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Sue is offerring the give-away prize package shown below. You may comment on this blog post to take a chance at winning. To increase your chances, go over to <a href="http://suebleiweiss.com/blog/2015/05/04/colorful-fabric-collage-blog-hop/">Sue's blog</a>, enter a comment there, then head to all the participants in the hop and make sure to comment along the way. Sue will combine all the comments and pick one winner.</div>
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In addition to Sues work, she included pieces from several artists and styles in her book. Purple Reeds is shown below and is included in Sue's book. A fun project to make as I limited myself to use only non traditional materials. The fabric used is not really fabric but cut pieces of Shout Color Catcher sheets that were used in the wash cycle of dyed fabric. The dragonfly is a craft straw covered with dyed silk ribbon with cheese cloth wings. After fusing the blue strips to muslin, I cut it apart then stitched in the reeds. This fun project makes me hopeful of warm summer days soon to come<br />
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Finishing Lines by K.Sperinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423414784879755272noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687055470453320930.post-76862315077673797682014-08-02T16:29:00.002-04:002014-08-02T16:29:34.942-04:00Novelty Heirloom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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July is our Guild's yearly challenge reveal. The challenge was a "novel idea" and could be interpreted as desired. There were awesome challenge quilts this year. The projects are hung anonymously and its fun to try and guess who did what. </div>
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I used a novelty fabric which was a vintage linen napkin that was dyed. It had a pretty edge treatment of tiny flowerlike shapes and an eyelet in between each. Not liking that the batting showed through the eyelet, I stitched a sequin and bead to cover it and a complimentary bead on the flower. </div>
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The finishing treatment was tricky in that I didn't want to turn any of the napkin edge over for a binding or facing. I decided to stitch up to about a little less than a 1/4" from the edge, trim my batting back to the stitching then trim and fold in the backing to meet the edge. A button hole stitch went around the edge making a seamless finish on the front and back. Initially, I started to hand quilt this project which would have really been a novel idea. It looked awful, so I promptly pulled it out and machined it.</div>
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Yesterday was our <a href="http://artsquaredgroup.blogspot.com/">Art Squared </a>Quilt group's reveal and our challenge word was heirloom. I will post my novelty heirloom quilt over there. I had started a different vintage napkin quilt for that challenge, but unfortunately, I marked it with an air erasable marker (and I know better than to leave it for too long). When I went back to finish my project, the marker had erased itself. Eventually, I'll go back remark it and finish it. Finishing Lines by K.Sperinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423414784879755272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687055470453320930.post-51442658743876797672014-06-22T21:27:00.000-04:002014-06-22T21:27:00.565-04:00Oh, hey summer ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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... I made some fun, colorful garden banners.</div>
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This is my favorite so far, I'll put it out for the summer birthdays. </div>
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The first is this week- the pup turns 3 already!</div>
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Finishing Lines by K.Sperinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423414784879755272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687055470453320930.post-89143959197086633692014-05-28T14:30:00.001-04:002014-05-28T14:30:54.333-04:00take your lunch <div style="text-align: center;">
to work a day in May</div>
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Hurry up, May only has a few days left but you can do it. </div>
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I've been using a tacky brown lunch pail for awhile and decided it was high time for an upgrade.</div>
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It's not insulated so it's good for dry snacks kept at room temperature. </div>
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It's wrinkly and crinkly like the old fashioned brown paper lunch bags, </div>
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but it's really made of the <a href="http://www.ctpub.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2892">kraft-tex kraft paper fabric</a>. I love this stuff!</div>
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It's washable, so I'll use it for awhile, then wash it. I'm interested to see how my paint will hold up. </div>
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I sealed it before sewing so hopefully it will stand the test of time.</div>
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It's simple, with a zipper on the top and lined interior but no handles, pockets or anything fancy.</div>
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This bag is the biggest bag and has two layers of <a href="http://www.warmcompany.com/ibpage.html">Insul-Brite (The Warm Company)</a> on the interior, with a vinyl lining. The vinyl lining doesn't thrill me and I don't think I will use it again. Fabric lining is better and makes it easier for machine washing. </div>
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Both fabric bags have a double pocket for napkins, silver ware etc. </div>
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So hurry up, make some lunch pails and bring your lunch to work a day in May (and after.)</div>
