tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212681272024-03-13T23:26:40.419-05:00Wasie's WonderingsThe thoughts, dreams & days (daze?) of a nutty professor who is an avid quilter and knitter with a few other hobbies thrown in! [REMEMBER: CLICKING ON A PHOTO WILL ENLARGE IT!]Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-72931070547397308922011-04-17T18:46:00.009-05:002011-04-17T19:14:46.400-05:00Meet the Newest!Here is a pic or two of our newest family members, Ricky & Lucy. I had several ideas for names for the "twins" but I was vetoed on all accounts--merino & cashmere, methyl & ethyl, and knit & purl. So Ricky & Lucy, it is. After all, if I want help cleaning the litter box, I have to keep the troops somewhat happy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KzwhHwJHXmUFTFmjgtD06pJ114OoJtnybb0i0-2O7WKDhTS0KhxYbvGvx4IVyNam_sntNg6DS0O7Vj-AYj6hP4ni7BJG5wWYbFHeb-w8jLvWtCWbvn7sY7_L22qKF6nIQSFtuw/s1600/DSCN0485.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KzwhHwJHXmUFTFmjgtD06pJ114OoJtnybb0i0-2O7WKDhTS0KhxYbvGvx4IVyNam_sntNg6DS0O7Vj-AYj6hP4ni7BJG5wWYbFHeb-w8jLvWtCWbvn7sY7_L22qKF6nIQSFtuw/s320/DSCN0485.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596706660355498242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAEhSdr8i9_D68jHp4j-qufI0cMtR-1JL3o13v2aTCiK8WIZYI_ipAJYDgFy7K_J6pAHPZSWXYR8FzBDSgZCZDY-TEtuy0s8RlueH8prw9VS8iR_haa-jQzyMcDiXpczu3LUOGg/s1600/DSCN0525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAEhSdr8i9_D68jHp4j-qufI0cMtR-1JL3o13v2aTCiK8WIZYI_ipAJYDgFy7K_J6pAHPZSWXYR8FzBDSgZCZDY-TEtuy0s8RlueH8prw9VS8iR_haa-jQzyMcDiXpczu3LUOGg/s320/DSCN0525.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596706993909064034" /></a><br /><br />They have been alternating between being cuddly and cute and driving us batty. Sounds just like kids to me!! We send two off to college and now take in two lil' kitties. ha ha ha. And boy do they love yarn! And they are no snobs either. Love every color and fiber content. Well, it is more fun if it's moving though! Lucy has even been on Ravelry already!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNg4qVUV_zHwsinpZvSndmN8rYDaKKbBfpp3ZmIULkvDeM4bFOsuldDS6WtFePF48e5KJ3PO2i6MTfBIbK5DVEWOgl3eBBbTA_Fh8WlkB188BDT0OqmlLB0DnPREZE7Vt8r_PV6A/s1600/DSCN0569.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNg4qVUV_zHwsinpZvSndmN8rYDaKKbBfpp3ZmIULkvDeM4bFOsuldDS6WtFePF48e5KJ3PO2i6MTfBIbK5DVEWOgl3eBBbTA_Fh8WlkB188BDT0OqmlLB0DnPREZE7Vt8r_PV6A/s320/DSCN0569.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596707401434972706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn-Tej4NXM8M094r5_Zl253LLujWnqsK6hXabOPu88rSrITnqTOYPvj9-MnrCej7wkMhg9qWdx9pwLrBc0VV4sFiCMv7Ort5pzkQHAxqkYUmquYB-BJfZ8jBlpB5hrMif_B5tpw/s1600/DSCN0543.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn-Tej4NXM8M094r5_Zl253LLujWnqsK6hXabOPu88rSrITnqTOYPvj9-MnrCej7wkMhg9qWdx9pwLrBc0VV4sFiCMv7Ort5pzkQHAxqkYUmquYB-BJfZ8jBlpB5hrMif_B5tpw/s320/DSCN0543.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596707395477216930" /></a><br /><br />I started a shawl this past week and left a long tail at the provisional cast on as directed. The kitties got ahold of it and my 7-inch tail is now only about 3 inches long! I guess I will have to add an extra piece of yarn in to do the grafting at the end--only about 4 stitches or so. Here is a progress pic. It is very colorful. I'd love to have it done for Easter, but I'm not sure I can do it. Funny thing is the rows keep getting longer!! LOL I have less than a week so we'll see if I can do it. I have ordered some longer needles as these are getting too short. They are only 24 inches. I have 40 inch ones coming in a day or two.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCQs_ctdJ4rOG9gpfGDHlWO_PDFECA-ufGebCvzwR7OPDeynNi8ZPzJi45nZmULOyifr7o2_Ut23lOpFBS9IEocWKMs5FjBIpV4d-EuSWGVnjwHhSBmJUiBIl5xVUFYHUZc4Q7A/s1600/DSCN0575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCQs_ctdJ4rOG9gpfGDHlWO_PDFECA-ufGebCvzwR7OPDeynNi8ZPzJi45nZmULOyifr7o2_Ut23lOpFBS9IEocWKMs5FjBIpV4d-EuSWGVnjwHhSBmJUiBIl5xVUFYHUZc4Q7A/s320/DSCN0575.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596709569372749314" /></a><br /><br />Happy Stitches!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-8728507719370247062009-01-07T15:31:00.013-06:002009-01-07T16:32:03.201-06:00Christmas Update<div>I have been most remiss in posting lately so I will try to update quickly.<br /><br /></div><div>In November, I made a slew of pillowcases for the church bazaar. They were fun and fast! I think I will try to do some more for next year. All of them sold plus I did one extra.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3178069590/" title="Bazaar Pillowcases-set 1 by drwasie, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3178069590_a0b6bb9e5f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Bazaar Pillowcases-set 1" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3177233403/" title="Bazaar Pillowcases-Set 2 by drwasie, on Flickr"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3177233403/" title="Bazaar Pillowcases-Set 2 by drwasie, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/3177233403_df73a43871_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Bazaar Pillowcases-Set 2" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pillowcases for the church bazaar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>For the 9-patchers, we swapped our usual nine patch blocks. The theme was anything goes. I used Christmas fabrics again since I had them out. We did Christmas fabrics plus white tone-on-tone in November. I figured that would get us lots of Christmas nine patches for a Christmas quilt. Plus we all made a large 12 1/2" block in a Christmas theme for each other. Mine was a pieced star. I thought I would never choose! I changed my mind about 20 times. I finally had to go with something that I thought I could get done!! We also made little ornaments for each other. I used the extra triangle squares from my block to make pinwheels and sewed a gold tassel on the bottom and a gold cord on the top and a pearl bead in the center. It was too bad I put the bead in the center, though. It covered up my piecing--it actually came out right!! LOL! If I wasn't going to put the bead there it would've been atrocious! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3177233523/" title="Christmas Swap Block by drwasie, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3177233523_efbdf9d316_m.jpg" width="240" height="230" alt="Christmas Swap Block" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">12 1/2" Christmas block for the 9-patchers swap</div><div><br /></div><div>Then here in early January, I just finished this cute mini tote bag for a special lil' gal whose birthday is this month! It is sooo cute. I think I should start making these for the bazaar next November right now!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3177233563/" title="Mini Charmer by drwasie, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3177233563_8bc97f3232_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="Mini Charmer" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mini Charmer tote bag</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started a Christmas table runner, but it didn't quite make it. It is almost finished and I should probably finish it so it would be ready for next year!! I am also nearly finished with my third pair of socks!! I bought some sock blockers with my Christmas money so I am excited to use them after I finish this pair. Here is a preview. This way you can compare them with the photo of them after they are blocked!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasie/3177323163/" title="Socks #3 by drwasie, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3177323163_e056e19630_m.jpg" width="240" height="219" alt="Socks #3" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucy Neatby's "Simply Splendid Socks" pattern-Lang Jawoll Aktion yarn</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Crafting,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wasie</div><div style="text-align: left;">8-D</div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-10637486837045092122008-10-16T21:59:00.004-05:002008-10-16T22:13:16.712-05:00Socks #2 — All Through!Whoo Hooo! I finished my second pair of socks today! And none too soon either as everyone is wanting a pair! Well, everyone meaning in my family... They are the only ones brave enough to wear something I made! ha ha. I suppose they figure it's safe; they can always hide it in a shoe if they need to!! ;o/ Here are two pics.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpl1HgcgXLjcJVhGeMlVBI2ryhy2CTEFXLk9hP74qSL5P2pBSagkMFie9PP9c4dX_kz0atlPVdgikoBCPZchI7Q1Deh-3mRT-58vkWot-4iEB0hbkQv5MNCQlaCv_GKcqi9IPSQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpl1HgcgXLjcJVhGeMlVBI2ryhy2CTEFXLk9hP74qSL5P2pBSagkMFie9PP9c4dX_kz0atlPVdgikoBCPZchI7Q1Deh-3mRT-58vkWot-4iEB0hbkQv5MNCQlaCv_GKcqi9IPSQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257955187253683042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNLKmDg5Us21H7FKokugawIcIEGJqNhbEtDGcM0SN38VQeN86r2e5TZrrhvIsPEu1K3U_jGr75U8PvC9Ya51brUAKNq20J5o7C3j-Um2AQh922jndsf-PtR__OGaE12noxY_pTw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNLKmDg5Us21H7FKokugawIcIEGJqNhbEtDGcM0SN38VQeN86r2e5TZrrhvIsPEu1K3U_jGr75U8PvC9Ya51brUAKNq20J5o7C3j-Um2AQh922jndsf-PtR__OGaE12noxY_pTw/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257955193294773874" /></a></div><div>I think they look a little washed out. They are pastel, but the camera flash is making them even lighter then they should be.