tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43598942739791577762024-02-07T14:24:27.065-05:00Rachael RabbitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-71542740984734226602015-04-27T08:30:00.000-04:002015-04-27T08:30:03.319-04:00Portrait QuiltI just wanted to remind you that I am now blogging at <a href="http://rachaeldorr.blogspot.com/">rachaeldorr.blogspot.com</a> . Here is a recent post - please come and visit me there.<br />
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I'm really struggling with blogging at the moment - I hear others say
the same - but it really is a time sucking sport. I seem to have a lot
of quilt requests at the moment which makes me more than aware of the
time I'm spending away from my ever 'speeding to adult hood' little
bunnies. This quilt however really deserves a little narrative.<br />
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I
never thought I wanted children. Children plain scared me. When I fell
pregnant with my first child I was petrified. I remember crying in check
ups. The ultrasound pictures scared me. I remember standing in prenatal
yoga and being asked to touch my belly and 'be at one' with my unborn
child - to feel lucky - I didn't feel lucky I felt purely petrified. I
barely made it through prenatal classes - in fact I turned to my husband
at one point and said 'if I have to watch one more video I'm going to
cry'. I didn't know what it was to have a child. I didn't know how it
felt. I didn't know that the moment I saw her that I would fall so
deeply in love that the past 9 months of petrification would melt away
into pure awe. I didn't know that having her would be so much, mean so
much. Since this little bundle arrived I've become addicted to the
little people. I have 3 beautiful children whom I couldn't adore more -
despite their tantrums and their insistence that my cooking is 'yuck'.
I'd love to have more (i.e. read 'begged until all dignity is gone) but
my husband insists that that shop is now shut!<br />
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So
finishing this quilt which I have been saving the pajamas for for 6
years now (although I have only used the first 3 years of pj's in this
one) marks something for me. Love - for sure - but also a strange
confidence that I finally found to know that I could cut up theses
precious things and do them justice. And sadly due to my mean husband
that there will be no more little people coming along to dress in these
cute clothes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot Tinkerbell?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was some distress from Bunny#2 when she saw her favorite Ariel Pj's had been included!</td></tr>
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A huge thank you to my hugely talented friend <a href="http://lukehaynes.com/" target="_blank">Luke Haynes</a> who taught me how to construct portrait quilts.<br />
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A huge thank you to my new equally as talented friend <a href="http://mctavishquilting.com/" target="_blank">Karen McTavish</a> who told me 'don't not do something just because you are scared' ... I will be taking that mantra to my grave.<br />
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And a big thank you to <a href="http://www.quiltfashions.com/fibar-art-gallery/" target="_blank">Michelle Jackson</a>
who's wonderful work I fist saw in my favorite Machine Quilting
Unlimited and she showed me a different way to quilt portraits with tiny
bubbles. I love the effect Michelle - thank you!!<br />
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I love this quilt.<br />
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And I love this little girl.<br />
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When I received the box of clothes I was more than moved at the items that I had been sent. Included in the box was his favorite shirt (a red, white & blue Ralph Lauren cotton shirt), his camouflage jacket, a blue polo shirt and his dress uniform - in which he walked his daughter down the aisle when he gave her away at her wedding (black dress jacket & blue trousers with gold ribbon stripe.) <br />
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The quilt pattern is a Lone Star - which I think can be a very majestic pattern.<br />
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There are feather swags between the points of the stars.<br />
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Each star point is made from the gold ribbed ribbon that went down the side of the dress pants. <br />
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If there were any fabric remains the family had asked for a pillow or a doll. We had enough fabric for both. The pillow has many of the patches that I took off the camouflage jacket. The doll is made from some of the camouflage jacket and shirt material. Her hat is made from a cuff from the camouflage jacket and I added some gold buttons from the black dress jacket. My girls were cuckoo over this doll and kept coming to ask where the doll was, to stare at her AND asking when they would get a doll too. <br />
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The backing is flannel and the batting is wool. Even with the dense quilting the quilt was not stiff. Here is a shot of the back of the quilt for those of us who are obsessed with seeing the back of a quilt too!<br />
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Once the quilt was folded up ready to go home it looked so regal - I felt quite overwhelmed. I do hope that the family love it. <br />
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Save your pennies or sell an arm or a leg. This thing is so much fun it should be outlawed!! (And yes this is a non smoker, non drinker, passionate free motion quilter talking - so I have a pretty low base to what 'fun' is!)<br />
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I went through my sketch book and tried pattern after pattern. <br />
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Nothing disappointed. You can also fill in areas with the yarn making solid shapes. That was fun too. <br />
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Some areas reminded me of elements from crewel embroidery. <br />
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This is such a perfect way to use up all those little bits of yarn you haven't thrown away. I used cream yarn - pretty big - I use this yarn with US10/6mm needles. I couched onto a piece of wool that I had been gifted from Auntie Chris. It is beautiful but it is really quite stiff too. What can I use it for? I was thinking maybe turning the piece into a bag? Any ideas? <br />
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I have so many ideas that could be done with a couching foot. I hope I get to complete some of them this year. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-15185602931309470302015-02-09T08:30:00.000-05:002015-02-17T22:03:00.274-05:00'What not to do' QuiltBefore I start ranting about this quilt I also want to say how much I have learnt from this quilt. Despite really struggling to finish it - but finish I did. I'm still not loving it - but I'm concentrating on the fact that it was a big learning experience for me.<br />
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This quilt had a bad start too. My machine lost its timing (which has happened one too many times - so off the machine went to Utah over Christmas to be fixed by the lovely Glen at Handiquilter headquarters.) I think taking a half finished quilt (that I did not baste at all) off the frame and then heap it on a bed for a few weeks before reloading it and continuing - is probably not entirely fair to the quilt.<br />
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The idea for this quilt came from a workshop with <a href="http://brooklyncraftcompany.com/product/amy-butler-color-workshop-sept-21/" target="_blank">Amy Butler that I took at the Brooklyn Craft Company</a>. It was lovely to meet Amy - a quiet and totally unassuming lady who spoke about color, travel and design in a quiet but very <span style="color: #0000ee;">impassioned</span> way. I had taken along with me to the workshop a bit of fabric that I had been given by my husbands grandmother a long time ago. I had been saving this fabric for a very special project. When Amy gave us a free bundle of squares as a little gift - I loved how the rich colors worked together. Now I wish that I had pushed the combination of these fabrics a little more. <br />
