tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14236162124722616132024-03-10T23:21:21.935-04:00Bitten by...the Quilting BugDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.comBlogger560125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-87300249356243755792013-03-24T07:41:00.001-04:002013-03-24T07:41:12.407-04:00Last Chance...It's time for the last giveaway over at my new blog (<i>for a while at least</i>). This week, I'm giving away more than 8 yards of <i>Maison de Noel</i> by 3 Sisters for Moda. For rules and to enter, head on over to <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/03/last-chance.html">Mike & Gabby</a>.<br />
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This will probably be my last post to this blog, but you can always find me at <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/">MikeandGabby.com</a>!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-35198876654734850422013-03-17T17:23:00.003-04:002013-03-17T17:23:46.684-04:00Viewer's Choice...<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">OK, yet another giveaway going on this week over at my new blog. I'm giving away your choice of either a $25 gift certificate to the <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/">Fat Quarter Shop</a> or <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">. For rules and to enter, head on over to </span><a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/03/viewers-choice.html" style="background-color: white; color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px; text-decoration: none;">Mike & Gabby</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Have a fantabulous week!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">(</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Note: Once I've finished with all of the giveaways, I'll no longer be posting to this blog!</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">)</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-18196125206289056992013-02-19T21:45:00.000-05:002013-02-19T21:45:16.396-05:00Hurry Up Spring Giveaway!!!FYI, I've just started another giveaway for a bundle of Spring-like fabric over at my new blog. This week, I'm giving away 6.5 yards of fabric! For more details and to enter, head on over to <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/02/hurry-up-spring-giveaway.html">Mike & Gabb</a>y.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Good luck and have an awesome week!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">(</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Note: Once I've finished with all of the giveaways, I'll no longer be posting to this blog!</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">)</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-16340816027985446782013-02-08T12:35:00.001-05:002013-02-08T12:35:21.591-05:00Giveaway #3...<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Just a heads up that I've announced the winner of the second giveaway and have started the next one over at my new blog. This time I'm giving away a FQ Bundle of Joel Dewberry's <i>Aviary 2</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">. For more details and to enter, head on over to </span><a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/02/giveaway-3.html" style="background-color: white; color: #6f3c1b; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px; text-decoration: initial;">Mike & Gabby</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Good luck and have a fantastic week!</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">(</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Note: Once I've finished with all of the giveaways, I'll no longer be posting to this blog!</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">)</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-72351296698514580112013-01-31T20:37:00.001-05:002013-01-31T20:37:42.618-05:00Giveaway #2...Just a heads up that I've announced the winner of my first giveaway on my new blog and have already started the next one! This time I'm giving away 2 Charm Packs of <i>Pure </i>by Sweetwater for Moda and the Schnibbles pattern <i>Spot</i>. For more details and to enter, head on over to my new blog: <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/01/another-giveaway-and-winner.html">Mike & Gabby</a>.<br />
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Good luck and have a fantastic week!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">(</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Note: Once I've finished with all of the giveaways, I'll no longer be posting to this blog!</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">)</span>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-68081849635409026992013-01-29T17:18:00.000-05:002013-01-29T17:18:17.187-05:00Giveaway #1...Just a reminder that my first giveaway is still going on over at my new blog - <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/01/its-official.html">Mike & Gabby</a>. To celebrate Valentine's Day, I'm giving away a charm pack of <i>Sent with Love</i> by Deb Strain, the <i>Dora</i> pattern by Me and My Sister Designs and enough fabric to complete the quilt top!<br />
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And here's a picture of a sample <i>Dora </i>quilt...<br />
