tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34773485251723893612024-02-20T09:11:19.347-06:00The Rose JournalRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-88861035673494656972021-01-10T13:30:00.000-06:002021-01-10T13:30:24.197-06:00And Then Winter<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i9SKvfYVG3ARxdrXFRk-bWuSBE12BLr1kCEqYgjj6KBonmmm3XVsTzHpSq-qEWSnj2hkC7DMk4tit-haDRScXuisKBs93tc2eJJBj7n-rXVn8ySltT_gBKsnLic1DD9Y5zorJNjJiHqM/s1091/WinterTreesScan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i9SKvfYVG3ARxdrXFRk-bWuSBE12BLr1kCEqYgjj6KBonmmm3XVsTzHpSq-qEWSnj2hkC7DMk4tit-haDRScXuisKBs93tc2eJJBj7n-rXVn8ySltT_gBKsnLic1DD9Y5zorJNjJiHqM/s320/WinterTreesScan.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitch Meditation on Trees</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> As I sit and look out my window,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or stroll on my almost daily walk<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tall trees stand <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Exposed, bare<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No fancy dress of greens, pinks, oranges or reds<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just skin and bones<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Skeletons really<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waiting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waiting for spring to come.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waiting for a new day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A day when the sun will again warm the earth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waiting for a new dawn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When new growth will begin to stir<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nourished.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Exploding into riotous color.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Providing shade, shelter, food.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To a world that’s been waiting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Resting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Preparing for a new day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy needle pulling thread!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-54664367871025829192020-12-16T19:53:00.000-06:002020-12-16T19:53:00.905-06:00Back to Stitch Meditations<p> Stitch Meditations have always brought me pleasure and a
sense of grounding. I suppose it’s partly because I started hand stitching at an
early age. I can get lost in stitching and hours go by so fast. I stopped doing
the little daily stitches this year and have missed them. I still get on
Facebook and see what others are doing but I’ve made very few myself this year.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recently I made one and discovered how sorely I had missed
doing them daily. So, I’m trying to get back to a daily habit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I stumbled upon some silver metallic looking fabric the
other day and bought some to try on a woven wreath I was wanting to make. It
came out great and so I made my way back to the store and bought some more of
the fabric. If you are into fabrics you know if there is a fabric that speaks
to you, you had better buy if while it’s available. Otherwise, when you go back
to get more it’s gone!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp9npmGFHlXhsdN9JkevuxZNl9IpyBzWc_4bfV5KGoK4gLtwSqZFr8afv3S768GqlldwxhG_IJeN-qW5Uz49LXhdFXDEzQ3u5czHB7O_82HOm_3fs3NrpsIN_-vcdN9dlEnw39PH_-mY9/s504/Poinsettia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp9npmGFHlXhsdN9JkevuxZNl9IpyBzWc_4bfV5KGoK4gLtwSqZFr8afv3S768GqlldwxhG_IJeN-qW5Uz49LXhdFXDEzQ3u5czHB7O_82HOm_3fs3NrpsIN_-vcdN9dlEnw39PH_-mY9/s320/Poinsettia.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woven Silver Wreath</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Since I had this fabric I was thinking of other ways to use
it. What about the background for a Christmas card? That would look good. But
what theme to put on it. My mind wandered to a fabric artist that I am
intrigued by who makes wonderful art pieces with just scraps of fabric. I
remembered she had made some poinsettias. Maybe I could do something like that.
I snipped some pieces of green and red fabrics and arranged them to resemble
the poinsettia. Then I stitched them down. I decided to add a yellow button for
the center using red thread in sort of a star pattern.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LjpxAp_qsp-2k1hf-mfkN0i3r68pcGqpGSWXltm34SkTqPl6lvP24LuByjBj23Ulbq3ncpY2aYNL9cYg5DADrRcfNJKppicGuQH617S3q923jG050vsFcCo86Fme259D0s89eIigLFpB/s504/Poinsettia1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LjpxAp_qsp-2k1hf-mfkN0i3r68pcGqpGSWXltm34SkTqPl6lvP24LuByjBj23Ulbq3ncpY2aYNL9cYg5DADrRcfNJKppicGuQH617S3q923jG050vsFcCo86Fme259D0s89eIigLFpB/s320/Poinsettia1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poinsettia from fabric snippets</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Then I thought I’d try a more detailed one by cutting the
leaves and brackets out rather than just snipping little pieces of fabric. I
cut out a leaf freehanded. I like it so that became my pattern for the leaves.
For the red bracts I just cut pieces out from three different types of red
fabric and laid them down. After using a little bit of glue to hold them in
place I stitched them to the background fabric. For the center I decided to do
French Knots in red, yellow, and white.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zvAGHhiv3s8_CJjqsGcyx1uqRfvUsem1DeHxY-Ye0xRhplBVaXVCo9NKF0RjGuRfsaULJz5-5sEPAjmXV0iAjoeOu2N6k2kREGy7NAs0X59-N_ZODphDkZ_ulSwQYppupnxrZDUXETmy/s504/Poinsettia2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zvAGHhiv3s8_CJjqsGcyx1uqRfvUsem1DeHxY-Ye0xRhplBVaXVCo9NKF0RjGuRfsaULJz5-5sEPAjmXV0iAjoeOu2N6k2kREGy7NAs0X59-N_ZODphDkZ_ulSwQYppupnxrZDUXETmy/s320/Poinsettia2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poinsettia with French Knots</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Happy with those two I thought what if I do a more minimal,
modern, abstract one. Now minimal is difficult for me. My favorite art
instructor was always suggesting I remove some element from my work. Guess her
suggestion has stuck with me as I try sometimes successfully, sometimes not so
successful.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the centers I had been wanting to use a shiny yellow
button I had but it was a shank type button and would not lay flat on the
piece. I knew if I placed it in the opening of a fabric yoyo that would make it
look a little better. I wanted to make a yoyo for the center of this one. I
know maybe not so modern after all. For the yoyo I wanted a fabric that would
resemble the center red, yellow, and white, I remembered I had some aloha
fabric that was red, yellow, and white. I knew I had quite a bit of it but
where was it in my stash. I looked in several places unsuccessfully. Frustrated
I prayed “Lord help me find that fabric. I just need a little bit of it.” Then
I remembered I had used some of it to make some flags to use as decorations for
a party for my Hawaiian husband. I knew right where some leftover flags were stashed.
And yes there were some from that fabric. I made my yoyo and put the button in
the middle.<o:p></o:p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3pLBlhysupPFtMuZLaq1ijruuZrE_QF69tsGI1SufOf5h6CcyTnrY1ze0-6yn4spoqZ-cA1ttW6TIzsr6-Qu8uvD296DbQrBtikc-WROK6kVt2IjgsJwh3-_dRxX-zwn8LkTS4E2Ljyz/s504/Poinsettia3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3pLBlhysupPFtMuZLaq1ijruuZrE_QF69tsGI1SufOf5h6CcyTnrY1ze0-6yn4spoqZ-cA1ttW6TIzsr6-Qu8uvD296DbQrBtikc-WROK6kVt2IjgsJwh3-_dRxX-zwn8LkTS4E2Ljyz/s320/Poinsettia3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern Abstract Poinsettia</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Happy with the outcome of all three. And I’m thinking of a
fourth one from round circles.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Who knows maybe I’ll have a full quilt of little poinsettias
for Christmas next year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or maybe they will just grace Christmas cards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy needle pulling thread!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-23237502294642648432020-11-10T17:09:00.001-06:002020-11-10T17:09:35.958-06:00Till the Storm Passes By<p> Storm started out easy. The word was given some time back as
a 12X12 challenge at the EtCetera group I belong to. I had a lot of ideas to start out but I finally decided I wanted to do a
stormy looking landscape, but it took a while for me to get started. I’m not
sure why but it did.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then I started. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Select fabrics from my stash.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cut and fuse pieces to indicate stormy sky, hills, watery
grassy foreground.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCqLbKJ0ilvsODphshgphe4k0ZsvdSenoCXBrDL_BsAqXpGNFLcB8M2Sk-GaU5SzDKWGbb_O-39ku0DEla7dTk31nKgU3EghOpo-ORpF8KkWPg7NDx8tuXVl2fcTIC0K6FR5EyRKQ4KhO/s2048/FabricsFusedDown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCqLbKJ0ilvsODphshgphe4k0ZsvdSenoCXBrDL_BsAqXpGNFLcB8M2Sk-GaU5SzDKWGbb_O-39ku0DEla7dTk31nKgU3EghOpo-ORpF8KkWPg7NDx8tuXVl2fcTIC0K6FR5EyRKQ4KhO/s320/FabricsFusedDown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I stitched down all
the pieces of fabric with my sewing machine.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then it stalled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I always like to hand stitch marks on my work; however, I
was afraid to start hand stitching for fear of messing it up. Which really was
too bad because I knew I could cover up any messes with more fabric. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, I took a deep breath and started. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLoKWKw00mTo79o1t6r8_acPhfHgWnYz1DpSeZgiu5BMVb8LFHZKKZ4PPZitumGOCMNE_NqI0cvKq0QZLg7ecLuevYCsuvYoSgv6nvNQzCb2h4NNEEQ3iL426sLvrIxitaHNf1onEbAxu/s504/StartingTo-Stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLoKWKw00mTo79o1t6r8_acPhfHgWnYz1DpSeZgiu5BMVb8LFHZKKZ4PPZitumGOCMNE_NqI0cvKq0QZLg7ecLuevYCsuvYoSgv6nvNQzCb2h4NNEEQ3iL426sLvrIxitaHNf1onEbAxu/s320/StartingTo-Stitch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I knew I
wanted to add some birds to the scene on the bottom portion. I didn’t feel
confident in stitching birds there by hand and I really didn’t want them to stand
out from the piece.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And so I stalled again.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then the light bulb came: what if I painted the birds on