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Piecing does not excitement me nearly as much as free motion quilting. So I think sometimes I rush the piecing to get to the quilting bit.<br />
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I want to start using color in my quilting. I chose to use So Fine #50 in some bright colors I had left over from <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/09/groovy-curvy-quilt.html" target="_blank">Maria's quilt</a>. But I thought the thread looked too sketchy and thin. I wanted them to be thicker and stand out more. So I began back tracking - another mistake (for me at least) - I had seen a <a href="http://www.qnntv.com/videos/1892_qi-quilting-embellished-feathers-with-lisa-sipes-full-episode/" target="_blank">QNNTV.com video of Lisa Sipes</a> this - and thought it looked really cool. Perhaps I'll try it again .... <br />
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I also rushed the feathers (I just knew something was wrong with the machine head and I think I was just seeing if I would squeeze this quilt out before facing the truth about needing a service.)<br />
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Someone told me that grey was the best color for piecing. That it was hidden in everything. I have to say I really disagree with this and when piecing you should match your piecing thread with the lightest color fabric you are using. I should have used white for everything in this quilt. No grey. You can see where I used grey for the piecing.</div>
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I have recently become a big believer in paying attention to the direction you press your seams. On backs as well as tops. Always press my dark fabrics away from the light. Press seams open to create 'flat invisible' seams when joining the same fabric together. Press seams in or out so that blocks sit 'behind' or 'in-front' of the background fabric. As I become more focused on the texture of the quilt (as yes I have lost it and become more and more OCD!) these things seem to matter to me more. So why why why why didn't I pay attention to the seams more? I should have pressed the seams into the color blocks.</div>
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I had some fun playing with feathers, swirls and orange peel. Those are the only motifs used in this quilt top. </div>
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I played with how I made the swirls and how big the swirls where. Can you notice the different ways? <br />
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So what do you make of it? You can be honest - I can take it ;-) (Be kind - don't make me cry!!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-59885343144072959222015-02-02T08:30:00.000-05:002015-02-17T22:02:36.677-05:00February Lesson (& Giveaway): ThreadDon't forget to also check out <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-lesson-giveaway-beginners-guide.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">January's Lesson: Beginners Guide to Free Motion Quilting. </span></b></a>But now onto thread.<br />
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I'll talk a little about thread below - but I also want to state my opinion about making things - it is very important to make something you like in a way that you like to make it. I don't believe that there is a right or wrong way. Personally I feel that it is the enjoyment of creating something that is important. It is important to stay open to learn new things - be open to new ideas too - be open to change the way you do something - be open to allow your way of thinking to change as your creative journey continues. <br />
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When you start exploring the world of free motion quilting it is important to use a thread that you AND your machine like. Choose a color that makes you happy and that you think is pretty. I found that when I was starting the bright Coats & Clark multipurpose threads I found at JoAnn's worked really well (I hear a collective gasp of horror!) It really doesn't matter what the thread is - what you are practicing is to relax enough to enjoy the process (this was the hardest thing I found to do) and how to repeat the same movement over and over again - worrying about what sort of thread you are using is pretty low on the spectrum at the beginning of your FMQ journey. <br />
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As you advance and get better - when you feel more confident with your designs you can begin to think about thread a little bit more - some threads will aid or interfere with the free motion designs you are working with.<br />
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<b>Consider what fabric you are quilting on. </b><br />
Quilting
can be hard to see on top of busy fabrics - consider this when selected your
quilting thread - do you want the quilting to blend in and the fabric to
remain the focus? or if you want the quilting to stand out? <br />
<i><b>Beginner Tip:</b>
Using a busy fabric will help hide any whoopsies. Disguising whoopsies helps build your
confidence. Solid fabrics will show every move you make while
quilting - right or wrong!</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>This was some nice flower & leafy quilting I need but you can not see the detail in the quilting as the fabric is very busy. </b> </span></div>
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<b>What is in your bobbin?</b><br />
Make your life easy at this stage and put the same or similar color thread in your bobbin. You will get more on your bobbin and have to change/wind bobbins less if your bobbin thread is of a finer weight. <br />
<i><b>Beginner Tip: </b>Think about what color your bobbin thread is when you select your backing fabric. If your backing fabric and your bobbin thread blend beautifully - your whoopsies will be hard to spot. Disguising whoopsies helps build your confidence. </i><br />
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<b>Using an all-over-design with no backtracking? </b><br />
If you are using an all over design that meanders with no backtracking - I think I can stand by my 'anything goes' or 'choose any thread that you like the look of and enjoy it' approach.<br />
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<b>Backtracking in your quilting design? </b><br />
Using a finer thread (like Superiors So Fine #50) can minimize visible thread build up. For example - minimizing thread building up can transform the way your heirloom feathers and other designs can look. However if you are looking for a chunky pebble look you might want some thread build up around your pebbles. Choose the look you want and own it!<br />
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<b>Variegated thread? </b><br />
Variegated threads look gorgeous on the spool right? On solid fabrics variegated threads can look bold and very pretty. They can also blend beautifully on patterned fabrics. But be careful - they have a sneaky deceptive side too and can play a (in my opinion) a strange game of peek-a-boo on a quilt top - popping out too much in some areas and impossible to see in other areas. Always test variegated threads first. I have recently read that you should avoid using variegated threads that contain colors that match your fabric too closely - perhaps I need to experiment with them again.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I was disappointed with how the variegated thread looked/stood out on this quilt (above). </b></span><br />
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<b>Do you want your quilting to stand out and be bold?</b><br />
Consider using a cotton thread in a contrasting color if you want your quilting to stand out - cotton thread tends to be thicker and will stand out a little more from the quilt top fabric. Aurifil have some heavier cotton threads you could consider if you want things to really stand out. You can also play with sheen - use a high gloss poly or silk thread on mat cotton or a mat cotton thread on silk. <br />
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<b>Want to be invisible? </b><br />
I loved invisible thread when I first started. It makes whoopsies hard to see, it builds confidence and saves you lots of $'s as you can use it on any fabric. Aurifil and Superior both make great invisible threads in clear & smoke. Clear can be used on light to medium color fabrics - use the smoke on darker colors.<br />
