tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50154435971938185062024-03-14T07:48:10.423-06:00elsie quiltsan art quilter's journalElsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-59399794980516281202024-03-12T19:02:00.004-06:002024-03-12T19:02:55.133-06:00Yes, I am still alive!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_nkIW9yvzRiW5-bdloSe505Hx3b2X7z_ja7r2zS-2pKGukking5LdK00ZLm6l3pRpwlVMsx__43oEUX9p_gSlUzP0rh5ayhpFluGBpPgL-DjJHahOSXXoEp6BrITpBx8VrYTz5EmA1tMu6bWk-0VCLp5LChBTHMJyRpfm01HqG3HarEY8cYHrsrnR8XJ/s3264/IMG_0093.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_nkIW9yvzRiW5-bdloSe505Hx3b2X7z_ja7r2zS-2pKGukking5LdK00ZLm6l3pRpwlVMsx__43oEUX9p_gSlUzP0rh5ayhpFluGBpPgL-DjJHahOSXXoEp6BrITpBx8VrYTz5EmA1tMu6bWk-0VCLp5LChBTHMJyRpfm01HqG3HarEY8cYHrsrnR8XJ/w300-h400/IMG_0093.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> January and February were rough months with health and other issues. All is well now and I'm quilting with enthusiasm. I just finished another scrappy blue for charity but my hubby liked it so much that he claimed it. It is a lap-size about 48 x 60". I used a panto called Atlanta and just the fabrics in my scrap bins. Some 'blocks' were made from very small pieces.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YvUDrXNwxbvD6HvHoEyev3dMco3Bf-0QRo2Y8VDdjRy4NOU0PPlJ_Rym91SyGI2rbM7uFfOCmdZcjy4-17aIH4gXA-R5OXMwZW7pnp8eJU9fAj8hTrZi7hp3bRYBnKKtKwz1OGtsmPY_PTz_Vt4EBNc00V0Jfp9VTKMlRkdHgZVn7KNGHziGvcAT8thB/s2276/IMG_0099.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="2186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YvUDrXNwxbvD6HvHoEyev3dMco3Bf-0QRo2Y8VDdjRy4NOU0PPlJ_Rym91SyGI2rbM7uFfOCmdZcjy4-17aIH4gXA-R5OXMwZW7pnp8eJU9fAj8hTrZi7hp3bRYBnKKtKwz1OGtsmPY_PTz_Vt4EBNc00V0Jfp9VTKMlRkdHgZVn7KNGHziGvcAT8thB/s320/IMG_0099.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm nearly finished a landscape (photo later) and started another scrappy, this time a medallion with a large collection of charm squares given to me. This is my element, so much fun. So far... I started with an orphan block that somehow got missed for the above blue scrappy. Then I added strips to make it the size that would be okay with 5" squares around it. The next round is charm squares. My plan is to make some HST or QST or something that will make a different size so all the seams do not line up like they do on these two rounds. So much fun...<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-51212323952149934612024-02-01T18:05:00.002-07:002024-02-01T18:05:19.903-07:00Not much happening<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9HfUxYygCLrZT7fl-uLrTOnHQBbsr6WNk9ghaBt3jKGAawEbVxD1RMlv9V7q0AUASiSi-GOnEMTVT3s-J7-KKcxUZkgbLCJlGvJhYIeISTJgT6mH8cFfDp0-eHOmddJoqkbDF3xNiOE1Kpon1RB_KHL-cEO9RRW8GYOmFJqjX88H7040gLraZZ56CsRo/s1907/IMG_0075.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1862" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9HfUxYygCLrZT7fl-uLrTOnHQBbsr6WNk9ghaBt3jKGAawEbVxD1RMlv9V7q0AUASiSi-GOnEMTVT3s-J7-KKcxUZkgbLCJlGvJhYIeISTJgT6mH8cFfDp0-eHOmddJoqkbDF3xNiOE1Kpon1RB_KHL-cEO9RRW8GYOmFJqjX88H7040gLraZZ56CsRo/w390-h400/IMG_0075.jpeg" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> After having the Nativity Quilt in my window for all of January, I made one more suitable for January. Our supreme cold snap is over, snow is melting, but this one was quick and easy.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Otherwise, little progress on the landscape quilt. On January 16 my blood oxygen dropped to below 88 and hubby called an ambulance. I spent a few days in hospital diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and on oxygen until that number went up and stayed there. Since then, recovery is slow. The heavy duty meds first by IV and then by pill might have been one of those "cure worse than the illness" as they messed with my digestive system. I lost six lbs, which is fine, but still feel like a truck hit me and aware that full recovery can take weeks. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the meantime, hubby got viral bronchitis, so both of us are moving slow, trying not to feel sorry for ourselves, and taking turns with cooking, chores, etc. depending who feels most like it. This is NOT FUN but one goal for 2024 was to simplify my life. Off to a good start!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-25319996922882008262024-01-12T17:30:00.002-07:002024-01-12T17:30:22.094-07:00Progress Report<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The days fly by and yet a few things get done or at least there is progress. Here is the landscape started this week. I just love it when the fabric creates a design before any applique or thread play or quilting. This background mountain looks like a distant mountain. Thankful!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJi0nPlC0kfAmpCpl5-YI6pbmASAhIGjklaoO-shojqQk3kO4CshBE77sA5GYvlEJS4RqrMdvnqASHFTjDCFlAOyXt9qgy5ORV6zTYjMNB2UZEmeTELvak4ho70lk99bVMk3NQcX9Uv-lzsZlPHeG_Q_1Dcogsb_Oy0huzlNAUDDvRE9SkuQ7J2RNO8m/s3264/IMG_0064.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJi0nPlC0kfAmpCpl5-YI6pbmASAhIGjklaoO-shojqQk3kO4CshBE77sA5GYvlEJS4RqrMdvnqASHFTjDCFlAOyXt9qgy5ORV6zTYjMNB2UZEmeTELvak4ho70lk99bVMk3NQcX9Uv-lzsZlPHeG_Q_1Dcogsb_Oy0huzlNAUDDvRE9SkuQ7J2RNO8m/w300-h414/IMG_0064.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also happy to have a warm home. It is -40 or so with a windchill closer to -50. This is Celsius, but when the numbers are that low, it is about the same as Fahrenheit. COLD! Hubby went out this morning to indoor golf. Lots of cancellations. He usually stays out for lunch, but not this time. He said the streets are icy and brutal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time to make supper but nice to be warm and glad I'm not needing to go anywhere...😰 Stay warm -- wrapped up in a quilt!</span><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-12705139353177653912024-01-10T18:07:00.001-07:002024-01-10T18:07:10.916-07:00A New Challenge<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a sketch from a photo that will become a landscape lap quilt... when I get my act together. The fabrics are merely a value exercise... the sky is okay, the large background mountain needs to be a tad darker, the next two ranges should be bluer, but I'm happy with the green hills, water, and foreground fabric -- which almost disappears at the bottom right. Of course this is simple and will be more 'realistic' which is what the customer wants. A double-click might show it better.