with black paint and then just highlighted them with a few stitches?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a bird shape
I liked, took it into photoshop and made an outline, resized it, copied it
twice so I had 3 birds. Resized one so it was smaller and flipped another one
so that it faced the other 2 birds. After printing it out and checking the size
in relation to the full piece I was satisfied. I used an X-acto knife to cut
and make a stencil of the birds. I was nervous about stenciling right onto the
quilt. I used a scrap of the fabric to test the stencil. Then after using
acrylic black paint to paint the birds, I placed a piece of felt on the back so
I could test stitching some highlights on the birds.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGaP72Tf5pCdurdm3G0D3Ff9F7yNpQ_K8ux3oaOFjbwwLDWg4PUu5-Ehgc29GoT-HCkZTM20Z_ATMPbkNXd9ieu2_TZvbbuq39Sw2osANRncm0UO2E-BDjdvtPKi7-J86-GEOdhFEP0Il/s690/CropForBirds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGaP72Tf5pCdurdm3G0D3Ff9F7yNpQ_K8ux3oaOFjbwwLDWg4PUu5-Ehgc29GoT-HCkZTM20Z_ATMPbkNXd9ieu2_TZvbbuq39Sw2osANRncm0UO2E-BDjdvtPKi7-J86-GEOdhFEP0Il/s320/CropForBirds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Once I was done I held the scrap piece on the quilt. I liked
the way it looked with the felt backing and how that popped out. I still wanted
to do some hand stitching on the main piece.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu4n8n7X1zKLL57m-92vNsYViIV4HJqvxFUFhLFUUtTw27PX7hlTQGmIkPL23xjfeu_mTWk7lnDDRymtETmS8fxcJSDqno0GdYbcyXrfwDT3ZNB1Rb4UxpdH7GrxxSGHrAN6OiTBgo3-a/s2048/TestingTheBirds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu4n8n7X1zKLL57m-92vNsYViIV4HJqvxFUFhLFUUtTw27PX7hlTQGmIkPL23xjfeu_mTWk7lnDDRymtETmS8fxcJSDqno0GdYbcyXrfwDT3ZNB1Rb4UxpdH7GrxxSGHrAN6OiTBgo3-a/s320/TestingTheBirds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Stalled again.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, I picked up needle and thread, took a deep breath
and started.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The stitching is done, the binding applied, and the bird
piece glued on. But was it finished?<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy117U2pWWmz8sXAD68OpeJjpA9X_ma6s6kAHvW1M0nEw_EKb9j1Rb2RNveuElZpPSH8PDdfNBBlywFTqcuFp9utqTh8aFPzRtfhzeMbCu5-yH_XA_rQOgzwDxMNd8JAz5E97rRhiWwF2f/s2048/StormBeforeBindingFix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy117U2pWWmz8sXAD68OpeJjpA9X_ma6s6kAHvW1M0nEw_EKb9j1Rb2RNveuElZpPSH8PDdfNBBlywFTqcuFp9utqTh8aFPzRtfhzeMbCu5-yH_XA_rQOgzwDxMNd8JAz5E97rRhiWwF2f/s320/StormBeforeBindingFix.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The binding had been pieced below the hills with fabric that
matched the bottom third of the quilt. I was bothered by the light marks on the
right-hand lower side. A little dark paint covered up the lower two light spots
and now I’m satisfied.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kjiy9n7c96mIqFdxekg1mSqj85KMOFfuCO_CvUfQNYgZNrHtBzN5XSq0uwlu4TRc9nBPoEnkW0JznfSTfDsdPPvk8bA6NljerhhafCvZYnujpgkT5lfhibIHWPOjjfTcKfg4JlV-Wbsk/s2048/StormAfterBindingFix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kjiy9n7c96mIqFdxekg1mSqj85KMOFfuCO_CvUfQNYgZNrHtBzN5XSq0uwlu4TRc9nBPoEnkW0JznfSTfDsdPPvk8bA6NljerhhafCvZYnujpgkT5lfhibIHWPOjjfTcKfg4JlV-Wbsk/s320/StormAfterBindingFix.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Another one checked off my FoF (Focus on Five) list!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy needle pulling thread!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-49780089576409531132020-10-13T00:09:00.000-05:002020-10-13T00:09:47.945-05:00Stitching Circles and Other Things<p>Buttons, yo-yos (the fabric kind), circles, rings, ovals,
and round are a few of the things and shapes that I love. Needle pulling thread
is a process that I can get lost in for hours!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I follow a few online groups that focus on taking small
pieces of fabric and bits of threads and practice slow stitching or stitch
meditation. One group focuses on stitching circles on their pieces, often
adding a button or some other object in the center of their stitching. I love
all the work shown and decided to use this technique on one of the patches in
“Nine Patches, Five Threads Red”. I wanted to keep the button in the center. I
could have sewed the button on first, but it would then be in the way of the
stitching thread. So I gave it some thought, considered marking around the
button, but I didn’t want to deal with making the mark disappear. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI1ZnjeL8jKu661RrhdEgBmHlxssQLe_8RcvslyXW5lwlKiNKx3iwPCQxFVHTV-0bz_mDxjQoi-8U8prj2bpILk698f_u7pYX95bEnw4jmR_hcdcqRUCgrwQMlJvaT6cRhX7ngA3FViDM/s360/Red-Patch-with-Circle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="342" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI1ZnjeL8jKu661RrhdEgBmHlxssQLe_8RcvslyXW5lwlKiNKx3iwPCQxFVHTV-0bz_mDxjQoi-8U8prj2bpILk698f_u7pYX95bEnw4jmR_hcdcqRUCgrwQMlJvaT6cRhX7ngA3FViDM/w190-h200/Red-Patch-with-Circle.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Patch with Circular Stitching<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Then I remembered I had some round stickers about the size
of the button. I placed the sticker on my patch where I wanted the button to be
and stitched around it. Once I was done stitching I removed the sticker and
sewed the button on. That was a good, easy solution.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recently someone on the group asked how people get their
circles so seemingly perfect. I almost responded with my sticker idea but then
decided to write a little blog post instead.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Expanding on the sticker idea I purchased some larger size
round stickers. You could print different size circles on a full page label,
but then you would have to cut them out. Or if you are fortunate to own or have
access to a cutter machine that can cut multiple circles you could probably use
that. I don’t have this option, so I settled for what I had.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The stickers I bought were labeled “permanent”, so I was a
little nervous about using them. The good news is the fabric has enough lint
(small fibers) that the labels don’t stick permanently as soon as they are
applied. If you are using a specialty fabric such as a smooth satin or silkie that
may differ you could place the sticker on a fabric that is linty just to pick
up some surface tension and then place it on the fabric you want to stitch.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would caution about leaving the stickers on for a long
time especially if they will be stored in a way that pressure is applied to the
sticker. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are a few samples of using stickers as guides for
stitching. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp12cCiwzVH-M8vi0vZN5eBI2B3ytjcsxDtA9ohNTARbU-Ij93VOD9vruASuAlqXilD0m3lOOTYlSs9W-DUv98Tu0YE_04IJjCC1UU9j5YbFKjLwWdKbM336yNK2xug6mWB8tUJJUZpla/s2830/Circle-Stickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="2830" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp12cCiwzVH-M8vi0vZN5eBI2B3ytjcsxDtA9ohNTARbU-Ij93VOD9vruASuAlqXilD0m3lOOTYlSs9W-DUv98Tu0YE_04IJjCC1UU9j5YbFKjLwWdKbM336yNK2xug6mWB8tUJJUZpla/s320/Circle-Stickers.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitching around some circle labels <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">You could also cut out shapes – leaves, flowers, vines, etc.
to use as a guide for stitching. Rectangular labels work great as guides also.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWywaU1-SmTDO6LevsZquGrKmDDEAoFureWXYas3TaflP7_88Zy4SiBRLRBXbiJ0qAd-t0oDS0stlIU6RTG6l3jh6zzRn8WBE_6b8oyRLpW9RFibizf8kZg5yPjOTn6IPt42W6AEW6K2O/s2770/Leaves-and-Button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="2770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWywaU1-SmTDO6LevsZquGrKmDDEAoFureWXYas3TaflP7_88Zy4SiBRLRBXbiJ0qAd-t0oDS0stlIU6RTG6l3jh6zzRn8WBE_6b8oyRLpW9RFibizf8kZg5yPjOTn6IPt42W6AEW6K2O/s320/Leaves-and-Button.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves, button flower, and a moon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Now about perfect stitches. I don’t aspire to making perfect
even stitches on my art pieces. I like the look of a natural organic stitch.
Outside of practice, practice, practice if I for some reason want perfect
circles and stitches I would probably resort to an embroidery machine.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy sewing in circles!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-308491800375996942020-10-07T18:28:00.001-05:002020-10-07T18:28:41.533-05:00Color Escapes Black and White<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Escape is now finished and off my FoF (Focus On Five) list. That’s the word prompt given by one
of my art quilt groups. The size was to be 12X14 inches. I had another small
quilt I made for another group’s challenge and I thought I could use it for
this challenge, but it was larger. So back to the drawing board. I’d been
playing with an idea for yo-yo’s and decided to develop it for Escape. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j0lR0WjqSTqC_JmpMzShdvHH9OZOBRYc32oEddF4Vuc_FjKTl84c9IWKmQ2UkyU4MsGGB_94BRSb48P5dSh3MmqdloeGtIv4uB1MtDo2AnguKi2TNp901R7b0aZj-ZQQ5rrMnlnwJ0f7/s504/AfterTheRain1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j0lR0WjqSTqC_JmpMzShdvHH9OZOBRYc32oEddF4Vuc_FjKTl84c9IWKmQ2UkyU4MsGGB_94BRSb48P5dSh3MmqdloeGtIv4uB1MtDo2AnguKi2TNp901R7b0aZj-ZQQ5rrMnlnwJ0f7/s320/AfterTheRain1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After The Rain a bias tape challenge<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the process of making this quilt without much forethought
or planning I ran into a few rough spots. The rough spots have informed me and
made me think of and realize better ways to work when I start a larger similar
quilt and another improv quilt inspired by this small one. I’m not sure when
they will be started (they have to wait for their turn on my FoF list). But I
will be making some notes now, so I don’t forget when I do start them.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbBmJMa-t7maMKqAFFYjZ_mtXRGowZe3m6twoarAPmsyBO9lJWKh12rHxf5sCDk6-mG_iIVgxObwOtbTJJmoJEhMAsJRvrZ_YF9uFObyPvG5XFhqsIlbK0kYysGB1DW0Ec7EvYNycYehb/s504/Escape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbBmJMa-t7maMKqAFFYjZ_mtXRGowZe3m6twoarAPmsyBO9lJWKh12rHxf5sCDk6-mG_iIVgxObwOtbTJJmoJEhMAsJRvrZ_YF9uFObyPvG5XFhqsIlbK0kYysGB1DW0Ec7EvYNycYehb/s320/Escape.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Escape </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Sewing through all the tightly stacked black and white yoyos
plus the background fabric, batting, and backing fabric was a little difficult.