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<b>Mix your threads? Go for it. </b><br />
Nothing wrong (in my unwritten book that is) with mixing threads - use decorative threads to highlight areas and your 'safe' thread for the majority of the quilt. I've also used all sorts of different threads in bobbins and on the top thread. Remember there are no rules in creativity!!<br />
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If you want to use a metallic thread I would recommend Yenmet or Glisten by Fil-Tec - both are strong and will not break every 10 stitches.<br />
<i><b>Beginner Tip:</b> Lessen the tension a smidge when using metallic threads. </i><br />
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<b>Color Charts</b><br />
I invested a little bit of $ in color charts. I feel like in the long run these charts have helped me select threads with no mistaken purchases. I use the color charts and search for the best price online (sorry local quilt shops.) <br />
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<b>Ready to quilt? </b>ALWAYS test your tension & thread on a scrap sandwich first. I say this sincerely, firmly and from wretched experience. Tension problems are the worst and most frustrating thing I have found. Spend an extra 20 minutes of testing tension before you start to quilt will save you hours and hours of time in the long run. <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-lesson-beginners-guide-to-free.html" target="_blank">You can read more about thread tension mid way down in my January post here. </a><br />
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<b>Snip Threads? </b>Yes you can snip if you want to - but once you start start spending money on expensive threads - and long hours quilting - trying burying your threads instead - I for one haven't looked back.<br />
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<b>And finally - what needle should you use with your thread? </b><br />
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terribly lazy about my needles with my domestic machine (a bit more
fussy - but not much - on the longarm.) I do change my needle regularly. I think a sharp needle does make a difference. I tend to use a universal needle
80/12 on my domestic machine with practically everything. With the longarm I look at what the thread cone suggests. If you want
to play with needles you can - but in the beginning (a lot like with
the 'anything goes as long as it works' theory) while gaining control
and learning how to enjoy it leave worrying about needles for later. (I
think <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2010/10/much-ado-about-needles.html" target="_blank">Leah Day</a> also goes by this mantra too - in case you are hitting
the off button on your computer now!) If you want to go crazy and experiment - try a 80 topstitch or an 80 microtex and go from there. It is all an experiment because a) we all see things differently b) we all have different machines and c) we all use different materials.<br />
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<b>Some of my favorite threads: </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.bobbincentral.com/embroidery/top-thread/glisten.html" target="_blank">Glisten </a></b><a href="http://www.bobbincentral.com/embroidery/top-thread/glisten.html" target="_blank">(FilTec)</a> beautiful metallic thread that won't break on you and add just a little bit of sparkle. Having said all this - I have gone to the dark side with thread and I
now spend a lot of time thinking about it and looking at them. My favorite at the moment would be Superior. Gorgeous threads
- though I have found their Rainbow line to be
very problematic with with the longarm - they seem much happier in Bernie my 430 Bernina. I'm also looking forward to
playing with Aurifil's thicker cottons in the year to come - experiment
with thread really standing out as opposed to blending perfectly.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations Julie - I hope that this book helps you with ideas and pushes you to practice, practice, practice!!!!</span></div>
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first purchased my Bernina and didn't feel I was ready. My biggest
problem is overcoming the fear of the "big expanse" that needs to be
filled and the fear of making a mistake and not being able to fix it! I
will definitely give it a go again this year as I am tired of straight
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rachael suggests</b> - If you get overwhelmed with the size of your quilt. Break down the quilting into blocks or sections. Quilt a block at a time and remember to step away when
you have had enough. Don't feel like you have to quilt the whole quilt in
one sitting. Start in the middle and work methodically out - try not to jump around as this can create folds & catches in your backing material. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12052841478785423355" rel="nofollow">nancyr</a></span> said...I a nervous newbie! I have attempted it on practice sandwiches
several times...i seem to have a problem with my tension on the back
side so I have sorta gotten frustrated and given up for a while! I think
though I am ready to try again. I really like swirly type patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rachael suggests</b> - tension problems are the worst! They take a lot of patience to sort out -
but once you have them set - it makes the world of difference. If you
can not find the answer take your machine to where you purchased it from
and see if they can help - it really is worth the time. Remember to
bring your bottom thread to the top and hold it tight for the first few
stitches. Other ideas are:</span><br />
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if the top thread is showing/nesting on the back your bobbin tension
might be too tight or your top tension might be too loose. Try
tightening it a little. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- if your bobbin thread is showing on the top your bobbin might be too loose or your top tension too tight</span><br />
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rethread your machine completely. Check the manual to makes sure you
have it right. Honestly - I still check my manual at times. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- pop in a new needle.</span><br />
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am a bit obsessed by tension and can spend up to 30mins adjusting it
before starting a project - but I think this time is well spent. I hope
you get the problem resolved and don't let it defeat you in your FMQ
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>FMQ CAN ADD TO YOUR QUILT DESIGN (and help with whoopsies too!)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060293296296157514" rel="nofollow">Quilting Tangent</a></span> said...I don't have a favorite design, but do like the ones with curves
and loops in them. They seem to add movement to quilts </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rachael says </b>- FMQ can do so much for your quilt. It doesn't just keep your quilt together! It can solve areas that are suffering from not sitting flat perhaps - or disguise piecing problems. It can also add a whole host of qualities to a quilt - another layer of detail, movement - it can draw your eye to particular area - it can help tone down fabrics or add interest to plain fabrics. The options are endless. I think any quilting brings a kind of structure or movement to a quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Rachael says</b> - A lot of people left messages regarding feathers. I mentioned this previously but the best book I have found is <a href="http://trilliumhousedesigns.danemcoweb.com/shop/product/heirloom-feathers/" target="_blank">Heirloom Feathers Freehand, Formal & Fanciful by Darlene Epp</a>. It isn't super cheap and it isn't a book with pretty pictures - it is a workbook. Photocopy the workbook and just keep repeating the shapes over and over again (until you are yawning!!) it will happen I promise. The more you draw them - the better they will get. My first feathers looked like a line of strange sausages - they then became bananas and now they are more feather like! Pay particular attention to the angle that the feather is join up with the stem - I have found that is the key with feathers. I will do a lesson on feathers soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/18438194580751421093" rel="nofollow">PK Sews</a></span> said... Thanks so much for the free motion suggestions! I'm still
