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<br />Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-65642641511140089692013-08-11T22:14:00.002-07:002013-08-11T22:23:34.803-07:00Two new paper-pieced blocks and one new Diamond block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-58322467633027420862013-07-06T10:35:00.000-07:002013-07-06T10:44:22.779-07:00Quilting progressThis is what I got done last weekend!<br />
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I've also read some good books! <em>Celebrity in Death</em> by J.D. Robb, <em>Hunger Games</em> by Stephanie Collins (couldn't put this one down), <em>Lucky Stiff</em> by Deborah Coonts (almost as good as Janet Evanovich), <em>The Christopher Pepper Chronicles: The Silver Soda</em> by Chad Campbell, and <em>Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</em> by Ransom Riggs (very different!). <br />
I also listened to some good books. <em>I Am Half Sick of Shadows</em> by Allen Bradley (love this series!!! This is one you just have to listen to!), <em>Storm Prey</em> by John Sandford and <em>Night Monster</em> by James Swain (very good!)<br />
Right this very minute I'm listening to <em>The Dog Who Knew Too Much</em> by Spencer Quinn. It's hilarious hearing the "dog's" side of the story.<br />
I've become a great fan of Pinterest and I love listening to Slacker!Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-9627715859981511312012-02-19T09:37:00.000-08:002012-02-19T10:19:42.231-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've been reading a lot lately and we went to see <em>One For the Money</em> and <em>The Woman in Black. </em>Enjoyed both of them. I hope they make more of Janet Evanovich's books into movies!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I really enjoyed reading <em>The Silent Girl</em> by Tess Gerritsen. Can't wait for the next Rizzoli and Isles book! I'm listening to <em>Map of Bones</em> by James Rollins. It's pretty exciting! I also enjoyed <em>Damaged</em> by Alex Kava and <em>Somebody Tell Aunt Tille She's Dead</em> by Christiana Miller.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Speaking of books! A friend showed me one I want to add to my collection. Floral Stitches by Judity Montano. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been stumbling on StumbleUpon. What an awesome site but very addictive! So is Pinterest! I found this and just had to have it for my owl collection!!!</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="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the owls that started my collection many years ago!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also been quilting. I finished 3 more Quilted Diamonds blocks.</div><br />
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</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-5550676467990285382011-12-11T16:11:00.000-08:002011-12-11T16:16:14.548-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">I've had a productive weekend. In addition to housework and laundry and getting the decorations up outside, I got some quilting done!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got the last two napkins done for my Christmas set and I got another one made to send to my aunt as an example.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NcBTztBhPIY/TuVCiCmSXGI/AAAAAAAAAeo/A-efR66jF1w/s1600/101_1148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" mda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NcBTztBhPIY/TuVCiCmSXGI/AAAAAAAAAeo/A-efR66jF1w/s320/101_1148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made some mini trees as decorations to give to my quilting friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZjHks7g7m0/TuVDICqVCoI/AAAAAAAAAew/9lnFey-BOPQ/s1600/101_1150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" mda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZjHks7g7m0/TuVDICqVCoI/AAAAAAAAAew/9lnFey-BOPQ/s320/101_1150.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got the next Green Paper-Pieced block done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-amSiYV6xQcQ/TuVDZuSi7KI/AAAAAAAAAe4/rkHa4LFUJ4M/s1600/Paper+pieced+quilt+block+%25234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" mda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-amSiYV6xQcQ/TuVDZuSi7KI/AAAAAAAAAe4/rkHa4LFUJ4M/s320/Paper+pieced+quilt+block+%25234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I got two more of the hand pieced Quilted Diamonds blocks done. They're so easy and fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></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: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KtjBphq6qiQ/TuVEVlgo5JI/AAAAAAAAAfI/H_2SBd0WV3c/s1600/Quilted+Diamond+%25235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" mda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KtjBphq6qiQ/TuVEVlgo5JI/AAAAAAAAAfI/H_2SBd0WV3c/s320/Quilted+Diamond+%25235.