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May is Celiac Awareness Month but that's really not the only time for awareness. </div>
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Approximately1out of every 150 persons is diagnosed with Celiac Disease and the only way to manage Celiac Disease is with a 100% gluten-free diet. If you think you might have CD or have a gluten intolerance or sensitivity see your doctor first, then a nutritionist for help. </div>
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It's not about what you can't eat, it's what you can eat to feel better!</div>
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Happy Sewing! </div>
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Healthy Eating!</div>
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Gather up some pretty scraps and batting.</div>
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Sandwich your fabric and batting like you would a large quilt.</div>
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Using pinking sheers, cut just outside the lines then glue to a blank notecard. </div>
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Aleene's Tacky Glue works really well when gluing fabric to paper. It's tacky but not too watery so the card won't wilt and curl and it dries pretty quick. </div>
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One of my favorite things to do when the boys were young was to have an egg hunt. </div>
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We'd wait for them to go to sleep, then take out the (tacky) plastic eggs- fill them with coins and treats, then hide them.</div>
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The trickiest part was remembering where they were hidden. A few always showed up months later with a petrified jelly bean inside or better yet a few coins. </div>
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We don't do egg hunts anymore, but I seem to always put the colored eggs out around this time. </div>
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This year, though - I decided to change them up a little. </div>
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I painted the eggs and wrapped them with twine, decorative paper, vintage fabrics and buttons . . . </div>
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. . . then put them in a few spring baskets.</div>
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And, Mom, you'll recognize this basket!</div>
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I'm guessing I got this for my first Easter... I would have been just shy of 5 months. </div>
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We can officially say it's 'vintage' (and then some).</div>
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The bunnies, I made out of fabric from a vintage Christening gown. The shape is perfect, they remind me of the solid chocolate bunnies we used to get in our basket.</div>
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First order of business was always to bite off the ears, then the tail...</div>
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. . . then it would be taken away and cut into small bite sized pieces because,</div>
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"we wouldn't want to wreck our teeth."</div>
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Mom do you remember all those fancy eggs we used to make? We made Bill blow them out, then we used those minuscule scissors, cut them open and decorated the insides. </div>
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Dad and Kelly ate the eggs. </div>
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We made so many, I think Dad even drank some raw eggs</div>
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and that was even before Rocky was doing it. gag.</div>
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So for ole times sake I cut apart some plastic eggs and decorated the insides. The others were much better, but this was fun nonetheless. </div>
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More eggs covered with scraps, these not so tedious.</div>
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I'm pretty sure I'm done covering eggs for awhile. </div>
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It's time to just enjoy their bright colors</div>
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Have you heard of kraft-tex kraft paper fabric?</div>
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It's cool stuff.</div>
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It sort of feels like leather but it's paper.</div>
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You can decorate it anyway you want</div>
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It comes in Natural and I think black and white now. Mine is natural.</div>
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I doodle painted a piece of it with acrylic inks and textile medium.</div>
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Then made a bag.</div>
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It is like leather as it will perforate with a needle so the inside was quilted instead of the outside.</div>
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Another piece was decorated with water pastels,</div>
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I sprayed this piece with a sealer because I didn't want to wait for the pastels to cure.</div>
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Awhile ago I needed a folder for some quilting designs so I made one with the kraft paper. </div>
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Water pastels were used here too and they held up fine and the folder has too. </div>
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It's stitched together with stitched in pockets as well.</div>
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The hardest part of this challenge was to decide what part of nature to create.</div>
