tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72078125270928233132024-03-12T23:05:46.264-04:00Quilting With A Marmalade CatSharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-76381285206586385202015-01-18T14:16:00.004-05:002015-01-18T14:16:35.010-05:00A new stitching BOM<div style="text-align: left;">
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Date change on my friend, Joan's, <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/2015/01/blog-hop-switch-announcementbird-tree.html" target="_blank">Have a Latte Blog Hop</a>. Click on the link for more details.</div>
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We all know someone battling CANCER, especially our dear friends who have breast cancer... well this hop will be for THEM... Run by my friend, Pat at<a href="http://scrapatches.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> Scrappatches</a>, the pattern is a bra we can make into a quilt or pillow to support and uplift our friends who are cancer patients. Make sure you follow along on this blog hop.</div>
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SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-32907145327901683302015-01-14T18:38:00.000-05:002015-01-14T18:38:22.160-05:00Join the Elephant Parade!Beginning in February, Lorna McMahon at <a href="http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew Fresh Quilts</a> is starting a quilt-along based on a baby quilt she made using Northcott Fabrics solids. <br />
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She plans to show a block each week and would like
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many of the blocks as you like, for a quilt or a wallhanging or whatever. The blocks look adorable. I'm going to save them for any future baby quilts I might need to make. The link is on my sidebar.<br />
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Happy quilting from Sharon and the kitties<br />
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The <a href="https://www.islandbatik.com/news/" target="_blank">Island Batik Sock Hop</a><span id="goog_1749410547"></span><span id="goog_1749410548"></span> begins and it is going to be so much fun! There will be
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Yep, she's nuts and she loves the stuff! LOL But I love her anyway. Check out the guidelines on her blog, <a href="http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Moosestash Quilting</a>, and don't forget to remember the date changes.<br />
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Today is my friend, Ann's birthday, so I want to wish her the best birthday ever!<br />
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Need any help blowing out all those candles? LOL. <br />
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Happy quilting from Sharon and the kitties<br />
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<br />SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-50702726962245919872015-01-10T12:14:00.002-05:002015-01-10T12:14:10.232-05:00New Stuff....I've spent that last few days since I recovered my blog trying to clean it up. I've removed all the links on the sidebars to old swaps and BOMs and quilt-alongs. You can still find the info on those if you go through my older posts, if they're still available, but it's time for the new stuff to be added.<br />
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I've been slowly adding in the links for a lot of new, wonderful BOMs for 2015. I think there are a lot more of what I call "fancy" applique this year. "Fancy" designs are usually beautiful floral designs that make gorgeous additions to your walls or beds - beautiful things to fill our homes with. Reeze Hanson at Morning Glory Designs has one of these that I call "fancy" applique BOMs starting. <br />
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It's called <a href="http://blog.morningglorydesigns.net/p/2015.html" target="_blank"> Deco Gardens</a> and can be done as a free BOM or kits can be purchased. Check out the info on her blog.<br />
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Sindy at <a href="http://fatcatpatterns.com/bom.html" target="_blank">Fat Cat Patterns</a> is adding another BOM for 2015 called Gingerbread Party. It's what I call a "fun" BOM - the designs are cute and whimsical and just make you smile.<br />
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I love her designs and have CDs from her filled with her "fun" and "fancy" designs. While you check this new one out, don't forget to download the January block from last year's BOM Penguin Cheer. That one goes until February of this year. <br />
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Now that my blog is back again, I have to remember to take my camera with me when I meet with my sewing and stitching groups, so I can show you all the great projects my friends complete. Donna G had a darling mini wallhanging on Wednesday at sewing, but I had nothing to take a picture with, so I hope she brings it to the Fire Hall on Sunday so I can get a pic then.<br />
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Here's a pic of the pillows I made my DGS for Christmas. They match the quilt I made him at GTG 2011. <br />
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They're all made with his favorite team fabric, the Philadelphia Eagles. It's so ironic that he would pick that team as "his", because his mother was born in Philly when we were stationed right outside there when hubby was in the Navy and was a patient at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. We spent almost 2 years in that area, but haven't been back since, but who knows how or why boys choose their favorite teams, lol.<br />
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Happy quilting from Sharon and the marmalade kitties, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash<br />