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Progress reports as I go, now that I've figured out that a photo on my new I-Pad automatically shows up on my new MacBook Pro. The learning curve for that change is far from over though!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TIeHmGbw-7ucEIFcW0y82lrWfRNc98-MxrUiD80OboPfDqMhykj6eGcqlNE2nO5G-0kFu-63cXtSYLtmywef_8quQ8BWjvx_A1-_5Vd1VOkh80WOctpWkwybGzgKbD5_w1TAlNmaRcmOJBwiOBRu78HO8mjh8g35DGWYWwpMYGm_3azOpu0aMbALkZ4_/s3252/IMG_0061.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="3252" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TIeHmGbw-7ucEIFcW0y82lrWfRNc98-MxrUiD80OboPfDqMhykj6eGcqlNE2nO5G-0kFu-63cXtSYLtmywef_8quQ8BWjvx_A1-_5Vd1VOkh80WOctpWkwybGzgKbD5_w1TAlNmaRcmOJBwiOBRu78HO8mjh8g35DGWYWwpMYGm_3azOpu0aMbALkZ4_/w400-h203/IMG_0061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-10898340441369086512023-12-27T17:26:00.002-07:002023-12-27T17:26:22.431-07:00This year...<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Several quilt blogs that I follow do a summary for the year. I don't have my photos in a collage so will just copy them in without comment beginning with this small window hanging. They are in no particular order. The first 24 are a mix of small quilts to hang in the window, table toppers, up to queen-size bed quilts. Eleven of them were for refugees who became fast friends. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The last four are tops only, given to a charity group to sandwich and quilt. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know, I cannot believe I did all this. It has been a hectic year besides.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUiP-bhbOlXqBvCwDwV063IKyBUkLb3_UPLZ7QO4WJVVgCRvWq-hAYeYcnQcaxESP_VoSfuI1SniRMVXwUGagP2sXlojrmabYrtYnIfaMzP3Wv02EVGX_XmPhwCBJZS5t7hNj_vlDAP7NJ7MuODUNAuJ8rtcbbMbjf81rYWc1Bdnzw04YyGRMJAAv3eiU/s800/August.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="517" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUiP-bhbOlXqBvCwDwV063IKyBUkLb3_UPLZ7QO4WJVVgCRvWq-hAYeYcnQcaxESP_VoSfuI1SniRMVXwUGagP2sXlojrmabYrtYnIfaMzP3Wv02EVGX_XmPhwCBJZS5t7hNj_vlDAP7NJ7MuODUNAuJ8rtcbbMbjf81rYWc1Bdnzw04YyGRMJAAv3eiU/w129-h200/August.jpg" width="129" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Tt5KHZCxe4oPyoVtX3geR90xjl-DiyTIkiHexkFDtb65jrZtW9NzhU8bPST_tWxTmWEsgCq8uq1C0ey9qksHSf9Uoa7xwl5EAv9sCbXeTnvV5K4WXjB2J70yBgi7LkK3kaKJcmTH0DQnFfax7aM0jQ2snPBHXHoQldzOMK0f2emM0zsXz9idC4bVarPB/s464/September.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3186" data-original-width="2868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiauXBLviTBKXAiT8NC3sSJtKBqxWX7MnuNtWn0vEotlaxoiP3qayKinWpZ71FJq3I6sc-p9yZmLU13omhbWOqJuqkqfzGJwdIV1IPwybxWcl8ePmn4vvyzHGiga53M3joWUl7Dk_BCE0P3G1AWzM-1XsiWZKCaARAV7APUKnG5k3MpmnMRD_mMZ3HdIU/s320/20231218_161806%5B1%5D.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">With full days and many interruptions, time to quilt is often way to short. However, I'm whacking away at blue scraps (again) and it appears this one will soon be ready to put on the longarm. The photo happened then I put another bit on the right side and have three more seams and maybe a border. It is about 56" square, but a border would be a good addition to make it a better lap size.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love doing these. No plan at all, just make blocks with what is in the scrap bin, adding from stash if necessary, tossing in a few coordinating bits and pieces. It is total fun for me. No name for this one yet. I've another that is ready to quilt also, and also mostly blue scraps. Where they all came from is a bit of a mystery to me -- like who keeps sneaking into my sewing room and putting blue scraps in that bin? or what?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas to all -- in case I don't get back here for a few days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-70253807508108017902023-12-08T14:05:00.000-07:002023-12-08T14:05:19.643-07:00Slower but Steadier<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFvdAvPUKzzirSXXZPxCkPADOA7_nAm2ICE1oHhKv7iM0EA4pIoIIB1jeVxUDYKRoDQSVRU0dyY1mO2GU-ztLftiK5OSyjgJ0bajWwtSH6oSTnnn6fRKhGTqwPJju56708fKFoB6s5fmSdnU-V-oznl4vAsuYJz3M_sTsw36J3UlFZfuirco0MfogkTd5/s3264/20231014_162535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFvdAvPUKzzirSXXZPxCkPADOA7_nAm2ICE1oHhKv7iM0EA4pIoIIB1jeVxUDYKRoDQSVRU0dyY1mO2GU-ztLftiK5OSyjgJ0bajWwtSH6oSTnnn6fRKhGTqwPJju56708fKFoB6s5fmSdnU-V-oznl4vAsuYJz3M_sTsw36J3UlFZfuirco0MfogkTd5/w150-h200/20231014_162535.jpg" width="150" /></a><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It seems to take me a long time to get a finish. Procrastination. Lazy. Too much else on my plate. Whatever the excuse, I finished three since the last post. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These two are for refugees, the same family as three recently posted. They are a mom/dad and their adult children -- two young men and two young women. Beautiful people. They show their quilts off to every visitor! These two are similar. Both guys sent a picture of what they liked, and one of the pictures had a beautiful woman in it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That helped me work faster because this guy is a big tease and I could hardly wait to tease him... told him I was sorry that I could give only the quilt to him as I couldn't find that gal anywhere, no matter how hard I looked. He was laughing so hard, and especially because I found out he told another person that the woman in the photo was his girlfriend back where he had been living. He made that up, but I knew because I used it on Google search to see if there was a pattern for it so I could get an idea of how much fabric I'd need. I discovered that photo came off an add for a bedspread! What fun to out-do this guy and his crazy humor! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHf-BO-nuF62T6Se4ZKgPTVmgWLl0sBVHrebL0RFJdL9ulBSbHTtNiARr5my2Nu725D5r5dqdMMTDRuHM22TP6CZxVx4et3YiI4fp0KyYgYhlGqUIjj6ZNgRQ05BNZpvvBBo2KYb7hUnfWIBWp-2hIUaNv_v6sPs8b2El7fobZyFS_klRBWai-IwrxtXw/s4032/20231101_104014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHf-BO-nuF62T6Se4ZKgPTVmgWLl0sBVHrebL0RFJdL9ulBSbHTtNiARr5my2Nu725D5r5dqdMMTDRuHM22TP6CZxVx4et3YiI4fp0KyYgYhlGqUIjj6ZNgRQ05BNZpvvBBo2KYb7hUnfWIBWp-2hIUaNv_v6sPs8b2El7fobZyFS_klRBWai-IwrxtXw/w150-h200/20231101_104014.jpg" width="150" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The third one is a table runner Christmas gift for a DIL so cannot post it in case she peeks.
