tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517947876496989002024-02-18T18:32:32.510-08:00SOARING ON WINGS......they shall mount up with wings as eagles........Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-49359527516125940652011-04-21T07:13:00.000-07:002011-04-21T07:13:38.143-07:00MAKING A BIG CHANGE.............<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>PLEASE NOTE - I WILL NOT BE POSTING TO THIS BLOG ANY MORE.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It was a good Saturday.</b></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-13685396135651353082011-04-15T13:02:00.000-07:002011-04-15T13:02:21.466-07:00Book Store<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Are you the type of person who works on one project until it's done? Oh how I wish I could stay that focused. Not only do I not finish projects that I start, I don't even stick to the same craft. Right now I am working on four zillion quilts, several knitting pieces, some red work, some yo-yo's and I have picked up one of my many counted cross-stitch projects again. Eventually I finish most of the projects, but because I go back and forth between projects and crafts, it seems like I seldom finish anything. All this does not take into account the reading I do and the writing, and did I mention I like to sleep?</b></span><br />
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When I go on vacation I always take three or four books, a few hand sewing projects, some counted cross-stitch and at least one knitting project. Now ask me how much I get done! I'm ALWAYS optimistic.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I saw this magazine cover and fell in low with the quilt - made with hundreds of Yo-Yos. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2aOflenJ5hKvvsOwDl0mGhu67BsM23Ns-O49faxvERyH_v8-CzJZxgxVhdDoEbOmkJptDPYw2q4Mna7L2GlwRiINe7cUTtTuhJPf9pXgnvP62KdRhlBi-1zJChknn2pEChq2_e7kHQI/s1600/IMG_0936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2aOflenJ5hKvvsOwDl0mGhu67BsM23Ns-O49faxvERyH_v8-CzJZxgxVhdDoEbOmkJptDPYw2q4Mna7L2GlwRiINe7cUTtTuhJPf9pXgnvP62KdRhlBi-1zJChknn2pEChq2_e7kHQI/s400/IMG_0936.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I have an overflowing container of 5 inch scrappy squares that are perfect for Yo-Yo's</b></span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzKKvdd_owH_ruMrSRHEnzHctDKy2RlieJVU1DE4PJUXGqZLNcaxYUUvdX_ZYQWLPmNiMOuzTChKUYO7VRGSbOsXtAglECeJRfROsnizhlSf0_U7sRvuwB8AwTYQCJNDXoemNMWGSBJ0/s1600/IMG_0935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzKKvdd_owH_ruMrSRHEnzHctDKy2RlieJVU1DE4PJUXGqZLNcaxYUUvdX_ZYQWLPmNiMOuzTChKUYO7VRGSbOsXtAglECeJRfROsnizhlSf0_U7sRvuwB8AwTYQCJNDXoemNMWGSBJ0/s400/IMG_0935.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This is a great take-along project and a project to pick up at odd times when I have a few minutes. I can make a Yo-Yo in less than five minutes - and that's at my slow leisurely pace!</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-6581641774604811822011-04-01T19:33:00.000-07:002011-04-01T19:33:37.527-07:00Binding day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkmrL3Pp3AHgelRwiVUFVzZUOOkfILy21Nt1-9tWKJLiBvWDp61vnQBkXxlbkp8XZaSguqgdA_ssr3jSIESXEjRRPHzs39xAih_4cTzAxdvr2wJ7e_Fhampxwh1rq2PhMNxIdxIFERn0/s1600/IMG_0922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkmrL3Pp3AHgelRwiVUFVzZUOOkfILy21Nt1-9tWKJLiBvWDp61vnQBkXxlbkp8XZaSguqgdA_ssr3jSIESXEjRRPHzs39xAih_4cTzAxdvr2wJ7e_Fhampxwh1rq2PhMNxIdxIFERn0/s400/IMG_0922.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Today I worked on binding a quilt for my friend Moe. It was cold in my basement Quilt Studio, but draping this flannel quilt over my lap while I sewed kept me nice and warm.<br />