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You can enter the giveaway by going <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/2013/01/its-official.html">here</a>. Good luck!<br />
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(<i>Note: Once I've finished with all of the giveaways, I'll no longer be posting to this blog!</i>)Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-10501216262388784232013-01-25T20:27:00.000-05:002013-01-26T19:58:51.070-05:00I'm moving (and a giveaway)...<div style="text-align: left;">
It's been a long time coming, but my blog is moving! And I hope you'll come along with me to my new home at <a href="http://www.mikeandgabby.com/">MikeAndGabby.com</a>. </div>
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I've worked hard on the new look; I think it's a lot cleaner and more reflective of my personality. In celebration I'm going to have a bunch of giveaways over the next month or two. In fact, the first one is already underway. To see what it is, please stop by. Also let me know what you think of my new digs!</div>
Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-33552220219011504672013-01-24T18:40:00.001-05:002013-01-24T18:40:29.704-05:00Good reads...I don't think I've ever offered a book recommendation here, but I've been reading a lot of books lately and have come across several really good ones. In case you're on the look out for something new yourself, I thought I'd share a couple here.<br />
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The first book is <i>The Passage</i> by Justin Cronin. My husband downloaded this book to his kindle and told me how much he thought I would enjoy it, but I was in the middle of another book (<i>see below</i>) at the time. However, by the time I'd finished my book, he'd mentioned this at least a half dozen times so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm so glad I did! It's a long book, but I just couldn't put it down.<br />
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This book was named one of the ten best novels of the year by Time magazine in 2010. Here's a synopsis.<br />
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By the way, <i>The Passage</i> is actually part of a trilogy. The second book is already out (<i>also a real page turner</i>) and the third book will be out in 2014.</div>
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The other book I'd recommend is completely different; it's a non-fiction book called <i>To the Golden Shore: the Life of Adoniram Judson</i> by Courtney Anderson. </div>
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It's the story of one of the first Baptist missionaries to Burma. At times it's a difficult read, just because of how heartbreaking their lives sometimes were, but you can see how real faith is played out in people's lives. Here's the book description:</div>
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So those are my recommendations. If you've read any great books lately, I'd love to hear what they were! I'm always on the lookout for new authors and compelling stories.</div>
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Moses is actually a great reading buddy. She loves curling up next to me while I've got a good book.</div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-86553011521765834452013-01-19T17:33:00.003-05:002013-01-19T17:33:51.424-05:00Paganini...For a long time I saw Schnibbles quilts popping up all over the internet and I thought how cute they were, but I was slow to hop on that bandwagon. Now I wonder why I waited so long. They're so much fun to make, don't require a lot of fabric and they're quick as well! SO many of my projects take years to complete that it's refreshing to finish a quilt (<i>or the top at least</i>) in a couple of days.<br />
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One of my latest <a href="http://www.missrosiesquiltco.com/Schnibbles.html">Schnibbles</a> quilts is Paganini. I used <i>Shangri-La</i> by 3 Sisters (<i>love this fabric!</i>) It's an older line of theirs from around 2009 or so.<br />
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This pattern actually has 4 versions. I picked the first one with the scalloped border. To be honest, I've never done a scalloped border before. It took me quite a while to get it just right. First I drew it using a Frixion pen that disappears when you iron it. Once I had the lines just right, I traced over them with a permanent pen. Once I've quilted this, I'll cut on the lines and bind it.<br />
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I was also fortunate to find some ready made bias binding out of the <i>Shangri-La</i> fabric on the internet. What are the chances? I couldn't believe my luck. I'm not that fond of making bias binding and now I don't have to!<br />
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I went ahead and made the backing for this quilt as well. I had some left over charm squares, so I made some extra blocks and put them on the back. I can use the middle one for the label once it's been quilted (<i>sometime in the far distant future of course</i>).<br />
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Although I've been getting up early to quilt each morning, Gabriel isn't finding herself as energetic. She manages to drag herself upstairs to the sewing room sofa before she falls right back to sleep. That's OK though. I know when the weather turns warmer, she'll be pestering me to take her to the park as soon as the sun is out.<br />
