tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53465402247803715612013-05-21T18:32:20.191-06:00Hilachas is the Spanish word for those little loose threads that fall all over the floor and sewing area as you finish sewing and snip the tail end of the thread off the sewn area. So does this blog entail the odds and ends of topics of interest, leaving more loose threads to ponder...Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-58269898355678249202013-05-20T19:18:00.001-06:002013-05-20T19:18:37.289-06:00<p><font size="5">Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. </font><font size="4">~ Ephesians 2:10, NLT</font><span style="font-size: x-large; "> </span></p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">"Amy's Creative Side"</a> is hosting the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a> where we have the opportunity to share quilts we have made and be inspired by all all the great quilts entered. Each person can enter up to 2 quilts and there are multiple categories.</font></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Although this is the 9th festival, it will be my 1st time entering. The quilts I've seen are awe-inspiring and although I am not making award-winning quilts, I have decided to enter two of my efforts.</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">Entering in the Applique Category:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tu0zrK0B6_s/UZrLTrIj7oI/AAAAAAAAC2U/hO7KDBgLh_g/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A48%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tu0zrK0B6_s/UZrLTrIj7oI/AAAAAAAAC2U/hO7KDBgLh_g/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A48%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367691.3433" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="485"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pBj7wSFYo-I/UZrLVBIV5jI/AAAAAAAAC2c/nPuW5G6t31M/s584/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A33%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div> <p><font size="5">This quilt was begun in January, 2011 and finished in January, 2013. It's made of 100% cotton which I purchased from various shops especially for this quilt. Every time I saw a turquoise/brown combination, I checked it out to see if it might work in some of the blocks. The blocks are machine pieced and appliqued on my Kenmore. The quilting was also done on my Kenmore.</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Close-ups so you can see the applique:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pBj7wSFYo-I/UZrLVBIV5jI/AAAAAAAAC2c/nPuW5G6t31M/s584/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A33%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pBj7wSFYo-I/UZrLVBIV5jI/AAAAAAAAC2c/nPuW5G6t31M/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A33%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367778.8157" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="363"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g9P1Q8siwhE/UZrLWaMIXII/AAAAAAAAC2k/rVJZZ8kM0kI/s633/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A33%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g9P1Q8siwhE/UZrLWaMIXII/AAAAAAAAC2k/rVJZZ8kM0kI/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A33%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367688.0789" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="349"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LGrqQu9i0Gk/UZrLYDNij5I/AAAAAAAAC2s/22Ul7bfVixA/s621/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LGrqQu9i0Gk/UZrLYDNij5I/AAAAAAAAC2s/22Ul7bfVixA/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367697.701" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="353"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qE2tACtSTs/UZrLZTJ2vuI/AAAAAAAAC20/An9kIktTAwQ/s578/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A31%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qE2tACtSTs/UZrLZTJ2vuI/AAAAAAAAC20/An9kIktTAwQ/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A31%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367736.2825" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="352"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><font size="5">The next photo shows the applique I chose for the middle. I flipped the corner of the quilt up so you can see the backing</font>.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dOGLy7ssbTQ/UZrLanoI9wI/AAAAAAAAC28/UKDcwUSZmMY/s475/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dOGLy7ssbTQ/UZrLanoI9wI/AAAAAAAAC28/UKDcwUSZmMY/s475/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369099367736.6853" class="aligncenter" width="475" height="407" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Quilt Stats:</font></p> <p><font size="5">Category: Applique</font></p> <p><font size="5">Pattern: "Pieced Applique - Intricate Blocks Made Easy" by Penny Haren</font></p> <p><font size="5">Dimensions: 60" x 60"</font></p> <p><font size="5">You can go to this link to check out the other entries in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">"Bloggers' Quilt Festival."</a></font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-4185198836308891902013-05-19T16:13:00.001-06:002013-05-19T16:13:04.216-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day"</font></p> <p><font size="5">As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.</font><font size="4"> ~ Psalm 138:8, NLT</font><font size="5"> </font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">"Amy's Creative Side"</a> is hosting the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a> where we have the opportunity to share quilts we have made and be inspired by all all the great quilts entered. Each person can enter up to 2 quilts and there are multiple categories.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--772J8mtSzs/UZlOUskg4RI/AAAAAAAAC1c/XXupcKwKWJY/s200/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--772J8mtSzs/UZlOUskg4RI/AAAAAAAAC1c/XXupcKwKWJY/s200/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525204%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833839.7031" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="200" height="200"></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Although this is the 9th festival, it will be my 1st time entering. The quilts I've seen are awe-inspiring and although I am not making award-winning quilts, I have decided to enter two of my efforts.</font></p> <p><font size="5">Entering in the Scrap Category:</font></p> <p><font size="5">I’ve been working on this crazy quilt on and off since 1982 when I started it. I sewed the 12 crazy quilt squares and then put them away. I had three growing children who were occupying all my time. I love being a mother and preferred to devote my time to them. Then they grew up and left home. That’s also a good thing, right? Don’t we raise them all those years so they can grow up, become independent, and leave us? Anyway, back to the crazy quilt - I would periodically dig out my squares and embroider something on them, then back in storage. When my husband and I started taking more road trips, I again dug them out and continued with the embroidery. Finally finished them and sewed the top together. Back in storage because I couldn’t decide what to use for a backing. Then I won a giveaway held by Julie at "My Quilt Diary." What I won was a panel of a "matoi" showing the standard and happy coat of firefighters during the Edo period. It turned out to be perfect for the back of my crazy quilt and now it is FINISHED after 20 years.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T8Sx8j4mSno/UZlOWOM7kGI/AAAAAAAAC1k/sEmezJX1MZo/s629/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T8Sx8j4mSno/UZlOWOM7kGI/AAAAAAAAC1k/sEmezJX1MZo/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833852.2678" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="476" height="629"></a></div> <p><font size="5">The following are close-ups of the blocks showing the embroidery:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K6lLg1l2jlk/UZlOXlSRUcI/AAAAAAAAC1s/xJI--l5cil8/s456/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K6lLg1l2jlk/UZlOXlSRUcI/AAAAAAAAC1s/xJI--l5cil8/s456/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833876.4995" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="456" height="455"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aN4BVN1Bgzc/UZlOaDHMTaI/AAAAAAAAC18/XdJ61ID_zvA/s474/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A53%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8IrpNYIqdBk/UZlOY8g3ZJI/AAAAAAAAC10/MECq3subYU0/s451/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8IrpNYIqdBk/UZlOY8g3ZJI/AAAAAAAAC10/MECq3subYU0/s451/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833898.5745" class="alignnone" alt="" width="449" height="451"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K6lLg1l2jlk/UZlOXlSRUcI/AAAAAAAAC1s/xJI--l5cil8/s456/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aN4BVN1Bgzc/UZlOaDHMTaI/AAAAAAAAC18/XdJ61ID_zvA/s474/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A53%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aN4BVN1Bgzc/UZlOaDHMTaI/AAAAAAAAC18/XdJ61ID_zvA/s474/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A53%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833931.9668" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="461" height="474"></a></div> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This photo show the interesting Japanese "matoi" panel.