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have the utter joy of being on fall break today and tomorrow so I am off work two extra days!! That's how I had time to finish my toes. And I went to the doctor for a little check up. They did a bone scan to check on my bone density. I have been taking boniva or fossamax and tons of calcium, 1200 mg a day for years. Well, I confess that I did not pass my test with flying colors! Yikes. I am supposed to make sure that I do "weight-bearing" exercise now a minimum of 3 times per week. This is truly supposed to help. Sigh... I will get out my daughters' swim weights and start with those. I can always use some more upper body strength anyhow!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorow I am going to do more fun things and try to get some stash pictures posted on Ravelry. I also have a wip I wanted to put on there too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great fall!</div><div>Wasie</div><div>:o)</div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-52530216934315496212008-10-04T09:20:00.008-05:002008-10-04T10:03:43.375-05:00Special Delivery!I received the "Butterfly Blooms" quilt back from the quilter on Thursday! My DH went and picked it up for me—thank goodness! Then I worked Thursday and Friday evening at sewing on the binding and hand stitching it to the back. I had considered doing the entire thing with a sewing machine, but I just like the hand stitched look so much better. The one thing I didn't like though was sewing black with black thread! Yuck. It is so hard to see. (Or is that age creeping up on me? Naw....) <div><br /></div><div>However, I worked and pricked my lil' fingers to the bone and managed to get it finished!! :o) We even were able to get packed too! And bright and early Saturday morning we were off to Nacogdoches. The quilt looks great on her bed! And they have their beds raised off the floor about 4 feet so they can put things under them. She has her refrigerator and dresser under hers. So when you come into the room her bed just brightens it up. Here's the photos!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eAwy2oel0K6wMESnG-4wbVcYjCVCdhHVNw64Bs-evvlHbVa93p3lHND78t10S3-6yuukfWuDM8kwooedEJGAWB0YYqzvA19cCc155yaLPrisZIvi3XFQ3nY6mNB5xvW3fIIQCA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eAwy2oel0K6wMESnG-4wbVcYjCVCdhHVNw64Bs-evvlHbVa93p3lHND78t10S3-6yuukfWuDM8kwooedEJGAWB0YYqzvA19cCc155yaLPrisZIvi3XFQ3nY6mNB5xvW3fIIQCA/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253305643196757970" /></a>For those of you who were asking: the fabrics are all those <a href="http://www.andoverfabrics.com/ourcatalog/SingleGroup.asp?GroupName=DIMPLES">Andover dimples</a> fabrics! Every one of them--even the backing. They blend so nicely. I just love 'em! There are sooooo many colors!! And the pattern is from <a href="http://www.cozyquilt.com/Aspx/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=441">Cozy Quilt Shop. </a>It's one of their Strip Club Patterns.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTBGUWEnzw7aoZ_6cuDreBu18pPbsclFeMwFOASFbBV08NmkTyz3mAfs-0DzJh8YF2uAvYUVlcfDxWdv4wadu9PCvyAIrzVQOrImoDpkniyKC2B9FXr34OCeCpYGvsIipGEEVpQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTBGUWEnzw7aoZ_6cuDreBu18pPbsclFeMwFOASFbBV08NmkTyz3mAfs-0DzJh8YF2uAvYUVlcfDxWdv4wadu9PCvyAIrzVQOrImoDpkniyKC2B9FXr34OCeCpYGvsIipGEEVpQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253305650760085090" /></a></div><div>I think I would like to make her a throw pillow or two to match with the flower block on it to dress up her bed. Purple is THE color at SFA so I'll be sure and use a lot of purple in it!<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6vjoe8tpJqKqBjtdZ21Mzt8bIPZZA2TVIie0rain3L200N3txnpimtrAEc9IEJnKsMcVRpwParS7BAUo-47PeDyFhNMHms2yyIYFyme4kLUpwcC1lg0WL-mRmDRb1MEHZe3lfw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6vjoe8tpJqKqBjtdZ21Mzt8bIPZZA2TVIie0rain3L200N3txnpimtrAEc9IEJnKsMcVRpwParS7BAUo-47PeDyFhNMHms2yyIYFyme4kLUpwcC1lg0WL-mRmDRb1MEHZe3lfw/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253305649989244178" /></a></div><div>Here is Jess on her bed in her dorm! She at least makes her bed! Well, it was made when we came!! So all we had to do was throw the quilt on top! Parents weekend was lots of fun. We were able to spend time with her and meet some of her friends. Oh and mom even helped with some chemistry homework! How about that!! Meanwhile dad did some computer updates on her laptop. So we kept him busy too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I have to finish binding another quilt I received back from the quilter about a month ago for the other daughter! She is feeling a touch left out... I think she misses her sister.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some Happy Blocks that I made up for some block swaps.</div><div>These are for Sept. The theme was 30 prints. The outside border had to be the 30s fabric! And the inside square had to be solid. BTW-I could not find pink, yellow or purple to match. I was solid challenged. And I just didn't want to do them all "cream"--ya know?</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xB2jvf8tMgZiamoGu7gplJMt0nM2W2j7DiUioVPi1l4M7X_3CTwO_0iXezQ8EXtZ797ipgN-l7G5JlDwQzhZDldqLDuvo9Z86-6xxH6CBRFPmnU1pKNg19c3M6jz6KQMKO42Mg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xB2jvf8tMgZiamoGu7gplJMt0nM2W2j7DiUioVPi1l4M7X_3CTwO_0iXezQ8EXtZ797ipgN-l7G5JlDwQzhZDldqLDuvo9Z86-6xxH6CBRFPmnU1pKNg19c3M6jz6KQMKO42Mg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253308743386716578" /></a><br /></div><div>Then I co-hosted the October Happy Block Swap with Linda. Our theme was "Fun Food!" The center square had to be a fabric with a food that is fun to eat like a snack food, dessert, junk food, etc. You get the idea. The border fabrics could be anything that worked with it. BTW-I chose the theme... So I hope you enjoy it...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QZDC6Y1hNUDU_uK9vC7Re_uDYy4kQhmK9VPSS-SrWnFy3j6iwSIHyVwj4T-fqPuxhWLe7tMa_Ya1r5P0uFHeca7VDZGeSUUiGkEA19FH2UVmQaJmolB468U97aCTgCD8Y7fTaA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QZDC6Y1hNUDU_uK9vC7Re_uDYy4kQhmK9VPSS-SrWnFy3j6iwSIHyVwj4T-fqPuxhWLe7tMa_Ya1r5P0uFHeca7VDZGeSUUiGkEA19FH2UVmQaJmolB468U97aCTgCD8Y7fTaA/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253309034424215954" /></a>I have mexican food, BBQ, margaritas, and ice cream cones. Pretty fun, huh? I hope the gals who won, Barb & Gerda, enjoy their quilts!! I just might make one for myself!! LOL No calories!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Quilting,</div><div>Wasie</div><div>=D</div><div><br /></div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-64856288056481821812008-09-14T23:00:00.003-05:002008-09-14T23:20:21.564-05:00Off to be quilted!Jess dorm quilt top is finished and dropped off at the quilter's. (Some day I'll have a long arm but that's another story...) I asked her to have it done pretty quickly so that I could get it back and bound in time for parent's weekend at SFA! I may be doing some handwork in the car on the trip down, but she'll get it! Here's some pics of it laid out on the queen-sized bed in the guest room. It certainly came out bright! ;oD<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaADnOXT0yhno-AcYIOOf2BtlvbY-mDLskoT_S58ccM9n-_xuSyTzQIii2aE39jRPvhNCwHvOYGejWO00ZSrmQP-hqoS46LYSETQmCN_muwE1C-tiF1c-cLayk97Ufn0r2Himww/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaADnOXT0yhno-AcYIOOf2BtlvbY-mDLskoT_S58ccM9n-_xuSyTzQIii2aE39jRPvhNCwHvOYGejWO00ZSrmQP-hqoS46LYSETQmCN_muwE1C-tiF1c-cLayk97Ufn0r2Himww/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246094581512468290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJcs3OqTHEG0Wzry8JxWCzXeUMo7L3hU9xMlCgT9J62u5puo-PZeHCgCuCGzrBO2x23iHdrBOGBPrPbMsDLJ0u8wuDIQanJdbXGJXvE9ilvhI_PjY0UZDIUjIuK_BVvm5LiP7Wg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJcs3OqTHEG0Wzry8JxWCzXeUMo7L3hU9xMlCgT9J62u5puo-PZeHCgCuCGzrBO2x23iHdrBOGBPrPbMsDLJ0u8wuDIQanJdbXGJXvE9ilvhI_PjY0UZDIUjIuK_BVvm5LiP7Wg/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246094582709377090" /></a><div>When it is all finished I'll get someone or a couple someones to hold it and we'll do a nice photo or two. I also want to get some of it on her bed in her dorm room and with her too! The top was totally put together using 2 1/2 inch strips. It's a <a href="http://www.cozyquilt.com/">cozy quilt shop</a> pattern called <a href="http://www.cozyquilt.com/Aspx/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=441">butterfly blooms</a>. They have the best patterns! I always like them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am busy finishing up some Happy Blocks for the September and October swaps so I will post some photos when they are finished. But now I have to get to bed as 5:30 am comes pretty early! I have to get Michelle to the pool by 6 am to swim tomorrow morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>Night, night.</div><div>Wasie</div><div>=)</div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-70637904700461672862008-08-07T17:20:00.006-05:002008-08-07T17:52:23.122-05:00MarmaladeHere are some pics and info about my cat Marmalade. You can see by looking at him how he got his name!