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SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-27876403424647898832015-01-06T15:36:00.000-05:002015-01-06T15:36:42.783-05:00I'm Back....In case you've wondered where I've been, I have to say I HATE GOOGLE! LOL. In May I had my computer changed over to Windows 7 from my beloved Win98. I posted pics in June of my quilting retreat ok and then tried to learn all the new things in Windows 7. Well, Google seems to have taken over my computer then, because everything was Google this, Google that. Home pages gone, log-ons gone, every time I tried to do something, I couldn't find it! So frustrating. On top of that, I had always used Outlook Express for email and I loved it. Tons of folders to store things--Gone with the new Windows 7 Live Mail ! I even had to add a new gmail address for my military group, because I was having so much trouble with the Windows Live Mail. Took me forever to get on board with that, and still I don't like it and can't figure simple things like the calendar out. UGGHHHH!<br />
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So, two days ago I thought I'd better check in with my gmail account and see if anything was happening there. Well, Google wouldn't let me in without adding a mobile tel #. I refused but could not figure how to get into that gmail account--the same request page kept coming up. I finally went into the Google profile and fiddled around with that for a while but couldn't seem to get any results. So I got mad and asked to delete that Google profile. IT told me if I did that I could never get that stuff back--but I was so upset at this point that I didn't care--I deleted it. <br />
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And guess what? The minute that took affect, I could click on my gmail account and it opened right up. No problems. I kept going in and out several times just to make sure and it's still ok. Then I clicked on my link for my old home page of this blog----and HEAVEN FORBID !!!! ---IT OPENED RIGHT UP. No problems. I was able to go all around my blog and back several times. And today it opened right up again.<br />
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I have no idea if this will last, (or even what I did) but I will try to start updating my blog and see what happens. The first things I'll try to do is show you some of the new BOM's for 2015. I've seen some really nice ones so far. So check back again tomorrow and see if I really am back, lol.<br />
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Happy quilting from Sharon and the kitties, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash<br />
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<br />SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-54087247503352871012014-06-04T17:30:00.001-04:002014-06-04T17:30:57.862-04:00A new Stitch-ALong....<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.176000595092773px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<b>"The Lord's Prayer"</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is made up of 26 free embroideries shared over 26 weeks, all coming together as a simply pieced elegant wall quilt in December.</div>
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The first block will be shared on her blog this coming Monday, June 8th, and a new block every Monday after that until early December when the quilt is completed.</div>
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Some of the girlfriends and I went on a little quilt retreat recently. Here are some pics of the projects we made. My mystery was a cute flower block from one of the blogs I follow (Connie at <a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/2014/03/teal-flower-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Freemotion by the River</a>) and Joan (from <a href="http://www.moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MooseStash Quilting</a>) made us each a darling bag with a mystery project in it. We had such a wonderful time that we reserved the spot for 2 more years.</div>
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from Lisa Bongeon at Primitive Gatherings promises to be gorgeous. </div>
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The first block is posted on her <a href="http://lisabongean.com/2014/05/27/10th-anniversary-stitch-along-part-1/" target="_blank">blog</a> now. She has kits available for sale, but the pattern is free. She's done the first block in wool, but I think it would be great done as fusible fabric applique. She'll be posting a new block every 2 weeks.</div>
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Johnny Cash has grown into a sweet boy with a BAD problem....he's a chewer. We've had to buy new modem cords, new phone cords, and a new wireless keyboard and wireless mouse, among other things. I've tried pepper spray and citrus spray, plus spraying him with plain water when we see him chewing, but it doesn't bother him at all. You'd think he would be getting zapped with electricity, but nothing seems to stop him. And every time DGD comes, he tries to chew her flipflops! </div>
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Patsy Cline is so good, but it doesn't seem to be rubbing off on Johnny.</div>
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Happy quilting from Sharon and the Marmalade Cats</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">We all have them, but do
they ever get done? My goal this year is to go thru all my bags of swap blocks
and get some quilts made. I belong to several Yahoo groups and have done a lot
of swaps in the past, so my collection of blocks is growing.</span></div>
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I just took the florals, roses, and pink ones and put the three of
them together in a large throw the last time we sewed at the fire hall. I put a
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collections left, including a big bag of Autumn's from Block Central - when we
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assorted kids, bugs, etc the next time we go there. I worked on some Halloween
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the rows all pieced, now just have to finish sewing the rows
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wanted to do for quite a while</span> <span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> because I don't really have a lot of throw or larger
quilts in my house. It seems I always make them for gifts but never get any
