tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89008350968472294942024-02-20T01:20:16.776-08:00Starchild QuiltsAdventures of a arsty craftsy nerd with a love for feeding others.Drehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-33050520405789836092012-02-03T04:36:00.000-08:002012-02-03T04:36:44.390-08:00See Nerds Run! Run Nerds Run!It should not come as a surprise to many that because of my love quilting, all things nerdy and cooking that I prefer sedentary hobbies, those that involve sitting or standing in one place.<br />
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So it comes at no surprise to me that I don't have the following;<br />
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-upper body strength<br />
-lower body strength<br />
-endurance<br />
-flexibility<br />
-the ability to run for over 2 minutes<br />
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I decided to change that. I turn 25 this year in August and decided that I needed to do something fantastic, different, and monumental.<br />
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Enter-- Disneyland's Annual 1/2 marathon.<br />
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First of all, I have never run in my life. <br />
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Second of all, my body hasn't seen constant physical activity in the form of exercise since I was a freshman....in HIGH SCHOOL! (I took massage therapy and billiards in college to fulfill my phys-ed reqs)<br />
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Lastly, I have never gone to California in my life!<br />
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I read up on it and knew that this was it....especially because it takes place 2 days after my birthday, and 2 days before my first wedding anniversary. I knew it was meant to be!<br />
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I talked with my husband about it and after much deliberating we have decided to go all in. We registered, we tour gyms and filled out a membership for one and we already have one day under our belts of going to the gym!<br />
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From here on out I'm officially training for a half marathon! <br />
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I'll keep you posted on my progress!<br />
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You can follow my husband's journey on his blog, <a href="http://runnerdboyrun.blogspot.com/">Run Nerd Boy Run!</a><br />
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--still prefers sewing and cooking but is pulling out sneakers--<br />
dreDrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-4079606588637804862012-02-01T13:30:00.000-08:002012-02-02T05:44:16.259-08:00My 13 quilts...Where are they now?I've been so excited about this but I've been keeping it on the DL until the article is officially out! <br />
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<b>I'm in American Patchwork and Quilting! </b><br />
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The story starts like this...my mother who has her <a href="http://textilehouse.blogspot.com/">own blog</a> posted about the 13 quilts that I made before my wedding as my dowry quilts--the post is <a href="http://textilehouse.blogspot.com/2011/09/13-quilts.html">here</a>. My journey up until my 7th quilt is posted on my old blog--<a href="http://ndrea-abreu.blogspot.com/">DEFENESTRATE</a>. After that I decided to buy a house, plan a wedding and still keep my personal goal of completing my quilts---blogging just wasn't working for me by that time. So the story was brought to the attention of APQ and soon after the post they contacted me to have a tiny blurb about my quilt. <br />
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APQ has been the magazine constant in my house since I was 8. One of my first quilts was make from a pattern on an APQ cover. I have lost hours and hours of my life pouring over APQ and their lovely patterns and the different color choices. I've left my mother's closet (which is where her stash is) with one in hand and debated with her about the different color options. APQ is where you read about REAL quilters. I could not believe that they wanted to do even the smallest stories about ME. <br />
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And when they asked me to send them my quilts---so they could take pictures (real pictures I tell you!). I was beyond giddy and so excited to see the article. I'm so happy and appreciative of them for the opportunity to share my quilting journey to the altar with so many!<br />
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In compliment to my mom's post about the making of the quilts--here's a special quilting edition of Where Are They Now?<br />
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My first quilt ever is downstairs in our den (Ryan's man cave) so that I can curl up under while we're watching movies. <br />
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</div>Stash buster (2) and Shiloh (8) sit on my sofa's for any guests cuddling pleasure.<br />
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Green Monstah (7) and Wild Things from Oz (6) are living in my spare bedroom.<br />
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</div>Hospitality (5) welcomes everyone displayed on my wall in my dinning room.<br />
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Make life (4) is draped on my dinning room bench.<br />