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Part way through this quilt my machine lost its timing. It has happened so regularly that I felt my only option was to send it back to Handiquilter for a full service. (By the way Glen at Handiquilter technical desk rocks!)<br />
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We took the opportunity to dismantle the frame and move it down to the basement <br />
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I was beyond stressed sending him off. <br />
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My new 'room' (cupboard) is just big enough. I can't put on any weight - I won't fit!! <br />
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My kids made gorgeous art as Christmas presents - it was really hard to give them away. This is an apple tree my 5year old painted and put collage on top. <br />
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I learn to make a Lone Star quilt - this is a really lovely quilt I have made for a fallen soldiers family - stay posted. <br />
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I get given SO much wool fabric you would not believe how long it took to wash, fold and organize 7 big trash bags of fabric (thank you <a href="http://chrislangfeltart.net/" target="_blank">Auntie Chris</a>!!) <br />
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Freddie comes home and he is PERFECT. I want to hug and kiss Glen - luckily for him he is in Utah and I am in New York. <br />
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I learn to sew on dolls hair. <br />
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I re-load the pre-Christmas quilt - which is a quilt laden with various disasters. I name it the 'what not to do quilt'. <br />
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A pillow to go with the previously mentioned Lone Star quilt. <br />
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It gets really cold - this is my workroom window. <br />
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<a href="http://cloud9fabrics.com/cirrus-solids-block-month-challenge/" target="_blank">Cloud 9 has a Block of the Month challenge</a> going at the moment. Our guild (<a href="http://www.nycmetromodquilters.com/" target="_blank">NYC Metro Modern Quilters</a>) took on the challenge and made a beautiful quilt. I got to quilt it! Maria pieced the quilt and suggested the feather running up the middle. This is essentially a little bit of an quilters eye candy post ;-) <br />
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You can read about who won the block challenge on the <a href="http://cloud9fabrics.com/category/collections/cirrus-solids/" target="_blank">Cloud 9 website http://cloud9fabrics.com/category/collections/cirrus-solids/</a> Which one do you think should have won? I think they are all pretty fab.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Maria & I holding the quilt up at our <a href="http://nycmetromodquilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">guild</a> meeting. </b></span></div>
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Years ago I took a lesson on free motion quilting way before I could do anything (even try anything) that resembled free motion quilting on a quilt. The lesson terrified me and I never did a drop of free motion quilting again for over a year. I then completed a very very small project (a small zippered pouch) that somehow gave me the confidence to do more quilting. It has been a long journey with many doubts and dips but over all there is only one thing that has helped me improve and that is the really boring word of 'practice'. I know I have said this over and over again.<br />
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And so to encourage someone to take the same leap as I did and push through those doubts I want to start a series of lessons and little giveaways in 2015 - that will be focused on giving you that extra little push to drop those feed dogs on your machine and get quilting.<br />
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My tips for beginning free motion quilting are:<br />
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<b>Practice with a purpose. </b>Practice on something you want to (have to) finish. Be it a new baby quilt, some placemats/coasters for a birthday present, a bag, a quilt for a charity or your church - your kids will be happy and unjudgmental with anything you make them - a quilt for their doll or teddy? Your projects do not have to be big at all - but make sure you see through each project (even if you hate it others will love it.) As you progress through each project you will see progress and improvement. <br />
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<b>Are you comfortable? </b>If your chair is too low and your table too high (or any combination of uncomfort) you won't want to sit for too long. Is your foot sitting on the pedal comfortably? Free motion quilting takes time - you will want to be comfortable.<br />
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<b>Are you sitting at a big table?</b> It is important to keep your quilt elevated off the floor so you are not fighting with the drag of the quilt as well as trying to move the quilt around smoothly. I have some great portable tables that I found at Costco that I can hide in a closet or under a bed when not in use and then place them around my machine to ensure the quilt off the floor and not creating additional resistance. Having a big surface area around your machine for your quilt to sit on will really help you. <br />
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<b>Music? Silence? </b>I personally listen to talk radio when I work - it distracts me enough so my shoulders drop a little. I know some people like to listen to music to get into the quilty groove. Other people work better when it is quiet. What ever makes you zen? (Tip: Copious amounts of alcohol and chocolate do not help!)<br />
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<b>What design to start with? </b>Would you believe that the all over popular stippling is really hard to work out at the beginning. Start with swirls, pebbles or wavy echoing lines. Cut yourself a break and leave the stippling for later - there are much more fun designs out there to play with. <br />
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<b>Using an all over meandering design? Start in the center</b>
(if using a domestic) - and work your way out. The center is always the
most cumbersome and difficult. Working from the center out will prevent
a whole host of problems that might defeat the confidence you are
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<b>You are not a baby bird</b> learning how to fly - keep your shoulders down (easier said than done) and keep your elbows in.<br />
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- your hand eye co-ordination by repeating patterns over and over again<br />
- try to think and focus on the pattern ahead - especially with meandering patterns - where are you going next?<br />
- achieving smooth motion and movements<br />
- consistent size and pattern shapes <br />
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<b>Some practice ideas:</b><br />
- doodle - I doodle (scribble) everywhere - repeating these patterns and motifs on paper will really really help your muscle memory. Found a pattern you want to try? trace it 10 times on paper first before trying it on your machine.<br />
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- take your thread out and follow the lines on a coloring page - just make little needle holes - follow the lines as closely as possible. Slowly you will find you will get more control and be able to follow the outlines exactly.<br />
- tracing the pattern/shapes of a pretty fabric can make a gorgeous quilted project as well as letting you escape the big question 'what pattern am I going to quilt' it will also help you gain more control as you follow the pattern shapes<br />
- quilt as you go is gaining in popularity and serves a solution to wrestling an entire quilt at one time<br />
- play 'what shall I draw' - get someone to tell you what to draw with your machine/needle and thread. Not only it a fun(ny) game - but it will also help you to begin to see the endless possibilities of free motion quilting.<br />
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<b>GIVEAWAY: Natalia Bonner's Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting </b><br />