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Halloween appliqued blocks from a swap several years ago, plus 2 years of
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to finish up a lot of UFO's and clear out the assorted blocks I have. Let's
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SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-772111254227131222014-02-19T12:48:00.003-05:002014-02-19T12:48:57.958-05:00You can win Fabric for Life....Just wanted to let you know that <a href="http://www.keepsakequilting.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Keepsake Quilting</a> is giving away over 80 great prizes based on a raffle. The grand prize is a 20 year supply of
fabric. Two more lucky winners will win a year's supply of fabric, and 50 more winners will win some other great prizes.<br />
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You can enter daily until February 28th, but it's only open to residents of the US and Canada.<br /><br />Please check it out and let as many people know about it. Here's the contest link: <br />
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<span class="CapDeal-IncentiveLink"></span><a href="http://ck.upickem.net/r/37vMEWAm4C3?r=192581" target="_blank">http://ck.upickem.net/r/37vMEWAm4C3?r=192581</a><br />
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<span class="CapDeal-IncentiveLink">I entered-not that I need to win any more fabric, lol, I'm running out of room for my stash now- use my link above and see if you can win something, too.</span><br />
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Mary brought 2 completed projects for show-and-tell. One is a cathedral windows table topper that Jill showed the girls how to do last time we met - 2 weeks ago. The other is a pretty spools quilt she made for her sewing room. The girls all gathered around to see her lovely quilts.<br />
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Linda worked on her cathedral windows topper today, too, and is almost finished with it.<br />
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Ann worked on her's until she ran out of fabric. Uh-oh! Anybody got any Christmas fabric for Ann, lol?<br />
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I brought a small tote bag I finished yesterday to show the girls and Mary modeled it for us. <br />
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And today I put the binding on a quilt donated by a generous person to the <a href="http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/forums/category-view.asp?catlock=10" target="_blank">Quilt and Needle's Snug Society Quilter's Give-Back</a> charity projects. This quilt will go to the <a href="http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/" target="_blank">Pine Ridge Native American Reservation</a> in South Dakota. Ann quilted it and has another ready to quilt so we can get them in the mail ASAP. We think it's cold here in New York, but it's even colder in South Dakota. Hopefully this quilt will make a difference in keeping an elder warm this winter.<br />
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Happy quilting and keep warm,<br />
From Sharon and the Marmalade Kitties-Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash<br />
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<br />SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-81944107360480033722014-01-24T13:22:00.003-05:002014-01-24T13:22:37.576-05:00Charity Sew-In tonight...and you're invited...<div>
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">A cyber-quilting-bee to
benefit your favorite charity! A chance to "give back" by making quilts for
those who need the comfort that only a quilt can give.</span></span></div>
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to “give back”, to bless someone who needs to have their spirits lifted, someone
who needs to know that someone cares for them, join us th<span class="text_exposed_show">is <strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday, January
24th</span></strong>, <b>6:00 PM CST</b> as we come together for the first 4th Friday Snug Society
Sew-In! We’ll gather at a “cyber-quilting-bee” on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/247983118712420/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/247983118712420/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1">https://www.facebook.com/events/247983118712420/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1</a>
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">and on the <a href="http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/forums/category-view.asp?catlock=10" target="_blank">Quilt and Needle Forum</a> (<a href="http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=2854&posts=2&start=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=2854&posts=2&start=1</a>) </span></span></span></div>
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forward to those who need them.<br /><br />Find a worthy cause in your town and
start sewing. Get together with your quilting friends and make a party of it. I
guarantee your heart will be warmed by the experience.<br /><br />If you don’t know
of an organization that you want to help, then we invite you to join the Snug
Society in our on-going quilt projects (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thequiltandneedle.com%2Fforums%2Fcategory-view.asp%3Fcatlock%3D10&h=_AQFKmsRO&enc=AZMUhKGojJWlo8KkZZxGV7twp-bwRm4peiUvsUj1FvjDBvhrBPgB83ewrwkbB-vC36ecCUxLBM8q6Ml3HOClGY0aN5Krs7dq3w_tJDS3vagtMMxxFgLCgpgf6J7xpa5WdqEisGDBJz2572lysKIxHOKx_90h4BEjZC3QS0z8pr2BSQ&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/forums/category-view.asp?catlock=10</a>)
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<br />(1) Harmony Home (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohhcac.org%2F&h=iAQE9VF64&enc=AZM2lKuM979BH7U21kx0NQ57TgbeCuO4NnspnONK-SyximAsV3_saE7P1LDmtoYMKtmUkGPMgBWsqcTdQLwP9B68zJYgrD98gRqkxkEIPUK6AE6LOZma8g65nV8NCpNZ9Wqx9Dpy5_UNhn9o6A_uYe1oyHlX2Nu9nXqyVZIFnU3tbg&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ohhcac.org/</a>), a counseling center for