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<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" />Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-39979419111144717902011-03-31T19:30:00.000-07:002011-03-31T19:30:31.700-07:00Charity quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaCprhHcPTK3ives8TfeS3UW0Ixk9BljDwLLJVEJ2BZ3eRgo3WVKhNYoJPH2kALddGQRbozQ3XUiQqldThxulNJ8qg3JsnobV6mz4rMspGKbij1sG2FZLpw2PBv6xIcmec2tkl2LRAQQ/s1600/IMG_0919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaCprhHcPTK3ives8TfeS3UW0Ixk9BljDwLLJVEJ2BZ3eRgo3WVKhNYoJPH2kALddGQRbozQ3XUiQqldThxulNJ8qg3JsnobV6mz4rMspGKbij1sG2FZLpw2PBv6xIcmec2tkl2LRAQQ/s400/IMG_0919.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our Guild has many charity projects including making these simple large-strip comfort quilts for hospice patients. One of the gals in my Bee group received some donated fabric so she washed it and cut it all into kits for making comfort quilts. I made the above two and finished up the bindings tonight.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Life has been busy in my little world and my crafting/sewing has mostly been put on the back burner. I noticed that I have not posted anything since March 9th. What I haven't posted is my machine quilting practice pieces, my Artist's Trading Card creations, some house blocks I made for a quilt-in-progress, several rows of knitting, and the writing I did for a newly formed Writing Club. (I have not been sitting around twiddling my thumbs.)</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-27443181938285704032011-03-09T11:36:00.000-08:002011-03-09T11:36:08.835-08:00Mini Table Runner or Candle Mat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQsXdQpv_Cl7hoggPxyhpwXdK9DFTWWN4NNp8BfFNzin9haa9pbkmVsvR3GNNFuYEBBlVM_5Ss5jCxOjJaDz5w7uZBUhDHXffZiNaA_537Nxsy1ObvQ_z1YKc1nB-6dVSEWxIN5EjS9s/s1600/IMG_0907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQsXdQpv_Cl7hoggPxyhpwXdK9DFTWWN4NNp8BfFNzin9haa9pbkmVsvR3GNNFuYEBBlVM_5Ss5jCxOjJaDz5w7uZBUhDHXffZiNaA_537Nxsy1ObvQ_z1YKc1nB-6dVSEWxIN5EjS9s/s400/IMG_0907.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This little mat was made from a kit purchased from Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop in Fox River Grove, IL and was designed by Debbie Lazarski. The kit included the embroidered center square and all the fabrics. The finished size is 7-1/2 X 17 inches. Using the quilt-as-you-go method, the whole project went together easily and quickly. It will be a gift for a friend.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I can make cards in between finishing those 22 UFO projects and the 13 project kits that haven't even been started. I won't mention the 200 books with endless ideas and my three ring binders with hundreds of quilt ideas ripped out of magazines. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It is all worth it though when you get a phone call like I got tonight. My Texas cousin called to let me know she received the</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bonniesoaringonwings.blogspot.com/2011/02/nine-patch-finished.html"><b>quilt</b></a> <b>that I made for her, and she was very happy with the quilt. It was so good to hear her voice and catch up on family news. I love making quilts for people who truly appreciate them.</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-2639199129217909172011-03-04T13:13:00.000-08:002011-03-04T13:13:34.770-08:00Organize and play<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QJZ11GHPnDDlyarJ_-dj55WrF_-QId_kuMQzYHrpY-IQvlXTuhXexirZ35nzX4CoGiQlsPABsNcMxfqLtUpcaW0ufsUncSjOOQoohNDZdDWqZuXMWLW2ouLAbkbnXgtFiIosSdvPgCY/s1600/IMG_0893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QJZ11GHPnDDlyarJ_-dj55WrF_-QId_kuMQzYHrpY-IQvlXTuhXexirZ35nzX4CoGiQlsPABsNcMxfqLtUpcaW0ufsUncSjOOQoohNDZdDWqZuXMWLW2ouLAbkbnXgtFiIosSdvPgCY/s400/IMG_0893.jpg" width="400" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The other day I was at the dollar store and saw jigsaw puzzles - 500 piece jigsaw puzzles. I was very pleasantly surprised that the puzzle I purchased for $1.00 was well made and enjoyable to put together. All the pieces interlocked and although the pieces were small, they were just the right size to have them all within reach.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A burst of energy hit me yesterday and today so I started a much needed project - re-organizing and folding all my fabric neatly. Here are the reds, greens, blues and purples.