tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81942849481883607462024-03-13T13:37:55.474-04:00Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-68511417469563106772020-08-17T09:21:00.004-04:002020-08-17T09:21:53.713-04:00Puzzles (1 + 2)<p>August 17 2020,</p><p>I have not done a puzzle since forever. This puzzle was picked up at a yard sale many moons ago. Took me a few days to finish. </p><p>When I was doing this I swore that there must be a few missing pieces. Even till the very end, when I had 15 pieces left, I kept on saying to myself that there must be at least one missing piece. Surprisingly, it all came together.</p><p>Manufacturer: According to Hoyle, Hoyle Products, Cincinnati, OH<br />Name: Elvis Presley (#5601)<br />Number of pieces: 1000<br />Size 19 1//4" x 26 3/4"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9StmRH-Rrew/Xza-gxAp-BI/AAAAAAAAJnA/VTgOJh-8yz8YSFHCYcSaY9V96cFzlYUQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200806_165801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2048" height="227" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9StmRH-Rrew/Xza-gxAp-BI/AAAAAAAAJnA/VTgOJh-8yz8YSFHCYcSaY9V96cFzlYUQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h227/20200806_165801.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPZ5DjloEX4/Xza-g13DNbI/AAAAAAAAJm8/HBtLZtfM90IrGYFi4kJnscWMwwVtgpN3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200806_165813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPZ5DjloEX4/Xza-g13DNbI/AAAAAAAAJm8/HBtLZtfM90IrGYFi4kJnscWMwwVtgpN3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200806_165813.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Verdict: It was fun to do. The colors in the puzzles made sorting easy. With the black and white areas, the patterns made the sorting possible. You would have thought that the words "Elvis Presley" in the puzzle would have been easy to do, but I found this part to be hard. The pieces were well made and clicked in well. </p><p>I don't think the company is around any longer. After a little bit of research, it maybe that The Hoyle company is now a registered trademark of "The United States Playing Card Company". I didn't see any puzzles on their website.<br /></p><p>Here's another one I really enjoyed.</p><p>Manufacturer: Buffalo Games<br />Name: Charles Wysocki - Labor Day In Bungalowville<br />Number of pieces: 1000<br />Size: 26.75" x 19.75" <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xet0Ti7EDho/XzbTZ059MII/AAAAAAAAJns/aN8wgJF6IFcXOWvkpaIx8uBrMkq60uIFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_052751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xet0Ti7EDho/XzbTZ059MII/AAAAAAAAJns/aN8wgJF6IFcXOWvkpaIx8uBrMkq60uIFACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h236/20200812_052751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLgh_3gBF-Q/XzbTZ9SH3II/AAAAAAAAJnw/yTLm8hz4qMEUhT8NhQ5qw6pkIafPenMVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_052847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLgh_3gBF-Q/XzbTZ9SH3II/AAAAAAAAJnw/yTLm8hz4qMEUhT8NhQ5qw6pkIafPenMVACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200812_052847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I61wRodIIyQ/XzbTZ26KEjI/AAAAAAAAJn0/NkK3H544fIonWVy5zYXK4NrMee_qtYz5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_052911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I61wRodIIyQ/XzbTZ26KEjI/AAAAAAAAJn0/NkK3H544fIonWVy5zYXK4NrMee_qtYz5wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h236/20200812_052911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxk5H6HhUYA/XzbDZUmPj1I/AAAAAAAAJnQ/P04qTLdt1vE1A10H3NXlF8p9w6rFROZVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_052751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p>This came with a poster which was helpful. I found the trees on this puzzle was difficult. At first putting together the houses was overwhelming, but because each house had different shingles, house color, walkways, windows, pathways, chimney, it made it not as overwhelming.</p><p>On to the next one.</p><p>Quilt & Bitch<br /></p>Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-32737442129120656572020-08-09T15:59:00.003-04:002020-08-09T15:59:45.501-04:00Show + Tell :: X's & O's<div>August 9 2020,<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a king size bed quilt for friends of ours who got married last July. We gave it to them shy of their one year anniversary. I am so glad that they actually use it.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was suppose to go to Vermont Quilt Festival 2020, but it was cancelled.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was made with the fine line piecing method, and the splashes of oranges / yellows are all pieced. I think I have my fill of fine line piecing for a bit.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0cg40TaFoU/Xyhelfko0FI/AAAAAAAAJmQ/iNoi7ez87HIQUf1s_SutolOgH8Fg648bACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0cg40TaFoU/Xyhelfko0FI/AAAAAAAAJmQ/iNoi7ez87HIQUf1s_SutolOgH8Fg648bACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvSNcVN5cRQ/XyheleWIjhI/AAAAAAAAJmM/-VaSnyVQ5pgNFXXhasb25LY8E2aGRDT9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lvSNcVN5cRQ/XyheleWIjhI/AAAAAAAAJmM/-VaSnyVQ5pgNFXXhasb25LY8E2aGRDT9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes that's me trying to do an action shot, utter fail.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nnrD4lTNKM/XyhelePytFI/AAAAAAAAJmU/t3mkYbr9cy0j7Rl0yTozminaIUrW1bhOACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="883" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nnrD4lTNKM/XyhelePytFI/AAAAAAAAJmU/t3mkYbr9cy0j7Rl0yTozminaIUrW1bhOACLcBGAsYHQ/w236-h320/3.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the back of the quilt. It says, "Marriage is about communication and compromise. She'll be doing the communicating, and you will be doing the compromising."<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PGhI6D2-4g/XyhiwAcqhhI/AAAAAAAAJms/4840Y-yFRrkk16hh3UNQVcAq_bedYuwIACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PGhI6D2-4g/XyhiwAcqhhI/AAAAAAAAJms/4840Y-yFRrkk16hh3UNQVcAq_bedYuwIACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Title: X's & O's<br />
Dimension: 110" x 100"<br />
Materials: Hoffman Batik M2721-61 (Turquoise), Orange tiny pieces are a variety of orange batiks, Aurifil 50 weight piecing and quilting thread, Hoffman silk batting<br />
Method: Machine pieced + Hand Quilted<br />
Date completed: 07.2020 <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Quilt & Bitch<br /></div>Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-39451518927499349372020-08-03T14:02:00.002-04:002020-08-03T14:02:36.532-04:00Summer in the times of COVID<div>August 3 2020,</div><div><br /></div><div>So the last time I wrote was in April and I was working on masks. That's all done now. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I then started working on scrub hats for a friend's daughter who is a nurse. So I made her 24ish to share with her nursing friends.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is Bear Bear (she's approximately 23 years old) showing off the scrub hat.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Ivk-eFPqJw/XyhIjRvPtxI/AAAAAAAAJjs/J1qZlVahvQ8VU1Wz3mcfpuXYeccPPHxlACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="757" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Ivk-eFPqJw/XyhIjRvPtxI/AAAAAAAAJjs/J1qZlVahvQ8VU1Wz3mcfpuXYeccPPHxlACLcBGAsYHQ/w202-h320/1.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ci8GBWLUHgI/XyhIjZTbf-I/AAAAAAAAJj0/a6r_cYwDDZInqzn-ccsFVrBghdBnjpQFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ci8GBWLUHgI/XyhIjZTbf-I/AAAAAAAAJj0/a6r_cYwDDZInqzn-ccsFVrBghdBnjpQFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w199-h320/2.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fPSqyh0pvxk/XyhIjU2XBeI/AAAAAAAAJjw/Kl2i-E5j658F2zayNNA7bSrfnTbH2mtagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="811" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fPSqyh0pvxk/XyhIjU2XBeI/AAAAAAAAJjw/Kl2i-E5j658F2zayNNA7bSrfnTbH2mtagCLcBGAsYHQ/w217-h320/3.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdudRbzwXSg/XyhIj5kgh0I/AAAAAAAAJj4/7BfXTEaAA00XewNIx6CxvbiBusr5dubXACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="835" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdudRbzwXSg/XyhIj5kgh0I/AAAAAAAAJj4/7BfXTEaAA00XewNIx6CxvbiBusr5dubXACLcBGAsYHQ/w223-h320/4.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On April 29th we had squirrels in the fireplace, again. We had a case of squirrels in late <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8194284948188360746/5688759942453234089" target="_blank">October </a>where we caught 5 squirrels.</div><div><br /></div><div>This time it was the same thing. We caught each of them one by one, these were baby squirrels, I am not sure if it was the same squirrel or they were 5 separate squirrels. Again they came in through the chimney. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hubby thought there was no way they could get into it through the chimney caps, but when he was outside, he noticed that mama squirrel lifted the chimney cap up and jumped into the flue. So what might be happening was that when we caught the baby squirrel, mama squirrel might have taken the same squirrel back into the chimney flue. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hubby ended up fixing the chimney cap properly. We bought chicken wire and repaired the caps. Hopefully there will be no more squirrels in the near future. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2EOTmluAk9I/XyhKh_A5cwI/AAAAAAAAJkI/Jylpj3rYu5cHmP-xgbzbu-2Rty68DDYogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2EOTmluAk9I/XyhKh_A5cwI/AAAAAAAAJkI/Jylpj3rYu5cHmP-xgbzbu-2Rty68DDYogCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/1.jpg" title="First Squirrel" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmM3nz7ZeI8/XyhKhwypXsI/AAAAAAAAJkM/O-PTb3wfL_04uCF1SgqNI47a54d3rvr0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmM3nz7ZeI8/XyhKhwypXsI/AAAAAAAAJkM/O-PTb3wfL_04uCF1SgqNI47a54d3rvr0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/2.jpg" title="Second Squirrel" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iulGmhq0Sek/XyhKh1JLzkI/AAAAAAAAJkQ/Xq-l9tQkQHQLbah1o0S9D-lF_YNZiyZ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iulGmhq0Sek/XyhKh1JLzkI/AAAAAAAAJkQ/Xq-l9tQkQHQLbah1o0S9D-lF_YNZiyZ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/3.jpg" title="Third Squirrel" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2IUX2U-3U/XyhKiPlIXcI/AAAAAAAAJkU/nJXvy2dkk-YzudokSIOzgaJ-2OQ8Cu8mACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ie2IUX2U-3U/XyhKiPlIXcI/AAAAAAAAJkU/nJXvy2dkk-YzudokSIOzgaJ-2OQ8Cu8mACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/4.jpg" title="Fourth Squirrel" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The last squirrel was interesting. So the squirrel fell into the fireplace and would not go into the trap. So we tried to coax it into the trap. We opened the gate to wide, and it ran out into the living room. OMG. It ran and I got a broom and hubby guided it out while I stood at the door holding the door open. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is the fireplace with the trap. We put a medium size box in there so that when the squirrel fell into the pit, it didn't have much space to move around. That humane trap is worth every penny. I am so glad we have it. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oH1qS1lUR2w/XyhKibbHSTI/AAAAAAAAJkY/3FUmfK7UBckIWw3AYmn0mGSyvE2AIaZkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oH1qS1lUR2w/XyhKibbHSTI/AAAAAAAAJkY/3FUmfK7UBckIWw3AYmn0mGSyvE2AIaZkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below are the books that we checked out that we were able to get before lock down. I am so thankful that we had all these books to keep us company. The first set are my husband's books that he finished, and the second set are my books. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jVtQjMBzPeg/XyhNA6QJCDI/AAAAAAAAJk0/1XUgo4EsqkUIf_MrVpUzEbEaUxaEn6kWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200615_131915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jVtQjMBzPeg/XyhNA6QJCDI/AAAAAAAAJk0/1XUgo4EsqkUIf_MrVpUzEbEaUxaEn6kWACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200615_131915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDqvUYy9EQc/XyhNA8C5_zI/AAAAAAAAJkw/3E2i1msq0SkNg-HoT5A-UNz6wzKbjR4cQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200615_132019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDqvUYy9EQc/XyhNA8C5_zI/AAAAAAAAJkw/3E2i1msq0SkNg-HoT5A-UNz6wzKbjR4cQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200615_132019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We bought Remington clippers on Amazon. We really wanted to buy Wahl clippers, but everything was so expensive. Hubby used the clippers on my hair, and then he did his. Success. The clippers cost us $33.00, and it paid for itself it just 2 clippings. Viola. I don't think we ever need to go anywhere to get our hair cut. Three weeks later I was at BJs, and Wahl clippers was available for sale at a reasonable price. Oh well.</div><div><br /></div><div>What else?</div><div><br /></div><div>I hung quilts outside.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhiJVebJoJA/XyhOuhoh2SI/AAAAAAAAJlI/3vYGZN9xs88RWvNK6mHtKeNctdp2lYsGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1200" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhiJVebJoJA/XyhOuhoh2SI/AAAAAAAAJlI/3vYGZN9xs88RWvNK6mHtKeNctdp2lYsGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h273/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-39cstsoRqD0/XyhOupEio1I/AAAAAAAAJlM/hmNhfxP9_KcOdHsUNxDMrYd-gF0in3PygCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1200" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-39cstsoRqD0/XyhOupEio1I/AAAAAAAAJlM/hmNhfxP9_KcOdHsUNxDMrYd-gF0in3PygCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h306/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below are a collection of hand quilted small quilts. Some are pictured already and documented, but not all. I have to take the time to do that... it was fun to hang the quilts out.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1np0Sp6jxoI/XyhOuipmCiI/AAAAAAAAJlE/y3lQqdfo1TY3LKQ_FeXbUVOsKC-kPnEqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1np0Sp6jxoI/XyhOuipmCiI/AAAAAAAAJlE/y3lQqdfo1TY3LKQ_FeXbUVOsKC-kPnEqACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCZEMAlTQfQ/XyhOu9P5RTI/AAAAAAAAJlQ/Vvi2HyfBLrgaM-gr0vH1nq8YZL_6Bar2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1200" height="187" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCZEMAlTQfQ/XyhOu9P5RTI/AAAAAAAAJlQ/Vvi2HyfBLrgaM-gr0vH1nq8YZL_6Bar2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h187/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have also gotten hooked on puzzles, thanks to my quilting friend RoseMary. I got jealous when she started sharing all the puzzles she was doing. In a week and a half, I acquired 36 puzzles for approximately $100.00. They are largely older puzzles. I am getting ready for another lock down. I have also taken pictures of where I have stashed them. 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Buenos Dias todos. Today is a good day, I can feel it. I'm sitting here listening to Andrea Bocelli Mixes on youtube. Did you know that Andrea Bocelli has a son, Matteo Bocelli that can sing? If only I was a few decades younger.<br />
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I have stopped trying to finish my quilt when Vermont Quilt Festival said that they were cancelling their show that was to happen in June. Since the cancellation, I have focused my energy on making masks.<br />
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Below is the first reiteration of the mask. This mask has three pleats. At the time, I did not have elastic so I made ties. For me, the pleats were difficult, even though most people were doing this pattern.<br />
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This is the second reiteration. This came from a youtube video that I stumbled upon on my first day of investigation. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2B7Twkh2SI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2B7Twkh2SI</a> It is a pattern from <a href="https://sewingtherapy.net/">Sewing with Sara</a>. This one I made it with a filter pocket and ties.<br />
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This is the third reiteration. This was also from the same pattern from Sewing with Sara, but without a filter pocket and with elastic bands. I was able to get 10 yards of elastic from a local quilt shop. It didn't go as well. Hubby said it hurt too much. <br />
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Here is Paula the Koala, that's really her name, showing off the final result of the first finish of the masks. What that means is, after I made a bunch of these and gave them away, I perfected them further.<br />
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The first picture of Paula the Koala, is a fabric called, Mi Familia by Jesus Cruz by Andover Fabric created in 2013. I don't have a lot of that, it was an impulse by from way long ago. If anyone wants to buy me a present, there is some on ebay. Just Kidding.<br />
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Paula the Koala, below is wearing a fabric by Cranston Cotton Salamander Chamelion Gecko Lizard Iguana. I didn't fuzzy cut it properly, so you can't see the freakin' animals. This I bought in 2008. <br />
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Here is the pattern. The top one is the outside, and the bottom is the lining. <br />
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The first finished batch, I made the ties by hand, without a bias tape maker. I mentioned it to one of my girlfriend, and she went on a hunt looking for a bias tape maker locally. She was able to find one, and purchased and delivered it to the house. We had a hard time figuring out what size to use. Single fold, double fold... ugh, it hurt my head too much. She couldn't figure it out. The explanation on the websites didn't make sense, and finally I found one with an actual picture. So the final result was I needed the <a href="https://www.clover-usa.com/en/bias-tape-makers/187-bias-tape-makers.html#/" target="_blank">Bias Tape Maker 25mm</a>, which makes a 1" single fold or a 1/2" double fold strip. Note that I am not cutting it on the bias, I am cutting it on the width of the fabric. So it's 2" x 40" or 42" (depending on the width of the fabric). <i and="" direction="" fabric.="" had="" length="" look="" of="" to="" up="" was="" which="" width=""></i><br />
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I also figured out that if I notch the inside of the strip, when I fold it in at the ends, I have less bulk and it makes it easier to sew through.<br />
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Below is the strip that is attached to face mask. <br />
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A week ago, I read a blog post by <a href="http://artwithaneedle.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-ultimate-mask-tutorial-i-think.html" target="_blank">Kathleen Loomis, Art With A Needle</a>, and adapted a few of her ideas onto "my version".<br />
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She writes that she puts interfacing into the mask. After researching more about interfacing, I learned that it is a good extra layer, and still making it breathable. The key was to make sure that it was non-woven. As I was researching, I stumbled upon a youtube channel called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXchirenk1vN2hI1187MIrQ/videos" target="_blank">The Fabric Patch</a>". It talks about interfacing and the different type of masks to make. It was very informative.<br />
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From Kathleen Loomis' rendition, she says to turn the top ties 45 degrees, and the bottom ties 90 degrees. I asked hubby to try it, and he said it was much better.<br />