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwnarA9A9QsZFm-rrr2gUs6Xjy10zHXBItx6Zr9Z_b17SvMZC8XxRfyQrhfwz78JQPb_f6EvrSI6Fo0aeoGXrtT1pN2dKyaocMk-3JnKColN6DCbKpJiwXHmFGg8H1ZCbfEgBig/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwnarA9A9QsZFm-rrr2gUs6Xjy10zHXBItx6Zr9Z_b17SvMZC8XxRfyQrhfwz78JQPb_f6EvrSI6Fo0aeoGXrtT1pN2dKyaocMk-3JnKColN6DCbKpJiwXHmFGg8H1ZCbfEgBig/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231907823417228274" /></a>Here he is helping me organize patches for an "I spy" quilt.<br /><br />He has some interesting napping positions!<div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">"Now I'm comfortable!"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK_9mmzwU3AqeVu9jnU9aYJrTIm7eQbgWhsjSiSbmtNNbrMaShQ8RFOqwBVIgRhltR5T5uLu4qPVYPR7HN2yUhXIVLWdeS_i48SDQJEA_eeSuxvnn8PGiIWlmyHTkc5RehM5Iqw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK_9mmzwU3AqeVu9jnU9aYJrTIm7eQbgWhsjSiSbmtNNbrMaShQ8RFOqwBVIgRhltR5T5uLu4qPVYPR7HN2yUhXIVLWdeS_i48SDQJEA_eeSuxvnn8PGiIWlmyHTkc5RehM5Iqw/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231908469968823490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Well, maybe this is better?"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmihaA4CglMEt5ODr7mxTi-4eUVqN8Hu_FToGCXzZeTxKjf2-0NlxeqmMchWCcpaTF8_-vJ8Mfr3llR9ZknurJrEaHgemdznsqbvpZ41DdFe2WqkykABJFa5iHPtFa6dMoCPMJeQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmihaA4CglMEt5ODr7mxTi-4eUVqN8Hu_FToGCXzZeTxKjf2-0NlxeqmMchWCcpaTF8_-vJ8Mfr3llR9ZknurJrEaHgemdznsqbvpZ41DdFe2WqkykABJFa5iHPtFa6dMoCPMJeQ/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231908469771020578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey, man, turn off the lights! Can't you see I'm sleeping here?"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE8eraVOkDtUNzNN9w7uwmQtrZ18llYzuy74OFkXhruqV7fVgLe7SvUCijESYH-DThyphenhyphena9AF5SCrJG1x0mYLRiIjBsoI7uIX3XEj7FlNDm-PZDwm9yRIsvyZMyZm2hPahUx9nEww/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE8eraVOkDtUNzNN9w7uwmQtrZ18llYzuy74OFkXhruqV7fVgLe7SvUCijESYH-DThyphenhyphena9AF5SCrJG1x0mYLRiIjBsoI7uIX3XEj7FlNDm-PZDwm9yRIsvyZMyZm2hPahUx9nEww/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231908468679050082" /></a><br />He also sits outside the shower and waits for you to finish. Then goes in it, yes the shower, afterwards and licks the warm water up off the floor of the stall! He just loves water--well, to a point I'm sure. He hasn't taken a dip in our pool yet! But he plays in the water dish that he and the dog share. It is a little play pool for him! He'll play in the toilet too if you give him a chance. Yuck!<br /><br />On that lovely note, I am going to change the topic. Thank goodness! And show you another project I did this summer, that I neglected to post when I made it! It's a table runner out of Kaffe Fassett fabrics that I did for a friend's daughter who got married this summer. In fact, the daughter is a friend of ours too. And so is the groom and his family! They all go to our church. They are a great young couple. We all just love 'em. They will be living in New Mexico!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki9HRalWlVSFyrDl1GbqVN0PSZKjR2ManNYioNvQzebxPHHUtHzm3HsGO1HoFFpRNDPM6-cD11FxBRV5IUUKXWHKojqxL5DczoI8ZycoTN8qya4_8eZ738RYikGynAtshf2OPQQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki9HRalWlVSFyrDl1GbqVN0PSZKjR2ManNYioNvQzebxPHHUtHzm3HsGO1HoFFpRNDPM6-cD11FxBRV5IUUKXWHKojqxL5DczoI8ZycoTN8qya4_8eZ738RYikGynAtshf2OPQQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231910379123874802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rose & Derek's Tablerunner<br /></div><br />Buenos Nochos,<br />Wasie<br />:oD<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-64753464150722018512008-08-07T10:33:00.005-05:002008-08-07T11:21:55.025-05:002nd Socks!No, they're not done yet...<div>I am doing too many things at once!! So I am knitting when I can--like waiting for my daughter at her flute lesson--stuff like that--and finishing up my older daughter's quilt for her dorm bed! Yikes! She informed me that she would leave for college EVEN IF IT WASN'T DONE! Now how about that! Curses! Foiled again! So now I am on a deadline... I just have a few blocks left and then I put the top together. I'll put a pic up of the top when it is done. I LUV IT! Picked up the backing fabric yesterday. I am glad that it is twin-sized since it is looking like I will have to machine quilt it myself on my sewing machine. So glad I had it tuned up!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I digress, back to the socks. I am making them out of Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Cotton. It's a bamboo/cotton/nylon mix color dreamy #0142 and is very soft. Needles are crystal palace US 2 dpns. My gauge was 7 st/in. I am just doing a 2x2 rib for the cuff and doing them basically like the last pair. I actually did try a pair in between these two but I messed up on the heel and ended up taking it all out--both socks. And I had done a fancier cuff--the rib was swirled. I decided it was too much for that yarn anyway--it was self-striping--and I don't think I cast on enough stitches. However, I think I figured out the whole heel business, what I had done wrong and all. (I couldn't get the stitches back on the needle to save the one sock, so I tore 'em both out. I live too far away from a yarn shop to just "pop in". It's a major drive down.) Anyhow new socks, new yarn, new beginning for socks #2. AND I have promised myself that if I am stuck that I WILL go down to the <a href="http://www.woolieewe.com/">Woolie Ewe</a> and ask Sue for help this time. So there. Here are the cuffs partway done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2F3L3CLfUOgGtcAx-EJVgslhGCnlOJnNsA8_QPON_HfKrwMo0_umg9QyLYQPj7o_L2rv9TMae87S2v6_XPOnxieJwDZdfVGPhykNLh-Y31h0fuwfzBNOBUqoWd16_NAykRCGFg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2F3L3CLfUOgGtcAx-EJVgslhGCnlOJnNsA8_QPON_HfKrwMo0_umg9QyLYQPj7o_L2rv9TMae87S2v6_XPOnxieJwDZdfVGPhykNLh-Y31h0fuwfzBNOBUqoWd16_NAykRCGFg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231807082693567170" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Socks #2! Panda Cotton Dreamy<br /></div><br /></div><div>I have not been posting ANY of my quilting projects either so I will post at least one pic of one of them today. This is Peng's quilt. If you recall, Peng was our Chinese foreign exchange student last year. She left very early in June for China. She will return to the US in the fall for college, but not to Texas! :-( She is going to a school in Oregon. We are hoping to get to see her though at Christmas break.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPDrFhnK_D0z2rsaGLQ9ElhKa2UCnK8POQgnXMm_9Np-ZcXHgciBvidusDXhpaRF2M0JYez86ZgY7Yl4IuVVV8Dod5XnU758gTegFommZPxPYV34ziXbarxavoVdwUb1QIOf86Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPDrFhnK_D0z2rsaGLQ9ElhKa2UCnK8POQgnXMm_9Np-ZcXHgciBvidusDXhpaRF2M0JYez86ZgY7Yl4IuVVV8Dod5XnU758gTegFommZPxPYV34ziXbarxavoVdwUb1QIOf86Q/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231809026057344994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peng on the left; my oldest daughter Jess on the right.<br /></div><br />Peng's Quilt is a quick and easy "Take 5" pattern by <a href="http://www.the-teachers-pet.com/tpindex.html">teachers-pet</a>. If you need a pattern that you can do quickly this is it! I chose Peng's favorite colors and prints. Hopefully, she will enjoy using it at college.<div><br /></div><div>Smile!</div><div>Wasie</div><div>8-D</div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-14849564326031327372008-08-05T20:58:00.004-05:002008-08-05T22:38:02.999-05:00My first socks!This past May I took a beginning sock knitting class at the <a href="http://www.woolieewe.com/">Woolie Ewe</a>. It was so much fun! We had one class a week for 3 weeks and homework in between. The socks we made were just basic socks. I did a 2x2 rib for my cuffs and then just stockinette on the foot. The yarn I used was a great hand dyed merino wool from Peru: <a href="http://www.mirasolperu.com/">Hacho</a> shade 301. I used double pointed needles US 5.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3rX37aN6tey_zk3SHEy1iUn6P9986WHhb-oPuTy-2S-etwdZthT2FHir8uhjCAhz_yGohG5BkyeMmMxS6-PrkPaXM8f48tpnl0Dac1MkK41qXf8C6QTJFvn-ZNhwWdybZUTpQg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3rX37aN6tey_zk3SHEy1iUn6P9986WHhb-oPuTy-2S-etwdZthT2FHir8uhjCAhz_yGohG5BkyeMmMxS6-PrkPaXM8f48tpnl0Dac1MkK41qXf8C6QTJFvn-ZNhwWdybZUTpQg/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231242216331135826" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(They probably need to be blocked... Haven't really figured that out yet.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggklxRuTAOPrZ4X2OS2-EFYek5IyEevAkieVEp_t2bIjgI-c3rpT8vB10dFyMCMckjb3otykxpjiuonP5WstIZoexK6wd7DIvo_KLo3NE0VF1CJ-R91nIMrtsmzYW7xBkqszbcKA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggklxRuTAOPrZ4X2OS2-EFYek5IyEevAkieVEp_t2bIjgI-c3rpT8vB10dFyMCMckjb3otykxpjiuonP5WstIZoexK6wd7DIvo_KLo3NE0VF1CJ-R91nIMrtsmzYW7xBkqszbcKA/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231242218891140018" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A perfect fit! Warm & comfy!