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUCwY3ABaXbCwOyOj_5GwV1m0DshrqHQMvVqE-dvofe1iEU-W-Kj81srF1jwEj7Uqvg0oIhx78blG5uIa8swHT3EE60N7a-WXKVNbc2EZn2zP4R5pO3Okk4y7NPWhwdLWfqjJwHToqm0/s1600/IMG_0898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUCwY3ABaXbCwOyOj_5GwV1m0DshrqHQMvVqE-dvofe1iEU-W-Kj81srF1jwEj7Uqvg0oIhx78blG5uIa8swHT3EE60N7a-WXKVNbc2EZn2zP4R5pO3Okk4y7NPWhwdLWfqjJwHToqm0/s400/IMG_0898.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Today I worked on the beiges, golds, browns, patriotic, flowers, black & white, novelty, whites, flannels, and stripes.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaMDJGdvyH79GP83CjqyJVBrc7Yjr7ZpwZBh2RLdrZY8ds1dmV_Ee4AA389rYL_GZmjGbqpDLcYZRfuQmZOtx_WU53vtMdZOcvyQ8OtMfXGBrjfkWLqlHaxTKq3LoD2-8k2UOXDPof3U/s1600/IMG_0901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaMDJGdvyH79GP83CjqyJVBrc7Yjr7ZpwZBh2RLdrZY8ds1dmV_Ee4AA389rYL_GZmjGbqpDLcYZRfuQmZOtx_WU53vtMdZOcvyQ8OtMfXGBrjfkWLqlHaxTKq3LoD2-8k2UOXDPof3U/s400/IMG_0901.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When I took breaks, I worked on an expensive puzzle that I purchased at a book store.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvnSlmJpxmOsudBIocx4tYvjqmvJ7bmOr68fiuCjhbDEJt0oG7tEgtHiJADcjmZoUT-vGE7p_DvVbCrfwJMwAdKIKlxkKfWnSYNiqKEiMNGmkXcOBh-zg7jH3Yec1UA6BLhA2zQHGe-g/s1600/IMG_0895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvnSlmJpxmOsudBIocx4tYvjqmvJ7bmOr68fiuCjhbDEJt0oG7tEgtHiJADcjmZoUT-vGE7p_DvVbCrfwJMwAdKIKlxkKfWnSYNiqKEiMNGmkXcOBh-zg7jH3Yec1UA6BLhA2zQHGe-g/s400/IMG_0895.jpg" width="300" /></b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This puzzle was hard to do and I did not like it anywhere near as much as the little puzzle from the dollar store. These pieces interlocked, but if I breathed wrong they would come apart. There is a lot of detail and therefore looked like it would be easy, but the details were so small that the pieces were hard to locate on the picture. Guess who is going back to the Dollar store! ! ! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>This morning I had an "aha" moment while I was doing some journaling. I worry about all the projects I have to do and about all the fabric, counted cross-stitch, yarn, and crafting supplies I purchased during my working years. I have felt like I need to use it all up and had set a goal for myself (a few years back) of being done in five years. Well, I realized this morning that my goal is impossible. There is no way I could possibly finish all the cross-stitch projects, use all the fabric, knit all the yarn, or make use of all the craft supplies. Nor can I read all the books I have at home. Nor can I get the house as clean as I think it should be or as organized as I envision in my day-dreams. My "aha" moment came when it hit me that this is a very good thing! If I weren't working on my projects and crafts, and if I weren't doing jigsaw puzzles or reading, it would mean that I was too old, too infirm, or disabled. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-73426935162687240292011-02-28T15:05:00.000-08:002011-02-28T15:05:52.016-08:00Nine-Patch finished.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2-qN0iRqgw5Yh9LCX1Woa-EesmK2wWKL6BG0DM4GEMkVByBjn9rqN5PjtH5RSibzkh0A4rRO7Nwcr-QYSJMae767-sJFvX8RE4Kp1GOMSV48gOlKLgODyAkh02jBGP5vXz10VasNKC0/s1600/IMG_0888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2-qN0iRqgw5Yh9LCX1Woa-EesmK2wWKL6BG0DM4GEMkVByBjn9rqN5PjtH5RSibzkh0A4rRO7Nwcr-QYSJMae767-sJFvX8RE4Kp1GOMSV48gOlKLgODyAkh02jBGP5vXz10VasNKC0/s640/IMG_0888.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All done - this nine-patch with flowers quilt - made for a cousin on the occasion of her milestone birthday. I will be sewing on the label tonight so that I can ship it out tomorrow.</span></b></div><br />