Lots of other things on the go, like two improv quilts using blue scraps. I am still certain that scraps multiply in the dark or at least are related to rabbits.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also have many other projects in various stages, mostly go-together fabrics in a box, some with a pattern or at least an idea. Having the five done/gifted is helping me get over that procrastination. <br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-57605477044658362142023-11-11T14:49:00.004-07:002023-11-11T14:49:54.968-07:00Much needed vacation<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Our daughter and hubby recently moved to a different city in a different state. They bought an older house that needs work but when they first walked into it, they "felt happy" and I now know why. This is their view out the living room window and off the patio. I may never go home!</span></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/AVvXsEi8ceibjHtEDBsadvQAvXj8pdBgCyYUMDXhrDifKjj2j0uDNcJgCqKXadhl6K060sHI5Kx0eG1SFgFr4-4jDnepn9x-RUc2_SSNtYlZye2WVhCJKw6kxNTjwChCaQahKmUKgsq7c4q1TyRVfzMQQ63yFYp1P6DndT2Bnn-rK9BbUdKupH5a7KS5ZHkHN0eG/s3264/WIN_20231111_15_52_39_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ceibjHtEDBsadvQAvXj8pdBgCyYUMDXhrDifKjj2j0uDNcJgCqKXadhl6K060sHI5Kx0eG1SFgFr4-4jDnepn9x-RUc2_SSNtYlZye2WVhCJKw6kxNTjwChCaQahKmUKgsq7c4q1TyRVfzMQQ63yFYp1P6DndT2Bnn-rK9BbUdKupH5a7KS5ZHkHN0eG/w400-h225/WIN_20231111_15_52_39_Pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also while here, daughter gave me an older i-pad that she is not using. I'm now considering a Mac desktop as I discovered that Mac designers think a lot more like I do than the people at 'you know where' and my mind seems relieved. Time will tell. It could be relieved just from the views out each window in this house. Until then, we are enjoying 100 foot trees in fall colors and the peace and quiet of hearing only the occasional 'ping' off the 18th tee.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The to-do list and UFOs seem far, far away...<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-15233653088519791812023-10-07T13:31:00.003-06:002023-10-07T13:31:26.402-06:00So Much Fun<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIPqjE3i-8lKEt-MKjMbdYQMqk2OzPZUFJ_dSNRVo5_ejdt0vjwJw482KT4H4R1x9EdOXRtV4oQ6myn5XwvfEraIw-q8ZM0cWkG6pX3P7Q29FcwY_YXTazZlrOOyAg4H23BEppeN0AH3KF4Ukd4aShxyLwzDpWB2sP4K46NCvZ6Dglj2z1jsBXmSwwCOQ/s3277/20231007_110502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="3277" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIPqjE3i-8lKEt-MKjMbdYQMqk2OzPZUFJ_dSNRVo5_ejdt0vjwJw482KT4H4R1x9EdOXRtV4oQ6myn5XwvfEraIw-q8ZM0cWkG6pX3P7Q29FcwY_YXTazZlrOOyAg4H23BEppeN0AH3KF4Ukd4aShxyLwzDpWB2sP4K46NCvZ6Dglj2z1jsBXmSwwCOQ/s320/20231007_110502.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This week demanded a break from making big quilts that match up with photos people sent me, so decided to hit the blue scrap box. Picked blue because the quilt on the roster was mostly blue and had leftovers. Dug out some orphans, noted that the scrap bin had a few little blocks in it too, ranging from 1.5" up to about 12" plus lots of pieces and strings. After sorting and making a few more odd shapes, they went on my design wall, got moved around and shuffled and sewn together. So far, this is the result. Any white showing still needs something stuck in there and I can see a couple of needed moves that would add rather than be a distraction.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doing this is like playing... so much fun. I am hooked and forget to eat some days. Improv takes many forms, but for a person with a mind that thinks like a jazz jam session, this works for me. I don't add from the stash, at least not yet, just use the bits and pieces. Also discovered that I can throw other colors into the mix, any other colors, as long as they are used in at least three places. What a joyful discovery. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It also works with the blocks... put in a few that are the same block, different sizes and colors but it hold this mess together, at least in my mind. The title of this one was easy: I'm calling it Bye Bye Blues... but saying bye to all of them is not quite true. From the looks of things, I might just have enough unused scraps to make another one.<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-62137114852272823892023-09-29T18:25:00.003-06:002023-09-29T18:25:28.931-06:00Two Done, Two more in Progress<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-E4Qsq8phpZNOaeyirOrwrsAlXd2HAYFh71sJjTeem50A7VlQhu0AzLQineB_zVLCnezguaRYe-eBQTOofu-yK5pxK98O23_NglTVhOpIiOiXLFPa-MRoH_cLSFdBP6-L_muYDoHJfVykiKtOD9vdBehB2rSYCb5qFuFJowvq-pP2Uwxp_49Wk3XIJEi/s481/296-AlkaWaseem.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="481" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-E4Qsq8phpZNOaeyirOrwrsAlXd2HAYFh71sJjTeem50A7VlQhu0AzLQineB_zVLCnezguaRYe-eBQTOofu-yK5pxK98O23_NglTVhOpIiOiXLFPa-MRoH_cLSFdBP6-L_muYDoHJfVykiKtOD9vdBehB2rSYCb5qFuFJowvq-pP2Uwxp_49Wk3XIJEi/w320-h319/296-AlkaWaseem.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A
refugee family of six arrived the first part of the month. They are
super people. One of our friends described them as "pure gold." So <a href="https://elsiequilts.blogspot.com/2023/08/im-still-here.html" target="_blank">mom
and dad's quilt</a> is done and two for their daughters. The top for one son
is done and I'm cutting out pieces for the other son. All these are in
their 20s so these are full size.They are designed according to photos they sent me, sort of. I took liberties with their choices. They do like bright colors however both these photos are not right. The gold/green one is actually brighter and the blue one is not this bright. Go figure?<br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm also working on scrap quilts. Pinterest has several layouts for orphan and scrap blocks so will try one of them soon. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV9zH1oumKs_BIRd6WA1ls1Y3fR8Wl0uKErNkP58S_i4BZmK_JHUlfFUSvwnLL8Q3Hz23N1UmOm8G79ShJplX44xuDwWY9hpzyvo-xNS32huzvGfat3OqqkmMSXs_-5Ho7OO8hrsssjYRSJOhRLUQttsBHQCdp_r2aROXVmVPXyMsWpujgYOCpQg2MNuS/s2359/297-AqsaWaseem.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="2359" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV9zH1oumKs_BIRd6WA1ls1Y3fR8Wl0uKErNkP58S_i4BZmK_JHUlfFUSvwnLL8Q3Hz23N1UmOm8G79ShJplX44xuDwWY9hpzyvo-xNS32huzvGfat3OqqkmMSXs_-5Ho7OO8hrsssjYRSJOhRLUQttsBHQCdp_r2aROXVmVPXyMsWpujgYOCpQg2MNuS/w276-h267/297-AqsaWaseem.jpg" width="276" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Also, my bruises are almost all gone. Most came with no pain but those
still on my legs hurt to touch. I'm thanking God for surviving such a
tumble. My daughter keeps saying, "Why didn't you break something?" as
if it were a given for someone my age. We just rejoice that this turned