I changed to a different needle and increased the stitch length, but it still
was hard. I had originally tried to stitch them down by hand but quickly converted
to machine sewing. Next time I think I will try and make the yoyo’s into fabric
by themselves without the background fabric and batting.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the first few yoyos I realized that I really wanted
them to be as flat as possible but not as flat as I would get from a plain
circle of fabric. Normally when I want a flat yoyo I will get it wet and then
squeeze as much water out as possible and flatten it with my hand and then let
it dry. This time I had so many to do that I decided to lay them on my ironing
surface and then lay a wet pressing cloth over them. After that I could use my
iron to flatten them. That worked great. Problem though was I had forgotten
that some of the circles had been marked along the cutting/stitching line with
a blue washout pen. Since I didn’t wet them and squeeze out the water then let
them dry the blue marking became permanent and it you look close at some of the
yoyos you can see the faint blue marks. I rarely mark the stitching line now as
I’ve made so many of them my hand is trained to turn under the ¼ inch without
needing a line. But I still have some older yoyos made when I used the marking,
so I need to keep that in mind before using the iron to flatten them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was delighted when I found some fabric in my stash that
was designed in such a way that I could cut out some circles for my yoyos that
would give me ones that were half colorful and half black and white. These
would work for the ones just beginning to escape.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">My next challenge was encasing the black and white yoyos while letting the color ones go free. I wanted to do a facing finish on the color/white section and a black and white binding on the black/white side. I added the binding to the right edge and then wondered how I could do a combination facing and binding on the rest. My solution was to face the rest of the piece including where the black and white yoyos were at the top and bottom. I then did a faux binding over the black and white portion.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGcwR9pq_h4ppBpisZxduVh1yXkGftRtqpOd7aMkhOGVn3SSSVePJnhwx3FTWTB0kpnudm14P4qP64meV9na7atA-Bzxa2TTP_UVSOOX57UgcozumSwIhEVGjytqQMTjmigsH3aieyC6R/s504/Back-of-Escape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGcwR9pq_h4ppBpisZxduVh1yXkGftRtqpOd7aMkhOGVn3SSSVePJnhwx3FTWTB0kpnudm14P4qP64meV9na7atA-Bzxa2TTP_UVSOOX57UgcozumSwIhEVGjytqQMTjmigsH3aieyC6R/s320/Back-of-Escape.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of Escape<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Still working on the official title for this piece. It will be
along the lines of thoughts escaping a black and white world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keep stitching and adding color to our world!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-3879557466663202992020-10-05T19:15:00.001-05:002020-10-05T19:18:16.539-05:00Another Monday Night Tip<p>Well It’s past time for another Monday night tip. This one
may appeal to anyone who uses a printed pattern for sewing or quilting. I
discovered it when I was working on a common sewing task nowadays – mask
making. This is good for anytime you are going to be using the same pattern for
multiple applications or if you want to be able to see what you are doing when
you fussy cut a design from your fabric.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After being a little frustrated with patterns on regular
printer paper I thought what if I printed on something that was a little more
durable. I had been tracing around the pattern onto some sew-in interfacing
because it was a little more durable that the paper but sometimes tracing leads
to slight inaccuracies. I thought what if I could print on the interfacing. </p><p class="MsoNormal">I cut
a piece of interfacing to paper size (8 ½ by 11 inches) and placed it in the
paper tray of my printer. I left the regular paper in and just laid the
interfacing on top. I was careful to be sure it was in straight and smooth.
Then I hit the print button. It worked like a charm! I tried again with a piece
that was 8 ½ by 14 because I had a pattern that was longer than 11 inches.
Perfect! I printed a few more patterns without any problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The best thing is it saves time, they can be used over and
over again, and they are slightly see through so I can fussy cut if I want.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6SdAAM3SVsyHi20_E3f7TmOvc3nLbXo2VlsZjsUl0PTYHAC-Lc6ypxaH26Gm5e-u4pBPAk9fT0_fLIV5F9lw3IrR-cBA6hxMwi5NMAdC1ftv2iI0vgDrmRtDfwWZEqDuofeuIb2LDY7H/s504/InterfacingPrint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6SdAAM3SVsyHi20_E3f7TmOvc3nLbXo2VlsZjsUl0PTYHAC-Lc6ypxaH26Gm5e-u4pBPAk9fT0_fLIV5F9lw3IrR-cBA6hxMwi5NMAdC1ftv2iI0vgDrmRtDfwWZEqDuofeuIb2LDY7H/s320/InterfacingPrint.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern piece printed with Sew-In interfacing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What you will need is some sew-in interfacing (not fusible!)
that is slightly translucent so you can see through it. I used Pellon 910
Sew-In Featherweight Interfacing. That’s what I had on hand.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carefully trim it to the size paper your printer can handle.
Place it in the tray making sure the top edges is flush with the top of the
paper tray. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have several pieces of pattern you would like to
print you could set them up on a single sheet using any program that will allow
you to add multiple images. I generally use Photoshop but you could use other
graphic programs or even word. You just need to be able to add multiple images
and size them correctly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hope this makes printing and using pattern pieces a little easier for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Be sure to test your printer capabilities to handle different types of paper. I use an HP Officejet Pro 6978.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I haven’t researched to see if anyone else has come up with
this idea but it would not surprise me to find out that they have.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy sewing!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rose<o:p></o:p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-49050705058616409162020-09-29T09:13:00.001-05:002020-09-29T09:16:43.588-05:00Starting VS Finishing<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">I’m pretty
good about getting ideas and starting them. However, I’m not so good about
finishing them. I’ve tried various methods to try and overcome this, but I just
tend to chase squirrels and go down rabbit holes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Three of the
art quilting groups I belong to issue challenges and I always plan to
participate. I get my idea for the challenge and get started. Then for one
reason or another I’m starting another one before any get finished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">A few months ago,
I decided enough. ENOUGH. Focus. Focus on Finishing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">I selected
five quilts to focus on. I could not add to the list of five until one was
finished. I keep it at five at a time. I select one on the list to be my main
focus until it is finished. The other four are for backup in case the main
focus needs to simmer for awhile or I need to get some supply to finish it. I
have backups I can work on in the meantime. This is my Focus on Five (FoF)
method.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Most of my
WIPs/UFOs are small; a few are medium (over 36”) and a few are large (50+”). I
have one large, one medium, and three small ones on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">I will allow
myself one plus if there is an upcoming deadline for something not on the list
that I really want to do. This is FoF+. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">This process
is going to take some time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Recently in
one of my groups there was a contest to see who has the most unfinished
projects. I had 36 that have been started; some more in the designing/planning
stages, and a few more “want to dos”. Yesterday I remembered one more started
but not finished project so now I’m up to 37. And there may be a few more in
hiding!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">So how am I
doing with my FoF? Well one has ben completed and replaced. One will be
completed today. And I haven’t started any new projects at all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">So it’s
working thus far!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">My list of
five:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Escape<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Storm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Winter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Clown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Red<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Red is
finished!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> Nine Patches, Five Threads, in Red</o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ8CPTq5mYLJE0hj37ZK-FVFLLRCAokUX19Bf1yEP7Ce-TTsZGA5Ht_zKcUDS9216oTSXcbJIwNgymoHRJDoQmOpkp1RDwxLnDhk1RD7pdc5C7u-hr8Y8gDLScqdkYpI-fzU4lHl7e8vB/s2048/IMG_1388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nine Patches, Five Threads, Red" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1939" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ8CPTq5mYLJE0hj37ZK-FVFLLRCAokUX19Bf1yEP7Ce-TTsZGA5Ht_zKcUDS9216oTSXcbJIwNgymoHRJDoQmOpkp1RDwxLnDhk1RD7pdc5C7u-hr8Y8gDLScqdkYpI-fzU4lHl7e8vB/w303-h320/IMG_1388.JPG" title="Nine Patches, Five Threads, Red" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Happy
stitching!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif">Rose<o:p></o:p></span></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-49955218848120227162020-04-03T10:53:00.000-05:002020-04-03T10:53:47.113-05:00She Colored Everything Yellow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I really want to get back into blogging on a regular basis. I do enjoy it. I thought I had submitted something on this quilt but I guess not so here goes!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She Colored Everything Yellow Art Quilt</td></tr>
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This is the first finished entry in my “She<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>colored everything yellow” series based on a
memory from the past. This art quilt was started in a workshop given by Deborah
Boschert in 2016 and finished in 2017. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As an adult I realized that I had a serious problem with the
way other people reacted to me. Everything, from not taking me serious, to
making fun of what I was saying or of my ideas, to criticizing me or my work.
At times it could cause me to start crying my eyes out (in private of course).