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<br />(2) Pine Ridge Native American Reservation (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffriendsofpineridgereservation.org%2F&h=DAQFL_mTm&enc=AZOywOpO5yQStFnAWXls4X9EamXWWTJPl9FcMpyAEKoA3Ypv0MQU-hBUKvTE9E0-0sdPQJ6ald7l-wUPYiOTgM9LcaMSS8saoZQ58kSduv3tnjWjU7TRH1WFiNB4S3N6Xc2zP20Ye17ujaDV4EKmZKGxdNs-1qaRTOXLRgQRFmctEQ&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/</a>) in
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<br />(3) Quilts of Valor (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qovf.org%2F&h=UAQFQLCTR&enc=AZOJCkqTSgojgvR31I3Ml8ekLEtc_1T2-jYbZkUtaYECylHp-tzzA2Y42T6t1JBGiNQjTm0DfdLbF47alo6GulaUbuwx1TIL8pipC3ikDjPFEjXnlC-tmMtyqnDYyG2ig6DUv_-dxIfMeJGSu__zaxAGMgEgdcgFcHmvoM1K6fSgBw&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.qovf.org/</a>).<br /><br />Let’s get together
and do what we do best – share the comfort of a quilt with those who need this
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Here are pics of the last 3 quilts I worked on and sent to Pine Ridge:</div>
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Yesterday, I showed you what my swap-from partner sent me in the 2013 Chookyblue Secret Santa Christmas Swap. Today I have a couple of pictures of the gift I sent to Julie D in Australia. I forgot to take a picture of the little extras I sent her, but lucky for me, she took one I can steal, lol.</div>
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My main gift to her was a table runner made from a mini charm pack by Moda called "Civil War Jubilee". It was a free pattern I found on a blog I read, written by Sherri McConnell of <a href="http://www.aquiltinglife.com/" target="_blank">A Quilting Life</a>. </div>
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I've never cared much for the Civil War fabrics and don't have any in my stash, but when I saw this charm pack, I fell in love with it. I changed my mind entirely on the fabrics I was going to use for this pattern. I showed it to the girls in my Wednesday sewing group and they all liked it, too.</div>
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This swap is always so much fun and I love checking out all the other swappers blogs and seeing pics of the gifts they made. Looking forward to 2014. Thanks again to Donna and Trish for hosting.</div>
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Take a minute to check out my side bar with the latest new BOMs I've found for 2014. Some beautiful applique blocks coming up. Several have already started.</div>
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And check out the newest pic of Johnny Cash. He is 10 months old now and still growing. </div>
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Happy quilting from Sharon, Patsy Cline, and Johnny Cash</div>
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I only missed the very first one in 2007. It's been consistently the best swap I've ever done. With so many international participants, I've been lucky to send to and receive from a swap partner in Australia every year.<br />
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I really think the Australians have cornered the market on bright, new, fun embroidery projects. Here in the states it's hard to find a cute, fresh design to embroider. There are some great designers, though, like <a href="http://www.birdbraindesigns.net/" target="_blank">Bird Brain Designs</a>, and <a href="http://www.crabapplehillstudio.com/" target="_blank">Crabapple Hill</a>, but when I wanted to start to embroider again, almost all I could find were the old-style designs for pillowcases or Aunt Martha iron-on blocks. Thank goodness for the internet and bloggers! I've been able to get patterns from such cool designers as <a href="http://gailpandesigns.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Gail Pan</a>, <a href="http://www.red-brolly.com/red-brolly/" target="_blank">Bronwyn Hayes of Red Brolly</a>, <a href="http://cinderberrystitches.typepad.com/cinderberrystitches/" target="_blank">Natalie Lymer at Cinderberry Stitches</a>, and Leanne Beasley at <a href="http://leanneshouse.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Leanne's House</a>, to name just a few.<br />
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Many of the lovely gifts I've received over the years in the SSCS have been stitched by my Australian swap partners using patterns from their country's designers. Remember this wallhanging I received from Gai in 2009?<br />
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And this gorgeous bag to carry my stitching in from Dale in 2010?</div>
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And here's the gorgeous stocking that Bec made me in 2011. I hang this on my front door now and it looks fabulous! (And that was not even my real gift, lol.) That was the ornament gift, but she went a little bit overboard, lol, but I am so glad she did.. I love all the stitching and applique on it.<br />
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These are just a few of the examples of why I love this swap with the Australian girls. They have such a different lot of ideas and patterns to choose from. Everything I've been blessed to receive is so unique from what is available in my area.</div>
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Remember the runner that Bec made as my "real" gift? I started using it as a bed runner, but quickly changed it to a chair runner and I love it in my living room. I enjoy it every day.</div>
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And these bags I received last year from Vicki to carry as a purse or for my stitching projects. Love them!</div>
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Besides the wonderful handmade items, I've also received a varied assortment of Australian fabrics, patterns, quilt labels, note cards, and buttons. So many different little gifts to enjoy.</div>
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And this year was no different. My swap-from partner was Fiona of <a href="http://www.dragonfly-crafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dragonfly Crafts</a>. Fiona decided to do an Advent-style gift grouping for me. She had all the little gifties wrapped and labeled with a number. I had to open the little giftie on that number day. The first day I opened my Christmas ornament and it was a darling little star that I hung in my kitchen window.<br />