out the way it has. I went to a specialist today, and he just shook his head and told me to carry on!<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-20164281763866944832023-09-07T17:16:00.000-06:002023-09-07T17:16:01.969-06:00September starts and stops<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXhKcXm0wHJaNipQuwnq-GnMSTvk_sshf_xw-WJVwSPhmlxHKkywCkWJBLMQvz1JNf8_MdLbiFiw8Nr-LHGgUWiWlh61qCdQGXoL17CFqHFxo6m97CXwRvhSkYxk3TBVDiawpZpc1Rh6F_evJ2g8ogDkDNEx1iiEHnW86Ue_Tv0X7sRcTRQ6qe6m2TT9y/s464/September.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="447" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXhKcXm0wHJaNipQuwnq-GnMSTvk_sshf_xw-WJVwSPhmlxHKkywCkWJBLMQvz1JNf8_MdLbiFiw8Nr-LHGgUWiWlh61qCdQGXoL17CFqHFxo6m97CXwRvhSkYxk3TBVDiawpZpc1Rh6F_evJ2g8ogDkDNEx1iiEHnW86Ue_Tv0X7sRcTRQ6qe6m2TT9y/w193-h200/September.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The start for this month: I finished a little fall quilt to hang in my window. It was easy and a temptation to do some free-motion practice, but maybe later. I had other things happening...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One was a quilt for a refugee that is now on the longarm. Picture later. It is coming along fine, but I'm off my feet a bit, but not fully stopped because of this other thing that happened...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our youngest son got married on Friday, the first of September. We prayed for good weather -- it rained Thursday and the smoke from wildfires in BC was so bad Saturday that people were advised to stay inside. The wedding was outside on Friday and the weather was PERFECT! Thank You, Lord. Our kids were all here and the wedding was lovely. The bride > stunning. The photographer is going to try and get her on a magazine cover. Then we drove from the botanical gardens to downtown, and my hubby dropped me at the restaurant where the reception would be. The foyer was dark, the curved staircase long and when I stepped off to go down, I stepped into thin air.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Headfirst. I thought instantly to turn sideways and roll rather than go head over heels, so stopped about halfway and could not move for a long moment. Then, with a little help, got up and walked to the banquet room and sat down. Ice packs, concerns, but the good Lord had me focused on the wedding and the guests, even though they were not there yet. I had bruises on my arms, but they vanished before the meal was over. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I slept all night, and was feeling okay next day except for two places: left foot and right shoulder. The foot was soon black. The shoulder bruise came up today, six days after getting battered on those metal-edged risers. However, I'm not broken and not sore all over, just bruises everywhere. Our oldest son remarked that he thinks I must be moonlighting as a stunt woman. 😄</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So if anyone reading this wonders about guardian angels, wonder no more. Thank you God, for not only protecting me from far worse, but also giving me peace and joy so I didn't whine and feel sorry for myself and put a damper on an incredibly lovely day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, back to that quilt...<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-34984059611356011832023-08-16T18:27:00.003-06:002023-08-16T18:27:54.448-06:00August Quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHw8UtSgctPOne7-jx910VW8xakQA1hP-LSU2U6bYWoY5rSDgatW-yKbKNN30OPwmVNc9BXTr8P1nJBPYfYU-_KsKGw236T43b2nGJTmIYzNLhVcHcGhjFUwxawEiN2hahHTUWWW_a4XMXvW8K_tMIAr9Rvpl9cZOrhf_OHZoJW_jJe0y7iO7SfAQ0wP_/s800/August.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHw8UtSgctPOne7-jx910VW8xakQA1hP-LSU2U6bYWoY5rSDgatW-yKbKNN30OPwmVNc9BXTr8P1nJBPYfYU-_KsKGw236T43b2nGJTmIYzNLhVcHcGhjFUwxawEiN2hahHTUWWW_a4XMXvW8K_tMIAr9Rvpl9cZOrhf_OHZoJW_jJe0y7iO7SfAQ0wP_/s320/August.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />Had to make this in a hurry then forgot to hang it until August 2 and forgot to take a photo. So here it is, as promised. Told you it was simple. Making plan for September but don't you know it . . . making plans does not equal making the quilt! 😊<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also finished quilting a lap quilt and will post it soon. Life has been so hectic that I have to write everything down or it will get lost in the pile. Sigh. Wedding (youngest son) soon, good and sad family events, invitations, meetings, friends that need prayer, invites to dinner, appointments, and all sorts of calls and texts that seem important at the time. When this rush is over . . . </span><br /></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-29335087878188183632023-08-10T22:08:00.004-06:002023-08-10T22:08:55.191-06:00I'm still here...<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdpgdF-tJsU4N79yBZQ0qmqjBrVGmK26KKky82n2RGhWu9fwCP5TobRQG7_X9DvVftvrNnH-aQkFNDp2bgfSaYjNf9jgzpKKka22O_vkQgGe-_Y9WWDNRpjWGMMd2Ic2r0XlSwtEyhHSO5aT5gxhY9mBsbPMl-gpK14EgYgc-ErF2Wk3yoi7irDMUELwS/s888/290-BlueRose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdpgdF-tJsU4N79yBZQ0qmqjBrVGmK26KKky82n2RGhWu9fwCP5TobRQG7_X9DvVftvrNnH-aQkFNDp2bgfSaYjNf9jgzpKKka22O_vkQgGe-_Y9WWDNRpjWGMMd2Ic2r0XlSwtEyhHSO5aT5gxhY9mBsbPMl-gpK14EgYgc-ErF2Wk3yoi7irDMUELwS/s320/290-BlueRose.jpg" width="277" /></a></div>Whew, has life been busy. I have finished another quilt for a refugee couple and have four more on the go for their family. Also whipped up a little August landscape for my dining room window. We have had so many things going on that I'm too tired to describe them all, but healthy, enjoying lovely weather, trying new recipes, and quilt, quilt, quilt 'til I wilt... literally.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the quilt for the refugee couple. They asked for this but sent a picture of a knitted afghan... fortunately there is a pattern online for the quilted version. It is called "Pixelated Rose" and the pattern is pink but their photo was blue. And no, I did not cut a zillion 2.5" squares. If an area was bigger, then it was cut accordingly. It is quilted with a panto called "Leafarama" using Glide in white 60 weight, which amazingly shows up as texture on the white background and almost disappears on the colors, even those dark leaves. If you have never tried Glide, give it a go. It never breaks and comes in many colors and variegated also.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The August window quilt was a quick one I just sketched on an 11.5" x 17" paper and cut out/pasted/sewed the pieces and put a backing on, turned it and did a bit more quilting. It is little but kinda cute.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFHLqsJXHlG3PvXiDXyntqrtFv4PMdwo6tzKkPXfnYWFc8AuvD0EZrKy34Cly_2K2VYCkj93spgQ2AfQzDM0XpQQnFtjiN7h8JanFWfxKXR_GlVwd9t6mv2WeCf83ovsCebjg7J6ldyB6Guyy8fR5VQDyHGOJnQ8WjDYNJ4dkIHpyJ1Jp6IQd9U359Zgh/s5076/August.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5076" data-original-width="3313" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFHLqsJXHlG3PvXiDXyntqrtFv4PMdwo6tzKkPXfnYWFc8AuvD0EZrKy34Cly_2K2VYCkj93spgQ2AfQzDM0XpQQnFtjiN7h8JanFWfxKXR_GlVwd9t6mv2WeCf83ovsCebjg7J6ldyB6Guyy8fR5VQDyHGOJnQ8WjDYNJ4dkIHpyJ1Jp6IQd9U359Zgh/w131-h200/August.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oops, thought I took a photo. Here is the sketch showing the values. I stuck to normal colors except the upper sky has a strip of blue-green that we really don't see very often!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Added to this, we welcomed a refugee family of five plus grandma, in July, sponsored by our church, at the airport and helped get them and their luggage to their new home. It was instant bonding, just like our own kids/sister/brother. Feel like we've known them all our lives. Lots of emotion and joy and getting them settled. And the hubby and wife are both world class cooks as well as being all-around incredible people.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Besides that, our youngest son is getting married in 3 weeks. Glad he and his honey are doing everything. I just have to tie balloons to some chairs and loan him my easel! At least so far... <br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-89064386990250329292023-07-11T19:54:00.003-06:002023-07-11T19:54:38.001-06:00More Scrap bin browns. . .<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I took the last quilt top posted and two other tops plus a table topper finished to the 'sew days' of our local guild outreach department. This group will quilt and finish the tops, including labels, and give them where needed. We support several charities and gave away about 200 quilts this past year. If I go to the place where they work together, I talk too much and don't get much done, so I drop in, pick up fabrics etc. and take them home where I can work without the lovely distraction of gabbing with friends. Of course, when dropping something off, I get in on the chatter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are the tops and the little quilt that went in today... and the one yesterday also went in. See it <a href="http://elsiequilts.blogspot.com/2023/06/out-of-scrap-bin.