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</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-61256765022289638282011-02-24T17:26:00.000-08:002011-02-24T17:26:01.120-08:00Quilt Smart<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our guild, Northwest Suburban Quilter's Guild, had Mattie Rhoades from Quilt Smart as our speaker last Thursday and I took the Friday workshop (applique) with Mattie. It was a great class and I really enjoyed learning from Mattie.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Now I am beginning the long process of sewing all the 100 bocks together. I started tonight after I decided to do the top layout - all one direction. After sewing several blocks together, I had to unsew them because they did not lock as neatly as I wanted. I changed the foot on the machine to a walking foot and it made all the difference. Only one row done, but at least it is a start.</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-43987062460837374342011-02-12T15:04:00.000-08:002011-02-12T15:04:58.032-08:00Yet another -<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEZ7vP0nmDXtrE5D2UHRLc3EF8EluUzr43gpK8EQBzHlrQ0-oZ5YB3PvjI7En5fuKxIjBF6X1sCZxBvlWRuDatnMp4KSmq9wclXYV05hat7_SA1uDriU18eww7HFtbDs9EF8C4QT9DKM/s1600/IMG_0881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEZ7vP0nmDXtrE5D2UHRLc3EF8EluUzr43gpK8EQBzHlrQ0-oZ5YB3PvjI7En5fuKxIjBF6X1sCZxBvlWRuDatnMp4KSmq9wclXYV05hat7_SA1uDriU18eww7HFtbDs9EF8C4QT9DKM/s400/IMG_0881.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Yes, another quilt bound today. This one presented a problem as the quilt came with the binding already machine sewn to the BACK of the quilt. The quilt owner intended to then pull the binding to the front and machine sew it down. The problem then was for me to do as she intended, or decide to hand stitch it to the front. Also, everyone does things differently, and the corners were not as I would have sewn them. I tried the machine sewing method, but it looked sloppy and so I did some unsewing. Instead I opted to hand sew it to the front of the quilt and struggled with the corners. It is OK, but I'm not as proud of the end result as I would like to be. <br />
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No more quilts to bind. Guess I will have to create some of my own quilts!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-40872134759338715992011-02-11T09:25:00.000-08:002011-02-11T09:25:20.960-08:00Moving right along.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Two more quilts all bound.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJC-cVHMYc0t4RoqmIBguXUAxhwzhUjjP57bhYzhl3ZLQr-xim_X4cgYIAq8ThpPY2xJN6kmDekjhS60022pnuoZIipX92yj7MSsv2UlgSUv8bXUmMf3wn2zqZyFkXFSTuHdEErdZnRs/s1600/IMG_0876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJC-cVHMYc0t4RoqmIBguXUAxhwzhUjjP57bhYzhl3ZLQr-xim_X4cgYIAq8ThpPY2xJN6kmDekjhS60022pnuoZIipX92yj7MSsv2UlgSUv8bXUmMf3wn2zqZyFkXFSTuHdEErdZnRs/s400/IMG_0876.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bonnie's Bindings is moving right along............</span></b>.</div><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-20900184569523554142011-02-07T18:37:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:38:38.867-08:00New Business<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently I was discussing the possibility of starting a little business of my own, Bonnie's Bindings, where I would offer binding services. A friend overheard my conversation and asked to be my first customer. She had four quilts waiting for binding, a chore she dislikes intensely.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first quilt she wanted done is a quilt she is donating to an auction to raise funds for an organization. It is a king-size quilt. Wouldn't you know that my first job would be the biggest possible! It was hard to maneuver the bulk and weight through my small domestic machine when I sewed the binding to the front of the quilt, however it was wonderful to do the hand sewing with the quilt draped over my legs, keeping them warm in my chilly house.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I love doing binding, even when it is miles of the same leopard print. The quilt is not mine to show, but here is a peek. Trust me, it is stunning!