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Put out a cup of jelly and soon you will notice him visit.</div>
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He will bring his wife </div>
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He lovingly shares his jelly with his family, </div>
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He will sing for you well into the evening.</div>
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BASEBALL SEASON IS BACK!</div>
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Saturday was National Quilting day. And I was happy to spend the whole day doing just that!</div>
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Back in November when my friend Sharon and I made 100s of pink ornaments for our Trees for Hope donation tree, we asked members for pink scrap fabrics. Never in my wildest dreams did I think an entire bag of pink fabric would appear! </div>
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I'm three quilts in and have fabrics for one more comfort project, maybe two!</div>
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So, thank you ladies- your pink fabric is the gift that will keep on giving.</div>
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Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild is hosting it's biennial Quilt Show.</div>
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March 8-9, 2014 10-4</div>
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Blackstone Valley Tech High School in Upton, MA</div>
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. . . There will be lots to see . . .</div>
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. . .Youth Quilt Exibit . . .</div>
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Which is one of my personal favorites. </div>
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I was delighted to mentor my little friend this year.</div>
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Silent Auction items. </div>
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And the boutique with handcrafted items, gently used tools, books, patterns plus more.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sweet Dreams.</span></div>
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In support of a few of our members and friends who have lost a child </div>
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over the past few years we are supporting</div>
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Bereaved Parents of USA.</div>
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As a measure of solidarity members have crafted pillow cases to be sold in pairs.<br />
You are not alone.<br />
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Proceeds from the sale of the pillow cases will be donated to Bereaved Parents of USA. A non profit self-help group which offers support, education, encouragement and hope.</div>
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"A Quilter's Garden-Where Friendship Grows"</div>
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(winning ticket pulled Sunday March,9)</div>
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Upton, MA</div>
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<br />We had our first snow this week.<br />
The first day was good for making snow people.</div>
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The second day was crisp and cold. </div>
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If you looked carefully you could<br />
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Like tiny little crystals.</div>
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Sugar frosted trees.</div>
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More pink for our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">'Breast Friend's </span>donation tree.</div>
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It was nice to use the donated pink fabrics from our generous quilting friends. </div>
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We asked for scraps and got so much more.</div>
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Sort of like the story - "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"</div>
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. . . he supports her when she gets 'it'. </div>
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My friend Donna gave me this pretty swatch and asked if I could make something special with it.</div>
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Tonight we set up our tree and the festival starts tomorrow.</div>
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If you are in and around the Blackstone Valley I hope you will attend.</div>
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You can find it on Facebook (which I don't have, but I think you can search)<br />
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We've made lots and lots of ornaments for our tree. </div>
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All pink; support for our girlfriends.</div>
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Barb made us these tiny pinwheels. So cute.</div>
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Today is the Artsquared online art quilt challenge group reveal. </div>
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Many elements make up the rainforest. </div>
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The understory is the middle of the forest between the canopy and floor.</div>
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The piece is small, 8 x 8" but, a good exercise.</div>
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I'm enjoying working out the kinks in the background piecing for larger work.</div>
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The elements are all raw edged. </div>
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When finished I wished the blue frog was three dimensional. </div>