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7oZxCSKuevMB8aKN-IdcskpXZc1xnhaw1IAMrPim7Cj3OPcGf7y02qejgTN0Gt4zUC8WGCQWwBIYUgdGSAsasDeA9pKqW6rl9NkaHs1kwQtoXKbWDr7aIOqk_tro_THHDovM0nt733HCSEjMp-NMgqTP4tv_69hO6lp-377ExpeYrz8P-2WPP24uZw7I/s1943/5-EDQG%20Top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="1943" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7oZxCSKuevMB8aKN-IdcskpXZc1xnhaw1IAMrPim7Cj3OPcGf7y02qejgTN0Gt4zUC8WGCQWwBIYUgdGSAsasDeA9pKqW6rl9NkaHs1kwQtoXKbWDr7aIOqk_tro_THHDovM0nt733HCSEjMp-NMgqTP4tv_69hO6lp-377ExpeYrz8P-2WPP24uZw7I/w400-h326/5-EDQG%20Top.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one has peach even if the photo looks pink. The one below it has a soft warm beige sashing that looks grey on my screen. Sigh.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The little one is a truer color.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I'm making more refugee quilts for another family arriving next month. The family of five came last week. We were part of the group that met them at the airport. What a night that was! I will never forget the instant bonding. They and us too felt as if we all belonged together. They were in danger for nearly 10 years and are thrilled to be here with no need to look over their shoulders. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V5pU7veMKW2LrPFuWuuVvUd-MzCO3EcAFYeJj_RJ0LLrsKXKBagdPKHnp1RFO4STZESsN2qmIfQBzHuPh0JCi5-SlsFBBZlBq0R9bY96bP1ur6yXVqZAQqXdCaLxGEbqwrS-Cmsp0cKkLTeIYujbXNWLUyYQX9UawoWCe1MB_5JGHREX0YVaHDZSyNsN/s2161/6-EDQG%20Top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2161" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V5pU7veMKW2LrPFuWuuVvUd-MzCO3EcAFYeJj_RJ0LLrsKXKBagdPKHnp1RFO4STZESsN2qmIfQBzHuPh0JCi5-SlsFBBZlBq0R9bY96bP1ur6yXVqZAQqXdCaLxGEbqwrS-Cmsp0cKkLTeIYujbXNWLUyYQX9UawoWCe1MB_5JGHREX0YVaHDZSyNsN/w400-h293/6-EDQG%20Top.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcRZfjXn6ESgwp7l3fozAEQ9hkEj9PKrVFKwEQjPbiBxsanpgH8s_Wc399_CwTIX2HOkplJCIdEsHFvvlNFttfjuDZhB8lqrPy-ngBfWZ1ATIRv-PtJ66GqM0ULhz6I5wfVqRYB--bCEnjxGggk6m-JV92OY6QVgnqLqMuJsFzgZEuZKpArcx-qhSMzFH/s1734/289-Brown%20&%20Blue%20on%20my%20Table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="1734" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcRZfjXn6ESgwp7l3fozAEQ9hkEj9PKrVFKwEQjPbiBxsanpgH8s_Wc399_CwTIX2HOkplJCIdEsHFvvlNFttfjuDZhB8lqrPy-ngBfWZ1ATIRv-PtJ66GqM0ULhz6I5wfVqRYB--bCEnjxGggk6m-JV92OY6QVgnqLqMuJsFzgZEuZKpArcx-qhSMzFH/s320/289-Brown%20&%20Blue%20on%20my%20Table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-47401707854883047802023-06-25T17:25:00.002-06:002023-06-25T17:25:24.505-06:00Out of the scrap bin...<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf2IiOqqk9J930uWX37-99rwJe6GwBegvr72PNLQZWTIQ2qqK98e1q77Vicm2jtGof8071i4ljZXfQEa2srm60BFGV6gR5UH_-CJHF9_RlygT2AfZp8ByHfbYM2gcqRGPGww-AY53kaHJoEXImeEeKiZmOzlMWspik519VReDOWLybVgnKwRILYzcWt-W/s1760/4-EDQG%20Top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1731" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf2IiOqqk9J930uWX37-99rwJe6GwBegvr72PNLQZWTIQ2qqK98e1q77Vicm2jtGof8071i4ljZXfQEa2srm60BFGV6gR5UH_-CJHF9_RlygT2AfZp8ByHfbYM2gcqRGPGww-AY53kaHJoEXImeEeKiZmOzlMWspik519VReDOWLybVgnKwRILYzcWt-W/w394-h400/4-EDQG%20Top.jpg" width="394" /></a></div>The brown scrap bin yielded 150 slab blocks at 6.5" and looks like I will get three quilts from this pile of scraps. I've added bits from larger pieces and fat quarters, but the brown bin is now empty! How long that will last is anyone's guess.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This first top was designed around an orphan block that someone donated to our guild. Many donors are people who cannot quilt for health reasons, or from families who have lost their quilting mother or grandmother. The block is 18.5" so was perfect for my 6.5" blocks. I had plain ones also so used them to give some space to this orphan. Putting the slab blocks around it was pure fun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This top is 63" square and going to the guild community outreach group for quilting. I did make some binding, also leftover scraps, that will work and have some brown backing that will do this one and the second one on the design wall. Photo of it later...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-82593908693122797222023-06-10T16:28:00.000-06:002023-06-10T16:28:19.192-06:00This one is for QofV<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZDICeuX_zrAgAMWu4OCvajKfwr6ga1qxu5NhJFta9-hA08kRg9cGoyuQ44O-wou5bfbEVSqyZCgp2TF7YndfKXYuiENStTaq70OZ0ZU7jjBvphrlrcP8cWF_VOIPSeQwKIQR0OoCb6ULz4QGXPYa6d0S1Y_komKxzcbwkYSwk6tAmarB1t1m7yqTBg/s1846/286-LeavesOnLogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZDICeuX_zrAgAMWu4OCvajKfwr6ga1qxu5NhJFta9-hA08kRg9cGoyuQ44O-wou5bfbEVSqyZCgp2TF7YndfKXYuiENStTaq70OZ0ZU7jjBvphrlrcP8cWF_VOIPSeQwKIQR0OoCb6ULz4QGXPYa6d0S1Y_komKxzcbwkYSwk6tAmarB1t1m7yqTBg/w326-h400/286-LeavesOnLogs.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjFg_ilgNYqeOPEoi4RK32IP6eaRxZHhbVDU16eiDVrpcJbaq6bOckxoV9kQD6gBaqoW_x39PrlUKB8slI0rMTBAoRf_hbYQjV0MMFm-UVxjUI36a-ulv-S0Ik3FzbqUuJL755BUQd6OLP0qPdWUiB-8OvMe0Pnm_vRgIdIX5m9cUUN145UgVXxdDKQ/s1967/286-LeavesOnLogsDetail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1504" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjFg_ilgNYqeOPEoi4RK32IP6eaRxZHhbVDU16eiDVrpcJbaq6bOckxoV9kQD6gBaqoW_x39PrlUKB8slI0rMTBAoRf_hbYQjV0MMFm-UVxjUI36a-ulv-S0Ik3FzbqUuJL755BUQd6OLP0qPdWUiB-8OvMe0Pnm_vRgIdIX5m9cUUN145UgVXxdDKQ/w153-h200/286-LeavesOnLogsDetail.jpg" width="153" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finished this quilt last week. It was quick and easy, a simple log cabin. It will go to Canadian Quilts of Valour next week at our Guild Sew Day. The leader takes donations to each charity. This group will take tops to finished quilts. If they come in unfinished, they are sandwiched and quilted, bound, labeled or whatever is needed. The Guild gives away more than 200 quilts a year. They will put a label on this one. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Size: 60.5" x 81"<br />Panto: Leafarama<br />Thread: Glide "Yellow Whisper"<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c3-MXb8IR8pNUgnWYKc35i8MNnQOGExY5lmPrKJsZyk9vWNk4pjPg5Klml0yn1PfKjTlR4hTO4p0jc6UdOzVwwTE3OsZCp8qwX4-p72lM6aIO6zWxfbMNiP2sT3AHV-FMAuObA3CXuQw6GeUngTNgQibAuLwf3ijJqlxyJziD72CC2BqXh8qyO5Gtg/s1604/287-JuneBirds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="1191" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c3-MXb8IR8pNUgnWYKc35i8MNnQOGExY5lmPrKJsZyk9vWNk4pjPg5Klml0yn1PfKjTlR4hTO4p0jc6UdOzVwwTE3OsZCp8qwX4-p72lM6aIO6zWxfbMNiP2sT3AHV-FMAuObA3CXuQw6GeUngTNgQibAuLwf3ijJqlxyJziD72CC2BqXh8qyO5Gtg/w149-h200/287-JuneBirds.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I did a quick sew for this June window quilt. It was done in a day and is hanging until the end of the month. June Birds is 20.25
x26.75 and totally made up with a little help from a couple of bird books. It isn't much, but will be viewed from the sidewalk outside our yard, about 30 feet away! 😀<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Guild show was last weekend, one of the best shows ever! I have no pictures but eventually the posting for the show will be on the EDQG.ca website. More than 200 entries, fine workmanship with the difficult decision of voting for Viewers' Choice. It took me hours to decide and I could have marked my ticket with almost any number. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I'm tackling a box of scraps. It was labeled "BROWN" but anything close got tossed in, like orange or yellow with a bit of brown (or not), taupe, and tans and a few strays in other colors. I started making 6.5" slabs, then strip blocks the same size, a few pieces big enough for plain blocks that size, and am at nearly 100 of them. There is a plan in mind, but we will see what happens on the design wall. Hard to believe what can be done with a box only 12 x 12 x 17. It was stuffed, now empty with a few strips hanging on my longarm. This is (almost) mindless sewing and very relaxing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We did get a good rain that settled the smoke and some of the fires. It is still dry and smokey a bit again this week, with more rain needed. Many people lost everything and our guild is now making quilts for them also.