGW36e7EKo4Y1m_TxzuhLjvRch9osTiLxi65qrwSYZfsowOYy_2EV9S87in-1ChRO5apMZSqMKK3-KUaHN96i5yqH5sph5WOIBLUpWHiaCT-7OiaQSqUZi4BjWR5pz_BlwBEji86hHJsdxCIdCg8luG8jsp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="2915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzHClqb3QZMBIo5I2ZpMZbX6rn55bmi93yWlGW36e7EKo4Y1m_TxzuhLjvRch9osTiLxi65qrwSYZfsowOYy_2EV9S87in-1ChRO5apMZSqMKK3-KUaHN96i5yqH5sph5WOIBLUpWHiaCT-7OiaQSqUZi4BjWR5pz_BlwBEji86hHJsdxCIdCg8luG8jsp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice cream with Paul - Sweet!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Summer time equates with vacation time for many of us. Although I cannot take a vacation at this time, I can squeeze in small getaways and get-together with friends. last week, I got together with <a href="https://institcheswithbonnie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bonnie</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Had we coordinated better, I would have worn Barbie colors too :-D</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZrG9rapNbBkle58NuJ4O-l6ybT2uiv4ImM881Q_BPez_UsH7a7XSxgH5rAmhaMzb3v_1xgpT5WfQTsxRCfmPqzelSnjJPi9Xg42a9Y6n8_OC3eAH-jZCep7kWGetAbhK646tLjnxy5MgWFBhmjNDK4DpIEBcAGtHBgDIaZ4ny9k8aKItNYTjpdbWhugQ2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="2991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZrG9rapNbBkle58NuJ4O-l6ybT2uiv4ImM881Q_BPez_UsH7a7XSxgH5rAmhaMzb3v_1xgpT5WfQTsxRCfmPqzelSnjJPi9Xg42a9Y6n8_OC3eAH-jZCep7kWGetAbhK646tLjnxy5MgWFBhmjNDK4DpIEBcAGtHBgDIaZ4ny9k8aKItNYTjpdbWhugQ2=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We ate Mexican food and chatted about thread, quilting patterns and English vocabulary, since Bonnie is a retired teacher and I am fascinated with the English language. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsoTp41VgIF8xLfOkEppjoIRM1nn845rCl-XqnCz028NJRb5qKbdPxbsVear-noe5AAnxgFrlTBFvq2hNVE6SKqp2Yq1fIRR0PpjZVqxC8MWWH42mRQtHvzfTkaDH2FRfiV2o39A8U0ev4Rt3YU15An5d5mp4vLGgarGCYjwmu2OCK5KY_j_0F-sjzaj0v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="2966" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsoTp41VgIF8xLfOkEppjoIRM1nn845rCl-XqnCz028NJRb5qKbdPxbsVear-noe5AAnxgFrlTBFvq2hNVE6SKqp2Yq1fIRR0PpjZVqxC8MWWH42mRQtHvzfTkaDH2FRfiV2o39A8U0ev4Rt3YU15An5d5mp4vLGgarGCYjwmu2OCK5KY_j_0F-sjzaj0v=w640-h524" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I think of summer, I think yellow and orange - the colors of sherbet, lemonade and popsicles. </div><div style="text-align: left;">But in America, it is certainly the combination of red, white and blue that is quintessentially summer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So here is a very summery finish - Captain Hotpants. The quilt has a rather long and winding story. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipLgYMHCwlInjy5tDN-R1fzxI6k_j1ajEPoAjaBgSwTVc00leUQRQhwK-88QLgaogHLUgY3IEklBpNDbQsqq03pzK2e6yvUKNRdeQHErMxme5SBBT_i_y9nJjUfCrWZGNuS-yaOYU2Q3xQaZycmtRMzXpDcevQ5zCM1cEaRO6uOBwcn52FVZFa9KzhVYYE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipLgYMHCwlInjy5tDN-R1fzxI6k_j1ajEPoAjaBgSwTVc00leUQRQhwK-88QLgaogHLUgY3IEklBpNDbQsqq03pzK2e6yvUKNRdeQHErMxme5SBBT_i_y9nJjUfCrWZGNuS-yaOYU2Q3xQaZycmtRMzXpDcevQ5zCM1cEaRO6uOBwcn52FVZFa9KzhVYYE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic Quilt?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a dear friend, Joyce. She is a mentor, a mother figure, and a confidante.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I met her in 2007, and we became fast friends shortly thereafter. I made her <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2015/02/squirrel-kisses.html" target="_blank">this</a> quilt, which is proudly displayed in her guest bedroom. In 2016, I messed up, and we had a falling out. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I apologized, Joyce forgave me, and we renewed our friendship in 2022. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But in the six years that we were apart, many things happened. Nathan, Ryan and Andy (Joyce's nephews) got married. Between the three of them, they added five babies (four boys and one girl) to the family.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So when Joyce visited me last month (after 6+ years), I sent her home with five quilts, one each for the five kids.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2020/01/men-in-black.html" target="_blank">Men in Black</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2018/07/one-with-everything.html" target="_blank">One with Everything</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/01/nihal.html" target="_blank">Nihal</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2021/08/island-batik-try-tool-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Cinderella</a> (for the girl)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/two-for-one.html" target="_blank">Jade</a> (for Eli)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Two days later, I got a message from Joyce, saying she loves Jade and would want to keep it for herself, offering to pay for it. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Her exact words are "<i><span style="color: #800180;">The more I look at it, the greedier I become and don't want to part with it.</span></i>"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It warmed the cockles of my heart. I suggested that she keep it as an early birthday present from me.</div><div style="text-align: left;">But I also chided her (laughingly) for stealing Eli's quilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Eli needed a quilt. It would be extremely unfair if he was the only cousin without a quilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Although I do have "quilts on tap" (according to Paul), I was ready to make one. I was sitting on a pile of improv blocks made for last year's Rainbow Scrap challenge and this was a perfect opportunity to play with some of those improv pieced blocks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEP681UWp5zlL15VR927dODmKxOVkH_SHp9r1QM4g4HrN_jxTScvtHJH-fXZKPjPrA7NoGuSQucVJj0XwfCsvpL1Sn9Nrq-H6Onh7pEytKEeahLEDOxsSM6T_Y30QCpDenQpSygeEWGVdyaZBLsYYLlliugqv0irfpmJOLDLKNOuRzGrlrngBqntrVn_6K" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEP681UWp5zlL15VR927dODmKxOVkH_SHp9r1QM4g4HrN_jxTScvtHJH-fXZKPjPrA7NoGuSQucVJj0XwfCsvpL1Sn9Nrq-H6Onh7pEytKEeahLEDOxsSM6T_Y30QCpDenQpSygeEWGVdyaZBLsYYLlliugqv0irfpmJOLDLKNOuRzGrlrngBqntrVn_6K=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turquoise Blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7k_4F7w8uzvc0ki3kb7HaNHfu4dIAgh_8YkbgsToo0fQWyfGH9Ppxjo41zTb1ok_Y4iHky1CpowhpCJqj_-jj2aHvmE6SXnl4-gHxMixP3O168qIl7bIqF7fcm8Dw5Yd3WCcF3MkL5MW7ttTztBa1IOVqvxYEoJxaY3xHCBH-5_byR3U-A5WkyHLuZMpc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="3504" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7k_4F7w8uzvc0ki3kb7HaNHfu4dIAgh_8YkbgsToo0fQWyfGH9Ppxjo41zTb1ok_Y4iHky1CpowhpCJqj_-jj2aHvmE6SXnl4-gHxMixP3O168qIl7bIqF7fcm8Dw5Yd3WCcF3MkL5MW7ttTztBa1IOVqvxYEoJxaY3xHCBH-5_byR3U-A5WkyHLuZMpc=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5b23Zlz9kwCx6zIIG2curMqLDKfW0Eq2yx79u-rERhn38950eZop-M3ejNenN9qUWUDEG3T5wFHphEL34Uk2Yh5CcJr8B7z3zRDlAd1R4vv1MPeXpE-twTu8Rmt-3z5amaVNBCVoaRHWtWGSHcf_V0TUNCsrSSkPZzds5GcXSq8-ep2TpC0oX8_rbSHsg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5b23Zlz9kwCx6zIIG2curMqLDKfW0Eq2yx79u-rERhn38950eZop-M3ejNenN9qUWUDEG3T5wFHphEL34Uk2Yh5CcJr8B7z3zRDlAd1R4vv1MPeXpE-twTu8Rmt-3z5amaVNBCVoaRHWtWGSHcf_V0TUNCsrSSkPZzds5GcXSq8-ep2TpC0oX8_rbSHsg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I gathered some of the red, blue and turquoise blocks and started playing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoAayMVm13aWMSLWmICQ2NqbtWel3Vb0rWNJjd2UVu34RjYTk81QyxPGzNBKqP5n_V1oFIRMf6FkuqTHIcLggks1oRZELvuBEcNU14t5jG7Q1pI9ud9hjC9thrKtI-RKntToXcVL12X11IyrW0_mV61mqRWYkaBoEFRjADh2JJsP6DXwOizsRiPCgsz7l" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="2836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoAayMVm13aWMSLWmICQ2NqbtWel3Vb0rWNJjd2UVu34RjYTk81QyxPGzNBKqP5n_V1oFIRMf6FkuqTHIcLggks1oRZELvuBEcNU14t5jG7Q1pI9ud9hjC9thrKtI-RKntToXcVL12X11IyrW0_mV61mqRWYkaBoEFRjADh2JJsP6DXwOizsRiPCgsz7l=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness for the Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some additions, subtractions and adjustments later, we had a flimsy!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdLVm45jGnKGo6ud9cnqRHJmfiU6nxu_Pg50-tVbnpN8uTym-KkMPheGkzUdDayXm2uKUHnlHO4mF3aU4VYrl8UzPIPg_vfyf7WFzy6FiAKcuPL0beWfjf-5qc8U3Fwy9MZXrC6tiKIrSGuQfP5R16YIDK_Y7tUxF0yUNcxNfCmPJh4oUTe3Lx1ZWZydb9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="2670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdLVm45jGnKGo6ud9cnqRHJmfiU6nxu_Pg50-tVbnpN8uTym-KkMPheGkzUdDayXm2uKUHnlHO4mF3aU4VYrl8UzPIPg_vfyf7WFzy6FiAKcuPL0beWfjf-5qc8U3Fwy9MZXrC6tiKIrSGuQfP5R16YIDK_Y7tUxF0yUNcxNfCmPJh4oUTe3Lx1ZWZydb9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flimsy!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And that is how we got Captain Hotpants. Here are some finished pictures.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1i1NHMgNUeYh3nq_9gNZ0icjN7ysPpOgJtrhJjTlEyINVRl2D95Xm0ST9iXRGEDG2pehANJBdYBj-VAm-lQoEjJYY9v0A5pNJsIBg8aNnOvfMEaLxr4NrM5_HPKsRrGq5hSNLH5RxGglHXV_9UutceJAo-CKfRgtUnYhwpk1CQoCHyoqDe8jq6gUMT_gO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1i1NHMgNUeYh3nq_9gNZ0icjN7ysPpOgJtrhJjTlEyINVRl2D95Xm0ST9iXRGEDG2pehANJBdYBj-VAm-lQoEjJYY9v0A5pNJsIBg8aNnOvfMEaLxr4NrM5_HPKsRrGq5hSNLH5RxGglHXV_9UutceJAo-CKfRgtUnYhwpk1CQoCHyoqDe8jq6gUMT_gO=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Captain Hotpants finished at about 43" by 45". The backing is cute dinosaurs and the binding is red/white check. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVa6CvXAC-Bx20fwN5eH29EoC1JPYUJ1_UlA913pYImj7AdCtRo1dbb_JXkD7sNp59s8ZmMuqrXKVo4HzTsrYAAdWzffqLECFRXeMtoeO5qCNq_-i0_d2pjHCSpCPsM0YELfHvfITq5E95QbjDZ7p9TG-BJD5I0np7MxGVEdf3RcmnFj-6fLrHwCZBiaVE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVa6CvXAC-Bx20fwN5eH29EoC1JPYUJ1_UlA913pYImj7AdCtRo1dbb_JXkD7sNp59s8ZmMuqrXKVo4HzTsrYAAdWzffqLECFRXeMtoeO5qCNq_-i0_d2pjHCSpCPsM0YELfHvfITq5E95QbjDZ7p9TG-BJD5I0np7MxGVEdf3RcmnFj-6fLrHwCZBiaVE=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red and White Binding :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8jLSRf70-qtsMY1_mXLEv7roy_XJF3h2zJQvlTHRWlPzQ8IIY2gZGj99RuG6gGaiBu7eMdCuek5hnWB9YYtcBWVXdoS0X0VIQCmkS36PoH4dxe_-6jppkMsksbEEcxsN9LMAXAtWlXsTS3kYeei_Fe3_tWOOypUQ3sEQ8uSSATI1lGjhE5FvmSZaDljeF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8jLSRf70-qtsMY1_mXLEv7roy_XJF3h2zJQvlTHRWlPzQ8IIY2gZGj99RuG6gGaiBu7eMdCuek5hnWB9YYtcBWVXdoS0X0VIQCmkS36PoH4dxe_-6jppkMsksbEEcxsN9LMAXAtWlXsTS3kYeei_Fe3_tWOOypUQ3sEQ8uSSATI1lGjhE5FvmSZaDljeF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Named after the astronaut!