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Another day, I opened a package of tissues printed like Australian dollar bills. Then there was a tape measure shaped like a pig, a note pad with a cute puppy on it, a Koala key chain, and on the final day, a 2014 calendar of beautiful Australian land and seascapes and places of interest. <br />
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It was so much fun opening those thoughtful, unique gifts. I'm so glad Fiona decided to do that for me. Sometimes it's very hard waiting from the day you open your ornament until Christmas Day when you can open your big present, lol. At least for me it is, 'cause I love prezzies!<br />
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My big present from Fiona is a beautiful runner in lots of pretty, cheerful colors. I love it! My picture didn't come out too good with all the little gifts, so I put it over a chair in my living room to take another picture. It looks so great there that I think I'll leave it there. At least until we get past this dreary, dark, snowy, rainy weather this winter. It brightens up my living room immensely. Isn't it great?<br />
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So thank you, Fiona, for all the lovely gifts you sent me. I am enjoying all of them and am so thankful for having you as my swap-from partner this year.<br />
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And thanks, as always, to Donna for continuing this great swap tradition in 2013 and to Trish for helping Donna so she would continue it. Hope you gals were on the receiving end of some wonderful goodies, just like I was.<br />
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And to all of you, from Sharon and the kitties, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash.... <br />
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are all unwrapped and Patsy and Johnny and I have oohed and aahed over them all. The kitties helped (?) unwrap everything and decided they liked the pretty ribbons best. Typical! But I love all the goodies my S&H girlfriends picked out for me.<br />
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Last year (the first year of the swap) we all got a new stocking from our swapper. Rebecca had me and made a gorgeous embroidered snowman stocking for January.<br />
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This year, we had to make a small bag to put the stocking overflow in. Denise had me this January and made the cutest reindeer bag, that Johnny Cash had to check out.</div>
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In February, Barb chose these goodies for me.</div>
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March, Trina gifted me with these neat stuffers.</div>
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In April, Nola made me this cute pincushion that she had wrapped in fabric.</div>
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May brought a shower of great tools from Denise</div>
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And June brought a R/W/B FQ bundle from Dorene and a special pin in memory of my sweet Katie, the original marmalade cat, who went over the Rainbow Bridge in January. Dorene knew that painful anniversary was near and wanted me to have something to comfort me. Her note and thoughtfulness made me cry, but I'll cherish this pin forever.</div>
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July brought this darling cat and mouse pincushion made for me by Denise.</div>
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In August, Barb sent me this great seam ripper with the eraser end and a gorgeous FQ.</div>
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September had Rebecca making me these darling embroidery machine Christmas tree earrings and adding a bunch of other goodies, too.</div>
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All in all, this swap was so much fun - even though we had to wait all year long to finally see what was in all those little packages arriving monthly that we couldn't peek, pinch, or shake. The end result more than made up for the frustration we felt each month, lol. The girls were so generous and made good use of all the year-long sales for notions and fabrics. In fact, they had so much fun they insisted I run this swap one more year. So check back in 2014 and see what turns up then.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">This year</span>, I have presents still to open and enjoy. I saved some goodies to enjoy in a quiet, relaxed atmosphere. I'm getting smarter in my old age, lol.<br />
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I ran a Stocking Stuffer Swap for my ScrappyandHappy Yahoo group again this year, and because things were so crazy here, I haven't had time to open all the presents from my "girls" in the swap yet. So tonight - with nothing on TV to watch and sore arms from too much sewing and cooking and wrapping - I'm going to sit down and enjoy unwrapping all those goodies that my sewing buddies have sent me over the past year.<br />
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You see, we have to send a package every month to our swap buddy for that month, <span style="color: red;"><b>BUT</b></span> it has to go right into the stocking/bag for the swap--<span style="color: red;">WITH NO PEEKING OR SQUEEZING OR PINCHING!!</span> So all year long, these little goodies are piling up and we're on our honor not to snoop. Do ya' know how hard that is?? I've heard from some of the girls that they've been busy unwrapping and oohing and aahing over their little gifties, but a few of us still have that pleasure to go. So tonight it's time. I can't stand to wait any longer. I'll try to take pics and post later so you can see all the goodies the girls sent over the past year.<br />