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-19516613742658877162023-05-21T17:30:00.006-06:002023-05-21T17:31:28.444-06:00Another Finish and praying for rain<div class="separator"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtUJWaSmz62YfsPgso8UHSaZvzQhpu80G4matMVPoDZwaksXVl9OHE5qFHvFcEp8mBcgm_jEgD9y_VzZm9zcvpjidh-c-2tY0n7GLEUOdTIPO9wj8vwOu3loGQ6CveNuKMNNYBckMkQpZVRrI64P6OaRCCoU7xHEWOsmgZPzcfYNQnwjLIcYX8So63Q/s1596/Perveen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtUJWaSmz62YfsPgso8UHSaZvzQhpu80G4matMVPoDZwaksXVl9OHE5qFHvFcEp8mBcgm_jEgD9y_VzZm9zcvpjidh-c-2tY0n7GLEUOdTIPO9wj8vwOu3loGQ6CveNuKMNNYBckMkQpZVRrI64P6OaRCCoU7xHEWOsmgZPzcfYNQnwjLIcYX8So63Q/w378-h400/Perveen.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Five quilts done for a family who will arrive in Canada in early July... and the fifth one is finished. They are excited to finally have tickets and I am so glad to have their quilts completed. This one is square, will work on a bed but also to keep warm in our cold winters. It is called <i>Sleeping under Stars and Flowers</i> because there are stars all over the backing. The quilting on the big blossom isn't showing well here.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I'm working on a simple log cabin. Blocks were done weeks ago. Since it is 6 x 8 blocks, I had to get creative with an arrangement but have two rows sewn. Picture next time.</span></p><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Air quality drops in Edmonton | CTV News" aria-hidden="false" class="r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb" src="https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.4349128.1553362745!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1020/image.jpg" style="height: 236px; margin: 0px; max-width: 1020px; width: 419px;" /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With the wildfires in our area, being outside is not pleasant. The air quality is off the charts. Rain is forecast next week so hopefully we will get reprieve. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from various areas and the news two days ago said the area burned was 20 times the area of Calgary, a city with a population of 1,640,000 and with a typical prairie city sprawl. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fires are not close to where we live, but the smoke has reduced visibility like no fog ever has. Our air quality <span style="color: #274e13;">is <b id="timeValue1">11.7 times above </b> the r</span>ecommended limit given by the WHO. Normal is 4-15, we are at 228 and it could go higher. This is a daytime image. Glad for AC and tight windows.<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-6901362309967824182023-05-06T18:41:00.002-06:002023-05-06T18:41:14.119-06:00A Finish and a Start<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bSQalFjZuhpDPgnG1oy0GlQ1XguuGKGQjEdH-E0HpP0LZ3zvfbJECq_9VdmljgYCYuS8nGmVtXb61eTfq0HEUC86MWCSfupm0CmcX323fJqGAi1hdgOtbIz4Qr8V7TgSLQVOoeLZj09IBEm-8p356SqW1vm0MJPlwU_hbjhINXSgWrbucgLG-t6QXw/s554/0-Steampunk2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bSQalFjZuhpDPgnG1oy0GlQ1XguuGKGQjEdH-E0HpP0LZ3zvfbJECq_9VdmljgYCYuS8nGmVtXb61eTfq0HEUC86MWCSfupm0CmcX323fJqGAi1hdgOtbIz4Qr8V7TgSLQVOoeLZj09IBEm-8p356SqW1vm0MJPlwU_hbjhINXSgWrbucgLG-t6QXw/w346-h400/0-Steampunk2.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The older teen boy wanted a computer gamer theme or soccer for his quilt. What is the matter with quilt fabric manufactures? They make online game fabric which is cute -- for little kids. There is nothing much for soccer except white balls on a green background. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I found this panel of gears and made the top but could not think of a name. So I googled the panel and found <i>"Steampunk"</i> -- a term used with computer games. So it is called "Steampunk, maybe?" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My gamer friends say that's <i>"Pretty close."</i> I hope the boy likes it. I do, and it was fun to make. Fabric is gold, black and browns, metallic running through, very cool.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1_qIy-nV8ih8IgBH_6vpXkGvRvfUsdtTcI-83ddeOxrv22anPfKSEO5xV-NFbiwT_F9DwruTRiuCFtMJEd8fTWOkk_qafTNJzvsWaVggF2hZNxGBVhkFLrW549xNwvX0kD-AqR_IPbh-afA8pClpg1XPs2mV3j6u2PzB54ug0F2r38I7lADsZVi2zQ/s481/0-latest2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1_qIy-nV8ih8IgBH_6vpXkGvRvfUsdtTcI-83ddeOxrv22anPfKSEO5xV-NFbiwT_F9DwruTRiuCFtMJEd8fTWOkk_qafTNJzvsWaVggF2hZNxGBVhkFLrW549xNwvX0kD-AqR_IPbh-afA8pClpg1XPs2mV3j6u2PzB54ug0F2r38I7lADsZVi2zQ/s320/0-latest2.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other one is for his grandmother. It is not finished, needs about 10" of borders, but I like it so far. She sent a picture of a quilt with a big flower in the middle, so I looked and this is was the only one I could find of left of that big blossom that was popular months ago. Some bright colored pieces, but she wanted light. Anyway, I'm having fun with this too. The outer corners are in soft greens, not a great photo in artificial light. Hope to get some daylight next time. Quilting it will be interesting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But later. I have a hockey game to watch!</span><br /></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-29174012643893068692023-04-26T17:56:00.000-06:002023-04-26T17:56:21.651-06:00May's Window Quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With all the time spent at the sewing machine, I should have more to report, but this past week has been full. Wednesday morning, a dear cousin passed away, unexpectedly. She was a wonderful gal and I will miss her. This has affected my week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That evening was a Guild meeting (I'm on the executive) and late getting home. The next day I led a prayer group at our church for a few hours. Friday brought a financial deal that is too much to explain. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saturday we drove two hours to visit our oldest and his wife, then stopped and my brother's on the way home. Sunday, a special ordination at our church for a young pastor who is the best preacher ever. In the afternoon, more tying up that financial deal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eWMnd2iTJWkh18hm1VuNjM8O7R93_q5P3fbfC2qnLATjRGu8QzfSGHWStCIXp38f4jcT_yBxmT_ZP7EF9ghYiJ0CO1yN5u3jnyxBgwpF5VWtZIJRx8ryz3SIuQreV1plUrw6Gh4YvxP73Nm0QKiy9FZQCPrGcIXRdVxHrH69OWjsqY61-MRT5F1p7Q/s640/283-PotTulipsMay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eWMnd2iTJWkh18hm1VuNjM8O7R93_q5P3fbfC2qnLATjRGu8QzfSGHWStCIXp38f4jcT_yBxmT_ZP7EF9ghYiJ0CO1yN5u3jnyxBgwpF5VWtZIJRx8ryz3SIuQreV1plUrw6Gh4YvxP73Nm0QKiy9FZQCPrGcIXRdVxHrH69OWjsqY61-MRT5F1p7Q/w234-h400/283-PotTulipsMay.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>Monday was a Guild Sew Day, but I stayed only long enough to gather fabric/patterns/kits to make my contribution. (Do I need more projects?) That night was our small group Bible study. (Also another hockey game with our home team in the first series battle for the Stanley Cup that we had to tape and watch.) <p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, I put a large twin top on the longarm and started the edge to edge quilting with a pantograph. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, we drove an hour one way to the funeral, attended by 800-1000 people. We visited with family and friends until most others had left. Tonight is a Guild executive meeting on ZOOM.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, during all that I finished this window hanging for May. Our dining room faces the street and I'm making monthly small quilts to wave at the people who walk by. It is 18" x 31" and cheerful. This<i> Pot of Tulips</i> was fairly simple to construct with scraps and fusible, minimal quilting. Still, I'm a tad tired. </span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-29432458350957484082023-04-14T10:46:00.003-06:002023-04-14T10:46:26.305-06:00On the window... and in the 'finished' pile...