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-77652442282275278522011-12-02T11:40:00.000-08:002011-12-02T11:40:42.500-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">I dug out the Christmas Tree Skirt I started a few years ago and got it finished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zEPP7W5vBgc/TtknwapRB6I/AAAAAAAAAeY/SwAT9aHI7AQ/s1600/Christmas+Tree+Skirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="294" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zEPP7W5vBgc/TtknwapRB6I/AAAAAAAAAeY/SwAT9aHI7AQ/s320/Christmas+Tree+Skirt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also made another Quilted Diamonds Block. #3 was a challenge, somehow I got some of the pieces cut backwards and had to re-cut them. The little blackbirds in the center look like eyes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nVENn2gei2k/TtkozCh34XI/AAAAAAAAAeg/tfWHyOcv1jk/s1600/Quilted+Diamond+%25233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nVENn2gei2k/TtkozCh34XI/AAAAAAAAAeg/tfWHyOcv1jk/s320/Quilted+Diamond+%25233.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've started the next block in the Green Paper-pieced quilt, but I need to get the Christmas Tree up first.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-90340286664564657972011-11-20T15:02:00.000-08:002011-11-20T15:02:47.500-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Got two more blocks done and a few more cut and ready to sew. First the paper-pieced block. It's really different and the picture doesn't do it justice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KEJMIMzGxaQ/Tsl9ObQD1XI/AAAAAAAAAeI/jApex74LAJ8/s1600/Paper+pieced+quilt+block+%25233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KEJMIMzGxaQ/Tsl9ObQD1XI/AAAAAAAAAeI/jApex74LAJ8/s320/Paper+pieced+quilt+block+%25233.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now the hand pieced diamond. The smallest pieces are</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 3/4" x 5/16" finished. The diamond is 4" x 7 3/4" finished. I thought it would be hard but it's not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eIjr6zLrhT0/Tsl91v-VrcI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/-pApeXn-QLc/s320/Quilted+Diamond+%25232.jpg" width="195" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So much fun!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately the holidays will interfer with my sewing but not too much. I have a lot of greens but I can already see I need a lot more! Now I have to clean and get ready for Thanksgiving!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-65748199849102383692011-11-12T17:42:00.000-08:002011-11-20T14:14:26.371-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've been busy since my last post! I finished my paper pieced owl wall hanging.</div></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: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYso5kI6oak/Tsl4Ytj_8MI/AAAAAAAAAdg/xtzAeTyYZYc/s1600/Paper+pieced+owls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="318" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYso5kI6oak/Tsl4Ytj_8MI/AAAAAAAAAdg/xtzAeTyYZYc/s320/Paper+pieced+owls.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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I created this snowman table runner/wall hanging for the quilt retreat and made a quilt top at the retreat! </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-toEoZV8_nig/Tr8bfDRJLoI/AAAAAAAAAc4/vtwkGGt8l18/s1600/Retreat+quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-toEoZV8_nig/Tr8bfDRJLoI/AAAAAAAAAc4/vtwkGGt8l18/s320/Retreat+quilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also learned how to make these napkins at the retreat so now I have new ones for Christmas. I just need one more color for another set so that I'll have 12.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4TS9U27_9Q/Tr8cbhAAJ2I/AAAAAAAAAdA/imnd7BSxGjw/s1600/101_1132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4TS9U27_9Q/Tr8cbhAAJ2I/AAAAAAAAAdA/imnd7BSxGjw/s320/101_1132.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I've started a paper pieced quilt in greens for my daughter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the first two blocks.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I've also started a hand pieced Quilted Diamonds quilt. This is the first block. Both quilts are really fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GDq9ZjVvRNA/Tr8ewShYYbI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Ej9h9eZxQE0/s1600/Quilted+Diamond++%25231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GDq9ZjVvRNA/Tr8ewShYYbI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Ej9h9eZxQE0/s320/Quilted+Diamond++%25231.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also read several books. I listened to <em>Another Man's Moccasins </em>and <em>The Kitchen House</em> and I just finished Nora Robert's <em>New York to Dallas.</em> I'm now reading Laura Child's <em>Skeleton Letters</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm off to do my weekly shopping so I can get back to quilting!</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-11200738999812184272011-09-24T21:15:00.000-07:002011-09-24T21:16:49.278-07:00Sadly we had to leave Vegas today. We're in Flagstaff now and will be home tomorrow. We got to Vegas on Sunday evening and were disappointed that the Sherwood Forest Cafe was gone and MacDonald's was closed for remodeling. <br />