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few close-ups</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVAgv0gUWp5R8NFGXdkKEBcg263OfoADT5FNSs_yCBugvk6Kz9JnrEBVIhla5qpyifNp27CxR0zmvoxLUnecs0RSniTEJXwfff7B8kTQgGNBYfDBz6hwfksBd4vnoeGrMHg4r3Kj8qMAS5xzvaQWc7jiIAqYWD1JJs45AF1n06Oj7SiY2e2yxGpRRyShAm" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVAgv0gUWp5R8NFGXdkKEBcg263OfoADT5FNSs_yCBugvk6Kz9JnrEBVIhla5qpyifNp27CxR0zmvoxLUnecs0RSniTEJXwfff7B8kTQgGNBYfDBz6hwfksBd4vnoeGrMHg4r3Kj8qMAS5xzvaQWc7jiIAqYWD1JJs45AF1n06Oj7SiY2e2yxGpRRyShAm=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrappy</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5smLVNutRTW8aNXAL4-BUHe2qPOehj6p7CV-fzlqUOdyqHgf7sqi3_cs9TNwz7TRv3uLSKYmjb8EtR-Lq1AkfAyL26P8oY8cmwVcmiRjXWTCBr03DxXmtoRyLPhYdTtxHVuBtIxIzgom-LiGI8OYqho5YRG8IGinUZ9ka1GWyfdrI_VOCt2HWeg9KxmdX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5smLVNutRTW8aNXAL4-BUHe2qPOehj6p7CV-fzlqUOdyqHgf7sqi3_cs9TNwz7TRv3uLSKYmjb8EtR-Lq1AkfAyL26P8oY8cmwVcmiRjXWTCBr03DxXmtoRyLPhYdTtxHVuBtIxIzgom-LiGI8OYqho5YRG8IGinUZ9ka1GWyfdrI_VOCt2HWeg9KxmdX=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love improv!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJDOSnpJF4Naf6pwRfTd8cwiHRruNyUzhhJQwp8qT509MlveEmUBBdoukwBPjtgPwdHZBa1szPjDvRR6FGHBbt3fpl3hVzvClRjziTBEdgN4rRNYSeRztBo-F5mmHbFtKi_Kmb6T-aBZ_qsLutMxi9V9sJ5sYJD24J8Dqw9wq9s1BmCalx4SJ3xLCjgso-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJDOSnpJF4Naf6pwRfTd8cwiHRruNyUzhhJQwp8qT509MlveEmUBBdoukwBPjtgPwdHZBa1szPjDvRR6FGHBbt3fpl3hVzvClRjziTBEdgN4rRNYSeRztBo-F5mmHbFtKi_Kmb6T-aBZ_qsLutMxi9V9sJ5sYJD24J8Dqw9wq9s1BmCalx4SJ3xLCjgso-=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDhNTeCBeQCtmkH3KVvjHp9R0kpTpfAKysRz3iIEmGBTbWtOaOHVYIBzNZVZxl1Johc1fUM_sV36vfLjkF6FEdIYau9NDkO5NaDHkJ3l-Ezc21CBTaYjuJN4O8_P7DBZkEAcOSF4_TQSreWuyWTTBMVF0AvKjaSyg7nvW8B6-u18u990nI4Ww9T9wicBDn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDhNTeCBeQCtmkH3KVvjHp9R0kpTpfAKysRz3iIEmGBTbWtOaOHVYIBzNZVZxl1Johc1fUM_sV36vfLjkF6FEdIYau9NDkO5NaDHkJ3l-Ezc21CBTaYjuJN4O8_P7DBZkEAcOSF4_TQSreWuyWTTBMVF0AvKjaSyg7nvW8B6-u18u990nI4Ww9T9wicBDn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I delivered the quilt to Joyce last week and she will deliver it to Eli later this month.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRZQ5_RQkxiE1VGUjrYVT5tZv7Gsyqt5sI3GinOvN9ZVSs3KfZCpgz-lDyJApJZCnxNzSNv-3ZpBEffoIcvLmUbrLxHhhqVg_Cw6eQbwdvKbK0KUgq7mlU-ClULKPOlsYSGJOiNaGBTkD0vrJy090Jy6w5nWsEjU2eQc9Qb-GdAfTlIF9A7rzly02k25RU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRZQ5_RQkxiE1VGUjrYVT5tZv7Gsyqt5sI3GinOvN9ZVSs3KfZCpgz-lDyJApJZCnxNzSNv-3ZpBEffoIcvLmUbrLxHhhqVg_Cw6eQbwdvKbK0KUgq7mlU-ClULKPOlsYSGJOiNaGBTkD0vrJy090Jy6w5nWsEjU2eQc9Qb-GdAfTlIF9A7rzly02k25RU=w587-h640" width="587" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Joyce</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNLLwY9w9xXIUXWGimAcCJKFyWTLHFy7CJGreBI5fV_Pce3ZZPS2C-HpuW5nun6Iv0plM4XUHGJMduDrk3WvjHIFp4Qv0AN-S08gmcsUhe2MIJApSKhbrg_wzrV6ERLKoMM20Nbw7aN3lkh5s_nyaiDB31paKt8lMKItZr1METK3Wr9snlbO-WifXKJ-Sx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="2735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNLLwY9w9xXIUXWGimAcCJKFyWTLHFy7CJGreBI5fV_Pce3ZZPS2C-HpuW5nun6Iv0plM4XUHGJMduDrk3WvjHIFp4Qv0AN-S08gmcsUhe2MIJApSKhbrg_wzrV6ERLKoMM20Nbw7aN3lkh5s_nyaiDB31paKt8lMKItZr1METK3Wr9snlbO-WifXKJ-Sx=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joyce, the model</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjelot0lKslPi05MkRdogLRgYsPx9raZl4tlPupKC6O_H0aeqAbHgOwe8M_fhFH0NT59Wt2_8H_UxbgQK5PZ4vQ6e42-sWKh0TRMWF3rJ5BALXT--lRXGUuYVvCcAgNO0ErOfd_molw8dDKCGvmIsuyG0NBN--0nr3JMgY5YfNO5gPFx2gOwYxlEAmBlN7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjelot0lKslPi05MkRdogLRgYsPx9raZl4tlPupKC6O_H0aeqAbHgOwe8M_fhFH0NT59Wt2_8H_UxbgQK5PZ4vQ6e42-sWKh0TRMWF3rJ5BALXT--lRXGUuYVvCcAgNO0ErOfd_molw8dDKCGvmIsuyG0NBN--0nr3JMgY5YfNO5gPFx2gOwYxlEAmBlN7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colors of summer!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And here is Eli with his quilt. I am told that he and Captain Hotpants have become good friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht7S00rgwbd1sQwJZoOS-IFwfQP9b-57wsQYNhqxwiqLCHBmc3cSyN-se9atwQA9L2ZDtGrEdK-g1INBgz8TIRsbkMl9xIjOhan0GKMWCUjlvT8ZvP0YpjbuhJyEaCmi0AsVJ5iGvudlbL15oBwWEfVN8jW8AXw8aJEgzK7U17eFtUi6W5mKe3Tv2Ptkzr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="2606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht7S00rgwbd1sQwJZoOS-IFwfQP9b-57wsQYNhqxwiqLCHBmc3cSyN-se9atwQA9L2ZDtGrEdK-g1INBgz8TIRsbkMl9xIjOhan0GKMWCUjlvT8ZvP0YpjbuhJyEaCmi0AsVJ5iGvudlbL15oBwWEfVN8jW8AXw8aJEgzK7U17eFtUi6W5mKe3Tv2Ptkzr=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Recipient :-)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties including <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/08/scraphappy-saturday.html" target="_blank">Angela's</a>. See full list on the side bar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, there is one more thing. While I was face-timing with <a href="https://kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Connie</a>, a fellow IB ambassador, she expressed pleasant surprise at the blooming crape myrtle trees here in Northern Virginia. So I took some more pictures for her. But in doing so I discovered some interesting things myself!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmtfP6sq3r1Jr3axYfe6GpOmN3WewDJ9tAT9-GEokxrjenDNOgRaaGzLfr5VS78cA0jDZVh0knC9r3BUKH1_CoONikhnqvhuXa1jFyzK6V6zz94lA3CyqvzH5EifwDgEWC4ee7Z1oJIhmb-cfmB2zwQ-0-g7u0Cj8HE0303u0DXMs79ifwt2lwltYt76Ik" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmtfP6sq3r1Jr3axYfe6GpOmN3WewDJ9tAT9-GEokxrjenDNOgRaaGzLfr5VS78cA0jDZVh0knC9r3BUKH1_CoONikhnqvhuXa1jFyzK6V6zz94lA3CyqvzH5EifwDgEWC4ee7Z1oJIhmb-cfmB2zwQ-0-g7u0Cj8HE0303u0DXMs79ifwt2lwltYt76Ik=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such intense color!!!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEsVEElF6jw3ENSlOoK04yjJyNMixYVWJVxvtEcxLQ6jngIAPgS8lnjr9tzgNCQzlbysQtJsDfYjVcU90P_K6XbdKAyrRC0ZQXJlov98zzZfpBC_Hz3fzxUwEPpobV-JGRbPYc6_srilMBd41pat8S3eTfW75pVuSA9vQVKWWQFw_PEhcKSfYd3TqjqFXq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEsVEElF6jw3ENSlOoK04yjJyNMixYVWJVxvtEcxLQ6jngIAPgS8lnjr9tzgNCQzlbysQtJsDfYjVcU90P_K6XbdKAyrRC0ZQXJlov98zzZfpBC_Hz3fzxUwEPpobV-JGRbPYc6_srilMBd41pat8S3eTfW75pVuSA9vQVKWWQFw_PEhcKSfYd3TqjqFXq" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red color blooms in a white tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU_zy7tPrLhvUZLWDU7mHG6OGH86iwl9ns0xibW-KdkVxAtNhf9cj0PobArqpLFr7IM73gPnC7nrMKOfu1GvT-BH-GvR4EP3lYFMIZ0RwPd4tTh1dZNHA9fE7kFS_c_lJaLyIQmdoe2BhQntG3QfpFGeFT59c4E10CKqE3ksz2RYy19XYKq73M_oeDyaG6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="2986" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU_zy7tPrLhvUZLWDU7mHG6OGH86iwl9ns0xibW-KdkVxAtNhf9cj0PobArqpLFr7IM73gPnC7nrMKOfu1GvT-BH-GvR4EP3lYFMIZ0RwPd4tTh1dZNHA9fE7kFS_c_lJaLyIQmdoe2BhQntG3QfpFGeFT59c4E10CKqE3ksz2RYy19XYKq73M_oeDyaG6=w565-h640" width="565" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three shades of pink in a single tree!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSjcVywAinSIVY5F7vQYaUAe6VDvHh5GQAADXY6xXOaPMCPYxPJNPnZHmwiXEdTvH6VUO3gRd-9ifeguw0OLzbkK2KjqVXjRDxSo6BAGKd52beT6fO4LtC_qFyOeIuv7NqgRRN7Tsx2gAXvaA5nNvQ5qWrwJuNwxJ9ZNaVHd15Gc9VHbrfdmFYUAlYQgI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="2304" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFSjcVywAinSIVY5F7vQYaUAe6VDvHh5GQAADXY6xXOaPMCPYxPJNPnZHmwiXEdTvH6VUO3gRd-9ifeguw0OLzbkK2KjqVXjRDxSo6BAGKd52beT6fO4LtC_qFyOeIuv7NqgRRN7Tsx2gAXvaA5nNvQ5qWrwJuNwxJ9ZNaVHd15Gc9VHbrfdmFYUAlYQgI=w640-h543" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a gorgeous pink!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoSW-C-ZXmJlKcYuyKcM27XndgOBmgCK2Htdh4X2vhejIlVsGaxJQZXJcI-B0H-LFNc9iSMpKisUG6myV0C0sMcPz_oW2Uo9iJLGkJMp6HHm20-CYUg-cYFZPbEOK4wMax1vAw9_H37hV_fX3Gn0L_NUQYt9ds48tWhlvidDZgCxAIbF0FFFz0LbOXjR6p" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoSW-C-ZXmJlKcYuyKcM27XndgOBmgCK2Htdh4X2vhejIlVsGaxJQZXJcI-B0H-LFNc9iSMpKisUG6myV0C0sMcPz_oW2Uo9iJLGkJMp6HHm20-CYUg-cYFZPbEOK4wMax1vAw9_H37hV_fX3Gn0L_NUQYt9ds48tWhlvidDZgCxAIbF0FFFz0LbOXjR6p=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love Lavender </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaDPTnPi1lp_7iM2aWEZ_AzrkTb-nhuSpgSbd6TmrmC1HlJXoikCasg7uEWWxxx_MM2P6gvej3BREAf8aTO60kI0f4JQa593rvxLBZI4iKmXeHLNUE2eBwGM5hvNKwT1Ztt27qZFx6_pOOrwAPiWx-D9s-CiUILwqnv1G1GQJ8Q1Nr5Vj_xHaeFVXNEYn5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaDPTnPi1lp_7iM2aWEZ_AzrkTb-nhuSpgSbd6TmrmC1HlJXoikCasg7uEWWxxx_MM2P6gvej3BREAf8aTO60kI0f4JQa593rvxLBZI4iKmXeHLNUE2eBwGM5hvNKwT1Ztt27qZFx6_pOOrwAPiWx-D9s-CiUILwqnv1G1GQJ8Q1Nr5Vj_xHaeFVXNEYn5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I counted five different colors in one yard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">August is Island Batik Ambassador's Choice month. So we get to make whatever we want. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I may have made a quilt or two, with a new pattern release! That blogpost is next. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As always I am eager to hear from you. Your comments add color to all my seasons :-)</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-42870284288286438692023-08-05T10:00:00.001-04:002023-08-05T10:00:52.495-04:00More Island Batik Goodies<p>This week, we received the remaining supplies from Island Batik and I am happy to share them with you.</p><p>Solids - Four yards each of White, Dark Gray, and Black </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1LlafFEOkB7DY59uRtm_sE48gyO7ySJV6-zACv0axMCA_rRfltGsU2ZCI_Fi6AQErai3q6GrdK8m5SidWJ01psUpo5r2-YB5PDTAA0-KGTOtJx0HEuTew1_umJj0BAihC86oIqpT1sO3Wu-fEGni7GBc0hAA9vd5aUJVUeC4iU-XU_BZXOKmobdKcL_d9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1LlafFEOkB7DY59uRtm_sE48gyO7ySJV6-zACv0axMCA_rRfltGsU2ZCI_Fi6AQErai3q6GrdK8m5SidWJ01psUpo5r2-YB5PDTAA0-KGTOtJx0HEuTew1_umJj0BAihC86oIqpT1sO3Wu-fEGni7GBc0hAA9vd5aUJVUeC4iU-XU_BZXOKmobdKcL_d9=w640-h480" width="640" /><br /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Summer Precut - 2.5" Strips of Vintage Charm. This is a Signature Collection designed by Kathy Engle for Terri Vanden Bosch of Lizard Creek Quilting. It comes with matching yardage, two yards each of Valentino (dark pink) and Dandelion Crumbs (beige).</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_XAaG2urSruVlbR2l_uLqDlqyCwFOQVMWFwsC-_1uBcvtdRKIox0EqZjSWQwIzk6BpRrjElbjkDkfOVR_TlVkwhrdBOzx-hpBPwsClOBKWHGpt85vMA63l4mTPU61USQgcV4sw6oAupW41969GkSFZlYotTf7KMNvzhnjOJo7-LwdjwOWRC3ISxxkzoMU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_XAaG2urSruVlbR2l_uLqDlqyCwFOQVMWFwsC-_1uBcvtdRKIox0EqZjSWQwIzk6BpRrjElbjkDkfOVR_TlVkwhrdBOzx-hpBPwsClOBKWHGpt85vMA63l4mTPU61USQgcV4sw6oAupW41969GkSFZlYotTf7KMNvzhnjOJo7-LwdjwOWRC3ISxxkzoMU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNH1YNHlVM4mqSZlr761B6_jEXj2Bx3l7O4Fz6XaWfPMaIGYWc--YYSkACvpTDE1pJh0nsKikovehXLyp1fKfcMejlXDs-Px_z2voxam5kvJ5wqQzgj8EW3XptnUL7ilLiBFd2bfF4eT9ATNqduTtQaXaZ_ufcc2XA4AKLGywpKCUuzzaLrdHH0DAwfS0N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNH1YNHlVM4mqSZlr761B6_jEXj2Bx3l7O4Fz6XaWfPMaIGYWc--YYSkACvpTDE1pJh0nsKikovehXLyp1fKfcMejlXDs-Px_z2voxam5kvJ5wqQzgj8EW3XptnUL7ilLiBFd2bfF4eT9ATNqduTtQaXaZ_ufcc2XA4AKLGywpKCUuzzaLrdHH0DAwfS0N=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Stash Builders - 5" strips, 20 per pack.