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I zig zagged this portion. I gave a finished one to my friend who was also making masks and told her to make this version and she did. She said she was not going to turn the ties. A few days later, her husband said the ones that were angled were better. Now she is doing it this way. She was also doing the pleat version and since then, have changed to making this version.<br />
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I think I have the final version of a mask that I am very happy with and that I will be mass producing, I meant making. I can only make 10 a day, so it's mass producing. There's only one me, and many stuffed animals who want to model. <br />
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Below Paula the Koala is modeling off more masks. <br />
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This one is all black, at a request of a friend, who's husband needed it for his uniform. I think Paula the Koala liked it, because she felt like she was a Ninja. <br />
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Here's Paula the Koala peeking. <all animals="" have="" own="" personality.="" stuffed="" that="" the="" their="" we=""><br /></all><br />
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Besides sewing masks, I have been cooking. I go out once a week, usually when it is raining, either on Sunday or Monday to the grocery. My thinking is, if it is raining, less people will be inclined to go out. I did go yesterday morning, just before the monsoon. I have been cooking a lot. I cook three big meals over the week, and then eat leftovers when I really don't feel like cooking.<br />
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Below is <a href="https://thewoksoflife.com/beef-with-broccoli-all-purpose-stir-fry-sauce/" target="_blank">Beef and Broccoli </a>from The Woks of Life. I think I use skirt steak for the recipe below, but I have used flank steak before. Their recipes are to die for. I have tried a bunch of their recipes, and it has never failed. Some are recipes that I grew up with, so it hits home and is a home run. <dang baseball="" is="" season="" starting="" when=""><br /></dang><br />
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This, my friends, is another to die for. So my friend and I went to Bon Chon in Salem, MA for lunch a few months ago, before the whole lock down. On the menu was fried chicken. Bon Chon is well known for their fried chicken. For years I have heard about it, but never had the opportunity to try it.<br />
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OMG, to die for. I dream about it.<br />
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On television the other day, they were saying that there was a surplus of chicken wings because there is no basketball, I'm assuming it is March Madness <we and="" baseball="" basketball="" bruins="" don="" follow="" go="" hockey="" ice="" penguins.="" red="" sox="" t="" we=""> <oh animals="" each="" favorite="" have="" hockey="" ice="" our="" stuffed="" team.="" their=""> <yes a="" have="" i="" imagination="" vivid="" we="">.</yes></oh></we><br />
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Back to chicken wings. So I put chicken wings on my list of things to purchase. Got to BJs, and bought BJs size chicken wings. It was messy, with the frying, but worth everything. I also bought BJs size canola oil, to make sure I don't run out of oil. Below is the result, it won't disappoint. The recipe is from <a href="http://foodiepinoy.com/diy-soy-garlic-fried-chicken-bonchon-recipe/">Foodiepinoy.com</a>, and I didn't change a thing, except I didn't strain the garlic and ginger from the sauce. For the next 3 days for lunch, we will be having chicken wings. Hubby doesn't like messy food, but he ate this one!<br />
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Okie, so below is a preview of the quilt that I am trying to finish. The new deadline is end of July, plenty of time, plenty of time. It is going to be a king size, and I can make it as big as I want, because there is no restrictions now since Vermont Quilt Festival is kapot temporarily.</div>
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My pajamas and sweat pants are overused, and the jeans and "go-out-clothes" are currently going on time-out, I meant hiatus. When I do curb side pickup, I'm in my hello kitty or seven up Old Navy pajama pants. </div>
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I still have a days where I absolutely do nothing. Tears still flow. Fear has taken over. One day last week I said to myself, "Will we see the other side? Will we ever come out of this? What if we don't?" I can't even talk to people without crying. It is so hard. Keeping busy is hard, there is only so much busy one can do. So doing nothing is a good thing.</div>
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In February 2020, before all this crap started happening, my quilt guild had a workshop with <a href="http://lizshepherd.com/" target="_blank">Liz Shepherd </a>on stamp carving and printing. Awesome class. The seed pod below is from a book called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Print-Pattern-Sew-Block-Printing-Projects/dp/1611804620" target="_blank">"Print, Pattern, Sew: block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe</a>" by Jen Hewett. It's a great beginner book.<br />
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We learned how to carve a stamp out of rubber (Speedy Carve Block). She has really nice carving tools that we were allowed to borrow. The really nice ones are really expensive. I have my eye on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UYQPPE?tag=camelseg8-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US" target="_blank">Flexcut Carving Tools, Deluxe Palm </a>Gouges which is currently going for $125.00. During times like this, I think I will stick to the ones that my niece gave me a few years ago which I have not used. <br />
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On the left is Liz Shepherd. I thought the class was wonderful and informative. <br />
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This is my seedpod. <br />
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I love blue. So I used blue to stamp. We had a choice whether to use the <a href="https://www.speedballart.com/our-product-lines/speedball-printmaking/speedball-blockrelief-printing/speedball-block-printing-inks/speedball-fabric-block-printing-inks/" target="_blank">Speedball fabric ink </a>or the <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-waterbased-acrylic-fabric-screen-printing-ink/" target="_blank">Dick Blick Screen Printing Ink</a>, and I used the Dick Blick. <br />
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Below is a rubber stamp that was carved out by somebody. I love it so I used it. <br />
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Below are the results that my classmates and I did. Mine is the one all the way on the right side. <br />
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If you are interested in screen printing, silk screening, Cyanotype and in the Massachusetts area, I highly recommend that you check out <a href="https://shepherdmaudsleighstudio.com/" target="_blank">Shepherd Mausleigh Studio</a>.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-51892476759524418182020-03-29T07:09:00.000-04:002020-03-29T07:09:02.035-04:00Explorations :: January 2020 :: ICA BostonMarch 29 2020,<br />
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Still catching up on old stuff that I found.<br />
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I had the privilege to go to Yayoi Kusams at the ICA (Institute Contemporary Art) <b>twice</b>! The first time was in <a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/11/explorations-july-2019-ica-boston.html" target="_blank">July with Laura</a>. The second field trip, our neighbors, two doors down had two extra tickets to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibition, thinking that hubby and I would go. I told them I had already gone, but if they couldn't find someone to go, I would be more than happy to go again.<br />
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So I did. I didn't take hubby, because he had no interest, and I took my friend, Karen, who loves art. <br />
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There was also an exhibition called "<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/when-home-won%E2%80%99t-let-you-stay-migration-through-contemporary-art" target="_blank">When Home Won't Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary</a>". It was very touching. <br />
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Below is a "house". Unfortunately, I can't find information on this on the ICA site, or information on the artist. You can actually walk through this building and the different rooms.<br />
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This exhibition below was facinating. It is by an artist name <a href="http://yinkashonibare.com/" target="_blank">Yinka Shonibare</a>, please make sure you visit his website, his work is absolutely stunning. I love African fabrics.<br />
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If you want to learn more about "<a href="https://www.theamericanlibraryinstallation.com/" target="_blank">The American Library</a>" there is a whole website dedicated to it. <br />
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I apologize for the blurry text below. This is an interesting mirror by <a href="http://www.adrianpiper.com/" target="_blank">Adrian Piper</a>.<br />
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Dear Friends,<br />
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This is a scary time for all of us. I'm just going to lay it out there. I have had numerous anxiety attacks. From shortage of food, chaos, to the end of the world. What keeps on replaying in my mind is the television series called "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462059/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_11" target="_blank">Falling Skies</a>" with Noah Wyle. I am starting to have dreams and nightmares of chaos.<br />
