Posted By drsao on December 28, 2008
Our December Sew-Day was SOOOOO much fun. In addition to our sewing, we had a bit of combat photo ops…..guys aren’t the ONLY ONES with cool tools! It appears that GINGHER has a very fancy seam ripper and Carmen has one……HM…..this just might be the start of a chain reaction. I want one!!!! It is bright and shiny – and well, it almost makes you want to UNSEW SOMETHING!!!! Look at Carmen, she even has a bit of a smile when she tries to look evil!
Wow - Watch out for that Ripper!
Catherine - the serious one!
Catherine – the sedate, serious one in our group, looks like she can think of some good uses for this pretty tool!
USED BLADE
Ms. J. noticed that I was pushing and sawing a lot trying to cut my fabric and suggested that I might want to change my blade! LOL. DUH….good idea. Not only was my blade ALL USED UP – but I had been using my rotary cutter with TWO BLADES IN IT. You can’t believe how much better my rotary cutter worked with ONE GOOD BLADE. Thanks J. for loaning me that blade….and thanks Catherine, for the unique decor to identify the used blade. This blade will not be mistaken for a new one – that is for sure. (Do you think we had fun, or what!)
The Red Button Locks the Blade Now, here is something else that I learned Saturday......see that RED BUTTON on the rotary cutter? THAT LOCKS THE BLADE. Ms. J. told me this on Saturday too! My goodness - I thought it was already locked until you squeezed the black handle. SO....if there is anyone else out there who doesn't have knowledge of the function of the little red button on their rotary cutter - VOILA - now you know. You learn something new every day - especially if you have smart friends! HM....I wonder if reading directions on packaging would help too! 🙂
I always LOVE our SHOW AND TELL – look at Carmen’s Star Quilt. Isn’t it wonderful! I really LOVE the pattern and I LOVE the fabric. I am going to look around for a pattern like this – I really want to make this one!
This is a WOW QUILT - love those Stars
I am REALLY impressed by Carmen’s hand quilting – I just have to try this sometime!
Love Carmen's Hand Quilting
Margaret Made this Quilt for her son
Isn’t this black and white quilt breath taking! Margaret started working on this quilt during the Country Piecemaker’s Retreat – and it is really great to see it put together. I find this SO AMAZING! Look at the three-dimensional illusion. LOVE IT. Oh dear, I think I want to make this one too! Will I ever be able to make everything that I want to!
Close Up of Mosaic Tiles Christmas 2008 Mystery Quilt
I finished my Mosaic Tiles Christmas Mystery Quilt Top (a Dorothy Young Pocket Full of Mysteries Quilt) and I started on my nephew Joey’s Quilt….I am naming it JOEY’S FOREVER PLAID QUILT and it is special because it is made with some of his outgrown recycled plaid boxer shorts. Don’t you just LOVE IT! LOL. The pattern is SCRAPPY STARS and can be found on KIM’S BIG QUILTING ADVENTURE blog!
Joey's Forever Plaid Quilt Block
Patsy had her Hello Kitty Sewing Machine with her – next time I will have to take mine so we can make our KIT CAT CLUB statement. LOL. And I guess I am going to have to find me some COOL GLASSES too. Look at these lady bugs on Patsy’s frames! Do they sell frames with plain glass? I NEED some cool glasses so I can have my picture taken with Patsy!
See the Lady Bugs On Patsy's Glasses?
OH MY GOODNESS – look what else Patsy brought? Her quilt print signed by P. BUCKLEY MOSS HERSELF! It is just wonderful! I really want this print too! Since it has a quilt AND cats in it, I think I will just have to put this on my OFFICIAL WISH LIST!!!
Patsy's Signed Moss Print
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Posted By drsao on December 28, 2008
TA DA – thank you, Dorothy Young, for the Christmas Mystery fun! I made my Mosaic Tiles Quilt from stash – and I am pleased! If you look closely you can see my HST Bonus Triangle Blocks in opposing corners! You have to LOOK VERY CAREFULLY!!! LOL.
In case anyone is interested you can join the yahoo group – A POCKET FULL OF MYSTERIES – and you, too, can join in on the fun! Dorothy Young designed this very simple to make quilt.
Christmas 2008 Mystery - Mosaic Tiles
OK – so here is a close up of my bonus HST made from the cut off corners on the snowball blocks.
See the little FOUR PATCH BONUS HST in the corner
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Posted By drsao on December 25, 2008
In the midst of all of the Christmas excitement I am managing to participate in Dorothy Young’s Christmas Mystery MOSAIC TILES Quilt – as a part of the Yahoo Group – A POCKET FULL OF MYSTERIES.
Here is what I have so far…..are we having fun or what!!!!!!!
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Christmas Mystery Fabric
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Clue 4 The Cross Block
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Making Snowball Blocks
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Clue 2 The Snowball Block
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Clue 3 3-Patch Block
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Posted By drsao on December 25, 2008
It is a Victorian Christmas tradition to wrap presents in white paper, tied with red ribbon. The red ribbons are tied to a chandelier and each person has to follow the ribbon to find their present that is hidden.
My SIL LOVES TOOLS – and I just had to laugh because he carried TOOLS in his PJS this morning and used them to open his red ribbon Christmas Present……..it wasn’t tied up with a big heavy rope, mind you – it was a tiny little red ribbon. I almost cracked up when Greg whipped out this knife thing! TOOOOO FUNNY!
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SIL IS USING A TOOL!
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That Ribbon Needs a Knife!
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TOOLS in the PJ’s!
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Oreo found a Present
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Posted By drsao on December 25, 2008
Everyone is having a great day. Thanks to the creativity of my bff Catherine, Sarah and I made kitty catnip toys and filled the kitty’s stockings…..one day early. Well the catnip was just TOO MUCH for the cats and they were tearing their stockings down….LOL. So we hid them in my DD’s closet. Guess what I found Christmas morning? Oreo IN THE CLOSET with the stockings unloaded. Here she is hugging her Christmas toy!
Oreo LOVES her Christmas Catnip Sock!
Here are some photos of our Christmas morning in Virginia!
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