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm working on my second pair in between quilting projects!! I need to put up some photos of those too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day!</div><div>Wasie</div><div><div><br /></div><br /></div>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-60117874445995993772008-07-06T18:24:00.004-05:002008-07-06T18:31:38.411-05:00Squaring Up a Quilt BlockSorry I have not been doing my usual blogging of late. Life. You know...<br />Anyhow, I have prepared these directions on how to square up a quilt block using ONE RULER for all sizes of blocks! This should save some of you some mulah! You can do this with any brand of rotary cutting square ruler! I am not advocating one brand over any other. This was just the one I happened to have that was large enough to do this! <br /><br />Remember to click on the jpeg and it will get larger!<br /><br />All squared up!<br />Wasie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgroyXCedqIURLJVoYTTzv7FKmCcAric9MrCwkwplP3cfPcZy3Yf_KTKr_9hvw54eVH7lDumC50DUd9xJYdTCtqNjLZJCm-I5TGHaFHvgCUo2WzH0ONzsQYwPBcsROwLUBcJe9g/s1600-h/Page_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgroyXCedqIURLJVoYTTzv7FKmCcAric9MrCwkwplP3cfPcZy3Yf_KTKr_9hvw54eVH7lDumC50DUd9xJYdTCtqNjLZJCm-I5TGHaFHvgCUo2WzH0ONzsQYwPBcsROwLUBcJe9g/s320/Page_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220047470950280098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvQN-0tErIZUzXe4KUjnzrERQWEU8GpMFZ3RF_rikn-qwNYUUVAGk5h0p84Ah_Uz8tHHHeB3ocutPFbv-w6g9s_xnJZLy-w9-eitceGY0z3YKwPYi_hcWzT-8GVW2qv61FYg8hg/s1600-h/Page_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvQN-0tErIZUzXe4KUjnzrERQWEU8GpMFZ3RF_rikn-qwNYUUVAGk5h0p84Ah_Uz8tHHHeB3ocutPFbv-w6g9s_xnJZLy-w9-eitceGY0z3YKwPYi_hcWzT-8GVW2qv61FYg8hg/s320/Page_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220047475561968274" /></a>Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-27931203125907424302008-01-21T15:12:00.000-06:002008-01-21T17:57:17.813-06:00One-a-week<span style="font-weight:bold;">Flirtations</span> is a wonderful new line of fabric by Sandy Gervais. I just love her style! I just had to make <span style="font-style:italic;">something</span> with it so Sharon and I both are making table runners. Here's mine:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODob-bHCyvHA3xmXjPevTrFF7lXawNjhj5oqu0ik1cDmDM6y268g-TevskKZ23wzLKz5PEhyeQfK8IvCjh5ZtEtgM6-hmpji-1Yx6qvDuEMl68snqcxKQoEjkluthIq8TEvm5MQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODob-bHCyvHA3xmXjPevTrFF7lXawNjhj5oqu0ik1cDmDM6y268g-TevskKZ23wzLKz5PEhyeQfK8IvCjh5ZtEtgM6-hmpji-1Yx6qvDuEMl68snqcxKQoEjkluthIq8TEvm5MQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158082050367405218" /></a><br /><br /> I think it is so fun! I'd like to do placemats, and a wall hanging, and a quilt for the living room etc out of this line! Sigh... so much fabric, sew little time!<br /><br /> A week ago Friday I purchased fabric for a quilt. Took it home and promptly began cutting it up. On Tuesday, I called Mary and managed to get ahold of her and told her that I needed this quilt done this week. She said she could do it if she had it by Wed morning. So that night I got the backing ready for it and I was able to get Paul to bring it over to her Wednesday at 9 am when she opened. I was so shocked though, when she called me on my cell phone that afternoon to tell me that it was done! Since I only had "check-in" for labs this past week, they didn't take the full 4 hours and I was finished earlier than usual and could leave to arrive in Sherman before 5 to pick it up! That just left binding! The quilt was finished on Thursday-a week after I started it. My family has decided that it is a record for me! Of course, I did have help with the machine quilting part.<br /><br /> The reason that I needed it in a week is it is a gift, of course, for some friends who are moving down near San Antonio. I am actually going to give it to them on Wednesday evening. Here are some photos of it.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5N5E_KpnT_wW_N21j46F7NyF342vEndCXJFj0wOgCkQ0LzUe98yT8Bd6WZT63EXhyphenhyphenHlWBx1h8ZAA6STe6Btpl7CNa1TJOMf8vHeOuDmQhK_tIAxUpV2YeatVjIvsuFyZJ1rwaQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5N5E_KpnT_wW_N21j46F7NyF342vEndCXJFj0wOgCkQ0LzUe98yT8Bd6WZT63EXhyphenhyphenHlWBx1h8ZAA6STe6Btpl7CNa1TJOMf8vHeOuDmQhK_tIAxUpV2YeatVjIvsuFyZJ1rwaQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158044276130036866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWDer3Y0Im3BxFZTtdG2ZLLMQbCMTEd4K2NCIrRBBClpDugIYwj2GKGUF7cZECcMnm4CjToMPn-kFPVAEPdLrlFRzVqF3bBz6ijp03uKSd3rUyehlWxwzNaEec0YTVgUBF0MxMA/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWDer3Y0Im3BxFZTtdG2ZLLMQbCMTEd4K2NCIrRBBClpDugIYwj2GKGUF7cZECcMnm4CjToMPn-kFPVAEPdLrlFRzVqF3bBz6ijp03uKSd3rUyehlWxwzNaEec0YTVgUBF0MxMA/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158044284719971474" /></a><br /><br /> It uses the "Take Five" quilt pattern which is why it was so fast and easy. Plus it wasn't too large to get finished either. There are 5 main fabrics in the body of the quilt: music, water, marbles, blue kaleidoscope, & fireworks. I chose the fabrics not only to "go together" but also because they have some special meaning for the family for whom the quilt was made. Music: both of them were involved in the choir and special music in our church. He was also our accompanist. Water: last summer, she was in charge of "splashdown" a free water carnival our church sponsors for the community. Marbles: this past year, they were given a foster son. Blue kaleidoscope fabric: reminded me of stained glass and they helped with putting the "stained glass look" on our sanctuary windows and the colors were similar to them also. Fireworks: they are alot of fun! And at choir sometimes they shoot zingers at each other. Well, I hope they enjoy it! It was fun finding all of those fabrics!<br /><br /> Gosh, and if I could keep doing one quilt a week for the rest of the year, how many quilts would I have done by Dec 31st? It boggles the mind!<br /><br />Happy Calculating!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-40544490530899831012008-01-05T21:43:00.000-06:002008-01-05T22:00:16.028-06:00Be Warm!This week, one of my friends, Sharon, and I drove down to The Quilt Asylum and picked up our first installment in our 12 month BOM — Nancy Halvorsen's Be Attitudes. I worked on my block starting yesterday and finished it up today. It is "be warm". Each one of the months is "be .... something." <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANwZhszWDAT_v4kg49Nh5QiTnA3iLgdUh2E7ftji_u1G4X2XPY64teoLVyCPduC6oLzJedCdG9GdW_t__WbOPCGAgQo1GjFGJ-ImSbq7DtFwl5Q29akFj37kvEF35-aLxFEOHJw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANwZhszWDAT_v4kg49Nh5QiTnA3iLgdUh2E7ftji_u1G4X2XPY64teoLVyCPduC6oLzJedCdG9GdW_t__WbOPCGAgQo1GjFGJ-ImSbq7DtFwl5Q29akFj37kvEF35-aLxFEOHJw/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152207209416342642" /></a><br />This was the first time that I had blanket stitched on my sewing machine around little pieces with curves and corners that were tight and angles etc. I made up a little practice piece using scrap fabric with an "m" and 2 mittens — thought maybe I could get some use out of that... And I diddled around with the length and width of my stitch. Well, I thought I was doing okay on the lil' practice piece, so off I went on the snowman! Aargh! I did not like it! The scarf, in particular, looked terrible. I ended up finishing stitching the entire block, then pulling out the stitching on the entire scarf and redoing the whole scarf. I used a slightly narrower stitch this time on the scarf and that seemed to help plus my experience from doing the rest of the picture and all of those letters probably helped too. Also, see that strategically placed green button...it's my favorite. I loved that it was a wide button — hides all kinds of things... There are also little cream shiny buttons that go on the ends of the snowflake arms, but I was afraid that I would just have to take them off later for quilting, etc. I will probably have to take off the carrot nose and the green button, but I just couldn't resist putting them on!<br /><br />Well, if you're tempted to join me, the website for the BOM is <a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com">The Quilt Asylum</a>. They will ship them to you mail order each month if you can't get to the shop to pick them up!<br /><br />Be Warm,<br />Wasie<br />;o)Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-23699806287213653362008-01-05T21:15:00.000-06:002008-01-05T21:36:00.290-06:00Tote Bag, Tote Bag, Everywhere a Tote Bag...I have truly been the tote bag queen lately. And every time I make one, my daughters go, "Oh, I want one like that!" Using the Charm Party Tote pattern by Quilts Illustrated, I ended up making 6 different tote bags. I truly think I have the pattern memorized now! Three of them were for the church bazaar; then 2 more were ordered from that and I finally was able to make 1 for a gift to give from us! Here's picks of some of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMiiurEv2GL6ORJXXWfwSE54-wc1r0hgoJntP6dzFrnSAg6Mpv90YFx4wPMUICwZfGRIKo9VN0aLWDO23YOxOBH_Bdt979mJ4MSRlAVscMdGWlGTJ-wn9EEmSpONcWprITwAfbQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMiiurEv2GL6ORJXXWfwSE54-wc1r0hgoJntP6dzFrnSAg6Mpv90YFx4wPMUICwZfGRIKo9VN0aLWDO23YOxOBH_Bdt979mJ4MSRlAVscMdGWlGTJ-wn9EEmSpONcWprITwAfbQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152198370373647426" /></a><br />These three were the first 3 for the church bazaar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Ny1kGPWWDiLD6q46p6dnZrMKXUDIpezGx-qo6UXCoVwW0mM4TwmVTnJPkfwq1_bEBwJtiFO56WJHBmFqc3gzzK9WjyWCn2rFiYwreTrWEByrAw00FE-hgWZtSGPg4NWzc6tpg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Ny1kGPWWDiLD6q46p6dnZrMKXUDIpezGx-qo6UXCoVwW0mM4TwmVTnJPkfwq1_bEBwJtiFO56WJHBmFqc3gzzK9WjyWCn2rFiYwreTrWEByrAw00FE-hgWZtSGPg4NWzc6tpg/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152198374668614738" /></a><br />This one is a gift for Grandma Pat.