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Ryan's and Dre's Quilts ( 3 and 9) are on the master bedroom's bed and keeps me warm at night. <br />
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Beth (12) is packed up to go to Texas to be displayed at a the Dallas quilt festival--she made her debut at the Lowell quilt festival and placed! She's going places!<br />
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Sunkissed Stamps (8) is currently packed and ready to go with me to my Modern Quilt Guild meeting in February for show and tell. <br />
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Lastly, House of Stars (10) is currently living at my aunt's house getting some love from my Cousin--forgot to snag a picture. <br />
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All in all the process of making these quilts was unforgettable and have made these quilts a priceless treasure for my family. I want to thank husband, Ryan, who supported me through this whole process and dealt with some of my quilting craziness--this includes stepping on a pin that fell from a quilt, having to remove the little strings of fabric from his clothes and even driving me to the hospital when I sliced a bit of my finger off with a rotary cutter, not to mention constantly reminding me--"have you quilted today?" I also want to thank my aunt for being not only my go to <a href="http://www.pumpkinpatchprimitives.com/">fabric provider</a> but also for helping me bind merely DAYS before the wedding. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to thank my Mom for sending me the email about this tradition that inspired me, she dealt with frustrated sighs and phone calls when I hit a snag, "missing" fabric scraps from her fabric stash when I was developing mine and when things started getting crazy closer to the wedding she was there to help me out and step in when needed. <br />
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--feeling so blessed and happy--<br />
dreDrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-72726374959798794742012-01-24T08:21:00.000-08:002012-01-29T07:06:31.520-08:00All for the want of better pictures...farming weeks 5-6<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I blame my inability to post on time these last two weeks solely because I was trying---keyword *trying*--to get better pictures of my blocks.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">This involved the following....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Searching for the camera</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Realizing the battery was dead (duh!)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Searching for the charger</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Charging the battery</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Taking the pictures</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Discovering that I don't have a connector for my computer</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Searching the tangled heap of wires in our "drawer o'wires" for a mini USB</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-Charging my dead laptop</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">-FINALLY getting the pictures online.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As you can imagine.....I didn't edit these like I wanted because by the time the pictures we actually ON my computer, the little voice in my head was going "Slacker! You haven't posted!" </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Upon posting the pictures I realized.....with better pictures comes great embarrassment on my flops when it comes to these blocks--I'll explain this when I get to the culprit. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So here's Farmer's Wife Weeks 5-6</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrAeoIzcjiOeufuCxX1Vhi-lswkt9c9G4U3bz50WfNuiprwpBEIKJxnflVRs9KUgaVT27l_12scah-KZAdanp2k2hCvNbj0naOg_3aZf4evMiJC8NBh6jwJmhPF7Q8xhIXP7hHe81js0/s1600/IMG_1685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrAeoIzcjiOeufuCxX1Vhi-lswkt9c9G4U3bz50WfNuiprwpBEIKJxnflVRs9KUgaVT27l_12scah-KZAdanp2k2hCvNbj0naOg_3aZf4evMiJC8NBh6jwJmhPF7Q8xhIXP7hHe81js0/s400/IMG_1685.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I tried to get a little more creative on the color combos side of things. I like the red and white combination but I have so many other colors that I want to make sure I take advantage of all the effects they can have on each other. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXUjuHMod70cseZ6fjMgek4B52F4ypd01ml6kGPnHe80DX4W2Dx3I9z-N2V65BA3_A4snU-bzVqMYQCbF-VvkX-Q-0L0YsT_UvQew-Uo8AVJ5xP2F_-JBRamotaF0srTioXHhp6N8ceo/s1600/IMG_1687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXUjuHMod70cseZ6fjMgek4B52F4ypd01ml6kGPnHe80DX4W2Dx3I9z-N2V65BA3_A4snU-bzVqMYQCbF-VvkX-Q-0L0YsT_UvQew-Uo8AVJ5xP2F_-JBRamotaF0srTioXHhp6N8ceo/s400/IMG_1687.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Economy is the perfect example of my color experimentation. I could have easily made a cream and *insert color here* block but I really wanted to see how these looked together. I was really happy with the results!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhft-hAamH-_iq0l8lH4pTnxjju5o-jve3SIDLc2qRiARfz-FLDq4flGHAOLLLykeuCbVpnxBybrC8eJxPkyprKrSXFW9gY8WP7cGL0nja1_QVL7cuio-kNy3oH8k-Cam93x04TKUlTRc/s1600/IMG_1686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhft-hAamH-_iq0l8lH4pTnxjju5o-jve3SIDLc2qRiARfz-FLDq4flGHAOLLLykeuCbVpnxBybrC8eJxPkyprKrSXFW9gY8WP7cGL0nja1_QVL7cuio-kNy3oH8k-Cam93x04TKUlTRc/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Cat's and Mice was a really simple one to complete. I was initially a bit overwhelmed with the prospect of piecing on the diagonal with such tiny pieces--something I don't have a lot of experience done. I'm sure I will I will be a pro after I do more and more of them for this. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">THIS is what I meant about embarrassment when it comes to better pictures. No amount of ironing will fix the wrinkles you see on this. I'm not sure exactly what happened. it started with a bunch of simple half square triangles and resulted in multiple seam rippings and re sewing....then seam ripping again. I think at one point I screamed in frustration....how can I mess of putting HALF SQUARE TRIANGLES together. This one is on my re-do if you have time list. *sigh*</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">After the triangles mishap I decided to stay cautious and made homeward bound. simple and sweet. I love the cream fabric with the pink flowers. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all I'm super happy with what I have been up with these guys. and you should be expecting a second update to catch me up tomorrow with Week 7-8 as well as proof that I'm working on other things that don't involve Farmer's Wife blocks! Here's a sneaky peak!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Drehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-84616689003907784672012-01-09T15:43:00.000-08:002012-01-10T07:15:01.118-08:00The List of 2012First of all, FW blocks post has been delayed until tomorrow...due to busy time at work today. I was a bit disappointed I couldn't post about it today, so to make up here's a short and sweet post about resolutions. :D<br />
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I don't necessarily believe in personal resolutions. If I did some of the following would be on my list....<br />
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-go to the gym<br />
-stop hitting my husband over the head on a regular basis<br />
-break a bad habit-like not proof reading my blog post before I post<br />
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What I do believe in, is cleaning out your fabric closet at the beggining of the year and making "the list".<br />
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Over last two years "the list" has been solely dedicated to finishing my quilts before my wedding. So this is my first year creating "the list" as a <em>Quilter</em> (note the italics and capital Q--I'm going legit!). "The list" is what projects I want to do for the upcoming year, it's something I can walk up to and check off at the end of something and feel super accomplished. XD<br />
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So I sat down two days after new years and wrote the list....here it is. <br />
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</div>In honor of creating my list, I did all 5 of my required Farmer's wife blocks aaaannndd worked through all but one color of my Family Homecoming Quilt (from All in the Family by Camille Roskelley). <br />
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--wondering if there's an inverse relationship between sewing and doing chores--<br />
dreDrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-31307446376374155072011-12-26T18:57:00.000-08:002011-12-26T18:57:27.773-08:00Farmer's Wife Week 3-4<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Holy Cow! I can't believe how quickly two weeks can go. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I managed to get my blocks in but with the holidays--and the lego set my hubby gave me for Christmas-- I am posting now. :)</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Here they are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkGu71nFKiopCHPnjwzY_bdDqiHKhQaaTD2lYu6GPRUscCrP1Ekg_u7ao5fvao_gWWEZGxj6M8TZiEeMhL-NAyosRlEu5UqZvktlWQkpuRY9Lal8VY9doeKuuYkab7VIIE8bBJpTKnNg/s1600/IMAG0083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkGu71nFKiopCHPnjwzY_bdDqiHKhQaaTD2lYu6GPRUscCrP1Ekg_u7ao5fvao_gWWEZGxj6M8TZiEeMhL-NAyosRlEu5UqZvktlWQkpuRY9Lal8VY9doeKuuYkab7VIIE8bBJpTKnNg/s400/IMAG0083.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">First I started with Century of Progress</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I know I only have 10 others out of 111block done......and I'm going to say this a couple more times in the next year but this is my NUMERO UNO FAVORITE!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">so far.....</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Next was Farmer's Daugher--I thought I'd start playing around with the blues that I saved up from Rural Jardin---this was perfect!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Still keeping with the blues I worked in some gray with Box</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Trying to stop myself from making a habit of blues and grays (I'm trying to go for random here!) I started pulling out some others colors. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Bringing in the end after the rail fence was this big dipper. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I love making these and getting it right! All the colors were perfect!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">All together now!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">I'm planning even more fantastic blocks for the new year!!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">But for now.....</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">My work for the Rebel Alliance must continue!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;">--humming the star wars theme---</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">dre</div><div><br />