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My favorite pattern in this book are the spiral circles on pages 44
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<b>To win this book leave a comment and answer one of the following questions below before January 26th: </b><br />
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(<b>Please note:</b> Giveaway will only be shipped within the US.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-91948073432023720102014-12-31T09:00:00.000-05:002015-02-17T22:00:30.955-05:002014 (Phew!)2014 has gone by in an utter blur. I've worked too hard - not spent enough time (in my little mind at least) with my adorable children and I've had some big break throughs (in my little mind at least.)<br />
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So here is a little recap.<br />
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<b>January</b><br />
I fall deeply and madly in love with my new Fusion. And the quilts start rolling.<br />
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<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/02/kids-painted-quilt-watercolor-circles.html#more" target="_blank">Kids Art Quilt - Watercolor circles </a></div>
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<b>February</b><br />
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<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/03/bee-purposeful-navy-and-aqua-chevron.html" target="_blank">Bee Purposeful Quilt </a></div>
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<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/03/longarm-quilting-my-first-client.html" target="_blank">My first 'client' quilt</a></div>
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<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/03/camouflage-broken-bar-quilts.html" target="_blank"> Playing with army dress shirts (back of quilt)</a></div>
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<b>March</b><br />
A small halt in quilt making to make way too many fabulous super hero costumes.<br />
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The lady who made <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/04/diary-of-longarm-month-3-black-white.html" target="_blank">this quilt top </a>had fallen out of love with it - until I gave it back to her. That was a great feeling.</div>
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Our <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/04/kids-art-quilt-sharpie-art-quilt.html" target="_blank">sharpie art quilt</a>. </div>
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I also publish my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RachaelRabbit" target="_blank">continuous cable pattern which so now available on Etsy</a> and is selling very well.<br />
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One of my favorite quilts to date was finished in March 2014 - <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/04/kids-art-quilt-fabric-building-blocks.html" target="_blank">Kids Art Quilt: Fabric Building Blocks</a>. <br />
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By this point in the year I'm totally gone. All I can think about is free motion quilting. Textures. New patterns.<br />
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<b>April</b><br />
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<b>May</b><br />
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Secret projects #1,2 & 3 (sssssh) as well as this quilt that introduced me to mix & matching designs.<br />
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A great quilt top I got to quilt- a fund raiser for <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-quilt-without-borders.html" target="_blank">Doctors without borders</a>. </div>
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This years<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/06/teachers-appreciation-gifts-hand-print.html" target="_blank"> teachers appreciation gift pillows</a> turned out super super cute. </div>
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Four memorial quilts for 4 siblings whom lost their mother.<br />
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And this picture that says everything I ever need to say about <a href="http://quiltingamemory.org/" target="_blank">Quilting A Memory</a>. <br />
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<b>July</b><br />
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A big <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/07/memorial-quilt-mens-cotton-shirt-quilt.html" target="_blank">memorial quilt all made from men's cotton shirts</a> with some fancy quilting. <br />
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Cute <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/07/tutorial-four-simple-hooded-capes.html" target="_blank">tutorial on very easy (& cheap!) hooded capes. </a><br />
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The wonderful <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/08/kids-art-quilt-bess-beetle.html" target="_blank">Bess Beetle Quilt</a> ... <br />
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And her many babies. <br />
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2 week vacation in my homeland was included as well .... (haven't quite worked out how I got all this stuff done!!)<br />
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A week with the very fun<a href="http://lukehaynes.com/" target="_blank"> Luke Haynes </a>and having him load my brain with way too many ideas and possibilities. <br />
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<b>September</b><br />
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Class with the ever so lovely <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/mainmenu.php" target="_blank">Amy Butler</a> - which I haven't written about yet as I am still in the process of finishing the quilt that resulted from her class (her class had nothing to do with quilting.)<br />
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The very sad story of a <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/10/memorial-quilt-firefighters-family.html" target="_blank">firefighter who passed away </a>leaving behind 2 twin boys. <br />
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Discovering there are <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/11/two-metallic-threads-for-quilting-that.html" target="_blank">metallic threads out there that will not let you down</a> endless sparkly possibilities are now at my finger tips. </div>
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<b>November</b><br />
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This <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/11/scottish-flag-quilt.html" target="_blank">Scottish Flag</a> that made me feel like all that hard work was beginning to pay off. </div>
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Secret Project #4 (don't tell!)<br />
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My dear friend left New York and I made her a memory <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/12/moroccan-tile-quilt_12.html" target="_blank">quilt from her pashmina</a>. <br />
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<b>December</b><br />
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Cloud 9 block challenge quilt for the <a href="http://nycmetromodquilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NYC Metro Modern Quilt Guild</a>. </div>
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And to round December off a charity group quilt that will be displayed at <a href="http://www.quiltcon.com/" target="_blank">QuiltCon</a>.<br />
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I have not included all and every project that happened in 2014. But from this little list I can honestly say I'm exhausted. I have some amazing (some very touching) projects lined up for 2015 - I can't wait to share them with you. <br />
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Wishing you all a wonderful and Happy New Year and I can't thank you enough for all the support and interest you have shown in my work to date. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-36332474447595158332014-12-23T08:30:00.000-05:002015-02-17T22:00:11.539-05:00Charity Quilt for Quilt ConThis was a challenge set by the <a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/" target="_blank">Modern Quilt Guild</a>. There was a particular<a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/quiltcon-charity-challenge-color/" target="_blank"> color palette</a> set & a style of quilt set - to play with <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/6885/" target="_blank">grid work</a>. (I found the post on <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/6885/" target="_blank">Grid work</a> pretty interesting on its own.)<br />