</span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I2CATezxR8k/UZlObRPm_SI/AAAAAAAAC2E/J4n3UmRNTto/s566/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A50%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I2CATezxR8k/UZlObRPm_SI/AAAAAAAAC2E/J4n3UmRNTto/s500/Photo%252520May%25252019%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A50%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1369001833862.4128" class="aligncenter" width="439" height="566" alt=""></a></div> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This quilt was begun in 1982 and finished in March, 2012. It is made of vintage damask, satin, velvet,vintage ties, lace and other assorted fabrics from my stash and my Mama's stash. The blocks are machine pieced and all the embellishments are hand-embroidery. The quilt was quilted on my Kenmore.</span><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Quilt Stats:</font></p> <p><font size="5">Category: Scrap</font></p> <p><font size="5">Pattern: Crazy Quilt</font></p> <p><font size="5">Dimensions: 38" x 50"</font></p> <p><font size="5">Thanks so much for stopping by. Check out the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/05/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+amyscreativeside+%28Amy%27s+Creative+Side%29" target="_self" title="">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a> and enjoy taking a look at all the gorgeous quilts.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-41444858486425706472013-05-15T10:56:00.001-06:002013-05-15T10:56:47.628-06:00<p><font size="5"> </font><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span></p> <p><font size="5">As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.</font><font size="4"> ~ Psalm 138:8, NLT</font><font size="5"> </font></p> <p><font size="5"><a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One-Flower Wednesday</a>" today and you won't believe the flower I made.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TNDvq9hSDiI/UZO9_R2EXoI/AAAAAAAAC04/xSitcptFd9I/s478/Photo%252520May%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TNDvq9hSDiI/UZO9_R2EXoI/AAAAAAAAC04/xSitcptFd9I/s478/Photo%252520May%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1368637252875.0054" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="478" height="469"></a></div> <p><font size="5">"Big deal," you say? Actually, it's a </font><font size="4">small</font><font size="5"> deal. I'm in a Hexie Bee and this month my hive mate asked for a 1/4-inch hexie. I could not believe it! It was actually harder to sew than the larger flowers because it's so hard to hang on to those little-bitty pieces. I took a photo to show you the comparison. The largest is a 1-inch hexie flower, the middle one is 1/2-inch, and on the right is the little 1/4-incher.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M9x1S-bPuXg/UZO-JijWFsI/AAAAAAAAC1A/4v7yAfHQ4jA/s613/Photo%252520May%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M9x1S-bPuXg/UZO-JijWFsI/AAAAAAAAC1A/4v7yAfHQ4jA/s500/Photo%252520May%25252015%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1368637252865.37" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">On another topic; I saw a pattern for a cute pincushion made of hexies. It seemed like a good idea so I prepared several hexies and started sewing them together. It looked easy enough so who even needs to read the instructions, right? Just sew the hexies togehter into a ball. I can do that. Wrong! I finally had to go find my son's soccer ball Would you believe that they are actually made of hexagons AND pentagons? Then I looked at the instructions again. Sure enough. Well, then I made some pentagons too and, surprise, surprise. It worked.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q_o-c1IiJrY/UZO-TEDdc1I/AAAAAAAAC1I/X74Fd80jMKY/s510/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q_o-c1IiJrY/UZO-TEDdc1I/AAAAAAAAC1I/X74Fd80jMKY/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1368637252877.7307" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="454" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Notice the pink pentagon shape in the middle of the hexie flower.</font></p> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-36007001933960101072013-05-13T14:20:00.001-06:002013-05-13T14:20:00.236-06:00<p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles. </font><font size="4">~ Psalm 119:50, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">It's Monday again and my design wall is coming long beautifully. We've been away from home for two weeks and my mailbox was full of beautiful hexie flowers for my "Flower Ball." These hexie flowers were made for me by my fellow members of "Get Your Hex On Bee #3. Here's what it looks like now. I just need one more flower to arrive.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A9YgaRR_dkY/UZFK7Mvs2zI/AAAAAAAAC0o/zaoofcWvxtU/s505/Photo%252520May%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A08%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A9YgaRR_dkY/UZFK7Mvs2zI/AAAAAAAAC0o/zaoofcWvxtU/s500/Photo%252520May%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A08%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1368476642944.0676" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="499" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Go <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/13/design-wall-2/" target="_self" title="">here</a> to view what others have on their design walls.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Now I need to sew these beautiful flowers together and I can hardly wait to get started. First I need to finish going through the boring part of the mail (bills, flyers, junk mail etc.) so for now...</font></p> <p><font size="5">that is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-1365847893791448132013-05-11T14:20:00.000-06:002013-05-11T14:20:07.375-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> ~Psalm 37:4 NIV</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I've been sewing like crazy making potholders to use as some of my Christmas gifts. I needed to learn to use my new embroidery machine so I made all sorts of centers for the potholders and now I've finished up most of them. I don't even know how many I made but here is a pile of them.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAz-xh8MmWs/UY6nWszmykI/AAAAAAAAC0U/y78EFhZNEps/s1600/Potholders+5-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAz-xh8MmWs/UY6nWszmykI/AAAAAAAAC0U/y78EFhZNEps/s320/Potholders+5-13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Counted them. There are 14 of them. Glad that's done.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Then I worked on "My Jane" for a while. Here are M-8 and M-9.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cxq6BV26V34/UY6nQns6duI/AAAAAAAAC0E/oPURSOutlMQ/s1600/M-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cxq6BV26V34/UY6nQns6duI/AAAAAAAAC0E/oPURSOutlMQ/s320/M-8.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">&nbsp;M-8 went together easily via paper-piecing BUT,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-apxHfaGExAU/UY6nTkCl5OI/AAAAAAAAC0M/Mp84V1lrt4M/s1600/M-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-apxHfaGExAU/UY6nTkCl5OI/AAAAAAAAC0M/Mp84V1lrt4M/s320/M-9.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">&nbsp;</span>M-9 came out rather crooked, ok really crooked. It was also paper-pieced but those corners were horrible to make come out even. As you can see, mine are rather skewed. M-8 looks good and was done quickly. I worked on M-9 forever and it still looks strange. I will learn to love it because that's as good as it's getting.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We're leaving our beautiful Texas Hill Country ranch tomorrow. It's been a wonderful visit but we're headed back to west Texas tomorrow. I need to go get my prep work done so I can sew for the 6-hours it takes us to get back to El Paso.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">That is all.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">&nbsp;</span> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-1859452639157705982013-05-08T13:37:00.001-06:002013-05-08T13:37:41.610-06:00<p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. </font><font size="4">~ Isaiah 40:31, NLT</font><font size="5"> </font></p> <p><font size="5">Yes, it's "One Flower Wednesday" and I'm barely checking in at the last minute. We've had family visiting since Friday and they left today so now I'm rushing to find two little flowers I made on our trip out to the ranch. I just finished taking their photo and here they are:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2eyH4MWBcDg/UYqpfyHWBQI/AAAAAAAACzA/Kc2QO2EezZo/s558/Photo%252520May%2525208%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A37%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2eyH4MWBcDg/UYqpfyHWBQI/AAAAAAAACzA/Kc2QO2EezZo/s500/Photo%252520May%2525208%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A37%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1368042096365.32" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="405" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Short post. We enjoyed our family tremendously. My brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and nephew are so funny, entertaining, and fun to have around but now they're gone and I'm off to sew a little and have a glass of wine. </font></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-70312500801912832862013-05-01T14:41:00.001-06:002013-05-01T14:41:45.295-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. </font><span style="font-size: large; ">~ Psalm 139:4-5, NLT</span></p> <p><font size="5">We're at our little ranch in the Texas Hill Country and enjoying the beautiful weather. It's been a dry spring so we don't have many wildflowers out. We did find this evil character out today though. My husband killed this 50-inch rattlesnake this morning.