I have always been a very shy, quiet, and even at times timid person. Sometime
in my late fifties I decided enough. I prayed and asked the Lord to show me why
I was so sensitive to the words of others. Then a memory surfaced from my
childhood. One that I had not remembered or acknowledged since the day it
happened.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was in first grade. The class was a combination class of
first and second graders. The teacher wanted to work with the second graders so
she instructed the first graders to color a page in our workbooks. I raised my
hand and the teacher told me to be quiet and do as I was told. So I did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As she was teaching she walked around the room, when she
came to my desk she took my workbook and held it up to the class. “Look what
Rose did” she exclaimed to the class. “She colored everything yellow.” The
entire class – first and second graders started laughing. I was embarrassed and
ashamed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What I had tried to tell the teacher was that I only had one
color crayon, the color yellow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That was the beginning of a seed sown in my heart that kept
on growing and causing me to be super sensitive to words spoken by others about
and to me. Sometimes the weeds would be pulled out but the root remained and
continued to grow until I allowed Jesus to exposed the root and remove it from
my heart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I love the color yellow. It reminds me of what He has
done for me and gives me hope, love and courage!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-34440650667492801662019-11-13T11:04:00.000-06:002019-11-13T11:04:36.935-06:00Small Communities<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A while back I had the idea to put together some small kits for fabric collage work. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stARTer Collage Kit</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally got around to doing this and used a few to test out my instructions with a small group of friends. They were my "alpha testers". They enjoyed the process and we had a pleasant afternoon working on them. My directions were not finished but we did our best. Here's a photo of the results. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The work of the first testers</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One member enjoyed it so much that she has continued the process at home. Here's a photo of her work.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donna Atkins addition work</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Thursday
I spent an evening with one of my small communities. Our main emphasis is art.
We do a variety of handwork and machine work from painting to weaving, knitting
to crocheting, embroidery to quilting, etc. You get the picture – that’s why
our group name is EtCetera. So for this session I had agreed to do little
stitch meditations using my art collage kits. I had plenty for them to choose
from and each kit contained 4-5 small pieces of fabric along with 3-5 colors of
perle cotton thread, a felt backing and some needles. A rough draft of my
instructions was also included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The hope
was they would be my beta testers and give me some useful feedback on the kits.
That hope was definitely realized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collages from the EtCetera Group</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Even though
I was exhausted from working late the night before and from early in the
morning preparing the kits I left with a feeling of satisfaction and
well-being. Was that from the success of the kits? No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">It was from
a sense of community. As the group of about 15 ladies sat around the table
working out their designs and stitches, they carried on with conversations
about life. Not politics, not religion, just life in general. One person shared
a bit of joy that had happened in her life, we thought about our “leader” who
was unable to attend due to her husband recently having surgery. But mostly the
conversation dwelt around animals, both wild and domestic and their antics and
interactions with each other and with humans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">It was a
very enjoyable and relaxing evening. I think we, as humans living in a very
busy, sometimes disjointed age, need to have more of these small community
gatherings where we just work with our hands and engage in chit-chat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More collages from the EtCetera Group</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I meet with
a number of small groups loosely formed around the bigger world of quilting
however it wasn’t until this meeting that I used the words “small community” to
describe these gatherings. That to me is what we are – small communities doing
life together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">One of the
participants said “the group wound up chatting like magpies, telling stories,
and laughing while we stitched. I really didn’t want to leave”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More collages from the EtCetera Group</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The youngest member of the group came up to me at our guild meeting to show me her finished piece
although she said it wasn’t finished she wanted to put a backing and binding on
it to turn it into a coaster. Her mom said she had already taken over her piece
to “fix” it for her and that the daughter was planning on doing even more to use as
practice pieces to improve her stitching. I was thrilled because that is my
strongest wish to encourage and give young people the thrill of hand stitching.
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Keep on stitching and sharing!<br />
Rose</div>
Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-32535445441503600252019-07-08T23:34:00.000-05:002019-07-08T23:34:39.537-05:00Winging It Creatively<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This goes
out to all my friends who sometimes (or maybe always) wing it when working on a
creative piece. I’m not one of those people who plan everything out in detail
before starting. I tend to dive in and go for it. Of course I do have a habit
of thinking and thinking and thinking about something before I actually start
doing it but once I start anything can happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I’ve been
working on a couple of small art quilts using my Stitch Meditations. The
meditations were started with no thought of how they might be used, they were
just quick (well maybe not so quick) stitching using scraps of fabric and
threads. As they progressed though they started presenting themselves as
something more and I just had to go with it. Even to the point of not doing
stitch meditations on a daily basis. I will get back to that though because I
really enjoy it and they seem to spark more ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So I just
started seeing how I could put some of these little pieces together. For one I
knew I wanted a “white-whitish” background using strips of different white and
white-on-white fabrics in varying widths. I wanted to quilt the background
using straight – well sort of straight – lines. I originally thought I would do
lines very close together but when I just did lines ¼ to ½ inches apart I
decided that was the look I had in mind. See less is more as one of my art
teachers always told me. I had a tendency to throw everything but the “kitchen sink”
into my work. So she always encouraged me to remove something. Nowadays I’m
trying to use that principle more and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Okay the
background is done, now to attach the stitch meditations. Once I had arranged
them the way I wanted I noticed the ones in the four corners had a little curve
to them and if I arranged them just right it gave a hint of a circle to the
piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">After
looking at it on my design wall for some time I thought I wanted to add some
stitching on the background to add to the circle effect. After talking with
some friends and getting their opinions (some saw what I was getting at, others
had other ideas I could try) I went with my original idea and finally dove in
and started stitching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I wasn’t
too pleased with the way it was looking but since I had put in the beginning
stitches I had to commit to them (I was afraid if I pulled them out I would
have big pukas (holes in Hawaiian) that would be difficult to hide. The thread
I was using was DMC Pearl cotton size 8 and the needle was fairly thick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">After I
started and did the bottom section and part of one side I put it up on the
design wall. I liked it but the stitching was a little wonkier than I wanted. I
wanted a very organic circle not a perfect circle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Light bulb
moment: I really should have put it up on the wall and then determined where my
stitching would be placed. It would have been easier to see where the line
should be rather than looking at it flat on the table. I could have used a
string or tracing paper to get it placed better. With the tracing paper I
penciled in the lines on the paper and then made a few marks for guides and
then cut out the tracing paper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it was
time to mark the background. Remember the background is white. I did not want
my markings to show. I did not want to use an erasure or water to remove the
marks. Then I remembered my Hera tool. That will make a small crease in the
fabric that will stay there until I have finished stitching. Perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I’m done
stitching and I’m not sure it had the effect I was hoping for but it’s done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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think I would test it out on a small sample first. And of course I have the
tips for marking now that I can use at the beginning of the project rather than
in the middle!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thinking I may like it better if I added another circle inside the circle and
another one inside that. But for now it’s done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Enjoy
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-77718678893409842172019-04-03T17:50:00.000-05:002019-04-03T17:50:01.956-05:00Then This Happened<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">At the beginning of 2019 I was going through my writings/notes and
journalings for the past years and I recognized a theme. I procrastinate a lot
and as a consequence I don’t do well at starting and finishing
projects/ideas/tasks. I have a lot of ideas, projects, and tasks and I spend a
lot of time thinking- just sitting and thinking about them. Even this post has
been on my mind since the start of the new year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I realize
once I do get started it either gets finished or gets advanced to a point where
I need to consider my next step. I rarely have a beginning to end plan and when
I do things tend to change along the way. However that puts me back into the
sitting and thinking about it mode. Which is okay, except when I’ve come up
with the next step I tend to just keep thinking about it rather than start
doing it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I went into
Facebook and Facebook popped up a memory for me:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">On
1/18/2011 I wrote a note “So instead of sitting and thinking of what to do I’m
gonna adopt Nike’s slogan and get up and “Just Do It”!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Wow that
was in 2011! Guess I didn’t do what I said that time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Then this happened.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">A few weeks
later I was on my way to church and thinking about my starting/finishing
situation. I pulled up at a stoplight. The car in front of me had a bumper
sticker that said “Just Do It”. Yup that’s right. Another prompt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">A few weeks
later I was leafing through some old magazines and the Summer 2009 Art Quilting
Studio magazine had this The Last Page article “Go Do” by Cynthia Shaffer:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">One line she
wrote struck me “Go Do is also followed by “you can’t finish until you start”.
Uh-huh another prompt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So I am
attempting to encourage myself to get up and get started.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Towards the
end of 2018 I was trying to get myself out of a somewhat depressed/overwhelmed
state that had stalled my creative self. I came across a group on Facebook
called Stitch Meditations. I wrote about it here. It helped me recoup a lot. So
I was determined to do one a day for 365 days – a whole year. I fell behind a
few days but did 2+ a day to catch up. But then I reached #64 and stopped – well
not completely. I was still creating working on a small wall hanging quilt. I
just wasn’t doing a completed daily Stitch Meditation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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daughter started encouraging me to join in the 100day project. I had done a
similar challenge back in 2015 to do some art every day. I made it to day 51.