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2VLes1gB84YBYp627zo7hg8975lFokAK5_WDyPv_VAjRIZfeRsfKwnLWV8jjwX5ltyleDFQia2hw-86l7jcFlQtJNH79-GaaUojenvUdJV0acpUT_teKV5AsZCm-70MLDi452JJPg7Q5X-mLszlshFF7WR0-PKLmmIOKOMBDr_khh1fAYczUcbL0D2rlr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3259" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2VLes1gB84YBYp627zo7hg8975lFokAK5_WDyPv_VAjRIZfeRsfKwnLWV8jjwX5ltyleDFQia2hw-86l7jcFlQtJNH79-GaaUojenvUdJV0acpUT_teKV5AsZCm-70MLDi452JJPg7Q5X-mLszlshFF7WR0-PKLmmIOKOMBDr_khh1fAYczUcbL0D2rlr=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Angela has announced the color for August. It is Yellow :-)</p><p>I love Yellow. It is the color of warm sunshine and flavorful curries. It is the color of turmeric which is the main ingredient of the beauty concoction that is associated with brides and wedding ceremonies. Yellow is also the color of my favorite fruit - mangoes. </p><p>Sorry, I did take off on a tangent. In any case, here are my blocks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYNtknIKo56TbaLufypDDCPIcWrnGac-u7qEnihzzCDlIfu5wBB2-M9M_uIujszZb2s9mlCeYjBnrVCQGanB8tQaYn8MhrZ-2XlQWD2_LQA6mrULLDAzJgF0HVm8_XDQMOB1ugei1KDCT4SFXEpLwnBMRhCd9rCKosNgGhv5WS4HGpM4SNj3T55alrYYsY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="2282" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYNtknIKo56TbaLufypDDCPIcWrnGac-u7qEnihzzCDlIfu5wBB2-M9M_uIujszZb2s9mlCeYjBnrVCQGanB8tQaYn8MhrZ-2XlQWD2_LQA6mrULLDAzJgF0HVm8_XDQMOB1ugei1KDCT4SFXEpLwnBMRhCd9rCKosNgGhv5WS4HGpM4SNj3T55alrYYsY=w640-h584" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August is Yellow!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>I believe I am ready to put together my RSC blocks into a flimsy. That post is coming later this month. <p></p><p>Here is a sneak peek of my latest finish - a baby quilt using last year's RSC blocks.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjzCk7-MDOHcSV3Ks-V7uvj15m2tpRYeVwWRzhNlWMAUIv4lzDTCvO_h4sH_OGGse-SdaC-Sob79KmSqn0hE4mtjKv9f40npb7XAjGYisH0U3t6uGRANVP7CWzqGboMg0kX-vPnOPGKkAQmzYzIpAujobPiuI185JIDQCOpFj17kSJ7exDcdh4bC7ksytU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjzCk7-MDOHcSV3Ks-V7uvj15m2tpRYeVwWRzhNlWMAUIv4lzDTCvO_h4sH_OGGse-SdaC-Sob79KmSqn0hE4mtjKv9f40npb7XAjGYisH0U3t6uGRANVP7CWzqGboMg0kX-vPnOPGKkAQmzYzIpAujobPiuI185JIDQCOpFj17kSJ7exDcdh4bC7ksytU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinosaurs Rule!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjahJDibhTQjjJpmQpv3zmLDTCAQvfwZAcnvyYoRv-TJh4SUHTIKTbwNig4eACs4UpoFSzdZmQncnww9lWzo_6WWc4yJbx-YBBgPoHjrgzfBHY0UBWCk2OG8WyCr4BAIqzK7pF76IJ8ocW36rLZMKPjF6dGtV3oGYpX1QkFvsz1SOixJj9jJcICyDSJsFai" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjahJDibhTQjjJpmQpv3zmLDTCAQvfwZAcnvyYoRv-TJh4SUHTIKTbwNig4eACs4UpoFSzdZmQncnww9lWzo_6WWc4yJbx-YBBgPoHjrgzfBHY0UBWCk2OG8WyCr4BAIqzK7pF76IJ8ocW36rLZMKPjF6dGtV3oGYpX1QkFvsz1SOixJj9jJcICyDSJsFai=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Hotpants :-D</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties including <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's</a>. See full list on the sidebar.<br /><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-39290715717927250102023-07-28T04:19:00.000-04:002023-07-28T04:19:52.613-04:00Accuquilt: Covering the World<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Covering the World: One Quilt at a Time</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Beginning in June 2023, AccuQuilt is partnering up with </span><a href="http://islandbatik.com" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Island Batik</a><span style="text-align: left;"> in </span><span style="text-align: left;">a pay-it-forward campaign called “Covering the World: One Quilt at a Time.” If you wish to participate in this effort, you can find the details </span><a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/quilttheworld" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Ld0m03f_ZZA_ZCN_NK1u8RkPG8xop7mBXbQk-Qetc1IM1CYo7ysn7-RDfiRsTHfvbqu0C2osYjyRLg49rohi1eKYL7V82IIjBSnoRqATOg7aZH_kH5W0pdWkbjEa90rj0STy_WYudDhWdWswWdzOPBMFYmp2IY2Ifhwi9JstQO2atrN-m-MWuaOstw0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="682" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Ld0m03f_ZZA_ZCN_NK1u8RkPG8xop7mBXbQk-Qetc1IM1CYo7ysn7-RDfiRsTHfvbqu0C2osYjyRLg49rohi1eKYL7V82IIjBSnoRqATOg7aZH_kH5W0pdWkbjEa90rj0STy_WYudDhWdWswWdzOPBMFYmp2IY2Ifhwi9JstQO2atrN-m-MWuaOstw0w=w400-h314" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I chose to make two quilts - Sea Salt and Rainbow Kiss.</p><p>Sea Salt is a baby sized version based on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1081083450/quilt-pattern-masala-box" target="_blank">Masala Box pattern</a>. I picked out bright blues and greens from the Island Batik Basics (these are available all year round) and paired them with Island Batik solid white background.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyIZ2j-SuqcrlcOEYhxKrOBYSAaRLFHiO156GYvQa_kXgNmnZZF6a4OHbfWZhdqgDjApYCGbvfogjlSx4oV776-Jy16s5I-MDitz_16SSCrA-w251M_vGKEL1PizXGKGPA0y5XJSDTVBiieSRsCT-V0jVtIGUbVBFKtuAQNBFZ_TnuydUOlZYGJEXFIdq6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyIZ2j-SuqcrlcOEYhxKrOBYSAaRLFHiO156GYvQa_kXgNmnZZF6a4OHbfWZhdqgDjApYCGbvfogjlSx4oV776-Jy16s5I-MDitz_16SSCrA-w251M_vGKEL1PizXGKGPA0y5XJSDTVBiieSRsCT-V0jVtIGUbVBFKtuAQNBFZ_TnuydUOlZYGJEXFIdq6=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Salt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Quilted using my walking foot, this cute baby quilt came together in just one weekend. The binding is Island Batik Solid Light Grey.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu9zQ8iFzkga6oJNWbp7DkaXmG26cFzs1hhbIWdx6orHiFHKM5XXr4dd8qsa202jD3Jq_RyYAE6SZKF0qBZT7hJzr_d1g2QRQta4qnlfLxGi54Q1kM9j2IAQnVBKcscKubJVm_aN303TXDNWhIF3VRhHNxlXz9UrYDJgCOs3VFJy1vGt6wQC0mMjwkV00V" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu9zQ8iFzkga6oJNWbp7DkaXmG26cFzs1hhbIWdx6orHiFHKM5XXr4dd8qsa202jD3Jq_RyYAE6SZKF0qBZT7hJzr_d1g2QRQta4qnlfLxGi54Q1kM9j2IAQnVBKcscKubJVm_aN303TXDNWhIF3VRhHNxlXz9UrYDJgCOs3VFJy1vGt6wQC0mMjwkV00V=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby ready!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Sea Salt finished at 36" square and will join other quilts (from my quilt guild) going to the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital's Premie Graduation. These quilts accompany the premie babies when they "graduate" from NICU to go home. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfgVQqcQqaF0vypwAPtd6gJFYqHYXamKjZjfZ1UjD1C86algSGKld-bYcVSNRBoqx_8qFqybOHcbxsSmPI7CWixSjs5dmC_0-iTt2BTuUd1YWqHq4tqewI46Dd8FC_3EX2Ejxou2vZJhefB8noVWlseGLNeEIVjhtciUSPItGh8BLuvqAdYDrLLo8uwmcw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfgVQqcQqaF0vypwAPtd6gJFYqHYXamKjZjfZ1UjD1C86algSGKld-bYcVSNRBoqx_8qFqybOHcbxsSmPI7CWixSjs5dmC_0-iTt2BTuUd1YWqHq4tqewI46Dd8FC_3EX2Ejxou2vZJhefB8noVWlseGLNeEIVjhtciUSPItGh8BLuvqAdYDrLLo8uwmcw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brightness</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I will be handing Sea Salt over to Jeanne in my quilt guild who takes them to the Fair Oaks Hospital.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>I made Rainbow Kiss for <a href="https://gsafewi.org/" target="_blank">GSAFE</a>. GSAFE increases the capacity of LGBTQ youth and students, educational staff, and families to create school environments where all LGBTQ youth and students thrive.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEq0PnpBChALNxdr-glTdS25VxU2ZTsTcoXuPNzk9YlvNeox7G6KZRObsw5tG5jYg34JyLxQsmcIcX9G-YWEirIQ43D1N0OXdfEBs4k7dSM0et2eoSfLdK_WmaW30kIupbgTzDhPUkx-6mpp6REn4aThm_01VH-piToyfl4oAhLl2pf5RUKtKzMtXJRg7H" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1707" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEq0PnpBChALNxdr-glTdS25VxU2ZTsTcoXuPNzk9YlvNeox7G6KZRObsw5tG5jYg34JyLxQsmcIcX9G-YWEirIQ43D1N0OXdfEBs4k7dSM0et2eoSfLdK_WmaW30kIupbgTzDhPUkx-6mpp6REn4aThm_01VH-piToyfl4oAhLl2pf5RUKtKzMtXJRg7H=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Courtesy - GSAFE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Using Fabrics from Island Batiks Blenders (available all year round), I pieced the strips in a rainbow-ish order. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLqQFnmHoknMuZ4F2ly7MsXJq3wjibTFy0SbmD3bASX2C3HxvFIIqumX-0sswzKdOqv_LDux9VAb7Ed6a77dZyLNebYPRwe4zSFtkG_Tr4LnM7njI_YvT6lTAZqhEy26FT2uYscg5yAzUpEro095fmq_bCgwhTtLg6pgfKB6Nz9nV3FqO7Ew3tVrOkYupu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="2371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLqQFnmHoknMuZ4F2ly7MsXJq3wjibTFy0SbmD3bASX2C3HxvFIIqumX-0sswzKdOqv_LDux9VAb7Ed6a77dZyLNebYPRwe4zSFtkG_Tr4LnM7njI_YvT6lTAZqhEy26FT2uYscg5yAzUpEro095fmq_bCgwhTtLg6pgfKB6Nz9nV3FqO7Ew3tVrOkYupu=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Batik Blenders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkRY391Kp-Kp0qjy8vz4k0KhEpN9eBvRH65OFnPHPoKuu3DS62FZBDS3CYLfiLk6GhSbuj9xJdrbJccISl3xiSrp3bUE05Hrf1Mof32CzH2EfR_uWDOZid7vIEoMwBnKbWVhj0fPK0gT_j4ooJI_KG3LKbsGCtnyk6MrC2dG4fFY1pzWCdkCiC3hdyvx-w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkRY391Kp-Kp0qjy8vz4k0KhEpN9eBvRH65OFnPHPoKuu3DS62FZBDS3CYLfiLk6GhSbuj9xJdrbJccISl3xiSrp3bUE05Hrf1Mof32CzH2EfR_uWDOZid7vIEoMwBnKbWVhj0fPK0gT_j4ooJI_KG3LKbsGCtnyk6MrC2dG4fFY1pzWCdkCiC3hdyvx-w=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitched Strips</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Then I cross cut the strip set into strips and arranged and rearranged them till I was happy with it.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn9h6v0-YSZ4vMLQQEP6e18MqCUwYhCqKCXySGRT9hCvzr8i2oHZmkbElDJAy0ePBtVMHKgJG9LPX72yzZxS7PQFS0PNR8CTYUyG6M9ter9FSBIpfoBAFFAz9NwXmQFBZdaWynsxhXiTJ9NzgnLLa_2Odn3R2UHOnNIwNHiY6yByIKXZlOJgwyP9XAawi_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="2836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn9h6v0-YSZ4vMLQQEP6e18MqCUwYhCqKCXySGRT9hCvzr8i2oHZmkbElDJAy0ePBtVMHKgJG9LPX72yzZxS7PQFS0PNR8CTYUyG6M9ter9FSBIpfoBAFFAz9NwXmQFBZdaWynsxhXiTJ9NzgnLLa_2Odn3R2UHOnNIwNHiY6yByIKXZlOJgwyP9XAawi_=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Design Wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNMJtgR21tcIpaOE5tO2oE0bN0eUzf3n7R8SZYNKN6q1nlsx9hbzWe9-LM3Cip2O2aDbzk1kpy3Pgv3mWAVTGhfxxlN2FuDVr0yR25XvPjw5U812zbrM4wvfA-UJEGN9pH_0bhcWbgFOYx2zQDYPXV8g8rkz7sYqfLC5wjceuBDIDzFMaF7G6IGkFvTJBd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNMJtgR21tcIpaOE5tO2oE0bN0eUzf3n7R8SZYNKN6q1nlsx9hbzWe9-LM3Cip2O2aDbzk1kpy3Pgv3mWAVTGhfxxlN2FuDVr0yR25XvPjw5U812zbrM4wvfA-UJEGN9pH_0bhcWbgFOYx2zQDYPXV8g8rkz7sYqfLC5wjceuBDIDzFMaF7G6IGkFvTJBd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone is welcome!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I quilted, following the seams with my walking foot. The binding is Sprinkles (Island Batik Neutral). Rainbow Kiss finished at 42" by 46" and will join other quilts in Wisconsin for the annual GSAFE auction later this year. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>Here they are both - Sea Salt and Rainbow Kiss, my contribution to the Accuquilt's Cover the World event.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGXs0cvPqNnYDu25_O1p_GOvrplTtkzzlR_B2fXJbKOmrRupOJLEBHAwhOAtaFFEfYWAn3umQl8I7Zsx-K7XiA2U5spz-XeXE3I_JvWfPLDLiDjchixO74ErWaFt79GGmf0Qp4eOafSxrh4CloT4nci1tFSnMkFX1exQJ-Z4wHgqMQGeMZ5W46dbGk7FVJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3363" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGXs0cvPqNnYDu25_O1p_GOvrplTtkzzlR_B2fXJbKOmrRupOJLEBHAwhOAtaFFEfYWAn3umQl8I7Zsx-K7XiA2U5spz-XeXE3I_JvWfPLDLiDjchixO74ErWaFt79GGmf0Qp4eOafSxrh4CloT4nci1tFSnMkFX1exQJ-Z4wHgqMQGeMZ5W46dbGk7FVJ=w576-h640" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off we go!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.<br /><br /><p></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-71124254818266158712023-07-22T09:25:00.001-04:002023-07-22T09:25:21.922-04:00Soha and Frogkisser <div style="text-align: left;">Me: I avoid cleaning and organizing. <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Of course, I clean only when it is absolutely essential. </span></i><br />Me: I am glad you agree. <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Paul: Let sleeping critters lie</span></i><br />Me: Exactly. When I do clean/organize, I get attacked by squirrels. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At this moment, Paul lost the thread of conversation.</div><p>In anticipation of the second shipment of <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/07/island-batik-ambassador-boxes.html" target="_blank">Island Batik Ambassador boxes</a>, I had to clean house, get rid of some scraps and make room for the new supplies. </p><p>In doing so, I came across some star blocks, that date back to 2015, I think. Who knows? It was so long ago. Seven blocks were made. I dropped everything and whipped up two more and completed the flimsy.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLiKJt9EkLHcrig4fcVMJZJjw1dPuUgNhR8hgzV3krdXsHaSRwgtDdPrCh4w7YVYkOOUI5Dt2rzJRE0LfQvHk6lGl03wovNlAV5dobnlpVgUW1yKyDns4VF3C0_talmRiD5TcDCS5arpmzl7R3DwHrwaJj32p1XJAmrSZJKqDTakfNYQiMYVRjzkSJ42II" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLiKJt9EkLHcrig4fcVMJZJjw1dPuUgNhR8hgzV3krdXsHaSRwgtDdPrCh4w7YVYkOOUI5Dt2rzJRE0LfQvHk6lGl03wovNlAV5dobnlpVgUW1yKyDns4VF3C0_talmRiD5TcDCS5arpmzl7R3DwHrwaJj32p1XJAmrSZJKqDTakfNYQiMYVRjzkSJ42II=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lost and Found</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Meet Soha. Soha is an Arabic name meaning Star of a hidden constellation. These stars were in hiding for long but now they have found their purpose. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSXZdAcQM0PfE3dgbms7CFGaPAEgxBf2NhBn15LST1V-dvRe6xL7B9x0_QlXPmCNj6J8OKSqDutYCFI0SpQbtOizhbjDY-JfiVAXnNEudYgwE_Iz8Tu9oP83dIzgKgGHURyYY5q_VG52QkFiCzZuSIVqU49l049PfNPIpU1gq9AmL5GrAsivYCCXnw97pg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2977" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSXZdAcQM0PfE3dgbms7CFGaPAEgxBf2NhBn15LST1V-dvRe6xL7B9x0_QlXPmCNj6J8OKSqDutYCFI0SpQbtOizhbjDY-JfiVAXnNEudYgwE_Iz8Tu9oP83dIzgKgGHURyYY5q_VG52QkFiCzZuSIVqU49l049PfNPIpU1gq9AmL5GrAsivYCCXnw97pg=w640-h630" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soha</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I received this backing fabric from <a href="http://www.quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Julie</a>, when she was destashing. Love the tightly packed houses. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha2mREcTRn5_AiIcEe6L1nK60_jmlrRRpu44-LAAPx4dfF7zTlHKXqkcx59AIcLlZMmc6cblpVDKHi1xUXfMpt0sbbFTMpgvFFrFu5RkL4trqPZM5m2xIAw44g60hAZGHYg2axavq5BLfuxS_wik4ZMjyBqAPae5Iup1qDiwKbCnb696DPaWwrT2Co3R_R" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2988" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha2mREcTRn5_AiIcEe6L1nK60_jmlrRRpu44-LAAPx4dfF7zTlHKXqkcx59AIcLlZMmc6cblpVDKHi1xUXfMpt0sbbFTMpgvFFrFu5RkL4trqPZM5m2xIAw44g60hAZGHYg2axavq5BLfuxS_wik4ZMjyBqAPae5Iup1qDiwKbCnb696DPaWwrT2Co3R_R=w640-h624" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I have been tempted to color some of these houses using fabric pens, but that is a separate post/project!<p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuxuXr7pVszACA6m3_6Xoip0OBX-su2xvn-3cUTHvltl56ZAjlkgU4KuiP_xHa4ZkqmUYol45hbSMf1HiQovoa8BcmGB7BHWOXrzTYrjIIRZAZaaYSD5Fp0K5wmxE-3oG1jNHP_nwTsywznS4JTtUBhd9nNGw7J9aKPWEkSxwQcviBd3WjIbA458Sb_kE4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuxuXr7pVszACA6m3_6Xoip0OBX-su2xvn-3cUTHvltl56ZAjlkgU4KuiP_xHa4ZkqmUYol45hbSMf1HiQovoa8BcmGB7BHWOXrzTYrjIIRZAZaaYSD5Fp0K5wmxE-3oG1jNHP_nwTsywznS4JTtUBhd9nNGw7J9aKPWEkSxwQcviBd3WjIbA458Sb_kE4=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color me, please!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Soha finished at about 40" square, and will join other quilts (from my quilt guild) going to the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital's Premie Graduation. These quilts accompany the premie babies when they "graduate" from NICU to go home. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh24Ml1PvBOmomhE_kYC7eSDGiACVnZLQpZq0S4SHo8fFjy0n95uDOcLNRmsmO5dFK2qK5QCU08jMqN5iQlehQVDZ_IbRwPfM-Ffm1pyVW_4UMQFTLgUIHH6hmaDVK2mMmryi054PnlVNztRT9MB9Y2ted-EAhSApxRNwhGcC8_dn3XWl7pL2zS8JbFHY-o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh24Ml1PvBOmomhE_kYC7eSDGiACVnZLQpZq0S4SHo8fFjy0n95uDOcLNRmsmO5dFK2qK5QCU08jMqN5iQlehQVDZ_IbRwPfM-Ffm1pyVW_4UMQFTLgUIHH6hmaDVK2mMmryi054PnlVNztRT9MB9Y2ted-EAhSApxRNwhGcC8_dn3XWl7pL2zS8JbFHY-o=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stars on a Cloudy Day - Oh Yes :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Light-hearted star centers radiate color outwards. All colors except yellow. Yellow does not show up well against a white background and I wanted each of these stars to pop!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhG0QEMU1VLJJcgLlAmFZSOAFTctWBJJhcYtI88T71aPpY0OImGDASoPudJKwb17I3u4denEPy-r79p0YpqLbtEIxk8y3xMbQPYNtKqwrSm-mScC2-ZHvoYvot0r5fFDlzTDOsp7Clc48jbjo-h86qx27WubZUigiM4qDEU6jlQLJgjNmGIbXU7yfqNOtG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhG0QEMU1VLJJcgLlAmFZSOAFTctWBJJhcYtI88T71aPpY0OImGDASoPudJKwb17I3u4denEPy-r79p0YpqLbtEIxk8y3xMbQPYNtKqwrSm-mScC2-ZHvoYvot0r5fFDlzTDOsp7Clc48jbjo-h86qx27WubZUigiM4qDEU6jlQLJgjNmGIbXU7yfqNOtG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green & Glowing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivOy_plQnT8bnWNNOd3hddKxdLKXdn-3F_C5yi51CdxNZaZ4cfOYLgCA8Dn3_sLlsna1vm4D7-_baf2_KNIw1Xdk52tpb-rSfhoLK6VPcKGe8It9Gj9SIwPfZEGcQiEOa_0z_GB8Ha1xSF7VugUmtg3JdrM_nbeu1h5ybcfe3EZMq6pkfA1RtiE31WOHS0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivOy_plQnT8bnWNNOd3hddKxdLKXdn-3F_C5yi51CdxNZaZ4cfOYLgCA8Dn3_sLlsna1vm4D7-_baf2_KNIw1Xdk52tpb-rSfhoLK6VPcKGe8It9Gj9SIwPfZEGcQiEOa_0z_GB8Ha1xSF7VugUmtg3JdrM_nbeu1h5ybcfe3EZMq6pkfA1RtiE31WOHS0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radiant Rainbow Colors</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimhCIPbhixfjB21Six7cv0_oaWEyk1UCLSgL-2NMbo6mZ0PLNN_EdqcNwQTM63lvhwnol2HgITrzFZktVQsOzCYJGEU60EiB8QtVIO2NcoiU0j3QWYL1sog9gQvuFguvE3YyxWK4j82kqq8vv22gsy8xRnUfuuU1BqPUsqKVpEipvxJwJ_ELBo0MFUQSeo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="2799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimhCIPbhixfjB21Six7cv0_oaWEyk1UCLSgL-2NMbo6mZ0PLNN_EdqcNwQTM63lvhwnol2HgITrzFZktVQsOzCYJGEU60EiB8QtVIO2NcoiU0j3QWYL1sog9gQvuFguvE3YyxWK4j82kqq8vv22gsy8xRnUfuuU1BqPUsqKVpEipvxJwJ_ELBo0MFUQSeo=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I will be sharing with <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Angela's Linky party</a>.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________________________</p><p>I made the next quilt for my former boss' handyman's apprentice's two-year old son, named Leo. I was visiting my former boss, when she mentioned the hardworking men in the front yard. She also mentioned how Claudio, her trusted handyman of many years had taken the young apprentice under his wing. "He has a two-year old son," she added.</p><p>Well, then he needs a quilt. Doesn't he?</p><p>Do you remember <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2020/01/linoleum-plus.html" target="_blank">Meanwhile</a>? Scroll down to the second quilt in that post. Since Meanwhile was such a fun modern take on a scrappy concept, I had saved some flannel strips for making a quickie quilt.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh09jVG13sY6Zk4zB1XjPy_y185tNYiFQ15pq5BYAD2C5LX6UH_u2Nw1w0Zw_vYD0gNxHgwmzuxuDKKGPjsFXRipBq5vnFlM0iSezpsRG850fBItymWKPp9Jx8tTOUYpn78S2uJY6kKUr42MeLMM_CJZx8z6Ry1wuOlvhuEEcc_9QEkzyLaI-T4xTsOkHc3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh09jVG13sY6Zk4zB1XjPy_y185tNYiFQ15pq5BYAD2C5LX6UH_u2Nw1w0Zw_vYD0gNxHgwmzuxuDKKGPjsFXRipBq5vnFlM0iSezpsRG850fBItymWKPp9Jx8tTOUYpn78S2uJY6kKUr42MeLMM_CJZx8z6Ry1wuOlvhuEEcc_9QEkzyLaI-T4xTsOkHc3=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flannel Strips</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Right after I completed Soha, I dived into my bag of flannel strips and started sttiching.<p></p><p>Flannel is stretchy, so precision was too lofty an idea to pursue. I just stitched strips and soon enough there was a flimsy.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-8MnO_6Rd-5mAP8QXsEF0z4rrWN-PhgU865yaFZIiFXc6v7A7UpDHoZq3e6Nb2Kq27zDvy3pobVcpr_r5WV9eaMw_tes-od2MaIucPOO0vzFljg2Ip96lKW__1zKfPs2v7P1GI6usEkEYHQzXGKL3g5c5M_UnL58zA0gH5W4TB28GRasbNQGEoUYg5Jrq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-8MnO_6Rd-5mAP8QXsEF0z4rrWN-PhgU865yaFZIiFXc6v7A7UpDHoZq3e6Nb2Kq27zDvy3pobVcpr_r5WV9eaMw_tes-od2MaIucPOO0vzFljg2Ip96lKW__1zKfPs2v7P1GI6usEkEYHQzXGKL3g5c5M_UnL58zA0gH5W4TB28GRasbNQGEoUYg5Jrq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frogs Live Long & Prosper!