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I always enjoy reading the information that comes through from the Modern Quilt Guild. So when this challenge was announced I pretty much expressed interest in quilting a quilt for the charity challenge immediately (I do wonder that I perhaps mentioned too many times that it was only the quilting I was interested in!)<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Lovely group of very enthusiastic ladies all in the NE of America - from New York up to Maine. The quilt top is titled 'A Happy Little Mountain Range' - so I took the angles of the triangles and quilted each 'mountain' in a separate pattern. Here are some pictures of our finished quilt.<br />
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The Greek key stitch is actually really hard to do - in terms of traveling around and working out how big your square is going to be - going in and coming out again. Practice is still needed but I'm getting there.<br />
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It has been a whole year now since Freddie arrived. I have wholeheartedly fallen in love with the texture that quilting can create on
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The little double pebble motif above was really easy and looked really cute. And I marked for the first time ever for the baptist fan (just dots) but it kept the motif much more regulated in terms of direction, position & size so I'll be marking again for that pattern in the future. <br />
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I've quilted a <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/05/kaffe-kassett-hankerchief-corners.html" target="_blank">bias top before</a> - but a bias back? I was quietly (but utterly) terrified. Much effort was taken in terms of keeping the tension on the backing constant & even with constant checking and adjusting with the frames bungee cords. <br />
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If I ever tire of inspecting the back of something I've quilted I think it will mean that I've lost interest. For me I LOVE the backs (sometimes more than the front - but ssshhhh!) <br />
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And above the mountain tops? Of course - the serene and ever flowing McTavishing esq type thing I do. <br />
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If you are in QuiltCon this February and get to see this hanging in person please send me a photo - I have the most exciting engagement ever at that time (the sky over the mountains might give you a clue.) So I won't be in Texas - but I will be traveling!!! <div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-35931759443206490002014-12-17T08:30:00.000-05:002015-02-17T21:59:55.378-05:00Memory Quilt: Toddler DressesJust to recap these t<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/10/memory-pillow-from-toddler-dresses.html" target="_blank">oddler dresses</a> were given to me to make<a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/10/memory-pillow-from-toddler-dresses.html" target="_blank"> a pillow</a>. I couldn't bear to just cut chunks out of the dresses without using up all the material given to me - so I suggested a quilt as well. <br />
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I have had this idea of having an actual dress sewn to the middle of a quilt - as if in a picture frame for a while now. This quilt is for a 4 year old girl - the youngest of all the sisters who have worn these dresses. <br />
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The back of the blue dress was so pretty with its buttons and wide bow - I knew that was the dress to use.<br />
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I used some petals left over from the memory pillow to create her flowers. The ribbon on her flowers and in her hair are from the dresses. Her shoes are made from the grey wool dress. <br />
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I used the remaining pieces from the dresses to create a 'picture frame' around the dress.<br />
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In the border there are lots of cute little details like lace, the stitched boats on the pink striped dress and the pleats and stitched flowers in the blue satin dress front.<br />
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Here is some up close detail of the quilting around the girl. <br />
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Therapeutic Mctavishing for the sky. </div>
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She is standing on the shore looking out. There are a lot of pebbles and shells beneath her feet. </div>
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Some of the pebbles are very small. <br />
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Hair has become a small obsession of mine to take further next year. The braid is actually another piece of brown fabric appliqued onto the hair shape and then I quilted on top of the layers in a lighter thread color to highlight the shape of the hairstyle. It turned out really well.<br />
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It sits wonderfully on a queen bed.<br />
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I'm excited for the little girl to receive it. I'm planning it will get to her in time for Christmas. I really hope they enjoy using it. <br />
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I love the texture on this quilt for many reasons. </div>
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<a name='more'></a>You will remember from my previous post that the quilting on this quilt is based on the designs on hand-painted Moroccan tiles. <br />
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A big mix of different designs. Only a few of the blocks are the same. <br />
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The jewel tones of the peppered cotton and against the gold thread is a combination I could definitely work with again. The gold thread is subtle, a hint of glimmer - not too much sparkle. (But enough for us girlie sorts!) <br />
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I know this was a lot of photos but it was hard to choose my favorites!! The batting I used for this quilt was wool - with the washed peppered cotton and wool batting the quilt is very soft and drapes softly - as you can see it doesn't hang so well - but I am hoping it will be perfect for wrapping yourself up in when good friends can not be there to hug you. <br />
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I used in this quilt a pashmina that this friend had unceremoniously thrown at me saying "perhaps you can recycle this into something." So when she said she had to move away I thought maybe I could recycle into something just for her. I forgot to take a picture of the whole pashmina before I began cutting - but here is a glimpse of what it used to look like. It is full of pretty pinks and aqua blues. <br />
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<a href="http://lukehaynes.com/" target="_blank">Luke</a> helped me select the fabrics during his stay from a the handy pile of ever so gorgeous peppered cottons (my new obsession) - the purchase of which was the fault of <a href="http://cocktailsandthread.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Earamichia</a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u> </u>who <span style="color: #0000ee;">recently<span style="color: #0000ee;"></span> <span style="color: #0000ee;">introduced</span> me to this fabr<span style="color: #0000ee;">ic.</span></span></span><br />
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I chose the simple but lovely <a href="http://www.quilt-lovers-guide.com/friendship-star-quilt-block.html#axzz3Kb85SIQI" target="_blank">Frienship Star block</a> for the quilt. (Quietly sobbing here!)<br />
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My friend - who has always wanted a full on Moroccan style party - was the source for the quilting inspiration. I was looking at all things Moroccan and decided to use the patterns I found in hand-painted Moroccan tiles as the free-motion quilting patterns.<br />