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Until later...<br />
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-91812088986858577952013-01-13T16:41:00.002-05:002013-01-13T16:41:32.580-05:00Hatch and Windows - Take 2...My first finish of the year is a QOV top. The pattern is Mystery 26 from the Yahoo Group <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysteryQuilts4Military/">Mystery Quilts 4 Military</a>. This is the second quilt I've made using this pattern. The first one I ended up giving my parents for Christmas and I made this one as a replacement to donate.<br />
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This was the first version I made (that my parents now own)...<br />
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To be honest, I really like the colors in both versions. I'm also quilting a red, white and blue one that a friend made and it's beautiful as well. I think I just really like the pattern. It's basically made up of 2 blocks...<br />
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For the new quilt, I just went with a simple set of borders, because I didn't have enough of the background fabric to make the diamond border in the original. I think it looks fine both ways though.<br />
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I'm going to try to get this quilted quickly so we can get them in to the hands of soldiers as soon as possible. I have to finish quilting the RWB version first though.<br />
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Sam has been putting on a little winter weight lately and I've had to restrict her food some. Can you see how happy she is about it?<br />
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Here's hoping the scales are treating you a little better than her!<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy
gets smaller and smaller.</span></span></em></div>
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11:24 (Msg)</span></span></span></em></div>
Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-59601553191520216732013-01-09T20:46:00.000-05:002013-01-09T20:46:32.130-05:00Bee blocks...Recently my quilt bee has started doing a 'Quilt in a Box' project. You may know it by another name, but basically the idea is that each member puts together their own group of fabrics and passes them around. The other bee members will make a block for them using those fabrics. In the end, you get a quilt out of fabrics you know you like, <i>and </i>you have a block made by each person. There are 12 of us this go around, so we've really just gotten started, but I've finished 3 blocks to date (<i>including my own</i>).<br />
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Carla has chosen Civil War fabrics for her block...<br />
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Carolyn has picked some very pretty rose prints...<br />
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And I'm using <i>Blueberry Crumb Cake</i> by Blackbird Designs for my fabric. Mine was actually the fist block I made and I'm planning to remake it when my box eventually makes it's way back to me. I made my flying geese according to the pattern directions and you can see from the picture they don't lie perfectly flat. I used <a href="http://opengatequilts.com/">Monique Dillard's Fit to be Geese ruler</a> for the other 2 blocks and they turned out perfectly.<br />
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We're only doing one block a month, so it's going to take the better part of this year to get all the blocks made. But it'll be worth it! I'm sure there are going to be some gorgeous quilts!<br />
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<em>“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
response to all he has done for us, let us outdo each other in being
helpful and kind to each other and in doing good.” </span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-53100508516113466312013-01-06T21:03:00.001-05:002013-01-06T21:03:28.291-05:00Better late than never...When I was putting together my yearly review of the things I quilted, I realized that I never shared pictures of my finished <i>Baltimore Halloween</i> top. I'm surprised I let that slip by considering I've been appliqueing it for over 3 years! I'm going to guess I was planning to immediately quilt it and thought I'd share pictures once it was completely finished. But as often happens, plans change and the top is sitting off in a pile still waiting it's turn.<br />
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The pattern is Baltimore Halloween by <a href="http://www.p3designs.com/">P3 Designs</a>. (<i>I also have her Baltimore Christmas pattern, but haven't started on it yet!</i>) I did this one using hand applique. <br />
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It was hard to get a good picture of this quilt because there are so many little pieces to each applique block. If you're interested, I shared close up pictures of the individual blocks <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2011/07/baltimore-halloween-block-12-and-recap.html">here</a> and <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2011/10/woo-hoo.html">here</a>. And here's a picture of the bats in the outer border. I probably spent close to 100 hours appliqueing all of them.<br />