</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-12103181195364789712011-02-02T05:35:00.000-08:002011-02-02T05:35:07.822-08:00Blizzard of 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv7I_S0V-y_vrXDaPYsbykUjXYuhI5zLNTvPiEINSt2ip-WaKIQcuDb3eFJOSIipTRqTRJN73dl0q1kiI8LCkwbR-nPRUhbrZqt72wrMcgJGu55QAfL29z-Pit9S_v4ps0Hrx5JI_3N8/s1600/IMG_0868+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv7I_S0V-y_vrXDaPYsbykUjXYuhI5zLNTvPiEINSt2ip-WaKIQcuDb3eFJOSIipTRqTRJN73dl0q1kiI8LCkwbR-nPRUhbrZqt72wrMcgJGu55QAfL29z-Pit9S_v4ps0Hrx5JI_3N8/s400/IMG_0868+-+Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This is the view out of my front door. Yes, that drift is as high as the bush.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What a great day to stay home and start a new quilt! ! ! </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-67661689880211889182011-01-31T18:20:00.000-08:002011-01-31T18:20:32.154-08:00Another finish<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Another finish - and it is still January!!!!! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa95U-Xz3h0_Oyqawsc6yv5rjy9LwwkIGHw8ySpaCUn9UsVzE0mEzw7SpzbUk2nv6WYeM9AYOTKiYYrpbpXUYekRvdtvUD3YO8QuJRCzNoGdZOoSZ1Vt6DjxtbS1a5BvoV17bkZPcCz8/s1600/IMG_0863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa95U-Xz3h0_Oyqawsc6yv5rjy9LwwkIGHw8ySpaCUn9UsVzE0mEzw7SpzbUk2nv6WYeM9AYOTKiYYrpbpXUYekRvdtvUD3YO8QuJRCzNoGdZOoSZ1Vt6DjxtbS1a5BvoV17bkZPcCz8/s400/IMG_0863.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This quilt idea came from a Sharon Craig book, Layer 'em Up #3, to which I added sashing. My friend <a href="http://moequiltz.blogspot.com/">Moe</a> did the quilting.</b></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Here is the backing.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMKgvI-lQJOe355U1RXSbKjPCS_bxzRzlZGoBIJb7BDmjT9EDWcRDaGqOYROsRVXEd8kiM47Ry3QdwD6UPzZ6yVC2bBu7TDXhi4U3fmPsjPpp0x8bXsh-Kvr56IsBoztQq3Fqsn1b7W0/s1600/IMG_0865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMKgvI-lQJOe355U1RXSbKjPCS_bxzRzlZGoBIJb7BDmjT9EDWcRDaGqOYROsRVXEd8kiM47Ry3QdwD6UPzZ6yVC2bBu7TDXhi4U3fmPsjPpp0x8bXsh-Kvr56IsBoztQq3Fqsn1b7W0/s400/IMG_0865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This is a very small quilt and could be used as a table topper. It is going on my give-away pile. </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-18103529543599157202011-01-29T13:28:00.000-08:002011-01-29T13:28:24.578-08:00Backing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyL8nz40Y9iT848G2M-zfJXR-rzoD1llFtWbJHmULEt4IwVcCJvSNKxv5j-S3zz-8OzUwAkcRH41XyJ0qARcAv7C64sUzWx6LspM82Wq4mtilHxwdPqlK5yarVJmzAHEuU2rYuAO0BCA/s1600/IMG_0858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyL8nz40Y9iT848G2M-zfJXR-rzoD1llFtWbJHmULEt4IwVcCJvSNKxv5j-S3zz-8OzUwAkcRH41XyJ0qARcAv7C64sUzWx6LspM82Wq4mtilHxwdPqlK5yarVJmzAHEuU2rYuAO0BCA/s400/IMG_0858.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Piecing a backing for a large quilt is a challenge if you are also trying to use up old pieces of fabric. There was not enough room to lay out this backing for a nice picture, so here is the squashed-up wrinkled version. It is the backing for</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://bonniesoaringonwings.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-finished.html">this quilt</a>.</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And here is the binding ready to attached when the quilt is quilted.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ50YmPqexnHOq-Lk3TdhfMkDWiW23WhaWVIyWeivh4xdsIGcOScjDkwTRGD7uABiRBB9zHfkGzH8EYeZyeUmkUsmCQ7mRHBe8AG-3EgAXFghhYeLzIe4iGnvAu_kM7K9ks0IhyHwNaY/s1600/IMG_0860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ50YmPqexnHOq-Lk3TdhfMkDWiW23WhaWVIyWeivh4xdsIGcOScjDkwTRGD7uABiRBB9zHfkGzH8EYeZyeUmkUsmCQ7mRHBe8AG-3EgAXFghhYeLzIe4iGnvAu_kM7K9ks0IhyHwNaY/s400/IMG_0860.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It is January 29th and my Christmas cactus is in glorious bloom.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> So dramatic.