Monday we headed over to Monte Carlo and had a yummy cupcake at Cupcakery. We rode the tram over to Bellagio and saw the new cakes.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we went to the conservatory and saw the talking tree. Amazing!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAVYTE4bPYg/Tn6iahcxPZI/AAAAAAAAAbk/t6-PFzr6bxI/s1600/101_0988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAVYTE4bPYg/Tn6iahcxPZI/AAAAAAAAAbk/t6-PFzr6bxI/s320/101_0988.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLwU8-QnkQc/Tn6nnV-xvWI/AAAAAAAAAcc/fE9XMHIVx2Y/s1600/101_1013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DLwU8-QnkQc/Tn6nnV-xvWI/AAAAAAAAAcc/fE9XMHIVx2Y/s320/101_1013.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been great fun but it'll be good to be back home!</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-53042298264703027242011-09-12T00:06:00.000-07:002011-09-12T00:10:09.510-07:00My allergies have been so bad I lost my voice! It didn't stop me from getting my granddaughter's quilt finished though! Finally! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XrlovTbIfGc/Tm2qtBomVwI/AAAAAAAAAbA/HD7TQDPoq5o/s1600/101_0966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XrlovTbIfGc/Tm2qtBomVwI/AAAAAAAAAbA/HD7TQDPoq5o/s320/101_0966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hand quilting is not my favorite thing but it's done and she's happy! I also made a pillowcase for each of my three grandkids. Now I need to make a quilt for her mom and finish some others I have started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am soooo ready for vacation. We're going to Vegas again. New things to see and I love to people watch! We're going to miss the dogs though. They've become a big part of our life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hSc6huowLLg/Tm2ssalCZFI/AAAAAAAAAbM/LKKNh1_J7y0/s1600/101_0946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hSc6huowLLg/Tm2ssalCZFI/AAAAAAAAAbM/LKKNh1_J7y0/s320/101_0946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Aren't they cute?!? <br />
I'm reading Tess Gerritsen's book <em>The Apprentice</em> and listening to Craig Johnson's <em>Another Man's Moccasins</em> and M.R. Hall's <em>The Coroner.</em> They're all good! We'll be listening to Janet Evanovich's Smokin' Seventeen on the way to Vegas. Too many good books and never enough time to read them all!!!Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-54831540013301535472011-09-04T17:57:00.000-07:002011-09-04T22:35:16.528-07:00Wow! I've had a busy year so far! We got an iPad 2 and it sure is awesome! I love playing the games and reading books. I've downloaded a few interactive books to share with the kids at storytimes. I've found a lot of cool websites with stumbleupon.<br />
I finished the snowman for my class at the retreat. He came out cute if I do say so myself! He's my own original creation!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XfrjHF-1ohw/TmQXxIXYWnI/AAAAAAAAAag/drXDmVRnqGo/s320/101_0958.jpg" width="217" xaa="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm hoping to finish my granddaughter's quilt this week. I only have two more rows to quilt! There's a Halloween quilt on the cover of <em>Quilts and more</em> that I would like to make so I can use some of the Halloween fabric I've been collecting. It looks like fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My daughter and I have gotten back into scrapbooking. It's been at least 2 years since we've done any so it's time to get busy. I'm making scrapbook pages of the quilts I've made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some friends and needed and adventure so we took a trip to Cottonwood, Jerome and Sedona. It was lots of fun. We ate at The Asylum in Jerome. Here are a few pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-htGk7AocjmM/TmRfOK6OC3I/AAAAAAAAAa4/o0I-2CnpUvw/s1600/101_0956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-htGk7AocjmM/TmRfOK6OC3I/AAAAAAAAAa4/o0I-2CnpUvw/s320/101_0956.jpg" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also been trying out some cupcake recipes. Yum!!! I make some of my own creations but I find a lot of them on cupcakestakethecake.com. It's an awesome site! One of my favorites so far is the Butterbeer cupcake. I have some peach cupcakes waiting to be frosted right now.</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-44784216137576547722011-03-20T09:59:00.000-07:002011-03-20T10:32:30.916-07:00Woohoo! I'm past the halfway mark on my granddaughter's quilt! I'm so anxious to work on something else, but I know if I do I won't get it finished so I'm quilting away slowly but surely. <br />
I have been reading so many good books lately. I really liked <em>Little Princes </em>by Conor Grennan. I usually don't like to read nonfiction but this one was written really well and it was a great story! <br />
J.D. Robb is still going strong in <em>Treachery In Death</em>. I love her characters! J.A. Jance's <em>Fatal Error</em> is good and I just listened to <em>Red Herring Without Mustard</em> by Alan Bradley and read by Jayne Entwhistle. She makes Flavia deLuce the most awesome character! <br />
There are some books that are just made to be listened to! Especially Harry Potter, Diana Gabaldone, Alan Bradley and Janet Evanovich. My imagination just couldn't give the characters those great voices. <br />