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Finishing Lines by K.Sperinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423414784879755272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687055470453320930.post-14150410822017532122013-10-01T11:38:00.004-04:002013-10-01T12:13:05.677-04:00Butterfly Garden<div style="text-align: center;">
Have you ever visited a butterfly garden?</div>
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It's a mystical</div>
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magical place.</div>
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There is lots of green</div>
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lots of flowers</div>
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and lots</div>
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of color-filled butterflies.</div>
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. . . but don't worry, they'll touch you.</div>
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If you can, you should visit a butterfly garden.</div>
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The <a href="https://butterflyplace-ma.com/">butterfly garden</a> was inspiration for my <a href="http://artsquaredgroup.blogspot.com/">Art Squared</a> Challenge.</div>
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Visit <a href="http://artsquaredgroup.blogspot.com/">here</a> and view the other artists interpretation of</div>
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For no particular reason, really. But I've been busy; quilting, puttering, enjoying,the usual stuff...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today is a gorgeous day in New England. Blue sky, crisp air and sunshine. Fall is in the air today after a huge heat wave this past week. 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So here I am....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my friend Glenda's quilt I quilted for her in the summer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoumQjhG_DiwMULw9pzZqgZ33deWf_bhyxpQhEeKRdmD6vob0ST-2yrGkPEPliuRwUktpbwEAo65VVcnpZx5eVoHw28LuVh5Ee4EcYnmQ1M00jBNKm3ijxpDGGwhR8hv02A0MCrAUkKYe2/s640/blogger-image-1713062070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoumQjhG_DiwMULw9pzZqgZ33deWf_bhyxpQhEeKRdmD6vob0ST-2yrGkPEPliuRwUktpbwEAo65VVcnpZx5eVoHw28LuVh5Ee4EcYnmQ1M00jBNKm3ijxpDGGwhR8hv02A0MCrAUkKYe2/s640/blogger-image-1713062070.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtVE2VMiIGGWY43PBp_N4lG-OU_ea8U9r2Q49pazxmTb6GDRMGPd3K-drgTlXXKq_kQogyu4kbNcQWYPLfpBqZ-tfj2aUzh4_4JutBP6gdTGarswfhHhxzWWQ22SAAClad8jLRjYu5-CW/s640/blogger-image--199910163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtVE2VMiIGGWY43PBp_N4lG-OU_ea8U9r2Q49pazxmTb6GDRMGPd3K-drgTlXXKq_kQogyu4kbNcQWYPLfpBqZ-tfj2aUzh4_4JutBP6gdTGarswfhHhxzWWQ22SAAClad8jLRjYu5-CW/s640/blogger-image--199910163.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AhC4uw1uWnbFwBWrRhbYomofY98UlKanGhbRFR6dzOiFbiFKXDS-jzEfTCE9T93wjoYpK0SfG9-qTmJtVeCut6zwAFcOQhvPM3uPBj9ilYE80qe-1C0B1lNvoacHEXsMBLH8O51OLM9u/s640/blogger-image-505320312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AhC4uw1uWnbFwBWrRhbYomofY98UlKanGhbRFR6dzOiFbiFKXDS-jzEfTCE9T93wjoYpK0SfG9-qTmJtVeCut6zwAFcOQhvPM3uPBj9ilYE80qe-1C0B1lNvoacHEXsMBLH8O51OLM9u/s640/blogger-image-505320312.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKnORzyYWrgVwatiecYXTME2NyXWGgEdB7uQ42WB7FvIpbBYk12acrbpfg4x4buR0Dly0DNi6L9PIc_OxIGXIbDpljZ-jKvXCfSxxRLlqOGICdQQPClBjeDmHU4dZYpgZ43Rf_Dbc0SKH/s640/blogger-image-364778998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKnORzyYWrgVwatiecYXTME2NyXWGgEdB7uQ42WB7FvIpbBYk12acrbpfg4x4buR0Dly0DNi6L9PIc_OxIGXIbDpljZ-jKvXCfSxxRLlqOGICdQQPClBjeDmHU4dZYpgZ43Rf_Dbc0SKH/s640/blogger-image-364778998.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fxEy39GrkCTQe9GFgkzlLLO44mlJ9VLOnefdVxa4CLrhqgAVzIqag5_Don1RFeYU3WUfA4lKL1Brd9TevYimMSPtzREjS3eenumj5-3eJiqVRrkoKPVnFaZAyrTc9b0QmL0HdcY7bfNQ/s640/blogger-image--1509029173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fxEy39GrkCTQe9GFgkzlLLO44mlJ9VLOnefdVxa4CLrhqgAVzIqag5_Don1RFeYU3WUfA4lKL1Brd9TevYimMSPtzREjS3eenumj5-3eJiqVRrkoKPVnFaZAyrTc9b0QmL0HdcY7bfNQ/s640/blogger-image--1509029173.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJimQ-wsSc5exlbcW1GFgr-0X-eltYD-yoKuSgESZfigTKq7zBVPQBA_-8OGqEyAsvDbrXmv2Sj_ICOFK0qVh3u1YFP_2fPd9qJiQwAPf2Y1sWzUxYFksR5T83lOg-u-85tDO3xV2wjPn1/s640/blogger-image-279287328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJimQ-wsSc5exlbcW1GFgr-0X-eltYD-yoKuSgESZfigTKq7zBVPQBA_-8OGqEyAsvDbrXmv2Sj_ICOFK0qVh3u1YFP_2fPd9qJiQwAPf2Y1sWzUxYFksR5T83lOg-u-85tDO3xV2wjPn1/s640/blogger-image-279287328.jpg"></a></div>Thanks for stopping by- Happy quilting !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Finishing Lines by K.Sperinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423414784879755272noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687055470453320930.post-82820710463100930842013-04-03T08:12:00.003-04:002013-04-03T08:12:56.356-04:00spring is in the air<br />
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Handmade silk fibers and silk bark make up the bird and tree.</div>
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A few summers ago the kids and I took apart a baseball to see how it was made under the leather. Hundreds of feet of string! We tried measuring it but quickly gave up when we found it went on and on. We wound it around a stick and saved it for something later...</div>
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And here this little bird finds her nest made up of that very baseball string!</div>
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This little project started as a doodle, practice piece. Once the fabric was filled with quilting, I then added the tree with the bird and nest.</div>
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I love making custom leather bags. Since we didn't have much going on this past weekend and it's still more like winter than spring outside, I took some time and made a bag. </div>
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This time it was for me.</div>
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It's a light shade of lavender, sort of grayish with a hot pink lining. </div>