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I really am hopeful that I'll have it quilted by Halloween this year. Then again, I say that every year!<br />
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This is just a funny picture I took of Sam recently. For some reason, she was really interested in the camera!<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-44609885919147359262013-01-03T13:47:00.001-05:002013-01-03T13:47:44.727-05:00J is for Jingle Bells...Although this block has been done for a little while, I hadn't yet gotten around to sharing it. This is the 9th block in the <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/search/label/Snowmen%20A%20to%20ZZZZ">Snowmen A to ZZZZ</a> quilt by <a href="http://www.crabapplehillstudio.com/">Crabapple Hill Studios</a>.<br />
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The next block is a double one for K and L. I'm finding my lap full of kitties at night, so I'm not making a lot of progress on it. They're warm and snuggly though so I don't mind!<br />
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Here's another one who wants to snuggle a lot now that the weather has turned colder...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lead
me by your truth and teach me, for </span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">you are the God who saves me. All
day long I put my hope in you.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-65334365778035521602013-01-02T05:42:00.000-05:002013-01-02T05:42:05.263-05:002012 - A Wrap Up...Well, it's time for that annual tradition of looking back over the past year, taking stock of what I've accomplished and envisioning how much more I can do this year! This is my 3rd yearly review in blog land and I can definitely see that I didn't get nearly as much done in 2012 as in previous years. Not a big surprise. I struggled most of the year with finding time to sew. It's only been the last couple of months where I've found a solution. I now get up a couple of hours earlier each morning and <i>those </i>are my dedicated sewing hours. It was a little difficult at first, but now I've come to love that time of the morning in my sewing room.<br />
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I've been struggling to find time to blog as well. I wrote less than a third of the posts I did in 2010 and 2011. Considering this also functions as a journal of sorts (public though it is), I'd like to try to be better about that this new year too. It's important for me to share pictures, which can take a bit of time to import and edit, but I suppose I could be a little less wordy! (<i>Ironically, this is a really long post...</i>)<br />
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And here's a recap of the quilting things I accomplished this year (in no particular order):<br />
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I participated in <a href="http://www.aquiltinglife.com/p/another-year-of-schnibbles.html">AYOS</a> for the first 6 months of the year and these are the quilts I made. (<i>Leap Year isn't quite done yet because I've decided to turn it from Schibbles size into king-size!</i>)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clockwise: <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/09/childs-play-wrap-up.html">Child's Play</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/04/feathered-friends.html">Feathered Friends</a> (top), <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/05/whats-up-doc.html">Candy Shop</a> (top), <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/03/la-maison-wrap-up.html">La Maison</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/06/its-last-day-of-month.html">Leap Year</a> (top) and <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/02/nothing-like-last-minute-again.html">The Night's Sky</a> (top)</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clockwise: <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/06/pathway-to-stars.html">Pathway to the Stars</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/08/going-batty-around-here.html">Baltimore Halloween</a>(top), <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/09/grandpas-quilt.html">Grandpa</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/01/and-its-done.html">Winter Wonderland</a>(top), and <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/12/hatch-and-windows.html">Hatch and Windows</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clockwise: <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/06/modulus.html">Modulus</a>, Shangri La Quilt (top), <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/04/stash-report-week-9-12.html">Coupon Organizer</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/11/going-smaller.html">Hope Table Topper</a> (top), and <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/11/happy-thanksgiving.html">Thanksgiving Table Toppers</a></i></span></td></tr>
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These next ones are quilts I quilted for others and a sewing hussif I made for a friend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clockwise: <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/11/robbies-quilt.html">Robbie's Quilt</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/12/gracies-quilt_31.html">Gracie's Christmas Gift</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-sewing-hussif.html">Sewing Hussif</a>, <a href="http://bittenbythequiltingbug.blogspot.com/2012/12/gracies-quilt.html">Gracie's Quilt</a></i></span></td></tr>