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Then tomorrow--I have my swap from Australia to open! I've participated in Chookyblue's Secret Santa Christmas Swap since 2008 and just love doing it. Those Australian gals do the most beautiful stitchery and make the neatest handmade gifts you could ever want. I've posted pics over the years of all the lovely gifts I've received and tomorrow I'll share with you what my swap partner, Fiona, has sent me.<br />
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Until then, take a few minutes and check out all the new links I've posted on the sidebar of my blog. I've listed a ton of new BOM's (Blocks of the Month) for you to get involved in next year. One has already started and another has posted an extra paper-pieced block of a Christmas Stocking to get you in the mood.<br />
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From now on, I may not do an actual post on the blog, but I will be updating the sidebars frequently with all the free patterns and hops and BOM's I can find for you. So make sure to stop in often and see what's new. Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash also want me to post more pics of them from time to time, so I'll be doing that, too. Plus photos from my different sewing groups and their projects. <span style="color: red;">Soooooo</span>, the format might be a little different, but please stop in, look around, and maybe leave us a comment. The kitties love it when you write about how cute they are.<br />
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<br />SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-78471711126106151522013-11-04T11:14:00.001-05:002013-11-04T11:14:56.822-05:00I'm being a copy-cat today....Usually I write my own post about any new blog hops or projects I find on the net to share with you. But today I'm going to copy verbatim from the <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a> blog about the <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2013/10/7th-annual-handmade-holidays/" target="_blank">7th Annual Handmade Holidays </a>series that started Nov 1st. All the info is posted there, so it's silly of me to re-post it my own words, when she's already done such a great job of it. So here you go:<br />
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It’s our favorite time of the year! Every year we love to help you find
the best tutorials, recipes and printables. It’s our sincere hope that
the series inspires you to create for the people in your life, infusing
your gifts with love, care and beauty. The season is a whirl of
excitement so we start early, giving you a new round of ideas every day
in November. This year we invited guest curators to find the best
tutorials. Their fresh perspectives make this our biggest and best
Handmade Holidays yet! We also have a tremendous number of fabulous
giveaways (it grows every year!). Stop by every day in November for a
chance to win a new craft book, fabric, patterns, gift certificates and
more. We have more updates coming soon, and we kick off our first day
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just finished and next in line is For the Boys Blog Hop. Think anything and everything<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> <span style="color: black;">BOYS. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Projects that boys will love... </span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;">quilts, nap sacks, sleeping bags, pillows...you name it...there's sure to be lots of inspiration for projects for the boys in your life.</span></span><br />
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After that is <b>Black Tie Boogie, Rooster Blog Hop, </b>where the bloggers will create anything with roosters, turkeys, hens, or chicks. Anything from kitchen accessories, 3D roosters, whatever, as long as they use roosters, hens, or chicks in their project.. So if you have a barnyard fetish, lol, be sure to check out these chic(k) projects.<br />
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Today over at <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/blog-posts/" target="_blank">The Quilting Gallery</a> voting starts for a new <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/show-and-tell/">Quilters’ Show & Tell</a>. The category is <b>Halloween Fun Quilts. </b> Any quilt size and technique is acceptable, so I decided to enter the Cat Magic quilt that I pattern tested for Jess over at the <a href="http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/new.asp" target="_blank">Quilt 'N Needle</a> last year.<br />
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I showed it to you a couple of days ago after I finally got it bound and on display. I think it's the perfect Halloween quilt--it has a black cat on it!<br />
So make sure to stop in later and look over all the Halloween quilts that will be on display. And if you like my "JD" <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uNZfgQkj7mU/UnG8N1BVjQI/AAAAAAAAETk/nA6OnWyEhzQ/s1600/Jade001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uNZfgQkj7mU/UnG8N1BVjQI/AAAAAAAAETk/nA6OnWyEhzQ/s200/Jade001.jpg" width="200" /></a>memory quilt, I'd love a vote from you. Voting is Friday thru Monday morning, Nov 1st-Nov 4th, so vote for your favorite Halloween quilts.<br />
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My second favorite holiday of the year! I love the colors of fall, the kids in all their costumes, giving out candy to all the excited trick or treaters (although where I live, we never have any trick or treaters, bummer!), and all the Halloween decorations.<br />
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The <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>2013 Wicked Blog Hop </b></span>already started on Oct 22nd, but if you stop over to my friend Joan's, blog, <a href="http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/2013/10/wicked-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Moosestash Quilting</a>, you can see all her wonderful Halloween projects. She is so talented and I covet her collection of Halloweenie items. If she lived closer, she'd be missing a few of them, lol. Then check <a href="http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/2013/10/wicked-begins.html" target="_blank">this page </a>for the list of bloggers participating. You'll see some fabulous example of why I love Halloween decos.<br />