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You might (or might not) see where I am going with this idea.<br />
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I have through this project become quite obsessed by this idea of quilting tile patterns into a simple square quilt tops. I hope to take this idea further next year.<br />
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I made my own template out of cardboard to help me mark each square quickly. <br />
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I had some 20 designs sketched up on paper. <br />
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And then I went to it - using a gold thread to draw a tile pattern on each block. Some are more complex than others - I found the ideas and variations on the tiles just kept coming. <br />
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Want to see what the finished quilt looks like? Stay posted .... <br />
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I had this moment recently and it took me by surprise.<br />
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I am preparing the back to <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-first-portrait-quilt-in-progress.html" target="_blank">my first portrait quilt</a>. I mentioned already in that post that I am using all Bunny #1's old pajamas - here is a sneak at the stack. <br />
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When she was born - she wasn't super small - but certainly no where near what the doctor had estimated. Since then she has indeed grown but she is very petite compared to her peers - there was something about her first pair of pajamas that reminded me of how small she is - then and now. How delicate life is - that feeling of holding your first child in your arms - worried you might hurt them but wanting to protect them from everything - suddenly realizing that this is the sort of love that is unending and utterly unconditional. It just felt too much to cut into these particular pair of pajamas. <br />
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I don't know what your Christmas was like as a child - but one of my highlights was the stocking. The arrival of Santa (Father Christmas) and the stocking was huge. The stocking was one of my father's thread bare socks (it was not at all attractive.) So when we had children I knew that the stocking was going to be one of my little Christmas obsessions. <br />
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I had made a few of these sacks back in 2011 - but only kept 2. I knew when bunny #3 came along we would have to make another sack. I know he will notice Christmas this year - he fully understands the concept of presents now. In fact I am unsure how we will restrain him. <br />
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This new sack came together really really quickly and if you shop at JoAnns for cheap fun stuff these sacks came be made very inexpensively. I love the sacks - they are so cute. The girls sacks have held up really well AND they can fit a surprising amount of bounty in them. <br />
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My little chap was very pleased with his sack but could not understand why I was shoving his toys into it and asking him to hold it while I took photos. <br />
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His older sister - bunny #2 - was all too eager to stick her favorite toys in and pretend it was Christmas!<br />
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So if you feel like making some sacks this year - either to use as stockings like we do - or as just pretty gift sacks please remember <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2011/11/giveaway-tutorial-santa-gift-sack.html" target="_blank">my tutorial which you can find here</a> - it seems to still make sense (to little me at least!)<br />
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<b>What you will need</b><br />
- 1 hula hoop (mine is 65") - purchased from the <a href="http://www.dollartree.com/home.jsp" target="_blank">Dollar Tree</a> $1<br />
- 3 packets of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90111980/" target="_blank">Ikea Lill curtains</a> - $12<br />
- Ribbon (not too thin) - two lengths of around 54" - mine are from my recycled ribbon bucket - but lets assume you can find something at the dollar store or JoAnn's bargain bucket $1<br />
- 1 yard of fabric - $6<br />
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(In this price I am assuming you have a small amount of some sort of glue in the house at hand.)<br />
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Variations on a theme .... <br />
Any curtain panels with a rod pocket can be used for this project. I really wanted to use some pink & purple sparkly sheer panels I had spied on JCPenny.com. But the budget won out. I think there could be a million ways you could take this tent with different fabrics and different panels. We also used one of our <a href="http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2013/10/home-made-play-silks-dyes-from-kitchen.html" target="_blank">play silks we had dyed with red cabbage and baking soda</a> as the canopy fabric. It was the perfect icy color our tent needed. <br />
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1) Fold your two ribbon lengths in half and make a knotted loop in the middle. (I knotted my lengths at 5" from the middle which yeilded an approx 3" loop.) Knot both lengths and put them aside. <span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: I used two 54" lengths but if your hula hoop is wider you will probably want to use a longer length. </span><br />
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2) Open your hula hoop at the join and thread on all your curtains - secure the hula hoop back together again once you have the panels on the hoop.<br />
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3) Tie the lengths on ribbon onto the hula hoop. Make sure all the lengths of ribbon are equal in length. You can tie between panels or thread the ribbon through the curtains. Totally up to you - I did both. <br />
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4) Turn your yard of fabric into a square (36"x36") and make a small hole in the center. Thread the knotted ends of ribbon through the center of the fabric. <span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE if your hoola hoop is bigger than mine you might need to use a bigger piece of fabric. </span><br />
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5) Use dots of glue (glue dots, fabric, glue gun, super glue etc) to secure the canopy to the top of the curtains/hula hoop - creating any folds/draping etc as you go if you wish.<br />
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6) Ways to embellish your tent: <br />
- Glue lengths of ribbon to the outside of the curtains. I used 4 packets of 50 cent ribbon from JoAnn's - ($2) & some blue recycled ribbon from my stash.<br />
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- Add flowers, butterflies, snowflakes etc to 'theme' your tent. I used 4 packets of plastic snowflakes from the Dollar Tree ($4) to make a 'Frozen tent'.<br />
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- Fairy or other novelty lights - I used some from our Christmas tree box. <br />
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We had a full on Frozen reenactment. In case you wondered how Anna really found Elsa's castle - she came on a pink scooter .... <br />
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Let it go, let it go ..... <br />
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Snow is falling everywhere ....<br />
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Stay away Anna ..... <br />
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(I admit that this whole thread choosing business has enabled me to create a new obsession of collecting dreamy thread charts - but the thread charts do enable me to choose/match thread colors very easily and quickly.)<br />
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This quilt top was made by <a href="http://cocktailsandthread.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Earamichia</a>. I quilted the brown portion of the quilt with Glisten in Tudor Gold. The Glisten thread brings the most gorgeous shimmer to the quilt top - not too much bling though - the golden shimmer is only apparent quite close up. (In the bobbin I used Bottom Line in Ivory.) <br />