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>For the backing I pieced a transportation themed fabric with yellow borders. No-fuss quilting with squiggles and binding with some newsprint fabric left over from <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2018/09/aurora.html" target="_blank">Aurora</a>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvXh5Av1nfq-LsReZWF_J0qP-0mcV2uRlLXQ7TZkvlYzagxjCsqZIb3c6GIUDOmdbCd67C82zy2tQ27vCSn_sXJ50ZmIswYBqtIpWRgvl8MiSxeAnQPu3jGNbWYXLkaWyb03x-4ZFk1bgy5HUtJgoQU1dtYVq75YM-MKPQjbRgo9g5-bRb8vYjNxfqws-_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvXh5Av1nfq-LsReZWF_J0qP-0mcV2uRlLXQ7TZkvlYzagxjCsqZIb3c6GIUDOmdbCd67C82zy2tQ27vCSn_sXJ50ZmIswYBqtIpWRgvl8MiSxeAnQPu3jGNbWYXLkaWyb03x-4ZFk1bgy5HUtJgoQU1dtYVq75YM-MKPQjbRgo9g5-bRb8vYjNxfqws-_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planes, Trains & Automobiles</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKkf1Ry9XiaP3xFDRGes3APL6d_RtQFxkE1m9KuMXJEVhVj6Wj82ELqMTx6fno7ia33H9nbUAIVL7Ow27sGQWWP_zrjt6SP9Wj7EUcsLZXfpaByE9vGeVYuNpH9_RObvxmwVEKU3R_DjZcgc1IkvwJSrpUAsWfUsRaFJu76eWQkBwHRY1d27DkS2_5QYp0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="3449" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKkf1Ry9XiaP3xFDRGes3APL6d_RtQFxkE1m9KuMXJEVhVj6Wj82ELqMTx6fno7ia33H9nbUAIVL7Ow27sGQWWP_zrjt6SP9Wj7EUcsLZXfpaByE9vGeVYuNpH9_RObvxmwVEKU3R_DjZcgc1IkvwJSrpUAsWfUsRaFJu76eWQkBwHRY1d27DkS2_5QYp0=w640-h530" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bound</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It finished at about 44" by 52" and I have named it Frogkisser. Because I may have kissed (or lovingly caressed) the cute frogs. No, I don't mind being a Frogkisser because it is a magical ability to turn random scraps into cozy and snuggle-worthy quilts :-D<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNllAXuY06vCpRLRdHs1GOjdzZQiuCt14_k67FnLVefyt67kNSmN5ZQ6RyGt_3tFWeomDGN0wamogpATl_mgPBQ_Xnm3AvMgzIA1rJFPwEsbXVmE4_3-shE82g9jcfDwasUy5xKiQPIrbmHrBd0pUkMcsfWi1qiuMw2zXLKmtxWhUgdJz6GTr8Q4ELYkQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNllAXuY06vCpRLRdHs1GOjdzZQiuCt14_k67FnLVefyt67kNSmN5ZQ6RyGt_3tFWeomDGN0wamogpATl_mgPBQ_Xnm3AvMgzIA1rJFPwEsbXVmE4_3-shE82g9jcfDwasUy5xKiQPIrbmHrBd0pUkMcsfWi1qiuMw2zXLKmtxWhUgdJz6GTr8Q4ELYkQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I kiss Frogs :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOClKpq_DcqNpcgeBumXPAI-xomuO28SH8P3WlGXduHCVydzALx_iePUpV8_UwjrUnOKg3eAdI7RNu4XqWd-aanbUMvl9ex6KTkdaoH-O20pEXGJnJtGNjnKkO7Xd-d1yWoGJfmGKq_1zqIy2e9UJgP1OxN7t5lZNIxYXdk1Kj_w86zZxXRwWWsPi9BO5x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4030" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOClKpq_DcqNpcgeBumXPAI-xomuO28SH8P3WlGXduHCVydzALx_iePUpV8_UwjrUnOKg3eAdI7RNu4XqWd-aanbUMvl9ex6KTkdaoH-O20pEXGJnJtGNjnKkO7Xd-d1yWoGJfmGKq_1zqIy2e9UJgP1OxN7t5lZNIxYXdk1Kj_w86zZxXRwWWsPi9BO5x=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frogkisser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasj7hpzEPXhzkJN8PyP5yTQm3v6uhHXLrH6isGYCk2QFwx1tO-DskrQL_dyNddLpqr9pkIZsyxZZr31uincyi1oIVzOow0r2uPMGtQm5-YEV3zaGytCKzG0DNr9rv751W_DqUoZZoyVstYH_kiI-pe_69Le8Skp05b3jHCFZv3Rmsznq1g_sYReQD4Fyf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasj7hpzEPXhzkJN8PyP5yTQm3v6uhHXLrH6isGYCk2QFwx1tO-DskrQL_dyNddLpqr9pkIZsyxZZr31uincyi1oIVzOow0r2uPMGtQm5-YEV3zaGytCKzG0DNr9rv751W_DqUoZZoyVstYH_kiI-pe_69Le8Skp05b3jHCFZv3Rmsznq1g_sYReQD4Fyf=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love it!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggrpA-HnXfd7g-_YTO7yrBbPkzbJAkTu2oHgP7vTnd6oukzXlsul5TcEwMFw3BQCbV7nBRbpDCvk4YxGdm4KtWceLeCVBPQQ_l_j6CM_zEkxwQKFgYlggOa10fdanLqvmBx8NGDOuP09Ous4cd4TVCtVPbKokn_xGvW_adiZJBBNI7TAOXuAyFYyQMTNV-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggrpA-HnXfd7g-_YTO7yrBbPkzbJAkTu2oHgP7vTnd6oukzXlsul5TcEwMFw3BQCbV7nBRbpDCvk4YxGdm4KtWceLeCVBPQQ_l_j6CM_zEkxwQKFgYlggOa10fdanLqvmBx8NGDOuP09Ous4cd4TVCtVPbKokn_xGvW_adiZJBBNI7TAOXuAyFYyQMTNV-=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have Quilt, Will Travel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>When Frogkisser was gifted to Leo's dad, he beamed with delight and I was just glad that some scraps found their purpose. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfysioLT6VBwuMeT5E2-gabz1GLJlrN1h84zoged_1BhayAgNcou0T16M5udVAmS_-zglRLh-eqELj1y5VGdOqXfTmNE12mrtW8_-6qCrgc_z_7GtWs1vBN9P2iMmv_TOYoFsgaBdIK2plcxATCVntyHOwb1tjxRvI4O7vK7oRXfg3ATslXq6qeP5FIu2z" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfysioLT6VBwuMeT5E2-gabz1GLJlrN1h84zoged_1BhayAgNcou0T16M5udVAmS_-zglRLh-eqELj1y5VGdOqXfTmNE12mrtW8_-6qCrgc_z_7GtWs1vBN9P2iMmv_TOYoFsgaBdIK2plcxATCVntyHOwb1tjxRvI4O7vK7oRXfg3ATslXq6qeP5FIu2z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Leo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Here are my two Dreami (Drop everything and make it) projects. Will be sharing on <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/" target="_blank">Sandra's blog</a> when she posts the next Dreami Linky Party.</p><p>I have two more fun quilts ready for prime time and I am dying to show them to you but must wait till July 28 for my turn on the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/quilttheworld" target="_blank">"Covering the World - One Quilt at a Time"</a> event co-sponsored by Accuquilt and Island Batik.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-45578680826028709742023-07-12T06:06:00.000-04:002023-07-12T06:06:16.267-04:00Island Batik Ambassador Boxes<p>It is hot and humid. Fortunately I am well-prepared to stay (and entertain myself) indoors. That is where Island Batik's second shipment of goodies is supremely helpful :-D</p><p>Here is the "Set" of Unboxing Video showing <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/01/nihal.html" target="_blank">Nihal</a> on the left and <a href="https://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/2023/05/its-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Wednesday</a> on the right.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie3t30YmHg4aiWnNnsndc7lmR8KzesZkiQNwL5_i2A9l5z29bb2HuvxiYCqlCGhFKYdoumnd5G3G-UIInyhzS763A1FUr2sLt9SOtDtotvV8IkOQ1AG_tGaE2amSbdfk-PlTp2uYRQs41BBhDtu_t_UYmncols16amiiVIyNpMFh5fCLs8gBcl01bkwCRE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="2905" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie3t30YmHg4aiWnNnsndc7lmR8KzesZkiQNwL5_i2A9l5z29bb2HuvxiYCqlCGhFKYdoumnd5G3G-UIInyhzS763A1FUr2sLt9SOtDtotvV8IkOQ1AG_tGaE2amSbdfk-PlTp2uYRQs41BBhDtu_t_UYmncols16amiiVIyNpMFh5fCLs8gBcl01bkwCRE=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unboxing Video - Set up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>It is good to be an ambassador! Here is the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1555549943/videos/646852910438185/" target="_blank">link to the Unboxing video</a>. There is an oops in there and I left it as such. We are only human!</p><p>I start with the generous box of batting provided by <a href="http://hobbsbatting.com" target="_blank">Hobbs</a>.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvRK3lCDX5jXqMVrbUjBSQ00U6ifNSuQ1Ke33tBWsBneZ1XHNd8DXicUA8vi0ltzu4Iab_gbEDwQKA5NlvfK2tlw9B2FtSiy6m1yZ_cXzWjraNV4yScNWaJsng-6befGKJzEa8vpIwOuke0YpYr8EU1CogwJCHisilnqLm2T8aWqWPnzt8TlDKyw6y3Y6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="2547" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvRK3lCDX5jXqMVrbUjBSQ00U6ifNSuQ1Ke33tBWsBneZ1XHNd8DXicUA8vi0ltzu4Iab_gbEDwQKA5NlvfK2tlw9B2FtSiy6m1yZ_cXzWjraNV4yScNWaJsng-6befGKJzEa8vpIwOuke0YpYr8EU1CogwJCHisilnqLm2T8aWqWPnzt8TlDKyw6y3Y6=w334-h400" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thermore Batting - Light and Very Thin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqaU5tCsYxUmdQ6-qmc65jsMeCoAh9HSgn-3CT3NsSNely8-Loe2V66Rg1TQ31CDthwFQUti_7HjzCVeJ2Xobd7Cj3d6WWeNVANvjwcmhCfaCehAnQsJ18XErpAwmf1GcOevAAFTmWqm4TAaR5bEFeC6gxOSqYJGxMvv4u7EaXp7IBzdoZ6lg4DNyk2f_V" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqaU5tCsYxUmdQ6-qmc65jsMeCoAh9HSgn-3CT3NsSNely8-Loe2V66Rg1TQ31CDthwFQUti_7HjzCVeJ2Xobd7Cj3d6WWeNVANvjwcmhCfaCehAnQsJ18XErpAwmf1GcOevAAFTmWqm4TAaR5bEFeC6gxOSqYJGxMvv4u7EaXp7IBzdoZ6lg4DNyk2f_V=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premium Wool - High Loft and Warm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5qb_iZAoCWTjK5Yd-Jy5JG4d4244lE9Uh_uL5qG-Jo0Iz6wNYIVV0and4zw-NJmw_JF4sCVlcLw_5Pstayw0Ml63wiCF78D_iTSpoqb7h7DBQULHxykoR0md9XtrUhDE2v3cMMQOMfc34zEF-q7ymiOq_3E4Q1wQiwOfuWzPKJPBQlv--tOAQzaa0dQou" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5qb_iZAoCWTjK5Yd-Jy5JG4d4244lE9Uh_uL5qG-Jo0Iz6wNYIVV0and4zw-NJmw_JF4sCVlcLw_5Pstayw0Ml63wiCF78D_iTSpoqb7h7DBQULHxykoR0md9XtrUhDE2v3cMMQOMfc34zEF-q7ymiOq_3E4Q1wQiwOfuWzPKJPBQlv--tOAQzaa0dQou=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton Batting - New Look!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgelWP3UvoErz8xzx1poBy3BSM2kxx2Sl2MLoR1EeKBEcUCOSc1Lc202G3_sZSp9pOG3mra25AUZVPo9XeLtqT3xZVOqQCGrYOmgcbfFM2go_MzpGYEj_4dXJoOLNF8feONKIGk9jMePLapvmbi_1SsJtzamqUNiJB2awaUqAksgBGuHSdvW8gQiR7r83hr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="2969" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgelWP3UvoErz8xzx1poBy3BSM2kxx2Sl2MLoR1EeKBEcUCOSc1Lc202G3_sZSp9pOG3mra25AUZVPo9XeLtqT3xZVOqQCGrYOmgcbfFM2go_MzpGYEj_4dXJoOLNF8feONKIGk9jMePLapvmbi_1SsJtzamqUNiJB2awaUqAksgBGuHSdvW8gQiR7r83hr=w398-h400" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton & Wool Blend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.aurifil.com/aurifil-products" target="_blank">Aurifil Threads</a> - We received some interesting new threads this time. The red spools are <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/products/aurifil-wool" target="_blank">cotton/wool blend</a> used for embroidery. The white spool is <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/products/aurifil-monofilament" target="_blank">monofilament </a>(invisible thread) for applique or anywhere you don't want the stitching to show, like a multicolored binding, or hanging sleeves, especially if you don't want to painstakingly hand-stitch the long sleeve on a large quilt. </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The two smaller spools are <a href="https://www.aurifil.com/products/aurifil-cotton-floss" target="_blank">Cotton Floss</a> (thick threads), best for embroidery or accent stitches.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Uvr0CtYNgXE8hOZnR_4O_SSOYc3EsoGwbzwb3yVFOzd3uWHWCYTXdbv5kTLHK-Hg52JWr92QFwn8rLfgBrYmSQB6JJ30TQ5RyX4BBvxyccwQkDQp2J_bAamkXEa2XkUUvx3G0WGxTDMPdlU7WiVCzHcuyOvgnfmVdDZBMhWYByVFlA0ycWJfGYiyIHAS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="2937" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Uvr0CtYNgXE8hOZnR_4O_SSOYc3EsoGwbzwb3yVFOzd3uWHWCYTXdbv5kTLHK-Hg52JWr92QFwn8rLfgBrYmSQB6JJ30TQ5RyX4BBvxyccwQkDQp2J_bAamkXEa2XkUUvx3G0WGxTDMPdlU7WiVCzHcuyOvgnfmVdDZBMhWYByVFlA0ycWJfGYiyIHAS=w640-h610" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton/Wool, Monofilament (Invisible), and Cotton Floss</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Island Batik Precuts - We received the following Island Batik Gradations precuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimUMR1ylGXfrBApSPPL_BWYw0cteV4f0gJnb5V9htugiz_7wcxMrKdPc4n4UXO5ME3CaEjJaa41ZbQwTAflfPYcQfpSOqgISQ7vkkAIeUH4GpLQvgkuFA6fHYxPjhVoZmMZFKpAmpzn4i6HwvJtkarD63J33tzHn2zmhhUElZpW47mBQJ5bLSBaCH9cgiI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="2880" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimUMR1ylGXfrBApSPPL_BWYw0cteV4f0gJnb5V9htugiz_7wcxMrKdPc4n4UXO5ME3CaEjJaa41ZbQwTAflfPYcQfpSOqgISQ7vkkAIeUH4GpLQvgkuFA6fHYxPjhVoZmMZFKpAmpzn4i6HwvJtkarD63J33tzHn2zmhhUElZpW47mBQJ5bLSBaCH9cgiI=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Precious Pinks (10" squares) and Glorious Greens (2.5" Strips)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also received this Spring collection with matching yardage. Designed by Kathy Engle, Blushing Garden will be available in stores in September 