So I’m thinking 50-60 days is about my limit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Instagram to look at one post my daughter thought I would like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I started
scrolling through the #100dayproject and sure enough another prompt. Andrea
Scher posted her first day one:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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decided to join in. I plan to do some form of random slow stitching every day
for 100 days. It may be on a Stitch Meditation, or a small collage or an art quilt,
or even an original embroidery design or scribble. It may only take an hour to
finish or it may take several days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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day I will pick up needle and thread and slow stitch something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Just start!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-41535877055590553582019-02-24T23:40:00.000-06:002019-02-24T23:40:27.410-06:00Sunday Thoughts - Blue, Red, Yellow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am still working on my Stitch Meditations. I occasionally get
behind but then I catch up only to get behind again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I worked a series of red and white for valentines and then
worked a series of white, cream, and beige. Then I went back to color.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did an all blue one. Then I decided to do an all yellow
one. Since those are primary colors I decided to do another red one. And then
the thought came to me: isn’t it amazing that God took just three colors and
from them created all the other colors we so enjoy today. That just blew my
mind. And then I thought wow – Blue for heaven where God’s throne is, Red for
His blood that was shed for our redemption, and Yellow for His Spirit, the
light of the world. And really that’s all the color we need.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Enjoy living in such a colorful world!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-10196617403209685692019-02-01T23:57:00.002-06:002019-02-02T00:05:06.552-06:00I did it! 30 Daily Stitch Meditations!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here’s a
look at all of them. I’m going to explore with you some of hat them in more
depth as we go along. Some I like more than others; some have taught me
valuable lessons about myself and my style. But the first ones I’m going to
cover are these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Recently a
friend was giving away strips of fabric she wanted to get rid of. They had been
decorated by students at a workshop she taught. I took 3 of her strips but had
no idea why.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Then I
started researching an idea I had to see if anyone else was doing it. Well you
know what happens online in places like google; Pinterest; Flickr and the
likes. Rabbit holes are all over the place! I stumbled on this technique and
realized that was what was going on with those fabric strips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">About the
same time I came across the Stitch Meditation group on Facebook. I joined in
and started creating little mini fabric collages which became a perfect place
to use pieces of the strips. I’ve indicated where the strip was used on each
piece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">First up
are the “whole cloth” ones, only stitches were added to these and sometimes
some buttons and lace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One took on the appearance of a fan. </span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrcYnW06gEt55dJS08wTpN0HKJXl-AMq03cs3Sol9U6RJYhEOUdo2Qq_7HlkO84PxfjrUzZlrRjLBXWsnB6296jFWk2dsswwFM1LXz_kbc1x9jc7r_zxh5p3OlVVqKllvDX8QMh67K-MI/s1600/FullPieceFan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrcYnW06gEt55dJS08wTpN0HKJXl-AMq03cs3Sol9U6RJYhEOUdo2Qq_7HlkO84PxfjrUzZlrRjLBXWsnB6296jFWk2dsswwFM1LXz_kbc1x9jc7r_zxh5p3OlVVqKllvDX8QMh67K-MI/s200/FullPieceFan.jpg" width="178" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fan shape with lace trim</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another one had
faces looking out at me. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcxvkbnPcT1ksUjG_HW5ZWtRFarfVB9WaVcwYq9rhSzVkcuvLyKeKdliN4EynQJ7D46sZM3NtkEBe0rQER5_pliEZn3HCjvYgi5-QOmtU8JpvrIyHHc24pcAeVZFwAEj5SblX9tu41lzV/s1600/FullPieceFace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcxvkbnPcT1ksUjG_HW5ZWtRFarfVB9WaVcwYq9rhSzVkcuvLyKeKdliN4EynQJ7D46sZM3NtkEBe0rQER5_pliEZn3HCjvYgi5-QOmtU8JpvrIyHHc24pcAeVZFwAEj5SblX9tu41lzV/s200/FullPieceFace.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faces one side view one straight on</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One spoke to me of a summer cloudburst. </span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnG7_bOTqh8yur8FYe25R4hg43X2BdTBRs0hwtSeYb8l-PwXYsua5VVe8J9HraZS0m41iqj3wfBQm2ncL1oKP9_jsVWSw519wxZ7CpogvHSuMvTPEuiHAwaNv8HhZlVQss8yIRk01N7JY/s1600/FullPiece1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnG7_bOTqh8yur8FYe25R4hg43X2BdTBRs0hwtSeYb8l-PwXYsua5VVe8J9HraZS0m41iqj3wfBQm2ncL1oKP9_jsVWSw519wxZ7CpogvHSuMvTPEuiHAwaNv8HhZlVQss8yIRk01N7JY/s200/FullPiece1.jpg" width="187" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer cloudburst over the hills</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">And then there was
just stitches wandering around buttons and space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqPqjvWcylzZ_FLd9uWWpwWTxLoEuxfamvKXRqbqvOtHDU_zEL3LW5WpLvv5GaEOaw8Igxc3HJje-woCVRSAfhtLiSTj6QTKWQtPdPcdglA1TuAMaGqVco7CXqkIRoNxAsW2yESOMUElH/s1600/FullPieceButtons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqPqjvWcylzZ_FLd9uWWpwWTxLoEuxfamvKXRqbqvOtHDU_zEL3LW5WpLvv5GaEOaw8Igxc3HJje-woCVRSAfhtLiSTj6QTKWQtPdPcdglA1TuAMaGqVco7CXqkIRoNxAsW2yESOMUElH/s200/FullPieceButtons.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitches and buttons wandering around</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Placed with
other fabric they blended in sometimes just a square in the middle,</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9KR2GFQPGh8lhAvfklWyUg58mp5MyL3R_RUbbqZImVK_nP6TURnCZ7RZOSrwq19Sj9MCyF_4SxCGIYbPuiWd3cOsuhAN7zHdbsKkZ6EWaEWviWIUVRjsT5U4v37N0gR4EIq1PRjjz5tx/s1600/CenterSquare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9KR2GFQPGh8lhAvfklWyUg58mp5MyL3R_RUbbqZImVK_nP6TURnCZ7RZOSrwq19Sj9MCyF_4SxCGIYbPuiWd3cOsuhAN7zHdbsKkZ6EWaEWviWIUVRjsT5U4v37N0gR4EIq1PRjjz5tx/s200/CenterSquare.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Square in the middle</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">sometimes
most of the middle,</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_DGL5ulc0wjIZQpv7lT6CIuiK_D1SkUTYZh-alfhHSzsU3G7o2jHr5FnZtbWG7Jvwgzc17Lrd0qMaEL_9Zx9mAV5dSx0-H_sTbl9cw4yQDQutsewd0OGKOQO0NeEUaPpOL_nS8q7hkOB/s1600/LargeMiddleSection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_DGL5ulc0wjIZQpv7lT6CIuiK_D1SkUTYZh-alfhHSzsU3G7o2jHr5FnZtbWG7Jvwgzc17Lrd0qMaEL_9Zx9mAV5dSx0-H_sTbl9cw4yQDQutsewd0OGKOQO0NeEUaPpOL_nS8q7hkOB/s200/LargeMiddleSection.jpg" width="181" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the middle section</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">or on the left side.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkbNcXxkngUEwjwIbezxHAECyb4XRI2UOhf4UJZoK1GAj0QIj7i62tPD875MAKCdyBbC5a0rdaiuWa1KLIRVtTwQ6zEf0zm5fdDfCznxHn9w8Jfl9E4XAgOCgxpMjbNmFnA5l-yLMN-wr/s1600/FabricLeftSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkbNcXxkngUEwjwIbezxHAECyb4XRI2UOhf4UJZoK1GAj0QIj7i62tPD875MAKCdyBbC5a0rdaiuWa1KLIRVtTwQ6zEf0zm5fdDfCznxHn9w8Jfl9E4XAgOCgxpMjbNmFnA5l-yLMN-wr/s200/FabricLeftSide.jpg" width="178" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left side</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One even
joined with a piece of felt leftover from a stitching project my 4 year old
granddaughter and I made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r35gVMLxu2HJwK5HUl80NUFToTiSIuNHHHnExkTZU4AGMDBRNYocPoVqO26heUVTVlbsDcIMqgIE6IsxZYFxvQQzbDYb8kCxNa4N9cKUqRUlHOz2mAwjg9v-tkMNcM4g3FbKej8KBr9b/s1600/FabricPlusFelt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r35gVMLxu2HJwK5HUl80NUFToTiSIuNHHHnExkTZU4AGMDBRNYocPoVqO26heUVTVlbsDcIMqgIE6IsxZYFxvQQzbDYb8kCxNa4N9cKUqRUlHOz2mAwjg9v-tkMNcM4g3FbKej8KBr9b/s200/FabricPlusFelt.jpg" width="172" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A piece of felt and lots of stitching</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Now back to
the rabbit hole:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">The process
is simply using pre-washed fabric, rubbing alcohol and Sharpie pens. You can do
it flat or place the fabric over a jar or some type of container and then use
rubber bands to hold the fabric in place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">You color
the fabric with two or three markers and then spritz it with a little rubbing
alcohol or use an eye dropper to drop the rubbing alcohol onto the colored
area. Then be patient and watch the magic happen. The color will start to
spread. You can add more rubbing alcohol if desired or wait for the fabric to
dry (takes just minutes) and then add more color and/or rubbing alcohol. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Some
Sharpies will not work; like the ones made for fabric or the fast drying ones. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">This
process requires experimentation, patience, and imagination. The fabric should
be heat set with an iron for 5 minutes (keep moving the iron to keep from
scorching the fabric and use a press cloth), or it can be placed in a dryer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">It is best
to use this fabric where it will not require washing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Rose <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-46108731090068581642019-01-21T23:29:00.000-06:002019-01-21T23:29:22.981-06:00Too Practical? Maybe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Okay so now
here’s an idea for those of you who use a sewing machine. Remember I warned you
that some of my tips may be out there. This one may be going a little too
practical.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">You know
it’s recommended that when you go to change your thread that you snip the
thread up by the spool and then pull the loose thread out through the needle.