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Finally, these are blocks that I'm working on for the <i>Snowmen A to ZZZZ</i> quilt (that I started with my mom in 2012) and a couple of <i>Ladies of the Sea</i> applique blocks I made. (I've finished 12 of the 16 ships now.)<br />
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So that is basically a wrap-up of my quilty 2012. I still haven't finished a king-size quilt. I have to believe I'll finally get at least one of them quilted this year and on our bed! As for other goals, I'd really like to knock out some of my UFO's. Early this year I'm also planning a big renovation of my sewing room and I know that will take a good chunk of time. Other than that, I'd just like to continue to spend a little time each day doing something I find so much pleasure in! I hope you get to do the same...<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em>“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Jesus
said, ‘No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God's
kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.’” </i></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Luke
9:62 (MSG)</span></span></span></em></div>
Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-85046981534817720782012-12-31T15:48:00.000-05:002013-01-02T05:21:41.296-05:00Gracie's Christmas Gift...I wanted to be sure to share one last item before this year is over. This is the quilt my 9-year old niece made for her mother for Christmas.<br />
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She got the quilt kit for her birthday this year and has worked on it with a little help from her Grandma and myself. However, she did pretty much all of the sewing herself!<br />
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When she came to visit several weeks ago, she asked if I would quilt it for her so she could give it to her mom for Christmas. Her and grandma had picked out a pretty lime green fleece for the backing (<i>her mom's favorite color</i>). I did a simple large stipple on it and sewed on the binding.<br />
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All of the fabrics on the front are flannels so the quilt is incredibly soft and warm. It's only 42" x 51", but should be a nice size to cover a lap while watching TV. My sister was very surprised and pleased when she opened it on Christmas Day. <br />
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I took this picture of Jack the other day and I'm amazed at how long her whiskers look. It's not something I usually notice on her...<br />
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However you choose to celebrate tonight, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! (I'll be in bed asleep long before the bell tolls...)<br />
<br />Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-6438937314846279762012-12-30T17:46:00.004-05:002012-12-30T17:46:51.846-05:00Hatch and Windows...Like most years, I worked on a couple of projects for Christmas. Although to be honest, my list was much shorter than usual. The biggest one is a quilt for my parents called <i>Hatch and Windows</i>. (<i>The lump in the picture is actually my cat Jack hiding underneath.</i>)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Hatch and Windows Quilt</i></span></td></tr>
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I actually finished this top back in August and it was supposed to by a QOV donation quilt. (The pattern was Mystery 26 from the Yahoo Group <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysteryQuilts4Military/">Mystery Quilts 4 Military</a>.) However, my mom fell in love with it and kept petitioning me to give it to them. After all, my father is a veteran and was injured while serving.<br />
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So I decided to give this one to them for Christmas and make a replacement one for QOV to donate. I quilted this version using the <a href="http://www.goldenthreads.com/shop/product/square-spiral-leaves-panto/">Square Spirals</a> pantograph by Keryn Emmerson.<br />
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I also used a bunch of the extra 4-patches from the quilt to make a label for the back...<br />
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I managed to finish the binding just two days before Christmas! They were pretty surprised when they opened it and I know they'll enjoy it and get good use out of it. It will actually be the quit my Dad uses while watching TV.<br />
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I've also made good progress on the replacement quilt and have all the components units made. Hopefully I'll have the top completed in another day or two. I'm doing this one in blues and browns...<br />
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So the stats for this quilt are:<br />
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<li>Size: 63" x 75"</li>
<li>Fabrics: Batiks from my stash</li>
<li>Batting: Warm & White</li>
<li>Thread: Aurifil (piecing), Superior Thread So Fine (quilting)</li>
<li>Pattern: Mystery 26 (Hatch and Windows) from the Yahoo Group <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysteryQuilts4Military/">Mystery Quilts 4 Military</a></li>
<li>Quilting: Square Spiral pantograph by Keryn Emmerson (32 passes and 5 bobbins)</li>