<br /><br />Then I made a little purse for Peng from a pattern by This n That. And a Jelly Roll tote for my sister-in-law Linda for Christmas. I can't seem to locate a photo of Peng's purse right now, but here's Linda's jelly roll tote.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8txo1MRRbPS8zeNwkTc-YnlBkw71yce2Ba6yNlIA83Fg1wxgSOKYrZOAIiy3QTmqOSNm9A9_3NZ_xnOgjrpe0IhF5pSZN606n-prhKRZF3m9R2Z78Z4aCk07VWIL08zrwIN1D7w/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8txo1MRRbPS8zeNwkTc-YnlBkw71yce2Ba6yNlIA83Fg1wxgSOKYrZOAIiy3QTmqOSNm9A9_3NZ_xnOgjrpe0IhF5pSZN606n-prhKRZF3m9R2Z78Z4aCk07VWIL08zrwIN1D7w/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201630253825122" /></a><br />The jelly roll was a fabric collection called shangri la. I have enough strips left to make one more bag, and now that I know what I'm doing it should go faster!<br /><br />Happy Toting,<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-51742686675079596282008-01-01T23:19:00.000-06:002008-01-01T23:27:52.002-06:00Hey! Where'd November go?The pics of the November Happy Blocks never got posted!<br />Here they are. The theme was Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hIpzCjo-aUq1XrXCEzTQR67p6CyHaNIHgPD9BzZeh_lR4Gcoy7VKuYpNGjc-Svun9JLm6e7-9pW-uWuLGMwHxTNLropbEffZkcUFZ7S8ICAeQ5Mxge6aGJiRYnisKrt6IG432Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hIpzCjo-aUq1XrXCEzTQR67p6CyHaNIHgPD9BzZeh_lR4Gcoy7VKuYpNGjc-Svun9JLm6e7-9pW-uWuLGMwHxTNLropbEffZkcUFZ7S8ICAeQ5Mxge6aGJiRYnisKrt6IG432Q/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150745636340481074" /></a><br /><br />Ho, ho, ho. Merrrrry Christmas.<br /><br />Oh, and a Happy New Year everybody!!!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-28752670540306073272007-12-26T22:24:00.000-06:002007-12-26T23:07:25.796-06:00the stockings were hung...For Christmas, our fireplace would not be complete, if Peng, our exchange student from China, did not have a stocking to hang! She had never celebrated Christmas before so the customs of hanging stockings and decorating trees with ornaments were all new to her. I made her a Christmas stocking for Santa to fill for her and to take home as a momento of her first Christmas in America.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6K9pFZ2sQCMTKMEaOnk5wAtB6Ze-OGocd0acnFX-xpthlYTrcLgI1Az431JM7ggDGRdPQ2ijKoEnjLADZ86Vlr1yJO-dS2sj67K2hC3rXpvlgTfLv2Wcf_FxYQfDqP-F2CRWaw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6K9pFZ2sQCMTKMEaOnk5wAtB6Ze-OGocd0acnFX-xpthlYTrcLgI1Az431JM7ggDGRdPQ2ijKoEnjLADZ86Vlr1yJO-dS2sj67K2hC3rXpvlgTfLv2Wcf_FxYQfDqP-F2CRWaw/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148507348091706466" /></a><br /><center>(clicking on photo will make it larger)</center><br />I started with a pattern in "Fast, Fun & Easy Christmas Stockings" by Susan S. Terry and modified it to work with some of the Christmas strips that I had received in a swap. Then I added buttons: a gold glittery star, Christmas lights on the tree, and presents in the snow. I also glued on some garland. Some buttons were added by her name also. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. Santa came and filled it with all sorts of goodies too!!<br /><br />On Christmas day, I finally finished my happy blocks for the month of December. The theme was jewel tones. The centers were off-white and the outside borders were jewel tones. Here's what I came up with:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfkxfg9NfXbqUZeiEDUIlHpn-UfDn5u4TfTT_kYVnQ3k74ixR9njdFbuneFjra-pb4CGe8m1Tvl6zqw6B71k0Vzok3YT2PhDVC65oYXs6X7y4n3Ri3KCO2tqkpMptDKQ764cS-w/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfkxfg9NfXbqUZeiEDUIlHpn-UfDn5u4TfTT_kYVnQ3k74ixR9njdFbuneFjra-pb4CGe8m1Tvl6zqw6B71k0Vzok3YT2PhDVC65oYXs6X7y4n3Ri3KCO2tqkpMptDKQ764cS-w/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148512145570176114" /></a><br />I decided I had better use my time wisely so I went right on ahead and completed my January blocks as well. The theme is winter blues. I found some fabric with dogs playing with snowmen in the snow—sledding, falling, building snowmen etc. I fussy cut the centers from this fabric so they are all different and then cut the borders from 3 different blue fabrics. Here's a shot of 3 of these:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge420hrXZ2FnfHy-FE6-H95hPL7Pv4VQCB5ZoROL1oaMqEikFd1sde8eV6OwKeX7EqEkeaiwZQ6o7Tnu3UcArLybvLmGrzm4m1pHAIAUibvUoPr0DDJcQ2Jl1QnjDU3ZY-DkfesQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge420hrXZ2FnfHy-FE6-H95hPL7Pv4VQCB5ZoROL1oaMqEikFd1sde8eV6OwKeX7EqEkeaiwZQ6o7Tnu3UcArLybvLmGrzm4m1pHAIAUibvUoPr0DDJcQ2Jl1QnjDU3ZY-DkfesQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148513919391669378" /></a><br /><br />Hope everyone had a grrreat holiday! And keep the spirit of Christmas and the memory of Christ's birth in your heart all the year through!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-73946687351416053412007-10-29T11:20:00.000-05:002007-10-29T11:30:14.786-05:00Fun Fabrics...I thought I'd share this fun fabric that they have at the Quilt Asylum. I don't do that very often, but I think you would get a kick out of this! Wouldn't it make a great backing? I will have to get some!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IlMcvGaPPgVtvIXRukXU_m_ko3QHjuHI-Wfp6P4C0ZRkn_M5dTnW_0AdFEpZtQnoRvka_A2heeWEGWQU9HKISbCR8jS2i-MwRqFnglzGiumZiqY5AG1Viw875m0h4FbGE4XImw/s1600-h/F16080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IlMcvGaPPgVtvIXRukXU_m_ko3QHjuHI-Wfp6P4C0ZRkn_M5dTnW_0AdFEpZtQnoRvka_A2heeWEGWQU9HKISbCR8jS2i-MwRqFnglzGiumZiqY5AG1Viw875m0h4FbGE4XImw/s320/F16080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126795413789498834" /></a><br />Oh, their website is www.thequiltasylum.com and the fabric is called wranglers. It's in the New Additions right now. Don't buy it out on me, please....<br /><br />The gals from the Quilt Asylum -and probably every other quilt shop in the country- are at Quilt Market buying & ordering all the newest & coolest stuff for the next season. Wouldn't that just be so much fun? Of course, I don't know how they ever decide! Everything looks so great, and you can't get it all! I'm sure they are dead tired when they get back.<br /><br />I am fighting a headache today and monitoring a test for my students right now this very instant!! Wow, huh! Of course, that means I have to grade them all.... I printed them on halloween colored paper. ha ha ha ha....<br /><br />I haven't decided if or what I will dress up for on Wednesday for halloween this year. I am not feeling good today so it is not a good day to pick!<br /><br />BOO!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-27627566067403621272007-10-20T22:36:00.000-05:002007-10-20T22:58:29.532-05:00Charmed, I'm sure.I finished my surprise to take to church tomorrow. Well, nearly. I need some matte board for the bottom and I don't have any.<br />It's a tote bag made with charm squares. The pattern is from Quiltsillustrated.com and is called Charm Party Tote.<br />Here's the pics.<br />Front<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhiEF-jtxPAyuzJEyLCKC_kEC7ESPeFKiUjOa-KteX28nS3iHXpu4WU0qJxoCF3NzJwWC79B8nf1bNjiWpxqHNZrZq36D9UUhukqR9vb7u3Q0RvCMKmhZA3Wqgvc0swq1r-L1JA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhiEF-jtxPAyuzJEyLCKC_kEC7ESPeFKiUjOa-KteX28nS3iHXpu4WU0qJxoCF3NzJwWC79B8nf1bNjiWpxqHNZrZq36D9UUhukqR9vb7u3Q0RvCMKmhZA3Wqgvc0swq1r-L1JA/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123631501115543602" /></a><br />Back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKyVbNoh1NG4dznYTIiStTQQY23v1K0gDHWfN_DL2a7447GFq84IgstVEz9Vj-xDwHUwaA6bhPOhaK8yHH_mnT-6PjA0S-nGlk5Il52TwPWjLuAy2wyjMQTsJpX-EOSZTxbBy4Q/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKyVbNoh1NG4dznYTIiStTQQY23v1K0gDHWfN_DL2a7447GFq84IgstVEz9Vj-xDwHUwaA6bhPOhaK8yHH_mnT-6PjA0S-nGlk5Il52TwPWjLuAy2wyjMQTsJpX-EOSZTxbBy4Q/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123631505410510914" /></a><br />Inside<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s4In7VShNW2Zk5zkIBlCDo8hvSLZ_f_ycIDRDN4zNTGJR6qZlfxJ2D5obAGnirImEYlDOHdxM7uCTIslS8cZIWz_YBw8vgYhcw-xI0aEbyUpGWwo4An_V4vleiuN3prxWza-mQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s4In7VShNW2Zk5zkIBlCDo8hvSLZ_f_ycIDRDN4zNTGJR6qZlfxJ2D5obAGnirImEYlDOHdxM7uCTIslS8cZIWz_YBw8vgYhcw-xI0aEbyUpGWwo4An_V4vleiuN3prxWza-mQ/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123631509705478226" /></a><br />The fabric I used was from a collection called "Decorative Color and Contrast" by Marcus Brothers. The photos make the lining and handles look more orangey red than they are. The color is a soft medium peach tone. The colors in general are more muted than they are tending to look. We'll see what the gals at church think about it for the bazaar next month. Maybe I can get another 1 or 2 finished by then--especially now that I know what I'm doing and I have the details worked out! And I need to get that matte board for the bottom....