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Amy's annual <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/" target="_blank">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> has started. Be sure to stop in every day and see all the wonderful quilts made by bloggers from all over. You'll find lots of inspiration for your future projects!<br />
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I found these 2 cute Halloween quilts on the web years ago, but never could get the patterns. Aren't they cute?</div>
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We had two birthdays to celebrate this month in my Stitch 'n Bitch group and my fire hall group, Donna G and Gail. For their birthdays, we went out to lunch at an Italian restaurant and then on to the new quilt shop in our area, <a href="http://thewitchsstitches.com/" target="_blank">The Witch's Stitches</a>. Lots of laughs and eating went on, but forgot my camera again, so sorry - no pics.</div>
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Some of us get to celebrate Gail's birthday again in the S 'n B group, so this time we're going to the best local Oriental restaurant in the city, Beijing Gardens. We'll also be celebrating Carol M's birthday that day, so I'm looking forward to the shrimp and scallops in hot garlic sauce. Yum! Afterwards we'll come back to my house for birthday cake and ice cream and presents! I love presents! (And birthday cake and ice cream, too, lol.)</div>
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Mary has been really busy this month, with several projects to show us at S 'n B. She made the 1600 Strip quilt with a black and white jelly roll and it came out stunning.</div>
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Then she made the cutest witch's boot to put on her front door! Of course, Patsy Cline had to check things out!<br />
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And <u><b>I</b></u> actually finished a stitching project this time! It's going to be a gift, so I can't say for whom it's intended, but I wanted to post it just to show <u>some</u> people that I do eventually finish things, lol.</div>
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This was the very first (I think) First Friday Freebie that Kaaren at <a href="http://thepaintedquilt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Painted Quilt</a> gave us. It's only taken me 1 (or 2 ?) years to get it done. Kaaren is a very talented lady from Nova Scotia, whose blog I follow. She has lots of wonderful free designs on her blog and often show pictures of her gorgeous home. You can follow her by email if you subscribe to her blog and believe me-it is worth it. I love her creations. Stop over and see her and tell her I sent you.<br />
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Once a month, a group of us meet at <a href="http://www.osusannahsquiltshop.com/index.htm" target="_blank">O'Susannah's Quilt Shop</a> in Watkins Glen, NY to make quilts for people who are having a hard time and just need "a hug" to let them know someone cares. Last month Sue asked us to make items for the community hospital's Christmas bazaar fundraiser. She had some cool Riley Blake fabric samples for us to use, so we decided to make placemats, hotpads, potholders, and mug mats. We worked at her store on our meeting day and took home fabric to work on them at home, also. When we came back this month, we had 64 placemats, plus lots of other items ready to put together. We got all the placemats sewn and turned, now in November, we'll finish up the rest.<br />
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Judy also brought her latest creation to show us--a patriotic stars quilt made for her nephew. It is so gorgeous and she does all her own quilting on her regular sewing machine! She does such beautiful work, and I know her nephew will love it.<br />
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I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted. I guess I've been so busy that the time just flew on by!<br />
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Yesterday was sewing at the fire hall again. Most everyone was there, but we did miss Bonnie. She always has such neat projects to show us that she's working on. But she went to PA to spend the week sewing with Beverly, so we know she was having a good time, too. Since it was such a chilly day, Donna G's choice of menu was perfect. She was so excited the past week over "traveling tacos" that we all brought different taco fixings and she showed us how to make these "walking tacos". You take a small bag of Doritos-the nacho cheese are best-and crush them up in the bag with your hands. then add all the fixings right into the bag! You eat out of the bag with a plastic fork or spoon, while you "travel/walk" around and talk to your friends. It was really cool--and soooo good! Donna says it's her kind of meal,
no dirty dishes, just toss the bag and silverware when you're done. I can't wait to try them again when we have a family gathering. Wish I'd remembered my camera so I could have shown you pictures.<br />
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With Mary's help, I finally got my Halloween quilt finished and am using it on the couch until I can get a large enough dowel to hang it with. It's a pattern I tested last summer for <a href="http://www.thequiltandneedle.com/new.asp" target="_blank">Jessica E. Smith </a>of the Quilt and Needle. I couldn't wait to show it, as it has a black cat on it that brings back memories of our beloved "JD", the only black cat we've owned. He was such a sweetheart, so I'm glad to have a quilt to remember him by.<br />
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I have to put his purple bow tie and green eyes on yet, but I love this pattern!<br />
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We've been doing serious sewing at Joan's house on Wednesday's, and we had a visitor one day. Donna W's daughter, Rae, came to say hello. Donna W is back in Arizona at Rae's house, recovering from knee surgery, so it was nice to have one of her twins visit and give us an update. We so miss her stories and laughter, but we're hoping next year she'll be back for the summer again.<br />
