Shirley Anne’s Heart

Posted By drsao on September 4, 2011

My UFO assignment for September (according to my lucky number drawn by Judy Laquidara of Patchworktimes.com) is my Spiderweb Quilt.  This quilt was designed by Bonnie K. Hunter (and I took a workshop from her recently – well, sort of recently!)

So today I pulled out my big bag of scraps and started string piecing!  This is a great way to use up odds and ends of fabric in all sizes!  For some reason, I really enjoy using these little pieces.   (My sister-in-love, Kerry, might recognize a couple of brown and turquoise pieces from her king sized log cabin quilt that I made for her a few years ago!!!)

If you like it and want to make one too, you can get the pattern FREE on Bonnie K. Hunter’s website at www.quiltville.com

Where she has used pink, I am using black.  MAYBE THIS WILL BE MY HALLOWEEN QUILT!  Well, I need to get it finished in September if I don’t want to spoil my record.  So far I have finished my UFO each month since January!   But, alas, school starts Tuesday and I am once again a working woman – so we will see!

If you want to see what is on the design wall of quilters across the country go to www.patchworktimes.com

Happy sewing everyone – and have a safe and HAPPY LABOR DAY!

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Posted By drsao on September 4, 2011

The Moda designers have planned a Country Fair blog hop that will include FREE projects and giveaways!

Doesn’t this sound like fun!?  We can all have a VIRTUAL QUILT RETREAT.

Here is the schedule!

September 6th    Sandy Gervais of Pieces from My Heart

September 7th   Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill

September 8th Barb and Mary from Me and My Sister Designs

September 9th Camille Roskelley of Thimbleblossoms

September 10th Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts

September 11th Basic Grey

September 12th Polly and Laurie from Minick and Simpson

September 13th Sandy Klop from American Jane (Post will be featured on Moda’s blog)

September 14th Liesl from Oliver + S

September 15th Joanna from Fig Tree and Co.

September 16th Lynne from Kansas Troubles

September 17th Barb and Alma from Blackbird Designs

September 18th Aneela Hoey from Comfortstitching.com

September 19th Barbara Brackman from Barbara Brackman

September 20th Bonnie from Cotton Way

September 21st Christina from Cabbages and Roses

September 22nd Deb Strain

September 23rd Jan Patek of Brannock and Patek

September 24th Lauren and Jessi Jung

September 25th Stephanie from Lily Ashbury

September 26th Julie from Cosmo Cricket

September 27th Kate Spain

September 28th Karla, Susan and Lisa from Sweetwater

September 29th Kaari from French General

September 30th Lisa from Primitive Gatherings

October 1st Kathy from Kathy Schmitz Studio

October 2nd Liz from Liz Scott Designs

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Posted By drsao on September 3, 2011

Today, at our Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Meeting in Williamsburg, we had our TWO COLOR  CRAYON QUILT CHALLENGE reveal.  It was really inspiring and fun to see the talent and creativity of the quilts.

This year everyone stood up and told their quilt story – the techniques they used and what inspired them to do what they did.  THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.  I am so impressed with the challenge quilts this year.  You can see them up close at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton next year!

I took pictures of MOST of the quilts – two or three turned out blurry, so those aren’t included!  I hope you enjoy the picture show!

As always, Catherine’s CONSUMER PRODUCT REPORT was informative and entertaining!  NO ONE can find bargains like she can – and she has such CREATIVE use for everything as well!

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Posted By drsao on September 1, 2011

My August UFO for Patchworktimes.com is finished – it is perhaps the most challenging quilt that I have made yet – lots of tiny 1 1/2″ Half Square Triangles.  I am happy with it even though I am pretty sure it will be a ONE OF A KIND for me.

It was a mystery quilt presented by Karen Murry for the Powhatan Quilter’s Guild – and since it was HER DESIGN, she got to quilt it!!  🙂

HERE IT IS – Pinwheels and Posies!

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Posted By drsao on August 29, 2011

We were some of the FORTUNATE ones on the East Coast – just a few trees, branches and leaves spread around.  It is pretty amazing given the strong and the sustained rain and winds.

BUT WE WERE PREPARED!  We gathered candles, flashlights, and games……and filled the bathtubs with water……..then we just watched and waited…….

How do you prepare for a hurricane?

Well, first you bake a cake…….three layers – chocolate, white colored lavendar, and white.  Thanks to Grandangels Leanna and Sarah we did not have to go without cake.

Grandangel Leanna knew IRENE WAS COMING SO SHE BAKED A CAKE

It was yummy…..and I do believe that in all my many years on the face of this earth, I have never eaten lavendar cake before!

It is wise to use up everything in the fridge if possible – because you are almost CERTAINLY going to lose power……..what better way to use yogurt than to give yourself a chocolate facial!!!!

….and of course one MUST EAT ALL OF THE ICE CREAM IN THE FREEZER!

GO ahead - eat out of the carton!

In case you were wondering, ice cream can give you LOTS OF ENERGY!

After the power is off you begin to experience life without computers, tv, cell phones or other modern NECESSITIES that are powered by electricity.  I SOMEHOW managed to end up with a washer full of wet towels….but oh well, we had cake!

We ran out to the car to listen to the news and to plug our cell phones in for emergency messages.

We all slept downstairs in case a tree came through the roof on the top floor………it was like CAMPING OUT AT HOME but without the campfire.

Wall to wall family

Ruby – our dog – is on top of grandangel Sarah – you can see her eyes shining in the pitch black room!

We really survived and had fun – but I must say that lighting the candles, playing games and roaming around with flashlights was way more fun the FIRST 24 hours than it was the LAST 24 hours…..LOL.

PICNIC

I HAD to cook a huge bag of chicken (ALA COSTCO) and so when Grandangel Leanna and her friends wanted food for a picnic, I knew just the thing to serve………coke and chicken – and THREE LAYER CAKE!!!!

My Favorite picture

Grandangel Sarah is a reader and reads EVERY NIGHT before going to sleep……..look at these cool HEADLIGHTS on her headband.  Sarah read right through the hurricane!

Tonight the camping party is over and our electricity is on – and we are APPRECIATING THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE again!  LOL.  I hope everyone else is powered up already or will be soon!

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