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DNzkwWKugHg/UYF9m9LzZXI/AAAAAAAACx8/D_4Szf5r1no/s646/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A37%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DNzkwWKugHg/UYF9m9LzZXI/AAAAAAAACx8/D_4Szf5r1no/s500/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A37%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1367441133350.0693" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="484" height="646"></a></div> <p><font size="5">It's <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One-Flower Wednesday"</a> and I have these flowers to show you. They're the parts of a block for the quilt-along I've joined. Here's what they look like...</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yZF1skUfu6w/UYF9vl_RAxI/AAAAAAAACyE/bqKMQaBbtS4/s563/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yZF1skUfu6w/UYF9vl_RAxI/AAAAAAAACyE/bqKMQaBbtS4/s500/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1367441133303.6836" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="337"></a></div> <p><font size="5">and here's what they should look like when I finish sewing them together.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XoPpcKH_9Zg/UYF96bLtv4I/AAAAAAAACyM/p_kShcHbPCM/s555/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XoPpcKH_9Zg/UYF96bLtv4I/AAAAAAAACyM/p_kShcHbPCM/s500/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1367441133317.3093" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="553"></a></div> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">I also have these lovely flowers that I received from my partner in the "Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap." Dorrit sent me these from Denmark. Thanks so much, Dorrit. They're so lovely and I will enjoy sewing them into my "Flowers of the World GFG."</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xRHwWM8uBQg/UYF-A7wO_RI/AAAAAAAACyU/Cary8QJjEOA/s458/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A31%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xRHwWM8uBQg/UYF-A7wO_RI/AAAAAAAACyU/Cary8QJjEOA/s458/Photo%252520May%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A31%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1367441133359.5298" class="aligncenter" width="458" height="427" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made.</font></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center; ">That is all.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-74158751958055290102013-04-29T15:19:00.001-06:002013-04-29T15:19:23.551-06:00<p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.</font></p> <p><font size="4">~ 1 Peter 5:7, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">We spent all day yesterday traveling to our little ranch in the Texas Hill Country. I sewed on my hexies but I'm waiting until One-Flower Wednesday to show those to you. Instead, I'm showing you what's on my design wall at the ranch. Yes, I have a design wall with UFOs hanging on it too. I'm determined to finish at least one of them while we're here this time. One is a mini quilt depicting the 12 months of the year. That's almost finished. It needs the 3 Bs - borders, backing and binding. The other is a tablecloth showing different items found in and around our ranch house; oak trees, ATVs, hogs, deer, and wildflowers. This is the center part of a future tablecloth or tabletopper.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kc8yd4iUoDs/UX7j1quVdjI/AAAAAAAACxs/R0r7DVOCxok/s678/Photo%252520Apr%25252029%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A40%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kc8yd4iUoDs/UX7j1quVdjI/AAAAAAAACxs/R0r7DVOCxok/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252029%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A40%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1367270588840.4363" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="385" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Go <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/04/29/design-wall-april-29-2013/" target="_self" title="">HERE</a> to view what others have on their design walls.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-57291158652045767572013-04-24T15:57:00.001-06:002013-04-24T15:57:21.899-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. </font><font size="4">~ Psalm 19:14, NLT </font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Once again we find ourselves at "<a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">One-Flower Wednesday."</a> The flowers I'm showing you today have a different look since I'm making them for a block in a quilt-along I've joined. It's supposed to end up looking kind of like a chevron when they're finally sewn together. Anyway...</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CBEEY8OGmC0/UXhVNQbjnZI/AAAAAAAACxM/R68CtYBrOao/s666/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CBEEY8OGmC0/UXhVNQbjnZI/AAAAAAAACxM/R68CtYBrOao/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366840864327.567" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="313"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday”</a> to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Other than that, I've been preparing for some hand-sewing since we'll be going to the Texas Hill Country on the weekend. I've cut out all the hexie shapes to complete the chevron and also the shapes for a couple of hexathons I hope to finish. There's also a crochet project I've been working on that I can take and then...there's always a lot of hand-sewing I can do. I'm thinking of starting a Baltimore Album Quilt. Somebody please talk me out of this since I want to complete "My Jane" some day. Oh, which reminds me, here are a couple of "My Jane" blocks that are finished. They're both rather crooked but H-11 was the difficult one. Those little pointy pieces on the corners of both of them were "killers."</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7E9Bj7EoPUU/UXhVOsmb3QI/AAAAAAAACxU/utZIw1CNvkI/s502/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7E9Bj7EoPUU/UXhVOsmb3QI/AAAAAAAACxU/utZIw1CNvkI/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366840864350.718" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="496" height="502"></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; ">F-10</span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FzBmNDOHPoE/UXhVP09IsFI/AAAAAAAACxc/ZXhcEpWNBHI/s489/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A45%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FzBmNDOHPoE/UXhVP09IsFI/AAAAAAAACxc/ZXhcEpWNBHI/s489/Photo%252520Apr%25252024%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A45%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366840864293.3577" class="aligncenter" width="456" height="489" alt=""></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">H-11</font></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-73815205371430311432013-04-22T14:58:00.001-06:002013-04-22T14:58:49.995-06:00<p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">Always be full of joy in the Lord, I say it again-rejoice! </font><font size="4">~ Philippians 4:4, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Here's what has been on my design wall for the longest time. I still have several joining hexagons to make. The center picture was paper-pieced by my sister Ida at <a href="http://mysismademe.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title="">"my sister made me do it..." </a>It's an excellent replica of our little ranch house in the Texas Hill Country. Hexagons surrounding it are a likeness to the area around our little house but I still have a long way to go.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n1LPpNkWy-M/UXWkbXs2wyI/AAAAAAAACwk/TMPfEZPa2wM/s960/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n1LPpNkWy-M/UXWkbXs2wyI/AAAAAAAACwk/TMPfEZPa2wM/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366664549587.2114" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5xrK6oOL32I/UXWkddxGk7I/AAAAAAAACws/06FU9jnuXtE/s960/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5xrK6oOL32I/UXWkddxGk7I/AAAAAAAACws/06FU9jnuXtE/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A40%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366664549626.5928" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5">You can see what others have on their design wall <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/04/22/design-wall-monda/" target="_self" title="">here.