<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa4oroEIsyfSfFUuerz01sLG7_kh1BPCKTShNtgt4jDkuRezx9Zt8t9q1-QXl_KtTOzsxcs-yLq1fIf54jDuRcNzk9KHtyTFMGY2j2jkRYlogJuinpLAPiZO-h201SOagxelePnn77-arBTy5RUm1XrUdAgFQkIX9H2Fy3vD47ezqsf2WTmTz-l1img/s1933/April.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1791" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa4oroEIsyfSfFUuerz01sLG7_kh1BPCKTShNtgt4jDkuRezx9Zt8t9q1-QXl_KtTOzsxcs-yLq1fIf54jDuRcNzk9KHtyTFMGY2j2jkRYlogJuinpLAPiZO-h201SOagxelePnn77-arBTy5RUm1XrUdAgFQkIX9H2Fy3vD47ezqsf2WTmTz-l1img/w222-h240/April.jpg" title="He is risen!" width="222" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is the April quilt in my dining room window. It is close to a street/sidewalk where many walk by so my way of saying hello. This occurs to me to be a good way to practice new techniques, so I'm now on the lookout for ideas to try.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF95B2pFDujo6h4zvlshqusp8pzkDFf5r4BOcw0NncW2Qk-gKJM8smffN3Dvu6mXFD7xBbkBhFcoIP9yqM_Drit6QvSk9yk2IXzgWt9HbUyujN849OOy2O1ltV-_bTAUsgHLbK9vmIZkzU6FEwHiSYBCQYCVSmEM8XbIRhmfdd0o375guIJ5TberqEA/s393/Refugee-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF95B2pFDujo6h4zvlshqusp8pzkDFf5r4BOcw0NncW2Qk-gKJM8smffN3Dvu6mXFD7xBbkBhFcoIP9yqM_Drit6QvSk9yk2IXzgWt9HbUyujN849OOy2O1ltV-_bTAUsgHLbK9vmIZkzU6FEwHiSYBCQYCVSmEM8XbIRhmfdd0o375guIJ5TberqEA/w240-h320/Refugee-01.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This quilt is for a refugee couple. They sent the smaller picture and I've assumed that the color is more important than the pattern. It was a challenge, as all bigger quilts are starting to become heavier. I am not as strong as I used to be and manipulating lots of fabric takes muscle!</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh8q2udBTZsQ3h5YGwVEi4vkub3CyGNN8MbY6P9uTtDph54BEIwkHlmXzzfPfe1Bo73t4gg6O-9mnV0xLRHF6c1rpLat50yhBraaXv7faIBBQF2jR12YiHqD0XJr0vY5uGdAZMXwstj_-BaZnWNKY8PWVfHB04GYxhTqtR3bXE5g7Shd0kZTfbc57uA/s316/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="316" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh8q2udBTZsQ3h5YGwVEi4vkub3CyGNN8MbY6P9uTtDph54BEIwkHlmXzzfPfe1Bo73t4gg6O-9mnV0xLRHF6c1rpLat50yhBraaXv7faIBBQF2jR12YiHqD0XJr0vY5uGdAZMXwstj_-BaZnWNKY8PWVfHB04GYxhTqtR3bXE5g7Shd0kZTfbc57uA/w124-h111/Picture1.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, I'm now doing an improve with a panel and it is so much fun. Back later with photos.<br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-89207538214667431232023-04-02T18:07:00.004-06:002023-04-02T18:07:33.997-06:00 Finally able to deliver her quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz0Vr5xpRIi5b3B9Zvh0pcRlMKjOXyUBTPpxZemptUTBUFnt64B0rc6Gf742lqnOV7hNhVnMceWUOSVDT2yXIx2J6al7dj1VTCCvKvDq6DtTWfVwQIlH-kgYXmp8FwXg6jBk9X0C4kkfowI-F0AtQcBtYdtnXv0n0irn2FsPi0LdWNo7myUQuSPjfOQ/s486/271-PeacefulPlace-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="486" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz0Vr5xpRIi5b3B9Zvh0pcRlMKjOXyUBTPpxZemptUTBUFnt64B0rc6Gf742lqnOV7hNhVnMceWUOSVDT2yXIx2J6al7dj1VTCCvKvDq6DtTWfVwQIlH-kgYXmp8FwXg6jBk9X0C4kkfowI-F0AtQcBtYdtnXv0n0irn2FsPi0LdWNo7myUQuSPjfOQ/s320/271-PeacefulPlace-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I made a quick trip to Vancouver Friday, home Saturday to deliver granddaughter's quilt. It fits her home, her locale, and in no time she was curled up on her sofa under it, sound asleep. Success! Except she woke up before I thought to grab a camera. So her roomie will take a picture and send it.<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The latest refugee quilt is on the machine and about one third quilted. I'm using a pantograph pattern so far untried. It is 10" so goes fast and I picked it because I could center it and the motifs will form a bit of a border down the sides. The border there is plain so it works well instead of doing a freehand design to fill that space. I'm basically lazy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkFxESCRKoCTM1vHf24oQvfUZy29My2wBiLOoZy47KtDVjZlt6y1v5ArhWIs-WkMFNuiWptsivJtJxiNaIuiVuxDESC-dLmeYxW2amMFxF2rV7YvtvwBGDAzCCstIV0EKG86HTnau3CUxvo1wX39_Xbn93Zxb3M9hEywjRTmstoE8YnjA6bLIJy4Pgw/s2048/kidsattheaquarium-scaled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkFxESCRKoCTM1vHf24oQvfUZy29My2wBiLOoZy47KtDVjZlt6y1v5ArhWIs-WkMFNuiWptsivJtJxiNaIuiVuxDESC-dLmeYxW2amMFxF2rV7YvtvwBGDAzCCstIV0EKG86HTnau3CUxvo1wX39_Xbn93Zxb3M9hEywjRTmstoE8YnjA6bLIJy4Pgw/w150-h200/kidsattheaquarium-scaled.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Vancouver is lovely in spring. The Japanese cherry trees are starting to bloom and there are spring bulbs flowing all over the place. It was rainy Friday, sunny Saturday. We went to the aquarium and it was a surprise for me. If ever in that city, be sure to go. The fish and other indoor exhibits are wonderful, but so are the outdoor ponds with penguins, otters, seals, and other water-loving creatures. Since it was Saturday, the place was full of children and watching the little ones watching the critters was almost as much fun as seeing the thousands of examples of God's imagination swimming and chasing each other through coral and other colored under-sea life. This tank is plain, but most of them look as if you are deep-sea diving and the sun is shining through the water. Lovely!<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-33331294820304299752023-03-25T17:00:00.008-06:002023-03-26T21:27:07.352-06:00One finished, one ready to quilt<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are two more quilts for a family soon to arrive in Canada. The log cabin was sewn by a lovely friend who offered to help with this task. We pooled our stash to find the best colors and she did a superior joy of sewing the top. I quilted it on my longarm. It is for a young woman.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndFSQsHAH_vKjXhLNHIoDtmFuJU6mEzK4EhNd0J2zE31wSlFsiSlKMZGgJhj5uNnhKH2Yj1X4PJ0E122aCdFgEkquFzx3LFqyW8AjKZItmk91dm9cqXEaDn1jF8xwJFAf2aaa-yz_FJCTe1dZ7SlH5k_VSSlhnBXDk7HD4b58J7bX2GvzN1uyTPz_5Q/s1635/Almira.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndFSQsHAH_vKjXhLNHIoDtmFuJU6mEzK4EhNd0J2zE31wSlFsiSlKMZGgJhj5uNnhKH2Yj1X4PJ0E122aCdFgEkquFzx3LFqyW8AjKZItmk91dm9cqXEaDn1jF8xwJFAf2aaa-yz_FJCTe1dZ7SlH5k_VSSlhnBXDk7HD4b58J7bX2GvzN1uyTPz_5Q/w294-h320/Almira.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The second one is the top. I'd hoped to have it on the longarm today, but I'm tired and will maybe get it finished next week. I'd made the center blocks then realized I'd forgotten to enlarge the pattern (DUH) so had to get creative with borders. The side blocks were the result of sewing the triangles cut off to make the Snail's Trail blocks so they were used up, then the other leftovers were used to make a top and bottom. This one is a small queen-size and the colors are pretty but when I take pictures on my downstairs design wall, the colors are seldom correct. This one is aqua and a golden yellow, not too bright and certainly not as whitish as it looks on my screen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The log cabin browns are not bad, but the lighter colors are too light. Sigh.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtFM5mwZ8vkcJkwDCtvxaXydAkodZMGtYsjaF6mC1AABvJVkK9Lz8E8cYyN91Hew-m4rlY7kBD3qCkv_K_99upEZDkhvyrdysxClvZS_ggkh1e7GofwSikJzU0xoMh5nCegfKvH-ffvEMHyjR53N3GzRTN7LCkhAhBqWU_zyz3A1XntyIpgvXA9FyEA/s2137/Asim-Hina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="1860" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtFM5mwZ8vkcJkwDCtvxaXydAkodZMGtYsjaF6mC1AABvJVkK9Lz8E8cYyN91Hew-m4rlY7kBD3qCkv_K_99upEZDkhvyrdysxClvZS_ggkh1e7GofwSikJzU0xoMh5nCegfKvH-ffvEMHyjR53N3GzRTN7LCkhAhBqWU_zyz3A1XntyIpgvXA9FyEA/w349-h400/Asim-Hina.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have two more twin size quilts to make for this family, am delivering our granddaughter's quilt next weekend, and more ideas floating around in my head...