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I am thankful for hubby always being there. I'm able to talk to him where he would calm me down from my vivid imagination.<br />
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What I'm most scared about is the chaos that I replay, where there is no law and order. People starting to break into people's houses. I am not scared of death or dying, but I am scared of the journey.<br />
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<b>I have been quilting</b>. I have a wedding quilt that needs to be done by June that is a king size. My goal this week is to finish the top, which will be approximately 110 x 98. Then it will take me a month to quilt it.<br />
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<b>I have</b> <b>been listening to audiobooks </b>from our library digital collection.I am so thankful with for technology. Our library also has a subscription to <a href="http://creativebug.com/">CreativeBug.com.</a> I can continue learning new art technique. Check out what your library's digital collection is, and get familiar with it. My library still has librarian that you can email. So you can reach them by email and they may be able to help you navigate the world of digital / electronic collection.<br />
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<b>I have been getting in touch with friends</b>. Some friends, I check-in once a week, and that's all we need. Some friends I check in once a day, some friends, I check in multiple times a day. Even if there is nothing to talk about, when there is silence, it it still ok. You know when you need to check on a friend who may need you more than once a week. I am grateful to be able to have hubby. Some of my friends don't, and they are alone. So this is the time to reach out to them. Sometimes you need them, sometimes they need you.<br />
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<b>I have been working. </b>Since hubby and I are in tech, we are relatively busy. We are able to help people who need technical help remotely. This has kept us relatively busy as people migrate to the cloud or setting up webcam etc.<br />
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<b>I have been crying. </b>This goes back to the anxiety. I just let the tears come. I have tried meditation, but it is too hard for me. My quilting and sewing is my form of meditation.<br />
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Now is the time to find friends that you can trust and reach out to them. You will be able to gauge how much they need you and how much you need them. If they are starting to become a burden, don't be afraid to tell them. If they are your friends, they won't take it personally.<br />
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<b>I have been shopping. </b>I have been taking stock (at reasonable amounts) of what we need. There are only two of us. We have been running the dishwasher twice a week, instead of the normal once a week. I started to panic about running out of dish washing tabs. So when I went out yesterday, I bought dish washing tabs, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and toilet bowl cleaners. After I bought them, I felt much better and it calmed me down. I am planning my meals more carefully so that one of us only has to go once a week to purchase food and any other necessity. So I make sure I have enough things to make that we can eat for a week. We have frozen food and meats, but we are trying not to touch that unless we need to. Hubby has been dipping into the Trader Joe's Mac' n Cheese, so I replenish it when we go out.<br />
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<b>I have been taking every day one day at a time.</b> I have been fluid. I am usually very stringent and need to stick to a plan. At this time, one has to try to be fluid. Things are changing by the hour. The day the library was closing, I was lucky to have gotten a call from the librarian saying that I have books that I need to pick up. He told me ahead of the crowd that all the town library were closing. I was then able to pick up my book and get more books for hubby. That day I came home with 7 books for hubby. The next week, the library announced that they were doing curb side pick up. I ordered 5 more books (the limit) for curb side pickup. I am thankful to be able to not procrastinate and have books for hubby. This will last him a while. He reads every night before bedtime. I choose the books, and he reads it. Then he gives me four ratings. 1. More 2. Yes 3. Ok 4. No. I have a spreadsheet that I maintain that lists the books with his ratings. In 2012 I wrote a blog post about <a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2012/02/multi-tasking.html" target="_blank">My Love Affair With Books</a>, if you are interested.<br />
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<b>I have been breathing. </b>Breathing is good. Taking deep breaths. One foot in front of the other.<br />
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<b>I have been on social media-ing. </b>I distract myself by reading the post on groups that I have joined and folks I follow. I have been looking at Instagram to get inspiration. Oh, I am on Instagram under the handle @quiltandbitch. <br />
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<b>I have been playing Farmville. </b>I secretly play Farmville. I have a group of online friends whom are on it. They are from all over the country and all over the world. One woman actually works at the Atlanta CDC. When I have a huge panic attack, I'm Facebook Messenger her and she will give me the scientific answer in laymen term. Farmville takes my mind away.<br />
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I am thankful that I have all these venues I can go "visit" during the day.<br />
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What my friends are doing. After touching base with my friends, they have been cleaning, organizing, cooking, quilting, and mainly going through their UFO's (unfinished objects) and getting things done.<br />
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I hope you all are well, healthy and sane. Please use good judgment when going out.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-16533673450742810692020-03-22T15:00:00.000-04:002020-03-22T15:00:43.888-04:00Open Studio... From Last YearMarch 22 2020,<br />
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I''m still catching up on things that I should have blogged about last year, but never did. Here's another one. <br />
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Last October, my town had an open studio which I participated in. I was the only quilter in town that was exhibiting, so we got a good amount of traffic. My dear friend Laura opened her house and allowed me to display my quilts for open studio. <br />
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Laura does mix media art. The two pieces below on the right of the quilt is hers. The artwork is made out of vintage book covers.<br />
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Below are table mats and trivets that I made specifically for the open studios, I still have them. <br />
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This was a big hit. These are quilts that I mounted on 12 x 12 canvases. I took a workshop and came out with painted canvases. I assembled it with solid Kona fabrics and quilted it.<br />
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These two quilts were not documented. These two are called Jazz Lingo and something else. Fortunately, it got sold, unfortunately, my brain is not working and can't seem to remember the name of the quilt. These two were mounted on 12 x 12 canvas.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-30569287692689756222020-03-19T14:03:00.002-04:002020-03-19T14:03:53.041-04:00Explorations :: Summer 2019 at the MFAMarch 19 2020,<br />
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I was looking through my pictures at found that I had not posted two of my trips to the MFA.<br />
This was in the summer of 2019. I hope that this will give some inspiration to make art. <br />
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<a href="https://www.powellglass.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Rolfe Powell</a>, amazing glass work, see his other glassworks on his website<br />
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This big mural by Jackson Pollock and Katharina Grosse was big. I wish I had space that big to make art! <br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-9796424005879741702020-03-17T08:14:00.000-04:002020-03-17T08:14:09.888-04:00'Nuf Said :: Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle DumMarch 17 2020,<br />
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These few months have been scary. I have been more anxious than normal. But thanks to hubby, he keeps me grounded. He talks me through my worries and make sure that I understand that there is no need to panic.<br />
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Over the last few years, I have been couponing. This means if there is a good sale with a coupon, I would stock up on things. Every year at BJs during Black Friday, they would have a $5.00 coupon for both Bounty and Charmin toilet paper. So every year, I have been buying one every year. This past year, I did the same thing.<br />
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As people started going to stores and hoarding paper towels, toilet paper and cleaning supplies, I realized that I was already hoarding paper towels and toilet paper without realizing it. So we are all set in that department. What I didn't realize we needed was the disinfectant wipes. There was a lot of good deals in December, where wipes were really cheap - I didn't jump on that, because I didn't think we needed it. Oh well. <br />