</a></font></p> <p><font size="5">I haven't been working much on that lately but I did finish two charity quilts for <a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2013/04/hands2help-time-to-show-off-your.html" target="_self" title="">"Hands 2 Help." </a>One is an I-Spy Quilt</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g0tDmXgLeaM/UXWkfLVKJdI/AAAAAAAACw0/jfdE16deReQ/s692/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g0tDmXgLeaM/UXWkfLVKJdI/AAAAAAAACw0/jfdE16deReQ/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366664549609.0063" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5">and the other is the Argyle Quilt which I made for a Quilt-Along.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AE2ODOA8VIA/UXWkheQiqtI/AAAAAAAACw8/tPfcmWl5fJY/s960/Photo%252520Apr%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A23%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AE2ODOA8VIA/UXWkheQiqtI/AAAAAAAACw8/tPfcmWl5fJY/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A23%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366664549634.3018" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-37861076571208077482013-04-17T15:39:00.001-06:002013-04-17T15:39:22.409-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">The steadfast love of The Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ~</font><font size="4"> Lamentations 3:22 (NRSV)</font></p> <p><font size="5">Hello, "<a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">One Flower Wednesday</a>." I'm glad you're here and here are my flowers on this beautiful spring day.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lu-tjNREjjg/UW8WgU2-CwI/AAAAAAAACwM/JVSjTElfmo0/s960/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A23%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lu-tjNREjjg/UW8WgU2-CwI/AAAAAAAACwM/JVSjTElfmo0/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A23%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366234976893.737" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">I've recently joined a quilting bee called "Get Your Hex On #3." This is a bee dedicated to those of us who love hexies so it was perfect for me. I'm the "Queen Bee" for April and chose a pattern by Geta Grama called "The Flower Ball." I've already received four flowers made by others and have started adding them to the flowers (or pieces of flowers) that I've made. Here's what I have so far:</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--kRoiVOJXOo/UW8Wh7ISBQI/AAAAAAAACwU/MTFvE4jZsqk/s528/Photo%252520Apr%25252017%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--kRoiVOJXOo/UW8Wh7ISBQI/AAAAAAAACwU/MTFvE4jZsqk/s500/Photo%252520Apr%25252017%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525203%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1366234976853.5134" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="512" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-12716771107990427142013-04-10T07:48:00.001-06:002013-04-10T07:48:49.523-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day</font></p> <p><font size="5">Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. </font></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; ">~ Psalm 100:2, NLT</span></p> <p><font size="5">Once again it's<a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title=""> "One Flower Wednesday.</a>" I'm killing "two birds with one stone" today and showing you the flowers I made for my partner in the <a href="http://inchyhexagonswap.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title="">"Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap."</a> She asked for yellow petals with a black center so these are now off to Karyli in Idaho.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4ZW2d4YfwvQ/UWVtpRGYfBI/AAAAAAAACvY/tmliqxFMdhk/s711/Photo%252520Apr%2525204%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525205%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4ZW2d4YfwvQ/UWVtpRGYfBI/AAAAAAAACvY/tmliqxFMdhk/s500/Photo%252520Apr%2525204%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525205%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365601925981.6848" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="304"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on<a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title=""> “One Flower Wednesday”</a> to see flowers others have made.</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Also, slowly moving, but non-the-less moving along with "My Jane." Here is M-11, easy paper-piecing.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OEfDsTmP1xo/UWVtrbmW2WI/AAAAAAAACvg/C-PrQSRxEzU/s481/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OEfDsTmP1xo/UWVtrbmW2WI/AAAAAAAACvg/C-PrQSRxEzU/s481/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365601925968.7349" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="476" height="481"></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large; ">M-11</span></p> <p><font size="5">In yesterday's mail I had a nice surprise. I won this interesting charm pack from <a href="http://www.patchworkduck.com/" target="_self" title="">"Patchwork Duck."</a> It's called "Word Play" and, </font><span style="font-size: x-large; ">interestingly enough, each charm has "words" on it. Thanks so much to Nicole.</span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QFFCGaNh3Ko/UWVtta4JPNI/AAAAAAAACvo/8jx0NQrDPAo/s497/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A31%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QFFCGaNh3Ko/UWVtta4JPNI/AAAAAAAACvo/8jx0NQrDPAo/s497/Photo%252520Apr%25252010%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A31%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365601925973.9834" class="aligncenter" width="497" height="470" alt=""></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-90932372309263023632013-04-03T10:29:00.001-06:002013-04-03T10:29:52.933-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for you because of what you have done. </font><font size="4">~ Psalm 92:4, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">We're back in El Paso, Texas and what beautiful days we're having. Spring in El Paso is a beautiful time of year. We arrived to a backyard of flowers in full-bloom. My husband is in heaven as he loves working in the yard (and I love that he loves this :)</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DDh_9wCro0E/UVxY47h5DYI/AAAAAAAACu4/cqIuQUKwXTY/s548/Photo%252520Apr%2525203%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A25%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DDh_9wCro0E/UVxY47h5DYI/AAAAAAAACu4/cqIuQUKwXTY/s500/Photo%252520Apr%2525203%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A25%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365006792059.0156" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Today he'll be enjoying planting more flowers while I'm off to have lunch and spend time with my sister Ida but before I go, I have flowers of my own to show you. It's <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One Flower Wednesday"</a> and I sewed these up on the way back to El Paso, three little 1/2-inchers.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bMod3Gpzk2o/UVxY9Up9X5I/AAAAAAAACvA/UKCFrMcknUY/s502/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bMod3Gpzk2o/UVxY9Up9X5I/AAAAAAAACvA/UKCFrMcknUY/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365006791976.6401" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">There were also packages of lovely things waiting for me in the mail. Julie from <a href="http://myquiltdiary.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-busy-weekend.html" target="_self" title="">"My Quilt Diary</a>" wrote about the "Dark Sucker Theory." I had heard of this before and had lost my copy and Julie graciously shared her copy with me. I was thrilled to find it in my mail. Thanks, Julie.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Also in my mail was a beautiful mug rug from Maria who sent this all the way from Austrialia for the "Rugs With Friends" group. She also included two lovely fat quarters of spring birds and a pile of colorful buttons along with some rick-rack. Thanks for a lovely package, Maria.</span> </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XSH9mf-1NgU/UVxY_lJ9pvI/AAAAAAAACvI/LyrsxTs9yLg/s532/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XSH9mf-1NgU/UVxY_lJ9pvI/AAAAAAAACvI/LyrsxTs9yLg/s500/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1365006792051.3765" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="345" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-24607089300436050962013-04-02T14:24:00.001-06:002013-04-02T14:24:58.098-06:00<p><font size="5"> </font><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Encouraging Words of the Day: </span></p> <p><font size="5">All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance. </font><font size="4"> ~ 1 Peter 1:3-4a, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">I'm again linking up with Carrie's <a href="http://apassionforapplique.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-goals-and-winners-of-giveaway.html" target="_self" title="">"Nothing but UFOs in 2013</a>" group.</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0INM18VuCNQ/UVs-dnuEGDI/AAAAAAAACuQ/nmtlocrI5wE/s645/Photo%252520Nov%2525206%25252C%2525202012%25252C%2525206%25253A50%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://apassionforapplique.