<li>Started: January 2012</li>
<li>Completed: December 2012</li>
<li>Recipient: Dad and Mom</li>
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Here's someone who thoroughly enjoyed Christmas -particularly the Christmas Tree! She slept under it, played under it and ate a great deal of it. As Mr. Quilting Bug put it, we had a very festive litter box in December. Unfortunately, she also threw up a great deal of it. She wasn't smart enough to figure out that eating it made her sick and she kept going back for more...</div>
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<em>“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it
on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” </i></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Philippians
1:6 (NIV)</span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-20411306604783777792012-12-24T09:09:00.001-05:002012-12-24T09:09:33.502-05:00Merry Christmas!I pray that as Christmas Day quickly approaches, you're spending it with loved ones in warm and happy surroundings. <br />
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This year more than any other though, I'm reminded that this season can be a hard one for some people. If that's you, I pray for God's peace to rest on you and help you through it.<br />
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a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest
on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-41926641437236698222012-12-02T16:22:00.001-05:002012-12-02T16:22:41.212-05:00Gracie's Quilt...Several weeks ago, I shared a picture of the quilt my mom made for my nephew (<i>and that I helped quilt</i>.) This is the slightly smaller purple version she made for my niece. (<i>I know it looks kind of blue in the picture, but it's ALL purple.</i>)<br />
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This one is only about 70" x 87", because she has a smaller bed. My goal was to have it quilted by Thanksgiving when they came to visit. Although I'm only now getting around to sharing pictures, I did have it finished in time!<br />
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I used a new pantograph on this one. It was very labor intensive, but I love how it looks on this quilt. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of it or where I got it from. (<i>It's been sitting in my drawer for a long time and there's no writing on it so I can't remember the details!</i>)<br />
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Once my mom finishes sewing the binding to the back, my niece will have a new quilt for her bed - and in her favorite color!<br />
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Moses kept me company while I worked on Gracie's quilt. (<i>You can see it on the frame in the background.</i>) She's lying on a stack of quilts still waiting their turn to be quilted. Every time I'd come down to that end of the quilt, she'd rub up against me, begging to be petted. It made for some slow going!<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whatever
you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working
for the Lord and not for people. </span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-68803104534034324302012-11-30T22:01:00.003-05:002012-11-30T22:01:58.935-05:00Going smaller...When I went on our annual quilt retreat last month to Williamsburg, I really struggled with which projects to work on. There's a king-size patriotic one I'm in the middle of and I also need to paper piece a Lone Star quilt. However, this time I decided to go smaller. Instead of spending all of my time on one large project, I'd work on a bunch of little ones and get more instant gratification. It was definitely the right call this trip!<br />
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This is one of those projects. It will either be a table topper or a small wallhanging and is around 30" square. The whole project only took one charm pack, sashing and border fabric, and an afternoon to piece together. The fabric is <i>Collections For a Cause - Hope</i> by Howard Marcus and the pattern is <i>Dora</i> by Me & My Sister Designs.<br />
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I've already prepared the backing for this as well so it's ready for me to quilt (<i>as soon as I find the time.</i>) Because this only took an afternoon, I was able to work on a bunch more projects while I was away. I'll try to share some more of them soon.<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trust
in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-55618957895569407882012-11-22T18:23:00.000-05:002012-11-22T18:23:03.252-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a day of good food spent with friends and family. I'm thankful for so many things and hopeful you also had a blessed day! </div>
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I managed to finish these table runners/hot pads last night - just in time to use for the Thanksgiving meal. Not only were they festive, but because they were insulated, practical as well.</div>
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Due to an unfortunate coffee spill, I already know they wash up really well too!</div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Give
thanks to the Lord, for he is good. <br />His love endures forever.
<br />Give thanks to the God of gods. <br />His love endures forever.