<br /><br />Happy Sewing,<br />Wasie<br />:o)Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-71269097165832898992007-10-19T23:50:00.000-05:002007-10-20T00:04:05.638-05:00Whew.... life goes on.October Happy Blocks are in! Here's the picks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxlGexREg6fXPs3EUZhp7EBD9nUTbTLqZwFCT6yo43KVnMTJ7YZ26as_UWdPRtauSwOnv-KKL9xy4xxse2BVmbMdZvMfmfF5WypgeMPcqIhZd38zaqMfkZmzrgjcklAl6yJnYqQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxlGexREg6fXPs3EUZhp7EBD9nUTbTLqZwFCT6yo43KVnMTJ7YZ26as_UWdPRtauSwOnv-KKL9xy4xxse2BVmbMdZvMfmfF5WypgeMPcqIhZd38zaqMfkZmzrgjcklAl6yJnYqQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123277574335516658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwCIc88fNoVtth7TKQqh4CTRq1DukEIFtZPixg4H6le8W0kAB8A6Njw8UzGyoDzMk8NAfu_8-qf-NbGQVJD73d4em2mcqDHo590lHQWLAiaJIxHTLH8YJFM2_QLinw5FYN0c4YA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwCIc88fNoVtth7TKQqh4CTRq1DukEIFtZPixg4H6le8W0kAB8A6Njw8UzGyoDzMk8NAfu_8-qf-NbGQVJD73d4em2mcqDHo590lHQWLAiaJIxHTLH8YJFM2_QLinw5FYN0c4YA/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123277587220418562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVr6a4Q-MLyJKvT_DLTB1G3BRLhXK5omgfZkNFJHV3mEOaSHkC3OHuMP6XTxlgZIVLjrOKH8Hi7V6dPeTf7pZZ7Y3-ChvrzmrjzRSdkpL4dJ8-SwuIJYzpFayosvxagTRltK6jdQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVr6a4Q-MLyJKvT_DLTB1G3BRLhXK5omgfZkNFJHV3mEOaSHkC3OHuMP6XTxlgZIVLjrOKH8Hi7V6dPeTf7pZZ7Y3-ChvrzmrjzRSdkpL4dJ8-SwuIJYzpFayosvxagTRltK6jdQ/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123277591515385874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnNbzITEnNcfrVuvB2hzZF3HKNBb3ma8cvKeLEbDYXBmZqdL86O8UF3ueMLhdy_LLek7iP69b3QUnFDzeW6B8ATNjnRWx4sE3XonHKMQUusdrB0MkiVZahipQpe3_nRHQAvpbow/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnNbzITEnNcfrVuvB2hzZF3HKNBb3ma8cvKeLEbDYXBmZqdL86O8UF3ueMLhdy_LLek7iP69b3QUnFDzeW6B8ATNjnRWx4sE3XonHKMQUusdrB0MkiVZahipQpe3_nRHQAvpbow/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123277595810353186" /></a><br />The fabric is from Moda's "Fall Back in Time" line designed by Sandy Gervais. I just love her stuff. She also did the "Holly Jolly" Christmas fabric line I just love too. I am going to use it for my Happy Blocks for November—Christmas prints.<br /><br />And I am working on some cute stuff for our bazaar at church. But there will be no photo before its time. Or something like that.... We'll see what I can manage before the due date.<br /><br />Keep pluggin'<br />Wasie<br />:-)Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-64017084951760895272007-09-21T21:20:00.000-05:002007-09-21T21:52:01.055-05:00Yes, I am around, folks....Life has been a little hectic lately. I guess a lot hectic. (Is that correct English?) So I have not taken any time to post any photos or anything! We have a new gal living with us, we said good bye to a dear friend who has moved many states away, and the semester is going full steam ahead! Whew!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXz0CLPENw3YAKMVWB0yEFmEzk0QYfeLMjDNyU6ug_SQMtjN_5m1LxzoT_vReUkzsZjVCI3dtRy705IjidMpxtRJcbpgG66cxc_Qn30SbAQafGiU-K8h7AK1jMDAa0BmiwDXueg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXz0CLPENw3YAKMVWB0yEFmEzk0QYfeLMjDNyU6ug_SQMtjN_5m1LxzoT_vReUkzsZjVCI3dtRy705IjidMpxtRJcbpgG66cxc_Qn30SbAQafGiU-K8h7AK1jMDAa0BmiwDXueg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112852279958851506" /></a>Well, first off, meet Peng! She is from Changsha, China in the Hunan province and will be living with us for the next year. She is delightful, sweet and very studious. She is going to high school with our girls and working very hard. Her English is pretty good. So I think in a couple of months she will be feeling more comfortable than she is now. She is doing a great job trying all of the new food and she is eager to try all of the American experiences like the movies and football games! I think she is looking forward to homecoming next weekend too. Here is a photo of Peng taken her first day in Texas at the airport with our daughter Jessica. Peng says that "everything in America is big!" Her high school in China has 10,000 students! Denison High School must seem quite small to her!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZOOtY4xW6FU_mJlQkUZiiaZD0C5x5UzwyQwQ_hvH4IkUWDhtrCwkLAVS0tTKegNdbfqK760uwHd2r4A6cuNJpf4s_yEob6ybFzkTDhgSb23sJaaiRT_Mwk3wdlZo5RS0QGOZQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZOOtY4xW6FU_mJlQkUZiiaZD0C5x5UzwyQwQ_hvH4IkUWDhtrCwkLAVS0tTKegNdbfqK760uwHd2r4A6cuNJpf4s_yEob6ybFzkTDhgSb23sJaaiRT_Mwk3wdlZo5RS0QGOZQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112853083117735874" /></a>Then just last Sunday we said goodbye to our dear friend Pam. She is moving to New Jersey to be near her father as his health is not great. She is in the last year of her bachelor's degree in music education and Southeastern is going to let her do her student teaching and finish it up there in NJ. She lost nearly everything in the floods this past summer here in Texas. I sewed her a quilt after the floods hit. And all that was left was the binding. So I finished it up and gave it to her before she left town. Here is a pic of it--"Musical Memories." I hope that we keep in touch, she has been such a great friend over the many years we have lived here. I think we have known her nearly the entire 17 years we have been here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOt60y7OeaprODYixhhlv2SnV5gl6XlkT2xAjtLcyyIKnk1RW9U369P7aNKit-vl3fX9crG0YCvCdw_q0cq2q8QY720MbdwpJDYWYSKf6dhHmIQYfAwlfNZKvGXHxE6wTPee9yQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOt60y7OeaprODYixhhlv2SnV5gl6XlkT2xAjtLcyyIKnk1RW9U369P7aNKit-vl3fX9crG0YCvCdw_q0cq2q8QY720MbdwpJDYWYSKf6dhHmIQYfAwlfNZKvGXHxE6wTPee9yQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112853400945315794" /></a><br /><br />Another month means Happy Block time! September happy blocks were blue and yellow. Here are mine. Now I just need to get one of each shipped to the winners!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDABIZifXP460XQ6WmKaCLjfktH3soou_-I7g-_WojEFLKoxZvOE2oxdO8K0QsNFV7moZXLOa3ONWOCSz4i_ePWp_4laBU6OINlRoz9ve9Vd4AiZR1vFBkbq7NzkeiJJ6I7ITY1g/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDABIZifXP460XQ6WmKaCLjfktH3soou_-I7g-_WojEFLKoxZvOE2oxdO8K0QsNFV7moZXLOa3ONWOCSz4i_ePWp_4laBU6OINlRoz9ve9Vd4AiZR1vFBkbq7NzkeiJJ6I7ITY1g/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112853753132634082" /></a><br /><br />Well, take care. Hope all are doing well.<br /><br />Keep smiling,<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-81027452989426545432007-07-22T13:20:00.000-05:002007-07-22T16:00:38.253-05:00Hmmm... what's the theme?Here's the latest Happy Blocks for August. Can you figure out the theme?? Let me know if you're having trouble!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4abRv90itAuFBJOX4VsBoxn3jBpwFAztsMWM0bxTfUfXgoQ-JqrIwPiTKPdEchzCp4SK-v3B-mIWcliydNdcj1BIZxipyByx-d86x9PzSu-PCFsK-0eg88gMx_BKgbZnngZxHQ/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4abRv90itAuFBJOX4VsBoxn3jBpwFAztsMWM0bxTfUfXgoQ-JqrIwPiTKPdEchzCp4SK-v3B-mIWcliydNdcj1BIZxipyByx-d86x9PzSu-PCFsK-0eg88gMx_BKgbZnngZxHQ/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090089759880082882" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1JZxnYUiX3i8kxho5qiDzavHYD-QxKS-P90kxXhBKXIJGLWOzcK2iD1DGv83AiAJ3rFvKflEmImZ1L_in7lGsKz6wqWpt5lh3S7YRnlQEQWUDKpI8TtA1pUR8CaJMXKWU9JMLQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1JZxnYUiX3i8kxho5qiDzavHYD-QxKS-P90kxXhBKXIJGLWOzcK2iD1DGv83AiAJ3rFvKflEmImZ1L_in7lGsKz6wqWpt5lh3S7YRnlQEQWUDKpI8TtA1pUR8CaJMXKWU9JMLQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090089764175050194" /></a><br />This one I paper pieced the center using a neat lil' pattern from this month's Quiltmaker Magazine. I had to shrink it down by 70% to get it small enough to fit in the center of the happy block. It is so cute though! The regular size would be 6 1/2" instead of 4 1/2" -- finished are 6" and 4" respectively.<br /><br />Enjoy !<br />Wasie<br />:o)Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-10120562121441042662007-07-01T13:46:00.000-05:002007-07-01T14:19:15.838-05:00Happy Birthday Lucy!It's birthday time! My car-Lil' Lucy-turned ONE! Wow! Just 22,000 miles ago we picked her up all shiny and bright at the dealership! I wanted to give her a lovely scrubdown for her birthday but it keeps raining & pouring every day here! So first chance I get that's what we'll do. And then we'll go and take a birthday photo for ya. MINI sent her a birthday card too.<br /><br />This morning I put the labels on two quilts for some darling little gals that are daughters of two friends of ours. Their baby was just baptized last Sunday, but I didn't get the quilt back from the machine quilter until this week so it didn't make it last week.<br /><br />This is "Pinwheels for Alyssa" who is just over 1 month old. It is done with fabrics from the Spring Fling line. I used charm squares to make the pinwheels, and I did the entire quilt without a pattern. Calculating out the sizes of the triangles was a learning experience!