If you pull the thread back through the machine thread lint gets into the
machine. Not good. Now if you rarely change your thread like only when the
spool is empty or nearly so – no problem. But if you change colors a lot like I
was doing recently it seems like a waste of thread to do it the correct way. Do
I just throw it away? Chop it up for the birds? Wad it up and store it
somewhere – say in a baggie – until an art piece comes along where I can use
it? All good ideas but then another one hit me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I make a
lot of yoyo’s, sew on buttons, and hand stitch stuffed things closed, etc. I
looked at the length of thread snipped off when changing threads and realized
that it’s about the length I use for hand sewing. What if I kept a few empty
hand sewing needles near my machine? I could thread them with my snipped off
thread and I would be ready to go next time I needed to do some hand sewing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqgMw-685Zp4cgT6iRM4eRpMZMTcJczTZhO3szRKElEI7bV7Izq5eYSTxleYpoz9eHeeOHYNGAUYtFauHIa0KQYr3VYNbbmhA4_vt3o2nUgREQrvpacSoQ4W8EC9PwC7f0PeELpw7xNqh/s1600/NeedleSafe1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqgMw-685Zp4cgT6iRM4eRpMZMTcJczTZhO3szRKElEI7bV7Izq5eYSTxleYpoz9eHeeOHYNGAUYtFauHIa0KQYr3VYNbbmhA4_vt3o2nUgREQrvpacSoQ4W8EC9PwC7f0PeELpw7xNqh/s320/NeedleSafe1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thread Saver and Needle Safe</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I double
the thread and knot it with a single knot at the very end. If I want to sew
with a single thread I just cut off the knot and re-knot one end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Storage for
me wasn’t a problem as I keep a needle safe loaded and ready for yoyo making.
But I didn’t want to clutter up my sewing area any more than it already is, so
I added a piece of felt around an empty spool and stuck my needles there. When
I get several threaded I’ll add them to the needle safe and reload my felt with
empty needles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">You could
also put the felt around an empty medicine container and that way the inside of
the container could hold broken, damaged, used needles and pins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyST5Em7A4xb37vQW9YGZS-3aAFnm-aCZ7PTFjB2sYl2bMT4L4GYgOgouEd0MHIBtn67OgEjsl25MH8lOrTvhfBJYs1R5WBCToaw7IBEkzv-7IgNdcz1IhKyNC3vHPGLOJtAdtJ5XN6-c/s1600/ThreadSaver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyST5Em7A4xb37vQW9YGZS-3aAFnm-aCZ7PTFjB2sYl2bMT4L4GYgOgouEd0MHIBtn67OgEjsl25MH8lOrTvhfBJYs1R5WBCToaw7IBEkzv-7IgNdcz1IhKyNC3vHPGLOJtAdtJ5XN6-c/s320/ThreadSaver.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felt and Empty Medicine Container with Needles</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Enjoy
stitching!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Rose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-43293603488807422802019-01-14T23:12:00.000-06:002019-01-14T23:12:38.749-06:00Well, Well, Well,<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s Monday
night and I have a tip for you. Well that is if you are doing French knots.
Talking embroidery here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I
frequently use a lap pillow when I’m doing handwork to support my hands and
wrists. </span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZWsfsP1lOaSd_eQz6M2v8FId9_UThHkIdG6sg3wiLKlHMPM8BsUKwVPAiwrUxW4Icb3FRda1ypmYPtH-pyN2ohK6JjgSveIBJRXJUVMoKS7g_Y8B0WsoW5WoZvM3fjTnqyYdXanSdFfA/s1600/LapPillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1600" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZWsfsP1lOaSd_eQz6M2v8FId9_UThHkIdG6sg3wiLKlHMPM8BsUKwVPAiwrUxW4Icb3FRda1ypmYPtH-pyN2ohK6JjgSveIBJRXJUVMoKS7g_Y8B0WsoW5WoZvM3fjTnqyYdXanSdFfA/s320/LapPillow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lap Pillow for Handwork</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">But when I started doing the daily Stitch Meditations I grabbed one of
my small block/applique holders to contain the small pieces I was working with.
These holders are just made from the purple insulation boards or foam-core
boards that are then covered with either batting, felt, or flannel. I made these
many years ago when my son helped me put up my design walls. We have small
pieces of the purple board left over so I covered them and used duct tape (the
fancier kind) to hold the fabric down and to neaten up the edges of the boards. </span></div>
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was using the smaller one, I started making French knots and just happened
to stick my needle into the board. The board held the needle while I tightened up my thread
before I pulled the needle and thread all the way through. I found that I could
even lift the knot and fabric up to the top of the needle before removing it
from the board. This made for some much neater knots and more consistent knots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Now if you
are wanting the looser, sloppier knots this probably won’t help much. But I’ve
found myself using this method more and more. I may even modify the pillow
pattern to put a pocket on the bottom to hold the small board so I have it when
I stitch other places than home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my tip for today. I’m not sure I will have a new tip every Monday (some of them
may seem a little far-fetched I guess) but you can always search my blog for
some of my older ones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-65770710360973111912019-01-11T21:45:00.001-06:002019-01-11T21:45:29.927-06:00Finish It Friday Is Back!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2019-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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samples from long ago plus some old variegated threads<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fabric hand marbled by my son 30 years ago, dk pink scrap left after cutting
out petal for an applique rose design. Looked like a footprint to me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fabric was cut from a piece of Sharpie/rubbing alcohol treated fabric gifted to
me. My son mentioned a fan I had when he was a kid and this piece turned into a
fan with a little stitching and some lace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Scraps of
random fabric stitched together, some more of the Sharpie/rubbing alcohol
fabric plus two commercial fabrics. This is one of my most favorite works so
far. So much so that I scooped up what little fabric I had of these and stored
them away for a future small art quilt I want to make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Just some
scraps of fabric, a yoyo someone else made and a button tied together with some
sweet light pink thread.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-48123159434209882972019-01-01T13:26:00.001-06:002019-01-01T13:26:03.196-06:00WELCOME 2019!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And welcome
back to my blog! I haven’t been blogging for quite awhile but it is something I
enjoy doing so I’m going to give it a go again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Enjoyment
comes from writing down ideas, projects, thoughts, hints and tips and whatever
else comes along. I don’t know how many posts I’ve written in my head but never
but down to keystrokes or even handwriting. It’s time to get it out of my head
and down where someone else can read it and maybe be blessed by it. But even if
that doesn’t happen it is good for me to be able to look back on what I have
accomplished. So here goes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Lately I’ve
been thinking of a new way to increase my income (if you are on a fixed income
you probably understand the need to at least consider). In doing some research
I came across a group on Facebook called Stitch Meditation. I decided to give
it a go and am actually enjoying it. The basics of it are simple just spend
15-30 minutes a day hand stitching. Now I’ve done that in the past with my
embroidery just to get me to finish things. It worked quite well and so it is
doable for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">There are
no real rules to it – well really only one rule – you are not to take out any
stitches you make. Not even the un-perfect ones. And I’m okay with that because
I think those are the ones that make the piece uniquely yours. We are
encouraged to stick to a small format –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">About 4X4
inches although some are working on much larger pieces. Another encouragement
is to spend no more than 3-5 minutes getting you pieces of fabric, threads,
trims, etc. together. Many of us are setting up small “kits” ready to start
stitching. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I worked up
17 pieces doing one a day. One day I missed but that’s okay. I’m planning on
trying to get 365 of these little collages done this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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questions I get asked is “what are you going to do with them?”. The short
answer: Enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hand stitching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I enjoy
collage work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I enjoy
using up bits and pieces (and I have a lot of those!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I enjoy
sharing my work with others and encouraging and inspiring them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I enjoy all
of the likes, hearts, comments, and compliments I receive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So for now
I have no plans for them other than to take them out and enjoy them. I do have
thoughts as to how to use some of them in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">For now
just enjoy them along with me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTopgQ7AfiG0lDEUGvEZaJ6euVthIuqbNYQDm0RZBvIbm5MqdHdAQcPvEXYQ_c5Gq5-dzQQEogN8ri6y8tO1GSLUz_xA14UTuE8M2EungSsEovFBZGBDMGD54re08Ce1fyrX_hu-EEO0Vk/s1600/FirstSixMeditations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTopgQ7AfiG0lDEUGvEZaJ6euVthIuqbNYQDm0RZBvIbm5MqdHdAQcPvEXYQ_c5Gq5-dzQQEogN8ri6y8tO1GSLUz_xA14UTuE8M2EungSsEovFBZGBDMGD54re08Ce1fyrX_hu-EEO0Vk/s320/FirstSixMeditations.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first six stitch meditations</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">These are
the pieces I made in 2018. I will post new ones here and on Facebook and
elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPqp7iqEmoYApP2MbqZ9fIAG8SPB-mKb3lykIJXF-aO8hducvoFM8S2FGm9YxA967ake4mKW6gv5LDTG0T0kM5Wn9uJHECqH59lj0Gv3ZWk5TNA8fW_b63Hu4cB2DoLiqTnEDJPbUcITt/s1600/TheChristmasOnes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPqp7iqEmoYApP2MbqZ9fIAG8SPB-mKb3lykIJXF-aO8hducvoFM8S2FGm9YxA967ake4mKW6gv5LDTG0T0kM5Wn9uJHECqH59lj0Gv3ZWk5TNA8fW_b63Hu4cB2DoLiqTnEDJPbUcITt/s320/TheChristmasOnes.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Christmas Series</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tGBtUq-vAb2a214qCtBv391Cqg59GOIiGnAPanzsf6xONuOVqr4T1vG_DZXWij8UEA5JAfX_NbR65knuTywJXITdG_-62EYSg3LJYh2Bp21ZRIFfjkLG3xY67dtKFh-_P_1_G5VjrDgE/s1600/TheLast2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tGBtUq-vAb2a214qCtBv391Cqg59GOIiGnAPanzsf6xONuOVqr4T1vG_DZXWij8UEA5JAfX_NbR65knuTywJXITdG_-62EYSg3LJYh2Bp21ZRIFfjkLG3xY67dtKFh-_P_1_G5VjrDgE/s320/TheLast2018.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the last for 2018</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Keep on
stitching (and collaging)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Rose <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-81097788273863080432018-02-19T16:48:00.000-06:002018-02-19T16:48:19.045-06:00Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">It’s been
over a year since I posted anything on my blog. This is like starting all over
again. So here goes –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Mondays
have always been dedicated to hints, tips, and tricks. This Monday I’m going to
show you one of my storage ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I have a
lot of ribbon, I use ribbon but not every day. I’ve tried keeping them in
various ways but nothing seemed to be working for me. I tried ribbon racks,
ribbon bars, putting them in various containers, etc., etc., etc., you get the
picture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">They just
kept getting jumbled up or the ribbon would spin off the spool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWKwQN4NnYo8cRVKX8t22c0EqekDNCW9a1z9xkCGb7SEEKtwl_5_vnKBl1YjsBjTck4E3ihVmfU4xrNNsa7ipULbDvtwXlKD-GgcwAQ6E2PgiXN9cf-ukusD9Sfd6eCRTedQbixg39qo6/s1600/RibbonSpools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1554" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWKwQN4NnYo8cRVKX8t22c0EqekDNCW9a1z9xkCGb7SEEKtwl_5_vnKBl1YjsBjTck4E3ihVmfU4xrNNsa7ipULbDvtwXlKD-GgcwAQ6E2PgiXN9cf-ukusD9Sfd6eCRTedQbixg39qo6/s200/RibbonSpools.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Container of empty spools</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Then I ordered