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Not wanting to put a zipper into the facing, I made a strap that comes over and hooks with a magnet. Extra magnets in the facing keep the bag closed.</div>
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No pockets were added but a little leash was stitched into the lining . . .</div>
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. . . to hook onto just the right sized custom bag. . .</div>
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. . . which holds a few things . . .</div>
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. . . including a custom cell phone sleeve.</div>
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The boys are drawn on muslin with pigma pens and colored with pencils, chalk and paints. I remember I wasn't able to get their feet right so I covered them with couched fibers, painted Tyvek and real sea shells. <br />
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Check out the other artists work at the Fiberactions site here http://fiberactions.blogspot.com/.<br />
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Colors in nature is the next challenge for our Fiberactions group. The reveal is the 15 (Friday). I won't have mine finished, but above you can see parts of my piece in progress. </div>
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It will get finished, just not by the 15th.</div>
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This week is Spring Break and my son is home from school so I took the week off too. </div>
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It's good having everyone back in the nest. He's helping getting some painting done and I've enjoyed spending the time with him. </div>
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Last week before we started making the painting mess I was able to get these two quilts finished.</div>
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These are great utility quilts, which are quilts that are meant to be used as 'blankets'.</div>
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This used all scraps. It's always interesting to see how scraps can come together to make something cohesive.</div>
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And lavender, teal, cream and brown work up this one. Interesting color combo, but it works and will make a cozy quilt.</div>
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Today I'm off to hook up with my friend Sharon. We try to catch up quarterly so today we were going to work on a project, but maybe we'll just get coffee and visit the bead store.... </div>
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There are so many fun projects going on here even the birds have to stop and check it out. </div>
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Using some handmade silk fabric in my favorite color palette I made a little art quilt for the center, front of the bag.</div>
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Using Neocolor pastels and Seta Color fabric paints, color was added to the words, people, states and water.</div>
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When the quilting was finished the color was added to the border areas using fabric paints. I had a hard time getting good coverage over the threads. I really should have painted everything before quilting.</div>
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There is double batting in between the layers. The map and people looked cool puffed up, so I left them that way.</div>
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It looks neat up close but, you can't really see it in pictures.</div>
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Check out the other 10 color works at the Fiberactions site <a href="http://here./">here.</a></div>
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It's already the second week of the new year! </div>
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Last weekend Sue Pelland and I hosted a workshop using her templates. We have designed our Guild's raffle quilt this year and we asked members to help us create the applique blocks.</div>
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We gave them sample patterns with fused fabrics and boy, did they step up to the challenge.</div>
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With many people volunteering for various parts of the project it truly is a group effort. </div>
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Working together is a great thing.</div>
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We did have a super bright green that was jumping out, but Sue and I got together the other night and switched it to a more subtle shade. </div>
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My husband and boys built the shelves and got them set up for me. It seemed like it took forever to go through my stuff, but now everything has a place and I love it.</div>
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The border has a feather swag that comes down from the top and goes up from the bottom and meets in the middle. Once the quilt is stabilized in the center I can roll it back and forth and complete the quilt as it rolls. </div>
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It has a half feather on the bottom of each side. When the quilt rolls next- I'll do the spine, fill in the feathers and tuck into the half feather. </div>
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I joined the Row Robin group. Our rows are due at the December meeting.</div>
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I've had some fun doodling out and painting some Holiday pictures.</div>
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And today I'm off to work with my friend Sue on our Guild's raffle quilt.</div>
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We are designing and today we'll put the finishing plan together and get our fabrics cut so members can help us put it together.</div>
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