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So we are not technically hoarding or stockpiling on things. There is just the two of us, so we don't need that much stuff.<br />
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Hubby keeps telling me that supply side is still there, so there is no need to go crazy and start buying everything on the shelf. Just buy what we need when you see it.<br />
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Having a personality of being anxious and uneasiness doesn't help me in this situation. I try to not get myself in a situation where there is too many people around me or things that could trigger an anxiety attack. I have never liked crowds, confusion, and uncertainty, so times like these are trying times.<br />
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What I have learned about myself in the past month is that I am a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). So things are louder for me than a normal person. I prefer the lights dimmed, I don't like concerts, loud people scare me, and I can sense things that other people may not be able to feel or sense. Here is an interesting video that I stumbled across that explains what a HSP is.<br />
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So, in these trying times, please reach out to friends and family that you can trust. Have a circle of friends that have your back and can do things for you if need be. Reach out to friends who are elderly who may need help grocery shopping, pick up prescription, or other small things that they cannot do. Keep on checking on friends and feeling their temperature.<br />
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Times like these, we need to listen more.<br />
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Stay safe all and stay healthy.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-16735758413037360452020-01-08T14:01:00.003-05:002020-01-08T15:05:19.821-05:00'Nuf Said :: Epic Fail January 8 2020,<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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Yesterday morning I went to the grocery store. After finishing shopping, on my way to the vehicle, the young man who was collecting the shopping carts walked past me and said, "Hi there! You don't look a day over 21!"<br />
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I blushed a little and smiled and said, "Thank you".<br />
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After I unloaded the groceries, I returned the shopping cart back into the store.<br />
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As I walked back out of the store, there was a lady next to me. The same guy walked past her and said, "Hi there! You don't look a day over 21!"<br />
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I smirked. It was what he said to all the ladies.<br />
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She said, "Thank you" to the guy, and mumbled to me, "He's lying."<br />
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As I drove off, I heard a bump bump. I said to myself, um... that doesn't sound right, and drove on. Then a lady behind me started high beaming me with her headlight. She then pulled over to the side and said that my groceries had fallen out. She then said, that it was at the top of the hill.<br />
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Go figure. It doesn't make sense. At this particular morning, I took the pick-up truck which has a cover over the bed. I had placed the groceries in the bed of the truck and that there was no way the groceries just fell out. I went back and retraced my step, and the lady had kindly put my groceries on the side of the road on the grass, inside the milk crate that I had placed them in. Everything was there and any damaged. I had the hindsight to put the eggs in the front seat with me.<br />
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Imagine, getting home and seeing that all the groceries were gone?<br />
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Hubby said that I must not have placed the groceries inside the bed of the truck, but on the cover of the truck. It doesn't make sense. Remember how I came out of the store the second time after returning the shopping cart inside the store? I would have noticed if the groceries were on top of the truck bed!<br />
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So that was my day yesterday morning in the span of 15 minutes. It was funny.<br />
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Oh,speaking of shopping carts - do you return your shopping cart to the right place or do you just drop the shopping cart wherever it lands? I won't tell. Here is an interesting article on Shopping Carts. "<a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-don-t-people-return-their-shopping-carts?utm_source=pocket-newtab" target="_blank">Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts?</a>"<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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Q&B <br />
<br />Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-7928211560172640582019-11-25T08:22:00.001-05:002019-11-25T08:23:43.383-05:00Explorations :: July 2019 :: ICA BostonNovember 25 2019,<br />
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In July, Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston had an exhibition called "<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/less-bore-maximalist-art-design" target="_blank">Less is a Bore: Maximalist Art & Design</a>."<br />
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I was so lucky that I found parking right in front of the building, it was amazing. That first black car is mine. <br />
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A wonderful selection of artwork. <br />
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Howardena Pindell appears here, a month after showing at the Rose Art Museum <<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/11/explorations-may-2019-rose-art-museum.html" target="_blank"> see earlier post</a> > <see blog="" here="" post="">.</see><br />
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Out of everything in this exhibition, this was one of my favorite works of art by <a href="http://www.joycekozloff.net/" target="_blank">Joyce Kozloff.</a><br />
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Doesn't it look like a quilt? <br />
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This one also stopped me on my tracks. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=kehinde+wiley&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSgLHQgpflAhVOmeAKHYQMBVAQ_AUIESgB&biw=1920&bih=916" target="_blank">Kehinde Wiley.</a><br />
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Jaw dropping. The colors are magnificent and the details are stunning. <br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-70039723112176831062019-11-16T07:07:00.000-05:002019-11-16T07:07:07.905-05:00Explorations :: September 2019 :: You Had Me At... KusamaNovember 16 2019,<br />
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In the end of September, Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston opened "Kusama Love is Calling". My friend Laura, the friend who does artsy fartsy stuff with me, and the one who comes up with most of the titles of my quilts, took me for a lovely day of outing.<br />
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She's the one with the ICA membership. So we were able to secure two tickets on opening member's day, and we went.<br />
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I was in heaven. Two and a half minutes immersed in colors, shapes, circles, dots, sound. I had goosebumps the whole time I was inside. The top I was wearing complemented the room. There were five of us including the "gatekeeper". <br />
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This artwork was purchased by ICA, and is a permanent collection of the museum. It is on exhibition till February 7, 2021. But because the museum has bought this artwork, shouldn't it be forever? Here's a great article by <a href="https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/09/11/yayoi-kusama-love-is-calling-ica" target="_blank">WBUR </a>about "Love is Calling".<br />
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One more thought, Yayoi Kusama should be called the "Queen of Instagram".<br />
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This painting, I love, by <a href="https://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/mcarthur-binion" target="_blank">McArthur Binion</a>.<br />
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Imagine having the space to work on canvases this big, and to be able to hang it. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=vivian+suter" target="_blank">Vivian Suter's </a>colors speaks to me.<br />
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Coming back to Kusama, here are two blog posts relating to Kusama.<br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/03/show-tell-peace-out-on-my-spaceship.html" target="_blank">Show + Tell :: Peace Out On My Spaceship</a><br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2018/11/october-2018-field-trip-around-town.html" target="_blank">October 2018 Field Trip Around Town </a><scroll a="" and="" decordova="" down="" had="" href="https://decordova.org/art/exhibition/yayoi-kusama-where-lights-my-heart-go" middle="" museum="" park="" sculpture="" target="_blank" the="" to="" when="">Yayoi Kusama: Where the Lights in My Heart Go</scroll><br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-87898375824556917902019-11-08T15:39:00.000-05:002019-11-08T15:39:22.856-05:00Explorations :: May 2019 :: Rose Art Museum November 8 2019,<br />
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Just a little on the late side.<br />