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-goals-and-winners-of-giveaway.html" target="_self" title=""></a><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0INM18VuCNQ/UVs-dnuEGDI/AAAAAAAACuQ/nmtlocrI5wE/s500/Photo%252520Nov%2525206%25252C%2525202012%25252C%2525206%25253A50%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364934496397.1956" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></div> <p><font size="5">I need to post 3 UFOs and I certainly have them. One is in such near-forgotten status that for a while I couldn't even find it. This is an I-Spy quilt that i started and want to finish up for <a href="http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/p/hands2help_11.html" target="_self" title="">"Hands 2 Help</a>" charity quilts. It needs to be sandwiched, quilted and bound.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qAmArO27yyc/UVs-gYl6vnI/AAAAAAAACuY/aBCYntxyFs8/s578/Photo%252520Jan%2525204%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A47%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qAmArO27yyc/UVs-gYl6vnI/AAAAAAAACuY/aBCYntxyFs8/s500/Photo%252520Jan%2525204%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A47%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364934496347.2659" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><font size="5">This is the bed runner I'm making for my Mother for Mother's Day. I'm thinking that this is the one I'll finish first since Mother's Day is coming up on May 12th. The quilting has been done but it needs the applique work finished and the binding applied.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fP5LUfEHvHw/UVs-i7r606I/AAAAAAAACug/3_i8S6bduZ8/s663/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fP5LUfEHvHw/UVs-i7r606I/AAAAAAAACug/3_i8S6bduZ8/s500/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364934496337.7695" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="300" height="663"></a></div> <p><font size="5">And finally, I have this ugly quilt to finish. It started out being beautiful but this UFO is to the point that I don't even like this maroon color any more. It needs sandwiching, quilting, and binding. Do you know how hard it is to work on a quilt that you no longer like?</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1_gc67cQxio/UVs-l3-laJI/AAAAAAAACuo/8-gRZI_Yp1Y/s596/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A14%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1_gc67cQxio/UVs-l3-laJI/AAAAAAAACuo/8-gRZI_Yp1Y/s500/Photo%252520Apr%2525202%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A14%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364934496430.0195" class="aligncenter" width="474" height="596" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">Check out the links <a href="http://apassionforapplique.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-goals-and-winners-of-giveaway.html" target="_self" title="">HERE</a> </font><span style="font-size: x-large; ">to see what others are trying to finish.</span></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-30378118246408597282013-03-30T09:48:00.001-06:002013-03-30T09:48:59.674-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EaaBSZwyxMA/UVcHmVUrx8I/AAAAAAAACtE/morJBG3ZZ7o/s224/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EaaBSZwyxMA/UVcHmVUrx8I/AAAAAAAACtE/morJBG3ZZ7o/s224/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733309.3533" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="224" height="95"></a></div> <p><font size="5"> For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. </font><span style="font-size: large; ">~ John 3:16</span></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">I'm sorry to say that I've been forced to put the hated "word verification" on my blog as I've been receiving a great number of spam comments. I'll put it on for a while and see if this stops them. Maybe I'll be able to remove it soon. Thank you for "bearing with me."</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">Meanwhile, I was able to work on "My Jane" who seems neglected from time to time. I've finished 4 this week. That's the most I've ever done in a week. The count is now 145 completed blocks.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uj2A_b5F3HU/UVcJLSYf9CI/AAAAAAAACtU/pBtoW5nvakM/s518/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A20%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uj2A_b5F3HU/UVcJLSYf9CI/AAAAAAAACtU/pBtoW5nvakM/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A20%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733287.583" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="513"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">G-9 (fast and easy paper-piecing)</font></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z19LxtJHekc/UVcJSHbAe7I/AAAAAAAACtc/F_UorgbEzuM/s486/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z19LxtJHekc/UVcJSHbAe7I/AAAAAAAACtc/F_UorgbEzuM/s486/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733294.2869" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="485" height="486"></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">E-8 (slow and tedious paper-piecing due to the small pieces)</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z4rXFsXCIKc/UVcJVqjzjsI/AAAAAAAACtk/NQEi0Vy1kRw/s421/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A22%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z4rXFsXCIKc/UVcJVqjzjsI/AAAAAAAACtk/NQEi0Vy1kRw/s421/Photo%252520Mar%25252021%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A22%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733366.148" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="410" height="421"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">L-6 (only hard part was lining up the lines - still somewhat crooked)</span><br></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-amsCn4JEHs4/UVcJZvRQcVI/AAAAAAAACts/mLCR4jiLs58/s451/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A34%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-amsCn4JEHs4/UVcJZvRQcVI/AAAAAAAACts/mLCR4jiLs58/s451/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A34%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733301.92" class="aligncenter" width="442" height="451" alt=""></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><font size="5"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">L-3 (looks hard but easy and fast paper-piecing)</span></font></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Tomorrow we leave the beautiful Texas Hill Country to return to hot and dry El Paso in far West Texas so I'll be sewing on hexies for 6 hours. We've enjoyed our trip although spring was only visible for a couple of days. We'll be back in a month or so and the wildflowers should be in full bloom by then.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EaaBSZwyxMA/UVcHmVUrx8I/AAAAAAAACtE/morJBG3ZZ7o/s224/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EaaBSZwyxMA/UVcHmVUrx8I/AAAAAAAACtE/morJBG3ZZ7o/s224/Photo%252520Mar%25252030%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364658733292.2422" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="224" height="95"></a></div> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-61936655985882083202013-03-27T12:49:00.001-06:002013-03-27T12:49:07.632-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done </font><font size="4">~ Philippians 4:6, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">We're back in the Texas Hill Country and the weather has not been nice. We went to visit our son in Ft. Worth, Texas and the weather was not nice there either. Of course we had a wonderful time with our son and a large family gathering. There were my parents, sisters and their spouses, nieces, nephews and their families so it was a good time.</font></p> <p><font size="5">As usual, I sewed on hexies on our 6-hour road trip. I made nine 1/2-inch hexies so I have the next two <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One-Flower Wednesdays"</a> covered. Here are three:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pBpJ9chDiyU/UVM-44kBKEI/AAAAAAAACsY/NzNgcGA6wDg/s508/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pBpJ9chDiyU/UVM-44kBKEI/AAAAAAAACsY/NzNgcGA6wDg/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364410335235.4329" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="473"></a></div> <p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday</a>” to see flowers others have made.</font></p> <p><font size="5">Oh. I finished my Argyle Quilt for the Quilt-Along. It's 49" x 67" which is an odd size but I just made it the size it end up wanting to be. It was a really fast quilt to make and turns out kind of cute :) Thanks to Jess at <a href="http://quiltyhabit.blogspot.com/2013/03/week-1-argyled-quilt-along_6.html" target="_self" title="">"Quilty Habit</a>" for her excellent tutorial.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BBjKLK1URRA/UVM_HIRygfI/AAAAAAAACsg/1JlJ8RwNoJc/s942/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525208%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BBjKLK1URRA/UVM_HIRygfI/AAAAAAAACsg/1JlJ8RwNoJc/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525208%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1364410335254.5957" class="alignnone" width="500" height="680" alt=""></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-49213032093667904612013-03-20T10:02:00.001-06:002013-03-20T10:02:58.380-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.