<br />Give thanks to the Lord of lords: <br />His love endures
forever.<br />To him who alone does great wonders, <br />His love endures
forever. </span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-10791073646328036332012-11-15T19:28:00.002-05:002012-11-15T19:28:49.171-05:00Robbie's Quilt...Earlier this summer, my mom made two quilts, a blue one for my nephew and purple for my niece. Since they're fairly large quilts, I offered to help her quilt them. I've already finished with my nephew Robbie's quilt...<br />
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It was hard to get a good picture of it because it's almost 90" square. I used the Square Spiral Pantograph by Keryn Emmerson. (<i>That's definitely my go to pantograph.</i>) <br />
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I'm in the middle of quilting my niece's quilt right now and hope to finish it before Thanksgiving. I'm using a much more time consuming (but very pretty) pantograph on it. <br />
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I'm sure my niece and nephew are going to love the new quilts that Grandma made them!<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fire
goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Proverbs 26:20 (NLT)</span></span></span></em></div>
Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-16881334061565658682012-11-12T19:44:00.000-05:002012-11-12T19:44:07.256-05:00I is for Icicles...Still alive here. I've even written a dozen blog entries in my head. Unfortunately someone hasn't yet invented the technology to transport them directly from my thoughts to the computer!<br />
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However, I'm happy to report that during my long absence I've been spending quite a bit of time in my sewing room. I also got to spend 5 days with some really lovely women at a quilt retreat in Williamsburg, Va. Fortunately, the retreat fell the week before Hurricane Sandy decided to make her visit to the East Coast. (I'm still praying for all those recovering from her aftermath as well as the Nor'easter that followed.) <br />
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That means I've got lots of quilty goodness to share, so I'll start with the next Snowmen A to ZZZZ block. (These patterns are by <a href="http://www.crabapplehillstudio.com/">Crabapple Hill Studios</a> and is an ongoing project that both my mom and I are working on - <i>although she's much further ahead</i>!)<br />
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There are a total of 21 embroidery blocks in this quilt and this is number 8. So really, I'm almost halfway done.<br />
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When I was packing for the recent quilt retreat, I think David wanted to go with me. He's my sewing buddy and probably thought I'd need his help! (<i>He's considerate like that.</i>)<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Always
be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-51724017232163512632012-10-05T21:12:00.000-04:002012-10-05T21:12:21.920-04:00H is for Holly Berries...So I've finished another Christmas embroidery. These seem to be stitching up so quickly (<i>much faster than hand applique</i>).<br />
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I'm really enjoying working on these while watching the new slate of fall TV shows. Our favorites right now are <i>Last Resort</i>, <i>Revolution </i>and <i>Ben & Kate</i>. We've also been watching the local and presidential debates, but not a lot of stitching goes on during those! We're too busy 'discussing' them to concentrate on anything else.<br />
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Moses, on the other hand, has no interest in TV or politics. She turns her attention to more important things, such as finding the best napping spot. Recently, she's been hanging out in the dirty clothes basket. She wasn't too pleased to be disturbed from her slumber for pictures though...<br />
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend wherever you are! I'm hoping to spend a good bit of mine sewing.<br />
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Until later...<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.</span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></em></div>
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Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333572994792314591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423616212472261613.post-68231678279878891822012-09-28T11:19:00.003-04:002012-09-28T11:19:53.065-04:00Grandpa's Quilt...I started this back in May with the hope of finishing it within the month. Fast forward four months and I've finally completed and mailed off this quilt to my Grandpa...<br />
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I'm calling it appropriately enough 'Grandpa'. The pattern is called <i>Bali Boxes</i>, but is now out of print. It's one of my go to patterns, because it's simple, requires one jelly roll and even after making several of them, I still like the look of it! The finished quilt is 69" x 76".<br />
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I added my Grandpa's name to the top of the quilt. He's 89 and lives in a nursing home, so I'm hoping that it will help the quilt remain with him.<br />
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I also added some information on the back in case the quilt gets lost or misplaced, so they'll know who it belongs to. I've heard some horror stories from people who have relatives in nursing homes.<br />
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I quilted it using the <a href="http://www.goldenthreads.com/shop/product/square-spiral-leaves-panto/">Square Spirals</a> pantograph by Keryn Emerson, which is a quick and fun one I've used before.<br />
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This really is a pretty quick quilt to make. I struggled trying to find the right font to use for his name and had to wait several weeks for my back to heal before I could actually quilt it, otherwise it would have been done much sooner than it was. However, the timing is probably perfect now that the weather has started to change! <br />
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So, the stats for this quilt are:<br />
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<li>Size: 69" x 76"</li>
<li>Fabrics: <i>Berry Bliss</i> Bali Pop, batiks for the borders and backing</li>
<li>Batting: Quilter's Dream Green Batting</li>
<li>Thread: Aurifil (Piecing & Quilting - Top), Superior Threads (Quilting - Bobbin)</li>
<li>Pattern: Bali Boxes (out of print) - I made small changes to the pattern</li>
<li>Quilting - Square Spirals Pantograph - 33 passes & 6 bobbins</li>
<li>Started: May 2012</li>
<li>Completed: September 24, 2012</li>
<li>Recipient: Grandpa Ricci</li>
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