some acid free cardboard that are 6X6 inches and I found a container that they
would fit into. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I removed
the ribbon from the spools they came on and wound the ribbon onto the cardboard
keeping them organized by color. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Imagine my surprise
when I saw the end result. </span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUiM7wp7Kt1jkozAhyphenhyphenoaPhMuL0EEhhY5Q3TeF8cRV8Dbo7Yf1cwbMbotvHCQ3GdOhfC4cDSA7Ka2XBkZGMFWuGKSQPhc6wb0AnPGhE1TSNUr4YBn9_pkwvJgkFTzteS23XVYbQrVJ_yjL/s1600/RibbonStorageSbS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1600" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUiM7wp7Kt1jkozAhyphenhyphenoaPhMuL0EEhhY5Q3TeF8cRV8Dbo7Yf1cwbMbotvHCQ3GdOhfC4cDSA7Ka2XBkZGMFWuGKSQPhc6wb0AnPGhE1TSNUr4YBn9_pkwvJgkFTzteS23XVYbQrVJ_yjL/s200/RibbonStorageSbS.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side by side containers for ribbons</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The empty spools take up a lot of room (I should
have taken a picture of the big container they resided in before I started this
project). All the ribbon from these spools fit into the small container. </span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7KkZRYwE2u3fSrvSf14tXX6K3VxNBNzfXV2CMMVQNugyTLTTlyQggDezGbVVk8nkb1iID_Vh78wwn9FkqupLjltgepq5TeB29oY710MmEqyHx4XEdjABKOHAjit0YKeGrHlvZ2H-w5Bz/s1600/RibbonStorageInside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7KkZRYwE2u3fSrvSf14tXX6K3VxNBNzfXV2CMMVQNugyTLTTlyQggDezGbVVk8nkb1iID_Vh78wwn9FkqupLjltgepq5TeB29oY710MmEqyHx4XEdjABKOHAjit0YKeGrHlvZ2H-w5Bz/s200/RibbonStorageInside.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of all the ribbons</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">And
the best part is I just remove the lid from the new container and I can see exactly
what I have. No more digging around in the spools looking for the one I want. I
have room for more cardboard in this first container and I will add more ribbon
to it as I come across them while I am cleaning and organizing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Keep on
stitching (and organizing)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Rose <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-7889510372985347542017-01-26T10:42:00.000-06:002017-01-26T10:42:41.520-06:00From a Child’s Mouth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlBn_tUOO4X7psqcBG74TPAUwWwbHunEHRTEnYfTCrDBhyphenhyphenFq-kGBF1x7gnKuboa1h_9eP2eTmAPbU_lKMB0eKQrF5mWJPTj6jjz098OCvYjMejPtDfkanon5znDxgCb_VAQIVHNvXXMic/s1600/TrainUpAChild.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlBn_tUOO4X7psqcBG74TPAUwWwbHunEHRTEnYfTCrDBhyphenhyphenFq-kGBF1x7gnKuboa1h_9eP2eTmAPbU_lKMB0eKQrF5mWJPTj6jjz098OCvYjMejPtDfkanon5znDxgCb_VAQIVHNvXXMic/s200/TrainUpAChild.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So
yesterday I spent most of the day with my grandchildren at my daughter’s house.
While I was there my five year old grandson wanted me to put a certain program
on their TV. Now they have at least three controls that operate their equipment
and each is different and none of them worked the same as the controls I
use at home. And although I am up in years I have a lot of background in
computers and such, so it's not my lack of ability to understand but I just never paid too much attention when his mother
explained their different controls and what each one was used for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So I wasn’t
having much success in filling his request and he was getting impatient and I was getting frustrated. So in frustration I just said “I
don’t understand how these work, you’ll just have to wait until your mother can
help us”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> So from there this is the conversation between the two of us:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Him: Well
why not? You’re an adult you should know everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: Yes I
am an adult and I know more than a child but I don’t know everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Him: Oh, like I know more than Samantha (his two year old sister).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: That’s
right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Him: And
Samantha knows more than baby Dean (Dean is a 4 month old baby who my daughter
and her husband have welcomed into their home with his mother while she gets
her world in order).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: Yes
exactly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Him: Except
God, He knows everything!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: Yes
that’s right!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Him: Cause
he made everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So we have
a problem that needed a better solution than the one I gave him. He didn’t tell
me to pray about it, he didn’t tell me how ignorant I was, or how bad I was. He
didn’t call me names or start saying ugly words to me. What he said was:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">“Maybe you
should move in with us and learn how to use them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">In other
words maybe you should do something that would solve the problem or at least
try to help solve the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I don’t
know if anyone will understand why I posted this or not but I hope at least a
few get it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">And no I’m
not moving in with them to solve this problem. What I did do: I waited until
his mother arrived and asked her to tell me again how to use the controls to
get to his programs. And this time I paid attention. I listened. I let her
explanation sink in. And this time I think I got it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Rose <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-66192702489196767922016-09-18T10:29:00.004-05:002016-09-18T10:29:56.323-05:00Today ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today …<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love One Another</td></tr>
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Today I prayed for Margie. I don’t know Margie’s story. I
met her on the streets of midtown New York City. I had joined a team from the
New York Relief group and we were just walking the streets of NYC looking for
people we could help. Margie came walking toward us. Well really she was
shuffling, she was bent way over as though she carried a heavy load and her
feet and legs could barely move. She is homeless. Her friends on the street call her Speedy but
we found out her real name was Margie. That is how I think of her – Margie. </div>
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Today wasn’t the only time I prayed for her. She’s been in my thoughts ever
since I met her so every day I pray for her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Today though I thought I would share with you my experience.
As the team leader begin to converse with Margie and see how they could help
her. Other team members helped Zan set up an easel, blank canvas, paints and
brushes. Zan does worship painting and the Lord has led her to take it to the
streets of NYC. Zan and I began to add some paint to the canvas and as people came up
we invited them to join in the painting. Some held back and watch, some
eventually came forward and painted. </div>
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We waved to the team leader to bring
Margie over to join us. She came but held back saying she wouldn’t be able to
reach the canvas. But we convinced her that she could just paint in one corner.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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Margie made her way to the canvas and started. Soon she was
a little straighter and could reach higher. There was a delightful smile on her
face. She was enjoying it. We talked a little as she painted. She’s in her late
60’s, not much younger than me. We talked about abstract painting. There was a
wonderful smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye as she painted next to a
five year old girl who had also been invited to paint. </div>
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Another New Yorker, a
stranger to the two painting, stooped to help and encourage the young painter whose
mom and dad were also enjoying the scene and taping their daughter painting on
the streets of NYC. It was an amazing experience I will never forget.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had to leave Margie to the streets that night because the
shelter bed had been given to another lady one of the other teams had met. So I
pray for Margie, for her needs, for her protection, and in gratitude that I was
able to share a few hours with her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To learn more about the New York City relief project visit <a href="http://www.newyorkcityrelief.org/">http://www.newyorkcityrelief.org/</a>. To learn more about Zen and her worship paintings which she sells to support
herself and her ministry check out her Facebook page <span style="background: #F5F5F1; color: #777777; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/worshippaintingsbyzan/">https://www.facebook.com/worshippaintingsbyzan/</a>
</span>or her Etsy shop <a href="http://www.paintingsbyzan.etsy.com/">http://www.PaintingsbyZan.etsy.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When was the last time you stopped to look in the eyes of a stranger and smile?</div>
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Rose</div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-58314545016827319092016-05-17T11:23:00.001-05:002016-05-17T11:23:45.584-05:00Here We Go Again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">It’s Tuesday and I meant to post this last night as one of my tips and
tricks posts but I didn’t get it done (actually this was written one week ago).
The tip is at the end of this post. Okay now for a little update on my UFO’s, <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Www.allpeoplequilt.com</span></b></a> <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to-quilt/finishing/2016-ufo-challenge" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>UFO
Challenge for 2016</b></span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">March’s
number didn’t even get touched. Why? Because I was busy, busy, busy making
things to go in the quilt show that my <a href="http://qgoa.org/"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>local guild</b></span></a> holds every year. I thought
I would do a little bit on that project but it didn’t happen. April came along
and the number pulled was a good one – number 1 the small aloha quilt. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April UFO Small Island Quilt</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I can
handle that. Not. I’m still working on it and here it is well into May. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May UFO Birds In Flight Crazy Block</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">May’s
number is 7 the Birds In Flight Crazy Block. Now really I should be able to get
both of those done this month. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">For my tip
I was working on this small mini quilt to go in the silent auction held during
the previous mentioned quilt show. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View From My Window Auction Quilt</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The small flowers were re-embroidered by me
by hand but the fabric was not a quilt quality fabric and I was not happy with
the results once I had pieced the blocks together. They were not the right
size, and they were not consistent in size. So I did something I rarely do, I
took it all apart and started again. Since the flower fabric was a fairly loose
weave I decided to stabilize it by adding a muslin backing. I thought the best
way to do that would be to use a spray on quilt basting glue. I really didn’t
want to do that in the house but I didn’t want to set up a large table outside
either. Then I spied this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Now I know
some have covered these and made them into a small portable ironing surface
and/or cutting mat. My thought was to cover it with freezer paper (shiny side
out) and use that as my glueing table. Worked perfectly and now I have
something I can use outdoors when I’m using a spray or a glue that needs a lot
of ventilation. I can also use it when I have just a little painting to do.