</font><font size="4">~ Ephesians 2:10, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5">We're back in the Texas Hill Country and, as usual, I sewed hexies on our 7-hour road trip. The Hill Country is welcoming spring by having the hills covered with Mountain Laurel in full bloom. Here are three of the 1/2 inch hexies posing in a Mountain Laurel bush in our yard:</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gC-nQ2hSXfM/UUndkt9b78I/AAAAAAAACsA/CAPg0LS4CXg/s592/Photo%252520Mar%25252020%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gC-nQ2hSXfM/UUndkt9b78I/AAAAAAAACsA/CAPg0LS4CXg/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252020%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A52%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1363795560262.0825" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday”</a> to see flowers others have made. </font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">I also finished Hexie #18 for the Hexathons I'm working on.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0BAS447RNy0/UUndrXSTSMI/AAAAAAAACsI/tf_hXGqhTD8/s569/Photo%252520Mar%25252020%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A57%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0BAS447RNy0/UUndrXSTSMI/AAAAAAAACsI/tf_hXGqhTD8/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252020%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A57%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1363795560204.911" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="423" alt=""></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Now I'm off to feast my eyes on the beautiful blooms all around me on this beautiful first day of spring. Wishing everyone a lovely day as well.</span></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-50656738398528946032013-03-14T07:31:00.001-06:002013-03-14T07:36:32.856-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. </span><span style="font-size: large;">~ Philippians 4:13, NLT</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to another day of the Nancy Drew is a Clue Blog hop.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have such great memories of Nancy Drew books when I was growing up. My sister and I used to walk to the library and come home loaded down with Nancy Drew and "The Hardy Boys" mystery books. What fun we had! Here's how the books looked on the library shelf, no dust covers to give one a clue.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jDrb_AYyEp8/UUHRCQjah7I/AAAAAAAACrg/np3snfGAuak/s254/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A37%252520AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="254" id="blogsy-1363268047160.428" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jDrb_AYyEp8/UUHRCQjah7I/AAAAAAAACrg/np3snfGAuak/s254/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A37%252520AM.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">So now now I'm here with "The Mystery of the Concealed Heart." We need our magnifying glass to start looking for a clue. I started working on my Nancy Drew project in the early part of February, with hearts in my mind. I found an easy and pretty pattern for a "Log Cabin Heart" and started there with my Nancy Drew and other matching fabrics. The Nancy Drew fabric was full of ideas. Of course, the first part was to grab the magnifying glass.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Well, you can find magnifying glasses in two places and, of course Nancy Drew follows the clues until she finds a little heart somewhere. Can you find the heart?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_xq6vxi1SAY/UUHRFWWNz4I/AAAAAAAACro/wRfTo_jcpPA/s607/Photo%252520Mar%25252014%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A26%252520AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="505" id="blogsy-1363268047213.4812" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_xq6vxi1SAY/UUHRFWWNz4I/AAAAAAAACro/wRfTo_jcpPA/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252014%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A26%252520AM.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Thank you to <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_self" title="">Madame Samm</a> and <a href="http://justletmequilt.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title="">Carol</a> from "Just Let Me Quilt" for putting this blog hop together! What a fun hop it has been. Be sure to check out all of the other Nancy Drew projects today. Here is the list.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Thursday, March 14, 2013 <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://roseprairiequilts.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm</b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://quiltnqueen.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Quilt ‘n Queen</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://ourbusylittlebunch.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Our Busy Little Bunch</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.justquiltit.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Just Quilt It</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://muchashilachas.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Hilachas</a> (Me)</b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://sandysshowtellquilts.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Loves to Quilt</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://sewdarnquilt.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Sew. Darn. Quilt.</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.fromthistothatbybobbalou.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><b>From This To That</b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><a href="http://thatotherblogg.blogspot.com/2013/03/lynmarie-and-nancy-drew.html" style="text-decoration: none;">LynMarie At That Other Blog</a> ( may not be up?)</b></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sister is also participating in the Nancy Drew Blog Hop and is having a nice giveaway. She blogged on the first day :) Go to <a href="http://mysismademe.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title=""></a><a href="http://mysismademe.blogspot.com/2013/03/nancy-drew-get-hot-clue.html" target="_self" title="">"My sister made me do it...</a>" to enter to win this charm pack.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kMthzjV40Is/UUHRG8BvX9I/AAAAAAAACrw/vBwbLTaN2sk/s320/Photo%252520Mar%25252014%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="213" id="blogsy-1363268047201.9092" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kMthzjV40Is/UUHRG8BvX9I/AAAAAAAACrw/vBwbLTaN2sk/s320/Photo%252520Mar%25252014%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">That is all.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"> </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"> </b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"><b style="text-decoration: none;"> </b></b></b><br /><div id="blogsy_footer" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-17822037722867952552013-03-13T08:20:00.001-06:002013-03-13T08:20:50.817-06:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our afflictions so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. </font><font size="4">~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4</font></p> <p><font size="4"><br></font></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Once again we find that it's </span><a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.htm" target="_self" title="" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"One Flower Wednesday.</a><span style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">" I've been working on 1/2-inch hexies and decided to spread them out and count them.</span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wmcfgmdlfdk/UUCLHaVaCcI/AAAAAAAACqw/vURCAujxc_I/s520/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A45%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wmcfgmdlfdk/UUCLHaVaCcI/AAAAAAAACqw/vURCAujxc_I/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A45%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1363184626379.1487" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="418"></a></div> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">There are 96 and they cover a space about a yard square. Hmmmm, I guess I'll keep on sewing.</span><br></p> <p><font size="5">Meanwhile, I didn't even make a 1/2-inch hexie this week. Instead I made two 1-inch hexies for my partner in the "Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap." We're having beautiful weather in Texas so I took the hexie flowers outside and photographed them in our apricot tree which is in full bloom.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SfxgWPOalk0/UUCLJ7GuR2I/AAAAAAAACq4/36mnmB0Fp9E/s517/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A57%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SfxgWPOalk0/UUCLJ7GuR2I/AAAAAAAACq4/36mnmB0Fp9E/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A57%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1363184626383.6125" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div> <p><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Click on </span><a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.htm" target="_self" title="" style="font-size: x-large; ">"One Flower Wednesday"</a> <span style="font-size: x-large; ">to see flowers others have made.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="5">Also, I FINALLY finished "My Jane" block F-8. I had so much difficulty with those little slanted parts on the outside edges. It was ridiculous how much time I spent on them. I finally just sewed the pieces together with the template method and then attached them to the rest of the paper-pieced middle.