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At the <a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/exhibitions/2019/howardena-pindell.html" target="_blank">Rose Art Museum</a>, at Brandeis University, <a href="https://pindell.mcachicago.org/" target="_blank">Howardena Pindell</a>'s artwork hung. Wow.<br />
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Again, these pictures do not give it justice. <br />
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There was also a movie there called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5tJNXiB9Ko" target="_blank">Free, White and 21</a>" available on youtube.<br />
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For better pictures, check out the image library of <a href="https://pindell.mcachicago.org/image-library/" target="_blank">Howardena Pindell</a> courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.<br />
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Here is her official <a href="https://www.howardenapindell.org/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-85300934956122882182019-10-28T08:50:00.003-04:002019-10-28T08:50:29.599-04:00Show + Tell :: Buffalo RoamOctober 28 2019,<br />
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This quilt was started October 1st and finished on October 25th. This
quilt was inspired by my trip to the root canal doctor also commonly
known as the Endodontics.<br />
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After they injected me with novocaine there was a 20 minute wait till the medicine completely numbed me.<br />
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In the room there was a photograph. That photograph was of a barn door. Simple photograph resulted in a this quilt. <br />
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Below is the process of the hand quilting. My left fingers had started to become raw from the chaffing and the stabbing of the needle. This is not a new phenomenon, but because the threads were thicker (size 12 Aurifil and size 5 DMC cotton perl) the needles were bigger.<br />
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There are multiple types of notions out there such as Thimble-It, ThimblePad, UltraThimble, UnderThimble by <a href="https://colonialneedle.com/collections/thimbles" target="_blank"><span id="goog_1334854280"></span>Colonial Needle</a>, Liquid Bandage, Aunt Becky's Finger Saver, spoons, and coins.<br />
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I have tried the Thimble Pad for my left hand. For me, the pad was too thick, I still wanted to feel the needle prick through all the layers and touch my fingers. The Liquid Bandage works, but I can't stand the smell. I have also unt Becky's Finger Saver and the spoon method, but without practice and not being able to get the hang of things, I have given up using it. As for using coins, I have not tried it. <br />
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In search of another finger protector, I found one person on a quilting bulletin board saying that they have used medical tape, similar to <a href="https://www.nexcare.com/3M/en_US/nexcare/products/catalog/~/?N=4326+3294529207+3294631563+3294857497&rt=rud" target="_blank">Nexcare Gentle Paper First Aid Tape</a>. So I wrap an 3/4 of this tape on my left middle finger and my left thumb. I happened to have it in my stash, so I tried it. And it does work. It protects my fingers from getting too raw. I can reuse it a few times and it is not expensive.<br />
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On the right middle finger, I have my brass thimble and on my right ring finger, I use a finger protectors. These are the ones that cashiers use to handle money. I try to protect all the fingers that gets hurt during the quilting process. <br />
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This quilt again was an experimental. What exactly did I experiment? I experimented with threads again. I did not have the maroon thread in Aurifil 12 weight. This was not readily available locally so I went to Joann's and purchased DMC size 5 For the needle, I used the John James chenille size 22 needle. This needle is strong and though to work with. My hands got easily tired poking and pulling. I would not recommend such a thick thread for hand quilting, your hands will not be happy. I have not tired the DMC size 8 yet. At my local Joann's, they don't stock this size well, there were only a limited amount of colors. If I stumble upon this in another store, I will it at a later date.<br />
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So the Aurifil thread size 12 still hands down a great thread. It does fray, so when quilting, cut about 18" of the thread and not longer.<br />
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The needle I used is one from the <a href="https://www.jjneedles.com/buy-needles/john-james-pebbles/pebbles/embroidery-sewing-needles.html" target="_blank">John James Pebble Embroidery </a>needle collection I definitely overpaid, but it comes in a cute container. Unfortunately the container is hard to open, so that was a bummer. <br />
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Title: Buffalo Roam<br />
Dimension: 26" x 30"<br />
Materials: Kona Solid Cotton<br />
Method: Machine pieced + Hand Quilted<br />
Date completed: 10.25.2019Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-56887599424532340892019-10-23T15:40:00.000-04:002019-10-23T15:40:04.539-04:00'Nuf Said :: Remember those GEICO Squirrel Commercial?October 23 2019,<br />
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October greeted us with a bang, literally. On Tuesday, October 1, I heard a sound in the chimney. Thirty seconds later, the same squealing / screaming noise repeated.<br />
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I turned to my husband and said, we have something in the chimney.<br />
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He ignored me until we heard it again and was next to the chimney and he agreed that there was something.<br />
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We took our humane cage trap that was up in the attic and placed it in the chimney.<br />
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I know you are asking why we would have a humane trap. Last year in the winter, we caught two flying squirrels in the attic. Well, we think they are flying squirrels, they don't look like anything that we've seen before. That was another interesting adventure. The squirrels did eat some of my cotton batting that I had stored up in the attic. Grrrr. <br />
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So after we put the trap on, we opened the chimney flue. We didn't catch it on the first day. On the second day, after much worry (on my part) of the squirrel dying, somehow we chased the squirrel into the trap.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Squirrel, October 2nd, 12:33 PM, Fiesty / Rabid</td></tr>
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Hubby took the teenage squirrel out and we celebrated with a high five. We let it go in the backyard because I read that if we let it out somewhere they are not familiar, their chances of surviving is low.<br />
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Not five minutes went by, we heard another sound. We caught this one a day later. This one was very quiet and shy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second Squirrel, October 3rd, 12:22 PM Quiet</td></tr>
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As we caught the second one, there was another sound, and indeed, a third squirrel was in our chimney.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third Squirrel, October 4th, 3:07 PM Super Rabid</td></tr>
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Then we heard a fourth one. This one was quick or stupid. It went into the trap quickly.<br />
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The fifth one was difficult, because it sat on the ledge of the flue and wouldn't come off the ledge. So this one took some time to catch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fifth Squirrel, October 6th, 11:04 AM</td></tr>
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While chasing the squirrels into the trap, it had lifted the dust that was in the chimney, and I started itching. I got bitten by something on my arms, legs and back. It might be the some insect in the dust. Hubby didn't get bitten, then again, I'm much sweeter than he is.<br />
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This is my back after 2 days of itching. <br />
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In conclusion, I would like to thank my husband, humane trap, Teddy Natural Peanut Butter, Clorox and the glass door we have on the fire place in making this event a success. Gawd, no more squirrels please. And yes, hubby went to the roof after the first and second squirrel and lowered the chimney cap so that there is no way that the squirrels are ever going to come back that way. He has to put meshing on the cap so this will not happen for another 6 years.<br />
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And, just in case you don't remember the GEICO commercial, here's a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40kPEjZpM8M" target="_blank">link </a>to it.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-38050593169556404862019-10-18T09:02:00.001-04:002019-10-18T09:02:19.848-04:00Show + Tell :: Winter Blossoms 2October 18 2019,<br />
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This is second quilt of the "Winter Blossoms" series. Two down, four more to go. Same concept of <a href="http://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/10/show-tell-winter-blossoms-1.html" target="_blank">#1</a>.<br />
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Title: Winter Blossoms 2<br />
Dimension: 27.5" x 30.5"<br />
Materials: Kona Solid Cotton<br />
Method: Machine pieced + Hand Quilted<br />
Date completed: 09.2019<br />