When the freezer paper gets too bad just replace it with a fresh sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">How simple
is that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Oh and the
quilt show? My rag dolls “The Slow Stitchers” took second place in their
category Textile/Fabric Items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creating!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-88570785139210363682016-03-01T10:46:00.000-06:002016-03-01T10:47:19.622-06:00Monday Tip on Tuesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">It’s
Tuesday and I meant to post this last night as one of my tips and tricks posts
but I didn’t get it done. The tip is at the end of this post. Okay now for a
little update on my UFO’s, <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Www.allpeoplequilt.com</b></span></a>
<a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to-quilt/finishing/2016-ufo-challenge"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>UFO
Challenge for 2016</b></span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">February’s
number was 5. That was a good one for me because I had listed the rag doll I
was making for my granddaughter. I’m happy to say that she has received her
doll. It took a little bit of doing because of the hair. I had crocheted a cap
and then added bangs and a lot of hair to it. Too much hair! So it was back to
the drawing board with suggestions from my daughter to start over again. Well I
didn’t want to take the time to start over so I stewed over it for a bit. I
thought about cutting the cap and reducing the amount of hair at the same time
but you know what happens when you cut into crochet work. It unravels! Hummm
what to do?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Then I
remembered a conversation I had with a quilter at the Houston Quilt Show. She
did knitting and crocheting and then cut them up to include in her quilts. How
did she keep them from unravelling – she fused them with interfacing. Ah hah! I
could do the same. And I did. I’m still not 100% pleased with the hair but it
is better than it was so I’m happy for now. I may make some hats with hair
attached later but for now Samantha can play with her and I can move on to
other works. I’m currently working on three of these dolls for another idea I
had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Oh and back
to the UFO list AllPeopleQuilt pulled number 3 for March. That is my “She
Colored Everything Yellow” crazy quilt. Twelve blocks are sewn and waiting for
the hand embroidery. This is another project that will probably not be finished
in a month but it will be moved forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">My tip: Don’t
rule out applying ideas from one discipline to another. It worked for me – from
quilting to rag dolls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: magenta;">Happy
creating!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-71416628306182788192016-02-05T12:12:00.000-06:002016-02-05T12:13:29.399-06:00Finish It Friday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Well that
wasn’t so bad after all. I’m referring to the UFO Challenge I joined this year.
No the redwork quilt did not get finished but I’ve got 9 blocks completed and I’m
working on the 10</span><sup style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> one. I figure if I do one a week all 20 will be
ready for the next step in just 10 weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">What is the next step? I’m not sure.
Originally I planned to do had embroidery as in crazy quilting on all of the
blocks. I did a little on one block and now I’m not sure. I could use my basic
machine and do some machine embroidery. The other area I’m considering is
putting sashing and corner stones between the blocks. One of the concerns I
have is all though I pre-washed all of my fabrics when I sprayed a few with
Best Press the red ran into the white areas. Now this quilt is for me so that
doesn’t bother me but I had thought to do white sashing with red dots or white
with red embroidery. Now I don’t know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">So for the
UFO Challenge the next number drawn on February 1 was number five. Number five
on my list was something that wasn’t really truly a UFO but I had intended to
finish it by Christmas as a present for my granddaughter and I missed that date
so I added it to my list just so it would get done this year. I have been
working on it though so I’m almost finished with it. Maybe that will be my
Finish It Friday today. Just some hand stitching and I’ll be done. And that
means I will be done with the February UFO Challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another look at my list though as the doll was something I wanted to finish
before I started the next three dolls which have an April deadline and if that
number 5 hadn’t have come up I would be challenged to not only finish the doll
but work on another UFO. So I wondered what else I had on my list that might be
holding up a deadline if it’s number got pulled way after it’s deadline. I’m
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-79643936542189501942016-01-27T20:22:00.001-06:002016-01-27T20:22:05.090-06:00What’s On My Wall WOMY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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my design wall last post so I thought I’d share what’s been up there lately
besides the redwork quilt. It gets changed frequently depending on my mood and
what I’m doing. I love having a design wall. I really don’t know how I managed
without one for so long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Towards the
end of last year I decided it was time for me to try my hand at something I’ve
always wanted to do. Art Quilting. I’ve bought the magazines and books,
followed art quilters online and heard a view live programs. I dabbled a little
over the years starting with this piece created to celebrate my hometown’s 100<sup>th</sup>
birthday.</span></div>
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hangings. I started another island scene. It’s on my UFO list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The next day I attended her workshop. So from that start these are now on my
wall as I consider what stitching I want to do on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The first one Winter
Sunrise was inspired by photos shown on Facebook by a resident of Mobridge,
S.D. I did that one in class. The next day I started putting together one for
my series called “Look what Rose did – she colored everything yellow”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871701288374852225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477348525172389361.post-51849185513539553882016-01-25T21:01:00.001-06:002016-01-25T21:01:38.076-06:00Monday Tip: Don't Give Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you
follow my blog you know I’ve been on a quest to finish projects that have been
cooling at times, percolating at other times. These are referred to as UFO’s
(unfinished objects), WIPs (Works in Progress), WISP’s (Works in Slow Progress)
to name just a few. I’ve tried 52 in 52 (one a week), 12 by 12 (one a month), FIF
(Finish It Fridays) and other ways to get things done or at least moved
forward. Some items did get finished, some have been moved along. But I’ve also
started a number of new items – some that were requested, some that I just
wanted to try, and some that were “what-if’s”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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am at the start of a new year and a new attempt at finishing some projects. A
friend posted an idea on FaceBook and I was off and running. <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Www.allpeoplequilt.com</b></span></a> has a <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-to-quilt/finishing/2016-ufo-challenge"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>UFO
Challenge for 2016</b></span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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projects and what stage they are in. They choose a number from 1-12 on the 1<sup>st</sup>
day of the month and that’s the project you work on that month. I can do that. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbNR0RM8DJEj4o2TDOmiFgsPokuQXr4bDcBDyvBrGlWxwet3D6NijWYTdJfBuSXEzvE-TMwq9tLx8tAquEqujCaaZfzsEpfcS6E1JxXAxXGQZWfJC9ojOl-e4VCiTZRveprFDrzCTl5Qd/s1600/ufo_challenge_2016-start.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbNR0RM8DJEj4o2TDOmiFgsPokuQXr4bDcBDyvBrGlWxwet3D6NijWYTdJfBuSXEzvE-TMwq9tLx8tAquEqujCaaZfzsEpfcS6E1JxXAxXGQZWfJC9ojOl-e4VCiTZRveprFDrzCTl5Qd/s200/ufo_challenge_2016-start.jpg" width="154" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My List for 2016</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So I made my list – just writing down projects as they came to my mind. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Truthfully I probably could list 24 or even 36 projects but I just did 12.</span></div>
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number they pulled was 2. Oh, oh. On my number 2 line I had listed what is
probably my oldest (that I’ve uncovered so far) and most time consuming
project. I was tempted to give up right then. I had hoped for one that only
needed a little bit to complete and I would have success the first month to
encourage me onward. I even thought about making that second list and then I
would have an option to choose which ever list seemed best (read easiest). But
I decided even though I would not finish it I could at least move it forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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found excuses to not work on it but then I realized I could do it – I could! So
I opened the project box.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vzgs52xSYmp3DanjRFFzH1d-TpYa_DTVeH4TdQ6z_1ukhNf6agdMQ_iC5pzMSnNNfA7n3eYK3Cqe2NJWlHOZbq8bVi6iVu5FRwITgwuDmkI2zBTAoHWtrYfSk_ISwXzdDNClYjqHqB5C/s1600/ProjectBoxRedwork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vzgs52xSYmp3DanjRFFzH1d-TpYa_DTVeH4TdQ6z_1ukhNf6agdMQ_iC5pzMSnNNfA7n3eYK3Cqe2NJWlHOZbq8bVi6iVu5FRwITgwuDmkI2zBTAoHWtrYfSk_ISwXzdDNClYjqHqB5C/s200/ProjectBoxRedwork.jpg" width="131" /></a></td></tr>
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and white crazy block style quilt with redwork in the centers. Three blocks had
been sewn. All of the redwork embroidery was done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">When I did those I didn’t
know about the wonders of damp stretching my work (thanks <a href="http://www.karenannruane.typepad.com/"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Karen</b></span></a>). So first I damp stretched
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squares that I had re-embroidered. For some reason (probably to protect the
embroidery) I had fused some lightweight interfacing to the back of those. This
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is but then I realized I could peel the interfacing off. So I was able to damp
stretch those as well. The three blocks which were already sewn would have to
stay as they were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two more blocks, and started to do the hand embroidery on one of the sewn
blocks. The month is almost over and a new number will be drawn next week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this one away? No it’s going to join my WISP’s. I’ve put the five (oh look now I'm up to six) blocks up on
my design wall and I’m loving them again. When I started this project back in 2006 or 2007 I didn't have a design wall. Now I do and it is always a pleasant surprise to put something up there that I've done and let it brew for a while. It will take some time to finish this
quilt – but I can do it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So I shared
all of that just to say “Don’t give up, small starts count, slow progress moves
you to the finish line”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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