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G0_hZIbZC7Y/UUCLP3KmVDI/AAAAAAAACrA/yl-Hh-uWyvU/s498/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A43%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G0_hZIbZC7Y/UUCLP3KmVDI/AAAAAAAACrA/yl-Hh-uWyvU/s498/Photo%252520Mar%25252013%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525207%25253A43%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1363184626468.7202" class="aligncenter" width="487" height="498" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5">All's well that ends well.</font></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-28580583383964036272013-03-11T21:25:00.001-06:002013-03-11T21:28:19.394-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">~ 2 Chronicles 15:7, NLT</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I've been busy, not sewing but getting ready for others to sew for me. By now everyone knows how I love "hexies." Well, recently I ran into a Quilting Bee called "Get Your Hex On #3." Two Bees are already completely filled and well on their way to creating hexie treasures. Bee #3 is just getting started and I'm the first Queen Bee. I found his interesting wall hanging called "The Flower Ball<span style="font-size: large;">,</span>" by Geta Grama, Copyright 2012.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ja_A_ji5PgQ/UT6gHvNj_oI/AAAAAAAACqY/YIsNNhzXmts/s538/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="538" id="blogsy-1363058903448.2512" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ja_A_ji5PgQ/UT6gHvNj_oI/AAAAAAAACqY/YIsNNhzXmts/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">I think it's gorgeous. It's not made up of perfect hexie shapes but rather odd-shaped hexies in order to give the ball it's 3-D look. I divided the ball up into hexie flowers with a few cream-colored hexies around it. Each member of the Bee, including myself, will sew up a group which I will later sew together to form the ball. I'm excited about this but, as usual, the prep work takes a while, especially when you have to explain to others what you're trying to do.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also working on the "Argyle Quilt-Along" tutorial by Jess at <a href="http://quiltyhabit.blogspot.com/2013/03/week-1-argyled-quilt-along_6.html" target="_self" title="">"Quilty Habit."</a> It's an interesting and supposedly fast quilt to make. Here's what I've done so far.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3ZXzBz6UC5U/UT6gJhsEL4I/AAAAAAAACqg/tWKBqUo6D9s/s502/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="375" id="blogsy-1363058903431.771" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3ZXzBz6UC5U/UT6gJhsEL4I/AAAAAAAACqg/tWKBqUo6D9s/s500/Photo%252520Mar%25252011%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope your Monday has been lovely.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">That is all.</span><br /><br /><div id="blogsy_footer" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-37558361552276245182013-03-06T14:15:00.001-07:002013-03-06T14:15:47.153-07:00<p><font size="5"> Encouraging Words of the Day:</font></p> <p><font size="5">Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. </font><font size="4">~ Psalm 23:6, NLT</font></p> <p><font size="5">Once again we find ourselves at <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One Flower Wednesday."</a> I guess I'll be working on these little 1/2 inch hexie flowers for a long time. So far I've made 94. </font><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center; ">So here are 3 more little flowers:</span></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nx6XygrEPbQ/UTex9RbmcwI/AAAAAAAACp4/DZ7qtjdpbJk/s521/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nx6XygrEPbQ/UTex9RbmcwI/AAAAAAAACp4/DZ7qtjdpbJk/s500/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525209%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362604715379.157" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="483" height="521"></a></div> <p><font size="5">Click on <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">“One Flower Wednesday”</a> to see flowers others have made.</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">I decided that I've neglected "My Jane," what with my new embroidery machine and all so I worked on a block for quite a while. F-8 is giving me fits trying to paper piece little slanted pieces together.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Owynj9uXKpM/UTex-efUnjI/AAAAAAAACqA/Z_nxURQFXXU/s500/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A16%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Owynj9uXKpM/UTex-efUnjI/AAAAAAAACqA/Z_nxURQFXXU/s500/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A16%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362604715377.798" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="138"></a></div> <p><font size="5">I don't know why that was so hard for me but I finally stitched the slanted pieces together and then stuck them to the paper-piecing background paper. I still need to sew the pieces together. Meanwhile, here is C-7 which I finished earlier. This one was paper-pieced and applique.</font></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P3VzD8tAC_E/UTeyADeXXUI/AAAAAAAACqI/64ibt06Bz3s/s498/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A03%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P3VzD8tAC_E/UTeyADeXXUI/AAAAAAAACqI/64ibt06Bz3s/s498/Photo%252520Mar%2525206%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525202%25253A03%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362604715338.4993" class="aligncenter" width="498" height="470" alt=""></a></div> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">C-7</font></p> <p><font size="5"><br></font></p> <p><font size="5">That is all.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-24346840805175541972013-03-02T17:29:00.001-07:002013-03-02T17:29:52.935-07:00<p>Encouraging Words of the Day:</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ncsTKBOqdpc/UTKZYuYsZjI/AAAAAAAACnc/bgrQoj5X6uI/s639/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ncsTKBOqdpc/UTKZYuYsZjI/AAAAAAAACnc/bgrQoj5X6uI/s500/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A10%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362270757986.134" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="479" height="639"></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> The Random Number Generator has picked the two winners of my "Happy Birthday & 300th Post Giveaway." Today's post is # 300 and I ended up having to count today. Fortunately I didn't have to count up to 300 but for some reason the numbers next to comments on my post are no longer appearing and I couldn't figure out how to fix them so when #42 was chosen,</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TWu-ag4EOGM/UTKZZmRPtfI/AAAAAAAACnk/99w6hrFM8IQ/s365/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TWu-ag4EOGM/UTKZZmRPtfI/AAAAAAAACnk/99w6hrFM8IQ/s365/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362270757974.7163" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="290" height="365"></a></div> <p> I had to count down and find that the first winner is Gene Black from <a href="http://blog.geneblack.com/" target="_self" title="">"Gene Black-Alabama Artist". Gene</a> chose the Jungle Prints so those will be on their way to Gene as soon as I receive your snail mail address.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gUm6YYzQpzU/UTKZbhtbQPI/AAAAAAAACns/W1wHLYSlg4I/s524/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gUm6YYzQpzU/UTKZbhtbQPI/AAAAAAAACns/W1wHLYSlg4I/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362270758006.9094" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div> <p> For the second winner I didn't have to count as far to the selected #6 </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y7Ef-wXzmSk/UTKZdEsTXCI/AAAAAAAACn0/iRBqOFFSfbE/s369/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y7Ef-wXzmSk/UTKZdEsTXCI/AAAAAAAACn0/iRBqOFFSfbE/s369/Photo%252520Mar%2525201%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252011%25253A12%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362270757931.8857" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="293" height="369"></a></div> <p>who is Linda from <a href="http://linsueray.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title="">"linsuray</a>." The Springtime prints will also be on their way to you as soon as I receive your address. I'm sending an email to each of you as soon as I finish this post.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BQ4AYOdzbf8/UTKZfXkstSI/AAAAAAAACn8/DyQbvXk9Ai4/s538/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BQ4AYOdzbf8/UTKZfXkstSI/AAAAAAAACn8/DyQbvXk9Ai4/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1362270757957.5125" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="290" alt=""></a></div> <div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate my birthday and 300th post by entering the giveaway.</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>That is all.