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcAGhUTPT0318L7BMp8qjnBcA6Un8PNqa0rya4H_5g5Q44mwNAfxrEAjqPNHDREofo6bwFEdmYkYYSlDMXtmO0Uc8r_BKXTOKN1-4KfJC6bfpZESVlywbcKJeaNrR5cL1Jc9bDsHD1_o/s1600/IMG_0862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcAGhUTPT0318L7BMp8qjnBcA6Un8PNqa0rya4H_5g5Q44mwNAfxrEAjqPNHDREofo6bwFEdmYkYYSlDMXtmO0Uc8r_BKXTOKN1-4KfJC6bfpZESVlywbcKJeaNrR5cL1Jc9bDsHD1_o/s400/IMG_0862.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>It is also the middle of the afternoon on Saturday as I write this blog and I have my choice of sewing some binding, knitting on a pair of socks, or doing some cross-stitch. Oh how I wish I could do all three at once - along with reading a good book and watching TV and snacking on popcorn. Alas, I have to choose. I'm grateful though that I have such lovely choices.</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-8415291250664778182011-01-24T10:41:00.000-08:002011-01-24T10:41:51.882-08:00UFO #3 Finished<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Topsy Turvy Santa table runner #595 by Happy Hollow Designs - from 2005 - is now finished.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqXsbaJSbkiJXA3uwWAf2UaFP9zvPMaKZJlr07W90Y0uIZMNIii_Eq6ARDcwodMtnlYjap77CLTf5nfrgbdRP4E6VHzxPtG8KjCsWvLp8U2kzheDESsTjwZr7Ans0gWrBqxetGXkDpM0/s1600/IMG_0853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqXsbaJSbkiJXA3uwWAf2UaFP9zvPMaKZJlr07W90Y0uIZMNIii_Eq6ARDcwodMtnlYjap77CLTf5nfrgbdRP4E6VHzxPtG8KjCsWvLp8U2kzheDESsTjwZr7Ans0gWrBqxetGXkDpM0/s400/IMG_0853.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For those of you who may have seen the pattern or done this little table runner you will note that I did NOT do the border and therefore the accent buttons that come with the pattern were not used. Why? Well, due to the fact that this is a UFO and the parts got separated and I was not paying attention to the pattern, as soon as I finished the blanket-stitching around the appliqued Santas, I layered this little piece and started doing a little machine quilting before it dawned on me that the extra fabric in the box was for the borders! Oops. So the cute borders and corner stones with the peppermint buttons did not become a part of this table runner. I used the border fabric as the binding instead. <br />
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Here is a closer look at the stitching - and the reason it took me so long to get done. That blanket stitching (by machine) around all the little pieces was tedious.<br />
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I looked over my list of 13 UFO's I want to finish in 2011 and realized why most of them became UFO's. They are either ready for quilting, or they have a huge problem to solve. I need to analyze whether the project is worth fixing the problem or not. I have done the easy UFO's, and now it is time to face the problems. Sigh. <br />
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Looking at the above statement in a more positive manner, I have greater challenges ahead of me - more opportunities to expand my expertise. Now, isn't that better?<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-85935380532080326762011-01-22T17:47:00.000-08:002011-01-22T17:47:25.157-08:00UFO #2 Finished<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For 2011 I have a list of 13 UFO's I plan to finish and this is #2 - a flannel Mitten quilt (pattern from Country Threads), quilted by Country Threads. I finished the binding today.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DXVmmqyUkCmae91ZSdcAY11swYy8pmqBe5NyHfBQNnTvB5V9nGBUcS-v53NyzmyFfA8IdrtPIci4s6b_d0LUjUZNA4whVKK38XXOCXPzmqLdw1vaWILmw6we2aEkiMoUFNa-4hn_cng/s1600/IMG_0849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DXVmmqyUkCmae91ZSdcAY11swYy8pmqBe5NyHfBQNnTvB5V9nGBUcS-v53NyzmyFfA8IdrtPIci4s6b_d0LUjUZNA4whVKK38XXOCXPzmqLdw1vaWILmw6we2aEkiMoUFNa-4hn_cng/s400/IMG_0849.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The backing is a mitten print flannel and the binding is a plaid flannel. (Sorry for the fuzzy picture.)