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Quilt & Bitch Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-51325413250755501102019-10-12T08:08:00.001-04:002019-10-12T08:08:16.516-04:00Show + Tell :: Winter Blossoms 1October 12 2019,<br />
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This was absolutely enjoyable to do. This is similar to "<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/04/show-tell-calling.html" target="_blank">The Calling</a>" and "<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/05/show-tell-harvest-time.html" target="_blank">Harvest Time</a>". This was created with Kona solid in their beige and white fabrics. Hand quilted with 50 weight thread.<br />
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Inspiration again came from Bosna and Gee Bend's quilts. I plan to do eight of these. Let's see how far I get.<br />
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This got juried into the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, MA for their show "Fi<a href="https://www.whistlerhouse.org/index.php/en/exhibits/parker-gallery/177-quiltshow2019" target="_blank">ber Fusions</a>". I had submitted three, and only this one got accepted. Truth be told, this quilt has nothing to do with the topic " Fiber Fusions".<br />
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Title: Winter Blossoms 1<br />
Dimension: 27" x 30.5"<br />
Materials: Kona Solid Cotton<br />
Method: Machine pieced + Hand Quilted<br />
Date completed: 07.2019<br />
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Quilt & Bitch Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-24304273508510484662019-10-08T18:05:00.001-04:002019-10-08T18:05:34.832-04:00Vermont Quilt Festival :: June 2019 (Part 2)October 8 2019,<br />
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A continuation of the Vermont Quilt Festival that happened in late June.<br />
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The quilting on this quilt was spectacular, and the concept, interesting. Love how she did this.<br />
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... and finally, mine. This one has been retired and will be stored along with all it's memories. <br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-74072584384871836542019-10-05T08:05:00.000-04:002019-10-05T08:05:59.675-04:00Vermont Quilt Festival :: June 2019 (Part 1)October 5 2019,<br />
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Long overdue. Here are pictures from <a href="https://www.vqf.org/" target="_blank">Vermont Quilt Festival </a>from this past June.<br />
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Again, there were many beautiful quilts. <br />
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When I saw this quilt in person, I suggested that RoseMary put it into the quilt show. I helped her submit it into the show, and she received a third place ribbon. Congrats RoseMary. RoseMary is a member of the same quilt guild that I am in.<br />
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Tricia is also in the same quilt guild that I am in.<br />
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This quilt is one of my absolute favorite in the quilt show. Absolutely magnificent. <a href="http://meganfarkas.com/" target="_blank">Megan Farkas has a lot of award winning quilts.</a><br />
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I was very attracted to this quilt. I think the colors and the shapes made it for me and the balance of solids and printed fabrics.<br />
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I bought this fabric when I first started quilting. I think my nephew was about 8 years ago, and he is 24 now. I actually remember hand quilting it. Wow. Flashback. <br />
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This quilt won best in show. She took the same bus that I was on and I got a chance to talk to her. She actual said that as she was piecing all the little pieces, she thought about me and all the little pieces that I do. Oh my, was I flattered. <br />
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I was very attracted to this quilt. The red is absolutely red. <br />
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Another one of my favorite quilter and quilts in the show, <a href="https://annfeitelson.com/" target="_blank">Ann Feitelson</a>. Her quilts are simple, yet well thought out, and her colors always work well together. Love her work.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-75890981457436713662019-10-03T12:00:00.001-04:002019-10-03T12:00:27.960-04:00September Update Continued (Knee) :: Part 3October 3 2019,<br />
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** Note: This is the third of a three part blog ** <br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/08/august-update.html" target="_blank">Read August Update (Part 1)</a><br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/09/august-update-continued-knee.html" target="_blank">Read August Update (Part 2)</a><br />
Read August Update (Part 3)<br />
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So went to the orthopedic doctor about two weeks ago. It's still healing. Go to PT (Physical Therapy). <br />
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Okie dokie. I'm such a bad patient. I don't wear my knee immobilizer, nor use crutches or a cane. I haven't scheduled my PT. Because I'm mobile and I'm walking around and doing things, that I don't need PT. I'll re-evaluate in a week or so. Most of my friends say to do PT, it helps. Ugh, we'll see.<br />
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In other news, I'm almost done with a small hand quilting project.<br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-26260270282399898592019-09-29T08:19:00.001-04:002019-09-29T08:19:59.467-04:00Happily Ever After...???September 29 2019,<br />
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So, I'm running about three months behind on my blog posts. Sorry about that, but I have been keeping busy here and there.<br />
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During the guild Quilt Show in May, people came up to asks me what I would do after my Presidency with so much free time? I reminded them that the term did not end till August 31st. At that time, I estimated that I had approximately 20 hours of more work over the summer.<br />
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So what have I been doing with all my free time before I fractured my knee?<br />
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I have been gardening. Nope, not gardening for myself, but for other people. I answered an "ad" that was posted in a neighborhood site that I was part off, and the person was looking for someone to prune. I had left my phone number on the site and three other ladies contacted me. So the original person who posted, I ended up not doing any work because what he wanted I knew he would not be happy with what I would end up doing.<br />
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So since June, I would garden 4-5 times a week, mostly 2 hours a day between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM, and sometimes I would do double shift. It consisted of digging holes, planting plants and small trees, moving dirt, mulching, trimming shrubs, pulling weeds, picking up plants from the store, fertilizing.<br />
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At one point, one of the ladies, her down spout was not far enough from the house. So hubby and I extended her downspout and pushed it away from her house. <br />
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This part of the house, the lady of the house wanted to clean it up a bit. So this large area, irises were pulled out, low maintenance plants, such as Astilebe and Hostas were planted.<br />
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The most wonderful thing was to be greeted by beautiful flowers in the morning. From Hibiscus, Lilies, Irises, Lotus, Hydrangeas. <br />
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So that's what I did all summer. I help ladies with their garden work. I love it, they love me.<br />
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Quilt & Bitch Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-27359394892718602932019-09-04T08:07:00.000-04:002019-10-03T12:10:23.757-04:00August Update Continued (Knee) :: Part 2September 4 2019,<br />
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** Note: This is the second of a three part blog **<br />
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Read October Update (Part 3)<br />
Read August Update (Part 2)<br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/08/august-update.html" target="_blank">Read August Update (Part 1) </a><br />
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Fine, it's not the most creative title "August Update Continued", but here goes.<br />
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Went to the specialist yesterday to see how I was progressing with the fractured knee cap. This doctor said it looks like the knee may have been shattered in three places, instead of the original two. He continues to say that it is on it's way to healing.<br />
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He also noted that I should be wearing the knee immobilizer or crutches or something. He did not like the fact that I was limping around. The only thing I should not do is fall on my knees during this time of healing.<br />
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I was smart enough this time to snap pictures of the xrays.<br />
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Aren't they pretty?<br />
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The next check-up is in two weeks. I can now bend, but I can't lift my legs up quite easily, which means I still can't drive. So I have one exercise that I'm suppose to do to awaken my biceps in my right leg. The doctor explained that after the fall, the muscle shut itself down to protect the knee. And now, I have to wake it up and tell it that it's ok to start working again. Isn't that fascinating? If I lie on my side, I'm able to do the movement, but sitting up, I'm unable to. The doctor said that was gravity. Ahhhhhhhhh.<br />