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<div><span id="goog_741680376"></span><span id="goog_741680377"></span></div>Drehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900835096847229494.post-10339722629351202592011-12-12T14:18:00.000-08:002011-12-12T14:21:34.002-08:00On my way!!!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlywQ9xRv_FsVdls23YTjxcf_qvLuNxyBsO5LuXpl5aUILQQ5qeE3uce9PhWSp9fex4x_xuBSD5lH6BWB4vmMgO2KgQb-1AQ5w8J4lOp86YWWBxA34rA4h-x9qkku4ybmPwMGctm98_4/s1600/FWcover1" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; height: 406px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 239px;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlywQ9xRv_FsVdls23YTjxcf_qvLuNxyBsO5LuXpl5aUILQQ5qeE3uce9PhWSp9fex4x_xuBSD5lH6BWB4vmMgO2KgQb-1AQ5w8J4lOp86YWWBxA34rA4h-x9qkku4ybmPwMGctm98_4/s400/FWcover1" width="238" /></a></div></div>With a fresh start from <a href="http://ndrea-abreu.blogspot.com/">DEFENESTRATE</a>, I'm kicking off Starchild Quilts with the begining of my Farmer's Wife Quilt-Along with my mother. <br />
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The Objective is to complete a queen size version of the Farmer's Wife Quilt within a year. <br />
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In order to finish my deadline (christmas of next year) I will be posting 5 blocks every two weeks.<br />
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After about 2 weeks of back and forth calling with DM, we decided on the parameters, how we would be held accountable, and the best talk of all---the fabric.<br />
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I decided that my hoarding of a variety of pieces from about 3-4 French General Fabric lines were going to be of use--FINALLY!!!<br />
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After an educational post thanksgiving tutorial, DM taught me how to use templates and I was well on my way. <br />
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*drumroll* So here's week 1-2. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwphGvqfWG41KjbCI6RV5n6PXEOpPEyXgGiR9Khr2eBi4phLedRRF2_9aSg2u8bJ7G7gjpAhjGXnGVUAFlOo_PKhON4mqMNDHRXd6FozON47cLH11iBq90AdPdwrQgCLghmnX0hisSzQ/s1600/week1-2ALLBLOCKS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwphGvqfWG41KjbCI6RV5n6PXEOpPEyXgGiR9Khr2eBi4phLedRRF2_9aSg2u8bJ7G7gjpAhjGXnGVUAFlOo_PKhON4mqMNDHRXd6FozON47cLH11iBq90AdPdwrQgCLghmnX0hisSzQ/s400/week1-2ALLBLOCKS.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>It was so much fun getting these done! I worked on them this weekend one right after the other because I was out of town the weekend before (read: away from my sewing machine).<br />
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So my sewing room was a mess of freezer paper, prewashed fabric and thread. But the deadline of blocks done by sunday was met. <br />
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For the first round I learned a lot when it comes to planning. I'm a bit disappointed in a couple of the color choices that I thought at first were dead on......I figure with 111 blocks what's a two or three unsatisfactory color combos?<br />
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So far so good! So here's the run down of what I made.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">#13 (my favorite number!) Buckwheat</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I figured if I could make this I could make any block--it's the first time I've ever done an on point layout. it was tough and involve a couple redos but in the end I got it where I wanted it! Talk about a kick off. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">#14 Butterfly Garden </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">#21 Contrary Wife</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"># 41 Friendship star</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvNOiFfZhKblErkZzSCKq1TOA4ab7Jo-Jq_aSIBvSUvmxtitHre28fQh3NjMPpdLWuB1vcVNeJM1hT8YvomEwz6Jeg9L1E6xdvS_rUjQN0O-6BIHyxTHyUMZQsvt_ppOwED-HEi-JP8o/s1600/friendshipStar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvNOiFfZhKblErkZzSCKq1TOA4ab7Jo-Jq_aSIBvSUvmxtitHre28fQh3NjMPpdLWuB1vcVNeJM1hT8YvomEwz6Jeg9L1E6xdvS_rUjQN0O-6BIHyxTHyUMZQsvt_ppOwED-HEi-JP8o/s320/friendshipStar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is the color disaster. I thought for sure it would look great---the fabrics were so pretty apart....apparently not so much together. : (</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">#81 Snowball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGjuoZ_1E8PEwmD0DvlGaP87DAhhRR80Mzsh8pI8TOOUnKzRO0VPwMVFP2TkJ42B2WsNy3U-l9VD-K9_obVPJUrh2FPDWIveYckouxnIjFxpMpz0mg4N1UroFB-nQYRCH4RvgsbUpVk/s1600/SnowBall1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGjuoZ_1E8PEwmD0DvlGaP87DAhhRR80Mzsh8pI8TOOUnKzRO0VPwMVFP2TkJ42B2WsNy3U-l9VD-K9_obVPJUrh2FPDWIveYckouxnIjFxpMpz0mg4N1UroFB-nQYRCH4RvgsbUpVk/s320/SnowBall1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">All in all I had a great time piecing these and I'm already planning ahead!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Can't wait to see what the next two weeks will bring!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">--finally folding her fabrics--</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">dre</div>Drehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198297112520302091noreply@blogger.com1