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFhLdwcRslB-F-WQ6DScTLWbrr4gOOP3_klh0xsdn-t9m1Uy7LEQMwoprYcm2TTvC0anGihZyCx7wrO5EfdFIL-1iuoa9QOl2dN3F9x98Ly377BmjOrdh2MDhUS8pqKSrpZ0pMg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFhLdwcRslB-F-WQ6DScTLWbrr4gOOP3_klh0xsdn-t9m1Uy7LEQMwoprYcm2TTvC0anGihZyCx7wrO5EfdFIL-1iuoa9QOl2dN3F9x98Ly377BmjOrdh2MDhUS8pqKSrpZ0pMg/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082306207558595986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzce1L9oTm9cpmYsw8DXF0Q7b0WkNPHBySErX3M5vWsuhp0pnOnkuYo-wdzWbwqYggtt9362OVh8VC8oED-f1IoJqA8Kel8UXMmEG8h0rbahHDz3TUsnFbJjvUMNfvR4z59onU6w/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzce1L9oTm9cpmYsw8DXF0Q7b0WkNPHBySErX3M5vWsuhp0pnOnkuYo-wdzWbwqYggtt9362OVh8VC8oED-f1IoJqA8Kel8UXMmEG8h0rbahHDz3TUsnFbJjvUMNfvR4z59onU6w/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082308724409431458" /></a><br /><br />This quilt is "Sarah Smiles" and was made for Alyssa's big sister Sarah who is 4 years old and will be going to kindergarden in the fall. She is so delightful and reminds me so much of my oldest daughter Jessica! The pattern is Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Designs. The bright colors are Sarah's favorites.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A9PCW969oW8fcUXzbFdF4K6cIhPIOLtEuPC4dOTzmtsADvugaQszJCgl-99Nlg2BlmrzSlCByIXD2AxAQbXlzT8CRon1ogy9l9vnzJpKtzzo7FmPI9wWCzfzqytxj3VqpEEuuw/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A9PCW969oW8fcUXzbFdF4K6cIhPIOLtEuPC4dOTzmtsADvugaQszJCgl-99Nlg2BlmrzSlCByIXD2AxAQbXlzT8CRon1ogy9l9vnzJpKtzzo7FmPI9wWCzfzqytxj3VqpEEuuw/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082306198968661362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl66mH6cWTYAW3Aq6O7qad2Mei6N3hyphenhyphenI3CILC6LI7UYGFCrY2BDGuAqQqovt3yFhpm2TcdnRYumTgwLtCku14sv-49oCQbsmM4TfLyxgFJU-iQIOCIeosa3v-Qwjm-he81esckzQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl66mH6cWTYAW3Aq6O7qad2Mei6N3hyphenhyphenI3CILC6LI7UYGFCrY2BDGuAqQqovt3yFhpm2TcdnRYumTgwLtCku14sv-49oCQbsmM4TfLyxgFJU-iQIOCIeosa3v-Qwjm-he81esckzQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082306203263628674" /></a><br /><br />I also completed my July Happy Blocks. I'll let you figure out the theme! Three guesses and the first two don't count! I went all out and did 10 this month instead of 8--5 different ones, 2 of each.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjWOEKqay0UZiyfaesRC35DX6ielAla4PSJwE3nX_J_WywxTDkbg4s36dIeWC1voL2uMuunNZCnFZ9uRwlxxwIC8QECr54XOC6ViLJOBkkTiBGRYaW72MbvDanQjeRbqmzQF5vg/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjWOEKqay0UZiyfaesRC35DX6ielAla4PSJwE3nX_J_WywxTDkbg4s36dIeWC1voL2uMuunNZCnFZ9uRwlxxwIC8QECr54XOC6ViLJOBkkTiBGRYaW72MbvDanQjeRbqmzQF5vg/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082309609172694450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4gYEvg4qjCzejQzdzBqnDXKmdPFFoVkW304AEd1QgjwHCFQaYHEndTcLXSLwP_5hnEr3eUflZ0Z2m7myX_PHMnTiMYdiAs3GJ9EXy-r_qFMcJUkszT2dYzq1YKqhc8a-2hMNfg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4gYEvg4qjCzejQzdzBqnDXKmdPFFoVkW304AEd1QgjwHCFQaYHEndTcLXSLwP_5hnEr3eUflZ0Z2m7myX_PHMnTiMYdiAs3GJ9EXy-r_qFMcJUkszT2dYzq1YKqhc8a-2hMNfg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082309609172694466" /></a><br /><br />Have a great day and stay dry!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-82530025254494857862007-06-16T08:50:00.000-05:002007-06-16T10:52:25.998-05:00A Yarn of an AdventureJessica and I went on an adventure the other day. Dad & Michelle are out of town, out of state even, as he drove her to swim camp. So Jess & I went looking for some yarn, Mission Falls Cotton to be precise. I called down to our regular shop in Plano, The Woolie Ewe, and they didn't have it. So I started phoning around. I found a shop a few miles further south of The Woolie Ewe and I called them and they didn't carry it either, but they suggested a shop in Fort Worth yarns unique. Well, I searched "yarns unique" in Ft Worth in the White Pages and didn't find it. Hmmm. Then I tried "yarn shops" in the yellow pages in Fort Worth and there it was "Yarns Ewenique." The computer is such a slave to correct spelling!<br /><br />So Jess & I drove down to Yarns Ewenique (I love that name) all the way in Fort Worth on the day that she didn't have her evening swim practice. My new nav system surely helped! I do not know my way around Ft Worth at all. The traffic was terrible! The shop closed at 5 and we were panicking that we weren't going to make it! It took us over 2 hours to get there. We managed to arrive 45 minutes before they closed. Whew!<br /><br />Yarns Ewenique (Did I tell you I love that name?) is a cute shop! It is stuffed with yarn and the ladies there were most helpful. We had a lot of fun looking at and squeezing all of the skeins of yarn. Jessica found some Rowan country yarn that she liked and a new kind of knitting needle neither one of us had ever used, Daisy by Crystal Palace. It is a lightweight plastic needle. Both of us knitted with it at home and liked it. It comes in cool colors too!<br /><br />I did find my Mission Falls Cotton and they had lots & lots of colors! I think I saw nearly every one. I was looking for it cuz I want to knit this baby blanket that I saw on the internet and it was done in that yarn it stripes and they left all of the ends hanging off. Then they braided the ends together for fringe. I thought it was a great idea--although you couldn't let the baby just sleep with it cuz of the fringe. Too tempting to chew on! Anyhow, the colors they chose were sorta dullish and drab. I wanted to swap some of them out and make it a little more cheery. I looked at the yarn color card on the Mission Falls website, but you just never know when you are on a monitor. So I really wanted to see them in person and choose them all together. I hope it comes out okay. Jess approved of the color choices! Unfortunately, they didn't have the pattern book I needed, so I have ordered it and am waiting for it to arrive so I can get started. Yarns Ewenique gave us the cutest bag with our purchase! It has a sheep on it knitting!<br /><br />Afterwards we went to the Apple store at Willowbend to pick up a computer game for Jess that she was just dieing to get! There were actually a couple and she did not call ahead! So after fighting the traffic to get from Fort Worth to Plano, they only had 1 of the 3! She kept insisting that they would for sure have all of them as they just came out. Well, they told her that a lot of the times that means that they get shipped that day. So we made up for it at Macy's and found some great sales. Plus she needed some khaki pants for volunteering at the hospital this summer. So it was nice to find a good deal on those.<br /><br />(No pics since hubby has the camera with him...)<br /><br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-27981374505065018862007-06-10T14:19:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:44:13.980-05:00It's Black & White-almostI realized I never did put up a photo of my Black & White Happy Blocks. Black & White was the theme for June. And by the way, I was one of the two winners! I found that out after I returned from London. How's that for a nice lil' homecoming?! I am busy receiving all sorts of lovely little packages in the mail every day!! What fun is that!!!!<br /><br />Here's my Black & White Happy Blocks Photo:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS7G4KtQDP6NyGLZP2OLaYCOcNl5fhnG8nB-6nA4CBHsV5pXtjA7H1KVPD_qdNvXkhloz8nooqNu2l2bfpl0Du7CoNkO-i_cc6fRLrOuTh_ok6Csp_r-jPoV-xuHZT2X2Plzgiw/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS7G4KtQDP6NyGLZP2OLaYCOcNl5fhnG8nB-6nA4CBHsV5pXtjA7H1KVPD_qdNvXkhloz8nooqNu2l2bfpl0Du7CoNkO-i_cc6fRLrOuTh_ok6Csp_r-jPoV-xuHZT2X2Plzgiw/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074518922661484482" /></a><br /><br />The next month-July-has red, white & blue for the theme. But no patriotic fabrics since some of the gals are not residents of the USA, and if they win the blocks, we don't want them to have blocks with all of these US flags all over them! For example, one month a gal won from Australia. The blocks are very cool and are pictured in an album in the forum at block central.<br /><br />EEEK! I went back and looked and I never posted up a photo of my May blocks! May was a pretty hectic month what with the end of school and getting off to England... Well May's theme was flowers. You know, April showers bring May FLOWERS!<br /><br />Here's my 4 blocks. (I always make 3 of each: 1 for each of the 2 winners, and 1 set to keep. That way at the end of the year I can make a quilt out of all of the different blocks that I made.