We just got the iPad 2. I love reading books on the iPad! It has great bookmarks, I love the way the pages turn (with sound effects!), the lighting is good (I like to read in the car and you don't need an extra light to read at night), and it's not big and bulky so I can carry it in my purse. I like the Kindle because it's smaller and lighter weight, but I keep turning the pages as I hold it, you need an extra light, it's not as user friendly as the iPad and I like the iPad's color and, of course, all the other features! I love to play games and I like to be able to get on the Internet and the maps are cool too! I have the Kindle app on the iPad so I can have both! Oh! and I can also download an audiobook to listen to while I surf or play games!!! Life is great!!!<br />
A friend has the Nook Color and it's nice with some of the same features as the iPad but I am a big fan of Amazon so that wouldn't work for me. <br />
I'm very happy with the iPad 2 and now I'm off to play!Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-51088836862171350602011-02-13T09:40:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:44:15.705-08:00Here are a few pictures of quilts that haven't made it on here yet. The Labyrinth quilt was so much fun to make! I want to make another one but I have so many that I need to finish before I start another one. This picture doesn't really do it justice but it's the best I can get.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zXsdsSAaZzs/TVgH8drSsFI/AAAAAAAAAZo/z4AVdqf68j0/s1600/101_0594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zXsdsSAaZzs/TVgH8drSsFI/AAAAAAAAAZo/z4AVdqf68j0/s320/101_0594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My Santa and the Trees quilt is paper pieced and was a lot of fun to make! I just love paper piecing trees! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMFCkKxx_SQ/TVgJTr9cz9I/AAAAAAAAAZs/OgWwnlPzQ5s/s1600/101_0609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMFCkKxx_SQ/TVgJTr9cz9I/AAAAAAAAAZs/OgWwnlPzQ5s/s320/101_0609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a few extra blocks just for fun!</div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Htx1ea9EB9U/TVgJ5MICtqI/AAAAAAAAAZw/CtlbeYxyTwQ/s1600/101_0610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Htx1ea9EB9U/TVgJ5MICtqI/AAAAAAAAAZw/CtlbeYxyTwQ/s320/101_0610.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm hoping to get my granddaughter's quilt finished by St. Patrick's Day. It would be perfect since she looves green! Hand quilting is not my favorite thing to do so it's moving along slowly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-STJ7tQsnMZs/TVgOg6rGh-I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/bARqgmZq0AM/s1600/101_0777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-STJ7tQsnMZs/TVgOg6rGh-I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/bARqgmZq0AM/s320/101_0777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from our trip to Vegas in September.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are tornado tubes and ice sculptures at Arias.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkG2z6VrM9Q/TVgQG9uLYSI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/q12D5biuvUs/s1600/101_0620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkG2z6VrM9Q/TVgQG9uLYSI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/q12D5biuvUs/s320/101_0620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PEHDdRmpUHM/TVgRFf70SKI/AAAAAAAAAaA/siUG6HJtmKQ/s1600/101_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PEHDdRmpUHM/TVgRFf70SKI/AAAAAAAAAaA/siUG6HJtmKQ/s320/101_0635.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you believe these are cakes?!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ8j77hwokQ/TVgRfVggoyI/AAAAAAAAAaE/zbaPwFzCjfU/s1600/101_0668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ8j77hwokQ/TVgRfVggoyI/AAAAAAAAAaE/zbaPwFzCjfU/s320/101_0668.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ELmIbHi-9-4/TVgRyfhdHpI/AAAAAAAAAaI/eHHBtRgUhuU/s1600/101_0672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ELmIbHi-9-4/TVgRyfhdHpI/AAAAAAAAAaI/eHHBtRgUhuU/s320/101_0672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bellagio's atrium was awesome as usual! This little greenhouse was filled with orchids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xh2hh1_4nxk/TVgTPCWMuUI/AAAAAAAAAaM/RIrPZZQEk8I/s1600/101_0678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xh2hh1_4nxk/TVgTPCWMuUI/AAAAAAAAAaM/RIrPZZQEk8I/s320/101_0678.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dK4_zkaQ02c/TVgUmHbFIoI/AAAAAAAAAaY/U4cZ6TgSwaU/s1600/101_0692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dK4_zkaQ02c/TVgUmHbFIoI/AAAAAAAAAaY/U4cZ6TgSwaU/s320/101_0692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you just love the tree man?!?</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I got two more blocks done on the Jelly roll quilt but I'm behind and need to get two more done and the new block will be up tomorrow! I need to get busy! I'll blame it on the heat!</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: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6tASH7dtI/AAAAAAAAAYY/zKIowu28Z7Y/s1600/101_0564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6tASH7dtI/AAAAAAAAAYY/zKIowu28Z7Y/s320/101_0564.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: center;">The Arizona heat has finally hit us. It was about 102 today.</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: center;">The Dalias and Petunias are looking good.