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are delightful to make in some ways, but the bigger quilts are becoming difficult to manipulate. I keep telling my hubby that I need a houseboy, but he doesn't pay much attention. We did have a neat together project today. Our closet has a hinged hassock that we sit on to put on our socks, etc. and it is covered in a leather-look vinyl. The lid started to crack and peel and we looked for a new unit to replace it. Today we decided to recover the lid, so out came the heavy-duty staple gun, pliers, etc. and I found a piece of upholster fabric. We took the old cover off and fiddled with the corners of the new fabric until they folded fairly decently over the corners of the lid. So about an hour -- a new (looking) lid. The rest of this box-like thing still looks good. Our arms are sore but we high-fived anyway!<br /></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-36224824939361128532023-03-03T19:36:00.008-07:002023-03-03T19:36:49.877-07:00The latest quilt<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">A photo was sent to me from a young lady who is part of a refugee family. I'd offered to make each of them a quilt and she sent her favorite. I rather think she likes it because it reminds her of the ocean and beach.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVvW6ills-b7yrGl_mnsR0LLkekfEd2LUjQHqRMi8b5ivDr-bdn9PwmHnt1ObWX8TsDZe7wi_o_s1bLOOPX4SA94_CpsV3Jy5FpScZnsplOO3O-dvfPKmvQRM51TFYF2_Pj0siI5X4-RbKBF8wN41XrkKsgBE9ZMBL86DepP5YsU78ik8Tcd9w2pGow/s764/20230303_192325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVvW6ills-b7yrGl_mnsR0LLkekfEd2LUjQHqRMi8b5ivDr-bdn9PwmHnt1ObWX8TsDZe7wi_o_s1bLOOPX4SA94_CpsV3Jy5FpScZnsplOO3O-dvfPKmvQRM51TFYF2_Pj0siI5X4-RbKBF8wN41XrkKsgBE9ZMBL86DepP5YsU78ik8Tcd9w2pGow/s320/20230303_192325.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, this is on the design wall. The bottom two rows are sewn together, the rest waiting to be stitched. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was so much fun to make. I had all the colors in my stash. The pattern is "Seaside Park" by Villa Rosa Designs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I reversed the angle so it does not draw the eye down and out the bottom right corner, made the blocks bigger (original 5.5" and mine finish to 6") which changed the size to 65" x 77" (with a border) instead of 55" x 66", which is better for a twin bed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also changed the colors... the pattern was a rainbow, but these colors are more like the photo she sent me... beach with sand and the waves coming in. I have not come up with a name for it yet.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This pattern is easy. I might make a smaller version (or two) for crib quilts. </span><br /></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-20288598369903571792023-02-24T10:50:00.004-07:002023-02-24T10:50:49.923-07:00For want of a title...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMmS0-gtgVNtGEq_M8IxyxoNWIjNtLex1GDWkDDRwwfwgwTcuI3G99mZDJg2SYLRMOq0RIIw6U4X3YTipPKRmVBxUhzaWuVdVkEyjyu-weZLDqR5iU6uz3HLMg_1ezRYK5gyGe3Nl9LIuKOQUvlpN2ltrUdf9kvuvBS4_L8Gm6GE2GRdIwlU-Jvox4g/s640/278-StPatsHat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMmS0-gtgVNtGEq_M8IxyxoNWIjNtLex1GDWkDDRwwfwgwTcuI3G99mZDJg2SYLRMOq0RIIw6U4X3YTipPKRmVBxUhzaWuVdVkEyjyu-weZLDqR5iU6uz3HLMg_1ezRYK5gyGe3Nl9LIuKOQUvlpN2ltrUdf9kvuvBS4_L8Gm6GE2GRdIwlU-Jvox4g/w271-h400/278-StPatsHat.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my window hanging for March. It was made in one of the busiest few weeks of my life. Don't know why February was so filled with appointments, interruptions, and more, but it is nearly over... hope March is as fun as making this little quilt! I am calling it "St. Pat's Hat" for want of a better title. It will replace the "Love" quilt now in our dining room window, visible to all who pass by... sort of a wave "Hello" and for me, a relief from making big quilts.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My hubby had surgery Wednesday at 1:30 and the hospital called at 3:30 to pick him up! He had no pain then, it came later but not severe. I'm amazed and so thankful to God who answers prayer in such surprising ways! DH wants to go to a luncheon today. Not sure that is wise, but he is feeling wonderful, even with an incision a few inches long.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As for quilting, I'm awaiting a shipment of border fabric and have a few starts in my studio. It was looking like an explosion in a fabric mill but cleaned it a bit last night and will do more sewing today on a few other projects in boxes stacked high.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are at -30 C here, and in <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fahrenheit that is just as cold! But I am Canadian - have a coat good to -40, so am also going shopping!<br /></span></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-22508811830545353192023-02-17T16:37:00.004-07:002023-02-17T16:37:32.821-07:00Stalled, sort of<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv-y-lBQGESwQjrbHQFQUU6tOtbeib56WV4ptub08IQ8exMxLtx7M1FuRqkTxayGA2CgNuCqtKmyP73mhRqFjN7WGN2bqV_LqGe_I9wYkgGOCKiQdc2sNx0n_l05b0ThEQRHtSOCE1oBH-CYAuOAzlPdECzaTgf7FKzuMPIlx_Ts7ZqJrqN2d6POy9g/s640/20230217_161216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="379" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv-y-lBQGESwQjrbHQFQUU6tOtbeib56WV4ptub08IQ8exMxLtx7M1FuRqkTxayGA2CgNuCqtKmyP73mhRqFjN7WGN2bqV_LqGe_I9wYkgGOCKiQdc2sNx0n_l05b0ThEQRHtSOCE1oBH-CYAuOAzlPdECzaTgf7FKzuMPIlx_Ts7ZqJrqN2d6POy9g/s320/20230217_161216.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This month has been filled with expected appointments, events, plus a host of unexpected stuff, some were happy, others frustrating. I flunked the patience test a few times!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, this quilt center is done. I had perfect border fabric but not enough. Could not find it locally so ordered from a shop in the next province west. They had it at a good price, but the shipping -- yikes. Anyway, it is coming next week. So this one is on hold. The colors are way off. A deeper gold and greenish gold somehow disappeared. It is in daylight so ???<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started a March hanging for my window. People love February's heart. This one will be a leprechaun's top hat with shamrocks growing out of it. Soon to be March!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a family brunch on Monday, I'm to see my doctor Tuesday, hubby has surgery and will be in the hospital Wednesday, bee group meets Thursday. To offset the stress of that, one fun item on that group's casual agenda is to plan a theme basket for our guild's show in June, to be auctioned to help pay for the venue. I have way too many ideas. This and Monday should be fun. Don't know about the other two days.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiXUfOsR_Eh9BSqi2GEQibJr_4SvISbEHL0qt1JoMTMiQtY_BXpcayrIv0NDlF4T-mgF-AZWKq-TF0wxhTuk6ADCp0l-2XfARuoyijun7yfxUFks4_rWoa2vjFsHW-tytUo7MCynMa2XKUaBa8KTh4eXAThgueyfZKGbR9RWiy7dYDaSKCnkqMzNY9A/s448/20230131_182941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="448" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiXUfOsR_Eh9BSqi2GEQibJr_4SvISbEHL0qt1JoMTMiQtY_BXpcayrIv0NDlF4T-mgF-AZWKq-TF0wxhTuk6ADCp0l-2XfARuoyijun7yfxUFks4_rWoa2vjFsHW-tytUo7MCynMa2XKUaBa8KTh4eXAThgueyfZKGbR9RWiy7dYDaSKCnkqMzNY9A/w200-h129/20230131_182941.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now back to work, but first to smell the roses. Our church does brunch every Sunday. We feed 300-600 people, white tables with roses on many of them. If someone helps with cleanup, they get the roses. We were given two of them a couple weeks ago and they were picture perfect, had to share this one. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /><br /></span></p>Elsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.com1