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArkQ6jd_13m72t_YEN78cPBaLgBV_PXSppJKOD1pQ20NFBKNiw0gdS1D2Irh8NDY7UhOt-m4a_ZtPxk4c2v_a4yhj4xlZAm-E5PTywknNVC8He-C5C7muchZZzaAig7TW0Ik9EN5EM3luWfRgnnsYSH70UNMRusTYn8Qs3VSQDYaWRelqQGFTVruoJYo2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2134" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArkQ6jd_13m72t_YEN78cPBaLgBV_PXSppJKOD1pQ20NFBKNiw0gdS1D2Irh8NDY7UhOt-m4a_ZtPxk4c2v_a4yhj4xlZAm-E5PTywknNVC8He-C5C7muchZZzaAig7TW0Ik9EN5EM3luWfRgnnsYSH70UNMRusTYn8Qs3VSQDYaWRelqQGFTVruoJYo2=w640-h606" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blushing Garden - 10" Squares</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg7srtC99nBeK-fwzJ0wkrqk-uZh6YRB_1L-2-3Z_-LYPFMgsL7bQqewiPJMZtSTbCF-ijkBDY8W105EViC74gq-OsPNDMeNcusP1HsE1YzaBYCis2mKbR0PdnlFtrpeoW-YC22fBd5qnduQ1Y816xRzAbn1bNEsgZprezkKtgqyjw7QR6xVr0yRjfr9m" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg7srtC99nBeK-fwzJ0wkrqk-uZh6YRB_1L-2-3Z_-LYPFMgsL7bQqewiPJMZtSTbCF-ijkBDY8W105EViC74gq-OsPNDMeNcusP1HsE1YzaBYCis2mKbR0PdnlFtrpeoW-YC22fBd5qnduQ1Y816xRzAbn1bNEsgZprezkKtgqyjw7QR6xVr0yRjfr9m=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light & Dark Yardage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />In September we will be participating in a Blog Hop. The challenge is "Pieced to Perfection". I will be using the Spring collection called Chromatic. It is an original collection designed by Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Design, which should be available in stores in September 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIyAfNyHkRhWKjT_ZIM0Sl6SZwbB-RekFlAdhb0YSvjEbeS8oB2arJD7TqgsgEfg6MUlKop0f3SqUKxAPMuW7f4j5GDGiT4tTFhJZPxpvTJ7o85bBZ82O7CUsPnvP1iHqSe3R2rJDY5zSLLSCH_zdjUTrjfcYM-YrVaM345HRrPURutpk_hMz6yG0Ok4QY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIyAfNyHkRhWKjT_ZIM0Sl6SZwbB-RekFlAdhb0YSvjEbeS8oB2arJD7TqgsgEfg6MUlKop0f3SqUKxAPMuW7f4j5GDGiT4tTFhJZPxpvTJ7o85bBZ82O7CUsPnvP1iHqSe3R2rJDY5zSLLSCH_zdjUTrjfcYM-YrVaM345HRrPURutpk_hMz6yG0Ok4QY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half-Yard Bundle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCHjefQDGGeVd4xI6cnN3dhG31hYqH4m5gGVp6ODenrP9PdrcGn88klUNxGfWmi-1bg33jFEfi4q1-IO434OOBYM6Mhvy_-qPOcGEeUpdhojGFx5xu1-d_oOuEl9_aX-R4UxGWRMYnTeswKhulfl-g33DHBoqagUW4D3q-L63LKsNf3O8H4_QtZRZTBZUX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCHjefQDGGeVd4xI6cnN3dhG31hYqH4m5gGVp6ODenrP9PdrcGn88klUNxGfWmi-1bg33jFEfi4q1-IO434OOBYM6Mhvy_-qPOcGEeUpdhojGFx5xu1-d_oOuEl9_aX-R4UxGWRMYnTeswKhulfl-g33DHBoqagUW4D3q-L63LKsNf3O8H4_QtZRZTBZUX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22 Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-2MBAk7g2mviEUi_knnglblgf_cjkNM5QFsLG-A2ToId66QMDsxiNEZfNo49O-nCpdI2zfvfW9s8VTwTAHApPd-uoPPOSlJXpHJ4sHM5mErhdgvDgfioSOa1n7VMpXCYBSrvICFT2Xwp7h0a3mdejhddRVXeafU-A5xUBmKR3FbzdjWOu6yZ2TSPCvzL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-2MBAk7g2mviEUi_knnglblgf_cjkNM5QFsLG-A2ToId66QMDsxiNEZfNo49O-nCpdI2zfvfW9s8VTwTAHApPd-uoPPOSlJXpHJ4sHM5mErhdgvDgfioSOa1n7VMpXCYBSrvICFT2Xwp7h0a3mdejhddRVXeafU-A5xUBmKR3FbzdjWOu6yZ2TSPCvzL=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matching Yardage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>In October, we will be using the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/go-north-carolina-star-12-finished-die.html" target="_blank">Accuquilt die - North Carolina Star</a>. This is a complicated block with many pieces. Fortunately, all pieces can be cut with a single slide under the cutter with this block on board.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoK7knCJ-0mILrAAuAh7BKfANlukyQM070yLdXLfX9x0GrjqjiiEaUDxXrYQLNjNJ7ua7v4NCcZHCKZng6QnNxnmgQN_MUOD4cNrOeupA87IxxRFh5WPw1ms6661YvG4VOsgYKpuEhCe_TCDN4aZFxWMVZ_lybpvQZY_unqdNRmGEDmj14beRWN1vUrqs_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="2309" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoK7knCJ-0mILrAAuAh7BKfANlukyQM070yLdXLfX9x0GrjqjiiEaUDxXrYQLNjNJ7ua7v4NCcZHCKZng6QnNxnmgQN_MUOD4cNrOeupA87IxxRFh5WPw1ms6661YvG4VOsgYKpuEhCe_TCDN4aZFxWMVZ_lybpvQZY_unqdNRmGEDmj14beRWN1vUrqs_=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8ijxLaAyrq5-dT-1WjFi-0rOiMVzYd5IWxoKDpVeZj2xzuZXLD1yh5BX1bjIhKjEwj4OSndJGlQVwy8kQU8WU8wxorXKtk3YJTwY2BKInJ8_qEhVPXi8iEaF0SrTj1ktJGCiOJtH1_NXfJgMWrtcx2TNRPQghAvNKhSZRlQOQ0-q1kqodxubdqeM2MgWb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8ijxLaAyrq5-dT-1WjFi-0rOiMVzYd5IWxoKDpVeZj2xzuZXLD1yh5BX1bjIhKjEwj4OSndJGlQVwy8kQU8WU8wxorXKtk3YJTwY2BKInJ8_qEhVPXi8iEaF0SrTj1ktJGCiOJtH1_NXfJgMWrtcx2TNRPQghAvNKhSZRlQOQ0-q1kqodxubdqeM2MgWb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Bags by Annie - The November Challenge and Blog Hop requires us to make a bag (or a set of bags, if you are ambitious), using <a href="https://www.byannie.com/" target="_blank">Patterns by Annie</a>. I chose <a href="https://www.byannie.com/patterns/lets-get-organized/room-with-a-view" target="_blank">Room with a View</a> in three sizes. I will be using a Summer Collection called Morris Mist. It is a Signature Collection designed by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9xa-CSm84sWW4L9QyG_NfYISlAFVcGRVsM2ZKhzZTCmmJlobTEFAEb2D067P0LfE9O4wfZAIUDLf0k-xjTN2o8x8pkV6xerOqppNFbCOJKwGNh7T1VIi5nwnBZ2MfNfKg5vWp3tEHzqCos8zeVVdGy8s114d3RIhA0Wck6dyvD8pEfFu8o2FkH4nuAmCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9xa-CSm84sWW4L9QyG_NfYISlAFVcGRVsM2ZKhzZTCmmJlobTEFAEb2D067P0LfE9O4wfZAIUDLf0k-xjTN2o8x8pkV6xerOqppNFbCOJKwGNh7T1VIi5nwnBZ2MfNfKg5vWp3tEHzqCos8zeVVdGy8s114d3RIhA0Wck6dyvD8pEfFu8o2FkH4nuAmCw=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizSQy_JAnxgjQmoKzvQHeOC1pD9UIW4Fg5DtGrXzjKZ_CNZXhjcz-MQqYk2CNohmP_vHRezWl0ddoKbteyP3C2DqTdBVh2cfjyilmybv-5jtSiuD0XYeCArbOorSURGM9UoAwxocYZQjN6QfiMJJ6jmxnMkb5_u00ye-fSlsvOyFJrlrlSO8cwugEnE-6G" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3847" data-original-width="2993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizSQy_JAnxgjQmoKzvQHeOC1pD9UIW4Fg5DtGrXzjKZ_CNZXhjcz-MQqYk2CNohmP_vHRezWl0ddoKbteyP3C2DqTdBVh2cfjyilmybv-5jtSiuD0XYeCArbOorSURGM9UoAwxocYZQjN6QfiMJJ6jmxnMkb5_u00ye-fSlsvOyFJrlrlSO8cwugEnE-6G=w312-h400" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardware and Supplies<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since the Morris Mist collection won't be available in stores till November 2023, the fabrics will remain a secret for now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9wu0n0LggiPs45HP5vA3HsO7kEKdQYXPWlnApE0kzkwpq9uPsWIGE3ftLoc-VG04wLFlpWotvyUBFlx0qdCBGSNpvrmUMQLYXLgEct1BYgraH2kkB6UUA79erssvdcBpqZ8Q93rwhYiLkgtSrlUk5IILY9hiJq0TrTzVzVoymxmwopxXZKvLMiPW24WCR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="2578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9wu0n0LggiPs45HP5vA3HsO7kEKdQYXPWlnApE0kzkwpq9uPsWIGE3ftLoc-VG04wLFlpWotvyUBFlx0qdCBGSNpvrmUMQLYXLgEct1BYgraH2kkB6UUA79erssvdcBpqZ8Q93rwhYiLkgtSrlUk5IILY9hiJq0TrTzVzVoymxmwopxXZKvLMiPW24WCR=w382-h400" width="382" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also received six yards of Neutral and the Foundations Bundle - 12 Fabrics, 0.5 yard each</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrkwio3g0aJZXJF4FGRwj0rROjw08e-2zjxGHBZ3gI8soq5k7PmOHORQJD2ducm3rQv_i06yQix_PSLTDihQUXcH_cC58S3BxT_4mey7tTos2GfW-YKPM1KMrgOeB4y9dxxqTEMhjqC7Ca8kvU4qcnovc7BrXCJzi3kc9SSTW26k9hJBun7PxmVRgLwQDo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrkwio3g0aJZXJF4FGRwj0rROjw08e-2zjxGHBZ3gI8soq5k7PmOHORQJD2ducm3rQv_i06yQix_PSLTDihQUXcH_cC58S3BxT_4mey7tTos2GfW-YKPM1KMrgOeB4y9dxxqTEMhjqC7Ca8kvU4qcnovc7BrXCJzi3kc9SSTW26k9hJBun7PxmVRgLwQDo=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blenders, Solids and Basics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirV90K5lgr-J_rXztdmk9d6XtSUIkkM_sp2Ovck4eH-4-3o6A0NH9-Lk4g47Q2HkMFyizp7UGgUIFpTlpWU8zT6LTWAM3oxQLrKOMfgKiE6jSUqi-Y2okwMHRZhUiro23EkW5bDnGdiTHBTxkIYwkQFxd1UUGrOdQO7tWiD2CmB6lWhs0iN9A1FcCIodEU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirV90K5lgr-J_rXztdmk9d6XtSUIkkM_sp2Ovck4eH-4-3o6A0NH9-Lk4g47Q2HkMFyizp7UGgUIFpTlpWU8zT6LTWAM3oxQLrKOMfgKiE6jSUqi-Y2okwMHRZhUiro23EkW5bDnGdiTHBTxkIYwkQFxd1UUGrOdQO7tWiD2CmB6lWhs0iN9A1FcCIodEU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six yards of Neutral - Flour</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p>Some supplies like Black, White and Light Grey Solid fabrics and stash builders are running late. I will happily let them in when they get here. After all, everyone is invited to the party. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties, see full list on the sidebar.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Disclosure:</span><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-size: 18px;"> The fabrics, dies, bag-making supplies, thread and batting were generously supplied by the following companies:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; color: #444444; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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I smile every time I read that :-)</p><p>Made with Ruby Star Society Fabrics (Reverie by Melody Miller) provided by Moda, it is a simple design that exploits the value gradations for maximum effect. Put another way, the Prints Charming did the heavy lifting and I gathered the compliments :-)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo7FJWOkJGf8kBulJibSmPUqkOqdLEki_emscVgMvglU4NAzwup0cKkAFNq2InlGzIF6xg6LbYo_dDMJUlxPR7S4PW1J8FrwiLkMaJ2iAbtxdBDiudDqfHEb83bF_b-GIao526Nqjx55VlcsNUco5ObENkfRW_eqAkL69JKjWY530P2tqR6AJL6muW-Es6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="2750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo7FJWOkJGf8kBulJibSmPUqkOqdLEki_emscVgMvglU4NAzwup0cKkAFNq2InlGzIF6xg6LbYo_dDMJUlxPR7S4PW1J8FrwiLkMaJ2iAbtxdBDiudDqfHEb83bF_b-GIao526Nqjx55VlcsNUco5ObENkfRW_eqAkL69JKjWY530P2tqR6AJL6muW-Es6=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold Day, Warm Quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>For some reason, the blog publication of this quilt slipped through the cracks. But here we are now. </p><p>Window Dressing finished at 60" by 80", making it a perfect size for lap/throw/picnic and even Mercyful Quilts. The simple pattern uses black and white solids in alternating blocks, highlighting the changing values. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvU5ct8N1esZhRf5nMPPw_M9K0xWBJI64KJu5XdYhB-6apSXldml2oWzlo0EgdDlDr0tCQrTAE_-8vEyaDakNM08Njnu18zFYejcyalxEF8our-owQD4kXmuEx7D4f0T_ZH65gg0N_8USaLRP6F3c9wj1jmNMSttzf6qVC9fTfb95PAsBwCjGuGSMeeYZJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="2712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvU5ct8N1esZhRf5nMPPw_M9K0xWBJI64KJu5XdYhB-6apSXldml2oWzlo0EgdDlDr0tCQrTAE_-8vEyaDakNM08Njnu18zFYejcyalxEF8our-owQD4kXmuEx7D4f0T_ZH65gg0N_8USaLRP6F3c9wj1jmNMSttzf6qVC9fTfb95PAsBwCjGuGSMeeYZJ=w571-h640" width="571" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gradations Galore</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>As a model-photographer team, our roles are reversible. If it is a larger quilt, it is practical for Paul to be the model and if it is a smaller quilt, I like to smile from behind it, while he takes the pictures.<br /></p><p>I took Window Dressing to Berlin, MD for our Christmas mini vacation. On a particularly cold morning, as Paul wanted to sleep in and I was itching to get out and take pictures, this happened. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBmIscWOvp3MgDDAeyOOW4ucJLLgRSdbbhYdzm_51fUFBrrxGMtBtof0PAPNgP14ADcaHqMscGzSerjEVpf0HAKPbDMmf2ZzWBFBTdAS06e_b6NNcQRyqoexr8NIK12v2bd_yns5yh3GfWTeX2SYkMnoubHhDRp7M6frthoJKrouvuVBOPp8W0a9pJ-sgn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBmIscWOvp3MgDDAeyOOW4ucJLLgRSdbbhYdzm_51fUFBrrxGMtBtof0PAPNgP14ADcaHqMscGzSerjEVpf0HAKPbDMmf2ZzWBFBTdAS06e_b6NNcQRyqoexr8NIK12v2bd_yns5yh3GfWTeX2SYkMnoubHhDRp7M6frthoJKrouvuVBOPp8W0a9pJ-sgn=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul, the reluctant model</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>There is more than one way to model a quilt :-D </p><p>The low sun lit our room beautifully, with ample opportunities for indoor pictures. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi40lj3N9xX5qYbGrMme18U_cDOH78ZMMJiXu2u-ZpTEfoBuLAhIYK9ABuzSJ7ojZy7bhWXVirjGXk50YSjJToGuO1qZcsiH3_y66tUHsmBYeFiacpWqj2-87GZEXcfCi0MJx1lKdqpzHdvVs_bAYYMHgtaDG9Sy9zgi4xVLBvKE6KkBNWmUvHi0FiGjoNc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi40lj3N9xX5qYbGrMme18U_cDOH78ZMMJiXu2u-ZpTEfoBuLAhIYK9ABuzSJ7ojZy7bhWXVirjGXk50YSjJToGuO1qZcsiH3_y66tUHsmBYeFiacpWqj2-87GZEXcfCi0MJx1lKdqpzHdvVs_bAYYMHgtaDG9Sy9zgi4xVLBvKE6KkBNWmUvHi0FiGjoNc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Window Dressing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZf14dHT8woH9_f9eOiWezVOf5z67kRgOXwyLy0eEioudnIqAwee1FL3n9qne6zX9UXcLtsnVshV0GM7o8aOMdR1jhZEGDfx7WRmcfLtgyo3mBetX2pYpkwAXlcbPRauZxf3_swhM3flgkoPnO2HmNbCvG3WePO4zjYv2ixgufYkGC5S-v2ySpeG4sfVT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwZf14dHT8woH9_f9eOiWezVOf5z67kRgOXwyLy0eEioudnIqAwee1FL3n9qne6zX9UXcLtsnVshV0GM7o8aOMdR1jhZEGDfx7WRmcfLtgyo3mBetX2pYpkwAXlcbPRauZxf3_swhM3flgkoPnO2HmNbCvG3WePO4zjYv2ixgufYkGC5S-v2ySpeG4sfVT=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlit Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGS9_h6kZMv1lJw5TTbgdvHFjt_zseAxNI6kNNXuEWcX6C5smLGaoYtNly4Zsa1v5PXuJdbGu-IazsUiaRog50FOrE7xgcwajtN010PRSrbhs7rk4qc-kz2y-ic4ZND8kPWo-pjzzrqpyWv1LBtB59cLYrdtrOPLtU36O6xT3kr1lwInnVo8MiJVXuZ9fz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGS9_h6kZMv1lJw5TTbgdvHFjt_zseAxNI6kNNXuEWcX6C5smLGaoYtNly4Zsa1v5PXuJdbGu-IazsUiaRog50FOrE7xgcwajtN010PRSrbhs7rk4qc-kz2y-ic4ZND8kPWo-pjzzrqpyWv1LBtB59cLYrdtrOPLtU36O6xT3kr1lwInnVo8MiJVXuZ9fz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No, I do not belong in the closet!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />There was a a small reading nook/snack area just outside our room. It provided a perfect staging area for the quilt. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHnvPraL0RX5ueqid9H250npvYfsu1DSjeoPDxkIAM7Lz2iDwuE3Jq81oVS23jambnhxoWvjJ1tL4IMC10xbp2EvuzQUkvLBlxqdbj-KDnyLFYpTr6CI5zzvsfu69SMJk8AWbbUBwDY5ZIueKmTxwL967DwRjckGc_NqO7JH238ySWIfl2sPmM5iRt89XL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHnvPraL0RX5ueqid9H250npvYfsu1DSjeoPDxkIAM7Lz2iDwuE3Jq81oVS23jambnhxoWvjJ1tL4IMC10xbp2EvuzQUkvLBlxqdbj-KDnyLFYpTr6CI5zzvsfu69SMJk8AWbbUBwDY5ZIueKmTxwL967DwRjckGc_NqO7JH238ySWIfl2sPmM5iRt89XL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So Cozy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All these pictures were taken at the <a href="https://theinnberlin.com/" target="_blank">Inn Berlin</a> in Berlin, MD. It is an upscale Bed and Breakfast place that is also completely gluten-free. No, we do not have such dietary restrictions but I love it, all the same.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiYToiSphzJWdumy1gO5g8hctrUv9jTzrCyHPy0BbFA-5NZJtWa-72swVOVUmtLuO71CbIp26JsXfsNeN0gnC-EARNS-YMv1m_urs0O75UaOG6xYVCBKTlSuFTMq4RqVKEGtL5-F_by5uMyMIDnQND1MudjSbncth5nGevR1Dfq3jAbJAAEpVzPjm4kA-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiYToiSphzJWdumy1gO5g8hctrUv9jTzrCyHPy0BbFA-5NZJtWa-72swVOVUmtLuO71CbIp26JsXfsNeN0gnC-EARNS-YMv1m_urs0O75UaOG6xYVCBKTlSuFTMq4RqVKEGtL5-F_by5uMyMIDnQND1MudjSbncth5nGevR1Dfq3jAbJAAEpVzPjm4kA-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love it here!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Window Dressing Quilt Pattern is now available in my Etsy Shop for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/SewPreetiQuilts/listing/1498985562/window-dressing-modern-minimalist?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1688003013345" target="_blank">an introductory price of $8</a>, till July 4, 2023. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQI8zBPDA-MdO91dKMqG4HmHNJeyb4hkddL00eDH4RdVZVwR9g2ECyp6y9UgXnxDXR2w0Z_pRh26kSHSCbuIwNWi0w2X8QBhfgbg9JCWjO4igLaYWQL_tIFLEhgNFFr3T44FgNYu3nPxg7aV6l95vqritINEGTQhATVwk4pGGHwYZdkrSdo6JO28oaLZ1X" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQI8zBPDA-MdO91dKMqG4HmHNJeyb4hkddL00eDH4RdVZVwR9g2ECyp6y9UgXnxDXR2w0Z_pRh26kSHSCbuIwNWi0w2X8QBhfgbg9JCWjO4igLaYWQL_tIFLEhgNFFr3T44FgNYu3nPxg7aV6l95vqritINEGTQhATVwk4pGGHwYZdkrSdo6JO28oaLZ1X=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can get used to this!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>In other news, Angela has announced that July is Red. I am ahead of the game, at least this time :-)</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTto5ylHuyrEIn_3QVKdJTkejhV50-HLGWJfFQRGyylvMk7PPtVi35CHcmt4YO93bzAFd71lQld6pXv0DYZEGktJa4SoPm1SyhfhQlAUjUjzpdVqRqz4tzeKOyo7oQ-C6hr6MJELzJo0JgSG9MnxCnC5JH4JDe7Ia1SnZ919ioXoMl2k0cy-D-vnaGr0Ji" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTto5ylHuyrEIn_3QVKdJTkejhV50-HLGWJfFQRGyylvMk7PPtVi35CHcmt4YO93bzAFd71lQld6pXv0DYZEGktJa4SoPm1SyhfhQlAUjUjzpdVqRqz4tzeKOyo7oQ-C6hr6MJELzJo0JgSG9MnxCnC5JH4JDe7Ia1SnZ919ioXoMl2k0cy-D-vnaGr0Ji=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July is Red </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties, including <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/07/scraphappy-saturday-happy-july.html" target="_blank">Angela's</a>. See full list on the sidebar.</p>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772130163577468176.post-85618030340759313482023-06-21T00:00:00.031-04:002023-06-21T06:28:18.292-04:00Two For One!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I have lots to share today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Let's start with Positivity Grows! Some of you may have seen this finish on Instagram but here it is for the first time on my blog - the Positivity 2023 Finished Quilt. </span><span style="text-align: left;">I have named her Vrinda, which is one of the names of the Holy Basil. </span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm5ZFWJk7yQO8Bi2jjA1fpc9PqqEtgk2IcTp2Zu7M2QPC8xV0jn_96xyzA0Yp0eV1xWd4rUKak6q3vQspzG-t9Wr8nMOknKVN7_1m2TkcpZ0dloJsFQrOCs0EOJrSTMx5XVZ97pjnDXPgZHKY_sFI0lFk8zK_y2-c4jZg2EMt36Fta91yQDl3HE0P3SQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="2340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm5ZFWJk7yQO8Bi2jjA1fpc9PqqEtgk2IcTp2Zu7M2QPC8xV0jn_96xyzA0Yp0eV1xWd4rUKak6q3vQspzG-t9Wr8nMOknKVN7_1m2TkcpZ0dloJsFQrOCs0EOJrSTMx5XVZ97pjnDXPgZHKY_sFI0lFk8zK_y2-c4jZg2EMt36Fta91yQDl3HE0P3SQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vrinda</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Vrinda is green and glowing. </div><div>The blocks are sometimes wonky, but you know that straight is overrated :-D<div>Happy Pride Month! <br /><br />Speaking of happiness, I like to celebrate every finish and Paul captured that emotion perfectly.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4673LBe47XDtlLPqnWtcbP260Ue1TYSD5IA57-mhxLDWdX650144Myus4n1gQ7nOgzeheoowaBfcaNb3xbll_YjmNYmjtwJFwmAoLM6PuE1-cRH_mtIHF7_sgDvfebwM5x7HyP_il_bvySgBseioZJhoAY1s0PNgS6dU2RRrpkTSC9JpAFOknoAiBCA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="2417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4673LBe47XDtlLPqnWtcbP260Ue1TYSD5IA57-mhxLDWdX650144Myus4n1gQ7nOgzeheoowaBfcaNb3xbll_YjmNYmjtwJFwmAoLM6PuE1-cRH_mtIHF7_sgDvfebwM5x7HyP_il_bvySgBseioZJhoAY1s0PNgS6dU2RRrpkTSC9JpAFOknoAiBCA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happiness is a Quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Since I will be sending Vrinda to Mercyful Quilts, it is all the more important to document these happy pictures. I will be sharing with the Positivity Linky Party on <a href="https://needleandfoot.com/" target="_blank">Bernie's blog</a> on June 25, 2023.</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh60c5SY11B8vlX6ZRtGkEJOoltP1mrfLDOEjido8URp4pWI1xoVZKuiMfk2AQJYh-a9LzkPppL_8HAIo8xu7CQyD5KXC02AFjbZtY4bRj_qTI_mKAOizTq8QlT-Posok2DmYNIEnQph7oi3xdnOxff7BTsM_6PCeFmTIRoXl-9SZ_t-5x3wfgd7VPfMQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="2359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh60c5SY11B8vlX6ZRtGkEJOoltP1mrfLDOEjido8URp4pWI1xoVZKuiMfk2AQJYh-a9LzkPppL_8HAIo8xu7CQyD5KXC02AFjbZtY4bRj_qTI_mKAOizTq8QlT-Posok2DmYNIEnQph7oi3xdnOxff7BTsM_6PCeFmTIRoXl-9SZ_t-5x3wfgd7VPfMQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making me Happy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Did you see the pieced backing? Purple and Green, it works well with the front of the quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPbattT5KOO76Td0OdGDfSbzmVFi4yCneWZFFBMI7ci_5LXAbDlB0pXYThsDI2l5LaHVJUIhZxggDY5v2eqincQnqrT8X0u55IJrylrof9XBKQCXkusJrZZk3dG2ZOrIkiHcdg7Mk5hZb1VwnpF1AWCJSpUZMB4308GF7XUrax5FQJ9wBpk4_oG0njuiG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="2372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPbattT5KOO76Td0OdGDfSbzmVFi4yCneWZFFBMI7ci_5LXAbDlB0pXYThsDI2l5LaHVJUIhZxggDY5v2eqincQnqrT8X0u55IJrylrof9XBKQCXkusJrZZk3dG2ZOrIkiHcdg7Mk5hZb1VwnpF1AWCJSpUZMB4308GF7XUrax5FQJ9wBpk4_oG0njuiG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pieced Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ2wONIUonOWG2LZFDrCeg34WGwhmaGVmwvR5wXXd-vZOYOnsU0qMff8uqg2tFv8NUb_6Cd8iLO5TmKqjpA93-dGYJ0CHyVpKrnjU5O2NlbHTHoJ8EoL0iJXZJj5wlSMJDWim__fXpTb5ZdNk6TiIFAid-rCvftG8988pKOYA5gsYCt3_rSU55-yma2g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ2wONIUonOWG2LZFDrCeg34WGwhmaGVmwvR5wXXd-vZOYOnsU0qMff8uqg2tFv8NUb_6Cd8iLO5TmKqjpA93-dGYJ0CHyVpKrnjU5O2NlbHTHoJ8EoL0iJXZJj5wlSMJDWim__fXpTb5ZdNk6TiIFAid-rCvftG8988pKOYA5gsYCt3_rSU55-yma2g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves Grow in Sunshine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The jelly roll strips leftover from making the leaf blocks were used to make the scrappy binding. <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-vYbtsWq7XLNJsrTHsaf9mGDbZihh-omcrIfcjok3wGS4VYWTzfTEQO5Vie5EgeHYg88_BE_4tllHelBPLOy5EswFhg0sm5pg1W7r3-E4j0yJZQxhgcrfzPl13xDLycfTFyJqWjCXm46zTzmztZtnNjg-Be5ipxkJ1dkk0UQ4Z0U-h3SoS70Op-ubg=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrappy Binding</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-vYbtsWq7XLNJsrTHsaf9mGDbZihh-omcrIfcjok3wGS4VYWTzfTEQO5Vie5EgeHYg88_BE_4tllHelBPLOy5EswFhg0sm5pg1W7r3-E4j0yJZQxhgcrfzPl13xDLycfTFyJqWjCXm46zTzmztZtnNjg-Be5ipxkJ1dkk0UQ4Z0U-h3SoS70Op-ubg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJJahNSLqTMwsOvX6jTG5eQtg-Ion_yOtHg3sRJL_BX4mymavZJBaHKczMULMk7c0DFnZOMiaaCcBEj4bveg-LRirYXx2MN3x5fiXXt6kHy41wiTgebz2ah_BvB3rRXPjfvNJAZk23AKH4Ktkm2dpjXnAgj5mkzSygA3mt9o9LaXhbbsqNuckEwbSrog" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJJahNSLqTMwsOvX6jTG5eQtg-Ion_yOtHg3sRJL_BX4mymavZJBaHKczMULMk7c0DFnZOMiaaCcBEj4bveg-LRirYXx2MN3x5fiXXt6kHy41wiTgebz2ah_BvB3rRXPjfvNJAZk23AKH4Ktkm2dpjXnAgj5mkzSygA3mt9o9LaXhbbsqNuckEwbSrog=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6bZNLK7xsB1ejyJFVB0tHtKJzib94s-hqy_ZLbNups4vT9DhP7AzknI03_hpkzdxlH6sVawE_7ueekfSIQOYtZh0dELf7THKYUV42-NX8s2egOIV4UWoB7L_uh4jvZUS0plo8uBlgzHiN3g_54Qm9I1YJtps0tjrrbI_mKpcQiM4ps0k7-v5l7xuM_g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="3014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6bZNLK7xsB1ejyJFVB0tHtKJzib94s-hqy_ZLbNups4vT9DhP7AzknI03_hpkzdxlH6sVawE_7ueekfSIQOYtZh0dELf7THKYUV42-NX8s2egOIV4UWoB7L_uh4jvZUS0plo8uBlgzHiN3g_54Qm9I1YJtps0tjrrbI_mKpcQiM4ps0k7-v5l7xuM_g=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple and Green = Winning Combination</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This post won't be complete without the signature reflection-in-the-water shot. So here it is - thanks to Paul!