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-5797715682964274562013-02-27T10:36:00.001-07:002013-02-27T10:36:50.430-07:00<p>Encouraging Words of the Day:<br></p> <p>But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. <font size="3">~ Isaiah 40:31, NLT</font> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It's <a href="http://journeyofaquilter.blogspot.com/2000/06/sign-in-sheet-for-june-9-2010.html" target="_self" title="">"One-Flower Wednesday</a>" and I'm still working on 1/2-inch hexies. I'm planning on one day finishing a traditional "Grandmother's Flower Garden" quilt made up entirely of 1/2-inch hexies. I haven't even begun to figure out how many little flowers that will take. Anyway, here are 3 more. There's a make-do that's pretty obvious on this one. </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kcSNv52wWHY/US5DxIVGoXI/AAAAAAAACm0/-Gzrt0H2FUQ/s505/Photo%252520Feb%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A29%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kcSNv52wWHY/US5DxIVGoXI/AAAAAAAACm0/-Gzrt0H2FUQ/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A29%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361986694485.038" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="479"></a></div> <p>I'm embroidering like crazy on my new embroidery machine so that's all I've done lately. Well, not exactly just embroidering but learning how to do stuff with it too. Oh, except for Hexathon Hexie # 38 which I finished on a recent road trip to New Mexico to visit my parents.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2WiwF5rK7KM/US5D0QiwtJI/AAAAAAAACm8/18JyCNFVnw8/s557/Photo%252520Feb%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A28%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2WiwF5rK7KM/US5D0QiwtJI/AAAAAAAACm8/18JyCNFVnw8/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252027%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252010%25253A28%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361986694468.7002" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="488" height="557"></a></div> <p>Last thing: Reminder about my "Happy Birthday & 300th Post Giveaway." Today's post is # 299 so when I post the winner on Saturday, March 2nd, that will be my 300th post. Click on the link below to enter:</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div> <p><a href="http://muchashilachas.blogspot.com/2013/02/birthday-giveaway-and-my-wonderful.html" target="_self" title="">"Happy Birthday & 300th Post Giveaway."</a></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">Two winners will be chosen to win these selections of 6 fat quarters each.<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QKRhnEJArKE/US5D2r3_NEI/AAAAAAAACnE/FdI4YkD8-kM/s524/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QKRhnEJArKE/US5D2r3_NEI/AAAAAAAACnE/FdI4YkD8-kM/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361986694444.8455" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a>Jungle Fever</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br>or Springtime.<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cBVsmzMgLmc/US5D485HCeI/AAAAAAAACnM/0i5amLAWJoY/s538/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cBVsmzMgLmc/US5D485HCeI/AAAAAAAACnM/0i5amLAWJoY/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361986694503.0671" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="290" alt=""></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>That is all.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-75961689482456795272013-02-24T08:25:00.000-07:002013-02-24T08:25:01.149-07:00<p>Encouraging Words of the Day:<br></p> <p>My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises! ~<font size="3"> Psalm 57:7, NLT</font></p> <p>What? I just noticed that this is post #298 for me. How did that sneak up on me? Well, since I'm celebrating my birthday by having a giveaway and giving you a choice of two fat quarter bundles, how about I give away both bundles in celebration of my upcoming 300th post? So there will be two winners and I'll give away both bundles. These 6 fat quarters are called <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Jungle Fever" by Luella Doss for Westminster Fabrics.</span></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jRoDtsgxn-Y/USowT1sgkQI/AAAAAAAACmc/jAFDbw_ZbMs/s524/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jRoDtsgxn-Y/USowT1sgkQI/AAAAAAAACmc/jAFDbw_ZbMs/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361719547344.0117" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">These 6 fat quarters are from my stash and I'm calling them the "Springtime Collection."<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YZXkIyxxOo8/USowW-rSnWI/AAAAAAAACmk/j-xrXFtpoP8/s538/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YZXkIyxxOo8/USowW-rSnWI/AAAAAAAACmk/j-xrXFtpoP8/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361719547362.2437" class="alignnone" width="500" height="290" alt=""></a></div> <p>Just leave me a comment letting me know that you're a follower and which bundle you prefer if you are the chosen winner. The remaining bundle will go to the second name drawn. </p> <p>For a second chance to win, post this giveaway on your blog and let me know that you did so. Ends on Friday, March 1st at midnight, MST. I'll have the Random Number Generator pick the names and post the winners on Saturday, March 2nd. Please post your comments <a href="http://muchashilachas.blogspot.com/2013/02/birthday-giveaway-and-my-wonderful.html" target="_self" title="">HERE</a>.</p> <p>Thank you for following and good luck.</p> <p>That is all.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346540224780371561.post-60568434184872806122013-02-22T13:14:00.001-07:002013-02-22T13:14:10.341-07:00<p>Encouraging Words of the Day:<br></p> <p>Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. <font size="3">~ Psalm 106:1, NLT</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>♫ ♪♥ (,) ♫♪♥</p> <p>.....~.| |~ ♪ ♫ HAPPY ♫ ♪</p> <p>.....{░♥░}</p> <p>...{░♥░♥░} ♫ BIRTHDAY ♪ ♫</p> <p>.{░♥░♥░♥░}</p> <p>I received a wonderful birthday present from my husband. It was actually my sister, Ida from <a href="http://mysismademe.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title="">"My sister made me do it..."</a> blog who made ME do something. After she bought her wonderful Brother PE500 embroidery machine and showed me all the beautiful things it can make by embroidering these seasonal hanging towels for me so I have one to display for each holiday or season that comes along,</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-85bJBM3GceM/USfRdvld82I/AAAAAAAACl0/H7m9HGqnDnM/s504/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A59%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-85bJBM3GceM/USfRdvld82I/AAAAAAAACl0/H7m9HGqnDnM/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A59%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361564204939.365" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="494"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div> <p>well, I just had to have my own PE500. Of course I told my husband that he didn't have to worry about getting my birthday present this year because I had done the shopping for him :) Here it is:</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C41pYHS5KhA/USfRfQUVngI/AAAAAAAACl8/ehAJV-8gd_4/s512/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A04%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C41pYHS5KhA/USfRfQUVngI/AAAAAAAACl8/ehAJV-8gd_4/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%2525201%25253A04%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361564204883.1409" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div> <p> <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Love it, love it although I've just made a couple of things with it since it just arrived on Wednesday. What a wait! I'm one that definitely thrives on instant gratification so the 5-day wait was torture.</span></p> <p>On my birthday and, to continue the celebration, I always like to have a giveaway for my followers. Everyone loves fabric so that's the route I'll take. How about 5 fat quarters? Yep, here they are and all you have to do is be a follower so let me know in a comment below and "good luck!"</p> <p>This is "Jungle Fever: by Luella Doss for Westminster Fabrics.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AkNPdLIgaoA/USfRh7YRW5I/AAAAAAAACmE/UZmvSK4DVts/s524/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AkNPdLIgaoA/USfRh7YRW5I/AAAAAAAACmE/UZmvSK4DVts/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361564204931.6116" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div> <p>Ok, if you're not wild about "Jungle Fever," not wild about "Jungle Fever?" Get it? I said "not wild about..." Nevermind. Here's another option, springtime fabrics:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a3hS6J6Tjms/USfRjy951uI/AAAAAAAACmM/yS1QbQIUy-Y/s538/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a3hS6J6Tjms/USfRjy951uI/AAAAAAAACmM/yS1QbQIUy-Y/s500/Photo%252520Feb%25252022%25252C%2525202013%25252C%25252012%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1361564204912.287" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="290" alt=""></a></div> <p>In your comment, let me know if prefer the "Jungle Fever" or the springtime fabrics if you are the winner.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>That is all.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Hilachashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576276299330023752noreply@blogger.com49