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBanv_e1R7SZPaYtYbAxABh4n2G_OIQfwa5N9JZVnXG9tx7e929lWeFlGUiYYCwMQqAF032n8zjZTrnFGnXzjnxo-4ZhxT71uJlA2Sqdc94z25ynYdn3a49MpDqsdWsZf8aMLp7w/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBanv_e1R7SZPaYtYbAxABh4n2G_OIQfwa5N9JZVnXG9tx7e929lWeFlGUiYYCwMQqAF032n8zjZTrnFGnXzjnxo-4ZhxT71uJlA2Sqdc94z25ynYdn3a49MpDqsdWsZf8aMLp7w/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074521710095259602" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQWkSQxjsD980960XdGGGZE3fPxX2aQiD6IorZO1VJxgDip_K0yQ7rXTljv6thIK2uc-08QhI4-c71G2NIMkOoW8lFJ4T7HJMJmcyL4h_l4jBHyuJmqYal6naBzcCshwp45r3TQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQWkSQxjsD980960XdGGGZE3fPxX2aQiD6IorZO1VJxgDip_K0yQ7rXTljv6thIK2uc-08QhI4-c71G2NIMkOoW8lFJ4T7HJMJmcyL4h_l4jBHyuJmqYal6naBzcCshwp45r3TQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074521946318460898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLJYqh17r3IYvj0uhS4-Ob66VDgBgcKH320fmdbzYcETEEBna-Lk9-ltT7mDs8D2fdYY3SLJLWWjeDbd1E18C-noFDZv8G9O_HcQ8XoXUUqol-CqsON16dpyxaWPFC2vRN8YS4g/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLJYqh17r3IYvj0uhS4-Ob66VDgBgcKH320fmdbzYcETEEBna-Lk9-ltT7mDs8D2fdYY3SLJLWWjeDbd1E18C-noFDZv8G9O_HcQ8XoXUUqol-CqsON16dpyxaWPFC2vRN8YS4g/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074523221923747826" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMfsAXFIL1nK7JiWFE5auAM-_1mFi_5OsmuUXmE6vl8XeKQucMuRhkxsZGfSIkvz4pX7E0Xm0E6opoyG5d9Lh-ovjZ_pWRDQDNyLtB3sRzQO_yJQQ6rwZpYUQGtSBmlamhF0ijQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMfsAXFIL1nK7JiWFE5auAM-_1mFi_5OsmuUXmE6vl8XeKQucMuRhkxsZGfSIkvz4pX7E0Xm0E6opoyG5d9Lh-ovjZ_pWRDQDNyLtB3sRzQO_yJQQ6rwZpYUQGtSBmlamhF0ijQ/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074523230513682434" /></a><br /><br />Happy Day,<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-75528822733313737382007-06-10T13:16:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:17:58.568-05:00Stonehenge Rocks!On our last full day in London we took the train out to Salisbury and traveled to the Stonehenge site. It was pretty amazing. They are still figuring out why it was built and there are many theories from astronomical to a calendar to purely religous. I learned alot about the site that I didn't know before. For example, there are large mounds of dirt surrounding the stones throughout the area and they are burial sites and both men and women are buried in them. Also at one time a wooden structure was in the center of the stones. And they also believe they have figured out how they lifted the stones upright using a system of wooden platforms. It is totally unbelievable that they went to so much trouble over so many years to work on this. So it had to be terribly important. <br /><br />Here is a photo of me with the girls at Stonehenge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcuUjMw9Vaic11XfmLHOJ3S3jF89gEYcdQHvDZ13W68Cbo7vVpzpbNvPKjmbsBS_zsbCi_WYR2NCdwftKK5OiONbigjQuwZ6QTYBjXveVsmv8Eh9PkqUFsd_3XKgH8zj2JtYuzg/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcuUjMw9Vaic11XfmLHOJ3S3jF89gEYcdQHvDZ13W68Cbo7vVpzpbNvPKjmbsBS_zsbCi_WYR2NCdwftKK5OiONbigjQuwZ6QTYBjXveVsmv8Eh9PkqUFsd_3XKgH8zj2JtYuzg/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074503014102620018" /></a><br />After Stonehenge & Salisbury, we jumped on a train and went up to Bath and saw the Roman ruins and the still functioning waterworks. It was awesome how much of the structure was still preserved. It was also cool how the Romans had worked out the plumbing which is still being used today. The hot springs underneath still services the large pool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GdEq4jPW9LTzqUy89jbtFoxAXYHMoCVIaDywHOOUeuQKZf1RDD98DcdijzDPsV2itaRyvHrDSddVCGIsUec_AVzW1-o6lqJoEanx3USiuzeADIqpggpiFKBFKHndmXjq_XWteA/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GdEq4jPW9LTzqUy89jbtFoxAXYHMoCVIaDywHOOUeuQKZf1RDD98DcdijzDPsV2itaRyvHrDSddVCGIsUec_AVzW1-o6lqJoEanx3USiuzeADIqpggpiFKBFKHndmXjq_XWteA/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074512531750147970" /></a><br />The water is green now because the roof no longer exists and it kept the UV rays from the sun from reaching the water. The sunlight allows the algae to grow. In the Romans' era the water would have been clear. If you pump up the water from underground it's clear.<br /><br />Here is Jessica at the Roman baths. In the background you can see an abbey that was right next door to the Roman baths. We didn't have time to visit it. Awesome architecture everywhere!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_AReJr_Eqq2xCivICSBV0xKOHD8l2oL1soSpMlC2hz2ZYRSkXSX7PA0E1XltW-UDf-ByadNypro1v4AeRPKS_FVuqFG1a9mrAmlxRQ7ktB0loJrrhT-OSt1xWUMRiYri2L-kQQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_AReJr_Eqq2xCivICSBV0xKOHD8l2oL1soSpMlC2hz2ZYRSkXSX7PA0E1XltW-UDf-ByadNypro1v4AeRPKS_FVuqFG1a9mrAmlxRQ7ktB0loJrrhT-OSt1xWUMRiYri2L-kQQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074512531750147986" /></a><br />Here is part of our group on the top of the double-decker bus taking a tour around the city of Bath.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ASoj0eSwk0wuHeTrERiIp16hhePebNVPEf_tbXmfikyyNCB72qNx8NjW35W8BMQCzOuYZf2HTB_w3_SaFJvJmwtaeKab3bqKlWcsecO2Qeff9m4dOiDjS39wYoKRE8ikrRSBlw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ASoj0eSwk0wuHeTrERiIp16hhePebNVPEf_tbXmfikyyNCB72qNx8NjW35W8BMQCzOuYZf2HTB_w3_SaFJvJmwtaeKab3bqKlWcsecO2Qeff9m4dOiDjS39wYoKRE8ikrRSBlw/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074512536045115298" /></a><br />This is the "most photographed bridge in Bath." Well you can't miss an opportunity like that, can you?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPEB8LMiFyx1Lmc8zQbHy0FsTvTokHRRF52ZEAbIPTl23iPFHUkkwVn0UVJdyfXIAPvig6Go5jlYP2HSmkJYvICVV8PzgvX37y5wkBNVMZTQQz8vI5RqqW6aPvUGmLW7LOX1Skw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPEB8LMiFyx1Lmc8zQbHy0FsTvTokHRRF52ZEAbIPTl23iPFHUkkwVn0UVJdyfXIAPvig6Go5jlYP2HSmkJYvICVV8PzgvX37y5wkBNVMZTQQz8vI5RqqW6aPvUGmLW7LOX1Skw/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074512536045115314" /></a><br /><br />Happy Sightseeing!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-14185029835694306542007-06-04T09:04:00.000-05:002007-06-04T09:41:04.691-05:00Hey! The London Bridge didn't fall down!We're back from our week-long trip across the ocean to London. I went with my daughters and their girl scout group that I assist. We had a marvelous if wet time! We saw lots and lots of attractions, but not nearly everything. So I guess that's reason to go back and to bring dad! We also went to Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace), Salisbury (Stonehenge), Bath and Paris. What's that? You thought Paris was in France? Well, it is! We took the high speed train and went through the chunnel (channel tunnel) under the English Channel. It took about 20 minutes to cross the English channel or should I say burrow?<br /><br />On the looong plane trips I did manage to get in a bit of knitting. They did allow size 15 circular knitting needles. Mine were also not very long--16 inches and plastic. The flight over was 9 hrs the flight home was 10 hrs. On the way there I finished up a scarf done with tape yarn. The brand was Sensations CARLO.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlIrjYLLp774Avb8WA6KxaUMd8XF3IY8snEA2G9V0LxjKODflKW33QaHfJ8LLtPE9WhBigCQlXy7qm66W94OWg2b5dRoE4j4sJRRaAv8mpyI_cOY8j5ZNQdxbPeBgeLMt74GeDQ/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlIrjYLLp774Avb8WA6KxaUMd8XF3IY8snEA2G9V0LxjKODflKW33QaHfJ8LLtPE9WhBigCQlXy7qm66W94OWg2b5dRoE4j4sJRRaAv8mpyI_cOY8j5ZNQdxbPeBgeLMt74GeDQ/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072218722241772370" /></a><br />On the flight home to Dallas, I made a roll brim hat using Plymouth Yarn Yukon both print and solid. It is a very bulky yarn so I totally finished it up. However, Gatwick airport in London had greater restrictions for carry on baggage and I was afraid they would not allow my little scissors this time. So I put them in my checked suitcase. That meant I couldn't clip each color of yarn so I had the skeins still attached as I went until I arrived home and could clean it up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN8sD6Oq6SuqcvBKtHVqm6rA9-PsJ8UFUOq5JBea-jjyiDiwMgnJCPZYC1GutWTor1o7c3FwfpK5ggd5IlqYHyXp4M3je3lRV0Vybvi0oiM8CbyWd0uX7etcTPZdgNH2gC4M3Ug/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN8sD6Oq6SuqcvBKtHVqm6rA9-PsJ8UFUOq5JBea-jjyiDiwMgnJCPZYC1GutWTor1o7c3FwfpK5ggd5IlqYHyXp4M3je3lRV0Vybvi0oiM8CbyWd0uX7etcTPZdgNH2gC4M3Ug/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072218726536739682" /></a><br />After I get my photos from the trip sorted -- there are only hundreds and hundreds, literally -- I'll start posting a few for ya. And tell you some stories.<br /><br />Cheerio!<br />WasieWasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21268127.post-30886562584531203912007-05-23T21:01:00.000-05:002007-05-23T21:10:40.582-05:00Off to EnglandHere's a pic of a bright little flower quilt top I finished up. It's off being quilted now. I'm sure some little gal will like this one. At least I hope so!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8IA5s32odauIYejaJTHpiPIGk7HpXmCj991wkevZ3OKyn-oZHmfRXZ1a0N6LlDATmtAZvfg0Aa15sWzOolpF5pnijSUeoYehbgSlusukbuosjbpjvPdL5l-fqIjoXJV4dqpobw/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8IA5s32odauIYejaJTHpiPIGk7HpXmCj991wkevZ3OKyn-oZHmfRXZ1a0N6LlDATmtAZvfg0Aa15sWzOolpF5pnijSUeoYehbgSlusukbuosjbpjvPdL5l-fqIjoXJV4dqpobw/s320/0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067943661550146290" /></a><br /><br />We're busy packing up for our jaunt to London Friday. We'll be in jolly ol' England for a week! We're going with the girls' girl scout troop which I help out with. We've saved up the cookie money for 2 years to help pay for the lodging. I think everyone is pretty excited. Jessica said that she wants to meet Prince Edward! I wished her luck! It's supposed to be rainy and cold; although we've been told the weather can change quickly. Maybe we'll bring Texas sunshine with us.<br /><br />Cheerio,<br />Wasie<br />;o)Wasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285060756625683536noreply@blogger.com0