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Here's some of the gals hard at work. And look at Sharon D's newest baby quilt! It's so cute.<br />
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<i>Happy Quilting and Happy Halloween from Sharon, Patsy Cline, and Johnny Cash </i></div>
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<br />SharonZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321419971093409488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207812527092823313.post-19580864107886975532013-09-23T12:04:00.002-04:002013-09-23T12:04:20.475-04:00WHEW...What a week this has been....<br />
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<span class="userContent">Friday was my "official" birthday, but I am so lucky to be able to celebrate all week, make that all month long, lol. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent"> Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes--and they're still coming in. It's
been a wonderful birthday, made more special by hearing from so many of you on Facebook.</span><br />
<span class="userContent"> Tuesday my wonderful granddaughter, Bre, </span><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1rdCgTUOjk/UkBGRIo0sYI/AAAAAAAAEII/MquGM7_2boU/s1600/19195_526704857373796_636493952_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1rdCgTUOjk/UkBGRIo0sYI/AAAAAAAAEII/MquGM7_2boU/s200/19195_526704857373796_636493952_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></span> brought me roses, </span><span class="userContent"><span class="lrg bold"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Py2nYRQjaxo/UkBdluTsB_I/AAAAAAAAEIo/JGjCtARFuWQ/s1600/%21cid_00e701c669fd$362c40b0$8898e448@S0000999999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Py2nYRQjaxo/UkBdluTsB_I/AAAAAAAAEIo/JGjCtARFuWQ/s200/%21cid_00e701c669fd$362c40b0$8898e448@S0000999999.jpg" width="171" /></a></span>candy
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quilt shops around the beautiful Finger Lakes. We had lunch out at OakView, which has a great selection of sandwiches and baked goods, and then shopped in the bulk food store there. It's owned by some of the local Mennonite families and has a great selection of baking supplies, meats, cheeses, jams and jellies, condiments, and snacks. I brought home two different types of horseradish cheese--it is so yummy! The girls all gave me birthday cards with fat quarters in them-great additions to my stash! And my Secret Pal made me a beautiful Autumn table runner </span></span><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8m6wKNkpD_w/UkBOFqwrZTI/AAAAAAAAEIY/ahrjCI3QbKk/s1600/quilted+by+Jane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8m6wKNkpD_w/UkBOFqwrZTI/AAAAAAAAEIY/ahrjCI3QbKk/s200/quilted+by+Jane.jpg" width="200" /></a> that she had Jane (</span></span><a href="http://www.quiltinglongarm.com/">Blackberry Acres Longarm Quilting</a>) quilt for me with acorns and leaves. It is perfect for my Fall decorating and I just love it! <br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> Friday I went on the bus with my quilting friends from home and
<a href="http://www.osusannahsquiltshop.com/" target="_blank">O'Susannah's Quilt Shop</a> and spent the day at a great quilt show outside
Philly. I found some great patterns I just had to add to my already overflowing stash of books and patterns, lol. Got the <a href="http://www.birdbraindesigns.net/witches-hooray-table-runner" target="_blank">Witches Hooray TR</a> from Bird Brain Designs to add to THAT pile of stitcheries to be done someday, lol; the <a href="http://www.primitivegatherings.us/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=1303" target="_blank">Reindeer Table Mat by Primitive Gatherings</a>; ANOTHER Wooden Bear little quilt kit, <a href="http://www.thewoodenbear.com/shop/Patterns/Little-Quilts-Squared--Little-Quilts-Squared-AGAIN-/p/S24-July-Sailboat.htm" target="_blank">the July Sailboat</a>; and a paper-pieced Little Bits pattern-<a href="http://www.averyspecialcollection.com/shop/little_bits/page11.htm#tree" target="_blank">A Little Bit Shorter Tall Tree </a>pattern (I already have the mini version with the train going around the tree). This tree is 17" x 41" but the larger one is </span></span>26 3/4" x 76 3/4". I wanted the biggest one for my front door, but decided I'd better stick with this medium-sized one if I actually wanted to get it done, lol. <br />
Only purchased a half dozen FQ's-mostly for gifts and swaps-and only 1 yard of background fabric (already cut) that was such a bargain at $5 that I couldn't pass it up, so I really was good this trip! My friend, Ann, and I both purchased the<span class="lrg bold"> Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool for 8" Finished Blocks Quilt Ruler that we'd heard about from other friends who attended a quilt retreat where it was demo'd (thanks Josie and Donna). I've made millions of log cabin blocks the Eleanor Burns way, but this looked neat. And the lady we bought the rulers from showed Ann how to use her X-Block ruler that she lost the directions for. So now we can use Ann's X-Box ruler, too.</span><br />
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<span class="lrg bold"> My camera malfunctioned, so I only got 2 pics at the quilt show-this fabulous Halloween Baltimore Album Quilt </span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> Saturday evening my son took hubby and me to what-used-to-be our favorite Italian restaurant (Moretti's) where we always celebrated birthdays and anniversaries and I had the best filet mignon in the world. It's to die for! Son's GF also made me a dozen really delicious chocolate chip cookies, all gift-wrapped in a purple (my fav color) box with a fancy gold bow! Yummy, yummy, yummy! Everyone enjoyed them--thanks, Chrissy!</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> And to top the week off, on Sunday I get to spend sewing time with two of my BFF's, Mary and Lynne. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><i>Happy quilting from Sharon and the Marmalade Kitties, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash </i></span></span><br />
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