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What should I binge on NetFlix next? I've binged on "<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80044950" target="_blank">The O/A</a>", which was funky... not my usual type of show, but it was good and "<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70272726" target="_blank">The Fall</a>" with Gillian Andersen which was good.<br />
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Back to hand sewing and binging on TV and food, I may even try machine piecing in the next few days.<br />
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Stay tuned to my mis-adventure.<br />
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Quilt & Bitch <br />
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<br />Quilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-51460934766341004492019-09-01T06:21:00.000-04:002019-09-01T06:21:39.317-04:00Quilt Guild President in ReviewSeptember 1 2019,<br />
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My term is over. I was VP of my guild for one year, then I became President for two years. I've served, and I'm done. Will I ever want to have this role again? Probably not. There are a lot of things that happens in the back that most members don't see.<br />
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This is what I've learned.<br />
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1. Surround yourself with people you trust and depend on.<br />
Most of the time, this was the case. I could always pick up the phone and get an answer that I wanted quickly. I could email people and assign tasks and they get it done <br />
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2. This leads to delegation. Delegate, delegate, delegate. Find people that will do things for you. As President, this job is to oversee and make sure things are moving forward and getting done. Check in to make sure things are getting done in a timely fashion. Get updates often.<br />
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3. Learn about the people you work with strengths and weaknesses. Once you start working with folks, you'll learn quickly about their quirks and irks. Work around them and learn quickly from them. For example, one of the board members could not get to meetings on time. I would text her a week, two days, and one day before the meeting to remind her of the meeting. <br />
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4. Understand the financials. Understand the numbers. Spend time studying it. This way, you understand if you have to tighten your belt or you have a little leeway. Thanks to the group, we were able to transitioned from paying $1200 a night for the meeting room to $350 a night meeting room. And from $550 a day for the workshop room to $150 - $250 a day (depending on the day). <br />
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5. Change is good. Don't think that just because the past President have been doing it a certain way, that you have to do it the same way. Put your thinking cap on and see what can be done more efficiently and better. Welcome new ideas from members. Evaluate the ideas and implement the ideas. Don't be scared of change.<br />
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6. You can't be shy. Ok, I winged this the last two years. The President has traditionally spoken to the group. They give an opening at each membership meeting. This is what I did. I learned to push it to other people. I would welcome everybody, and thank whoever needed to be thanked. Then I push it off to whoever has any announcements. If anyone pays any attention, they notice that I am not usually in the lime light, I pass it on to someone else. <br />
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7. Always say Thank You and Please, and write Thank-You notes. People appreciate being acknowledged either on paper, in person or through the newsletter. Make sure they know that they are valued and that their task is very important to the group, and that the group thanks them.<br />
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8. Be the first at meetings and the last to leave. Always be early to meetings. Know where you are meeting, familiarize yourself with the location. If you come early to meetings, you will not be frazzled. After a meeting, especially during a membership meeting, don't be the first one out the door. You need to make sure the place is buttoned down and tidied, and nothing left behind. Make sure that whoever needs help are helped. If you are not available, assign someone who can help. <br />
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9. Be ready to do the dirty work. If there are not enough chairs for members, be aware and bring the chairs out for them. If someone spills a drink, be prepared to clean it up.<br />
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10. Make sure you know the answer. If you don't, make sure you point them to someone who can answer the question.<br />
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11. Remember people's name. I'm good at this. I can talk to the person, and I'll remember their name and the exact conversation. This makes your members feel good because you remembered their name, and you remembered them.<br />
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12. Be ready to stand up for your team. We cannot please everyone, but always support your team. Don't let a team mate hang dry... unless... you have a riff with them.<br />
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Many of my guild members know that the last year I had a major riff with the Vice President. What ended happening was, I made a quilt, I wrote about it, and hung it at the quilt show. Some people read it, some people didn't. But I had the last laugh.<br />
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The journey was hard, but it was worth it. I wanted to quit at the beginning of my second term, but it all worked out. I know I've made a lot of positive changes and that I have left my mark. <br />
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Quilt & BitchQuilt+Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239853538032780202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194284948188360746.post-55878130279379688912019-08-29T11:53:00.004-04:002019-10-03T12:10:35.162-04:00August Update :: Part 1August 29 2019,<br />
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** Note: This is the firstof a three part blog ** <br />
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<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/10/september-update-continued-knee-part-3.html" target="_blank">Read October Update (Part 3)</a><br />
<a href="https://quiltandbitch.blogspot.com/2019/09/august-update-continued-knee.html" target="_blank">Read August Update (Part 2)</a><br />
Read August Update (Part 1) <br />
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So August has not been my month. On August 12th, I missed a step and fell on my knee. It literally took my breath away. Hubby luckily was with me and after five minutes of sitting, he got me up and we started walking. I was able to walk but was in much pain. When we got home, hubby said to give it a few days and it should be fine. On Wednesday a few people called, and I told them what happened. They said, go to the doctor. I called the doctor's office on Wednesday and was able to get an appointment the same day, not with my primary care, but with another doctor in the office. Note, I never have been able to see my primary care, nor have she followed up.<br />
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I got an x-ray that afternoon and the resident said, if you don't hear from me, you're fine, and I'll call you tomorrow. If there is something wrong, then I'll call you later tonight. If you broke your patella, you'll be my first patella case.<br />
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That evening, she called at 7:30 PM. She said that I broke my patella in two places. In the mean time, don't move the knee. She was going to figure out specialists and schedule an appointment for me. She was able to get me into MGH main campus on Friday morning. I went to see the specialist, the specialist "prescribe" me a knee immobilizer. He said it will take approximately 6 weeks to heal. You can put weight on your feet. Come back and see me in 2-3 weeks.<br />
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My next appointment is this coming Tuesday. As of today, I have taken off my knee immobilizer and have been able to bend. Cleaning the house is hard, but I manage.<br />
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What I have learned:<br />
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<li>Hubby thinks going to the supermarket and running around buying household stuff is an "excursion".</li>
<li>Hubby will still not clean the house. Luckily before the fall, I had wiped the whole house.</li>
<li>Microwavable food / ready made frozen food is your best friend. Trader Joe's, Lean Cuisine and Stouffer <don judge="" t="">.</don></li>
<li>Girl friends are a life saver. They call you, and they check on you to see if you need anything.</li>
<li>At our town, we do not have trash pickup. The trash and recycling have been piling up for a month. Hubby does not like doing it. Again, things that I normally do, he will need to do, and I just close my trap. If he does it wrong, I won't say a word.</li>
<li>A fractured patella but non-displaced is a "great" break. </li>
<li>Hand quilting has been a life saver.</li>
<li>Playing games online is great too.</li>
<li>My ottoman is currently my best friend.</li>
<li>It's ok to eat junk food. Have your friends make you comfort food. It's one of the best medicine. </li>
<li>It's ok to cry and feel sorry for yourself.</li>
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