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The top is quilted in So Fine #50 in #504 Silver Screen the bobbin was Bottom Line in Silver. (Batting is my favorite Hobbs Heirloom Wool batting.) Quilting the whole top in grey was a big move for me - usually I would change threads however many hundreds of times - but I'm trying to be braver .... <br />
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I love the main motif in this quilt. It is a idea I had seen on one of<a href="http://www.greenfairyquiltsblog.com/2013/01/kimberly-einmos-quilt-my-first-2013.html" target="_blank"> Judi Madson's</a> quilts - I was eager to try it on this quilt. </div>
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This yellow block was my favorite design. An idea from Angela Walter's new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607057883/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687682&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=160705535X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1QJN73EWGQSJ5SZM671M" target="_blank">Shape by Shape</a> book. <br />
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... you can just keep looking at this quilt - there is a new pattern and detail everywhere you look. I do wonder if I should reign in my love of creating different textures and perhaps using less quilting motifs at once - but ........ I think this pattern is so bold and colorful and Earamichia so warm and bubbly - I felt this top and owner could handle it! </div>
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I looked at endless pictures of cushions (I think I would now get top marks in any cushion quiz!) and finally decided to make a simple flower cushion.<br />
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Not too much or too little focus on any one material I hope. (If you remember I still need fabric left over for a kids quilt. ) <br />
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I stuck all the smaller bits of fabric left over from the deconstruction of the dresses to white felt using a strong fusible. I cut out the petals and sewed them in circles - lots of circles! The petals even show case the lace and other cute details from the dresses. <br />
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The vibrant leaves are made from the green velvet collars of one of the red tartan dresses. (I really really try to minimize any waste from any of the clothes I work with.) <br />
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Because there were two red tartan dresses I used some of the tartan to make the back. The smocking of one as the center of the back with some spiral paisley free motion patterns around it. <br />
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Almost reversible but I think the front is much prettier.<br />
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This is a tale about four sisters who recently left - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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their friends, school & town quite sad and bereft. </div>
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Made from cloth that their friends all wrote upon</div>
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with bright colored sharpies (they really wrote a ton.)</div>
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I took the cloth and quilted each letter, each picture, each
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It took quite a time - my vision is now blurred!</div>
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Four purpley pillows being sent through the mail</div>
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carrying the oodles and oodles of love they exhale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In the basket of materials I was given were t-shirts, mens white vests, bandanas, football jerseys, sports shorts - a whole lot of materials that you would perhaps never dream would go so well together into a quilt. I mixed all the different materials together in their color groups and they look amazing.<br />
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The family requested a large bold patriotic design and for the quilts to be similar. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(The quilt design is adapted from the <a href="http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=226" target="_blank">Stars & Strips pattern found on McCalls Quilting</a>.</i></span> </div>
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The <u>entire</u> quilt from the front to the back to the binding is made from the clothing. The project did take me a longer longer than I had planned. But I think it was utterly worth it. The firefighter was an owner in a local bar - so the back of the quilts are styled in the way that you might find signs and registration plates tacked on a sports bar wall. Scattered - but with a purpose. A large proportion of the backs are made from his bandanas - cut into quarters and sewn on point. <br />
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Various badges and emblems from the t-shirts are also sewn to the front of the quilts. </div>
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Also - my favorite part of the quilts is the denim horseshoes - taken from the pockets of his jeans.</div>
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The stars and stripes section of the quilt fit perfectly on a queen sized bed. </div>
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The biggest shocker for me with the project is how I quilted the quilts. No fancy quilting. Just simple in the ditch. <br />
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And of course some matching pillows which have his football jersey number on the back. <br />
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And while I enjoyed taking these quilts for a photo shoot at my local fire station with some not too shabby firemen - I have to admit that I got rather teary when I was sewing on the labels for these quilts. A wonderful family man - a man who saved and protected - lost all too soon. <br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359894273979157776.post-43743652602718105552014-10-08T08:30:00.000-04:002014-12-01T22:11:21.148-05:00My First Portrait Quilt - in progress.I have wanted to make a portrait quilt for a long time now - but how to go about it? I have books - but it has seemed totally intimating. But thanks to <a href="http://www.lukehaynes.com/" target="_blank">Luke</a> for guiding me through the initial steps look what I have made - I'll show you how it all came together.<br />
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Here is the photo I wanted to use. <br />
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I know it is blurry and it is an old photo - from June of 2012 but I love it. I love the look on Bunny #1's face & I love the movement in her hair.<br />
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Guess what Bunny #1's favorite color is ..... <br />
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I love how the hair is starting to come together. <br />
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And here it is finished (above) but I just was not happy with the eyes. The left one pops but the right one seems lost. <br />
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So I went off the grid and started to experiment - adjusting the eyes .... <br />
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... and I finally finished on this version of things. I'm so pleased with it. You can see how big it is too - it is lying on a 24 x 36" cutting mat. A HUGE thank you to Luke for showing me how he constructs portraits - it was more than helpful to be walked through the process in person. <br />
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Now I just have to make the back for this quilt which I intend to make out of her old pajamas .... yes I've kept them all waiting to find the perfect project for them (I don't know how my husband puts up with me!!!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class='st_facebook_large' ></span><span class='st_twitter_large' ></span><span class='st_blogger_large' ></span><span class='st_typepad_large' ></span><span class='st_email_large' ></span><span class='st_stumbleupon_large' ></span><span class='st_sharethis_large' ></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060734981147545844noreply@blogger.com2