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5mC9cPnp8VrdQW7xx6kL1z8hACutwEfGnYGBTVkUybzNhFHVQuZLeIe-2lYApoQAy6jmtsRXMnQ7ROEATIvLrIK4jk5DKYYahYZRB0d9aZkAY8xAhqMM0bOv3PIQyHuiU2QWgB-I24BABAf1WbLu0LSL1pqGjw3-cdFwZeUfL2KILmy7daVJmjnBjdwG9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5mC9cPnp8VrdQW7xx6kL1z8hACutwEfGnYGBTVkUybzNhFHVQuZLeIe-2lYApoQAy6jmtsRXMnQ7ROEATIvLrIK4jk5DKYYahYZRB0d9aZkAY8xAhqMM0bOv3PIQyHuiU2QWgB-I24BABAf1WbLu0LSL1pqGjw3-cdFwZeUfL2KILmy7daVJmjnBjdwG9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy Day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Although Vrinda will be heading west I will get to keep a piece of the Positivity with me. That brings me to the Bonus Project. If you have been wondering what happens to the leftover squares from making the Leaf Blocks, here is the answer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKslImKon1gVhV7x29Tf6QEiQdnsmD-fjGYiih1OxeXmJVrqeHAFa-p1cDOKACaG7sH3D197yd-HagPObTojXvN0vyXgoNm2LyhzTtYYY9xHugUg4F9Y5IK5_ihAxU2gyJDnUXoPDVUpa8VVyFY7lqy7duQyn71BZz85MnxJ06HekQbU3rrDBCCKvMhA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKslImKon1gVhV7x29Tf6QEiQdnsmD-fjGYiih1OxeXmJVrqeHAFa-p1cDOKACaG7sH3D197yd-HagPObTojXvN0vyXgoNm2LyhzTtYYY9xHugUg4F9Y5IK5_ihAxU2gyJDnUXoPDVUpa8VVyFY7lqy7duQyn71BZz85MnxJ06HekQbU3rrDBCCKvMhA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four bonus squares = One New Block</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3DNLQvc-XNh93HIABDWtXyxHULSMFpS8oNUXehNj0AiXGjuS83zHkmuy9ftafdQAQJaL_FrXujZqflFaohw1qYQidb1TPQDwtwaWWLyd9--Pbow7DlYUeyovh53iBDZEjlfya1G-YzWKPsjJ21uFjJop98eI-3ZHU7RB2IhP6GbDbnr-3z1bACYsDIA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3DNLQvc-XNh93HIABDWtXyxHULSMFpS8oNUXehNj0AiXGjuS83zHkmuy9ftafdQAQJaL_FrXujZqflFaohw1qYQidb1TPQDwtwaWWLyd9--Pbow7DlYUeyovh53iBDZEjlfya1G-YzWKPsjJ21uFjJop98eI-3ZHU7RB2IhP6GbDbnr-3z1bACYsDIA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then there were two</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A total of 64 bonus squares were combined (very simply) to make this fun baby quilt. I have named her Jade. The triangles come together like gemstones and she really does glow!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj456Aq3_Ieb0u5d_kUKXq8T8auN3-dEQ_mYN3ArVyDJPLNT9WnCBxH51F6Mn7I7NQ43wSGqLdSUNNatfWHRF69Zaa_V2KGyT2QUozgtDeMdM8LR7Cfo9h2MzWIpeFcI2DBisAChWfZ3e34EohFYXNPsk9Nt1i4HsuJoV77H4ce71jpw8pEES0e_iXg7Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj456Aq3_Ieb0u5d_kUKXq8T8auN3-dEQ_mYN3ArVyDJPLNT9WnCBxH51F6Mn7I7NQ43wSGqLdSUNNatfWHRF69Zaa_V2KGyT2QUozgtDeMdM8LR7Cfo9h2MzWIpeFcI2DBisAChWfZ3e34EohFYXNPsk9Nt1i4HsuJoV77H4ce71jpw8pEES0e_iXg7Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basting</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Using my walking foot I followed the horizontal/vertical seams and the diagonal folds to quilt a grid. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9G8sIaKwhmjskyLLNSFKhmud5plh7eHyHBAEJ-6_VL62MMINq0-xTVdhtH6U71JSiI1o5kEP-DWCwqiIlBB9yWqVfjUl7EN2jqNqIn8LlnnZjD9m8xx8YkmJKUnMvcoPzxMIbYfKLcC0ade2X68zHv9Z-v1uKfCJn3YEMtoJM8ELbVsIZKnEGBptqgQvK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9G8sIaKwhmjskyLLNSFKhmud5plh7eHyHBAEJ-6_VL62MMINq0-xTVdhtH6U71JSiI1o5kEP-DWCwqiIlBB9yWqVfjUl7EN2jqNqIn8LlnnZjD9m8xx8YkmJKUnMvcoPzxMIbYfKLcC0ade2X68zHv9Z-v1uKfCJn3YEMtoJM8ELbVsIZKnEGBptqgQvK=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilted</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicyPhMH2qaCNtjFs6xGjLALZF1DrGJldlvS_i1s8K5Iw25eATeVFxb6PuGvAMtnC79j5x9cxr1h-ZyOP9iQ_ZIK4avtNE7diDHC9PpUCm5uD2aUPxoiVmz1feoGQPIHferU-mIJvJJWwX14t3UbEKs2zJMU1sEPRKZ0DWyujbYEGJS57J6qW3zvx8A49Ij" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicyPhMH2qaCNtjFs6xGjLALZF1DrGJldlvS_i1s8K5Iw25eATeVFxb6PuGvAMtnC79j5x9cxr1h-ZyOP9iQ_ZIK4avtNE7diDHC9PpUCm5uD2aUPxoiVmz1feoGQPIHferU-mIJvJJWwX14t3UbEKs2zJMU1sEPRKZ0DWyujbYEGJS57J6qW3zvx8A49Ij=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bound</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The binding is the same charcoal fabric as the backing. But there is a special twist. Since Jade finished at about 48" square, I needed to piece the backing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxKysWiAxYHlYHHq0v3Sf9Pm2tDEVdE2qeOSDoakrgEd0tTRafYT7jkb_tM6rlo13mFafLnXdb-gawAsrko1AihfYUl00S2qyGm1-0INmqKet7qjmzCj5kgU3c-wivLPYMOUcwJYVPs96R_DC4jfv-cFyfBCKP5ofrs7LLzMqUAiJnvld9zeiARU2gCA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxKysWiAxYHlYHHq0v3Sf9Pm2tDEVdE2qeOSDoakrgEd0tTRafYT7jkb_tM6rlo13mFafLnXdb-gawAsrko1AihfYUl00S2qyGm1-0INmqKet7qjmzCj5kgU3c-wivLPYMOUcwJYVPs96R_DC4jfv-cFyfBCKP5ofrs7LLzMqUAiJnvld9zeiARU2gCA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smile for the Camera</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>The Pieced Backing is inspired by <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/" target="_blank">KellyYoung's</a> new book <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1479538536/perfectly-pieced-quilt-backs-book" target="_blank">Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bR5AzXtlA6fctqFDOJEU_irUwc9v426oM44Sc_oXMGQT1iloHzrM3m3PlbLZjp1RE_kkbPD8aDr888NgbwQ_ddqxBk-HEF7ZD3pR66hzUFmpsik5NOZjRrmYftbjQvrTK9Q_nOoUdJB11R6TxhIoMTFbgvBTTEUnYGfhjGNHYUFGw5_iV5SKcsU6EGSv/s640/___PPQB%20Cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bR5AzXtlA6fctqFDOJEU_irUwc9v426oM44Sc_oXMGQT1iloHzrM3m3PlbLZjp1RE_kkbPD8aDr888NgbwQ_ddqxBk-HEF7ZD3pR66hzUFmpsik5NOZjRrmYftbjQvrTK9Q_nOoUdJB11R6TxhIoMTFbgvBTTEUnYGfhjGNHYUFGw5_iV5SKcsU6EGSv/w320-h400/___PPQB%20Cover.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With 152 pages including a total of 30 pieced quilt backing designs, this must-have quilt book is an excellent source of inspiration for quilters of all skill levels. A bonus of 18 downloadable quilt front patterns are also included. You don't want to miss it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCR1NOYZ0HJh5mIsLS2R3pmjKMlrgVXt6HrvNF2NpL660MhtTzcI8wors6RUgH3X8CA7x3jEJFeC7tzyEn64Ez7kTAp4M1FOmLt-JFghU2M25f04xk6p9u_0p0vcvkgQYGMwvCyDW-tCLTpw0eH-KhGc8jzL5JnEijA7dnM_tsYQQ6AgZelnuEiNI2oQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="2575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCR1NOYZ0HJh5mIsLS2R3pmjKMlrgVXt6HrvNF2NpL660MhtTzcI8wors6RUgH3X8CA7x3jEJFeC7tzyEn64Ez7kTAp4M1FOmLt-JFghU2M25f04xk6p9u_0p0vcvkgQYGMwvCyDW-tCLTpw0eH-KhGc8jzL5JnEijA7dnM_tsYQQ6AgZelnuEiNI2oQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Pieced Backing</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLxaXRA2X8mnCg-AN6Ow-B0jp_VvmtG2lMhxkZynTWeIWpR6ZPVYUV9lONNAbg6Je01o1fEB4iBY9ZcrA_zJZTBEtaLtO2RfB-Wrpd_yJmexkol5CplYGJbVgbUXhMP9cDwSZLN9htbBzRR4W4HLs_3nwnZxgjOPDkIL_z4xuDszKDDp76QCYytW5Em31A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLxaXRA2X8mnCg-AN6Ow-B0jp_VvmtG2lMhxkZynTWeIWpR6ZPVYUV9lONNAbg6Je01o1fEB4iBY9ZcrA_zJZTBEtaLtO2RfB-Wrpd_yJmexkol5CplYGJbVgbUXhMP9cDwSZLN9htbBzRR4W4HLs_3nwnZxgjOPDkIL_z4xuDszKDDp76QCYytW5Em31A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love you so much!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5pdqiP4FVVmiDly2AsBWfbd3F6Gl9UJvUf23gPoUP-4yxJuqEa5Qz9drXvf0g0BMUKm7BN9j9FJNelymYBqEQtU2SKuH9HciVRUleDRncnmRghaaCxxjBy_iHoJvSNAkCic_fXbC9SVpTibaE2WLHKjc3wOx1a2CiF7DWma0ylbTopXB62B4q64IQ5FSX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5pdqiP4FVVmiDly2AsBWfbd3F6Gl9UJvUf23gPoUP-4yxJuqEa5Qz9drXvf0g0BMUKm7BN9j9FJNelymYBqEQtU2SKuH9HciVRUleDRncnmRghaaCxxjBy_iHoJvSNAkCic_fXbC9SVpTibaE2WLHKjc3wOx1a2CiF7DWma0ylbTopXB62B4q64IQ5FSX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You are mine!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ysD6jragKT4K-v4cx4T6pHFXsJJaWoJ3AY51siWMyw_Cr5eTmds3l_UjNG_pbYlhra8vwuEjm-z_CiC6cRbQmQ52SuNybJrF7GiuH9x8gv37s8fxy0jNryjzEV2xMzA4j84V7HYXtSLNekHjDuHg9qRW6xXCS83tcrJy-mZbACpPvhQ_Br3S5IunQPjw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-ysD6jragKT4K-v4cx4T6pHFXsJJaWoJ3AY51siWMyw_Cr5eTmds3l_UjNG_pbYlhra8vwuEjm-z_CiC6cRbQmQ52SuNybJrF7GiuH9x8gv37s8fxy0jNryjzEV2xMzA4j84V7HYXtSLNekHjDuHg9qRW6xXCS83tcrJy-mZbACpPvhQ_Br3S5IunQPjw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labelled</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hope you are participating the Positivity QAL. The first linky party is on Sunday, 6/25/23 to share our progress. I will also be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.<p>This post also serves as my entry to the <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/2023/06/launch-day-and-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs Blog Tour</a>. Here is a list of the other bloggers that are posting today with their “Perfectly Pieced Backs.” Hope you will visit each blog and see what they made!</p><ul style="background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sandra @ <a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">mmm…</a><a href="https://www.mmmquilts.com/2023/06/perfectly-pieced-quilt-backs.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">quilts</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rose @ <a href="https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Something Rosemade</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Diann @ <a href="https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; 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transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Anja Quilts</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nancy @ <a href="https://www.graceandpeacequilting.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Grace and Peace Quilting</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vasudha @ <a href="https://storiedquilts.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Storied Quilts</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kris @ <a href="https://sewsunshine.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #10759c; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Sew Sunshine</a></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leanne @ <a href="https://www.devotedquilter.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; 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