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEETMpYbc4bz_O2I6Jch3_KfJkXwGrC29iFYq4dsJtz4mbD6qjMKZAzbDIN_zoiszK9YcgIGMxJrW3QGsMNR9cOOe5JTE7lL_a8q7XTlMWag8AZGQgk1YhHPXYYOCBnQVU_oZtY0-M8E/s1600/IMG_0850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEETMpYbc4bz_O2I6Jch3_KfJkXwGrC29iFYq4dsJtz4mbD6qjMKZAzbDIN_zoiszK9YcgIGMxJrW3QGsMNR9cOOe5JTE7lL_a8q7XTlMWag8AZGQgk1YhHPXYYOCBnQVU_oZtY0-M8E/s400/IMG_0850.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Eleven more UFO's to go and there are 11 more months in 2011. At this point in the year I think I have a good chance of getting them all finished. </b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-20191197234033131252011-01-19T07:02:00.000-08:002011-01-19T07:02:28.531-08:00Side tracked...........<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>In my attempt to finish up old projects, I got out Christmas At Hawk Run Hollow, Block #7, which I last worked on in May of 2010. Why did I put it away? Who knows, but it is fun to work on it again.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As long as I was pulling out old projects, I also pulled out this knitted poncho/shawl that I started in 2005. It is time to finish it up.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>HOWEVER...........</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It is so easy to get side tracked.............. A dear friend of mine gave me a bag of beautiful Brilla yarn, </b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRJqd-Zj07S1HnXmrtM2wfuKwu7U7Hpf7enVrQXp2vJhPo7tACaj3l6yWusDPATXNLiA6CqCV6g2VRAEkult0FtxMdRbhYEVIQS43p1m12rzwpLZEt0Nh2oMJIWgL3mGToQVj3F3m3_s/s1600/IMG_0847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRJqd-Zj07S1HnXmrtM2wfuKwu7U7Hpf7enVrQXp2vJhPo7tACaj3l6yWusDPATXNLiA6CqCV6g2VRAEkult0FtxMdRbhYEVIQS43p1m12rzwpLZEt0Nh2oMJIWgL3mGToQVj3F3m3_s/s400/IMG_0847.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>and I have spent the last two evenings trying out pattern after pattern trying to figure out how best to use this wonderful yarn. Of course I wanted something spectacular yet very, very easy and quick. It had to be either a scarf or a shawl or something similarly one-size-fits-all type. Last night as I printed off the 12th free pattern that looked interesting, I suddenly got the brilliant thought that I don't have to figure this out today, or this week, or this month. It was a gift and I can choose to put it away and use it some other time.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>So I'm going back to the old unfinished projects.............</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/84/083BB6E8227A91347F17A3FBC8A36DF2.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751794787649698900.post-32953600386835446042011-01-15T18:42:00.000-08:002011-01-15T18:42:53.721-08:00Knitted scarf done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90EVEPYppIyDpEVwn9L6Lq7nOZBDNh0_-aTkiMKMH1oaTzjH_OkVi0A-Wlf1nxU4IfXEebaW4FHhC-bTSHD1KVU44moeNdx946X9-fq0zNwkHjE_bVFU2TDDiJfANSOegRmsHfllmWOA/s1600/IMG_0840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90EVEPYppIyDpEVwn9L6Lq7nOZBDNh0_-aTkiMKMH1oaTzjH_OkVi0A-Wlf1nxU4IfXEebaW4FHhC-bTSHD1KVU44moeNdx946X9-fq0zNwkHjE_bVFU2TDDiJfANSOegRmsHfllmWOA/s400/IMG_0840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First knitting project of 2011 finished - the curly (potato chip) scarf.</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This is how it looks around my neck. I'm glad I made the center section in plain garter stitch as it lays nicely around my neck.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6BGIpL683HvUrTGtJHRmd5KyqlAP3owMfd6rgBxLTZeY79IwYwnhROxvF6z6OF1V1dRk5_yLittEMpLtPQ6PMFwh95iUWifkQQwO6hybkbftVksrgcyimWPNZ3aiu0crL4qN0BlfHrE/s1600/IMG_0839_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6BGIpL683HvUrTGtJHRmd5KyqlAP3owMfd6rgBxLTZeY79IwYwnhROxvF6z6OF1V1dRk5_yLittEMpLtPQ6PMFwh95iUWifkQQwO6hybkbftVksrgcyimWPNZ3aiu0crL4qN0BlfHrE/s400/IMG_0839_edited-1.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It is nice and warm too on a cold winter day here in the mid-west.</b></span></div><br />
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