</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: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6ucuSRxnI/AAAAAAAAAYg/qa1fiU7MfwI/s1600/101_0558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6ucuSRxnI/AAAAAAAAAYg/qa1fiU7MfwI/s320/101_0558.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6umj0cDpI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Coz5Cnf8QTg/s1600/101_0559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6umj0cDpI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Coz5Cnf8QTg/s320/101_0559.jpg" /></a></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: center;"><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: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6vGbHyECI/AAAAAAAAAZA/hrN-pWPrVUs/s1600/101_0557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/TB6vGbHyECI/AAAAAAAAAZA/hrN-pWPrVUs/s320/101_0557.jpg" /></a></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: center;">I'm listening to <em>The Cheater</em> by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg and I'm reading <em>Dandelion Fire</em> by N.D. Wilson and <em>Hissy Fit</em> by Mary Kay Andrews. All are good so far.</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-17989196834288729542010-05-24T22:50:00.000-07:002010-05-24T23:52:05.670-07:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
I'm now listening to <em>Between the Plums</em> by Janet Evanovich and it's totally hilarious! I've almost finished reading <em>100 Cupboards</em> and <em>The Memorist</em>.<br />
I got some more blocks done on the Hexagon Star hand pieced quilt. I think I only have eight more to piece.</div></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="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tgOBvbzqI/AAAAAAAAAW4/Qq277F_grZg/s1600/101_0539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tgOBvbzqI/AAAAAAAAAW4/Qq277F_grZg/s320/101_0539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got two more blocks finished on the Moose Quilts Jelly Roll Sampler quilt.</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: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_thzdkYVlI/AAAAAAAAAXA/AwoFdQnDgP4/s1600/101_0536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_thzdkYVlI/AAAAAAAAAXA/AwoFdQnDgP4/s320/101_0536.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tiPYaIP3I/AAAAAAAAAXI/WwtPGWLe_4Y/s1600/101_0537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tiPYaIP3I/AAAAAAAAAXI/WwtPGWLe_4Y/s320/101_0537.jpg" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Phoenix this weekend and I found a nice little quilt shop in Mesa called Quilter's Oasis. I found some green to finish my granddaughter's quilt, some reds and pinks for a watermelon quilt I want to do, some white tone-on-tone for the next hand pieced quilt I want to start soon and a piece of green that I just had to have! The staff is very friendly and I will definitely go back when I get a chance.</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: center;">The main reason for our trip to Phoenix was to see Brooks & Dunn's Last Rodeo concert. They've always been my favorite country stars. The concert was awesome and sad. They will be greatly missed!</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: center;"><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: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tsSGadMFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/VoX2Imlnx8g/s1600/101_0532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_tsSGadMFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/VoX2Imlnx8g/s320/101_0532.jpg" width="320" /></a></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: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_traFJHnlI/AAAAAAAAAXg/tIvSrKbX1rk/s1600/101_0535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Do72L2RkBQc/S_traFJHnlI/AAAAAAAAAXg/tIvSrKbX1rk/s320/101_0535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179283606926129516.post-82562054622383692802010-05-09T00:01:00.000-07:002010-05-09T00:02:31.851-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I'm listening to a great book! <em>The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag</em> by Alan Bradley is an awesome book. Flavia is such a great character. She was also great in <em>The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie</em>. The stories are read by Jayne Entwhistle (don't you just love her name?!?) and her English accent makes them a pleasure to listen to. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've finished another block in my hand pieced quilt and I'm terrible! I started another quilt! We don't have a book budget at the library so I decided to donate a quilt (actually 2, one for a girl and one for a boy) to raffle off for money for children's books. I've got the girl's quilt cut out, I just need to piece it together and quilt it. We'll see how well they do! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also found one in the new Fons & Porter magazine that I want to do - the watermelon quilt on the cover. I've always wanted to have a quilt or two to sit/lay on to watch the Fourth of July fireworks. This one looks perfect!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to get busy!!!</div>Gianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535902253839617690noreply@blogger.com0